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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, Among A&M MEN (Continued from Page 2) 1937 Capt. W. A. Ruhmann APO c/o PM, New York, N. Y. Silver Taps. CAPT. LEE SOMMERS. MAJOR JOHN D. SMITH, son of MR. and MRS. T. L. SMITH, JR., ’98, Hous- ton, was promoted to that rank in Decem- ber. He is Operational Officer with a bomber spuadron, APO 520, NYC. Comes a letter from MAJOR R. N. “DICK” CONOLLY from somewhere in New Guinea, APO 16763-A, San Francisco. He reports seeing CAPT. JOE TURNER, ’38, and several others who have been in the Pacific for many months. Major Con- olly finished the General Staff School in Leavenworth last summer and then took the Air Staff course before sailing from San Francisco on December 15th. He | sends his regards to =ll CAPT. HARVEY sS. TREWITT, JR., | Dallas, has been awarded the Air Medal at a 7th AAF Liberator bomber base in the Marianas for frequent participation in aerial flights against the enemy. , CAPT. H. E. ROSE sends souvenir money from the Philippines. . . MAJOR C. G. BROCK is Depot Supply Officer with a Troop Carrier Service Wing some- where overseas, and reports CAPT. W. D. McCLELLAN as Adjutant of the same Wing, and LT. J. G. GOPPERT, 43, as Maint. Officer with the same organization. Major Brock’s ‘brother, LT. FRANCIS J. BROCK, ’46, is piloting a B-25 in the South Pacific. . . MAJOR W. F. “JACK” MADISON, APO 654, NYC, writes that from reports and pictures he has re- ceived of his son, “Bill’, the young man will be a member of the class of ’65 in- stead of '66. . . MAJOR JAMES H. SHELTON, APO 417, NYC, somewhere in England. MAJOR WELDON C. BUTLER, at Stan- ford Univ., Calif., gets mail in Box 1491. . .. MAJOR W. O. “WALT” THREAD- GILL, who returned to the States last summer after 33 months in New Guinea, is now at MacDill Field, Fla., 316th AAF BU. . . . CAPT. JESSE H. BEENE re- quests a change of address to APO 314, NYC... > M. P. GRAHAM, County Agent, Gatesville, Texas, reports CAPT. T. J. CASBEER, JR., stationed at Ft. Riley, Kan. Casbeer was wounded in ac- tion in the Pacific and returned to the States for hospitalization. . .. ALTER E. O'NEAL, Box 223, Spur, Texas, sends news of HORACE GILMORE, previously reported ‘lost’. Gilmore is Dist. Super- visor with the FSA at Lubbock, Texas. CAPT. ARTHUR E. HASS, APO 403, NYC., sends a gift to the Jr. Development Fund for his son A. E. Hass, Jr., 63. . . CAPT. HARRY B. SCHRAMM, APO 103, YC. . . . MAJOR CHARLES R. BAUGH, APO 2, NYC, halds the Bronze Star. . . . . LT. WINDROW C. PAYNE, wounded in action in Normandy, is back in action in France. He gets mail through APO 90, NYC. . . LT. COMDR. JACK L. GRAYSON, USN, is at Inyokern, Calif., AODU-NOTS. . . . MAJOR L. F. WOL- COTT, JR., 1526 Shirley St., Columbia 39, S. C., would like to have a visit with any Aggies stationed there or passing through. 1938 Capt. John H. Bone 13th Regt. Camp Fannin, Texas ilver Taps: CAPT. JAMES F. HOUSE. ig Por ROY C. GARRETT, CAPT. CC. .P. FRYISCH, JR.;: CAPT. CHARLES W. TATE. : 3 No, the Editor wasn’t intoxicated when he reported news about HERMAN YEZAK in the last issue. Nevertheless, the report scrambled Yezak between the Army and the Navy about as thoroughly as could have been done. To get it all straight, he was | Lt. Herman Yezak in the 7. 8.4 Army, and saw extensive service overseas. He was elected to the Legislature last summer and was returned to the U. in January and is at present serving In the Texas Legislature, now assembled at Aus- tin. His home is at Bremond. The mix-up between the Army and Navy came about through his two brothers, who are both , in the Navy. 3 BAILEY DRENNAN has been appointed coach at Jacksonville High School. For the past five years he has coached at Uvalde. He was a guard on the Aggie teams of his day. y CAPT. ROBERT B. RODGERS, with an Engr. Const. Bn., in the Philippines, gets mail at 2102 W. Gramercy, San Antonio _ . . CAPT. WARREN E. CHURCH has been transferred to Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., Kearney 510-2, Com. & Gen. Staff Sch. 7 oi T. L. EDMONDSON, with the Soil Con- servation Service, has changed his address to Box 271, Eden, Texas. CAPT. JAMES W. ROBISON assigned to the 13th Regt., IRTC, Camp Fannin, Texas A . JOE B. CROW, EM 2 /c, gets mail <, FPO, San Francisco. . . . CAPT. BOY OWEN requests a change of address to APO. 969, San Francisco. . . LT. WM. A. COZART, APO 69, NYC, in a hospital in England recovering from serious wounds received in Germany on December 1. He reports that he is well on the road to recovery. ¥ MAJOR A. C. DULLNIG, JR., on. duty at APO 349, NYC. . . . CHAS. D. KROE- GER, BM 1 /c, at Port Hueneme, Calif., 3rd (Special) USN-CB-D-4, USN-ABD. . . MAJOR RICHARD POWELL, APO 562, NYC, hearing from LT. COL. FRANK GILCHRIST. JAMES P. HIGGIN- "BOTHAM receives mail at 100 W. 27th St., Austin, Texas . . . HARRY V. PERCY, commanding officer of an Air Service Squadron of the 15th Air Force Service Command in Italy, has been promoted to the rank of Major. He was employed by the Dallas Power and Light Co., Dallas, before entering the service. . . . DR. JAMES E. HILL, Box 263, Longview, Texas. LT. C. B. WILLIAMS, JR., has returned from overseas and is at Hot Springs, Ark., AG-SF Redistribution Sta., Em. Class. & Assgt. Branch. . . . HOWARD E. RAMEY, JR., pilot of an AAF B-17 Flying Fortress with the 15th AAF in Italy, has been promoted to the rank of 1st Lt. . . . MAJOR EDWIN A. BECKCOM, JR., Sta. Hosp., Sa. H, Dale Mabry Field, Talla- | i hassee, Fla., sends a gift to the Jr. Development Fund for his son, Edwin A. Betkeom, MI, 765. 