A March 16, 1944, Lowell Tribune article (page 1, column 2) listed Roy H. Wieler of Lowell as among the recent army inductees from Lake County Board No. 1, Crown Point, being sworn in at Ft. Benjamin Harrison.
This March 23, 1944, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 2, column 1:
Pvt. Roy H. Wieler and Pvt. James L. Wheeler, have been transferred from Ft. Benjamin Harrison to Blanding, Fla., where they will take their basic training.
The following August 3, 1944, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 3, column 1:
Leaves for Camp Meade
Pvt. Roy Wieler, who has been here with his parents, the John Wielers, the past two weeks, left on Monday for Camp George Meade, Maryland.
This Sept. 14, 1944, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 3, column 1:
Three More Local Boys Now in France
Three more Lowell boys have been added to the long list of those from this community already in France, according to letters which all have been written recently. They are Cpl. William McLellan and Sgt. Walter (Pete) Reeves, both stationed there in a field artillery unit, and Pvt. Lindy Wieler, in the mechanized infantry.
This Lowell Tribune article was found in the March 1, 1945, issue (page 2, column 1):
A letter received by the John Weilers from their son, Pvt. Roy Weiler, says he has been ill the past four weeks, but is now recovering nicely at a base hospital in Italy.
Note the misspelling of the last name in this article.
This June 7, 1945, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 2, column 1:
Pfc. Roy Wieler writes his parents, the John Wielers, that he is slowly recovering after being in a hospital in Italy the past four months because of illness. "Lindy" may be sent home to recuperate as soon as he is able to travel.
This June 14, 1945, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 2, column 1:
Pvt. James Marshall writes his parents from Italy that he was pleasantly surprised on June 3rd when Roy Wieler, who has been recovering from illness in the camp hospital, looked him up. They spent the day together and were joined by Bill Bruce, another Lowell boy located at the same camp. James says they aren't doing much right now, just conditional training while waiting for their next move.
Another article from the same issue of the paper, on page 2, column 2, follows:
The following letter from Pvt. Roy (Lindy) Wieler, who has been in a hospital in Italy the last few weeks because of illness, was received this week by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wieler:
Dear Folks:
I'm at the 8th Repl. Depot and I will be on my way to my outfit tomorrow morning.
I have met two of my high school chums--one of them is William Bruce, who used to live near the Cutler farm and the other is Jim Marshall. The three of us spent the day together. I could hardly believe it when I found them. I saw their name and address in a book at a Red Cross building and looked them up. It was a good thing I didn't wait because I'm leaving here tomorrow. Both of the boys had just arrived in this camp a short time ago. We had pictures taken and as soon as I can get one, I'll send it home. I've been looking for someone from Lowell ever since I've been in the army and this is the first time I've found anyone. Neither Marshall nor Bruce have changed a bit.
Well, I can truthfully say it is harder to get out of a hospital than it is to get in. The only reason they wanted to get me out is because I was supposed to have been transferred to another hospital, but I never was.
We played cards and talked all day about home. They play basketball here, but I'm still a little weak and could hardly toss the ball up to the basket.
The news we have heard lately is good. I surely hope the Japs quit a lot sooner than the Jerries did.
