Our Neighbors in the Service
Remsen, Iowa –Private Joseph J. Junkers has returned to duty in southern California after a furlough spent with his parents here.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, May 4, 1943
NEWS of the Boys in the Service
Sgt. Joseph J. Junkers, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Junkers of Remsen, has been awarded the purple heart medal after being wounded in France. He is in a hospital in England and is reported to be recovering. He was drafted in February, 1942.
Source: LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, August 10, 1944