The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-20
AFTERMATH Of WAR


home last week. He left Manitowot
with Company H July Is, 1917. He
was in quarantine at Camp Merrii
when the company sailed but joined
them at Luschy, France, later. He
says that when he was gassed at F1s-
mes there were only about 10 OF the
original company in active service
The rest were casualties. He spent two
months in the hospital and is now vir-
tually entirely recovered from his gas
experience.
Major A. L. Nash, lately returned
from overseas, arrived home last week
He is on leave of absence until April
and expects his discharge shortly
after its expiration. He spent about a
year in intensive training in the artil-
lery and missed actual fighting by a
day. He will resume his law practice
upon his discharge,
Capt. Edward Schmidt, writing from
Coblenz on February 26th, makes no
mention of his return, but it is as
sumed that he will leave for America
with the 32nd division which is sched-
uled to sail in April.
Here's one that reads like the stories
OF our youth. Private Lucyan Budycz,
who went through all the fighting of
the 3rd division, came home last week.
He says that at Verdun his life was
saved by deck of cards which he car
ried in his breast pocket. A machine
gun bullet perforated the cards and
inflicted severe flesh wound near the
heart This was on October IL and he
was in base hospital As for nearly
three months. He has returned to
Fort Sheridan for further treatment.
Efforts of the American consul at
Bordeaux, France, to elicit informa-
ton as to Stanislaw Micundo has
brought to the attention of nephew
and friends here that he died on board
the steamer Niagara, en- route from
New York to Bordeaux ON November
25, and was buried at sea. He enlisted
here in the CZocho Slovak army and
vas going over with other recruits. He
was employed on the farm of Adolph
Kohout near Larrabee.
There was an informal banquet at
the armory last Saturday eeyning
given by the local home guard" COM
pail. now officially Co. =, Wisconsin
State Guard. The guests of honor
were three overseas men, Major Wal
ter Abel, Corporal George Bouril, and
Noel Duhnke.
Miss Mary Murphy arrived home
Saturday night from France safe and
sound. She was reported dead last
November but it was all a mistake.
Miss Murphy is a trained nurse and
went across over year ago with a
Red Cross unit from Milwaukee.
Clarence Ryan, lately returned from
fourteen months overseas service,
joined the Manitowoc police force
Monday.
Ryan was serving with Lieutenant
Jung when Jung lost two fingers in a
hand grenade explosion. He says that
Jung was conspicuous for daring and
that he was idolized by the men under
him. Jung was later shot through the
lung. Ryan was wounded in action
and spent two months in the hospital.
He was in the Argonne wood fight and
says that men who were there and also
at Chateau Thiery told him that the
Argonne was the more terrific strug-
gle and the worst that American troops
were in.
Private Adolph Burish, who had
four months overseas duty, arrived
home at Two Rivers with his dis
charge Tuesday. He didn't get into the
fight.
Two Manitowoc boys, George Pet
erik and Gervis Garrigan, were in the
guard of honor of President Wilson all
during his visit in London. A photo
graph of the guard is on display in a
north side show window.
DR.. Walter Clark sor OF William
Clark, and a former Manitowoc boy
serving with the dental corps overseas,
has been promoted to the rank OF Major,
Jos. Staalson arrived in New York
March IL, from France. He was an
employe OF the Pilot when he was call
ed to the colors. He is expected to ar
rive home shortly.