THE JEWISH NEWS

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Lt. Jacobs Gets Soldier's Medal

Saved GI in. Mine Field,
Bewarded for Heroism

Lt. William Jacobs, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Philip Jacobs of 2265
W. Philadelphia, was presented
the Soldier's Medal on June 22,

Lt. W. Jacobs T/Sgt. Friedman

at Billings General Hospital, Ft.
Benjamin Harrison, hid., for sav-
ing the life of a fellow soldier
in a mine field in Italy last
September.
While rescuing the serviceman,
Jacobs stepped on a mine. He
was returned to the States last

October and is now convalescing
at the hospital.
Mrs. Ralph Friedman, twin
sister of Lt. Jacobs, has received
word from her husband that he
has been promoted to the rank
of technical sergeant. Stationed
in Paris with the Transportation
Corps, he has been overseas
since February, 1944. First sta-
tioned in England, he went to
France about six weeks after D-
Day.
Sgt. Friedman has plet several
Detroit friends in Paris recently.
Among them were Capt. Jack
Brenner, Sgt. Morris Finkelstein,
Sgt. Harry Nemoff, Sgt. Sidney
Fishman and his sister who is
serving in the WACs. He also
met Sgt. Charles Lefkowitz,
cousin of Mrs. Friedman and a
resident of Newark, N. J.
"It is just like old home
week," writes Sgt. Friedman
who has been in service since
Dec. 12, 1941.

Cpls. Handelsman and Schlain, Pals
Years, Become Army's 'Twins'

Eleven years ago, Cpl. Abbott ian training in radio electronics
K. (Bud) Schlain and Cpl. My- at Janesville, Wis., Milwaukee
ron (Mike) Handelsman met at and at the American Television
Durfee Intermediate. From that Institute in Chicago. They were
constantly together.
Transferred to the Air Corps
in 1943, they took their basic
training at Miami Beach, their
advanced radio training at Ft.
Monmouth, and their Radar
training at Camp Murphy, Boca
Raton, Fla. There they both re-
ceived corporal's stripes. From
there they went on to Ft. Fix
and Dover Army Air Base for
team training and back to Ft.
Dix where they were perma-
nently assigned to the same
Radar team.
On May 13, still together, they
took off on a 10,000 mile plane
trip in a C-54 transport. After
brief stops at San Francisco.
Oahu, the Marshall and Gilbert
Islands, and Manila, they reach-
ed their base on Luzon.
Bud is the son of Mr. and Mrs
Bert H. Schlain of 3203 Tuxedo
Cpl. M. Handelsman
and Mike is the son of Mr. and
time on they have been insep- Mrs. Joe Handelsman of 3250
arable. Both were graduated Calvert.
from Central High in 1941. They
entered Wayne University that
year, and enlisted in the Signal
Corps in November, 1942.
Assigned to the E.R.C., both
received their specialized civil-

Chaplain Gordon
Home From Pacific

Chaplain Albert A. Gordon,
who has returned from a tour of
duty overseas, spent a day with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abe
Gordon of 2659 Webb Ave. He
was joined by his wife, who re-
sides in New York, and his broth-
er Louis J. of Washington, D. C.
Chaplain Gordon served in the
Pacific area for almost two
years. He was first stationed in
New Guinea with Allied head-
quarters and then moved north-
Ward with the troops, finally ar-
riving with the liberating arm-
ies of Manila. In the latter area
he served thousands of Jewish
men and also a large number
Of German-Jewish refugees.
_ After his leave Chaplain Gordon
will be reassigned to a post in
the United States.

Cpl. Weinman Home
From Overseas; To
Wed Beverly Shapiro

- T/Cpl. Hyman Weinman, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Wein-
man of 3203 Emhurst, returned
on Monday from overseas.
His engagement recently has
been announced to Miss Beverly
Shapiro, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Shapiro of 2451 Ty-
ler. Their marriage will take
place during his furlough.
His brother, Joseph Weinman,
also recently returned - from
overseas. He is stationed at a
rest camp in Colorado and is ex-
pected home shortly.

