Navy Combat Gunner Relates Two Shoot-Downs and Three Crashes
Navy air gunner Ralph Gruebel recalls being shot down twice at sea and making three crash landings in 22 months of combat. He also notches 12 aerial engagements from Guadalcanal to Saipan, earning two citations. Gruebel married Jane Perry, plans to report to Norfolk, and previously worked for the La Crosse Tribune. he trained at Great Lakes and Detroit and hails from Memphis via La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Crosse Tribune
Navy
Royal Hawaiian Hotel
Santa Cruz
Memphis
Tenn
Ralph Gruebel
la Crosse
Pacific
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Rennel Island
Marshalls
Truk
Hollandia
New Guinea
Emirau
Palau
Woleia
Ulithi
Saipan
Guam
Tinian
Gruebel
First Marine Division
Jane Perry
California
Lester Oestriech
Market Street
Norfolk
Fourth
Main Streets
Great Lakes
Detroit
Mich
Army Air Forces
South Carolina
Betty Gruebel
Tennessee
Major Kevin Studies British Army Organization on Exchange
Maj. Hugh Kevin of the Quartermaster Corps travels to England in April as liaison officer for four months to learn the Royal Army Service Corps structure and operations. He earlier trained at royal service corps officers schools, with 17 other officers, and will work with the military training branch in Washington after returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Kevin
England
Maj
Kevin
Quartermaster Corps
Royal Army Service Corps
Royal Service Corps
Army
Quartermaster General
Washington, D.C
United States
la Crosse
E. P. Kevin
Mississippi Street
Camp Lee
Harvard University
Boston
Wisconsin wild life season notices and deer hunting dates
The U S fish and wildlife service issues season dates across counties for deer bear grouse and small game with bow and arrow options and hours. Deer bag limits and legal hunting hours set. fishing rescue at Myrick park marsh relocates 65 000 landlocked fish to the La Crosse river. workers and species listed include pickerel northern pike bullheads sunfish crappies seed dogfish gar and carp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Dane
Grant
Iowa
la Crosse
Richland
Trempealeau
Sete
Count
Jackson
Crosse
Monroe
Barron
Ashland
Bayfield
Douglas
Florence
Forest
Iron
Marinette
Price
Sawyer
Taylor
Vilas
Washburn
Myrick Park
la Crosse River
State Sportsmen's Club
Federal Fisheries
David Raatz
Jack Steinmetz
Joseph Schubert
Bob Akright
Ray Pfennig
Charles Weigent, Jr
Fred Sabel
New Citizens at McCell August 19
A son was born to Lieut and Mrs Arne C Roth at McCell D C on August 19. Mae Brinkman of La is noted in the report. The U S Department of Agriculture maintains a collection of about 4900 barley varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCell, D. C
Arne C. ——Roth
The
U. & Department of Agriculture
Ration Guide Lists Indefinite and Temporary Stamp Values
wartime ration details list stamps for meats fats and processed foods, airplane shoes fuel and produce prices. It specifies validity periods and quantities for stamps 30 31 32 40 and various gas and fuel coupons plus banana grape fruit lemons oranges plums cabbage carrots lettuce onions and other vegetables with unit weights and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Local Ads and Services Listings Mixed in Parcel
A crowded display of classified items includes keys and locksmiths, bed and mattress repairs, painting and cleaning services, a pharmacy advert, a music scoring service, horseback riding ads, corsets, housework help, and money making opportunities for selling Christmas cards and gift wraps. The variety highlights small business offerings and job leads across multiple readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grogan CO
E. Adams
Chicago
Help Wanted and Personal Ads from Tribune Classifieds
Mixed classified notices advertise a live-in cleaners position in Chicago offering time and a half after 40 hours with lodging and meals, personal ads seeking a well paying houseworker, and a retail lady position. Includes contact prompts, sample responses, and references requests amid Christmas card sales copy.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marianas Islands
Central Pacific
Naval Service
Armed Forces Institute
Madison
Tribune
Alfred W. Rice
U. S. Fish and Wild Life Service
Burnett
Chippewa
Clark
Columbia
Eau Claire
Juneau Langlade
Lincoln
Marathon
Oconto
Oneida
Polk
Portage
Rusk
St. Croix
Sauk
Shawano
Wood
Fox and Fox Squirrels
Cra
Vernon
Red Fox
Northern Counties
Crawford
Southeastern
Buffalo, Pepin
Buffalo Pepin
Burlington
Crawford and
Ration Guide
Ube Associated Press
Lacrosse Tribune and Leader-Press
Frontier Lodge
A. M
F. C
Ted Bolnick, W. M
Telegraph Flowers
Florists Telegraph Delivery Association
Kienahs
al Rice
McCann
Faro
Gulbrandsen
South Seth
Joe Ames
L. Kloss
Furn
Tillman Bros
Rowley
Tom
Wia Bedding Co
West Ave
A. N. Eagon
Call
Hilton
Miha and Joy
Dept. V
Broadway
Newark
Charles
Sadbie Thorses
Hwy
Por ¢ Spencer
Helen Dyrdahl
Gene Tous
Janes Art Studios, Inc
Clifford Ave
Rochester
N. Y
General Office
B. F. Goodrich Store
Fifth Ave
Kenneth Dahl
Walt
South 19Th
Por Girl
Justinger’s Food Store
West Ave. South
Jack’s
Modern Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co
Lacrosse Laundry & Cleaning CO
So. Front St
Iris Cafe
Bodega
Lindy
Star Cafe
108 North 3Rd
S. S. Kresge
WAR Manpower Commission
WMC
U. S. Employment Service
Essential
Corrugating Co
Jay St
Rochester 5
Auto Parts
R. C. Cheney CO
Chrysler-Plymouth-DeSoto
Cass
Firestone Store
Porter
City Car Co
Pla-Mor
Baker Dairy
Photo Service
Western Teachers Exchange
Plymouth Bidg
Minneapolis
Auto Service
Chevrolet
Max
Lax Auto
South 2Nd
Casey's
Jay
Anderson
Tire and Battery Service
Ford
Dodge
Casey’s Car Sales
Cheney
D and L Car Sales
la Crescent
Minn
Losey Bird
Studebaker
Willys
Dandy
Goodyear
North 6Th
Anderson Tire & Battery Service
St. Front St
McKenzie
Chevrolet Co
Court House
3Rd St
Badger
Montgomery Ward
J. T
Thorndale Ave
Inds
Wallace Brown, Inc
U. S. Employment Service Exchange Building
Plymouth
Monogram
Table Top
Apt
Tausche’s
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