Harry Thorp MINISTER

                   Birth recorded, Book 2, p. 100, #204. Probate Court, Vinton County, Ohio. Birth certificate lists date of birth as June 5, 1892.
Attended the public schools of Chillicothe, Ohio, and in 1911 graduated from high school in Columbus. He attended The Ohio state University and graduated in 1915. In April, 1917, he enlisted in the United States Army. He was assigned to the artillary and received training at the First Officers' Trainign camp. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant, and later as a first lieutenant. In 1918, he became a flyer (artillary observer). In March ,1919, he was honorably discharged as a first lieutenant at Houston, Texas. In 1919, he started in the insurance business and later was involved in the McElroy-Minister Agency. He was a Republican, and a member of the following organizations: the Athletic Club of Columbus; Columbus Country Club; Rocky Fork Hunt and Country Club; American Legion; Phi Gamma Delta; and St. Alban's Episcopal Church. His favorite sport was golf. (Presumably from Obituary for Harry T. Minister)