There was a houseparty of the W.H. Moore and Mrs. Earl George cottage, on the same beach over the holiday. Those in the group were Mrs. Billy Moore George, Miss Mary Louise Moore, Miss Ann Alley, and Miss Corrine Heater, all of Des Moines. Misses Moore and Alley leave July 25 for Hunter college for preliminary training in the WAVES.
Source: The Des Moines Register, July 9, 1944
Des Moines in the Services
Mary Louise Moore, seaman, second class, has completed WAVE boot training at Hunter College, NY, and now is at yeoman school at Stillwater, Okla. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Moore, 815 Thirty-third st.
Ann Alley, formerly of Des Moines, has also finished boot training and now is in Stillwater.
Source: Des Moines Tribune, September 13, 1944
Ann Alley Ristvedt was born Mar. 7, 1923 to William R. and Odessa B. Rhodes Alley. She died Jan. 6, 2004 and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA.
She was married to Karl Ristvedt. Karl Ristvedt, Jr. was born July 10, 1916 to Karl (Sr.) and Helen E. Smith Ristvedt. He died Dec. 12, 2000 and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA. Karl served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
