The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-06-04
Service Briefs

First Lieutenant Clare w. Hawk.
er qualities for discharge from the
Army Air Forces under the point
system for the release OF war vet
srrs,y~ HTi,~Ql 6retatu h~sO~' ~ss~y
completing the RsS SsssFy process.
ing at the separation center. Fort
Sheridan, Illinois.
1t. Hawker enlisted as a cadet
In February 1912 and received his
commission In Chandler. Arizona.
In September OF the same year. A
BIT bombardier. he took part In
the Normandy invasion. During
his 16 months service in the Euro
pean theater OF operations. he was
awarded the Distinguished Flying
Cross and the Air Medal with one
silver and four bronze Oak Leaf
Clusters.
Cpl. Billy J. Sparrow's troop car
ried unit, the veteran 435th Group,
stu maintains its Flying Pipe and
Supply Line" deep into Germany
despite the cessation OF hostilities,
bringing back freed prisoners OF
war. On We day, Cpl. Sparrow's
group hastened distribution OF the
tidings by flying victory editions
Of the G. /. newspaper, Stars and
Stripes, to troops Of the Third,
Seventh, and Ninth Armies In Ger
many.
1t. Robert G. Hagen, son OF Mrs
John F. Hagen, 206 Arnet st., re.
Gently was promoted from Second
Robert o. Moorman has written
to Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Menzi,
from Manila. He found the city
in ruin and said Manila must
be reconstructed from the ground
up. He told them OF seeing motion
pictures of the siege Of Manila, and
the very building in which they
later established their headquar
ters.
Pfc. Karl Klaffke, taken prisoner
in Germany on December 10, 1874
was liberated by a Russian TANK
Unit on the first OF May. Two days
later he crossed the Elbe River and
Joined the American forces. There
a plane took him to the coast ol
France where he Is now waiting 10
come home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Moorman
909 Pleasant Drive, have received
word from their youngest son, Pvt
Robert o. Moorman, that he has
been assigned to duty In the Adju
tant Generals headquarters In Man
lila. Pvt. Norman has been in the
Philippines three months. TlS
George B. Moorman, Jr, was
shipped two months ago, with q
Medical Supply Depot Unit from
Camp Barkeley, Texas, to an island
in the Marianas. He found the Is
land well. cleared and free from
insects.
Cpl. Jerry Moorman is attending
Radio. School at Fort Jackson, s.
Carolina. A knee injury received a
Camp Hood, Texas. prevented hin
from shipping to the Europeai
theater with Richard Hall. Jerry
and Richard left Ypsilanti together
and trained together.
Wilber X. Tunnicliffe, "a, son oI
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Tunnicliffe. 96'
sherman St., Ypsilanti. has beef
promoted to lieutenant (junio
grade) USNR 1t. U.g) Tunnicliff'
has been stationed overseas the las
13 months. and is the gunnery Off
Ger aboard his present vessel. HIS
ship is a veteran OF the Normandy
invasion.
While on leave in England, 1t
U.g) Tunnicliffe met q Hometown
friend. 1t. William B. Thompson
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Thomp
son. 1t. Thompson. a graduate o
Michigan State College, Is servint
aboard an Lei Qandng craft, in
fantry).
Lieut.. U.g. Tunnicliffe is a grsdu
ate 81 Michigan State Normal Col
lege where he majored In mathe
matics. His BROTHER, Glenn M. !
in the Navq, and his sister. Ellie
beth, is q seaman. first class. (WR
U.S.N.R., stationed at Pensacola
Fla.
Everett Durham s NC and hi
family OF INLAY City, Mich, ar
spending a few days with his par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Durham
1873 Stewart st. He has Just re
turned from the South Pacific.