Woodbury County

William H. Hicks

 

 
 

 

IN UNIFORM.

William H. Hicks, 19, seaman first class, from the U.S.S. Massachusetts, has left the aircraft carrier, Shangri-La off Tokyo, for the States and a leave.  His mother, Mrs. James A. Brown, lives as 1912 S. Cypress street.

Source:  The Sioux City Journal, September 28, 1945

IN UNIFORM

Edon W. Mathewson, 30, electrician’s mate first class, 1807 Isabella Street and William H. Hicks, 19, seaman first class, 1912 S. Cypress Street served on the battleship, Massachusett, which reached the west coast recently to become the first vessel of her kind to return to the States since the close of the war.

Source:  The Sioux City Journal, September 29, 1945