The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-01-03
With Our Men In
The Service


Recently discharged at the Per
sonnet Separation Center. Brem
erton, were Franci Lee Utter, Motor
Mach Mate 1/c, and James c
Evans, Sic, Libby
Discharged from Fort Douglas
December 81 was Pvt Harold l.
Wilson, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Wilson, Libby. Pvt Wilson, who
served seven months in Texas and
Georgia, is authorized to wear the
Victory Ribbon
Before entering the Army, May
"A, l945, Wilson was employed as
a tractor driver, Troy.
His wife, the former Madlin Kir-
schemann, has been making her
home at Libby
Sgt John R. Hennessy was hon
,orably discharged from the service,
officials at the Separation Center
Fort Lewis, announced recently.
John Katarzy Jr., GIN BIC re-
ceived his discharge December 9,
from the Navy at San Pedro, Calf,
and arrived home accompanied by
Mrs. Katarzy, December 10. Mr..
Katarzy served 80 months in the
Navy, Is of which were spent in
the Marshalls. At present his home
/ is in Oakland, Calf. but he re-
+ grets, missing the last years hunt
ing and fishing seasons in Lincoln
county and plans to return for both
this year. Mr. and Mrs. Katarzy
left Sunday after visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. R. r. Nc
Grew and will visit in Seattle en-
route back to Oakland. He is a
brother of Mrs. McGrewe
1t GgD N. CormieE of the Mari
time Commission left Monday for
Spokane to visit his mother, Mrs.
Augusta Cormier after spending
Christmas in Libby at the August
Sleizer home.
Jack R Daggett, ANIMC-1/c re-
ceived a Christmas present Deem
Der Is, of a discharge from the
Navy. Daggett served three and
one-half years including IS months
cf servide in the South Pacific
fighting zone,
Daryl Petrusha WT-3/c, on the
destroyer USS Marshall, who was
home on leave for Christmas, left .
Saturday for San Diego Calf, +
where he expects to be reassigned /
to q transport
The Western News invites all of
its readers to send in items concern
ing their relatives or friends in
the service. Occasionally some
body asks what is the cost of pub
fishing a letter from their son in
the service. The News is glad to
publish all serVicemen's letters
free of cost when the letters are of
general interest. All news items
Lincoln county service
men or serviceWomen are solicited
for publication However if the !
or their friends do not
turn in the items it is frequently :
to obtain them; so phone,
write or bring your service news
70 the Western News Office.
In a recent letter to her parents,
Mr. and Mrs Chas D. Rowe of
libby, Mrs. A. E. Fry states that
Ter husband has been promoted
rom the rank of captain to that
# major Major and Mrs Fry had
,een at Ozark, Ala, for about two
md half months and he had been
tationed at an, army camp. He
5 now on terminal leave and they
re visiting Major Fry's mother in
Cortland, Ore.
Arthur Martin, Jr., has arrived
ave having received his honorable
ischarge from the Army after 80
lonth's service. Martin followed
he European campaign all the way
trough from the invasion, going
trough France, Luxembourg, Ger
lany and Czechslovakia In his
| months overseas he merited the
ght 10 wear Battle Stars, the \
God Conduct Medal and the
rivers Medal for ambulance ser -
ice, as well as receiving citation
nd unit citation.
Sgt. Fred Metzger left yesterday
II Seattle, where he expects to
Ike a naval plane for Dutch Har
II, Alaska where be probably will 4
rye the remaining Is months Of +
S enlistment in the Marine Corps
st. and Mrs. Metzger visited over
with his parents, Mr. and
RS. Forrest DeRosia. Mrs. Metz tn,
r expects to remain in Libby in
lille her husband completes his ele
listment No
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