The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-03-08
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Awards have been received by
service men in nearby territory.
Norman Coster of Poison with the
infantry, somewhere in France, has
received Purple Heart award. 1t
H. E. Underwood, Poison, now serv-
ing as pilot of Bit in England,
has been awarded a second oak
leaf cluster to his air medal. Sgt.
Harold X. Frederickson, Copeland,
Idaho, tail gunner on a Bit re-
ceived an oak leaf cluster to his
air medal.
Pfc. Louis Charlo, formerly Of
Poison was one of the first four
men to climb Mt. Suribachi on the
southern most tip of Two Jima.
These men reached the highest
point of the 566 foot cone arriving
two hours before a parol planted
the American flag on the captured
cone February %
The Eagle Lodge is buying an
iron lung for Flathead county and
the Veterans of Foreign Wars will
purchase Emerson hot pack appar
atus. Acceptance of these offers
was made by the county paralysis
fund committee at Kalispell.
Jean Drummer of New York City,
National Commander of the Yer
Grams of Foreign Wars. will make
his official visit to Montana this
month. He will be in Kalispell on
the 9th of the month.
On all state highways in Idaho
it is announced that effective last
Monday the load limit will be 800
pounds per inch. This regulation is
made necessary because highways
are deteriorating and no funds will
be available for repair work until
after the war.
Bernard T. McCauley, state game
director Of Washington for many
years, hos resigned to accept a po-
sition with, the Montana state game
department.
Mrs. Pierre Andrew died last
week at her home at Indian Mis-
sion, Boomers Ferry, Idaho. She
was the wife of the chief Of the To-
cal tribe Of Kootenai Indians
NJ. Feronato Of Ravalli county
sold 1900 acres Of cut-over land to
the government The Forest Service
took the move as part of program
to bring back the forests in that
region. This land which now has a
fairly adequate growth of young
pine trees will under the Forest
Service be developed into forest
of commercial value.
The abandonment Of Farragut
Naval Training Center has been
postponed indefinitely. The station
is being commissioned as train
ing center since the navy reached
its full quota. The Naval hospital
will be enlarged to accommodate
$500 convalescents. Three camps
will be used as a receiving ship to
take care of men who are being
returned to this country for recup-
Grafton and reassignment. This
program will involve about $4,000
men.
Charles S. Lamson, Copeland,
Idaho, paratrooper, believed to have
taken part in the capture ofsEor-
rigedor, was killed in action on
February 8. Pvt. Charles v Waters
Boomers Ferry, Idaho, missing since
Christmas day, was killed in action
IN Luxembourg.
Dan G. Moore, captured by Japs
in the Philippines in 1912, is now
reported to have died in action
Sept. Z, 1914. He was among those
rescued from a transport of prison
ers that was bombed by American
soldiers on that date
S/Sgt. Norbert Hans, formerly OF
Kalispell, was killed in action. He
was an aerial gunner and bombar-
der with Ninth Air Force and hac
completed 60 missions over France
and Germany.
Pvt Harold ]. Hissong of Somers
was killed in action in Germany or
February 4. He had been overseas
for two months.
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