OUR NEIGHBORS in the SERVICE.
LeMars, Iowa—Among LeMars service men who are spending furloughs with their relatives and friends here are Sergeant L. Featherston, son of Mr. and Mrs. Greg Featherston, Sergeant Walter Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Smith, Corporal Dick Crayne, Cadet Henry Koch, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Koch, Corporal Albert Olson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Olson of Seney, Seaman Dale Rienking, brother of Mr. Arthur Berkenpas, Corporal Bevo Reynolds, son of Mrs. C.A. Reynolds, Lieut. Albert Wiltgen, son of Mr. and Mrs. N.W. Wiltgen and Lieut. Bob Kempker, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Kempker.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, July 22, 1943
NEWS of the BOYS in the SERVICE
Corp. Dick Crayne, who has been spending a few days with his wife and daughter in LeMars, returned Wednesday to Camp Crowder, Mo., where he is taking advanced training in the signal corps.
Source: LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, June 25, 1943
***Further Research:
Richard Cherry “Dick” Crayne was born Apr. 24, 1913 to Ralph Merle and Florence Eugene “Jean” Cherry Crayne.
Source: ancestry.com
