The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-26

/ VI FeI HdHeAl fdIly personnel, sgt.
Darby Is attached 10 the 752nd WAC
Co. Before entering Army service,
she was employed as a teacher by
Lincoln High School at Ferndale.
Aviation Cadet Richard L. Mack.
son OF Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mack OF
$3.50 Stony Creek Road. Milan. has
arrived at Freeman Army Air Field,
Seymour. Ind, where he will con.
tinue his pilot training. Freeman
tield is a twin-engine advanced
flying school, When cadet Mack
successfully completes the rigorous
nine-week program he will receive
his silver wings and be commits
stoned either a second Lieutenant
or flight officer.
Soon 10 be one OF the men direct.
ly responsible 10 keep EN- flying,
Robert W. Ray, p. 500 Allen Rd q,
Ypsilanti. has been enrolled in the
Navy service school for aviation
machlnist's mates and metalsmiths
a. the Naval Air Technical Training
Center, Navy Pier, Chicago, Ill.
Second Lieutenant john r La
Fontin has Just completed the four
engine pilot transition training
course az Roswell Army Air Fieeld,
Roswell. y. NJ, and is now qualified
TO fly the famous Flying Fortress
es." The lieutenant is former resi-
dent OF Ypsilanti. the son Of Mr.,
and Mrs. E. j. LaFontin, 1872 w.
Michigan Ave Prior to joining the
Air Corps in June. 1912, the lieuten-
ant attended Ypsilarti High School
and the University o, Michigan, ard
was employed by Ernie's Ice Cream
Corp.
William Coleman. who was IN
Quoted into the service two weeks
age, is stationed for air corps train
ing at Miami Beach, Fla. The men
are Quartered IN one OF the large
hotels. Mrs. Coleman will leave
this week to join him.
Fred Barth. who is stationed at
the Great Lakes Naval Training
Station, visited his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Gustave Barth, So Hewitt Rd,
over the week end.
Capt. {. R. Teaboldt visited his
mother. MIS-. Elizabeth Teaboldt,
last week. on his way to Aberdeen,
| Md, TO take further ordnance train
ing, with the expectation OF over
seas duty. His wife and daughter.
who accompanied him here. are lie.
naming with Mrs Teaboldt and
plan TO make their home In Ann
A-bor.
Major Lorenz Kisor is spending a
brief lurlough here with his family
before leaving Wednesday for Camp
Davis, y. c. He was stationed al
Bremerton. Wash. He Is in the anti
/ aircraft branch OF the service.
Ann Arbor, Mich. July 27-Staff
/ Sgt. Forrest VI. Mckay. 112 S.
Spring St. received the Oak Leaf
| Cluster for extraordinary achieve
ment while participating in 200
hours Of operational flight mi3-
sions," according TO news dispatch
es, received Monday. The flight mis-
sions in which Sgt. Mckay was
mentioned as a participant we're in
the southwest Pacific area, and
were from Nov. IS 20 April rs.
According TO Associated Press
dispatches. 1t. Robert l.. Hutchin-
son, son OF Mrs. Ann Hutchinson
81 Jerome St, was bombarder or
the Flying Fortress strictly 7. s.
when It participated in raid over
the Heroya Aluminium Refining
Works in southern Norway Satur
day. 1t Hutchison Is quoted in the
dispatch as saying: -. From what
saw We laid the bombs in the
right place. II seemed to me We
wiped out the whole darned penil
sula on which the target lay"
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sima are in
receipt OF An invitation to attend
the commissioning ceremonies tol
new United States ship. The in
vitation came from their son, Fred