LPD Press & Rio Grande Books

World War II Correspondence of Daniel B. Jett
List of Correspondents by Branch of Service


All data is based on information provided by correspondents in their letters or found in the NMCA & MA registrar’s clippings file. An * preceding a name indicates the writer came to NMCA & MA as a member of the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP). Writers whose letters appear in this book are highlighted.

ARMY

*Abbott, Kenneth Pfc. Regimental HQ Co., 264th Infantry ETO Battle of the Bulge
Abercrombie, Frank ’46 Sgt. 6th Div., Platoon. 3322 SIAM Company USA
(radio operator)
Abercrombie, Robert ’46 Cpl. Co. B, 27th Tank Bn. ETO Germany
(Sherman tank gunner)
Adams, Frank E. ’41 Pfc. Co. C, 82nd Medical Bn.. (medic)
Adesman, Jerome ’47 Pfc. medical depot co. USA
*Agin, Irving Pfc. 92nd Dental Prosthetic Detachment ETO Germany
Alexander, James ’42 T/5 318th General Hospital (medic) PTO Hawaii
*Alexander, Johnny C. Pfc. 80th Signal Co. (lineman) ETO France, Austria
*Allen, Edward Cpl. Co. A, 23rd Tank Bn. ETO France
Allen, George Henry Lt. Capt. 82nd Airborne ETO Battle of the Bulge
Three Bronze Stars, Combat Infantryman’s Badge
*Allen, Robert E. Pfc., Cpl. HQ Co,, XXII Corps ETO England
(military police and mapmaker)
ETO Ribbon, two Battle Stars, Good Conduct Medal
*Allendoerfer, Charles W. Pfc. Co. C, 56th Armored Infantry Battalion, ETO England
7th Army
Purple Heart
*Alper, Melvin Pfc. Co. C, 82nd Medical Bn. ( medic) ETO France
*Alterman, Bernard Lee Pfc. A Co., 91st Signal Operation Bn. USA
*Althoff, Paul T/4 3102nd Signal Service Bn. CBI
*Ansley, John E. Pfc. 4025th Signal Service Bn. PTO New Guinea
Detachment B (teletype)
Apodaca, Anacleto ’40 Lt. radio operator PTO
Apodaca, Reginald ’43 Sgt. USA
*Arbuckle, James G. T/5; B Co., 66th Armored Infantry Bn. ETO France, Germany
Purple Heart
Armijo, Belsan ‘46 Cpl. 2nd Bn., HQ Co., 16th Infantry PTO New Zealand
Asikin, James J. Pfc. Co. C, 134th Ordnance Maintenance Bn. USA
Avalos, Joe ’45 Pfc. Co. A, 11th Pltn., ET STC ETO Germany
*Axford, Hiram Pfc. HQ Command, U.S. Group Control ETO France, Germany
Council for Germany (personnel clerk)
Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster
Bachom, Conrow ’43 Cpl. physical education instructor USA
Badders, John Thomas ’42 Field Artillery Instructor USA
*Bailes, Seymour S, Pfc. Co. B, 395th Infantry (machine gunner) ETO Belgium
Purple Heart
*Bailey, Andrew Lt. Co. M, 13th Infantry (anti-aircraft) ETO England
Baird, A. Eugene ’39 Capt. Co. G, 9th Infantry ETO Ireland
Purple Heart, Bronze Star
Baird, Jack F. ’37 Maj. Infantry PTO Solomon Islands
Baird, Willis W. ’42 Lt. Infantry ETO England
KIA 9 June 1944, Normandy
Purple Heart
Baker, Lorel ’43 1st Lt. Co. K, 3rd Bn., 172nd Infantry PTO Philippines
Purple Heart
Baker, Seldon S. ’38 Capt. Co. C, 2nd Infantry (tactical officer ETO France
Purple Heart, three Battle Stars
*Ball, Kenneth W. T/5 4025th Signal Service Group, Det. 15 PTO New Guinea
(radio teletype)
*Barbee, William Pfc. HQ Co., 3614th SCD (pre-med school) USA
Barcala, Joseph ’46 Pfc. 2nd Tactical Communications Sqn. EAME Algiers
(radio operator)
ETO Ribbon with six stars; Coast Guard Ribbon [?]
*Barclay, Leland Pfc. 3rd Platoon Det. 6921, ETO England, Germany
12th Reinforcement Depot
*Bare, Harold Z. Pfc. Det. 101, Airways & Air USA
Communications Systems Sqn.
Barela, Abelicio B. ’43, ’50 Cpl. Co. B, 63rd Training Bn. ETO
Barksdale, Jess T. ’37 Capt.
*Barnard, Robert Pfc. 96th Signal Bn. (statistician, radio center) CBI Burma
*Barnes, Gerald Warren Pvt. 56th Armored Infantry Bn. ETO France
KIA 16 January 1945, France
Purple Heart
Barnes, Jesse F. ’46, ’50 Pfc. Co. I, 86th Mountain Infantry ETO Italy
Barney, John ’39 Maj. 44th Div.
*Barrett, Donald E. ‘43 Pfc. Co. B, 56th Armored Infantry Bn. ETO France
(radio operator)
*Bartel, John F. Pfc. 233rd General Hospital (dental technician) PTO Okinawa
*Bartelt, Donald Pfc. 712th Engineer Depot Co. ETO France
*Baseman, Robert M. Sgt. Co. G, Special Troops, HQ Section USA
(x-ray technician)
*Bayekian, Sarkis Pfc. 714th Tank Bn. ETO France, Germany
Purple Heart
*Beach, Harry Cpl. Co. B., 23rd Tank Bn. ETO Germany
KIA 31 March 1945, Germany
Beaty, Orren ‘40 Lt. Co. K, 124th Infantry (bombardier) USA
Beck, Allen H. ’45, ’49 Pfc. Co. F, 313th Infantry (airborne glider) ETO France
Purple Heart
*Becker, LeRoy H. T/5 4025th Signal Service Group, Det. G, 10th Co. PTO Dutch East Indies
*Becker, Willis J. 39th General Hospital (personnel clerk) PTO Mariannas
Beene, Jesse Max ’42 Lt. Co. L, 320th Infantry ETO France
Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Combat Infantry Badge
Beene, L. G. Cpl. Co. D, 287th Bn. (instructor) USA
*Beets, Edward H. Cpl. 678th Engineer Light Equipment Co. ETO France, Belgium
*Belleau, William R. T/5 713th Engineering Depot Co. ETO England
Detachment A (cadre)
*Benedict, Joseph Pvt. Co. B, 23rd Tank Bn. (company clerk) ETO Germany
*Benkaim, A. D. T/5 Cannon Co., 406th Infantry ETO Germany
Bennett, Owen G. ‘44 Pfc. 87th Infantry Div. Band USA
Bennett, William ‘46 Pvt. Co. C, 42nd Tank Bn. ETO Germany
*Berry, William T/5 Co. A, 1011th Engineering Treadway Bn. PTO Philippines
Beyer, Elmer ’44 Sgt. 746th Military Police Bn. ETO Germany
ETO Medal with three Battle Stars
Biebelle, Walter ’45 Lt. Co. L, 276th Infantry (linguist) PTO Philippines
*Bierbaum, Paul M. Cpl. HQ, Special Troops, 80th Infantry Div. ETO Germany
Billups, Ben E. ’34 Maj. 120th Engineer Bn. (combat engineer) EAME Africa, Sicily
Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster
*Blake, John H. Lt. Co. D, 149th IRTB USA
*Blasland, Warren Pfc. Co. A, 305th Medical Bn. ETO Germany
*Blume, Robert O. Pfc. 107th Army Ground Forces Band ETO France
Boise, Charles L. ’43, ’47 Sgt. 399th Replacement Co. (cadre) ETO Italy
Boise, Otis ’41 Capt. Co. H, 37th Infantry PTO Dutch Harbor
(battalion investigating officer)
*Boling, Ralph L. T/5 356th Anti-aircraft Artillery Searchlight Bn. PTO Guadalcanal; Leyte
Bonnel, Floyd E. ’41 Capt. 342nd Armored Field Artillery Bn. ETO Germany
*Borchers, Berdell H. Pfc. Co. M, 362nd Infantry EAME Algeria, Italy
Borroum, James C. Lt. HQ Co., 3rd Bn., 379th Infantry ETO Germany
*Botts, Darrell B. Cpl. Co. G, 7th Bn., 2nd Parachute USA
Infantry Regiment
Boverie, John ’46 Pvt. Co. C, 16th Bn., 4th Regiment ETO France
(heavy weapons)
Bronze Star; Purple Heart
*Boydstun, Reuben Whittle Pfc. Regimental HQ Co., 346th Infantry ETO Germany
Bradford, Jim ’39 Lt. Col. Headquarters, 694th Quartermaster Battalion PTO Guam
Bradley, R. A. ’46 Cpl. 398th Engineer Regiment ETO England
Bradley, Robert ’44 S/Sgt. Battery A, 444th Anti-aircraft Artillery Bn. ETO Germany
*Brammeier, Herbert John T/5
*Brehm, Robert D. Pfc. 3118th Ordnance Base Armored Vehicle PTO Philippines
Maintenance Co.
*Breitfuss, Thomas Kiely T/5 HQ Battery, 495th Armored Field Artillery Bn. ETO France, Germany
*Brewer, Lawrence E. Sgt. 710th Medical Hospital Ship Platoon EAME North Africa, France
*Brock, Ralph Milton Pfc. Co. H, 276th Infantry ETO Germany
*Brokaw, James T/4 2940th ETIT (R) Engineering Section, ETO Heidelberg
HQ, 7th Army (draughtsman)
*Brown, Brinton C. Pvt. HQ & Base Service Sqn., ETO France
456th Air Service Group (ordnance maintenance company)
*Brown, Bryant S. 1st Sgt. Co. A, 1270th Engineer Combat Bn. ETO France, Germany
*Brown, Chester J. Pvt. 179th Station Hospital PTO Aleutians
Brown, Donald A. ’39 Capt. Co. E, 501st Parachute Infantry, ETO Bastogne
101st Airborne Division
Purple Heart
*Brown, Raymond A. 24th Division PTO Philippines
Brynie, John H. ’42 Lt. Co. B, 132nd Infantry PTO New Caledonia
Combat Infantry Badge
Budenholzer, Robert ’46, ’50 Sgt. Co. C, 394th Infantry ETO England
Bullock, William ’46, ’51 Sgt. PTO Japan
Bumgarner, Raymond ’45, ’48 Pfc. HQ Co., 2nd Bn., 397th Infantry ETO Germany
(battalion intelligence)
Bronze Star
Burciaga, Ernesto G. ’41 T/4 3rd Bn., 502nd Paratroop Infantry ETO France
KIA 14 January 1945
Purple Heart
Burns, Joel ’46 Pfc. Co. K, 394th Infantry (combat engineer) ETO Battle of the Bulge
Purple Heart
*Butler, Harry R. Pfc. Co. G, 302nd Infantry Regiment ETO Germany
German POW
*Byrnes, Robert S. Cpl. Battery A, 758th Field Artillery Bn. ETO Germany
Cade, Baylus ’42 Lt. 27th Infantry PTO
Cade, Francis W. ’45 Sgt. Co. A, 393rd Infantry ETO Germany
KIA 17 March 1945
Purple Heart
Campbell, Jack ’41 Lt. HQ Co., 164th Infantry PTO New Caledonia
Three Battle Stars; Combat Infantryman’s Badge
*Carlson, Ernest R. T/3 4025th Signal Service Group PTO New Guinea
Carmichael, Edward ’43 Lt. Frankford Arsenal, Fire Control USA
Design Division (ordnance officer)
Carroll, Robert ’44 M/Sgt. Co. E., 326th Glider Infantry ETO France
German POW
Three Battle Stars
Carter, Sherwood J. ’46 S/Sgt. HQ, 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment ETO France
(radio chief)
Caster, John W. ’41 S/Sgt. 27th Air Depot Group (weather observer) PTO Australia
Unit Citation; American Defense Medal; two Bronze Stars
Chambers, William, Jr. ’33 Maj. Corps of Engineers regimental ETO England
executive officer
Bronze Star
Chapin, John L. ’34 Capt. Co. E, 141st Infantry EAME Africa; Italy
KIA 22 January 1944, Italy
Purple Heart
