Verle Ohm

Personal Information

Birthplace: Hope, KS

Service Information

Branch of Service: Army

Theater of Operation: European

Enlisted / Commissioned: Oct 6, 1943

Discharged: Apr 23, 1946

Highest Rank: PFC

Honored By: The Dickinson County Heritage Center and The Eisenhower Foundation

Biography

Verle Ohm was born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ohm on January 18, 1918 near Hope, KS. His parents both died before Verle was 1 year old. Ohm’s grandparents Mr. and Mrs. George Riffle took him on as their own and raised him. Verle attend the Michigan Grade School a mile south of Hope, KS and graduated from Hope High School in 1935. He worked at Badger Lumber Company in Hope until going to Wichita business school. Upon graduating, Verle worked for Santa Fe Trailways in Muskogee, OK as a ticket agent. On September 13, 1943 he was indicted into the service at Fort Leavenworth, KS. He was sent to Camp Roberts, CA for basic training in the infantry. On April, 6 1944, Verle was sent overseas to Great Britain. He wrote his folks to say it was a beautiful place and he felt right at home. No other information is know about his service. Verle married Anne Koepel of White City, KS in 1941 while living in Muskogee OK.