5. {. CAPT. -H. J. on duty at APO 343, San Francisco. . .MAJOR LYNDSAY G. PHILLIPS somewhere in the Philip- pines. CAPT. BURNIE G. DUKE, JR., now overseas, APO 89, NYC. . . . CAPT. CLARENCE J. SCHIER requests a change of address to APO 98, San Francisco. CAPT. RAYMOND F. BEAN, APO 81, San Francisco, reports attending an Aggie mecting recently. vet CART: GC. Pa GRAFSER, JR. [ill for some time, | seas, | the rank of Major. FRITSCH, JR., in New Guinea, APO 16701A, San Francisco, would like to hear from classmates. . . .CAPT. CHARLES W. TATE, APO 218, NYC, writes of the | birth of a second son. . . . LT. CLIFTON | G. BOWEN stationed at Ellington Field, Texas, where he is instructing in the Central Navigators School, and living at 2909 Isabella, Houston. . ENS. JOHN BRUCKNER, JR., NTS (Recognition) | NTC, Gulfport, Miss., Rm, 135, BOQ. . . LT. COL. V. M. WALLACE is battalion commander of an infantry division at Camp Cooke, Calif. . E. E. NACH- LINGER, 2535 E. Houston St., San Anto- nio, received a medical discharge Decem- ber 19 after 10 1-2 months of hospitali- zation from injuries sustained in an acci- | dent in the Aleutians. LT. LEWIS H. MARSHALL is doing photo interpretation work in Italy, and reports four brothers in the service as follows: T. L., ’41, Capt., flying a B-24 somewhere near New Guinea; CAPT. R. P., ’33, at Camp Maxey, Texas; PFC. V. C., JR., ’43, at Camp Shelby, Miss.; and H. B., ’46, who entered the Navy in Decem- ber. Another brother, JOHN A., ’37, is Superintendent for the State Dept. of Edu- cation. Their father, V. C. MARSHALL, ’12, is State Administrator of .the Texas Soil Conservation Board and gets mail on Rt. 3. Temple, Texas. . . . CAPT. JACK A. STALEY returned to the States in August after 27 months in the CBI, and is at present stationed at Geiger Field, Wash. He and Mrs. Staley and their daughter are living at N. 5124 Belt St., Spokane, | Washington. SGT. TRUMAN FAMBROUGH on duty | al APO "559, NYC. . . . CECIL OC. ROCK- WELL, JR., Bryan, Texas, has received his wings as a glider pilot and appoint- ment as a flight officer at the South | Plains AAF, Lubbock, Texas. . . . JOE | W. BRADLEY, County Agent of Colo- rado County, headquarters at Columbus, Texas, will serve as assistant superinten- PAGE 3 1945 dent of the Hereford show at the Houston Fat Stock show in February. . . . MAJOR POPE C. SAPP now overseas, APO 263, NYC. . . ED. M. HANDLEY requests a change of address to 305 Ken- Yedy” Bldg? Tulsa: 3, OXlaz i..2 % WW, BAILEY DRENNAN gets mail ¢% High School, Jacksonville, Texas. 1939 Capt. Robert M. Adams 503 Elm St. Honey Grove, Texas Silver Taps: PVT. HARRY F. GOOD- LOE; LT. JOHN B. NAUGHTON. Proud Papas: MAJOR KARL K. STEF- FENS; J. E. TAKACS. Wedding Bells: CAPT. DONALD W. GIBBS; LT. MARVIN I. THORNTON. Mail sent to LT. LLOYD W. KELLY from this office has been returned bear- ing the notation “missing in action”. No further information has been received. LT. ROBERT L. DOSS, who has been has been retired from the Army, and is continuing his recovery at Sanatorium, Texas, Dormitory 9. He writes of his grief at learning of the death of RAY DICKSON, who worked with him on the “BAT” at A. & M. when Doss was editor. MAJOR JOHN L. MILLER has return- ed to the States after 26 months of over- seas duty with the Marines. RICHARD E. JORDAN gets mail at the Hawaiian Air Depot, Honolulu, T. H. . . MAJOR KARL K. “KORKY” STEFFENS, Director of Operations & Tng., DeRidder AAB, De Ridder, La., registers his son, born December 20, with the class of 67. . . CAPT. ROBERT C. BECK transferred to the LAAF, Laredo, Texas. . . . LT. JACK BARTON, APO 511, NYC, reports having seen PVT. TONNER LOBRECHT, °’44; CAPT. HARRY HALSELL; and LT. MIKE COKINOS. .... MAJOR GEO. P. BROUSSARD, Hosp., SAACC, San Anto- nio, Texas. . . . MAJOR R. B. LIVING- STON, APO 761, NYC, reports LT. T. R. CRISWELL, ’42, in the same organization. . . MAJOR JAMES J. DOYLE, APO 230, NYC, reports that his battalion has fought in Normandy, Brittainy, Metz, Belgium, and now in Germany. CAPT. DONALD W. GIBBS, an Artillery Liaison Officer working with the Infan- try, received a Silver Star for knocking out a machine gun nest at Metz, France. He also holds the Purple Heart for wounds received in Germany. Mrs. Gibbs is living at Ballinger, Texas. LT. JESSE C. DIETZ, USNR, gets mial % FPO, San Francisco. Mrs. Dietz and two children are making their home in Waco for the duration. .. .SGT. BRUCE R. McGEE with a Bomb. Group, APO 719,..San: Francisco . .:. LT. L. L.. DIX~ ON sends greetings from somewhere in France, APO 126," NYC. ..'