Iowa Old Press
Sioux City Journal
Sioux City, Woodbury co. Iowa
August 11, 1944
Pvt. Stronks Listed Missing - Graduate of Central High
School Lost in France
Pvt. Jack Stronks, son of Bernard Stronks, 701 Pierce
Street, has been reported missing in action. Pvt. Stronks was in
the armored infantry, and trained at Camp Polk, La., in Texas and
at Fort Meade, Md., before going overseas to Wales, and then to
France. He is 19 and a graduate of Central High School in the
class of 1943.
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Dolliver, Iowa - S. Sgt. Norman Tvedte, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.A.
Tvedte of Dolliver, Iowa has been awarded the air medal for
meritorious achievement in aerial combat against the enemy. He is
a radio operator-gunner on a Flying Fortress based in Italy. Sgt.
Tvedte was a student at Morningside College when he enlisted in
the air force in December 1942. He received his technical
training at Scott Field, Illinois, radio school and went overseas
in September, 1944.
T. Sgt. George E. Turek, 622 Nebraska Street, is stationed with
“Lightning” division in Germany, which has received the
combat infantryman’s badge for “exemplary conduct in
action against the enemy.”
Daniel H. Tudehope, technician fifth grade, 3417 Fourth Avenue,
is at the army ground and serving forces redistribution station,
Hot Springs, Ark., awaiting reassignment to a new unit. Recently
at home on a 21-day furlough, the 38-month veteran of the south
Pacific returned to the United States last month.
Mary H. Tucker, seaman first class in the Spars, has been
transferred from Washington, D.C., to St. Louis, where she will
be stationed in the coast guard pay office. She will spend Easter
Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Julia Tucker, 3307 Alberta Avenue.
Pfc. Loyal L. Tucker, whose wife and mother reside at 513 W.
Ninth Street, has been promoted to technician fifth grade, at the
ordnance unit training center, Red River ordnance depot,
Texarkana, Texas.
Pfc. Leo A. Tubbs, 1615 Glendale Boulevard, is a member of the
headquarters company of the 335th engineer regiment in France
which was commended recently by the commanding officer for
contributing to the success of the regiment in the landing in
southern France.
T. Sgt. Charles R. Trulock, whose wife resides at 2803 Center
Street, has been awarded the combat infantryman badge. He is a
member of the 81st Wildcat infantry division in the South
Pacific.
S. Sgt. Jerome W. True, S. Sgt. Warren E. True and Pfc. Richard
A. True, three sons of Mr. and Mrs. W.W. True, 1715 ½ Wall
Street have all been overseas for 15 months. Sgt. Jerome is with
t6he Sixth army division on Luzon. He has been in the army since
1941. Sgt. Warren is with the Ninth air force in Belgium, prior
to entering service he was employed at the Mayfair hotel. Pfc.
Richard, in the Marine Corps, is with the Third division at Iwo
Jima.
Sgt. Ralph J. Trapp, 1320 Jones Street, has returned to the
United States after 34 months of duty in North Africa and Italy,
and has arrived at the army ground and service forces
redistribution station at Hot Springs, Ark., for reassignment.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. William Trapp, 1007 16th Street, Mr.
Trapp wears the combat infantryman’s badge. He was
accompanied to the redistribution station by his wife.
Henry Dale Thompson, seaman second class, son of Mr. and Mrs.
H.L. Thompson, 1615 W. 19th Street, has gone to Great Lakes,
Illinois for further assignment after spending a 10-day leave
with his parents.
Sgt. Willard L. Toeppe, son of Mrs. Rose Larson, 3402 Peters
Avenue, is a forward observer with Gen. Hodges’ First army
inside Germany. Sgt. Toeppe entered the army in September 1942.
He was a radio instructor before going overseas.
