SIOUX DRAFT QUOTA LARGE
September Selective Service Roll Carries 63 Names
Sioux County’s second largest draft contingent will leave for army examination Sept. 21, according to an announcement by the draft board this week. Sixty-three men will be called.
Men in the group who pass their physical examinations will be sworn in and given a two weeks’ furlough before being sent to the reception center for actual induction.
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The men:
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Henry A. De Groot, Sioux Center (2648)
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Source: Hawarden Independent Sept. 10, 1942 p 1
FIRST CHRISTIAN REF. CHURCH
Rev. M. Arnoys, Pastor
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Four of our young men are leaving for the U.S. army service next Monday. Henry De Groot, Wm. Rozeboom, George Van Engen and Peter Visser. We wish these young men and others leaving our vicinity God’s choicest blessing as soldiers of God and country.
Source: Sioux Center News Oct. 1, 1942 p 5
Pvt. Henry De Groot In Kentucky
Pvt. Henry De Groot, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abe De Groot living near Sioux Center, is now located with the U.S. army at Bowman Field in Kentucky. His address is: Pvt. Henry De Groot, U.S. Army, 37434311, Det. Med. Dept. Bowman Field, Kentucky.
Source: Sioux Center News Oct. 22, 1942 p 8
Henry De Groot, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abe De Groot of near Maurice, has a change of address as follows:
Pvt. Henry De Groot 37434311
Det. Med. Dept.
Maxton, N. Car. U.S. Army
Source: Sioux Center News Nov. 19, 1942 p 2
Pvt. Henry De Groot has a slight change of address:
37434311
Med. Det. Station Hosp.
Laurenberg, Maxton, A.A.B.
Maxton, N. Car.
Source: Sioux Center News Dec. 10, 1942 p 7
Pvt. Henry De Groot, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abe De Groot of Maurice is home on furlough. He is stationed at Maxton, N. C.
Source: Sioux Center News Feb. 11, 1943 p 5
Henry De Groot, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham De Groot of Maurice has been promoted to Private First Class. He is still at the Maxton, N.C. Air Base.
Source: Sioux Center News Feb. 25, 1943 p 10
Following is a list of Sioux County boys who are still stationed at Maxton, North Carolina Army Air Base. Floyd Jansma, Cornie Vander Werf of Hull; Larin Jaminet and Richard Foreman of Alton; Henry De Groot and Dave Kuiken of Maurice; Lawrence Vellinga of Ireton; George Van Engen and Peter Visser of Sioux Center; Ralph Van Zyl and Steve Sybersma of Orange City and Monroe Lundberg of Hawarden.
Source: Sioux Center News Feb. 25, 1943 p 10
Pfc. Henry De Groot, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abe De Groot living northwest of Maurice, arrived home last Wednesday evening. Henry is stationed at Maxton, North Carolina and is an assistant at the Army hospital there.
Source: Sioux Center News June 3, 1943 p 8
Pfc. Henry De Groot, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abe De Groot living northwest of Maurice, arrived home last Wednesday on convalescent furlough from Maxton, North Carolina where he recently underwent an operation. He is getting along nicely and left Sunday to return to camp. Henry is a member of the Air Corps hospital force. He entered the service eight months ago. He says there are still quite a number of Sioux County boys located there.
Source: Sioux Center News June 10, 1943 p 2
Henry De Groot In Army First Aid School
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Learning to be first aid instructors at a Red Cross course in the base hospital at the Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air Base, Maxton, N.C. are (left to right) Pfc. Fred Kent, Pfc. Charles Conover, Corp. Joseph Pusateri, Pvt. Ralph Cutler, Pfc. John Hastings, Pvt. Joseph Cogan, Pvt. Malcolm MacDonald, Pvt. Raymond Steeber, Pfc. Henry DeGroot. All pieces of a soldier’s equipment – tie, belt, shirt sleeves, gun, bayonet, helmet, shoes – are used in first aid. Pfc. De Groot is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Abe De Groot of Maurice.
Source: Sioux Center News July 22, 1943 p 2
Pfc. Henry De Groot 37434311
T.C.C – 1809 Base Field
Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Abe De Groot.
Source: Sioux Center News Nov. 11, 1943 p 2
Pfc. Henry De Groot, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abe De Groot has a slight change in his overseas address. Call either his parents or the News for it.
Source: Sioux Center News Jan. 20, 1944 p 2
Cpl. Henry De Groot, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abe De Groot, and Sgt. Cornie Vander Werff, son of Dora Vander Werff of Hull, write from England:
To the Editor: 24 Nov, ‘44
Hi folks! A few lines from Cornie Vander Werff and myself, which we wrote shortly before our departure, to our stations, along with a photo we had taken, just before writing these lines.
I met Cornie a little over a month ago for a couple of hours, but at this time I spent most of my leave with Cornie, and visited London together, and had a splendid time. Thus making my leave worthwhile.
It has been a little more than a year ago that we were separated when I left and he remained, but not long after he followed Peter Visser and myself.
Cornie has met several other well-known Sioux County fellas, but he is the first of my friends and Sioux County fellas I have met since coming here, and after some time of sweating and planning for our meeting.
(A word from Cornie)
The last time I wrote you I was in Italy, and now am in England. It is again quite a while ago since I received your last paper, but no doubt that is due to the Christmas rush.
I was again very much surprised to see Henry De Groot who is also in England. We have been spending our time together now for a few days, part of it was in London. Although London is getting kinda old having been there quite a few times already.
I’m sure Henry’s folks will like the good news that we met once more. Henry is still the same, although has put on a little weight. So far we had a very nice time and we hope that we may soon meet each other in the good old state of Iowa, or the town of Sioux Center.
Addition from myself, as Cornie left it to me to mail this to your paper. It also has been a long time since I received the Sioux Center News, except for one copy I received a few weeks ago, for a few months.
Cornie too is still the same. He has outweighed me before this, but now it is vice versa. By about one stone.
Our time is now limited, as we must again part. Closing with our Very Best Wishes and a Happy Holiday season to our folks, and to all on our Home Front.
From:
Sgt. Cornie Vander Werff
Cpl. Henry De Groot
Source: Sioux Center News Dec. 21, 1944 p 2
Servicemen Discharged
Servicemen who filed discharges at the County Recorder’s Office since October 31 include:
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Henry A. De Groot, Sioux Center
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Source: Sioux Center News Nov. 8, 1945 p 1
Henry A. De Groot 37434311 was a rural resident of Sioux Center, Iowa at the time of his selective service registration, entered active duty at Camp Dodge, Iowa on Oct. 5, 1942 and served with the A.T.C.C. Station Hospital at the Laurenburg-Maxton Army Air Base while stationed in the States. He departed for foreign service on Dec. 5, 1943, served with the A.A.F. HQ. HQ. SQ. 3rd Bomb. Div. APO 559 while overseas and returned on Oct. 27, 1945. He was honorably discharged on Nov. 1, 1945. His bonus application on May 20, 1949 earned him a $447.50 bonus for his service.
Source: Iowa, U.S., WWII Bonus Case Files 1947-1954, Claim #98280, Warrant #69292. – ancestry.com
