SOLDIER NEWS.
Staff Sergeant Howard J. Dugdale of Fort Dix, N.J., arrived here last night on a 15-day furlough. Sgt. Dugdale has been in the Army 22 months. He has command of three trench mortars in a rifle company. He said he’s glad to get home and see his daughters, Shirley Ann and Diane Boyens.
Source: LeMars Globe-Post, January 27, 1944
NEWS of the Boys in the Service
Tech. Sgt. Howard Dugdale arrived in LeMars last week from Jefferson Barracks, Mo., and will spend a 30-day furlough with relatives and friends. Sgt. Dugdale has recently returned from overseas duty and will report back to Jefferson Barracks for reassignment when his furlough expires.
Source: LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, June 12, 1945
***Further Research:
Howard John Dugdale was born Jan. 1, 1913 to George Harvey Gilham and Frieda Lang Dugdale. He died June 6, 1989 and is buried in Carmellia Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Sacramento, CA.
Source: ancestry.com
