Russellville veteran drafted into Army during First World War

In many states, farmers bore the brunt of responsibility in World War I - not just from the perspective of producing the food that would be used to feed the soldiers of the U.S. military, but also by leaving their farms and families when drafted into military service. The late Gustav "Gus" Buchta, a Mid-Missouri farmer, embraced this responsibility and went on to carry the wounds of war in the years following his return from France.