The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-24

graduate OF the class OF 1871, Ypsi.
lsnti High School.
Mrs. Bessie Ensign has received
word from her son, Robert Ensign
S nc who is stationed somewhere
in the South Pacific that he wants
to thank the Goodfellows for their
kind remembrance at Christmas
He says it really makes a fellow
feel good to think that the folks
back home think OF them.
T/S william c. Ely is counting
his years in service by the Christ
mas gifts sent by the Goodfellows.
That received this year was his
third. He Is stationed in Italy.
Captain Henry d. Lawrence, Jr..
son OF Henry ID. Lawrence OF 32l
Z. Michigan Ave. is home on a
so day furlough from Italy. Captain
Lawrence will return TO Italy when
his 80 days are up. He has cam
paign ribbons for participating in
six major campaigns, North Africa.
Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Italy and
France. He also has a ribbon for
pre-Pearl Harbor service. He en-
tered the Army Air Corps June 80,
1941, and is with the supply and
repair division. He went overseas
in August. 1912.
Pvt. James r .Hornbeck says that
his experiences since coming to
Italy are not OF the nature to war
rant any great amount of interest.
However, Pvt. Hornbeck has spent
q days in Anzio and for seven
months, he was in an Army Postal
Unit as a mail clerk. At present he
is assigned to the Military Police.
He says that the people OF Italy
have been deprived OF the greater
part OF their possessions and that
they depend upon the Allied Mill
tary Government for the things
they need TO eat and wear. An in
teresting item in his letter states
that prices are extremely high,
as eggs, for example, are fifty to
sixty-five cents apiece. Reason be-
ing, believe, Is that poultry has
been consumed instead OF waiting
for egg LAYING"
Pfc. Robert Sharp is spending a
30-day furlough with his wife and
family. He entered the armed serv-
ices in April, 1870. and had his
basic training at Fort Lewis, Wash
ington. He left for overseas duty
in January 1913 with the combat
engineers in the first army. He
saw service in France, Belgium,
Holland, and at Aachen.
A/C Richard A. Schaab has been
transferred from Kingman Army
Air Base, Kingman, Ariz., to Carls-
bad, New Mexico, where he will
take advanced mountaineering.
A welcome home party was given
for Frederick ]. White, fireman
&c. at his home at 1144 Maplewood
Ave. Friday evening. Forty guests
enjoyed cards and dancing and re-
freshments of coffee and sandwich
es. A purse OF money was presented
to him.
Pvt. George l.. Black, Jr., son OF
Mrs. Marjorie s. Black, Normal ST.
is in France with Gen. Pattons
Third Army and underwent minor
operation on his eye in an advanced
hospital.
Lieut.. and Mrs. y. T. Absrcrom-
bic who have been spending nearly
a month with Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Abercromble. left Saturday for
Miami Beach, Fla. where Lieut..
Abercrombie will await assignment.
Mrs. Charles Delano has returned
from a months visit TO her son'ln-
law and daughter Lieut.. and Mrs.
Robert Hagen and their infant SON.
David Lee Hagen, at Las Vegas,
Nevada.
Pvt Robert +. Dieter. writing his
thanks for the Goodfellows holiday
remembrance, adds. Il hope the
people Of America will realize the
sooner they stop striking the soon
er the war will be over II they
would only realize what II means
to go without"