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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1944
Page
6
Paul A Van Houweling was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Air Force at Randolph Field. More than eleven hundred midterm pilots completed training across eleven command training schools, with Ohio contributing 219 graduates, the third largest state total.
Sgt John Lefers writes from London describing Hyde Park as a spacious open forum where heated discussion occurs. He notes the city’s vast size, mentions billeting in a pleasant area, and says the Chronicle may be sent there. He asks readers to pass materials for the editorial page.
Lt Clarence Caldwell, husband of Mrs K Caldwell of Columbus Iowa, earned the Air Medal and first Oak Leaf Cluster for meritorious achievement in sustained operations against the enemy. He serves as first pilot with a B 24 Liberator group from an advanced air base in Italy, participating in attacks on southern Germany France Austria Hungary and the Balkans. Caldwell attended Iowa State Normal University and the University of Iowa, played baseball and football, and enlisted early at Randolph Field. He trained at various fields before overseas duty and has flown with his combat crew since December, completing numerous missions over enemy territory.
John Naartgeboren, son of Kteeboren, John Fletehor and Mrs. CT Nat of Liberty Street, Pella, Iowa, recently graduated from Air Technical Training in Norman Oklahoma. He studied aviation specialties and awaits active duty orders to begin naval service with potential for promotion after further experience.
Mr and Mrs J A Wilson of Harvey report their grandson T Sgt Don E B Wilson is missing over Italy since April 28. He trained at Santa Ana California and earned gunner and radio operator wings in 1942. He served as a bomber instructor on a B 24 Liberator at Clovis New Mexico and taught in South Carolina in January 1944 before deployment.
Pvt Jacob Vander Veer of the U S Army Infantry at Camp Blanding Florida earned a ten day furlough and spends it with Mrs Vander Veer and their daughter Maxine He entered service in December 1913 and has been at Camp Blanding since then He weighed 210 pounds before training but has been whittled to 175 and is described as brown and fit He qualified as a sharpshooter on the range and will not return to Camp Blanding immediately
A veteran, ordered to report to Savannah for training, plans to resume his successful trucking business in his old hometown once the war ends. He notes uncertainty about the exact assignments but remains confident about returning to civilian life.
Major Claypool, a High School coach now serving in the South Pacific, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star. Local reaction questions the accolade, with remarks that the award may be overstated and doubts about its merit persist.
Tracy soldier Charles C. Johnson requests letters from Pella friends serving in the Glider Infantry. In a May 27 1914 message from Forrest Tennessee he notes many locals signed up and mentions Don Cummings. He asks for letters to boost morale and mentions his unit and APO address.
A fragmented diary style reminiscence recalls Pvt J Van Dusdel dorp and fellow recruits in Florida and Mississippi training camps. The writer notes mess hall routines, vehicle drills, and the rough humor of drill sergeants while listing names and stations, including Harvard Pre Rad and Ames affiliations, ending with an odd birthday corn plant gesture in Grundy Center.
A stream of visitors from Detroit Montana Des Moines Knoxville Newton and New York called on residents of the Home For The Aged including Mr and Mrs J Van Zouwen Van Zee Van Ryswyk Lubberden and Marinus. Family greetings and social visits spanned many households as neighbors shared updates and well wishes.
The Daily Vacation Bible School opened at Wheatgrow school on Monday May 29 with about fifty youngsters on the first day. They come from Wheat Grow, W Flint Ridge, Plainview, and Black Oak Center districts. Teachers include Miss Verhume, Miss De Goey, and Mr. Edgar Van Arkel. The school is upcoming.
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