CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - Wynot – Richard Parks
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Cedar County News, February 1939


Feb 1939 – from Mrs. Juergens' Files  

Wynot Man Enlists at 19, Retires at 49, Comes home after 19 years
                Wynot – Richard Parks, son of Mrs. Elvina Porter and 
brother of Dan Parks of Wynot and Elmer Parks of Hartington, completed 
30 years of service in the U. S. army on February 14, and is expected 
to arrive in Wynot about Easter time according to word received by his 
relatives here.
                Born in Andrew County, MO., 49 years ago, Richard came 
to this vicinity with his parents when very young and at the age of 19 
joined the army. He was a member of the Ordinance Corps, Company 6 of 
the Coast Artillery and was stationed at Ft. Monroe Va., At the time of 
the World War he spent at least 18 months in France and two years was 
spent in charge of ordinance at Anacosta aviation field in Washington, 
D.C. The balance of his entire 30 years of service has been spent at Ft. 
Monroe. He holds the rank of first sergeant. 
                A short time ago Mr. Parks voluntarily stepped down to 
the rank of private for a short time in order to give an older man a 
private a chance to become a sergeant before retirement this  spring. 
Then he regained his rank as First Sergeant. 
                It has been 19 years since Mrs. Parks has been here to 
visit his mother. His brother Dan, has not seen him for 27 years. 
                Completing his 30 years service  gives Mrs. Porter the 
distinction  of having two sons each complete 30 years in the army and 
navy. An older son Dan, who lives here with his mother, retired from 
active service in the U S navy July 24, 1933, after completing 30 years 
of army and navy service. He joined the army for one term and was stationed 
in the Phillippines and the day after he received his discharge from the 
army he joined the navy and saw active service during the World War and in 
1924 was assigned to the Naval Reserve. He held the rank of First Class 
Engineman. 
                The figure 9 seems to have an important part in the life 
of Richard Parks. He enlisted in 1909 at the age of 19, retires in 1939 at 
the age of 49, and has not been home for 19 years.