Buried 18 November 1948
Obituary reads…
LT. ALLEN WIERSEMA REPORTED MISSING
Mrs. Albert Wiersema received word Tuesday afternoon that her son, Lt. J. Allen Wiersema, who has been with the Ninth Air Force in England, was missing in action as of June 5, the day before the great invasion in France. The message stated that Lt. Wiersema was over occupied France. It is hoped by his many friends here that his mother here and his sister, Mrs. Forrest Cady; in Clinton, will soon receive another message stating that he has either returned to his base or is a prisoner.
At Easter time Allen was promoted from second lieutenant to first lieutenant, and also was awarded the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters.
He enlisted March 14, 1942, and received his wings and commission at Luke Field, Phoenix, Arizona; on October 30, 1942. He went overseas last October and piloted a P-47 Thunderbolt, "Lucky Strike". He had participated in forty three bomber escort ad dive bombing missions in occupied Europe, according to the last report from the Public Relations Office of the Allied Expeditionary Air Force in England. The postmark on the envelope bore the date of June 6th.
Allen is twenty-two years of age and the only son of Mrs. Wiersema and the late Albert Wiersema of this city. He was graduated from the Fulton High School and later attended Central College at Pella, Iowa, Scovill Schools in Clinton and Augustana College at Rock Island. Before enlisting he was employed as a record clerk for the International Harvester Company at East Moline.
Second obituary reads…
Lt. Wiersema To Be Buried Here
Full military honors will be accorded the late Lt. John Allen Wiersema here tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. Funeral services will be conducted at the Sikkema Funeral Home at two o'clock with burial in the Fulton Cemetery.
A military escort will accompany the body of the former Army flier, who gave his live while on a mission over France on June 5, 1944.
Members of Fulton Post 402 of the American Legion will provide a guard of honor and a rifle squad to fire a final salute over the grave. The Rev. James Schut will officiate at the funeral services. The casket bearers, all veterans of World War II, will be Palmer Vander Ploeg, Joseph Sheeidan, Robert Legel, Alvin Borgman, Lyle Hoogheem, Richard Mitchell, Kenneth Canavan and Paul Burkhardt.
Flower bearers will be Mrs. Elvin Norman, Mrs. Paul Balk, and Mrs. Richard Pollard. Miss Gertrude Bush will play sacred musical selections at the piano.
A son of Mrs. Jennie Wiersema, Lt. Wiersema was known to his Fulton friends as Allen Wiersema. Mrs. Wiersema received the first message that her son was missing in action on June 20, 1944. The message informed her that he had failed to return from a mission started on June 5, 1944, the day before the invasion of France by American forces.
Allen was a member of the Ninth Air Force at the time of his death and had won numerous decorations for his participation in 43 bomber escort and dive bombing missions over Europe.
He was 22 at the time of his death.
He attended the Fulton schools and Central College at Pella, Iowa, before going into the Army.
Third obituary reads…
Lt. John Allen Wiersema Laid to Rest at Fulton With Full Military Rites
Fulton – Full military services were held Friday afternoon for Lt. John Allen Wiersema, son of Mrs. Jennie Wiersema and the late Albert Wiersema. Funeral rites were held at the Sikkema funeral home at two o'clock with the Rev. James Schut, pastor of the Second Reformed church officiating. Burial was in Fulton Cemetery.
Members of Fulton American Legion Post 402 provided a guard of honor and a rifle squad. Pallbearers, veterans of World War II, were Palmer Vander Ploeg, Joseph Sheridan, Robert Legel, Alvin Borgman, Lyle Hooghem, Richard Mitchell, Kenneth Canavan and Paul Burkhardt. Mrs. Elvin Norman, Mrs. Paul Balk and Mrs. Richard Pollard were in charge of flowers.
The body of Lt. Wiersema arrived at Clinton Thursday noon and was taken to the Sikkema Funeral Home, after arriving in the United States recently from Europe. He was killed June 5, 1944, while on a mission over France.
Lt. Wiersema was a member of the Ninth Air Force and had been awarded a large number of decorations for taking part in 43 bomber escort and dive bombing missions over Europe. At the time of his death he was 22 years of age. He attended the Fulton schools and Central college at Pella. Besides his mother he is survived by a sister Mrs. Forrest Cady of Clinton, an number uncles, aunts and cousins.
