jacket, uniform
Catalog Number
2014.13.1Description
Military jacket, US Army, olive green with red patch on right arm. The patch has the letter “A” and the number “5”. Four buttons down the front. Staff sergeant insignia on both arms.History
La Verne “Vern” Nienhuis, Korean War vet, was born in 1932 to Henry Nienhuis (1901-1982) and Eva Wolters (1903-1982). They lived on 15th Street in Holland, MI. Siblings included Roger Nienhuis (1934-2009); Ethel Nienhuis (1928-2009) and Gordon Nienhuis (1925-2000).Vern married Joyce Weaver, a Holland, MI resident, in 1955.
Vern worked for Herman Miller for 15 years and, later, Donnelly Corp. He was a member of Holland’s First Reformed Church for more than 50 years.
Vern passed away on 7-18-2013 in Holland, MI. He was buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery.