The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-19
Service Briefs


war veterans, widows, and other
relatives. Consult Baysrd Buehen,
American Legion Home, III South
Huron St., Ypsilanti. Telephone 7os.
Second 1t. Herbert Roehrs, L. S.
Armored Division. has been visit
ing the r. E. schreppers before his
return to Fort Fnox. for further
orders.
Also visiting at the Schrepper
residence was First 1t. Edward
Gilday. Monroe, who has Just re-
turned to this country after flying
% missions over Germany.
Both men attended the Normal
College and were members OF Phi
Delta Pl Fraternity.
A/C William Briggs, after a brief
leave here with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Dean Briggs, has returned
to Pensacola, Fla, Air Corps head.
quarters.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Britton held a
joyous family reunion at their
home. $40 Oak St., Sunday. to cela-
brate the return OF their son, Pfc.
Joseph Britton, Jr., from the Ger
man prison camp from which he
was freed a few weeks ago. Pfc.
Brititon has gained greatly since
his return to English hospitals and
is now located in Percy Jones Hos
pital, Battle Creek, to which he re-
turned Sunday night for a brief
period, his hand being much bet
ter since several operations. With
him was Lieut.. Dwight Hansen,
also from Percy Jones, having been
sent home from the Philippines.
Lieut.. Hansen and his father.
Wayne Hansen. who resides at the
Britton home, were also guests at
the reunion, the Britton relatives
being Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Smith
and children. Birmingham, and Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick Britton. Detroit,
Mrs. Joseph Britton Joan Cole
mani and son. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Sumner Coleman and son Robert
Word has been received that Pvt.
Russell A. Wagner, 20. 209 Pros
pect ST.. has arrived at Percy
Jones Hospital, Battle Creek. Pvt.
Wagner was wounded in Germany
March 81. after seeing service In
France, Belgium, and Germany.
Pvt. Wagner, whose forearm and
hand were injured, arrived in New
York Thursday.
He entered the armed forces on
January e.. l94S, and received his
at Camp Grant, H., Camp
Benning, Florida. Camp Meade,
and Camp Stewart, Geor-
gia. Pvt. Wagner attended Ypsi-
lanu High School and was later
employed at the Central Specially
Company. He has been overseas
since January, 1s45. and has re-
ceived the Purple Heart.
Roger s. Field returned to the
Naval Air Training Station in Dali
las, Texas, after spending 10 day
leave with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Field. 900 University
Ave. Ann Arbor, formerly Of Ypst'
lanti.
Or M. s. Pittman, president OF
Georgia State Teachers College,
Collegeboro, Ca, was an Ypsilani
visitor Saturday. DR.. Pittman stat
ed that his son Marvin, released
from a German prison camp has
arrived home.
chi. Kenneth Harden, Marine
Corps. wounded in the South Pa
cific, is now convalescing at hos
Dital in Milwaukee. Wisconsin. he
telephoned Fathers Day greetings
to his dad. Charles Harden, Sun
day morning.
TI5 Marvin Baltzell wrote The
Press thanking 1t for printing the
list OF fellows from Ypsilanti ana
where they were located. He was
glad to know where some OF MS
buddies were. He received the
Good Fellows Christmas Gift and
was grateful to the people back
home for being back OF the boys
zone hundred per cent
TVS Baltzell has served In scot
land. England, France, Luxem-
bourg, Belgium and Germany.
Alfred Morris. GIN. nc left for
San Francisco Monday, after nav
ing spent a 80 day leave with his
wife, child and parents. He had
been stationd on Tulaga, one OF
the Solomon Islands, for IS months.
He was in the ordnance division
while there.