Obituary reads…
LT. ALLEN WIERSEMA REPORTED MISSING
Mrs. Albert Wiersema received word Tuesday afternoon that her son, Lt. J. Allen Wiersema, who has been with the Ninth Air Force in England, was missing in action as of June 5, the day before the great invasion in France. The message stated that Lt. Wiersema was over occupied France. It is hoped by his many friends here that his mother here and his sister, Mrs. Forrest Cady; in Clinton, will soon receive another message stating that he has either returned to his base or is a prisoner.
At Easter time Allen was promoted from second lieutenant to first lieutenant, and also was awarded the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters.
He enlisted March 14, 1942, and received his wings and commission at Luke Field, Phoenix, Arizona; on October 30, 1942. He went overseas last October and piloted a P-47 Thunderbolt, "Lucky Strike". He had participated in forty three bomber escort ad dive bombing missions in occupied Europe, according to the last report from the Public Relations Office of the Allied Expeditionary Air Force in England. The postmark on the envelope bore the date of June 6th.
Allen is twenty-two years of age and the only son of Mrs. Wiersema and the late Albert Wiersema of this city. He was graduated from the Fulton High School and later attended Central College at Pella, Iowa, Scovill Schools in Clinton and Augustana College at Rock Island. Before enlisting he was employed as a record clerk for the International Harvester Company at East Moline.
Second obituary reads…
Lt. Wiersema To Be Buried Here
Full military honors will be accorded the late Lt. John Allen Wiersema here tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. Funeral services will be conducted at the Sikkema Funeral Home at two o'clock with burial in the Fulton Cemetery.
A military escort will accompany the body of the former Army flier, who gave his live while on a mission over France on June 5, 1944.
Members of Fulton Post 402 of the American Legion will provide a guard of honor and a rifle squad to fire a final salute over the grave. The Rev. James Schut will officiate at the funeral services. The casket bearers, all veterans of World War II, will be Palmer Vander Ploeg, Joseph Sheeidan, Robert Legel, Alvin Borgman, Lyle Hoogheem, Richard Mitchell, Kenneth Canavan and Paul Burkhardt.
Flower bearers will be Mrs. Elvin Norman, Mrs. Paul Balk, and Mrs. Richard Pollard. Miss Gertrude Bush will play sacred musical selections at the piano.
A son of Mrs. Jennie Wiersema, Lt. Wiersema was known to his Fulton friends as Allen Wiersema. Mrs. Wiersema received the first message that her son was missing in action on June 20, 1944. The message informed her that he had failed to return from a mission started on June 5, 1944, the day before the invasion of France by American forces.
Allen was a member of the Ninth Air Force at the time of his death and had won numerous decorations for his participation in 43 bomber escort and dive bombing missions over Europe.
He was 22 at the time of his death.
He attended the Fulton schools and Central College at Pella, Iowa, before going into the Army.
Third obituary reads…
Lt. John Allen Wiersema Laid to Rest at Fulton With Full Military Rites
Fulton – Full military services were held Friday afternoon for Lt. John Allen Wiersema, son of Mrs. Jennie Wiersema and the late Albert Wiersema. Funeral rites were held at the Sikkema funeral home at two o'clock with the Rev. James Schut, pastor of the Second Reformed church officiating. Burial was in Fulton Cemetery.
Members of Fulton American Legion Post 402 provided a guard of honor and a rifle squad. Pallbearers, veterans of World War II, were Palmer Vander Ploeg, Joseph Sheridan, Robert Legel, Alvin Borgman, Lyle Hooghem, Richard Mitchell, Kenneth Canavan and Paul Burkhardt. Mrs. Elvin Norman, Mrs. Paul Balk and Mrs. Richard Pollard were in charge of flowers.
The body of Lt. Wiersema arrived at Clinton Thursday noon and was taken to the Sikkema Funeral Home, after arriving in the United States recently from Europe. He was killed June 5, 1944, while on a mission over France.
Lt. Wiersema was a member of the Ninth Air Force and had been awarded a large number of decorations for taking part in 43 bomber escort and dive bombing missions over Europe. At the time of his death he was 22 years of age. He attended the Fulton schools and Central college at Pella. Besides his mother he is survived by a sister Mrs. Forrest Cady of Clinton, an number uncles, aunts and cousins.