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Sioux City Journal
Sioux City, Woodbury co. Iowa
August 16, 1944
11-Star Service Flag Is Displayed In Home Here -
Represents Husband, 4 Brothers, 6 Brother-In-Law of Woman
An 11-star service flag, representing her husband, four
brothers and six brothers-in-law, is displayed at the home of
Mrs. Alford W. Thompson, 812 W. Fourth Street. Cpl. Alford
Thompson, her husband, who made the framed flag, recently was
inducted into the army at Fort Snelling, Minn., and is now
stationed at Camp Robinson, Ark.
Mrs. Thompson’s four brothers in service are T. Sgt. Charles
Murphy, Pvt. Daniel Murphy, Pfc. Edward Murphy and Seaman
Reginald Murphy, all sons of Mrs. D. G. Thompson, 808 W. Fourth
Street, and the late Ray Murphy, former radio station announcer.
IN SERVICE SEVEN YEARS
T. Sgt. Charles Murphy, 23, recently led the first platoon of
American soldier into Leghorn, Italy. He had an unusual
experience, while being shelled by the Germans in Pisa near the
famous leaning tower, when he had to serve as emergency nurse for
an Italian women who gave birth to a baby while taking protection
from the shelling under a bridge. He has been in service seven
years, which includes his work with the national guards.
Pvt. Daniel Murphy, 20, has returned from Italy after being
wounded at Casssino, and wears the purple heart medal, the
cluster for that medal, the French medal for bravery upon
recommendation of Gen. Charles de Gaulle of the Free French, the
English service medal, the allied force wreath, and three stars
for three major campaigns. He was called into service with the
national guards, and was sent to Ireland from Camp Claiborne, La.
From Ireland he went to Scotland to train with the British
commando unit. With that unit, he made the initial landing in
Africa, fought at Tunisia where he was first injured and later at
Cassino where he was again wounded.
Pfc. Edward Murphy, 18, of the Marine Corps, was with the Fourth
marines division which recently raised the flag on Guam. He has
been overseas one year and has seen action on Bougainville,
Kovieng, New Ireland and Saipan.
FOURTH BROTHER ENLISTED RECENTLY
The fourth brother, Reginald Murphy, was sworn into the navy at
Des Moines a few days ago, and expects to train at Great Lakes
naval training station, Great Lakes, Ill.
The six brothers-in-law of Mrs. Thompson, now in service, sons of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Thompson, 1122 W. Sixth Street, are Seaman
Second Class Howard G. Thompson, Cpl. Robert J Thompson, Pvt.
William P. Thompson, Pvt. Patrick Thompson, Cpl. James B.
Thompson, and Lieut. Donald G. Thompson.
Seaman Howard G. Thompson is now taking advanced training at
Treasure Island, San Francisco, Cal. His wife and four children
live at 1922 Virginia Street. Prior to his entry into service, he
worked with a construction company on Johnston and the Hawaiian
islands for one and a half years.
Cpl. Robert J. Thompson has been in the army air force ground
crew for one and a half years, and prior to that time saw
national guard service. He is stationed at Ardmore, Okla. His
wife lives at 121 ½ Perry Street.
Pvt. William P. Thompson is now stationed at Camp Campbell, Ky.,
after overseas service. He left with the National Guard unit for
Camp Claiborne, La., and from there went to Ireland. He was in
the Africa campaign and was wounded at Faid pass for which he
received the Purple Heart medal. He returned to this country in
January 1944. He recently married Miss Irene Nellems of Kentucky
RECEIVES CITATION
Pvt. Patrick Thompson, serving with a tank destroyer unit at Fort
George Meade, Md. took his basic training at Campo Hood, Texas.
Cpl. James B Thompson of the Marine Corps engineering division
has seen service on Guadalcanal, New Zealand and Tarawa, for
which he received the presidential citation and more, recently
has served on Saipan.
Lieut. Donald G. Thompson has been overseas for the second time.