Ph. M. 21c Danzig
Recovering From
Okinawa Injuries

Rabbi and Mrs. Abraham M.
Danzig of Rockford, Ill., formerly
of Wyandotte, Mich., have re-
ceived word from the Navy De-
partment that their son Morris,
Ph. M. 2/c, is in
Mare Island
Vallejo, C a 1 i f.
where he was
sent from Oki- .
nawa to recuper-
ate from battle
inj uries.
Ph. M. Danzig
joined the Navy
in February,
1943, after being
graduated from Ph. M. Danzig
Wyandotte High school. Upon
completion of his boot training
at Great Lakes, he was sent to
Long Beach and then to San
Diego, Calif.
In October, 1943, he left for the
Pacific Theater of War where he
served as field- surgeon.
The Danzigs also have heard
from various sources that their
son conducted religious services
in the absence of a Jewish chap-
lain on the islands.
Participating in every major
island invasion, he finally landed
in Okinawa, where he aided
wounded marines for six weeks
before he was hit by a mortar
shell while administering blood
plasma under fire. As a result
of his wounds, he suffered a trau-
matic amputation of the right leg
below the knee.
Ph. M.' Danzig writes to his
parents from Mare Island saying
that his health - is improving and
that he expects to be sent East
shortly.

W. 0. Siegel Given
Bronze Star for
Firing System

Friday, July 13, 194S

He Sells Stars to. Generals

St. Weiss Runs Army's

General Officers' Store

He Developed Field Artillery Gen. Patton Among His Best Customers, Buys 152 Stars
for His Uniforms; Detroiter Even Supplied Bradley
Procedure to Increase
Simpson With Russian Decorations
Accuracy of Guns

W/O Leonard G. Siegel, 21,
son of Benjamin Siegel of 3774
Cortland, has been awarded the
Bronze Star Medal for meritori-
ous service. The
citation accom-
panying the
awards reads:
"W / 0 Siegel
developed t h e
battalion field
artillery stand-
ing oper at ing
procedure a n d
devised work
tables for the
W/O Siegel fir e direction
center, enabling his battalion to
fire many additional missions.
"He developed an accurate
method of orienting the guns of
his battalion, greatly decreasing
the time usually required in sur-
veying positions. Movements by
his unit were materially facili-
tated by a route marking system
perfected by him. W/O Siegel's
outstanding initiative and abil-
ity are worthy of praise."
A graduate of Cass Tech, he
entered service on Feb. 10, 1943
and is serving with an anti-
aircraft gun battalion in the 7th
Army. After training at Ft.
Bliss, Tex., he was sent to Eng-
land in September, 1944. He saw
action in France and is now in
Germany.

The only similarity between
selling apparel to woman and
army generals is that both are
expensive propositions for the

Ph.M. 1/c Weiss M/Sgt. Weiss
buyer. M/Sgt. Eugene Weiss
should know. In civilian life
he sold ladies' wear. Now he
runs the general officers' store
in Paris.
A pair of stars for the shoul-
der of his uniform costs a briga-
dier general 72 cents. A pair of
embroidered stars, which most
generals are using now, costs a
major general $1.44, a lieuten-
ant general $2.16 and so on. Five
for each shoulder cost General
Eisenhower $3.60. More than
200 stars are kept in stock at the
store.
"That sounds like a lot of
stars," Weiss says, "but when
men like Bradley, Hodges and
Patton get promoted it takes a
lot of stars to equip them. They
have to have eight stars for each
uniform.
Pfc, S. Gavern Returns
Patton Buys 152 Stars
"Take General Patton, for in-
After Year in Europe
stance," Weiss says, "He came
Pfc. Stanley Gavern has just in here after he was promoted
returned from Germany for a and bought 152 stars. He loves
30-day furlough with his parents, 'em." In dollars and cents, this
would mean that being promot-
Mr. a n d Mrs.
ed from a major to lieutenant
Meyer Gavern of
general cost Patton $54.72. for
3 3 3 2 Clements.:
He has been
overseas one
year serving
with the 95th
infantry d i v i s-
ion.
After six years of - fear, fear
In service
that their husband and father
since February,
had been murdered by the
1944, he wears
Nazis, Mrs. Bella Kantyff and
the. Purple Pfc. Gavern
Heart and the Bronze Star. He her daughter, Claire, of 1644
Webb, this week received word
is a graduate of Cass High.
that Milton Kantyff has survived
the ordeal of being a slave la-
borer. To add to this joy, they
heard also that Mr. Kantyff's
mother, too, remains among the
living.
Before the war he was an im-
Among the prized possessions porter, who divided his time be-
of Pfc. William Schey is a cer- tween the United States and
tificate of membership in one Poland. In 1939, the outbreak of
most revered congregations in the war found Mr. Kantyff in War-
world, the congregation - of serv- saw. Mrs. Kantyff and Claire
had left, but he had to remain
icemen on New Guinea.
The certificate, witnessed by to complete some transactions.
Chap. Abraham Winokur, testi-
fies to Pfc. Schey's good standing
and participation in the services.
Formerly a branch manager
Mrs. A. Serling of Cortland
for the General Tobacco Co., he
entered service more than three Ave., receive d
and one half years ago and was word that h e r
sent overseas in October of 1942. son, Sgt. Monte
He participated in the major Serling, has been
battles of the Pacific and suf- awarded the
fered a leg wound in New Bronze Star
Guinea 18 months ago. He is at Medal for meri-
Percy Jones Hospital where he torious service
in connection?
is being treated.
A brother, Jack, is a sergeant. with military..
operations
(Additional Servicemen'e News against the en- ...
Sgt
. Serling
on Page 13.)
emy at Leyte.

