Information taken from The Portsmouth Times, June 29, 1945
FOUR BROTHERS PICK THE NAVY
Quartet Of Minford High School
Grads Are Bluejackets

Four sons of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Niner of Columbus, former Sciotoville residents, are in the service of their country-all navy Bluejackets.

Willard G. Niner,  gunner's mate first class, has been service in the Pacific war theater and has been in nine major engagements.

Leonard R. Niner, fireman first class, is acting as engineer on a transport in the Atlantic and his twin brother, Kennard C. Niner, fireman first class, in in basic engineering training at Ft. Pierce Fla.

Laurence L. Niner, seaman second class, recently finished his naval indoctination at Great Lakes and has been sent to an air base at Jacksonville, Fla.

All are graduates of Minford High School.

(There is a photo of all four brothers, including Kennard C. Niner not mentioned in the article.)