The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-15
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WITH OUR BOYS

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lst. 1t. Roy MikaIson, now fight
ing in the Philippines, has been
wounded in the right leg, according
to word received from his sister,
Betty, in Portland She says his
spirits are high in spite of the
wound as he is now sleeping be-
tween sheets under real roof in
nice Philippine school house
which has been converted into
hospital. 1t. Mikalson also received
the Purple Heart for wounds re-
ceived while fighting in the New
Guinea campaign.
VIM. Schuck, A. c. R. M, arrived
last Wednesday from Quonset, r.
l., for a leave at home and with
relatives in Spokane. Chief Petty
Officer Schuck was transferred
from Porto Rico to Rhode Island
about the first of the year, and re-
ceived his new rating about that
time.
Howard Olsen also received the
rating of A. c. r. M. about the
same time and the two boys hap
pened to meet for a five minutes
visit in Norfolk, Va, as Bill was on
his way north.
S/Sgt and Mrs. Forest Knapp
spent some time in Eureka last
week. Sgt. Knott arrived recently
from Texas army camp after
spending over two ytars in the
Aleutians.
Word has been received by Mr..
and Mrs John Mikalson that their
son, Sgt Donald W. Mikalson, will
enter officers training in the near
future.
1t Doris Morgan wrote from
some place in Africa where she was
stopping temporarily that they
were staying~at hotel taken over
by the government with no mod
ern conveniences and they had gone
sight seeing behind team of slow
motor" horses, since there are no
taxis She says she was going on
and would be a long way" from
home.
A recent item in the kalispell
paper announces that 1t. Cecil
Rhodes, son of Elmer Rhodes, a
former resident of Gateway, has
been awarded the Silver Star for
exemplary performance and per-
sonal valor on the battlefield in
the far Pacific.
1t. Francis Gale is again stationed
at Fort Sill where he is taking a
course in track school.
Pfc. Alvin Donaldson IS again
in the HaWaiians in anti-aircraft.
Pfc. Robert Triplett writes from
somewhere in Italy that he is with
the other Eureka boys who trained
together. Presumably this includes
Tommy Costich, Lido Vizzutti and
Allen Rainsberry.
Pvt Robert Espildsen is now with
the infantry in France.
Pfc. Earl Weber is now in the
Philippines and writes that the ma
tive women are eager to work for
G.. is doing washing, ETC., to show
their appreciation.
Recently 1t. Sterling Schagel
who is in France, received tele-
phone call from Everett Roose and
they are trying to arrange for a
meeting. This is the first one from
home that Sterling has seen since
going across except for a visit with
his sister, 1t Winifred Nelson.
W. S. (BilD Buhmiller, AMMF'
2/c, writes from Hawaii that he
fails to have seen any hula girls
and although there is reason to be-
lieve there are some trees there
abouts, he hasn't seen any. When
the moon. is out he is at work so
the widely reputed romantic set
ting of the Hawaiians is nil so
far as Bill is concerned, notwith-
standing the recent article in the
Post"
Word has been received from Pfc
Bruce Leighty of his safe arrival
in Italy. He describes the country
and climate as somewhat similar to
our own here in the mountains with
perhaps more rainfall Pfc Leighty
says the people of Italy are in a
pitiful condition from lack of nour-
ishment That they are picking up
scraps of food which they may find
around the army camps
Relatives of Pfc. Samuel Leighty
have been informed that he is now
stationed somewhere in Belgium.
Pfc. Leighty writes that he likes
Belgium better than France chiefly
because it is cooler and there is
not SO much rain and mud-that the
people of Belgium will do anything
for the Yanks, only they have very
little to do with. Sam has been ov-
erseas l6 months and crossed the
channel into France on D-Day.