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North
High School Wall of Honor
Sydney Henry Dengle
Class of June, 1936 |
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| Research
done by Claradell Shedd, Class of 1953. |
| Sydney
graduated from the North High class of June, 1936. He enlisted into
the US Army in 1942 at Camp Dodge, IA. At the time of his induction,
his next of kin was Mrs. Henrietta Mary (Stockham) Dengle, 4025 8th
Street, Des Moines, IA. His service number was 17070175. |
| Sydney Henry Dengle |
|
| Year |
x |
Rank |
x |
Status |
|
| June, 1936 |
x |
x |
x |
Graduated from North High,
Des Moines, IA |
| 1937-1942 |
x |
Employment |
x |
Boyt Harness Company,
Des Moines, IA |
| 1942 |
x |
Enlisted;
US Army |
x |
Enlisted into US Army
Air Corps, Camp Dodge, IA. |
| 1942 |
x |
Training |
x |
Basic Training, Fresno,
CA |
| 1942 |
x |
Training |
x |
Aerial Gunnery School,
Las Vegas Airbase, NV |
| 1942 |
x |
Training |
x |
B-17 Mechanics School,
Amarillo Air Base, TX |
| 1942 |
x |
US Army Air Force/ SSgt |
x |
Flight engineer; *Ephrata
Air Base, WA |
| 1943 |
x |
US Army AF |
x |
B-17 Flight engineer instructor; Ardmore Air
Base, OK, and B-17 combat crew and flight engineer, Ardmore
Air Base, OK
|
| January,
1944 |
x |
US Army AF |
x |
**95th Bombardment Group,
England. Probably Horham, England. |
April 1,
1944-
May 2, 1945 |
x |
US Army AF |
x |
Shot down on his 10th
mission over Rostock, Germany. POW at ***Stalag Luft 17B in Krems,
Austria |
| 1945 |
x |
US Army AF |
x |
Acting First Sergeant,
T/Sgt; Denver, CO |
| July 31,
1945 |
x |
Family |
x |
Married Geneva Maxine
Sheldon at Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Des Moines, IA |
| September,1945 |
x |
Discharge |
x |
Discharged at Sioux City
Air Base, IA |
| 1948-1950 |
x |
 |
x |
Pre-engineering study,
Drake University, Des Moines, IA (GI Bill) |
| 1948,1951 |
x |
Family |
x |
Two children born; Linda
Maxine (1948), Stephen Sydney (1951) |
| 1953 |
x |
 |
x |
BS in Mechanical Engineering;
Iowa State University; Ames, IA (GI Bill) |
| 1953-55 |
x |
Employment |
x |
Engineer, Research and
Development, Maytag Company, Newton, IA |
| 1955-1985 |
x |
Employment |
x |
Engineer and lead engineer,
Research and Development, Meredith Corporation, Des Moines, IA |
| Civilian |
x |
Interests |
x |
Des Moines, IA |
| August 14,
2014 |
x |
Deceased |
x |
Des Mones, IA 50313 |
* Ephrata
Air Base, WA
http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=9289
** 95 Bombardment Group
http://www.8thafhs.org/bomber/95bg.htm
*** Stalag Luft 17B
Stalag 17B was situated 100 meters northwest of the village of
Gniexendorf. This village is located six kilometers northwest
of Krems, Austria (48-27N – 15-39 E).
http://www.b24.net/pow/stalag17.htm
****Caterpillar Club
http://b-29s-over-korea.com/Caterpillar_Club/caterpillarclub.html
|
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| POW:
Stalag Luft 17B |
POW:
Stalag Luft 17B |
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| Sydney's Worksop; 2014; road
runner lawn art from railroad ties |
|
Sydney
Henry Dengle
Staff Sergeant
95th Bombardment Group
United States Army Air Force |
|
1945: Sydney Henry Dengle
w/Maxine |
|
Purple Heart; American Theater Medal; Good Conduct Medal; Army
of Occupation Medal;
Victory Medal WWII; EAME Theater Ribbon w/1 Bronze Star; Air Medal
|
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| References |
(1)
The World War II Army Enlistment Records contain information on
more than nine million indivdual enlistments. These records can
be found online at http://www.archives.gov
(3) The comprehensive list of names from North High's 1893-2018
graduation classes are from Claradell Shedd's North Des Moines
High School website. The names of North High School graduates
can be found online at: http://www.ndmhs.com/.
Sydney Henry Dengle's 1936 class page is: http://www.ndmhs.com/pages/yearclass1936(1986.50).html. |
|
| 01/23/14.
Living in Des Moines, IA. Died 08/14/14. |
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