The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-09
Service Briefs

serving overseas who has sent a
letter OF thanks to Ypsilanti Good
fellows for their Christmas remem
btance. He writes, 81 hope each
and every one of your members
have had the best OF Christmases
and sincerely hope you all have a
very prosperous New Year"
Pfc. William II. Raymond is still
in England, having been overseas
Is months. He Is very busy serv-
icing all kinds of equipment" His
special job has been as a mechanic
with the motor pool of his battal-
ion but recently he was made dis
patcher.
Pfc. Thomas. II. Burnett, son OF
Mrs. Ruth r. Burnett is a member
OF the 339th Polar Bear" Regi-
ment, which recently shattered the
yitals of the Wanted Gothic Line,
taking Italian peaks as high as
3,400 feet east of Highway 65 and
Futa Pass. He is mortar gunner.
The 339th Infantry is part OF Lieut..
Gen. Lucian h. Truscott, Jr.' S Fifth
Army.
With a special note of thanks to
the Ypsilanti Goodfellows for greet
ings and bank draft which he re-
ceived, Cpl. Charles Ii. Sechrist
writes: 1T seems like a long time
since | have been home, but il is
great deal longer for some of the
others His APO is New York,
and, like others, he is looking
ahead to celebrating his return
home, which all hope will be soon.
Ensign Herbert c. Smith, L. S.
Merchant Marines. who has been
serving in the Pacific area. is
spending 81 day leave with his
wife and parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lyle d, Smith. He came by plane
from Seattle, Washington,
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Brady have
received Christmas greetings from
their son, MIMI sc Erie L. Brady,
describing the pleasant Christmas
day he and his fellows on an Lei
(gunboaD spent in the South Pa
cific. That afternoon they tied up
alongside battleship and all were
invited aboard, treated to a turkey
dinner, a film show and presents.
MIMI Brady is a graduate of Ypsi-
lanti High School and entered the
service in 1913. He received train
ing at Farragut. Ida, and further
Diesel training at Iowa State Col
l.ge at Ames. He went overseas
last January.
Mr.. and Mrs. GustaYe Barth, 50
S. Hewitt Rd, received letter
from their son, Pvt. Harry Barth,
telling them that, although he was
on the Southern Pacific train which
was wrecked in Utah Dec. 81, he
had arrived safely at Fort Ord, Cal,
where he is stationed. Pvt. Barth
was returning to Fort Ord, after
spending his holiday leave with his
parents. In his letter he said that
the car in which he was riding was
directly in front Of one that was
wrecked and that servicemen IN
his car were the first to begin res
cuing the injured.
Ypsilanti Goodfellows could be
particularly happy today over the
pleasure their Christmas remem-
brance afforded 1t. O.g) Wallace
II. Magoon. He writes his apprecia-
ton thus. I'VE Just got back from
a long 1000 mile trip up forward
and you can imagine my surprise
and happiness to find your Christ
mas greetings and that very use
full remembrance waiting in port
for me-" He adds, ITS hard TO
realize that you are having. snow
while we have been going around
in shorts
From somewhere least OF New
York" comes a heartfelt thanks TO
the Goodfellows from S. &c VIII
liam A. Roper. lie says, Il re-
ceived your most cheerful token
and check and was grateful TO konw
that you are thinking about US
who are at the front
Pvt Samuel Coleman, Jr., in the
Infantry Anti-tank Division. sent
word to his wife Virginia Coleman
and daughter, Diana, that he Is now
somewhere in France" still on
the move and yet unassigned. The
letter was written Dec. 10 and was
the first news received in over a
month. He received his basic train
ing ia Anti-tank Guns at Camp
Hood, Texas, for four months and
then was sent to Fort Meade, Mary
land before going overseas.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. W. Hoag lett
Saturday night to visit their son
Barry at Great Lakes Naval Train
ing Station where he will study
radar technology for the next ten
months.
Lionel L. fowler, fireman sec
ond class. has returned to his ship
after spending a Today leave with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Tow
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