The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-06
Service Briefs

Pvt. Martha Colburn OF the WACs
has completed her training at Fort
Oglethorpe. Ca. and has gone to
Mitchell Field, Long Island. as.
signed to work in occupational Their.
apy, Miss Colburn greatly enjoys
her work as a WAC.
Second Lieutenant Edward T.
O'Dea, son OF Thomas O'Dea, 1914
N. Congress sSt., was GRADUATED
from the Big Spring Bombardier
School, Big Spring, Texas, Septem.
Der 2, and received his commission
as a flying officer In the Army Air
Forces.
Pvt. Donald w. Giese, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred p Giese, 756 Ford
ST.. has completed his courses in
basic training at the Amarillo
Army Air Field. Amarillo, Texas.
He was graduated in June from
Ypsilanti High School.
Cpl. Harold Bruetsch, who is
serving as instructor at Fort Bel.
voir, is spending a weeks furlough
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Bruetsch.
Pvt. First Glass William Temple
returned Monday to Camp Chaffee,
Arkansas, after spending a fifteen
day furlough with his sister, Mrs.
Reathel Callstrom, 703 Hemphill
st. Pvt. Temple will be training as
a tank commander at the Army
camp.
Mrs. Ada Sanderson has received
word that her grandson, Staff Ser
geant Wiley ID. Sanderson, who has
been stationed at Los Angeles, Cal,
for the past three years has arriv-
ed at his home in Detroit, accom-
panied by his fiancee, Miss Rosetta
Nagle, Los Angeles. Before re-
turning from his furlough, the cou-
pie will be married in the Strath-
more First Methodist Church, De-
troit. Sgt. Sanderson, an instruc.
tor in blind flying for link train
ers, has been transferred to anoth.
err school, 125 miles north of Los
Angeles.
Petty officer &c Almond Stichler
has returned to Norfolk, Va, after
a 19-day leave with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Otis Fitzgerald While
home, he and his recent bride, were
entertained with a belated wedding
shower given by Mrs. Stichler's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Ben
net, Toledo. Mrs. Stichler will re-
side with her parents while her
husband Is overseas.
Richard G. Cain USMC has been
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. d. Cain, 2155 w. Michigan Ave,
on his ten-day furlough after COM
plotting basic training at the Ma
rine Base in San Diego, Cal. Pvt.
Cain left Tuesday evening to re.
port for further training at Camp
Pendleton, Oceanside, Cal.
Mrs. Gerald Carey has received
worI from hec brother, Pvt. Del
mar Bruder, that he IS now In
southern France. Pvt. Delmar
previously served in the inva-
sions Of Africa, Sicily, and Italy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Wilbank, Sr,
have received telegram from
their son, STAFF Sgt. Elmer VIII.
bank, Jr.. that he is In San Fran
cisco and will be home this week.
Sgt. Wilbank has been overseas
three years, spending a brief time
in New Zealand, and the remainder
OF the time in the Fiji Islands, on
the staff Of the base hospital. He
was a graduate of the st. Louis,
Mo. College of Pharmacy and had
operated his own drug store IN Par
ma. Mo-, for six years before en-
listing. His wife and family have
spent most of the time since he
went overseas with his parents
here. Their other son. Seaman
First Glass L. D. Wilbank, in the
Navy, is believed to be in the
South Pacific area.
Only a few days after Mr.. and
Mrs. G. c. Bevier, 80 S. Prospect
ST., received a letter from their
son. Pvt. George Bevier, Co. G,
31Sth Init. in France, stating that
he was well, they received another
letter from him telling that he had
been wounded in the face by shrap-
mel and had lost the sight OF one
eye and the other was injured The
young man has four brothers in
service. He is a cousin Of Fred
erick Bevier, who was drowned
while swimming near Jackson Mon
day.