Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-02
Military Mention.

Avery Armstrong of Joy. who has
been in the service for some time
past, arrived home last week, hav-
ing received his discharge from the
army.
Milo Damp, who is in the United
States navy and is stationed at
Great Lakes, is home for a nine
day furlough, which he will spend
with Mrs Damp at Seaton and with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.
Damp, in this city.
Herbert Giebrich, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. F. GiebriCh, arrived in the
city Sunday evening for a short
furlough. He is in the radio depart
msnt
Ernest Smell, who has been sta
stigned at Camp Grant, Rockford,
ARRIVED home the first of the week,
having been honorably discharged
from the service.
Ward Stephens of New Boston,
who is stationed at the Great Lakes
naval training station, concluded a
short furlough with home folks at
that place and returned Thursday
for duty.
John H. McRoberts. son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. W. McRoberts of this
city, recently received the comm-s-
sion of second lieutenant in the
aviation corps Lieutenant McRob-
erts was first stationed at Urbana,
where he finished the ground
school, being sent to Camp Dick,
Dallas, Texas From there he went
TO Park field. Memphis, Tenn.
where he had been for the last few
months and where he was commits
stoned.
Private James Underline arrived
home Sunday from Camp Taylor.
where he was mustered out of the
United States army service. Mr..
Underline had quite a varied expert
pee while in the army service. He
as sent to Camp Merritt for over
Yeas service and was put on board
a transport, and when a hundred
miles at sea he took sick with the
flu., along with hundreds OF others
of the boys, and the transport was
forced back and the flu victims left
bshind, and the transport sailed
without him He was in the hospi-
tai at Camp Merritt for several
weeks, then he was put on a trans
port and sent down into Virginia
and from there to Camp Taylor,
from which place he received his
honorable discharge. Needless to
say he is glad to be back home.
Harry Blackstone and Dick VIII
Its, both of North Henderson, ar
rived home the last week from the
army hospital 1t Des Moines, Iowa,
where they have been since their
will both enjoy a 10 days furlough
at their homes, and will then return
to the hospital for further treat
ment, after being allowed to be dis
charged from service. Blackstone
has been serving many months over
seas, and while engaged in patrol
duty between Verdun and Metz, in
preparation for the st. Mihiel drive,
his limb was crushed and his jaw
eSone hurt by a bursting shell. He
Is been in different army hospi-
n, and during his confinement
eral pieces of she'll have been
Vixen from his limb. Some weeks
ago he was returned to the states
and sent to the hospital at Des
Moines. where he has been receiv-
ing treatment and also acting as q
teacher. Willis was a member of
the United States marines. and
fought at the battle OF Chateau
Th.erry, where he received severe
wounds in his leg which forced the
physicians, to amputate. SINGS his
continent it in the hospital his leg
has undergone several amputations
in order to save his life. 1t has not
healed suff1 c!ently. to allow the
young soldier TO wear an artificial
limb, and for this reason he re-