THE TEXAS AGGIE
MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1945
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A & M MEN
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would like to hear from FRED
SANDLIN, and CAPT. JACK DO-
RAN. Capt. Doran is in the CBI,
APO 215, NYC. The present ad-
dress of Sandlin is not known, and
he is requested to report to the
TEXAS AGGIE.
Mrs. Melvin Millard, 1257 Palm
St., Abilene, has received another
card from her husband, LT. MEL-
VIN MILLARD, prisoner of war
of the Japanese. The card was
‘written from Prison Camp 2 in the
Philippines, and part of the mes-
sage had been torn off.
CHARLES W. PRICE, Y 2/¢, is
with the Naval Civil Affairs Unit
at Ford Ord, Calif.
CAPT. ROY W. GILLETTE has
been transferred to Camp Swift,
Texas, where he is assigned to
1845 Engr. C. Bn. /
CAPT. SAMMY DWYER, JR., son of
Mr. Sam J. Dwyer, El Paso, has been re-
ported missing in action in France as of
January 16. Capt. Dwyer was with a tank
outfit and had been overseas only a short
time. His young son, Sammy, III, is mak-
ing his home with his grandparents, Judge
and Mrs. W. S. Barron, Bryan, Texas.
CAPT. FRANK M. WOOD, JR., San
Angelo, was recently assigned as flight
test officer at Fort Worth AAF, Fort
Worth, Texas. Before entering the service,
Capt, Wood was a wool warehouseman. .
. . “It's great to be home again after
twenty months aboard a minesweeper
around New Guinea and Australia,” writes
Lt. (jg) E. J. BUTSCHEK, RFD 1, Moul-
ton, Texas. . . . IBREY T. BONNETTE has
moved to Worland, Wyo., and gets mail
in Box 43. . . . S/SGT. CARL H. HOEFS
is on duty at APO 246, San Francisco.
MAJ. CHARLES R, McINTIRE, Browns-
ville, Texas, is now stationed somewhere
in Italy with one of the oldest P-38 Light-
ning Fighter Groups of the 15th Air
Force. The Group was the first Lightning
Fighter Group to take part in the in-
vasion of North Africa and scored the
first aerial victory during the Tunisian
Campaign. The Group was recently award-
ed the Distinguished Unit Citation for
spectacular performance in aerial combat
over Steyr, Austria. Maj. McIntire re-
ceived his first commission and won his
wings at Stockton, Calif., in 1941. Mrs.
McIntire and their daughter live at 20615
1st Ave., N. E., Mandan, N. D.
CAPT. DURWARD B. VARNER re-
quests a change of -address to APO 463,
N.Y.C. . . . KYLE H. MORRIS, ¢% FPO,
San Francisco, has been promoted from
Lt... (Jz) to. Lt. “ . LT. SAMUEL E.
on duty at APO 102,
NY.C.. J. LT. G. W., BROWN, JR. is
located at VRF-1 Naval Air Station, Floyd
Bennett Field, N.Y.," N.Y... -.«. CAPT.
WwW. J. “DUB BUTLER, APO 650, NYC,
reports CAPT, R. H. BURKS, ’35, and
LT. C. W. PITTARD, ’45, in the same
squadron, and reports running into LT.
BILLY MERRILL and CAPT. RUSTY
ROBINSON. . .. CAPT. ROY E. PACKER
is still in France, APO 228, NYC, and get-
ting along O. K.
CAPT. GREEN R. DAVIS, an 8th Air
Force pilot on a B-24 Liberator, recently
celebrated a double occasion when he was
promoted to the rank of Major and award-
ed the Distinguished Flying Cross within
the space of a short time. He received
the DFC “for extraordinary achievement
on many bombardment missions over en-
emy occupied continental Europe.” At
present Maj. Davis is serving a
Bombardment Squadron Officer. He has
participated in 23 combat sorties over en-
emy territory in the destruction of vital
. targets, and has had the distinction of
leading the entire 8th Air Force on more
than one occasion. He also holds the
Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters.
Mrs. Davis is living at 2514 E. 2nd St.,
Austin.
MAJ. ARCHIE M. McFARLAND, APO
8383, New Orleans, La.'. . . LT. (ig)
GLENN F. HAGLER, on a ship in the
Pacific, wants mail sent to his home
address, Box 133, Joshua, Texas, . . . LT.
JERRY. H. BUTLER is assigned to Sec.
C, CAAF, Carlsbad, New Mexico. . . .
CAPT. JAMES M. PIESTER, JR., APO
321, San Francisco, has been overseas 24
months and has been on duty in New
Caledonia, Australia, New Guinea, Bou-
gainville, New Georgia, Admiralty, Dutch
East Indies, and is now in the Philip-
pines. . CAPT. LEWIS J, ADAMS
is stationed at Camp Howze, Texas, with
the 833rd AAA.
1941
Capt. Tom B. Richey
APO 201, c/o PM.
San Francisco, Calif.
Silver Taps: LT. JOHN P. Mec-
KINNEY.
Proud Papas: LT. M. E. HOOT-
ON; GEORGE S. BLACKBURN.
LT. LUTHER E. BENNETT is
a pilot with the 8th Air Force in
England, according to word from
his brother, LT. ALLYN C. BEN-
NETT, ’38.
