Pershing Den Hartog, son of Mrs. A. Den Hartog of Sioux Center, would be very pleased to hear from his old Sioux Center friends. Pershing left October 29th from Bellflower, Calif. where he made his home for the last few years with his brother and family Guys Den Hartog. He had been working in the shipyards. Pershing is now in aviation and will start school soon to learn the preliminary routine preparatory to actual flying. His address:
Pvt. Pershing Den Hartog
89th Air Base Sqd.
Recruit Det.
Williams Field,
Chandler, Arizona
Source: Sioux Center News Nov. 19, 1942 p 10
Pvt. Pershing Den Hartog, son of Mrs. D. Den Hartog has a slight change of address. Pvt. Pershing Den Hartog, 534 T.E.F.T.S. Sqdn., Williams Field, Chandler, Arizona
Source: Sioux Center News June 10, 1943 p 10
Pershing Den Hartog, son of Mrs. D. Den Hartog, is being moved from Williams Field, Arizona to Santa Maria, Calif. but his new address has not been received as yet. It will be published in the News as soon as received.
Source: Sioux Center News July 15, 1943 p 8
New Address:
Pvt. Pershing Den Hartog
2109th O.M. Trk. Avn. Co.
13th Serve Group
Army Air Base
Santa Marcia, Calif.
Source: Sioux Center News July 22, 1943 p 8
Address Change
Pfc. Pershing Den Hartog 19175200
487th S.S. 11th S. G.
Tinker Army Air Field
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Source: Sioux Center News Feb. 17, 1944 p 2
This is the latest address of
Pfc. Pershing Den Hartog
A.S.N. 19175200
Prov. Gasoline Transport Det.
Dodge City A.A.F.
Dodge City, Kansas
Source: Sioux Center News Mar. 23, 1944 p 2
Pfc. Pershing Den Hartog arrived home last Tuesday evening on an emergency furlough to attend the funeral of his uncle, Mr. Jim Den Hartog, who passed away at his home near Hospers the past week. Pershing is stationed at Great Bend, Kansas, where he is a gas truck driver. He left again on Monday morning.
Source: Sioux Center News May 18, 1944 p 2
Air Corps Ground Crew
(photo)
PFC. PERSHING DEN HARTOG
Pfc. Pershing Den Hartog entered the service in October, 1941, and is at present stationed at Great Bend, Kansas. Pershing is the son of Mrs. D. Den Hartog of Sioux Center. He recently spent an 8 day furlough with friends and relatives here. His address is:
Pfc. Pershing Den Hartog
Section J. Eng. Sqd.
4503 A.A.P. Base Unit
Sec. Group Sq.
Tinker Army Air Field
Great Bend AAF, Kansas
(transcriber’s note: research shows that the line “Tinker Army Air Field” was from a previous address and should have been omitted)
Source: Sioux Center News July 20, 1944, p 1
Cpl. Pershing Den Hartog, who is stationed at Aberdeen, Maryland had this slight change of address: 19175200, 4553 A.A.F.B.U., Sq. A. A.P.G., Aberdeen, Maryland.
Source: Sioux Center News July 19, 1945 p 2
Cpl. Pershing Den Hartog, who is stationed at Aberdeen, Maryland arrived home Sunday evening to spend a 15 day furlough at the home of his mother, Mrs. D. Den Hartog.
Source: Sioux Center News Sept. 13, 1945 p 10
Pershing John DenHartog was born Nov 28, 1919 to Dingeman and Antonette Kuyper DenHartog. He died Mar. 23, 1992 and is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Long Beach, CA.
Source: ancestry.com
