Source: Field Artillery Paratrooper, Battle Creek Enquirer and News, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States, 28 March 1944, accessed online at Willard Library, Battle Creek, Michigan.
Transcription:
News of Our Men In the Services
The Enquirer and News will be glad to receive news from and about men in service from this territory.
Field Artillery Paratrooper
Pfc. Jack Tyson, a field artillery paratrooper, was called home from Camp Polk, La., because of the serious illness of his father, Victor Tyson. A telegraphic order to return awaited him when he arrived. He stayed overnight and flew back to his base. His wife, Rosaleen, lives with his parents at 1833 West Goguac. Private Tyson was captain of the Lakeview football team in his senior year, graduating in 1942. He was inducted in February, 1943, while in the employ of United Steel & Wire Co. His brother, James, a signal mate, third class, in the navy somewhere in the South Pacific, has just been advanced to his present rating from seaman, first class. He left Lakeview high school to enlist in September, 1942, and he has been across 13 months.
One of the advantages I had when I was living in Battle Creek and having a Willard Library card was access to historic newspaper articles like the one above.
Battle Creek Enquirer and News had a regular "News of our Men in the Service" section. This edition had a paragraph on my first cousin once removed, Jack Tyson. He was the son of Victor and Adeline (Glover) Tyson.
Jack was called home due to a serious illness of his father, Victor. Victor Tyson died in August 1944 from pneumonia, heart disease, and hypertension.
I did transcribe the rest of the article and it is below for your information.
Honor Graduate
Pfc. Orvis L. Berry was graduated recently from the headquarters technical school of the Army Air Forces training command at Truax Field, Madison, Wis. He was one of the honor graduates of his class. Private Berry is being assigned duties in connection with radio activities of one of the air forces units. His wife, LaVon, lives at 12 Edgemont. He is the son of Burr M. Berry, of 93 Garrison avenue.
On Rescue Ship
Theodore F. Skowron, electrician’s mate, third class... (text cut off in the image).
Commissioned in OCS
William H. Long, son of Mrs. Mildred H. Long, teacher in the Northwestern school, has completed officer candidate training at the coast artillery school at Fort Monroe, Va., and was commissioned a second lieutenant on March 17. His wife pinned his bars on him during the ceremonies. He is visiting here with his wife, the former Miss Helen Cawood, at the home of her parents, 44 Dunning avenue, where she has been residing since he entered the school.
Lieutenant Long has been in the army since June, 1941, and has spent 17 months in Chile on coastal defense and in instructing Chilean soldiers in gunnery. He has successively been to Camp Callan, Cal., Fort Cronkhite, Cal., Chile, Camp McQuaide, Watsonville, Cal., and Fort Monroe. He married Miss Cawood last July in Battle Creek while on furlough here. Long worked in the sales department of the Battle Creek Prod Co. in civilian life.
A sister of Mrs. Long, the former Miss Margaret Cawood, is also visiting with them on leave with her husband, Lieut. John F. Doyle, from Camp Shelby, Miss., where he is stationed in the infantry. Lieutenant Doyle was stationed at Fort Custer, went to Iceland, and returned in January, 1943, for inf... (text cut off in the image).
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