..'- R. and MRS. J. E. TAKACS, 3816 1-2 Dover, Hous-on, happy over the birth of a daugh- ter. . O. CLARENCE THOMPSON, employed as Cotton Classes with R. Heard Clark Cotton Co., Greensboro, N. C., is living at 856 O Henry Hotel in that city. . .. LT. JAMES M. JONES writes from the Netherlands East Indies . . . . MAJOR FERDINAND J. REED now over- APO18287, San Francisco. “..«. « CAPT. SAM E. HARRIS, APO 201, Sa Francisco. CAPT. R. M. RHEA, APO 230, NYC, participated in the African and Sicilian campaigns and the invasion of France. utero CAPT. MANNING: A, PRICE .on duty at APO 523, NYC. . . . ENS. JOE R. MOTHERAL gets mail ¢% FPO, San Francisco. i. MAJOR JACK W. FICKESSEN, Waco, Texas, with the Third Armd. Div. in Belgium, had charge of the task force which defended Hotton from a series of Nazi armored attacks WwW. W. “BILL” SMALL, 7009 Nar- is Sales and Service cissus St., Houston, 1536 Engineer for Power Specialty Co., Mellie Esperson Bldg., in that city. CAPT. GEORGE D. GORMAN, JR., re- cently spent a leave in Dallas with his father. Capt. Gorman has received the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his services as a four-motored | transport pilot in the CBI theater. LT. MARVIN I. THORNTON, stationed at CAADB, Columbia, S. C., reports his recent marriage. x CAPT. H. +1. ADAMS now overseas, APO 333, NYC. . . S/SGT. JOHN W. CORBY on duty at APO 920, San Francisco. . . . SAMUEL H. TUMLINSON, OPA 1758, NYC, re- ports that in August he finished his fourth year on active duty, landed in Southern France, and was promoted to Mrs. Tumlinson lives at 2902 Speedway, Austin, and would like to hear from some of their friends. . . . CAPT. ARNOLD R. MOZISEK’s new APO is 1250, "NYC... r= + ICAPT.' PRICE NEE- LEY, APO 464, NYC. recently returned overseas after a 30-day leave in the States. He has been overseas since January, 1943, and has seen action in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. 1940 Capt. F. Max McCullar 90th Inf. Camp Gruber, Okla. Wedding Bells: ERNEST M. TREW, JR.; CAPT. JAMES F. GROTE. SGT. ALBERT L. CARPENTER, pris- oner of war of the Japanese, is interned in Malaya. PFC. . WM. H. “BILL”. MURRAY ‘at MFSS at Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, Pa, CAPT. J. W. WALKER recently return- ed from overseas and is assigned to Ha., Dist. 4, 2nd Serv. Com., 1202 Central Terminal Bldg., Buffalo 12, N. Y. LT. MELVIN R. MILLARD, Jap pris- oner, was in good health in July according to a card received by Mrs. Millard in Jan- uary. He wrote of his great pleasure in receiving a picture of his daughter, Kathryn Ann, 38 1-2 years old. Mrs. Mil- lard lives at 1257 Palm, Abilene. Harry E. McDonald 1ST. LT. HARRY E. MCDONALD, Fort Lt. Worth, is meteorological observer at an Eighth Air Force Reconnaissance Station, in England. He has completed 37 missions over Europe and the Atlantic, ga. hering data for future air and ground oper- ations. He is a veteran of over 500 oper- ational hours in B-24 Liberators and Fly- ing Fortresses gathering weather informa- tion. He to'ds the Air Medal and two Oak Leaf Clusters, and is the son of Mrs. Gene Motter of 2009 Tremont Street, Fort Worth. He was a petroleum engineer in Venezuela before entering the Army in November, 1942. W. BRINKOETER, AFM 1/c¢, % FPO, San Francisco, sends regards to his classmates. CPL. LEO M. VALDEZ, JR., anticipates a return to the States soon for a 30-day furlough and wants mail sent to 939 Ful- ton Ave., San Antonio. . . . LT. ROBERT W. LEWIS, APO 1782, NYC. LY WALLACE KIMBROUGH, one of four brothers who have graduated at Texas A. & M., has been named agricultural agent for Brazos County, headquarters at Bryan, Texas. Kimbrough was formerly at Post, where he served as county agent . . W. P. WALKER, JR., working as chief sewage chemist for the city of Cor- pus Christi, makes his home at 509 8S. Carancahua. . . . MAJOR CHARLES R. McINTIRE, commander of a P-38 squadron somewhere in Italy, would like to hear from friends and classmates. His address is APO 520, NYC. . . . RALPH E. LINDSEY is Co. Agric. Agent at Palo Pinto, Texas . . . LT. WELLINGTON C. CORNELL transferred to Ft. Benning, Ga., 11th Co., 1st STR. MAJOR MORRIS W. PETTIT assigned to Haq., 2nd Rocket Bn., Ft. Sill, Okla. . . W. S. GOODLETT, JR., Box 852, Ste- phenville, Texas. . . .CAPT. OMAR G. duty at APO 442, San Fran- LT. WM. B. BAYLESS, in a in England recovering from a shrapnel wound received Nov. 13, has been awarded the Purple Heart. . . .