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

Pvt. Martha Colburn, who is sta.
toned at Mitchell Field, L. l.. came
Monday night to spend her 10 day
furlough at the home OF her par.
ents. Rev. and Mrs. Harvey Col
burn.
Among the young men to win
their coveted silver bombardier
wings in Childress Army Air Field,
Childress. Texas, was Ffo Harold
G. Campbell, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. H. Campbell, SOC E. Cross St.
Herbert Schock, Sr., has returned
from a weeks visit with his son.
Pvt. Herbert schock, Jr., Co. C, PA
Bn.. at Camp Banding, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Wellbrook
have received word OF the promo
ton OF their son-in-law, Staff Ser
geant Russell NJ. Akans 10 Techni.
cal Sergeant. Mrs. Akans has been
with her husband at Santa Ana,
Calf, for the last seven months.
Word has been received that Sgt.
Harry o. Gilbert, son OF Mrs. Neva
Hainer, is in hospital somewhere
in Italy. He has trench foot.
Pvt. J. Thomas Reader, engin.
eer, 10, who is reported as missing
in action in Belgium, Dec 81, is the
son OF MIR. and Mrs. Joseph T.
Reader, Crosse Pointe, a grandson
of Joseph Reader, formerly OF Ypsi-
lanu and granddaughter OF Bert
and William Reader of this city. lie
is a graduate OF the Crosse Pointe
High School. had spent two years
in the University OF Michigan and
had been two years overseas. His
brother, Cpl. James Reader, is in
the AAF overseas.
Pfc. Eugene KneuYe on the west
ern front has been fighting with
one OF the most famous fighting
divisions, the Fighting First" for
10 months. He says. 1T was one OF
the divisions to make the initial
assault of the invasion OF North
Africa. | was assigned to 1t in
Africa. We hit the beaches OF Sicily
on D-Day. We fought several major
battles during the SO days in which
We liberated the island. We also
led the spearhead OF the assault OF
the beaches OF Normandy. From
there on we have been in contact
with the enemy all through France.
Pfc. Kneuve was one OF the Fight
ing First" who captured Aachen.
1--WE have had pretty tough going
at times, but every time we beat
the enemy back with heavy losses"
s Sgt Don E. Smith, upon being
to pull back to his own
lines. started back and found Jer-
rles between him and the Allied
lines. The Allied line decided that
he wasn't going to get back and
opened up with everything" We
hit the ground and sweated It out
for over an hour and there were
plenty of prayers said that hour.
Finally the ferries pulled back and
| waited for quite while and then
went through and reported to the
commander. He was sure
to see us. But he wasn't
half as sursprised to see us as we
were to see him." We're sure that
this is but one OF many such excit-
ing and dangerous moments S/Sgt-
Don E. Smith has encountered.
FLO Mahlon r. Ellis, Jr. (Bud|
has been transferred to George
Field. Lawrenceville, Illinois, from
LOurinburg. Maxton County air
Base. Maxton. y. c. He is now with
the Ferry Command. En- route 10
his new base he visited his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. r. Ellis, Sr, for 20
hours.
It. Orvllla NJ. Colby adds to thu
list OF many thank yous" Good
fellows have received from meu
and women in service.
Keith 3. Ford, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl w. Ford, 535 limerick
St. who left here for Great Lakes
December Z, 1914, has been trans
ferred to Camp Endicott, Rhode Is
land construction battalion train.
in station.