Iowa
Old Press
Sioux City Journal
Sioux City, Woodbury co. Iowa
August 4, 1943
OUR NEIGHBORS in the SERVICE
Spirit Lake, Ia.—Lloyd Schuneman, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.A.
Schuneman of Spirit Lake, left for Norfolk, Va., to visit with
his wife. He is on a furlough from the parachute troop base at
Alliance, Nebr. Schuneman recently set the type for an
anniversary edition of Wings and Boots, the official
parachute trooper publication. In so doing he sacrificed
“two jumps” but received the commendation of his entire
paratroop outfit. He is the only Dickinson county youth in the
paratroops. Before leaving for the Army he was a linotype
operator on the Spirit Lake Beacon.
Estherville, Ia.—First Lieut. William N. Deming of the
marine air force writes relatives here that he has recently been
transferred from a base in the Pacific to another one. “This
base is the prettiest one so far, the kind of south sea island
pictured in travel folders, but I’d rather see one acre of
Iowa corn than all the palm trees you can pack in a section of
land.” He said.
Francis C. Martinson, stationed at Norfolk, Va. visited last week
in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Martinson.
Lieut. Col. Homer Munson, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.M. Munson of
Estherville, arrived here by plane from Washington.
Cushing, Ia.--Lieut. Robert Ohme has returned to Camp Howze,
Texas. He and his wife spent a few days here at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer H. Ohme.
Russell Pruehs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius J Pruehs of Cushing,
has been promoted to sergeant at Memphis, Tenn., where he is a
member of a ferrying group.
LeRoy Yapp, carpenter’s mate, second class, has returned to
the east coast after spending a 10-day leave with his daughter,
Le Donna Yapp, at Correctionville, and with his brother, Clarence
Yapp, here.
Capt. Grant Bullock of Camp Beauregard, Louisiana, and Mrs.
Bullock and their children, Danny and Marcia, who are residing
temporarily at Alexandria, La. Are spending the Captain’s
leave here with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Bullock, and
other relatives.
[transcribed by C.S., March 2015]
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Sioux City Journal
Sioux City, Woodbury co. Iowa
August 10, 1943
Our Neighbors in the Service
Harlan, Iowa—Kenneth E. Wigness has reported to the
two-engine school of the advanced army flying school at Altus,
Okla., for the last nine weeks of his pilot training.
Armstrong, Iowa—Dale E. Hansen has written his parents of
his recent appointment at Camp Davis, North Carolina, as warrant
officer with his gun battalion.
Estherville, Iowa—Sergeant Charles A. Mauss, who is with a
fighter squadron in the European theater, wrote his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A.F. Mauss, that he saw an Estherville air officer,
Kenneth Hornby, a few weeks ago in Tunis. He also said he saw
another Estherville boy, Lawrence Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.E.
Moore, who had been on the North African front.
Oscar B. Myhre, son of Mr. and Mrs. O.B. Myhre, has been assigned
to the basic engineering unit of the army specialized training
section at the University of New Hampshire.
Lieut. Charles E. Case, former Estherville police officer, is one
of the three men selected from the entire Seventh Corps area to
attend the investigators school at Camp Custer, Michigan. Lieut.
Case recently has been stationed at Scottsbluff, Nebr.
Anthon, Iowa—Word has been received that John Franklin
Taylor has been promoted to sergeant, skipping the corporal
rating. Sergeant Taylor, an aerial gunner in the army air corps
stationed at Lowry Field, Denver, Colorado, is the son of Mrs.
Minnie Taylor. He enlisted in January, 1943.
Sheldon, Iowa—Richard Gage of Sheldon recently passed
examinations for flight training and has gone to San Antonio,
Texas. He has been attending Washington University at St. Louis.
Robert D. Gage has been promoted to the rank of staff sergeant in
New Guinea. His squadron was recently cited by President
Roosevelt for meritorious service under fire.
Ivan Bartels of Sheldon, stationed at Chaute Field, Rantoul,
Illinois, is home on a 10-day furlough visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E.C. Bartels. He graduated recently from the teletype
school at Rantoul.
Lloyd Funk of Sheldon is home on a 12-day furlough from North
Carolina.
Ashton, Iowa—Mr. and Mrs. Louie Winchel of Ashton have six
sons in the armed forces, Bernard, 32, is a sergeant in the army
at Camp Hood, Texas; Seaman Second Class Leonard, 26, is with the
navy; Private Mark, 24, is in New Guinea; Sergeant Arnold, 22, is
in North Africa; Private First Class Alvin, 20, is in England and
Private Maurice, 19 is at the air base at Fairfield, Cal.
Spencer, Iowa—Bob Carver, well know Spencer youth is in a
naval hospital in San Diego, as a result of injuries received
when hit by an automobile near San Diego.
The first written communication from Donald Julius Jensen, 22,
since he was taken a war prisoner by the Germans, February 17,
was received in Spencer. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius P.
Jensen, received two cards from him. One was dated March 26 and
the other April 17. He said that he had been hit by a piece of
shrapnel but was o.k. He also wrote that the treatment was good
but the food light.
Sanborn, Iowa—First Lieut. Edwin W. Penning of the field
artillery replacement training center at Fort Still, Oklahoma, is
serving as instructor to newly commissioned officers. He is the
son of Dr. R.H. Penning of Sanborn and recently finished six
years of army service, having reenlisted from Sanborn in July
1940.
Corporal Ronald Cook of the Marine Corps is spending a 30-day
furlough here with his father, Verne Cook, and other relatives.
Ronald has been serving in the southwest Pacific.
Private Pete Vogel, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Vogel, has received
a medical discharge from the army, arriving home from Fort
Campbell, Kentucky.
Private Willard Peterson has been transferred from Poughkeepsie,
N.Y. to a radio school at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey.
Maurice Gross, who is in radio work at Camp Crowder, Missouri,
now ranks as corporal.
Private Gerald Buren of Fort Lewis, Washington, is spending a
furlough here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Buren.
Clarence Siedsma, son of Andrew Siedsma, wrote from a hospital in
Tunisia. He is suffering from a fractured jaw. He has had 18
months service overseas.
Harry and Pete Boatsma, both of military police at Miami Beach,
Fla., are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boatsma.
[transcribed by C.S., April 2015]