SERVICEMEN
Hull:
Sgt. Gilbert Keizer, who left for Jefferson Barracks, Mo., after a 30-day furlough here, was also given an extension to his furlough. He has served in Italy.
Source: The Sioux County Capital, Orange City, Iowa, February 8, 1945
19 Men Drafted, To Leave On July 8
The following men have been selected by the Sioux County Local Board to fill Call No. 17. They will leave Orange City on July 8th, at 5:00 A.M., by bus for the Induction Center at Ft. Crooks, Nebr. The men selected to fill the call are as follows: … 1477 Gilbert G. Keizer, Orange City …
Source: Sioux Center News July 3, 1941, p 1
Write the Boys in the Service
LIST OF SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND MARINES FROM THIS LOCALITY
The News has gathered a list of the local boys who are serving in the U. S. Army, Navy and Marines at the present time with their correct addresses. If you have any correction of the addresses published we would be glad to know about it and if any one has been omitted from the list, call our attention to it and we will publish them next week.
Many people have inquired as to the correct addresses of the men in the service so that they may correspond with them. Now that you have the correct address, sit down and write a letter to your friend, or relative that is in the army, navy or with the marines. Only they can tell you how much it means to get a letter from home.
The Women’s Club has been working on plans whereby each member will “adopt” a man in the service in order to send him cookies, birthday cards, and other tokens of remembrance.
… Gilbert Keizer Battery G 30 S.A. East Garrison Camp Roberts, Calif. …
Source: Sioux Center News Oct. 30, 1941, p 4
Gilbert Keizer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Keizer, sends his present address. Pvt. G. G. Keizer, Co. C. 826 T.D. Bn., East Garrison, Camp Roberts, Calif.
Source: Sioux Center News Feb. 19, 1942, p 8
Gilbert Keizer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Keizer, who live northeast of Sioux Center, sends word home that his address has been changed slightly.
Gilbert is now taking radio work and has been in the army since last July. His new address is: Private Gilbert Keizer, Hq. and Hq., 826 T. D. Bn., East Garrison, Camp Roberts, Calif.
Source: Sioux Center News Mar. 19, 1942, p 8
Private Gilbert Keizer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Keizer of Middleburg, sends a change of address: Pvt. Gilbert Keizer, Hq. & Hq. Co., 826 T. D. Bn., March Field, Calif. He had been stationed at East Garrison, where he took up radio work which he is still busy studying.
Source: Sioux Center News Apr. 2, 1942, p 8
Pvt. Gilbert G. Keizer, son of Bert Keizer living east of Sioux Center, has been moved from March Field to Fort Ord. Pvt. Gilbert G. Keizer, Hdq. and Hdq. Co., 826 T.D. Bn., East Garrison, Ft. Ord, Calif.
Source: Sioux Center News June 4, 1942, p 8
Pvt. Gilbert Keizer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Keizer, who live near Middleburg, have been notified that their son has been transferred from Fort Ord, Calif. to Temple, Texas. The whole group he was with in Calif. were transferred and are building a new camp at Temple. His address is: Pvt. Gilbert Keizer, Hdq. and Hdq. Co., 26 T. D. Bn., 1st Tng. Bn., Temple, Texas.
Source: Sioux Center News June 18, 1942, p 12
Correction of address: Pvt. Gilbert Keizer, Hdq. and Hdq. Co., 826 T. D. Bn., 1st Tng. Bn., Temple, Texas.
Source: Sioux Center News June 25, 1942, p 8
Pvt. Gilbert G. Keizer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Keizer living east of Sioux Center, has a slight change in address at Temple, Texas. His correct address is: Pvt. Gilbert Keizer, Ren. Co., 804 T. D. Bn., 1st Tng. Grp., Temple, Texas.
Source: Sioux Center News Aug. 13, 1942, p 8
Pvt. Gilbert Keizer Goes To New York
Pvt. Gilbert Keizer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Keizer living east of Sioux Center notified his parents that he had been transferred from Tempe, Texas with the U. S. army to New York City. His new address is: Pvt. G. G. Keizer Ren. Co. 804 T. D. Bn., APO 1289, c.o. Postmaster, New York City, New York.
Source: Sioux Center News Aug. 20, 1942, p 8
Slight Change In Address
Gilbert Keizer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Keizer, who is possibly with one of the large convoys being transported to the Allied front, has a slight change in his address from the one we published last week. Pvt. G. G. Keizer Ren. Co. 804 T. D. Bn., APO 887, c.o. Postmaster, New York City, New York.
Source: Sioux Center News Aug. 27, 1942, p 8
Service Roll
George Haverkamp has taken considerable trouble with a neat service roll now hanging in his café and starred with many of the young men who frequented his place before the war. Mr. Haverkamp warns that he tries to keep the list complete for the boys from Orange City vicinity but has several names to add from last week’s service call.
