The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-23

- Our Boys

Alfred L. Burrell. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray II. Burrell. SIS Washte-
nav Ave, has arrived at Kansas
State College OF A. and A. s. for a
course OF Army Air Force instruc-
ton lasting approximately five
months prior to his appointment as
an Aviation Cadet in the Army Air
Forces.
Private Raymond Tavern Slough.
Detroit. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Z. Slough. 1908 n. Prospect St.,
has arrived at the University OF
Minnesota, for a course in Army
Air Force instruction. During this
period he will take numerous AGA
demic courses, as we'll as elemen-
tary flying training. Upon compile
ton OF the course he will be CLASH
fled as a pilot, navigator or bonn
bardier and go on to schools OF the
Flying Training Command for train
ing in these specialties.
Edward 7. Lyke. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Lloyd Lyke. 945 Sheridan
Ave, who completed his boot train
ing as seaman apprentice in the
L. 5. Coast Guard. Friday at Bay
CITY. has been assigned to duty in
the important Bay City area. He
took part as one OF the coast patrol
IN the attempt to save the men
lost in the ice in last weeks storm.
PFC Bernard Smith has been
transferred from Camp Grant, ILL.,,
to the medical corps and stationed
at Fitzsimons General Hospital,
Denver. Col.
Sunday evening Mr.. and Mrs. d.
G. Holt. Clark Rd., received long
distance telephone call from their
son, Pvt. Billy X. Holt. who is sta
toned at Camp Mccoy. Wise, say
ing he was NOV ng to another camp
soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Graichen
have moved from Athens. Mich. TO
Albion where Mr.. Graichen, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Gralchen OF this
city, is engaged to teach soldiers
in the department OF mathematics
and physics. They moved the past
week.
Miss Ann Funkhouser, who IS
now a WAAC took her basic train
ing In Des Moines and went from
there to Atlanta. She is working as
,ecruiter. She has recently been
transferred to Fort Jackson, S. Car.
George A. Bowman, sos Pearl
St, was indicted into the Army
at the Detroit station.
Mrs. Jean X. Gerhardt has re
ceived notice that her son, w. J. Z.
Binswanger Jack GerhardU. who
is completing his boot training as
a bluejacket at the U.SN. Training
School at Great Lakes, H., has
passed his examinations as one OF
the fifteen honor men in his corps
and is taking up aviation radio for
his specially. He hopes to be home
on his first furlough April l.
Mrs. Frank Driescher has re-
ceived word that her son, Corp.
Frank Driescher, Jr.. has been pro.
noted to sergeant. He is stationed
at Camp Butner, n. {.
Clare Stlchler, United states
Coast Guard. is now located at
Seaman House. $50 W. Twentieth
ST., New York City.
Pvt Richard B. Johnson, Ma
rine, who is stationed at the Navy
Pier, Chicago, is home on a weeks
furlough, arriving Sunday to spend
the time with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. ]. Durham.
Ensign Harry Conn, son OF Mrs.
Elizabeth l.. Conn, has finished his
officers training in New England
anu " d1 lhOl th " wv ApAht 49,
prior to overseas duty.
Fireman third class Raymond
Kingston OF L. S. Naval School,
St. Louis, Mo, spent the week end
with his mother, Mrs. Grace Holly
Michigan Ave.
Lieut.. Lewis Fleuelling, who is
in Wakefield, Kas, expects to go
overseas. His mother. Mrs. j. A.
Fleuelling, and Mss Joyce Cor
BELLE, are visiting him at Hays,
Kan, which is near wakefield.
Mrs Glen Durham, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Chapman and Miss Donna Mae
Hebb are leaving Saturday for
Great Lakes Naval Training sta
ton. where they will visit Mrs.
Glenn Durham's husband, who is
an Apprentice Seaman and Paul
Chapman, Jr.