MORE DRAFTEES WILL GO TO ARMY
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Twenty Sioux County men have been called for army service and will leave soon, according to an announcement by the county draft board this week. The men are:
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Alvin E. Den Herder (S-2713), Sioux Center
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Source: Hawarden Independent Feb. 5, 1942 p 1
Several of the home town young men left for Omaha early this week to have their final physical examination for the U. S. Army. Arend Voorterman left on Monday afternoon and returned Tuesday night. Dick Vander Weide is back after having his physical exam in Omaha. Bill Moerman, Bert Bruinsma, Bernard Vermeer, son of Peter E. Vermeer, Dick Vander Hoef and Alvin Den Herder were some of the others who went to Omaha.
Source: Sioux Center News Jan. 22, 1942 p 8
Alvin Den Herder, who enlisted in the Army, left from Sioux City Friday.
Source: Sioux Center News Feb. 5, 1942 p 12
3rd Registration of Male Citizens Monday, Feb. 16
Twenty Young Men Leave Soon For Army Duty
The President of the United States has issued a Proclamation relative to the third registration day, as follows:
“Pursuant to the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, the registration of male citizens of the United States and other persons who were born on or after February 17, 1897, and on or before December 31, 1921, shall take place in the United States and the territories of Alaska and Hawaii, and in Puerto Rico on Monday, the 16th day of February, 1942, between the hours of 7 a. m. and 9 p. m.”
This applies only to persons who have not registered on either the first or second registration days. The Local Board has changed its original plans regarding places of registration and are now making arrangements to have a registration place in all of the principal towns of the county.
The following named registrants have been called for service in the United States Army and are to leave in the near future:
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S-2713 Alvin E. Den Herder, Sioux Center
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Source: Rock Valley Bee Feb. 6, 1942 p 1
The latest address sent home by Alvin Den Herder came from Des Moines is: Prvt. Alvin Den Herder, Co.- A, Reception Center, Fort Des Moines, Ia.
Source: Sioux Center News Feb. 12, 1942 p 8
Alvin Den Herder has been transferred from Des Moines, to Fort Knox, Kentucky. His new address is: Alvin E. Den Herder 17043163, Armored Forces, Repl. Tng. Cen., Fort Knox, Ky.
Source: Sioux Center News Feb. 19, 1942 p 8
Alvin Den Herder sends his newest address: Prvt. Alvin Den Herder, Co. B, 17th Bn., A.F.R.T.C. 3rd Plat., Fort Knox, Kentucky. The camp Alvin is now in, would cover most of the county according to his letters, as it is very large.
Source: Sioux Center News Feb. 26, 1942 p 8
58 Soldiers From Sioux Center Vicinity
SEND OMITTED NAMES OF MEN IN SERVICE
The American Legion has been sending inspirational letters each month to the soldiers of the Sioux Center vicinity and are anxious to have a complete list of the men in the service. The NEWS has published the names of the men who left to serve their country in the "NEWS ABOUT OUR SOLDIERS" column. Please contact the NEWS if any soldier has been omitted or if the rank is not correct in the list which follows:
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Pvt. Alvin Den Herder
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Keep the Sioux Center News informed when your soldier has a promotion in rank, change of address, or just a line about how he is getting along. Little sidelights on the activities of the men under arms are of interest to everyone. Call us anytime and give us a news item on the man who has gone to serve his country in the time of war. The News Reporter cannot contact each one of you every week so your cooperation will be appreciated. Every letter from the soldiers indicates a great deal of pleasure is derived in reading about his fellow "Buddy" and the mutual experiences in the U.S. service.
Source: Sioux Center News March 26, 1942 p 7
Alvin Den Herder Comes Home By Plane
Alvin Den Herder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Den Herder of Sioux Center, arrived in Omaha last Sunday by airplane for a few days furlough. Alvin is with the U. S. army located at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He left on Wednesday for his post in Kentucky.
Source: Sioux Center News Apr. 16, 1942 p 8
Private Alvin Den Herder who is in army training at Fort Knox, Ky. arrived home for a three day furlough early Sunday evening. He came by airplane from Louisville to Omaha where he was met by his family. Six other soldiers of the Chicago vicinity came on the plane with him. Alvin is a message carrier and drives a motorcycle while on duty.
