The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-01
Service Briefs


cadet. has finished his pre-flight
training at Maxwell Field. Ala. and
has been assigned TO primary flight
school at Camden, Ark. He is the
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank White.
house, 6l5 W. Forest Ave.
Aviation Student Charles VII,
liam Coleman, &c, OF 329 Oak St,
has entered the Classified ton Cen.
ter at Nashville Army Air Center.
AS. Coleman Is the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Sumner II. Coleman OF 329
Oak st. His wife is the former Miss
Mary r. Hoffman OF Ann Arbor
He was graduated from Ypsilanti
High School in 1886, where he was
active in sports.
AS Robert Moffett, who has been
in the classification center at San
Antonio, Texas, has qualified for
navigator and starts his pre-flight
training in San Antonio immediate
ly.
Robert S. Christian Is leaving for
Fl Paso, Texas, to visit his son,
Norman, for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur II. Kane who
used to reside in Dearborn are now
in cambridge, Maryland. Mr.. Kane
is second class petty officer. Mr..
and Mrs. Kane have been on a nine
day furlough with their daughter
and son. and returned yesterday TO
cambridge.
A letter from Pfc. James II. Cor
bett, states that he has been trans
ferred TO an area where the jungle
isn't as thick as where he was pre-.
viously stationed. His mail goes
through a San Francisco post Of.
flee and the tone OF his letter indi-
Gates that he is moving along to-
ward Japan as action advances in
that direction.
Word has been received that 1t
Dorwin f. Tedder OF the Medical
Administration Corps is now sta.
toned somewhere in Italy.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Klein have re.
ceived their first word in three
months from their son. Joseph. 1t
was a composite letter written by
a number OF boys, some from Ypsl-
lanti, and was post-marked Homo
lulu. Evidently they had received
their first word Of a walkout at the
Bomber Plant here and were dis
turbed by 1t. They seemed TO feel
that those at home should make
every effort to keep war materials
flowing to the battlefields. They
said they would do their part and
called upon the folks at home to do
theirs.
Warren LeBaron, seaman second
class, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy
c. LeBaron, Crane Rd., has been
selected for officers training and is
to receive his training at Platts-
burg, N. Y.
Although James Z. Lambert. Jr.,
is a husky soldier in Uncle Sans
army, he celebrated only his
sixth birthday Tuesday. Because he
was born on the extra leap year
day. he has had an opportunity dur
ing his "a years of marking the
event but rarely. This year he was
the recipient OF big box OF good
les so he could give the anniver-
sary the ATTENTION il merits. The
box was sent by friends and rela.
tives here.
He is now stationed at Polk,
Louisiana where he is taking hos
pital training. He attended Wood.
ruff School and Ypsilanti High
School and before entering service
was employed at the Central Spe-
cialty Co. He received training in
the tank corps at Camp Riley, Kan
sas, and was later put in the Medi-
cal Battalion. He received desert
training in California and jungle
training in Louisiana. He enjoys
music and is accomplished on a va
riety OF horn instruments.
PFC. Robert f. Bristol, who came
from Fort Mason, Cal. where he
has been for nearly a year, TO spend
his ten-day furlough with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Bristol, 751
Holmes Rd., left today for Fort
Custer. where he is assigned for
special training.
William Briggs who finished his
Viz program as apprentice seaman
at Western Michigan College, Kali
amazoo. Friday, was promoted TO
Aviation Cadet and will be sent
March Is TO Ohio Wesleyan Uni
versity. Delaware. o., for his vs.
training, after spending a twenty
day leave with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dean Briggs.
Three youths from Ypsilanti,
Mich. have reported to the pre-
flight school at Maxwell Field. Ala
bama. an installation OF the AAF
Training Command, to begin anoth-
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