Notes About N.E. Iowans in the Service.
Shell Rock—With three sons in the service, the Ernest Courbat family will go “all out” in the war effort when Mr. and Mrs. Courbat and their daughter Dorothy start work in a California shipyard. They expect to leave Tuesday for the west coast.
One son, Dale, shipfitter second class in the navy, has just completed a 10-day leave with his parents. He took part in the invasions of Africa, Sicily and Normandy and has made nine crossings of the Atlantic. He has been decorated for bravery on foreign shores and on the high seas.
George, a second son, is electrician’s mate third class and is in the submarine service. He is now stationed at Mare Island, Cal.
The third son, Kenneth, is in the army and went overseas Sept. 1. He was recently awarded the Purple Heart as a result of wounds suffered in France, Oct. 21.
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, December 6, 1944 (photos included)
