Linn County

 
Pvt. Della Elizabeth Foster

 

WAC Enlistee Called

Della Elizabeth Foster, 1325 Third street SW, employee of Newman's was sworn into the WAAC at Des Moines June 30 with the all-Iowa company, has been ordered to report for duty July 30 with the women's army corps at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Mrs. Foster's husband, William Foster, expects to be in service soon. Her son, Howard Kelley, 10, will continue to reside with his paternal grandmother, Mrs. James H. Quimby, 1118 Thirteenth street SE.

Source: The Cedar Rapids Gazette, July 26, 1943

Pvt. Della Elizabeth Foster, daughter of Mrs. C.E. Plummer, is attending cooks and bakers school at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. She has a brother, Raymond W. Brown, in service.

Source: The Cedar Rapids Gazette, December 19, 1943

Pvt. Della E. Foster has been transferred to the WAC station at Fort Bragg, N.C., from Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Pvt. Foster is the wife of William E. Foster, 1406 Third street NW, who will leave Friday for service at Camp Dodge. Pvt. Foster is a graduate cook and baker.

Source: The Cedar Rapids Gazette, February 1, 1944