- MAJOR BRUCE B. CLOUD requests a“ change of address to APO 508, NYC. . . .CAPT. R. W. BOOKMAN, 609 Avondale Ave, Houston, is engineering officer at the headquarters of the Fifteenth Air Force Service Command somewhere in Italy. . . . CAPT. J. H. “JUPE” ALLEN, JR. APO 391, NYC, reports CAPT. ASA JONES on his way to France. . . . LT. DONALD J. HERZING with the 20th Air Force in India. LT. ROB D. TRIMBLE, who served 28 months as aide de campe to Major Gen. Jens A Doe of the 41st Inf. Div. in the S-nthwest Pac’ fic theater, is now at Miami Beach, Fla., for reass’gnment. He was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action, a Unit citation, and the Com- bat Infantryman’s badge. Mrs. Trimble has been making her home at 4220 Stone- wall St., Greenville, Texas. MAJOR MICK G. WILLIAMS in France APO 403, NYC. . . . ERNEST M. TREW- JR., Co. Agric. Agent, Linden, Texas, re- ports his recent marriage. +.CAPT. WILLIAM P. MAYO, APO 565, San Fran- eisco, reports LT. J. C. . HALL, 44; LT. R. H. REEVES, ’43; and LT. J. B. NO- LAN, ’483, in the same squadron. . . . LT. JUDSON C. WOMBLE recently grad- uated from Transportation Corps OCS at New Orleans, La., and is at present at Camp Patrick Henry, Va., Asst. Area Com- mander, Area 6. . CAPT." TOM:*J. JONES now in the Philippines. . . . MAJOR E. W. ALDRICH, APO 2, NYC, in Germany, along with many other Aggies. . . CAPT. WM. M. DUNCAN, APG 2, NYC. ... . "LT: BENN A. GLEA- SON, APO 90, NYC, in France since D plus. 2, is anxious to see some Aggie football games dito Clu BISSCHATER, ’05, Sealy, Texas, reports his son, LT. WM. K. SCHAER, in Germany with the 9th. Army. ... LT. QUENTIN.'S. ‘BUL- LOCK, APO 606, Miami, Florida. . . . CAPT. MELVIN W. FAULK in the ETO as test pilot and engineering officer with the. Oth Air 'Porce. |. 7. “LTE. SN. TILLEY on duty at APO 244, San Fran- cisco. . . .CAPT. RICHARD E. SPARKS, APO 201, San Francisco, reports all the battery commanders in his battalion are Aggies. . . .MAJOR ELDON M. KNOX, APO 442, San Francisco, reports LT. E. L. BAILEY, ’43, in the same office. CAPT. W. J. “DUB” BUTLER, APO 650, NYC, somewhere in Italy. . . . . MAJOR M. F. SHEPHERD, APO 565, San Francisco, would like to locate NATH- ANIEL J, ‘TIMS, 7... 7+. MAJOR 'O.. PP. BREWSTER sends greetings from Ger- many, t APO 253, NYG.“ ".7 . “CAPT. HUBERT E. BRAUNIG, JR. on duty at. APO 253, NYC. . . . LT. ROBERT L. HEARN, JR., transferred to N. Camp Hood, Texas, 491st Ord. Amm. Co. . . . CAPT. CHARLEY R. KYLE, APO 93, San Francisco. . . . LT. EDWARD Y. MURPHY, USNR, gets mail ¢, FPO, San Franeiseo.' . «ets APT. LLOYD W. TERRY runs into Aggies every day in the Philippines. MAJOR HERBERT R. FAUST gets mail 9; Kuhner Packing Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind. wave, LT. COL. HENRY E. HAL- TOM, APO 262, NYC, reports having seen CAPT. BOB ROWLAND, ’41; CAPT. H. G. CREEL, ’42; CAPT. R. H. BROOKS, 141; and "CAPT. “BOXY” REED, ’42. . . MAJOR FRED A. “BODIE” PIERCE, JR., with the Infantry, APO 102, NYC. . . . MAJOJR GEO. C. KERSHAW, APO 710, San Francisco, has completed 36 months of overseas duty and will soon return to the States. . . . MAJOR WM. B. HEN- DRICK, gets mail through APO 671, NYC. .... CAPT. ALLEN G. MEISTER, JR., APO 520, NYC., has completed 41 combat missions as squadron bombardier with a B-24 outfit, and holds the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters. MAJOR LOYD W. CROFT, APO 636, NYC. . . . ENS. JAMES H. DINSMORE gets mail at 1605 Wesley St., Greenville, Texas. i SGT. BILLY .F. WALKER, USMC, gets mail ¢ FPO, San Francisco. . SGT. WM. V. WOOLDRIDGE re- ports a change of APO to 374, NYC. . . . CAPT. W. A. BALL, JR., assigned to CSCS, Radio Div., Camp Crowder, Mo. . . LT. _.G. M. LIPSCOMB, ¢% FPO, San Francisco, expects to return to the States soon. ELDON M. KNOX, with the Sixth Army in the Philippines, has been promoted to the rank of Major. Sve gl Mr. E. L. Henderson, 1015 Fedora, Fresno, Calif., sends a gift to the Development Fund in memory of his son, LT. DOU- GLAS HENDERSON, who was killed in action on Mav 14, 1943. MAJ. JAMES F. HOLLINGSWORTH, battalion executive officer in the 2nd Armd. Div. of the 9th Army, and veteran of the Tunisian and Sicilian campaigns, has been awarded the Silver Star, the Purple Heart, and the Bronze Star Medal. The awards have been sent to Mrs. Hol- lingsworth, who, with their son, is living on the Woodlawn Ranch, Sanger, Texas. CAPT. JAMES L. PARKER, APO 29, NYC,has been in England, France, Bel- gium, Holland, and now in Germany. . . . CAPT. JAMES F. GROTE, APO 43, San Francisco, back in New Guinea. He was in the States last May on emergency leave after 20 months in the South Pacific. . . . MAJOR RICHARD L. WALKER’s ad- dress overseas is APO 629, NYC. . . . CAPT. A. P. ROBISHAW back with his old organization, now in the philippines after spending three weeks in a hospital in Hawaii. . . . .MAJOR W. W. DOWN- ER serving as Executive Officer of an Ord. Bn., at APO 502, San Francisco. . . . BURETTE H. BALFOUR has been trans- ferred from the Army to the Air Corps Enlisted Reserve to work for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics at Langley Field, Va., and makes his home at 3219 52nd St., Newport News, Va. MAJOR B. LYNN SANDER, Corsicana, Texas, has been awarded the Bronze Siar for service with the 10th Air Force in Burma. He is executive officer to the Chief of Staff, and has spent the past 15 months of his 3 years overseas in the India-Burma theater. 