Chaplain De Moor Praises Army Soldiers Courage
Washington service men receive support from Chaplain Leonard De Moor who describes soldiers’ endurance and selflessness at evacuation hospitals in the Pacific. He, a Kalamazoo native and Presbyterian minister, details his experiences, uplift for officers studying the Gospels, and concerns over earlier nonchalant attitudes toward faith.
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Leonard de Moor
General Commission On Army and Navy
Pacific
Chaplain de Moor
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Johanna de Moor
Wall Street
Hope College
University of Michigan
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Germany
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Presbyterian Church
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Oregon
Special Services Division
Alexander Patch
Guadalcanal
Patton
Seventh Army
France
Mail Call Musings and Army Christmas Duty In 1942
A wartime town muses on letters from service men, urges women to write to soldiers, and recalls Armistice Day plans. It notes a bomber visit by Walter McCain, celebrates Karl Pohlmann's birthday, and hints at future Christmas generosity for troops while stressing civic duty and morale.
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Walter McCain
Pella
Walter
Dale Horsbergen Sends Holiday Greeting From Base Hospital
Dale Horsbergen writes from Base Hospital in San Francisco to his hometown paper, Pella Chronicle, wishing a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. He shares hopes the paper will catch up with him and includes a war poem about mothers awaiting sons overseas and honoring those who fell.
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Dale Horsbergen
Chronicle
Ale Hoksbergen
Newton Soldier Fred Holdsworth Killed in Action
A Knoxville News report confirms Private Fred Holdsworth of Newton was killed in action on October 4 in Germany. He served formerly in Oskaloosa and Newton, was husband of Helen Vander Waal of Pella, with three children, and is noted as a brother-in-law of Ruth Van Arkel.
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Pvt
Fred Holdsworth
Newton
Knoxville
Petered Holdsworth
Helen Vander
Holdsworth
Bertha Vander Waal
Pella
War Department
Germany
Wershing
Helen Vander Waal
Ruth van Arkel
Tom Holdsworth
Oskaloosa
Roland
Janyee
Phil
Allen
Newtoy
Ivate Holdsworth
Ice
Pebrne
McClelland
Red Cross Launches Direct Message Service From France
The American Red Cross now routes emergency messages from U S servicemen in France directly to Home Service at national headquarters via Army radio, speeding delivery to families. Messages pass through London when telegraph facilities are down, then to France by jeep, plane, or ship as needed.
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D.C
France
American Red Cross
Red Cross
London
Cour
Pfc Wilbur E Binns Awarded Bronze Star For Bravery
Mrs Wilbur Binns of Pella received word that her husband Pfc Wilbur E Binns earned the Bronze Star Medal for saving a 24 2 ton truck under German machine gun fire on Sept 18 in France with the Third Army. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Binns of OsKaloosa Iowa.
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Wilbur BB. Binnes
Pella
Pte
Wilbur BE. Binns
Third Army
France
T Binns
Oskloos
Towa
Navy assigns Albert Petzold Jr to speedy new ship
Special to the Pella Chronicle reports Albert Petzold Jr of the Navy has been chosen to serve aboard an LS3 landing ship medium dubbed the Speed Carrier of Attack. He trains at the Amphibious Training Base in Little Creek Virginia for duty as Storekeeper on the swift invasion vessel. Petzold, formerly with a law firm, studied at Northwestern University.
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Pella
Old, Jr
Melba Hoekstra
Petzold
Little Cf Virginia
Pacific
Coral Ree Petrold
Navy
Northwestern Uni
Petzold Jr. Returns to Naval Sea Duty After Festment
Albert G. Petzold Jr. resumes service at sea after festment, continuing his active athletic background. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert G. Petzold Sr. of Chicago, Illinois, with ties to Milwaukee.
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Eit
Mro
Albert G. Petzold
Chicago
Mlinwis
Soldier Addresses in World War II Field Rosters
Fragmented OCR lists multiple servicemen and units with unlikely spellings and scattered locations including Dalhart Texas Fort Benning Georgia Myrtle Beach South Carolina Fort Knox Kentucky Long Beach California Washington DC Windsor Home Portsmouth Idaho and Parragut. The text resembles a partial roster of personnel with ranks and service numbers.
Andrews Boys Head West After Leave Reports
Mrs Peter Duinink states Andrew boys left after a mother visit. Robert Andrew Coxswain 620-71-01 U S N H L 190 Treasure Island Calif returned to duty after four months in hospital. Donald W Andrew Seaman Petty Officer San Francisco Calif. Dow sails to New Guinea liking the climate there yet prefers the tropics over the States.
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Peter Duinink
Robert
Treasure Island
California
Robert Andrew
U.S.N. Nhl
Preasure Island
Calif
Donald W. Andrew Sie
Sb Ppo
San Francisco
Dow
New Guinea
States
Henry Roelofsen Enters Pre Commissioning School At Sea
Henry B. Tuffy Roelofsen is aboard a new ship learning about boilers, pumps, and evaporators. He will study for about three weeks, then join other crew members after commissioning for the shake-down cruise. The ship will then head to the Pacific on duty.
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Henry B
Tuffy) Roelofsen
Pacific
Henry
Insurance ad offers farm city property hail crop and auto cover
An insurance salesman from Sully Iowa promotes protection for farm and city property and hail risk, auto insurance, and life savings plans. He urges customers to insure now with reputable firms at low rates and offers to call back from P O Box 146, Sully.
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Algo
Sully
WM. Difleman
Lowa
Sailor Eyes Machinist Mate Path in The Chronicle Office
A sailor, stationed in Seattle, Washington, writes that he may become a Machinist's Mate and sends greetings to friends at The Chronicle office. The note reflects personal plans while stationed on the West Coast.
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Chronicle
Seattle
Washington
Lake Winnipesaukee Islands Number Habitable
Lake Winnipesaukee has 368 islands with daily count for the year but only 274 are habitable.
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Lake Winnipesaukee
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