Navy Vet Serves 29 Months On Tanker In South Pacific
Reuben I. Gabel BM2c, a Navy veteran, served 29 months aboard the same tanker in the Southwest and Asiatic Pacific theaters. He enlisted Oct 1 1941, trained at Great Lakes, and saw action in the Philippine liberation and Marshall campaigns. He returned home June 19 and departs July 4 for Los Angeles, with plans to rejoin the tanker in the Pacific.
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Reuben I. Gabel
Reupen
Copeland Avenue
Ift
Navy
Great Lakes
West
Crais
Southwest Pacific
States
Cam
Pacific
Pel
Marshall
Nome
Los Angeles
Wounded In Glider Crash Christensen Returns To U S
Arne C Christensen wounded when a glider crashed in Germany returns to the United States on furlough from Kennedy General Hospital Tennessee arriving June 17 at 1109 Logan. He sees his newborn son Gary for the first time and Kay, 22, is his sister. His parents are Mr and Mrs W Christensen of Lincoln Nebraska. He wears the silver star purple heart and European theater ribbon with three bronze stars. He sailed with the 17th Airborne Division from Fort Benning to Europe and took part in the Rhine crossing and the Bastogne week. He leaves July 16 for Kennedy hospital.
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Arne C. Christensen
Germany
Kennedy General Hospital
Tenn
Logan Greet
Gary
Christensens
Kay
Christensen
Ruth Mae Brinkman
Sears Roebuck Co
Roberts
Calif
Fort Benning
Einhoven
Holland
17Th Airborne
France
Bastogne
Bulge
Luxembourg
Rhine
Belgium
England
Kennedy Hospital
Lieut
W. Christensen
South 19Th Street
Hole in ground draws La Crosse watchers at Fifth and King
In La Crosse a crane creates a large trench at Fifth and King drawing crowds daily. A storm hits area with downed trees and a lightning fire while Veterans Memorial Park hosts a large dedication and traffic flows smoothly. McCoy prison camp visit described as grim by city editor.
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la Crosse
Fifth and King
Watchers’ Union
Hibbing
Minn
Ole Meanie
Riverside Park
16Th Street
Holmen
Veterans Memorial Park
Waterloo
A. W. Rice
Tribune City
McCoy
John K. Rice
War Notes and Local Updates From La Crosse
July 1 1945 notes from La Crosse report $1 256 559 in E bonds raised in the Seventh War Loan drive. Local highlights include air field markers on West Salem Packing plant roofs and air route guidance to Hudson Bay. Seven liberated prisoners were interviewed and featured, along with former Blackhawks star Russell Walden in recovery. Casualties list includes Olson Balfany Schmidt Wiederhoeff and others. Risberg and Williams received discharges. Also a lighthearted quip about Work-whistle Annie at the ordnance shops.
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Elmer William Schnick
la Crosse
Greg Keegan
United States
West Salem Packing Company
Hudson Bay
Hale
Husky
Willard de Boer
Lorenz A. Pinski
Robert M. Pomeroy
Alfred Harnish
George Best
Robert Milkey
Edward Wojahn
Russell Walden
Logan Letterman
Blackhawk
Maurice Allen
Pic
Great Lakes
John Clayton Olson
Francis Balfany
John W. Schmidt
Luzon
George Wiederhoeff
Germany
Ernest Risberg
Rolland Williams
Annie
Ordnance Shops
Soldier seeking civilian life after six years in U S Army
Private Robert L. Snodgrass, after six years of service and 120 points, seeks discharge to civilian life. His tour included Iceland, Italy, and southern France with the 5th and 3rd Divisions, captivity at St Die and Moosburg, and a weight loss of about 50 pounds. He recalls harsh treatment, Red Cross aid, and earned veteran ribbons and three battle stars. Two brothers remain in service.
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U. S
Pvt
Robert L. Snodgrass
Snodgrass
Army
Camp McCoy
Ruth Viner
Winnebago Street
Iceland
States
Italy
France
Ramboulis
St. Die
Strasbourg
Moosburg
Stalag 7A
Stuttgart
Patton
3Rd Army
Munich
Lanshut
Eral
Red Cross
Paris
le Havre
la Crosse
Miami Beach
Moselle
John D
Pacific
Irvin
9Th Army
Medical unit heroism noted for Luzon actions
Private Donovan F. Weibel of Sparta who served as an ambulance driver in the 32nd Division earned a 32nd division citation for meritorious achievement from April 16 to May 10, 1945. He drove through mud and landslides with four litter patients, reaching a portable surgical hospital, and later delivered faster care by driving under blackout conditions. He trained at Camp Barkeley and served in New Guinea Goodenough Airop, Leyte, and Luzon earning the Bronze Star and other decorations.
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T. Donovan F. Weibel
R. J. Weibel
State Street
Weibel
Donovan F. Weibel
U. S. Army
Luzon
Philippine Islands
Pvt
32Nd Division
Sparta
Army
Camp Barkeley
Tex
Australia
Co. B
New Guinea
Goodenough Islands
Aitape
East Indies
Leyte
Tennesseeans Boast A Century Of Safety
Two Somerville Iron Works employees have 102 years in foundry jobs with no serious accidents. D. W. Dudney, 74, began in 1887 with Evansville Indiana’s Southern Stove Works. E. L. Lasater, 61, started in 1900 with South Pittsburgh’s Shuster Country Co. They joined Somerville in 1921.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Somerville Iron Works
D. W. Dudney
Southern Stove Works
Evansville
Ind
E. L. Lasater
Shuster Country Co
South Pittsburgh
Somerville
Young Merchant Seaman Plows Land for Victory Gardens
South Bend Indiana. Merchant Seaman John D. Wagner, age 19, has spent the last two years at sea. On a recent leave he chose to work ashore plowing land for civilian victory gardens, tiring of salt water.
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South Bend
Ind
John D. Wagner
Veteran Tomalka Returns Home After Europe Combat
Pfc. Tomalka arrives in New York 30 hours after docking, begins furlough in New Jersey, and heads to Camp Grant after June 22. He served from Fort Benning through the 86th Division, fought in the Ruhr Pocket and Bavaria with Patton’s Third Army, endured mine training on return, and earned the Combat Infantry Badge, two battle stars for the Rhine and Germany, and European and American theater ribbons.
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Europe
Pfc
Robert Tomalka
New York
Army
Red Cross
Tomatka
New Jersey
Germany
Bavaria
Patton
Third Army
Tomalka
States
French
Dieppe
St. Valerie
Urges Health Tests At Once For School Entry
Five year old children face many new experiences at school and health is key. Miss Myrtle Olson urges parents to have physicians and dentists examine children before school begins to ensure good health and equal chance to develop and adjust.
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Myrtle Olson
la Crosse City
The Jungle Press Bulletin From Burma Soliders
The Jungle Press is a newspaper produced by soldiers in Burma offering updates and notices from their unit.
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The
Jungle Press
Burma
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Tribune
Is Airborne Division
Airborne Center
Camp Makall
N.C
17Th Airborne Division
Lincoln
Plymouth
Arne Christensen
Rock of Ages Advisory
Vach-Werner
South Ave
South 4Th Street
la Crosse, Wis
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Ites Pvt
National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Ruhr
First
le Cresce
OUR
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Ashworth
Optometruit
Baker's Dairy
Tire Service
State
Sporting Goods
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