1st. Lt. Thomas M. Horne
For destroying an enemy posi-
tion with his disabled tank on Sai-
pan and for knocking out three
enemy guns during the battle for
Tinian, Marine 1ST LT. THOMAS
M. HORNE of Childress has been
awarded the Navy Cross and the
Bronze Star. Prior to entering the
Marine Corps in June, 1942, he
was an oil field rotary driller. He
received his degree in Civil En-
gineering.
WALTER BRITTEN, College
Station, served as livestock auc-
tioneer at the registered Brahma
cattle sale and other sales at this
year’s Houston Livestock Show. He
makes his headquarters at College
Station and has steadily developed
as a livestock auctioneer.
CAPTAIN JAMES N. “JIM”
THOMASON, a pilot with the Cru-
saders, veteran 13th AAF medium
bombardment unit in the SW Paci-
fic, wears the Air Medal with four
bronze Oak Leaf Clusters for
achievement in aerial combat. He
had flown fifty-six missions at
last report, and seems to be as
durable as he was in the days
when he was a 60 minute blocking
back on the great Aggie football
teams of his day.
MARSHALL ROBNETT, dis-
charged from the army because of
a football knee, played with the
Chicago Card-Pitt Steelers in Pro
football last fall. He likes the pro
game and has made a fine record.
LT. PAUL G. HAINES, JR. and
LT. R. LAMAR HAINES, 44, sons
of Mr. and Mrs. P. G. HAINES,
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Garlon A. Harper, ’38
17, College Station, enjoyed a
meeting in Germany in January,
the first time they were together
since Oect., 1943.
Capt. Benton H. Elliott, USMC
The Bronze Star has been award-
ed CAPT. BENTON H. ELLIOTT,
6820 Vassar Drive, Dallas, for
cool and effective direction of ar-
tillery fire during the Saipan
and Tinian invasions. He has been
in the Marine Corps since 1941,
and saw action in the Marshalls
as well as the Marianas.
CAPT. FRANK R. LEWIS, at
present at the MP School, IRTC,
Camp Robinson, Ark., holds the
Bronze Star for meritorious serv-
ice in Tunisia and Sicily.
GEORGE S. BLACKBURN, Coun-
ty Agent, Throckmorton, Texas,
reports CPL. J. D. PITCOCK, ’47,
at APO 89, NYC. Blackburn also
sends news of the birth of a daugh-
ter last November.
CAPT. WILLIAM F. SILVEY,
APO 922, San Francisco, was re-
cently promoted to that rank.
1ST LT. JOSEPH C. BRADEN, Hous-
ton, was recently promoted to the rank of
Captain while serving on the Fifth Army
front in Italy. Formerly reconnaissance
officer, liaison officer, battery commander
and staff officer, Capt. Braden is now com-
munications officer in a IV Corps field
artillery battalion. He holds the Air
Medal and theater decorations.
CAPT. GEORGE M. WOODMAN, JR.
somewhere in Germany,
reports CAPT. EUGENE PERRY, ’42, and
CAPT. MARION PUGH in the same
vicinity. . CAPT. HUGH T. McCUL-
LOUGH, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
McCullough of San Antonio, has been
awarded the Bronze Star for heroic
achievement in Italy. Capt. McCullough
entered the service in August, 1941, and
is now stationed in Southern France.
LT. JOHN E. COTTLE changes his ad-
dress to APO 228, NYC. He is somewhere
in Belgium, . . CAPT. EARLE A.
SHIELDS, JR. duty,
APO 89, NYC.
ADDISON G. WILSON, JR., Dallas, was
recently promoted from Captain to Major
while serving on the Fifth Army front
in Italy. Maj. Wilson is a battalion exe-
cutive officer with a IV Corps field artil-
lery battalion and has been awarded the
Silver Star and the Bronze Star for hero-
ism. Mrs. Addison and their daughter
live at 5406 Richmond, Dallas.
SGT. IRA F. LEWIS, is a member of
2123rd BU, Sec. A, Harlingen, Texas, and
reports working in the Trial Judge Ad-
vocate’s Office there. He also raports
CAPT. ROGER W. GARRISON, ’40, serv-
ing as adjutant of Sec. F at Harlingen.
. . . WM. B. ALLEN, Staff & Faculty
Engr. School, Ft. Belvoir, Va., was re-
cently promoted to the rank of Captain.
> + LT. CLAUDE:Y. BREITHAUPT, JR.
is stationed at Port Q.M., New York POE,
Brooklyn 20, N.Y., and resides “at 410
W. 24th St.’ Apt. 5G, ‘NYC, . .:s CAPT.
EDGAR W. COWLING is on duty at
APO 519, NYC. .... . CAPT. CARROLL
P. SMITH has been transferred to Camp
Livingston, La., JARTC. . . . LT. JOSEPH
W. EHLINGER is stationed at Chatham
Field, Ga., with Sec. L, 114 AAFBU,
JACK "ROACH, ~JR., '3234" Ella" Lee
Lane , Houston 6. . . . CAPT. FREDERICK
K. NICHOLS is located at Robins Field,
Macon, Ga. . . . PVT. J. FRANK SIM-
MON, somewhere in Belgium, APO 83,
NYC, reports that LT. CHARLES BAB-
COCK, ’43, Beaumont, was on the same
boat going overseas. . . . ALTON J. CAR-
ROLL has received his commission as a
ond Lt. and is stationed at Ft. Belvoir,
Va., BORP, ASFTC. ... LT. (jg) AL-
LAN H. NEIGHBORS, JR. gets mail %
FPO, NYC. .. . CAPT. JAMES C. SMITH
requests a change of adress to APO 247,
San Francisco, . . . The first battlefield
commission for an enlisted man of the
12th Arm. Div. went to 2ND LT. BILLY
D. HANOVER, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Grady Hanover of Bryan. Lt. Hanover
was formerly first sergeant of his tank
company, and received his appointment
December 24. Lt. Hanover, recently injured
in action, is now in a hospital somewhere
in France. Mrs. Hanover is making her
home in Bryan.