He left with the original National Guard unit for Camp Claiborne,
La., in February 1941, and from there went to Ireland where he
was selected to return to the United States for officer’s
training school at Fort Benning, Ga. His wife is the mother of
the four Murphy boys and Mrs. Alford Thompson.
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Sioux City Journal
Sioux City, Woodbury co., Iowa
August 25, 1944
IN UNIFORM
Lieut. John J. Manning, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Manning, 604
28th Street, has been ordered to active duty it was announced by
the war department Thursday. He was sworn in January, 1944, and
has been waiting for orders since that time. He has been at the
Mayo Clinic on a fellowship in surgery for the last two years. He
will leave this week to report to Carlisle Barracks, Pa., where
he will be on assignment.
Pvt. Gordon Hagan of Minneapolis, son of Mrs. V.J. Hagan, 721
18th Street, is recuperating in an English hospital. Pvt. Hagan
suffered a relapse following an operation after taking part in
D-day. He is a veteran on the African and Sicilian invasions too.
Milton Thompson has been graduated from the basic engineering
school at Gulf Port, Mississippi and has been promoted to the
rating of fireman first class. He has now been assigned to the
naval mine warfare school at Yorktown, Virginia. His wife and
family live at 3622 Garretson Avenue.
Pvt. Varnel E. Groves, son of Mr. and Mrs. Perry S. Groves, 218
Market Street, recently spent a 10-day furlough with his parents.
He has been transferred from the I.R.T.C. training center at Camp
Hurd to the regular division at Camp Maxie, Texas.
Pvt. Clarence Earl Stoufer, son of Mrs. Virginia Stoufer, 3842
Garretson Avenue, is stationed with the infantry in France. He
spent a furlough with his sister, Mrs. William Pennings, 1631 S.
Helen Street, in July and was sent overseas in August, He was a
former Journal carrier and is a graduate of East High School. He
took his training at Camp Croft, South Carolina. Stoufer’s
wife and two children live in Fort Dodge.
Cpl. Arthur W. Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Anderson, 1916
Bryan Street, has been assigned to a hospital train unit in San
Francisco. He is a surgical technician in the army medical corps
and recently returned to the United States after serving for 20
months in the Caribbean area. His brother, Cpl. Victor Anderson,
is stationed with an air force signal unit somewhere in France.
Pvt. Alvin E. Lynn is spending a 10-day furlough with his wife
Emma and three children at 1500 W. Third Street. He was stationed
at Camp Stewart, Georgia.
Clarence M. Shugart, whose wife lives at 3115 E. Second Street
has been promoted to staff sergeant. He is in France where he
took part in the invasion.
Sgt. Merval E. Kennedy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Merval L Kennedy, 511
W. 15th Street, has been awarded the air medal. Sgt. Kennedy who
is a nose gunner on a Liberator bomber was cited as follows:
“For meritorious achievement in aerial flight while
participating in sustained operational activities against the
enemy.” He has flown on bombing missions over German held
targets in occupied Europe and the Balkans. He is a graduate of
the Harlingen, Texas aerial gunnery school.
Fred M. Kley, husband of Mrs. Ruth Raven Kley, 2305 Jones Street,
personal equipment officer in a B-24 Liberator bomb group has
been promoted to the grade of captain. He went overseas in
December, 1943, landing in Africa with his present group which
has participated in all of the major attacks on enemy aircraft
factories, oil refineries, and other strategic targets in
Romania, Germany, Austria, France and Italy.. Capt. Kley is a
graduate of Commercial High School, Brooklyn, New York and was
employed as a credit manager with Melchior Armstrong Dessau
Company, Ridgefield, New Jersey. He enlisted in the army in July
1942 and after taking basic training in Miami Beach, Florida was
appointed to O.C.S. and was graduated as a second lieutenant in
January, 1943. While stationed at the Sioux City air base he was
promoted to the grade of first lieutenant.
