The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-06
Service Briefs

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geant, effective April /. On the
same day her promotion became ei-
fective. sgt. wild also received the
Good Conduct ribbon which is
awarded 70 members OF the Won
ems Army Corps for the highest ef.
ficiency and character ratings, who
have served in the Army for one
year or over.
Sgt. Wild enlisted In the WAC
in January. 1913. She received her
basic training at Fort Oglethorpe,
Ca. and then attended the Army
Administrative School at Com
merce, Texas. She was then as.
signed TO this post.
Her parents are Mr. and Mrs.
Frank c. Wild, OF 1878 Maiden
Court, Willow Run.
William Best 1911 Whittier Rd.,
sc, U.S.N.R., is now on active
duty as Radar Operator aboard an
LIST in the amphibious forces OF
the Navy. He received his boot"
training at Great Lakes, Ill, fol-
lowing which he spent a 15-day
leave at home. Upon returning TO
Great Lakes, Mr.. Best was sent to
Fleet Service School at Virginia
Beach, Virginia, for Radar train
ing. He received further training a.
the Amphiblous Training Base
Camp Bradford. Norfolk, Va, until
assigned to a ship.
Lieut.. Marian Losee, who has
been spending a 21-day furlough
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jay
Losee, has returned to Shepherd
Field. She went by plane to Dayton
Ohio. en- route to Texas.
George Lamkin, Apprentice Sea
man, is taking his boot training at
Camp Scott. Farragut, Idaho. Rob
ert l.. Lamkin Seaman &c. has
been transferred from Navy Air
Technical Training Center. Navy
Pier, to the Technical Training
Center at Norman, Oklahoma. Both
are the sons OF Mr.. and Mrs. Deloss
I.amkin.
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Chief Petty officer Joseph John
son. navy bomber pilot, received
the air medal. in recognition for
courageous service to his combat
organization In the Southwest Pa
cific. C.P.O. Joseph Johnson is 4
graduate OF Ypsilanti High School.
Commander Robert Esslinger,
U.S.N., and family, Washington, D.
c., are spending a week with Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Esslinger. Com
mander Esslinger is now on person
mel duty in washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Campbell re.
ceived word from their son. Phi. NJ.
3rd class Noel Campbell from Ur-
bana, H., saying that he had taken
group of recruits to Camp Brad
ford, Va, where his brother F.
First Class Arthur B. Campbell is
stationed. He had only one half
hour at Camp Bradford but was
able 10 locate his brother and saw
him for a few minutes for the first
time since November.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Frye, daugh-
ter Edna, and son Howard. returned
Monday from Boston, Massachu.
sets, where they visited Harold
Frye. Fireman &c. While they were
there, they witnessed the commits
sioning of the new destroyer, u. s.
S. De Haven. Following the COM
missioning. the guests were invit
ed to luncheon in the ships dining
room. During their weeks stay, the
family also visited Harvard Univer-
sity.
After spending three weeks fur
Tough with his family. Lieut.
Charles w. Sinkule, Jr.. [. S. Army
Air Force has returned to the o.
Reilly Hospital in Springfield. Mis-
souri,, for further treatment OF a
back injury received while in the
Southwest Pacific area with the
Fifth Fighter Command. Lieut.. Sin.
kule was hospitalized there unit!
we'll enough TO return to the States.
While here he witnessed the bap-
tism on Sunday. March &c. in ST.
Johns Church, OF his little daugh-
ter. Sallie Marie, who was born
Feb. IL, while he was overseas.
Word has been received by Mr..
and Mrs. W. G. Boutell. that their
son, A-C William Boutell, is recov-
ering nicely in Great Lakes Naval
Training Station. following an op-
Grafton Monday morning. A-C Bou-
tell took V.12 training at Mount
Pleasant, until he was sent TO Grea,
Lakes Hospital two weeks ago.