A fourth Oak Leaf Cluster to his Air
Medal has been awarded to LT. WILLIAM
A. SANDERS, JR., pilot of an 8th Air
Force B-17 Flying Fortress, for ‘““meritor-
ious achievement” while participating in
bombing missions to military and indust-
rial targets in Germany. He entered the
Army in 1941 and served as an infantry
officer until 1943. Mrs. Sanders and their
daughter live at 416 W. Henderson St.,
Cleburne,
LT. FRANK B. HARVEY, APO 512,
NYC, is in Italy after having been on
duty in North Africa and the Middle East.
He writes, “The Turkey Day game came
in swell over in Egypt, and I sweated out
those four downs on the Texas two yard
line just as much as you all did who saw
the game.” . . . CAPT. JOHN R. RICH-
MOND, APO 321, San Francisco, is some-
where in the Philippines. He reports having
run into MAJ. J. J. RILEY and CAPT.
JESS WILLARD, ’37. '. ... JAMES C,
ROMINGER, APO 251, NYC., somewhere
in Italy, was recently promoted to the
rank of Major. He reports CAPT. CHAS.
BURNEY, ’39, recently in an accident
resulting in a broken arm and other in-
juries. . . . A/C CHARLES D. CRAW-
FORD is at DAAF, Douglas, Ariz. . . .
WM. D. POTEET, JR. gets mail at 3620
So. Henderson, Fort Worth.
1942
Capt. James B. Hervey
Hq. ATC, Rm. 1826
Washington 25, D. C.
Silver Taps: LT. TOM F. WIL-
SON.
Proud Papas: LT. ROBERT M.
WARREN; DURWARD LEWTER;
CAPT. H. W. HASSE, JR.; LT.
JACK D. RECTOR.
Wedding Bells: CAPT. MAX C.
JORDAN; LT. CULLEN J. RO-
GERS.
CAPT. EDWARD R. CLARK is
reported en route to his home in
San Benito, Texas, after having
been reported missing in action and
also a prisoner of war. He was in
“A” Co. Engineers at A. & M.
LT. ROBERT E. WOODHAM,
JR., is stationed at HAAF, Hobbs,
New Mexico, and receives mail in
Box 407.
CAPT. CLARENCE M. CUN-
NINGHAM, APO 827, New Or-
leans, La., doing his bit to help
keep the class of ’42 ahead in the
Development Fund. He reports
younger brother, PFC. CHARLES
E. CUNNINGHAM, ’45, somewhere
in Italy.
S/SGT. CURTIS R. HOLLAND is hav-
ing mail sent to Box 8, College Station.
. .. M/SGT. ALLAN J. BOHUSLAV is
a member of Sec. K, 3502 AAFBU, Bks.
424, Chanute Field, Ill. . . . JAMES W.
COKER, JR., S 2/c¢, receives mail at U.
S. Ree.’ Ship. Pier 92,"NY, NY... ... PFC.
WILIS L. BLUME brought Mrs. Blume
for a visit to the campus in February
while on leave from AAF, Dodge City, Kan.
They were married on October 23 at the
is now on overseas
Post Chapel, and Mrs. Blume is the form-
er Miss Joyce Summers of Dodge City. . .
Cw LT. CLINTON. 3. TOLAND has
been transferred to Peterson Field, Colo-
rado Springs, Colo., 316th Bm. Wing.
. LT. DONALD L. WILLIAMS is now
stationed at Camp Beale,
Calif., ASF
Pers. Repl. Depot.
LT. CHARLES L. HYNDS is with the
331st Bm. Group at McCook, Neb. . . .
LT. CLYDE W. GRAHAM’s present station
is AAF, Norfolk, Va., where he is with
130th AAFBU, . CCCTST. . CAPT,
CURTIS W. HILL, 2nd F. A. Tng. Btry.,
1st Inf. Tng. Det. Det., Ft. Benning, Ga.
. . . LT and MRS. JACK D. RECTOR,
1844 8th Ave. N., Ft. Dodge, Iowa, are
happy over the birth of a son. . . . LT.
FRANK B. BROWN is assigned to Sec.
V, PE, AAAF, Amarillo, /Texas. ¢.'vv.+
CAPT. SAUNDERS S. STALEY, somewhere
in Belgium, reports having seen many
Aggies, He gets mail through APO 350,
NYC. .. . LT. EWELL E. WRIGHT, some-
where in France, APO 149, NYC, reports
lots of Aggies in his outfit. . . .
. .
“JIMMIE” BENTLEY, MM 3/c, gets
mail % FPO, San Francisco.
LT. JAMES W. EVANS, 2207 Echols,
Bryan, has been awarded the Air Medal
for “‘meritorious achievement in aerial
flight.” A member of a 15th Air Force
heavy bombardment unit based in Italy,
he has flown seven combat missions over
enemy territory as a bombardier on a
Flying Fortress. Lt, Evans’ unit recently
became the first of its kind in the U. S.
