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Directors
Tem AS WIYte, 1 ti riicniiossteisss Texarkana
W. A. Moore, 25 Paris
Col) "7. H. Barton, -’99........ El Dorado, Ark.
H.-K>Deason, 216.4... 0c. Port Arthur
A. Ed Caraway, ’34 Lufkin
George B. Morgan, ’18..............c..... Beaumont
A. G. Pfaff, ’25 Tyler
Roy D. Golston, ’'03 Tyler
W. L. Ballard, ’22 Longview
R.C Prank. Ashburn, *24....c.......cce.. Sherman
~ Herbert A. Burow, ’
John P. McCullough, ’24 McKinney
A. P.. Rollins, 206 Dallas
Tyree L. Bell, ’13 Dallas
FH. "Cunningham, “10... ican... Dallas
S.A. Lipscomb, ’07..........-... College Station
W. F. Munnerlyn, ’26 _.......College Station
Rufus R.% Peeples, ’28.................... Tehuacana
L. M. Welch, ’24 Conroe
H.£S. "Davenport, *04...............ce..- Palestine
Cu F.r Adickes, *10 ...............c.oeo... Huntsville
Geo. H. Lacy, ’13 Houston
T. W. Mohle, ’1) Houston
Charles™R.. Halle, ’12.............. 0... Houston
PM. Smith, Sr., ’01.........; East Columbia
Scott Moore, ’11 Yoakum
Hod. = Mikeska, "10. ...0.oun 0. Texas City
C. M. Elwell, ‘23 Austin
W. P. Patton, 29 Lockhart
Robert “Schaer, ’21........cccurii Chapel Hill
Hubert JG. Davis, = 20... semi snseseeratsse Waco
W. E. Wade, ’30 Temple
Major R.-N. Connolly, ’37............5= 00s Waco
Herbert F. Spreen. ’22 >
S. J. Baker, ’
A. J. Healy, ’28
George Moffett, ’16
Calvin P. Dodson. ’10 :
Jack C. Idol, ’26 Benjamin
A B.- Hinman, “ 225............... Corpus Christi
Silver Whitsett, ’24 Seguin
D. F. Breldthauer, ’22 Goliad
@Gharles~E. Richter, -’29............c..ccvvrse Laredo
Norman E. Buescher, ’22 McAllen
E:=B." Cartwright, ’17..2..= Carizzo Springs
AC. Forbes, Jr., ’21.......cccigeriiemes El Paso
= J. Dwyer, 12 Odessa
TW. Hiliih, #8L..%......... cee. Ft. Stockton
Dr. Verne A. Scott, ’14........... Stephenville
Dr. J. N. Burditt, 21... Abilene
R. 7A. Lasseter; ’3b........................ Sweetwater
Carl Miller, 28 Amarillo
J. F. Elount, ’28 Amarillo
Frank F. MecMordie, 5 LL on Sn Canadian
Jack Christian, ’'32 Spur
Joe W. Jennings, ll Lockney
A. F. Reese, ’'14 Shallowater
Louis A. Hartung, ’29.............. San Antonio
C. M. QGaires, ’12 San Antonio
C.3C.~ Krueger,  2..........ccouuuee San Antonio
Penrose B. Metcalfe, '16............ San Angelo
H. Dick Winters, ’'16 Brady
R. J. Milligan, 2 deri A EE Brownwood
M. A. Abernathy, ’16............ Shreveport, La
C. D. Speed, ’26... Houston
Gen. A. B. Knickerbocker, ‘21.......... Austin
James P. Hamblen, ’27........................ Houston
Edward W. Wilson, ’30...Kansas City, Mo.
Executive Committee
Rufus: BR. Peeples; ’28........05 cnr Tehuacana
H. Dick Winters, ’ Brady
ASE. Hinman, 225.............. Corpus Christi
Tyree L. Bell, 13 Dallas
P. Hamblen, 27 Houston
Student Loan Fund Trustees :
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Repr:sentatives on the Athletic Council
J. A. on); Reynolds, 230... n= Dallas
Gen. A. B. Knickerbocker, ’
MR"MRS.
Smith-Smih
News just been received of the
marriage in November, 1943, of Miss
Patricia Ellen Smith of Wellington, New
Zealand ,to Capt. Joseph E. Smith, Jr.,
’39, Box 888, San Benito, Texas.
has
Mills-Formby
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Mills of Crystal
Springs, Miss., have announced the mar-
riage of their daughter, Miss Corinne
Mills, to Donald E. Formby, ’40, on March
17 at Dallas, Texas. The couple will make
their home in Dallas.
Magliolo-Guill
Miss Ursula Magliolo became the bride
of Capt. A. W. Guill, ’41, on February
10 at the Fort Crockett Chapel, Galveston,
Texas. They are living at 2016 31st. Gal-
veston.
Satterlee-Rountree
Miss Margaret Elizabeth Satterlee, daugh-
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Satterlee,
Chattanooga, Tenn., and Lt. William M.
Rountree, ’41, were married on March 3.
Lt. Rountree recently returned from two
years of duty in the Pacific and will re-
port to camp Lejeune, N. C., after a
30-day leave.
Willis-Cowley
Miss Dreena Willis, granddaughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Little of Denver, Colo.,
became the bride of Lt. Harold E. Cowley,
’42, of Frier, Texas, on November 30,
1944, in Denver, Colo. Mrs. Cowley is
making her home at 1525 Fulton St., Den-
ver while Lt. Cowley is on overseas duty.
Ostrander-Evans
Miss Carolyn Ann Ostrander and Lt.
Loyal Glenn Evans, ’42, were married in
Dallas on March 10.
McCallum-Gaines
A belated announcement has been re-
ceived of the marriage last November 4 of
Miss Audrie McCallum, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles H. Sendey of New York
City, to Lt. Carroll M. Gaines, ’42, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll M. Gaines, Sr., 212,
San Antonio. They are making their home
at 3 Downing Place, Presque Isle, Maine,
where Lt. Gaines is stationed.
Ash-Packard
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Ash of Birmingham,
Ala., have announced the marriage of their
daughter, Josephine, to ‘Capt. Lawrence
H. Packard, Jr., ’42, of San Antonio,
which took place on March 10 at the Post
Chapel of Edgewood Arsenal, Md., where
Capt. Packard is stationed. The couple
are at home in Middle River, Md.
: Elkington-Shurley
Announcement has been made of the
marriage of Lt. Margery Elkington, Army
Nurse Corps, to Capt. Jack K. Shurley,
’42, in Florence, Italy, on March 3.
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Burleson, ’35,
are mighty proud of their Aggie, who was
are mighty proud of their future Aggie,
who was born on April 3. The Burlesons,
who also have a 4-year-old daughter, live
in Comanche, Texas, where he is Co. Agri-
cultural Agent.
Merle Ann Hammack was born on
Christmas Day to Mr. and Mrs. Merle S.
Hammack, ’37, Box 427, Lancaster. The
Hammacks also have a son, Steve, now 4
vears old.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. McClung, ’37, are
the proud parents of a second future Ag-
gie, Billy Mack, who was born last Nov-
ember 5. Mr. McClung is with the Farm
Security Administration at Quitman, Texas.
