Honorably Discharged Soldier Returns Home
Stanley Courser arrived in the United States from overseas on November 27 and received his honorable discharge at Camp Atterbury Indiana on Monday. He entered service October 29, 1942 and went overseas March 81, 1944 serving in France Belgium and Germany earning the American Theater ribbon HAMH Theater ribbon with five bronze battle stars good conduct medal victory medal service stars for Europe V E and V J Days unit citation and three service bars.
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Pic. Courser
United States
Atterbury
Ind
Andy Courser
Blanchard
Bheland
France
Belgium
Germany
Europe
Army Sergeant Seth Z Butler Honorable Discharge
Sgt Seth Z Butler completed three years in the Army Ordnance Corps and received an honorable discharge. He served part of his tour on Pacific bases at New Caledonia and Palau.
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Seth Z. Butler
Army
Pacific
New Caledonia
Palau
Corporal Arthur Eichhorn Receives Honorable Discharge at Camp McCoy
Corporal Arthur Eichhorn discharged November 21 at Camp McCoy Wisconsin after enlisting February 1943 and returning from England November 15 with two years of service in the European Theater of Operations. He earned five bronze battle stars for his ETO service.
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Arthur’ Eichhorn
Hichhorn
Camp McCoy
Wisconsin
Servenee
England
Parrish Pfc Dale F Receives Honorable Discharge
Pfc Dale F Parrish arrived in New York on November 27 and received his honorable discharge December 2 in Indiana. He served three years with two and a half years in Scotland England Wales France Germany Holland and Czechoslovakia. He wears the HTO ribbon with four bronze battle stars the good conduct ribbon the victory ribbon and five service bars with hash mark. He served with the 3rd Armored Division in Normandy Northern France the Ardennes and Rhineland. Dale is the son of Mr and Mrs Fred Parrish.
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Dale F
Parrish
New York
Indiana
Scotland
England
Wales
France
Germany
Holland
Czechoslovakia
HTO
3Rd Armored Division
Normandy
Ardennes
Rhineland
Dale
Fred Parrish
Tryon Family Service Honors Keep Lansing Bound
Lt Doris Tryon of the Women’s Army Corps and Cpl William Tryon of the 8th Air Force, both honorably discharged after wartime service. Doris served at Fort Des Moines and Fort Meade earning WAC and good conduct ribbons. William, discharged at Drew Field after 15 months in the European Theater, received the ETO ribbon six bronze stars and a Presidential Unit Citation.
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Doris. Tryon
Tryon
Women’s Army Corps
William Tryon
Lansing
Fort Sheriday
Illinois
Fort DesMhines
Town
Fort George G. Meade
Maryland
Sentinel Office
8Th Air Force
Drew Field
Tampa
Florida
United States
Cpl. Tryon
European Theater of Operations
Helen Tryon
Clare
Doris Sparkel
Tryons
Business
Alfred Guthrie Cpl. Guthrie returns home after overseas service
Alfred Guthrie Cpl. Guthrie arrived in the United States November 16 at Fort Sheridan Separation Center and visited his father Elmer Guthrie in Vernon township after spending a week with his wife in Grand Rapids. He entered service July 14, 1942 and served in New Guinea New Britain the Philippines Okinawa and Japan earning multiple campaign ribbons and service arrows.
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Alfred Guthrie
Cpl. Guthrie
United States
Fort Sheridan
Elmer Guthrie
Vernon Township
Grand Rapids
New Guinea
New Britain
Philippines
Okinawa
Japan
Leonel Greer Receives Asia Theatre and Discharge Honors
Leonel Greer arrived home after serving with the U S Signal Corps in Africa France and England. He enlisted July 6 1942 went overseas February 13 1943 earned the American Theater ribbon European Theater ribbon with bronze star good conduct and victory medals and six service bars. He arrived in the U S November 26 discharged December 2 at Camp Atterbury Indiana and is married to Juanita Lear, son of Ernest and Mrs. Green.
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Greer E Cpl
Green
United States
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Leonel
U. S. Signal Corps
Africa
France
England
Australia
India
Atlantic
Cpl. Green
Juanita Lear
Ernest Green
Elm Grove Extension Group Meets for Make Motions Count
The Elm Grove Extension Group met at Mrs. Chas Russell's home on Friday evening November 9 with thirty seven members and visitors. Mrs. Ellnora Badgley taught Make Motions Count, assisted by Mrs. Zora Penrose, lunch was served, and the next meeting will be at Mrs. Harry Bradley's home. Buy Bonds Bring the Boys Home.
