Neal Mol and Lydia Eppink Engaged
Neal Mol, who had a farm sale last Saturday to dispose of his livestock and farm implements, has enlisted in the air corps of the U. S. Army. An announcement was made last week of his engagement to Lydia Eppink.
Neal is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Mol and Lydia is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Eppink, all living near Sioux Center.
Source: Sioux Center News March 12, 1942, p 8
Neal Mol, who has enlisted in the army air corps, left Tuesday for his training.
Source: Sioux County Capital March 12, 1942, p 6
THANK YOU CARD
May I express my gratitude to those who gathered at my auction sale on Saturday? Your loyalty helped me so much in the disposal of my livestock and equipment in a satisfactory way so that I was able to leave for my Air Corp training immediately. Neal Mol
Source: Sioux Center News March 19, 1942, p 4
Neal Mol Taking Course At Ames
Neil Mol, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Mol, who live near Sioux Center, has enrolled for a five months course sponsored by the Civil Aeronautics Authority at Ames. Neil sold all of his livestock and equipment at an auction sale recently as he had enlisted in the Air Corps. Following the five months of schooling at Ames he will be eligible for flying in the army.
Source: Sioux Center News March 19, 1942, p 8
Neal Mol of Ames came home Tuesday and will return Friday after a short session in between terms. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Mol and studying aviation in Ames.
Source: Sioux Center News June 4, 1942, p 4
Neal Mol, who is in training at Ames, spent from Friday until Sunday evening at home.
Source: Sioux County Capital July 9, 1942, p 6
Neal Mol who is a student at Ames was called home to assist with the harvest.
Source: Sioux County Capital July 30, 1942, p 3
Neal J. Mol Transferred to Colorado
Neil Mol, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Mol living near Sioux Center, who is in the air corps has been transferred from Ames where he has been getting the basic facts in flying.
He is now located at Ft. Morgan, Colorado and is an instructor in groundwork besides his regular flying. His address is: Neal J. Mol, 530 Lincoln, Ft. Morgan, Colo. Last Friday Neal stopped off here to visit relatives and friends.
Source: Sioux Center News Sept. 10, 1942, p 8
Neil J. Mol who is an instructor at Fort Morgan, Colo. came home by plane on Saturday evening landing at the LeMars flying field. He left again Monday.
Source: Sioux Center News Nov. 12, 1942, p 2
Miss Lydia Eppink left for Fort Morgan, Colo. on Friday morning where she will visit Neal J. Mol who is in army training there.
Source: Sioux County Capital Dec. 3, 1942, p 6
Eppink-Mol Nuptials
At a ceremony taking place at the First Reformed Church at 10:30 o'clock on the morning of Saturday, March 13, Miss Lydia Eppink, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Eppink of Sioux Center, became the bride of Mr. Neil Mol, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mol, also of Sioux Center. Only the immediate families attended and the Reverend L. A. Brunsting officiated at the double ring ceremony. … The groom has recently been a student at Iowa State College at Ames and for the past six months has been employed by the army as a civilian instructor at Fort Morgan, Colo. He expects to enter the army air corps in the near future. … The young couple left by plane from the airport at Sheldon late the following afternoon for Fort Morgan, Colo. where they will make their home for the present.
Source: Sioux Center News Mar. 18, 1943, p 5
Neal J. Mol came home by plane on Friday to make a brief business call at the Orange City Draft Board office. He flew back to Ft. Morgan again on Saturday.
Source: Sioux Center News April 1, 1943, p 7
A. C. Neal J. Mol Sd, 104, Army Air Base SANTA ANA, Calif. Neal was just transferred to the above address. His wife the former Lydia Eppink will remain in Ft. Morgan, Colo. for the present. She is employed in a newspaper office there.
Source: Sioux Center News April 29, 1943, p 10
Mrs. Neil Mol of Fort Morgan, Colo. arrived at the parental John Eppink home on Sunday afternoon to be present at the Jongewaard-Eppink wedding which took place on Tuesday afternoon. She left again on Wednesday evening to complete her work at the newspaper office at Fort Morgan where she has been employed for several months and will then leave for Santa Ana, California where her husband is stationed for the present time.
Source: Sioux Center News July 1, 1943, p 6
MOVED FROM SANTA ANA, CAL.
Neal Mol called his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Mol by telephone Thursday evening to tell them he had been transferred from the Santa Ana, Calif. air base to Mesa, Arizona. His new address is Neal J. Mol, Course No. 17, 4 B.F.T.F., Falcon Field, Mesa, Ariz.
