Amos O. and Martha Thompson Hovda had three sons serving their country in World War II: Harris Alexander, Donald Amos, and James William Hovda.
James William Hovda was born July 20, 1922. He died Oct. 15, 1988 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Williams, IA.
Sgt. Hovda served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