Chase, Albert Fall ’40 Lt. 45th Infantry (army scout) PTO Philippines
KIA 7 September 1944 off Mindanao
Bronze Star; Purple Heart
Chesser, Elgin ’42 Sgt. Det. Medical Dept. Veterinary Service USA
(food inspector)
*Chorman, Robert L. Pfc. 766th Ordnance Co. LM ETO France
Clark, Woods T. ’45 Cpl. Co. B, 1st Platoon ETO France
*Clarke, Frank P. Cadet 9th New Cadet Co., U.S. Military Academy USA West Point, N.Y.
Clayshulte, John Keith ’43 Lt. Co. B, 347th Engineer Regiment ETO England
Clements, James G. ’46 Pvt. Co. C, 246th Engineer Bn. ETO Normandy
Cline, Burton ’39 Lt. Co. B, 193rd Tank Bn. PTO Okinawa
Purple Heart
*Clyde, Thompson Pfc. Co. B, 14th Armored Infantry Bn., ETO Germany
12th Armored Division
*Coates, Glenn R. Sgt. 3923rd Signal Service Company, Group 938 PTO Hawaii
*Cohen, Harris Cpl. Battery C, 758th Field Artillery Bn. ETO France, Germany
*Cohn, Robert A. Cpl. Battery C., 531st Anti-aircraft Artillery Bn. ETO France
Conley, Thomas ’44, ’46 Pfc. 704th Medical Service Co.
Cook, Clyde J. ’42 Capt HQ, Special Troops, 77th Infantry Division PTO Hawaii
Purple Heart; Silver Star
Cookson, Charles Neil ’44, ’48 Pfc. 453rd Medical Hospital Ship Platoon
Cornelison, Harvey E. T/5 Company B, 134th Ordnance ETO Germany
Maintenance Battalion
Cortez, Jase Hernan ’43 Lt. Company B, 1344 Engineer Combat PTO Philippines
Battalion
*Coughlin, Richard J. Pvt. 118th Ordnance Medium Maintenance PTO Dutch East Indies
Company
*Coward, William J. Pfc. 1848th SCU USDB USA
(police at disciplinary barracks)
*Crisler, Merrill Pfc. Medical Detachment, ETO Germany
56th Armored Infantry Battalion
Cullers, William E. ’42 Sgt. HQ, 9th Detachment, Special Troops,
2nd Army (radio electrician)
*Cunningham, Jay G. T/5 236th Signal Service Battalion CBI Assam, India
*Cutchall, Robert G. Cpl. Battery A, 664th Field Artillery Battalion USA Fort Sill, Okla.
*Dabrieo, Horace Pfc. Company B, 305th Engineer Combat Battalion ETO Germany
Dallas, Dois D. ’44, ’48 Lt. Company F, 4th Platoon (paratrooper) ETO Scotland
Danoff, Sidney ’42 Capt. Edgewood Arsenal/Medical Field Service PTO Aleutians, Sitka, Alaska
*Daugherty, Edward F. “Doc” Cpl. HQ Co., 3rd Bn., 5th Infantry (squad leader) ETO Germany
Davenport, Parker F. Capt. 328th Engineer Combat Bn. ETO Germany
Davies, Lee E. ’43 Lt. 27th Ordnance Co. (maintenance and supply) PTO Philippines
*Davis, Ivor Edgar Pfc. 26th Infantry Division ETO Luxembourg
Purple Heart
*Davis, Robert W. S/Sgt. 394th Infantry ETO Ardennes Forest
German POW, Stalag XIIIC [Hammelburg ?]
Purple Heart
*Davis, Walter J. S/Sgt. Co. A, 3185th Signal Service Bn. CBI Calcutta
Dean, Clarence E. ’44 Lt. 263rd Port Company (transportation corps) ETO Britain, France
Dean, Guy H. ’46, ’50 Pvt. Co. C, 80th Bn., 16th Group (mail clerk) USA
*Deffley, Michael J. Cpl. Co. C, 12th Infantry Regt., 4th Div. ETO Hürtgen Forest
(expert rifleman)
Three Purple Hearts
*Delbango, Raphael E. Pfc. Co. E, 505th Parachute Infantry (POW guard) ETO Germany
Del Curto, Julius ’46 Cpl. Co. A, 656th Tank Destroyer Bn. USA
Denello, Mario ’43 Pfc. Co. A, 3rd Bn. (radar technician)
Dennard, Herbert ’41 Lt. 29th Infantry (heavy weapons) ETO Iceland
*Dennis, Clinton Cpl. Hdq., 182nd Medical Bn. ETO Austria
Detterick, John R. ’37 Lt. Anti-tank Co., 185th Infantry PTO Hawaii
Combat Infantry Badge; three Battle Stars, Ribbons
*Di Clemente, Roland T/5 Co. B, 67th Signal Bn. ETO, PTO
*Dietz, Charles F. Sgt. 1252nd Engineer Combat Bn. ETO England
Purple Heart
Dominguez, George D. ’43, ’48 Pvt. Co. B, 226th Bn., 69th Reg’t. (heavy weapons)
*Drake, David C. Pfc. HQ Claims Office, Team 6825 ETO Belgium
*Dreger, Alfred R. Pfc. Guard Detail, Section 6, 1829 S Unit USA
(POW guard)
*Drischell, Albert S. Pfc. Co. A 318th Infantry ETO Germany
(HQ platoon interpreter)
Combat Infantryman’s Badge
*Drowne, Bernard Cpl. Co. A, 305 Engineer Combat Bn. ETO Germany
Purple Heart
Eakens, Kenneth U. ’43, ’48 Lt. Co. T, 413th Infantry ETO Holland
Purple Heart; Silver Star; Distinguished Service Cross
Edmonson, Thomas R. ’43 Cpl. Co. C, 144th ASTB ETO Germany
KIA 16 November 1944, Germany
Purple Heart
Egerton, Kearney ’39 Pvt. Special Services (editor) USA
Ellermeyer, William P. ’42 1st Lt. Tank destroyer bn. EAME Africa
German POW, Oflag 64
*Elliott, Robert Pvt. Co. F, 1st Reg’t. (Aberdeen Proving Ground) USA
*Emerich, George C. Pvt. [?] Mare Island Navy Yard USA Solano Island, Calif.
(submarine electrical repair)
*Emery, Donald Bradley Cpl. Battery C, 494th Armored Field Artillery Bn. ETO France
12th Armored Division, 7th Army
Evans, James B. ’27 Lt. Col. 25th Division Field Artillery PTO Pearl Harbor
(Division Signal Officer)
*Ewing, Robert Cpl. Division HQ Co., 14th Armored Division ETO
*Fardelmann, Don Pvt. Anti-tank Co., 47th Infantry ETO Dachau
*Farr, Stephen A. Lt. HQ, Chinese Combat Command (engineer) CBI China
*Farrell, Winthrop Pfc. Battery A, 241st Field Artillery Bn., 3rd Army ETO England
*Fellows, Charles Kenneth Pfc. Co. B, 59th Armored Infantry Bn, ETO Germany
13th Armored Division
*Felton, Eugene Pfc. 140th Ordnance Co., ETO, PTO Philippines
12th Armored Division (machinist)
Ferguson, George A. ’40, ’46 W/O 120th Engineer Combat Bn. EAME Africa; Sicily
(assistant supply officer)
*Fiesselman, Friedrich Pfc. 4th Infantry Division. ETO Germany
Fife, Charles B. ’39 Cpl. 9th Service Command USA
Fiskelson, Morton Pfc. Co. D, 15th Signal Group Reg’t. (repeaterman)
Fite, Wilbur ’40 Capt. Co. K, 382nd Infantry PTO Leyte Gulf
Silver Star; Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster
Fleming, Roy ’44 Pvt. 1851st Service Unit, 8th Service Co.
*Flesher, Charles Sgt. Co. B, 276th Infantry ETO Germany
*Flom, Joe Pfc. engineering student (radar), Rutgers Univ. USA New Brunswick, N.J.
*Flory, Alfred L. Pfc. HQ., Corps Battle Simulation ETO France
Engineering Section
*Forbes, Leonard T/5 Co. A, 66th Armored Infantry Bn. ETO Germany, Austria
(mortarman, sniper)
Bronze Star
Forsyth, Joe ’45 Sgt/M HQ Co., American Ground Forces PTO New Caledonia
Fox, Chris P. ’43 Lt. 668th Tank Destroyer Bn. ETO Germany
KIA 27 February 1945, Germany
Purple Heart; Combat Infantryman’s Badge
*Foy, Edward J. S/Sgt. Co. G, 331st Infantry ETO Germany
Franey, William R. ’40 Capt. Port Ordnance Office, San Francisco, Calif. USA
(dock officer)
*Frederick, Kenneth Pfc. Troop E, 92nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Sqn. ETO Germany
Bronze Star
*Fredin, Reynold A. “Mike” Cpl. 68th Portable Surgical Hospital PTO Okinaw
Freeman, Carl A. ’41 Maj. Infantry PTO Leyte Gulf
Purple Heart
Frick, William F. ’41 Capt. 5317th Air Depot HQ (aviation ordnance) CBI India
*Frieband, Morris T/5 Det. K, 4035th Signal Service Group PTO Leyte
(telephone repairman)
Frietze, Tiburcio ’46 Pfc. HQ Co., ASFTC USA
Fritz, Benton R. ’41 Capt. Armored Tank Co. 359 ETO
German POW
Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster; Silver Star; Bronze Star
*Frohman, Joseph Pfc. 26th Division, Combat Engineer Bn. ETO Bastogne
Purple Heart
Gaby, Walter E. ’41 Capt. H. & S. Co., 128th Infantry (motor supply) PTO New Guinea
Gallagher, Lester W. ’41 Lt. HQ Troop, 7th Cavalry PTO Admiralties
Gallagher, Peter ’45, ’48 Cpl. 3653 SU ASTP, Co. E (c) (languages) CBI
Gallivan, James ’41 Pvt. Co. A, 58th Engineering Training Bn.
Gardenhire, Lawrence ’43, ’48 Lt. Det. 2, 4025th Signal Service Group PTO New Guinea
Garner, Richard R. ’42 Capt. Service Co., 14th Infantry USA
Garrett, Robert ’46, ’50 Pvt. Military police Guard ETO England
Gaskill, William M. ’46 Pfc. Infantry engineer
Gentry, Glenn A. ’41 T/5 Co. N, 801st Signal Training (radio)
Gill, Walter C. ’42 Lt. 3rd Reconnaissance Troop ETO Italy; Germany
German POW, Oflag 64
Purple Heart
*Gilstrap, James W. ’44 Pfc. Co. A, 386th Infantry PTO Japan
Goddard, Roy ’40 Maj. Chemical Warfare Corps (medical research in toxicology
*Godnavec, Stan 1282nd Engineer Combat Bn. ETO, PTO
Graham, Charles H. ’41 S/Sgt. Section E, Buckley Field, Colo. USA
(meat and dairy inspector)
*Granger, Julian F. Cpl. HQ & Service Troop, ETO Battle of the Bulge
32nd Cavalry Reconaissance Sqdn.
Gray, Frank E. ’42, 47 Maj. Co. A, 29th Signal Construction Bn. ETO France
*Gray, Philip O. Pfc. Company C, 66th Armored Infantry Bn. ETO Germany
Gray, Russell ’45, ’47 Pfc. 411 Bomb Sqn., 320th Bomb Group (radio operator)
Greathouse, Herb F. ’43, ’47 Lt. Service Company, 29th Infantry ETO Iceland
(motor officer)
Purple Heart
Grinslade, Stanley ’42 Sgt. Veterinary Detachment, PTO Aleutians
Office of the Post Veterinarian
Gruber, Allan L. ’39 Pvt. HQ Co., 1112th Engineer Construction Group PTO Japan
*Guernsey, Robert W. Pfc. HQ Co., 23rd Tank Battalion, ETO Germany
12th Armored Division
Halcourt, Hubert ’41 Pvt. Co. A, 120th Engineer Bn. (c)
Hall, Fletcher ’40 2nd Lt. Co. C, 804th Tank Destroyer Bn. ETO Italy
Battlefield Commission
*Hall, Vernon ’44 Lt. 222nd Infantry Reg’t., 42nd ETO France
(Rainbow) Division
KIA 15 January 1945, Alsace
Bronze Star; Purple Heart; Combat Infantry Badge
Hamilton, Edward ’42 M/Sgt. HQ Co. 1st Armored Corps EAME Africa
Hanks, William R. ’41 Lt. Co. C, 19th Infantry PTO Hawaii
Purple Heart; Bronze Star; Presidential Citation
Hannum, Robert Ray ’42 Lt. Co. B, 132nd Infantry PTO Guadalcanal;
