The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-30
Service Briefs

VETERANS BENEFITS
Scores Of special benefits are
available for war veterans,
widows. and other relatives.
Consult Bayard Buehen. Am
erlean Legion Home, III s.
Huron ST., YpsIlanti. Tels.
phone 7os.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Williams and
son Hugh have returned from
Townsend. Mass, where their son,
Electricians Mate sc Merle II.
Williams was spending his furlough
from submarine duty in the Pacific
area with his wife and children,
f. NJ sc Williams was first on
duty in n. Africa, but has since
been in Australia and the Pacific
region. II has been three and one
half years since he had been home.
His parents had a wire from him
at Chicago saying that he is on his
way back to Pacific duty.
Mrs. Max Wysong received word
today from Brig, Gen. Charles T.
Myers that her husband. Capt. Max
Wysong, had been awarded the dis
tinguished flying cross. Capt. Wy
song earned the reward during a
flight over northern Italy in which
he flew at minimum altitude de-
spite severe enemy action to yeri-
fy information concerning an enc
my supply concentration. Despite
Gripping OF his aircraft and neces-
stiy of jettisoning his bombs. he
reached his headquarters and de-
livered information which made 1t
possible to destroy the supply con.
centration.
Boswain's Mate &c Ralph Park.
er, son OF Mrs. Ralph Parker. $40
Ecorse Rd., one Of three local boys
who were on the Bunker Hill at
the time OF the savage attack by
Japanese suicide planes, is home
on furlough. He will marry Miss
Reatha Geek, Portage Lake, tonight
at o'clock at the Presbyterian
church. The other Ypsilanti boys
on the carrier when It was attacked
were Austin Norton, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley Norton, Seaman
nc. and Fred Wadke. Electricians
Mate &c. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Wadke. The latter has
been home on furlough but has re
turned to duty. He was wounded
In the action aboard the Bunker |
Hill by shrapnel.
Ralph Parker was on duty at the |
five inch gun mount on the flight |
deck, forward, at the time OF the |
attack where he stayed throughout |
the action. standing by 10 prevent |
other planes from crashing upon |
the deck. The first plane hit at |
1880 on the morning OF May IL,
he said, and five seconds later a
second struck. A third was shot
down, before It could strike the !
ship. The first plane crashed amid |
ships, he said, the bomb going |
the flight deck and out the |
side, where it burst. The second |
hit near the elevators, and glanced
off. also exploding outside the ship.
Wadke was just coming topside
planes hit, and was try |
ing to reach the gun mount when
struck by the shell fragments.
The fire was under control with
In an hour, but fires burned on the
ship for nearly "a hours. Order
was preserved and all men below
decks who could be, were quickly /
gotten topside. Many died in the
lire and explosions. The ship made
her way back to Seattle, where it !,
was pulled into a Navy yard.
S nc Norton will be home on
Through shortly.
Walter Hochrein, Jr., Fireman
&c. arrived home to spend a "
hour pass with his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Hochrein. PA w.
Forest Ave. F nc Hochrein has
Just completed service school at
Great Lakes, and is ready for re
assignment. He entered the serv-
Ice the first OF February, 1915.
Eugene F. Field. OF Ann Arbor,
received his silver wings that iden-
tisy him as a Flight officer, at cere'
monies at Napier Field, Alabama.
He is the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. L.
F. Field. 9O9 E. University Ave. and
Is the graduate OF Roosevelt High
School.
Lieutenant Florentin A. Schus-
ter, L. S. Naval Reserve, husband
Of Mrs. Fred Schuster OF 9l2
Grant St, has received a common.
dation from Vice Admiral Randall
chief Of Naval nersnnnnl |