The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-05
Service Briefs

Eugene Sylvester. stationed on
an LIST boat in the Southwest Pa.
cific has been overseas 16 months
and hopes to be home in June. In
the meantime he says I'VE are just
a happy go lucky crew which is
ready to do anything Uncle Sam
needs done" and he adds Of his
life on shipboard, The cook. That's
me, and what job | have to salts
fly SO men. But like it. Now |
know what mothers and wives
have to go through"
ia Jesse Ross, 420 S. Adams
St, in service in the Pacific theater
OF war might find some people
here ready to change places with
him. In a recent letter he says, 81
haven't seen snow since | left
Michigan two years ago. l would
appreciate seeing some snow
again
From somewhere in South Am.
erica" 1t. G. Eugene Manning says
that christmas there was as much
like it is in the States as it could
he made without cold weather and
snow. There were parties and
good food and the mail service did a
splendid job in getting our pres
ents and cards to us in time In
carrying out the true spirit OF
giving, officers and men OF this
area contributed several thousands
of dollars to purchase gifts. candy,
ice cream. and soft drinks for chill
dren OF the orphanages. Christ
mas day they helped to distribute
these things to the children" 1t.
Manning is an instructor in anti
submarine warfare.
War experiences OF Richard
Wall have led him to the belief
that men should live as brothers
and beat the tools OF war into
implements Of farming and should
enelighten mankind in heart and
soul to believe that there is a
profit in loving his neighbor." He
reached this conclusion after vari-
Gus experiences in Africa and Italy
where he is now stationed. He Wis
tied both Carthage and Vatican
City and has had many assign
ments ranging from operating a
bulldozer to his present task, that
Of trumpeter in a band.
William A. Roper, USNR. has
learned a new appreciation OF the
United States since he has been
in overseas service. He writes, I'VE
have something to fight for, a free
loving country. Everybody we meet
wants to come to the States after
this thing is over He has been
wounded once.
Leonard S. Gronic, Mo NM sc,
in the submarine service in the
Pacific, is passing away the time
between exciting naval enterprises
by writing a book. The volume will
be entitled, Sailors Of the Under
seas and he has written approx
mately $4,000 words. lie spent
both Christmas and New Years
at sea but compliments the cook
highly for having provided all the
holiday cheer possible on these oc.
casions.
Seaman nc James c. Gilbert
was awarded the bronze star for
his help in the occupation and gar
risoning OF an island located in
the Marianas group.
Seaman Gilbert is the son oil
Mrs. Neva Haner, formerly ct this
city. but now a resident Of Dear
born.
II was truly a happy New Years
DAY for Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Fergu
son, for they received telephone
call from their son, Capt. Arthur
f. Ferguson telling them that he
lad just landed in Los Angeles
Cal. after three years as a P-3S
pilot in the South Pacific area and
will reach home this week. They
also received a happy New Year
message from their other son
Fireman First Glass Donavon G
Ferguson. Shoemaker. Cal, n USNR
sailor telling them that he and his
brother, Capt. Ferguson, would gel
together TO celebrate the New Year
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson entertained
their son-in-aw, and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Glen Hilge, Ann Arbor
| New Years Day.
Lieut.. James L. Hewett OF this
city recently fooled the Japs or
the Marianas Islands. They
thought his Liberator bomber was
a friend as II came from the di
rection OF Tokyo, and lighted tbs
airport and runways. As he wal
only on a night mission lookint
for Japanese shipping, and havinl
found none up to within 300 mile'
from Tokyo, he decided to bomb al
airstrip on Two Jima. Taking hi
cue from the lighting up OF the air
port. Hewett put the Liberator init
} a gradual dive as II coming to land