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Wayne C. Erickson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Erickson, 600 32d Street and John B. Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Neely Hill, 2015 S. Maple Street are among 43 apprentice seaman in the V-12 unit at University of Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa to receive a place on the captain’s merit roll which has been published by the commanding officer.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, April 13, 1945
John Butler Hill was born Oct. 18, 1926 to Neely and Lydia P. Butler Hill. He died June 24, 1996 and is buried in Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, TX.
Source: ancestry.com