Page Sixteen

USO-JWB Entertains GIs
In Detroit, Battle Creek

Friday, dune 20, 1945

THE JEWISH NEWS

T-5 Kaplan Given
Bronze Star Medal

T/5 Morris K. Kaplan, husband
of the former Ethel Rivkin, 147
Winona, Highland Park, has been
awarded the Bronze Star, the
War Department. announced this
week.
T/5 Morris K. Kaplan, of the
8th Tank Battalion, was given.
the medal for meritorious ser-
vice against the enemy from
March 24 to April 20 in Ger-
many. He distinguished himself
by his courage and ability in the
fa6-e of enemy fire and under
trying conditions.
He was graduated from North-
ern High and the Detroit In-
stitute of Technology and was
employed by the City of Detroit,
Department of Parks and Re-
creation before entering service
in August, 1943.
T/5 Kaplan went overseas last
December, and has been attached
to the Fourth Armored Division.
He also wears three battle stars
and the Presidential Unit Cita-
tiOn.

Mt. Clemens JWB Holds
Events at Selfridge Field

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"PARISIAN EXPOSITION" AT GREAT LAKES CLUB

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Marvin Tamarof f
Relates Experiences
As Nazi Prisoner

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USO-JWB PICNIC AT GOGUAC LAKE
Despite the war's end in Eu- chairman of the Detroit Army-
rope, there has been no let up and Navy Committee of the USO-
of traffic in Army camps around National Jewish Welfare Board,
Detroit and in Michigan, and and Isidore Sobeloff, executive
servicemen and women continue director of the Jewish Welfare
to flock to USO-JWB affairs.
Federation and member of the
Above are pictures of USO executive board of the Detroit
parties sponsored by the Detroit Army and Navy Comimttee.
Army and Navy Committee of
Goguac Lake Picnic
the USO-National Jewish Wel-
The lower photograph is of a
fare Board.
picnic held June 24 at Gogliac
Servicemen are enjoying a bit Lake, Battle Creek, attended by
of fun and tomfoolery acting as patients and detachment of Percy .
hat models at a "Parisian Expo- Jones Hospital and Convales-
sition" at the Great Lakes Club cent. Facility. More than 125
at the Belcrest, where, every servicemen and their guests at-
Wednesday' night, USO-National tended the event, first , of this
JWB sponsors a party and dance. summer's series to be sponsored
For the past three years, Great by the Detroit Army and Navy
Lakes Club has provided its Committee in cooperation with
game rooms, dance Moor, snack the Battle Creek JWB Army and
bar and lounges • to servicemen Navy Committee. Joining the
and women on Wednesday nights. party was a group of junior
Jewish organizations in Detroit hostesses of the USO-JWB in
provide refreshments.
Detroit, accompanied by Miss
Interesting Features
Connie Stein, assistant director
Interesting features of the re- of the USO-JWB in Detroit.
cent United Nations Festival 'in-
The day's activities began with
cluded a bazaar with booths set brunch at the West Michigan
up to represent China, Russia, USO Club in Battle Creek, fol-
England, France and United lowed by a bus trip to Goguac
States, as well as representations Lake where the group spent the
of the smaller nations. Flags rest of the afternoon engaging- in
and appropriate decorations gave swimming, boating and other
the surroundings a gay and fes- sports. Members of the Battle
tive atmosphere.
Creek Committee who served re-
Once a month JWB holds a freshments for the day were Mrs.
special party of this type and Albert Harris, Mrs. Shirley Dub-
the have become exceedingly man, Mrs. Bella Grossman, Miss
popular.
Kate Phillips, Mrs. Louis Edel-
Distinguished guests that eve- son, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Sil-
ning included Fred M. Butzel, ver and Mr. and Mrs. William
Michigan State Chairman of Weber.
the USO-National Jewish Wel-
Later in the day, the Detroit
fare Board, Samuel H. Rubiner, junior hostess gro -.11; visited pati-

Pfc. Marvin Tamaroff, who
was reported missing on March
23, and a prisoner of war a few
weeks latei, was liberated on
April 27. He
now is home
with his par-
ents, Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Tam-
aroff of 2947
Collin -gwood
Ave., for a 60-
day furlough.
At an open
house held re-
cently in his
hono-r, 200 Pfc. Tamaroff
friends and relatives came to
congratulate him upon his re-
turn and to wish him well.
With the 103rd Division of the
Seventh Army, he had spent
seven months in combat and six
weeks as a prisoner of war in
Germany.
Pfc. Tamaroff tells of harrow-
ing experiences, of 300 miles of
marching with food until he
nearly dropped of exhaustion.
During that period he lost 20
pounds, which he now has re-
gained. He still is afflicted with
a cough as a result of the hard-
ship and misery to which he
was subjected.
Pfc. Tamaroff has been in ser-
vice for 14 months and over-
seas for eight. He was .in three
major battles and has received a
citation. Prior to entering service
he was graduated from Wilbur
Wright School and attended the
General Motors College for one
year. In August he will report
to Miami Beach, Fla.

