The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-03
Service Briefs

VETERANS BENEFITS
Scores Of special benefits are
available for war veterans,
widows. and other relatives.
Consult Bsyard Buehen. dlree.
tor Council Of Veterans A..
fairs, American Legion Home,
III s Huron St.. Ypsllantl.
Pfc. Lester NJ. Dupert. 1922 Nc.
kinley St, and Pc. Henry d.
Rouse, 14t0 Holmes Rd., received
discharges from Fort Sheridan, IL
hnois, December 81. 1si6.
Corporal Harold ]. Hill. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hill, 226 n.
Prospect St., returned Wednesday
10 Fort Sheridan, H.. after spend.
ing a Christmas furlough with rel.
atiyes here.
Eugene Barnes. Seaman First
Glass, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Barnes. is home from the Pacific
on a 80 day leave. He served Tor
several months on the light cruiser
Atlanta, which was attached 10
Adm. Halsey's Third Fleet. Staff
Sgt. Royce Barnes is also home on
a 80 day turlough. He has re-en-
listed TO go TO Germany 10 the Ar
my Of Occupation.
Fireman First Class Daryl Cham.
berlain, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Duane
Cham berlain. N. Hamilton ST., left
early :his week for Baltimore, after
a vacation leave spent with his par
ents. Fireman Chamberlain has
shipped on the SIS. Donald W.
Balm for Denmark and Sweden.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Norman
have received a letter from their
son TIA Robert Norman enclosing
a picture OF the Dai Ich Bldg, in
Tokyo. This building with its black
marble floors is one OF many mod.
ern looking buildings in Japan and
II is In this building that General
MacArthur's headquarters are 10.
Gated. TIA Norman Il on the Head
quarters Staff In Tokyo. Word was
received during the holidays from
George B. Norman. Jr.. who has
served for many months in the
Pacific Theater that he has been
transferred from Saipan 10 Guam
where he is attached to the Medi.
cal Supply Depot. A third son TIA
Jerry Norman has recently been
transferred from Baltimore. Md. to
Army Investigation, Fort Bragg, n.
c.
Cpl. Terry Snidecor received his
honorable discharge from the Army
at Camp Atterbury. Indiana, on De
cember 2s. Cpl. Snidecor served 80
months in the Army, % months in
Europe. Mr.. Snidecor was a mem.
her OF the Headquarters Battery
ass Parachute Field Artillery Bat.
TALON OF the send Airborne Divi-
sion, The S2nd Airborne fought with
all the armies on the western front.
The last assignment was with the
British in the crossing OF the Elbe
River Soon after the crossing OF
the Elbe his group met the Rus.
SLAMS.
Mr.. Snidecor was with the Army
OF Occupation in the American sec
tor OF Berlin from August Z, l945,
10 November II. 1915. From Berlin
he started the journey back to the
States. Mr.. Snidecor Is wearing his
Good Conduct Medal, European
Theater OF Operations Ribbon,
World War II Victory Medal, four
battle stars including Normandy.
Ardens. Rhine, and Central Eur
ope. He also possesses Presiden-
tial Unit Citation.
Mr.. Snidecor has two foreign
awards. The Belgian Fourragere,
1910. and the Netherlands Orange
Lanyard. which is the highest
Dutch award.
Mr.. Snidecor Ia at the home OF
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. D.
Snidecor. 616 Washtenaw Ave.
He has made no immediate plans
for the future.
Mrs. Dudley Holmes. s. Huron
St, is leaving Friday for Chicago
where she will meet her husband,
1t Dudley Holmes who arrived in
San Francisco early this week from
the Pacific. Ii. Holmes has been
stationed on Okinawa for the past
year. He will report 10 Great
Lakes. H., for discharge and will
return home with Mrs. Holmes next
week.