World War II Honoree

Albert Clair Edmiston

Hometown

Americus, Kansas

Honored By

Robert C. Edmiston & Dean Edmiston

Relationship

Sons

SUPPORTED THE WAR EFFORT BY HELPING MAINTAIN A STRONG HOME FRONT. ALTHOUGH HAVING PASSED HIS 30TH BIRTHDAY BEFORE PEARL HARBOR, HE NEVERTHELESS ARRANGED TO SELL HIS CATTLE AND RENT OUT THE FAMILY'S LAND IF CALLED TO SERVE. INSTEAD HE WAS DEFERRED TO FARM AND PRODUCE FOOD AND RAW MATERIALS DESPERATELY NEEDED BY THE COUNTRY. HE WAS AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY LEADER, SERVING AS A CHURCH ELDER, A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AND IN NUMEROUS OTHER LEADERSHIP CAPACITIES, BOTH DURING AND FOR MANY YEARS FOLLOWING THE WAR. BY PERSONAL EXAMPLE, HE TAUGHT HIS FAMILY AND OTHERS TO HONOR THEIR COUNTRY AND ALL THOSE WHO DEFENDED IT.