The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-25
Service Briefs

Consult bayard bucnen' olEse
tor Council Of Veterans ~.
fairs, American Legion Home
III S Huron St., YpBllanti'
Cpl. Jack D. Cheesman, United
States Marine Corps. has arrived
home after serving 50 months in
the Pacific Theater of Operations.
He is the son OF Mrs. Edith Chees-
man OF f. Ainsworth Blvd. He re-
ceived his training near San Diego
Calf. He was later transferred 10
Pearl Harbor where he was at
tached to the First Division and
went with them to the MarshallS
and Two Jima where he received
with his Division a Presidential
Citation with two stars as re
ward for outstanding valor in com
bat. Cpl. Cheesman also saw action
in Sasebo. Japan, on the Msjuro
and Palmyra Islands and on the
Island OF Canton.
While on or near these Islands ne
was able 10 take a great many In
teresting pictures and has Zine
collection OF maps and pictures OF
the troops in action. He returned
from the Pacific on the [ SIS. Leon
and was in San Diego for Christ
mas. He was discharged on Janu-
airy IS, 1916. at Great Lakes, Ill.
Orlyn Dale Whitaker. motor ma
chinist's mate, second class, zltS
Merrill Rd.. is being discharged,
after honorable service In the Navy.
at the personnel separation center.
in Little Creek, Va.
1t. and Mrs. Walter Tubbs and
heir daughter Mary Ann who were
guests OF Mrs. TubbA mother, Mrs.
Florence Leach over the holidays
are now settled in their bomc-at
Fort Mcclellan. Admission, Alabama,
where 1t. Tubbs is stationed.
Almond stichler ARM &C. son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Fitzgerald. re-
ceived his discharge from .he Nav
al Station in Chicago, Illinois, Jan
uAry /. lie "a making his home In
Toledo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Kramer, lO6
Arnet ST., have received word from
Corp. and Mrs. William J. Short
that they are leaving Tucson. AriE..
enroute to Ypsllanti. Corp. Short,
with the Eighth Army Air Force.
has been in service three years. He
Is to report to Patterson Field.
Fairfield. O.. February IS. for hts
discharge. Mrs. Short n the FORM
er Miss Pauline Kramer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis O. Lee, Doc
Wallace Blvd. went 10 Detroit ~
day TO meet their son, Seaman Firsa
Class Richard David Lee who he's
been stationed on the U.S.S. Ned
Scott at jacksonville. Fla. NsvN
Base. Seaman Lee spent few davn
In Washington on his way home
and will be in Ypsilanu for q short
time before reporting to the Crosse
lie Naval Base sor reassignmsnA
Seaman Lee had his boot train
ing at Great Lakes, ILL.,. and was
then transferred TO Norfolk, Va.
where he was assigned to the Us.
S. Neal Scott. This ship, q destroy
or escort, was named in honor Of
Ensign Neal Scott Of Rome, Geor-
Eia. who lost his life In the South
Pacific, and after being commits
stoned WAS assigned to patrol duty
in the Atlantic. Their duties ranged
from conveying troops TO North
Africa and back to the States and
for several months they we're cruiS-
ing around Greenland where Sea
man Lee reports the weather as be-
ing very cold
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee and their son
will return to Ypsilantl this eve
ming.
The following Ypsilanti men re-
ceived discharges on January 22-73
at Fort Sheridan. Separation Cen
ter: TIA Theodore ]. Washington,
S06 Monroe Ave. TI5 Loren n
Barber, $40 Greenlawn. sgt. Sam
uel NJ. Day, 2l09 Tde St. RRs, and
Pfc. Stanley W. Horning. 1l3 8.
Washington 81.
Discharged on January 2l-22 from
Fort Sheridan Separation Center
were Pvt Dale F. sherman. 22S
Miles St. Ti5 Guy II Graham, 300
Z. Cross St. and T/5 Ralph p
Masters, 1869 F.. Davis st.
Former Seaman First Glass Clyde
King. sos y. Hamilton St., is con
fined TO the house with rheumatic
fever and has had TO give up his
school work. Seaman King received
his boot training at Camp Hill, Far
ragut. Idaho, and was In the Navy
for two years. The greater part OF
the time was spent in U. s. Navy
hospitals in California owing to the
fact that he contracted rheumatic
fever while in Camp Hill. In spite
of his Illness he received two pro-
motions while in the service. He
was given q medical discharge at