The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-28
Service Briefs

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VETERANS BENEFITS
Scores OF special benefits are
available for war veterans,
widows, and other relatives.
Consult 6syard Buehen, dlree-
tor Council OF Veterans At
fairs, American Legion HONS, =.
III s. Huron St.. YpsllantL '
Pfc. Karl Klaffke has been as
signed to be instructor In the main
tenance division at Fort Knox, Ky.
Pfc. Joseph Britton, Jr, is re-
covering well from an APPENDED
tony performed at Percy Jones
Hospital Monday. He expected to
90 10 Fort Wayne Hospital. but OF.
Ulcers there notified Percy Jones
staff to send an ambulance for him
because Fort Wayne was over.
crowded. .
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Among the discharges from
Camp Grant and Fort Sheridan re-
Gently were: Sgt. John r. Hamil.
ton. 4267 Willard St, Belleville,
Pfc. Edward j. Snyr, 7Ol4 Belle
Vile Rd., Belleville. Pvt. Donald
NJ. Wood. Is n. Huron St. and r.
William D. Hornbeck. s2S L. MichS
igan Ave, both OF Ypsilanti.
Cpl. Howard (. Thorpe, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Thorpe, 1913
w. Cross St. received his honor
able discharge from the Army Sun.
day at y. Camp Hood. Texas, and
arrived home Tuesday. ~ Is spend.
ing some time with Mrs. Thorpe i.
at her home in Charlotte. Cpl.
Thorpe entered the Army in June,
1871 and received his basic train
ing at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo, in
June, 1912, he was transferred 10
Dutch Harbor In the Aleutian Is
lands, where he spent IS months.
At the time OF his arrival the JapJ
were still there and made life pretvss,
~ hazardous for a while. While at
the far northern base Cpl. Thorpe
was in charge OF a dispensary.
which he and his crew built and
fitted up. About a year ago he was
returned TO the states and sta
toned at Camp Hood, Texas. Cpl.
Thorpe wore three service ribbons
good conduct Pre-Pearl Harbor anI-'
Il l. De
star, and his honorable discharge
button. Mr.. and Mrs. Thorpe will
come to Ypsilanti this week end
for short visit with his parents.
AS for the future. Mr.. Thorpe says
first he will take a months yacs,
ton. q
NM &C Norman B. Wilson who
has been serving for the past sew
eral months with the Third Fleet
in the South Pacific, writes his pa.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy A. Wilson.
400 Florence St, that his ship, the
U.S.S. wallace L. Lind, was chosen
the flagship which took into Tokyp .
Bay. Vice Admiral John S. Me y
Cain, former commander OF famed
task force 3S, and his Successor.
Vice Admiral John II. Towers.
both OF whom were in the official
party at the Japanese surrender.
The L. s. S. Wallace L. Lind and
It's crew have participated in sew
eral major battles OF the Pacific q.
Mr. and Mrs. William Fleming
have received word from their Son.
SIS &c James Fleming saying that
he has arrived in the Marshall Is
lands.
STAFF Sgt. Robert z. Johnston.
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Leo T. John ~,
ston, 80 lakewood Ave, recently
completed a four week term AZ the
Mediterranean Theater's Univer-
sity Study Center. Florence, Italy. ,
The school, located In a beautiful I.
park on the outskirts OF Florence.
has 10 modern buildings, a swim. (
ming pool, athletic fields and rid.
ing stables. Overseas six months a
Sgt. Johnston wears the Medi.er- I
ransan thester ribbon with three /
battle stars and the Good Conduct .
ribbon.
Lieut.. 6. g. Harry Conn Of the
Coast Guard had completed his !.
course in radar at Hollywood Beach
Fla, and gone on board the shirst
TO which ne was assigned, when I
the Japs surrendered. He is be- .
lleved to have gone TO sea in the .
Atlantic area, his earlier voyages
having been in the Pacific for is .
months.
Lucien Ray Finklea, PHM &C .
writes his mother, Mrs. Ray Fink-S.
lea. from Tokyo Bay, that he feels I
highly honored TO be on the senior 4
battleship in the Pacific, but he is
looking forward to returning to his
wife and son.
1t. Arnold G. Heimerdinger and
Mrs. Heimerdinger have returned
TO Ypsilanti TO visit friends and rel.
atives after nine months in Nor
folk, Virginia. 1t. Heimerdinger, 4
test pilot, has been honorably dis
charged from the Navy.