The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-25

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Bits of News from Here
and There About the Boys
from Home.
COLLECTED FROM ALL
CORNERS OF THE WORLD
Leroy Frost, Eureka lad who is
in the service, was visiting relatives
and friends in Libby the first of the
week.
| IA Victor Baker arrived home
last Friday having received his hon.
orable discharge. Sergeant Baker,
put in so months of service, 80 Of
which were spent overseas. The
sergeant was in Iceland two years
and in England, France. Belgium
the remainder of the time. Victor
wears the Good Conduct and Ice
land ribbons, the ETC ribbon with
three battle stars, the pre-PearI
Harbor ribbon, and the Glider Bad
&c. Battles in which he participant
ed were those of the Rhineland and
Ardennes Forest and Central Eur
ope. He served with the First Al
lied Air-Borne Division.
M-Sgt. B. J. Darlington is still in
China at Nunning, Gulf of Tokyo,
and expects to be home for Christ
mas.
1t Eddie Woodruff is here on
leave. The lieutenant expects to
receive his honorable discharge in
November
Norman Venting and his bride of
three months, are visiting at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Venting. Norman recently
received his discharge from the Ma
Wy.
Fort Lewis-T/5 VIM. A. Vaughn
Jr. was honorably discharged from
the service, officials at the Separa
ton Center here announced this
week.
ON THE USS kITKUN BAY
| Duane Tom Hammons, son Of Chas.
B. Hammons, Rexford, served on
this escort aircraft carrier when
she helped in the occupation of
Honshu and southern Hokkaido, the
main Japanese Islands.
Will lie surren der negotiations
were being carried on, planes from
the Kitkun Bay patrolled overhead
and parachuted supplies to prisoner
of war camps His ship entered
Ominate Naval Base after the sur
render and helped in the occupa-
ton.
Wakayama, Honshu, Japan-Har-
old E. Blanchard, F2/c-USNR, ser
we'd on the USS Elmore (APA-42),
which was on hand while occupa
ton troops were being put ashore
here.
Most men of this task force were
topside watching landing craft put
occupation troops ashore here Sep.
U.s. The troops were landed at this
harbor on the southeastern coast of
Honshu for the occupation OF Jap
ans inland cities Of Kobe and Osa-
ka.
Blanchard is the son of Mrs. My
ron Hampton Trego.
Wayne Shanahan c GIN of the
goth Seabees recently returned to
Libby after receiving an honora-
BILE discharge October Is in Min
neapolis. Wayne landed in the
States October 8 after spending the
past two years overseas at such
places as Wiahiawa Gulch at Pearl
Harbor the Johnson Islands and
the PHILIPPINES. Wayne enlisted in
the Seabees August 6, 1912 and was
called in February of 1943 His
duties consisted in building every
thing from air strips and field hos
pitsals to pontoon bridges and dur
ing his stay in the PHILIPPINES act
ed as fire chief This was especially
interesting as he met firemen from
all over the world, and he wishes
to state these men were the best
organized, disciplined and trained
which is good reflection on all
local firemen's organizations Mrs
Wayne Shanahan who has been
teaching in the Libby High School
while Wayne has been overseas.
has now resigned her position.
Cox. Lloyd e. Peterson, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Peterson, arriv-
ed home Thursday of last week
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