Co Pilot Of Bomber Breaks Ankle In Albania Raid
Lieut Barton E Nelson pilot with the 15th Air Force breaks an ankle during a chute jump after their plane is hit over Albania. He and his crew prior endured 37 days as a prisoner, later moved through camps in Sagan and Mooseberg, and endured harsh conditions, with Red Cross aid and Allied advances ending in liberation. Nelson and two crew captured, five escaped. he treated in Budapest, then Sagan, Mooseberg, finally freed as Patton and allies advanced. He receives ETO Balkan ribbons and other honors and plans to report to Miami after a 60 day recuperation with family in Holmen Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Crosse
Albania
Barton E. Nelson
15Th Air Force
Karen
Nelson
Air Corps
San Antonio
Uvalde
Tex
San Angelo
Lubbock
Tuscan
Ariz
Norfolk
North Africa
Forge
Italy
Germany
France
Greece
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Lieut
Partisans
States
Budapest
Sagan
Mooseberg
Regensberg
Eisenhower
Red Cross
Bedlam
Patton
Holmen High School
Joseph Johnson
Munich
City
Martin C. Nelson
Holmen
R. J
P. M. Christiansen
South Fourth Street
Miami
Fla
Good Humor Wagon Shipmates Proud of Pacific Service
Daniel Grodevant 22, boatswain mate second class, home on leave, serves with a Pacific task force and has earned six campaign ribbons and battle stars for actions in French Morocco, Volcanics, Palau, Marianna Islands, and the Philippines. He and Miss Esther Shawley of Hokah Minn announce a postwar marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Grodevant
Pacific
Grodevant
Navy
Atlantic
French Morocco
Volcanic
Palau
Marianna Islands
Philippines
Lulu Grodevant
Charles Street
Pvt
Martin
Peter
New Guinea
William
Assen
India
Robert
England
Esther Shawley
Miss Shawley
Harry G. Shawley
Hokah, Minn
St. Francis School of Nursing
Army Mess Sergeant Receives Bronze Star in Northern Luzon
S. Sgt. John J. Stephan of C Battery, 120th Field Artillery, 32nd Red Arrow Division, La Crosse Wisconsin, earns the Bronze Star for meritorious service. He carried hot meals under heavy enemy fire for a battalion under 300 yards from the Japanese. Overseas since 1941, Stephan saw action in Saidor Aitape Morotai Leyte and Luzon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luzon
Philippines
A la Crosse
Wis
John J. Stephan
Aileen
South 13Th St
120Th Field Artillery
32Nd “Red Arrow”fantry
Stephan
Saidor
Aitape
New Guinea
Morotai
Netherlands East Indies
Leyte
Aquinas High School
John Stephan
South Avenue
la Crosse
Caraballo Mountains
32D
United States
Fortress Pilot Recalls Heavy Flak in Raid Campaigns
1st Lieut. Maynard Park, air medal recipient with five clusters and two battle stars, returns home after 35 bombing missions over Bremen Hamburg Hanover Munich and Kiel. He details encounters with heavy flak over Bremen Merseburg and Belgium and notes training in Texas Nebraska Southport England and Fort Sheridan Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
Maynard Park
John Park
South Eighth Street
Park
Air Force
San Antonio
Tex
Fort Stoughton
San Angelo
Lubbock
Lincoln
Neb
Rapid City
S. D. Park
8Th Air Force
Bremen
Hamburg
Hannover
Munich
Merselberg
Kiel
Belgium
Merseburg
482Nd
Southport
England
London
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Glider Co Pilot Wounded After Rhine Landing
Lieut. James R. Meyer, co pilot on a glider crossing the Rhine with the 17th Airborne Division, was wounded as the craft was released from a C 47. Evacuated to England, he returned home June 24 and will be reassigned. Meyer, a 1943 Logan High School graduate, later served as an instructor before going overseas. His brothers, William and Bob, serve in the air services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
James R. Meyer
Peter Paskrich
Palace Street
Meyer
Rhine
17Th Airborne Division
Will
England
Glennon General Hospital
Oklahoma
Air Corps
Salter Seed Co
Logan High School
Nashville, Tenn
Montgomery
Ala
Helena
Ark
Walnut Ridge
Arkx
Blytheville
101St Airborne
Bastogne
9Th Troop Carrier Command
9Th Air Force
William
8Th Air Force
Bob
Switzerland
Permission To Inspect Deferments At State Meet
