Vander Hart enters service as nation relies on youth
Vander Hart son of Mr and Mrs M Hart enters naval service after boat training at Farragut Idaho. He then serves in 14 1 and is assigned to the Naval radio school at the University of Idaho. He also plays in the University Band balancing studies and duties while living in Moscow Idaho.
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Seaman
Arnold Vander Hart
Navy Radio School
Idaho
Vander Hart
Mrs. M. Hart
Farragut
Naval Radio School
The
Unity of Idaho
Arnold der
University of Idaho
al ‘Taio
Moscow
D Day Film Shocks Pella Residents At Local Theatre
S/Sgt Jean Cook recalls a home town newsreel “D Day at Home” showing Pella Iowa as the United States neared the invasion. The film, featured in Army Navy Screen Magazine, captured dawn scenes and the Clover Leaf dairy horse delivering cream. Local service members felt renewed pride as Pella’s role was highlighted.
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Stewart
Pelia
Pella
United State
West
Tesla
Auret
Clover Leaf Dairy
Sieh
United States
Wa Army Navy Screen
Pelela
Posthumous awards for Sgt Harold Goad received by parents
Rev and Mrs FE V Goad of Swaledale received three awards of merit for their son Staff Sgt Harold V Goad 1 who died over the English Channel June 11 1944. The Purple Heart for wounds in action the Citation of Honor signed by Gen I H Arnold and a memorial signed by President Franklin D Roosevelt were presented to the family.
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FE. V. Goad
Swaledale
Harold V. 1
English Channel
Henry L. Stimsons
Gen
I. H. Arnold
Army Air Corps
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Stientje Completes Combat Missions Over Europe
Lt Gene Stientje, home on leave with his wife and parents, reports completing combat missions over France and Germany aboard a Liberator bomber. He describes processing for a new assignment, physicals, and upcoming chute training as he awaits further orders.
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Gene” Stientje
Europe
France
Germany
Wis Waitane
Ube
SGT WALTER VISSCHER WORKS AS WAREHOUSE CHECKER IN AUSTRALIA
Former Pella resident Sergeant Walter Visscher serves as a warehouse checker with the Harbor Craft Department in Australia. He previously worked at a local factory before moving abroad for duty, and his wife Faye Porter Visscher has continued employment at the Rolser factory since his departure.
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Sgt
Walter Visscher
Australia
Techsienan Waltecher
Pella
Autralia
de IK
Sill
Okla
Visscher
Teen
He Ifix
Faye Porter
PFC Cornelius Wyma Serves in Hospital in New Hebrides
Private First Class Cornelius Wyma, serving in the New Hebrides, recently completed twenty second month in the South Pacific. He works at the hospital switchboard, enjoys baseball and occasional basketball, and plans a furlough. Wyma’s wife Wilma and son Clarence live in Leighton Iowa, with his parents Mr and Mrs Henry Wyma. He entered the army in 1942, trained at Camp Robinson Arkansas, and went overseas in October 1942.
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New Hebrides
South Pacific
Melias
Vate Wyma
Pella
Wilma Louise van Mauren
Clarence Willian Wyma
Wyman
Arie van
Leighton
Towa
Pre‑flight training tales from Keith Emmert in 1944
A/C Keith Emmert writes from August 18, 1944, describing rough pre flight school life. He notes two daily PT sessions, poor cadet chow, headaches from contaminated food, bunking on the dispensary floor, and roaches and army pests. He mentions a seven and a half week course shortened from ten weeks and rumors of changes.
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P.ts
Chow
Bey
Marshall Operation Tor AM units praise for De Wit
Ray de Wit’s Signal Corps outfit is cited for its part in the Marshall operation. The 161st Signal Battalion acknowledges Pvt Raymond De Wit of Company A, 101st Signal Battalion, for his role in the mission. General VS Army commends the unit and individual effort.