Air Forces to fly 400 bombing missions
against the enemy.
HUGH M. RIGGINS, JR., S 1/c¢, Hous-
ton, recently began training in weather
observation at the Navy Aerographer’s
School of the Naval Air Station, Lakehurst,
N. J. . . . HARLAN BULLOCK is now
assistant county agent of Lavaca County
with headquarters at Hallettsville, Texas.
. . « LT. CULLEN J. ROGERS, stationed
at Ft. Benning, Ga., was recently married,
. . CAPT. ED A. TIMMONS is serving
as a regimental adjutant of engineers in
Gen. Clark’s Fifth Army in Northern
Italy. A LT. ROBERT L. GULLEY
gets mail at 1418 W. Hollywood, San An-
tonio. . . . LT. RALPH M. CRISWELL is
stationed at LAAB, Liberal, Kan. . . .
LT. RAYMOND L. JARRATT is overseas
APO 20," NYC. \.5.. 5 CAPYL. LEE: R.
STENGEL is in England, APO 349, NYC.
. . . LT. CHESTER HELMER has been
assigned to Sec. V-PE, Amarillo, Texas.
The Air Medal has been awarded to
S/SGT. OSVIL F. JOHNSTON of Kings-
ton, Tenn., and Trinidad, Texas, for ‘“mer-
itorious achievement” on bombing attacks
over Germany. Sgt. Johnston is tail turret
gunner with the 490th Bomb. Group, a
B-17 Flying Fortress unit of the 8th Air
Force. Prior to entering the service he
was employed as an electrician for the
Texas Power & Light Co. in Trinidad. Mrs.
Johnston lives in Trinidad.
1943
Lt. Dan R. Sutherland
APO 520, c/o PM.
New York, N. Y.
Proud Papas: LT. GEORGE H.
FERGUSON, JR.; LT. E. G. WEY-
EL; LT. ROBERT T. WRIGHT.
Wedding Bells: LT. TOM H.
ROBB, JR.; LT. COLBERT COLD-
WELL.
LT. CHARLES L. BABCOCK,
JR., who during student days was
Editor of the Battalion and other-
wise active in student affairs, is
a member of a Field Artillery Bat-
talion with General Patton’s Third
Army in Germany.
CAPT. ROBERT L. MARK-
LAND sends regards from APO
957, San Francisco. He would like
to hear from any of the boys
of “B” Infantry of ’39, ’40, and ’41.
F/O CHARLES A. SKIDMORE is co-
pilot on a B-17 somewhere overseas. . . .
LT. BEN B. ISBELL, JR. receives mail
through” APO 689, NYC. . . ." LT. FRED
S. LOVE is assigned to Co. A, 72nd Mor-
tar. Bn., Camp. Shelby, Miss. 14; of LT.
THOMAS J, TIGHE’s present address is
Moore Field, Mission, Texas. . . . PFC.
LEROY MACHA writes that he has been
transferred to AAF, Amarillo, Texas, where
he is a member of Sec. L, Bks. 1229. . . .
LT. BILLY E. ADAMS, VRF-3 Terminal
Island, San Pedro, Calif. . . . LT. PETER
N. REED, Sq. V, 327th AAFBU, Box
290, Drew Field, Tampa, Fla., reports
LT. JERRY D. FERRELL stationed at
AAAB, Amarillo, Texas., Sec. V (PE),
at B-29 school.
LT. OTTO PF. -ZEDLER,.. JR. requests
a change of address to APO 89, NYC.
los LIF JOHN. ‘HH. ELPHICK Mis with
the 382nd Bm. Group at Smoky Hill AAF,
Salina, Kan. . , . LT. JAMES C. ROW-
LAND has been transferred to Lowry
Field, Denver, Colo. . . . LT. JAMES H.
SELLS, OMR, Keesler Field, Miss. . . .
THOMAS W. MELIUS, JR. is practicing
veterinary medicine at Metairie, La. and
gets mail in Box 9022. . . . LT, WALTER
W. McMAHAN, JR. reports from APO
72, San Francisco.’. . . LT. ANSON R.
BERTRAND is stationed at Ft. Benning,
Ga., with the 15th Co., 1st STR, TIS. .
. LT, ROBERT E. NEELY, APO 558,
NYC, is pilot of a B-24 somewhere in
England.
LT. BERNARD SAMPSON, veteran of
the Normandy invasion, is visiting rela-
tives at 2402 Southmore, Houston, while
on leave awaiting new assignment. Lt.
Sampson was a senior at A. & M. when
called to the service, and had been over-
seas a year as a member of an amphi-
bious tank and truck battalion when he
was wounded last October. . . . LT. JOHN
W. GRIFFIN requests a change of ad-
dress’ to: APO; 200, \NYC.: .;.. . S/SGT.
JOHN M. ROBERTSON, APO 758, NYC,
reports seeing lots of snow at his present
location, i. v". LT. HENRY F. OLEXA
and LT. DONALD H. WEIHS both at
APO 689, NYC, somewhere in Burma. .
. . LT. A. POOLE ROBERTSON is pilot
of a C-47 somewhere in England. He
gets mail through APO 133, NYC.
LT. MARSHALL C. DUNN, 104 E.