Buried 18 November 1948
Obituary reads…
LT. ALLEN WIERSEMA REPORTED MISSING
Mrs. Albert Wiersema received word Tuesday afternoon that her son, Lt. J. Allen Wiersema, who has been with the Ninth Air Force in England, was missing in action as of June 5, the day before the great invasion in France. The message stated that Lt. Wiersema was over occupied France. It is hoped by his many friends here that his mother here and his sister, Mrs. Forrest Cady; in Clinton, will soon receive another message stating that he has either returned to his base or is a prisoner.
At Easter time Allen was promoted from second lieutenant to first lieutenant, and also was awarded the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters.
He enlisted March 14, 1942, and received his wings and commission at Luke Field, Phoenix, Arizona; on October 30, 1942. He went overseas last October and piloted a P-47 Thunderbolt, "Lucky Strike". He had participated in forty three bomber escort ad dive bombing missions in occupied Europe, according to the last report from the Public Relations Office of the Allied Expeditionary Air Force in England. The postmark on the envelope bore the date of June 6th.
Allen is twenty-two years of age and the only son of Mrs. Wiersema and the late Albert Wiersema of this city. He was graduated from the Fulton High School and later attended Central College at Pella, Iowa, Scovill Schools in Clinton and Augustana College at Rock Island. Before enlisting he was employed as a record clerk for the International Harvester Company at East Moline.
Second obituary reads…
Lt. Wiersema To Be Buried Here
Full military honors will be accorded the late Lt. John Allen Wiersema here tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. Funeral services will be conducted at the Sikkema Funeral Home at two o'clock with burial in the Fulton Cemetery.
A military escort will accompany the body of the former Army flier, who gave his live while on a mission over France on June 5, 1944.
Members of Fulton Post 402 of the American Legion will provide a guard of honor and a rifle squad to fire a final salute over the grave. The Rev. James Schut will officiate at the funeral services. The casket bearers, all veterans of World War II, will be Palmer Vander Ploeg, Joseph Sheeidan, Robert Legel, Alvin Borgman, Lyle Hoogheem, Richard Mitchell, Kenneth Canavan and Paul Burkhardt.
Flower bearers will be Mrs. Elvin Norman, Mrs. Paul Balk, and Mrs. Richard Pollard. Miss Gertrude Bush will play sacred musical selections at the piano.
A son of Mrs. Jennie Wiersema, Lt. Wiersema was known to his Fulton friends as Allen Wiersema. Mrs. Wiersema received the first message that her son was missing in action on June 20, 1944. The message informed her that he had failed to return from a mission started on June 5, 1944, the day before the invasion of France by American forces.
Allen was a member of the Ninth Air Force at the time of his death and had won numerous decorations for his participation in 43 bomber escort and dive bombing missions over Europe.
He was 22 at the time of his death.
He attended the Fulton schools and Central College at Pella, Iowa, before going into the Army.
Third obituary reads…
Lt. John Allen Wiersema Laid to Rest at Fulton With Full Military Rites
Fulton – Full military services were held Friday afternoon for Lt. John Allen Wiersema, son of Mrs. Jennie Wiersema and the late Albert Wiersema. Funeral rites were held at the Sikkema funeral home at two o'clock with the Rev. James Schut, pastor of the Second Reformed church officiating. Burial was in Fulton Cemetery.
Members of Fulton American Legion Post 402 provided a guard of honor and a rifle squad. Pallbearers, veterans of World War II, were Palmer Vander Ploeg, Joseph Sheridan, Robert Legel, Alvin Borgman, Lyle Hooghem, Richard Mitchell, Kenneth Canavan and Paul Burkhardt. Mrs. Elvin Norman, Mrs. Paul Balk and Mrs. Richard Pollard were in charge of flowers.
The body of Lt. Wiersema arrived at Clinton Thursday noon and was taken to the Sikkema Funeral Home, after arriving in the United States recently from Europe. He was killed June 5, 1944, while on a mission over France.
Lt. Wiersema was a member of the Ninth Air Force and had been awarded a large number of decorations for taking part in 43 bomber escort and dive bombing missions over Europe. At the time of his death he was 22 years of age. He attended the Fulton schools and Central college at Pella. Besides his mother he is survived by a sister Mrs. Forrest Cady of Clinton, an number uncles, aunts and cousins.
