Keith Royal Reeves was born on October 14, 1898 in Columbus, KS. He was still in high school at the time of his enlistment into the U.S.M.C. on December 15, 1917. Reeves was one of the first men to enlist ... READ MORE

Lt. William F. Kurtz who went to Topeka, KS on Sunday June 15th, 1919 to attend a meeting with the executive committee to present the application for charter for the Columbus men and was given charter number one.

Keith Reeves Post No. was actually Post No. 1,it was the first post organized in Cherokee County and according to William F. Kurtz who aided in the charter of our Post, in June 1919 it was the first in the ... READ MORE