The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-05-19
WHITAKER
By MARTHA LEDF0RD

Sometime ago we promised you
report Of the boys In the serv-
ice from the community. AL
tbnush We have not been able
10 &, complete report. we
40 passing on TO you tho little
W have been able 10 gather.
THIS week we will give you
uri Gun 81 Cornelius Reeves,
Milton Reeves and Laddys Led
ford NeAt week we will COM
rle,e lhc TENS with Charles Al
len BRYANT, Paul Allen Thomp-
Son ara Cecil Miller. All OF
those boys would be glad to hear
from Won. so why not drop them
lnc 30 IL. them know we are
sin tbnking OF them.
Cornelius Reeves
GIL cornelius Reeves. or Cor
rs AS he is known 10 his
friend, has been in the army
serving With the l3S3nd Engineer
mc l.eeinenl fer period OF
year and month. He had his
hssie training AZ Camp Ellis.
llirois where he also made his
farh Of corporal. From Camp
Ellis tpl Reeves was sent over
seas 70 England where he has re-
NAMED MIL now. Their work.
MANLY Is Guarding German pri-
soners Of war.
Cornelias Reeves Is graduate
n Lincoln High school and be-
fore heins AIKEN into the army
was employed by the Willow
Kun Bomber Plant at ypsi-
4 ant
Mllton Rceies
Il Cpl Million Reeves. older broth
er Of Corn Ias Reeves and son
a Nr and Mrs. Cornelius Reeves
4 ~ Whiiiakef has also been in
ne army ior year and one
month. fortunately Milton and
cornelius have been able to re-
main together from the start and
hre SIN together in England.
Milton resided In Detroit. Mich
Ian Viih his wife. Betty and
mel uny daughter. Paulette. He
vas ompIoycd with the Federal
90 Nc'sl company in Detroit be-
lore nens indicted into the ar
my Tnese boys write home to
say Don't worry about writ
'ns ls news. but Just word OF
%" yoa are feeling will be APP
l'e'la'ea.' Let's not let them
Gown
ladd,> Winston Ledford
cpl lsddys W Ledford. &c.
son % Mr. and Mrs. J. n. Led
iofd Whitaker is now serving
N ''rnany whore he is work
'nS io gel supplies and clothing
70 me men in the fighting zone.
before being transferred TO Ger
many CPL Ledford was sta
uoned in Italy. From there he
Nro'r NJ had been in Naples and
hpp'e where no saw ST. Peters
'~'Aedral aud tomb. A vivid ac-
''unt OF the land laid waste by
"e nermans in that territory
",'n was given up to the al
H'a army was also described.
pA Ledford. graduate from
nai' hish school and student
ne Michigan State Normal col
~ ipsilanii for two years was
n''nc'Nd into service on Feb
"a'y TO- is45. and had his basic
u",n'ns At Camp Kearns. Utah
,"a lamp Biggs, Texas. His last
D'.oush VIZ in ls4s when he had
To-day delay en- route.
'' bFyant was hostess
- me Happy Hour club on
"sone,d"y evening, May ?. An
fashioned chicken and dump
lug dinner and delicious dessert
''"m was served. After a short
business session. the hostess was
l''N'h'ed with several hand
"s'e CUTS for her birthday.
"'s' Ora L. McCants. who is
nurse at the Eloise hospital
:. wayne has taken up resi-
s ,' on Whitaker Road. Mrs
4. has been a nurse at E,o-
hospital for eight years.
MS. a's katherine Anderson OF
a Ds'rolt Michigan spent few
cays with her sister-in-Iaw, Mrs.
n na Rcasley. She returned TO
D'.'oit Friday morning.
group OF young girls and
ttOntlnupd nm mo. 10,