Wharton St., Electra, Texas, has been
awarded the Air Medal for ‘‘meritorious
achievement” on bombing attacks over
Germany. He is serving as a pilot with
the 490th Bomb. Group, a B-17 Flying
‘Fortress unit of the 8th Air Force.
PVT. WILLIAM A. BARTON is tak-
ing refresher basic training at Camp Lee,
Va., where he is a member of 67th QM
Co., 12th QM Bn. He reports S/SGT. JACK
RUNKLES, USMC, back home after 20
months in the Pacific, and that LT.
JAMES R. WILSON, somewhere in France,
recently ‘enjoyed a leave in Paris. . . .
BARNEY A. MYATT gets mail at 3312
Leeland Ave., Houston. . . . PFC. CHAS.
E. CUNNINGHAM is somewhere in Italy
with an Infantry Division, APO 34, NYC.
LT. MIKE P. COKINOS recently
landed in France and reports having
served in the front lines during the
time the Germans were being pushed
back into Germany. He gets mail through
APO. 258 “NYC.4.,.". LT. (iz) BALPH
T. GREEN, ¢% FPO, San Diego, Calif,
was recently promoted to that rank. . .
PVT. GENE W. CLARK has mail sent
to 32 Central Ave., Dayton, Ohio. . .
LT. ROBERT H. TAYLOR is stationed
at the AAAF, Abilene, Texas. . . . SGT
DICK D. McINTYRE is a member of
Co. A, 146 Bn., 90th ITR at Camp Hood,
Texas. . JOHN M. BAIRD received
his commission as an Ensign in Decem-
ber and is at present at Bremerton,
Wash.,, RMO, PSNY. . . . EVARD W.
McCLENDON, 1126 Idaho, Santa Monica,
Calif.
LT. WM. S. TALK, APO 403, NYC,
somewhere in Belgium, would like to
hear from LT. STANLEY A. SMITH,
LT. WILLIAM HOUSEMAN, and LT.
MILTON GOODRICH. . . .CAPT. GEO.
A. MARTIN is serving as Regimental
Veterinarian for the 86th Mountain In-
fantry somewhere in Italy. Mrs. Martin
and their son are making their home in
Bryan, Texas. . . . LT. JACK MILLER,
somewhere in the Pacific, gets mail
through APO 77, San Francisco. . .
LT. JAKE WEBSTER, Ward A-25, Ham-
mond Gen. Hosp., Modesto, Calif., reports | N
others in the hospital are LT. CLAUDE
LOVETT, Ward A-18; LT. CHARLES
W. POST, Ward A-18; LT. ARNOLD
J. DULLNIG, ’42, Ward A-21; and LT.
PAUL WISCHKAEMPER, ’42, Ward A-
25. ROBERT A. BELL, S 2/c¢, %
FPO, San Francisco, Calif.
LT. BILL J. AMIS, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. V. Amis, 1128 Barrow St., Abi-
lene, Texas, has recently been awarded
the Air Medal for “meritorious achieve-
ment” while participating in bombing
attacks against military and industrial
targets in the Reich and enemy instal-
lations in the path of the Allied armies
in Western Enrope. Lt. Amis is a bomb-
ardier on an 8th Air Force B-17 Flying
Fortress.
LT. GEORGE E. CRIST is located
somewhere in France, APO 350, NYC.
. LT. JOSEPH F. GORDON, APO
339, NYC, has flown 13 missions since
joining his present outfit. Now some-
where in Germany. Lt, Gordon was
previously stationed in Holland, where
he flew administrative missions until re-
cently. He reports having. seen LT.
JOHNNY BERGMAN, 41; MAJOR Mec-
CLOUD HODGES, ’39; and LT.
JR.,
BUCK. WARE. . . . ENS. DEREK C.
BOWNDS, USNR, has been transferred
to the ATB, Coronado, Calif. . . . HA-
ROLD W. DICKERSON is with the Fra-
ser-Brace Eng. Co., Ine., at Camden,
Ark., and gets mail in Box 561. .
LT. H. B. “HUFF” HUFFMEYER want
mail sent ¢% Empire Stove Co., Bellville,
Il
LT. WM. E. HOLLAND, JR., has been
reported missing in action in Belgium
since December 22. Mrs. Holland is
living in Dallas, Rte 9, Box 256.
OLIN E. GOLDMAN, S 1/e¢, (ART),
Bks. No. 16, NATTC, Ward Island, Cor-
pus Christi, is completing a course in
radio and will be stationed there until
July. He and Mrs. Goldman are making
their home at 3562 San Antonio, Corpus.
. . . LT. ROBERT T. WRIGHT, Hq. 11th
Bn., MTS, Ft. Lewis, Washington, re-
ports LT. STEVE DEDMAN in the same
outfit, and LT. BOB RICH, ’45, and LT.
BILL OGAN, ’44, also at Ft. Lewis. Lt.
Wright sends word that he and Mrs.
Wright have joined the ‘proud parents”
ranks. . ... . F/O RAY B. BALDWIN
is in B-17 Transition School at LVAAF,
Las Vegas, Nev. . . LT. "HARRIOTT
0. KUNKEL, 165th F. A. Bn. Ft. Bragg,
N: 5G. {+85 DAVID. ;W. MEYER gets
mail at 246 Cloverleaf, San Antonio.
