Ivan Burton Lounsbury, son of Mr. and Mrs. Burton A. Lounsbury, was born April 9, 1912 near Yucca, North Dakota. He had one brother Keith, and three sisters: Thelma, Iola, and Minnie Lou. In 1913, the family moved to Ivan's grandfather's farm ten miles southwest of Doland, South Dakota. Here Ivan started school. In 1920, the family moved to a farm three miles south of Doland. Ivan drove a horse and buggy to school taking his older sister and younger brother. The family spent the next winter in New York, returning to South Dakota in the spring. At the age of ten he joined 4H and took his litter of piglets to the State Fair. Ivan attended high school one year, and then took the "Short Course" at Brookings where he learned welding. Later, he took acetylene and electric welding classes at Fargo, North Dakota. In 1935, the family moved to Beadle County where Ivan met Hertha Springer. They were married that fall, however, the marriage did not last. His son, Burton Ivan, was born August 1936. Ivan moved to Oregon to work in a machine shop.
Ivan Burton Lounsbury enlisted in the navy and was stationed in New York, from where he was sent to various ports of the Atlantic. His ship, the JOHN MOTLEY, was bombed during the evening of December 2, 1943 during a raid at Bari on the east side of Italy. Gunner's Mate 3-C Ivan Burton Lounsbury later died of his wounds on December 6, 1943. After the war, his body was returned to the United States and was re-interred in the Riverside Cemetery at Huron, South Dakota. A citation from President Franklin D. Roosevelt reads:
In grateful memory of Ivan B. Lounsbury who died in the service of his country at Taranto, Italy, while attached to the U.S.S. John L. Motley, 2 December 1943. He stands in the unbroken line of patriots who have dared to die that freedom might live and grow and increase its blessings.
FREEDOM LIVES AND THROUGH IT HE LIVES.
Ivan Burton Lounsbury enlisted in the navy and was stationed in New York, from where he was sent to various ports of the Atlantic. His ship, the JOHN MOTLEY, was bombed during the evening of December 2, 1943 during a raid at Bari on the east side of Italy. Gunner's Mate 3-C Ivan Burton Lounsbury later died of his wounds on December 6, 1943. After the war, his body was returned to the United States and was re-interred in the Riverside Cemetery at Huron, South Dakota. A citation from President Franklin D. Roosevelt reads:
In grateful memory of Ivan B. Lounsbury who died in the service of his country at Taranto, Italy, while attached to the U.S.S. John L. Motley, 2 December 1943. He stands in the unbroken line of patriots who have dared to die that freedom might live and grow and increase its blessings.
FREEDOM LIVES AND THROUGH IT HE LIVES.
Ivan Burton Lounsbury, son of Mr. and Mrs. Burton A. Lounsbury, was born April 9, 1912 near Yucca, North Dakota. He had one brother Keith, and three sisters: Thelma, Iola, and Minnie Lou. In 1913, the family moved to Ivan's grandfather's farm ten miles southwest of Doland, South Dakota. Here Ivan started school. In 1920, the family moved to a farm three miles south of Doland. Ivan drove a horse and buggy to school taking his older sister and younger brother. The family spent the next winter in New York, returning to South Dakota in the spring. At the age of ten he joined 4H and took his litter of piglets to the State Fair. Ivan attended high school one year, and then took the "Short Course" at Brookings where he learned welding. Later, he took acetylene and electric welding classes at Fargo, North Dakota. In 1935, the family moved to Beadle County where Ivan met Hertha Springer. They were married that fall, however, the marriage did not last. His son, Burton Ivan, was born August 1936. Ivan moved to Oregon to work in a machine shop.
Ivan Burton Lounsbury enlisted in the navy and was stationed in New York, from where he was sent to various ports of the Atlantic. His ship, the JOHN MOTLEY, was bombed during the evening of December 2, 1943 during a raid at Bari on the east side of Italy. Gunner's Mate 3-C Ivan Burton Lounsbury later died of his wounds on December 6, 1943. After the war, his body was returned to the United States and was re-interred in the Riverside Cemetery at Huron, South Dakota. A citation from President Franklin D. Roosevelt reads:
In grateful memory of Ivan B. Lounsbury who died in the service of his country at Taranto, Italy, while attached to the U.S.S. John L. Motley, 2 December 1943. He stands in the unbroken line of patriots who have dared to die that freedom might live and grow and increase its blessings.
FREEDOM LIVES AND THROUGH IT HE LIVES.
Ivan Burton Lounsbury enlisted in the navy and was stationed in New York, from where he was sent to various ports of the Atlantic. His ship, the JOHN MOTLEY, was bombed during the evening of December 2, 1943 during a raid at Bari on the east side of Italy. Gunner's Mate 3-C Ivan Burton Lounsbury later died of his wounds on December 6, 1943. After the war, his body was returned to the United States and was re-interred in the Riverside Cemetery at Huron, South Dakota. A citation from President Franklin D. Roosevelt reads:
In grateful memory of Ivan B. Lounsbury who died in the service of his country at Taranto, Italy, while attached to the U.S.S. John L. Motley, 2 December 1943. He stands in the unbroken line of patriots who have dared to die that freedom might live and grow and increase its blessings.
FREEDOM LIVES AND THROUGH IT HE LIVES.
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