A second son, Michael Harrison Moore,
was born on December 10 to Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Hiram Moors, ’38, Box H, Hobbs,
New Mexico.
and Mrs. C. B. Williams, Jr., ’38,
: ~. 805} Quapaw, Hot Springs, Ark., announce
the arrival of a son, Gary Don, on March
pt. and Mrs. Thomas B. Wilson, Sr.,
7, of Steilacoom, Wash., are happy over
the arrival of their daughter, Suzanne Nan-
nette Wilson, who was born in the Madigan
General Hospital, Ft. Lewis, Wash., on
SILVER TAPS
LCS RA 7 a NE EE EE
Col. J. E. Josey, 85
Col. J. E. Josey, age 79, died at Hous-
ton on April 5. He attended A. & M.
from 1881-83. At the time of his death he
was chairman of the board of The Houston
Post and a member of the Board of Re-
gents of the state teachers colleges. He is
survived by his widow, two sons, two
brothers, and two sisters. Burial was at
Huntsville, his original family home.
For half a century Col. Josey had been
closely identified with business and civic
interests at East Texas. He moved his
business headquarters from Beaumont to
Houston a number of years ago
George McCormick, 91
George McCormick, age 72, one of the
outstanding engineering graduates of the
College, died in a Houston hosiptal on
April 5. He retired in 1942 as General
Superintendent of Motive Power of the
Western Division of the Southern Pacific
lines. Burial was at Weimar. Surviving
are his widow, a sister, and two brothers.
Mr. McCormick received his degree from
A. & M. in Mechanical Engineering and
statred his career with the Southern Paci-
fic lines as a machinist. He was one of
the nation’s outstanding authorities in
railway motive power. He was awarded an
honorary doctorate in engineering by the
A. & M. College a few years ago. He was
born in Columbus, Texas, and since his
retirement made his home there and at
Houston and Weimar. During his long
career with the Southern Pacific, his years
were spent with headquarters at Houston
and later at San Francisco, Calif. He was
a lifelong member of the Association of
Former Students.
Charles D. Evans, ’99
Charles Dorman Evans, ’99, died June
30, 1944. His life and career were mem-
orialized by the American Society of Civ-
il Engineers. Since his graduation from
A. & M. in Civil Engineering, he engaged
in engineering work, mostly in Louisiana.
His home was at Shreveport. He served
that city as city commissioner and as
superintendent of streets and parks. At
the time of his death, he was examining
engineer for the Federal Works Agency.
He is survived by his widow, one daughter,
and four grandchildren.
An active, loyal A. & M. man _through-
out his lifetime, Mr. Evans was one o
the early charter members of the Shreve-
port A. & M. Club.
Joseph L. Rosenfield, ’16
Joseph L. Rosenfield, ’16, died at his
home, 1520 25th St., Galveston, on March
24, A well known merchant in Galveston,
Mr. Rosenfield was associated with the
hardware company of Ben Blum & Co.,
until his retirement last year. He received
his degree in Civil Engineering at A. &
M. in 1916, and served as an officer with
the army engineers in World War I.
Lt. Bridwell J. McKnight, ’39
Lt. Bridwell J. McKnight, ’39, was killed
off the shore of Leyte on January 15 in
a midair collision, according to information
from his mother, Mrs. R. McKnight,
Reklaw, Texas. A member of Transport
Squadron VR 13, Lt. McKnight was
evacuating wounded at the time of his
death. He attended A. & M. during the
years 1937-40, majoring in Fish and
Game.
Lt. Lynn H. Mead, Jr., ’41
Lt. Lynn H. Mead, Jr., ’41, was killed in
action in Germany on February 24, ac-
cording to word from his mother, Mrs.
Lynn H. Mead, Sr., 16 Water View Ave.,
Riverside 15, Rhode Island.
Lt. Mead received his degree in Agricul-
ture at A. & M. After completing OCS
at Ft. Benning, Ga., in September, 1944,
he left for overseas duty. At the time of
his death, he was serving with the 30th
Division.
Lt. H. 0, -Boergfield,- -Jr., 42
Lt. JH. OQ. Bergield, Jr., ’42, son-of Mr.
and Mrs. H. O. Borgfeld, Sr., Converse
Texas, was killed in action over Ger-
many on January 29 while flying his
fifth mission as bombardier-navigator on a
B-24.
After graduating from A. & M., Lt.
Borgfeld was employed as Field Biologist
for the Texas Cooperative Wildlife Re-
search Unit on wildlife problems in the
vicinity of Kerrville, Texas. He entered
the Air Corps in 1943, completing his
training at San Marcos Army Air Field
in July, 1944, and was sent to England
in December, 1944.
Besides his parents, Lt. Borgfeld is sur-
vived by his wife and son, who reside at
Cibolo, Texas; and a ' brother, Roy H.
Borgfeld, now a student at A. & M.
-
F/O John Paul Olsen, ’42
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Olsen, 6658 Meadow-
lawn, Houston, have been advised that
their son, F/O John P. Olsen, ’42, prev-
iously reported missing in action, was
March 17. Capt. Wilson is assigned to the
14th E. T. Group Hdgq., N. Fort Lewis,
Wash.
A belated report comes from Mr. and
Mrs. Fred J. Nichols, ’39, of the birth
last October 11 of a second son, Richard
Warren Nichols. The Nichols are living
at 273 Maple Ave., East Hempstead, L. I.,
N. Y., while Mr. Nichols is employed in
the Division of War Research at Columbia
University.
Announcement has been made of the
birth of a daughter, Kay Lee Orth, to
Capt. and” Mrs. W.+A:.“Bill’> Orth, Jr.,
’39, on February 16, at Eldorado, Kan.
Capt. Orth is at present attending CATS,
University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill, and
expects Mrs. Orth and the young daughter
to join him shortly.
Capt. and Mrs. Byrom T. Wehner, ’39,
are the proud parents of a daughter, Sharon
Anne Wehner, born on February 7. Mrs.
Wehner and two children are living at
2619 Wilkes, Davenport, Iowa, while Capt.
Wehner is stationed at the Rock Island
Arsenal, Rock Island, Ill.
A daughter, Ann Edwards, was born
to Capt. and Mrs. Stacy W. Edwards, ’40,
on March 17. The Edwards are making
their home at 437 Thelma Dr., San Antonio.
Announcement has been made of the
recent birth of a son, William Michael
Steed, to Mr .and Mrs. W. G. Steed, ’40,
Rte. 4, Jacksboro, Texas.
Lt. and Mrs. William M. Braziel, ’41,
are the proud parents of a son, Don M.
Braziel, who was born last December 12.
Mrs. Braziel and son are living in Long-
view, Texas ,while Lt. Braziel is overseas.
Capt. ‘and Mrs. A. L. Ballard, Jr., ’41,
have announced the birth of a son, Pat
Randell on April 4. The Bullards are sta-
tioned at Camp Polk, La.
A son, Charles Hamilton Cox, III, was
born last November 12 to Dr. and Mrs.
Charles H. Cox, Jr., ’41, 3130 Remington
Ave., Baltimore, Md. Dr. Cox is an Interne
at the University Hospital at Baltimore.
