The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-07
Service Briefs

phone calls from their sons from
San Francisco, saying they haf
Just arrived from the PACIFIC thea
ter OF war The two boys enlisted
in the Marines and left here in
September 1912. They have not had
furloughs. Cpl. Lester W. Offers
dorf is resting at a Navy hospital
in Oregon, and in about three
weeks, expects to arrive home. Pfc
Milford Osburn, Jr., said he came
by plane from the Mariannas, and
after Reconsideration at San Diego
will be due for a furlough, home.
He was wounded at Bougainville,
and later rejoined his outfit. Both
he and Cpl Oltersdorf, who have
been together for the % months
overseas. except when they were
in hospitals. have been in major
engagements at Bougainville, Guam
and Two J..la.
The air medal has been awarded
to Sgt. Stephen c. Hathaway, Hast
ings, formerly of Ypsilantk for
''meritorious achievement while
participating in bombing attacks
on military and industrial targets
He is the radio gunner on an
Eighth Air Force BIZ Fly ing Fort
ress. He attended the State Nor
nal College and entered the AAF
in August, 1912. receiving his aer-
ial gunnery wings at Yuma, Ariz.,
in June, 1874.
Cpl. Arnold F. Helle and Cpl.
Stanton W. Dusbiber have written
home OF meeting each other in
Paris. Both boys were in the GIL.
parking lot next 10 Napoleon's
Tomb when they happened to meet.
They spent three and a half hours
together, and had plenty TO talk
about as they are close neighbors
in Ypsilanti Each boy commented
on how we'll the other one looked
Cpl. Helle is with the 12Sth Evac-
uation Hospital, now in Germany.
He has been through the entire
African, Sictlian and European
Campaigns with the same unit
Cpl. Dusbiber is with a Ninth Air
Force Service Squadron and is
now in France. Previously he was
in England for nearly a year.
SISgt. Wayne E. Hartman, some
where in Germany. expresses deep
thanks to the Goodfellows for their
Christmas gift which served a
somewhat dual purpose by arriv-
ing in time to add a little cheer to
Easter. He says, May l repeat my
thanks for your thoughtfulness and
express the wish that your mem
bers may soon hear the hoped for
news OF complete victory for our
armies and peace for the world.
Mrs. Richard Warner has re-
ceived word from her husband Sgt.
Richard Warner, that he is on shore
from his fourth voyage on a hos
pital ship, where he is pharmacist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Brltton. ST.,
received a short letter from their
son, Cpl. Joseph Britton, Jr., who
was captured during the December
bulge in Belgium, saying that he is
German prisoner OF war, Is in
good health and wishes them TO
send him cigarettes and candy.
Cpl. Britton received his training
after induction in January, 1892 at
Camp Robinson, Ark, Camp Fan
ming, Tex. Camp Mccoy, wis, and
Camp Atterbury. Ind. and went
overseas last October. He had act
ed as instructor at Camp Robin
son. This is the fourth good news
from four boys who were neighbors
and OF specially high quality-Har'
old Herbst, Frank Drieseher, Karl
Klaffke and Joseph Britton who
we're all captured in Belgium.
Gaylord Carl Bauer. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Bauer, zoos
Neston St, Is now stationed at I
s. Naval Air Station, Honolulu, T
II. He entered the Navy in April
l94i, and has been overseas fol
the past eight months. His present
rate is that OF seaman first class
and he is assigned to the boathouse
OF this vast air station.
Bauer attended Ypsilanti Higt
School prior to his enlistment il
the Navy and was we'll known fol
his athletic and scholastic abili
ties.
P. AfC Claude r. Hit is yisitin.
his aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs
David Boyce OF 203 n. Summit 81
He is stationed at Scott Field, III
awaiting assignment to Pre.Flish
School.
Melvin Sveetsir Webster. 30. Il
receiving his initial Naval indoc
training at the L. :. Naval Train
/ ing Center, Great Lakes, Illinois
Moving in advance OF tanks wit
his armored infantry company a
I they attacked a Nazi unit in
wood near Bastogne, Belgium, Pr
vate Edward L. Harcourt. Is, o
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] wounded in the right hand by
machine gun bulletand is now con
ysleseing at a United States Arm
general hospital in England lie ha
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NEEDLES attended to me on III
field a few minutes after wa
wounded" Pvt Harcourt saiC
They drove me TO the battalio
aid station in a half.track. ! wa
transferred 10 an evacuation hot
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