1941 Capt. Tom B. Richey APO 201, c/o PM. San Francisco, Calif. Proud Papas: LT. JOHN L. KENT; SGT: J: Wo TY(OTR.. "GRARGE!" VAN ETTEN ; CAPT. JACK YATES. CAPT. DAVE B. YARBROUGH was a recent campus visitor home on rotation leave atter practica ly three ye rs in the Pacific. He first sailed in January, 1942. He has seen service in Australia, New Guinea, Trobriand Islands, Biak, and most recently on Leyte. His outfit laid the first air strip on Leyte going in with the assault wave. He brought home, all the way from Australia, his dog ‘Duty’. In a rccent letter Dave said he was bringing a pet home from Australia instead of a wife. It now develops, however, that he had a girl at home and he was married thortly after his arva. Hs home is at Allen, Texas, near McKinney. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Olsen, 6658 Meadow- lawn, Houston, have been advised that ther son, F /O JOHN PAUL OLSEN, an air transport pilot, has been reported missing in action after a mission that carried him over the mountains between India and China on January 7. He had been stationed in the CBI area since Sep- tember. Another son, CPL. ROBERT PF. “BOB” OLSEN, ’45, was killed in action on Peleliu on September 24. CAPT. CHAS. W. RANKIN, JR. APO 606, Miami, Fla., sends the address of LT. FRAXK. J. KXKRAMPIIZ, "which: iis | Sec. C-1, Flt. D, BAAF, Fort Myers, Fla. GERARD LOBRECHT with the Air | Corps in the South Pacific. His home ad- | dress is 716 Loma, Alice, Texas. | MAJOR JAY T. ROBBINS. Coolidge, is | home on leave from the Pacific where he was third ranking U. S. Air Force Ace with 22 planes to his credit. He disclosed in a recent news story that he almost was not permitted to do combat flying because of a weak heart. He brovght home with him his wife, formerly a first 1'eut- enant in the WACS. whom he married in Australia. Major Robbins holds the DSC i with cluster, the Silver Star with cluster, the DFC with three clusters and the Air Medal with rine clusters. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Robbins. LLOYD G. COONROD has been prom- oted to the rank of Lt. (jg). He is aboard an LST, and gets mail ¢ FPO, San Fran- tisco. ... + LT. JOHN .L. RENT, APO:471. San Francisco, mighty proud of his son, horn recently. . . . CAPT. WM. H. BAN- JROFT, somewhere in China, reports JOE f. FLOYD promoted to the rank of Major. . . . ENS. WAYNE PETTIT gets mail % FPO, San Francisco. . . . WM. W., “CAUDILL, .CM 1/c, at. the U. .S. Naval Repair Base, San Diego, Calif., Ind. Com., Div. JI. Design. . . . CAPT. JOHN A. KENAGY, in the Philippines, reports working with MAJOR A. B. LEACHE, . .CAPT. GEO. M. SPARKMAN, CAPT. JOHN O. 59. =e APO 689, NYC! vias THE TEXAS AGGIE ‘PASCO assigned to the Military Branch, ASFTC, Indiantown Gap Military Reserva- tion, Pa. igh’ CAPT. HAROLD V. DUNCAN’s APO-- is-76, -N¥C. .- . -.-. -LT.<E “RED” HOLM, APO 121, ‘NYC, in a hospital in England receiving treatment for wounds received November 29. . . . LT. JO R. SPILLER, JR., with the Navy 3 1-2 years, gets mail at 5203 La Branch, Houston. .. LT. W. HA. PATTON re- quests a change of address to Ward 20, Beaumont Gen. Hosp., El Paso, Texas. He reports MAJOR DAN W. HUMASON, ’31, and LT. M. W. McCASKILL, ’43, also there . ... . CAPT. RALPH F. THOMP- SON, who spent 20 months in China as a chemical warfare specialist, has been as- signed to duty as Asst. Base Chemical Warfare Officer at Gulfport AAF, Gulf- new port, Miss, i, MAJOR BILLY J. ADAMS, 414th Armd. F. A. Bn. 20th Armd. Div., APO 444, Camp Campbell, Ky., was recently promoted to that rank. LT. JAMES H. PARKER has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. As a navigator-bombardier on a B-24 Liberator he made 30 bombing missions over Germany and enemy-occupied terri- tory. LT. EDWIN: ‘H." IVEY," JR., '902nd AAF BU, Sa. B, AAFTAC, Orlando, Fla. reports MAJOR J. S. LITTLEPAGE, ’39, at“ Richmond, Va.,; ‘SGT. J." W. - COCK at Miami, CPL. J. 'B. RANDOL, ’39, at.:APO .126,. NYC.; and LT. R. R. HAWTHORNE, ’44, at APO 235, ‘San ‘Fracisco.’. » . CAPT. DAVID W. BRITAIN, JR., APO 339, NYC, has met CAPT. CHARLIE WALKER and ART WRIGHT, 40," in" France. ". .'