The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-18

VETERANS BENEFITS -
Scores Of special benefits are
available for war veterans,
widows, and other relatives.
Consult bsyard Buehen, dlree-
tor Council Of Veterans A..
fairs, American Legion Home.
III s. Huron St., Ypsilantl.
Telephone 7oe.
A combination family gathering
and farewell party for Sgt. and
Mrs. Charles II. Cheesman was
given at the home OF his sister,
Mrs. Thomas Harvey. 3lS Oak s..
Sgt. Cheesman will terminate his
80 day furiough when he leaves for
Hot Springs, Ark. Thursday. His
wife will remain at home In Ann
Arbor. where she is employed.
Those present were his father.
c. ID. Cheesman, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Foss, Mr.. and Mrs. Claude San
:ord, Mr.. and Mrs. Eta Grabow
and daughter. all Ypsilanti; Mr..
and Mrs. Glen Cnode and daugh-
tiers, Ford Wiueland, George Waltz
ers, Miss Betty Wrinkle. and Miss
Ann Wrinkle. Mr.. and Mrs. Tavern
Kramer and son, Milan; Miss La.
Won Wrinkle. Grass Lake. and Mr..
and Mrs. Clifford Wolf, Toledo,
Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley d. SanderIon.
Glastonbury ST., Detroit, are TAX
ing their vacation in Los Angeles.
Cal, with their son and wife. He
has been given = furlough Of ten
days before going overseas. st.
Sgt. Wiley d. Sanderson, Jr,, has
been in service four years having
been an instructor In flying at diff
tsrent camps in California and Ari-
zona He is now taking training at
Shepherd Field, Wichita Falls,
Texas, but in a few weeks will be
sent overseas to take charge OF a
flying field on some island In the
Pacific.
Pfc. Glenn r. Merrill. Willis. and
Pvt. Norris v. Adams, Bellevtlle,
have been awarded purple hearts
for wounds sustained while par.
ticipating In the conquest OF Two
Jima.
President Harry Truman today
had nominated Captain Ellis Reed
Hill, Bslieville, Mich, to the rank
OF commodore In the U. s. Coast
Guard.
T/SEt. Jerome A. Lamb Is taking
part In . physical education pro-
gram for Filipino schoo! children
which 10 under the direction o. the
+lst Infantry Division. T/Sgt. Lamb.
who was q former net man at the
University Of Michigan, is In charge
Of the tennis instruction.
Captain and Mrs. Richard l..
Kruse have left for Miami, Fla,
where Captain Kruse will take
position with the Pan-American
Always.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Campbell, after
nine weeks o. waiting, have re-
ceived two letters from their son,
F. 1/C Arthur B. Campbell, U.S.N',
who Is on an LIST. boat In the
South Pacific, saying that he has
lust received his Christmas pack
ages, mailed the latter part OF Sep
TENDER. Included In one package
was his wrist watch, which arrived
In excellent condition. He had 20
letters from his parents. In his let
ter home, he said that he has been
in two invasions. He inclosed a pic.
ture he had taken at Leyte, in the
Philippines, five months ago.. show
ing a laughing group Of sailors
wearing the Filipinos' big, broad
brimmed hats, and the native:
wearing the sailors hats.
Recently promoted to Tech Ser
geant in the Philippines is William
L. Coxford, son OF Mr.. and Mrs
John A. Coxford, $40 North River
st. He In q radio mechanic with
the Fifth Air Force Fighter Com
mand's 8th group. which has more
than 100 enemy planes to its cred
Il. He was indicted into the Army
on May 10, 1912 and sent overseas
on July 70, 1912. He has five cam
paign stars together with the Pres
idential Unit citation his OUTFIT re-
cetved for the Papuan Campaign.
His brother. Pfc. John A. Coxford,
Jr., ID serving in ordnance with the
Ninth Army in Europe.
Tech. 4 Gerald E. Woodruff, 6la
st. Johns st., has been awarded
the combat infantryman badge for
satisfactory performance OF duty
In ground combat against the enc
my. He is the son OF Mrs. Mabel
woodruff, Route /, Avada, Ohio.
Pfc. Frank e. Richard is now
stationed at Camp Atlanta in north
eastern France, a member OF the
first ETC armored division to be
ordered to the Pacific. He served
with the 18th Armored Division In
the Battle Of the Ruhr Pocket and
in the drive through Bavaria into
Austria. He holds the Combat IN
fantrymen's Badge and ETC rio'
bon with two battle stars. His wlfe
lives at 7S4 Davis st.
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