SERVICEMEN WRITE (to Joy Hanson, Editor of the Ellsworth News)
Soldiers’ Addresses
Corp. Clarence R. Kuhl
48th Bomb Group, 55th Bomb Squadron, Key Field, Meridian, Mississippi
Pfc. Harris A. Hovda
Co. B, 770 M. P. Bn., U. S. Army, San Diego, California
Corp. Donald A. Hovda,
56th Bomb Sqdn., 8th Bomb Group, Key Field, Meridian, Mississippi
Pvt. Mervin E. Hanson
Co. B, 757 M. P. Bn., Camp George, West Golden, Colorado
Source: Ellsworth News, February 10, 1943
Amos O. and Martha Thompson Hovda had three sons serving their country in World War II: Harris Alexander, Donald Amos, and James William Hovda.
Harris Alexander Hovda was born Mar. 14, 1915. He died Aug 1, 1950 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Williams, IA.
Sgt. Hovda served with the U.S. Army in World War II with Company C, 739th Military Police Battalion.
Source: ancestry.com
