Washington (AP)—The War Department announced today the promotion of seven Iowa officers, appointment of two and orders directing one to active duty.
Three were promoted from captain to major:
Dudley C. Gillette, Sig. C., Cedar Rapids;
Fred W. Sims, AC, Ottumwa;
George Katres, Sig. C., Sioux City.
Promoted from lieutenant to captain:
Norman C. Warner, OD, Clinton;
Henry E. Franken, CH, Sioux Center;
Elmer L. Patterson, CH, Winterset.
Clinton M. Miller, AC, Lorimor, was promoted from second to first lieutenant.
Marjorie E. Miller, Des Moines, and Freyda M. Whiting, Lanesboro, were appointed second lieutenants in the army nurse corps.
Second Lt. Max Laverne Peters, AUS, Ottumwa, was ordered to active duty.
Source: Carroll Daily Times Herald, Thursday, March 30, 1944
Dudley C. Gillette was born Oct. 14, 1901 to Arthur S. and Eva Manlove Gillette. He died June 27, 1999 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
Maj. Gillette served with the U.S. Army in World War I, World War II and Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
