ALEXANDER COUNTY/ILLINOIS GENEALOGY TRAILS
ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARD
CAIRO UNIT
Contributed by Stephen Newell
Sgt. Jay Bucher

| Pictured is Sergeant Jay Bucher from the 1957 group that went to Camp Ripley, Minn. This was the 130th Infantry Tank Company. The summer camp consisted of two units, Cairo and Carbondale. Sergeant Bucher lived in Cairo, but worked in Carbondale. He was the Supply Technician for the Carbondale Unit |
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