The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-09
Service Briefs

ElBnth AIT Force, second Lleuten-
ant Allan NJ. Eales. %, pilot, has
flown more than 10000 miles to
reach the enemy and hit him with
over 20 tons OF high explosives.
Six times decorated, the flier
holds the Air Medal with five Oak
Leaf Clusters for "meritorious
achievement He has taken part
in bombing attacks on oil refiner-
at Misburg and MersebuFg, ord
nance depOts at Berlin and railroad
marshalling yards at Ludwigshaven'
The bombing attack on oil re-
fineries at Merseburg was an espe:
cailly rough mission" said 1t.
Eales. 1--WE had about As flax holes
in our plane and one engine was
cut"
It. Eales is the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred w. Eales OF s Oakwood
Avenue, and prior to entering the
Army Air Forces in May 1871, he
was employed by the United Stove
Company.
The airman is a member OF the
f90th Bomb Group, which Is
unit OF the Third Air Division, the
division cited by the President for
its historic England-Africa shuttle
bombing OF Messerschmitt aircraft
plants at Regensburg, Germany.
Sgt Edward F. Brown serving in
the Pacific Area, expressed graft.
tude to the Goodfellows for their
Christmas gift. He said that he had
been remembered by quite a few
this year, receiving several boxes
containing everything from cigar
cites to fruit cakes. He also said
that he had hopes of receiving a
furlough some time during the yea
since he had been in the Pacific
for so long.
The Good Conduct Medal has
been awarded to Staff Sgt. Wallace
c. Carrier, POO y. Congress St,
for exemplary behavior, efficien-
cy and fidelity"
The 33-year-old soldier, a former
employe OF the United Stove Com
pany, is an aircraft mechanic in the
4th Fighter Group, Psi Mustang
fighter organization in the Eighth
Air Force.
Sgt Carrier, who has served with
the AAF in England since Novem-
Der. 1912, entered the Army in De.
troit, in May, 1912.
Active participant in the Philip
pine campaign was William John +.
Binswanger, ARM sc, formerly OF
Ypsilanti, who flew six missions as
combat air crewman aboard a tor
pedo bomber. According TO a dis
patch received from his escort car
rier. Binswanger served as radio
man on bombing missions against
such enemy targets as trenches,
gun positions. ammunition dumpc
and other installations representing
the Japanese defenses against our
invading forces.
lie is the only son OF Mrs. Jean
X. Gearhart, Traver Rd
He has been in the service over
two years, enlisting in 1913 and re-
ceiving his initial training at Great
Lakes followed by intensive radar
training at Memphis, Tenn, Day
iona Beach, Florida, Arlington
Field, Wash, and San Diego, CALI.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Holt, 34S T.
Clark Rd.. have just received word
from their son. William, that he has
been promoted to corporal. He is
serving in the bend general hos
pital division in the Netherlands
East Indies. He had just received
the Goodfellow Christmas gift.
Cpl. James NJ. Barnes, .Jr., Wal
lace Blvd, has been transferred
with the 730th SAW. (radar) from
Mitchell Field, Long Island, to Pine
dale Camp, Fresno, Calf
James Fleming, who has enlisted
in the Navy, will leave Monday for
Detroit, where he will take his
final physical examination.
Lieut.. Gerald r. Holly. stationed
somewhere in the Philippines, ex-
pressed real appreciation to the
Goodfellows for their gift for the
past Christmas. He says, Its real
ly swell to know that the old home
town is backing up their boys and
keeping them always in their pres
ence by such tokens OF kindness.
All OF us boys over here are re
Numbering you all and pray for
the day when we are all Goodfel-
lows together
Word has been received from
Pfc. Ira c. Davis who is in the in
fantry. now in the Philippines. Pfc.
Davis entered the service in De-
cember. 1912. He received his basic
training at Fort Lewis, Washing
ton. and maneuvers on the desert
in California. lie went overseas in
June. 1913, going TO the Hawaiian
Islands where he stayed for eleven
months From there he went to
New Guinea and later to the Mol
ucca Group OF the Dutch East In
dies. where he received the Expert
Infantryman's badge. His wife, the
former Elaine Woolsey, and son re
side with her parents at All n
Adams st.
Sgt. James II. Graham is now in
France with the 372nd Engineers
He went overseas in August, 1914.
Pvt. Arthur Blanchard arrived a.
mis- home. 207 y. Hamilton St, from
Angelo. Texas, and will spend his
Through there until March 10.