AINSWORTH STAR-JOURNAL 12 Pages Wednesday, November 11, 2020 Volume 139, Number 46 ¢ U.S.P.S. No. 010-100 • Ainsworth, Brown County, Nebraska 69210 75 8th Grade Social Studies Classes Election 2020 Recognize WWII Honored Veterans During 2020 Virtual Veterans Day Program This year, the Ainsworth Middle During his time in the Army he School 8th Grade Social Studies earned the American Campaign Classes adopted WWII Honored Medal, which was given to the Veterans. Veterans adopted will brave people who served over a be introduced during the Virtual year. He also earned the World War Veterans Day Program by the fol- II Victory Medal, which was issued lowing students: as a service ribbon. Charles W. Hunnel - Introduced ✮✮✮✮✮ by Jaden Appleman; Jack A. Fournier - Introduced by Jacob Held; Theodore Harry Fisk - Intro- duced by Tyrin Daniels; Grover C. Bump Jr. - Introduced by Emma Kennedy; Jack Christian Clausen - Intro- duced by Jhett Hollenbeck; Amid the COVID-19 Pan- Robert O. Coulthard - Introduced demic, the State of Nebras- by Jordan Beatty; and ka and Brown County had Gale Drinkwalter – Introduced by record voter turnout for the Mason Painter. ✮✮✮✮✮ 2020 General Election. Gale Drinkwalter Unlike past years, the vot- By Kaitlyn Fernau ing booths were gone and re- Gale Drinkwalter entered the Army in 1942. Gale was in the placed by cardboard divid- 339th Infantry, 85 division. The ers to keep voters separated 339 Infantry mainly consisted of and allow for social distanc- young draftees that began to serve ing. in the European theater. The 339th Many of the voters chose infantry went from March 1944- Robert O. Coulthard May 1945. to wear masks to help with By Jordan Beatty While in the army, his ranking the safety of others. After Robert O. Coulthard entered was private first class. His train- a voter left their table, vol- the military service on August 13, ing occurred in Los Angeles, CA. 1941. The branch he was in was the He then passed on October 19,1943 unteers used sanitary wipes Navy. The Navy is the branch that and cleaned each voting in Ft. Dix, NJ, from a target range conducts military operations at injury. area. sea. His ranking was a junior grade ✮✮✮✮✮ Election results are print- lieutenant. He trained at the U.S. ed on Page 12 of this issue of Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. He served on the U.S.S. Washington the Ainsworth Star-Journal. with the third and fifth fleets of bat- tleships. During the Formosa raids he was in the Leyte Gulf landings Grover C. Bump Jr. and the Lingayen Gulf landings. He Austin Beard Takes Over Duties as By Emma Kennedy also served in the second battle of Grover C. Bump Jr. entered the the Philippine Sea, which was the U.S. Army on December 2nd of U.S. and Australian joint-attack 1941; just two years after WWII that was centered on the Philip- County Veterans Service Officer had begun. pines. Robert also helped carry air He received his training at strikes on Tokyo, Iwo Jima, and Austin Beard is the new County ing and filing claims with the State Clarksfield, Pampanga in the Phil- Okinawa. He won the Pacific Area Veterans Service Officer for Brown, of Nebraska and the Department of ippine Islands. Medal with five stars and the Phil- Rock and Keya Paha counties. Veteran Affairs. He was the sergeant of the 689th ippine Liberation Medal with two After graduating from Rock Beard said his duties include Bombardment Platoon which was stars. He served our country for an County High School in 2014, Beard counseling veterans and/or their attacked by artillery fire. Artillery outstanding 33 years. We should all shipped off to the United States families on matters related to fire was the dropping bombs on thank Robert O. Coulthard for his Navy. benefits they are entitled to and anything and everything as com- service. In the US Navy, he was attached assisting them with any issues or mand was given. ✮✮✮✮✮ to a coastal riverine unit under the questions they have. During his time as sergeant he Navy Expeditionary Combat Com- “I am here to serve and voice was stationed in the Asiatic Pa- mand. He was forward deployed in concerns for the veterans of these Theodore Harry Fisk cific Theatre which was part of the By Tyrin Daniels the fifth fleet AOR, (middle east) three communities,” said Beard. “I Pacific War from 1941-1945. Just where they concentrated on Em- have been accepted by the Veteran Theodore Harry Fisk enlisted in twelve days after entering the ser- the military on January 15, 1942 in barked Security and intelligence committees of all three counties, vice he became a prisoner of war. with