The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-26
Service Briefs

widows, and other relatives
Consult Bsyard Buehen, dlree
tor Council OF Veterans At
fairs, American Lsalon Home,
III 8. Huron St., YpsIIsntl.
MMOM &c Clair Simons has
been transferred to San Pedro. Cal.
where his wife has Joined him. Tn
I'll recently they have been at Key
West. Fla.
1t Alfred Burrell. who IL sta.
toned at lie Shima, Japan, when
given a three day furlough. flew to
Manila where his brother. Sgt
Wesley Burrell. is stationed.
Mrs. Elva Driescher has received
word from her son. SfSgt. Frank
Driescher that he has been sent
from Miami. Fla. to Camp Stone
man. Cal. S/Sgt. Drlescher was
captured in the Belgian bulge and
spent six months in German prison
camps. He was allowed a long fur.
Tough at home and then sent TO
Miami. According TO the record he
had 70 points, more than enough
for discharge, but at Miami, the
rating was changed so he was al
lowed only IS points. Mrs. Driesch-
er's younger son, Pvt. Gerald
Driescher, arrived in LuEon, Sun.
day. He was on the naval comman.
der's flagship and wrote that they
had wonderful food and many ad.
vantages. They are living in a big
tent colony now and he likes all
but the rain.
Pfc. Russell Lawrence is still
flying supplies over the hump from
India to China, but now with the
other ATC group after unloading,
takes on Chinese troops TO trans.
port to Shanghai The troops in
Shanghai are mostly Chinese and
japanese and the Americans are
instructed to leave that city as soon
as possible. He has accumulated
more flying hours, over 700 in all.
but still has many supplies to fly
over to China.
Ships service man, second class,
Forrest Wayne Ashby, 302 W.
Cross st. is serving aboard the
USS Lackawanna, a fleet oiler.
This ship has fueled nearly 400
ships at sea in the Pacific area.
The following local men have re-
ceived army discharges from the
Fort Sheridan and Camp Grant
Separation Centers: Pfc. Calvin c.
Mowrer, 107 lakewood St, Pvt
Richard Dapprich, ia f. Park
Ave, Sgt. Nelson c. Waterbury, 20b
River ST., and Sgt, Thomas L. Argo,
2059 Mckinley. all OF Ypsilanti.
also IT'S Harold G. Woodmansee,
l23 ". Lake St., South Lyon.
T/5 Gordon A. Bowman, 81 Cen
ter St, and ia Woodrow Hanson,
SIS S. Huron St, have received 30
day Burroughs after returning from
overseas.
Edward L. Steele. Air Corps. 1898
Prospect ST., has served in the
European Theater Of War for one
year and ten months as an aerial
gunner. He wears the Air medal
with three oak leaf clusters and
the purple heart. He has total OF
81 points.
Pfc George Richards has been
transferred to the MP 23rd Corps
stationed in Germany.
Mrs. Nellie Wright, 226 n. Sum-
nit ST.. received word from her
son, Sgt. Robert Wright, that he
arrived in the States after three
years service in the Pacific. He Is
awaiting transportation home from
the Pacific coast. Sgt Wrights
wife. Geraldine, lives in Kalama'
ZOO.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Evans have
received word from their son Jack,
in charge Of the weather and COM
munications station at Port Spence,
of the coast OF Alaska in the Behr-
ing Sea, saying that he has been
advanced to sergeant. He has been
in the service three years.
Mrs. Ross Hall has received
word from her son Sgt. Richard r.
Hall saying that he has been award
ed a bronze star medal for opera
tions against the enemy. the &C
companying citation reads, For
serving with honor and distinction
while participating in front line
combat and while in direct contact
with the enemy during the period
from Aug, Is, 1914 TO May s, l945
in France and Germany" II Is
signed John Z. Dahlquist, major
general, u. S. Army Command. Sgt.
Hall is at Marseilles being pro-
cessed for transportation home and
will sail with the Tenth Armored
Division In october.