Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-17
CASUALTIES.

among those reported missing in ae-
ton in France.
Henry Braatz returned to this city
after being mustered out Of service at
Camp Dodge, Iowa.
Oakley Bisheau of the town of
Ringle was killed in battle in France
on the 4th of November.
Victor Denfield has returned home
from Camp Dix, Trenton, N. j., hav-
ing been mustered out of service.
Richard Gritzmacher, who was
wounded, Oct. 18th, has recovered and
is with his company in Germany.
J. R. Bradley, who has been home
to attend the funeral of his mother,
returned to Camp Grant on Friday.
Among those honorably discharged
from service was John O'Brien, who
was at the Municipal Pier, Evanston,
Ill
Will Spencer and Sol Heinemann
are now in Camp Grant They may be
mustered out of service before the end
of the year.
Henry Papkalla, who has been in the
U. S. service, at Camp Grant, has been
mustered out and returned to his home
in this city.
Lieut.. Frank Barden arrived home
the first of the week from Camp john
stone, Florida, having been honorab-
iy discharged.
Letters from Lieut.. Donald R. Good
ing, dated Nov. IT, have been receiv-
ed. He is with the troops which are
now in Germany
Emerald Wright, who has been at
| tending S. A. T. c., at Racine college,
returned home Saturday, having been
mustered out of service.
A card was received from Corporal
Edward Silbernagel by his parents,
from Paris, France, dated Nov. 23rd.
He was in excellent health.
Reuben Linder, who is in France,
sent his father, Frank Linder, of this
city, German helmet through which
there are four bullet holes.
Louis Thon, who has been attend
ing S. A. T. c. at Madison, has been
honorably discharged and has return
ed to his home in this city.
Walter d. Dana has returned home
from Madison where he has been in
the University S. A. T. C. work, having
been mustered out of service
Freber Pahls, a member of the post
office force at Merrill and a popular
young man of that city, died of disease
in France. He left Merrill, July 23rd.
Franklin E. Bump, Jr., was muster
ed out of the S. A T. c. work from the
University of Wisconsin and returned
to his home in Wausau Saturday ev-
ening.
Capt Elmer I. Lucas left Friday
for Camp May, N. j., for medical treat
ment. The captain had been there
previous to his coming home for a
stay of three weeks.
Joe Pleier returned home Wednes-
day evening from Indianapolis, Ind,
where he had been attending Motor
Transport school, and from which
place he was mustered out.
In the casualty list from overseas
in France is noted the name of Fred
McIndoe, son of d. w. Mclndoe, the
latter formerly of this city now of
termined.
Capt. Benz. Alexander will spend
the holidays with his parents in this
city. Capt. Alexander is commanding
officer in the University of Rochester,
N. Y, also at Geneva college in S. A.
T. c. work.
A letter from Sergt. Mac Alexander
to his father, Taylor Alexander, writ
ten since the armistice, gives the in
formation that he is now in northern
France, where he says the climate
is more like Wisconsin's.
Many letters have been received
from the soldiers abroad, the past
week, having been written after the
armistice had been signed, so it is
known that these are safe. Many
were in the front lines and in action on
| the 18th of November when a cessa-
ton of hostilities were declared.
| Frank >Ohms has sent from France
| to relatives a German helmet and gas
mask, which were on exhibition at the
Wausau Telephone offices yesterday.
Frank left Wausau in Sept, 1917, and
has been in France since last spring
A letter received yesterday states
that Frank was gassed on the 10th OF
/
Captain and Mrs. Roy E. James of
Milwaukee, the former a son of Mr..
and Mrs. c. P. James Cf this city, are
| visiting relatives and friends here
Capt James was stationed at Camp
Gordon, Ca, during the late war and
has lately been released from ser
vice. He is now contemplating To-
eating in California
| In the casualty lists from France
during the past week mention is made
of Wausau and Marathon county men
engaged at the battle fronts and the
results thereof: H. H. Wolf, Wau-
sau, severely wounded; Ed. Tessmer,
and Helmuth Buss, Wausau, both
wounded, degree undetermined
Louis Munson Spencer, killed in ac-
ton; A. 7. Netzel, Marathon, slightly
wounded; Oakley Bisheau, Ringle,
killed in action; Martin Maniske
| Wausau, wounded slightly; A. F.
Rausch, Athens, wounded severely; E
G. Hanson, wounded severely; Edward
Heise, Wausau, wounded, degree un-
deterined; Ernest Peck, Wausau, died
from wounds; NJ P. Peterson, Wau-
sau, wounded, degree undetermined
Elmer Belize, Naugart, wounded, de-
gree undetermined; Herman Koeplin
1 Colby, wounded slightly; E. NJ. Butz-
loft, Wausau, wounded slightly: Vim
cent Wooytosik, Hatley, wounded
slightly; s. G. Cottrell, Eldron, wound
ed slightly; Fred Passow, Mosinee
died of disease; W. A. Assels, Wausau
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