Plymouth County

Pvt. Franklin J. Lee

 

 

NEWS OF THE BOYS IN THE SERVICE  

Pfc. Franklin Lee of Camp Bowie, Brownwood, Texas, arrived in LeMars Monday to spend a 15-day furlough with his wife and daughter and other relatives here. Franklin is in the ordinance department, but is awaiting a transfer into the army air corps.

Source: LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, July 7, 1944

SOLDIER’S NEWS

Pvt. Franklin J. Lee, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.A. Lee, of this city, arrived home from Camp Bowie, Tex., with an honorable discharge from the Army. He has been in the service for two years. A knee injury received when he was playing high school football, forced him out of the army.

Source: LeMars Globe-Post, December 21, 1944