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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1944

Page

12

Light Carriers Prove Value in Pacific War Roles

Navy reveals nine light aircraft carriers built on cruiser hulls supported big ship air groups, protecting task forces and striking enemy ships. Sun setters from air group 23 helped destroy or damage 81 Japanese planes and 38 ships, proving light carriers’ worth from Makin to Hollandia and beyond.

Japan Navy Independence Princeton Belleau Woods Cowpens Monterey Cabot Langley Bataan San Jacinto Navy Air Group 23 Pacific United States Makin Tarawa Solomons Rabaul Saratoga Gilberts Marshall Islands Carolines Hollandia

Our Men in Service From La Crosse Area

The column invites men in the U S army navy marine corps and court guard from La Crosse and nearby areas to submit data and photographs for service notices as well as notes from U S training camps. Send written data to the city editor for publication without charge.

Service notices and promotions of WWII service personnel

A La Crosse unit commendation honors Corp Gordon A. Neuman for March and April duty. The report lists Pvt Gerald L. Thompson, Lieut Frank B. Davy, Pfc Richard H. Nelson, Pfc Leonard N. Adsit, Ensign David L. Smith, and many others with transfers, training, APO addresses, and overseas postings. Promotions include Sgt Clayton Wojahn and 2nd Lt Ralph E. Lee. Several await school or combat duty, with details on origins and family locations.

Corp Gordon A. Neuman South 10Th Street la Crosse Tribune England Neuman Gerald L. Thompson ASN Co. D Camp Blanding Fla Frank B. Davy Tallahassee Waycross Aaf Waycross, A Richard H. Nelson Army Camp Claiborne Camp Sutton N. C Sharonville R. H. Nelson Avon Street Leonard N. Adsit Agnes Adsit Market Street San Francisco Calif Central High School Isadore Irving Kaminsky Chicago Pecos Tex Mildred R. Hofer Air Service Command Pvt Hofer Kenneth Wojahn Wojahn Inf APO Fort Jackson S. C Ralph E. Lee Lee Italy la Crosse Powell Street Great Lakes Ill Naval Training Center Jack J. Guenther Naval Service School Co. 1380 USNTS Vern L. R. Lueck Infantry Replacement Center Camp Hood Lueck Anna Lueck West Avenue South Quentin W. Jeffers Sgt. Jeffers Alice Jeffers Pearl Street Herbert E. Gundlach AT Co Fort Dix N. J Fort Wayne Ind Jerome Stanley Grand Rapids Mich Leo B. Berry Vic Dean Peterson Co. C Camp Swift Camp Hale Carsten Arentson Camp Barkeley Aberdeen Proving Grounds POTC Bks Milton N. Oles New York Pic Donald Weiss Lincoln Army Air Field Lincoln Neb Robert D. McKenzie Walters Ft. George Eade AFG William R. Krismer Co. K Camp Adair George Freisinger James E. Padesky Pfc Anton Zajc Co. A 66Th Signal Bn Fort Riley Kan Camp Crowder Merlin Coher Minneapolis George J. Hickey Ft. Barrancas Fort Bragg AC Lauritz G. Wittenberg Santa Ana Army Air Base Santa Ana William Runice Clayton Johnson AOM Norman Okla Donald G. Sather Army Air Base Pueblo Colo Marvin O. Lee Emma C. Lee Onalaska Ruben Veglahn U. S. Naval Training Center Leo Simones Joseph W. Zanter Zanter Joseph Zanter Mississippi Street Simones Rose Simones North Ninth Street Harley E. Erickson United States Naval Reserve Camp Macdonough Plattsburg N. Y Erickson Hilda R. Erickson Rockland Lauritz G. Wittenberg George Wittenberg Col W. A. Robertson Wittenberg Sq. 13 Section K Barracks C Saab Edward J. Olson Cmic Glynco Edward Olson Badger Street Olson Naval Air Station Donald Pokarth North 14Th Street

Theodore Roosevelt Relics Saved As Fire Reaches Home

Fire at the Saga more Hill estate in Oyster Bay damages a wing while relics of Theodore Roosevelt are saved. Volunteers from four fire companies battled the blaze for over an hour, the origin undetermined and the value of damage not estimated. The flag Roosevelt carried with the Rough Riders is among the preserved mementos.

Oyster Bay N. Y Theodore Roosevelt Sagamore Hill Roosevelt Long Island Connecticut Rough Riders

Urges Soldiers At McCoy To Be Careful

Maj.William J. Niederauer urges strict safety rules for post swimming groups at McCoy. He notes post fatalities average 13 percent so far this year versus six percent national in 1941. He cites rules including never swim alone and use the buddy system.

William J. Niederaurer War Department Maj Wiederaurer

Cox Injures Hand After Fall On Glass At Sparta

CAMP McCOY Wis Special Cox of Co B 808th Tank Eng unit fell on glass in Sparta and cut his hand He was treated at St Marys hospital and returned to camp.

