Terril Boy in Service in Uncle Sam’s Navy
Luverne Johnson was born at Ogden September 24, 1906. He has spent most of his life around Terril, operating the Sinclair station for a number of years. He entered the service April 3, 1944. He is in the navy and has made two trips out, covering about 9 months. He was recently home to visit his wife, the former Marie Grady and children, Lynne Marie and Lawrence, his brother Carl, and three sisters; Myrtle Peters, Mildred Schnell and Viola Griffin, and his father, C. L. Johnson at the Park.
While he was home, his leave was saddened by the sudden death of another brother, Edgar, at Eagle Bend, Minnesota.
Luverne is Seaman first class.
Source: The Terrill Record, Terril, Iowa, Thursday, May 24, 1945, Page 1 (photo included)
***Further Research:
Luverne Nels Fredrick Johnson was born Sept. 25, 1906 to Charles Leonard and Alma Charlotte Swanson Johnson. He died Apr. 25, 1980 and is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Terril, IA.
Source: ancestry.com
