CATRON, JACK DELOS AND LESSIE (PHELPS)

Jack was born in Mullen, Nebraska, June 24, 1913, the youngest child of Edmun Enoch and Jennie Catron. He attended Mullen schools and the Agricultural School in Curtis, Nebraska.

In 1937 he went to California with his mother, brother and sister, but soon returned to Nebraska to buy a ranch south of Seneca. His mother returned to help him get stared in ranching.

In 1942 he received a letter ordering him to report for induction into the Army. Not knowing what to do about his ranch, he decided to sell. He was assigned to the Army's 88th Division, the first group of Selective Service inductees to be sent overseas. He was with the Army through the capture of Rome and on to Florence where he became ill, was discharged and sent home. After a trip to California to visit his sister and nieces he returned to Nebraska where he became employed with Union Pacific Railroad Com-pany in North Platte, the company from which he is retired.

He married Lessie Phelps of Douglas, Nebraska. Lessie passed away in 1976. Jack still makes his home in North Platte.