Purple Heart; Bronze Star; Bougainville
Combat Infantry Badge
*Hansen, Theodore C. Cpl B Battery, 180th Field Artillery Bn., ETO Austrian Occupation
8th Armored Div.
Killed accidentally by fellow soldier, 25 December 1945
*Hansen, Warren George Cpl. Cannon Company, 255th Infantry, 7th Army ETO Germany
Harber, Hubert Pvt. EAME North Africa
Hardgrave, Robert ’35 Capt. Co. I, 378th Infantry (rifle company ETO France
commander
Purple Heart
*Harper, Grant ’44, ’49 Lt. Co. K, 22nd Infantry, 42nd (Rainbow) Division ETO
Purple Heart
Harris, Wesley Dalton ’42 Capt. Co. C, 307th Aviation Engineers (paratrooper) ETO Sicily
Distinguished Service Cross; Silver Star
Hatch, George R. ’38 Capt. Infantry
Hathorn, Earl ’43, ’47 Lt. 184th Infantry Reg’t, 7th Division PTO Mariannas
Purple Heart with two oak leaf clusters; Bronze Star
Henderson, Lyle W. ’45 Cpl. Co. A, 82nd Engineer Combat Bn. ETO
Hensley, James ’37 Lt. Chemical Warfare School, Edgewood Arsenal EAME Africa; Italy
Hightower, John M. ’40 Maj. HQ 3rd Bn., 23rd Infantry ETO France
(battalion commander)
Silver Star, Bronze Star; Purple Heart with two oak leaf clusters
Hilburn, Clarence S. ’46 Pfc. 59th Quartermaster’s Sales Co. (mail clerk) ETO England
Hildwein, Richard ’41 Capt. HQ, 2nd Bn, 371st Infantry ETO Italy
Bronze Star; two Battle Stars; Combat Infantry Badge
*Hill, Paul ’44, ’47 Sgt. Co. F, 272nd Infantry ETO
Holcomb, Herbert H. ’40, ’47 Capt. Co. I, 36th Engineer Reg’t. (C) EAME Anzio, Italy
Hoover, Marvin ’43 Lt. HQ Co., 3rd Bn., 330th Infantry ETO France
Hope, Woodrow H. ’43 Cpl. 1st Division (corps military police) EAME North Africa, Sicily
Horne, Jack G. ’42 Lt. Co. B., 118th Engineer Combat Bn. PTO New Guinea
Purple Heart with oak leaf; Silver Star; three Battle Stars
Horton, Otis ’41 Capt. 2nd Bn., 25th Infantry PTO New Guinea
*Howard, William J. ’44, ’46 Lt. Co. E, 343rd Infantry ETO France
Purple Heart; Combat Infantry Badge; two Battle Stars
Howell, Daniel Capt. Anti-tank Co., 359th Infantry ETO Normandy
Purple Heart; Bronze Star; Silver Star; Combat Infantry Badge;
Croix de Guerre with Palm; Normandy Invasion “Arrowhead”
Howell, Doyle C. ’44 Pfc. Co. D, 51st Bn., 1st Platoon
*Hubner, William Sgt. 236th Signal Detachment CBI Assam, India
Huff, Charles Stanley ’40 1st Sgt. Co. B, 1885th Engineer Aviation Bn. PTO Mariannas
Hughes, Ray ’43 Lt. 805th Engineer Aviation Bn. PTO Saipan, Okinawa
(motor transport officer)
Two Bronze Stars; Asiatic Pacific Ribbon
Hutchinson, John W. ’45 Pvt. 30th TSS (radio mechanic)
Jackson, Joe ’44 Lt. Infantry (Rainbow Division) ETO Germany
Bronze Star; Silver Star with oak leaf cluster; Purple Heart
*Johnson, Earl Kinsey Pfc. 57th Field Artillery Bn., B Battery PTO New Caledonia
(military police)
Johnson, George ’44, ’47 Pfc. Infantry ETO Germany
Battle Stars
Johnson, Henry Charles ’43 Pfc. Co. I, 3rd Bn., 303rd Reg’t., 97th Div. ETO France
(payroll clerk)
Combat Infantry Badge
Johnson, Ray W. ’46 S/Sgt. gunner (B-17) ETO England
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Johnston, Stanley ’44, ’51 Lt. Infantry ETO Germany
Jordan, Gilbert Cpl. HQ Battery, 163rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Bn.
Juliana, William ’41 T/Sgt. 1st Signal Operations Bn. Prov. ETO Normandy
Five Battle Stars; Bronze Star
Kaplan, Bernard C. ’42 Maj. HQ & HQ Sqn., 60th Service Group ETO Italy
(chemical officer)
Kaplan, George ’38 Capt. 190th Ordnance Bn. PTO Canton Island; Japan
Keathley, Anthony C. ’46, ’49 Cpl. 957th Engineer Topographical Co. (map reproduction)
Kent, Richard ’38 Maj. HQ, 3rd Bn., 39th Infantry EAME Casablanca
Bronze Star; Silver Star; eight Battle Stars
Kilby, William A. ’40 Lt. Co. E, 344th Engineers Reg’t. ETO Italy
Kirby, James ’46 Sgt. Ordnance ETO Scotland
*Kirkbride, William P. Pvt. ? 99th Division ETO Belgium
German POW Stalag 13D ( captured 18 December 1944)
*Knowles, Robert L. Cpl. HQ, 134th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion ETO Battle of the Bulge
Koenig, Leo W. ’37 1st Sgt. 889th Ordnance Heavy Auto Maintenance USA
Co. (instructor)
*Kucharchuk, Raymond Cpl. Service Battery, 21st Field Artillery Bn. ETO
Ladd, Ralph ’39 [?] Maj. HQ, 1st Bn. 365th Infantry USA
Lair, Woodrow ’42 Lt. Battery G, 217th Coast Artillery Anti-aircraft USA
*Landon, Larry B. Pfc. 92nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Sqdn., ETO Germany
3rd Army
Larrabee, Clyde O. ’46 Pfc. Co. E, 393rd Infantry ETO
*Leaman, Earle W. Pvt. Co. A, 43rd Tank Bn. ETO Haguenau, France
German POW. Stalag XI-B
Leverett, Robert ’42 S/Sgt. Quartermaster’s Detail (commissary) USA
Lewis, Hunter ’44, ’48 Lt. Co. F, 16th Infantry ETO England
Lewis, Walter ’43 Pfc. 423rd Signal Corps ETO England
Leyh, Freddy ’43 Pvt. A.S.T. Unit 3700, Co. A, USA
University of Minnesota
Lindahl, Donald ’45 Sgt. HQ Battery, 933rd Field Artillery Bn. ETO France
Lowe, J. Walden ’32 Maj. 120th Engineer Combat Bn. ETO Anzio, Italy
Loya, Max ’43 Cpl. 703rd Bomb Sqn., 445th Bomb Group ETO England
(operations clerk)
Luhan, Jake ’43 1st Sgt. Medical Corps USA
Lunsford, Jess ’45 Sgt. Co. M, 117th Infantry ETO France
Lusk, James ’44 Sgt. Co. L, 424th Infantry ETO Belgium
Purple Heart
Luttrell, Herbert ’46 Pfc. 872nd Field Artillery Bn. HQ Battery ETO France
Lyster, Lloyd ’40 Maj. HQ 14th Armored Division (general’s aide) ETO France, Germany
*Mancill, Robert F. Pfc. Co. C, 66th Armored Infantry Bn. ETO Gamsheim, France
German POW, Stalag XV-A, II-B
Marek, Richard ’42 Capt. 42nd (Rainbow) Division ETO Italy
Purple Heart
Marquez, F. Louis ’44, ’48 T/Sgt. Medical Det., 478th Anti-Aircraft PTO Australia
Artillery Bn.
Marr, William E. ’42 Lt. Co. E, 132nd Infantry PTO Bougainville; Leyte
Purple Heart; Combat Infantryman’s Badge; Asiatic Pacific Bar;
Philippine Liberation Badge
Martin, Grover ’41 Cpl. HQ XIVth Air Force Engineer Command CBI China
(cartographer)
Martin, Ray ’41 S/Sgt. Co. C, 804th Tank Destroyer Bn. EAME North Africa
Martinez, Abad ’41 Sgt. 93rd Ordnance Maintenance Co. EAME Algeria, Sicily
Maveety, James Ezell ’42 Lt. HQ 1338th Engineer Group ETO Italy
Two Campaign Ribbons with four Stars
McCauley, Robert ’39 Capt. HQ 23 Signal Heavy Construction Bn. EAME North Africa
(motor officer)
*McClure, Charles C. ’44, ’49 Pfc. Regimental HQ Co., 423rd Infantry ETO Belgium
(telephone operator)
German POW
McDougal, James N. ’42 Pfc. 246th Searchlight Battalion USA
McElyea, Ulysses ’36 Capt. Food inspector USA
McEndarfer, Harold B. ’44 Lt. Service Co., 222nd Infantry ETO France
(regimental special service)
*McGill, Ward D. Sgt. 12th Armored Division ETO Colmar Pocket
Purple Heart
*McGregor, Malcolm ’44 Lt. Co. K, 262nd Infantry, ETO England
42nd (Rainbow) Division ( S-2)
McLaughlan, Warren L. ’44 Cpl. HQ Battery, 42nd Anti-aircraft Artillery Group
McLeod, Neal Personnel Clerk CA/SA Puerto Rico
McMains, James A. ’26 Maj. Army Services Forces, Boston Signal Depot USA
(Exec. Officer)
McNatt, Stanley ’35 Maj. Ski trooper; bn. commander PTO Philippines
Combat Infantryman’s Badge; Asiatic Pacific Ribbon with one star
Menefee, Glen ’45 Pvt. 80th Signal Company (teletype) ETO France
Merrill, Ted ’40 Sgt. 6728 Administrative Platoon, A.F. Rest Camp EAME North Africa, Italy
Merritt, Robert ’46 Pfc. 2nd Bn., 80th Infantry Division (rifleman) ETO Bastogne, Germany
Purple Heart
Messer, Eugene W. ’41 Capt. Police and prison officer USA Fort Eustis, Va.
Miller, John Leroy ’42 Lt. HQ Co., lst Bn., 179th Infantry ETO Italy
(military police)
Purple Heart
Milton, Hugh M. Gen. Chief of Staff PTO Philippines
Silver Star; Bronze Star; Legion of Merit
Monk, Eugene ’43 Capt. Atlanta General Depot, Chemical Section PTO Hawaii
(chemical officer)
Mooney, William Conwell ’41 Cpl. Division HQ Co., 13th Airborne Div. ETO France
(cadre, mail clerk)
*Morgan, John R. ’44 Lt. 13th Arrnored Division ETO Germany
Purple Heart
*Morgan, Paul, Jr. Sgt. 118th General Hospital (medic) PTO Australia, Leyte
Murphy, George Mike ’38 Capt. HQ 28th Infantry Division, G 3 Section ETO Germany
*Nabreski, Stan, Jr. Cpl. Co. D, 118th Infantry ETO Germany
Nakayama, William S. ’39 Sgt. Camp Fannin, Texas (platoon sergeant) USA
Nations, Robert ’44 Sgt. 256th Replacement Company, PTO Australia
1st Training Center
Niccum, Robert S. ’41 Capt. 311th Engineer Bn. (C) USA
(company commander of HQ & service company)
Norris, Jonathan J. ’41 Lt. Co. D 542nd Regiment (engineer) PTO New Guinea
Norwood, Jerry ’42 Lt. HQ Co., 395th Infantry PTO
Oldham, Orwal ’45 Cpl. Medical Detachment, 129th Infantry PTO
O’Neal, Edwin J. ’42 Lt. Co. H, 182nd Infantry PTO Marshall Islands
Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster; Bronze Star; Combat Infantryman’s Badge
O’Neill, Pat ’35 Maj. Aberdeen Research Center, USA
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.
Palm, Henry A. ’39 Pvt. Officer Candidate, Fort Benning, Ga.
Palmer, John Pershing ’41 S/Sgt. 31st Engineer Reg’t (C), Fort Belvoir, Va. USA
(band)
Palmer, Thomas Marion ’39 Sgt. 200th Coast Artillery (AA) (band) PTO Philippines
Japanese POW; died 13 February 1945
Purple Heart
Parkhurst, John C. ’43 Cpl. Co. A, 796th Military Police Bn.
Parr, Ernest ’35 M/Sgt. Camp Claiborne, La.
Parton, Herman ’46 T/5 94th Field Artillery Bn., Medical Detachment EAME North Africa