A belated report has been received of the
birth last November of a daughter, Ann
Marie, to Lt. and Mrs. H. J. Dubuisson,
2 Lt. Dubuisson, USMCR, is on foreign
uty.
Capt. and Mrs. William C. Gardner,
’41, are happy over the arrival of their
first child, William C. Gardner, Jr., at
the Walter Reed Hospital on January 27.
Capt. Gardner is an instructor in the
Bridge Section at the Engineer School,
Ft. Belvoir, Va.
Capt. and Mrs. C. W. Heitkamp, ’41, are
the proud parents of a daughter, Jan, who
was born on March 26, at Brooke General
Hospital, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. Mrs.
Heitkamp is making her home in New
Braunfels while Capt. Heitkamp is on
overseas duty.
A second daughter, Dorothy Jean, was
born on March 28 to Capt. and Mrs.
H. Walker, ’41. The Walkers have been
on duty at the POW Camp at Mexia, Tex-
as, for 28 months.
A daughter, Karen Ann Jarratt,
born on January 27 to Lt. and Mrs.
mond L. Jarratt, ’42. Lt. Jarratt
present in Germany, APO 29, NYC.
T/Sgt. and Mrs. Wilton J. PreJean,
’42, are happy over the arrival of their
son, Wilton Dale PreJean, on February 6.
Mrs. PreJean and the young man are
living in Groves, Texas, while Sgt. PreJean
was
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the 77th Division, which captured the
Keramas Islands, off Okinawa, in the
Okinawa invasion.
COL. FRANK HOLLINGSHEAD is
stationed at Ft. Snelling, Minn., Ha.
MISLS.
1917
Jack C. Shelton
Farm Credit Adm., Fed. Land Bk.
Houston, Texas
LT. COL. and MRS. ADAM J. BEN-
NETT recently moved from the campus
to San Francisco, where Col. Bennett has
been transferred to the Presidio. A vet-
eran of World War I, Col. Bennett has
been stationed at A. & M. for the past
several years.
COL. LEON L. KOTZEBUE is over-
seas at APO 18593, NYC. His son, LT.
ALBERT L. KOTZEBUE, ’45, is also
overseas, APO 417, NYC.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. EHLERS, SR. of
LaGrange, Texas, suffered the loss of a
son, LT. ALFRED R. EHLERS, JR., ’45,
killed in action in Germany on February
22, 1945.
LT. COL. OSCAR A. SEWARD, JR.
is Director of Supplies and Facilities, Army
killed in action on January 7 while flying
the Hump between China and India.
F/O Olsen received his commission at
Randolph Field, Texas, in June, 1944. An
Air Transport pilot, he had been stationed
in the CBI area since September, 1944.
Prior to entering the service, he was
a civilian pilot with the ferrying com-
mand at Love Field, Texas.
A brother , Cpl. Robert F. Olsen, ’45,
was killed in action on Peleliu on Septem-
ber 27, 1944.
Sgt. Edward M. Schuyler, ’42
Mrs. Edward M. Schuyler, 4203 Somer-
ville, Dallas 6, has been notified that her
husband, Sgt. Edward M. Schuyler, prev-
iously reported missing in action, was
killed during the breakthrough near Col-
mar, Fronce, on December 14. Prior to
1942, Sgt.
Schuyler was employed as postmaster at
Murchison, Texas. At the time of his
death he was serving with the 141st In-
fantry of the 36th Division.
Surviving besides his wife are two
sisters.
Lt. Frank Gordon Weisiger, ’42
Lt. Frank G. Weisiger, ’42, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank A. Weisiger of Browns-
ville, Texas, was killed in action in the
Pacific area on March 2.
A veteran of pre-Pearl Harbor service,
Lt. Meisiger was stationed there at the
time of the Japanese attack. At the time
of his death he was a B-25 pilot with the
17th Photo Recon. Sqdn. of the 71st Recon.
Group. He received his pilot’s wings at
Stockton, Calif.
Surviving besides his parents are his
widow and one brother.
Lt. Jimmie S. Knight, ’43
Lt. Jimmie S. Knight, ’43, was killed in
action in Germany on February 27, ac-
cording to information received by his
wife, Mrs. Jimmie S. Knight, 1107 Ham-
mond Ave., San Antonio.
Lt. Knight had been overseas since last
October and was cited for bravery in Jan-
uary. He was serving as mines officer
with mechanized cavalry in the Ninth
Army.
Besides his widow, he is survived by a
baby daughter; his mother, Mrs. C. C.
Decherd of San Antonio; father, James
Knight of La Grange; and one sister.
E.
Lt. Charles Harrington, ’44
Lt. Charles E. Harrington, ’44, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Harrington of
Plano, Texas, was killed in action on Iwo
Jima on March 3. Lt. Harrington entered
the Marine Corps in 1943, while a senior
at A. & M. Besides his parents, he is sur-
vived by his wife, Mrs. C. E. Harrington
of Monticello, Ark.
Sgt. Henry J. Canavespie, ’45
Sgt. Henry J. Canavespie, 45, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Canavespie, of Bryan, Tex-
as, was killed in action somewhere in
France on March 28.
A gunner on a bomber, Sgt. Canavespie
had been in the Air Corps for about two
years and in France only since January
16. Prior to moving to France he had
been in Brazil, West Africa and in England
since leaving the States.
Besides his parents, Sgt.
survived by one sister.
Pfc. Viek Clesi, Jr., ’45
Pfe. Vick Clesi, Jr., ’45, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Vick Clesi, 5338 Mercedes, Dallas, was
killed in action in Germany on March 14.
Entering the Army in July, 1943, he com-
Canavespie is
pleted his overseas training at Camp
Maxey, Texas, and went overseas in Sep-
tember, 1944. Besides his parents, Pfe.
Clesi is survived by one brother and one
sister.
Lt. Marshall C. Dunn, ’45
Lt. Marshall C. Dunn, ’45, Flying Fort-
ress pilot, was killed in action over Ger-
many on Februay 6, according to word
from his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde S.
Dunn of Electra, Texas.
Lt. Dunn attended A. & M. from 1941-
43, entering the Air Forces in February,
1943. He had been overseas since last
October, and was a member of the 8th Air
Force stationed in England. Holder of the
Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster, Lt. Dunn
had completed 15 combat missions when
last heard from on January 30.
Besides his parents, Lt. Dunn is survived
by two grandparents.
Lt. Alfred R. Ehlers, Jr., ’45
Lt. Alfred R. Ehlers, Jr., ’45, son of
Mr. ‘and Mrs. AR. ¥hlers, ’1%7, of la
Grange, Texas, was killed in action in Ger-
many on February 22. He was with the
6th Armored Division of the Third Army.
Lt. Ehlers attended A. & M. from 1941-
43, taking Liberal Arts.
Sgt. Mark W. Hertz, ’45
Sgt. Mark W. Hertz, ’45, previously re-
ported missing in action was killed in Ger-
many on January 10 while serving as a
gunner an a B-17. Sgt. Hertz joined the
Air Force in February, 1943, and at the
time of his death had completed 20 mis-
sions. He held the Air Medal with three
Clusters.
Sgt. Hertz is survived by his mother,
Mrs. W. S. Hertz, 1904 Branard, Houston ;
and a brother.
