Legion post seeks Korean, Vietnam War vets

From the Friday, Oct. 17, 2008 edition of the Northwest Herald:

Legion post seeks Korean, Vietnam War vets

RICHMOND – The Paul C. Hoffman Post 253 of the American Legion is seeking veterans who were inducted into the military around the time of the Korean and Vietnam wars for a memorial in downtown Richmond.

Members of the Richmond-based group are hoping to track down veterans inducted between Jan. 1, 1947, and May 8, 1975, who also were residents of Richmond or Burton townships at the time.

"We know there's people out there," said Sonny Katzenberg, a Legion member who is organizing the effort. "[But] there's absolutely no place you can find the names of these people."

The monument stones were placed at Stevens Park last month, he said, but they don't have names on them yet. Anyone who was inducted into the military during that period of time will have their name printed on a removable steel nameplate to be placed on the stones. There is no cost for getting a nameplate, he said.

To submit a name, call Katzenberg at 815-678-4131 or mail the name, address, telephone number, branch of service and dates served to Sonny Katzenberg, P.O. Box 148, Richmond.

– Diana Sroka