. A. S. “BUCK” WARE, JR. son
of Judge and Mrs. A. S. Ware, Bryan,
was recently awarded the Air Medal for
meritorious achievement while participa-
ting in aerial flight in connection with
military operations against the enemy
from November 5, 1944 to December 22,
1944 in Germany. He successfully flew
35 sorties for adjustment of artillery fire
in support of infantry in attack against
the enemy and on patrol missions for
the purpose of gaining information con-
cerning the enemy. Lt. Ware frequently
encountered exposure to enemy fire from
anti-aircraft and enemy planes, and suc-
cessfully accomplished his missions with
disregard for personal safety in the
presence of intense personal danger.
PVT. CALVIN A. LEMKE is a mem-
ber of the 2766th Engr. Base Photo-
mapping Co., 8020 N. E. Tillamook, Port-
land 16, Ore... . '“&LT.-ALBERT J.
SCHRAM, APO 72, San Francisco, is some-
where in the Philippines. . . .LT. CHAS.
W. MUIL is on duty at APO 260, NYC.
. . . CAPT. E. GRADY HENDRIX, JR.
APO 230, NYC, and LT. JOHN F. GER-
RITY are flying cubs in Belgium. Hen-
drix reports LT. CLAYTON ATKINS
near them, but has had no chance to
look him up. . . . LT. COLBERT COLD-
WELL has been assigned to the 56th
Cav. Ren. Tr. (Mecz), Ft. Bliss, Texas
TASTE. G. WEYEL, APO 885,.NY@,
is somewhere in India and sends a belated
announcement of the birth of a daugh-
ter last July 31. Mrs. Weyel and little
Patricia are making their home .at 1932
W. Huisache Ave., San Antonio. . .LT.
CONRAD BERING, JR., APO 887, NYC,
has run across LTS. BILL TENISON;
BILL McKENZIE, ’44; RALPH RIX; and
FRANK BALDWIN, ’44, in England, and
LT. JACK KEITH, ’44, in Paris, where
Bering is now stationed.
S/SGT. IRA V. GLASS, Hughes
Springs, Texas, upper turret gunner of a
B-24 Liberator in the 15th Air Force in
Italy, recently flew his 25th mission, and
is now back in the States. He participated
in numerous bombing attacks on German
targets while overseas, and holds the
Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters
for “meritorious achievement during ae-
rial flights over enemy territory.” He is
also authorized to wear the Distinguished
Unit Badge as a member of a heavy
bombardment group which has been cited
by the War Department for “outstanding
performance of duty in armed conflict
with the enemy.” Sgt. Glass received his
degree in Agriculture from & M.
1944
Lt. Gus Boesch
13th Reg. Hgs., Inf.
Camp Fannin, Texas
Proud Papa: LT. GEORGE W.
GOLOBY.
Wedding Bells: LT. CHARLES
E. HARRT'IGTON, JR.; LT. ER-
NEST FE. RANDALL; LT. GEO-
RGE D. BOESCH.
LT. PARK R. BIRDWELL, JR,
pilot of a B-26 Marauder, has
flown 31 missions over Germany.
Previously stationed in Italy, Sar-
dinia, and Corsica, Lt. Birdwell is
now in France, APO 374, NYC. He
reports having run across only one
Aggie, JAMES TATE, ’42, in the
seven months he has been over-
seas.
LT. JOHN R.:BALL, JR. is
somewhere in England, APO 508.
A happy reunion was held in
Germany on Jan. 17 when LT. R.
LAMAR HAINES and LT. PAUL
G. HAINES, ’41, son of Mr. and
Mrs. P. G. HAINES, ’17, College
Station, met for the first time
since Oct., 1943.
LT. GEORGE D. BOESCH, 451st
AATF Base Unit, Sqdn. A, SAAB,
Salinas, Calif., works in the same
office with LT. COL. C. C. WIL-
SON, ’25. Boesch sends news of his
marriage last November. .
1ST. LT. JOAN R. SINGLETON, serv-
ing with the 80th Infantry Division, has
been awarded the Bronze Star for meri-
torious achievement in France on Decem-
ber 2, 1944. Lt. Singleton led a patrol
through heavily wooded territory known
to contain enemy troops, and obtained
valuable and necessary information which
was of great importance in completing
plans for the assault on the morning of
December 4. His actions enabled the bat-
talion to take its objective on that day.
Lt. Singleton also holds the Purple Heart.
Mrs. Singleton is living at 2104 Neches
St., Beaumont.
LT. HERBERT SKIDMORE partici-
pated in the initial landings , on Leyte
and is still located in the Philippines . .
. . LT. BILL McKENZIE, in Luxem-
bourg, reports having run across LT.
VANCE CARRINGTON ; 7. BOB
LARD: LT. JIMMY CHATMAS, ’45;
LT. BRAD CAMPBELL, ’45; and LT.
BRUCE LAND, ’45. McKenzie also met
LT. CONRAD BERING, ’43, and LT. BO
SHULTS, ’43, at the docks in England.
i de . F/O JOE E. SMITH is station-
ed at Moore Field, Mission, Texas . . .
LT. KARL E. WALLACE, JR., Fort
Worth, son of COL. and MRS. KARL E.
WALLACE, ’20, is company commander
in the 80th Division which has spear-
headed some of the toughest attacks the
3rd Army has made across France and
Luxembourg. Lt. Wallace has been
wounded in action twice and holds the
Purple Heart with one cluster. He has
been recommended for decoration for
gallantry under fire.
