Delmar Lavern Quint
April 11, 1926 - February 7, 1997
Story by Delmar Quint, written April 10,
1968
After High School I entered the Army at Ft. Logan,
Colorado
in August 1944. From there I went to Camp Crowder, Missouri, and
went to a radio operator school. From there I went to Camp
Livingston, La.for a 6-week infantry training period and then
overseas to Germany. I joined my outfit (58th Ornd. F. A.) in
March and was assigned to a half track. We crossed the Rhine
river at Manz, Germany the last of March or the first of
April.
I was at Nuerenburg, Banberg and at the end of the war
was
at the Inn River at the edge of Austria. After the war I got up
to Hitler's mountain retreat at Berchtesgarden in the Alps of
Austria. I returned to the States i July of 1945 and was
stationed in Texas and La. until I was discharged in August of
1946.
Irma and I were married on June 27, 1948 and have lived
here
on the home place since. The kids are in 4-H and I am a Club
leader.
Photo 1970, BACK: Roger, Holly FRONT: David, Irma, Delmar
One of the biggest thrills of my life was in May of 1962
when I was able to buy the old Lewis land that joined the home
place on the east side. I had scraped together all the money I
could and didn't think that was nearly enough. At the auction I
was able to buy it for just about all the money I could get.
That night the auctioneer came out and said that if I wanted to
sell he could ge men a good profit right then. I told him I had
wanted that place for so long that I didn't want to sell it.
The last two years I have been the County Chairman for
the
Democrat Party, but I quit last fall as things got a little rough
in politics.
I guess this about brings it up to date and hope it has
been
of some help.
Irma Louise Keith
by Irma (Keith) Quint, written April 10,
1968
Irma Louise Keith graduated from High School in 1947,
then
went to summer school at Hays, Kansas. She taught a country
school for one year and then worked in the Consolidated State
Bank until the fall of 1948. I worked in town from time to time
until Holly was born, then as you know the word "Mother" means
cook, maid, nurse, and a few dozen other things.
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