The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-07
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started her duties as secretary In
the maintenance department at
the Midway management office.
St., was graduated at Selman Field
Oct. 2, in one OF the largest naviga.
ton classes In the history Of mil
itary aviation. From there he will
be sent into another concentrated
combat training field.
Pfc. Bernard L. Davis. Ypsilan-
ii, who has been fighting with the
Fifth Army (Rainbow Regiment in
italy, Is q veteran OF more than
800 days OF combat In the attempt
to breach the Gothic line in Italy
Dorothy Robinet. 173 Elder St.,
who has been stationed at the
Third Training Center of the Wom-
ems Army Corps at Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ga. has been assigned to
Selfridge Field.
Miss Marylee Cummings. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. e. Cum
mings. 81 N. Hamilton St, and
Miss Ruth Kyle, of the same ad-
dress, have enlisted in the WAVES.
Miss Kyle was sworn in Septem-
Der 25, and Miss Cummings on
October 2. They will leave for
Hunter College in New York City
sometime In November. The two
girls recently returned from Med
ford. Oregon, where they spent
the summer.
T. Sgt. Harold DeWard, station
ed on Guadalcanal 10 still interest
ed in his hobbies. Although liv-
ing in the jungles, he has kept his
own morale and that OF his buddies
100 per cent by adopting several
hobbies. He built a fence and
sidewalks around his hut and beau.
titled the yard with native wild
flowers and shrubs. He has q pros
porous victory garden, develops his
own films and prints the pictures
and has organized a softball team
which Is as yet undefeated. T..
Sgt DeWard lived in Ypsilanti q
number OF years before entering
the service. He attended the Nor
NAL College and worked at the
Bomber Plant. He would like to
hear from old friends and acquaint.
ances.
The former Miss Daisy II. Harms
has returned TO her home In Ann
Arbor following her marriage Sept.
Ii In Petersburg, Va, TO Pvt. Law.
renee Wren OF this city. Pvt. Wren
is stationed at Camp Lee, Va.
Frederick J. Frank, son Of Wal
ter Frank, 203 Park St.. was pro-
noted to coxswain. He has been
serving on an Let. in the Euro
pean area since last April.
Pvt. Richard Powers, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Powers. home
from East Lansing, for eight days,
expects to return Sunday. Pvt.
Powers entered the service In July
and 10 in training as an aviation
cadet.
Pvt. John e. Kenworthy Is home
from Camp Van Dorm, Miss, on a
IA day furlough.
Marine Pvt. Thomas Rudolph
Thompson, USMC (s64328), son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert j. Thompson,
1898 Holmes Road, has been grad
uated from the Infantry and Brown
ing Automatic Rifle Section School
at Training Command at Camp
Pendleton. Oceanside, California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Wright, 10
Miles st., have Just received a let.
ter from their son Pfc. Earl Wright,
who says he Is on Peleliu Island
which Is one OF the islands OF the
Palau Island group. He feels that
the situation there IL quite as acute
as II was at Saipan. He was writing
with a Japanese pen and smoking
a Japanese cigarette.
Lieut.. Kenneth Dundon has been
promoted from second 70 first heu-
tenant.
Word has been received by Mrs.
Doris scharp. 301 N. Hamilton St,
that her husband, Pfc. Robert r.
Scharp, serving with the Army En-
gineers In the First Army, Is now
stationed In Belgium.
Pvt. Robert Russell, serving In
the Wire Section In the U. s. In.
fantry, has arrived at Camp Nc.
Coy, WIS, where he will be on ma
neuvers for about month.
Edward Alder, Saline, was In