Dambrink, William 1895-1918

DAMBRINK, BERKENPAS

Posted By: Janet M Schuldt (email)
Date: 12/30/2017 at 15:40:48

Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, Le Mars, Plymouth, Iowa Friday, November 29, 1918

IS DEAD IN FRANCE
WILLIAM DAMBRINK SUCCUMBS TO ATTACK OF PNEUMONIA WITH THE 168TH INFANTRY
WAS BORN AND REARED IN LEMARS

He Was Inducted into the Service in July and Went with Plymouth County Contingent to Camp Gordon —Has Brother in Army.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman L. Dambrink, of this city, received the sad news on Tuesday of the death of their son, William H. Dambrink, somewhere In France. The message was sent from the war office at Washington, D. C., and briefly stated that William H. Dambrink had died on October 6 from pleuro-pneumonia

William Dambrink left his home to go into service last July when he went with a large contingent of Plymouth county men to Camp Gordon. They were later transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J., and left for overseas in September.

Will Dambrink was the third son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dambrink of this city. He was nearly twenty- four years of age having been born, on January 9, 1895. He grew up here, attending the public schools and after leaving school learned the trade of plumber. When he was inducted into the service he was employed with the Rinehart plumbing firm. He was a member of the LeMars lodge of Eagles.

He leaves to mourn his death his parents and two sisters and three brothers, who are Mrs. Jacob Berkenpas, of Seney; Dow, Peter, and Jennie of this place, and Henry, who is in the Marine service at Paris Island, S.C. His twin sister died in childhood.

Will Dambrink was a young man of fine physique, and possessed many good qualities, noticeably among them a disposition to protect the weak from the overbearing and strong. He was a good son and brother and popular with his associates. His death is a great blow to his parents and family, who have the sympathy of many friends and also the consolation that he died in the performance of duty and gave his life in helping to make the world free from autocracy and Prussian dominion.