Louis W. Verbeski, seaman first class, 716 S. Irene Street, said
in referring to the attack on Tinian Island by land, sea and air
in which he participated; “It was as neat an exhibition of
pinning Tojo’s ears back as we ever hope to see. The
teamwork was perfect, We rocked’em back on their heels with
a good assortment of broadsides from our battlewagons and
cruisers. While they were trying to shake those off, the bombers
began their shuttle trips to wallop the daylights out of them. By
the time we opened the bow doors and turned the amphibious
tractors loose the only resistance they had left on the beach was
light machine guns and scattered rifle fire.”
Robert L. Rasmussen, whose wife lives in Sioux City, has been
promoted to the rank of first lieutenant. He is stationed at the
Valley Forge general hospital, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, where
he is chief quartermaster and ordnance branches, sales,
transportation and salvage officer. Lieut.. Rasmussen was
inducted into service on April 24, 1942 and has been stationed at
Fort Francis Moore, Wyoming, Fort Lawton, Washington, overseas in
British Columbia, six months, Camp Lee, O.C.S. Holabird ordanance
depot and Baltimore automotive school. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Christian Rasmussen, Forest City, Iowa and prior to entering
service was a rural rehabilitation supervisor for the United
States department of agriculture.
Charles James Wacker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles John Wacker,
43, La Salle Street, is now taking his initial naval
indoctrination at Great Lakes, Illinois.
Cadet John Glanville, whose wife lives at 2030 S. Olive Street,
has been transferred to O.C.S. from the quartermaster school at
Camp Lee, Virginia. He is still stationed at Camp Lee.
Lieut. Clifford Mahrt, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.G. Mahrt of
Correctionville, is visiting friends and relatives in Sioux City
and Correctionville while on a seven-day leave. Lieut. Mahrt, a
navigator on a B-24, will report back to the army airfield at
Pueblo, Colorado.
Coxswain Charles C. Larson, who has a 30 – day furlough
after being in the South Pacific almost two years, is visiting
his father, Gus Larson, 707 Ross Street and his brother Robert H.
Larson, 2734 Virginia Street.
Pvt. John Bolshaw, who has been home on furlough visiting his
wife at 1925 Horn Street, will report to Fort Bliss, Texas,
having completed his basic training at Camp Stewart, Georgia,
before returning here.
T. Sgt. Arthur J. Smith, 3705 Peters Avenue, was a
radio-operator-gunner who was with the 15th A.A.F. forces which
blasted German coast defenses during “Operation
Uppercut” (the Mediterranean air force name for its role in
the new southern French operations.)
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Sioux City Journal
Sioux City, Woodbury co. Iowa
August 29, 1944
IN UNIFORM
Melvin J. Shadduck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lisle Shadduck, 3110 22d
Street, has begun the final phase of his flying training before
graduation as second lieutenant or flight officer at Foster
field, Texas.
Cpl.. James D. Coulson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd N. Coulson,
2101 Terrace place, is home on a 10-day furlough from Rapid City,
South Dakota, where he is finishing his combat training as a
gunner on a B-12.
S. Sgt. Lawrence E. Eastlund, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter A.
Eastlund, 1300 S. Glass Street was recently promoted to his
present grade from sergeant. He is on duty as a clerk in the
troop movement section at one of the largest army port
headquarters in England. Sgt. Eastlund entered the army in April
1943.
Flight Officer Robert K. Raeside, son of Joseph H. Raeside, 1301
23d Street, has been awarded the air medal at an Eighth air force
bomber station in England, Flight Officer Roeside is a bombardier
on a B-17 Flying Fortress. Prior to entering the service in
August, 1942, he was a student at Iowa State College.
Wesley G. Hirsch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hirsch, 2502 Virginia
Street, has been accepted in the army’s specialized training
reserve program for 17-year-olds and he will attend a selected
college at government expense while he is still on reserve and
under age 18. His brother, Col. Richard Hirsch, is stationed at
San Luis Obispo, California.