Camp Mccoy Wis Cox Sparta St. Mary's Hospital

Cumberland Man Appointed to Banking Commission

Gov Goodland named Arthur J Quinn of Cumberland to replace Robert K Henry on the Wisconsin Banking Commission. The term runs to April 1 1947 and awaits Senate confirmation. Quinn is a former Northwestern State Bank president at Cumberland and past Cumberland mayor.

Madison Wis Goodland Arthur J. Quinn Cumberland State Banking Commission Robert K. Henry Jefferson Senate Quinn Northwestern State Bank Wisconsin Bankers’ Association

British MP Kenneth Lindsay to Speak on Labor at UW

Kenneth Lindsay a British parliament member since 1933 known for education and social reform will lecture on British Labor and the War at the University of Wisconsin tomorrow at 8 p m. The event highlights an international perspective on labor during wartime.

Madison Wis Kenneth Lindsay Great Britain University of Wisconsin

Mechanics sought at Camp Y for sagag repairs

John F. Burke civilian personnel chief announced that mechanics are needed at Camp Y. The workers will repair road graders and Caterpillar equipment.

Camp Mccoy Wis Camp Y Sagag Eggsing John F. Burke

Eire urged to save as inflation drive begins

Irish Minister P J Little told a Waterford meeting that curbing rising living costs requires households buying savings certificates lodged in savings banks. He noted remittances from Irish workers abroad total about $35 million yearly and add to inflation where goods are scarce.

P. J. Little Posts and Telegraphs Waterford Eire

Noted Historian Dr. James Tait Dies at 81

Manchester England Dr James Tait an eminent English historian aged 81 died Sunday his passing noted by scholarly circles and local press in the United Kingdom

Manchester England James Tait

LaCrosse Eagle Scout Guides At Northern Canoe Camp

Peter C. Bertelson, Eagle Scout and senior patrol leader of First Presbyterian Church troop 8, will serve a second year as a guide at Scout Landing in Vilas County Wisconsin. He earned bronze and gold palms and holds a class A first aid badge. He departs July 5 from La Crosse, joining five other Wisconsin guides for a week to 10 day expedition starting at Portage.

Peter C. Bertelson Wesley Bertelson First Presbyterian Church Wisconsin Boulder Junction Wisconsin State Forest Trout Lake Vilas County Norway Bertelson Gateway Council Peter Bertelson Scout Landing la Crosse Portage

$25 Million Damage In Munitions Ship Blast In Denmark

The Free Danish press service reports a German munitions ship exploded in Aarhus harbor causing about 25 million dollars in damage. Initial underground sources claim at least 80 killed and 300 injured with up to 1,000 buildings damaged and several vessels burned. Copenhagen stirred after a five day general strike with occupation authorities making concessions. The Germans agreed to withdraw the Schalburg corps and ease curfews and reprisals.

Stockholm Free Danish Press Service Aarhus Denmark Copenhagen

4-H Bonds Awarded in Wisconsin Speech Contest

MADISON Wis Donald Thompson 19 of Lodi won a $100 war bond for first place in the statewide 4 H club speaking contest. James Weis 14 of Berlin earned a $50 bond for second. Four others Mary Jane Betz Eau Claire Mary Nesta Springbrook Russell Nelson Platteville Phyllis Temple Oconto Falls received $10 in war stamps each. The topic was farm safety.

Madison Wis Donald Thompson Lodi James Weis Berlin Mary Jane Betz Eau Claire Mary Neste Springbrook Russell Nelson Platteville Phyllis Temple Oconto Falls

Robbery at Madison Gas Station Reported to Police

South Park street filling station operator Jack D. Taylor told police last night three men robbed station attendant August Pepper, 77, of 180 dollars and nine gallons of gasoline at the Madison station.

Madison Wis Jack D. Taylor South Park Street August Pepper

British Near Vital Arezzo Drives Toward Florence

British Eighth Army pushes from the south and west to within five miles of Arezzo, the main Florence road, while American units reach Rosignano near Livorno as German resistance slows progress. Heavy guns fire on Rosignano approaches and German reserves move into position. Across the front, forces are being rolled back from the Gothic Line near Rimini toward Pisa Livorno.

Rome Arezzo Florence Italy Rosignano Livorno Rimini Pisa-Livorno

Fasting Saint Louis Man Starts Fruit Juice Diet

Chester Lake, former field representative for the Rural Electrification Administration, began a hunger strike last week to protest political domination of the REA. At age 51 he has lost 15 pounds and will continue fasting until Roosevelt or Congress frees the REA from politics.

ST. Louis Chester Lake Rural Electrification Administration Lake Roosevelt Congress Department of Agriculture REA

Viroqua Board Of Review To Meet

Viroqua Wis Special city clerk T C Knudson says the board of review will meet in the council room at city hall on July 10 at 10 am to review the assessment roll for real and personal property and sworn statements, correct errors, and perform duties required by law.

Viroqua Wis T. C. Knudson Board of Review For City of Viroqua

War Secretary Stimson Meets Pope in Rome Audience

Pope Pius XII received Secretary of War Stimson in Rome today. Stimson arrived yesterday on the first train into the city since its fall to Allied forces and was greeted at a colorful ceremony.

Rome Pius XII Stimson

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