The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-07
Service Briefs

rey, Virginia, is home on iurlough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ferguson
have received word from. their son,
Capt. Arthur E. Ferguson, from the
Southwestern Pacific, saying that
he will have 81 day furlough and
that he will be able 10 bring his
dog "Whiskey" with him. The Fer
gusons have also heard from thei-
son Donovan Ferguson s nc say
ing that he expects to be back In
the states for Christmas. His wife
and baby will 90 to Washington to
be with him over the holidays.
Private Charles w. Coleman. son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. s. H. Coleman, 329
Oak St, has been assigned to the
3509th AAF Base Unit (TS), Will
low Run, Ypsilanti. Mich, to study
aviation mechanics.
Cpl. Raymond II. Vorce has been
promoted to the rank OF Sgt. az
Las Vegas, Nevada. Sgt. Vorce, In
service since 194l, was home on
furlough in August.
After spending ten-day fur
Tough with his wife and mother,
Pvt. D. Robert Gay. left Tuesday
night to return TO Fort Knox. KY.
en- route to Camp Chaffee. Ark,
where he will be stationed. Pvt.
Gay, who finished his basic training
In April, Is a radio operator in the
Tank Division.
Pvt. Howard J. Bush has re-
turned from Camp Gordon, Georgia,
to spend a ten day furlough with
his wife and children. He Is the
son Of Mrs. Edith Bush. S6s Rail
road St. Mrs. Bush's youngest son,
Pvt. Kenneth NJ. Bush, has beer
stationed at Camp Fannin, Texas.
He was indicted Sept. q.
Prof. and Mrs. Carl Z. Pray have
received a telegram from their son,
Lieut.. Joseph c. Pray, U.S.N.R, at
Miami, Fla. saying that he will
soon be in Ypsilanti on leave.
Sgt. James II. Butler from Camp
Polk, La, and Lloyd Z. Butler. AIS,
who has just finished thirteen
weeks training at Great Lakes.
ILL.,, have been spending their fur
loughs with their parents, Mr.. and
MISS James Butler and their broth.
er Gilbert Butler and family. Mrs.
Gilbert Butler entertained in their
honor wednesday at a dinner for
81 guests. Relatives from away
were Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Butler
and three children. Mrs. Ralph Hin
kle and two children from Lansing,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Denoyer and
four children from Wayne. James
will return to Camp Polk, Oct. I
and Lloyd to Great Lakes, Oct. IL.
James q. Bosnian, 8 &c. Is homo
from Kodak, Alaska, where he has
spent the past year. James was \
graduate OF Ypsilanti High School
in 1943 and he left Friday evening
for school at cambridge, Maryland,
When he was in Ypsilanti he made
his home with his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. p. Smith, who now
reside in Plymouth.
Mrs. A. L. Howard has received
word that her nephew. Pfc. Richard
Griswold Is now with tank divt
sion in France.
Miss Betty Hayden left Friday
afternoon for Columbus, Ga, where
she expects to live for about four
months. Her fiance, officer Candi-
date Garvin Brasseur Is stationed
at Fort Benning, Ga.
Corporal Charles White has been
transferred from Fort Sam Hous-
ton, Texas, to Camp John T.
knight, Oakland, Cal. He Is serv-
ing with the Postal Detachment
unit.
Although they both lived In Yp-
silanti, Leo Blum and Eugene Bos-
from, former manager OF Hotel
Huron, never met each other I'M
til war brought them together In
North Africa. Sgt. Blum Is In Cap
tain Bostrom's command and says
the captain IL very well liked by
his men. Both enjoy Captain Bos-
trom's copies of Ypsilanti Daily
Press.
Walter z. Jacobson, 715 Pearl