Chronicles

Early Years in Seneca Robert Wesley “Bob” Shaw was born January 10, 1920, in Seneca, Nemaha County, Kansas. The only son of Ella Shaw (later… Read More »Purple Heart Walk – Robert Shaw

Early Life in Kelly, Kansas Bernard Otto Schultejans was born on August 25, 1924, on the family farm just south of Kelly, Nemaha County, Kansas.… Read More »Purple Heart Walk – Bernard Schultejans

Early Life in Seneca, Kansas Frank Martin Schafer, affectionately known as “Junior” to family and friends, was born and raised in Seneca, Kansas. The only… Read More »Purple Heart Walk – Francis Schafer

Early Life in Sabetha, Kansas Raymond R. Rokey was born on March 24, 1917, in Sabetha, Kansas, the fourth of five children of Oney S.… Read More »Purple Heart Walk – Raymond Rokey

Early Life in Nemaha County Cyril Peter Nolte was born on February 21, 1910, on the Nolte family farm located just four miles from Seneca,… Read More »Purple Heart Walk – Cyril Nolte