Hunholz earns medals and travels the world during his time with the Army

By Larry Nelson

COL, Retired, U.S. Army

Volunteer interviewer,

Veterans History Project

Milt Hunholtz graduated from Diggins High School in Missouri in 1951. Fairly soon thereafter, he went by car to California where he would work as a telephone lineman. While there, he heard from the Draft Board in Diggins. They gave him a heads up that it was more than likely he was going to be drafted into one of the Branches of military service. There was a lot going on in the world at the time. He may soon be a part of it ... Milt headed back to Missouri.

Draft officials said he had two or three months be...