Sioux County

 
Pvt. Julius W. Altena

Rank—T/5
Entered service Dec. 1942
Discharged  1946
Served with Army in France.

 


Here are the addresses of two more Sioux Center boys who recently entered the service.
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Pvt. Julius Altena, 17169544
A-18  A. F. R. T. C.
U. S. Army, Fort Knox, Ky.

Source: Sioux Center News Dec. 31, 1942 p 8

(Draft Board) minutes of December 30
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CLASS 1-C (Enlistments)
Julius Walter Altena, Sioux Center
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Source: Sioux Center News Jan. 7, 1943 p 8

Julius Altena's address has a slight change and should read as follows:
Pvt. Julius Altena 17169544
B-18  A. F. R. T. C.
Ft. Knox, Ky.

Source: Sioux Center News Feb. 11, 1943 p 9

Julius Altena has this new address: Ren. Co. 33 Arm. Rgt., APO 253 Indiantown Gap, Pa. Mil. Res.

Source: Sioux Center News April 15. 1943 p 3

Julius Altena arrived home for a week's furlough on Sunday evening from the Indiantown Gap Military reservation in Pennsylvania.

Source: Sioux Center News July 22, 1943 p 8

Julius W. Altena has a new address.  His address cannot be published so anyone writing him may call the News Office for it.

Source: Sioux Center News Sept. 7, 1944 p 8

T/5 Julius W. Altena 17169544
Prov. Co. 1796th Q. M. Bn. Qm. Z, ETO
APO .62 c/o Postmaster,
New York City, N. Y.

Source: Sioux Center News Nov. 2, 1944 p 10

T/5 Julius W. Altena 17169544, Prov. Co. M. 96th Q. M. Bn., Com. Z, E. T. O. APO 652, c/o Postmaster, New York, (4) N. Y.

Source: Sioux Center News Nov. 9, 1944 p  2

T/6 Julius W. Altena has this new address: 17169544, P.W. OH Det. 2018, APO 562, c/o Postmaster, New York, N. Y.

Source: Sioux Center News May 17, 1945 p 2

Cancer takes life of young farmer
.....He leaves to mourn his early demise....three brothers....T/5 Julius Altena in France...

Source: Sioux Center News July 12, 1945 p 1