The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-05

After spending MS sixteen DAY
furlough with his mother, Mrs. News
Haner. Sergeant Harry o. Gilbert
returned to Camp Maxey, Texas. or
the American Airlines Monday eve
ming.
William Hendrickson, Jr., So. M
&c U. S. Coast Guard, left from
Ann Arbor for New York aftel
spending a 80 day leave in Ypsilant
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. WI
liam Hendrickson, ST., Ala Emme'
81. So NJ. &c Hendrickson, who
enlisted in the U. s. Coast GuarC
Nov, /, 1871, secured a transfer tc
a New York base after serving In
the Caribbean Sea for the past I!
months, being based at San Juan
Puerto Rico. He expects to enter
school within the next three months
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Pryce 1871
n. Prospect St., have received word
that their son, Pvt. Leo Pryce, has
arrived safely in England. Pvt
Pryce Is in an anti.tank division.
MN. sc Howard d. Ftzhugh
who left San Francisco nine weeks
ago has written his wife OF his safe
arrival at an island in the South
Pacific. MN &C Fitzhugh, who en-
listed in October, reports a good
trip with no trouble.
10Th AAF In Italy, July e. Sgt
Perry l.. Curtiss, 20, husband OF
Mrs. p. l.. Curtiss OF $3.50 Bemis
Rd., Ypsilanti, has been awarded
the Air Medal, IL was announced by
10Th Army Air Force Headquarters
In the words OF the citation, Sgt
Curtiss was awarded the medal "for
meritorious achievement in aerial
flight while participating in sus
tanned operational activities against
the enemy" A top turret gunner
Sgt. @Curtiss Is stationed In Italy
with a 18th AAF Liberator bonn
bardment squadron which has been
bombing Ploesti, Vienna, Steyr
Toulon. and other vital targets In
the German network Of industrial
centers throughout southern Eur
ope. A graduate OF Lincoln High
School in Ypsilanti, Sgt. Curtiss
was formerly employed by the Ford
Motor Co.. and enlisted with the
Army Air Forces on December 80
1912. s--a'-aaa--.-
Vaughn G. Koppin, son OF Eugene
P. Koppin OF 100 Grand Blvd, has
received his commission a. an en-
sign in the United States Naval Re
serve after completing the fifteen
week officers training course al
the New York U.s.NR. Midship
mems School. In imposing ceremon'
les conducted in the Cathedral o!
st. John the Divine, the largest
gothic cathedral in the world, the
graduates took the naval officer
oath before Captain John X. Rich
ards. UsN, Commanding Officer Of
the school.
Mrs. Milan McKenna has gone tc
Lakewood Arsenal, Nd, to spend
the summer with her husband. She
was in time 10 attend a grand re
view OF the troops stationed there
where First Lieut.. McKenna wa
regimental adjutant for the day snc
gave the orders for the days &C
tivities.
Sgt. Robert Mckenna 10 now II
England and writes that he has con
tacted numerous Ypsilanti boys, IN
Guiding Harry Pook, Charles Ham
mond, and Laurie Stobis. The grouI
with whom his brother had beer
earlier happened to be sent TO th'
English station where Robert Is ant
they made things pleasant Tor MN
He writes that he Is feeling nn'
and has put on considerable weight
Marine Pvt. william O'Neal WHIT
has completed his basic training a
San Diego, Cal, has returned afte'
spending q few days with his VIE
and relatives here. His wife accom-
panied him to San Diego.
Robert 8. LaRue has been com
missioned a. ensign In the u. 3
n. R. according 10 word received
by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. u
LaRue. Ensign LaRue Is q graduate
of Roosevelt High School and o
the Michigan State Normal Col
lege and for the past two years ha
been an Instructor In physics .
the University OF Connecticut. HI
is still in Storrs, Conn, awaitinI
his orders TO active duty.
Pvt. Henry Sanocki, son OF Mr.
and Mrs. John Sanocki, RID. 3
has been assigned to the AAl
Training Command Radio School a
the Sioux Falls Army Air Field
Sioux Falls, s. D., for training as
radio operator-mechanic.
Cpl. Albert Walton, Buckle
Field, Denver. COL. arrived Monda
TO spend his five day stop over wit
his wife and daughter Juliette Re
nee, born June 20. Mrs. Walton an
baby are staying at the home o
Cpl. Walton's father, Fred Walton
Mrs. Orlyn Whitaker has n
turned from a visit to her husband
Fireman Second Class at Wilmin,