The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-28
Service Briefs

Robert NJ. Llmpus, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. II. Limpus OF Three Riy-
ers. Mich, has been promoted to
First Lieutenant at the San AntO-
milo Aviation Cadet Center, AAF
Training Command preflight school
1t. Limpus formerly lived at 1881
Washtenaw Rd
Second Lit. Preston J.. Townsend,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. p. Town
send. Clayton, Michigan. has been
promoted to the rank OF LIST Lieu
tenant in Signal Corps. in the New
Guinea-famed 32nd Infantry Diyi-
sion. veterans of three years in
Southwest Pacific campaigns.
1t. Townsend rose from the
ranks from Private in ed Signal
Company to his present commission
and has served with the organiza-
ton since early 1871, prior to Pearl
Harbor.
He was active in athletics at
Michigan State Normal College be-
fore entering the service.
1t William ID. Harrison is spend
ing a Is day leave from the Army
Air Corps with his wife. Betty
Pillsbury Harrison, 1880 Washte-
nav Ave. after being in Panama
for over two years. 1t. Harrison en-
tered the service July 10. 1871, and
was commissioned as a communica-
lions officer at Scott Field, H.,
october 81. 1912. He was sent 10
Panama February IS, 1913. The
lieutenant will return 10 Panama
and Mrs. Harrison will accompany
him as far as Miami.
Sgt. Joseph l.. Schimmel, 3d. 2oI
Miles St. is now convalescing at
the lS6th General Hospital, Eng
land after being wounded by shrap-
mel from a bazooka while manning
a machine gun against the enemy
AT ST. With. Sgt. Sciimmel, who was
awarded the Purple Heart entered
the service in October, 1871, receiy-
ing his basic training at Fort
Riley. Kansas. He later joined MS
Dresent unit in France in Septem-
her 1914. His brother, Gerald
Schimmel. lives at the Miles ST.
address. Before the war Sgt, Schlm-
mel was employed by the Patton
Machine Shop.
Miss Bette Ruth Morgan, lOlt
East sth St, Anderson, Indiana, and
Sgt Robert NJ. McSpadden, son OF
Mr. and Mrs. S. NJ. McSpadden,
423 Perrin St. we're united in mar
rage at Myrtle Beach Army AIT
Field. South Carolina, where he Is
stationed at a Base Chapel cere--
monv performed last week by CHAP
lain Joseph NJ. Langemo, Protest
ant Chaplain OF the Air Field.
Sgt. McSpadden entered the
armed forces on June 3, 1912 in Ann
Arbor. completed his basic training
at Jefferson Barracks, missouri !;
and was graduated from the AAf'
Technical School located at LIN
coin Army Air Base, Nebraska. lie
is presently assigned to duty as an
instrument specialist on the flight
line of Myrtle Beach Army AIT
Field.
Mo. NJ VI. sc Elmer Johnson
who has been home on 80 DAY
furlough has returned to MS snip
a Norfolk. Va. He has been in two
inyasions in Northern ltaly anu
Southern France. He has one broth
or who is now stationed some.
where in France lie is the son OF
Mr. and Mrs. John a. Johnson o.
Ford Dam Subdivision.
!
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard woodruff
delightfully."- entertained a group OF
friends and relatives at party a.
their home on Sweet Rd. honorlne
the latter's brother, Bud Nelson
who will leave soon for the L. )
Army. Dancing, singing and cards
we're enjoyed and a buffet luncheon
was served by the hostess assisted
1 hv Mrs. Carrie Nelson and Mrs
II F.1ut Hansen at midnight. A gil