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Delegates Named for State Meet by Pella Legion Post
The local American Legion post selected five delegates for the Des Moines state convention August 15 to 17 and named alternates. Commander G H Lankelma announced the Thirty-third Iowa Infantry reunion will be in Pella September 8 and 9, with a committee set to organize. The post notes aging veterans and a lack of local reserve officer training participants.
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American Legion
Des Moines
George
Lankelma
Ben
Koyk
Martin
Paardekooper
Ed Hoeksema
Orin
Van
Niewaal
George Ver. Steeg
G. H. Vanden Berg
Ralph Hayes
Tunis Kemkes
Dick van Zante
Post
Pella
G. H. Lankelma
Thirty-third
Iowa Infantry
Legion Post
Tunis Kempkes
George Ver Steeg
Orin van Niewaal
Oskaloosa
Knoxville
Martin Englesma
Polk County
Neizy
Fort Des Moines
U. S. Veteran Hospital