Two Bronze Stars
Paz, George M. ’46, ’48 Sgt. 655th Ambulance Company ETO England
Paz, Raymond ’43 Pfc. Co. C, 114th Infantry ETO France
Purple Heart
Pearson, Tom ’43 Pfc. 5th Service Sqn., 1st Service Group ETO England
Pederson, Harold ’39 Sgt. HQ 6th Replacement Depot (statistical clerk) PTO New Caledonia
Peed, Harold ’41 Lt. HQ Co., 2nd Bn, 15th Infantry ETO England
Pelensky, Ernest ’45 Pfc. Co. E, ASTP, University of Missouri (engineer)
Pena, John ’46, ’49 Sgt. HQ Co., 2nd Military Railway Service Newfoundland
Phillips, William J. ’42 Lt. 660th Engineer Topographic Bn. ETO England
Pino, Joseph ’46, ’49 T/5 978th Signal Detachment G, HQ PTO Manila
Pinson, Avery ’37 Lt. Col. CA/SA Panama
Planck, James A. ’40 4th Ordnance Co. PTO Aleutians
Rader, Paul R. ’44 Cpl. 286th Medical Section ETO France
Radosevich, Peter John ’42 Lt. Squadron H (pilot, AT-7 and B-17) USA
Radoslovich, Mark John ’41 Capt. HQ, 43rd Infantry Division (supply officer) PTO Bougainville
Randle, George W. ’44, ’47 Lt. Co. M, 263rd Infantry ETO England
Reeves, J. Edward ’41 Lt. 67th Engineer Topographic Co. USA
(surveying engineer)
Reichelt, Oren ’41 Capt. 359th Infantry Reg’t, 90th Infantry Div, ETO Normandy
(heavy weapons)
KIA 3 July 1944, France
Purple Heart
Reiter, Harold W. ’44 Pfc. 4th HQ and HQ Detachment, USA
Special Troops, XXII Corps
Reiter, Nathan I. Jr. ’41 Capt. HQ, 140th Ordnance Base, ETO England
Auto Maintenance Bn.
Richards, Joseph W. ’42 Pvt. Co. B, 59th Bn. (medical corps)
Rives, Harold L. ’41, ’46 Lt. 702nd Tank Bn., Co., D ETO France
Robertson, Earl W. ’45 Pfc. 670th Anti-aircraft Artillery MG Battery PTO New Guinea
Robinson, Philip ’38 Lt. Infantry
Roderick, Robert C. ’45 Pvt. Purple Heart ETO France
Rodriguez, Lupito J. ’43 S/Sgt. Co. C, 422nd Infantry ETO Belgium
German POW
Rogers, Lloyd W. ’40 Lt. 200th Coast Artillery (AA) Battery G PTO Bataan
Japanese POW
Romig, Bernard ’39 Capt. HQ Co., 3rd Bn. 315th Infantry (supply officer) ETO Germany
German POW
Purple Heart; Bronze Star; Presidential Citation
Rosen, Jerome ’43 Pfc. 452nd ASF Band
Roth, Bernard ’45, ’48 Pvt. Co. A, 130th Engineer Combat Bn.
Russell, Howard M. ’42 Lt. Infantry Co. B CBI India
Purple Heart
*Russo, Nick Pfc. Medical Detachment, ETO Battle of the Bulge
667th Field Artillery Battalion
Salazar, George ’43 Lt. Infantry ETO Germany
KIA 16 November 1944, Germany
Purple Heart
Sanchez, Elam Sgt. Headquarters & Service Co., Parachute School
Sandoval, Fred M. ’45, ’48 Pvt. HQ & HQ Sqn., 83rd Air Depot CBI India
Sayles, Allen ’39 Lt. 86th Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Co. EAME North Africa
(Tank)
Scarborough, John ’43 Lt. chemical warfare ETO England
*Schindler, John F. Pvt. Co. A, 156th Infantry ETO France
*Schlamme, Otto Cpl Co. C, 305th Medical Bn. ETO Germany
*Schnuer, Seymour Pvt. 95th Infantry Division, 3rd Army ETO Metz, Alsace
(Military Police)
Purple Heart
*Schoderbek, Joseph J. Pvt. Co. A, 345th Infantry ETO Germany
*Schulte, Robert L. ’46 Sgt. Co. M, 320th Infantry ETO
*Schwartzman, Herman Pfc. Co. B, 56th Armored Infantry ETO
Purple Heart
*Schwettman, William H. Cpl. 3rd Army ETO Germany
Scott, Franklin ’34 Lt. Col. HQ Army Services Forces, Camp Lee, Va. USA
(commanding officer)
Scott, Lester ’38 Capt. 392nd Co., 8th Bn. ETO Italy
*Scott, Robert L. Pfc. 56th Armored Infantry Bn., ETO France
12th Armored Division (intelligence; machine gun section)
Purple Heart; British Military Cross; Silver Star; Combat Infantryman’s Badge
Scrivner, Mansil ’38 Capt. Anti-tank Co., 368th Infantry PTO Dutch East Indies Sears, James E. ’44, ’47 Pfc. Cannon Co., 345th Infantry ETO Germany
Sedillo, Anselmo ’44 Pfc. Hq, Co., 3rd Bn., ETO Germany
541st Parachute Infantry Reg’t
Seich, Mel 141st Signal Col., 1st Armored Division ETO Germany
*Sellers, T. J., Jr. Cpl. 718th Field Artillery Bn., ETO Heidelberg
63rd Infantry Div., 7th Army
*Selzer, Melvin Pfc. Medical Detachment, ETO Germany
56th Armored Infantry Bn. (medic)
Sheldon, John Nelson ’43 Sgt. Co. C, 4th Reg’t ASFPRD USA
(classification interviewer)
Shelton, Frank W. ’37 Lt. 260th Coast Artillery (Anti-Aircraft) USA
Shelton, Yuan E. ’38 Capt. HQ, 25th Infantry Division CBI India
(recruitment officer)
Shropshire, Ernest N. ’46 Pvt. 1109 Signal Co., ETO France
312 Service Group (radio repair)
Siemantel, Henry ’39 W/O HQ U.S. Army Forces in the Far East, PTO Australia
Office of Chief Ordnance Office
Silva, Jose Laurence ’44 Pfc. 709th Signal Air Warning Co. USA
(radio field instructor)
Sims, Robert O. ’40 Capt. 352nd Anti-aircraft Artillery, Searchlight Bn. PTO Manila
*Singleton, Maurice B. Pfc. Co. C, 1258 Engineer Combat Bn. ETO England
Bronze Star; Certificate of Merit.
Skouson, Glenn ’46 Cpl. 1746 Engineer Map Depot (mapmaking) PTO Okinawa
Slack, Lewis Cecil ’43, ’47 Lt. 1898th Engineering AVN EAME North Africa
Smith, Alva Ray ’42 Lt. HQ, 303rd Infantry ETO France
Smith, Horace Dale ’42 Cpl.. 1876th Engineers Armored Bn., Co. B. PTO New Guinea
Smith, Samuel O. ’45 Pvt. Radio operator
Smith, Sidney Clyde ’44 S/Sgt. Co. A, 42nd Armored Infantry Division Bn., ETO
2nd Armored Division
Snapp, Wendell ’46 T/4 HQ Co., 240th Railway Operations Bn. ETO Holland
Spivak, Archie ’38 Pvt. Co. A, 46th Engineer Reg’t PTO Australia
Steele, Richard C. ’43, ’47 Lt. C. Co., 1863rd Engineer Aviation Bn. PTO Guam, Saipan
(instructor)
Pacific Theater Ribbon
Stilley, Bill ’44 S/Sgt. Co. B, 423rd Infantry ETO England
Stoneham, Robert M. ’42 Lt.Col. Co. K, 338th Infantry (co. executive officer) EAME Italy
Purple Heart; Silver Star
Stout, Fern Dale ’45, ’47 Cpl. HQ Co., Infantry Replacement Training Center
Strand, William F. ’43, ’49 Lt. Co. E, 149th Infantry PTO New Guinea
Stubblefield, Thomas M. ’45, ’48 Cpl.485th Heavy Shop Co. (machinist) ETO England
Sullivan, Loyd ’44 S/Sgt. Battery B, 109th Coast Artillery Bn. ETO England
(Anti-aircraft) (mechanic, inspector, foreman)
Swagerty, Billy R. ’46 S/Sgt. C. E, 90th Infantry Reg’t. (cadre) PTO Tokyo
Sylvester, Cal R. ’43 Lt. Co. H, 2nd Platoon 4th Infantry Division ETO Hürtgen Forest
Purple Heart
Tapia, Samuel J. ’42 M/Sgt. Special Services Co., 10th Replacement Depot EAME North Africa
Taylor, Frank D. ’45 Lt. HQ Co., 3rd Bn., 232nd Infantry ETO Germany
(battalion communications officer)
KIA 24 April 1945, Germany
Purple Heart
*Terry, Earle R, Sgt. Co. C, 303rd Infantry Regiment ETO Germany
KIA Germany
Purple Heart
Thieme, Leo V. ’43 Capt. Armored Infantry ETO, PTO France
German POW; Japanese POW
Silver Star; Bronze Star; Purple Heart
Thorpe, Martin E. ’38 Capt. 365th Infantry
Tipton, William D. ’41 Capt. 28th Tank Bn.
Todd, Ralph ’34 Maj. Special Services—Staff Section ETO Austria
Togami, Henry ’42 Cpl Infantry ETO Italy
Purple Heart
*Toy, Glenn Lt. C Company, 17th Bn. ETO Germany
Trout, Paul H. ’37 Lt. Co. L, 141st Infantry ETO England
Purple Heart
Tucker, Henry ’44 Sgt. Weather observer USA
Turney, Joe C. ’43 Sgt. H-S Co, 120th Engineer Combat Bn. EAME North Africa
(mechanic)
Bronze Star; ETO ribbon with six Battle Stars
Turney, Robert L. ’36 Lt. Co. C, 1876th Engineer Aviation Bn. PTO Philippines
Battlefield Commission; Purple Heart; two Battle Stars
Turney, William ’38 Lt. Col. Seine Section, Engineer Section ETO Ireland, France
Tusha, Donald T. ’43 Capt. Co. M, 168th Infantry Reg’t. EAME Italy
Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster; Silver Star with oak leaf cluster;
Combat Infantryman’s Badge
Viescas, Agapito ’44, ’50 Pfc. Co. C, 773rd Amphibious Tractor Bn. PTO Saipan
Presidential Unit Citation
Vinyard, Alman E. ’44 Cpl. Co. B, 5th Bn. Armored Force Replacement
Training Center (cadre)
Wallace, William W. ’42 Sgt. 819th Quartermaster Service. Co. (medic) EAME Algeria
Good Conduct Ribbon; Service ribbons
Watson, Reginald C. ’28 Maj. Group commander USA
Wattam, James M. ’45 Pvt. 326th Airborne Glider Infantry Reg’t. ETO Battle of the Bulge
German POW
Combat Infantryman’s Badge ETO with two Battle Stars;
Presidential Citation
Wells, William Cramer ’35 Maj. HQ Det. 135th Tank Destroyer Training Bn. EAME Algeria, Italy
Wheat, Leslie Lt. Col. Troop Commander
White, Peregrine ’41 Lt. Aviation engineer ETO England
Wiggs, David Harold ’42 Lt. Anti-tank Co. 359 ETO England
Purple Heart; Distinguished Service Cross; Silver Star; Bronze Star
Wiley, Charles Hayden ’37 Lt. 3rd Bn., 116th Infantry, 99th Division ETO France
Purple Heart; Bronze Star; Presidential Unit Citation
Wilson, John ’44 Pvt. Co. D, 77th Infantry Training Bn. (military police)
Wimberly, Clifford ’42 Lt. HQ & Service Co., 340th Engineers PTO Alaska; Australia
(construction)
Wingfield, Orren ’41 Capt. (ski trooper) PTO Aleutians
Purple Heart; Silver Star
Withers, Ernest A. ’38 Cpl. 1501 Engineers, Water Supply Co.
Witty, Fred S. ’45, ’49 Sgt. Co. C, 86th Bn. Infantry Reserve ETO England
Training Center
Wood, Morris D. ’39 Capt. Co. I, 368th Infantry PTO Luzon
Woodbridge, John ’43 Pvt. Veterinarian USA
Yates, Joseph ’33 Lt. 865th Engineer Aviation Bn.
Yates, Robert M. ’39 Pvt. Co. N, 15th Signal Training Reg’t.
Zucal, Louis ’44 Pvt. Medic USA
*Zulin, Robert Pfc. 99th Division ETO Battle of the Bulge
(radio operator for tank destroyer bn.)
German POW, Englestadt (escaped 21 April 1945)