Source: Sioux Center News Aug. 5, 1943, p 2
John Eppink Jr. left on Friday for Phoenix, Arizona where he will visit with his sister Mrs. Neal J. Mol for a short time. Mrs. Mol is staying there to be near her husband who is stationed at Falcon Field, Arizona.
Source: Sioux Center News Nov. 18, 1943, p 6
Ethel Mol who is teaching at Graettinger spent the weekend at the parental Jake Mol home to visit her brother Lt. and Mrs. Neal Mol who are home from Mesa, Ariz. …
Source: Sioux County Capital Feb. 17, 1944, p 3
Lt. Neal Mol will leave Monday for Nashville, Tenn. to take five weeks of ground school training before resuming his flying instructions for the army air force.
Neal has been in the army about eleven months, was commissioned 2nd Lt. shortly before he came home last week, at Falcon Field, Mesa, Ariz. He graduated from advanced training in flying and was one of three in the class to graduate with honors. The other two honor graduates were British boys. Neil entered the service in April 1943.
Source: Sioux Center News Feb. 17, 1944, p 10
Here is the new address of Lt. Neal Mol. Lt. Neal J. Mol Sqdn. 70 A.T.C. 20th Ferrying Group Municipal Airport Nashville, Tennessee
Source: Sioux Center News March 2, 1944, p 2
Lt. and Mrs. Neal J. Mol are the proud parents of a daughter born to them at St. Mary’s hospital at Rochester, Minn. on Friday, June 6. She weighed 8 ¼ lbs. and has been named Constance Jean. Lt. Mol is stationed at Little Rock, Ark. Wilmina Eppink, sister of Mrs. Mol is staying with Mrs. Mol and baby at Rochester.
Source: Sioux Center News June 22, 1944, p 9
MOVED FROM LONG BEACH
Lt. Neal J. Mol sent a new address which was received by his family on Wednesday. Station II, Pacific Win, Air Transport, Hamilton Field, Calif. No details about his work accompanied the change of address. He had been stationed at Long Beach.
Source: Sioux Center News June 29, 1944, p 10
NEW ADDRESS
Lt. Neal Mol has a new address which we are unable to publish. Call either Mrs. Neal Mol or the News for it.
Source: Sioux Center News July 20, 1944, p 2
Change of Address: Lt. Neal Mol has a slight change of address again: Station 3, Pacific Wing A.T.C. APO 923, c/o Postmaster San Francisco, Calif. Neal is the son of Jake Mol.
Source: Sioux Center News July 27, 1944, p 2
Took Picture of Group
The thrill that can only come to a stranger in a strange land, was experienced by six local soldier boys and Lt. Henrietta Eppink, army nurse, when they met recently in New Guinea. Henry Vonk, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Vonk, drives a jeep and according to his letter to his folks, he gathered up four more boys from this area, including Everett Franken, Clarence Mol, Dick De Weerd and Dick Vander Hoef and they climbed into Henry’s jeep and drove over to see Everett who seems to be stationed some distance away. Somewhere along the line they met with Lt. Henrietta Eppink who seems to have moved to New Guinea proper just recently also. She incidentally had finally succeeded in meeting with her brother-in-law, Lt. Neal Mol who is a flyer stationed in that area also. Lt. Mol brought her some oranges and apples which apparently were quite a treat, and they had a very pleasant visit together. The Eppink family had thought Henrietta was on New Guinea for some time, but according to her recent letters, she must have been stationed a short distance from there, as she said she had moved by boat to her new location.
Source: Sioux Center News Sept. 21, 1944, p 1
Pvt. Eddie Jensen, who is stationed in Hawaii has been promoted to PFC. He recently met Lt. Neal Mol and they had a nice visit.
Source: Sioux Center News Jan. 11, 1945, p 10
Home From Pacific (photo) LT. NEAL J. MOL
Lt. Neal J. Mol arrived home Wednesday after spending the past 13 months in the South Pacific. Heal arrived in the states last Saturday and Mrs. Mol drove to Sioux City on Tuesday evening to meet him. This is the first time he has met his little daughter Connie who was a year old recently.
