Looking Back at ^News of the Men In Service^"

<strong>February 27, 1946</strong>
Herbert Knobel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Knobel, arrived home on Monday after receiving his discharge. He has just returned from Europe.
Pfc. Dean Gmur, who has been a patient at Schick General Hospital, Clinton, Iowa, has been transferred to Springfield, Missouri.
Lt. Com. Lloyd Hershberger has been separated from the Navy in San Diego, California, and is now practicing medicine in Los Angeles. Mrs. Hershberger, the former Velma Kundert, is with him at Los Angeles.
Ronald J. Tschudy, S 1/c, is home on leave visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Tschudy, after service in the Pacific area for seven months.
Luther J. Jenson was recently discharged from the Navy at Great Lakes, Illinois.
Robert Dibble, who is on terminal leave, has been promoted to Captain. He and his family are visiting relatives at Philadelphia before coming to New Glarus. Mrs. Dibble is the former Lila Kubly.
Corp. Wayne W. Showers has been home on furlough from Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Albert A. Heiman left for Picket, Virginia.
Clyde Jones has received his discharge from the Army. Wounded in Europe, he has been under medical care since. His wife, the former Alda Ott, and son will soon move to Lake Mills with him.
Major Paul E. Voegeli, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Voegeli, Monticello, is home on terminal leave, after nearly four years of service in the Army. He went to Europe in December 1942, and returned to the states in July of last year. He is a graduate of the law school at the University of Wisconsin and conducted a law office at New Glarus before going into service.
Robin Steussy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Steussy, Madison, who was recently discharged from the Army after more than two years of service, is entering the Harvard Law School. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin.
Pfc. Melbourne Duerst, son of Mrs. Kenneth F. Ginner, Monroe, and grandson of Mrs. Rosa Duerst, New Glarus, was recently discharged at Camp McCoy, after almost three years of service.
Paul Streiff and Clarence Streit, who are at Naval Officer’s Training School at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, are spending their between semester vacation at the home of the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Streiff. The latter’s home is at Kansas City, Missouri.
<strong>Sgt. Walter F. Elmer Ends Army Service</strong>
Staff sergeant Walter F. Elmer received his discharge from the U.S. Army at Camp McCoy on February 23rd, after 35 months of service. He served in the Pacific area for eleven months and had 41 points to his credit.
Walter entered service in March 1943, and received training at Miami Beach, Florida, for 12 months, at Scott Field, Illinois, for 4 months, and at Kelly Field in Texas for 5 months.
He was a member of the 81st Air Service Group as an Airplane and Engine Electrical Accessories Repair Man.
The unit left Seattle, Washington, in March 1945, and he served 9 months at Iwo Jima and 2 months on Saipan. It was there that he met and had a visit with James Sarbacher, New Glarus boy in the Navy. Walter has one battle star for the Asiatic Pacific Theater.
On his return, he left Saipan on February 3rd, and arrived at Los Angeles on February 16th. Walter could celebrate his birthday, February 8th, two days this year. On February the ship approached the international date line which they crossed during the night, so the next morning when he woke up it was still February 8th and could celebrate again.
Before entering service Walter was employed by the Morey Airplane Company of Middleton, as a mechanic.
<strong>Sgt. Royal Ziltner Home From Japan</strong>
Sgt. Royal Ziltner received his discharge from the U.S. Army at Camp McCoy on February 21st, after 35 months of service of which 15 months were spent in the Pacific area. He has 44 points to his credit.
Royal received his training at Camp Bowie and Camp Hood, Texas, and Fort Benning, Georgia, with maneuvers in Tenn., with a tank destroyer unit. He went overseas, with the Americal Infantry Division in November 1944, and saw action on Leyte, Cebu and Negros, for which he wears two battle stars and a bronze arrowhead. He was on Cebu on V-J day and his outfit let soon for Japan, where they arrived in September and remained for six months. Royal was on occupation duty in Tokyo and Yokohomo. In the former city, he saw the emperor’s palace.
On February 15, he left Japan, 12 days later he landed in San Francisco and just 6 days later he was discharged and at his home at New Glarus.
In Cebu, Royal met Richard Krugjohann, a former New Glarus schoolmate, and several Wisconsin boys with whom he had trained in the States. He expects to attend vocational school either at Madison or Milwaukee.
<strong>Maynard Hefty To Operate Flying School</strong>
Maynard Hefty, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hefty of New Glarus, has leased office and hanger space at Truax Field, Madison, and will operate his own flying school. Maynard received his discharge from the U.S. Army at Camp McCoy on February 2.
Maynard served for 2 1/2 years as a Government Instructor in the Army and Navy airplane flying. He then enlisted as a flyer, and received the rank of Flight Officer.
He flew to India, where he served 15 months flying “over the hump” in a C-54 four motor transport plane. In all, he made about 25 trips. It was usually a flight of 1,000 miles between Tezgon, India, and Kungming, China, and the crew consisted of a pilot, co-pilot, radio operator and engineer, carrying all kinds of supplies and passengers.
On his return to the states, he came by boat to Tacoma, Washington, and then home, which completed his trip around the world.
During his absence his wife, who is here now with him, was employed as an Army Airplane Inspector at Atlanta, Georgia.
Maynard has purchased two planes of his own and expects to go to Dallas, Texas, about March 1st to get the first one. In connection with his flying school, he will also specialize in the sale and service of airplanes. He will be distributor for Luscomb, single motor, all metal planes.