Howard Courant
August 20, 1942
Vern Keith Leckliter, 20 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. B. Leckliter of Howard, has enlisted as a Naval aviation cadet in the United States Naval Reserve and been sworn in at the Kansas City Naval aviation cadet selection board. He was graduated from the Howard high school in 1940 where he was a member of the basketball team, and has attended Kansas Wesleyan university, Salina.
When ordered to active duty, Leckliter will report to the U. S. Navy Pre-Flight school, St. Mary's College, California, for three months of physical conditioning, instruction in Naval essentials, military drill and ground school subjects. After completing this course, he will be sent to one of the Navy's numerous reserve bases for primary flight training.