Source: Sioux Center News Aug. 9, 1945, p 1
Service Men Home On Furloughs
Name, Address, and Expiration Date of Furlough … Neal Mol, Sioux Center – 8-25-45 …
Source: Sioux County Capital Aug. 16, 1945, p 1
FAIRFIELD, CALIF. – 1st Lt. Neal J. Mol, Sioux Center, has been assigned to duty at the Air Transport Command’s Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Base, it was announced this week by the Commanding Officer, Co. Curtis A. Keen. Lt. Mol is the husband of Mrs. Lydia A. Mol, Box 363, Sioux Center. He entered the army April 19, 1943. While at this base, Lt. Mol’s duties will aid in the successful execution of the mission of this ATC installation of dispatching high priority cargo, personnel, and airmail to the Pacific Theater of Operations via an over-water flight one-third the distance around the world. This base also aids in evacuating sick and wounded military personnel from Pacific battlefronts and in returning combat-wise veterans to the U.S. under the Army’s overseas rotation plan. Patients and veterans are flown into the United States across the Pacific by a fleet of giant ATC C-54 Skymaster transport planes on regular air evacuation flights. Lt. Mol was at one time supervisor at Army Ground School at Fort Morgan, Colorado.
Source: Sioux Center News Aug. 30, 1945, p 2
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Eppink entertained at a family dinner party at their home on Tuesday eve. in honor of their daughter Anna who is home from Colorado Springs for a week’s visit, their son John who recently came home from Phoenix, Arizona, and Lt. Neal J. Mol who is home on a 30-day overseas furlough and who leaves again on Friday to report at Sacramento, Calif.
Source: Sioux Center News Sept. 13, 1945, p 8
Lt. Neal J. Mol has this address: Sqdn. H., 1504th AAFBU, ATC, WCW, Fairfield-Suisun AAB, Fair Field, Calif.
Source: Sioux Center News Sept. 13, 1945, p 2
Miss Anna Eppink who is teaching school at Waterloo spent the weekend at the parental John Eppink home as her sister Mrs. Neal Mol and daughter Connie are leaving by plane this week Thurs. to make their home at Fairfield, Calif. She left by train from LeMars on Sunday evening.
Source: Sioux Center News Nov. 1, 1945, p 6
New Address Lt. Neal J. Mol Apt. 261, 349 Yuba Vallejo, California
Source: Sioux Center News Nov. 8, 1945, p 8
Apt. 261, 349 Yuba, Vallejo, Calif.
Sioux Center News, Sioux Center, Iowa: Dear Ed and Marie: Just a short note to let you know that everything is in good order over here. I wish to take this opportunity to announce that my field address has changed. It is now: Sqdn. O, 1503 AAAF BU, ATC, Hamilton Field, Calif. However, our home address is still the same and we would prefer all mail to be sent there. It is Apt. 261, 349 Yuba, Vallejo, Calif. Am still associated with the Air Transport Command and have made one trans-pacific trip since returning from my last leave. The News has been coming in regularly and we look forward to receiving it. As ever, Neal J. Mol
Source: Sioux Center News Dec. 6, 1945, p 2
LT. MOL RELEASED FROM AIR FORCE (photo)
On the third of March at Camp Beale, Calif. 1st Lt. Neal J. Mol, husband of Lydia A. Mol of Sioux Center, Iowa was released form active duty and placed on an inactive status.
Prior to entering the service April 1943, he was employed at the Plains Airways as Ground School Supervisor and previous to that was engaged in farming near here. As a member of the Army Air Forces, he served 15 months overseas, including service in Australia and New Guinea. His duties were that of pilot on C47’s (transport), operations officer and assistant chief pilot. He has been awarded two battle stars for New Guinea and the Southern Philippines and the Asiatic-Pacific theater ribbon.
His last duty station was at the 1503RD base unit at Hamilton Field, Calif. During his tour of duty at this base, he was serving under the foreign wing of the Air Transport Command and was flying C-54’s (transports) on trans-Pacific operations. During the past four months he made three trips across to Manila in the Philippines and Tokyo. Lt. and Mrs. Neal J. Mol and daughter Constance Jean arrived home on Monday of this past week. As yet their plans are indefinite for the future. Source: Sioux Center News March 14, 1946, p 10 Honorably Discharged More Navy men were discharged the past week, with a sprinkling of Army men, most of the latter with long service records.
Discharges filed at the County Recorder’s office include the names of: … Neal J. Mol, Sioux Center, Army …
Source: Alton Democrat June 27, 1946, p 1
Iowa, U.S., World War II Bonus Case Files, 1947-1954, Claim Number 98303
Neal J. Mol, service #0766153, was born on Feb. 19, 1917, at Sioux Center, Iowa, where he was residing when he entered the Army Air Corp on April 19, 1943, at the District Recruiting Office in Denver, Colorado. He served with the 1536th Army Air Forces Base Unit Air Transport Command, left for overseas service on July 3, 1944, returned on Aug. 4, 1945, left again on Nov. 9, 1945, returned on Feb. 12, 1946, and was honorably discharged on May 7, 1946. His application for bonus pay was filed on May 20, 1949, for which he received $410.00.
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