Soldier News
Cadet Henry C. Koch of Hannibal, Mo., spent a 11-day furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Koch. He reported on July 11 at St. Louis, Mo., for further instructions for navy aviation.
Source: LeMars Globe-Post, July 15, 1943
Our Neighbors in the Service
LeMars, Iowa—Among LeMars service men who are spending furloughs with their relatives and friends here are Sergeant L. Featherston, son of Mr. and Mrs. Greg Featherston, Sergeant Walter Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Smith, Corporal Dick Crayne, Cadet Henry Koch, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Koch, Corporal Albert Olson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Olson of Seney, Seaman Dale Rienking, brother of Mr. Arthur Berkenpas, Corporal Bevo Reynolds, son of Mrs. C.A. Reynolds, Lieut. Albert Wiltgen, son of Mr. and Mrs. N.W. Wiltgen and Lieut. Bob Kempker, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Kempker.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, July 22, 1943
Our Neighbors in the Service
Akron, Iowa—
Naval Aviation Cadet Henry Koch, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Koch, has finished his preflight training at Athens, Ga. And has been transferred to a naval air station in St. Louis, Mo.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, November 5, 1943
More Pictures of Plymouth Countyans in the Service
*Included in this group of eleven published photos is a photograph of Henry Koch.
Source: LeMars Globe-Post, December 25, 1944 (front page- -photos only)
***Further Research:
Henry Clarence Koch was born Dec. 6, 1920 to John Ernest Wilhelm and Anna Wilhelmina Louisa “Louisa” Milbrodt Koch. He died July 16, 2011 in Virginia Beach, VA.
Source: ancestry.com