Cpl. Robert T. Ross, son of Mrs. A. Ross, 3315 Virginia Street,
was recently promoted from private first class. He is with the
armed forces in Europe.
Clyde C. Blinn, 2601 Prospect Street, was commissioned a second
lieutenant at the signal corps officer candidate school, Fort
Monmouth, New Jersey.
John L. Duffy, son of Mrs. Helen Duffy, 1005 16th Street, has
been promoted from private to corporal at a 12th army air base in
Italy. Serving in the engineering section of a B-25 Mitchell
bomber squadron that has participated in the Tunisian, Sicilian
and Italian campaigns, Cpl. Duffy has been in foreign service
since February, 1943.
Lieut. Tobias Schindler, 1008 19th Street, is a pilot in the
oldest B-26 medium bomber group in the A. A. F. stationed in the
Mediterranean theater of operations. His was the first B-26 group
in Maj. Gen. John K. Cannon’s 12th A. A.F. to complete 325
missions over axis territory and was recently commended by Brig.
Gen. Robert M. Webster.
Pvt. Harry L. Smith 2428 Leach Street, was to arrive at Fort
Leonard Wood, Missouri, August 29 after spending 36 months with
the engineer corps in the Asiatic Pacific theater of operations.
He will visit Wilma Statler here in Sioux City
Pfc. Harold Beck, son of L.A. Beck, 2015 Casselman Street, was to
arrive August 29 from 50 months spent overseas with the engineer
corps in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of operations. He will
report at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri before getting his furlough
to come home.
First Lieut. Wallace J. Jarman, son of Mr. and Mrs. John P.
Jarman, 1011 Seventh Street, has been awarded an oak leaf cluster
to his air medal for “courage, coolness and skill”
while participating in several bombing attacks in the air
offensive against the Nazis over continental Europe. He is the
pilot of an Eighth Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress in a heavy
bombardment group. His wife, the former Miss Dorothy Sue
Daugherty, lives at 3666 Somerset Drive, Los Angeles. Prior to
entering the air force in November 1942, he was employed by
Lockheed Aircraft Company, Burbank, California. He received his
wings in October, 1943 at Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
Duncan M. Harper, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Harper, 1901 George
Street, has been promoted from the grade of corporal to sergeant.
He is an airplane mechanic and assistance crew chief in a fighter
squadron stationed in England. Prior to entering service he was a
student at Morningside college.
Frank Becker, seaman second class, has returned to Farragut,
Idaho after spending a 15-day leave with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Becker, 1517 Willis Avenue.
Pvt. Ross Rosenkrans, en route from Camp Roberts, California to
Fort Ord, California, is spending the weekend in the O.G. Greene
home, 2327 West Street. His family is here visiting from Carroll,
Iowa.
Second Lieuts. J.W. Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. James R.
Johnson, Sergeant Bluff and Bill E. Bush, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Emmett Bush, 814 11th Street, recently arrived at Randolph field,
Texas, for training in the A.A.F. central instructors school.
Upon completion of a month’s specialized training there the
two pilots will be sent to other fields to be instructors of
aviation cadets.
T. Sgt.. Arthur J. Smith, whose wife resides at 3705 Peters
Avenue, has been interned in Switzerland according to word
received from the war department. Sgt. Smith, a
radio-operator-gunner on a Liberator in the 15th A.A.F. based in
Italy had completed 26 bombing missions over enemy occupied
territory. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Smith of Climbing
Hill.
T. Sgt. Robert A. Olsen, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Olsen, 1520 Dale
Street, was wounded in action August 4, and now is in the
hospital in England. T. Sgt. Olsen, who is a radioman in a bomber
recently, was awarded the air medal and two oak leaf clusters.
S. Sgt. Loran Courtney has been awarded the air medal at a
Marauder base in England according to word received here by his
wife, 302 S. Fairmont Street. He has been overseas since February
1.
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