NEWS: Blair County Soldiers, August 14, 1918, Blair County, PA

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NEWS OF SERVICE MEN AT HOME AND ABROAD

More Altoona Boys Arrive in France According to Messages Received

  Lieutenant Arthur W. Glunt, son of Mrs. and Mrs. G. A. Glunt, of 1311 Ninth 
street, has arrived safely overseas, according to word received by his 
parents yesterday.  He took the officers' training course and was assigned to 
Camp Meade for duty before going overseas.
  Charles R. Bolyar and James B. Bolyar, son of Mr. and Mrs. William T. 
Bolyar, of 2023 Fifteenth avenue, have been inducted into Uncle Sam's great 
army and are now wearing the khaki.  The former has been assigned to Company 
12, 161st Depot brigade at Camp Grant, Illinois.  James Bolyar, a former 
Tribune employe, is a member of the Twenty-sixth company, Seventh battalion, 
at Camp Upton.
  Charles and Alfred Lysinger, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Lysinger, of 2516 
Ninth avenue, are following the colors.  The former is serving in France with 
Battery E, Twelfth field artillery.  He enlisted in February 1917 and has 
been over there since January.  Alfred is serving with Battery B, First 
artillery, at Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky.
  Mrs. J. D. Hicks, of Sixth avenue, has received an interesting letter from 
her grandson, Fetzer Cadle, of Woodbury township, now in France.  He tells of 
numerous experiences in the four months he has been overseas, that he is hale 
and healthy despite being hit three times by pieces of Hun shells.  He has 
been engaged in driving trucks and motorcycles.
  Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Colliflower, of the Tenth ward, have received a message 
from their son, J. E. Colliflower, of the 261st aviation unit, saying that he 
had arrived safely overseas.  He has been in the service several months.
  Frank Duncan, a former member of the city fire department, and a well known 
local truck driver, has returned to Philadelphia to rejoin the marine company 
of which he is a member.  On this visit home, likely his last one, he proudly 
displayed a sharpshooters medal recently won by him for marksmanship.
  Thomas Gallagher, of 2415 Sixth avenue, left Monday for Quantico, Va., to 
rejoin the marines there to continue his training.  He likes the service and 
expects shortly to go overseas.
  Warren Bradshaw, of 2412 West Chestnut avenue, has departed for an Atlantic 
port after spending a forty-eight hour leave with his mother in the city.  He 
is a member of the new merchant marine.
  Arthur W. Crum, of 2413 Seventh avenue, connected with the 851st aero 
squadron at the Wilbur Wright field, near Dayton, O., is spending a ten day 
furlough with relatives and friends in the city.
  Perce Malone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Christ Malone, of 2903 Broad avenue, in a 
letter to his parents from Camp Jones, Douglas, Ariz., where he is stationed 
with Troop I, First cavalry, tells them of having assisted in winning the 
regimental silver cup offered for the best unit of singers.  The sing was 
participated in by some 5,000 soldiers.

Altoona Tribune, Wednesday morning, August 14, 1918, page 12