NEWS of the BOYS in the SERVICE.
Harris Rosendahl went to Omaha last week and enlisted in the U. S. Merchant Marine service.
Source: LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, Feb. 2, 1943
Harris Rosendahl, who enlisted in the Merchant Marines, and who has been assigned to sea duty after completing his training at the Sheepshead Bay, N.Y., training station, was notified just before shipping that he has been selected for training in the merchant marine officer’s school, and was given a leave home. From here he will go to -----Kansas. [the copy cuts off here]
Source: LeMars Globe-Post, Monday, July 12, 1943
Harris Rosendahl, who is in the U.S. Merchant Marine service, left Thursday for New Orleans, Louisiana, to receive further instruction. He has been home since he completed his preliminary training at Sheepshead Bay, Long Island.
Source: LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, August 27, 1943
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[Front page picture grouping of servicemen which includes Harris Rosendahl]
Source: LeMars Globe-Post, June 19, 1944
SOLDIER NEWS.
C/M Harris Rosendahl left Friday evening after spending two weeks leave at his parental home, for MMTS at Kingspoint, Long Island, where he will be assigned to a year of training and study. En route he spent Sunday with his sister, Verian, who is now in Chicago.
Source: LeMars Globe-Post, October 9, 1944
NEWS OF SERVICEMEN.
Cadet Midshipman Harris Rosendahl, who attends the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, Long Island, arrived home Saturday for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rosendahl. He will return to his duties on Friday.
Source: LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, April 10, 1945
***Further Research:
Harris Ellsworth Rosendahl was born Nov. 18, 1924 to Elmer C. and Olive Willey Rosendahl. He died Sept. 11, 1993 in Corvallis, OR.
Source: ancestry.com