LT. JOHN H. SHARY, II, wounded in
action in France, was recently returned
to the States from a hospital in England
and is now in Ward A-14, Harmon Gen.
Hosp., Longview, Texas. DEAN
S. FOLSE is employed as veterinarian
at the Central Texas Clinic at Waco,
and receives mail in Box 1253. . . . LT.
RANDELL L. ELKINS is on duty at
APO 18239, San Francisco. CPL.
JOHN M. HOLMAN receives mail at
216 N. Texas St., Pittsburgh, Texas. . .
PFC. GEORGE M. MYERS has been sent
overseas, APO 447, NYC. . . . LT. JU-
LIUS W. SHUFORD, JR. is stationed
at Stinson Field, San Antonio, Texas,
with the 564th Sv. Group.
“There are Aggies everywhere,” writes
LT. CARROLL N. MORRIS, APO 4603,
YC. . . ... LT. WENDELL B. COOK,
Sa. S, CAAB, Columbia, S. C. . . . LT.
HARRY W. HOLLOWELL’s present ad-
. .. LT. ORVILLE M. BROWN has been
dress is AGFRD No. 1, Ft. Meade, Md.
stationed at Fort Ord, Calif., for a year.
He is a member of Co. D, 8rd Repl. Regt.,
AGFRD No. 2, and would like to hear
from some of his classmates. . . . LT.
AUGUSTUS M. SMITH is in the Office
of the Port Vet., Hampton Roads POE,
Newport News,Va. : LT. ROBERT
H. MEREDITH, in Germany, reports LT.
OSCAR TURNER in the same regiment
and LT. HORACE BROWN, ’43, and
RAY JARRETT, ’42, near him . . . .
LT. MONROE W. OTTO’s new addrss is
APO 102, NYC: 1.» i. LT. WW. REW,
SGT. JOEL B. COOLIDGE, and LT:
REGGIE SMITH are all in the same out-
fit and now located somewhere in Bel-
gium. . . LT. HAL T. PATRICK,
435th F. A. Bn., Camp Gruber, Okla,
would like to hear from some of the
“H” Btry F. A, boys. . wat. (ig)
WILLIAM A. BOOTHE is on board ship
and gets mail ¢% FPO, NYC. . . . LT.
CHARLES M. POWELL’s new APO is
508, NYC. . . . LT. JOHN. G. SWOPE,
JR., advises that his correct address is
APO 228, \NYOC.: .. LT. HUBERT B.
THORNTON, APO 709, San Francisco.
. . LT. H. F. COPELAND is assigned
to Co. K, 125th Inf., at Camp Gruber,
Okla. . . . LT. JACK G. CALLINS’ new
address is APO 280, NYC. . . . LT.
EUELL G. BYERS has been sent over-
seas and receives mail through APO
655, NYC.
WILLIAM B. SMALIK is stationed
at Navy Yard 25, Washington, D. C. . .
LT. WILLIAM L. VITOPIL has been
transferred to Camp Rucker, Ala., where
he is assigned to Co. C, 140th Inf. . . .
LT. EDWIN §S. NICHOLS, Meridian,
Texas, has arrived in Italy to fly com-
bat missions with a veteran group long
active in the Mediterranean theater. Lt.
Nichols, a 15th Air Force bombardier,
was employed on his father’s ranch
prior to entering the service. . . . PVT.
ROY K. NELSON reports his new ad-
dress is 26th Co., 3rd STR, Ft. Benning,
Ga. . . CPL. FRANK W. MOORE, JR.,
in France, APO 228, NYC,
reports running across Aggies every-
where he goes. . . .EDMOND A. HEN-
DERSON, 3727 Ave. O 1-2, Galveston,
is practicing veterinary medicine. . oe
PFC. TOM D. TAYLOR, JR., 3800 Clarke
Ave., Ft. Worth 7, was injured in action
on November 20 while serving with the
84th Infantry Division in Germany, and
is now in a hospital in England.
1945
Lt. Eugene F. Howard
APO 557, c—o PM.
New York, N. 1.
Silver Taps: PFC. HARRY C.
ROBISON.
Wedding Bells: LT. JOE L. BU-
FORD.
SGT. LOUIS E. BUCK was a vis-
itor on the campus in early Febru-
ary. He was awarded the Purple
Heart for wounds during six
months service in France. He can
now be reached at the Hammond
General Hospital, Modesto, Calif.
FLIGHT OFFICER ROBERT C.
WARD, APO 557, NYC, has been
awarded the Air Medal for ‘“ex-
ceptionally meritorious achieve-
ment while participating in sus-
tained bomber combat operations
over enemy-occupied continental
Europe.” At last report he had
participated in more than ten
bombing attacks against targets
in Germany. He is a member of the
384th Bomb. Group and is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. WARD, ’10,
222 S. Mont Clair, Dallas. An old-
er brother, LT. A. L. WARD, JR,
somewhere
’43, jis also overseas, APO 411,
NYC.
SGT. VERNON G. HUNT,
wounded in action in Italy, is now
a patient at McCloskey General
Hospital, Temple. His home is at
Mt. Pleasant, Texas.
LT. UEL STEPHENS, JR., was
recently transferred from Fresno,
Calif.,, to 2116 AAF Base Unit,
Napier Field, Dothan, Alabama.
1946
Silver Taps: SGT. ROBERT H.
SHIMER, PVT. MONTE W.
KAUFMAN, LT. BILL M. MA-
GEE.
