Dr. Alfred H. Lekwa 

Photo from 1948 Herald Panorama Book.

Alfred Hanson Lekwa was born Dec. 16. 1893 to Hans Endresen and Sena Olson Lekwa. He died July 11, 1970 and is buried in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
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Dr. Lekwa served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Heinzelman in the Pacific in 1942-43, at the U.S. Naval Hospital in San Diego, CA and U.S. Navy Destroyer Base, Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA.

Story City Herald Articles

October 22, 1942

February 25, 1943

June 10, 1943

June 17, 1943

July 15, 1943

September 2, 1943

December 2, 1943

February 24, 1944

May 11, 1944

May 11, 1944

September 28, 1944

July 19, 1945

Draft Registration Card 

Draft registration card front.

Draft registration card back.

Iowa Bonus File Application 

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Photos of Dr. Lekwa - Courtesy of Steve Lekwa

Alfred Lekwa in WWI uniform. He left medical school to enlist and ended the war as a drill sergeant. He completed his medical training after the war and practiced medicine first at Dows, IA, and then in Story City.

Doc Lekwa on right, aboard the USS Heinzelman, a troop transport, somewhere in the Pacific.

Doc Lekwa aboard the USS Heinzelman.

Doc Lekwa at his desk aboard the USS Heinzelman.

Funeral Program - Courtesy of Richard Munsen's Collection