The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-21
Service Briefs

Seaman &c william Rulon, 20
year old brother OF Dewitt Rulon,
is serving on a destroyer some.
where in the Pacific. Seaman Ru.
lon will have been at sea for two
years in July and he will have been
In the Navy two years In March.
His br Their receives letters from
him quite frequently in which he
always states he is getting along
fine.
Pvt. Thomas +. Dixon, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dixon, s431
McKinlev ST., has recently com.
pleted training and has received
his wings as qualified parachut.
list at Fort Benning. He Is expect
ed home within the next week or
so. His twin brother, Pvt. Theo-
dore W. Dixon completed his train
ing at Fort Sill. okla. Both Of the
boys entered the service on Janu-
airy 2, l945.
John Z. Bell, II. A. &c. son Of
Mr. and Mrs. August Bell. sol
Dwight st., Is stationed on Samar
in the Philippines at a hospital IN
an air strip. He finds his work In
teresting and the natives and Gus
toms primitive.
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TIA Sgt. Charles II. Cheesman
surprised his father and sister,
Mrs. Thomas Harvey, 3l3 Oak St.
when he arrived home after spend
ing 30 months overseas. He took
part in four campaigns, in Africa.
Italy, France, and Germany, where
he was located on We Day. He Will
spend his 80 day leave with rela-
tives and friends, after which he
will report to Hot Springs, Arkan.
sas. Later ne will be sent to Fort
Sheridan, H., as an instructor. Sgt.
Cheesman, who has four combat
stars. entered the service on July
II, l941. He has been attached 10
the Adjutant Generals Department.
A fifth star is added to the serv-
Ice flag at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Bruetsch, 9l4 Pleasant
Dr.. since Joseph Jr. has Joined the
Army, and reported at Camp Sher.
idan, III.
The four other members OF the
family In the service are q daugh-
ter, Mrs. Berniee MCGOWAN, q pri-
vate, first class, in the WACs, and
her husband, Jerry, technical
sergeant in the medical Corps; a
son, Cpl. Harold Bruetsch, a COM
bat engineer. and a daughter, Cpl.
Agnes Bruetsch, OF the Women's
Marine Corps.
Pfc. Bernice MCGOWAN has been
in the services for three months
and is stationed at Percy Jones
Hospital. Her husband, T/Sgt. Jer-
~ MCGOWAN, has served nearly
three years. and Is now stationed
in New Guinea. Cpl, Harold
Bruetsch with over two and a half
years services is in Newfoundland,
and Cpl. Agnes Bruetsch is in Ha-
wall, having served two years.
Lieut.. Floyd I. Leib, USNR, 2OS
Elm St., has been awarded the
wings OF a naval aerial navigator
at the U. S. Naval Air Station. Ala
media, California, where he is now
teaching navigation in the aviation
training department.
Lieut.. Leib is the son Of Franklin
Leib, $40 Greenly St, Adrian. Lieut..
Leib's wife, Mrs. Mabel J. Leio Is
now residing at the Elm st. ad-
dress. Lieut.. Leib attended Mich
igan State Normal College and the
University OF Michigan and holds
Alb. and AM. degrees. He was bust
ness manager OF the Normal Col
leEe annual, Aurora, and was IN
the same capacity for the college
band.
Prior TO receiving his commits
sion in the Navy in October, 1892
at Detroit, he was a science In
structor at the Michigan State Nor
NAL College. holding the position az
assistant professor OF science for
IS years. -,
Before being assigned to his
present duties at Alameda Lieut.
Leib served at the Naval Air Nav
iEation School, Coral Gabels, Flor
ida, and at the Naval Air Nayisa'
ton School, Hollywood. Florida.
Lieut.. Leib wears the Victory
ribbon from World war /.
First Lieut.. Robert V. Dickerson
surprised his parents, Mr.. and MIS-
! Roy Dickerson, 235 Summit ST.
when he arrived home after three
years overseas. He Is enjoying
81 day leave. 1t. Dickerson has
been serving in England with the
sth Air Force doing Photographic
reconnaissance work.