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THE JEWISH NEWS

It's Major Joe Mohr Nov.'

S-Sgt. S. Zelby
Air Hero Overseas 20 Mos., Awarded the DFC
Posthumously

Promoted at Kelly Field

Commissioned Second Lieutenant in 1941, Former North-
ern High Grid Star Saw Service in Africa, England,
China, Burma and in India

When Joe Mohr played football for Northern High School
under Coach Eddie Powers, and later for Wayne University, he
was known among team-mates and class-mates as "Little Joe."
Today, he is Maj. Joseph Mohr
of the U. S. ArMy Air Force.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lt. Sam Zack Given
Morris Mohr of 2984 Burlingame, 15th Air Force Award
were the proud recipients of the
news of his promotion to this
Word was received this week
high rank last week.
by Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Zack
•
of 1679. W. Euclid Ave. that their
son, Lt. Sam Zack, has -won an
award with the
15th Army Air
Force. He also
holds a Presi-
dential Citation
for participating
in raids on the
Ploesti oil fields.
Before leaving
Maj.
Pvt.
f o r service in
Joe Mohr
Siebert Mohr
August, 1941, Lt.
Major Mohr, 27, is a graduate Zack was one of
Lt. Zack
of Northern High School and the outstanding athletes at the
Wayne University Law School. Jewish Center. As . a student at
Three months after receiving Northern High School, he starred
hiS law degree, in June, 1940, he on the basketball squad.
enlisted in the Air Corps.
Commissioned in 1941
He was commissioned as a
Second Lieutenant in 1941, was
advanced to First Lieutenant in
1942, to Captain in 1943 and
became a Major last week.
In 1942, Major Mohr went
overseas and was among the 5 Other Detroiters in Same
first Americans to participate in
Graduation Class at
the North African invasion after
a four-month stay in England.
Chanute Field
From there he went to India,
then to China, and was over-
Alfred Shevin, son of Mr. and
seas on active duty for 20 Mrs. Irvinh J. Shevin of 18625
months.
Parkside Ave., was among the
His advancement to the rank Detroiters who were graduated
of Major took place on June 3 from Chanute Field, Ill., as
at Kelly Field, Tex., where he meteorologists, with the rank of
is now stationed.
Second Lieutenant, on June 5.
With Harmon's Outfit
Other Detroit-
It was during his service in
ers in his class
the BCI (China-Burma-India)
included Allen
theater of war that he was ex-
1Gavern, Richard
ecutive officer with Tom Har-
Cohen, Marvin.
mon's squadron in China. It fell
King, Seymour
to his lot to notify Harmon's
Podolsky a n d
parents in Ann Arbor of their
;'Seymour L a m-
son's rescue.
port.
H i s brother, Pvt. Siebert
Here on a 10-:
Mohr, 18, also is serving in the
day leave after
Air Corps, having enlisted last
his graduation,
November. He informed hiS par-
Lt. Shevin left
Lt. Shevin
ents last week of his transfer
this week for
from Sheppard Field, Tex., to duty at Walker Army Air Field,
Scott Field, Ill.
Victoria, Kan.

Alfred Shevin
Commissioned

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CaPt. J. D. Kutnick
Returns After 18
Months in Alaska

A graduate of Central High
School, he completed two years
at the University of Michigan be-
fore enlisting 16 months ago. He
is 20.

