The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-11
Service Briefs

Capt. and Mrs. william Henry, De.
troit. and Miss Joyce Corbeills.
Capt. Henry is just home from Eng
land. having completed his required
air missions. lie was bombardier
on Capt. Lewis Fleuelling's Fort
resi-. The two became acquainted
before leaving the United States
about two years ago and have been
together ever since.
Air Student Kenneth VANITY, Will
lis Road. has been transferred from
Columbus. Mississippi. to Birming.
ham Southern College. Birmingham.
Alabama. for a course in the Army
Air Corps training program.
Edward Rosenzweig, having sue.
cessfully completed his course at
the Air Forces Officer Candidate
School at Miami Beach, Florida.
has received his commission as
Second Lieutenant in the Air Forces
Of the Army OF the United States.
As a civilian, Edward R%osenzweig
lived at Munson Residence Hall.
His family lives at 400 Lee Ave,
Cl%arksburg, ". Virginia.
Mrs. Howard Fanslow, Middle
Drive, has received word that her
husband is with the Signal and Pho
to Company at San Luis Obispo,
California.
Mrs. William S. o'Neal, Jr.. All
Maple St, has received word from
her husband that he is stationed at
the Marine Corps Base at San
Diego, California.
Pvt, Fred Berger, 72Sth Military
Police Battalion, Camp River
Rouge Park, Detroit, is spending a
10 day furlough with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Baka.
The name OF Pvt. Phillip Stokes,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Stokes
was announced over the Breakfast
at Sardi's' program Wednesday.
Pvt. Stokes who is in training at
Marine Air Base, San Diego, Cal,
was guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Calder have
returned from a two weeks vaca-
ton spent in Salina, Kansas, visit.
ing their daughter Edith and her
husband, Sergeant Frank Block.
Sergeant Frank Block is an in
structor for the Celestial Naviga-
ton Trainer at the Smoky Hill air
base in Salina, Kansas.
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Mrs. Wilbur Laney entertained at
dinner wednesday evening in honor
OF her son Richard Laney, So, who
arrived from F~arragut, Idaho. where
he has completed his boot training
in the Navy. Guests were his two
brothers and their families, Mr..
and Mrs. Willis Laney and son and
daughter Ginger and Jerry, and Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard Laney, ard aunt
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Ferguson. Richard left Wednesday
night for Alpena to spend his fur
Tough with his family.
Mrs. Arthur Ferguson received A
telephone call Wednesday from her
son Donovan, 81, from Seattle.
Wash, saying that he is well and
has been assigned TO another ship.
The Fergusons expect their son,
Lieut.. Arthur f. Ferguson, home
from-the S. w. Pacific area in July.
Earl NJ. Swisher. Flc. (MM),
whose wife family resides at 10
Water St, is now an integral mem
Der OF the Amphibious Forces OF he
United States Navy. At he com
pletion OF his preliminary LIST
training at the Am~phibious Train
ing Base, Camp Bradford. y. o. B,
Norfolk. Virginia. he has been as
signed to the crew OF an LIST for
active duty.
TWO Washtenaw County men are
receiving their initial naval indoc.
trination at the L. s. Naval Train.
ing Center. Great Lakes, III. They
Carl Albert Drexler. IS. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William Drexler. 10000
Willow Road, Willis: and Edward
p. Wagner. IS, o OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Wagner, 1882 Springfield St,
Ypsilanti.
Aviation Cadet Edward T. O"Dea.
has just reported for duty at the
Big Spring Bombardier School, al
Big Spring. Texas. where he will
begin his bombardier training, il
announced by Colonel II. NJ.
Wittkop, commanding officer OF the
school. cadet O'Dea's wife and
mother live in Toluca. Mich. and
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
ODea, at 1914 n. Congress St, in
lpsilanti. He attended Toluca High
School and St. Ambrose College.
Davenport, Iowa. He has a brother
in Radio Maintenance work with
the AAF.
Pfc. Allen V. Schreiner. US. NJ.
CIR. the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Clit-
ford S%chreiner. has written his par.
OF the delightful time he spent
as the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert o. Thompson in their home Just
outside OF Honolulu. The house
overlooking the ocean and Koko-
head Mt. is charming. and the
grounds are beautiful. Mr.. Thomp-
son is the brother OF Joseph II.
Thompson OF Ypsilanti. Pfc.
Schreiner writes Of the gracious
hospitality OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomp-
son and OF his pleasure in being
able to enjoy even for a little while
the r~estfulness OF real home. He
and his brother Robert were expect
ing TO visit the Thompsons again
on May 4.
Other Ypsilanti men who have
enjoyed the Thompson hospitality
q Mennan Williams H.