Answer Call.
Clarence F. Olson, Clermont, left for Des Moines Jan. 17, for his pre-induction call for Army service. Norman Gilbert, also of Clermont, was called to Des Moines on Jan. 24, for his physical examination.
Joins Navy.
Mr. and Mrs. Nels Gilbert, Clermont, took their son, Norman, to Oelwein last night (Wednesday) from where he left by train to begin training in the U. S. Navy. He passed his final physical examination at Des Moines on Jan. 25.
Source: Elgin Echo, Elgin, Iowa, February 3, 1944
Norman Gilbert was born Aug. 1, 1923 to Nels and Josephine Stinerson Gilbert. He died Feb. 16, 2010 and is buried in Desert Memorial Park, Ridgecrest, CA.
Source: ancestry.com
