1963 Reunion of The Muleskinners of World War I
in Coffeyville, Kansas
Seated (l to r):
N. S. Norman, Waxahachie (decd); John Fugate, Pawhuskie, Oklahoma, (decd);
Mr.
Bodkin of Kansas; C. A. Brazier, Palmer, Texas (decd); and Henry Andrews
of
Claremore, Oklahoma.
Standing:
Ivan Allen, Kansas, (decd); Merle Anderson, Long Beach, California; Ross
Myers,
Brunswick, Missouri., and Thomas Letnes, Tucson, Arizona (decd).
Note by Suzie:
"Mr. Norman and Daddy [C. A. Brazier] had a lot in common. Besides being
in World
War I together and being from Ellis County, both of their fathers fought
for the
Confederacy. Mr. Norman died in 1972 and Daddy in 1966. These old guys
enjoyed
their reunions for a lot of years." |