Quarstad Receives Army Medical Discharge at Home
73 Orval L. Quarstad of La Crosse has been medically discharged after serving in Italy and North Africa with a field artillery unit. He was wounded in the Cassino battle, awarded the Purple Heart, and spent time at Ft. Bragg before discharge on November 18. He married Emma Rausch and hopes to find work.
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Orval L. Quarstad
L. R. Watson
Italy
la Crosse
Cassino
Quarstad
North Africa
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Emma Rausch
Minn
Farnam Street
Field Artillery
Camp Hahn
Calif
Ft. Brage
Turner Receives Medal and Leaf Cluster for Air Force Service
Myron E. Turner, 20, a gunner on a B-24 Liberator, earned a medal and oak leaf cluster for meritorious achievement in 19 aerial missions over Europe. He enlisted in April 1943, trained in multiple states, and served overseas starting June 1944 from Ireland to England.
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Myron E. Turner
Frank Turner
Street
United States
Sgt. Turner
Miami
Fla. Amarillo
Laredo
Tex
Massachusetts
Gia
Cuba
World War Memorial funds grow slowly in Riverside Park
Donations to a World War memorial fund for a white Georgian marble monument in Riverside Park total $159. Contributions include $5 from Wemen's auxiliary to Rail Mail, $6 from La County Community Council, and $7 from Wien Colwell Relief Corps No. 2. The memorial will honor service members from World War I and II, with spouses and family encouraged to donate. project sponsored by Navy Mothers and Service Wives and Mothers groups.
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Riverside Park
la Crosse Tribune
Wenen
Army
Navy
Marine
Air Corps
Billfold credited with saving life of La Crosse man in Belgium
Pvt. Robert H. Amundson of 720 Avon Street La Crosse Wisconsin is thanked by doctors for surviving a sniper bullet near Philippeville Belgium. The chest wound narrowly missed the heart and the soldier attributes the deflection to his billfold. He was flown to England and is recovering at a U S Army General Hospital with his brother Sgt. William Amundson nearby.
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U. S. Army General Hospital
England
Robert H. Amundson
Avon Street
la Crosse
Wis
United States Army General Hospital
Amundson
Philippeville
Belgium
Louis E. Zimmer
Newark
N. J
Lieut. Zimmer
Pvt. Amundson
Sgt
William Amundson
Pvt
Army
Aquinas High School
Matilda Amundson
Col George M MacMullin Praised By 76th Division Commander
Camp McCoy Wis Special High tribute was paid Col George M MacMullin Camp McCoy commander and his staff by Maj Gen William R Schmidt commander of the 76th Infantry Division in a letter of commendation to Brig Gen Russell B Reynolds Sixth Service command chief. Schmidt praised MacMullin for leadership initiative and superior performance of duty noting the post staff minimized problems and maintained training facilities and services in emergencies. Reynolds welcomed the commendation and thanked the post complement for the excellent accomplishment.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
George M. MacMullin
William R. Schmidt
76Th Infantry Division
Russel B. Reynolds
Schmidt
MacMullin
Gen. Reynolds
Brooklyn’s 1920s cruiser returns from three invasions
The light cruiser U S S Brooklyn came home Saturday from three Mediterranean invasions. Captain Frank R. Dodge said the crew was disappointed only by failing to break the bank at Monte Carlo with six inch shells.
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New York
Brooklyn
Monte Carlo
Frank R. Dodge
Adrian, Mich
Philadelphia
Brookyn
Cannes
France
British Home Guard Ends Active Career
Britain’s home guard will stand down Sunday after a parade through central London marking the end of its active career. More than 5,000 men will march including the first American squadron of home guards organized in July 1940 by Americans in London, the only foreign unit ever incorporated in the British army.
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London
Britain
Home Guard
Home Guards
Fireman Accepts Challenge From Seabee Challenger
La Crosse firemen in the U S service Russell Kearns and George Smith received a Seabee challenge offering $5 to the first five who could duplicate stunts from The Bulldozer. Otto Molzahn proved the feats simple, demonstrating two tricks and defeating the boast with ease.
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Tribune
la Crosse
Otto R. Molzahn
Molzahn
U. S
Russell Kearns
Cmic
George Smith
Cm2c
Seabee Kreger
Kreger
Robert Molzahn
Admiral Halsey
South Pacific
Robert H. Peterson
Kearns
Smith
County Man Returns Home After Three Years in Army
After 29 months in the South Pacific and a 21 day rotation furlough he is discharged at Hot Springs Ark. He earned two bronze stars and a unit citation for Papuan and New Guinea campaigns. Inducted 1941 he trained at Camp Livingston and served as a truck driver and generator operator. He will resume helping manage his West Salem farm with his parents.
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Army
Hot Springs
Ark
South Pacific
New Guinea
Schmeckoeper
32Nd Infantry
Camp Livingston
Australia
Port Moresby
West Salem
War Film Series Planned for La Crosse Plant Workers
Employees at the Electric Auto-Lite plant in La Crosse and their families will view three war films, Briefs for Invasion, Signal Corps Battle Scenes, and 957th Day of War, on Monday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Vocational School auditorium. Sgt. Charles E. Shafer, Saipan veteran of the Second Marine Division, will speak on his experiences. The event aims to boost bond sales, with Louis G. Nelson coordinating arrangements as special events chairman of the La Crosse war bond committee.
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Electric Auto-Lite Company
Signal Corps
Charles E. Shafer
Second Marine Division
Saipan
Louis G. Nelson
Privately Built Village to House 422 Families
In Ann Arbor Michigan Pittsfield village nears completion as a large privately financed project. It will house 422 families in two four and six family apartment homes with a proposed public school and community center. The model community will feature garden settings winding boulevards and 12 parks and playgrounds.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan
Pittsfield Village
Big Win Homes
Red Cross redirecting gifts to European children
The American Junior Red Cross and the Irish Junior Red Cross of Eire agree to divert gifts intended for Eire to children in Europe who were deprived of them during the war.
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Red Cross
Irish Junior Red Cross of
Eire
Europe
Railroads Win Permission for Extra Trains for Service Members
Washington authorities authorize railroads to run special trains or extra cars for 45 days to aid holiday travel by armed forces members. The Office of Defense Transportation notes that service cannot be greatly expanded due to limited equipment, marking the third consecutive year of approval.
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Washington
Armed Services
Office of Defense Transportation
Sweden Eyes U S Baking Powder as War Creates Shortage
Stockholm reports Sweden still favors U S baking powder. Before the war most baking powder came from America. Since the war began Sweden depended on German and occupied areas and domestic production, but now seeks more U S products when available.
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Sweden
United States
Stockholm
America
Germany
U. S
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Economy Wallpaper Company
Fifth Avenue South
Billfold
Stent
Pearl Harbor
Hilton’s Prescription Pharmacy
U. S. Seabees
Louisiana
Pic
Frederick J. Schmec
John F. Schmeckoeper
Pfc
F. J. Schmeckpeper
Talk OF
the Town
Dusharme
Wair-Sheen
Marinello Beauty Parlor
State Bank
Marinello
Friendship
Schultz
Nelson Eer Ote
South 4Th Street
Sam
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