The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-13

idan. ILL.,, spent the week end with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Downing. Geddes Rid.
Major and Mrs. G. +. Seeley and
daughter. Diane, are spending ten
days here with Mrs. Seeley's moth
or. Mrs. Richard Bentley. $40 W.
Cross St. Major Seeley is pos. en-
gineer at Camp Grant, Ill.
Wilton r. Ward, 7O5 Pearl ST.;
George b. Moorman. Jr., 500 Pleas
ant Drive; Donald Gilbert, 1921
+. Cross St. Noel c. Speer. sos
Pearl ST.; and Frederick C. Katon.
Jr.. 1929 Washtenaw Ave. we're
discharged from the Fort Sheridan
separation center February gil.
Richard F. Harner, 309 n. Huron
ST.; Elmer l.. Rohde. Gen. Del;
and Walter Moore. 1886 Ridge
Rd.; were discharged at the After
bury separation center. February ?
and 10. Richard NJ. Daimler. 1901 r.
Michigan Ave, was discharged al
the Great Lakes separation center.
February 8.
Fremont J. Lobbestael, 1881
Ridge Rd, Is one OF l112 Navy vet
Grams who returned to the States
for discharge aboard the U.S.S,
Grafton, an attack transport OF the
Magic Carpet" fleet.
Wave Mary Battelle, SP (T) 2 c,
who has been home from Glenview,
ILL.,. Naval Base for a short visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Battelle, has had two guests,
Wave Marilyn Streaming. sP (T)
SIC, OF Oak Park, H., and Wave
Gene Yehle, SIP (T) &c OF syria.
cuse, N. Y. who are both stationed
at the Glenview Base. They were
all here for the wedding OF Fran
ces Ann Erickson and Leonard Ed.
ward Geiser Saturday.
Gerald Williams received his dis
charge from Camp Mccoy. Wis,
Jan. II and has returned 10 make
his home here. He was In the serv-
ice three years and served with the
combat engineers in the Pacific.
His brother, Merle williams, who
was In the Navy submarines, re-
ceived his discharge. Jan. 3. He wass
in the service almost two years
participating In the first invasion OF
Africa. then went on TO the Pa
ciflc. He Is making his home in Mas
sachusetts.
Joseph Pray, after three years Of
war service. has returned TO his for
mer position at the University of
Oklahoma In n recent letter to his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Pray,
he stated that the winter term OPP
ened with an enrolment Of 7,00o
veterans. bringing the total number
OF students up TO 5000. He says
that his classes are large, and that
the one in U. 8. Government lists
66 students.
Lloyd VI. Schultz. ON 2/C. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Schultz, ssS
Sheridan Ave. arrived homo Tves-
day. He recently returned TO the
United States after serving II
months overseas, He was dis
charged at the Great Lakes Separa-
ton Center.
He entered the service January
s, 1913, and received one year OF
training in the Naval Air Corps
and 16 weeks training In the Class
A Quartermaster Service School,
Great Lakes.
His duties aboard an LIST took
him to New Hebrides, New Guinea. :
the Admiralty Islands. Philippine
Islands, Dutch East Indies, Korea,
China, and Japan.
Since September. he has been
transferring prisoners and civilians
from Korea and China to Sasebo.
Japan. His ship is at the Yokohama
naval base being decommissionsd'
Mr.. Schultz was awarded the Amer
lean Theater ribbon, the Asistic-
Pacific ribbon with one Bronze star,
the Philippine Liberation ribbon,
with a Bronze Star. the Naval Good
Conduct ribbon. and the Victory
ribbon.
Pvt. William Downing who has
been spending a short furlougb
with his patents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Downing, Geddes Road, has re-
turned TO Fort Sheridan, al.