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Amy, Robert ’42 T/5 Co. D, 200th Coast Artillery PTO Bataan, Philippines
(Anti-Aircraft) (radio detector)
Japanese POW
Purple Heart
Becker, Darwin ’36 Lt. 200th Coast Artillery PTO Bataan, Philippines
Japanese POW, died in Japan, 30 January 1945
Purple Heart
Thorpe, Joseph Dallas ’37 Lt. 200th Coast Artillery PTO Bataan, Philippines
Japanese POW, died 27 January, Kyushu, Japan
Purple Heart

ARMY AIR FORCES
Abbott, James L. ‘42 Purple Heart
Adams, Charles W. ’40 S/Sgt. 1258th Army Air Force Base Unit EAME Casablanca
(flight radio operator)
Akers, Robert T. ’46 Lt. 349th Sqn., 100th Group ETO Iceland
(pilot, commander of B-17)
Albert, Austin ’43, ’47 Capt. Instructor in basic flying USA Goodfellow Field, Tex.
Alcorn, Garland ’42 S/Sgt. 88th Bomber Group, 318th Bomber Squadron ETO Germany
(gunner, B-17)
KIA December 1943
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster; Purple Heart
Anderson, John E. ’45 Lt. 1305 AAF Base Unit (meteorology) CBI Calcutta
Apodaca, Epifanio ’44 Pvt. 822nd Sch. Squadron ( radioman)
Armstrong, Shelby B. ’41 Pfc. 324th Army Air Force Band USA
Atchley, William ’42 Sgt. 98th Bomber Sqn. (gunner) PTO Gilbert Islands
KIA 4 May 1944 over Eniwetok
Purple Heart
Baca, Alex ’43 Cpl. 7th Fighter Sqn., 49th Fighter Group PTO Australia
(radio operator)
Baca, Bernardo ’45 Cpl. Combat Crew Section, Clovis AAF PTO Iwo Jima
(chief gunner, B-29)
Bailey, Willie R. ’42 Cpl. 74th Bomber Sqn. (radio operator) CA/SA Central America
Ball, Fred ’43, ’48 Lt. 11th Weather Sqn. (meteorologist) USA
Barron, Roy L. ’44 S/Sgt. 7th Airways Communication Detachment PTO Hawaii
(control tower operator)
Barrow, Burnis ’42 Lt. Co. C, 864th Engineer Aviation Bn. PTO Australia
*Bell, George M. Pvt. 314th Bomb Wing, Military Police Co. PTO Mariannas
*Bell, Harlan F/O navigation, gunnery, bombardier, USA Victorville, Calif.
radio training
Bell, James L. ’45 Pvt. Overhaul mechanics
Bennet, Sheldon ’41 A/C Wing I, Sqn. B, Division 6 (communications) USA New Haven, Conn.
Bennett, Thomas B. ’44 Pvt. Army-Boeing School of Aeronautics USA
Berrier, Raymond ’46 Lt. 354th Fighter Group, 354th Fighter Sqn. ETO Scotland
(pilot, P-51)
Air Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
*Betz, Henry Cpl. Infantry (communication[airborne] PTO Luzon
maintenance
*Bess, Leon H. Lt. navigation training (B-17) USA Sioux City, Ia.
Birchell, Richard ’43 Lt. Flight instructor USA Foster Field, Tex.
Black, Roy W. ’46 Pvt. 11th College Training Detachment USA Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Blackwell, Garrett “Blackie”’42 Lt. Pilot (B-24) ETO England
Air Medal
*Blake, John H. Lt. Co. D, 149th IRTB (navigator; tank destroyer) USA Camp Hood, Tex.
Bonomo, Anthony ’42 Capt. Foreign Personnel Officer USA Morrison Field, Fla.
Bonomo, John Capt. 489th Air Base HQ CBI India
Bounds, James Y. ’45 Sgt. HQ, 325th Fighter Group ETO Italy
(administrative clerk)
Bowman, Robert R. ’42 Pvt. 3704th AAF Base Unit Sqn. S USA
(instructor, B-29)
*Brach, Kenneth D. Pfc. 60th Sqn. 39th Bombardment Group PTO Mariannas
Brazel, A. G. ’44 Sgt. 34th Ferrying Sqn. (bomber machine gunner) CA/SA South America
Brazel, Billy B. ’44 S/Sgt. 48th Fighter Sqn., 14th Fighter Group EAME Africa, England
(armorer, P-38)
Distinguished Unit Citation; seven Battle Stars
Brinegar, Warren ’42, ’46 S/Sgt. 3880th Bomber Group, 562nd Bomber Sqn. ETO England
(gunner, B-17)
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Brothers, Robert F, ’42 Pvt. 475th Bomber Squadron (aircraft armorer) USA
Brown, Edward ’44, ’48 Lt. 1333rd Army Air Force Base Unit, CBI India
3rd Officers’ Area (pilot)
Air Medal with one cluster; Distinguished Flying Cross
Brown, James ’44, ’48 A/C 84th College Training Detachment Air Crew USA Kansas
Budenholzer, Frank E. ’38 Lt. Co. C, 394th Infantry (chemical warfare officer) USA Memphis, Tenn.
KIA 21 March 1942
Buell, Robert M. ’28 Capt. Air Corps Supply PTO Hawaii
Bunch, Charles C. ’38 Maj. HQ, 4th Air Force (pilot) CBI India
Purple Heart; Bronze Star
Burr, Cornelius (Neal) ’41 Sgt. 23rd Pursuit Sqn. CA/SA Puerto Rico
Buskirk, John ’43 Lt. 416th Bomber Group, 671st Bomber Sqn. ETO England
(pilot and instructor (B-26)
Air Medal with four bronze oak clusters
Caldwell, Jim T. ’42 T/Sgt. 345th Bomber Group, 501st Bomber Sqn. PTO New Guinea
(crew chief, B-25)
Carr, Robert ’43 Lt. 78th Fighter Sqn. (pilot, P-51) PTO Hawaii
KIA 9 July 1945 over Japan
Purple Heart
Carr, Wiley ’41 Maj. Edgewood Arsenal PTO New Guinea
(design & development of bombs)
*Carter, Hobert E. ’43 Lt. 18th Sqn., 65th Reconnaissance Group ETO Germany
(pilot and instructor, B-25)
Air Medal; Distinguished Flying Cross
Casey, Thomas Lawrence ’42 S/Sgt. 528th Bomber Sqn. USA Diggs Field, Tex.
Cassell, William ’41 Lt. 9th Troop Carrier Sqn PTO Marshall Islands
Distinguished Flying Cross; seven Battle Stars; Air Medal
Cave, Claude Sgt. 68th Basic Flying Training School USA
(links instructor, instrument training dept.)
Chacon, Miquel A. ’45 Pvt. Headquarters, 83rd Service Group (gunner) USA
Chaney, Newton C. ’45 Lt. Squadron 8, Flight A ( pilot, B-17)
Chavez, Alexander ’42 S/Sgt. 320th Bomber Group (gunner) EAME North Africa
KIA 23 October 1943 in Africa
Purple Heart
Chavez, Geronimo ’45, ’49 Cpl. HQ, 2nd Air Force, 420th Signal ETO Italy
Company Aviation (teletype operator)
Chavez, Samuel T. ’41 F/O 61st Troop Command (glider pilot) EAME Algiers
Purple Heart
Chidester, Buster ’45, ’48 Sgt. Airplane mechanic ETO Germany
Clayton, Charlie ’45 Pfc. Airplane mechanic USA Independence AAF, Kan.
Coady, Philip ’40 Capt. Instructor on instruments USA
Colvard, Harold D. ’42 Lt. Sqn. A-1 (instructor) CBI China
KIA 23 August 1944 in China
Purple Heart
Connelley, Hoy ’39 T/Sgt. 344th Bomb Group, 498th Bomb Sqn. ETO England
(radio operator, B-26)
Air Medal with 12[?] oak leaf clusters; Distinguished Flying Cross;
Presidential Citation
Cooper, John Aubrey ’39 Cpl. Section E, 231st Combat Crew USA
Training School
Covey, Paul J. ’42 Lt. Battery C, 378th Anti-aircraft Artillery— ETO Iceland
AW Bn.
Cox, Thomas R. ’46 Sgt. Casual Co. 10, Platoon 3 (machine gunner) ETO Italy
Creek, Rufus D. ’42 Sgt. Co. F, 398th Engineer GS Reg’t. ETO England
Cromer, Claud William. ’40 Lt. 3rd Air Force, 35th Station Co. Sqn. ETO Ireland
(chemical officer)
Cullers, William E. Sgt. Headquarters, 9th Detachment Special Troops
Deemer, Robert F. ’43 T/Sgt. 445th Fighter Sqn. (mechanic) USA
Delzell, Ralph ’46 Lt. 837th Bomber Sqn., 487th Bomber Group ETO England, Germany
(pilot, B-17)
Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Denney, John ’43 Lt. Flight Control Center USA Flushing, N.Y.
Ditterline, Charles E, O/C 6th Co., 3rd STR, Fort Benning, GA USA
Earp, Robert R. ’42 Sgt. 467th Bomber Sqn. (gunner, B-17) ETO England
KIA 22 February 1944 over North Sea
Air Medal with one oak leaf cluster; Purple Heart
Eaves, Richard ’45 S/Sgt. Maintenance Co., 67th Armored Regiment EAME North Africa
Eldridge, Deward ’46 Pfc. Section D (airplane mechanic, B-17) USA Dyersburg, Tenn.
Elser, Roger P. ’34 Maj. HQ, 7th Airways & Air PTO Pearl Harbor, Japan
Communications Services
Purple Heart
Emerson, Ernest ’46, ’50 Sgt. 1426th Ordnance Service & PTO Hawaii
Maintenance Co. Aviation
Eubanks, Steve ’41 Sgt. Radio instructor USA
Farrell, Richard G. ’45, ’48 Lt. 464th Fighter Sqn., 507th Fighter Group (pilot) PTO Japan
Feather, Landis E. ’44, ’47 Lt. Army Electronics Training Center USA Cambridge, Mass.
Fincke, Robert ’35 Lt. Col. Hamilton Field, California PTO Guam
(instructor, adjutant general)
Flores, Ramon ’42 A/C radio operator, B-17 ETO
Fort, Tom ’23 13th Air Force (armorer-gunner, B-24)
Foster, Lewis E. ’41 Capt. 602nd Sqn., 398th Bomber Group ETO
Foy, James Y. ’41 Lt. 434th Bombardment Sqn., CBI India
12th Bombardment Group (medium)
Purple Heart; Distinguished Flying Cross
Franey, Romuald J. ’44 Lt. 10th Photo Reconnaissance Sqn. CBI
KIA 22 March 1945 off China coast
Purple Heart
Fribley, Leonard ’43 Pvt. HQ, 4th Air Force (administrative clerk) USA
Friend, William E. ’38 Sgt. Air Corps Training Detachment USA
(crew chief, aerial engineer)
Funk, Joseph W. ’41 Lt. Co. A, 517th Parachute Infantry ETO Sicily; Belgium
Purple Heart; ETO Ribbon
Gallivan, Victor L. ’46 Pfc. Sqn. 25 (radio operator) USA Santa Ana, Calif.
Garde, Alfonso J. ’45 Cpl. Gunner, B-24 ETO Germany
POW, Germany
Garner, Amon J. ’40 Cpl. Airplane mechanic USA
Garrett, Frank ’44, ’48 Cpl. Radio operator PTO Philippines
Garrod, Frank D. ’43 S/Sgt. 882nd Pre-flight Training Sqn.
Gary, Woodrow ’40 Lt. 707th Bomb Sqn. (pilot) ETO
Gaskill, William M. ’43 Lt. Pilot PTO New Caledonia
Gibbs, Walden ’45 A/S 28th College Training Detachment. Sqn. B-1 (air crew)
Girard, Keith ’42 Lt. Base Operations (pilot-B-17) USA Great Falls, Mont.
Givens, Everett G. ’41 Lt. 773rd Bombardment Sqn., ETO Italy
463rd Bombardment Group
(gunnery officer)
Glover, Colon Howard ’41 Capt. 712th Sqn., 448th Bombardment Group ET
(pilot, B-24)
Gordon, Frank J. ’45 Pfc. Aviation mechanic PTO Japan
Gower, E. Lea Lt. Edgewood Arsenal (chemical warfare) ETO
Graves, George ’39 Lt. pilot
Gray, Robert W. ’43 Lt. 37th Bombardment Sqn. (medium) EAME Liberia
KIA 22 March 1943, Africa
Distinguished Flying Cross; Air Medal; Purple Heart
Grizzle, Wiley ’45 Lt. Pilot ETO Germany
KIA 24 March 1946, Kassel, Germany
Purple Heart
Hackerott, Ray ’42 Lt. Navigator, B-29 PTO Saipan
Hackey, Ralph R. ’43, ’48 Lt. pilot, B-24 ETO
Air Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Hackler, Dernell F. ’44 Lt. 162nd Tactical Reconnaissance Sqn. (pilot) ETO France
Air Medal with fourteen oak leaf clusters
Hall, Raymond ’45 Pvt. 4th AFRD, Sqn. 444 USA
(physical education instructor)
Hamlyn, Richard ’42 Sgt. 73rd Fighter Sqn., 318th Fighter Group PTO Mariannas
(electrical aviation)
Hanson, William H. ’35 Lt. Col. pilot, B-17 ETO
Hare, Wayne ’43 A/S aviation mechanic, teletype USA
Harp, Choctaw ’41 Lt. Tactical reconnaissance; pilot, P-51 USA
KIA 13 May 1944, Lake Providence, Louisiana
Harris, Lowell D. ’42 Lt. Bombardier, navigator, B-24 ETO
Distinguished Flying Cross; Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters;
ETO with two stars
Harter, James G. ’43 Lt. Materiel Command, AAF Representative,
Wright Aeronautical Corp., (inspection engineer)
Hartley, Carl B. ’43, ’47 Lt. 436th Bomb Sqn. (H) (pilot, B-24) CBI India
Distinguished Flying Cross; Air Medal
Healal, Daniel Bruce ’44 Lt. 458th Fighter Sqn., 506th Fighter Group PTO Iwo Jima
(pilot, P-51)
Henderson, David Louis ’40 Maj. pilot, flight commander, PTO Guam
Waco Army Flying School, Tex.
Heyne, Richard ’44 Lt. 3rd Air Force (pilot) ETO Germany
KIA October 1944, Lindau, Germany
Purple Heart
Highley, Fred Alexander ’40 Lt. pilot
Hightower, John A. ’45 Lt. 3rd Weather Sqn. CAAF USA Carlsbad, N.M.
Hoffman, Clarence ’41 Lt. 49th Fighter Sqn., 14th Fighter Group EAME Italy
(pilot, P-38)
Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters; EAME Campaign
Theatre Ribbon with 5 Bronze Service Stars; American Defense Ribbon
Holt, Noel P. ’42 A/C 43-E, Squad I, Brooks Field, Tex. (pilot)
Hudson, Henry O. ’43, ’48 Cpl. flight 716-A, 910 Training Bn. USA Miami Beach, Fla.
Huffstetler, Tom ’46 F/O bombardier
Huggins, Phares P. ’46 Sgt. 49th Bomb Sqn., 2nd Bomb Group ETO
(ball turret gunner, B-17)
Hughes, Forrest A. ’43 Lt. 56th Airborne Air Control Sqn. (meteorology) EAME North Africa
Hungate, John Wallace ’44 Cpl. CIS 1178th Flexible Gunnery Training School PTO New Guinea
