Show GIs Marooned in Greenland Found Natives Icy Too Life PHILADELPHIA Life was a lit lit- little little little tle monotonous for 11 American sol sol- soldiers soldiers soldiers diers marooned at an army air forces weather station at Scoresby- Scoresby Scoresbysund sund a tiny settlement in Green Green- Greenland Greenland Greenland land some miles above the Arc Arc- Arctic Arctic Arctic tic Circle a Philadelphia soldier admitted when he returned home The Philadelphian who spent nearly a year on Walrus Bay is Staff Walter R. R West 22 He has a brother Staff Wilbert West Vest 27 who served s with the marines on Guadalcanal The Arctic village where the younger West spent his time has its points but would hot not appeal to most people as a permanent home he said on his arrival here He and other men in the group were flown to hew Kew York on a C 54 transport The Tte colony manager forbade the themen themen men to enter any of the houses in inthe inthe inthe the town he said That meant we could not visit a home unless we were invited We were invited though and we had some of of the villagers over to to our house It waa was a n late thaw that kept the army men in the little Greenland town until July of this year They the went in last August 5 to make weather observations their boat left them on August 13 and the ice start start- started started started ed to crowd the be shore in October I earlier than it had moved in 25 j jy year y r |