Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-27
BOYS in U. s. SERVICE

William F. Staege departed yester-
day again for Camp Grant, after a
short visit with relatives and friends
here.
John Woitkovich Of Camp Grant,
spent Sunday in this city, returning
to camp again Monday morning.
George. BurkhOlder went to Mil
waukee the past week to take an ex-
animation, which is necessary before
entering the Ensign school at Munich
pal pier, Chicago.
Lieut.. John Prahl, who was home
on furlough the past week, departed
Saturday evening. Lieut.. Prahl has
been transferred from Camp Grant to
Camp Lea, Virginia.
Harold Dietl, who was employed in
the drug store of w. w. Albers, has
now arrived safely in France. He left
here the oath of June for Fort Riley,
Corporal Henry E. Knapp, whose
home is in this city, was recently
gassed while taking part in a battle
in the vicinity of Alsace. He states
in a letter to his mother, Mrs. H. E.
Knapp, 206 Spruce street, that he is
getting along nicely and there is no
cause for worry. Knapp is a mem
Der of Co. G, 12S Infantry, A. E. F.
/ Lieut.. Frank ]. Gottschalk of Mara
thon, who is taking part in oversee
duties, was slightly wounded in &C
ton August 3. He states in a letter
to his wife that the wound is not
serious and that he hopes to be out
of the hospital soon. Lieut.. Gottschalk
was a member of Co. G, of this city
which is now part Of the 10th
U. S. Infantry.
Mrs. A. Empey, 17l0 Third street,
has heard from her son, Corporal
Henry Empey, who is member OF
Co. G, and stated he had been wounded
in battle not long ago, but was
recovering. In his letter he mentions
JOS. Gappa in such way that he
must have been wounded, but rela-
tives of the lad here have received no
news as to his being injured.
Word has reached the city that
Lieut.. S. d. Gunderson has been SER
iously wounded in action, and is at
the American Red Cross Military hos
pital No. 1. He received eight shrapnel
wounds, but states that he is getting
along all right. Lieut. Gunderson is
well known in this city. Ee received
his commission at the Reserve Officers
Training camp at Fort Sheridan. and
has been engaged in oversee duty for
some time.
r. A. Tinker returned home Satur-
day evening from Camp Steeyer, near
Lake Geneva, where he attended the
military training camp for the past
two weeks. Mr.. Tinker reports the
camp a big success. 1t was located
on the Northwestern Military academy
grounds and in charge Of Capt. F.
L. Beals of the United States army,
There were five hundred men in camp
during the two weeks that Mr.. Tinker
was there, and fourteen different
states were represented.
On Tuesday, Aug. 10, one of the
boats carrying American troops left
for overseas, and after two days out
of New York, broke a propeller, and
turned around and came back here
arriving Saturday afternoon. Wau-
sau and Marathon county boys were
on board this ship. 1t has been re-
ported to this Office that Fred Zochert
son of Mrs. c. Zochert, 121 Sturgeon
Eddy Road, also a Mr.. Kaup m the
u. s. service from this city, were on
board that ship. Frank Kronenwetter
of Mosinee, who is in the Gath Inf
Hdos. Co., was also on that boat
Zochert and Kronenwetter have been
heard from and are now anxiOusly
awaiting the time to start across again
! On their return trip they saw a sub
marine and nut her out of commission