Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-10-01
BOYS IN U. S. SERVICE

Corporal Eric B. Gehrke is in a
base hospital, having been gassed.
Edward Glasel was home on fur
Tough from the Great Lakes the past
week.
Glenn Helling is among our boys,
having landed safely overseas several
weeks ago.
Sergeant John Kuhlmann of Camp
Dodge, Ia, was in the city the past
week on a short furlough.
Roman F. Buchberger of Co. G, 39th
Infantry, somewhere in France, has
been promoted to sergeant.
Corporal Harry Knapp is recovering
from a gas attack, according to word
received from him recently.
Frank D. Barden, Jr., who is sta
toned at Camp Dodge, Ia, has been
commissioned second lieutenant
Word has been received that Lieut..
Norman Stone and Lieut.. Harold In
graham have reached overseas.
In the casualty list yesterday ap-
peared the name of Alfred p. Reimer
of Athens, r. l, as seriously injured.
Corporal Erwin A. Olson of Co. G.,
12Sth Infantry, is in a hospital re-
covering from a wound received while
in action.
Corporal Leroy Jonas of Co. G, 12Sth
Infantry, has been seriously wounded
in action. A message was received
on Saturday.
Mrs. Bert Smock was called to the
Great Lakes Naval Training station
the past week by the serious illness
of her son, Robert Smock.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Spatz of the
town of Kronenwetter, have received
word that their son, William B. Spatz,
has arrived safely overseas.
Henry Burke departed Thursday
evening for Spartanburg, S. c., fol-
lowing furlough spent here. He will
serve in military police duty.
Second Lieut.. c. w. Fairchild, a
brother of Mrs. Newman H. Bells
and Mrs. c. G. Pier, has been promoted
to captain. He is at Camp Jackson,
S. G.
John Kutchera has been wounded in
action and in a letter home states that
he will return to this country soon,
as he has been disabled for military
service.
Harold Mathie, who is at Fort New
ark, Army Supply Base, Newark, N. j.,
is driving the car of Major General
Grimslaw, and also driving for other
officers.
Walter R. Fluegel, who is in the
service at Camp Dodge, Ia, has been
promoted from corporal to color SER
geant. He is in the medical corps of
the army.
Corporal Emil Anderes of Co. G,
12Sth Infantry, has been wounded, and
is in hospital. Word has come that
he is recovering and getting along
very we'll.
Lieut.. Laurence A. Johnson, who is
stationed at Camp Custer, Michigan,
has been promoted to captain. He is
a son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Johnson
of this city.
Lieut.. Erwin o. Luebchow has been
enjoying furlough at his home in
this city. He was recently given his
commission at Fort Monroe, Va, in
Heavy Artillery.
The famous Black Hawk division
of Camp Grant, ILL.,, has reached the
other side of the waters in safety
There are many Marathon county boys
in this division.
The report of the death of Frank
HarrOun of Mosinee,. seems to have
been mistake. Instead, the message
received by his father was that he was
severely wounded.
Peter Moeller of Milwaukee has
written home from France telling of
meeting August ]. Fahrenbach in that
country. Mr.. Fahrenbach was a resi-
dent Of this city at one time.
Walter Salzmann, who is stationed
in the aviation training camp at Ur-
bana, ILL.,, is expected home Sunday
on furlough for a visit with his
mother, Mrs. Bertha Salzmann.
Alex. G. Anderson, John Radtke,
Gustave Gritzmacher, Leander Ringle,
Frank Loeffier, Ellsworth and Harry
Cole, George Erickson, Jr., c. Kiefer
are reported safely across the waters.
Wells Turner has returned east af-
ter furlough spent at his home in
this city. He is chief petty officer in
the cost inspecting department of the
Standard Ship Building company at
New York.
Corporal Claude r. Roberts of Co.
G, 12Sth Infantry, has been wounded in
action. He was injured by machine
gun bullet, but states the wound is not
a bad one, and that he hopes to be
back with his company soon.
Sergeant Stanley Bychinski, who has
recently been sent back to this country
from France, as an instructor at Camp
Custer, Mich, has a wonderful and
interesting display of articles brought
back from the battle fields in France,
in the Continental windows.
Walter Dern, who has been stationed
at the Great Lakes Naval Training
station, is home on a furlough. He
will leave again tomorrow evening,
fhu IA tliV NCiy GApSCIS
to depart for France, where he will
be engaged as a motor truck driver.
Arnold Gritzmacher of this city has
been injured while in action in France
On August 81, he states, that the
Boche got him with one of his high ex-
plosive shells. The piece of shell
in the left side of his back
and was taken ont on his rioht eide
He states that he is getting along very
nicely and hopes to be out again in
few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Nowak, sol
Eleventh street, received a message
rom the war department last Wednes-
lay informing them that their son. |
Sergeant Stanley Nowak, was missing |
n action. A letter has been received |
by his parents from the lad dated |
september first, written in base |