Donald L. Engstrom Serving In Hawaii
Feeling that celebrating his nineteenth birthday properly would be to offer his services to his country, Donald L. Engstrom , Algona youth, did that very thing on October 18th last, when he went to Des Moines and enlisted in the Marines.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Engstrom, 202 E. Kennedy, city, and a graduate of the local high school, Class of ’42. Following his graduation he was employed several months in Colorado. Donald’s birthday is on the 18th of October, on that day he enlisted, was sent to San Diego, California for basic training and on the 18th day of January, three months to the day, he was sent to Pearl Harbor for service with the fighting marines. He is connected with anti-aircraft detachment of the marines.
Source: The Algona Upper Des Moines, Thursday, March 11, 1943 (photo included)
