Call to Duty: Outagamie County in World War II
Michael Kugler, Jr.

Michael stayed in the US during the war. He and his wife Leona Schmidt raised their only child, Rita. Michael worked as a plumber for A.H. Angermeyer Company and Azco. He died at the age of 87 on August 9, 1996.

Joseph and Michael Kugler split this dollar bill before Joseph left for service in 1942.
Joseph and Michael Kugler split this dollar bill before Joseph left for service in 1942.
The brothers agreed that they would tape the bill together when Joseph returned from war. They intended to celebrate by buying each other beer.
Loan from Grace Kugler

 

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Joseph Kugler's brother, Michael Jr., circa 1944
Joseph Kugler's brother, Michael Jr.,
circa
1944

Courtesy of Rita Kugler

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