Clyde Thomas of Superior was elected Wisconsin VFW commander at a war council in Madison. Delegates approved a resolution to permit inspection of deferments granted by local boards and urged Congress to provide full pensions or retirement pay to veterans during hospitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Clyde Thomas
Superior
Wisconsin Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
War Council
Congress
CIO Labor Meetings Schedule And BLS Cost of Living Note
This week CIO Local 318 984 396 14 448 555 meet for union business while Independence Day pauses the legislative and educational committee. A later note cites the U S labor department acknowledging the BLS index understates wartime living cost rises, missing housing, taxes, and total living expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UAWA
UFSA
Stewards
FTA
Legislative and Educational Committee
the Council
U. S. Department of Labor
America
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Cio-Afl
Milton teacher owns world’s largest china dog collection
A Milton Massachusetts high school teacher claims the world’s largest china dog collection, totaling 400 230 pieces, as a personal treasure and educational curiosity. The collection stands as the largest in existence and reflects decades of careful acquisition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
Mass
Bicycle and repair ads from local shops mix in clutter
Local classified items list bicycle rentals and repairs at Terry's The Music Store and Smith Bicycle Shop with 520 South 4th, Goodyear tires and accessories. Also featured are Expert Furniture Repairing and Refinishing at Presmark Sales Co. 200 State, and Roof painting by John Zoe with free estimates, phone numbers provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry's
Priendly
Goodyear
M. Smith Bicycle Shop
South 4Th
Presmark § Sales Co
John Zoe
War Board frees western pine and hardwood lumber from controls
The war production board on Saturday announced release of western pine and higher grade heavy hardwood lumber from special distribution controls. This applies to lumber produced in small mills and aims to streamline supply for wartime needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
Vandals Deface Dublin Statue In St Stephens Green
A limestone statue of Madam Markievicz in St Stephens Green Dublin was vandalized with a hammer smashing the central memorial. The monument commemorates a leader of the 1916 uprising and stands at the park’s core.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Madam Markievicz
St. Stephen's Green
Green
Ration Guide Gives Stamp Values and Local Price List
The notice lists ration stamps and validity dates for meats fats processed foods sugar shoes gasolIN fuel oil and fresh fruits and vegetables with ceiling prices for La Crosse Sparta Wis and Winona Minn. It details stamp series and expiration dates and provides sample prices for produce like apricots bananas cherries cantaloupe lemons plums strawberries lettuce onions peppers potatoes and tomatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
la Crosse
Sparta
Wis
Winona
Minn
California
Georgia
Texas
U. S
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Tribune
Phetes Lieut
Tribbune Phote
Hew Weir-Meyer Furnacee
Furnece
Army
Palauen
The
Phete
Clinton L. Peterson
Milton L. Stoen
VFW
CIO Labor News
Pitzner
Main
Henry Lueth
Noble
Frontier Lodge
F. and
A. M
J. E. Lienlokken
W. M. O. L. Dean
Kloss
Jackson
Les Tom
Rowley's
Bedding Co
West Ave
Emma
Nature
Yanzer Sanitarium
Lacrosse Laundry & Cleaning CO
Singer Sewing Center
Hellwig & Morris Thoughtful Service
Terry
Kienahs
North 3Rd
City Car Company
12Th and Vine
West Avenue
Green American
Legion
Ervin Marquardt
Sears
W. Reward
Florida
Punch
R. Por Spencer
Helen Dyrdahl
Apt
Kingston Court
F Hoper
Cerise
Deerflinger
Cale
Poley Motel
Gem
Fifth Avenue North
Wented
Geils Fast
Grogan CO
Adams
Dept
Chicago
Jewel Tea Co., Inc
Onglaska
Wisconsin
Lacrosse Tribune
Miss Denney
Joseph
Cass
Cook
Joseph Miller CO
Jacobson
Caledonia
Ee Ee Eerenem
Stoddard
Up Bottling Co
Ration Guide
Associated Press
Swift & CO
South Ave
Pla Mor
Man
Anderson’s Tire
Firestone Store
la Crosse, Wis
MR. Krugmire
Glatex
Time Payments
Taylor Lumber CO
Cameron Ave
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