Mr and Mrs Van Gorp Await Husband's Return from Pacific
PW Van Gorp of Oskaloosa, husband of Mrs Lorraine Durham Van Gorp, is due to arrive from the Pacific this month. William, away two years, spent 20 months overseas and was stationed at Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands. He led a team of 15 to 18 carpenters and has been promoted to Carpenter's Mate first class. Ray serves at the U S Naval Hospital in San Leandro California and would welcome letters and cards from friends back home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine Durham van Gorp
Oskaloosa
Pacific
William
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
Ray
U. S. Naval Hospital
San Leandro
California
Army and Navy Names and Assignments Listed in Notice
A lengthy roster lists soldiers and their unit designations, bases, and APO addresses across multiple locations including Aberdeen Maryland Fort Riley Kansas Camp Pendleton California Camp Lejeune North Carolina San Francisco California and Norfolk Virginia. Names include Hocksema Van Haaften Nelson Vos Van Zante Ver Meer Vander Wal Tait Van Weelden Van Weelden Kuiken and Tysseling among others with associated units and mail postings.
PFC Marinus Aalbers Discharged From Marines
A news release from the U S Marine district in Des Moines states Private First Class Marinus J Aalbers 24 of 512 South Street Pella has been discharged He earned eighty six points for discharge and served in the Vella Lavella Guam and Okinawa campaigns
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Marine District
Old Federal Building
Des Moines
Marinus J. Aalbers
South Street
Pella
Pfc. Aalbers
Vella LaVella
Guam
Okinawa
Navy release for Lt. (jg) R. W. Langerak at Great Lakes
A Navy release dated November 6 at Great Lakes Naval Personnel Separation Center states that Lieutenant (jg) Robert W. Langerak, home address 708 Independence Street, Pella, received his discharge from the Navy on that day.
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Great Lakes
Robert W. Langerak
Independence Street
Pella
Navy
PFC Charles Flietstra Returns From Europe
Pfc Charles C Flietstra reports return to the U S on August 25 after seven months overseas in France. His unit was never in combat but was alerted three times. He received a 45 day recuperation furlough in Zillah Washington, found many comrades discharged, and expects to serve a few months more. He is now a cook at Fort Bragg NC with address Pfe Charles C Flietstra 37668742 Co G 326 Glider Inf 18th Airborne Div Fort Bragg NC.
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Pfc
Charles C. Flietstra
U. S
France
Zillah
Washington
Charles
Ft. Bragg
North Carolina
Pfe
Co. G
Ft. Brags
Major Lautenbach Assigned to Duty at Robins Field
Major Lawrence Lautenbach, son of Richard Lautenbach of Pella Iowa, was assigned to Robins Field Georgia on October 23 1945 for duty with the Supply Division of the Warner Robins Air Technical Service Command. He came from Greensboro North Carolina after two years overseas in the China Burma India Theatre. He previously served in Panagar India and is a graduate of Pella High School and Iowa State College Cedar Falls Iowa. He worked as an accountant before entering the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Lautenbach
Robins Field
NO. Carolina
Laurence Lautenbach
Richard Lautenbach
Pella
Towa
Robins’ Field
Warner Robins Air Technical Service Command
Lautenbach
Greensboro
N.C
China
Burma
India
Panagar
Pella High School
Iowa State College
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Maintenance of all RAF Planes and Equipment Worldwide
The notice outlines procedures for the maintenance of RAF aircraft and equipment across global bases. It emphasizes standards, inspection schedules, and coordinated supply chains to ensure readiness and safety of air operations worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RAF
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C. M
WM. C. van Gorp
Mr. and
Gorp
van Husband
Pacific Island
Ray Bennink
Godfrey Bevan
New York
N.Y
Hocksema
New York, N.Y
M. Sybenga
Harp
Harvard
Nebraska
Nelson Vos
M. P
Benning
U.S. Naval I
Ota de Winter Am
Red Cros Extens
Robert Hocksema
Sydn. C. Flight
Boca Raton Field
Florida
Lloyd FE
van Zante
Inf. Co. I
San Francisco
Calif
Byron E. Ver Meer
Hdy. Co
Marine, Trag. & Repl
Camp Pendleton
San Diego Area
Oceanside
Sant
Cal
E. A. Vander Wal
Lee Hwy
Falls Church, Va
Keith Tait
P. M
Arthur van Weelden
AGF
Fort Riley
Kansas
Pvt
Gysbert van Weelden
Brig
Det
WG Co. Guard Bn
Camp LeJeune
C. H. van Dellen
CIC Center
Holabird Signal Depot
Baltimore 19
Lawrence W. Tysseling
Aacs Sydn
APO
Delbert Kuiken
Marines
R. W. Langerak
Illinois
Holland
Pella, Iowa
San Fernando Valley
Roy Rogers
Trigeto
Main Street
Selena Royle
Tom Trout
A.B. Goomaat
Humphrey Bogart
Alexis Smith
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Vitc
Thure
God
Raymond Massey
Denis Morgan
Alan Hal
Skyways
Charles Flietstra
Europe
IS Cook
FT. Bragg, N. C
Globe-Girdling Air Technical Serce Command
Com
Mand
Army Air Forces
R. E. Warner
Lautenbach & Ver Dught
aSncteenas
America
United States Treasury Department
Allen’s Store
Boat Furniture Co
Bloom’s Grocery
John Braashart
Brom Feed Store
Carpenter Drug Store
Central Park Cafe
Central States Electric Co
Diamond
Kuyper Builders Material Co
Kuyper Music House
Dick Leydens
Marion County State Bank
O. K. Tire & Welding Shop
Pella National Bank
Pella Produce Co
Plette Grocery
Dick Sjaardema
Johns Manville Insulation
Star Oil Co
Ulrich’s Meat Market
Ulrich Motor Co
Vander Ploeg’s Bakery
A.B. van Houweling Auto Co
Lykels Loy
Veenstra Appliance Co
Verrips Skelly
South Pella
Vogelaar
Vos
Vos Variety Store
Waechter Lumber Co
Western Auto Associate Store
J. F. Dyketra
White Way Auto Co
Wormhoudt Furniture Store
Wormhoudt & Kempkes
Otley
Lake Prairie
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