Bio: Helwig, Sp. 5 Harry B. (Military Notes - 1969)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Helwig, Garbisch

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 7/10/1969

Helwig, Sp. 5 Harry B. (Military Notes - 1969)

Sp. 5 Harry B. Helwig, who has terminated his tour of active duty in the army, is spending several days with his wife and baby daughter at the Leland Garbisch home near Granton.

Helwig is a 1963 graduate of Neillsville High School and received his Bachelor of Science degree from Wisconsin State University-Stevens Point in June, 1967. He entered the army in October, 1967, and received his basic training at Ft. Campbell, Ky. He was then sent to Ft. Lee, Va., for on-the-job training as a personnel specialist. He left in June, 1968, for Vietnam. He was stationed at Camp Enari, Pleiku, in the central highlands.

Sp. 5 Helwig plans to return to his work with the Social Security administration at Elgin, Ill., later this month.

Besides visiting his wife’s parents in Granton, he is also visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Helwig on Rt. 1 Neillsville. On returning home Mr. Helwig made the acquaintance of his four-month-old daughter, Terri, whom he had never seen.