This website was launched befittingly on the 71st Anniv. of the United States involvement in WWII, 12/7/2012. Seventy-one years ago, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, brought the U.S. into World War II. In his address asking Congress for a declaration of war, President Franklin D. Roosevelt called Dec. 7, 1941, a date that "will live in infamy."
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December 2016
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- During the month of Dec 2016, the number of additional ServiceWomen pages will be posted here: [1]
- Christmas Prayer - 1944 by Lt. Gen. G.S. Patton Jr, Commanding, Third United States Army
w/updates: Plymouth Co's, Capt. Kenneth Leo Hoffman
w/updates: Woodbury Co's, Lt. Richard J. Rensch
November 2016
| ServiceMEN stories | Posted in Nov |
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- During the month of Nov 2016, the number of additional ServiceWomen pages will be posted here: [6]
- More pages now complete - Iowa National Guard, 1938 (Year Book).....113th Cavalry - History & Index links. Don't miss these. David Parker, Contributor, is doing a great job with the scans.
- 1945 Thanksgiving Proclamation, by President Harry Truman
October 2016
| ServiceMEN stories | Posted in Oct |
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- During the month of Oct 2016, the number of additional ServiceWomen pages will be posted here: [3]
**Margaret Lillian Langland, WAC (Hamilton County); Marie H. Heggen (Hamilton County); Lillian "Ruth" Hauge, WAVE (Polk County)
Sept 2016
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August 2016
| ServiceMEN stories | Posted in Aug |
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- During the month of August 2016, the number of additional ServiceWomen pages will be posted here: [2]
July 2016
| ServiceMEN stories | Posted in July |
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- During the month of July 2016, the number of additional ServiceWomen pages will be posted here: [7]
**7/9/2016 Just posted the first DesMoines girl who joined the Marines, 1943. Check out the link with her story & photo- Miss Dorcas Crawford.
- More Iowa National Guard book page scans from David Parker. Now featuring the 168th Infantry index page. **These are excellent-don't miss the featured pages of this book, ING- 1938.
- Leon Journal-Reporter (assorted news articles about enlistees from Decatur County) **Submitted by Decatur County Auxiliary Scrapbook, Leon Journal-Reporter articles
Submission by Decatur County Historical Museum, Leon IA, Sara Rose Joan LeFleur.
- Thanks to WWII Hamilton County contributor, Pat Juon, for submitting her transcriptions of the following: Hamilton County - Newspaper articles of letters written by Pvt. John "Jack" Petrow, of Company E, 133rd infantry, 34th Division, U. S. national guard, stationed at Camp Claiborne, La., doubtless is undergoing similar experiences of "Private Plink,” the hero of the cartoon which is published daily in the Freeman-Journal. “Plink” Petrow’s articles will be carried at various times in which he will tell of experiences with Company E while in camp. **These articles are well written and tell about the private's experiences and life at Camp Clairborne, La. Check this direct link, which appears under the main topic LETTERS on this website.
- Co. E., 133rd Infantry, Webster City, IA, Feb 1941 Roster now posted. Transcription (includes a photo collage) & upload done by Linda Ziemann.
June 2016
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- During the month of June 2016, the number of additional ServiceWomen pages will be posted here: [5]
- Now posted & ready for viewing is this site's TRIBUTE INDEX of WWII ServiceMen and Women: Bios, Interviews, Family Story Accounts, Photos included as available. Includes bios written by the service person or a family member. The initial start to this index includes 67 entries listed alphabetically. ~This list compiled by site Coordinator, L. Ziemann.
- Now posted a Jackson County Roll of Honor.
May 2016
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**Continued Updated pages: Researcher, David Parker, is doing an exceptional job scanning the pages of "The Historical Annual, National Guard of the State of Iowa - 1938." The pages are being transcribed and photos uploaded -- The 1938 index is GROWING --- Check it out.
- Women Who Served now has a page posted for the WAC. Women's Army Corps link now available...and thanks to Linda Ziemann for her transcription.
- During the month of May 2016, the number of additional ServiceWomen pages will be posted here: [34]
Apr 2016
| ServiceMEN stories | Posted in Apr=161 |
- During the month of April 2016, the number of additional ServiceWomen pages will be posted here: [49]
Mar 2016
| ServiceMEN stories | Posted in Mar |
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- During the month of March 2016, the number of additional ServiceWomen pages will be posted here: [17]
March, being Women's History Month....research is now posted for these additional WOMEN who served from Iowa during WWII. **Pauline Josephine Hutmacher, Eileen O'Brien, & Margaret Shaughnesy - all three from Woodbury Co. Iowa;** Margaret J. Phelan, from Palo Alto County; **Thelma J. Kinseth, from Humboldt Co; **Bonnie R. Waggoner, Ula May West, Nilva Jean Riley, Jean Soop, Avis L. Dagit, Irene Caroline Froning, Hila L. Haack, Ardella Marie Wheeler, all from Hamilton Co; **Meridee A. Newell from Dallas County; **Martha Anne Mace from Washington, Co; **Urcela D. Wald from Polk Co; **Dorothea Marie Norris from Warren County.
Feb 2016
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- Another main index topic is now added. Check out the INDEX of Iowa Servicemen names & their story link/pages for the Iowa Medal of Honor Recipients as a result of their valor in WWII.
- Researcher, David Parker, has shared wonderful history by scanning the pages of "The Historical Annual, National Guard of the State of Iowa - 1938." This book is a fabulous source of the Iowa National Guard history, with so many pages of facts, photos and description of those involved--A very special book of documentation, leading up the United States involvement in WWII--All the history specific to Iowa. The pages are being transcribed and photos uploaded with as much description as the pages revealed. The 1938 index is ready...with four Topics now loaded. Watch for more in the weeks ahead. Again thanks to David Parker who cared enough to take the time to scan and share --- David's father, was Melvin Lee Parker. See his father's detailed page on Johnson County.
Jan 2016
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- During the month of Jan 2016, the number of additional ServiceWomen pages will be posted here: [6]
IAGenWeb 2016