Our Neighbors in the Services
Sanborn, Ia.—Private Jake Van Rees spent a furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Van Rees. He is stationed at Camp Barkley, Texas.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, Tuesday, June 15, 1943
Our Neighbors in the Services.
Sanborn: Sanborn boys in the Normandy invasion are Pfc. Martin Vlaining, Cpl. John Bausema, Pfc. Jake Van Rees and Pfc. Frederick Bakker.
Pfc. Jake Van Rees, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Van Rees, was wounded in the invasion of Normandy and taken back to an English hospital.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, July 26, 1944
Jacob “Jake” VanRees was born May 11, 1920 to Walter A. and Fredericka Rook Van Rees. He died Feb. 7, 1993. Jake served in World War II with the U.S. Army 26th Tank Battalion.
Source: ancestry.com
