The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-15
Service Briefs

. ave, mas just enrolled IN the Navy
/ VIE Unit at Central Michigan Col
lege. Mt. Pleasant. Michigan.
Mrs. Marjorie Bloom, $50 jerome
St, Ypsilanti. has returned to Ypsi-
lanti from Fort Smith, Ark, where
she has been for eight months In
the absence OF her husband, Prl-
yate Howard Bloom, who was over
seas in Africa, Italy and Pacific
bases. Private Bloom was overseas
two years. and came back TO Ypsi-
lanti on furlough. Mrs. Bloom came
home to be with her husband. Pri-
yate Bloom will leave Ypsi-
lanti some time today for Fort Sher-
idan, Illinois, where he will be sta.
toned indefinitely. Mrs. Bloom will
remain here until her husband is
permanently stationed and then
will join him.
Mrs. Elizabeth Quigley. 1912 Con-
gress St, received word from her
son, Pvt. James F. Quigley that he
has arrived safel ysomewhere in
New Guinea. After enlisting in the
Army in October. 1912. Pvt. Quig-
ley finished Signal Corps training
at Fort Monmouth, n. j., then was
detailed TO the Army specialized
training program at New York Col
lege and Carnegie Institute of Tech
nology. Upon his return TO Fort
Monmouth he was married TO Miss
Agnes Lillian Tieche, Centerline.
Mich, at the chapel at Camp Wood,
on Dec. %, 1943 with Rev. FIR. Lene-
zyk officiating. The attendants were
Miss Marie Di Rubbo and Robert
Renfro. Mrs. Quigley was graduated
from Michigan State College and
Pvt. Quigley from Michigan Normal
here in 1910.
After a honeymoon IN New York
City Mrs. Quigley returned to her
work as art Instructor at Cadillac
and Pvt. Quigley left for San Fran
cisco and the South Pacific.
An Eighth AAF Bomber Station.
England-The Good Conduct Medal
has been awarded to Sergeant Mat
thew j. Conlon, 80, OF Ypsilanti.
Sgt Conlon is a cryptographer al
this Eighth AAF Flying Fortress
base in England. The recently dec.
GRATED Sgt Conlon is the son Of
-
St, New York City. His wife, Mrs
Julia Conlon. lives at 131A College.
wood Drive, Ypsilanti. Prior TO en-
tering the AAF in March. 1913, Sgt.
Conlon was a clerk with the New
York Central System, NJ. c. Termi.
nal. Detroit.
The Good Conduct Medal Is con.
ferred for fidelity through faith.
full and exact performance of duty.
conspicuous efficiency and exem-
plary behavior" during a year or
more OF service in the Army.
Hilda Edith Sears, 81, seaman
second class, of 500 n Hamilton
St, has completed her basic train
ing and indoctrination course at the
Naval Training School (WR), The
Bronx, New York, and has received
orders to report for duty at II. S.
Naval Barracks, Potomac River
Command, Company I, Washington.
d. c. She was employed by Ford
Motor Company, Willow Run. as
secretary prior TO enlisting in the
service. She is the daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Sears, 306 y.
Hamilton st.
AN EIGHTH AAF BOMBER
STATION. England Staff Sergean;
Kenneth L. McCulligh. %. top turret
gunner on an Eight AAF Flying
Fortress, has been awarded an Oak
Leaf Cluster to the air medal. The
decoration was conferred for lex
ceptionally meritorious achieve
ment, while participating in five
separate combat missions over en-
envy occupied continental Europe
His wife. Mrs. Jean McCulligh,
lives at 334 f. Forest Ave, Ypsi-
lanti, Mich. Before entering the
service McCulligh was employed as
machinist by the Ford Motor Co.
in Detroit
Two Ypsilanti men are receiving
their initial naval indoctrination al
the L. S. Naval Training Station,
Great Lakes, III. Merven G. Mincey,
81. husband of Mrs. Muriel Mincey,
$50 Maplewood Ave. and Norman
B. Wilson, IS, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy A. Wilson, 1870 n. Huron st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher Thompson,
114S S. Huron River Drive, have
heard from their son, Wayne
Thompson. who sent a picture OF
himself and states that he has q
new rating. pharmacist mate third
class. He is well and enjoying Ha-
waiian weather.
A/C NJ P. O'Hara, son OF Dr. and
Mrs. NJ. p. O'Hara has completed
his pre-flight training at San Anto-
MO, Texas. and has been transferred
to Pine Bluff, Ark, for primary
training.
s &c Arnold Youngs has been
transferred from Great Lakes Naval
Training Station 10 Purdue Uniyer-
sity, Lafayette. Indiana. He Is the
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Youngs.
OF Huron River Drive.
Senior Sergeant Margaret Brew
ster OF the WACs, formerly a teach
er in the physical education depart
ment OF the Normal College and
later OF the University of Indiana,