The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05
Service Briefs


widows. and other relatives.
Consult Bayard Buehen, dlree-
tor Council OF Veterans AZ.
| fairs, American Legion Home,
III Q Huron ST., YpsIlantl.
After over three years service
Sgt. Aflo H. Cox. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Cox, 1909 Pearl St., has
received his honorable discharge
and has returned home. He was
discharged al Fort Sheridan, H.,
February rs. He plans to re-enter
the Normal College. here, this week
to complete a pre-medical course
started before he entered the serv.
Ice.
He entered the service February
IL, 1S4S, and received his basic
training at Kerns. Utah. He re.
ceived his surgical and dental tech
nicians training In Pine Castle,
Florida, Kelly Field. Texas, and
Tinker Field. Oklahoma. He was
shipped overseas from Seattle,
Washington, as a surgical technic-
ian with the 10th Air Force.
He Is entitled to wear the Amer
lean Theater Ribbon, the Asiatic-
Pacific Theater Ribbon, the meri-
torious unit award, the victory
medal, two overseas service bars,
one service stripe, the Good Con-
duct medal, and one battle star.
L
Bruce NJ. Proper. 1909 S. Con.
gress St., was discharged at the
separation center at Camp After
bury, Feb. ~. James A. Pate, s.
Grove ST., and Floyd e. Fox, 81
Wallace Blvd, we're discharged at
Great Lakes, Feb. q. Stanton M.
Dusbiber, Ill Prospect St., re-
ceived his discharge at The After
bury separation center, March 1.
Glenn F. Sinkule, 256 Hewitt Rd.,
John W. Fidler, sos Bergen Rd., and
Louis A. Freeman, 81 Frederick St.
were discharged at the separation
center at Fort Sheridan, March l.
| w tSlcy puIICll, VIM as IctCusiy
discharged from the Army at Fort
Sheridan, is visiting here with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Burrell,
SIS Washtenaw Ave. Mrs. Burrell
Ia here with her husband. They
| plan to return soon to Hastings,
where he is a teacher in the city
schools.
Mr.. Burrell served with the army
in Germany and in the Philippine
Islands, and had the rank OF Tech
nician third class at the time OF his
discharge. He Is entitled to wear
the European Thea.er Ribbon with
two battle stars, the Pacific Ribbon,
Good Conduct Ribbon. and two Ri
fleman's Medals.
Flight Officer Harold Campbell
writes from Tinian, where he has
been stationed for some time. that
he expects TO be transferred soon
TO Manila. He spent a week end
recently on Saipan, with his broth
er, Fireman 1iC Ronald Gardner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris Wiltse
Washtenaw Ave, have received
word from their son Jack that hi
has reached the Great Lakes Nava
Base and will begin boot training
APP Wiltse left here In February
for Jackson where he enlisted In
the u S. Navy. Later he was SEM
to the Naval Armory in Detroit and
assigned to Great Lakes, Ill.
AP Jack Jacobson, son OF Mr.. ant
Mrs. John o. Jacobson, College
Place, is stationed at Great Lakes
William Olson, son Of Mr.. ant
Mrs. C. L. Olson, Grant St., ha'
been sent. to Norfolk. Va. These
boys all enlisted at the same tint
and are all IS years OF age.
TiSgt. James NJ. Barnes left New
Delhi, India, for Calcutta. Feb. rs
He will return to the States for dis
charge and is expected about Ma,
Is. He is the son OF Mr.. and Mrs
]. Milton Barnes, Wallace Blvd.
|
William NJ. Hayden, 1910 Pear
ST.: Edmund w. Jositas. 92l "
Cross ST.; and Frederick c. Ahreni
o10 n. Washington St., were dis
charged at the separation center a
Fort Sheridan, H.. February Zo-2s
1t. and Mrs. Richard II. Bsbee
Huron St.. have arrived home fror
Chicago where Mrs. Bisbee ha
gone last week to meet her nus
band on his return from the n
cific Theater OF Operations. II
was inactivated at Fort Sheridan
H., after four years and fiv
months service with the Army Al
Force.
As an aviation cadet, 1t Bisoe
was attached TO the Army Al
Force at Kelly Field. Texas. Fror
there he went to Hondo. Texa'
where after graduation he serve
as flight Instructor for ninetee
months. Then came course OF I
/ "a combat training at Charleston, !
c. He was attached to the FIT
Army Air Force and a member 9
the famous RED Raiders" On thel