The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-24


before joining the 32d.
Mr., and Mrs. c. d. snldecor re.
ceiyed letter from their son Terry
{. Snidecor informing them that he
had been promoted TO a corporal.
Cpl Snidecor wrote from Germany
OF the mass surrender. He says:
IL was here to see the whole show
from start to finish. | never expect
ed TO see # end the way It did. We
saw German soldiers with no
guards coming down the road. This
led TO whole columns OF soldiers
and civilians. They were using
anything that would move: trucks,
tanks, motorcycles, bicycles, hors.
es and wagons. and just walking.
They came so fast that we weren't
even stripping them OF their arms
and ammunition. They even towed
their artillery pieces until they
were told 10 dump them in the
bitches. The roads are just lined
with equipment OF all descriptions.
II was great day for all OF US
and great relief.
The rest OF my story came the
next day when we lined up with
the Russians. A soldier from Mt
Clemens and | were walking up
the road when here they came.
They were really glad 70 see US.
They about shook our hands off
and their pats on our backs
knocked our steel helmets to the
ground"
Cpl. Terry Snidecor took part in
the invasion OF Normandy and sew
eral battles there. In August 1914
he returned to England. While
there he received a broken leg
while making parachute jump
and was confined to a hospital in
England. He had just been dis.
charged from the hospital at the
time OF the German putsch and was
sent to the front at that time.
Cpl. Snidecor was graduated
from Ypsilanti High School in June,
1943. In July l943 he was sent to
Fort Bragg, N. c., for training. IN
November 1943 he went to Fort
Meade, Maryland, and in January
1914 sailed for Europe.
sss
George Z. Hamilton OF 466 First
Avenue, received a letter from his
son, Sgt. Theodore +. Hamilton, in
Italy. stating Sgt. Hamilton had
battle stars in the Italian war thea
ter. Sgt. Hamilton is a graduate OF
Ypsilantl High School and entered
the service in February, 1943. He
was student at M.S.N.C. before
his induction.
Sgt. Hamilton said that he was
just back from the front with the
famous All Negro 92nd Division,
after being awarded his battle
stars sl1d ribbons " the Italian
| theater OF ker. he was seht 20
rest camp In Italy. He has visited
Florence, Bologna. Genoa. Casino,
Rome, and other cities in Italy. He
is with Pfc. William Kersey, anoth-
err Ypsilanti High School boy. They
both are thankful for Miss Edith
Lidkes patient help in Latin, for
they say 1t is really useful.
Pfc. Dolphon A. Hamilton, Mr..
Hamiltons other son, who has been
in six countries and finally in Ger.
many. also has been awarded bat
tie stars and ribbons He has been
sent to a rest camp in Nice, France.
He has visited many famous cities
and shrines. He states that he APP
| preciates his background OF his
tory. He is also a graduate Of Ypsi-
lanti High School class Of 1912 and
was indicted in August Of 1913.
Sgt. Victor W. Shafer, Seventh
Army infantry, wounded in Ger
many in April, was awarded the
Purple Heart. He was indicted into
the Army in June, 1914 and went
overseas in December Of the same
year. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. virgil Shafer, 2Sl1 Merrill
Ave, and the husband OF Kathryn
and father Of James Shafer, living
in Pittsfield Village.
Thomas Tate, in the United
States Marine service, is spending
his 30 day leave with his family
after serving seven and one half
months on a hospital ship in the
| Southwest Pacific.
Mrs. Robert W. Miller, the fo-
mer Elizabeth Burtis OF this city,
received a V.m~d letter from her
husband, Staff sgt. Miller. The let
ter was dated May 1 and stated
that the was now an ex-prisoner
of war and is in good health. He
also stated that he expects to be
home in about a month or sooner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Cooper, Ged-
des Road. received word today that
their son, Robert, had been wound.
ed in a battle on Okinawa. The
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