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Albracht serves country in Coast Guard

Albracht serves country in Coast Guard
Bill Albracht was one of nine area men who joined the military in 1952. Pictured here in March 1952 at Parks Air Force Base in Dublin, Calif., are, front row, left to right, John Eisenmenger, Coast Guard; Dean Kruse, Air Force; Ed Hamling, Air Force; Leroy Haferland, Air Force; and Bill Albracht, Coast Guard. Back row, Mark Foltz, Coast Guard; Larry Sawyer, U. S. Navy; Don Lubischer, Coast Guard; Fritz Haiar, Coast Guard; and Don Adamy, Coast Guard. Courtesy photo

Lifelong Humphrey man shipped off to West Coast during Korean War

He was able to stay in the country, but that doesn’t mean leaving home was easy for Bill Albracht.

The 94-year-old Humphrey man served three years in the U.S. Coast Guard during the Korean War, 1952-55.

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