Fort Lewis, Washington – Men wounded in the battles of the Belgium bulge, the drives against the Siegfried line and all along the German border have arrived in Madigan general hospital here, Col. W.G. Jenkins, commanding officer has announced.
Listed according to home states the new arrivals include;
Iowa – Pvt. Howard L. Burns, Coon Rapids, S. Sgt. Lloyd Russell Hennick, Estherville; Pvt. Glen Montange, 1701 Isabella Street, Sioux City; Pfc. Dale E. Smith, Cedar Rapids; T. Sgt. Earl L. Waddell, Charles City.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, February 27, 1945
***Further Research:
Howard Leroy Burns was born July 28, 1924 to Cecil and Ethyl Mozena Burns. He died June 9, 1976 and is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Audubon, IA.
Source: ancestry.com
