Stars and Stripes military stories from Graettinger area
Local war notes recount returning servicemen from Graettinger and surrounding towns. Richard Miller home from Arkansas then Camp Ord. Dorothy Berger joins husband Set Berger in Texas. Palo Alto county officers Lt Col George and Lt Col Kelly highlighted. Bob O’Brien, Sanford Peterson, and Cpl. Bob Carter visit from abroad. Memorial services planned for Wellnitz and Carlson. Air Medal awarded to Burle Green. Kenneth Uaey on leave. Don Hermansen and John Kelly noted for service and promotion. Cavalry Recon Units push across France with hundreds of prisoners taken and vivid frontline anecdotes.
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George
Ry. George
Camp Shelby
Mississippi
806Th
Burle Green
Graettinger
Wynn Frotress Ball Ducret
United States
Set
Green
Mya
Oru Green
Bambling
Tewis
Craettinger
W. B. Doerning
J. A. Doerning
Daniel F. Golden
U. S&s. Army
Germany
W. B. Doernine
France
War Dept
U. S. Army
Stars & Stripes
Bernard Poerning
Stars and Stripes
Sqith
Fatherland
Cotentin
Carleton P. Jones
Amherst
Mass
Ralph Pomo
Pomo
Albert Canal
First Army
Field Rescue Fails to Stir German Soldiers Found Dead Next Morning
A man attempted to rouse several German soldiers lying in a field but received no response. After muttering to himself, he reached the group and found the men he sought. The Germans were found dead. arrangements for burial were made the next morning.
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C. A. Jensen
Whittier
U. S. Treasury Department
Mr. Whittier
Treasury i Department
Europe
Paris
Malcolm Jensen
A. Jensens
Robert Hult
Des Moines
Iowa
Goucherie
St. Jean de Daye
Normandy
Elmer Mundt
Tom Berge
Michi‘gan
St. Lo
France
Belgium
Tom Dawson
Hatboro
Palo Alto Quotas Set For War Bond Drive
The Sixth War Bond drive lists clear county and city quotas with chairs for Palo Alto Emmetsburg Graettinger Walnut Vernon Lost Heland and more. A November 20 meeting at Emmetsburg Court House convenes with chairmen and workers urged to attend as Gruettinger aims to exceed the top threshold. Henry Moenk reports a 70 head pig sale yielding 222 pounds average and $2222.22 net. I Yareho nears a rare white pheasant sighting mounting possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Olene Jacobson
Alfred McCombs
Vernon
Gruettinger
Hell
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Stars and Stripes
Richard Miller
Peter Miller
Arkansas
Camp Ord
California
Dorothy Berger
Texas
Set. Berger
Palo Alto
R. BE. George
Bob O'Brien
Bob O’brien
James O'Brien
Spencer
John
Tom
Camp Crowder
Missouri
Colt
John S. Kelly
Ayrshire
R.E. George
Graetfinger
Palo Alto County
E. S. George
Father Kelly
J. M. Kelly
Estee
Sanford Peterson
South
Roy
Peterson
Florida
Russell
Navy
Great Lakes
Howard
Eac
Mawland
Grauthinger
Ringsted
Bob Carter
Holme
Tally
G. C. Carter
Bol
British Isles
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
34Th
Don Hermansen
St. Hermansen
Peter C. Hermansen
Uncle
Sam
Aleutians
Hermansen Hole
Ft. Jackson
South Carolina
Hermansen Place
Main
Kelly
Sioux City
U. S. 14Th Air Force
China
Rome
the Propagation University
Repsular Army
Hawaii
Panama
Africa
Burma
India
Nimes
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
Estherville
Henry Carl Wellnitz
Paul Wellnity
K. A. Horn
Wellnitz
Virgil C. Stackey
the Times
McCloskey General Hospital
Temple
Virgil C. Starkey
ETO
England
Ireland
Scotland
Graettinger Times
Avery Starkey
Towa
Tunis
Starkey
Waco
Cpl
D. Sullivan
Pam Sullivan
New Guinea
St. James
Jimmy) Carlson
St. Lu
Third Army
Adelphi Christian Church
Id Nelson
Gayle Fischer
American Legion Post
Runnells
Sacre Heart
Ruthven
Joe Gleason
Leo McEvoy
Marcus
Grachtinger
Gleason
Elmer Olson
Ray Gleason
Graettingen
Kenneth Uaey
Misco
Oanaha
Graetlinger
Kenneth
Sullivans
Tom Sullivan
Pome
Fem
Tillie
Lucinda ‘Talbot
Tillie Trash
Mervin Tucker
Ronald Howland
Lizzie Parsons
Pamela Marsh
Luther Lorrimer
Ellen Neel
Charlie
Tillie Tucker
Hattie Bing
Gloria Musil
Ann McManus
Maurine Gronert
Margaret Cameron
Richard Herum
Melvin Doerning
Frances‘ Herke
Madge Jacobson
Reed Potter
Valois Jensen
Bad Mills
Phyllis Jones
Delores Clemenson
Hawkeye Theater
Gracttinger
Howa
Manhattan
Anne Shirley
Dennis Day
DR. Wassell
Gary Cooper
Laraine
Dixie Dugan
Plue “Swing IN the Saddle
Allyn
Doslyn, Evelyn ‘Keyes Ee
Graettinger Block & Tile CO
Eraettinger, Iowa
For
D-X
Diamond 760
C. L. Torreson Oil Co
Wallingford
F. BR. Geidecker
City Meat Market
Robert Simonsen
Farmers Grain CO
Raymond Tindall
Palo Alito
Ef. Jarriier
Henry Moenk
Onslow
H. B. Yareho
Waverly
Fred Lippold
Graet
Tinger
J. M. Resh
Justice of the Peace
J. Emmet Martin Funeral Service
Phone
DR. B. E. Dappen
J. PR. McManus
M. D
Emmetaburg
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