Draft Board Minutes
MINUTES OF THE SIOUX COUNTY LOCAL DRAFT BOARD MEETING OF MARCH 10, 1943
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On motion, the following registrants were placed in Tentative 1-A, subject to examination:
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John De Vries, Orange City
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Source: Sioux Center News Mar. 18, 1943 p 5
New Fighting Men
The following men have been accepted for military service:
U.S. Navy
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U.S. Army
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John De Vries, O. C.
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Source: Sioux County Capital, July 1, 1943 p 1
Clarence Vander Laan, Andy Jurrians and John De Vries left today (July 8) for Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas.
Source: Sioux County Capital July 8, 1943 p 7
Pvt. John De Vries 37482684, Btry A, 104th (C A) Trng. Bn., Camp McQuaide, Calif.
Source: Sioux County Capital Sept. 2, 1943 p 7
Pvt. John De Vries of Ft. Cronkhite, Calif. is home on a 15 day furlough.
Source: Sioux County Capital Feb. 10, 1944 p 8
Pvt. John De Vries is ill with a throat infection in the hospital at Fort Baker, Calif.
Source: Sioux County Capital June 1, 1944 p 7
Mr. and Mrs. William Kaiser and family were visitors at the Fred De Vries home at Orange City Friday evening in honor of John De Vries who was home on furlough.
Source: Sioux County Index Oct. 26, 1944 p 5
Draft Board
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Minutes of March 12, 1946
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Class 1-C Discharged
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Source: Sioux County Capital Mar. 14, 1946 p 1
Iowa, U. S., WWII Bonus Case Files 1947-1954, Claim No. 83749
John De Vries, SN 37482684, was born Jan. 3, 1925 in Orange City, Iowa, where he lived prior to entering the army on July 8, 1943 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He served with the 1720 Coast Artillery Battalion at Fort Barry, California, and was discharged March 3, 1946. His application for bonus pay was filed on May 13, 1949, for which he received a $340.00 bonus.
Source: ancestry.com
