The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-16
Service Briefs

Pfc. Harold R. Porter. IFS College
Place, is with the 10th Evacuation
Hospital with the Sixth Army in
Europe. Although his unit is com
paratively new, it is matching rec
ords with some OF the oldest units
in the Seventh Army.
Mrs. Hazel Pierce has received
an interesting letter. dated Jan. 5,
from her son, T/5 Reade s. Pierce,
who is member OF a band some
where in Germany. He states that
he had just received his second
Christmas box, which to his delight
contained the knife he had asked
for (the other men who had sent
home for knives learned that they
could not be had) and the box OF
candles which are invaluable as
they furnish their only light after
dark. He especially enjoyed the
tuna fish and candy. He says ev-
eryone laughed at the three little
books In the box. but decided they
were meant for the poor little kids
he had told about in Holland.
Where he is now most civilians
have left or make themselves
mighty scarce. He says the place
they are now in shows the effects
OF fierce fighting. His group OF four
f;ra r,aAtA1 tnAn hnnda ~ fnNar
apartments. each with private
entrance. The upper floor had been
shelled off but they have fair quar-
tiers below. Luckily they found a
stove and equipment. After clear
ing out the broken material that
filled the rooms, they now have a
kitchen range wood or coaD, one
kitchen table, four STRAIGHTFORWARD
chairs, one mirror, one sideboard. a
wicker armchair and two bed
springs, so are quite comfortable.
Fuel is plentiful-all they have to
90 is to gather up broken furniture
In the street and cut 1t up. He
deems himself lucky to have found
a stove. His hours are: s, get up;
Sis, fix fire, ETC.; $50, breakfast;
Z, office work, tipping, filing. etc;
IL lunch; work until 3. then return
to quarters to wash and shave. till
4:30, then dinner and work till 3
or 9 p. m. He tells his Nom" not
to worry as he is in no danger and
not likely to be. T/5 Pierce had A
year OF training in Texas and went
overseas last September.
Pvt. Earnest ". Cole has re-
turned from q months overseas
in the European theater OF opera
tons on the U. S. Hospital Ship
Stafford. He is temporarily being
treated at Stark General Hospital
prior to being transferred to an
other Army hospital for definite
treatment. His home is at 1915
Willow Village. He has been award
ed the Purple Heart.
Sgt. William II. Robbins arrived
in Ypsilanti Tuesday night after
being in the South Pacific area for
the past SO SO months He Is visiting
his aunt, Mrs. walter Pierce, and
Mrs. Vina Fulton. He will remain
here until Mar. when he will re-
turn to Chicago and from there go
to Miami.
Lionel Fulton arrived Saturday
after SO months in the South Pa
cific. He Is visiting his mother,
Mrs. Vina Fulton.
Charles Henry Shaffer, seaman
first class in the Pacific theater
of war in acknowledging receipt OF
the Goodfellow Christmas remem-
brance voices the desire OF Amer
lean soldiers to return home. He
writes, 81 miss my home and the
people there. 1t sure will be great
to be back again
Robert A. warner, II, son OF Mrs.
Nettie f. Warner. col Emmett ST.,
has been graduated from a gun
ners mate training course at Great
Lakes, Ill.
Second 1t. Norris G. Wiltse, Jr..
Air Corps, has reported for duty at
selfridge Field. His home address
is SOB Washtenaw Ave, where his
parents, wife and daughter reside.
Born Jan. 81, 1922, in Ypsilanti, he
was educated here and attended
Michigan State Normal College.
Wiltse entered the Ar
my May "A, 1912. as an aviation
cadet and was commissioned Aug.