Source: Sioux County Capital Apr. 16, 1942 p 3
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PVT. ALVIN E. DEN HERDER
Alvin Den Herder arrived at Camp Cooke, Calif. from Fort Knox, Ky. according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Den Herder of Sioux Center. Private Den Herder is now located about 130 miles from Los Angeles. His address is: Pvt. Alvin Den Herder, HQ. Co. 1st Bn. 34th A.R., Camp Cooke, Calif.
Source: Sioux Center News May 7, 1942 p 8
Alvin Den Herder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Den Herder is now being trained as a tank driver. He is stationed at Camp Cook, Calif.
Source: Sioux Center News May 28, 1942 p 8
FIRST REFORMED CHURCH
There are now 17 boys in the army of the First Church: Jim Santema, Adolphos Te Paske, Harvey Wissink, Lester Van Muyden, Lubbert Niessink, William Sneller, Marion Vander Brake, Albert Brunsting, Alvin Den Herder, Bert Bruinsma, Bernard Vermeer, Henry J. Moret, Evert Hoeven, Neal J. Mol, Harry Kuhl, William Herweyer, and Neal C. Mol.
Source: Sioux Center News June 11, 1942 p 5
Alvin Den Herder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Den Herder of Sioux Center, who is located at Camp Cooke, in California has informed his parents that he has been promoted to rank of corporal.
Source: Sioux Center News June 18, 1942 p 12
Cpl. Alvin Den Herder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Den Herder, who is on maneuvers has a change of address from Camp Cooke, Calif. to Los Angeles, Calif. His new address is: Corp. Alvin Den Herder, Hq. Co. 1st Bn. 34 Arm’d Regt., 5th Armored Div. APO No. 255, Desert Maneuvers, c.o. Postmaster, Los Angeles, Calif.
Source: Sioux Center News Aug. 13, 1942 p 8
Corp. Den Herder Visits Cousins In Calif.
Corp. Alvin Den Herder who is on desert maneuvers with the U. S. army with a Los Angeles, Calif. address wrote home to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Den Herder, that he had met Tech. Marion Vander Brake who is located at Rice, Calif. and they spent a 3 day leave in the Los Angeles vicinity calling on cousins, Wallace Grotenhuis, Hendrine Grotenhuis and William Punt. You may write to Alvin at this address: Corp. Alvin Den Herder, Hq. Co. 1st Bn., 34 Arm’d Regt., 5th Armored Div., APO No. 255, Desert Maneuvers, x.o. Postmaster, Los Angeles, Calif. …
Source: Sioux Center News Sept. 3, 1942 p 8
Corp. Alvin Den Herder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Den Herder arrived here Wednesday morning of this week for a fifteen day furlough. Alvin hitchhiked with a friend from Kansas City though he had a train ticket, and he beat the train by about two hours. They left Kansas City at 4 Tuesday afternoon and arrived home Wednesday morning. He has been on desert maneuvers south of Los Angeles for the past three months, driving a Provisions Truck. Alvin left here almost a year ago, and had been home on a three day pass last summer.
Source: Sioux Center News Oct. 29, 1942 p 12
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Te Paske entertained at luncheon Sunday afternoon after services in Honor of Corp. Alvin Den Herder, John De Groot and Andrew Vermeer. The latter two young men will leave for the army Friday of this week.
Source: Sioux Center News Nov. 5, 1942 p 8
Corp. Alvin Den Herder left from Omaha on Saturday evening for Camp Cook, Calif. after spending a ten day furlough with his relatives and friends here.
Source: Sioux Center News Nov. 12, 1942 p 2
Farewell service
Many relatives and friends from here went to Orange City Friday afternoon to attend the farewell service which was held at the City Hall, and see the boys entrain for Des Moines where they were inducted into the army. Ed Bolluyt, member of the draft board, was chairman of the program. Rev. Bronkema gave a brief message. Tech. Sgt. Marion Vande Brake, home on furlough from Pickett, Virginia, and Corp. Alvin Den Herder, also home on furlough from Camp Cook, Calif., told about their experiences of army life. Rev. Henry Colenbrander closed with prayer. Andrew Vermeer and John De Groot and Reuben De Groot left from Sioux Center, also Elmer Lutjens of Hull. …
Source: Alton Democrat Nov. 13, 1942 p 7
Alvin Den Herder has the following change of address:
Cpl. Alvin E. Den Herder
Hq. Co. 1st Bn., 34th A.R.
