New Meets 50 La Crosse Men While With Infantry In Italy
Mr and Mrs George New of 904 South Third Street receive a letter from their son Phc Hollis who is somewhere in July. He enlisted in 1942 at age 78 and served at Fort Jackson Fort Meade North Africa and Italy with the infantry. He met about 50 La Crosse men training with his brother Donald in Salerno Naples Rome and other places. He saw the Pope in Rome and notes Mussolini’s balcony speeches. He lost his personal belongings on the convoy from Africa to Italy and plans to write again with a definite address. Donald New, missing since Manila in November 1943, was later reported dead from malaria in a Japanese camp. The family also mentions Mrs Robert Wieman of Racine as a relative.
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George New
South Third Street
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Fort Meade
North Africa
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Robert Wieman
Silver Star Awarded Lieutenant in France
1st Lieut. Sidney J. Williamson of La Crosse Wisconsin earned the Silver Star in France for leading a platoon against an enemy machine gun nest. His actions saved many casualties from mortar fire and allowed his company to continue its advance in the 2nd Infantry Division. Two Rio de Janeiro buildings are described as being two story structures in the report.
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United States
France
Sidney J. Williamson
South 22Nd Street
la Crosse
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Williamson
2Nd Infantry Division
County crews tackle road and bridge projects countywide
County highway officials report ongoing work across Bangor Barre Burns Campbell areas. Bangor sees 17 miles repaired with timber curbing on Russland Coulee road to guard a bridge over Dutch Creek. Barre repairs 15.15 miles of town roads and fixes a large culvert on Dredrah Coulee road. Curbing added over a Bostwick Creek branch to protect Russland Coulee road. Gravel crushed for town maintenance. Oak Park and West La Crosse streets surfaced. Kee ney Coulee ditch and bridge approaches to be cleaned.
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Thena Crosse
Paul Hartwig
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Barre
Bostwick Creek
Burns
Campbell
Oak Park
West la Crosse
Keeney Coulee
Baker Road
Highway crews patching roads and aiding farmers in 1944
County highway crews across towns like Greenfield Holland and Onalaska report heavy patching work on town and state trunk routes. They repaired bridges and guard rails, built shelters from CCC, dustproofed streets, and crushed rock while contributing 1731 man hours to assist farmers with pea crops and harvests. Sixty thousand Jews serve in Britain's fighting forces.
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CCC
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Spring Coulee Hill
Schaller Stock Pile
Newburg Corners
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Carol Brent
Montgomery Ward
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