The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-26

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When Corporal Raymond L.
Slough, "a. at left, Ypsilantl. ar
rived in Italy. he never expected
a welcoming committee, but his
friend from back home, Staff Ser
geant Laverne w. Coleman, 81, at
right was there to extend him a
hearty greeting. Coleman, son OF
Mrs. ]. C. Coleman, 1646 Holmes
Road, has been overseas since Sep
TENDER and has flown % combat
sorties. lie Is the holder OF the
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster,
won as radio operator and waist
gunner on a Liberator bomber OF
the Fifteenth Air Force. His friend
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond E.
Slough, 1908 North Prospect St. is
also a radio operator and waist
gunner and has recently flown
his first mission.
Slough was graduated from the
Ypsilsnti High School and was an
employee Of the Ford Motor Co. be-
fore his induction in September,
1912. His wife, Mrs. Helen w.
Slough, resides at 1905 Roselawn
Ave, Detroit. Coleman also was
graduated from the Ypsilsnti High
School. He was an employe Of the
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. and
has been in the service since June
1871.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Santure,
E. Michigan Ave, received a let
ter from their son, Robert, who
has been a prisoner OF war in
Germany since May 80. 1t was dat
ed Nov. 20. 1t read in part II am
well and getting a lot OF mail from
you. 1t is swell to hear how things
are going back home. | had mag
ined all sorts OF things. | am stii
on a farm. 1t isn't bad, although
don't have anything to say about
it. | am slowly learning this laH1-
guage, but it is awful hard. hope
you are all well, and | sure hope
can come home before long. God
bless you, Bob"
The youth has been in service
two years, 90 months having been
overseas. He was with the Arm
ored Infantry and taken prisoner
on the Anzio front.
Pvt. George NJ. Palmer. son OF
Mrs Iris L. Palmer, has reported
10 Keesler Field. Biloxi, Miss, from
the Army Ground Forces. Pvt. Pal
mer is stationed at the AAF Train
ing Command post awaiting reas-
signment to new military duties
Pvt Gordon 0. Wright. 1885
Golfside has received a certificate
personally signed by his command
ing general honoring him for fight
ing with the Twenty-ninth Infantry
Division from D-Day. to st. 10.
Gentry Orval Simms has been
promoted from staff sergeant to
technical sergeant He Is serving
with a general hospital in Belgium
as medical non-commissioned Off
Ger. His wife lives at 1904 Bagley
Road.
Miss Msrylee Cummings. %,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee r.
Cummings, sol y. Hamilton St,
was enrolled recently at the Naval
Training School (Yeoman-W) on
the Iowa State Teachers College
campus, Cedar Falls. Iowa.
Among those graduating from an
intensive electricians' mate training
course at recent Service Schools ex-
ercises at Great Lakes, Illinois, was
William d. Camel, Is, SO limerick
st.
Mrs. Glenn Sinkule has received
word that her husband, Pvt. Glenn
Sinkule, has received his wings
as gunner on a Bit and has also
been promoted TO the rank Of cor
poral. Cpl. Sinkule has been in
Kingman, Arizona, for the past ten
weeks.
Two service men, former Bomb
or plant workers. have been wound.
ed in action. Pvt. Stancil Mcneil
has been awarded the Purple Heart
for wounds received in Germany
Cpl. Earl X. Kapp was wounded IN
the Luxembourg area.
Mcneil was a rifleman with Pat
TONS Third Army, and kapp was
transferred to the Third Army last
month during the German often
siye.
W.T. &c Donald Brice has re-
turned to San Francisco, Cal. after
a three days visit with his parents
here and his wife and new son
lanes Robert. at Ann Arbor. lie
had applied for an extension OF his
brief leave but none coming
through, he took commercial
plane. which missed connections
in Chicago. so he took a train,
wiring his ship why he would be
late. While die was on his way, by
telegram word came here that he
had an elght-day extension, but II
vas too late 10 do him any good.