Lt. Shevin was graduated from
Capt. Jack D. Kutnick, D. C., the Shaarey Zedek Sunday school.
son of Mr. and - Mrs. Sam Kut- He was popular as -a counselor at
nick of 9218 Dexter, arrived Camp Tamakwa, Algonquin Park,
home last Sun : Canada.
ay on leave,
At the University of r- lichigan,
after serving 18 he was a member of Sigma
months in Alas- Alpha Mu Fraternity.
ka.
He was grad- Nazis Report Capture
uated from the
University Of JTA Correspondent
of Detroit Den-
NEW YORK, (JTA)—A Ger-
tal School in
June, 1942, - and man broadcast reporting that
Capt. Kutnick is a Central the first American correspondent
High graduate. He was promoted captured in the invasion was
James W. Lee of Oklahoma,
to Captain last January.
He is married to the former identified by the German radio
as war correspondent of the
Anne Rosenfeld.
A reception in honor of Capt. Jewish Telegraphic Agency, pro-
Kutnick will be held from 4 to 7 voked much puzzlement here
p.m. Sunday at the home of Mr. since the ,Jewish Telegraphic
and Mrs. Jack Cohen of 18715 Agency has no correspondent
named Lee.
Kentucky. No cards. ,
The passport division of the
State Department in Washington
Romulus Air Base
said that no passport has ever
To Hear Speakers
been issued in the name of
The Detroit Round Table of James W. Lee. Neither the War
Catholics, Jews and Protestants Department nor the State De-
will present a good will team of partment have any record of an
speakers before the officers and American journalist of that
men of the Romulus Air Base on name being accredited as war
Wednesday, at 1:30 p.
correspondent to any American
The speakers will be Dr. Alvin military unit in Europe.
D. Hersch, Jewish attorney,
member of the faculty of Uni-
versitz of Detroit law school; Dr. Pvt. Saul Klitzner
Herbert Beecher Hudnut, minis- Wounded in Action
ter of the Woodward Avenue
Presbyterian Church, and Judge
Pvt. Saul Klitzner, whose
Joseph A. Moynihan, of the Cir- mother resides at 3740 Roches-
cuit Court, vice-president of the ter, has been wounded in action
National Council of Catholic in the European area, the War

men.

Dept. reported this week.

Friday, June 16, 1944

Workmen's Circle Branches List 265
Members, Sons, Daughters in Service

Workmen's Circle branches of Detroit this week an-

Member of a B-24 Bomber nounced that 205 members or sons and daughters of members
are in active service. The list follows:
Crew Killed in Crash
S. M. 2/C Harold E. Adler.
During Air Battle

The heroism of S/Sgt. Samuel
Zelby, formerly of 2911 Carter
Ave., during an air battle with
Japanese planes, this week was
revealed by the government in
awarding him posthumuously
the Distinguished Flying Cross.
S/Sgt. Zelby, an attorney be-
fore he went into service on
June 13, 1942, was a member
of a B-24 bomber crew which
received a direct hit, causing
extensive damage, according to
the government citation.
"The crippled aircraft became
the target of extensive attacks
by hostile interceptors," the ci-
tation continued, "then during
the running battle these gunners
shot down a Japanese fighter
and repelled all others.
"Then a forced. landing be-
came inevitable on the water.
The crew members did not sur-
vive the crash. Their courage
and devotion are worthy of the
highest commendation."
S/Sgt. Zelby, who earlier was
awarded the Purple Heart, was
declared missing on Feb. 17, last.
He was 32 years old, born in
Cleveland, Dec. 25, 1911. Surviv-
ing are his wife, Elizabeth, of
4220 Fullerton; his father, Mor-
ris Zelby, and two sisters.

Pvt. Cohn Sent
To Stanford U.

Pvt. Avern Cohn, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Irwin I. Cohn of 18450
Fairfield Ave., is now attending
pre-medical school at Leland
Stanford U n i
versity in Palo
Alto, Calif., by
special a s s ign-
ment made by
the U. S. Army.
A graduate of
Central High
School, Pvt..
Cohn studied at
t h e University
Pvt. Cohn
of Michigan for
a year and a half before his
enlistment. -
Popular in many local activi-
ties; Pvt. Cohn is known among
many former Tamakwa Campers
as one • of their, most popular
counselors. 1 -
His sister, Rita, will commence
her studies at the University of
Wisconsin this fall.

S-Sgt. L. Warner
Lost on Mission

Staff Sgt. Lewis J. Warner,
26, husband of the former Shir-
ley Siegel of 3378 Richton Ave.,
father of Samuel, 16 months old,
and son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Warshawsky of 3777 Clements, is
reported missing in action over
Italy. He is a- bomber gunner.
S/Sgt. Warner - failed to return
from an April 17 mission. He
first enlisted as an RCAF avia-
tion cadet and was discharged
in November, 1941, following an
accident. He enlisted in the AAF
on July 8, 1942, a month after
being married. He has been over-
seas since last December.
His brother, Edward Warner,
29, is a first mate in the Mer-
chant Marine.
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PVT. ARNOLD MARGOLIS,
20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Margolis of 2706 Leslie Ave., was
home on furlough. -In service 14
months, he is stationed at Camp
Polk, Louisiana, with the Tank
Battalion. He is a graduate of
Central high school and studied
with the ASTP at the University
of Detroit. His brother, S2lc
HERBERT MARGOLIS, is sta-
tioned at Great Lakes, Ill.