PFC. HERBERT “MIKE”
SHEANER is missing in action in
Germany as of Dec. 16, but no
further information has been re-
ceived. His mother, Mrs. Louise T.
Sheaner, 2501 Abrams Rd., Dallas
14, would like to hear from anyone
who might have news about him.
SGT. DUKE KIMBROUGH, APO
102, N.Y.C., is somewhere in Ger-
many and received a promotion
from Pfc. to Sgt. in one jump. He
is a nephew of FORREST L.
PARK, 21, 1308 Commercial
Standard Bldg., Ft. Worth 12.
LT. PAUL G. SILBER, JR., San
Antonio, is serving overseas with
an Infantry Regt., APO 24, San
Francisco. . . . PVT. HENRY GIL-
CHRIST is a member of 3rd Hq.
Co., ACFTC (Ord.) MOP, Jackson,
Miss. . . . IT. JACK ‘M. :BRUN-
DRETT has been transferred
the AAF, Santa Maria, Calif. . .
. CHARLES 0. BURCH, S 1/¢,
is on duty at the NTS (Rad. Mat.),
Navy Pier, Chicago, Ill. . . . .
JOHN C. MAYES, JR. gets mail at
1604 10th St., Brownwood, Téxas.
. .. PVT. CHARLES W. READ,
JR. is on overseas duty, APO 447,
N.Y.C.... LT. JAMES E. GOOD-
SON is now stationed at Ft. Dix,
New Jersey, Eng. Sec., Ft. Dix
Sec., Ft. Dix ASF, Depot Classifi-
cation.
WALTER A. HODGES, S 1/c
AOM, reports his new address as
U. S. Naval Air Gunners School,
Class 11-45, Purcell, Okla... .
HUGH A. STANBERRY, JR, F
1/e, c/o. FPO, NYC....PFC. "CHAS;
B. BODDIE was seriously wounded
in action in France on January 3,
according to word from T. G. Bod-
die, 214 Houston St., College Sta-
tion. . . . LT. CHARLES E. Me-
WILLIAMS writes from somewher,
in ‘India, APO 433, 'N.Y.C.o. \. &
PFC. JOHN G. HANCOCK, APO
102, N.Y.C.
SGT. WARD C. GILLESPIE, son
of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Gillespie,
1808 Brun, Houston, has been re-
ported missing in action over Ger-
many since January 10. Sgt. Gil-
lespie was a sophomore at A. &
M. when he entered the Air Forces
in 1943. He received gunnery train-
ing at Las Negas, Nev. and went
overseas in September. He had
made more than 20 missions as a
gunner on a Flying Fortress and
had been awarded the Air Medal
with three Oak Leaf Clusters.
SGT. A. L. SCOTT, San Angelo,
was wounded in action in France,
where he was serving with an In-
fantry machine gun squad.
PFC, JOSEPH T. MOODY is on duty
at APO 91, NYC... . JACK SWATZELL,
CM 1/c, is somewhere in New Guinea and
writes, ‘“My skipper is a T. U. man.” He
gets mail ¢% FPO, San Francisco... . . R
ELLIS GARLINGTON, JR., Serv. S
E-123, Bks. 608, ‘Great Lakes, ‘III. .." "J,
S/SGT. JACK E. JACKSON of Dallas
and Farmersville, Texas, has been award-
ed the second Oak Leaf Cluster to the
Air Medal for “meritorious achievement”
on bombing attacks over Germany. The
airman displayed “courage, coolness and
See.
gkill” while serving as a left waist gun-
ner with the 490th Bomb. Group, a B-17
Flying Fortress unit of the 8th Air
| 1947
Silver Taps: PVT.: JOHN  V.
COX, JR.
PVT. ED M. FARROW is in
the Air Corps, but has mail sent
to his home address, 1518 Kings
Highway, Dallas.
PVT. HAROLD H. EDWARDS,
3705th  AAF¥ BU T, 8. Sec.'S,
Lowry Field, Colo., is looking for-
ward to returning to Aggieland
after the war.
PVT. ERNEST A. BAETZ, JR.
requests a change of address to
B-31-8, 2nd Plt.,, FARTC, Ft. Sill,
Okla. . .. A/S HAROLD L. BEN-
SON, Box 176, NTAC, Arlington,
would like to hear from LOWELL
JOHNSTON. , , . + BILLY "%R.
HAYNES, S 2/c, (HA), is at the
U. S. Naval Hospital, San Diego
34, Calif., Co. 23-1, MCS, . .. T/5
STEPHEN M. ANDRICH is on
duty at APO 322, San Francisco.
A/S NICHOLAS J. SALIBO is
with the Navy V-12 at Southwest-
ern University, Georgtown, Tex-
as, and gets mail in Box 346, S.
U.. Station: J. RICHARD. *S.
JOSEPH, C/M, Sec. 9, USMMCBS,
Pass Christian, Miss., reports 20
other Aggies stationed there, all
from.the classes of ’46 and ’47.
BERNARD G. HORNER will re-
port to the Great Lakes Naval
Training Station upon completion
of Navy V-12 training at George-
town, Texas.
PVT. JAMES B. JONES is sta-
tioned at Camp Hood, Texas., with
A C, 173rd Bn., 95th Regt., 2nd
Plat.
CPL. JURANT D. PITCOCK is
on duty at APO 89, N.Y.C. He
to (plans to return to A. & M. after
‘the war.
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