The body of Pfc. Gordon Wolters, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Wolters of Route 6, will arrive in Holland Monday night for final burial. He will be accompanied to Holland from Chicago by a military escort.
He was killed in action in Germany Nov. 24, 1944. He left his home for the service July 1943.
Survivors besides his parents are one sister, Mrs. Vernon Kruithof of Holland., six brothers, Stephen and Gerald of Holland and Stanley, Harvey, Clarence and Frederick, all at home.
Alfred, another son of Mr. and Mrs. Wolters, was drowned July 23, 1941, when he fell off a raft on Holt's Lake.
The body will be taken to the family residence Tuesday where friends may call from 7 to 9 pm. Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 2 pm at the Graafschap Cemetery with the Rev. Theodore VerHulst officiating.
He was first wounded in France a few days after the invasion and was in the hospital for six weeks before returning to action. He was then wounded the second time in France Sept. 10. When he was first wounded he received shrapnel wounds in the shoulder and right arm, but the nature of his second injuries was not revealed except for the war department telegram which said he was slightly wounded.
Pvt. Wolters entered service July 15, 1943. He received his basic training at Camp Wheeler, GA, and after a furlough was transferred to Ft. Meade, MD, and then to England.
He was born in Holland, June 5, 1925, and was graduated from West View School. He was engaged in farm work at the time he was drafted.
Published 11 Dec 1944
He was killed in action in Germany Nov. 24, 1944. He left his home for the service July 1943.
Survivors besides his parents are one sister, Mrs. Vernon Kruithof of Holland., six brothers, Stephen and Gerald of Holland and Stanley, Harvey, Clarence and Frederick, all at home.
Alfred, another son of Mr. and Mrs. Wolters, was drowned July 23, 1941, when he fell off a raft on Holt's Lake.
The body will be taken to the family residence Tuesday where friends may call from 7 to 9 pm. Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 2 pm at the Graafschap Cemetery with the Rev. Theodore VerHulst officiating.
He was first wounded in France a few days after the invasion and was in the hospital for six weeks before returning to action. He was then wounded the second time in France Sept. 10. When he was first wounded he received shrapnel wounds in the shoulder and right arm, but the nature of his second injuries was not revealed except for the war department telegram which said he was slightly wounded.
Pvt. Wolters entered service July 15, 1943. He received his basic training at Camp Wheeler, GA, and after a furlough was transferred to Ft. Meade, MD, and then to England.
He was born in Holland, June 5, 1925, and was graduated from West View School. He was engaged in farm work at the time he was drafted.
Published 11 Dec 1944
The body of Pfc. Gordon Wolters, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Wolters of Route 6, will arrive in Holland Monday night for final burial. He will be accompanied to Holland from Chicago by a military escort.
He was killed in action in Germany Nov. 24, 1944. He left his home for the service July 1943.
Survivors besides his parents are one sister, Mrs. Vernon Kruithof of Holland., six brothers, Stephen and Gerald of Holland and Stanley, Harvey, Clarence and Frederick, all at home.
Alfred, another son of Mr. and Mrs. Wolters, was drowned July 23, 1941, when he fell off a raft on Holt's Lake.
The body will be taken to the family residence Tuesday where friends may call from 7 to 9 pm. Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 2 pm at the Graafschap Cemetery with the Rev. Theodore VerHulst officiating.
He was first wounded in France a few days after the invasion and was in the hospital for six weeks before returning to action. He was then wounded the second time in France Sept. 10. When he was first wounded he received shrapnel wounds in the shoulder and right arm, but the nature of his second injuries was not revealed except for the war department telegram which said he was slightly wounded.
Pvt. Wolters entered service July 15, 1943. He received his basic training at Camp Wheeler, GA, and after a furlough was transferred to Ft. Meade, MD, and then to England.
He was born in Holland, June 5, 1925, and was graduated from West View School. He was engaged in farm work at the time he was drafted.
Published 11 Dec 1944
He was killed in action in Germany Nov. 24, 1944. He left his home for the service July 1943.
Survivors besides his parents are one sister, Mrs. Vernon Kruithof of Holland., six brothers, Stephen and Gerald of Holland and Stanley, Harvey, Clarence and Frederick, all at home.
Alfred, another son of Mr. and Mrs. Wolters, was drowned July 23, 1941, when he fell off a raft on Holt's Lake.
The body will be taken to the family residence Tuesday where friends may call from 7 to 9 pm. Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 2 pm at the Graafschap Cemetery with the Rev. Theodore VerHulst officiating.
He was first wounded in France a few days after the invasion and was in the hospital for six weeks before returning to action. He was then wounded the second time in France Sept. 10. When he was first wounded he received shrapnel wounds in the shoulder and right arm, but the nature of his second injuries was not revealed except for the war department telegram which said he was slightly wounded.
Pvt. Wolters entered service July 15, 1943. He received his basic training at Camp Wheeler, GA, and after a furlough was transferred to Ft. Meade, MD, and then to England.
He was born in Holland, June 5, 1925, and was graduated from West View School. He was engaged in farm work at the time he was drafted.
Published 11 Dec 1944
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