55 Men Pass Physical Exam, and Sworn In
MUST REPORT FOR DUTY JANUARY 20
Out of the 88 men that went to Omaha Tuesday for final physical examination 55 passed and were sworn in. They will report for duty on Wednesday, January 20.
The other 33 were rejected, except 4 who were held over for observation. The following 55 were sworn in and are now home for a seven-day furlough:
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Egbert J. Dykhuisen
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Source: Sioux Center News Jan. 14, 1943 p 5
SIOUX CENTER
Egbert Dykhuizen, Fred Braakman, James Rozeboom, Theodore Feenstra, John H. De Goei, Albert Kramer, Albert Broek, Everett G. Franken, Gerrit J. Zomeraand, Henry A. Franken, and Clarence A. Vande Berg are the new draftees who left Wednesday, Jan. 20th.
Source: Alton Democrat Jan. 22, 1943 p 6
More Classifications by Sioux Co. Draft Board
The following are the minutes of the meeting of the Sioux County Local Board of Selective Service, January 20, 1943.
Class 1-C Inductions
…..; Egbert J. Dykhuizen, Sioux Center;
Source: Sioux County Index Feb. 4, 1943 p 3
Bert Dykhuizen wrote the editor saying the boys like the army life alright but didn’t care much for the climate at Miami, Fla. as it was too changeable. Nearly all of them suffered from bad colds during their first week there. They will complete their basic training this week and expect to be moved shortly after that is finished to the various schools. He said an Iowa group patrolling the beaches hauled in a floating mine, and found a barrel of explosives and were complimented on their good work.
Source: Sioux Center News Feb. 25, 1943 p 10
Pvt. Egbert Dykhuizen 87470112, 14th T.S.S. Barracks 231, Chanute Field, Ill.
Source: Alton Democrat Mar. 19, 1943 p 8
Plonia Holtrop returned home from Chanute Field, Ill. on Tuesday where she has been visiting her friend Bert Regnerus. Mrs. Bert Dykhuizen, who went with her, will remain there for some time and is doing housework. Her husband is also stationed there.
Source: Sioux Center News April 1, 1943 p 4
Mrs. Bert Dykhuizen is visiting her husband at Rantoul, Ill. where he has been ill in a hospital. Latest reports are that he is improving.
Source: Alton Democrat Apr. 9, 1943 p 8
Just a line to let you know I have a slight change in my address:
PFC Egbert J. Dykhuizen
14th Academic Sq.
5th Academic Gp.
Chanute Field, Ill.
Source: Sioux Center News May 20, 1943 p 9
Pvt. Bert Dykhuizen and his wife arrived here last week on a ten day furlough From Chanute Field, Ill. This is Bert’s first furlough since he entered the service. His wife has been with him since he moved from Miami, Fla. to Chanute Field. He is a mechanic, repairs jeeps and reconnaissance vehicles. He will leave here next Tuesday to return to his station.
Source: Sioux Center News July 8, 1943 p 8
Here is a letter from Bert Dykhuizen, son of Mrs. Neal Dykhuizen:
Dear Eddie: Sept. 7, 1943
Just a few lines to let you know I get the News. I get it every Saturday afternoon. I have a slight change in address, which is now:
PFC Egbert J. Dykhuizen
14th Acad. Sqdn.
Barracks 236
Chanute Field, Ill.
Source: Sioux Center News Sept. 16, 1943 p 2
Pfc. Bert Dykhuizen and his wife arrived here from Chanute Field, Ill., on Friday to spend a week’s furlough with his relatives.
Source: Sioux County Capital Feb. 24, 1944 p 8
Pfc. Egbert Dykhuizen has a slight change in his address. Please ignore the other address published elsewhere in this issue.
Pfc. Egbert Dykhuizen
P.O. R.D. Processing Unit
Project B, Brks. 519
Scott Field, Illinois
Source: Sioux Center News March 9, 1944 p 8
Pfc. Egbert J. Dykhuizen has a slight change within his address which can be had by calling the News.
Source: Sioux Center News May 18, 1944 p 8
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CPL. EGBERT J DYKHUIZEN
An Air Force Service Command Station, “Somewhere in England” –
Cpl. Egbert J. Dykhuizen, son of Mrs. Jennie Dykhuizen and husband of Mrs. Edith Dykhuizen, Sioux Center, Iowa, has been serving in the European Theater of Operations for five months with the Combat Support Wing, crack trucking organization of the Air Service Command.
Carrying equipment and supplies, gasoline and ammunition from “Port to Fort”, soldiers of the Combat Support Wing are contributing a vital service in the all-out battle against Nazi tyranny. These driving G-I’s are the “special delivery” men of the Air Service Command whose responsibility it is to transport the hundreds of items of supply required to smash the Axis from the air.
Cpl. Dykhuizen is a member of an outfit that has been commended for its efficiency and team spirit in driving through storms and British fog to deliver the goods to advanced combat stations. He was employed as mechanic prior to his induction into the army in January, 1943.
Source: Sioux Center News Sept. 14, 1944 p 10
Cpl. Egbert Dykhuizen’s address is: 37470112, Hq. and Base Service Sqdn., 447 Air Service Gp., APO 557, c/o Postmaster, New York, New York.
Source: Sioux Center News July 12, 1945 p 10
PROMOTED
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T/SGT. BERT DYKHUIZEN
Bert Dykhuizen, former mechanic at Mouw’s Garage, has been promoted from T/3 to Technical Sgt. in the U. S. Army. Bert is stationed with the 902nd Engineer Air Force Headquarters Company in Schlangenbad, Germany. He has been in service since January, 1943, overseas since March, 1944.
Source: Sioux Center News Mar. 7, 1946 p 10
Draft Board
Minutes of April 16, 1946
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Class 1-C Discharged
Egbert J. Dykhuizen, …..
Source: Sioux County Capital April 16, 1946 p 1
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BERT DYKHUIZEN
Bert Dykhuizen arrived home after thirty-eight months in service, two years of which he spent overseas. He has been in England, France and Germany and other points on the continent. He is staying here with his mother temporarily, having just received his discharge.
Source: Sioux Center News Apr. 18, 1946 p 12
Service personnel who have filed discharges in the County Recorder’s Office at Orange City since Wednesday, April 17 include:
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Egbert Dykhuizen, Sioux Center
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Source: Sioux Center News Apr. 25, 1946 p 10
Iowa, U. S., WWII Bonus Case Files 1947-1954, Claim No. 98361
Egbert J. Dykhuizen, SN 37470112, was born April 3, 1911 at Sioux Center, Iowa, and was residing at Box 122, Sioux Center prior to entering the Army on January 20, 1943 at Fort Crook, Nebraska. He served with the 221 2nd Quartermaster Truck Company, left for foreign service on April 18, 1944, and returned on March 30, 1946. He was honorably discharged on April 4, 1946. His application for bonus pay was filed on May 20, 1949, for which he received $467.50.
Source: ancestry.com
