Hamilton O. Delfs
Gets Commission
FORT BENNING, Ga - Hamilton O. Delfs, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Otto J. Delfs, 91 Cassilis Avenue. Yonkers, N. Y., has
been commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army after graduation from
the Officer Candidate Course at the Infantry School here, the Public
Relations Department reports.
He was a corporal in the 40th Infantry Training Battalion at Camp
Croft. S. C, before graduation.
He attended Roosevelt High School in Yonkers and played football
there.
[Source:
The Herald Statesman, Yonkers, N. Y., Monday, January 18, 1943 |
Hamilton O. Delfs, 83, of Morton Grove, 1st Lt. USA Ret.,
beloved husband of Laura; dear father of Carol (Larry) Kulchawik, Denise
Baldy and Carl; loving grandfather of five; devoted great-grandfather of
one; fond brother of Dorothy Belton. Memorial service private. For info,
Simkins Funeral Home, 847-965-2500.
(Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL, 20 Jul 2001, Page
10 - courtesy of Tedd Cocker)
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