Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-06-18
NOTES OF OUR SOLDIERS
BOYS COME FLOCKING HOME
FROM FRANCE
Personal Mention of the Returning
HerOes-0ther Notes of the
Great War

Lieutenant Wade Harrington ar
rived home last Wednesday. Wade en-
listed in the dental corps, going to
Fort Dodge. June L, 1918. He went
over with the SSth division in August.
| landing in England, then to France
and on to the Haut-Alsace sector.
| He was with the 175th infantry bri-
gade in the Meuse-Argonne push. Re-
turned to the states May 80. He re-
tains his commission, entering the Of
ficers' reserve.
Ensign R. H. Stone spent a couple
of days with friends here. He was
teaching history in our high school
when war broke out, enlisting in the
navy, later taking officers training
school at Great Lakes, receiving rank
of ensign. He sailed from New York
in August, returning June 2. The only
face he knew in France was Amund
Tuhus at Brest. Ensign Stone went
from here to Madison. He has not
yet received his discharge.
Carl Fisher, son of MIR. and Mrs.
VIM. Fisher, returned home Thursday
from France. He left here July %,
going overseas in September, serving
eight months with the 18th division of
regulars, in the infantry.
Sergeant Ivan Wood came home
Monday. He enlisted July Is, 1917,
serving nine months in France with
the gas. and grenade section. The
four Wood brothers are now back
from the great war, all seeing active
service but returning unwOunded
Lieutenant Guy Smith graduated
from River Falls Normal, and will
spend the summer on his fathers
farm. Then he goes to the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin to complete his edu-
cation. Guy is a graduate of our
High andTraining schools, River Falls
Normal, an officers training course,
and the university will nicely round
out his education.
Lieutenant Thomas Atkins arrived
home Saturday He left here April /,
1917, enlisting in the Marine corps
in California, going to the Philippines,
then cruising on the U. S. S. Calves
ton to China, Singapore, South Sea
Islands, etc. Then he was transfer
red to the high power radio service,
then back to the States to Virginia
officers training camp, receiving his
commission December Is, 1918. While
serving in Dominican republic he was
promoted to first lieutenant. He APP
piled for release February 20, and re-
ceived his discharge June 3. Having
two years in Wisconsin University to
his credit, he soon goes to attend sum-
mer school with the intention of COM
pleting his education. Lieut.. Atkins
wears the Expert Marksman and Pts
tol Expert medals.
Herman Jacksonis at home in West
by after service in the medical corps
at Camp Grant for fourteen months.
Edward Christensen, son of Ole
Christensen of Jefferson is back after
13 months service with the BlueRidge
Mountain Division (Virginia), nine
months in France. He saw hard fight
ing in the Argonne.
Lieutenant E. C. MacInnis landed
at Camp Grant from overseas June Il,
and will be mustered out there on July
u. Lieutenant MacInnis will be prin-
cipal of the Viola High school the
coming year. He married Miss May
Williams.
Lieutenant Harvey Frazer, former
physician at West Salem, Wis, has
been decorated with an Italian dis
tinguished service medal. Frazer
has the distinction of serving as a
surgeon with armies of three coun-
tries during the war. Starting with
the Canadians he was transferred to
the American army and later to the
Naturalization Record.
a bill relating to the recording of
discharge papers of soldiers, sailors
and marines who served in the war
with Germany and have received
honorable discharges has been passed
by the legislature and is now in eff
feet. The bill provides that every
soldier, sailor or marine shall (mark
the word, "shall') cause to be rec
orded with the register of deeds of
some community in this state, in a
suitable record book to be pro yided
by the county, his certificate of dis
charge. The register will make no
charges for this service. The record
ofany such certificate heretofore made
is also legalized. Every honorably dis
charged person should at once at
tend to this and see that his papers
are recorded, so that in future years
there will be no chance for argu-
ment regarding any mans eligibility
to any benefit or pension or other
feature that may affect his standing
as a soldier. The experiences of
many Civil war veterans in failing to
properly record their papers should
serve as a warning to the soldier of
the present day and everyone should
make his record clear by having his
papers recorded.
Clifford McMullin, says the Cash
ton Record, returned from France af-
ter serving in the U. S. army for over
year Zip tells us that he spent
some time in Germany with the army
of occupation along the Rhine He
said the Germans used them first class
DeSoto Argus reports that Mrs. Josie
Mccormick of that village enjoyed a
brief visit from her son, Capt Thos.
Clyde Mccormick, being on the eve
of his departure for France, there to
take up work for the government in
the army of occupation. Other SOL
diers who are reported home are Wal
ton Hayden, Leon Campbell, Clyde
McAuley, Ellis Erickson, Robert Cor
don and George Wolfe.
AUCTION SALE
Robert Parker will hold an auction
sale of all kinds of household goods,