June 16, 1915 – February 5, 1975
John Engler
Service Information
Branch of Service: Army
Theater of Operation: Other
Enlisted / Commissioned: May 15, 1941
Discharged: Feb 23, 1946
Highest Rank: Colonel
Biography
John met his wife Katherine Elaine while she was teaching in Guthrie, Oklahoma and they were married March 11, 1942. They were stationed in Texas and Panama while he was in the Army. They then moved to Ainsworth, Nebraska. In 1953, the family moved to Topeka where John worked as engineer for the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad. He passed away in 1975 and is buried in Topeka, Kansas.
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