Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-06
NEWS CONCERNING THOSE IN THE
u. s. SERVICE


also Orville Suhr.
Many letters were received from the
boys from across yesterday.
Arthur NJ Omholt is now in the
Wood hospital in Philadelphia.
William Koebke is at home from
Camp Grant, on furlough of ten days
Jacob Halada has received word
that his son, Frank A., has reached
France.
Word has been received that Charles
j. VolZ, in the U. S. army, has arrived
in France.
Walter J. Giese of the U. S. Medi-
cal corps a Camp Grant, is at home
on furlough.
Charles r. Laut of Schofield, has
reached France, is the information re-
ceived by relatives.
Lawrence Bernhart was at home on
a furlough of a few days from Camp
Grant, the week end.
Emmett Waterhouse of Chicago, of
Co. c, 81 Supply train, was at home
on furlough the past week.
Miss Mayo Morisette, nurse in the
IlSu SIOSS S6TflC6 Is uOW III NEW
York, preparing for duty in France.
Word has been received that Lieut..
N. H. Bells was severely wounded
on the 18th of July. He is improving
Among the soldiers at home on
furlough, is Ben Alexander from Tus-
cagee, Ala. He will be at home for
ten days.
Andrew Kreutzer, who is in the U.
S. navy at the Great Lakes Naval sta
ton is at his home in Athens, on a
furlough.
Sylvester Kreig of Mosinee, who is
with the Rainbow division, has been
decorated for signal service in action
on the western front in France.
Fred Menzer and Cyril Trauba of
Marathon, have completed their radio
work at Harvard, Mass, and are now
in New York, ready for over sea work.
VIM. Albers, son of Senator and Mrs
Albers, enlisted in the u. S. Navy, in
Milwaukee, the past week, and re-
turned home Thursday to await his
call.
w. J. Haskin of Washington, D. c..
who is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Haskin, in Wausau, will
depart for Alabama in August, where
he reports for u. S. duty.
Second Lieutenant Harold Ingraham
at Camp Grant, has been promoted
to first lieutenant in a machine gun
company and is still anxious to be
in the great conflict at the front.
DR.. w. HI. Thielke has been ap-
pointed First Lieutenant in the medi-
cal department Of the u. S. army and
will go to New York this week for
preparation in the Bellevue hospital.
In a letter home, Lieut.. Geo. Bird
said the first one he met whom he
knew in France, was Knox KreutZer.
They are both attending the same
camp for over seas training in ar
tillery.
Privates Leander Ringle and VIM.
Kleinheinz of Camp Grant, arrived
home Friday on few days furlough.
Mr. Ringle was to return today but has
received a 4S hour extension of his
furlough.
E. c.. Dawley Of this city, has gone
to Washington, d. c., where he has
accepted a position with the Bureau
of Aircraft, in the hardwood section.
He will purchase woods for the air.
craft work.
Lieut.. Wallrich, son of M. j. Wall
rich of Shawano, was killed on the
firing line in France a few days ago.
Mr.. Wallrich, ST., is quite well known
by many old time citizens of Wausau,
and who often visits here on profess
sional business.
A letter from Lawrence Smith, who
has been in the navy yard at Puget
Sound, tells of his starting on trip,
Aug. 1st on a steel passport, from
Portland, around through the Panama
Canal to Eastern Ports. Wausau boys
who are on the vessel, are Leo Londo
and Lawrence Smith. There are also
boys from Merrill, Amigo, Chippewa
Falls, Colby and Rhinelander.
Edward Buchmiller writes recently:
Have been enjoying short furlough
at home. Leave for the East tonight,
after spending three and half days
at home, which has meant much to
| me. Am still at the same camp, al
though the name has been changed to
Camp Leach. The Gas Defense Sec
ton still retains the name Camp
American University" The Goth En-
gineers Forestry in which l enlisted
| last February, are all in France.
| Wanted so much to cross with them,
but have been retained as an instruct
or in army paper work for oversee
service. Trust an opportunity to cross
may come before this great conflict is
over, because / would rather be "over
| there" Mr.. Buchmiller has received