Anti-Piracy, Anti-Terrorism the commissioners of all three Des Moines, IA. Theodore was a He was engaged in the Death March Technical Sergeant in the Marines. and Anti-Smuggling operations. counties, and the Nebraska Depart- on Bataan. He was held captive by Beard spent three years de- ment of Veteran Affairs. I must be He was in the MAC-2 or Military the Japanese and remained as a Airlift Command. MAC-2 was the ployed, operating in the middle accredited through the National pow until war with Japan was over. east and Africa. He left active duty Association of County Veterans primary airlift organization of the Within his five years of service Air Force tactical units. in 2018 as a Gunners Mate Second Service Officers. I can also receive he earned the purple heart medal Class Petty Officer. cross accreditation with various He served in the Pacific where which is one of the most recognized he participated in the cleanup of Beard currently resides in Bas- veteran organizations such as the and respected medals of service- sett, NE with his fiance Taylor, American Legion, VFW Disabled Pearl Harbor. men. He was decorated with the Good step-son Carter and another son, American Veterans and more.” Grover C. Bump Jr. should forev- Hudson, due in March. The couple Beard said if a veteran cannot Austin Beard is the newly Conduct Medal. He was discharged er be in the hearts of all Americans on January 14, 1946 in San Diego, is planning a May wedding. make it to the Brown County Court- hired County Verterans for his sacrifice for our country. With Beard’s acceptance of the house and is in Rock or Keya Paha CA. Service Officer for Brown, ✮✮✮✮✮ ✮✮✮✮✮ County Veterans Service Officer counties, he is willing to travel to Rock and Keya Paha counties. position (CVSO), the job has moved those counties to meet with the to full time. The office in the Brown veteran(s) or families in need. ing a qualified person to run the County Courthouse is open Mon- “I look forward to serving those office and help veterans and their Jack A. Fournier day through Friday from 8:00 a.m. who have served this nation and families. By Jacob Held to 5:00 p.m. for office visits. Beard will assist them to the best of my A native of Bassett, Beard said Jack A. Fournier was a young is also available by phone at 402- abilities,” concluded Beard. his mother, Kristy Beard, resides man who entered the service in the 387-0233 and email at brcovetof@ Beard is replacing Judy Walters in Bassett and is the Bassett City fall of 1942. The Branch he joined threeriver.net. who was the CVSO for the past Clerk. was the U. S. Navy. The Unit he was The CVSO serves the veterans seven years. Walters said she Bearda said his hobbies are out- in was USS Gudgeon, SS-211, which and their families of Brown, Rock worked to hard to make the CVSO door activities that include hunt- means he was in a submarine. The and Keya Paha counties by prepar- a full-time position to enable find- ing, fishing and camping. USS Gudgeon, SS-211 was the first American submarine to sink an en- “Our Goal is to Keep Kids in School and Maintain Winter Activities” emy warship. He was ranked EM-3, Electricians Mate, Third Class. This meant he was responsible COVID-19 Update and Mask Requirements for operating the ships, or subma- rines electrical equipment. He was also in fourth grade, which is third for Ainsworth Community Schools class and the highest ranking for an Electricians Mate. His Theatre of Service was the Pacific. That was Effective November 10th Charles W. Hunnel what type of operations he did. Jack Christian Clausen Ainsworth Community Schools activities.” in the event K-4 sees a significant By Jaden Appleman He earned the purple heart mean- By Jhett Hollenbeck announced effective November To avoid quarantine due to CO- change in their current situation Charles W. Hunnel was a veteran ing that he got injured in the time of Jack Christian Clausen entered 10th, Grades 5-12 will be required VID-19, keep kids in school, and due to COVID. who served in World War Two. He war, which is caused by any source the military service on January 19, to wear masks in school due to the activities going, the following Grades 5-12: To date, Grades entered the service on July 10, 1945 of the enemy attack. 1944. The branch of service that he COVID-19 pandemic and Grades requirements/guidelines will be 5-12 have seen less than 30 individu- at Logan, CO. Jack was MIA which means miss- joined was the Army. K-4 are highly encouraged to wear effective as of November 10, 2020: als that have had to isolate or quar- While he was in the Army he ing in action.