Marine Speaks To Rotary Club In Monticello Talk
Ray Behrends US Marine on furlough told Monticello Rotary Club about 14 months overseas. He described landing operations in New Zealand and Guadalcanal, Bougainville headhunters, Saipan, Guam, Iwo Jima, and his unit's duties including dog tags collection for Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Guadalcanal
Bougainville
Saipan
Guam
Behrends
Iwo Jima
Fie
12Th Regiment
3Rd Marines
Red Cross
Ray Shaffer
Chicago
Glynn Kinser
Joe Beave
LeMar Albaugh
Anamosa
Arthur Shelley
Guy Bonwell
Ross Baty Monticello
Rex Hodson Fights In Okinawa Campaign
Seaman First Class Rex C. Hodson of Monticello, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hodson, served aboard a floating fortress during the Okinawa bombardment that cleared beaches for invasion. The ship’s heavy gunnery contributed to a beachhead with little enemy fire. D-day coincided with Easter Sunday as crews received box lunches with Easter colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex C. Hodson
Us.n.r
Carl C. Hodson
Monticello
Okinawa
Pacific
War Department Citation For 852nd Mustang Fighter Group
Sgt. Schlimmer part of the 852nd Mustang Fighter Group which earned the War Department Distinguished Unit Citation for heroism in action against the enemy during a bomber escort mission to Brunswick Germany. The group destroyed 27 enemy aircraft and reportedly 2 more probably, with 7 damaged, and an additional squadron record of 38 shot down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy ¢. Rabenau
Ethel Magee Rabenau
Monticello
Annette Young
Billy C. Rathenau
Army of the
Our River
Germany
Cpl
Rabensy
Raberan
Strow
Kabenau
Rabenau
United Gates
Florida
An Fighth Air Force
Harrison Schlimmer
North Sycamore Street
Towa
War Department
Schlimmer
Brunswick
James D. Mayden
Junction City
Kan
352Nd
Eighth Air Force
Sgt Charles Wright Writes From France
Mr and Mrs Frank Wright received a May 21 letter from their son S Sgt Charles Wright in France. He expects to return on a GO day furlough around June 16, plans time in Monticello and with his wife's parents in Manchester, and reports good health at 26, 6 feet 2 inches, 190 pounds. He recalls buddies Louis Wolfe and Bud Carttwright of Cedar Rapids and mentions Monticello pals Ralph Bender and Raymond Taylor. Wright, held for over two years in a German POW camp after the Tunisian campaign, hopes to secure a boat out of La Havre to come home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wright
Charles Wright
France
Monticello
Manchester
Louis Wolfe
Bud Carttwright
Cedar Rapids
Lucky Strike Camp
Ralph Bender
Raymond Taylor
Taylor
la Havre
Wright
Funeral for Wilke Husman Held in Monticello
Wilke Husman of Jones county died May 26 at 4 am at his daughter's home in Monticello after a heart attack. Services were held at Goettsch funeral home and Zion Lutheran Church Wayne Twp with Rev. Kehren officiating. He was born in Germany Jan 7 1860 and emigrated to the U S in 1885. He married Gesche Weers in 1892 and leaves a large family including 43 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. He and his wife celebrated 60 years of marriage in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilke Husman
Jones County
Henry Rink
Cedar Street
Monticello
Goettsch
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Wayne Township
Frederick H. Kehren
Raymond Martinsen
Ernest Husman
L. V. Husman
Gerd Tuetken
John Wennekamp
Robert Dirks
Mr. Husman
Lehrhafe
Witmund
East Friesland
Germany
United States
Gesche Margaretha Weers
Christoph Mardorf
Amber
Mayme
Edward
Husman
McDonald Hospital
Zion Lutheran Church
Henry Wennekamp
Will Husman
Onslow
John Husman
Anamosa
Gerd Dirks
Wyoming
D. John Dirks
John F. Husman
Hopkinton
Owen Conley
Henry Husman
Packus
