Ralph Williams

September 29, 1938 Davenport Times-Tribune

MONDOVI--On last Tuesday Joe Cox underwent an operation for appendicitis at the St. Luke's hospital in Spokane and the next day Ralph Williams was rushed to Spokane for the same type of operation. Both men are in the same ward and are getting along nicely.

November 30, 1939 Davenport Times-Tribune

Mrs. Claude Humphrey and Miss Inez Day were hostesses at a reunion of the Reardan high school class of 1936. Saturday night at the home of the former. Cootie and other games were enjoyed after which refreshments were served. Those attending were Marcine Brooks, Ethel Mae Ekins, Evelyn Plaster, Margaret and Martha Joslin, Ralph Williams, Richard Paul, Donald Woods, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Johnson and Kenneth Reynolds of Spokane. Margaret Joslin and Donald Woods won the prizes for high score in the Cootie game and Marjorie Brooks and Richard Paul low.

January 1, 1942 Davenport Times-Tribune

Mr. and Mrs. Art Halverson were hosts at Christmas dinner to Mr. and Mrs. John Williams, Ruth, Ralph, Howard, and Marie Williams of Mondovi and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Williams.

January 8, 1942 Davenport Times-Tribune

MONDOVI--Ralph Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Williams, left on Friday for Seattle after enlisting in the army. He expects to be sent to a camp in Texas from Seattle.

January 15, 1942 Davenport Times-Tribune

Ralph Williams of Mondovi has been assigned to the air corps detachment at Sheppard Field, Wichita Falls, Texas.

August 13, 1942 Davenport Times-Tribune

Ralph Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Williams, has been transferred from Dow Field in Maine to Fort Knox in Kentucky.

August 27, 1942 Davenport Times-Tribune

Ralph Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Williams, who is attending Army Technical School at Fort Knox, Kentucky has been advanced to a corporal.

October 8, 1942 Davenport Times-Tribune

Corporal Ralph Williams, who Joined the U.S. air corps, January 2, and is stationed at Dow Field, Bangor, Maine, arrived Sunday to spend a fifteen day furlough with this parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Williams of Mondovi.

October 15, 1942 Davenport Times-Tribune

Mr. and Mrs. Emil Wegner announce the engagement of their daughter, Dorothy, to Corporal Ralph Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Williams of Mondovi. Both are graduates of Reardan high school. Miss Wegner is employed at Lincoln Mutual service as a bookkeeper. Corporal Williams is stationed at Dow Field, Banger, Maine. Corporal Ralph Williams left Monday for Dow Field, Bangor, Maine, after spend a week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Williams of Mondovi. Corporal Ralph Williams, who has been spending his furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Williams, left Monday to return to his camp at Dow Field, Maine.

February 18, 1943 Davenport Times-Tribune

Corporal Ralph Williams has finished a course at a camouflage school at Mitchell Field, N. Y. and has returned to his base at Dow field, Maine. He says the course is very interesting and his rating at the school was superior. The boys are sons or Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Williams of Mondovi.

September 9, 1943 Davenport Times-Tribune

Corporal Ralph E. Williams came Sunday to spend a 19-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Williams. He is with the army air corps at Dow Field, Bangor, Maine, and graduated from school here.

September 23, 1943 Davenport Times-Tribune

MONDOVI--Corporal Ralph Williams left Thursday morning to return to his base at Dow Field, Maine, after a 15-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Williams.

March 23, 1944 Davenport Times-Tribune

Pvt. Ralph Williams writes his parents, Mr. and Mr. John Williams that he has arrived safely overseas and is now stationed at New Guinea. This is the first word that they have had from their son in nearly two months. He is with the army engineers and is a graduate of the local high school.

April 6, 1944 Davenport Times-Tribune

Two Williams Boys Overseas

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Howard Williams

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Ralph Williams

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Williams of Mondovi have two sons now with the army overseas. Pvt. Ralph F. Williams (left) and Cpl. Howard K. Williams (right). Both were raised in the Mondovi area and graduated from the Reardan high school. Private Ralph F. Williams, age 24, has just arrived somewhere in New Guinea after being stationed at Dow Field, Bangor, Maine, where he was a tank instructor. He has been in the service since January, 1942, and was stationed at various camps in the United States until being ordered to New Guinea. Corporal Howard K. Williams, age 23, has been in Hawaii, since April, 1943, where he is a cook. He has been in the service since December, 1942, and was stationed at camps in the U.S. before going to Hawaii.

December 14, 1944 Davenport Times-Tribune

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Williams had word last week that their son, Ralph Williams, has been moved from New Guinea to the Philippine islands. He is with the engineer's department in the air corps.

June 28, 1945 Davenport Times-Tribune

Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Williams had word Monday that Cpl. Ralph Williams surprised his brother, Cpl. Howard Williams, when he visited him on Okinawa. Ralph is with the aviation engineers and has been on Leyte for several months. He is now stationed near his brother, Howard, who is with the ordnance department. They plan to have many more times together.

September 6, 1945 Davenport Times-Tribune

Sgt. Carl Koeller says he met Sgt. Keith Denson, his schoolmate, and he is stationed near him. Cpl. Ralph Williams writes his brother, Howard, Sgt. Koeller and Sgt. Denson spent a day together and they expected to be together often. Denson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. V. F. Denson of Coulee Dam and the Williams boys are sons of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Williams.

December 20, 1945 Davenport Times-Tribune

Corporal Ralph Williams arrived from Okinawa in Tacoma Monday. He lacks only a few day of being in the service four years. He is with the army aviation engineers. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Williams. Ralph F. Williams T/5, the son of John D. Williams, of Mondovi, Washington is on his way home from Pearl Harbor. Williams is one of 1,800 high point Army veterans, who the "Magic Carpet" is bringing back to the states aboard the USS Randall. The U.S.S. Randall, one of more than 250 carriers, battleships, cruisers, and attack transports in the Navy's famed "Magic Carpet" fleet, left Okinawa, November 28, and is scheduled to arrive in Seattle about December 13. Passengers will go directly to the Separation Centers nearest their homes to complete the formalities of obtaining their discharges before returning to civilian life.

January 3, 1946 Davenport Times-Tribune

Cpl. Ralph Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Williams, arrived home Sunday, having received his discharge from Ft. Lewis. Cpl. Williams entered the service nearly four years ago serving two years with the army aviation engineers on Pacific islands. His last location was on Okinawa.

January 31, 1946 Davenport Times-Tribune

Dorothy Wagner and Ralph Williams wed.

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