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

<strong>Powerful Bombs Over Japan</strong>
An atomic bomb, hailed as the most terrible destructive force in history and as the greatest achievement of organized science, has been loosed upon Japan.
President Truman disclosed in a White House statement that the first use of the bomb, containing more power than 20,000 tons of TNT and producing more than 2,000 times the blast of the most powerful bomb ever dropped before, was made 16 hours earlier on Hiroshima, Japanese, Army base.
The atomic bomb is the answer, President Truman said, to Japan’s refusal to surrender. Secretary of War Stimson predicted the bomb will “prove a tremendous aid” in shortening the Japanese war.
Mr. Truman grimly warned that “even more powerful forms (of the bomb) are in development” he said.
<strong>Capt. Lienhardt Arranges Prisoner Exchange</strong>
Capt. Fred Lienhardt arrived here, Monday evening, for a 30-day leave with his wife and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lienhardt, after 30 months service in Europe and Africa.
He entered service in November 1941, and received his training at camps in South Carolina, Mississippi and Virginia. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant at State College Miss. in January, 1943.
In March 1943 he went overseas and served on the staff of Lt. Gen. John Lee, as Transportation Officer in Africa, Sicily, Italy, Corsica, France, England, and Germany.
In Africa he met Huldrich Kammer, in Italy, Russell Alderman, in France, Joe Haegeli, and in England, Paul Voegeli. He wears three battle stars for participation in the Rome-Arno campaign, southern France and German campaign.
Last January, he was in Switzerland for a time to carry out a program of exchanging 8,000 German prisoners. He was stationed at Bern and was able to visit relatives of his father and mother in the Cantons of Bern and Zurich.
In May, he was in Switzerland again. At this time he was in charge of establishing a program of leaves and tours in Switzerland for U.S. service people. This Swiss leave program allows the army 7,000 men weekly to take supervised tours to different parts of Switzerland.
Capt. Lienhardt left LeHarve, France, on July 26th and reached New Glarus on August 6. He will report for re-assignment in 30 days.
<strong>*****</strong>
Corp. Clifford Kubly, stationed in India, had a narrow escape from serious injury or death some time ago when a large truck struck the crude barracks in which he was sleeping and completely demolished his bed. The bed and Clifford were found under the heavy truck and he was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he was found to be suffering from minor cuts and in a few days was released.
Pfc. Gordon L. Henning, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Henning, is home after 21 months of service in Europe.
Capt. Paul Voegeli, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Voegeli, Monticello, who had a law office in New Glarus before his induction, landed in the states last week after 32 months overseas duty.
Pfc. Palmer Strickler is now a member of his outfit’s baseball team in Germany. Twenty men were selected out of 300 who tried for the team. He and his brother, Lieut. Gilbert Strickler, are not far apart.
Frederick Thacker and Edward Lee were among 14 Green County registrants going to Milwaukee on Tuesday for pre-induction examinations.
Herman Theiler, A. M. M. 3/c, who has been here for several weeks at the home of this parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Theiler Sr., left Wednesday night for Bremerton, Washington, for reassignment. He wished to thank all those who remembered him with cards and letters while he was gone and for the hospitality shown him during his stay at home.
Sgt. Clyde Jones is here from the Army hospital at Topeka, Kansas, visiting his wife and son at the Alvin Ott home.
Norman Marty, S 1/c R. T., is home from Great Lakes Naval Training Station on leave.
Capt. Huldrich Kammer is on the staff of Vaughn General Hospital, at Hines, Ill. His wife is with him.
Grover Krugjohann, stationed at the Naval Air Station at Norman, Oklahoma, was a weekend visitor here.
Pfc. Lester Schultz has been visiting his wife, the former Mary Ann Keppler, at New Glarus and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Schultz, Monticello. He was a member of the 44th Division in Europe and has been in Germany, Austria and Italy.
Leon J. Urban, S 2/c R. M., is now stationed on a rescue ship equipped for fire fighting and sea rescue.
S/Sgt. Quinton Ott and wife and son left Wednesday on their return to their home at Chandler, AZ.
Harold I. Lavik, F 1/c, having completed his course at the Service Command School, Great Lakes, Ill., visited his parents and friends at Daleyville over the weekend. He returned to Great Lakes again on Monday for re-assignment.