The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-28

"Krauts. It is in charge OF all
administrative and operatlonal
control OF field artillery units in
the French Alps an Artillery Head.
quarters OF the 44th AAA Brigade.
Sgt. Wendell G. Anderson, who
is listed in the wounded men in the
European area, is the son OF Mr.
and Mrs. George Anderson, Ferris
st, Letters to his family state that
he sprained his ankle during action
but has recovered and returned to
service,
Major A. Scoyill used the Good
fellows Christmas gift to buy shoes
for two little boy orphans in the
little town in which he was sta
toned. He said that the gift made
the two little boys very happy with
the first pair OF leather shoes that
they had had in more than three
years.
Pfc. Abe Rosenkrantz, gunner on
an amphibian tank, was in the in.
yasion OF the Philippine Islands and
he says, Fortunately, we had a
very easy time OF it," He was one
OF the many receiving the Christ
mas gifts from Ypsilanti Goodfei-
lows and he says, cts heart
warming to know the folks at home
haven't forgotten us. You may rest
assured we haven't forgotten
them
Cpl. Kenneth Mosher has been
through France, Belgium. England
and part OF Germany. He thanks
the Goodfellows for the swell
Christmas gift and thinks that
hearing from home is the best NOR
ale builder they could get. Cpl.
Mosher in all his travels has met
one man from Ypsilanti. He says
that none OF the countries he has
seen can even come close TO com
pairing with the States, not even
the horses in the horse stables
compare with the ones back home
Cpl Edward Ziegler, who Is in the
32nd Signal Company which was a
National Guard outfit from Ipsi.
lanti, has been overseas thirty-four
months OF the four and one-half
years he has been in the Army. He
is expecting to come home this year
and he SAYS, "lt'll seem like a new
life TO come home and greet
| the friends | used TO know"
Stanley Tim smith. Signalman
&c aboard the Aitell J. Byles,
called his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Smith, Jarvis St, Saturday,
from Corpus Christi, Texas. He had
just arrived there from the port OF
Marseille on the southern coast Of
France.
Rowland L. Sylvester, U,S,N.R,
who has been VIZ trainee in civil
engineering at the University Of
Michigan, was among those receiv-
ing degrees from the university,
Saturday. He has left for Camp
Endicott. Davisyille, Rhode Island,
for further training.
sss
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Oltersdorf
entertained ten friends OF their son
Frederick at a farewell dinner at
their home. Monday evening. Fred
erick has been indicted into the
Army and will leave from Ann Ar.
Dor, Tuesday.
This is the fifth son OF the OF.
tersdorfs to enter the service. Their
son Cpl. Lester Oltersdorf is in
the Marine third division, now in
Two lima. He was at Bougainyille
and through the Mariana cam
paigns.
Their son Lieut.. Clayton Offers.
dorf. flies a CA paratroop trans
port from England to France.
Pvt. Clare Oltersdorf, who was
with Patton's third army in France,
was wounded Sept. 10 and was in
hospital in England for five
months. lie has been brought back
to the United States on the steam
ship Queen Elizabeth, arriving in
New York;. Feb. l9. He was taken
to Hurley Hospital for a few days,
before coming on TO Percy Jones
Hospital. Battle Creek Feb. ~. lie
surprised his parents by telephon-
ing them from Battle Greek. MT.
and Mrs. Oltersdorf. their son FREQ
Miss Betty Hines and Miss Bere'
nice Benson visited him sunday
He expects 81 day furlough, soon.
Lieut.. Robert Oltersdorf Is an IN
structor at an Army air base al
Reno, New. lie expects 10 nave
. furlough soon. the first in three
years.
Pfc. Gerald W. Coniey is serV'
ing with the l52nd Infantry no" III
action with the 3Sth Division III
their. bitterly-contested battle LOT
the dense, jungle-coyered' rough
mountainous slopes OF Zig-zas raSs
on Bataan Peninsula.
Referring TO observation planes
on the field artillery, Conley eK'
planned: I'VE called them the 5sth
Division B.2ih because every time
those artillery liaison planes came
over. the artillery dropped more
shells up ahead OF us than a BIZ
could ever carry" pvt. Conley, q
rifleman OF the 152nd Infantry ior
merly worked at the Ford Bomber
Plant where he helped rivet the
fuselages of the big planes. so i've
seen enough shells and B-Z4s u
know. too he added. it,.
For six days and nights ialso'
plaues directed shells into the con
crete and steel emplacements' In al
effort to knock out the tortillcd
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