The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-26
Service Briefs

Michigan Ave, has been promoted
10 private first class at a 18th AAF
base in southern Italy, where he Is
an aircraft mechanic with a B-24
Liberator bombardment group.
The group, OF which he is mem.
Der, is currently engaged in boomb-
ing Nazi war industries and rail
communications targets in north
ern Italy, southern Germany, Aus
tria and parts OF Yugoslayia.
In the service two years. Pfc,
swanson received specialized train.
ing at the Keesler Field. Miss, air-
craft mechanics school and the
Army B24 school at Willow Run.
He has been overseas nine
months, and ia authorized 10 wear
the European-African-Middle East
ern theater ribbon with three cam.
psign stars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Caulkins
. have received word from their
daughter.in.law. Mrs. Dane CaulS'
ms. Fayette. O., saying that she
had received word from the War
Department informing her that
her husband, Sgt. Dane Caulkins,
has been missing in action since
Jan. %.
Sgt. Caulkins, radio and wire man
in the Seventh Army, third division,
in France, was indicted into the
infantry Feb. 10, 194S. He received
his basic training at Camp Wheel
err, Ga, and without a furlough, he
was sent overseas to n. Africa,
then 10 Sicily where he first saw
action. He was wounded in Sicily
and sent back 10 \. Africa for fou.
months. He was then sent in re-
placement unit at the Anzlo beach
head. He was hospitalized twice in
Italy. and while there received the
Purple Heart and silver star for
gallantry in action. He has been in
southern France with the invading
troops since Aug. 10.
Sgt. John S. Kerr, member OF the
Eth Armored Divisions engineer
battalion and son OF Mrs. S. f..
Kerr. 125 College Place, has been
awarded the Bronze Star Medal for
merltorious service in action on
the Western Front.
He was cited for his work in To-
caring and obtaining complete IN,
| formation on an enemy minetleid
while under enemy machine gun
! fire.
/ Sgt Doyle w. Woodruff, husband
of Mrs. Onie Woodruff, 81 Wash
tenaw Ave, has been graduated
from the AAF Training Commands
aircraft radio mechanics school at
Truax Field where he studied the
servicing OF radio equipment used
on L. 5. bombers and fighter planes
it was announced today by the post
commander.
To Darwin C. Noungs, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt loungs, 9O95
Ruron River Dr.. has received the
Golden yellow wreath insignia
awarded to members OF a unit re-
Ceiying the Meritorious Unit
Plaque. The insignia is given in
recognition Of the individual sol
dier's contribution to his uniti's sue
cess and is worn on the right
sleeve. He is serving in France.
Private First Glass Joseph A.
Baclswski, husband OF Mrs. Mar
jorie A. Baclawski, OF 116 North
Washington St, has been awarded
the Combat Infantryman Badge. He
is with the Seventh Army in
France. This badge is awarded for
satisfactory performance Of duty in
ground combat against the enemy,
and entities the soldier to- $40 per
month additional pay.
Mrs. Robert Lister received tel
ephone message Sunday from her
brother, Lieut.. Martin Hensley, for.
merly OF this city. telling her that
he has been graduated as Para
trooper and is spending his 20-day
furlough with his brother in Calu-
met. Lieut.. Hensley was first with
the medical department and spent
twenty-one months in the Aleutians
before returning to the States for
training as paratrooper. He ex
poets TO marry Miss Dorothy Piche
Detroit. formerly OF Calumet and
now visiting at Mason, Mich, the
last OF this week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lister and daughter Roberta May
will leave for Calumet Wednesday
to attend the wedding. Lieut.. Hens
ley has been ordered TO go to Little
Rock, Ark, for further training
and his bride will accompany him
Cpl. August Parisot, formerly OF
Calumet and Ypsilanti and now in
Italy. has been promoted to ser
geant.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. l.. Gable have
received a letter from their son
Sgt. Gordon Gable, turret gunner
on an Army airplase, who was
wounded by flax in the shoulder or
his first mission from England -ovei
Germany two months ago, saying
that he has recovered and been re
lea sed from the hospital in England
and sent to the pool where men re
leased from disqualification ar,
placed 10 be drawn for further sery
Ice. When wounded his crew
brought him directly back to his
base in England where he remained
some time and then was trans
ferred TO another hospital, where
there were three American nurses
| A.. fg.a. A,,arfcap wompu he had