extra stars. It would have cost
him double had the Third Army
hero ordered the embroidered
variety.
Generals come to Weiss with
all their clothing problems. Aft-
er Bradley, Simpson and Patton
had been decorated by the Rus-
sians, they kept after him for ap-
propriate ribbons to wear on
their triumphal homecoming. He
finally had to make an appoint :-
ment at the Russian Embassy
and managed to obtain them to
the delight of his customers.
Pleased With His Work
The generals are usually pleas-
ed with Weiss' work. A short
time ago, Weiss says, Gen. Man-
ton S. Eddy dropped him a little
note from the Savoy in London,
thanking him "for equipping me
for the trip home."
Weiss received a promotion
July 1 to master sergeant. He
had been a technician fifth grade.
He is a graduate of Cass Tech
and the Detroit Institute of
Technology, receiving a degree in
accounting, and is a former mem-
ber of A.Z.A. and Pisgah Lodge
o Bnai Brith. In service since
January, 1943, he is 38 years old
and the son of Adolph Weiss of
3342 W. Chicago Blvd.
Milton in the Navy
A brother, Ph. M 1/c Milton
Weiss is the sea-farin' member
of the family, having returned
to the states recently from over-
seas duty. Many will remember
Milton as a member of the
Wayne University varsity bas-
ketball squad of some years
back. He is 34 years old
and left for Naval service in
November 1942 while employed
with Sams Cut Rate. He was
also a member of Pisgah Lodge.

Detroiters Learn of Kin's Survival
After Years as Nazi Slave Laborer

Pfc. Schey Member
Of New Guinea's
GI Congregation

Gets Bronze Star

8,485 Detroit Jews Listed
In Service; Data Incomplete

As of July 1, the Detroit Army and Navy Committee of the
Jewish Welfare Board lists the Jewish participants in the armed
forces of the United States. There are 1,452 commissioned officers
and 6,871 enlisted men. Among the women there are 20 commis-
sioned officers and 152 enlisted personnel. The total in service
being 8,485.
The casualties number 589 with 163 killed, .30 missing, 15 pris-
oners and 381 wounded.
Four hundred and eight-nine have been discharged and 441
have received awards for distinguished service.
There are still many young people serving our country who
are not listed or are incompletely listed in the files of the JWB.
It is of utmost importance that these records be accurate and up
to date. Those having relatives in the service are asked to coop-
erate with the Board in supplying the necessary information, by
writing to the JWB Army and Navy CoMmittee at the Jewish
Center.

With the advent of the Nazis
Mr. Kantyff and his mother
were stranded in Poland.

In April, Mr. Kantyff was lib-
erated as one of 2,200 slave la-
borers loaded into 48 boxcars,
who were happened upon by a
group of American soldiers. His
mother managed to survive the
occupation of Poland and her
transfer to Germany and was
found in a camp. The two are
now reunited.
The Kantyffs are still weak
and suffering from malnutrition
and the results of the hardships
to which they have been sub-
jected. They are under the care
of a Detroit medical officer, Dr.
Leslie Penslar, in a camp at
Hillersloben near Madeburg, who
writes that Mr. Kantyff is of
great help to him in the hospital.

Pfc. M. A. Abrams
Home on Furlough

Pfc. Marvin A. Abrams, son of
Mrs. Ethel Abrams of 3039 Glad-
stone, is home on furlough from
Nichols General Hospital, Louis-
ville, Ky. He has?
been there since
his return to the
States, April 24.
A graduate of
Central High, he
attended the
United Hebrew
Schools, and was
employed at Gar
Wood Industries
prior to enter-
ing service on Pfc. Abrams
Dec. 3, 1943. With an infantry
division in the First Army, he
has served in Normandy and Bel-
gium. He was injured in Germany
on April 7.

He has been awarded the Pur-
ple Heart, the Presidential Cita-
tion and the Combat Infantry
Badge.
A brother, T/4 Hillel L., is with
the Signal Corps at Camp Crow-

der, Mo,

