The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-19
Service Briefs

End 1t. Charles Sinkule has been
promoted to the rank of LIST Lieu
tenant at Pollock Field, Louisiana.
His wife and little daughter Sally
are visiting him nov.
Pfc. Wayne f. Martin, 3l3 S.
Huron St, cannoneer, is fighting
with the 363rd Infantry Regiment
in the current Florence. Bologna
offensive in Italy. The regiment is
part OF the Dist Powder River"
/ Division with Lieutenant General
I Mark w. Clark's fifth Army.
Pvt Harry Barth pleasantly sur.
| prised his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
/ Gustave Barth, IS Hewitt Rd., by
Unexpectedly arriving home to
spend the holidays with them and
his wife and three children in Ann
Arbor. He enlisted in July, and
has just completed his basic train.
ing at Camp Fennin, Texas.
-
Pvt Audrey M. Beadle. daughter
OF Mrs. Claude w. Beadle OF 1912
Z. Michigan Ave, was sworn into
the Womens Army Corps as a pri.
vate. Dec. IA. Pvt. Beadle attended
Ypsilanti High School. WAC Pri.
vate Beadle will leave Jan. 10 for
basic training at Fort Des Moines,
Iowa.
Word has been received that Pvt.
Robert Russell who Is with the
infantry has arrived safely in Eng
land.
Yeoman Martin Baltzell has ar.
rived at the home OF his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Baltzell, 215
y. Prospect St., from Yerba Bue-
ma, California. He has a 81 day
leave after which he will return TO
California and then will go TO a
South Pacific station.
Pvt. Harold o. Swanson, 20. son
OF Mrs. Caroline Swanson, 46454
Michigan Ave, is mechanic on a
B-24 Liberator Bomber in a heavy
bombardment group based in south
ern Italy. It's his Job to see that
his plane is put in fighting condi-
ton for daily combat. He enlisted
in the air force in March, 1913, and
was graduated from American Me-
chanics' School at Keesler Field,
Miss, in November, l943. He then
attended B24 Specialists School
here, being graduated in January,
1914.
Flight Officer Thomas Z. Harner.
81, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin II.
Harner, 400 South Huron St, re-
Gently was assigned to Perrin Field,
Texas, AAF Training Command
basic station. He was graduated
from Ypsilanti High School in 194l
and was commissioned last Sep.
TENDER at Moore Field, Mission,
Texas.
John Walcott, % year old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred G. Walcott OF
24O1 Viuewood Blvd, Ann Arbor,
has been promoted to the rank OF
| first lieutenant. He Is a pilot with
| the top scoring Psi Mustang
fighter group Of the Mediterranean
theater which has over 500 aerial
victories. alone to its credit. Lit.
Walcott has been awarded the Air
Medal for his aerial achievements.
Pvt. George l.. Black, son OF Mrs.
George L. Black, Sr., Normal St.,
wrote home by V-mail that he is
six days at sea in rather small
boat" He has been given a New
York City APO address.
Pfc. Ewart W. Meyer, son OF Mrs
Gladys Meyer. is fighting in Italy
, with the 38th Infantry Regiment
which has been credited with kill
ing and wounding many hundreds
of Germans and taking nearly IO0
prisoners in four weeks OF cold,
bitter fighting in the Gothic Line,
They are called the cold timers,
these men and officers Of the S3Sth,
part OF the S5th Custer" Division
| in Lieutenant General Mark W
Clark's Fifth Army.
William B. Hogan, %, son OF
Mrs. Mary Lee Hogan, OF lOoIO
Martz Rd., ball turret gunner on
BIT Flying Fortress operating In
the Mediterranean theater, has re-
Gently arrived in Italy and been
promoted TO the grade OF sergeant.
Sgt Hogan was graduated from
Ypsilanti High School and prior TO
his enlistment in the Army Ar
Forces, oct. 81, 1912. was sales
man for the Motor State Products
Packers outlet. He was graduated
from Las Vegas Gunnery School,
Las Vegas, New, where he received
his wings. He completed his phases
at Lincoln. Nebr., and Bangor Me
Private First Class Dominic Ber-
nardo. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. Z.
Cianunzio. 9 Ballard St, Is pound
ing the laps in the Philippines with
/ shells from his mortar. This ~
year old soldier is a veteran OF the
tough Admiralty Islands campaign
that took place in March and ApFli
OF this year.
sysgt. Harold Allen Coe, serving
with the infantry, 103rd DIVISION
Seventh Army, in France, has been
promoted to technical sergeant. his
brother. Clarence c. Coe, is serV
ing in northern France.
Government reports definite IN
formation that Lieut.. Clarence r
l.,.aI ~ ,as long ago reported