The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-22

Back in Hawaii his company re
ceiyed various decorations and hi
division was reviewed by the Pres
ident. I'VE have just finished
good battle for an island in tn
Philippine group" he adds. Privat
Reichert found the Filipinos mos
grateful for rescue by the Amer'
leans and personally talked with
survivor OF the death march who
recounted atrocities OF the Japs.
He is now in Ouch New Guinea
for treatment OF the jungle 70
which he says Is an "ulcer tina
gives one bad time" He was oyeri
joyed while there to meet his BROTH
er-in-law, John Yeager. Believe
you me there isn't anything mucl
better for a GIs morale than td3
meet familiar face so many miles,
from home" he writes. He was
very pleased TO receive the Good
fellow remembrance at Christmas
time. A
From Italy Sgt. Glen GreeDs
writes, will sure be glad when !
get back to the States. A person
doesn't know when he is well Off
until he sees how some OF these PEG
pie live. The average people dress
in. rags. They have very little food
and fuel. They never will ge 4
up to standard like the folks in the
Lot -
on rations and grippe. The Italians
would be glad to get what we grippe
about"
The Silver Star has been awarded
Captain Bartholomew G.. Tenore,
Willis, P-47 Thunderbolt tighte
bomber pilot for gallantry in ac-k
tion," when he destroyed three Ger
man planes while on fighter pa
troll mission.
Cited for his action, Captain Ten.
ore demonstrated great courage
when he engaged without hesita-
ton a superior number OF enemy
aircraft. So vigorously did he press.
home his attacks that he was,
through his outstanding proficien-
cy. successful in the destruction OF
three hostile planes"
AS a member OF the famed "Pio-
neer' fighter group OF the
Ninth Air Force, coordinating air
activity with the Third Army, the
fighter pilot strates and dive-bombs
enemy installations, railroad yards
and billet areas. In a year of COM
bat operations, his unit accounted
for a record bag of $50 German
planes.
Captain Tenore, prior to entering
the USAAF in November 1943 had
been a pilot in the RCAF. His wife, J
Wanda D., resides in Willis.
Private William J. Ash, whose
wife Helen lives at 1920 Grant ST..
has been promoted to private first
class. He is an MP with the 34th
Red Bull" Division OF the Fifth
Army in Italy.
Pvt. Robert A. Hinsch. son OF
r. B. Hinsch 30S Babbitt St, has
reported to Keesler Field TO take
the Army Air Forces Training Com
mand examinations to determine
his qualifications as pre-aviation
cadet. Upon successful completion
he will be sent to the proper Army
Air Forces Training Command sta
ton to begin his training as pilot,
bombardier or navigator, depending
upon the position for which he
has been found best qualified.
Lieut.. Wallace Schrontz, 404 Bal
lard St, has left for Columbia,
South Carolina after Is day fur
Tough. He is training in an A-2e
bomber in South Carolina.
Mrs. Frank Shuda has received
word that her son, PFC Fred Shuda
is resting in hospital in the Phil
ippines.
Pfc. Charles woodward, USING.
arrived home Monday night to
spend his 30 day furlough with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Wood
ward. Pfc. woodward has been on
the Pacific since Jan. 1914. He was
accompanied home by Miss Ann
Holley, Coronado, Cal.
Cpl. Darwin Youngs was some
where in France a few hundred
Yards back OF the front lines when
he received Goodfellows Christmas
remembrance. He expressed his
gratitude to them. He said, ITS
greetings such as yours from our
many friends back home that stir
us on to keep fighting for our Just
cause
Pvt David James Kline, with the
Fifth Army in Italy said that his
Christmas was made far more
Merry by the knowledge that
the Goodfellows were kind enough
to send their greetings to him. He
says. pray with you that
through our continued efforts dur
ing the New Year We may achieve
and insure a victory that will make
the spirit OF Christmastide OF
Peace on Earth indeed reality to
all men" His duty is that OF can
noner with the field artillery. He
has had TO do considerable
amount of firing in the advance
through Italy.
Pfc. Lyle X. Nemeth somewhere
in Europe expressed his sincere
gratitude to the Goodfellows for
their remembrance at Christmas
time. He says 1T is a very line
piece of work you folks are doing
and II the other boys appreciate
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