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Georgetown Soldier ReturnsHarold Helmeke Gets Discharge From ArmyHarold Helmeke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Helmeke, Georgetown, has temporarily resumed farming on his fathers farm following receipt of an honorable discharge from the army air forces.Helmeke, one of five brothers in service, has recently returned to the United States after more than four years in service, three of them overseas.He served in the north African and Italian campaigns and had 95 discharge points to his credit and held the rank of sergeant when discharged. He has been in Italy since October, 1943, as a technical inspector with the Twelfth air force.Entering service in, June, 1941, he received his training at Fort Leonard Wood and Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; Chanute field, 111.; and Greenville, Mass.Four younger brothers are still in the service. They are: Sergeant Loren A. Helmeke, stationed with the infantry in France and veteran of the 89th division, he has served in Luxembourg and Germany also; Ensign Waldo Helmeke, pilots a blimp in a naval lighter-than-air” unit, now engaged in coastal , | patrol was returned from the Azores when enroute to Europe for duty at the end of the war there; Maynard Helmeke, seaman first class, has been stationed in the Pacific war theater for more than a month and Private Russell Lloyd Helmeke is now receiving basic training at Camp Robi: m, Ark.
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Moorhead Daily News
Moorhead, Minnesota, US
Tue, Jul 10, 1945
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