Category archives for: Bandstand Flag Memorial

March 2024 Bandstand Flag Notice

Tom Carl Holmberg

Tom Carl Holmberg October 5, 1936 – May 27, 2023 The United States Marine Corps US Army Signal Corps After graduating from Iowa State Teachers College High School in 1954 and one year at ISTC as a freshman, Tom Carl went on active duty with the USMC after being in the Marine Corps Reserves for […]

February 2024 Bandstand Flag Notice

John Pendleton Steel Jr.

John Pendleton Steel Jr. September 24, 1943 – October 10, 2023 The United States Army and Army Reserves US Army Signal Corps While in college at Colorado State University, John served in ROTC; after graduating, he enlisted in the Army on October 24, 1966. He served in the Army Signal Corps in Panama and Nicaragua […]

Oskaloosa Bandstand Flag Notice: January 2024

Charles D. Lowry

Charles D. Lowry Nov. 3, 1938 – Jun 24, 2022 The United States Army and Army Reserves Private First Class E-3 Chuck was a delivery truck driver for Reisman Wholesale when he was drafted into the Army in 1961. He was stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado, and the Army assigned him to heavy equipment operations; […]

Bandstand Flag Notice: December 2023

Dr. Sidney Allen Smith

Dr. Sidney Allen Smith April 18, 1927 – October 20, 2022 United States Navy The flag flying over the bandstand during December honors Sidney Smith. Sid was awarded his Fremont High School diploma early and entered the U.S. Navy on April 13, 1945. He served as a medic at the U.S. Navy Training Station in […]

Oskaloosa Bandstand Flag Notice September 2023

Willis Wills

Willis W. Wills September 13, 1914 – March 13, 1996 United States Army Willis was inducted into the Army on July 11, 1944, at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. He served in the Rhineland and Central Europe as a truck driver. He was awarded the Victory Medal, American Theater Ribbon, European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with two Bronze […]

Oskaloosa Bandstand Flag Notice – August 2023

Lars Christian Legvold

Lars Christian Legvold October 31, 1950 – October 24, 2022 United States Army Lars was a 1969 graduate of Oskaloosa High School and then attended William Penn College. He was drafted by the U.S. Army and was inducted on February 24, 1971. He served for almost two years, with ten months of that service overseas […]

July Bandstand Flag Notice – Robert G. Phillips

Robert G. Phillips

Robert G. Phillips July 6, 1923 – January 1, 2007 WWII and the Korean Conflict United States Navy Robert “Bob” was raised in Oskaloosa. Following graduation from Oskaloosa High School in 1943, he and four other high school friends enlisted in the Navy in June 1943. They were all shipped to Farragut, ID, for basic […]

Oskaloosa Bandstand Flag Notice – June 2023 – Lloyd Keith Phillips

Lloyd Keith Phillips

Lloyd Keith Phillips September 1, 1934 – June 18, 2021 The Cold War United States Army Loyd was a 1952 West Union High School graduate and then attended Upper Iowa University for two years. He enlisted in the Army in Des Moines on June 15, 1954. Lloyd served in the Signal Corps in Japan. He […]

May 2023 Bandstand Flag Notice

Bobby Dean Adams

May 2023 Bobby Dean Adams April 18, 1929 – January 5, 2019 Korean War Naval Reserves and U.S.Navy Bob was a 1946 graduate of New Virginia High School. He joined the Naval Reserves in 1947 and, during this time, also worked at Solar Aircraft in Des Moines as a quality control engineer. In 1951, Bob […]

Bandstand Flag Notice: April 2023

Delbert O. Brackney

Delbert O. Brackney October 24, 1926 – October 18, 2021 The United States Army Sergeant After graduating Oskaloosa High School in 1944, Delbert enlisted in the Army on February 2, 1945 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. He served in communications until his discharge on November 15, 1946 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky. He returned to Oskaloosa, and […]

         

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