NEWS of the Boys in the Service
Pvt. Vernon Wess of Remsen arrived Wednesday afternoon with his honorable discharge, given him after four years and four months in the army, and exactly three years overseas. Vernon won his discharge on the point merit system with 87 points to his credit, principally for overseas service. He enlisted in the army February 3, 1941, and after his preliminary training spent 33 months in the Fiji islands.
Source: LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, June 12, 1945
Vernon Bernard Wess was born Dec. 28, 1916 to George H. and Elizabeth Ocken Wess. He died Jan. 22, 1966 and is buried in Saint Marys Cemetery, Remsen, IA.
Source: ancestry.com
