Woodbury County

Cpl. Robert G. DeLaughter

 

 
 

 

IN UNIFORM

Sgt. Arthur DeLaughter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy DeLaughter, is spending a furlough at home from Fort Knox, Ky.  His brother, Cpl. Robert DeLaughter, who is attending radio school at the Sioux Falls army base, spent the weekend here with his family.  Cpl. Warren Volkner and Cpl. Jack Egan, also at radio school, spent the weekend with the DeLaughters.

Source:  The Sioux City Journal, November 7, 1944

IN UNIFORM

Cpl. Robert G. DeLaughter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy DeLaughter, 802 10th street, received promotion to his present rank and was given his silver gunner’s wings when he completed the flexible gunnery course for radio men at the Yuma army air field this week.

Source: The Sioux City Journal, January 18, 1945

Robert Glen DeLaughter was born May 5, 1921 to Roy and Lydia Lorenzen DeLaughter. He died Mar. 12, 2000 and is buried in Lakeview Gardens Cemetery, Spirit Lake, IA.

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