Obituary reads…
LT. ALLEN WIERSEMA REPORTED MISSING
Mrs. Albert Wiersema received word Tuesday afternoon that her son, Lt. J. Allen Wiersema, who has been with the Ninth Air Force in England, was missing in action as of June 5, the day before the great invasion in France. The message stated that Lt. Wiersema was over occupied France. It is hoped by his many friends here that his mother here and his sister, Mrs. Forrest Cady; in Clinton, will soon receive another message stating that he has either returned to his base or is a prisoner.
At Easter time Allen was promoted from second lieutenant to first lieutenant, and also was awarded the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters.
He enlisted March 14, 1942, and received his wings and commission at Luke Field, Phoenix, Arizona; on October 30, 1942. He went overseas last October and piloted a P-47 Thunderbolt, "Lucky Strike". He had participated in forty three bomber escort ad dive bombing missions in occupied Europe, according to the last report from the Public Relations Office of the Allied Expeditionary Air Force in England. The postmark on the envelope bore the date of June 6th.
Allen is twenty-two years of age and the only son of Mrs. Wiersema and the late Albert Wiersema of this city. He was graduated from the Fulton High School and later attended Central College at Pella, Iowa, Scovill Schools in Clinton and Augustana College at Rock Island. Before enlisting he was employed as a record clerk for the International Harvester Company at East Moline.
Second obituary reads…
Lt. Wiersema To Be Buried Here
Full military honors will be accorded the late Lt. John Allen Wiersema here tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. Funeral services will be conducted at the Sikkema Funeral Home at two o'clock with burial in the Fulton Cemetery.
A military escort will accompany the body of the former Army flier, who gave his live while on a mission over France on June 5, 1944.
Members of Fulton Post 402 of the American Legion will provide a guard of honor and a rifle squad to fire a final salute over the grave. The Rev. James Schut will officiate at the funeral services. The casket bearers, all veterans of World War II, will be Palmer Vander Ploeg, Joseph Sheeidan, Robert Legel, Alvin Borgman, Lyle Hoogheem, Richard Mitchell, Kenneth Canavan and Paul Burkhardt.
Flower bearers will be Mrs. Elvin Norman, Mrs. Paul Balk, and Mrs. Richard Pollard. Miss Gertrude Bush will play sacred musical selections at the piano.
A son of Mrs. Jennie Wiersema, Lt. Wiersema was known to his Fulton friends as Allen Wiersema. Mrs. Wiersema received the first message that her son was missing in action on June 20, 1944. The message informed her that he had failed to return from a mission started on June 5, 1944, the day before the invasion of France by American forces.
Allen was a member of the Ninth Air Force at the time of his death and had won numerous decorations for his participation in 43 bomber escort and dive bombing missions over Europe.
He was 22 at the time of his death.
He attended the Fulton schools and Central College at Pella, Iowa, before going into the Army.
Third obituary reads…
Lt. John Allen Wiersema Laid to Rest at Fulton With Full Military Rites
Fulton – Full military services were held Friday afternoon for Lt. John Allen Wiersema, son of Mrs. Jennie Wiersema and the late Albert Wiersema. Funeral rites were held at the Sikkema funeral home at two o'clock with the Rev. James Schut, pastor of the Second Reformed church officiating. Burial was in Fulton Cemetery.
Members of Fulton American Legion Post 402 provided a guard of honor and a rifle squad. Pallbearers, veterans of World War II, were Palmer Vander Ploeg, Joseph Sheridan, Robert Legel, Alvin Borgman, Lyle Hooghem, Richard Mitchell, Kenneth Canavan and Paul Burkhardt. Mrs. Elvin Norman, Mrs. Paul Balk and Mrs. Richard Pollard were in charge of flowers.
The body of Lt. Wiersema arrived at Clinton Thursday noon and was taken to the Sikkema Funeral Home, after arriving in the United States recently from Europe. He was killed June 5, 1944, while on a mission over France.
Lt. Wiersema was a member of the Ninth Air Force and had been awarded a large number of decorations for taking part in 43 bomber escort and dive bombing missions over Europe. At the time of his death he was 22 years of age. He attended the Fulton schools and Central college at Pella. Besides his mother he is survived by a sister Mrs. Forrest Cady of Clinton, an number uncles, aunts and cousins.
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