5th Arm’d Div., APO 255
Camp Forrest, Tenn.
He has been transferred from California, Camp Cooke where he was stationed for the past nine months, including the time spent in desert maneuvers.
Source: Sioux Center News Mar. 25, 1943 p 10
Cpl. Alvin E. Den Herder
Hq. Co. 1st Bn. 34th A. R.
APO 255
Pine Camp, New York
Alvin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit E. Den Herder, says he likes New York better than California so far.
Source: Sioux Center News July 1, 1943 p 10
SIOUX COUNTY SERVICEMEN HAVE GOOD MILITARY RECORDS
29 COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OUT OF 325
The News recently made a survey of the Soldier Mailing list and discovered there were a good many officers in the U.S. Fighting Forces representing Sioux Center all over the world. While some of these men are not from Sioux Center proper, they all have some connections here and most of them are known in this territory. This is only a small percentage of Sioux County men, but is a fair cross section of the County.
There may be others who are from this territory whose names do not appear on this list, but we are using our mailing list to go by, so those who do not get the News would naturally not appear on this list. However it is interesting to note, the percentage of officers (commissioned or non-commissioned) in a list of over 325 servicemen.
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36 Corporals:
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Alvin Den Herder
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Source: Sioux Center News July 8, 1943 p 5
Alvin Den Herder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Den Herder, arrived home from Pine Camp, New York last Thursday evening on a 14-day furlough. It is about a year ago since he was last home. He has been in the service about two years, and is a full-fledged tank driver.
Source: Sioux Center News Nov. 4, 1943 p 2
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Den Herder entertained the Den Herder relatives at their home on Monday evening as a farewell family gathering for Cpl. Alvin Den Herder, who left again on Wednesday morning. Alvin who has been stationed at Pine Camp, New York, received a message on Monday morning that he would have to report at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. after his furlough, and left from Sioux City on Wednesday morning.
Source: Sioux Center News Nov. 11, 1943 p 2
Cpl. Alvin E. Den Herder has been transferred to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. from Pine Camp, New York. This is his new address: Hq. Co. 772nd Tank Bn., APO 451, Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo.
Source: Sioux Center News Nov. 18, 1943 p 2
Cpl. Alvin Den Herder of Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. arrived at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Den Herder on Friday evening to spend a short visit with them, and left again by bus on Saturday evening. Alvin was in Omaha on business and could come home for this short time.
Source: Sioux Center News Dec. 9, 1943 p 12
Cpl. Alvin E. Den Herder has been transferred from Nashville, Tenn. To Camp Atterbury, Indiana and has this new address.
Cpl. Alvin E. Den Herder 17043163
Hq. Co. 772nd Tank Bn.
APO 402, c/o Postmaster
Camp Atterbury, Indiana
Source: Sioux Center News Apr. 6, 1944 p 8
Cpl. Alvin Den Herder left again on Wednesday morning after spending a 15-day furlough at the parental Gerrit Den Herder home. He will be stationed at Camp Atterbury, Indiana.
Source: Sioux Center News May 4, 1944 p 2
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Den Herder entertained a large group of relatives at their home on Monday evening in honor of Cpl. Alvin Den Herder who was home on furlough.
Source: Sioux Center News May 4, 1944 p 6
Cpl. Alvin Den Herder has been transferred to Camp McCain, Miss. and this is his new address:
Cpl. Alvin E. Den Herder
Hq. Co. 772, T.K. Bn.
APO 402, c/o Postmaster
Camp McCain, Mississippi
Source: Sioux Center News May 25, 1944 p 2
Cpl. Alvin E. Den Herder has also been transferred again and has this address:
Cpl. Alvin E. Den Herder 17043163
Hq. Co. 772nd T. K. Bn.
Camp Polk, Louisiana
Source: Sioux Center News June 22, 1944 p 2
Cpl. Alvin Den Herder, who is stationed at Camp Polk, La. is at present spending three weeks at Camp Livingston, La. where his company is taking special infantry training, but his address remains the same. Alvin is in the maintenance division and is kept very busy taking care of the trucks and tanks and writes that he is getting used to the very hot climate. Watermelons are plentiful in that part of the country and are brought to the camps by truckloads.
