Des Moines in the Services
Barbara Josephine Stansell, seaman, second class, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn M. Stansell, 3510 Pleasant st., has completed boot training at Bronx, N.Y., and has received orders to report to the chief of naval operations, department of naval communications, Washington, D.C., for further instructions.
Source: Des Moines Tribune, June 22, 1945
Des Moines in the Services
Barbara J. Stansell, seaman, first class, in the WAVES, is home on a 15-day leave visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.M. Stansell, 3410 Pleasant st. She is stationed at Washington, D.C. in the office of navy intelligence.
Source: Des Moines Tribune, December 12, 1945