An October 18, 1945, Lowell Tribune article (page 1, column 2) listed Carl H. Humpfer of Lowell as having been inducted into the Navy on October 11, 1945.
This Lowell Tribune article was found in the January 10, 1946 issue (page 8, column 4):
S 2/c Carl Humpfer, has returned to Camp Perry, Va., after spending the holidays here with his mother, Mrs. P.M. Humpfer, sister, Marcella, and brother Curtis.