The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-04
Service Briefs

w .. huron st., Npsliantl.
Mrs. Bess MeMurray has re-.
eelVsd word from her dauah-
ter, Ellen, that her husband
Donald w. smltter was killed
while praetlelno dive bombing
over the Gulf Of Mexico Friday.
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Sgt. Ralph Wagner. Jr.. visited
his parents while on his way from
Fort Jackson. s. c. to Camp Callan.
Cal, for special training.
Pvt. Grant B. Oelke has been
spending a much enjoyed IS day de-
lay en- route with his wife and
daughter and many friends and
relatives around Willis and Belle
vile. He has been stationed at
Fort Mcclellan, Alabama where he
had 10 weeks OF infantry training.
He left for Fort Riley, Kansas
Thursday where he will wait as a
replacement for further orders.
Cpl. Allen Glow, who Is in train
ing at the Boco Ration, Fla. radar
school. and Mrs. Glow, are spending
Cpl. CLOVIS Is day furlough at their
home, here.
Duane Fox, NJ. NJ. &C is with Hal
sey's Third fleet on the U.S.S., s.
Dakota. He has been In all the
major activities since August, 1913.
Lieut.. James r. Weir. who has
been stationed at Camp Shanks,
n. Y. the past year. left Monday.
accompanied by Mrs. Weir, for
Camp Beale. Cal. He expects to be
shipped to the s. Pacific.
Ensign and Mrs Robert X. Gaudy
will arrive Tuesday night from
New York, N. Y. to spend his Is
day leave with Ensign Gaudy's
mother. Mrs. Ellen Gaudy and bro
Their. George Gaudy. They will
spend part OF the time at Portage
Lake. Ensign Gaudy will be sta
toned in New York for two months
before being given another assign
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Power have
returned from a trip to New York
and New Jersey. They arrived in
New York just a few hours after
the fire in the Empire State build
ing. but due to the fog and rain.
didn't get a good view OF the
building until the Monday follow
ing. The Powers accompanied their
son Bane s. Power, CAP, U.S.N.R.
and Mrs. Power, who have been
visiting at their home for three
weeks, as far as Lambertville, N. j.,
where they visited C. NJ. Powers
mother, Mrs. r. c. Power. Mr..
and Mrs. Zane Power continued on
to Norfolk, Va, where he Is sta.
toned. Zane Power arrived home
on the Queen Elizabeth from Eng
land. the latter part Of June. He
was stationed in England for 81
months and served as plane
transport pilot in England, Scot
land, Ireland and France. He took
passengers over Rotterdam, Hol-
land, which, he said has been
cleared OF the rubble, somewhat,
and other parts OF Holland. The
c. NJ. Powers went East by motor,
returning by train.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roley Briggs, 2035
Ide St., received a letter from
their son. Pfc. Ralph Briggs say
ing that he is now stationed near
Leipzig. He Is going to school
there and learning to speak Ger
man and retail salesmanship.
T. Sgt. Howard E. Millage, IS Z.
Cross St, a member OF the S0Sth
Tank Destroyer Battalion, a Pat
ton Unit. is returning to the Unit
ed States with a remarkable rec
ord for 225 consecutive days "on
the line.
Sgt. Ray E. Clark, son OF Ray
c. Clark, 3 Driscoll Court and nus
band OF Mrs. Ray Clark OF the
same address has been assigned to
one Of the most famous units OF
the Army Air Forces, the 376th
Bombardment Group. This is a
much decorated unit flying B-24
Liberators on 452 long-range COM
bat missions in the Middle East,
North Africa and Europe. Now the
unit is training with B-29 Super
fortresses at Grand Island Army
Air Field, Nebraska.
Seaman first class USN. Earl
r. Stedman, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Stedman, 204 Congress
St., and Erwin A. Jaworski, ma
chinist's mate. first class, USN,
whose wife lives at s1s7 oakville
Waltz Rd., Belleville, fought aboard
the USS West Virginia in the west
ern Pacific. This is the only bat
tleship which has taken part in
every major landing operation in
the Pacific in the last six months.
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Pfc. Paul E. Clark returned home
Wednesday after nine months OF
overseas duty in Europe. He
has received his honorable dis
charge from the Army. Pfc. Clark
participated in two major battles.
His wife Ethel lives at 221 s. Pros
pect st.
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Pvt. Robert Baker who spent bis
furlough at the home Of his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Baker