Notes About N.E. Iowans in the Service.
Sgt. Willard Severson is now in France and writes that he has seen Paris and London and would probably see Berlin. He also has four other brothers in the foreign service. Lt. Orville and Flight Officer Erling were also in France and Sgt. Luther is in Italy. Milford is serving with the navy.
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, December 6, 1944
Erling Laverne Severson was born Jan. 29, 1914 to Edward and Emma Dammen Severson. He died May 9, 2013 and is buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA.
Source: ancestry.com