Veterans of Four Different Wars from the Same Town of Geary, Oklahoma, 1940s

We can only imagine the horrors seen and shared between the four of these men. They all have the stare and you can see it gradually getting worse in their eyes as they get older.

Approximately 80 years of wars in one picture, all of them went to war but experienced completely different types of warfare.

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From top left to bottom left, clockwise:

• Pearl Perry “Jack” Johnson – 1923-1997, born in Davis, Oklahoma. World War Two veteran. Registered for the draft in June 1942.
• Hilyeard H “Red” Young – 1895-1965. Born in Texas, World War One veteran, owned a barber shop in 1940.
• Andrew Jackson Everist, Sr. 1849-1945, born in Iowa, served in the Illinois 57th Regiment for the Union in 1864-1865 at the age of 15-16. The medal he’s wearing is the Gettysburg 75th Reunion Veteran’s Medal, but it was given to both Union and Confederate vets.
• Oscar P Ruth – 1872-1961. Born in Illinois, Spanish-American War veteran. Self-employed electrician in 1940.

The original photograph is part of the collection entitled: Kent Ruth Collection and was provided by the Oklahoma Historical Society to The Gateway to Oklahoma History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries.

The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States from 1861 to 1865, fought between northern states loyal to the Union and southern states that had seceded to form the Confederate States of America.

The Civil War began primarily as a result of the long-standing controversy over the enslavement of black people.

The Spanish–American War was a short but decisive war marked by quick, overwhelming American victories at sea and on land against Spain.

The Navy was well-prepared and won laurels, even as politicians tried (and failed) to have it redeployed to defend East Coast cities against potential threats from the feeble Spanish fleet.

The United States campaigns in World War I began after American entry in the war in early April 1917. The American Expeditionary Force (AEF) served on the Western Front, under General John J. Pershing, and engaged in 13 official military campaigns between 1917 and 1918.

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