Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-21
BOYS IN q. s. SERVICE


tracts from his letter:
Christmas Day at Gibraltar, 1918.
1--WE arrived here yesterday and
don't know where we are going from
here but possibly to Italy. We have
I about 10000 tons of aour aboard and
will no doubt bring load of the boys
home with us after we get rid of our
present cargo. We made the run from
New York in eighteen days, trip
that would ordinarily take about
twelve but owing to the bad weather
it held US back just that much. have
not had a chance to go ashore here
yet, but when l Go will send you some
kind of a souvenir of the place. |
have been to nearly every seaport in
the world but this is my first time
here and from the looks of things it
is not over estimated when they say,
"the strength of Gibraltar" like the
Prudential advertises, because you can
see nothing but those large guns star
ing at you any which way you look.
| don't know of any news to write you
that would be of interest, as / have
not seen paper since leaving New
York, so wishing you a Merry Christ
mas and a Happy New Year, l remain
Sincerely yours
GUY A. DAVIS"
Lieut.. Knox KreutZer arrived home
Sunday afternoon, having been must
cred out of service at Camp Meade,
Md. Lieut.. KreqtZer has been in Eur
ope for over year and arrived in this
country at Newport News two weeks
ago today After being mustered out,
he came directly home by the way
| of New York. He was with Battery
B, 127th Field Artillery, Eighth Army
Corps of the Second American army.
| 1t has been two years since he left
home and he comes back in the very
| best of health.
After fighting on the Verdun front,
| at Chateau-Thierry and in the Argonne
forest, John Henry Longtail, who was
wounded at Belleau woods, has re-
covered and been discharged. He ar
rived home this week. He and Robert
Big Thunder enlisted year ago. Both
are full blooded Indians. They were
assigned to machine gun service and
were wounded by the same shell.
Sergeant R. C. Deutsch, in army
service at Camp Grant, Rockford, ILL.,,
returned home Wednesday morning.
having been honorably discharged,
and has resumed his former position
at the Ritter & Deutsch Co.'s store.
IRONY" enjoyed his brief soldier life
and returns to Wausau in fine shape
for renewed activity in business and
social life.
Lieutenant George Collar, nephew of
| In
Hecke, arrived in the city last even
ing to spend a week with relatives
and friends. He is on a sixty-day sick
leave, most of which time he is spend
ing with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. G. Collar, formerly of this city,
but now of Phillips
John H. Dingee arrived home from
France yesterday. He received his
discharge at Camp Grant. John Din
gee left last July and after a brief
training at Camp Grant and other
environments he went across in Sep
TENDER. He was with the Blackhawk
division.
Howard Dessert arrived home
Thursday from Camp Forest, Chicka-
magua Park, Ca, where he had been
mustered out of army service a few
days before. He had been a student
officer in the above named camp.
Lieutenant Collar looks exception
ally good and, but for the loss of
his eye, one would never know that
he had participated in some of the
worst battles in the worlds history
Merrill Herald.
The young man is member of the
marines and participated in the fierce
battles at Belleau Wood and Chateau
Thie ry. He was wounded in one of
the battles and lost the sight of one
eye.
Forest Larson, who has been at
Camp Greenfield, Ga, has received
his discharge. He will remain in the
south during the winter on account OF
his health. He is now in Florida.
Clarence J. LaCerte has rachel this
country safely and is now in New
York. Such was the word received
: by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 1. A
LaCerte on Friday.
He arrived in this country on
; Thanksgiving day and was stationed
, at the Naval hospital at Washington
to which place he will return when
his leave expires.
Ensign Irving Puchner of the U. S
Navy, who has been visiting his par
ents here the past three weeks, de-
parted for New York, Monday morn
ing.-Edgar News.
John Kutchera returned home last
Thursday evening, having been
mustered out of service. He went to
France in December, 1917 and was
twice wounded.
Sergeant Edgar Coerper has ar
rived home from Camp Hancock, Ga.
having been mustered out of service
and given an honorable discharge
Mosinee Times.
George Silverthorn, who has been
in the U. S. service at Camp Hancock
Augusta, Ga, in the Tank dept, has
returned to Wausau, having received
his discharge.
Thorwald jensen, who had been al
home on a furlough, has returned to
New York City. He is in the radio
service.
Corp Leroy Jonas, who had been
at home for ten daSy returned to Camp
Sherman, Ohio, Saturday, to receive
further treatment in the army hospital
Chief yeoman Henry H. Gates of
the U. S. S. Calgoa arrived in the city
last night from New York. He will
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