Sailor Gained 46 Pounds During Kodiak Duty and Training
A sailors second class on Kodiak Island gained 46 pounds in 19 months while serving in Alaska. He weighed 141 pounds when he enlisted in 1942 and 187 pounds on return home. He ate dehydrated carrots, learned to like clams, avoids crabmeat, and fished for salmon during busman’s holidays. He endured 60 degrees below zero Aleutian cold and 15 below at Great Lakes. After post training at Great Lakes and a Kodiak stint, he arrived in La Crosse on July 18 and will report to Newport RI for an eight week training course.
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Keetak Island
Kodiak
Dahis
Great Lakes
Daily Army Honor Award for Delbert D. Daily
S. Sgt. Delbert D. Daily of La Crosse Wisconsin has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and recommended for the Air Medal. A member of Ken's Men a B 24 Liberator unit with the Fifth Air Force at an advanced New Guinea base he has flown 75 combat missions totaling over 350 combat hours. His unit has sunk more than 500000 tons of enemy shipping in the Southwest Pacific.
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Fifth Air Force
New Guinea
Delbert D. Daily
Robert Dally
South Seventh Street
la Crosse
Wis
Dally
Ken
Central High School of
la Crossé
Army
Las Vegas
Nev
Lowery Field
Colo
Pocatello
Ida
Southwest Pacific
Blind Guide's Body Found In River
The body of Ed Wilson, 83 year old blind guide and woodsman, was found in the Willow River near Tripoli by fishermen on Saturday. Wilson was known for his knowledge of the woods and was a pioneer in guiding services. The investigation follows his disappearance and emphasizes his long career in the region.
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Rhinelander
Wis
Ed Wilson
Willow River
Tripoli
Wilson
Gn Fm Ag Ag Sc
Valentine recalls early lumber life on 87th birthday
On his 87th birthday Flavian Valentine recalls starting work at 13 in a saw mill earning 40 cents a day for 11 hours. He led crews on the Healey and Jenks raft operation then managed rubber logs at La Crosse Rubber Mills for 20 years. Valentine, born July 30, 1857, has lived in La Crosse all his life and now grows a large backyard garden.
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Flavian Valentine
Kane Street
la Crosse
Valentine
Fred
Sacramento
Calif
Pat
Valentines
Healey and Jenks
Oye
Cal Jenks
Jenks
Red Arrow Division Soldier Recalls Australian Hostility And Homespun Hospitality
Pvt. Donald Nelson recalls 21 months overseas with the Red Arrow Division in Australia and New Guinea. He cites Aussie generosity, local dances, and bush life near Brisbane, noting 21 months abroad, two furloughs, and decorations including Asiatic-Pacific and American Defense ribbons. He returns to Sam Houston Texas for limited duty assignment.
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Australia
Pvt
Nelson
Brisbane
Lamy
New Guinea
Training Institute on Manpower and Agriculture Aug 4
Madison officials announce an August 4 training institute focusing on effective manpower and agricultural program utilization. State WWC director W E O'Brien says representatives from Wisconsin industry agriculture labor and government will attend to review training options and methods.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Industry, Agriculture, Labor
Government
W. E. O'Brien
War Manpower Commission
Britain buys large share of Portugal fig crop for 1943-44
Britain purchased 45 percent of Portugal's 1943-44 fig crop totaling 14,000 tons with 35 percent diverted to Sweden, Brazil and Germany.
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Britain
Portugal
Sweden
Brazil
Germany
Happy Joe in Air Force
Corp Donald Traaen of La Crosse Wisconsin, a radio mechanic in an Eighth Army Air Force Mustang squadron here, recalls joining in 1943 after civilian radio training. He says radio is fascinating and his service with the unit keeps him a happy Joe. His wife Mrs Lucille Traaen lives at 1721 Pine St La Crosse.
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England
Corp
Donald Tranen
la . Wis
AAF
Fighter Command
Army
Tranen
Mufti
Civil Service Authority
Joe’. Corp
Better Material Goes Into Rubber Heels
The office of price administration said better grade material used in making rubber heels will not raise the ceiling price. Existing ceilings remain in effect since last November, applying to high pew A heels as sold in March.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
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Alaskan
Davids
Newport
Edgar Davids
Mane Street
Tribune
Phote
Frank Davids
Aimee Ses
Et Laboratories
Audiphone
C. Scherer
State Bank Building
Daily Army
Phon
Kane
Tribune Phote
Red Arrow Division
Donald Nelson
United States
Elmer Nelson
Jackson Street
Red Arrow
States
West Coast
Sidney
Sydney
Sam Houston
Tex
Nash & Kinsella Laboratories, Inc
Olive St
St. Louis
First Federal
J. R. Johnson
Sec’y.-Treas
Joe
Air Force
U.S. Bareau of Mines
Johns-Manville
West Ave
de Luxe
Fifth Ave
Tu Sun
LA Crosse Interstate
Bonnie Miller
Glen Gregory
Mickey O'Day
Phil
Bonnie
the Clemans
Eworks
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