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THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, December 3, 1143

Jews in Uniform Panush Boys in Reunion

Pvt. Zeme Writes
From No. Africa

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Ensign Loria Tells
His Experiences in
Invasion of Sicily

Pvt. Herbert J. Zeme has ar-
rived somewhere in North Africa,
Describing the invasion of
according to word received by
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sol Sicily as a "Splashy hell with a
lotta' noise," Ensign George E.
Zeme of 3281
Loria, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Webb Ave. Be-
';:;<'>>:?s George J. Loria
fore leaving for
of 2740 Richton
A v e., returned
overseas duty he
home before
was attached to
leaving for Nor-
t h e Intelligence
folk, Va.
a n d Reconnais-
sance unit in the
Among the
Infantry Camp
first to hit the
McCain, Missis-
beach, George
„,,, sippi, where he
was in com-
- Pvt. Zeme took his basic
mand of an am-
and advanced training.
Ensign Loria phibious f o r ce
Prior to entrance in the Army, which landed the First Division
Pvt. Zeme attended Highland at Gela on July 10. Going over
Park Junior College and Wayne the side, he suffered his only
University, where he was a mem- casualty when he slipped on deck
ber of Pi Tau Sigma Fraternity. and broke an arm. The injury
In 'a recent V-mail letter, Pvt. didn't prevent him from continu-
Zeme wrote that he had "been at ing, and he dodged mistles to
Casablanca and seen among oth- land the Americans at Salerno
er sights the historic Churchill- while bullets whined overhead
Roosevelt meeting place, which and bombs narrowly missed his
was a thrill without Ingrid Berg- craft, splashing torrents of water
man."
and sending up waves 10 feet
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high.
Pvt. Erwin Wiener, 19, son of
Prisoners' Bags Packed
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wiener of
Captured
Italian prisoners
Ave., is serving
with the Air were brought aboard the trans-
Corps at Camp ports, with a great many of them
Crowder, Mo. A carrying bags, already packed,
graduate of the which contained their civilian
Northwestern clothes. One Italian kept pray-
High School, he ing that he'd be sent to a concen-
has been in tration camp near New York
has been in ser- where his wife and child were.
vice six months. Going back to Sicily to complete
His brother, Sgt. some business, he was drafted in
Lawrence Wien- the Italian army.
er, is at Camp Polk, La,
After taking in the scenery
* * *
and watching in amazement the
First Lt. Marvin A, Last has apparent war-ignorance of the
been transferred from Camp civilian people, George fulfilled
Grant,. Ill., to Camp Cooke, his long wish of drinking a cool
Calif. Mrs. Last and their glass of milk. He didn't stop at
daughter, Beverly, plan to join one glass, though, arising only
after three quart bottles stood
him in the near future.
empty on the table.
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Studied Law a Year
A graduate of Central High
and Wayne University, George
completed one year of laW school
and enlisted in January, 1942. He
wasn't called, however, until Oc-
tober. He received his training
at the Notre Dame Midshipman
School, Little Creek, Va., and
Lt. Caplan Is Honored
Soloman, Va., leaving for over-
for Meritorious Conduct seas, May 1, 1943. Besides Gela
and Salerno, George was also at
Lt. Seymour I. Caplan, 30- Oran, Algiers, Casablanca and
year-old Detroit attorney now Naples.
serving in England with the 8th
A brother, Pvt. Don Loria, is
Air Force Bomb Squadron, has stationed at Ft. Benning, Ga. A
been honored for meritorious graduate of Central High and
conduct. The commendation for Wayne Law School, he passed
his acts, following the crash and
the bar in April, 1943, and has
explosion of a combat bomber
been sworn into practice for the
recently, reads in part:
Federal Court. He has been in
"Together with other members service three months.
of this command, without
thought for your own safety, and
'5" hoping that life might be saved, Labor Palestine League
you helped search for living To Hear Rabbi Adler
bodies in an area where un-
exploded bombs were known to
Rabbi Morris Adler will ad-
be present. Because of the dress the League for Labor Pales-
prompt and thorough search one tine on Tuesday evening, at the
life was saved."
home of Mr. and Mrs. Morry

Dr. Carl Gussin of 16647 Park-
side has been promoted from
First Lieutenant to Captain, in
the Dental Corps, according to
word received this week from
the War Department by his fam-
ily.

