The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-11

q, OF Millington, and formerly
an aircraft mechanic for the Ford
Motor Company at its Willow Run
plant, has been awarded the second
Oak Leaf Cluster to his Air Medal,
at an Eighth Army Air Force BIZ
Flying Fortress Station in Eng
land. Sergeant Coles is ball turret
gunner on a Flying Fortress and
his award was for "meritorious
achievement" during bombing at
tacks on Nazi war industries and
military targets In support OF AL
lied ground forces.
John Schwall. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Schwall, of Lowell
St.. and husband OF Mrs. Louise NJ.
Schwall, OF 104 N. Grove St.. has
been promoted from the rank of
second lieutenant to first lieuten-
ant, 1t Is announced by the com.
handing general, Eighth Air
Force. Lieutenant Schwall is the
bonn bardier of a Bit Flying Fort.
ress, and Is a veteran OF many OF
the Eighth Air Forces huge day
light bombing assaults against the
Nazi war machine. He has partici-
pated In missions against Kassel.
Frankfurt and Cologne, which were
carried out with excellent results
and greatly aided ground forces
Prior to his entry into the Army
Air Forces, in 1912, Lieutenant
Schwall was employed by the Army
Air Force as an inspector at the
Willow Run Bomber Plant.
Mrs. Bertha O'Neil has received
cable from her daughter. Alice,
that she has arrived safely in New
| Guinea.
Mrs. Agnes Harrigill Simms.
| daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. c. L..
Watts, OF GA Congress St, has
been sworn into the Waves and will
report to training school at Bronx,
N. Y, Nov. 16. She was a high
school student of the Ouchita Par.
ish High School at her former home
in Monroe, Louisiana. She has two
brothers in the Navy, In the South
Pacific. They are Charles G. M. &c
and Freddie Harrigill A.E.M. &c.
The mother is war worker at
Willow Run Bomber Plant.
TIA John r. Laurie, medical
branch, returning from 80 months
overseas In the Southwest Pacific
Theater OF Operations. soon will
visit his sister, Mrs. Homer Cole
man, 1916 Holmes Road.
Sgt. Wilbur J. Hickman, Signal
Corps, returning from 80 months
overseas In the Southwest Pacific
Theater OF Operations will arrive
at Fort Sheridan, Ill, prior to
reaching his home at 5761 Geddes
Rd. where he will visit his mother,
Mrs. Arlie ]. Hickman.
Mrs. Martha Glover was in Chi.
cago for a week and visited her
son, Walter, who is in boot train.
ing at Great Lakes, Ill.
Mrs. Thomas Powers, East Mich.
igan Ave, and her daughter and
husband. Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Ma.
son, are in Texas visiting her son,
Pfc. Thomas Power, Jr., and Mrs
Power. He belongs TO Combat En-.
gineers.
Mrs. Charles w. Shaw has Just
heard from her brother, Corp. Ray
mond Watson, who, after being
three years in Camp Campbell,
KY, has now been sent to New
Guinea.
James Harold Cousins. whose
death occurred Sept. 81 in France
and who was staff sergeant at
the time of his passing, was mem.
orialized in service in the Wayne
Congregational Church, Sunday
afternoon. His parents, Howard
and Blanche Cousins, live in De-
troit but for several years he
lived with his aunt and uncle-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon King
sley. in Wayne. He was nephew
OF Mrs. Lila Irwin of Ypsilantl. He
was thirty years of age and Is sur
yived by his parents and sister,
Mrs. Robert Clark, Detroit
Pfc. William II. Raymond OF the
609th Ord. Bn. who has been over.
seas IL months. has been stationed
at an ordnance depot in England.
He has visited London a few times
and spent a seven day furlough In
Edinburgh, Scotland. Some time
ago he had the pleasure OF meet
ing two OF his buddies from home.
Cpl. Robert Magee and Pfc. Alfred
Reeves.
LIST 1t. Charles Robert Harden
has been promoted to executive Of
ficer in the payroll division at
Camp Blanding, Jacksonville, Fla.
1t. Harden, who has served in the
Army four years, was formerly an
instructor in the tank division.
Sgt. Robert w. Peyton, Logan,
Ia, who Is just back after serving
q months overseas in North Afri.
ca and Italy, Is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Arnold Lennert, and Miss Vel
ma Lennert. At the close Of bis
furlough he Is to report at Miami
Beach, Fla.