NEWS of the BOYS in the SERVICE
Sgt. Robert Bissell of Washington D.C., is spending a furlough in the home of his mother, near Kingsley.
Source: LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, July 18, 1944
Another Kingsley soldier who has been discharged from the army and is now home is Robert Bissell, who has served four and a half years in the army. He served over two years at Attu, off the coast of Alaska, and was later transferred to duty in the European theater of operations, going through France, Germany and Belgium campaigns.
Source: LeMars Sentinel, September 18, 1945
***Further Research:
Robert Lucian Bissell was born July 19, 1921 to Lucien G. and Cora Vaninwiegan Bissell. He died Mar. 12, 2002 and is buried in New Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, CA.
Source: ancestry.com