Minn
William Rieken Services Held In Wayne Church
Funeral services for William S. Rieken 78 of Wayne township were held at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wayne township. Rieken born August 21 1866 in Marz Germany moved to Jones County at age 15 and farmed near Anamosa for over fifty years. He married Emma Helgens January 6 1888. they had seven children and nine grandchildren. His survivors include his wife five daughters two sons and a grandson in Germany in the foreign army. Local notices note Schreiner chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star meets June 4 for the last summer gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Rieken
Wayne Township
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
F. H. Kehren
Mr. Rieken
Marz
East Friesland
Germany
Sebastian
Helene
Bohlen) Rieken
Meta Dirks
Lena Dirks
Ella Connolly
Augusta Farmer
Laura Stambaugh
William
Monticello
George
Tipton Residents Visit Kin and Attend Funeral
Mrs. Russell Schweitzer of Tipton visited her parents in Tipton last week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peterman hosted the Schweitzers. Mr. and Mrs. Wade Long attended the funeral of Mrs. Forest Jones in Manchester. Mrs. Charles Jones and daughter Helen of Cedar Rapids were guests of Miss Carrie Clark in Tipton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hollar
George Heitts
Clinton
Hollar
DuPont
Letty Ahlers
Fulton, Ta
Eva Rigby
Russell Schweitzer
Tipton
Frank Peterman
Wade Long
Forest Jones
Manchester
Charles Jones
Helen
Cedar Rapids
Carrie Clark
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Marine
Rotary Club
Ray Behrends
South Pacific
Pvt
Hoffman
Lavern H. Hoffman
England
James H. Doolittle
Eighth
Doolittle
James Mann
Fort Meade, Md
James BL Mann
Co. A
20Th Bn
St. Regt
Ft. Geo. G. Meade
South Carolina
Arduser
Paul Arduser
Camp Crowder
John A Arduser
Matilda Arduser
Rhatigan
Mawan
Pearl Harbor
Pacific Area
Fleet Post Office
Clarence A. Rhatigan
Maiman
USNR
Navy
Rex Hodson
Emil Mohr
Last Nation
Henry Gurrichter
Mro
Paul Klaus
Pamily S
Sadie Podbhaskimn
Albert Dickman
W. Brazelton
Russel Hurt
Sumias
Martin Burrichter
Jon Wnd
Harry Starks
Stirks
Amd
Starks
Savanna
Donald Dedlar Starks
Rochelle
Tb Bliner
Nee
Maury
Luedhe Oleman
Paulime
Take
Ernest
Jake Bader
Rectomaker
Hope
Serview
Warrhe
Ac Dubuque
Waite
Pelle Pinine
Kay Peabody
Pete Hennis
Minneapolis, Minn
Werehouse Kucets
R. G. Stahler
Arthur Luck
Ryan
John Luck
Sgt. Schlimmer
Air Force
Rose Wilcox
Marion
L. J. Swift
Rojean Erickson
Carol Cook
le Claire
Alburnett
Kary Keyes
Elmer Kaufman
Detroit, Mich
Jack Marie
Ray Adams
Ruth
Donald Kiel
Michigan City
Ind
Diane
Detroit
Mich
Ralph Crim
Kaufman
Crim
Alan Kaufman
Linda
Myrtle Behrends
Jess Tubbs
Maquoketa
Magegine Muse
Trenton
Tom Clearee
Motiona
Media Friends
Alva Hinrichs
Camp Wolters
Texas
Minnie Null
Hei Schoon
Hinrichs
Agricultural Adjustment Agency
Mineral Wells
E. J. Kurt
Burlington
Paul Kurt
D. P. Young
Janet
Harry Schaller
Storm Lake
Schaller
Sgt
Kermit Kuhns
Killeen
Merle Buckner
Washington State
Bud Reynolds
Rock Island, HI
Reynolds
Lloyd Clark
Margaret Field
Oxford Junction
Howard Weidman
Steven
Timothy
Ottumwa
Charles Podhaski
Don Hotchkiss
Larry
Spickard, Mo
Merle Hotchkiss
Mildred Deischer
Bell
Almeda Bell
Donald Bell
William Rieken
Wayne Church
Richard Long
Ronnie
Collins
Wade
Schreiner Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Bernard Kuriger
UTM Uitete Fai
Hms
Hoag Duster Co
Iowa
Uction
Harold Severn
North Gill Street
Ervin E. Reed
Joe Herard
Jack Sprat
Jack Sprat Foods
Marshalltown
Town
North American Continent
First Lady
Beans
Pascal Celery
New Calif
Shafter
Sunkist
Fekbut
Gerbers
Vel
Kellogg's
Ferrara
Hershey Cocoa
Long's Dept. Store
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