The enlisted men on the long list are as follows: … Gilbert G. Keizer …
Source: Sioux County Capital Aug. 27, 1942, p 2
Cablegram From Pvt. G. Keizer In Ireland
Last Thursday Mr. and Mrs. Bert Keizer who live east of Sioux Center received a cablegram from their son, Pvt. Gilbert Keizer, who is now in Ireland. A letter came on Monday saying that he had a nice trip, enjoying it all the way and only encountered one stormy day going over with a large convoy. His address is: Pvt. G. G. Keizer Ren. Co., 804 T. D. Bn., APO 305, New York, N.Y.
Source: Sioux Center News Sept. 3, 1942, p 8
Pvt. Gilbert Keizer who is in Ireland, sent his parents a picture of himself take in a studio there. He also sent an Irish Calendar of 1943. Gilbert is a radio operator there. His address: Pvt. Gilbert Keizer Ren. Co. 804 T. D. Bn. APO 305, c.o. Postmaster New York City, N. Y.
Source: Sioux Center News Nov. 12, 1942, p 2 (photo)
GILBERT KEIZER
Gilbert Keizer is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Keizer who live on the farm northeast of Sioux Center. He has been in the army a year and a half, leaving Sioux Center July 7th, 1941. He received his basic training at Ft. Leavenworth, and then went to Camp Roberts, Calif. for the next nine months. He was then sent to Texas and about August 1st of this year to New York, sailing for Ireland shortly thereafter. He is a radio operator. The last letter his parents had was dated Oct. 18 and he was in good health and enjoying his work. His correct address: Pvt. Gilbert Keizer Ren. Co. 804 T. D. Bn. APO 305, c.o. Postmaster New York City, N. Y.
Source: Sioux Center News Nov. 26, 1942, p 1
More soldiers have received their Christmas gift boxes from the Sioux Center community. They are Corporal Abe Schiebout, James DeWit, Mike Siemen, Gilbert Keizer in Ireland, Vernon Mouw, Lester Van Muyden in Australia, Chris Van Oosbree, Neal J. Mol and Ralph Schelling. All of them send their thanks to Sioux Center folks who made the gift campaign successful.
Source: Sioux Center News Dec. 24, 1942, p 3
Bert Keizer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Keizer, writes his thanks to all who had a share in the Soldiers Gift Boxes sent from the local community. Bert has been in Ireland, so is now in England quite likely as all the boys who went in that group have been transferred to England within the past weeks.
Source: Sioux Center News Jan. 14, 1943, p 10
Tuesday, Feb. 23 Mr. and Mrs. Bert Keizer of Middleburg received a letter dated Feb. 2 from their son Gilbert Keizer of North Africa. This was his first letter from there, his former letters came from England and Ireland. His address is Pvt. Gilbert G. Keizer Ren. Co. 804 T. D. Bn. APO 700, New York, N.Y.
Source: Sioux County Capital Feb. 25, 1943, p 8
Gilbert Keizer’s address has a slight change: his APO No. which has been 305 is now 700. He has moved recently to North Africa from the British Isles. He writes that he received several packages, letters, papers, etc. at one time.
Source: Sioux Center News Mar. 4, 1943, p 2
Pvt. Gilbert Keizer who is in North Africa, has been promoted to Sergeant according to a letter received recently by his parents here.
Source: Sioux Center News June 17, 1943, p 10
Use Primitive Methods
Natives in North Africa have been busy recently cutting and threshing grain by hand, writes Sgt. Gilbert Keizer in a letter to his uncle, Gerben Keizer of Hawarden. Sgt. Keizer, who is a radio man in a tank outfit, writes that he has seen few binders and threshing machines in Africa.
Source: Hawarden Independent June 24, 1943, p 1
Iowa Soldier Promoted With the Fifth Army, North Africa:
Gilbert G. Keizer, who is serving in a reconnaissance unit of the U. S. Fifth Army, has been promoted to Sergeant. The promotion was announced by his commanding officer, First Lt. William G. Clark. Sgt. Keizer is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Keizer, Rt. 1, Orange City.
Source: Sioux County Capital July 8, 1943, p 7
The APO number of Gilbert Keizer has changed from 88 to 464.
Source: Sioux Center News Feb. 3, 1944, p 12
In Rest Camp (photo) SGT GILBERT KEIZER
Sgt. Gilbert Keizer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Keizer living east of town, has been very busy in the Italian invasion until recently and he is now in a rest camp. He was present when Rome was taken and saw very little of it at the time, but hopes to get there on a more leisurely trip soon. He is a radio operator with the fifth army. Bert has been gone three years, never had a furlough after he entered the service, has been overseas two years.
Source: Sioux Center News July 6, 1944, p 2
OBSERVES BIRTHDAY … Mrs. Keizer also received a nice silk luncheon cloth and six napkins from her son, Gilbert Keizer, who is with the armed forces in Italy.
