Fayette County

Pvt. Dorothy Arthur

 

 

 

Maynard -- Misses Dorothy and Winifred Arthur, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Arthur, have sworn into the Wac under the Purple Heart plat at Des Moines and will go with the all-Iowa platoon to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., for training. After completion of their training they will be assigned to duties at Schick general hospital at Clinton, Ia.

Dorothy, 24, is a graduate of Maynard high school and attended Upper Iowa university at Fayette for a short time. Before her enlistment she as employed as an inspector at the Midland Manufacturing Co. at Oelwein. Winifred, 20, is a graduate of Fayette high school and before her enlistment was a telephone operator at Oelwein.

An older brother, Pvt. Robert Arthur, of the infantry, was killed in action in France Aug. 6, 1944.

Source: The Courier, Waterloo IA - April 4, 1945 (photo included)

Maynard - Pvt. Dorothy Arthur and Pvt. Winnifred Arthur have completed their basic training in the Wacs under the Purple Heart plant at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., and have been transferred to Schick hospital, Clinton, Ia., according to word received by their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Arthur.

Source: The Courier, Waterloo IA - July 8, 1945

On Furlough

Pvt. Dorothy Arthur and Pvt. Winifred Arthur, who are stationed at Schick Hospital, Clinton, spent the week end with their parents.

Source: The Oelwein Daily Register, July 12, 1945