Lt. James Phillip Miller, ’45
Mrs. James P. Miller, 4224 Preston,
Dallas, has been notified that her husband,
Lt. James P. Miller, ’45, was killed in ac-
tion on Iwo Jima on March 9. Before en-
tering the service, Lt. Miller attended
A. & M. during the years 1940-43, taking
Liberal Arts. Besides his wife, he is sur-
vived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. D.
Miller of Denton.
S/Sgt. Ward C. Gillespie, ’46
S/Sgt. Ward C. Gillespie, ’46, previously
reported missing in action, has been re-
ported killed in action Jan. 10, on his 23rd
mission over Germany. Gunner on a Fly-
ing Fortress, Sgt. Gillespie had been award-
ed the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf
Clusters. He was in his sophomore year
at A. & M. when he entered the Air
Corps in February, 1943
Sgt. Gillespie is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Gillespie, 1808
Pron, Houston ; his grandparents; and two
aunts.
Pfc. Jack S. Lipscomb, ’46
Pfc. Jack S. Lipscomb, ’46, son of Maj.
John W. Lipscomb, State Hq. for Selective
Service, Austin, was killed in action on
Iwo Jima on March 3. He entered the
Marine Corps on February 26, 1944. Sta-
tioned on Guam for seven ‘months, he
landed on Iwo on February 21. A brother,
Ens. John W. Lipscomb, Jr., ’44, is serv-
ing in the Pacific.
Seaman Arthur G. Stricklin, ’47
Previously reported missing in action,
Seaman Arthur G. Stricklin, ’47, was lost
at sea in the sinking of the destroyer
Monahan in a typhoon. In the Navy near-
ly a year, he had been overseas eight
months. and wore three campaign stars.
Seaman Stricklin was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Arhtur G. Stricklin, Sr., of 4605
Rose, Houston.
Harrell Gene Tilley, 47
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Tilley of Luling,
Texas, have been notified that their son,
Harrell G. Tilley, ’47, previously reported
missing in action, has been killed in action
in Germany. He attended A. & M. during
the years 1943-44, taking Agriculture.
Service Forces, Fort Lawton Staging Area,
Fort Lawton, Washington. He reports that
the Seward family has had a round of hard
luck, including injury to Mrs. Seward
from a fall and to their daughter, Pa-
tricia, who broke her ankle when she was
thrown from a horse. Col. Seward hopes
to have both of his patients up and about
soon and says that in the meantime he
has developed into a pretty fine cook
and housekeeper.
MAJOR MAX D. GILFILLAN, USMC,
went through the Iwo Jima conquest with-
out a scratch according to reports. Mrs.
Gilfillan and their son, “little Maxie,” age
18 onthe, are making their home in
yle:
COL. MANLY B. GIBSON, APO 512,
NYC, reports receiving Class Agent Jack
Shelton’s class letter in Athens, Greece.
Col. Gibson has been through Africa, Italy,
Greece, Albania, and Yugoslavia.
CAPT. CHARLES .T. TRICKEY, SR.
is assigned to the 463rd AAF BU, Geiger
Field, Wash. . . . HARRY J. BURKETT
resides at 3429 Ella Lee Lane, Houston,
1918
J. W. Williams
Box 1590, Dallas, Texas
W. B. SCRIMGEOUR, 810 Avenue E,
Galveston, Texas, reports that his son
will enter A. and M. next February. Wm.,
Jr. lettered in football last year, and has
played defensive tackle and offensive
guard on his high school team. . , . J.
B. PRICE, 1039 No. Venido, Pasadena,
7, Calif.
CAPT. JORDAN A. WALKER receives
mail through APO 503, San Francisco.
1919
Charles H. Clark
County Agent
Hillsboro, Texas
BRIG. GEN. JOHN L. PIERCE, former-
ly stationed at Camp Chaffee, Ark., has
now gone overseas, APO 412, NYC.
COL. CLAUDE B. AVERA, APO 152,
NYC, has been overseas for two years. Mrs.
Avera is living at Lake Wales, Fla.
LT. STONA N. POWELL gets mail
FPO, San Francisco.
1920
Hugh N. Glezen
4207 Highland Ave., Beaumont
DR. H. O. VON ROSENBERG has been
made Sales Manager for the Animal In-
dustry Division of Parke, Davis & Co. of
Detroit, Mich. He will have supervision of
sales in his division in the entire United
States and Canada. His new address will
be 481 Neff Rd., Grosse Point, Detroit 30,
Mich. Dr. Von Rosenberg has been with
Parke, Davis for the past 17 years. His
new position is a fine recognition of his
previous work with that company.
T. J. A. WALKER, in the Pacific,
is back in New Guinea after participating
in the invasion of Leyte.
LEE E. COOK is doing general en-
gineering with Ebasco Services Inc., 2
Rector St., C. Mr. and Mrs. Cook
have an 8-year-old son, and make their
home in Tenafly, N. J. Cook reports hear-
ing from H. M. ALLEN, who is with
Cities Service in Tulsa, Okla.; and W.
B. HARKRIDER, who operates the W.
B. Harkrider Insurance Co. in Midland,
Texas.
LT. COL. R. HENRY HARRISON, on’
active duty in the U. S. Medical Corps, is
ill and a patient himself at the McCloskey
Gen. Hosp., Temple.
ALFRED B. SMITH is a partner in the
Knapp Chevrolet Company, 815 Houston
Avenue, Houston. He has been in the auto-
mobile business for many years and is
widely known in automotive circles of
the Southwest.
D. D. Murphree, Jr. of Shreveport, La.,
son of the late DAVID D. MURPHREE,
is a freshman at Texas A. & M. Mrs
Murphree and her children live in Shreve-
on 1921
W. T. Strange
415 Myrick Bldg., Lubbock
COL. C. C. B. WARDEN, Army Regu-
lar since his graduation, is at APO 308,
NYC., somewhere in Germany. He en-
tered A. & M. after serving in World War
I. In the present war, he has been award-
ed the Bronze Star and the Croix de
Guerre.
J. C. DYKES of 4511 Guilford Road,
College Park, Md. is Asst. Chief, U. S.
Soil Conservation Service, Washington, D.
C
W. C. KING is Supervisor of the Oil
Underwriting Div., Central Surety and
Insurance Corp., Kansas Cnty 10, Mo. His
home address is 1227 South Frisco, Tulsa
5, Okla.
CAPT. FRED T. BENNETT now gets
mail at 18068 Forest Trail, Austin, Texas.
1922
W._E. “Ted” Winn
Box 2880, Dallas, 1
R.C.
BICC. DICK”
ceeded BONNER H. BARNES, ’21, as
General Superintendent of Refineries in
Texas for the Gulf Corporation. Barnes
was recently loaned to the Petroleum Ad-
ministration for War in Washington.
Faulkner is a veteran with the Gulf Co.
and was Superintendent of the Toledo,
Ohio, refinery before moving to Port
Arthur a number of years ago. His head-
quarters will be in Port Arthur.
J. M. “RED” REYNOLDS has resigned
from the Soil Conservation Service in
Washington to enter business in Houston.
He is requested to advise the AGGIE of
additional details.