%» CAPT. R. T. CAPERTON reports LT. DAVID 8S. SHELTON, ’42;- LT... 7. A... HEAD, 43; and LT. THOMAS A GREEN, ’43, also at. APO 639, NYC.".". LT... BIL/AN- TON, Box 183, Decatur, Texas, is teach- ing Voc. Agric. at Decatur. . . . LT. CHARLES E. HENKE, APO 362, NYC, who played football for A. & M. in the Sugar and Cotton Bowl games, served as player and coach with the Fifth Army football squad which met the 12th Air Force gridders in the Spaghetti Boyl in Italy on New Year’s Day. CAPT. M. B. OWEN, JR., gets mail at 8 Theater Circle, Ft. Monroe, Va. . . . CAPT. A. L. BULLARD is with the 1687th Combat Engr. Bn., The Dalles, Ore. . JULIUS J. POST, Box 263, Floresville, Texas, sends a Jr. Develop- ment Fund gift for his son, Lynn James Post, ‘age- 2... + ite PPC. "WILLIS L. BLUME a member of Sec. C, South Area, 2515. AAF BU, Dodge City, Kan. . . .. CPL. JAMES W. CARGILE with 15th Acft. Maint. Unit (Floating), Brookley Fleld, "Ala ess LT. SAM S. MARTIN transferred to Camp Claiborne, La., 1494th Engr. Maint. Co. . LR LCAP RO- BERT I. LANGFORD, in New Guinea, reports CAPT. “RUSTY” COWARD with him. CAPT. GRAHAM E. DUNCAN is serving as Executive Officer for Student Det. Ft. Worth AAF, Ft. Worth, Texas, after returning from overseas duty. He holds the DFC, and the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusteres. CAPT. BERNARD E. LUDEMAN, APO 133, NYC, carries frieght and wounded be- tween England and the Continent and drops paratroops and gliders during inva- gions Liv (LTS (ight ROBERT: 1H, SHANNON gets mail at 1152 Wycombe Ave., Lansdowne Park, Darby, Pa. . . . . CAPT. HAL PENDLETON, APO 558, NYC, would like to know the present whereabouts of JAY DUDLEY and WIL- LIAM ‘F.: URBAN. .. '. . . CAPT. GEO. T. JAPHET __transferred to Edgewood Arsenal, Md., and assigned to CWS Repl. Pool. 5a. ot LT. KEITH A. WOFFORD with. Rept.. Co... D, :552 Sig. AW Bn. Camp Pinedale, Fresno, Calif. . . . . GEORGE E. VAN ETTEN, 314 Beverly Ave., Millbrae, Calif., happy over the birth of a daughter. LT. ANTHONY R. BOTT now overseas, APO: 345; NYC." ai .. LT. DONALD H. ROSE, transferred to Ft. Bragg, N. C., Btry. A, 521st F. A. Bn., reports PINCUS BROUNES promoted to the rank of Capt. CAPT. WM. A. MOORE, APO 45, NYC, is commanding the division signal com- pany which was recently cited for work done on the Anzio Beachhead. He would like to hear from “SLUSH” WILLIAMS, NICKY PONTEAUX, and GEORGE VAN CLEVE... . LT. ALLEN R. MURPHY, reports that he, LT. W. W. GRISHAM, ’42, and LT. DAVID SAIN have fought together in Attu, Kiska, Kwajalein, and now the Philippines. i+. CAPT. JACK YATES, somewhere in England, APO 519, NYC, reports COWLING and PAGGI, ’39, with him. He also sends word of the birth reports running into LT. JACK GOLDEN MAJOR C. B. “BRIT” CHRISTIAN, APO 218, NYC; holds the ‘Purple Heart, Dranize Star, and Presidential Citation Rib- on. LT. WM. E. CONATSER, stationed in China as a P-38 Photo, Recon. pilot, gets majl through" APO 627," NYC. "... + . CAPT. MAURICE W. McCALL, who served as a B-17 and B-24 pilot in the American and European theaters, is now at Miami Beach, Fla., for reassignment. ...S/SGT. CHARLES A. STONE a mem- ber of Sqdn. O, Hunter Field, Ga. . . . CAPT. JOSEPH A. SLICKER’s new APO is 86, San Francisco. . . . CPL. BILLY A. NEUMAN, APO 18074, San Francisco. ... CAPT. WM. R. NELSON writes of a change of address to APO 562, NYC. . . CAPT. WM. H. DAWSON now over- Seas, APO 1200, NYC." ov { un: “CAPT. HENRY S. NEELY, JR., APO 230, NYC. of a daughter, whom he has not yet seen. ’42, and MAJOR RAY S. TREADWELL, ’40 MAJOR EDWARD B. McKEMIE, hus- band of Mrs. E. B. McKem’e, 1050 Belle- view, San Bernardino, Calif., has been awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious services in operation on Treasury Island in the Solomons. While a student at A. & M., Major McKemie was on the basket- ball and baseball teams. LT. (jg) JERRY J. JACOBY, ¢% FPO, San AFrancisco.ids; 4 «oe Correct address of LT. WM. A. SANDERS, JR., is APO 559, NYC... . CAPT. JOHN J. WALKER, in the Philippines, reports that his battery has shot down six Jap planes and has two. ‘probables ii lL FCPV IT VANN A, KLINE, in the Marine Corps, gets mail % FPO, - San Francisco, . . . . . MAJOR WM. "HH, BUTLER, APO 472, NYC... ... CAPT. CLAUDE D. EMMONS in Hol- land, APO 257, NYC, has met only one Aggie in several months. . . . . ALBERT B. COVEY, S 2/c, gets mail ¢ Mrs. J. E. Covey, 406A E. 24th, Bryan. . . . LT. LYNN H. GRASSHOFF requests a change of address to APO 710, San Franeisco, ¢. '. ".. MAJOR. HENRY FP. HAUSER sends greetings from APO 923, San Francisco. LT. WALTER W. DEWEY, Bryan, Tex- as, recently graduated as a fighter pilot from Aloe AAF, Victoria, Texas. . . . . Mail for LT. PHILLIP S. NIX is for- warded to him from Box 195, Emory, Tex. . . JACK W. WILLIAMS, test pilot in the Flight Sec., of the Air Tech. Serv. Com., Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, has been proomted to the rank of Major. . . . LT. ROBERT E. NISBET now in Ward A-17 at the Sta. Hosp., Camp Gruber, Okla. . .CAPT. RALPH F. THOMPSON assigned to Officers Mail Sec., Gulfport AAF, Gulfport, Miss. . . . LT. HENRY J RICHARDS, APO’ 257, . NYC. oie tes CAPT. ERNEST C. PARKER, JR., gets mail through APO 339, NYC. . . ” S /SGT. GEORGE M. ALEXANDER, serv- ing with the Army Air Forces in Italy, is on duty as a clerk in an aircraft serv- ice squadron. . . . DAVID P. BASURTO receives mail at Ave del Caucaso 1380, Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mex- ico. . . . CAPT. MILTON FRYER, APO 520,- NYC... -- wo JLT... MORRIS*.F. BLOODWORTH, USMCR, gets