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Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Three Severed Fingers and I'm Signing My Draft Card
This 48 year old native of Galesburg, Illinois, registered for the World War 2 draft in 1942. He also had three severed fingers--no indication of which hand.
Otto John Forkin (could also be Fosken)
ReplyDeleteLike yesterday I'm not sure - but as I see it (2 or 3 times magnified admittedly)
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Otto John Focker?
ReplyDeleteOtto John Forkin/Forkein/Fogkein/Forken
ReplyDeleteHis name is Otto John Fooken. The ONLY Otto John Fooken I found was from Galesburg, Illinois.
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ReplyDeleteOtto John Fooken born Galesburg, Illinois
ReplyDeleteOtto John Fooken is it.
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