Marine Raider Wit tenberg Receives Honorable Discharge
Ex Gunner Sgt Julius Wit tenberg of Carlson's Raiders earned an honorable discharge at Great Lakes on November 21 with 131 points. He returns to La Crosse to pursue apprenticeship machinist training after a career including Iwo Jima injuries and service in Japan and Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius C. Witten
Carlsson
Pacific
Great Lakes
United States
Japan
Iwo Jima
Carlson Raiders
6Th Army
7Th Corps of Navy
War in Europe Pushes Allied Supply Needs and Port Gains
The extract outlines heavy Allied efforts in France and Belgium as 1944 advances. It notes monthly demands for large quantities of arms and ammunition, the Antwerp port becoming operational despite V weapon attacks, and rapid transport and pipeline construction to move vast supplies to front lines. The text also covers airborne operations, key crossings, and Allied advances into Germany, with focus on logistics, port capacity, and transportation improvements.
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Eisenhower
France
Europe
AEF
21St Army Group
Brussels
Antwerp
Zeebrugge
The
Schelde
Tunisia
U. S
Toulon
Marseille
Lyon
Dijon
Brittany
J. C. H. Lee
War Department
United States
Montgomery
Siegfried Line
U. S. 82Nd
101St
Lewis H. Brereign
First Allied Airborne Army
Holland
Meuse
Waal
Lower Rhine
Eindhoven - Arnhem
Normandy
82Nd
101St Airborne
Eindhoven
Second Army
Arnhem
First
Germany
Aden
Ninth
Aachen
Saar
Metz
Mosell
Seille
Alsace-Lorraine
Seventh Army
Strasbourg
Rhine
Mulhouse
Alsace
Colmar
Investiture Service Held For Cub Pack
A combined meeting of Scouts Scouters and parents was held in Angelo Thursday night with a Scout candlelight investiture service and a new Cub pack organized. Kenneth Lintelmann field executive reported that the troop began with three boys registered and a fourth joined later. The four received their tenth foot badges pinned by Scoutmaster Ralph Dutton as Assistant Scouters Ray Dahl and Sergeant Miller looked on. Lintelmann spoke on Scouting principles and showed films on Cubbing and Camp Decorah activities. Tenderfoot requirements and knot tying were demonstrated.
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Angelo
Kenneth Lintelmann
Ralph Dutton
Ray Dahl
Sergeant Miller
Lintelmann
Camp Decorah
First Telegram Reaches Stra thaven for Sir Harry Lau der
The first telegram to arrive in Stra thaven Scotland carries 75th birthday wishes for Sir Harry Lau der from Brenden Bracken First Lord of the Admiralty in the last British government and messages flood in from around the world during the day.
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Strathaven
Scotland
Sir Harry Lauder
Brenden Bracken
the Admiralty
Discharged Veteran recounts 8th Corps Normandy and Bulge progress
George Dwyer, a discharged veteran, shared two large maps detailing the 8th corps journey from Utah Beach through Brest Brittany and the Bulge. He cited units including the 4th and 6th armored divisions and the 82nd and 101st airbornes, noting campaigns across France Belgium and Germany ending in Thebes.
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8Th Corps
3Rd Army
George Dwyer
South Third Street
Dwyer
Normandy
Brest
Brittany
6Th Armored
79Th Infantry
82Nd
101St Airborne
England
France
Utah Beach
Avranches
Chateaubriant
Nantes
St. Nazaire
Pontivy
Lorient
Lesneven
Rennes
Bastogn
Belgium
St. Aubin
Fougere
Alencon
Chartres
St. Quentin
Dinant
Paris
Aircraft Carrier Crewman Butterfield Returns on Leave
LeRoy Butterfield seaman second class veteran of Pacific battles arrives on a 30 day Thanksgiving leave. He served on an aircraft carrier converted from a cruiser and earned 33 points toward discharge with five needed. Butterfield began Navy service in 1943 at Farragut Idaho and later served at Shoe Maker California. His ship saw action at Tarawa Leyte Luzon Okinawa Formosa Iwo Jima Honshu Kyushu and fought at Leyte gulf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Butterfield
Pacific
Shoemaker
Calif
Butterfield
Tarawa
Frisco
Japan
Tokyo
States
Leyte
Luzon
Okinawa
Formosa
Iwo Jima
Honshu
Kyushu
Leyte Gulf Sea
Maori population growth sparks debate on white demographics
Australia saw Maori numbers rise from 40 000 to 100 000 over five decades while white population grew more slowly prompting statesmen to consider measures to raise white percentages. Guatemala plans to add Japanese peppermint to postwar oil crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Guatemala
Invite City To Send Guest Queen To St Paul Carnival
La Crosse invited to select a guest queen for St Paul’s victory carnival February 22 to March 6. Queens will tour eight days, ride on floats, perform in events, and be entertained. Cities from Minnesota Wisconsin and North Dakota invited. local contests determine most queens in December and January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
St. Paul
Brainerd
Crookston
Detroit Lakes
Duluth
Fairmont
Faribault
Fergus Falls
Hibbing
International Falls
Little Falls
Mankato
Minneapolis
Moorhead
New Ulm
Owatonna
Red Wing
Rochester
St. Cloud
Stillwater
Virginia
Willmar
Winona
Worthington
Fargo
Grand Forks
N. C
Wisconsin
Chippewa Falls
Eau Claire
Superior
C. A. Maley
Presbyterians Plan Westminster Fellowship Rally at Galesville
The First Presbyterian church hosts a La Crosse Presbytery youth rally Sunday afternoon and evening to organize a Westminster Fellowship for high school and college age youth from area churches. Rev. William Steels leads. supper and transport arranged by La Crosse group. Meet at the Cargill house at 2 p m with departure for the rally at 3 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Galesville
Westminster
la Crosse Presbytery
William Steels
la Crosse
Jean Deeds
Dale Steiger
Stanley Niebruegge
Galesville Church
Cargill House
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Carlson
Raiders
Marine Corps
Nied
Upscher
Htscher Wis
Hollandia New Guinea
Groves & Stein
Your Cleaners
Eagle Contractors
Eagle
Eagle Insulation CO
Hoesehler
Corney
Fifth Avenue
Gene 7
Orge
Marshall
Xviii Ordnance Problems
U. S. Army
Secretary of War
First Army
U. S. Seventh Army
FBI First Army
Cotentin Peninsula
Howell
Filmosound
Moen
Photo Service
Passneck
Thebes
Newport News
Eufalla
Marseilles
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Tribune
Roy Butterfield
West Avenue North
Farragut, Ida
Erickson Bakery’s New
WKBH
Carl A. Linse General Insurance
BON
Hoeschler Bldg
Carl A. Linse
Ibune
City
Presbyterian Young People
Margaret Kelly Brown
Mer
Marion Delin and
Gerry Knudsvig
Main Street
USCAP
United States Rubber Company
ASCAP
Falk-Zone CO
3Rd St
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