Alvin Junghans

Birthplace: Junction City, Kansas

Branch of Service: Army

Unit: 19th Tank Battalion

Theater of Operation: European

Enlisted / Commissioned: Mar 1, 1941

Discharged: Jun 1, 1946

Honored By: The Family of Alvin A. Junghans

Alvin ‘Al’ Junghans was a lifelong resident of Junction City, Kansas. He was born to Fred Junghans and Caroline Stubenberg Junghans of Clarks Creek in eastern Geary County in 1911. He and his brother farmed their parents’ farm during the late 1920’s and 1930’s. In March 1941, Al entered military service with the 2nd Horse Calvary Regiment at Fort Riley. When the regiment was deactivated, he became a member of the 19th Tank Battalion of the 9th Armored Division. He served in the European Theatre during World War II and was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge in Belguim in 1945. During his recovery, he returned to Junction City, where he married Maxine Ascher in 1947 and worked as a parts manager for the Hudson Motor Company. In 1953, Al founded the Junghans Real Estate and Insurance Agency, from which he retired in 1976. He was a member of national, state and local real estate boards, the American Legion, and Disabled American Veterans. Al was a devoted member of Immanual Lutheran Church of Junction City, where he served as an elder and in various capacities. He died December 1, 2010 in Junction City.