The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-24
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Pfc. Herbert A. RoehrS, %, has
been transferred from AAF over
seas Replacement Depot in Greens
boro. N. c., to Miami Beach for duty
with the permanent party person
mel OF Army Air Forces Redistribu
ton Station No. 2. Private First
Class Roehrs, son OF Mr.. and Mrs
August II. Roehrs, OF els w. Cross
ST., Ypsilanti, entered the Army in
March, 1943.
Richard Daimler, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. f. d. Daimler, home on leave,
from overseas. left Wednesday. He
is a gunner and a third class petty
officer.
S/Sgt. Paul F. Blasey. "a. OF oil
y. Forest Avenue, Ypsilanti, Is a
crew chief OF a Twelfth Air Force
PAT Thunderbolt fighter-bomber,
now blasting enemy communica-
lions, motor transports and gun po-
sltions in support OF Allied ground
troops in the Mediterranean thea.
ter. Blasey enlisted December 8,
l94l. Overseas since July 16, 1912,
Blasey recently celebrated two
years OF foreign service, His fight.
or group just received It's third pres
idential citation.
Pfc. Lloyd Reed has been trans
ferred from Fort Sheridan, Ill. to
Fort Knox, KY, where he will re-
ceive II weeks training.
Harold w. Bishop, NJ. nc, has
written his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry w. Bishop, OF $50 Clark Rd..
that he arrived in England IL days
ago, and Is in the best OF health.
Mr.. Bishop is in the Sea Bees, US.
Mr..
Pvt. Robert Cooley has received
his expert craftsmanship rating In
gunnery at the San Diego Marine
Corps Base, California. Having re.
ceived his boot training, he expects
to come home on leave September l..
Mrs. J. B. Shepherd has received
q letter from her sons command.
ing officer in the Burma-India cam
paign. The letter states that 1t.
Robert Shepherd has been recon.
mended for the next higher rank,
and that he has been awarded the
order OF the Purple Heart. 1t.
Shepherd was wounded March 25,
but his commanding officer said he
was Apparently in excellent
health"
Lieut.. and Mrs. Clare Hawker are
staying at the Campbell cottage at
Lakeland.
Mrs. Charles r. Harden, Jr., and
little son, Richard, left this morning
to Join Lieut.. Harden at Jackson
vile, Fla, where he Is now sta
toned as an instructor.
Staff Sergeant Dale ]. Kelly, 30,
OF Ypsilantl, waist gunner on BIZ
Flying Fortress, has been awarded
the third Oak Leaf Cluster TO the
Air Medal at this Eighth Air Force
base in England. The presentation
was made by his group commander,
Colonel Hunter Harris, Jr., OF Ath.
ems, Ga. Sgt. Kelly Is the son OF D.
]. Kelly, OF 1852 Quincy Court.
Prior TO entering the Army Air
Forces in February, 1919, Sgt. Kelly
was employed as an armament IN
staller by the Ford Motor Company
in Willow Run. He received his gun
ner's wings in August, ls43, at
Kingman, AriE.
Robert I. Schlief, II. son Of Mrs.
T. V. Schlief, 1878 E. Davis ST.. is
receiving his initial Naval indoc-
trinaton at the L. s. Naval Train
ing Center, Great Lakes, Illinois.
First Sgt. Howard Ridenour OF
SO Water St, Ypsilanti, Michigan,
has Just been transferred at his
own request to duty with the In
fantry and has been assigned to
Hq. Company LIST Bn. OF the 26Oth
Infantry Regiment OF the 65th Divl-
sion training at Camp Shelby, Mis-
slssippi. Before volunteering for
the infantry Sgt. Ridenour served
with the 10th Army Anti Aircraft
Bn. A veteran OF five years service
in the Army, Sgt. Ridenour took