AJ. N. B. DAVIDSON, SR. is on duty
overseas, APO 11268, NYC. AUL
CRETIEN, ¢, Texas Testing Laboratories,
Inc., 1416 Young St., Dallas.
MAJ. JOHN T. CARLISLE is stationed
at Fort Reno, Okla.
1923
Ben F. Brown
Box 1405, Waco
MAJ. D. W. CARLTON has been re-
leased from Army duty and has returned
to his old jhb at the Adolphus Hotel, Dal-
las, where he is now Executive Assistant
Manager. He saw extensive service in
France before being returned to the TU.
S. for hospitalization and release. He wears
three battle stars an the Bronze Star,
awarded during his 18 months in the
European Theater.
J. C. LANCASTER is Purchasing Agent
for National Fireworks, Ine., operators
“Dick” Faulkner
FAULKNER has suec-
of a huge Naval Rocket Plant now un-
der construction at Shumaker, Ark. He
resides in Camden, Ark.
Mrs. John J. McCollum is making her
home at 106 Tennessee Ave., San An-
tonio, while her husband, LT. JOHN J.
McCOLLUM, is stationed at Keesler Field,
Miss. Thev have two sons also in the
service. LT. JOHN J. McCOLLUM, JR.
’44, and JAMES L. McCOLLUM, AOM
3/ec, ’46.
CAPT. GUNNARD A. DAHLBERG has
been transferred to Peterson Field, Colo.,
268th AAFBU. ... STANLEY L. SPENCE
requests a change of address to Box
585-W, Tulsa 7, Okla.
1924
R. M. Sherman
Central Texas Iron Works, Waco
OLIN L. BYRD, Box 481, Lubbock,
Texas, has been named manager of the
Purina Mills in Lubbock. Byrd, who has
been with the Ralston Purina Company for
20 years and was formerly assistant man-
ager of the Texas Sales Division, is
thoroughly familiar with the agricultural
needs of the Texas area.
JACK F. HORKAN, JR. is
106 Haverford Rd., Ardmore, .
SAM HARLAN, 517 Delaware, Bartles-
ville, Okla; =... "N. GC; MAGNUSON * is in
the River & Harbor Section of the U. S.
Engr. Office, Wilmington, N. C. . . . LT.
living at
Pa.
COL. JACK P. FORGASON has "gone
overseas, APO 464, NYC. . . . NORMAN
H. ABRAMS, 1023 N. 34th St., Waco.
S Bartlett
“SOL” BARTLETT was recently
promoted to Assistant Territorial Manager
of the Texas Company in Chicago, 332 S.
aCe Sol?
S.-C.
Michigan Ave. The promotion was an-
nounced in a recent issue of the TEXAS
AGGIE but it took a little persuading
to get the above picture from famed trom-
bone player Bartlett. Regardless of what
other honors may come to him, contempor-
aries at A. & M. will still think first of
him as the greatest trombonist the A. &
M. Band ever possessed.
1925
R. C. Armstrong
3439 Wichita, Houston, 4
A recent campus visitor was ‘J. A.
“FROG” HOLDER. He is still operating
the J. A. Holder, Co; 446 Arlington St.,
Houston, and manufactures extracts, flav-
ors, and syrups, and other household spec-
ialties. He reports a recent visit with his
brother-in-law and classmate, V. H.
GOHLKE, who is with the United Gas Co.
with headquarters in Monterrey, Mexico.
Mr. and Mrs. Gohlke have lived in Mon-
terrey since 1929 and have three children,
one son and two daughters.
ROBERT W. WILSON is still with
the John Deere Plow Co., now with head-
quarters at Waco, Box 1473.
P. L. “TWO-GUN” TRACY and his
family live at 1422 Sue Barnett, Houston
8, Texas. He is with the W, S. Bellows
Construction Co. of that city and re-
cently returned. to Texas after several
years in the construction business during
which time he lived in most of the states
of the union. The Tracy family consists
of Mr. and Mrs. Tracy and twins.
CAPT. ALMOR M. PUCKETT has been
honorably discharged from the Army and
is living at 211 E. Carson St., San An-
tonio. 1 926
Jack Williams
Box 196, San Marcos
C. LOUIS BROCKSCHMIDT has moved
to Clairton, Pa., where he is living at 410
Mitchell Ave . . . .CAPT. THOMAS J.
SPEED, JR., is stationed at Selman Field,
Monroe, La. ,with the 2530th AAFBU .
THOMAS J. MILFORD, 207 Wellington
Rd., Montgomery, Ala. a ore, Bez CRO-
ZIER gets mail in Box 561, Camden,
Ark. He sends news of CAPT. iC.
PRICE, 41. .: = + .CAPY. HERBERT W.
BREHMER is assigned to SCU 1922, Fort
Huachuca, JATIZ. lo. CAPT. FRED A.
ELLISTON has been transferred to Ha.,
ASF, Production Division, Rm. 4D565, Pen-
tagon Bldg., Washington, D. C., and is at
present living at the Washington Officers
Club, 1400 New Hampshire Ave., N. W.
. . MARSHALL WALLACE makes his
home at 670 23rd St., Beaumont, Texas. . .
LT .WALTER L. FARMER’s present ad-
dress is H .& Base S. Sadn., 384th Sv.
Gp., Lakeland, Texas.
W. M. “BILL” PINSON has resigned
his position with the John Hancock Life
Insurance Company to become a member
of the firm of Morton & Pinson, dealers
in farm and city real estate, sales, loans
and appraisals, with offices in the Rio
Grande National Life Bldg., Dallas. He
will continue to make his residence in
Larcaster.
P-CROZIER, P.O. Box 561, «Cam-
den, Ark. is doing war work with a
huge war plant near that city.
LT. COL. BURKE BREWSTER, in aec-
tive service with the 36th Division since
Nov., 1940, recently spent a leave with
his wife and two sons in Fort Worth,
Texas. Former Director of City Health and
Welfare, Col. ‘Brewster was granted a
leave of absence to enter active service
in 1940. He went overseas in April, 1943,
as Assistant Surgeon of the 6th Corps
when the division landed at Salerno. He
was wounded at Anzio. but joined his
division again in April, 1944. Two months
after his division entered Rome, Col.
Prewster suffered a broken leg when a
jeep in which he was riding overturned,
but he worked with the division through-
out its prep(aration for invasion of South-
ern France. Col. Brewster holds the Legion
of Merit and the Bronze Star.
LEONARD B. GOLASINSKI lives at
2604 White Oak Dr., Houston. He operated
the Airline Brass Works in Houston be-
fore the war, but does not plan to re-
enter that business.
W. B. ARMSTRONG is with the North
Carolina Cotton Growers Coop. Assn., P.
0. Box 2419, Raleigh, N. C. He reports re-
cently running across several younger A.
& M. men stationed at nearby Camp But-
ner. He is very much interested in Jack
Walden’s proposal of a “Twenty Years
Later” book.
C. L. “JACK” BROCKSCHMIDT re-
cently joined the staff of the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey as Gas Engi-
neer in foreign marketing coordination,
with headquarters in NYC. For the past
three years he has been Chief of the
Supply and Allocation Section, Natural
Gas Division, Office of War Utilities, War
Production Board, Washington, D. C. He
was called to the W.P.B. from the Mis-
sissippi River Fuel Corp. of St. Louis,
Mo., where he had served eleven years as
Combustion Engineer. He has done an
outstanding job in handling natural gas
allocations and is one of the best known
experts in the natural gas field.
