The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-26
Service Briefs

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An Eighth Air Force Llberator
Station. England-Corporal Charles
@. DORM OF 704 Emmett st., Ypsl-
lanti, IL an Aircraft Welding Spe-
cialist in this group, cited for dis
tinguished and outstanding service
in 100 combat missions over Eur
ope. The group, commanded by Col
Irvine A. Rendle OF Rawlings, Wyo.,
made its Tooth mission in support OF
the initial landings by Allied forces
in France. The citation, issued by
Ma. Gen. James P. Hodges, Divi-
sion commanding general, covered
missions to Berlin, Friedrichshaven
Poland, Frankfurt, Norway, Hol-
land, Belgium, and France.
Pfc. Forest Young, who has been
home on furlough left for Ocean
side. California, Sunday, with his
wife.
Mrs. Alta English has Just re.
eeiyed word that her son, Cpl. Lev.
eret l.. Yohn has been promoted to
Sgt. He Is at Fort Ord, Cal.
After Is months in the Mediter-
ranean area. Major Lewis f.
Greene, husband OF Mrs. Audrey
s. Greene. sol N. Washington St.,
has been assigned to the Personnel
and Training Branch at World
Headquarters, Air Service Com
mand, at Patterson Field, o.
Father OF two daughters and two
sons, all OF whom live in Ypsilanti,
Major Greene reported that crazy
ideas" OF Air Service Command
mechanics in North Africa contrib
uted greatly TO the success OF the
Mediterranean Theater campaign,
Tools and equipment being scarce
in North Africa, CT ingenuity, a
phrase stereotyped by ASC mechan-
les throughout the globe, was put
TO practical test and according to
Major Greene met the problem OF
keeping the American aircraft in
the air. Major Greene's unit re-
paired the Allied planes damaged by
their own anti-aircraft fire in the
"Sicilian incident" in record time as
the planes had from one to $40
holes in them.
Major Greene landed at Casablan-
ca and followed the campaign
across Africa and into Sicily, set
ting up engineering depots and CO.
ordinating with various branches
of service. A plunge into well to
escape straflng was his closest call
in Africa.
Called to active duty as captain
in May, 1912, Major Greene Joined
the American Volunteer Group in
China in 1885, after leaving a Job
as instructor in aeronautical engi-
neering in Oklahoma City Univer-
sity. He returned TO the United
States in 1897. In China, he taught |
Chinese pilots about mechanics and
the establishing OF engineering de.
pots. These units were the founda-
ton Of a move which later became
famous through the organization OF
the Flying Tigers in 1910.
Cited for distinguished valor by
Generalissimo Chang Kai-Shek, Ma
jor Greene was awarded a silver
plaque and lambskin scroll. He held |
a rank in the Chinese Army equiv !
alent TO the rank OF colonel In the /
U. s. Army. AS an aerial photog-
rapher and observer. the major |
twice was wounded by Jap anti.air-
craft fire over Shanghai.
Pvt, Richard P. Hosier, posi- .
Holmes Rd, has been transferred
from Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind,
10 Inf. RTC.. Camp Blanding, Fla,
tor basic training.
Lieut.. Charles w. Leverett, who
Is in service in the medical corps
and has been in Italy for the past
three months, will be receiving
announcing the birth OF
4 daughter at st. Joseph's Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Tuesday. Mrs. Levertt,
before her marriage, was Miss
Dorothy Gross, Dexter.
Pvt Harold Leverett OF the 26S
Infantry, Panther Division at Camp
Ala, is expected home in
two weeks to spend his furlough
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
rold Leverett.
Capt. Alphonso Kleiman OF the
Army Air Corps. who is chief OF
the air base at Columbus, s. c., Is
visiting Patrolman and Mrs. Joseph
with whom he made his
homp when a student at ClearV |