Published March 03, 2011, 07:41 PM
BIGELOW — When the war broke out on two fronts in December 1941, John Sikma was working alongside his dad on their family farm east of Ocheyedan, Iowa. He was the oldest of eight kids, seven of which were boys, and hadn’t seen much outside of farming in his first 20 years.
Honor Flight: A long line of service
Sikma, son of WWI vet, had siblings in WWII, Korea and VietnamBIGELOW — When the war broke out on two fronts in December 1941, John Sikma was working alongside his dad on their family farm east of Ocheyedan, Iowa. He was the oldest of eight kids, seven of which were boys, and hadn’t seen much outside of farming in his first 20 years.
By: Julie Buntjer, Worthington Daily Globe
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