mail ¢ FPO, San Francisco. . . . LT. VICTOR L. KOENIG requests his AGGIE sent to his home address, Box 4, LaGrange, Tex. CAPT. EDWARD H. PROVE now serving overseas, APO 655, NYC. . . . LT. S. R. TAYLOR assigned to Co. A, 1292nd Engr. (C) Bn., Camp Griber, Okla. 1942 Capt. James B. Hervey Hq. ATC, Rm. 1826 Washington 25, D. C. Wedding Bells: APT. VICTOR B. PENUEL, JR.; LT. (jg) W. L. PENDLE- TON; J. HOWARD ELLISON; CAPT. J. M. “BILL” VIVIAN. Proud Papas: LT. THOMAS H. JACK- SON, JR.; LT: IRVINE F. SMITHER. LT. A. M. PICKARD, APO 218, N.Y.C., has run across the following in the CBI: LT. WM. T. JONES, CAPT. BYRON HIGGINS, CAPT. CHARLIE TATE, ’38; CAPT. J... H. CROUCH, 41; L'T..:JORE GROSS, ’44; LT. WAYNE HURD, ’44; LT, F. J. McNEECE, . WILMETH, 35. . . . LT. WM. J. STOP- PLE, VAPO 46, 'N.Y.C,ivcsoie 1 L. GIESENSCHLAG has served for ten months in the Southwest Pacific and is now C. O. of a minesweeper. . . . CAPT JOE M. ROUTH, 25th Hq., Fourth Army, Camp Gruber, Okla., reports a number of Aggies there. . . . CAFT. JIM STER- LING on duty at APO 201. San Francisco. .«-«+ LT. JAMES W. LAIN. ,McCloskey Gen. Hosp., Temple, was with the 36th Div, in Italy. . . . W. SIMS CAMERON, JR., with Robb & Rowley United, Inc. 314 S. Harwood, Dallas, reports PVT. O. V. YORK, ’33, now awaiting overseas duty. LT. DOUGLAS E. STRICKLAND, bom- hardier on a B-24 Liberator with the 15th Air Force in Italy, has been awarded the Air Medal and two Presidential Citations and the Theatre Ribbon. Mrs. Strickland is living in Dallas, Texas. LT. EMANUEL J. SMITH in the Pa- cific, % FPO, San Francisco. . . . CAPT. STEPHEN M., FISHER in France, APO 140, N.¥. C54 *. 4. ‘LT. ~JOHN ‘W. LAMB, in the Machine Records Div. of Utah ASF Depot, Ogden, Utah, would like to hear from LT. REDFERN “FLASH” DOUGHERTY. . . . LT. EUGENE E. KRIBBS gets mail through APO 17732, San Francisco. '. . LT. RALPH M. CRISWELL, SPAAF, Lubbock, Texas. . . HAROLD C. BALLARD, recently pro- moted to the rank of 1st Lt., is instruct- ing in advanced single-engine at Foster Field, Texas, and is also acting squadron operations officer. He reports C. C. SPRINKLE also promoted to the rank of 1st Lt., and LT. FRANK .B. BROWN stationed at Amarillo, Texas. . . . WM. C. WILHITE, Stanolind Oil & Gas Co., Hackberry, La., reports ALEX CLARKE, JR., ’40, Field Engr. for Stanolind in Jennings, La. FOREST D. CROUSE, Box 301. LaPorte, Texas. . CAPT. WM. J. “BECK, JR. stationed at Marianna, Fla., OCTS, 381st AAFBU. . .. CAPT. GERALD T. HOOT- ON back at Camp Swift, Texas, after attending an Engr. Const. Course at Ft. Belvoir, Va. . .. LT. ABNER H. POSEY has completed an Instrucotr Course at Galveston, Texas, and is now. at AAB, Ardmore, Okla., instructing pilots in B-17... .: J.‘ F. BROWN,: P. O. Drawer 4, Whitney, Texas. . . . JOHN W. BRUM- BELOW is Co. Agent, Floresville, Texas. . . LT. ALLAN R. NYE on duty at APO 255, -NYa@. wiv ii LT CG RAY, IR: landed in the Philippines in Oct., and is now living in a small grass hut. He gets mail through APO 96, San Francisco. . . . . LT. B. A. WADDLE, ¢% FPO, San Francisco, would like to have the present address of LOWELL G. SMITH. . . . PVT, PALLIE J. PERMENTER, APO 887, N.Y.C., serving in France. MAJ. JIM H. McCOY’s new APO is 28 N.Y.C. He reports LT. PENA in the same ‘outfit. = .:, ‘LT. (Ig) +E. +D: 'WIL- BORN gets mail at 1621 Longshore Ave. Philadelphia, ‘Pa. 5; ".. . JLT. ROBERT ‘K. WHITFILL gets mail ¢, FPO, San Fran- cisco. . . CAPT. JAMES B. TATE’S correct address is APO 374, N.Y.C. . . . CAPT. OTIS J. BOLTON, APO 520, NYC, would like to know the present where- abouts of ROBERT BAGLEY and others of old “C” Co. Engrs. . . , LT. JAMES “DOC” CLUTTER has been transferred to". Fi. "MeClellan,. "Ala.,. Hq. "IRTC.« «5» is CPL. JACK L. BALLARD, stationed at LAAF, Laredo, Texas, Unit Personnel Of- fice, reports SGT. K. C. KYLE instruct- ing in basic gunnery at that station. . . Saar, BEN F. RAMSEY, APO 650, NYC. CAPT. DON H. WALTON at APO 201, San)’ Francisco.” 7 «= ++ LT. JESSE. A. TEAGUE and LT. L. R. SMITH are with a Fighter Sqdn. serving in China, . . . . LT. THOMAS H. COLLINS now over- APO 348, *NYC. +. 5a WM. UF, OXFORD, JR. is with Sun Oil . in Beaumont and gets mail at 2385 Ave. =A i4ni that \elty.: 2.0. 