The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-08
Service Briefs

William II. Dusblber, Torpedo
man &c, has returned from the
South Pacific area, where he has
been stationed for about a year, to
spend few days with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. William II. Dusbiber,
Ill S. Prospect St.
He is enroute TO Asbury Park,
New Jersey, to attend a preparatory
school before being sent to a divin-
ity college to study for a Nava,
chaplain. He was recommended by
Admiral Lockwood, commander
chief OF Submarine Forces OF the
Pacific Fleet for outstanding ord.
nance work at a submarine base
in the Pacific Area.
Three Ypsilantl men are receiy-
ing their initial naval indoctrlna-
ton at the L. S. Naval Training
Center, Great Lakes, III. They are:
Almer G.. Harris. 90, husband OF
Louise G.. Harris, 1861 Carpenter
Road; Everett John Durham, %.
husband OF Lillian NJ. Durham. 1873
Stewart St: and Harold Henry
Tedder, 26. husband OF Mrs. Betty
Jane Tedder, 936 W. Forest Ave.
Duane Fox, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex Fox, is now stationed on a
battleship and has been promoted
from Fireman first class to Ma
chinist Mate engineers, third class.
Sergt. and Mrs. Robert Mellen-
camp arrived Sunday to spend a
fifteen day furlough with Mr.. and
Mrs. E. a. Mellencamp. Sergt. Mel
lencamp was recently transferred
from Camp Ham, Cal. to the Army
air base at camp Santa Maria. Cal.
His wife. who is in Red Cross serv-
ice at Riverside near Camp Ham.
will remain there for a time.
Woman &c Robert Tooze, Nor
folk, Va. Is spending a leave with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. O.. a.
Tooze.
Steward &c Philip Simpson. of
the Merchant Marine, returned last
week to shore after a voyage OF
several months but expected to
leave at once on another cruise
when he wrote home.
Mrs. Harold Meyer, Park St, IS
spending this week with her hus-
band, Pfc. Harold Meyer at Camp
Grant III Pfc NCVay. orffraFeyt
with the Medical Corps
Mr.. and Mrs George Manning re-
turned Sunday morning from JEFF
ferson Beach, Fla, where they
spent two weeks visiting their son
and his wife, Lieut.. (j.g) and Mrs.
Eugene Manning. Lieut.. Manning.
who has been stationed at Mayport.
Fla. is being transferred to Boston,
Mass, where he will receive more
intensive training in anti-submarine
warfare.
Pvt. Eugene W Armstrong. Fort
Baker, San Francisco, Cal. is spend
ing 10 day furlough with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Arm.
strong, 9O4S Stony Greek Road. Pri.
yate Armstrong has been in sery.
ice over a year, but this is his first
furlough.
Headquarters, European Theater
Of Operation-The enlisted person.
mel OF a United States Army station
hospital in England recently dem.
onstrated to their superiors that
they can run the whole show them
selves whenever It might prove nee
essary to do so. The officers gave
the men full day to prove 1t, but
an unscheduled touch OF realism
was added when an Allied warplane
crashed nearby. Medical corpsmen
administered to the plane crew at
the scene and rushed them to the
hospital where trained surgical
technicians assisted in the opera
tions required. SfS9t. Gentry
Simms, of Ypsilanti, 1904 Bagley
Rd.. was in charge of treatment sec
ton.
Delbert Blakemore, stationed with
the Seabees at Quotny Village.
Maine, who spent a ten day fur
Tough at his home at sos Oak St,
has returned to his station accom-
panied by his wife and daughter.
Linda, who will stay with him in.
definitely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judson King re.
ceived greetings by telephone from
their son. cpl. Judson King at Brit.
ish Columbia, on their cath we'd
ding anniversary.
Pvt Harold fowler returned Fri.
day TO Lincoln, Neb., after spend
ing his nine day furlough with his
family here.
C/M Warren Kidder. son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Kidder. is at the
Merchant Marines Cadet Basic
School at San Mateo. Cal. He will
be there for the next IL weeks be-
fore going on sea duty.
First II. Russell l.. Steere, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Steere. 3O9
s. Huron St. has been transferred
from Esler Field, Alexandria, Louis.
lana, to Muskogee Army Air Field.
Muskogee, Oklahoma. 1t. O.g) Jo
seph W. Steere Is now stationed a