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quest._NEWS IN COLVILLECOLVILLE’S VOLUNTEERSARRIVE HOME AGAINThe Colville contingent of the 146th field artillery, A. E. F., including Lewis Laird, Robert Dur-land, Earl Droz, Lewis Richardson, Leslie L. Fry, Alfred Carlin and John Walsh, arrived Wednesday night after an absence of nearly 30 months, almost three-fourths of which time was spent in the fighting zones in France and Belgium. The Colville band and many citizens in automobiles went to Arden and accompanied the returning soldiers to the city, where Colville gave them a rousing welcome. After parading through the streets led by the band, the men were allowed to go to their homes for which they had yearned through the months of foreign service. A few vacant chairs reminded the young men that the grim reaper had gathered its harvest in an area of peace while the god of war stalked on the borders of a foreign land. Leslie L. Fry found that his mother had died more than a year ago. Frank Starr, who went with the Colville enlistment, was killed in action.Although these boys do not feel that they are any more deserving of recognition than the many others who have gone from here, Colville feels an especial pride in them because of the fact that most of them were either bom or raised in this vicinity. Durland, Droz and Walsh were bom, raised and educated in Colville. Richardson was bom in Bossburg, and finished his schooling in Colville. Fry was bom in Oregon, but was raised in Colville. Laird and Carlin have lived here some time, and were educated here.In addition to being Colville products, these boys were among the first in Washington’s volunteer enlistments, previous to the draft. They joined Battery F in Spokane which became a part of the ‘‘Gypsy” brigade, and they saw 17 months continuous service in France, including active participation in the battles of the Marne, the Aisne, the Meuse, Champagne and St. Mihiel.Under the command of Col. Paul H. Weyrauch the battalion arrived at Walla Walla June 26, at Spokane June 27, and were later discharged from Camp Lewis.O. N. Bell of the Colville Land. « a « « « « • « a ■ m %Vlt(IatdajOrifc1R.1Eli1ninCH1lt;i(1J“Wnelt;1ofmeislt;h.Col(stovillM*rideforpripriWiMamilareHoHoVeiMuBe*HeEgEgBuBuWlMoTH
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Colville Examiner
Colville, Washington, US
Sat, Jul 05, 1919
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