Herman August Gustaf EGGERT

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432 W Military Ave, Fremont NE 68025 Herman was confirmed at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church near Lyons on March 24, 1907. He attended Concordia College, Schullehrerseminar, Seward NE, 1908–1912. In 1912 he went to play baseball for the Vancouver (BritishColumbia) Champions, in the Northwestern League, a class B league. (The former Vancouver Beavers had won the pennant in 1911 and were called the Champions in 1912.) He quit after one season due to homesickness and returned toNebraska. He registered for the draft on June 5, 1917. He entered military service June 28, 1918 and was sent to Ft. Riley, Kansas, assigned to Co. B, Casuals Ambulance Corps, where he was assigned as instructor in calisthenicsin physical education for the doctors and dentists. During his military service he played baseball, taking over the catcher’s position from a New York Giants player named Snyder, and also football. During this time he played withor against Harry Coveleski of Cleveland, Guy Morton of Cleveland, Glaser of Detroit, Stueland of Chicago, Kaufmann of Chicago, Tex Jones of the White Sox, and in football the famous Galloping Ghost, Red Grange. At his firstbaseball game in the Army he hit two home runs. He was discharged January 2, 1919. Herman and Emma were married at Trinity Lutheran Church at 2116 E. Union St. in Seattle. He took over his father's farm in Burt County Nebraska,and also sold Robinson seed corn. He also played semiprofessional baseball for twenty-seven years, five with the West Point team, then twenty-two with the Oakland team. He was honored on Eggert Day in Oakland Nebraska on August8, 1937 for his long service on the baseball team there, and received a gold watch from the Chamber of Commerce. He was treasurer for St. John's Lutheran church for nineteen years. He and his siblings sold the farm, then he movedhis family to Fremont Nebraska in 1945. He worked briefly as a bartender, then found a job as a farm placement interviewer with the Nebraska Employment Commission, where he worked until the age of 70. He retired for 2 years, thenworked on a farm for 5 years. He held many church offices in St. John's at Lyons and in Trinity in Fremont. He was active in the Nebraska District of the Lutheran Laymen's League and held district offices. He also served onseveral District and Synodical boards.

Herman is buried in Fremont Memorial Cemetery, Section B, Lot 183, Grave 2.

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Titel	Ahnen der Familie Eggert / Eggert family ancestors
Beschreibung	Hier werden die Ahnen meiner Kinder dargestellt. / These are my children's ancestors.
Hochgeladen	2023-12-18 03:32:18.0
Einsender	James Eggert
E-Mail	eggertj@verizon.net
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