The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-28

arrived At the week end from Italy
on leave and is visiting his father,
Henry d. Lawrence, sr.. and his
brother, Thomas Lawrence and
family, Capt. Lawrence was OF the
Tactical Air Command, serving
with the 2sth Air Corps under Nal.
Gen. Cannon. Before going to Italy,
Capt. Lawrence served in combat
areas in North Africa, Sicily, Sardi-
MIA, Corsica, and France.
+ 1/C Lionel fowler has re.
turned to his ship after spending
a seven day leave with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy fowler, liz
North Road.
Promotion from Private to Pri.
Yate First Class was received by
Carl z. HARDWOOD. He is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harwood, 1920
Whitaker Rd. Pfc. Harwood is as.
signed to a maintenance depart
ment at a B-29 crew training sta.
ton OF the Second Air Force In
Texas.
Staff Sgt. William B. Hogan, 20,
a gunner on B.24 Liberator bomb
err in Italy arrived in Charleston.
5. Carolina by transport plane en-
route home for 80 days. Sgt. Hogan
was indicted into the Army in Aug.
ust 1912, and went overseas in
September, 1914. He has received
the following decorations: Air Med
al with an Oak Leaf Cluster, and
four Bronze Battle Stars for his
European Theater ribbon. His
wife, Treda, lives at 10570 Martz
Rd, Ypsilantl.
Lewis F. Sanders. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. James Sanders, no n. Allen
St, has been promoted from Cor.
poral to Staff Sergeant. He has
been in service since June, 1912.
and a veteran OF thre major engage
ments in the Southwest Pacific. 81
Sgt. Sanders is with the 32nd Red
Arrow" infantry division on Luzon.
George J. Isner, Jr., of Ypsilanti,
serving with the Navy, has re-
ceived an advanced rating, seaman
first class His wife lives at 800
Herring, Litchtield, Mich.
Kenneth Oliver Colts, $3.50 Huron
River Dr., has entered the Field
Artillery officer Candidate School
at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. After COM
pletion OF the l7-week course he
will be commissioned as a second
lieutenant OF field artillery. He Is
the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
r. Colts.
Master Sergeant Herbert Kldder
who was in the service four years
and eight months, has received his
honorable discharge, and with his
family, is visiting at the home OF
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Kldder.
The dinner given by Mr.. add
Mrs. Fred Dieterle, Sunday, was
in honor OF Pharmacist Mate &c
Raymond Packer and Mrs. Packers
brother. Arthur F. Dieterle, who
has Just returned from Italy and
been honorably discharged from
the Air Corps, and Mrs. Dieterle
and their son Thomas. It was the
first time in three years that Mr..
and Mrs. Packer had seen their
brother.
Cpl. Kathryn Loesell, WAC, Is
stationed in Kennedy General Hos
pital, in Memphis, Tenn. She Is
doing Occupational Therapy.
Ensign Edward R. Smith, a fight
er pilot in the Naval Air Corps and
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l..
Smith. arrived home Tuesday night
for a few days stay while en- route
to San Francisco and Pacific duty.
He had been stationed at Creed
Field. Norfolk, Va.
Ensign Smith enlisted In Febru-
airy, 1943, and has been assigned 10
replacement in the ranks OF a
veteran fighter group.
friedrich @. Wadke, electricians
mate, second class. USNR, 1874 N
Prospect St, was wounded aboard
the USS Bunker Hill and has been
recommended for the Purple
Heart for his gallant fight in help
ing to save the ship after the car
rier was struck by two Jap SUI
eide planes off Okinawa May II.
The ship became an inferno OF fire
after the planes crashed on her
flight deck. He now Is home on
leave until July 7.
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Wright. ITO
Miles St, received a telephone
call from their son, Corporal Earl
II. Wright, USING, from san
Francisco, telling them he expects
k1-.o u about month. He