Hunter, Billy D. ’44 Lt. 400th Bomb Sqn. 90th Bomb Group PTO Solomon Islands
(Bombardier)
KIA August 1943, Solomons
Distinguished Flying Cross; Purple Heart
Isaacks, Jeff J. ’43 F/O 312th Ferry Sqn., ETO; CBI
27th Air Transport Command
Air Medal
Jenkins, Edwin ’45 Army Air Force Clerical School
Johnson, Frank ’44 A/C Class 44D USA Independence, Kan.
Johnson, Winston A. ’44 Lt. 436 Troop Carrier Group, 81st TC Sqn. ETO England
Jones, Frank ’42 Lt. 4th Air Force (armament officer) PTO Gilbert Islands
Jones, Thomas ’42, ’47 Capt. pilot, instructor (AT-6), Aloe AAF USA Victoria, Tex.
Kelly, James ’46 Sgt. Sqn. H, CAAB (gunnery) USA
Kennedy, Bill ’46 Cpl. 8th S.C., Central Dental Laboratory USA
(false teeth maker)
Kerr, Fred C. ’42 T/Sgt. armament gunner, B-17 ETO England
Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters; Distinguished Flying Cross
Kussler, Manuel T. ’43, ’47 Lt. meteorologist USA
Lackey, John William ’42 T/Sgt. 11th Photo Mapping Sqn. (base mess sergeant) USA Colorado
Lane, Dale ’44 Sgt. Rear Echelon HQ, USAF-CBI Theatre CBI India
Lathrop, Charles ’45, ’48 Pfc. radio operator mechanic PTO Luzon
Leake, Daniel Bruce ’44 Lt. 458th Fighter Sqn., 506th Fighter Group PTO Iwo Jima
(pilot, P-51)
Air Medal
Lee, Giles ’45, ’47 S/Sgt. ground air corps PTO Saipan, Tinian
Lee, Levon ’40 Capt. HQ, 20th Bomber Command CBI India
(medical supply officer)
Leighton, Rema O. ’46 S/Sgt. 371st Bomb Sqnn., 307th Bomb Group PTO New Guinea
(gunner, B-24)
Air Medal; six Battle Stars
Lobley, Grady ’46 Lt. 760th Sqn., (“Black Panther”) ETO Germany
460th Bomb Group (pilot,B-24)
Logan, Horace P. ’44, ’49 Lt. 49th Bomb Sqn., 91st Bomb Group ETO England
(pilot, B-17)
Long, Clyde O. ’43 Cpl. communication clerk ETO Normandy
Four Bronze Stars; Presidential Unit Citation
Longoria, Raul ’43 Cpl. B.H.D. 1, Bn. 10 (mechanic, B-24) ETO England
Luchini, Joe W. ’38 Capt. pilot USA
Luck, William ’43 Lt. 66th AAFBU (meteorology) EAME Algiers
Lunsford, Oliver Ray ’44 Pfc. Hd. & Service Co., PTO Okinawa
1903rd Armored Engineer Bn. (surveyor)
Marsh, Edward ’46, ’49 Lt. 4th Air Force (pilot, instructor) USA
Martin, Wade ’43 S/Sgt. HQ, 3rd Air Force Replacement Depot USA
(chief clerk)
Martinez, Eloy ’42 Lt. 401st Air Base Sqn. PTO
Master, Hugh ’36 Lt. Col. CA/SA Panama
Maveety, Jack ’44 Lt. pilot ETO England
Mavredakis, George ’46 S/Sgt. Sqn. 839, 487th Bomb Group (gunner, B-17) ETO England
Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters
McAdams, Robert L. ’41 Lt. 396th Bombardment Group, 595th Sqn. ETO Germany
(pilot, B-17)
German POW, Stalag 1
McConkie, Robert J. ’43, ’46 Cpl. radio PTO
McCullough, Louis Noel ’41 A/S
McDaniel, Harvey ’45 Capt. 94th Fighter Sqn., 1st Fighter Group (pilot) ETO Italy
Two Presidential Citations
McGuire, Melvin ’46 S/Sgt 2nd Bomb Group, 20th Bomb Sqn. ETO Italy
(gunner, B-17)
Air Medal with three clusters; seven Battle Stars;
Distinguished Flying Cross; Presidential Unit Citation
McIntosh, Richard Kent ’41 Maj. 23rd Bomb Sqn. (pilot, B-17, B-29) PTO Samoa
Distinguished Flying Cross; Silver Cluster;
Air Medal with bronze oak leaf
McLenathen, William ’37 Lt. pilot, instructor in advanced instrument flying USA
McNew, Perry C. ’43 Cpl. 519th Fighter Bomb Sqn., 498th Ffr. Bomb Group (radioman)
Melton, Benjamin J. ’42 Lt. pilot, B-26, test pilot, publication officer USA
Merrell, Eugene ’43 A/S
Montoya, Ralph Thomas ’42 Sgt. 2nd Photo Charting Sqn. (armorer-gunner) PTO Philippines
Moore, Charles W. ’44 Lt. AAF Bombardier School USA Carlsbad, N.M.
Moore, Roy ’45, ’49 Lt. 768th Bomb Sqn., 462nd Bomb Co. CBI,
(bombardier, B-29) PTO Tinian Distinguished Flying Cross
Morosi, Joseph W. ’41 Capt. 344th Bomb Group, 496th Bomb Group ETO England
(pilot, B-26)
Air Medal with five clusters
Nelson, Morgan ’41 Maj. HQ 43rd Air Depot Group EAME Egypt
(technical supply officer)
Bronze Star
Nichols, Frederick L. ’44 Capt. 456th Sqn., 323rd Bomb Group EAME North Africa
(pilot, flight commander)
Distinguished Flying Cross; Air Medal w/ twelve oak leaf
clusters; three Camp Stars
Nicholson, Roy J. ’46 Lt. Air Corps Training Detachment, ETO France
Chickasha, Tenn. (pilot)
Air Medal with three clusters
Nunn, Jay W. ’41 Lt. U.S. Ferry Command (communications) ETO
Nunn, Larence ’45, ’49 Pvt. 304th Training Group, 14th Sqn.,
Sheppard Field, Tex. ETO
O’Neal, Earl S. ’46 F/O pilot USA
Ortiz, Ralph ’44 Lt. 42nd Sqn. , 19th Group (bombardier) PTO Wake Island
KIA January 1944 over Ellice Island
Navy Cross; Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Patterson, Carlton ’43, ’50 F/O Air Transport Command, 1330th Bn. CBI India
(bomber pilot)
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster; Distinguished Flying Cross
Patton, William G. ’44 Pfc. 82nd Observation Sqn., 71st ETO
Observation Group
Pearson, John ’44 [?] Pfc. 369th Service Sqn. ETO England
Perkins, Sherman C. ’42 A/C Primary Flying School (P-17) USA Americus, Ga.
Perovich, John ’46 Lt. Navigator, air transport command PTO Australia
Pickett, Lawrence ’41 Maj. 89th Fighter Sqn., 80th Fighter group CBI Burma
(pilot, P-47)
Distinguished Flying Cross; Air Medal; Navy Citation
Pond, Clifford M. ’44 Lt. Sqn. 3, Class 44F (pilot, PT-17) USA Carlstrom Field, Fla.
Powell, Ellsworth A. ’41 Lt. bombardier instructor
Powell, Richmond T. ’39 Lt. pilot
Prather, Owen “Bud” ’44, ’48 Lt. pilot
Prather, Sam ’46 Lt. bombardier, B-26 ETO England
Provencio, Henry ’43 Lt. pilot, P-38 PTO Philippines
KIA 25 December 1944
Purple Heart
Provine, Charles H. ’43 T/Sgt. flight engineer, gunner, B-17 ETO France
German POW, Stalag Luft 3
Quesenberry, James ’40 Lt. bombardier, navigator, B-25 ETO Hawaii
KIA 11 May 1944 over Pacific
Purple Heart
Ratliff, Wilfred ’45 Pvt. 5th Mobile R & R (maintenance) ETO England
Richardson, Harold W. ’40 Maj. Maxwell Field, Ala. Aleutians Anchorage
(pilot, flight commander, B-24)
Ritchey, Melvin ’40 Lt. 422nd Bomb Sqn. (Pilot , B-17) EAME North Africa
Rives, Charles ’45, ’49 Lt. 9th Ferrying Sqn. PTO
556th Army Air Force Base Unit (pilot)
Roth, Joe ’46 Pvt.
Samples, Leonard “Cotton” ’46 Cpl. 875th Bomb Sqn., 498th Bomb Group PTO Mariannas
(mechanic)
Sandell, Angus ’38 Lt. Col. North Atlantic Wing Air Transport Greenland
Command (pilot)
Sarracino, William H. ’42 Pvt. AAF Bombardier School, Medical detachment
Schoenradt, John W. ’42 Pvt. 301st Service Sqn. (aviation mechanic)
Scott, Elbert D. ’42 A/C student pilot
Sedillo, Nestor ’42 Sgt. aviation mechanic ETO
Selby, David C. ’35 Maj. Air Transport Command (pilot, C-87) PTO New Caledonia
Sexton, Robert ’35 Lt. Col. 2nd Air Force, 202nd AAF Base Unit, CBI Burma, China
Galveston, Tex.
Distinguished Unit Badge; five Bronze Stars
Shapiro, Sidney ’41 Lt. Air Corps Technical School (flight instructor) USA
Shipe, Charles E. ’26 Lt. Col. Chemical Officer, 5th Air Force PTO Australia
Bronze Star
Silbo, Lee A. ’42 Capt. 704th Bomb Sqn. (pilot, armament officer) EAME North Africa
KIA 17 June 1945 over Atlantic
Purple Heart
Simpson, Wilson E. ’45, ’49 Pfc. 369th Technical School Sqn. (radio)
Singleton, Eben L. ’40 Sgt. 502nd Engineer Sqn., PTO Guam
89th Service Group (B-29)
Bronze Star
Sloan, Mark B. ’44 Lt. pilot, commander USA
Smallwood, Jack L. ’43, ’45 S/Sgt. 351st Bomb Group (Heavy), ETO England
509th Bomb Sqn. (chief clerk)
Smith, Leo M. ’45 Lt. 310th Troop Carrier Sqn., EAME Gibraltar; Sicily
315th Troop Carrier Group (pilot, C-47)
Air Medal; Presidential Citation; nine Battle Stars
Smith, Noble “Peewee” ’45 Sgt. radio
Smith, Winfield C. ’39 Lt. 50 Future Combat System ETO England
Snowden, William Lee ’44 Sgt. instrument specialist (B-17) ETO England
Snyder, William B. ’43 T/Sgt. 788th Bomb Sqn., 462nd Bomb Group CBI India
(gunner, B-29)
Air Medal
Sorenson, Rodney ’46 Pfc. radioman-gunner, bomber combat crew CBI China
KIA 19 January 1945, Chengfu, China
Purple Heart
Sosa, Daniel ’45, ’47 Lt. bombardier (B-24) ETO England
Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters; Presidential Unit Citation
Spiller, Thomas J. ’42 Cpl. 319th Service Sqn., 301st Service Group (aviation mechanic)
Stalker, Frank ’44 M/Sgt. 331st Bomb Sqn., 94th Group ETO England
(crew chief, B-17)
Stanley, Wyatt R. ’33 Capt. bomb disposal officer ETO France
Stone, Ralph L. ’38 Lt. First Emergency Reserve Sqn. EAME Corsica
Stubbs, Albert A. ’46 Cpl. HQ, 410th Bomb Group (Light) ETO France
(military police)
Stull, Edward ’44 Cpl. gunnery instructor USA
Stull, Jamie ’44 Pvt. student pilot, ordnance CBI India
Swafford, Duane ’43 Lt. 2525th AAF Base Unit (pilot, B-26) USA
Swanson, Vern ’44, ’48 Lt. pilot (ATC) CBI India
Distinguished Flying Cross; Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Swift, Vernon ’46 Pfc. Sqn. A, 1077th AAF Base Unit (radio operator, B-29)
Szaflarski, Joe ’42 Lt. pilot, C-54 Newfoundland
Distinguished Flying Cross; eleven oak leaf clusters;
two Bronze Stars
Taylor, Kenneth ’39 T/Sgt. HQ, 2nd Air Force (quartermaster)
Terrell, Lavern B. ’40, ’48 Capt. 820th Bomb Sqn. (M) (pilot) PTO Hawaii
Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters; Distinguished Flying Cross
with three oak leaf clusters
Thayer, Fred ’41 A/C student pilot USA
KIA 14 March 1943, Williams, Arizona
Tidmore, Morris B. Pfc. AAF Advanced Flying School, Marfa, Tex. PTO Dutch Harbor, Aleutians
(personnel clerk)
Torres, Lawrence ’42 T/Sgt. 25th Platoon Reconnaissance Sqn. PTO New Guinea
(photo reconnaissance)
Trujillo, Phill ’43 Pvt. 79th Bomb Sqn. (aircraft mechanic) PTO Aleutians
Utton, William ’44, ’47 S/Sgt. 313th Fighter Sqn., 50th Fighter Group ETO England
(armament gunner, B-24)
Valkenaar, John ’40 Lt. pilot PTO Philippines
Japanese POW
Van Dersarl, Vincent A. ’44 Lt. 89th Troop Carrier Group (pilot) CBI Burma
KIA 9 December 1944 over Burma
Purple Heart
Van Dyke, Albert ’45 Sgt. tailgunner (B-17) ETO Germany
German POW
Vandagriff, Treadwell ’46 Sgt. Sqn. A, 450th AAF Base Unit gunner (B-29)
Wanner, Lee R. ’35 Cpl. 24th Statistical Control Unit HQ, CBI China
14th Air Force
(Chennault’s Tigers)
Ware, Henry W. “Hal” ’44, ’47 Lt. communication officer ETO Italy
Watkins, Charles T. ’46 Lt. 3026th AAF Base Unit, Merced, Calif. USA
(pilot instructor)
Watkins, Larry M. ’46, ’49 M/Sgt. 703rd Bomb Sqn., ETO England
445th Bomb Group gunner (B-17)
Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters; ETO with three Battle Stars
Weaver, Richard E. ’42 Lt. Operations, AAF, Presque Isle, Me. PTO England
(navigator, C-54)
Wells, Joseph ’38 Pfc. 388th Base HQ & Air Base Sqn. USA
(bugler; personnel clerk)
West, Willie ’44 W/O HQ & HQ Sqn., 11th U.S. Army Support Center (communication officer)
Wheat, Lawrence C. ’43 S/Sgt. 97th Bn., 340 Sqn. ETO Italy
White, Alfred ’43 A/C Sqn. 96, Santa Ana, Calif. (bombardier)
Whiteman, Donald L. ’45 S/Sgt. 356th Fighter Sqn., ETO England
354th Fighter Group (armament chief)
Blue and Gold Presidential Unit Citation
Whitley, Robert N. ’44 Officers’ Candidate School
Wilson, Oscar Ralph ’41 Capt. 23rd Photo Reconnaissance Sqn., ETO Italy
3rd Photo Group (pilot, P-38)
Distinguished Flying Cross; Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters;
Presidential Unit Citation
Winegrove, Marvin V. ’43 Lt. Fighter Training Center (pilot) EAME North Africa
Distinguished Flying Cross; Air Medal with twelve oak leaf clusters;
Purple Heart; Presidential Citation
Wise, Gene H. ’43 A/C Sqn. 11, Flight B, Merced, Calif. (student pilot)
Wood, Elbert ’43 A/C 2528th AAF Base Unit, Sect. H, USA
Midland, Tex. (bombardier)
Killed during training, 27 December 1944, Stanton, Texas

