Sheldon, IA.—Harold and Howard Struyk of Sheldon, formerly members of Company I, Sheldon National Guard unit, are members of the United States Fifth Army under the command of Gen. Mark W. Clark. The Struyk twins and Sergeant Norbert Rowenhorst of Sheldon have been together since leaving Sheldon in February, 1941.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, September 15, 1943
Howard Cornelius Struyk as born Aug. 28, 1920 to William and Tena Reekers Struyk. He died Apr. 20, 1926 and is buried in East Lawn Cemetery, Sheldon, IA. Sgt. Struyk served with the U.S. Army 133rd Infantry, 34th Division in World War II.
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