NEWS of the BOYS in the SERVICE
Boilermaker 1/c, Eugene Cockrell and Mrs. Cockrell arrived Saturday morning from Norfolk, Virginia, where Gene is stationed. Mrs. Cockrell had been with her husband the past two weeks, but will remain here when he leaves next Tuesday.
Source: LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, May 5, 1944
***Futher Research:
Eugene Chester “Gene/Joe” Cockrell was born Feb. 27, 1922 to Eugene Clarence and Irma Violet James Cockrell. He died Oct. 1, 1966 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, LeMars, IA.
Source: ancestry.com