COAST GUARD
Anderson, David B. ’42 S 1/C Northern Sector Supply Base USA
George, John ’43 Ensign USA
Maben, George ’44 S 1/C USS Hunter Liggett ETO Guadalcanal
Marr, Barney ’45 MoMM 1/C motor machinist PTO Philippines
Miller, Tommy ’45 signalman
Randle, Hogan Alvin ’45 P/O 3/C CGC Cypress (chemical warfare instructor) USA
Watkins, Hudson ’45 Electrical engineering School, Boston, Mass.

COAST GUARD WOMEN’S RESERVE (SPARS)
Vornbrock, Ruth ’44 Storekeeper 2/C USA

MARINE CORPS
Archer, Julius P. ’42 Pfc. Battery A, 155 MM Group, 8th Defense Bn. PTO
(artillery)
Armijo, Godofredo ’42 Cpl. radio gunner, mechanic PTO Bougainville
Purple Heart
Bell, Thomas Fay ’43 S/Sgt Marine Fighter Attack Sqn. 451, PTO
MCAS Mojave, Calif.
Chilton, Alexander W. ’41 Capt. USS Nevada PTO Hawaii
Clampitt, Max ’46 Pfc. HQ, Special Warfare Group A, PTO Midway
6th Defense Bn. (radar)
Clemens, William A. ’45 Cpl. Co. C, 1st Bn., 22nd Marines (cook) PTO Samoa
Presidential Unit Citation
Cooper, John Aubrey ’46 Pvt. 362nd Technical School Sqn. (armament)
De Lozier, Craig ’45 Cpl. Signal Bn.-TC, 2nd Radar Co. PTO Hawaii
(radar technician)
Emerson, Lawrence L. ’39 Cpl. H&S Co., 1st Engineer Bn., PTO Russell Islands
1st Marine Division (surveyor)
Gibbs, Leonard C. ’42 Capt. Light Anti-aircraft Group, 17th AA Bn. PTO Hawaii
Gillis, Mert P. Jr. ’40 Lt. Co. B, Training Bn., Quantico, Va. PTO Guadalcanal
(platoon commander)
Gonzales, Edward D. ’44 S/Sgt. Marine Field Attack Sqn., MAB-23 PTO Guadalcanal
(radio technician)
Purple Heart
Krivokapich, John ’42 Capt. L Battery, 4th Bn., 14th Marines, PTO Saipan
4th Marine Division (artillery)
Long, Nick ’41 Capt. HQ Co., 2nd Bn., 22 Marines PTO
Lytton, Alec ’48 Cpl. HQ Sqn., Marine Aircraft Group PTO Midway
(aviation ordnance)
Mankin, J. D. ’44, ’49 Cpl. 3rd Bn., G Battery, 10th Marines PTO Tarawa
(instrument operator)
Five Battle Stars; Presidential Unit Citation
McCauley, James ’43 Lt. pilot, flight instructor USA
McGee, James C. ’46 Cpl. maintenance electrician, B-25
Nunn, Harvey M. ’44 Pfc. 24th Replacement Bn. PTO Tarawa
Purple Heart
Ogden, James C. ’42 Capt. HQ Co., 1st Bn., 23rd Reg’t PTO Tinian
Purple Heart
Quintana, Santos ’45 Pfc. Signal Co., Amphibious Corps, Pacific Fleet (radioman)
Rawlins, William ’48 Cpl. Marine Air Group 61, Marine Aircraft Wing 1 PTO New Ireland
(tail gunner, B-25)
Rush, Jim ’45 Pfc. H&S Battery, 1st Det., H&S Bn., PTO Okinawa
5th Amphibious Corps
Short, John Truman ’41 Lt. 2nd Marine Division (platoon commander) PTO Tarawa
Purple Heart
Taylor, Michael ’39 Lt. H&S Battery, 9th Defense Bn. PTO New Caledonia
(bomb disposal officer)
Terry, Ernest ’46 Sgt. HQ Group, Seacoast Artillery, PTO Saipan
9th Anti-aircraft Artillery Bn.
Fleet Marine Force (radar technician)
Trost, Ernest ’46 Sgt. H&S Battery, 11th 155mm. Gun Bn. PTO Guam
Vanek, George ’41 T/Sgt. 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Group, 9th MAW PTO Solomon Islands
(radar)
Waggoner, John H. ’45 Pfc. Co. A, Separate Engineer Bn., PTO New Caledonia
Fleet Marine Force
(aviation engineer)
Weathersbee, William Paul ’43 Lt. HQ Sqn., Bomb Group 61 PTO
Wright, Warren “Sol” ’40 Capt. H&S Co., 26th Marines PTO Iwo Jima
(forward air observer)
KIA 24 February 1945, Iwo Jima
Purple Heart

MARINE AIR CORPS
Hyatt, Henry F. ’46 Sgt. Marine Aircraft Group 61, Fleet Marine Force PTO Australia
(gunnery)
Pegues, Dock ’44 Lt. HQ Sqn. USMC Air Station (pilot) PTO Oahu, Hawaii
Walker, Ronald ’44 Lt. pilot

MARINE CORPS WOMEN’S RESERVE
Bloch, Jeanne ’41 Sgt. 18th Marine Corps Air Station USA
(link trainer operator)
Oliver, Fairy V. ’46 Pvt. HQ, Marine Training Replacement USA
Command (mechanic)
Bulldog Patch

MERCHANT MARINE
George, Carl William ’42 PTO
Kittleson, Calvin L. ’48 Cadet/Mdsh U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, CBI Calcutta
Kings Point, N.Y.

NAVAL RESERVE
Baird, Albert W. ‘35 Lt. gunnery repair officer PTO Guam
Fleissner, Connie ’41 Ensign USNR NAS, Navy 28, ANR 800
Meyer, Charles ’42 Lt. Naval Ordnance Laboratory, USA
Washington, D.C. (electronics research)
Shotwell, Jack W. ’40 Lt. USS Chicago; Staff, Pacific Administration PTO Hawaii
Three Battle Stars
Trammell, John ’46 Ensign Officers’ Candidate School USA Albuquerque, N.M.

