Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Lubben received a letter from their son, Sgt. Henry Lubben, now stationed somewhere in Egypt, that he had just received his Globe-Post, showing the pictures of the mill fire. He told how much he appreciated getting his paper, and thinks people at home should be grateful for enough of anything to make a fire with. Where he is stationed there is only sand and nothing else. He said that even the smoke in the picture was a “welcome relief” compared to the desolate, dry country of Egypt.
Source: LeMars Globe-Post, January 31, 1944
NEWS of the Boys in the Service
Sgt. Henry S. Lubben, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lubben, of LeMars, arrived here Thursday afternoon to spend a three week furlough. Sgt. Lubben has been in Europe the past 16 months, and will report to St. Louis, Missouri, when his furlough is up.
Source: LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, March 21, 1944
NEWS of the Boys in the Service
S/Sgt. Henry Lubben and Mrs. Lubben, formerly Ruth Cooper, are visiting relatives in LeMars. S/Sgt. Lubben is in the engineering department, stationed at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, and has a 13-day furlough. They make their home at Oakdale, Louisiana.
Source: LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, November 21, 1944
***Further Research:
Henry Sebastian “Bud" Lubben, Jr. was born Nov. 7, 1917 to Henry Sebastian (Sr.) and Augusta Rode Lubben. He died Nov. 3, 1987 and is buried in Memorial Cemetery, LeMars, IA.
Source: ancestry.com