CAPT. JULIUS A. STEIN, APO 650,
NYC, reports only seeing MAJ.
“DODY>” SMIT
LT.-COL. L. He WAYMAN, who spent
8 months in the European Theater, was re-
cently sent to the Philippines to help
with the talk of supplying the invasion
forces in General MacArthur's command.
Col. Wayman, formerly with Cook Paint
and Varnish Company in Fort Worth and
Houston, went in the Army when the
National Guard was mobilized in 1940.
He was brought back from England sev-
eral months ago to attend the Army and
Navy Staff College. Mrs. Wayman and
their daughters live at 2306 Sixth Ave.,
Fort Worth.
MAJ. HORACE E. BELSHER is serv-
ing as an instructor in engineering at an
infantry training center of the Chinese
Training Center, U. S. Army in south-
western China. Before going on active
duty, Maj. Belsher was employed by the
Federal Housing Administration, Houston,
as an architectural inspector. Mrs. Belsher
is living in Houston.
MAJ. MARSHALL S. McDOUGAL is on
duty at Fort Reno, Okla.
JOHN B. JONES, Secretary of the
Baltimore Bank for Cooperatievs, Balti-
more, Md., has bought a home at 1509
Round Hill Road.
LN wd
1927
Allen R. Menger
111 West Travis St., San Antonio
MELVIN JONES is living in Athens,
Texas. . . ..CAPT."HAL H. BLAIR, son
of Mrs. Rosa F. Blair, 6832 Avenue “E”,
Houston, is serving as a Railway Bridge
and Building Superintendent with the 774th
Railway Grand Divisiion of the Allied
Forces in the Mediterranean Theater. The
unit is in charge of military and Italian
civilian personnel operating the Military
Railway Service railroads in Italy from
Naples to the front lines. Capt. Blair wears
the Mediterranean Theater Ribbon with
one Battle Participation Star, and the
North American Defense Ribbon. . . .
W. NORMAN PETZING has been with
the General Electric Co. for 18 years.
He and Mrs. Petzing and their two daugh-
ters are living in Shreveport, -La. . . . LT.
COL. THOMAS R. WRIGHT, APO 18397,
San Francisco. . . . . CAPT. ENGELBERT
A. JELINEK has been transferred to Camp
Bowie, Texas, Hq. Co., 218th F. A. Gq. . .
WALTER N. DASHIELL is Sanitary Engr.
with the U. S. Public Health Service, Apar-
tado 383, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
MAJOR SAM D .CAMP has been tran-
ferred to AAF, ORD, Greensboro, N. C. . .
CAPT. LOUIS N. GOETHEL has been
assigned to the 519th F. A. Bn. at Camp
Blanding, Pla." .*. VICTOR E. SHER-
RILL is living at 739 Morgan Ave., Drexel
Hill, ‘Pa... .-. "THOMAS C. GREEN-
WOOD, JR., gets mail in Box 548, Luling,
Texas. . . MAJ. JOHN H. CRUMP, APO
740, NYC, is somewhere in Germany. He
reports having met MAJOR ROY FAL-
KENBERG in Paris recently.
COL. PAUL A. CUNYUS is commanding
the 4514 AAF Base Unit, with head-
quarters at Tinker Field near Oklahoma
City. His outfit trains Air Service groups
and Depot groups for overseas service. Col,
Cunyus saw extensive service in the Med.
iterranean and the C.
_LT. COL. SINCLAIR BAKER is as-
signed to the Air Inspector's Office,
SAACC, San Antonio.
J. F. Blount
Box 431, Amarillo
A. A. “A2” LEWIS, who is with the
Guiberson Corp., Oil Field Equipment Div.,
of Dallas, has been elected the first pres-
ident of the Park Cities A. & M. Club.
The Club will be composed of A. & M.
men living in the University Park-Highland
Park area of Dallas who are unable to at-
tend the downtown weekly luncheon meet-
ings of the Dallas A. & M. Club.
CAPT. JACK F. CRISWELL, European
Civil Affairs Div.. U. S. Army, reports
seeing COL. HARRY DAVIDSON and
CURTIS BROWN over there. Jack sent the
following = Christmas greeting to Class
Agent ‘Bubba’ Blount:
“Did you ever have a greeting
For a birthday that had past,
Or receive congratulations
On some luck that couldn’t last,
If you haven’t—well—you have now
And my Xmas card’s delay
Makes it so I included Easter,
July 4th, and Labor Day.”
JOE T. FARRELL has been named
manager of the newly formed Integral-
horsepower direct-current motor section of
the General Electric Co. in Schenectady,
with commercial responsibility for all
such motors and generators now made in
the company’s Lynn Erie, and Fort
Wayne plants. A native of Paris, Texas,
he entered the Test Department of Gen-
eral Electric following graduation and
has remained in that Company’s organi-
zation in Schenectady.
CARL A. MITCHELL, Box 360, Nat-
chez, Miss., is still with the California Co.
as Construction Engineer. He would like
to line up a couple of good C. E.s as
assistants and invites all friends to give
him a ring at Natchez 592 if they are
in that vicinity.
LESTER T. POTTER has been given
the additional duty of Assistant General
Superintendent of the Lone Star Gas Com-
pany and Lone Star Producing Company,
Dallas. He was previously superintendent
of production of both companies. He has
been with Lone Star since graduation, and
was made production superintendent in
1941. He is a member of the Dallas Petro-
leum Club, the American Institute of Min-
ing and Metallurgical Engineers and the
immediate past president of the Dallas
Petroleum Engineers Club.
CAPT. LOUIS J. FRANKE is stationed
in China, APO 210, NYC. He reports
liking the country and the people. .
MAJOR WILLIAM A. GAITHER, APO
244, San Francisco. After 31 months
as a staff officer in the ETO, MAJOR
ARTHUR P .CARTER has returned tc
the States. He holds the European theatre
campaign ribbon with two battle stars
and the American Defense campaign rib-
bon. Prior to entering the service, Major
Carter was with the Southwestern Bell
Tele. Co. at Harlingen, Texas. Mrs. Car-
ter has been living at 410 Rio Hondo Rd.,
Harlingen. . CAPT. ROY A. BAILEY
has been assigned to the 281st AAF Bn.
Brownsville, Texas
HAROLD J. SKIPWITH, Eg W. 3rd,
Pt. Worth. 3,. Texas. 5 i. EARL F.
STERLING, on duty at rar 881, NYC.,
wants his address changed to Rt. 3, Box
204, Mesquite, Texas. . . HAROLD M.
JINKS, AOM 2/¢, gets mail ¢% FPO, San
Francisco. ; .CAPT.. CLAUDE . I.
PIPES has been "transferred to Ft. Ben-
ning, "Ga., 18th .Co., 1st STR... .. .CAPT.
WOODY L. COWAN is somewhere in
France, APO 658, NYC. . . . MAJOR J.
