The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-16

cember 1s42 and prior to that was
employed at the willow Run fac.
tory OF the Foord Motor Co.. Ypsi.
lanti.
S/Sgt. Eugene Mann. nicknamed
"Moonbeam' after his B.24 Liberia
tor Bomber, expects to arrive this
weekend from Buffalo, n. Y. He.
Miss Bernice Button and several
friends plan to spend some time in
Canada. Sgt. Mann, who was a for
mer instructor at the Willow Run
Air Base was a prisoner OF war for
five months In Germany, until he
was rescued by the Russians. He
holds the Air Medal. ETO Ribbon.
with three battle stars. and the
good conduct medal. He has been
in the service for four and one-half
years.
Mrs. Melvin j. Giles received
word Monday OF the safe arrival In
India, OF her husband, Staff Ser
geant Melvin ]. Giles. He reports
the weather as being very hot and
humid in India. He was aboard
ship approximately 81 days, and on
reaching India, where he is sta.
toned as meteorologist, he found
~ letters awaiting him.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Schanr. Ho.
mer, were guests OF Mrs. Schanx's
sister, Mrs. Judson King and Mr.. |
King, Saturday night. Mr.. and Mrs. |
SchanE have received word from |
their son F 2/C Leroy schanE. say.
ing that he 10 now at Pearl Hsrbor.
Lieut.. Atwood McAndrew, Jr., ar
rived home, Tuesday night 20
spend his leave with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Atwood McAndrew.
Glenn J. Hart, chief athletic spe-
cialist, stationed at Jacksonville,
Florida, and Mrs. Hart, and Mrs.
Frances Yochum, jacksonville, are
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. James
Hart for Mr.. Harris ten day leave.
Mr.. Hart will report for |.
similar work at Miami. They ar.
rived here Aug. s and celebrated
Mrs. Yochum's birthday with q
picnic on the lawn at the Hart
home. About IL were present On
Monday, the party attended the
base ball game in Detroit.
Lieut., d. e. Kidder, Dearborn.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Kidder.
this city. q member Of the crew
OF the submarine Trutta, had q
most unusual so day cruise. II
sank II Jap ships. captured an en-
envy transport, rescued . downed
AAF fighter pilot and rode out the
June 5 typhoon. when the typhoop
struck, the Trutta submerged, but
even at q depth o: 400 feet. the
sub rolled and rocked. The crew
said that 1t might not sound pos.
sible 10 be seasick 200 seet under |
the oceans surface, but 1t In.
An Iowa flier pilot, two days
later, was sighted in q life raj.
and picked UP.
The Trutta bagged six four
masted schooners shortly after.
ward while patrolling In shallow
water along the Jap coast. The
boats were loaded with food and
equipment manufactured in jap
held China.
A few days later, when the sub
sighted a lone transpor: in deep
water, q boarding party was dis
patched under command Of Lieut..
Kidder.
The transports crew received the
Americans with a blowing and
scraping welcome" Kidder said.
They were scared green" The
boarding party ordered the Jap
merchant seamen into life boats.
then sank the transport. The subs
crew has been commended for the |
cruise.
Cpl. Charles McDermott. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McDermott,
Oaklawn Blvd, and husband OF
Mrs. Ruth McDermott OF Chelsea,
IL conyalescing in Percy Jones Hos
pital. He received injuries when a
bomb exploded near q truck he was
driving. He was assigned to the
quartermaster trucking company. |
and has served 20 months overseas
in the European theater OF war.
Cpl. McDermott was attached to
the First Army, Third Army and |
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