NAVY
Alberson, James F. ’45 PM/3C 6th Division, USS Antaeus ETO Atlantic
Amend, James W. ’43 AOM 1/C USS Copahee, 3rd Division
Atha, Robert ’35 Chief P/O communication USA
Ball, Howard ’39 Ensign gunnery officer; communications officer ETO Sicily
on Liberty vessel
Purple Heart
Bell, Charlie ’43 AMM/2C Fleet Air Base Unit 1 (mechanic) PTO
Berardinelli, Joseph A. ’46, ’49 PM2/C NSN Hospital (Staff), Great Lakes, Ill. (field medicine)
Beshell, Clyde K. HA2/C H Division, Lion #2 Receiving Station PTO New Zealand
(medical corps)
Billups, Charles L. ’41 Seaman 2/C USS Harris PTO Savo Island
KIA August 1942 aboard Astoria
Bowling, Peter ’46 HA 2/C U.S. Naval Base Hospital #14 (laundry) PTO New Guinea
Bozeman, George E. ’41 GM 1/C USS LCI (G) 466 (gun boat) PTO Iwo Jima, Guam
Navy Unit Citation
Branch, Albert P. ’44 S 2/C machinist’s mate USA
Brenner, Sidney M. ’46, ’50 S 1/C Company 12, Billet 204, NTS, Chicago, Ill.
(radio technician)
Burleson, Albert J., Jr. ‘44 Chief P/O Naval Ordnance Lab, Research Unit, USA
Washington, D.C.
Carrico, James ’43 S 2/C radioman PTO
KIA 27 June 1945 off South Korean Coast
Purple Heart
Chaffee, James W. ’45 AM 3/C aerography PTO New Guinea
Clark, Harry R. ’41 Ensign USS Richmond (torpedo officer)
Cockrell, Lloyd ’46, ’50 S 2/C
Cortez, Ezekial C., Jr. ’43 Ensign USS LST 74 (communications) ETO
Cunningham, Richard H. ’41, ’46 EM 1/C Ship Repair Unit, Navy 129 PTO American Samoa
Daniel, Denna C. ’46 FC 3/C Industrial Command Division 121, USA San Diego, Calif.
U.S. Naval Repair Base
Degner, Carl ‘46 F 1/C motor mechanic PTO Japan
Digneo, Ralph ’46, ’50 RdM 3/C USS PC 1082 PTO Aleutians
Dobbins, Tommie ’44 convoy protection (gunner) PTO
Fernandez, Clarence ’45 PM 3/C Base Hospital #4 (hospital corps) PTO
Fielder, Horace Steve ’45 PM 3/C USA
Fiske, George D. ’42 Lt. USS Leon (amphibious forces) EAME/Morocco, PTO Philippine Liberation Medal with two stars Philippines
French, Ralph E. ’39 Lt. Fleet Hydraulic School, Receiving Station EAME
Gallegos, Abran ’45 A.Rm 3/C aviation radio PTO
Gillis, Ralph ’44 AEM 2/C Carrier Aircraft Service Unit, 42nd G Division PTO Solomon Islands
(aviation electrician)
Goddard, Earl G. ’39 Lt. 7th Fleet (mine warfare officer) PTO
Gray, Edward E. ’39 Lt. USS Longsham (gunnery officer) PTO Luzon; Okinawa
KIA 19 May 1945, Okinawa
Bronze Star; Purple Heart
Gustafson, Harold F. ’42 S 2/C motor machinist, submariner USS Cutlass PTO Kurile Islands, Japan
Gutierrez, Leo ’43 S 1/C PTO Okinawa
Hall, Bob ’42 RM 2/C Advance Naval Base—Navy 145, Division M PTO South Pacific
Hayner, Robert ’46 S 2/C medical corpsman
Henning, George F. ’46 Mid. USS John Morton PTO South Pacific
Hester, Clay M. ’32 Capt. commanding officer
Higgins, John R. ’45, ’49 MM 3/C PT Base 17 (mechanic) PTO
Hooker, Joe Rice. ’45 Lt. instructor, air and sea rescue
Horney, Paul E. ’45 HA 1/C hospital apprentice
Hudson, Miller N., Jr. ‘46
Jasper, Buford ’39 Lt. 7th Fleet Training Command PTO Philippines
Jones, Francis M. ’46 FC 2/C USS Halford, DD 480 (fire control) PTO
Jones, P. M. ’40 QM 2/C USS Minneapolis PTO
Jones, Travis ’42 Lt. Carrier Aircraft Service Unit 33 PTO
(construction engineer)
Jones, Virgil ’46 AMM 3/C aviation mechanic
Jonsson, Karl ’46, ’49 S 1/C 1st DV, USS Soro Island PTO Philippines
Judah, Frank M. ’37 S 2/C USS Crowley PTO Guadalcanal
Juliana, Joseph ’45 Yeoman USS Takanis Bay PTO
Kyriacopulos, John Charles ’39 Lt. 19th U.S. Naval Construction Bn., PTO Iwo Jima
(assigned to 3rd Bn., 17th Marines, 1st Marine Division)
Lanius, C. F. MM 2/C ship repair
Logan, Burl ’42 Lt. USS Fitch (radar instructor) EAME; PTO North Africa
Maddox, Robert ’41 Lt. USS Kilty, USS Schley, USS Waters PTO Guam
Maestas, Rafael ’46 PM 2/C USS LCI (dispensary) PTO Okinawa
McCan, Gayle W. ’45 EM 3/C USS Brackett PTO Marshall Islands
McKinley, William Arthur ’44 PM 2/C Navy 60, Department 15 (hospital unit) PTO Southwest Pacific
McGregor, Carlton ’41 Lt. HQ Sqn. Fair Wing 2 (Navy patrol planes) PTO
Meadows, James H. ’46, ’50 TM 2/C USS Lardner, USS Breton (torpedo man) PTO Philippine Sea
Moorhead, Robert L. ’46 FC 2/C USS Witter PTO Hollandia Operation
Otero, Meliton ’44 [?] PM 3/C USN Mobile Hospital #4 (hospital apprentice) PTO South Pacific
Palmer, Dan C. ’42 Sp(A) 1/C physical instructor CA/SA Cuba
Partington, Fred ’42 S 1/C Naval Air Station (radio mechanic) USA Banana River, Fla.
Pecols, Leonard MM 2/C Carrier Aircraft Service Unite 11, Division 4 PTO
Pennock, Roy Dale ’42 PM 2/C USN Hospital (pharmacy technician) USA Mare Island, Calif.
Petronovich, George William. ’43 Ensign School of Indoctrination USA Tucson, Ariz.
Pickett, Cecil J. ’39 Lt. SS Curtis (admiral’s aide) PTO Guam
Powell, Dewey ’40 Chief Sp. V-12 Unit (instructor) USA Flagstaff, Ariz.
Prevost, Charles ’44 Lt. LST 338 (store officer)
Ramirez, Carlos ’32 PM 2/C USS Samaritan (clerk) PTO Iwo Jima
Ray, Clarence ’44 WT 1/C USS Bancroft(water tender) PTO Dutch Harbor, Aleutians
Reynolds, J. Chandler ’46 EM 3/C USS Colorado PTO Leyte
Rhoads, Ted ’44 AM 3/C aerographer Aleutians Kodiak, Alaska
Sanchez, Philip ’44, ’50 S 2/C U.S. Naval Training School (Diesel) USA Columbia, Mo.
*Sanders, Richard S1/C USS LCI (G) (minesweeper) PTO
Purple Heart
Savage, John E. ’46 Ensign USS Spear PTO Marshall Islands
Smith, Lawrence ’42 S 2/C aircraft maintenance USA San Diego, Calif.
Spencer, H. E. “Gene” ’44 GM 3/C USS Minneapolis PTO Wake Island
Spivey, John D. ’40 Lt. USS Pocomobe (amphibious air transport) PTO
Stanley, Marshall ’46, ‘48 Ensign USS LST 32 Atlantic
Steele, Tollie ’40 Fleet Diesel School, Destroyer Base USA San Diego, Calif.
(mechanic)
Stewart, Bennett J. EM 3/C USS Saratoga, 11th Division PTO Solomon Islands
Sturman, William ’45, ’48 AM 3/C USS Copahee (aerographer’s mate) PTO
Trammell, Roscoe FC 3/C Ordnance Division 13-I, Naval Repair Base USA San Diego, Calif.
Tucker, Joseph S. Cpl. Radio Station, Navy #66 PTO Hawaii
Turney, James T. ’47, ’50 S 1/C CBD 1078 PTO Japan
Utterback, Robert B. ’46 AE 3/C Carrier Aircraft Service Unit #5 (aviation electrician)
Vincent, Edwin ’43 ETM 3/C USS Yellowstone, 8th Division (electrical repair)
Ward, Wayne ’39 RT 1/C USS McNair PTO Saipan
White, Willett “Bud” ’41 Ensign USS R-18 (submariner, assistant
electrical officer) USA
Williams, Jess C. ’46 S 1/C USS Woodworth (amphibious forces) PTO Guadalcanal
Williams, Richard F. ’43 Lt. USS Reid, USS Steinaker (engineer) PTO Aleutians
Yaple, Guy ’44 S 2/C Operating Personnel, Naval Training School USA Toledo, Ohio
Yurcic, Anthony ’41 SP(A) 3/C 13th Bn. Office (athletic instructor) USA Camp Wallace, Tex.

NAVAL AIR CORPS
Bird, Bruce ’43, ’48 Lt. USS Core, USS Matoni Kau (flight instructor) ETO Scotland
Blaney, Clive ’45 Lt. U.S. Naval Air Station (pilot) USA Jacksonville, Fla.
Bomberger, George ’41 Lt. Bombing Sqn. 13 (pilot) PTO Solomon Islands
Air Medal
Chesser, Ralph ’45 ARM 1/C Torpedo Sqn. 18 (tail gunner and radioman) PTO Palau
Air Medal
Clark, Otha J. ’43 Lt. Composite Sqn. VC-66 (torpedo bomber) PTO Marshall Islands
Connally, Carl ’41 Ensign NTS (PR) (airborne radar) USA Brunswick, Maine
Delgado, Frank M. “Buddy” ’43 Lt. USS Lexington (torpedo bomber) ETO, PTO
KIA August 1944 over South Pacific
Purple Heart
Durio, Jack ’43 Lt. Bombing Sqn. 9 (pilot) PTO Gilbert Islands
Two Distinguished Flying Crosses; Navy Cross;
Air Medal with five stars
Eby, Byron ’43 A/C student pilot USA
KIA 15 July 1943, Corpus Christi, Texas
Fruechting, Ted D. ’43 Ensign AOTC VB(2)-1 (pilot) USA Sanford, Fla.
Gilbert, Henry G., Jr. ’41 Lt. pilot, Chennault’s Tigers CBI Burma
KIA 23 December 1941, Rangoon, Burma
Purple Heart
Green, Herbert H. ’42 Ensign Squadron VB2-1 (pilot instructor) USA South Carolina
Hall, William W. ARM 3/C Naval Air Technical Training Center USA Memphis, Tenn.
(radio/radar operator)
Hayward, Albert Wyman ’42 Lt. USS Shangri-La (CV-38) (assistant flight PTO Okinawa
deck officer)
Isaacks, Walter ’46 Lt. USNATB, Class 12 D (pilot) USA Corpus Christi, Tex.
Johnson, Lloyd B. ’45 A/C Flight Preparatory School USA Monmouth, Illinois
Keesecker, Victor Carl ’41 Lt. USS Paul Jones (engineering officer) EAME; PTO
Kennedy, Gordon ’42, ’47 Lt. USS Saratoga, (pilot, Grumman Avenger PTO Hawaii
torpedo bomber)
Air Medal; Gold Star
McDougal, Eugene ’44 Ensign Sqn. 13-C (air transport group) USA Chase Field, Tex.
McGaha, Curtis D. ’44 Lt. VC #4 PTO Saipan
Oldham, Luther Harvey ARM 3/C Sqn. 8C (aviation radioman, aerial gunner) USA Whiting Field, Fla.
Patricks, John A. ’43 A/C Flight Preparatory School USA Monmouth, Ill.
Powell, Hugh F. ’40 Lt. USS Almandite (executive officer) PTO Hawaii
Ragsdale, W. E. “Ray” ’32 Lt. Radio Test, Naval Air Station USA Patuxent River, Md.
(test pilot, B-24)
KIA 10 July 1945, Boston, Massachusetts
Resley, Joseph L. ’42 Lt. Patrol Sqn. 208 (pilot, Martin patrol bomber) CA/SA Caribbean
KIA 30 November 1944, California
Ricketts, Jack ’41 Lt. Com. HQ Sqn., Fleet Air Wing 2 (pilot) PTO Hawaii
Schaber, John ’42 Lt. VB-2 (pilot) PTO
Air Medal; Gold Star
Shepard, Robert D. ’41 Lt. VF-9 (pilot) PTO
Stern, Gene ’42 Lt. Naval Air Transport Sqn. (pilot) Aleutians San Francisco, Calif.
Straughn, Eugene James ’42 Lt. USS White Plains,USS Fanshaw Bay PTO Leyte
(command pilot, F4F, PBM),
Congressional Unit Citation; Air Medal;
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon
Thompson, George L. ’45 Lt. U.S. Naval Air Station USA Hutchinson, Kan.
Wynn, Doug ’43 Ensign Bombing Sqn., U.S. Atlantic Fleet PTO
(dive bomber pilot)

NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALIONS (SEABEES)
Davis, Thomas ’38 Ensign Construction Bn. Detachment 1054 PTO Peleliu
(pontoon bridges) Colors
Farnsworth, Hiram H. ’40 Ensign 8th USNCB PTO Dutch Harbor
Holland, Lewis A. ’46, ’49 BN 2/C Co. A, Platoon 4, 28th Special Naval
Construction Bn.
La Coss, Larry E. ’38 SK 1/C 8th Special Bn, Section 2, Co. B, Platoon 1 PTO Aleutians
Magruder, Byron ’42 Lt. Construction Battalion Maintenance ETO D-Day, Normandy
Unit 628
Mahres, Albert Edward ’40 Ensign mosquito control, USS Bosque PTO Okinawa
McClesky, R. Peyton ’41 CM 2/C HQ Co., Platoon 2, 92nd USNCB PTO
Mims, Kenneth H. ’41 QM 2/C launchman PTO Australia
Pena, Bennie ’46 MM 3/C Construction Battalion Maintenance PTO Southwest Pacific
Unit 587-2
Pixler, Newell ’45 F 1/C Area D-4, Platoon 9117 USA Camp Peary, Va.

NAVY NURSING CORPS
Bronson, Louise ’45 Lt. San Rafael Hospital USA Trinidad, Colo.


NAVY WAVES
McNish, Margaret ’44 Yeoman 1/C personnel USA


ROYAL AIR FORCE
Cooke, Stuart ’46 Technical Training College ETO Lancashire, England


ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE OVERSEAS
McClellan, Junior P. ’43, ’50 Cpl. CAPO #4 (Instructor) N. Atlantic Newfoundland
Volunteer Service Ribbon; Maple Leaf


WOMEN AIR FORCE SERVICE PILOTS

Kelly, Kathleen ’41 Lt. Class 43-W-4, 318th AAF, Flight USA Avenger Field, Tex.
Training Detachment (pilot)

WOMEN’S ARMY CORPS
Ford, Pansy ’45 Pvt. Stenographer USA Fort Devens, Mass.
Jones, Ettie ’39 Lt. HQ, 4th Air Force (combat USA San Francisco, Calif.
intelligence officer)
Lusk, Marie ’39 Cpl. Detachment HQ (administration) PTO Australia
Robeson, Evelyn ’28 W/O HQ Co., War Department USA Fort Meyer, Va.
(organization planning)
Sanford, Patricia Louise ’44 Lt. Post Headquarters (admission and USA Midland, Tex.
disposition officer)
Strickland, Wilma Helen Lt. mess officer USA Daytona Beach, Fla.
Vinyard, Agnes ’42 Lt. 749 WAC Post HQ Co., (AAF) USA Kessler Field, Miss.
(physical therapist)

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