The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-15
Service Briefs

VETERANS BENEFITS
Scores Of special benefits are
available for war veterans,
widows, and other relatives
Consult Bayard Buehen. dlree-
tor Council OF Veterans At
tI7 8. Huron St.. Ypsliantl.
fairs, American Legion Home.
The following were discharged
from the Armed Services during
the week ending Oct. 10: Army and
Army Air Corps: Calvin c. Mowr.
er, l07 lakewood Blvd: Harry T.
Clark, 400 Clark Rd.; Donald NJ.
Wood, is N. Huron St.; Richard
Dapprich, ia E. Park St.; Navy
and Navy Air Corps: Raymond G.
Kingston. 1870 N. Congress ST.;
Robert C. Flanders, 312 Garland
ST.; Charles ]. Titlow, 10 W. Mich.
igan Ave; John S. Wilson, 1921 S.
Congress St.; william B. Thomp-
son, q Z. Michigan Ave-; Bill
Lee Edmonds, 1856 Danvers CT;
Glenn ]. Hart, ia N. Hamilton ST.;
Clark L. Reid. sos E. Forest Ave-;
Waves, Doris NJ. Med, 62S ~.
Adams St.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judson King have
received word from their son T/5
Judson King, saying that he Is at
a separation center on the island
Abak, In the Aleutians. He said
that IL of the boys are living in
hut awaiting transportation home.
He expects to arrive here before
Christmas.
Gilbert T. Barnes, S &c, USN.
arrived at the home OF his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Barnes. Satur-
day, to spend hts nine day leave. He
has completed his boot training at
the U. 8. Naval Training Station,
Great Lakes, ILL.,, where he was a
member Of the Dist Regiment
Band He will return TO Great
Lakes for further assignment.
Capt. Keith l.. Glmson. los N.
Hamilton St., received his dis
charge from the Air Force after
serving In the European Thea:er
as a pilot. Prior to entry into serv-
ice he was employed at McEnnan
Airport. He wears the ETC ribbon
with four battle stars; the Ar
Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters.
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First Lieut.. Joseph P. Shames,
after almost three years OF military
service. spent ten months in Euro
pean theater, and has been honor
ably relieved from active duty with
the Army Air Forces. He wears
the Air Medal with three oak leaf
clusters, the Purple Heart, and
Distinguished Flying Cross. His
wife and daughter reside at 1902
Grant st.
ABM sc Floyd R. Kirk, 1883
East lawn Ave. and CSF Ray A.
Smith, 215 s. Prospect St., have
received their discharges from the
Great Lakes Naval Separation Cen
ter.
Clyde F. Mehl, water tender sec
ond class, USNR, has been given a
letter Of commentator and the
authorization to wear the Common
dalton Ribbon. in a ceremony
aboard the destroyer, USS Van
Valkenburgh, FOR excellen. serv-
ice ir the line OF his duty on April
/, 1945," Commanding Officer Alex
ander b. Coke. Jr., made the pres
entation.
Pfc. Charles f. Wood, Is N.
huron St, a patient at Percy Jones
Hospital. was honorably dis
charged from the Army Oct. 9. He
entered the Army in 1912 and
served in the Philippine campaign.
Pvt. LaVerne A. Pearson, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Pearson, 1891
Senator Ave, Detroit, and husband
OF Mrs. Pauline Pearson. TO w
Michigan Ave-, currently stationed
at the redistribution station, where
he will spend two weeks before re
porting to his new assignment II
the United States. Pvt. Pearson
recently returned to the United
States after serving eight months
in France as a machine gunner II
the infantry. He wears the Euro
pean campaign ribbon with onc
star, Good Conduct Ribbon anC
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Clus
ter.
The following local men received
their Army discharges recently
T/5 Stephen f. Fish, 47741 Harrii
Rd., Belleville, Sgt. George A. Sui
Ivan, 4410 Tyler Rd., Belleyille
Pfc. Warren G. Moncrieft, 1000,
Martinville Rd., Belleyille; ~
William c. Ely, 416 Perrin St. Pfc
Johnnie Williams, 307 Harriet ST
and T/Sgt. william l.. Coxcord
$40 River St., all OF Ypsilanu.
Pfc. Joseph Britton spent tn
week end with his wife and younI
son at their Ypsilanti home. Pic
Britton Is convalescing at the Per
cy Jones Hospital.
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