October 31, 1945

Captain Alfred Lienhardt, retired from active duty with the armed forces on October 21, at the Camp Beale, Calif., separation center after four years of service. A veteran of two years overseas duty, Capt. Lienhardt was with Allied Forces Headquarters in the European theater of war. He was awarded the French Croix de Guerre with one silver star and the European-African Middle Eastern theater ribbon. Capt. Lienhardt returns to civilian life upon the expiration of his terminal leave with 90 discharge points.

Thomas Ott has received a letter from his brother, Walter, saying that he had met Herbert Wise in France.

Melbourne H. Duerst has been transferred from Paratroop Training school at Ft. Benning, Ga., to a Signal Corps company at Seattle, Wash.

Sgt. Arnold Kehrli, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Kehrli Sr., is expected to sail from Leyte for the states last week. He has been overseas nearly 2 1/2 years.

Pfc. Roy H. Altmann is now stationed at Ft. Lawton, near Seattle, Washington.

The address of 1st Lt. Eugene Stuessy at Percy Jones Hospital is: 1st Lt. Eugene Stuessy, Ward C—13, Percy Jones Annex, Fort Custer, Mich.

Wm. Kuenzi started work at the Royal Blue Store on Monday. He was employed there before his induction into the Army.

Pvt. Severin Gunderson, son of Rev. and Mrs. G. M. Gunderson, of Wiota, who was inducted into service about three years ago, is now at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

Paul Streiff, A/S, stationed at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., where he is taking an officers training course, spent several days last week at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Streiff.

Chief Petty Officer and Mrs. Robert W. Theiler have left for their home at Los Angeles, Calif., after visiting his mother, Mrs. Anna Theiler and his sister, Mrs. J. D. Hahlen and family at Brodhead. Theiler, who was a Chief Motor Machinist’s mate, was honorably discharged from the Navy after serving for three years and three months. He wore six campaign stars and several bronze stars having taken part in the New Guinea campaign, the Leyte, Luzon action and in other action at Okinawa, Indo-China, the Philippine liberation and elsewhere. He is the grandson of Mrs. Barbara Hoesly, New Glarus.

Lieut. (jg) Artha Littel Chamberlain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Littel, Sauk City, and former teacher in the New Glarus High School, has been discharged at the naval separation center, at Washington, D.C. She has been a member of the WAVES since Feb. 17, 1943. Her marriage to Dr. Don Chamberlain, Lexington, Ky, took place this summer.

P. O. and Mrs. Wex Christensen are here from Memphis, Tenn., visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Zweifel.

There are a few New Glarus boys that aren’t being sent the Post just now, because they have been transferred and we have not been notified of their new addresses. Some of them may be coming home soon, in which case, will someone please notify us so that we make take their names off the list. Among those for whom we have no addresses at present are: Kenneth S. Fjelstad, James Hustad, Clifford L. Klassy, Joseph Haegele, Edward W. Melland, William Roth, Ronald J. Tschudy, Herbert Wenger, Ralph Yaun, Kenneth G. Zweifel and Alvin Zweifel.

Ration Notes

Shoe rationing ended Tuesday night, October 30. The five pound canning sugar coupons (OPA (Office of Price Administration) (form R---342) will become invalid for consumer use after Nov. 30, 1945.

Sgt. Millard Tschudy Home From Europe

Sgt. Millard Tschudy returned to his home on Wednesday after 3 years and 3 months of service in the U.S. Army. He had 90 points to his credit. Millard entered service in July 1942 and received training at Camp Crowder, Mo. and Vint Hill Farm Station, Va. Millard left for England in May 1943 and was stationed in the city of London for 15 months. His particular work was intelligence and he found it very interesting. He went to France in August 1944, and also served in Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany. He is entitled to wear his unit citation with five battle stars.

High ranking officers seen in person were Generals Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley and Montgomery. NOTE: Dad’s seeing Patton was unplanned. Dad was leaning up against a tree taking a nap in Hyde Park, London, on a Sunday afternoon. He felt something striking his boot. He looked at the kickers boots, looked up and what he suspected came true. “My God, it must be Patton.” It was. Dad struggled to get up to salute as Patton asked him, “what are you doing soldier? Taking a nap sir.” Patton responded, “well it’s a damn good thing someone in this war knows what the hell they’re doing!”

Cities he visited besides London were Edinburgh, Paris, Luxembourg City, Frankfurt, Cologne, Mannheim, Mainz, Aachen, Ludwigschafen and Heidelburg.

The only New Glarus boys he saw across were Lt. Eddie Vollenweider and Capt. Paul Voegeli, who he happened to see in London. Millard was also in London when the Buzz Bombs came over and he says at times there were two or three in the air.

Millard sailed for home from Marseilles on Oct. 2, arrived in New York October 12, and received his discharge at Camp McCoy on October 23rd.