The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-14

Sergeant Robert wilkins is home
from Camp Stewart. Ca, on a 12
day furlough and IL visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred VIII
kins. Sunday he, and his guest.
Miss Violet Slusser. were enter
tanned at dinner at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. George McCalla.
An Air Force Service Command
Headquarters, Eng: Promotion OF
Staff Sergeant George J. Davie, son
OF Mrs. Georgina Davie OF sos Pearl
St., Ypsilanti, Michigan, TO the
grade OF Technical Sergeant was
announced recently by Headquar-
ters OF this Air Service Command
station TO which he is assigned.
Sergeant Dayie holds the position
OF Chief OF Records Section OF this
Command.
Prior 10 his enlistment In the
Army January 10, 1912, Sgt. Davie
was employed by the Central Spe-
cialty Co.. Ypsilanti, his work con-
sisting OF cost analysis, shop lay
out and method procedures in pre-
cision power tool manufacture.
Graduated from Roosevelt High
School. Ypsilanti, in June, 1887,
Sgt. Davie was an active partici-
pant in sports at Roosevelt. earn
ing varsity letters in baseball, bas-
ketball and football.
The Air Service Command to
which Sgt. Davie is assigned acts
as a handle for that deadly whip
lash OF American medium bombers
and fighter planes which flicks out
through European skies to sting
and slash the harried Nazis. II
supplies. maintains and repairs all
items OF equipment flown, used,
worn or fired by Air Force person
mel.
Cpl. william Robbins. 80, who
has always liked the machine gun
because you can do more damage
with one than with a rifle" has
been promoted TO sergeant and MIG
squad leader with the Sixth Army
in the Southwest Pacific. Robbins
was wounded In the Buna campaign
but is recovered now and is back
with his outfit in new camp
hacked out Of the jungle with axes,
machetes and bulldozers. The serg-
eant-the brother OF Samuel Rob-
bins. Whitaker Road, Ypsilanti,
Mich.-was found working with a
squad setting up tents, racks. and
mosquito bars. He, like the others
in his company, figures they'll
move again as soon as they get their
camp looking like a park" you
know the Army" he said. "You
never know when you're going to
strike camp and build camp
some place else"
Gordon William Rich, Jr., IS,
seaman &c, son OF Mrs. D. II. Rich,
Is South Adams St.. has completed
basic training at the Submarine
School Submarine Base. New Lon
don, Conn. Seaman Rich will be
entitled to wear the twin dolphin,
insignia OF the submarine service
after further experience aboard a
submarine during which he must
demonstrate to his commanding Of
ficer that he is fully qualified to
carry out the duties OF his rate. The
insignia is regarded as a mark OF
distinction throughout the Navy.
Rich attended Kingstord High.
joined the Navy last March and
had preliminary training al Great
Lakes, Illinois.
James A. Hamilton. husband OF
Mrs. Geraldine Hamilton OF 100
Buffalo ST.. has been promoted
from the grade OF Tec4 10 that OF
Staff Sergeant at the Engineer
Unit Training Center, an Army
Service Forces installation COM
manded by Brig. Gen. Don e.
Shingler, at Camp Claiborne, La.
Second 1t. and Mrs. Erwin Bel.
telschies have come from Waco,
Texas, on a ten day Through and
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher
Thompson OF 714S s. Huron River
Drive. 1t. Bietelschies was in
training at Waco about one year.
This is his first furlough. Mrs.