- Date
- 1960-06
- Kind
- Announcement
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communitydemographygovernance
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The June 1960 Beaver Beacon recorded military training, enlistment, and follow-up notices for several Beaver Island young men.
Evidence and limits
This is a contemporaneous community notice, not a service record or complete military roster. It does not establish later units, ranks, deployments, or outcomes.
Open questions
- Which military, census, or family records document these men’s subsequent service?
See also
Sources
- Lists Kenneth L. McDonough at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes and William G. Pischner in basic training at Fort Leonard Wood; it says Roger Pischner and Gary McDonough would provide training addresses in the next issue and that Alvin and Joe LaFreniere left to enlist in the Army. Service numbers are retained in the source but are not treated as identity proof.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1960-06_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island armed-forces enlistment and training notices, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/island-boys-armed-forces-notice-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1960, armed-forces notices. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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