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Ray DE Wit
Signal Corps
Marshall
Particuvatine
Robert C. Michardson
Thony
Raymond de Wit
Co. A
101St Signal
Elvon Hollebrands Graduates From Great Lakes Electrical School
Elvon Hollebrands completes training at Great Lakes Service Schools in Illinois awarded for specialized electrical work. The graduate joins other sailors sent to sea, shore stations, or advanced schools for further duty as of August.
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Elvon Hollebrands
Great Lakes
Pella
Lowa
Luatine
Elven
Nis
Donald Van Gorp Promoted to Staff Sergeant
In a letter to his parents, Donald Van Gorp reports hand injuries from an earlier accident and a subsequent infection that caused him to leave work. He is stationed in the New Hebrides around a year, and his promotion to staff sergeant marks his third promotion in five months. He serves as an aviation mechanic in the Marine Corps since 1913 and hopes for a furlough home this fall.
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van Gorp
Donald van Ge
Donald
New Hebrides Islands
Don
Marine Corps
Veterans listed in Otley area service notes
Local items celebrate multiple Otley residents entering military service in World War II. Arie A. Van Weelden Jr and Albert Van Waardhuizen are noted for army and Navy training, with mentions of Great Lakes, Shoemaker, California, and deployment dates.
Earl Clement Awarded Combat Badge in Italy
Earl Clement, son of Mes Davenport of Oskiloosa, has been awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge for heroic participation on the Fifth Army front in Italy. The notification appears in the Ostaloosa Herald, noting Clement’s service with the 1st Head on the Davenport line.
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Earl Clement
Italy
Sawordine
Fifth Army
Aly
Mes
Davenport
Oskiloosa
Maly
Ostaloosa
Pie. Clement
Sully Man in Fortress Unit with 300 Missions
An account notes Sully Man in a fortress unit completing two years of flying missions in a battle theater. The passage mentions units, crews, and awards, including Distinguished Unit Citations, with references to Army Air Forces actions and an army attack destroying a hostile ammunition convoy.
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Sully Man
Vanness
Sully
Geiger Bs Ward
Peng Mladie Syedand Ey
GME
Haly
Kneeland
Welhingy
cMfili Inri
Nathan
1Th Army Air Force
Turbulent Close of Tunisian Campaign and Naval Action
The report notes the closing stages of the Tunisian campaign and a first strike by South and First Forces against Aerons-Mung, Germany, highlighting a notable shirt raid on Kame and the sinking of the Malian heavy cruiser Tri vote. Newton Daily News.
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Sth
1Th
Aginst Aerons- Mung
Germany
Kame
Tri Vote
Newton Daily News
Ballots May Be Obtained for Men Women in Service
Marion County Auditor Henze Hunter announces ballots may be obtained by service members and spouses or adult relatives. Applications can be filed at the Auditor’s Office from August 2, with ballots sent for all on file and for new applications as filed. Early acceptance begins August 6, with no delay in mailing ballots to those eligible.
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Auditors Office
Henze Hunter
Marion County
Hunter
County
Ardit
Anne Tirsruet
Farnabe
Arun
Ballot Mailing Window Expanded for General Election
The article notes September 1st as the earliest ballot mailing date with free postage, air mail consideration, and lightweight ballots and envelopes to ease air mail crowding. It outlines a voter request process for general election ballots, requiring the recipient’s complete address and relationship to the voter, with eligibility based on residency and age, and a seventy day prior-to-election filing period.
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Cornelius Wyma
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Pacific
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Otley
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Great
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Illinois
Electric School
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Tawa
Ont
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Dely
Minais
Coban
Elute
Elas
van Waardhuien
Dara
University of Hiiness
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Pet. Arie
A. van W
Joe Stientjes
Iowa
Said
Holland
Pella, Iowa
Cross of Lorraine
Jean Pierre Aumont
Gene Kelly
Cedric Hardwicke
Richard Whorf
Peter Lorre
Picures
John Battistello
Navy Way
Robert Lowery
Jean Parker
Malineis
Ginger Rogers
Ray Milland
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