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Elm Grove
Chas. Russell
Elnora Badgley
Zora Penrose
Harry Bradley
Michigan Bell names new president as Welch retires
The Michigan Bell Telephone Company board accepts the retirement of President George M. Welch effective January 81 and elevates Thomas N. Lacy to president. Ben R. Marsh becomes vice president and general manager, with William E. Shane and Marsh reorganizing to head the commercial department. Welch serves forty-two years with the Bell System and remains a director.
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Michigan, Bell Telephone Company
Ida
George M. Welch
Thomas N. Lacy
sudOender?iti
Ben R. Marsh
William E. Shane
Detroit
Marsh
Bell System
Welch
Michigan Bell
Minneapolis
University of Michigan
the Teléphone Pioneers of America
Atlanta
New York
Lacy
Owosso
Lansing
Shane
Central Division
Sagi- Naw
Southern
Grand Rapids
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo College
Pontiac
Wives of Servicemen Will Sail Overseas Soon
Paris report states wives of officers and enlisted men may be allowed to sail abroad to join husbands in the army of occupation. General Eisenhower expressed sympathy and mentioned his own wish for his wife to join him, noting loneliness and housing and food concerns as barriers to hastening the move.
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Paris
Army of Occupation
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army Personnel Addresses and Homecoming Updates
A batch of Army personnel updates lists Pvt William Hawkins and Pvt William Hawking with new addresses at Camp Chaffee Arkansas and APO 187 New York respectively. Pfc William du Magnus and Pte Neilan Gradit are noted with their unit details and fates. Cpl Addison Pascoe informed his mother he arrived in New York from Germany and will proceed to Camp Atterbury Indiana for discharge, planning to be home soon.
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William du Magnus
Pfe
William J. Magnus
New York
Addison Pascoe
Claude Hartman
Germany
Camp Atterbury
Indiana
Recruits Hammond and O Grady Move Toward Navy Training
Donald N. Hammond and James A. O Grady were sent from the Lansing Navy Recruiting Station to Detroit for final physicals and enlistment. They will proceed to the Great Lakes Naval Training Center for three months of training, after which they receive recruit leave.
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Donald N. Hammond
James A. O’grady
Lansing
Detroit
U. S. Navy
Great Lakes
Soldier Attends English University Abroad During War
Pfc Ronald B Sage 22 wife Beth Sage 210 N Lansing Mt Pleasant Michigan attends Shriveham American University in England as the second two month term opens with enrollment over 4000 soldier students He has spent ten months overseas earned two battle stars and is a member of the 748th Field Artillery Battalion The school's aim is college level courses for personnel awaiting redeployment or in the Army of Occupation.
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Pfc
Ronald B. Sage
Beth Sage
N. Lansing
Mt. Pleasant
Michigan
Shriveham American University
England
Pfe. Sage
Central Michigan College
748Th Field Artillery Battalion
Army of Occupation
Sailor K R Stebelton Dies in Jap Planes Crash on GUEST
Navy records reveal fireman second class K R Stebelton from Clare Michigan served aboard the destroyer GUEST off Okinawa when a Japanese plane crash struck the mast causing a wing to shear off and plunge into the sea. The GUEST fought in battles across the Pacific including the First Battle of the Philippine Sea as part of Task Force 58 and later operations in the Solomons Bismarck Archipelago Palaus and Iwo Jima.
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K. R. Stebelton
Clare
Mich
Guest
Okinawa
Sakashima Islands
Formosa
St. George’s Channel
New Britain
New Ireland
Philippine Sea
Marianas
Pacific
Solomons
Bismarck Archipelago
Palaus
Iwo Jima
How to Choose a Christmas Tree That Keeps Its Needles
Readers are guided to pick a fir for longer lasting needles, notes spruces shed first, and describes identifying features of firs, spruces, pines, and Douglas fir. Advice emphasizes keeping the tree in water to reduce needle drop.
Victory Bond Drive Aims to Bring the Boys Home
Money invested in Victory Bonds will help bring the boys home as the nation supports the war effort. The appeal highlights patriotic duty and financial backing for troops overseas.
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Victory Bonds
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