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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1945
Page
5
Pvt Ernest Orson Jr listed with new address at Fort McClellan Alabama. Service unit noted as Co D 16th Bn 6th Regt with service number 46050175.
Sgt Ralph Ackerman of Turner Wield Georgia is on a fifteen day furlough with his wife at her mother Mrs Ernest Ramey and family and his parents Mr and Mrs Henry Ackerman and other relatives and friends.
John Wm Dunlop 1/c A M of Grosse We arrived home Thursday evening of last week on thirty hours liberty to visit his father Chief of Police Wm B Dunlop Mrs and Mrs Wallace Johnson and other relatives and friends were notified of the homecoming.
Lt. William B. Gorringe and Mrs. Gorringe visited their sister Mrs. Leo Brown in Lansing after his return on furlough. Gorringe had been overseas since October and was reported missing before being held as a war prisoner in Germany.
Warren Watson arrived home from Schick Hospital in Clinton Iowa where he convalesced from wounds suffered in action in Germany February with a ten day furlough to spend time with his wife baby and his mother Mrs Charles Ford along with other relatives and friends
Chief Petty Officer Herbert Breen of C P CO returns home from sea service for an eighteen day furlough to be with wife and two children. He has spent five months at sea after two and a half years shore duty and has not been home in eighteen months. He is welcomed by his parents Mr and Mrs O H Breen of Clare and Mr and Mrs Donald Malcolmson of Harrison.
Lt Kenneth Haines St Haines, recently liberated prisoner of war, arrived home Monday on a furlough, visiting his wife Mrs June Haines and his parents Mr and Mrs J C Haines.
Pfe left Roswell New Mexico after a twenty one day furlough from the Royal Australian Air Force to visit her parents and relatives and returned to duty Thursday.
Cpl William V Tryon telephoned Saturday to say he has returned from England to New Jersey and plans a thirty day furlough here with his mother Mrs Helen Tryon and relatives in the vicinity. He has been overseas over a year.
Pfc. Chester A. Richard Jr. in Germany sent home two boxes of keepsakes to Mr. and Mrs. Chester Richard. Items include twenty three swords and sabers with bayonets, five German daggers, trench knives, a rubber storm suit, overseas caps, Hitler Youth shirts, a German calendar, a gold necklace, and many postcard pictures.
A honey topping recipe creates a glossy glaze on yeast coffee cakes. Cream fat and sugar, mix in honey and egg white, then brush onto cakes after shaping. The baked glaze adds a sparkling finish and serving warmth.
Two Michigan natives are noted for World War II service. Cpl Max J. Melnek of Clare received the Purple Heart after fourteen months in Europe and will be reassigned from Miami Beach. 1st Lt Norman J. Sutton of Cleveland, Ohio, and Clare, Michigan, is returning from Italy after seven months overseas with the 321st Bomb Group, credited with eight campaigns and twice cited for distinguished service.
Pfc Helen J Verette of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps serves in Manila with General Kenny's Far East Air Forces. Enlisted in September 1943, she has overseas 18 months and handles all mail for the WAC detachment. She has served in Hollandia and Leyte and is eligible for the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Ribbon with three bronze stars and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one bronze star. A brother Raymond also serves in Manila. The Verette family hails from Clare, Michigan.
1st Lt. Donald A. Dunlop writes parents about receiving Air Medal notices and upcoming Distinguished Flying Cross awards. He recalls a near-disaster while dropping a large bundle at 6 000 feet over rugged terrain, maintaining control, ordering crew to parachute, and radioing the incident before safely returning.
A reader writes about the Burma campaign nearing end and expresses fatigue with the fighting. He notes broken glass impairing vision and the desire to stop the hard work as soldiers are killed or injured. The voice mentions a son named Donald.
Pvt James King writes from Norway to his sister in Lake George in June 1945. He details travel from France, notes the cold climate, English speaking locals, mixed attitudes among soldiers, and hopes for mail, with plans to visit Oslo and experiences of long daylight. He mentions a possible point-system change.
Pfc. Romain L. Williams was liberated from a German prison camp on April 28 and arrived home May 27 for a sixty day furlough. Ranger Donald Swain and relatives shared news of his overseas captivity and experiences. The article notes a camp near a French port where released soldiers pass through before reassignment or discharge. Also mentioned are Pfc Floyd Callihan and other released servicemen details.
Classified columns invite readers to respond to multiple opportunities with a contact phone number listed as 35 in the Sentinel. This brief notice emphasizes available adverts and reader outreach.
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