The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-22
Service Briefs

engineer battalion building and
maintaining the netwo rk of strate-
gic air bases for the 18th Air Force
in Italy, after going overseas as an
infantryman IN June, 1913.
The former infantryman, who re.
ceiyed the order OF the Purple
Heart and an Oak Leaf Cluster for
wounds inflicted under combat. has
been assigned TO the transporta-
ton section as a truck driver TO
haul the necessary materiel and
equipment the engineers use In
their work. He entered the service
in January. 1913. and received his
military training at Camp Hood,
Texas. In civilian life he was a
machinist and was an employe OF
he Aircraft Products Co. Ann
Arbor.
He also wears the Good Conduct
Award for exemplary behavior, tho
lnfantryman's Combat Badge for
an efficient soldier and the Euro
pean Campaign Ribbon with three
battle participating stars for sery.
ing in the Italian campaign.
A letter from Mrs. NJ. s. Pittman
in Statesboro. Ca, says that the
Red Cross has informed them that
1t. Marvin Pittman has been re-
leased from the German prison
camp where he has been held for
more than a year.
Mrs. Louis j. Mitchell, 800 Gar
land Ave, has received word from
the Red Cross that her husband,
Pvt. Louis ]. Mitchell, who has
been a German prisoner OF war
since November at Stalag w, h,
has been liberated. Mrs. Mitchell
a few days ago received cards writ
ten in January telling her that he
was a German war prisoner
Pvt John Doyle Smith, III
Dwight St.. is serving at the United
Nations Conference on Information
al Organization now in progress in
San Francisco. He was chosen for
this work because OF past good con-
duct and for his background and
talent.
Pfc. Robert X. Scharp, p. hus-
band OF Mrs. Doris Jean Scharp OF
30l N. Hamilton st. has returned
from service outside the continental
United States and is being pro-
cessed through the Army Ground
and Service Forces Redistribution
Station ~ Miami Beach, where his
next assignment viii pc, deter.
mined. Pfc. Scharp kerved Fl
months as a machine gunner in the
European theater OF operations.
While there he was awarded the
European campaign ribbon with
three battle stars.
Before entering the service Pfc.
Scharp was employed by the Cen
trail Specially Co. He became a
member OF the Armed Forces Mar.
29, 1912.
Cpl. Robert w. Scrivens, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Servers, 1O6
lakewood Ave, is at home on 10
day furlough from Yuma, Arizona.
Cpl. Scrivens entered the service
in April, 1914.
IT'S LaVerne Coleman and Pfc.
Samuel Coleman, Jr., are spending
their leaves here. It's LaVerne
Coleman was a radio operator and
gunner in the 18th Air Force in the
European area. He has received
the air medal, three oak leaf clus-
ters and six battle stars. He has
had 42O hours flying time on
B-24 bomber and came through
without a scratch. He will leave
May % for Santa Ana, Cal, for re-
classification.
Pfc. Samuel Coleman Is home
on ten days sick leave from
vaughn General Hospital, Chicago.
He was in the Fourth Army. Tenth
Division. and after being wounded
in his left arm at Bastlogne'
France, in December, was tloWn
from France to England, then TO
the u. S. His arm is still in cast.
He will return to Vaughn HOSPITAL
Chicago, May rs.
Pvt. Cecilia A. Schmit OF South
Summit ST., is taking basic MN,
tary training at the Third WAC
Training Center at Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ga. as a member OF one 0,
the newly organized WAC med1cal
companies.
Ralph Briggs. son OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. Rolley Briggs, has been pro
NOTED from the rank OF Pvt. 10
pfc. He was with General Hodge
First Army in Germany, May ).
First Lieutenant Edward G. Lem
niger who has been prisoner ol
war In Germany since June, !S44'
will return to United States WITHIN
tho near future, according to q
telegram from the war Department
received by his mother, MRS. yer
onica b, Leininger, sos Stanley 81
He vas reported missing May 70
1914 when the B-24 bomber or
which he was pilot was shot down
and a few weeks later was report
ed a prisoner. Mrs. Leininger nae
not heard from him since Decem
Der
Sgt. Harry o. Gilbert who ha'
been hospitalized with trench zee
since Christmas, is home on a 10,
day sick leave. He is the son OF
Mrs Neva Haner, formerly OF Ypsi
lanti but now residing in Dearborn
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