Our Neighbors in the Services.
Sheldon, Iowa—Private First Class William A. VanMeeterem of Sheldon is spending an 11 day furlough at home. He is stationed at Camp Pickett, Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eich of near Sheldon are enjoying a visit from their son, Thomas Eich, home on a 15-day furlough from New York. Private Ernest Brandt, stationed at Camp Barkeley, Texas, is home on a furlough, visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Brandt of Sheldon.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, April 11, 1943
Ernest Frederick William Brandt was born Sept. 28, 1911 to Simon Heinrich Friedrich and Marie Heinecke Brandt. He died Mar. 26, 1999 and is buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Primghar, IA. Cpl. Brandt served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
