The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-08-31
Home Town Paper, Almost a
Year Old, Still Hot i'm Jungle

Hot off the press" means nothIhe
in the jungles of the Southwest I'd
cific and a copy of his home Uowii
paper, The Courier, almost a yeai
old, was read with interest, IL was
reported by First Lieut.. Horace r
Gamas, son of MI. and Mrs. II. "
Gamas of Glasgow, in a letter re-
ceived this week. Lieutenant Gaihas
also takes time to praise the compat
records of several Valley county SOL
diers.
His letter from way down under
dated Aug. 16, notes that he nae
lust received a Courier issue lor
Oct. 81, I943. He adds Il think l
have a right to comment or. an
article it contained, an item teIhhg
how another Glasgow man, Serg'
Roger H~artsock, had received a pa
per 40 days after publication; How
ever, his main reason In writing rs
because I have been going to let
you know how much 1 have enjoyed
The Courier during the 212 years 1
have been overseas
THE paper, although nearly a
year old, was enjoyed very much py
all of us Montanans who are now
members of the (deleted) infantry
regiment. There were several OF the
163rd infantry men who, upon com
pletion of officer candidate school
were assigned to this unit" he Ids
Reads About Lake
This edition was particularly IN
teresting because of the Fort Peck
lake article written by Josef SHOW
er. After being away from the mis-
souri, for four years, l now reaIze
the changes I will find there wnen
1 again have the pleasure OF visiting
my old stamping grounds Even
the good old town must be changed,
for outside of the business Sectloh
and a few old timers I hardly rec
ognize any of the names hat ap-
pear.
Until recently, 1 had Pfc. Leroy
Stein from Glentana in my platoon.
He is another citizen Montana can
be proud of, for until he became
wounded in action he gave the Japs
a good showing of Montana's light
ing spirit. I can say at this time
that he stayed with his platoon until
the action was over before turning
in for medical treatment. Then he
only remained in the hospital for
a few days and returned to the
front with the dressings still on MS
wounds. Can you beat that type OF
soldier? 1 hardly think so!
He has been awarded the Purple
Heart and the combat infantryman's
l., LOO D4AI - ,ndnl he ran no
proud to wear OF course, just be-
tween you and us soldiers, we do
not relish the Purple Heart. That
award sometimes will take you pref
ty close to heaven
Meet in Front Lines
Il have been fortunate in seeing
all the fellows in the 163rd twice
since I transferred in June, l943. We
got into the thick of 1t together
while still in New Guinea, but since
then we both have sailed away to
new battle torn islands. 1t gave my
morale a boost to meet my two bro
thers-in-law byron Armstrong and
Kenneth olson on the front lines.
Yet, when 1 looked at it the other
way, 1 wished they were not there.
while we are on the subject OF
home town men, it gave me great
pleasure to learn of the direct APP
pointment to second lieutenant OF
Jack NJ. Anderson, a member OF the
163rd for the past six years. The APP
pointment was given to him in the
field while under battle conditions.
A man cannot earn a commission
under any harder circumstances. All
of you on the staff must remember
him, for his family (Mr. and Mrs.
Mckee Anderson have been local
ranchers since the early days. My
hats off to Jack. How's yours?"
Lieutenant Gamas expresses his
desire to return to his home town
as soon as possible and adds in a
postscript, Just in case someone
writes and tries to break my record
by stating he has W received
some of his copies well that goes
for me, too"