NEWS of the Boys in the Service.
Pfc. Elmer Gerdes and Mrs. Gerdes left for Seattle, Washington, Saturday morning, where they are making their home. They have been spending his furlough in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gerdes, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Langholdt.
Source: LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, March 14, 1944
***Further Research:
Elmer Louis Gerdes was born July 16, 1916 to Walter and Ann Margaret Plueger Gerdes. He died May 14, 1970 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Akron, IA.
Source: ancestry.com