Before Sot Went Overseas

Parents Receive Photograph Taken at Camp Butner
Officer-Son, Now in Sicily, and Pvt. Irving
While Visiting Bernard

of

Dr. Alexander
Now in Sicily,
Named Major

Detroiter Informs Parents of
Second Promotion While

Overseas

• Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Alex-
ander of 11534 Byron Ave. this
week received confirmation of
news that their son, Martin M.
Alexander, h a d
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been promoted
rrom Captain to
Major.

Pvt. Irving Panush

Pvt. Ber nard Panush

Mr. and Mrs. A. Panush of
4026 W. Grand Ave. this week
received the above photograph
of their three sons in the service.
This photograph was taken at
Camp Butner, North Carolina,
where their son, Pvt. Bernard
Panush, is stationed.
Several weeks ago, Pvt. Ber-
nard received an unexpected call
from his two brothers — Pvt.
Irving and 1st Lt. Sol—informing

This photograph marked a re-
union of the three brothers in
the service, after not having seen
each other for more than a year.

Since that reunion, 1st Lt. Sol
has arrived with his division in
North Africa. He now is in Sicily.
Pvt. Irving Panush is stationed
at Camp Kern, Utah.

Captain Franzblau

Lt. Selling Piles
Up Bombing Record
In Attacks on Japs

Mr. and Mrs. Roy R. Selling of
19353 Stoepel Ave: learned this
week that their son, 1st Lt. Jack
Selling, has more than 150 com-
bat hours to his credit, having
piled up this record on 22
bombing missions over enemy
territory.
Lt. Selling is a
graduate of
Wayne Univer-
sity Law School.
Besides his fly-
ing duties, he is
citations officer
and legal officer
for his squad-
ron.
His exploits in
the inScoluutdhedPactif
h
Lt. Selling
bagging together with his crew
of five Jap Zeros at Rabaul on
Oct. 25.
In October, despatched from
New Guinea also told how the
crew of the Liberator piloted by
1st Lt. Selling fought off 22
Japanese aircraft, shot down
three, got two "probables", dam-
aged three others and blasted a
Jap base on Little Unea Island.
Lt. Selling enlisted on Aug.
27, 1942, four days after being
acimited to the Bar. He had
been a civilian flier.

Lt. Sol Panush

him that they were on the way
to see him at camp for a reunion.

Promoted to Major

Major Alexan-
der, who is now
somewhere in
Sicily where he
w a s notified of
his promotion,
was graduated
f r o m the Uni-Maj. Alexander
versify of Michigan College of
Medicine in 1939. He interned
for a year at Cincinnati General
Hospital and the following year
at Harper Hospital in Detroit, be-
fore entering the armed forces in
1941. He was graduated from
Central High School.
From Selfridge Field,
Dr.
Alexander was sent to Aviation
Medical School, Randolph Field,
San Antonio, Tex., as a First
Lieutenant. He received his Cap-
taincy while in England.
As a student, in Ann Arbor,
Major Alexander was president
of the Bnai Brith Hillel Founda-
tion. He was active in athletics
and won his "M" as a member of
the Conference
Championship
track team in 1935.
His brother, 2d Lt. Sidney L.
Alexander Jr., was formerly at-
tached to the Anti-Submarine
Patrol, and is now with the 813th
Heavy Bombardment Squadron
in Pueblo, Colo.

George Jessel will stage a one-
man one-hour show at hospitals
for servicemen.

DR. A. N. FRANZBLAU

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Dr. A. N. Franzblau, on leave
from his duties as professor of
Jewish education at the Hebrew
Union College in Cincinnati, has
been promoted from captain to
major.

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Tom Cotter

He is assistant to the chief
medical officer of the Office of
Hatter . . Haberdasher
Civilian Defense in Washington,
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D. C., and enjoys a national rep-
utation in the educational field.
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Stein, 4003 Pasadena, on the sub-
ject "The Aftermath of the Con-
ference."

Those interested in Zionism
and world Jewish affaiars are in-
vited. They may call Mrs. Re-
becca Sanders, HO. 0967, for
further information. The League
cooperates with a 11 Zionist
groups in Detroit in advancing
the cause of a Jewish Palestine.

YESHIVATH MOM LUBLIN

Wishes to express their deepest sympathy to the
Bookstein Family in their recent bereavement of
their father and husband, Mr. Sam Bookstein. His
last undertaking, Yeshivath Chachmey Lublin, which
will be an everlasting memory to his -name shall be
your consolation.

Administration of Yeshivoth Chachmey Lublin
Board of Directors
Ladies Auxiliary of the Yeshivah.

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