SEVERT GESTRINE: THE REST OF THE STORY

  • Above: The Gestrines and Hopkins families gathered in Wichita, Kansas to celebrate their war heroes, who died together in World War I. Niece Karen Gestrine is second from right in the front row. Below: A photo of Frank Severt Gestrine taken around his time in the war. Photos provided by Karen Gestrine (niece).
    Above: The Gestrines and Hopkins families gathered in Wichita, Kansas to celebrate their war heroes, who died together in World War I. Niece Karen Gestrine is second from right in the front row. Below: A photo of Frank Severt Gestrine taken around his time in the war. Photos provided by Karen Gestrine (niece).
  • SEVERT GESTRINE: THE REST OF THE STORY
    SEVERT GESTRINE: THE REST OF THE STORY

    WICHITA, KS - Frank Severt Gestrine was known as the first Polk County “boy” to sacrifice his life in World War I, but not much was known about how he got wounded in the war...until recently.

    The research of Mallory Morton and Matt Treaster of Wichita and Jane Gestrine revealed more details about how he was wounded.

    In July 1918, Gestrine was in a battle in France. He was caught in barbed wire amids…