Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Locer are arriving here from Fort Benning, Georgia, this evening. Harvey is a former member of Company K, where he served as First Sergeant for the past year. He has now finished his training and passed his examinations for Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. They are enroute to California where Mr. Locer has been stationed. Mr. and Mrs. Locer expect to spend a few days with relatives and friends around LeMars and Remsen. Harvey is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Locer of LeMars.
Source: December 1942
Lt. Harvey Locer, first sergeant of the original K company, who is home on furlough after long service in the Aleutian islands, will report Jan. 24, to Camp Swift, Texas, where he will rejoin his company. He said all of the men taken out of the Aleutians are going to get a chance to soak up some Texas sunshine before they are assigned to new duties.
Source: The LeMars Globe-Post, January 22, 1945
Photo of Harvey Locer -- Taken in Camp
Source: Family photograph
