The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-14
Service Briefs

Walter Hatch is with the marines
and Is located as a swimming in.
structor at San Diego, Cal. Joseph
Hatch is in France and is an en-.
sineer. Raymond Hatch, a third son
OF Mrs. Annie Hatch. is in the South
Pacific IN the Navy.
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and Mrs. Arthur G. Ferguson, has
been promoted to the rank OF cap
tain. Captain Ferguson is a former
student OF the Michigan State Nor
NAL College and OF Wayne Univer-
sity. He Is flight leader for
flight A OF the 18th Fighter Com
mand. Captain Ferguson entered
the service In June. 1943, as second
lieutenant. He Is the proud
OF the Air Medal and two Oak Leaf
Clusters.
So Glenn Reynolds OF the Sea-
bees Is home on leave visiting his
parents. He will return to Camp
Parks, California, where he will
await further orders.
Memorial services for Pvt. Leon
ard oldfield. grandson OF G. Will
Wizard, who was killed in action in
Holland, will be In the Highland
Park Congregational Church, Sec.
ond Ave. at Grand Ave-, Sunday at
ternoon at 4:30.
Corporal Arnold Helle has left
France and Is now in Belgium.
His brother Henry, now corporal,
visited his mother, Mrs. Frank
Helle, and has now returned to
Fort Bliss, Texas.
Pfc. william H. Johnson, Jr., 610
z. Cross St., this week completed
a four weeks course in specialized
training at the 3S0th AAF Base
Unit military Police Training Gen.
teri, Barksdale Field, Louisiana,
returned to his home station al
Suffolk County AAB, West Hamp-
ton Beach, Long Island, N. Y.
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Cpl Anthony Roopas, Ann Ar.
Dor, has sent a number OF items
from the Western Front, where he
is stationed with a medical corps
as anti-aircraft gunner. Cpl. Roopas,
25, has been overseas for is
months. Among his souvenirs are
pieces of German flag, parachute,
a German magazine, newspaper,
two bayonets, bullets, two helmets,
German occupation money, used in
France, American occupation mon
ey issued for use in Italy. and som,
Egyptian money. There are
French billfold, coins and various
other items. These articles are on
display in the window OF the Mich.
igan Restaurant, owned by Cpl.
Roopas' brother, John Roopas.
Cpl. Howard e. Thorpe returned
home Thursday after more than
twenty.eight months spent In an
Aleutian Island army base. He de-
clares that the Aleutians are a bar
rem. cherries place with absolute
ly no vegetation. Most OF the food
used there Is in powdered form
The weather Is mostly rain, fog
and wind, with very little sun
shinee. CPL Thorpe will have a
twenty.one day furlough, after
which he will be stationed at a
camp in Texas.
Cpl. Thorpe was indicted into
the service In June, l94l, aud after
basic training at Fort Leonard
Wood, Mo, was sent to the Aleu-
tian base in June. 1912. When he
first arrived he found the Japs had
arrived first and cut off the sup
plies, SO life at first was pretty
hazardous. On his way home he
travelled more than $500 miles in
three weeks. Cpl. Thorpe said the
most beautiful sight he had ever
seen was the city OF Seattle rs he
entered the harbor, being the first
glimpse OF the U. S. A.
He wears four gold stripes on his
sleeve each stripe indicating six
months over seas, also black
stripe denoting more than three
years In service. Besides the stripe
he wears three service ribbons,
good conduct, pre-Pearl Harbor and
Asiatic. Pacific with one star.
Mrs. Thorpe expects to accom-
pany her husband to Texas at the
close OF his furlough, where she
will make her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Hall, who had
not heard from their son, Cpl. Rich
ard Hall since July !, have re-
cleved letter from him from
France. He said he was away from
his outfit for quite awhile. but now
has rejoined them. He said that he
had seen southern France and
thought II is wonderful and would
like to spend the winter there.