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PVT. HENRY STEIN of the
Signal Aircraft Warning Unit,
Drew Field, Fla., son of Mrs.
Bessie Stein of 4002 Duane, has
been cited for heroism. On May
19, near Drew Field, he assisted
in the rescue of the crew mem-
bers from a crashed and burning

B-17 plane.

T/Sgt. Charles Anchill.
Cpl. Louis Orlow.
Lt. Gerald Aptekar.
A/S M. Pecherer.
S 1/C Robert Aronson.
Sgt. E. Radding.
Cpl. Lee Atkins.
Pvt. Irving Radin.
Pfc. Henry Baiter.
M. Raclin.
-Pvt. Nathan Barbas.
Lt. (j.g.) A. S. Raphael.
Pfc. Sidney Barbas.
Pfc. B. Ravitz.
1st Lt. Eli Bernstein, M. C.
Capt. Benjamin Reder, M. C.
Pvt. I. S. Bigelman.
T/Sgt. Leonard Reissman.
1st Lt. Charles E. Binkow.
Cpl. Louis Remer.
Pfc.- A. Blifield.
Lt. (j.g.) Victor G. Rose.
A. D. Brainin, Coast Guard.
Pfc. I. V. Rosenbaum. •
Sgt. Art Bronston.
Pvt. Morris Rosman.
Cpl. Abe Brownstein.
Pvt. Sam Ross. ..
Cpl. Martin Burton.
Capt. H. Rothstein.
Pvt. Moe Caplan.
AV/C Leo Rothstein.
Lt. Ben Caron.
Pvt. Abraham W. Rubenstein.
Pvt. A. Cohen.
Pvt. Joseph Rubenstein.
Pvt. Albert Cohen.
Pvt. Alfred Ruskin.
Pfc. George Cohen.
Cpl. N. Schiller.
Cpl. Hyman Cohen.
Lt. Norman Schkloven.
Sapper Jack Cohen.
Lt. M. E. Schlossberg.
Sgt. Paul Cohen.
Cpl. Jack H. Segal.
Ph. M. 1/C Robert Cole.
Pvt. Robert Selik.
Lt. H. Crows.
Pvt. Michael Shapiro.
Cpl. Sam Daitch.
Morris Shapiro.
Pvt. Maurice Daitch.
Pvt. Walter Shapiro.
Cpl. Charles Deitch.
T/5 Walter Shapiro.
Pvt. Leonard Derin.
G. Shifrin, ASUSN.
Pvt. Hyman Dolinka.
S/Sgt. Ben Shumaker.
AM 2/C Dave Eilbaum.
Pfc. Charles Schwedel.
Sgt. Manny Eisman,
Sgt. H. L. Shwedel.
Pfc. Alex Etkin.
Pfc. Norman Shwedel.
Ben Etkin.
Pvt. Art Siegel.
Pvt. H.' Faigin.
Pvt. Ben Siegel.
1st Lt. B. Feinberg.
Pfc. Dave W. Siegel.
Cpl. I. I. Feldman.
Pvt. Paul Siegel.
Pvt Joseph Feldstein.
Pvt. D. Silberg.
Jack Finkelstein.
Irvin Silbert, SM3/C USN.
Sgt. Max E. Firetog.
Pvt. W. M. Silbert.
Edith Fitzgerald.
Lt. Emanuel Silverman.
Sgt. Gerald Fitzgerald.
Pvt. Philip S. Silverstein.
A/C Edward Fletcher.
Hyman Simon.
Pfc. Bernard Friedman,
Pfc. Erwin M. Singerman.
Sgt. Herbert B. Gale.
Pvt. Morris Singerman.
Pvt. G. A. Gelman.
Lt. S. Skulsky, D. C.
Sgt. Irving Gold.
Capt. Fred R. Smith, M. C.
Pvt. Gerald Goldberg.
Lt. Leon M. Sobel.
Pvt. Jack Goldberg.
M. Sobel.
Pvt. Max Goldman.
Lt. R. A. Sobel.
Lt. Perry Goldman.
Lt. Edward H. • Stein.
S/Sgt. Perry Goldman.
A. Stein.
Pfc. Alex Goodman.
Pvt. Sonne Stein.
ART 2/c I. Goodman.
Cpl. B. Steinberg.
A/S I. Goodman.
N. Steinberg.
Pvt. Sol Goodman..
Cpl. S. Steinberg.
Ensign Aaron Gornbein.
Capt. L. Stocker, M. C.
Sgt. F. S. Green.
Pfc. William Stolarsky.
