Promotions Announced For Men From Ann Arbor Area
Promotions Announced For Men From Ann Arbor Area
Having been awarded bombardier wings at Davis-Monthan Field, Tucson, Ariz., and promoted to the rank of second lieutenant, Ned A. Reading is now believed to be overseas. Reading, son of Harry W. Reading, of Carp Lake, is 23, was graduated in 1942 from the University, and is a graduate of Ann Arbor High school. He was commissioned upon completion of his training for combat duty as a crew member of a E-24 Liberator bomber. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in July, 1942, and reported for duty the following February. His wife resides at 1115 Woodlawn Ave.
Now a captain in the Army Air Corps is Robert E. Plasters, 24-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Plasters, of Milan. Capt. Plasters was graduated in 1940 from the University and then took a year of post-graduate study. After reporting in July, 1941, to Camp Grant, Ill., the youth was stationed at Fort Monmouth, N. J., and then attended Officer's Candidate School at Tampa, Fla., where he is now serving in the personnel department. His brothers, Elmer and Richard Plasters, have passed physical examinations and are now awaiting call to duty with the Navy.
The promotion of John Reed Randall to first lieutenant has been announced by the War department. Lt. Randall, former geography instructor in the University of Wisconsin, is the son of Prof. Harrison M. Randall, of 1208 Prospect St. He joined the Army Air Corps July 31, 1942, and reported in August to Miami Beach, Fla. Other stations included Foster Field, Moore Field and Eagle Pass, all in Texas; Harrisburg, Pa., and Washington. D. C. At present he is in the Middle East. Randall is a graduate of Ann Arbor High and has degrees from the University and from Wisconsin.
Loren D. Wicks, 23-vear-old son of Mrs. Lena Wicks, of 1033 Packard St., was a member of the 23rd class of aviation cadets to graduate from the Columbus Army Air Field near Columbus, Miss., March 12. He received the silver wings of a flying officer and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army Air Forces. Lt. Wicks entered pilot training last June and attended flying schools at Albany, Ga., and Greenwood, Miss., before his graduation from the advanced flying school near Columbus. Before he enlisted for pilot training, he had studied at the University.
The silver wings of a flying officer were awarded Louis P. Kivi, 21, during graduation ceremonies March 12, at Columbus Army Air Field, Miss., and the coveted wings were accompanied by a commission as a second lieutenant in the Army Air Forces. Kivi, son of Mrs. Annetta Kivi. of 921 Church St., entered pilot training last July and was instructed at Americus, Ga., and Greenwood, Miss. A former University student, Lt. Kivi enlisted in April, 1941, and reported to Miami, Fla. He then was transferred to Bowling Green, Ky., and Maxwell Field, Ala.
Dr. John M. Trytten. of 1111 S. Forest Ave., has been informed that his son. Grover Wist Trytten, Army ordnanceman, has been promoted and is now a first lieutenant at Lakeland, Fla. Lt. Trytten enlisted in September, 1942, and was stationed at Aberdeen, Md.; Will Rogers Field, Okla.; Muskogee, Okla.; Laurel Field, Miss., and Camp Perry, O. Former student of the University and the University of Honolulu, Grover, 22, has two brothers in service, Ensign Perry Trytten, stationed with the Naval Air Corps at San Diego, and Seaman, Second Class, Richard Trytten, at Grosse Ile.
Donald C. Hayden is now a first lieutenant and is stationed somewhere in England. A B-17 pilot, Lt. Hayden, son of Mr. and Mrs. Faron Hayden, of Ypsilanti, was transferred from a medical detachment to the Air Corps after donning uniform in January, 1942. He was trained at Santa Ana, Calif.; Rankin Academy, Tulare, Calif.; Lemoore, Calif.; Merfa, Tex.; Hobbs, N. M., and Ardmore, Okla. A 1937 graduate of Ypsilanti High school, 24-year-old Hayden was formerly employed as a salesman for the Columbus Mutual Life Insurance Co. and as a guide at Greenfield Village.
Raised to captaincy, William McClelland Brownlee, battalion surgeon with the medical corps, is now believed to be overseas. Capt. Brownlee was inducted into the Army last July 3 and received his commission and appointment at that time. He completed his internship in the University hospital last June 30 and reported almost immediately to Camp Grant, III. His wife, the former Margaret Forsythe, of Ann Arbor Hills, is visiting friends and relatives in California and is expected to return in about a month to reside with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.. L. L, Forsythe, of 2870 Overridge Dr.