The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-30


Adams St., was honorably dis
charged at the Percy Jones Hos
pital center separation point. octo.
Der 20. He entered the Army June
rs. 1871. and served with the In.
fantry in Europe. He has been
awarded the Europesn.African.
Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon.
one bronze battle star. and the
good conduct ribbon.
Local men receiving Army dis
charges recently are Pfc Benjamin
J. Shock, 1888 Newton ST., Pfc. Her.
man J. Ludwig. 70s Ferris ST., Sgt.
Charles w. Long, 62i Monroe Ave,
from this city. and T/5 Frank ]. Pu.
rozynski. 1928 Arizona Rd.. Belle
vile.
Sgt. Everett Chappell. Jr., son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Chappell
Sr., returned to his station In Mad
ison. Wis, after a two week fur.
Tough at home.
First 1t. Lloyd c. Alban, s13
Olive ST., is home on a terminal
leave from Fort Knox, Kentucky.
after this leave he will receive his
discharge.
Sgt. Frank Berklich. son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Berklich. 52S En-.
erick St.. is to be discharged soon
at Camp Mccoy, Wis. He arrived
at San Francisco, October IS, after
As months in the South Pacific. He
has 80 points.
Pfc. Leo o. Humbarger, l24 y.
Deyonshire Rd., Ypsilanti, q patient
at Percy Jones Hospital Center was
honorably discharged from the Ar
my Oct. rs. according to Brig. Gen.
Joseph E. Bastion, center commsn-
der. He entered the Army March
80, 1914, and served with the In
fantry In European Theater of OPP
erations. Pfc. Humbarger has been
decorated with the Elropean-As.
rican-Mlddle Eastern Theater Rib.
bon with three Bronze Campaign
Stars: Good Conduct Medal: Com.
bat Infantry Badge: Presidential
Unit Citation.
Cpl. Jack d. Lawrence, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Therlo Lawrence, has
returned to his home after eighteen
months overseas. He saw action in
the Northern Solomons and the
Philippine operations. He enlisted
In the u. S. Marine Corps the thir-
teenth day OF February, 1913. Jack
received his training at San Diego
Calf. and Jacksonville, Fla. for
aircraft mechanic. He received his
honorable discharge from the Mar.
inc Wing Service, Squadron nine,
Oct. %, at Cherry Point, N. c. Jack
is a graduate OF Ypsilanu High
School and was attending Mich
igan State Normal College before
entering the Marine Corps.
h. NJ &c Raymond c. Packer and
Mrs. Packer have returned from
Chicago, where Mr.. Packer was
honorably discharged from the
Navy. He spent q months In the
Pacific area and for the last eight
months was at the Naval Air Tech
meal Training Center. S7th and
Anthony SITS. Chicago.
Serving with the occupationsl
Fifth Air Force in Japan Is Sgt.
George Stitt, AS Perrin St. and
husband OF Mrs. George Stitt, La
Jolla,. California. He has been over
seas rs months as heavy equip.
ment operator which supplies and
maintains fighters and bombers o.
the occupational air force.
Bernard B. Richards, 81, ~ "
Grove ST.. veteran OF II months
overseas duty, has been honorsoly
discharged from the Navy He mad
been attached 10 an air raid warn
ing squadron serving on Guadal-
canal and participated In opera
tons during the campaigns ior
Vella Lavella, Munda and Rendov@
Islands His parents, Mr.. and MRS.
LLOYD Richards reside here.
Kathleen A. Riesenberger. daush-
ter Of Mrs. X. d. Riesenberger, Ma
pies, N. Y, has arrived in the Pnll-
ippines to serve the armed forces
as an American Red Cross hospital
recreation worker. She was former
" employed by the war Manpowef
Commission in this city.
SiSgt. Eugene T. Mitchell. son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Mitch
ell has been honorably discharged
from the AAF Separation Base az
Lowry Field, Colorado, after sery
ing with the Army Air Forces for
period OF two years and nine
months. He was attached to the
sth Air Force and flew 80 missions
in the European Thester.