Des Moines in the Services
Mildred B. Hicks, 4017 Eleventh st., has enlisted in the WAC and will be called to active duty on or about Nov. 9.
Source: DesMoines Tribune, October 27, 1944
Des Moines in the Services
Pvt. Mildred B. Hicks WAC, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hicks, 4017 Eleventh st., has been transferred from Fort Des Moines to Orlando, Fla.
Source: DesMoines Tribune, January 22, 1945
Mildred Hicks Becomes Bride
Mr. and Mrs. George Hicks, 4017 Eleventh st., announce the marriage of their daughter, Pfc. Mildred B. Hicks, to Pvt. I.L. Padgett, son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Padgett of Jacksonville, Fla., which took place in the Little Chapel headquarters of the second air forces at Colorado Springs, Colo.
Maj. A.J. Schiff, chaplain officiated and Pvt. Margaret Deland and Cpl. A. Paterson were attendants.
The bride, who is a graduate of North High school, was employed by the Rock Island railroad until Nov. 9, 1944 when she enlisted in the WAC. She is stationed at the 2nd air forces at Colorado Springs, Colo.
Private Padgett, who has been in service four and a half years, recently returned from 30 months overseas duty. He is stationed at Camp Carson, Colo.
The couple is living at 423 Vrain st., Colorado Springs.
Source: DesMoines Tribune, June 12, 1945 (photo included)
