The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-10-26
Released


in the China Burma India the
atre of war, and five months on
Tinian in the Mariannas. He re-
ceived his discharge. on the basis
of 10 points earned In three
years service. He was attached
10 the Around the World" 58th
Bomb Wing of the 10th Air
Force. AS a gunner on B29
Superfortress, he flew q mis-
sions against Japan. several Ct
which were over Tokyo itself.
Sgt. burst holds the Distinguish
ed Flying Gross, the Air Medal
with three Oak Leaf clusters,
presidential unit citation, and
six battle stars. He is living with
his wife and baby daughter at
70 Washington avenue.
MRS. SHIRLEY MACHOW-
SKI, widow Of Edward Machow-
ski, who was killed in action on
Okinawa May 20, has received
a Purple Heart from the govern
ment, and also a letter of SYM
pathy signed by President Tru-
man.
ABRAHAM SELICK of 80
Church street is serving aboard
the USS Granville (APA I'D,
a part of a task force which car
ried troops to the southeast
ern coast of Honshu for the oc-
cupation of Japan's inland cities
of Kobe and Osaka. He is the
son of Joseph M. Selick.
FRANK HAZELTON PAYNE,
fire controlman sc, of Route l.,
Washington, served aboard the
destroyer minesWeeper y S 5
Hopkins when she and other
sWeepers cleared the way for
troop transports and major fleet
units to move into Tokyo Bay
for the occupation of Japan. A
veteran of action at Guadalcanal.
the First Battle of Savo Island,
the Russels, New Georgia, En-
press Augusta Bay, Kula Gulf,
Bougainville, Guam, Saipan, Lin
gayen Gulf, Two Jima and Oki-
nawa, the Hopkins, at the end of
the war was sweeping mines in
the China Sea, less than 200
miles from Japan.
EDWARD j. STANLEY, C.P.
O., US. Navy, arrived in Mount
Clemens yesterday to spend a
so day leave with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Stanley,
176 North Walnut street. This
is Mr.. SANKEY'S first visit home
in five years, during which time
he has seen acton in the South
Pacific area.
MR.. AND MRS. JOHN PAR
IRISH received telephone mes
sage yesterday from their son,
Charles r. Parrish, seaman &c,
that he will be home on leave in
December. The call came from
New York. He has served II
months in the South Pacific.
MAJOR FRANK E. HOWARD.
20, arrived early Wednesday by
plane with his wife from Wal
lace, N. c. He is on terminal
leave until the first of the year
after 70 months in uniform.
Forty-two months were spent
overseas, 20 in the Panama Ca
nal Zone and ii at Oahu, T. H.
For the past year he has been
serving on the joint armynavy
staff of CINCPAC CINCPOA.
Major and Mrs. Howard will be
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
R. 4. Howard of So South High
land avenue, for the present.
PVT. NORMAN L. Schwan,
son of Mrs. Clara Schwan, Route
Z, has entered the Basic Train
ing Center at Keesler Field,
unit of the Army Air Forces
Training Command, for several
weeks of recruit drill. After a
period of orientation and physi-
cal training at Keesler Field he
will be given instruction in the
use Of the gas mask and bayonet.
course IN camouflage, and tar
get practise on the rifle range.
Then he will be assigned to duty
or sent to one of the Training
Commands schools for special
technical training.