The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-04
Service Briefs

SCORES OF SpcClal pcncNUt are
available for war veterans,
widows, and other relatives.
Consult Bayard 6uchen, direc-
tor Council OF Veterans Az
fairs, American Legion Home,
III 8. Huron St.. YpsIlantl.
Pvt. Louis ]. Mitchell, 20. hus-
band OF Mrs. Grace NJ. Mitchell.
$40 Garland St. has returned from
service outside the continental
United States and is now being
processed through the Army
Ground and Service Forces Reds.
tribution Station in Miami Beach,
where his next assignment will be
determined. Pvt. Mitchell served
nine months as a machine gunner
in the European theater OF opera
tons. While there he was award
ed the Purple Heart for wounds re-
ceiyed in combat against the enc
my. Combat Infantryman badge.
and the European campaign ribbon
with one battle star.
Threa YpsilanI service men
were among those discharged from
the Army at Fort Sheridan. H.,
August 81 and September /. They
are S/Sgt. Clyde II. Fields. SIT
Pearl St.. S/Sgt. Robert J. Wood,
3S Townsend St., Willow Village;
and Pfc. Clarence H. Laurain, 412
L. Michigan Ave.
Son OF Mrs. Mabel A. Fields, SIT
Pearl St.. Sgt. Fields entered the
service November 3, 1912, Flew
many missions over enemy terri
tory as a Flying Fortress gunner
in Italy and holds the Air Medal
with several Oak Leaf clusters.
Pfc. Laurain is the son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Laurain, Az f.
Michigan Ave, entered the service
four years ago, and served over
seas for over three. He holds four
battle stars for action In the Euro
pean Theater, the combat badge.
and the expert infantry badge. His
feet were frozen in Germany. and
he has spent several months in the
Fitzsimons Hospital, Denver, Col.
80
Sgt. Lynn B. Bridges, son OF Mrs
Frank Moore, 30l N. Adams ST.,
has been granted a thirty day Eur
Tough from Camp Grant, III. Sgt.
Bridges just returned from over
seas duty.
Among recent arrivals in London
from the Continent ia Staff Serg-
cant Guy Y. Averill. q, 303 Middle
Drive, SISgt. Averill is member
OF the 10th Armored Division. He
is expecting to spend his leave
visiting London.
Two dreams which had been fore
most in his mind during many
months OF overseas service became
reality for Corporal Technician Al
bert NJ. Dupont, both on the same
day. The war ended and he left for
home. Cpl. Dupont was a member
OF the 32nd Signal Company, com
munications center for the famed
32d (Red Arrow Division, the first
Army Division to light offensive
action against the Japs in the South
Pacific.
Private &c Jerry L. Harcourt
after 40 months overseas left the
Philippines for home. Pic. Har'
court was a member OF the 32d Sig
nal Company communications cen
ter for the famed 32d Cred Arrow
Division. the first Army division 10
fight offensive action against me
Japanese in the South Pacific. A
yeteran OF five actions, Pfc. Har-
court participated in combat OPP
erations at Buna. Saiador, and Ait
ape In New Guinea, Leyte and Lu-
ION in the Philippine Islands. He
Is entitled to wear the presidential
Unit Citation. the American De-
tense Ribbon, the Philippine LIB
Grafton Medal, and the Asiatic-Pa-
cific. PFC. Harcourts mother. Mrs.
Ruth Vesher. lives at RR NO. 5,
Woodale Ave.
Pfc. William Bevier visited at
the home OF his sister, Mrs. Leo
| Stachlewitz and spent the night
there Saturday. He returned from
years stay in Germany, Aug. 10
and will spend his furlough with
his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Bevier
at Jackson.
Mrs. Leo Stachlewitz has re
ceived word from her son, PNt
| Robert Stachlewitz at Camp HOOD
Texas. that he was bitten on the
finger by a black widow spider
and was operated on at the nos
pital but has now recovered
Sgt Lynn G. Bridges, who has
been in France for the past eigh'
months with the 18th Airborn'
Division. arrived Saturday night u
spend his 80 day furlough with MS
mother. Mrs. Frank c. Moore anc
Mr.. Moore. He will report Oct.
1 at Camp Grant for further assign
ment.
Melvin L. Vedder. HA nc on tn
HOSPITAL ship UsS Benevolenc'
AH.i3 the first USs Hospital shii
10 enter Tokyo Bay, the Benevo
ence has received over thousan
Allied prisoners Of war, from japan
Csc camps near Yokohama, anon
them was Maj. Gregory Boyingto
from Seattle, Washington, fame
Marine flyer, who has bagsed z
planes. ,.