Pvt. Arnold Greenbaum.
Pvt. Phil Stone.
Pvt. Sidney Greenberg.
LA, A. Tauber.
Pvt. Irving I. Grushky.
2--vt. Mitchell Tendler.
Pvt. Arnold Handelman.
Pvt. Sidney Tendler.
Pvt. Archiel Harwith.
Pvt. Morris Trager.
Pvt. A. M. Heideman.
Cpl. B. Trock.
Lt. Louis E. Heideman, M. C.
Lt. Irving Trock. ---
TS. 1/C T. Heideman.
S/Sgt. H. M. Vinacow.
Pvt. Irving Hencken.
Pfc. Leonard Wagman.
Pvt. Sidney Hershaft.
Pvt. Ray Wander.
Cadet Leon Joffman.
Sgt. Sam Wander.
Cpl. Joseph Hootner.
Sgt. Abe Wapnick.
J. G. Jacobson (Navy).
Lt. Irving Warren, M. C.
Pvt. Oscar Jacobson.
S/Sgt. Isadore Warshaw.
Cpl. Mildren Kalb.
D. Weiner.
Act. Cpl. William Kafender.
Capt. Israel Weiner, M. C.
Lt. Charles J. Kalish.
Pvt. Arthur Weintrob.
Pvt. Thomas Kass.
Pvt. Morris Weiss.
Cpl. Bess Katz.
Lt. R. Weiss.
Pvt. Harry Katz.
A/C David Wexler.
Sgt. - David Kaplan.
Lt. Sidney N. ;Wizen.
A/C Irving Keller.
S2/C 0. G. Wolach.
Sgt. David Keys.
Pvt. Alfred Wolf.
Pfc. Jack Keys.
Arnold Zickerman.
S. Keys.
Cpl: • Irving Zickerman.
Pvt. I. Klein.
Pvt. M. Zickerman.
Pvt. L. B. Klein.
Lt. Margaret Zickerman, N. C.
Lt. D. H. Kost.
Lt. Albert Ziff. •
Lt. M. R. Kravetz.
Lt. David Zubrin.
Pvt. L.. Kruglos.
The f ollo wing Workmen's
Lt. Robert Kuhn, M. C.
Circle members have been honor-
Pvt. Mike Latter.
ably discharged: Sgt. E. S. Blum,
Lt. Myron N. Lebus.
S2/C A. B. Brainin, Pvt. Louis
Pfc. Albert Letvin.
Colfin, Cpl. B. Derrin, Pvt. Alex
Capt. D. M.. Levin, M. C.
Estrin, Pvt. Louis Fisher, Pvt.
Pfc. George Levin.
Gershenoff, Sam Letvin,
Lt. Morton Levitt.
Pvt. Albert Sokanoff.
AS Maurice Lezell.
Pfc. Sidney Liberman.
Germans Respect Jewish
Cpl. Jack Lieberman.
Maj. Louis Lipschutz, M. C.
Soldier's U. S. Uniform
F. Lipsitz.
Pvt. Sol D. Lipsitz.
Among those who returned on
Cpl. Aaron Lipton. the Gripsholm last week were
Capt. Burton Lisrnan.
Pvt. Jerome Steinberg, 24, . of
Pfc. Bernard Margolis.
Brooklyn, N. Y., and Pvt. Charles
Pvt. William Margolin.
J. Mahoney, 26, of Queens, N. Y.,
Lt. Martin Marrich,
who were together at the Lams-
Pvt. Jack Martin.
dorf Prison -Camp in Germany.
Cpl. George Maskin.
"My Jewish name didn't mean
Capt. Meyer Maskin, M. C.
anything, even after we were in
Lt. Jack Metzler.
Germany," Steinberg said, ex-
S 2/C Henry Milstein.
plaining that the Germans "re-
S 2/C Leonard Milstein.
specter;. the American uniform."
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Cpl. E. Minkoff.
Pvt. N. Minkoff..
PVT. SAUL KLITZNER, son
S/Sgt. Bernard Moroff.
of Mrs. Esther Klitzner of 3740
Pvt. S. R. Morozoff.
Rochester Ave., is reported
Chaplain S. K. Mossman.
wounded in action in the Medit-

Sgt. Arthur Newberg. _4

erranean

area.