Des Moines in the Services
Lois Child, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Child, 3701 Washington ave., has joined the army nurse corps and will report to Camp Carson, Colo., Apr. 6, with the rank of second lieutenant. Miss Child has been employed at the Iowa Lutheran hospital as a staff nurse for the last two months.
Source: The DesMoines Tribune, April 4, 1944 (photo included)
LIEUTENANT CHILD TO WED
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Child, 3701 Washington ave., announce the engagement of their daughter, Lieut. Lois Ardelle Child, to Lieut. Roland P. Shirley, son of Mrs. Mona Shirley of Lincoln, Neb.
The wedding is planned for early autumn.
Lieutenant Child attended Roosevelt High school and Drake university, where she was affiliated with Alpha Xi Delta national social sorority. She is a graduate of St. Luke's School of Nursing in Davenport, Ia., and is now stationed in Camp Carson, Colo.
Lieutenant Shirley was graduated form the University of Nebraska and is stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
Source: The Des Moines Register, July 16, 1944 (photo included)
