The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-04
Service Briefs

VETERANS BENEFITS -
Scores OF special benefits are
avallable for war veterans
widows, and other relatives
Consult Bsysrd euehsn. dlree.
tor Council OF Veterans A..
III s. Huron st.. Ypsllantl.
fairs. American Legion Home,
Pfc. Joe D. Paschall was given a
short leave with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs Oscar Paschall, 316 Ninde
St. He has been transferred from
Fort Sam Houston. Texas, to Fort
Sheridan, Ill.
Cpl. and Mrs. Charles White, 7s2
Mildred st. have arrived home from
Olympia, washington, where Mrs.
White has been since April. Cpl.
White will leave October Is for
Fort Lewis. Washington. where he
is stationed.
S/Sgt. Milton J. McAtee, 592
Main st., Belleville, and Pfc. John
Erdei, Rt. 3, Milan, were among the
recently discharged men from
Camp Grant and Fort Sheridan.
TiSgt. William Coxford arrived
this morning from Camp Murray,
Wash, to spend ten days with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Cox.
ford before going on to Fort Sheri
dan for his discharge from the
service. For the past year he has
been in the s. Pacific at Mindoro
and the Ryukus.
Mrs. Ralph C. Smith has received
word from her son, Cpl. Ralph c.
Smith that he has been transferred
to another company instead OF be-
ing shipped home sas expected. He
writes not to send Christmas pack.
ages as present plans call for most
OF the boys TO be shipped homo by
December /. His new address Is
1877 M. P. Co. APO 7s2 co New
York, New York. Ralph has been
stationed in Italy for the past 81
months. He served in Africa for
six months.
AVCD. Robert J. Houck, 1920
Washtenaw Ave. and CPHM (AA)
William S. Barrett, OF Belleville
have received naval discharges
from Great Lakes separation CEN
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. F. Gambill have
received q letter from their son,
Jesse Gafnbill, Arm that he has
been promoted from third to sec
ond class. He is now stationed at
Clark Field on Luzon. He has been
on patrol duty along the China
coast and his plane. B-24, sank
one large enemy ship and damaged
two others. He Is in the Hath
squadron.
Mrs. Dorothy Weatherman has
received word from her husband,
Donald, that he has been promoted
to the rank OF Tech. Sgt. Tech Sgt.
Weatherman Is In Co. B, 97th Sig
nal Battalion stationed in Ger.
many.
After logging 2,03e hours in the
air Pfc. Frederick J. Cook, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cook, 1856 Oak
lawn, received his discharge from
the Army Air Force on September
80, at Homestead, Florida, Army
Air Field. His wife Viola was with
him in Florida. Pfc. Cook had q
total Of 81 separation points, hay
ing served more than three years
In both theaters Of war. He earned
the European theater ribbon, with
three bronze stars, the silver star.
the DFC with two clusters and the
air medal with clusters.
He returned to the States in May,
1s45, after completing 26 months
in foreign countries, making 30
trips over the famed Hump" Pfc.
Cook has brother, TSg:. Charles
H. Cook in Australia soon due
home.
T/Sgt. Howard e. Millage, So z.
Cross st., has received his Army
discharge from the Camp Grant
separation center.
Allen c. Burrell, s nc, SIS Wash
tenaw Ave, has completed his re-
cruit training at the naval training
center at Sampson, N. Y. and has
been granted a leave. Upon HIS re-
turn he will be eligible for further
assignment,
Cpl. George l. waldenmyer re-
ceived HIS discharge from the Army
Air Force at the Separation base at
Romulus Army Air Field. He en-
listed In the Air Forces October 7,