The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-25

den, 314 Maple St. Ypsilanti. has
been promoted 10 that rank at
Camp Hood. Texas. He is assigned
to a Tank Destroyer battalion.
Pvt. Richard A. Bibbins. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Bibbins, OF 1902
Westmoorland St.. has been as
signed 10 the AAF Training Com.
mand Radio School at the Sioux
Falls Army Air Field, Sioux Falls,
s. d., for training as a radio oper-
ator-mechanic. Upon completion OF
a 20-week course. he will be fully
trained TO take his place as men,
Der OF a highly skilled bomber
crew OF the Army Air Forces.
Pfc. Jackie Brothers left for the
East Coast wednesday afternoon
after spending a seven day leave at
home. He is attached TO the Army
Medical Corps and just returned
from a seven months trip on hos
pital ships, which took him to more
than a dozen outposts in the South.
west Pacific Theater He has now
been reassigned to the Atlantic. His
brother, &c Seaman Don Brothers.
stationed at Sault Ste. Marie, OBJ
tanned IS hour pass and was able
to spend about 10 hours visiting
with Jack at their home here Sun
day. The Brothers had not seen one
another for Is months.
Willard Carlson, Jr.. seaman sec
ond class. from Great Lakes, ILL.,,
and his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
lard Carlson. Sr.. and brothers FL
dor and Richard, we're Sunday
guests OF his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John LaBarge and went
through the Ford Bomber Plant.
Henry Polzin. seaman first class,
who has been stationed at the
United states Naval receiving ship
annex, San Francisco. Cal, has
been transferred TO postal work and
has been made a third class petty
officer.
James c. Gilbert, seaman second
class. has been transferred from
Norman, Okla, to U. S. Naval re-
ceiving station, New orleans, La.
and has been promoted to first
class. His brother Corp. Harry o.
Gilbert, who has been stationed at
Camp Hood, Texas, has been pro-
NOTED to staff sergeant. They are
the sons OF Mrs. Glydus Haner.
An Eighth AAF Bomber Station,
England-S. Sgt. Kenneth l.. Nc
Culligh, 90. top turret gunner on an
Eighth AAF Flying Fortress has
been awarded the air medal. The
decoration was conferred for Eek
ceptionally meritorious achieve
ment, while participating in five
separate bomber combat missions
over enemy occupied continental
Europe"
S. Sgt. McCulligh's wife. Mrs.
Jean McCulligh. lives at 334 E. For
est Ave, Ypsilanti. Before enter
ing the service McCulligh was en-
ployed by the Ford Motor Co. in
Detroit, Mich.
Almond II. Sichler has complet-
ed the course OF training in the
Aviation Radioman School at Naval
Air Technical Training Center
Memphis, Tennessee.
Apprentice Seaman Robert c.
Hops, who has been spending his
leave with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs F. f. Hops. will leave Satur-
day for Los Angeles. Cal. where he
has been assigned to special train
ing in the Bic program at Occiden-
tai College.
Corp. Kenneth Anderson is home
on furlough this week from Camp
Gordon Johnston in Florida. Ken
meth Is the son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvin Anderson.
Lieut.. Norman R. Christian has
been transferred from Briggs Field
Texas. 10 Topeka. Kansas, for ad-
vxanced training as a bombardier.
Lieut.. Christian is the son OF Robert
s. Christian.
Mrs. J. B. Bristol. and son Pvt
Robert e. Bristol, 751 Holmes Rd.,
have returned from a short visit
with relatives and friends in Flint.
pvt. Bristol who is stationed at
Fort Custer. is home on a 10 day
furlough.
Letters received from Ray Wal.
ton, PHI. VI. &c, state that he is we'll
and as happy as anyone can be
with conditions as they are now.
His regular duties are IL hours
day, seven days a week. He likes
HIS work and living conditions have
improved greatly during the last
few months. They have good food
and comfortable beds. He informs
his mother that-it will not be neces-
sry TO write the world news as
hey now have a daily paper. Not to
new his magazine subscriptions
- several magazines can now be
Ought at the news stand before his
Copies arrive. But" he adds, keep
he Ypsi Press coming as enjoy 1t
lot"
Ray took HIS first training at
Great Lakes. was sent to Carona
Hospital. California. and sailed from
Treasure Island December 30, 1912.
He is with the L. s. Navy Mobile
Hospital No. 5, somewhere in the
/ S. W. Pacific.
Pvt. Chester Barnes, son OF Mrs.