PROMOTED
James B. Iden of Council Bluffs has been promoted from sergeant to staff sergeant, according to word received by his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Iden of 808 Avenue A. Overseas two years, S. Sgt. Iden is with the 48th engineers and is now somewhere in Germany. He is the holder of four campaign stars and the unit presidential citation.
Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Tuesday, May 01, 1945, Page 3