PARTY ARRANGED BY MT. CLEMENS USO-JWB
COMMITTEE FOR SELFRIDGE SERVICEMEN

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Doing a magnificent job in
serving the needs of our men and
women in uniformt the Mt. Cle-
mens Army. and Navy Commit-
tee of the National Jewish Wel-
fare Board continues to carry on
its servicemen's activities at Sel-
fridge Field.
Organized in cooperation with
the Detroit Army and Navy
Committee of the USO-National
JWB to represent the Mt. Cle-
mens community, the group has
sponsored a series of activities at
Selfridge Field and at the Mt.
Clemens USO. These include
dances and refreshment pro-
grams at 'the Mt. Clemens USO
every Tuesday night.
On Friday night, there is an
Oneg Shabbat for Jewish ser-
vicemen at . Selfridge Field at-
tending religious services at the
Chapel.
Wednesday Program
The committee has also under-
taken to sponsor refreshments
for the weekly Wednesday eve-
ning dance and entertainment
program at the Service Club at
Selfridge Field.. So enthusiastic
was the response from service-
men that the Mt. Clemens com-
mittee has been called on for
many other social events held by
the Army authorities at the field.
The special needs of Jewish ser-
vicemen and women have been
considered and home hospitality,

hospital visiting, special parties
in Mt. Clemens at homes or at
temples have formed an import-
ant part of the program.
A letter of thanks -by Col.
Bradford A. Shaw, commanding
officer, addressed to Harry Mal-
bin, - chairman, Jewish Welfare
Board, Mt. Clemens, reads:
"We wish to take this oppor-
tunity to _thank you and the
members of the Jewish Welfare
Board for your part in the show
presented in our gymnasium on
26 April, 1945. Your work in
preparing and serving refresh-
ments to such a large number
of our military personnel is sin-
cerely appreciated.
Cooperative Spirit
"Not only do we acknowledge
your generosity of last Thursday,
but also your participating at the
Enlisted Men's Service Club
every Wednesday night. Your
kindness and your cooperative
spirit make every soldier realize
that he has the backing of civil-
ian friends."
Active members of the corn-
mittee are Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Malbin, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Le-
vine, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Marks,
Mr. and Mrs. Lou Davis, Mr. and
Mrs. A. Levine; 'Mrs. Devorah
Litvin, Mrs. Doris Barnett, Mrs.
Sam • Ginsburgh, Rabbi Joseph E.
Krickstein.

Pfc. Pilnick Reported
Killed in Germany

Bronze Star Goes
To Sgt. Anspach

Pfc. David Pilnick, 21, who
was serving with the infantry
in Germany,
was killed on
Feb. 5. He had
been in service
two years and
overseas seven
months.
A graduate of
Cass Tech, he
had been em-
Sgts. Friedman, Barris
ployed by the
Reunited in Okinawa
Detroit Borring
Bar before en- Pfc. Pilnick
"I can't tell you how happy tering the army.
it has made me seeing Bernie
His • parents, Mr. and Mrs.
again," writes Sgt. Jerome G. Ralph Pilnick, and a brother,
Friedman in a letter to his wife, Irving, 16,—reside at 8911 Lin-
Anne, and parents-in-law, Mr wood.
and Mrs. S. Barris, of 2413 Les-
lie Ave. The meeting between
Sgt. Friedman and his brother-
in-law, Sgt. Bernard Barris, took
place on Okinawa.
Having learned that Bernie
Cpl. Nathan Novograd is now
was on the island, • Sgt. Fried-
man set out on a long and tiring attached to the famed 376th
search, braving sniper fire, mud Bomb Group which is stationed
and distance. Even after hours
and hours of trudging with no at Grand Island, Neb. This group
success, he refused to give up has completed 400 missions over
and continued the next morning, Germany and Italy, and has been
to be rewarded by seeing his awarded three unit citations for
brother-in-law after a separation major engagements.
of almost three years.
The group now is training
Sgt. Friedman is serving with with B-29 bombers and will be
the army and Sgt. Barris with sent to the Pacific. Cpl. Novo-
the marine corps.
grad is in charge of the dis-
tribution of mail.
ents at the Percy Jones General
He is anxious to hear from
Hospital who were unable to at- his friends. His new address is,
tend the picnic.
Cpl. Nathan Novograd 36514807,
Arrangements for the Battle 512th Squadron, 376th Bombing
Creek program. were carried out Group, Grand Island, Neb.
by Samuel Kurzon, area director
for USO-JWB in Detroit, with
Additional Servicemen's
Seymour Nash, - Battle Creek di-
rector. . •
News on Pages 13, 14, 15

Cpl. Novograd With

New B-29 Group

Mrs. Helen Anspach of 3017
Buena Vista has received word
that her husband, Sgt. Kurt
Anspach, has been awarded the
Bronze Star with the Red Ball
Express Route.
Sgt. Anspach was placed in
the headquarters of the Advance
Section Commu-
nication Zone
in the office of
the Provost
Marsha], in
April 1944, as an
i n t e rpreter in
the French
German langu-
ages. Having
first served in
England, he ar-
r i v e d in Nor- Sgt. Anspach
mandy on July 1, 1944, still acting
in the same capacity. Now in
Compeigne, France, he has been
stationed in Belgium and • Ger-
many as well.
His mother, Mrs. Selma Ans-
pach, and brother, Helmut, reside
at 1720 Collingwood.

Pvt. Iwrey Winds Up
14-Day Furlough Here

Pvt. Sol Iwrey has just left
for Ft. Riley,
Kan., after
spending a 14-
day furlough
with his par-
ents, Mr. and
Mrs. David Iw-
rey of 2998 Bur-
lingame Ave .
Pve Iwrey was
previously sta-
tioned at Camp
Pvt. Iwrey
Robinson, Ark..

