The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-11
Service Briefs

W. .. huron o.. rpsiiantis
fairs, American Lsulon Home.
Major Scott T. Harris. who has
served 40 months in the Medical
Corps, has received his honorable
discharge from the Army Air
Forces.
His various stations overseas
we're North Africa. Sicily. Italy
and France. He holds the Euro
pean Theatre OF operations ribbon
with . battle stars.
Prior to his enlistment he was In
structor in Pediatrics at the Uni
versity Of Rochester. He Is the son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Harris, and
husband OF Mrs. Olive NJ. Harris OF
Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Pvt. Donald Duane Drake left
Sunday morning for TT. Benning,
Georgia. TO take an officers candi-
date course, having left Amirillo,
Texas, where he finished his train
ing on B-2s's. He Is the son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Drake, 10s Rabbit
ST.
s. lie James Leslie. son OF Mrs.
NJ. Leslie, 500 Ferris Ave, who
has been confined for over eight
months in a naval hospital in Palm
Beach, Florida, has recovered and
has been released from the hos
pital to the Naval Base at Miami
for reassignment.
80
Sgt Thomas G. Riley, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. W. ]. Riley, 542 Towner,
arrived home Sunday at IL a. m.
after three and one half years in
the Army, two and one half Of
which were spent overseas. He
was greeted by relatives, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence McVan and family,
Pontiac: Mr.. and Mrs. John Cyrus
and family, Detroit; Mr.. and Mrs.
Matt Stein and family. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gregg Russell and family. Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Riley and family.
Ypsilanti, and Charles T. Riley.
Benton Harbor, at a delicious din.
ner.
Word has been received that Sgt.
Robert Riley left Italy by plane for
the United States on September 80.
Sanford II. Westcott has received
a birthday congratulation message
from his son, Jay, who Is in Berlin.
The message came by way OF
western union.
William Winston Davis, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William T.. Davis.
1902 Grant St., has accepted the
appointment to West Point won
by him after taking an examina-
ton on Okinawa last July. Word
to this effect was received by his
parents this week. His immediate
plans are not known.
Staff Sgt. Guy Averili, son OF
Mrs. Florence Baldwin, is reported
to have left Msrseillss, France,
with the 10th Armored Division,
around Oct. 5. He Is expected TO ar.
rive in New York next week where
he will receive his discharge. Sgt.
Averill has been in the service for
five years.
1t. U.g.) William Thompson, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Thompson,
has been released by the Navy 10
inactive duty. He arrived in Ypsl-
lanti, where he plans to make his
home, Monday. 1t. Thompson spent
IS months in Europe, and saw &C
ton on D-Day. His last assignment
was in the Bureau OF Naval Per
sonnet In Washington, d. C.
Army and Navy personnel re-
Gently discharged we're: TIA Ru.
dolph ]. Vermett, Milan, Pfc. Rus
sell H. Smith, r 3, Milan. S/Sgt.
Charles Smith, RID 2, South Lyon,
STSgt. Samuel N. Papadakis, pol
w. Michigan Ave, Ypsilanti. and
Pfc. Clarence Z. Richard, 5721 Lii
ley Rd., Belleville. all OF Camp
Grant; Cpl. Elkins NJ. Gray, 629
Monroe Ave-. Ypsilanti. from Fort
Lewis, Washington; Ensign Robert
l.. Freeman, 307 n. Washington
ST., Ypsilanti, from Great Lakes
Naval Station.
Gust Nastos, seaman, second
class, USNR, TIC Cambridge Rd.,
helped to take over Ominato Naval
Base, Japanese Navy headquarters
for northern Honshu. Hokkaido.
Fare Futo and the Kurile Islands.
He is serving aboard the USS Salt
Lake City.
Pfc. James r. Hornbeck has re-
turned from two years OF service
in Italy. He has received his dis
charge at Fort Sheridan, Illinois
Latest discharges from Fort
Sheridan and Camp Grant we're
M/Sgt. Glenn A. seleska, Sc S.
Summit ST.; Jerry L. Harcourt.
RID 8: Pfc. Stanley W. Stawinski.
Belleville; Sgt. Harold w. .Swick,
224s Lilley Rd., Belleville.
Ann Arbor, Oct. 11-After four
years as a prisoner OF war in Japan
BM nc Kirby Ludwick Jr, son OF
Kirby Ludwick o. Ypsilanti. Is at
home with his wife and two sons.
at 726 Colt St, Ann Arbor. He has
a 80 day leave.
Staff Sgt. Earl Pepper, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Bina Pepper. 967 Aub-
urndale Ave, has arrived home az
ter being in the European theater.
He received his discharge recently
in New York City.