H. BLACKALLER wants his address
changed to APO 795, NYC. . ME 1 IE
CYRUS A. GALLEY, APO 149, NYC,
reports living in a Belgium chataeu that
has hot water, heat, electric lights, and
running water. . . . .COL. LOUIS E.
HOBBS, APO 740, NYC, reports a visit
with COL. R. W. COLGLAZIER in Paris
x . JOHN L. HALEY has been in Mex-
ico for the past 17 years with Anderson,
Clayton & Co., S. A. de C. V. At present
he is District Manager of the states, Chi-
huahua and Sinaloa. His mailing address is
Apartado Postal 123, Ciudad Juarez, Chi-
huahua, Mexico.
1929
Austin C. Bray
Box 264, Dallas, 1
LT. COL. W. HOWARD BADGETT has
been transferred to Camp Howze, near
Gainesville, Texas, where he will be Di-
rector of Personnel for Camp Headquart-
ers. He moved there from his similar post
at the ASF Tng. Center, Camp Barkeley,
and prior to that assignment, was at 8th
Corps headquarters in Dallas. Before going
on active duty, he was a member of the
Engineering Experiment Station staff of
the College.
J.C. “BILL” FRANCIS, JR.,- Box 442,
Burundu, C. Z., reports a meeting of the
Canal Zone A. & M. Club on March 2
attended by CAPT. C. M. CUNNINGHAM,
242: CAPT R. "1... JACKSON, ~’42; LT.
M. H. BROWN, JR., 42; COL. RA
DENSMORE, ’15; PFC. LUIS G. ROD-
RIGUEZ, "44 ; LT. DAVID COFER, JR.
’43; CAPT. F. S. PLANADEBALL, ’41;
MAJ. BILL BURTON, ’39; COL. NORTH-
ROP, ’40; COL. ROBERT K. EASON,
1965+ LT. BILLY. G<SMITH, 40); LT.<B.
E. JONES, ’45; and Miss Willamet Andrus
(Summer School ’36).
HERBERT A. FRANKE lives at T7129
Wash. Ave., University City 5, Mo. . . .
CAPT. BERTRAM C. BROAD, APO 358,
San Francisco, is somewhere in the Philip-
LT. COL. ROBERT
pines, and reports
G. BOGLE, ’30, with him . .. .ROY L.
COCHRAN, Box 109, Magnolia, Ark., is
Supt. of the Columbia Gas Treating Plant,
the Arkansas Fuel Oil Co.’s natural gasoline
plant that treats sour gas from the sour
gas fields of Southern Arkansas for use
as fuel by the aluminum industry. It is
the largest plant of its kind in the coun-
try.
LT. CLARENCE R. REDDEN, USNR,
was recently awarded the Navy and Marine
Corps Medal “for heroic conduct in ren-
dering an enemy mine safe for analysis
while serving as officer in charge of an
ordnance investigation unit attached to
the 8th Fleet at Monte di Castro, Italy,
on June 18, 1944.” Lt. Redden is now sta-
tioned at the Tng. Sec., Naval Ord. Labora-
tory, Washington Navy Yard, Washington,
D. C. Mrs. Redden is living at 615 Wood-
lawn, Dallas.
COL. RICHARD A. EADS is assigned
to Hq. 8th Serv. Command, Dallas . . . .
LT. PAUL O. TANNER has been sent
overseas, APO 445, NYC. . . . LT. COL.
STUART S. HOFF is on duty at APO
442, San Francisco. Mrs. Hoff is living
at 812 Greely St., San Antonio . . .
MAJOR W. W, RICE requests a change
of address to Post Hq., Annex 2, Ft. Sill,
Okla... ..- ROBERT S. BOYKIN, JR. is
now living at 2201 Venango St., Philadel-
phia, Pa. . . . JOHN C. WRIGHT is with
the S. W. Bell Tele. Cc., at Paris, Texas
. « .. ALBERT D. MARTIN, JR., makes
his home at Walnut Park Plaza, 63rd and
Walnut Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. . . .CAPT.
JACK C. HUNNICUTT, 1707 Grand Ave.,
Ft. Worth, recently completed the Per-
sonal Affairs course at the School for
Personnel Services, Lexington, Va.
1930
J. A. Reynolds
Dreyfus & Son, Dallas
T/5 THOMAS W. “TOMMY” MILLS is
somewhere in France. He was in the lum-
ber business in Houston before going into
military service. He was a star back ad
football captain when at A.
P. STEVENSON is Chief, Regionel Per-
sonnel Management Division, Soil Con-
servation Service, P. O. Box 1898, Fort
Worth 1. He was a recent campus visitor.
JULIUS R. KRIZEK is living at El
Campo, Texas . . . . MAJOR ALLEN G.
McMAHAN is on overseas duty, APO
230, NYC. . APT. JOHN A. TAR-
VER, JR., has been transferred to Ft.
Riley, Kan., Cas. RTC. . . . MARVIN R.
WILLIAMS, 2710 McKinney Ave., Houston.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1945
J. LOUIS HILER requests a change of
address to 408 E. Corsicana, Athens, Texas
.CAPT. CHARLES D. SUTTON of
Beaumont, Texas, has reported for duty
at the Carlsbad AAF, Carlsbad, N. M. . .
LT. HUBERT B. LACKEY gets mail Gen.
Del., Grand Prairie, Texas. . . .CAPT.
CLYDE V. ELLIS is on duty at APO 557,
NYC. . . . R. W. HOWE, Memphis, Tex-
as, is Sec-Treas. of the Memphis Produc-
tion Credit Assn., serving nine counties.
He has served in that capacity since 1941.
. . . MAJOR PAUL A. DRESSER gets
mail through APO:777, . NYC; LT
YALE B. GRIFFIS and CAPT. RICHARD
DOCKUM are planning a Muster at APO
406, NYC. . . ROBERT M. ELDER is
General Secretary of the Young Men's
Christian Assn., The Wheeling & Lake
Erie Railway, Brewster, Ohio... ..>. 17.
COL. JOHN J. JANAK, JR., is overseas,
APO 91, NYC. Mrs. Janak is living at
Weimar, Texas.
1931
C. R. “Dick” Coneway
Humble Oil & Ref. Co., Houston, 1
MAJOR KENNETH L. HAGGARD has
been in the SHAAF, Regional Hosp., Sali-
na, Kan., but reports that he is being
transferred to another hospital at Buck-
ley Field, Denver, Colo.
MAJOR WILLIS E. COLLINS, APO
102, NYC., sends several pieces of German
money and reports about 15 Aggies in his
division. Major Collins has been awarded
the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious
service in Germany.
DR. CHARLES W. NEAL, San Antonio,
has been appointed by Gov. Stevenson for
a two-year term to the State Board of
Veterinary Examiners.
LT. HOMER E. THOMPSON is attend-
ing CAT School Yale University, New
Haven, Conn. He and Capt. Willis Nolan,
’83 made arrangements for an April 21
Muster, the only one officially scheduled
in Conn. Lt. Thompson writes that he is
busy trying to learn as much about the
Japanese as possible, even studying their
language. He and other officers are being
trained to administer affairs in the Jap-
anese territory that might be occupied by
U. S. Forces.
LT. (ig) A. R. TODD, USNR, Hotel
Carlton, Room 819, 1075 Sutter St., San
Francisco, Calif., went into the "Navy
from Jacksonville, Texas, where Mrs. Todd
contines to make her home.