Source: Sioux County Capital Oct. 12, 1944, p 2
Sioux Co. Servicemen Return To States From Battle Area Wounded Will Continue To Get Hospital Care … (photo)
SGT. GILBERT KEIZER Pictured here are six servicemen from the Sioux Center area who are among the fortunate men who have returned to the United States. Of these six, Koerselman, Vander Vliet and Bleeker were wounded. The first two are now at home on convalescent leave, will go to army hospitals for further care at the expiration of their furloughs. Bleeker has just arrived in this country and may come home briefly before continuing his hospitalization. Vander Berg, Keizer and De Weerd have come home on the rotation plan and will report back for duty at the expiration of their furloughs.
… Sgt. Gilbert Keizer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Keizer living northeast of town, came across to the States on the same boat with Teddy Vander Berg. He has been across two and a half years, also was stationed in Italy since the beginning of the Italian invasion. He arrived at the home of his parents Tuesday evening, the same day his mother returned from the hospital where she was recovering from a leg fracture. Gilbert has a thirty-day furlough, will then report back to Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
Source: Sioux Center News Dec. 28, 1944, p 1
Helena Haveman and T-4 G. Keizer Wed
Church Wedding Was Performed By Rev. Hanenburg In Presence Of Invited Guests
The marriage of Miss Helena Haveman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Haveman, Sr. of Hull to T/4 Gilbert G. Keizer on Middleburg, occurred Tuesday evening at the Christian Reformed Church at 7:00 o’clock. …
The bridegroom recently returned from Italy on furlough, having served for over three years in the Army. The bride is an instructor at the Western Christian High School at Hull.
Source: Sioux County Index Jan. 11, 1945, p 1
Sgt. Gilbert Keizer left Friday for Jefferson Barracks, Mo. after spending a 30-day furlough here after service in Italy.
Source: Sioux County Capital Feb. 1, 1945, p 7
OVERSEAS MEN RECEIVE ADDITIONAL LEAVES
T/4 Gilbert Keizer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Keizer, who came home from overseas last month for a thirty-day furlough was given an additional eight days of leave after he had reported back to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. He returned home again Wednesday. Gilbert was in Italy for the none months previous to his furlough where he was a member of the Field Artillery Tank Destroyer Unit. He is a Radio Electrician and checked up radio communications on the front lines, working in the same outfit of which Teddy Vande Berg was a member at the time he left. Teddy Vande Berg also received an eight-day additional leave and is expected to return home today. Both expect to return to their respective posts in Italy eventually.
Source: Sioux Center News Feb. 1, 1945, p 4
SERVICEMEN
Hull: Sgt. Gilbert Keizer, who left for Jefferson Barracks, Mo., after a 30-day furlough here, was also given an extension to his furlough. He has served in Italy.
Source: The Sioux County Capital, Orange City, Iowa, February 8, 1945
WITH THE FIFTH ARMY, ITALY: Sergeant Gilbert G. Keizer of Hull recently returned to his duties on the Fifth Army front in Italy after a furlough in the States. Keizer, a radio electrician in Headquarters Company, 804th Tank Battalion, was married while on furlough. His wife, Mrs. Helen J. Keizer, lives in Hull. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Keizer, live at Orange City.
Source: Sioux County Capital May 3, 1945, p 11
Sgt. Gilbert Keizer, who is stationed in Italy had been ready to come home under the point system as he had a total of 92 points when plans were changed and all Radiomen had to stay for some time to fix the equipment before sending it to the Pacific. He has a new address which is as follows: 200th Sig. Depot Co., APO 782, c/o Postmaster, New York, New York.
Source: Sioux Center News June 21, 1945, p 1
T/4 GILBERT KEIZER GOING BACK TO FARM
T/4 Gilbert Keizer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Keizer arrived home from Italy last Wednesday evening after serving in the United States Army four years and three months. He was overseas 35 months in all, returning last December on a thirty-day furlough. He went back to Italy then, and served again as Radio repairman. Up until the last three months he was in a Tank Destroyer Unit, and for the latter period was transferred to the Signal Corps where he supervised German Prisoners on work projects. Gilbert married Helena Haveman of Hull while he was home on overseas furlough, and she is now teaching at Western Christian High in Hull. He plans to take over the farm from which his parents will retire. During his thirty-five months overseas he was stationed in Ireland, England, Africa and Italy, won three battle stars and accumulated 100 points.
Source: Sioux Center News Oct. 4, 1945, p 8
Servicemen Discharged
Servicemen who have filed discharges in the County Recorders office at Orange City since October 3 include the following: … Gilbert J. Keizer, Orange City …
Source: Sioux Center News Oct. 11, 1945, p 1
Iowa, U.S., World War II Bonus Case Files, 1947-1954, Claim
Gilbert G. Keizer was born Dec. 10, 1917 at Orange City, Iowa, where he was residing prior to entering the army on July 9, 1941 at Ft. Crook, Nebr. He served with the 804 Tank Destroyer Bn. Recon. Co. and the 200th Sig Dep. Co., left for overseas service on August 6, 1942, returned on Dec. 22, 1944, left again on Feb. 18, 1945, returned on Sept. 22, 1945, and was honorably discharged on Oct. 5, 1945. His application for bonus pay was filed on May 20, 1949, for which he received $500.
Source: ancestry.com
