Service News Highlights Wartime Pacific and Pacific Theater
Raymond completes campaigns in New Guinea Leyte Luzon and Mindoro with many battles and seven bronze stars. Pvt Ben Friesenborg arrives at Carson Camp hospital for 25 months overseas duty in Africa Sicily Italy Corsica and France awaiting reconditioning. Pvt Garth Steffenson writes from Parris Island describing daily drills rifles training and life at the recruit depot. Sgt Melvin Leibrand furloughs from Egypt to visit parents after service with the British 9th Army and U.S. 15th Air Force. Margaret Drake marries Robert Briscoe in San Francisco WAVES member stationed at Fleet Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond
New Britain
Attpe
New Guinea
Lyete
Philippines
Mindoro
Luzon
States
Clark Field
God's Country
Marshall Islands
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
Fort McDowell
Fort Snelling
Minnesota
Netherlands East Indies
Dutch East Indies
Papuaa
Solomons
Bismarck Archipelago
Philippine
Pacific
Ben H. Friesenborg
William Friesenborg
Buffalo Center
Iowa
General Hospital
Hospital Center
Camp Carson
Colorado
United States
Africa
Sicily
Italy
Corsica
France
Carson Hospital Center
Melvin Leibrand
Roy Leibrand
Leibrand
Syria
Palestine
Egypt
9Th Army
Rommell
9Th Dessert Army
Tunisia
11Th Army
U. S
15Th Air Force
Naples
Newport News
Virginia
Melvin
Jefferson Barracks
Missouri
Bangor
Maine
Lester Drake
Margaret E. Drake
Robert C. Briscoe
U.S. Navy
California
Swan
Margaret
Fleet Post Office
Arguello Blvd
Promotions and assignments among local service members
Local notes report Lt. Gerald DeVries promoted to first lieutenant while serving overseas in China. Others enlist, receive furloughs, or travel between Iowa homes and military postings, including Coast Guard recruit Dennis Gibson and Navy trainee Vernard Boekelman. Additional entries detail visits from stationed relatives and training moves from Great Lakes and Scott Field to bases in Texas and Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald DeVries
DeVries
Gerald
Navy
Vernard Boekelman
Uncle Sam
Great Lakes
Illinois
WAVES Petty Officer Maxine Patterson on 15 day leave
Wave home on leave Maxine G Patterson petty officer Yeoman second class arrived from Norfolk Virginia to spend 15 days with her parents Herbert Patterson and relatives. She will report back to duty around July 1 at the U S Naval Air Station. We thank friends for kindness during our mother’s illness and death and for floral offerings. Mr and Mrs 0 L Price Mrs A T Gibson Peggy L TerVeen H A TerVeen
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine G. Patterson
The
WAVES
Norfolk
Virginia
Herbert Pattersons
Miss Patterson
U. S. Naval Air Station
0. L. Price
A. T. Gibson
Peggy L. TerVeen
H. A. TerVeen
Silver wedding celebration with many relatives observed
Mr and Mrs Mike Al, Mr and Mrs Bill Betele, Mr and Mrs Alea, Mr and Mrs Albert Weav conducted a silver wedding event near Thompson on Sunday. About thirty relatives attended the ceremony and were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike al
Bill Betele
Alea
Albert
Herman
Thompson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Garth Steffenson
Marine
Parris Island
South Carolina
George
Garth E. Steffenson
Recruit Depot
Sgt
Kenneth Bohl
Austria
Alps
Blue Ridge
Luti Kenneth
Bohl
Aq. Co
319Th Infantry
A. P.O
New York
80Th Blue Ridge Division
Soldier Husband
Wessel
Hassebroek
John
Cpl
Bonnie Hassebroek
Brussels
Belguumm
Cherbourg
Frances
WAC
Elaine Steffenson
WACS
Fort Des Moines
A. C. Steffenson
Coast Guard
Dennis Gibson
James Gibson
U. S. Coast Guard
Minneapolis
Earling Adams
Si c
U. S. Navy
Okinawa
H. B. Adams
Lars C. Larson
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Joe Larson
Clint
Texas
Pvt
Huxley Heitland
Camp Maxey
Huxley
Camp Riley
Kansas
Billy Hamilton
Marine Corp
S. C
T. A. Wilson
Billy
University of Michigan
Leonard Pookes
Army Air Corp
Bakersfield
Herman Pookes
Mirten Teigen
Irvin Wessels
Ardmore
Sioux City
Wessels
Here
Sheppard Field
Raymond Smith
Scott Field
John H. Ennen
Sp. A ?c
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Shirley Miller
Chicago
Ilinois
John Ennen
Blue Earth
Blue Earth Fair Grounds
B. E. Community Club
Junior Chamber
Blue Earth Band
Sargent Grain Balancer
Sargent
Harringa Feed Store
Purina
Fatena
Grotewold Mill
Sunset Carson
Linda
Danid East End
New Yo
George Liverca
Lincoln
Buffalo
Grant
Winnebago County
John Sleper
Hebron
German Townships
Kossuth Coy
Bert. Gruis
Rex
Warringa
W. H. Davis
John Deere
Tribune
Hamilton Hatchery
Bancroft
Jordahl’s Hatchery
Janney
John & Jerrys Hardware
Murphy’s
Bennett Bruhns
John & Jerrys
Walnut Grove
Sloper
Johnson Produce
Cook
Dolmage Hospital
Center
Jerry
Thomas Thompson
Hormel
MR. Farmer
Mason City
Sweaery
Swea City
Anyl
gryws—Honke Stock Co
Buffal
Eimere Wilson
Elmore
Minneso
Board of Education
Terson