LT. R. H. LANDER is stationed at the
Ft. Worth QM Depot, Ft. Worth, Texas.
MAJOR DAN W. HUMASON gets mail
at 5226 Lanbenskim, N. Hollywood, Calif.
. CAPT. MALCOLM G. PERKINS is
now on duty overseas, APO 445, NYC.
CAPT. R. E. MORRIS, JR. has returned
from Panama and is at the "Regional Hos-
pital, Camp Polk, La. . . . MAJOR ROBT. -
SAIBARA, APO 230, NYC, does not like
the cold weather in Belgium Rh CAPT
BYRON A. BLACK is at present stationed
at McChord Field, Tacoma, Wash. . . .
WILLIS N. KEISLING has moved to San
Angelo, Texas, where he is living at 118
KE. 12th oe. WILEY J. CHADWICK,
1814 Edwards, Houston, is working for
the Harris County Probation Dept.
CAPT. THOMAS J. ANDREWS is with
the Ninth Army and gets mail through
APO 339, NYC. . . . WILMER E. Mec-
CORQUODALE is with the Sun Oil Co.,
1608 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. . .
S. EARL McCLAUGHERTY, EM 1/c, is
on board a ship in the South Pacific and
gets mail ¢% FPO, San Francisco. . . . .
LT. JOHN D. MITCHAM, USNR, requests
a change of address to 2 Maryland Axe.,
Annapolis, Md. . . LT. GEORGE T.
BLAZEK, APO 88, ‘NYC, is somewhere in
Italy. He reports that his Infantry Division
is known as the “Kraut Killers.”
1932
Lt. Col. Luther E. Bell
509 N. Payne St., Alexandria, Va.
DR. ELMER A. MAIER, Beaumont, has
been appointed by Gov. Stevenson for a
two-year term to the State Board of Vet-
erinary Examiners.
MAJOR W. NELSON REES has been
released from active duty to return to an
essential industry and will return to his
former company, the Atlantic Refining Co.
in Dallas, some time in early April. He was
last stationed at Camp Livingston, La. His
Dallas address is 4800 W. Amherst, Dallas
9. The former Aggie halfback writes that
it is good to be returning to civil life,
even though he “had enjoyed his exten-
sive tour of active military duty.
MAJOR ELEHUGH LEVY has
transferred from Camp Polk, La., to Camp
Hood, Texas, where he has been assigned
to OR-2, TDS.
HERBERT F. GOODNIGHT gets mail
at. 222 FE. Zion, Tulsa, Okla. . '. LT. COL.
FRANK S. SCOTT, APO 244, San Fran-
cisco, is somewhere in the Marianas. He
reports that the A. & M. Club at that loca-
tion has good meetings. . MAJOR W.
W. HEWITT is Special Services Officer at
the Plattsburg Brks., N. Y. . CAPT.
SAMUEL C. SMITH, APO 772, ‘NYC, is
stationed in Marseilles, France, and re-
ports his location very pleasant.
MAJOR THOMAS H. McDOWELL, Bon-
ham, Texas, attached to headquarters of
a field artillery battalion of the 25th Div-
ision on Luzon, has received the Bronze
Star Medal for meritorious service against
the Japanese on Vella Lavella in the
Solomons from Aug. 15 to Sept. 15, 1943.
He had previously been commended for
service as a liaison officer of an infantry
unit on Guadalcanal when suffering from
malaria, he directed fire against the enemy
from a post in front of the infantry
lines, and for organizing and commanding
a field artillery battalion with personnel
drawn from four different battalions and
equipped with foreign material.
LT. ERNEST J. HOLCOMB gets mail
% FPO, San Francisco. . . MAJOR
FRED EARHART is still S-4 at Camp
Fannin, Texas. He reports MAJOR JOHN
R. BACON, ’36, also at Fannin. . .
COL. GEORGE S. SCHUNIOR’s mt
address is 3047 S. Columbus St., Arling-
tons “Vai. we. .MAJOR R. E. "HENRY,
APO 627, NYC, is in China and writes,
“There are so many Texans here that
the Chinese are developing a Texas ac-
cent.” APT. HOWARD JL.
SQUIRES is in the Post Ord. Office at
Camp Polk, La. .....CAPT~A:. 1. BAT:
JER enjoyed a long bull session with LT.
COL. JOHN E. DAY, ’30, somewhere in
the Philippines. . . . .CAPT. GEORGE
S. MEYER, 604 W. 12th St., Austin, at
present in Germany, has been in foreign
service for over three years. . . .H. B.
HORN is County Agent of Yoakum County,
with headquarters at Plains, Texas.
MAJOR RONALD E. McADAMS of Pilot
Point, Texas, recently was awarded the
Bronze Star for meritorious service in
combat. Major McAdams with the Fifth
Army in Italy, was a Geologist prior to
entering the service in March, 1942. Mrs.
McAdams lives at Pilot Point,
WM. F. FRANKLIN, 1539 E. Mabel,
Tacson,. Ariz. "5, 0 CAPT. MARK D.
JACKMAN is on duty at APO 18657, San
Francisco. . . GEORGE Ww. BARNES
hes moved to Crystal City, Texas . . . .
MAJOR ROBERT O. TRAVIS requests
a change of address to APO 450, NYC. . .
CARLOS B. FLOYD has resigned his
position with the War Department in
Arkansas to accept a position with the
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and In-
surance Co. as an Inspector. He is having
mail sent to his home address, 5417 Rich-
ard, Dallas, until he gets located Shel
LT. COL. JAMES M. ORMAN answers a
request for his address in a recent issue
of the AGGIE. He is somewhere in France,
APO 339, NYC, and reports LT. COL.
GRABER KIDWELL serving as Executive
Officer of his F. A. Gq.
T/4 NEWELL C. HOLLAND, APO 640,
NYC. is. . LT. (ig)-ALLEN V. PEAR-
SON, USNR, is at the Beach Bn. School,
Amph. Tng. Base, Oceanside, Calif. . .
LT.-R. BE. DENISON is on duty at APO
72, San Francisco.
1933
Lt. Col. T. C. Morris
APO 2, ¢/o PM, New York, N. Y.
COL. JOHN B. CORNETT, husband of
Mrs. John B. Cornett, 304 East Ashby
Place, San Antonio, has been reported
missing in action over Austria since March
22. Overseas since June, 1944, Col. Cornett
had recently assumed command of a
Liberator Group of the 15th Air Force in
Italy. He was awarded the Air Medal for
leading his group on combat missions
against Nazi transportation centers.
MAJOR TOMMY B. GOODRICH is sta-
tioned at Hq., AAF Western Flying Train-
ing Command, Santa Ana, Calif.
LT. COL. WELDON A. STEINMANN
has been named director of administration
of services at Ellington Field near Hous-
ton. He has been on active duty since
March, 1941 and before that time was
with The Texas Company of Port Arthur.
LT. COL. JOHN J. GATES has been
reassigned to Camp Fannin, Tex., Ha.,
IRTC, from the Redistribution Station at
Miami Beach, Fla. He returned last winter
from extensive service in the Pacific. He
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