The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-06

u D l@o4 NAfAf Acl AANi ANoAuth
OF Ypsilanti and now living in Ann
Arbor. Mr.. Brown is missing in the
North Atlantic.
Fred Mckenzie. reporter for the
Ypsilanti Daily Press before he en-
tered the Armed Services aud now
stationed in North Africa, missed
the visit OF certain prominent per
sonages' at an unnamed port by
but a few days. He recounts ex'
periences IN the deep mud OF North
Africa and tells also OF being sta
toned in mountain districts.
Pvt BENJAMIN J. Shock left Sat
urday night for Camp Livingston
La. where he is stationed with the
Medical Battalion. He spent To-
day furlough with his wife, Mrs. b.
j. shock, 1858 Newton St, who just
came home from Boyer Hospital
with a baby daughter. While here
he visited Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Shock and family on Tuesday. On
Thursday he had a chicken dinner
with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kempl,
Jr., Martin Road. Thursday evening
he visited Mr. and Mrs. Leyern
Shock, Plat Rd. Friday he spent
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 10
seph shock aud family. $3.50 Nor,
gan Road.
Mrs. Pearl Hubbard left Friday
for New Jersey TO visit her hus'
band who is stationed there. Her
mother, Mrs. ]. shock, is keeping
their daughter at present, Pvt. FL
dorse Hubbard has been in the
service since Dec. 30.
James II. Corbett, stationed in
the Army Medical Corps at Camp
Barley. Texas. has completed his
basic training and is now cadre'
man, or instructor at the Camp.
In a letter to his mother he stated
that he had received package
from the Ypsilanti post of the Vet
Grams OF Foreign Wars, which ar
rived in time for his birthday.
Stephen B. Fogg, Jr.. IS. 703 W,
Michigan Ave: Frederick c. Barth,
~. So Hewitt Rd.; Ralph w. Lewis,
Is. sos Hawthorne Ave; Charles
l.. Hopkins, is. l19 y. Washington
StrARieh ". Rich, JILL, 52S EN-
erick St; Paul w. Hook. is, 1920
lie Forge Rd. Elwyn S. Cromwell
10, 712 Washtenaw Ave; Lowell j,
Clark, IS, 525 y. Huron St; and
Wyman l.. Oliver, IS, 1890 Washte
nav Rd.. are being trained for duty
with Americas sea forces at the
L. S. Naval Training Station. They
will receive IL weeks Of instruction
in the fundamentals of seamanship
Naval customs and procedure, and
physical hardening upon the com
pletion Of which they will be given
a nine.dsy leave,
Arthur Agla, son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Blake Agla, is home on a 10 day
furlough from Camp Hood, Texas,
convalescing from an appendecto'
my. Arthur was indicted into the
army eight weeks ago and is in the
Tank Destroyer Division at Camp
Hood.
Farewell open-house for his
friends is to be held in honor OF
Jack Gerhardt by his twin sisters
the Misses Doris and Betty Ger
hardt at the family home. IL y.
Prospect St, Thursday night, s
to II. The young Navy man has
been home on furlough from Great
Lakes, where he has been in train
ing, and is to leave Thursday 10
enter an Aviation Radio school, not
designated. He desires to see all MS
old friends before going and the
opportunity is being given by the
open-house. lie represents the sew
enth generation of his family who
has fought for America, beginning
with the Revolution.
Miss Margaret Cottrell, who has
enlisted as a spar. will leave APT.
Is for Hunter College, New York
City. for a five weeks indoctrIna-
tion period.
Staff Sgt. Charles Southland "
the Air Corps Administration, sta
toned at Oakland, calf, arrived
home sunday night for a Today fur
Tough.
Clair Simons. A. limerick st, who
was indicted into the L. ;. Navy
last week in Detroit. and has been
at home on a seven day furlough,
left today for the Great Lakes Nav
al Training station at Chicago.
An official letter OF commenda.
ton from the Chief OF Naval Per
sonnet has been received by Leland
S. Sharrock. Coxsvain, los Elm
St, commencing him for his con
duct as a member OF the Armed
Guard Crew Of a merchant ship
when that vessel was attacked BY
enemy craft.
citing the action that took place,
the commentator says. Your c, I'M
reaction under fire, and your
speedy and efficient action referred
To above were In keeping with the
best traditions. OF the Naval SerN.
ice" Sharrock, who is %, enlisted
-. 1 1910