First Hopkinton casualty Pvt Duane Dunkel wounded in action
Hopkinton learns Pvt Duane Dunkel, son of Mr and Mrs Louis Dunkel, is seriously wounded in Italy on January 29. A base hospital letter from him states he is recovering well.
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1944
Page
6
Hopkinton learns Pvt Duane Dunkel, son of Mr and Mrs Louis Dunkel, is seriously wounded in Italy on January 29. A base hospital letter from him states he is recovering well.
Learn radio operator stenography airplane mechanic and driving skills in the Women’s Army Corps with Army training promising higher pay and better jobs after the war. Meet people see new places and help the country. Apply at a U S Army Recruiting Station or write The Adjutant General Washington D C. Women in essential war industry must have release from employer or the U S Employment Service.
The operetta The Forest Prince was staged in the Monticello school last Tuesday with Gene Kuehl in the lead. Many local families attended, including the Kuehl, Naylor, Abbott, Clark, Henrichs and Lacock households among others. Additional notes mention vaccination efforts, church activities, and local visits, ending with Red Cross Card-to-Mother Club work in England.
Lt Mary Koch of Wyoming and S Sgt Charles Patterson of Gainesville Ga wed in a double ring ceremony at the Biggs Field post chapel officiated by Lt Taylor. Attendants included Lt Charlotte Miller and Lt Samuel Hughes. The bride, a nurse corps officer, has served at Lowry Kearns and El Paso and heads overseas soon. Patterson recently returned from overseas after 40 missions and holds a Purple Heart and air medals.
Over 4 471 Red Cross workers serve abroad in about 50 countries and island zones. In two years they produced one billion surgical dressings shipped to medical depots. Today's output averages over three million dressings daily. Overseas club charges cover food and lodging only, priced below cost per military requests.
The olive branch is widely recognized as a universal symbol of peace, celebrated across cultures and nations as a sign of reconciliation and harmony.
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