The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-09-22
Tribune's Vet Made Fatherless In First World Confl
Veteran of Week Fears
Public Will Forget Soon

SUING on NOV"
Il dont like TO see this overnight
passion. II makes me feel bad. !
want 10 see those fellows get the
publicity and the welcome home
l don't want to see II end.
sweet But short.
When they get or the boat in
New York and parade up anu
down Fifth avenue and the bands
play and everybody cheers. that
is all right. but it lasts just 4
week. l hate to think about il
sometimes
The only soldier who VAS really
in The spotlight aud was really
thought OF vas Sergeant Henson
who lost all four limbs. Everybody
went out OF their way 10 show him
be was q welcome home veteran.
Keep il Up. I say There's moth
ing worse than 70 have the man
come home and in six months TO
be forgotten Keep j, up six months
from now That Is what makes
fellow feel his efforts we're not
in vains
Private Bullard himself was
casualty. While in training for
anti-aircraf, duty at Camp Stewart
in Georgia. he suffered a painful
spine injury which has partially
disabled him possibly Tor life.
Father Killed In War
The stmy be relates. never
believes YOU are as sick as you are.
Az first they sent me TO medical
detachment al Camp Van Dorm in
Mississippi. who're / took UP the
duties Of hospital orderly while
under observation. They found I
was really IN and couldn't perform
my duties so they finally took ME
IN there as a patient. They doctor
ed me for about three months. with
all sorts OF examinations and
treatments and finally gave me
a medical discharge.
In way guess was lucky
AZ the time was there. you saw
a lot OF soldiers VINO didn't have
arms or legs o. eyes I was fortu-
nate. say"
Mr Billiard VAS interviewed at
Wayne university. where he was
engaged in registering as student
under the Veterans Rehabilitation
program. According 10 bis story OF
his life. the various laws covering
veterans. especially those who are
disabled make possible the real.
zation OF his long-life desire Tor =
complete education.
Born in small town near 81
Petersburg. Florida this young
man. who 50 well deserves the
name OF Ernest was two years
old when his father was Killed
while fighting in France in World
War !. Ills Younger brother had
Just been born
Bitter Struggle
His mother took Up The struggle
alone aud raised the TWO boys sue
cessfully. That the boys ,hemsel
did their part j. attested BY the
pride Ernest takes in the fact that
he and his brother never got into
scfapes Of any kind which would
have caused her trouble aud pain
When he became old enough
Ernest left home and went 70 81
Petersburg where be succeeded 10
graduating from high school while
supporting himself Finally his
mother moved 10 the city. too
With the younger son. hut mean
while our veteran had moved on
lie was much on The move al iha,
time 10 New York Chicago Detroit
and other northern cities. The
South did not satisfy him. but with
the depression still on. Il was not
easy 70 find good JOB In me
north
Finally he got rooted In Detroit
where he got married and estab-
lished a home. His mother came
north then TO i've with him. and
ended her weary struggle. The
younger brother. too got married.
but soon took a iob With Uncle
Sam In Hawaii. where he must re-
main a few more months
Ny brother and I 80 says Ernest
have always stuck close together
more with ourselves than with
others even In school. lie wants Ia
come here TO Detroit n can a..
sure bin az employment ne viii
naturally 20 home for his wife and
children, but an quite sure NJ
will move here soon after he fin
ishes the period ne signed up fol
in Hawaii.
Many Dreams
While wording for Ford just he.
fore being drafted back in October
1914 PVT Bullard had made plans
20 70 10 Washington 10 enter Cen
cral Business coliege In Washing
ton. ID G selective Service threw
a,wet blanket on those plans. an'
when he got out las, fall business
school no longer interested him