Source: Sioux Center News July 27, 1944 p 2
T/5 Gerald Bosch, who is at Camp Polk, La. is spending a short time at the hospital there although he is not seriously ill. He wrote that he and two other Sioux County boys, Gerrit Wm. Vreeman and Marion Koele both of Hull went to visit with Cpl. Alvin Den Herder one evening last week which they enjoyed very much. Alvin, who is stationed at Camp McCain, Miss., was out on bivouacs only a mile from Camp Polk and enjoyed the visit very much as they were about the first Soo county boys he had met since he entered the service.
Cpl. Alvin E. Den Herder has been transferred again. This time from Camp Polk, La. to Camp Atterbury. His address is:
Cpl. Alvin E. Den Herder 17043163
Hq. 772nd Tank Bn.
Camp Atterbury, Indiana
Source: Sioux Center News Aug. 10, 1944 p 2
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CPL. ALVIN E. DEN HERDER
A new address just arrived for Cpl. Alvin E. Den Herder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Den Herder: 17043163, Hq. Co. 772nd Tk. Bn., Camp Rucker, Alabama. This will be the twentieth move Alvin has made since he entered the service early three years ago.
Source: Sioux Center News Sept. 28, 1944 p 2
Cpl. Alvin Den Herder, who is stationed at Camp Rucker, Ala., arrived at the parental Gt. Den Herder home the past week to spend a week’s furlough there.
Source: Sioux County Capital Nov. 2, 1944 p 8
Tec. 5 Alvin E. Den Herder has moved from Ft. Jackson, South Carolina to New York, New York. His new address may be obtained either from the News or his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gt. Den Herder.
Source: Sioux Center News Jan. 25, 1945 p 4
Alvin Den Herder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Den Herder is now in France and writes that French farmers have been busy plowing their fields since early in February.
Source: Sioux Center News Mar. 1, 1945 p 10
Cpl. Alvin Den Herder has 758 for his APO number.
Source: Sioux Center News May 3, 1945 p 2
Home From Overseas
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SGT. ALVIN DEN HERDER
Sgt. Alvin Den Herder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Den Herder, arrived home Monday for a month’s furlough. He arrived in the States last week Thursday having served overseas for the past five months. Alvin spent 50 days at the front and was stationed in Austria before leaving for the States. He was recently promoted from Cpl. to Sgt. He will report to Mississippi after his furlough where he will receive training for a few months.
Source: Sioux Center News July 12, 1945 p 1
Furloughs
Name, address and expiration date of furlough
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Alvin E. Den Herder, Sioux Center …. 8-10-45
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Source: Sioux County Capital July 19, 1945 p 1
Sgt. Alvin Den Herder left again on Wednesday evening to report at Camp Grant, Ill. and then expects to be sent to Camp Shelby, Miss. after enjoying a 30-day furlough at home.
Source: Sioux Center News Aug. 9, 1945 p 8
Alvin Den Herder Discharged
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SGT. ALVIN DEN HERDER
Sgt. Alvin Den Herder arrived at the parental Gerrit Den Herder home Wednesday afternoon after having been given a discharge from the service at Camp Shelby, Miss. Alvin was in the service for three and a half years and was with the armored force, with the 44th Division of the seventh army. He spent five months overseas and saw action from Germany through Austria. He has no definite plans for his immediate future.
Source: Sioux Center News Oct. 25, 1945 p 1
Servicemen Discharged
Servicemen who have filed discharges in the County Recorder office since October 17 include:
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Alvin E. Den Herder, Sioux Center
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Source: Sioux Center News Oct. 25, 1945 p 1
Sioux Center Service Men Resume Civilian Activities
RETURN TO BUSINESSES, FARMS AND COLLEGES
The following list includes some of the Sioux Center service men who have been discharged and have found a place for themselves again in the civilian world after being absent for a long period of time while in the service of our country.
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Alvin Den Herder has purchased a large truck and has gone into the trucking business.
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Source: Sioux Center News Nov. 29, 1945 p 1
Iowa, U. S., WWII Bonus Case Files 1947-1954, Claim No. 137263
Alvin E. Den Herder, SN 17043163, was born Dec. 16, 1919 at Sioux Center and was a rural resident of Sioux Center when he entered the army on Feb. 2, 1942 at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. He left for overseas duty on Jan. 6, 1945 and returned on June 26, 1945. He was honorably discharged on Oct. 15, 1945, having last served with the Headquarter Company 772nd Tank Bn. His application for bonus pay was filed on May 25, 1949, for which he received $462.50.
Source: ancestry.com