81 JOE STOKES, JR. with the paratroops in the Philibvines. , . | CAPT. CLIFTON O. DUTY, 1606 Ala. Ave., Gadsden, Ala., re- cently completed a tour with Army War Show and Firepower Caravan in Mississip- pi and Alabama. . . . LT. ROBERT H. McLARN, JR., APO 72, San Francisco. . . . G. M. GEER’s address has changed to 322 S. E. 13th, Grand Prairie, Texas. cits, sn LL. (Ig) J. WW. i CLAYTON, serving some where in New Guinea. % FPO, San Francisco. . . . LT. (jg) JEFF E. BELL, JR., % FPO, San Francisco, reports that he never sees an Aggie. . . . LT. LEON- ARD C, CALLAWAY on duty at APO 744.5 N.Y.C.. ont - CAPT. ‘JAMES WW: HAMERSLY gets mail through APO 717, San Francisco. LT. GEORGE W. FITZHUGH, now ir Germany, APO 252, NYC, has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Ci- tation for meritorious service at Bres*. Mrs. Fitzhugh is living at North _ Little Rock, Ark. LT. DANNY D. ECHOLS transferred to Camp Gordon, Ga., Btry, B, 519th F. A. Bn. . . . LT. EARL M. FARBER gets mail % FPO, San Francisco. . . . LT. WM. W. TODD, JR., 4822 AAF BU, Box 310, Maywood, Calif., reports TOM WELSH his roommate, CAPT. LEE W. ROGERS, APO 201 San Francisco, reports having celebrated Xmas on a hilltop with CAPT. TOM RICHEY, ’41; CAPT. JOHN HAR- DIN ; ‘and LT. JOHN JONES. ..... CAPT. SAM E. BROWN back in the States and stationed at Strother Field, Winfield, Kan. ....JOHN T. NEU, APO 953, San Fran- cisco, has been promoted to the rank of Capt. LT. W. E. TRANTHAM sends greetings from somewhere in the Pacific. . . . CPL. MIKE HAIKIN, Reconditioning Serv., Sec- 5, Madigan Gen. Hosp., SCU 1915, Ta- coma, Wash., reports having seen CPL. DUTCH ALBERT, 44. . LT. ROY E. BUCEK’s new address is APO 470, NYC. . ... LT.- WM. “M.. PENA sends greetings from Luxembourg. . . . LT. J. T. STOREY, JR. gets mail ¢ FPO, San Francisco... . “LT. STANLEY "M. WALLACE, somewhere in Belgium, cele- brated his ‘third Xmas overseas. . . . . LUTHER J. WESTBROOK, Kerens, Tex- as, has been promoted to the rank of Major. He has participated in the African invasion and served ‘up front” during the Tunisian Campaign. : LT. EUGENE C. OWEN on duty at APQ; 889, NYC. i ..0L tL. JESSE AY JOHNSON, JR., stationed at the AATF, Alamogordo, N. M. . . . LT. BRADFORD WADDLE’s present address % FPO, San. - Franeciseo...* .%- .= LT. > JOAN; JE. ROUGAGNAC, JR., serving with the Air Corps in the Mediterranean Theater, gets mail through APO 650, NYC. . . . LT. (jg) W. L. PENDLETON now receiving mail at Del Coronado Hotel, Rm. 121, Coro- nado, Calif. He sends news of his mar- riage in November. . . LT. THOMAS E. “SLICK” BUCK has run into many Aggies in the Philippines. . . PT. ANDREW C. SoRELLE, JR. 2619 N. Calumet Dr., Houston, recently returned from Belgium where he completed 91 missions flying a P-47 Thunderbolt. CAPT. JAMES M. WINCHESTER gets mail in Box 242, Shamrock, Texas. . . . LT. (jg) C. R. RICHARDSON recently returned to the States for additional train- ing in minesweeping after 20 months in the Mediterranean. He is at the Naval Mine Warfare Sch., Yorktown, Va., Box N322.. .:". «+ ENS. T..P. 'TODD,: BOQ; Ellyson Field, NAS, Pensacola, Fla. . . . LT. DAVID R. FITCH with Co. D, 22nd Bn., 6th Regt. at Ft. Geo. G. Meade, Md. . ++. LT. A. O. FISCHER requests a change of address to APO 654, NYC. . . . S/SGT. DOY W. LITTLE, Elkhart, Tex- as, is at Miami Beach, Fla., for reassign- ment after more than 17 months over- seas... .0. LT. HUGH. Q.. McGINTY transferred to Ft. McClellan, Ala, IRTC. Mail sent to LT. TURNEY W. LEON- ARD, APO 230, NYC, from the Association Office has been returned bearing the notation “missing in action’. No other information has been received. G. A. WEBB, JR., RM 2 /e, gets mail % FPO, NYC. ... Mrs. J. W. Thompson, Bryan, brings news of the new address of her husband, CAPT. JASPER W. THOMPSON, which is APO 234, San Francisco. . ENS. CHARLES L. BA- KER, requests mail sent to 4203 LaSalle, San ‘Diego, Calif... . 0. LT: HARRY I. THOMPSON, JR., APO 654, NYC, re- ports LT. MELVIN PRICE, . ’41; and CAPT. WARREN CASEY near him, . . . CAPT. JAMES F. SCHEUMACK, APO 464, NYC, would like to hear from class- mates. . . . SGT. HINTON H. WIL- SON, APO 518, "NYC... CAPT. J. Aw GRAHAM, JR., APO 558, NYC, sta!ioned near LT. BILLYE HINSON, pilot of B-17.:00 iso LTaaM LHS eo MARTIN, IH, APO: ‘758, : NYC, iin same ..groap- with CAPT. JAKE HESS and CAPT. ‘SCOTTY’ PI GUES. CAPT. VICTOR B. PENUEL, JR., re- cently returned to the S!ates for a 30-day furlough after nearly 2 12 years over- seas. He holds the ETO Ribbon with 5 battle stars, the Purple Heart, the Silver Star, and the Legion of Merit. He will return overseas sccon, and gets mail at 721 W. McKinley St., Phoenix, Arizona. LT. DONALD E. KEMENDO, 1220 Bag- by St., Waco, first pilot on a Flying Fort- ress, recently returned to the S ates after completing 50 missions from Italy. LT. BILL M. FILGO wr'tes from the Siegfried Line and reports LT. WILLARD CLARK near him. . - . LT. ALBERT H. BARTSCHMID on duty at APO 758, (Continued on Page 4) is Lions Toms— blasting unseen targets—are directed by voices flashing through this Every branch of the Armed Services uses the telephone. No. 14 of a series, Field Artillery. artilleryman’s radio telephone “switchboard.” Using its 10 channels, he connects the commander with spotters up front and in planes; then with battery commanders who focus tremendous firepower. He is helping soften up the long, hard road ahead. Western Electric IN PEACE...SOURCE OF SUPPLY FOR THE BELL SYSTEM. IN WAR...ARSENAL OF COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT. Message for YOU! Every time a 155mm “Long Tom” is fired, it costs Uncle Sam $37.78. 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