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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Garold Franklin Heslinga March 19, 1917 – October 28, 1996 The United States Army Sergeant Garold was a 1941 graduate of Oskaloosa High School and then studied pre-law at William Penn College and George Washington University in Washington D.C. He entered the U.S. Army on March 2, 1943, and spent the first nine months of […]
Robert M. Collison March 19, 1917 – October 28, 1996 The United States Navy – Marines Corp Lieutenant Bob Collison was a long-time physician and surgeon in Oskaloosa. He was born in 1917 on a farm near Arcadia, Iowa. He earned a degree in animal science at Iowa State and farmed with his brothers before […]
Hubert L. Parker September 12, 1927 – August 9, 2021 The United States Army The flag flying over the bandstand during October is in honor of Hubert L. Parker. After completing high school, Hubert attended Iowa State University and then returned to help his father on the family farm near Bussey. He was inducted into […]
September 2022 Garon Laverne Cady September 12, 1941 – November 11, 2020 The United States Navy The flag flying over the bandstand during September is in honor of Garon Cady. After Garon’s education, he entered the Navy on September 22, 1959. He served four years, 37 months in Foreign or Sea service. He was stationed […]
