The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-12

enth Naval District, Ensign Fuh
ford had been attending Commune
ications School at Harvard for
three months. IL
Capt. Arthur T.. Ferguson ar.
rived home on 21-day furlough,s
Tuesday, after two years as a PISS
pilot in the South Pacific. His par.
ents met him in Ann Arbor. He n
TO report next to Santa Ana, CAN
Pfc Eugene Armstrong who ID
stationed in San Francisco 81
home on a l5.day furlough with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Robert
Armstrong, Stony Creek Rd.
1t. James r. Weir of the Trans
portation Division at Camp ShankA
n. Y, is spending a few days leave
with his parents, Mr., and Mrs r.
A. Weir.
Miss Lucille Lonskey has heard
from Pfc. Scott Jewell on a South
Pacific Island. Pfc. jewell has been
placed in charge OF the musical
arrangements for his company. lie
has recruited fiveupiece orchestra
consisting of a mandolin (played
by Pfc. JEWELL. two guitars, bass
viol, and accordion. One guitar
player was formerly connected
with the orchestra Of Xavier Cugat.
Christmas eve the orchestra play
ed al an Officers party. Christmas
an simplifying system was set UP in
a mess hall and the orchestra con-
tributed Christmas carols and mu-
sic during the Christmas dinner ell
joyed by the men. The orchestra
and its simplifying equipment
moved to four different mess halls
during a two-hour period so that
they could entertain as many men
as possible during their Christmas
dinner.
Pfc. Jewell says that 'it was
worth the trouble as everyone
seemed to enjoy it-some OF the
men even followed us from mess
hall to mess hall"
The orchestra tnsG finished the
day by playing again in the eye
ming at a Battalion party.
Music seems 10 be quite an inn
portant part OF morale building as
the officers are quite eager that
the men have the use of their mu-
steal instruments. Pfc. Jewell was
allowed to take his mandolin over
seas by sending II with the kitchen
equipment. II was necessary that
he dispose OF it before going into
combat, but since then his COM
mandng officer authorized a Sec
ond one be sent to him since it
exceeded the five pound limita-
| ton.
Alderman Fremont Peterson, Jr.,
received letter this week from
lis son, Calvin, RDM in radar, SIC,
that he is we'll and still In China
!
Mr. and Mrs. John Harris have
received word that their son Pic.
| Thomas Lawson has received the
| Purple Heart for wounds received
/ IN the tlSntllS dIOuHu MtNH' ~
was in General Patton's Third
| Army and has been in the hospital
for over a month. They have re-
ceived many interesting letters
about his experiences and about
the people and conditions in France.
! He spent Christmas in an Army
hospital in France and has the
highest praise for the doctors and
nurses there, saying that the medi-
cal treatment is of the very best.
The food is the best obtainable and
cooked very we'll and living eondi-
! lions. while they have been in large
hospital tents. have been especially
| good. warm and comfortable.
Pvt. Ray fowler arrived home
/ Wednesday evening from Camp
Fannin,, Texas, called by the seri-
Gus illness OF his daughter Sharon
Ann who was taken to Boyer Hos.
/ pital Sunday evening with an acute
case OF ncphitis or kidney infec.
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