Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-11-28
Harold MunCk
Gets Discharge
Spent Two Years in Service, one
Year Recovering From Severe
Wounds Received in Action.

Sergeant Harold Munck, one of
the first boys from Clearwater
county to join Uncle Sans forces
for the World War. was discharged
from the service in San Francisco
on the 2Sth day of October. and ar
rived in Orofino Tuesday afternoon
Harold has spent the few days here
meeting old friends, who have
given him warm welcome. He is
looking and feeling fine, but j.
somewhat disabled physically from
wounds received in the service. He
spent few days oYec two years in
the service, during one year or
which, he was conyalescing in hos
Munck entered the service on
October 2, 1917. with sixteen other
boys from the county and was sent
to camp Lewis for training. at
which place he remained for about
eight months. During his stay
there he was made corporal He
was a member of the Saith machine
gun battalion. famous Ninety-first
Division. which achieved a good
record in France. He left Camp
Lewis in June for the east coast,
pA, IaxF
sailing for France aboard the Brit
ish ship Ulysses with Il part of the
division about the first of August
He landed in Liverpool. later went
to Southampton, crossing the chan
mel to LeHarve, France, arriving at
that place about September /, 1918.
From here by the side door pull
man" route, on four day and
night trip he ended the journey by
being placed in the reserve line on
the st. Mehiel front, at which place
part in the action. About this time
he received the rating of Sergeant
and at different times had charge
of section and platoon of men
in the battalion.
In early October, 1918, he Wen!
| into action on the Verdun front and
after a few days of fighting, was
severely wounded during the heavy
battle of the Argonne Forest. He
was struck by eight fragments OF
an Austrian II, "whiz-bang" a high
explosive three-inch shell, which
exploded within three feet of his
position Two fragments of the
shell entered his left leg causing Q
compound fracture of that member
Others completely tore his left hanc
off. Still others, small ones, pene
trated his scalp and face and an
other passed through his nose. HI:
gas mask, helmet and other ac
counterments were shot to shreds
Twenty minutes later he was re
moved from the field by hospita
corpsmen and spent thirty hour
enroute to base hospital for treat
ment Later he was sent to oas
hospital 65 in Brest, France, sailing
from that place for the good old U
S. A. on the 26th of November OF
board the U. Hospital Ship. Mere
landing at Debarkation Hospita
No. 2. Staten Island, n. Y, fror
which place he was sent to tn
Letterman General hospital, Pre-
sidio. San Francisco. on the 26th c
December last year. remaining 8
that place until discharged.
AS result of his wounds whic
have entirely healed. Harold hs
e sustained the loss his left lie
t which has been replaced by a
;. artificial one. His left hand h;
X been replaced by false one, VIII
y the use of which he is BILE to c
e some classes of work. He carrie
e a $4,000 government War Risk II
n surance policy and is now drawn
: monthly allowance for disabilit
6 Harold is undecided as to what h
:. future course and occupation WI
n be, but believes he will spend Il
n winter in Orofino.
It The Republican joins his mar
friends in expressing pride over n
good record as soldier hero and
Is glad to see him able to be aroui
II and in Orofino again.