The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-23

The above snapshot received this
week by Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Thorpe
from their son, Corp. Howard f.
! Thorpe, gives a view OF his hospital,
amid the snow OF the Aleutian Is
lands. Corp. Thorpe says he has
seen plenty OF snow and cold wealth
er. He has several boys whom he
is training in hospital work. Mrs
Thorpe also received a Mothers
Day greeting from her son. Corp.
Thorpe has been stationed in the
,Aleutian Islands for two years and
says THE L. S. A. will look good
to him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Johnson
have heard from their son, Pfc.
Frederick Johnson, that he has
moved from the island of Kawa TO
somewhere in New Guinea. 1t is the
first news from him in five weeks.
A/C Richard Davis, son OF Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph l.. Davis, LeForge
Road, is taking his primary flight
training at the U.SN. Air Station,
Minneapolis, Minnesota. and has
passed his solo flight test.
Naval Air. Cadet Samuel J.
Hammond returned to the Naval
Air Station at Minneapolis. Mime
sofa, after spending a four day
leave with his parepts, Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Hammond, S. Huron
Drive.
Word has been received from s.
Sgt. William o. Gi9ens that he has
been promoted 10 the rank OF tech.
nical sergeant. He Is stationed at
Savannah, Ga.
Calvin Jay Peterson, 3l7 Vine
wood Court, is now an integral
member Of the Amphibious Forces
OF the United States Navy At the
completion of his preliminary LIST
training at the Amphibious Train
ing Base, Camp Bradford, mob,
Norfolk. Virginia. Mr.. Peterson has
been assigned to the crew OF an
LIST for active duty
Richard c, Laney. SO, returned
Saturday evening to Farragut. Ida.
to complete his naval training. His
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Laney
entertained at a fish dinner in his
honor, Thursday. The fish were
caught by So Laney in Thunder
Bay River, Alpena. Mrs Laney and
infant son, Richard, will return to
her home in Alpena, Saturday,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Shifferd have
received word Of the promotion of
their son; Warren d.. to sergeant.
Sgt. Shifferd is with the Marine
Corps at Oceanside, Cal.
Chief Petty Specialist Neil Hath.
away, Monterey, Cal, is visiting
his brother Kenneth. here. Also
guests Of Kenneth Hathaway are
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
Hathaway, who have just arrived
from Florida.
Pvt. Leslie Earl Barber has been
transferred from Fort Jackson, So.
Carolina, to Fort Bragg, No. Caro-
lima, and has already started upon
the Officers Training Course there
Pvt. and Mrs. Carl f. Gerber left
today for Wilmington, Delaware.
where Pvt. Gerber is stationed at
the Newcastle Army Air Base. They
took with them their eight-months-
old son. Edward Carl and their
daughter, Betsy Lee. who has been
living with her grandparents. Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Denoyer. 4O7 f.
Cross St, for the past three years.
An Eighth AAF Bomber Station.
England-Staff Sergeant Theodore
NJ. Christensen, 30. OF Ypsllanti.
left waist gunner on the Flying
Fortress Silver Lounge" has been
awarded the second Oak Leaf Clus-
ter TO the Air Medal. The presenta-
ton was made by his group com
mander, Colonel Hunter Harris, Jr.,
at this Eighth AAF base in Eng
land. Sgt. Christensen is the son
Of A. V. Christensen OF YpsIlanti.
Prior TO entering the AAF in Jan
! uary. 1913. Sgt. Christensen was
employed as machinist by the
Ford Motor Company of Detroit.
He received his gunners wings In
June 1913. The citation read, For
exceptionally merltorious achieve
ment, while participating in five
separate bomber combat missions
over enemy occupied Continental
Europe. The courage. GOODNESS and
skill displayed by Sgt. Christensen
upon these occasions reflect great
credit upon himself and the Armed