William Woodrow Norton May 28, 1952 – March 28, 2014 United States Army The flag flying over the bandstand during June is in honor of Bill Norton. Bill was inducted into the Army on October 12, 1972 in Des Moines, Iowa. He served most of his obligation in Germany. He was discharged October 10, 1974. […]
May 2020 Clayborn Carriker June 26, 1924 – April 24, 2019 United States Army Air Force The flag flying over the bandstand during May is in honor of Clay Carriker. He was a 1942 graduate of Oskaloosa High School and entered the military with 16 of his classmates on October 13 of that same year. […]
January 25, 1951 – November 21, 2019 United States Navy The flag flying over the bandstand during March is in honor of Henry “Hank” Norton. After Hank graduated from Bloomfield High School in 1969, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, June 24 of that year. Hank served on the U.S.S. Durham, which transported troops out […]
Gary Dean DeWitt April 20, 1952 – December 5, 2019 United States Navy The flag flying over the bandstand during February is in honor of Mess Management Specialist Master Chief Gary Dean DeWitt. Gary DeWitt was a 1970 graduate of Oskaloosa High School and worked for a brief time at Pella Corp. before he joined […]
January 2020 Edgar Grafke, Jr. December 25, 1932 – April 12, 2019 United States Navy The flag flying over the bandstand during December is in honor of Edgar Grafke Jr. After earning his B.A. degree in art education from Emporia State Teachers College in Emporia, Kansas, Edgar entered the Navy, June 7, 1955, at the […]
Joe William Beal Sr. January 19, 1935 – February 6, 2017 United States Air Force. The flag flying over the bandstand during December is in honor of Joe William Beal Sr. Joe enlisted in the Air Force, February 29, 1952, in Des Moines, Iowa. He served as a tail gunner on a B-29 Bomber during […]
November 2019 William Dewaine Greenhalgh July 18, 1937 – August 19, 2019 United States Marine Corps. The flag flying over the bandstand during November is in honor of Bill Greenhalgh. Bill enlisted in the Marine Corps, June 20, 1957, in Des Moines, Iowa. He was stationed at Twentynine Palms, California, and trained as a Field […]
October 2019 Lawrence W. Everett November 2, 1920, June 28, 2019 United States Army Air Corps. The flag flying over the bandstand during October is in honor of Lawrence Everett. A Lacey High School 1938 graduate, Lawrence worked on the farm until beginning a two-year agriculture program at Iowa State College in 1940. While there […]
Frederick Owen Bridges November 12, 1932 – April 26, 2019 United States Navy The flag flying over the bandstand during September is in honor of Fred Bridges. Following graduation from Lacey Consolidated High School in 1950, Fred entered the Navy Reserve Delayed Training Program. After turning 18, he was sworn into active duty on the […]
Robert R. Lynn July 11, 1925 – December 26, 2018 United States Navy The flag flying over the bandstand during August is in honor of Bob Lynn. Bob enlisted in the Navy, April 11, 1943, and was stationed for 33 weeks at Central College in Fayette, MO for his early officer training. He then spent […]
