The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-07-05
WEh the Color,
CPL. JOHN p. GRIENER, "a,


a CID discharge from the army,
where he served 35 months with
the quartermaster corps. He was
% months overseas, in North Az
RIGA and Italy, and earned three
battle stars and the Good Con-
duct medal. A ST. Mary's High
School graduate of 1889, he took
a year OF post graduate work at
Mount Clemens High School,
and was employed in Detroit be-
fore donning a uniform. He is
the son Of John M. Greiner of
35 Madison avenue.
PFC HAROLD II. DeCLERK.
IS, 34740 jefferson avenue,
Mount Clemens, has arrived in
Miami, Fla, after "a months in
North Africa and Italy. Wear
ing on his blouse five battle
stars, Pvt. DeClerk. who is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward De-
Clerk, has been in service four
and half years. He served with
an Armored Division. He came
from overseas in one of the
ocean-spanning Army Transport
Command planes, among the
first 10000 returnees ATC is
flying TO the States each month.
From Miami he will be moved
by rail TO Camp Banding, Fla,
thence TO reception center
closer to home, for separation
from the service or furlough
prior to reassignment. Pvt. De-
Clerk attended parochial school
in ST. Clair Shores, and De La
Sale High school in Detroit.
RDJON Ne S, boat
SWANS mate &c, has arrived for
a Today leave with his mother.
SMrs. c. F. Jones, 205 Little
road. In service 33 months, he
is an instructor in the boot train
ing camp at Manhattan Bay. N.
Y.
FIRST 1T. WILLIAM MELMS
has arrived from ST. Petersburg,
Fla. to spend two weeks leave
with his wife and daughter Mar
tina at l40 Market street.
OLIVER CHARLES Marcoux,
apprentice seaman, who enlisted
in the Navy June l9 of this year
and is stationed at Great Lakes
Naval Training Station will cell
citrate his 18th birthday ami
versary Saturday. His parents
are Mr.. and Mrs. George SchrOe-
der, Isl Floral avenue.
CPL. LUDLOW CHASE of
98l2 Lincoln avenue, is mill
tary policeman with u S. troops
on the Riviera. He is an ex-com-
bat soldier, and with others Of
his company has won the appro-
val of vacationing GIs by
watching over their welfare
without becoming obtrusive.
FLIGHT OFFICER Jack M.
Little, son of Mrs. M. r. Little
of 129 Lincoln avenue, is under
going a short period Of intensive
indoctrination in recently devel-
oped aviation techniques at the
268th Instructors Indoctrination
Unit, Peterson Field, Colorado
Springs, Colo. Upon completion
of the course, he will be quail
fled to teach other airmen of the
Second Air Force in the new de-
velopment.
ia WERNER L. THURMAN,
who is convalescing at Percy
Jones Hospital at Fort Custer,
mad company over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Erdman of
81 South Rose street and Mrs.
Werner Thurman and children,
Werner and Sherry Ann of New
Haven went over to see him
TIA Thurman holds the GOOD
Conduct Medal. two battle stars,
As well as the Bronze Star Medal
for serving 10 months in the
South Pacific. He was indicted
into the army in February OF
1914.
A RELEASE from Sixth Army
Headquarters on Luzon reveals
that Sgt. Edward c. Cheeky
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Cheeky of 1873 South Gratiot
avenue, and husband of the for
mer Elizabeth Sabo of Route 5
risked his life TO save a wound
ed Yank. With other members
of his platoon, he crawled
through heavy underbrush and
enemy machine gun fire to ad-
minister first aid TO the man
who had been hit in the leg by a
Nip bullet. The report indicates
the prompt action saved the
mans life.
FROM the Philippines comes
news that Pvt. Lynn A. Dewitt
Of 215 North Broadway has re-
ceived the Combat Infantryman' s
Badge for action against the
Japs. He also earned the Expert
Infantrymans Badge serving in
New Guinea. He entered the
army in December. 1912.
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