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Lee, Va., Co. F, Bldg. 1617. 5 -CAPT,;
B.. S. DUDLEY, JR., USMC, gets mail
% FPO, San Fracisco. . CAPT. JACK
K. SHURLEY, APO 464, NYC, was re-
cently promoted to that rank. He was
married in Florence, Italy, on March 3,
to an Army nurse.
GUY F. MAIN is at the Naval Tng. Cen-
ter, Miami, Fla. . . LT. GERALD H.
EASTERLY is assigned to Co. C, 51st Bn,
11th Regt., Camp Fannin, Texas . .
CAPT. DEWEY L. DUNCAN writes from
APO 671, NYC, to have his mail sent %
David A. Duncan, Copperas Cove, Texas
Sw LT... RILEY 'R. GRIFFIN, APO 713,
San Francisco, is still in New Guinea, but
hopes to go to the Philippines. oon JIE
CURTIS D. RAMSEL is in the Nether-
lands and gets mail through APO 350,
NYC. . . .LT. (jg) EDWIN O. LEHMAN
is at the U. S. Navy Preflight Sch.
Chapel Hill, N. C. . . . MAC E. STER-
LING, 822 Thomason, Dallas MAJ.
ALTON E. WHITE is on duty at APO
$20, NYC... +..LT. KIRBY C. MUSICK
was seriously wounded in action on the
Italian front on March 9, and at present is
in a hospital at APO 698, NYC.
MAJOR JOHN E. PATTERSON is on
duty ‘at APO 650, NYC. ....:.. JOE DD.
STOKES, on Luzon, was recently promoted
to the rank of Captain. His address is
APO 468, San Francisco. . . . LT. CAR-
ROLL M. GAINES, JR., 3 Downing Place,
Presque Isle, Maine, is assigned to the
North Atlantic Wing of the Air Transport
Command. He reports LT. TONY STA-
PLES, ’389, and LT. JAMES E. THOMP-
SON, ’38, with him, and has seen LT.
GEORGE “HOPPY” HARRIS, ’41, and
LT. LEO WOLF, ’44. Lt. Gaines was mar-
ried last November. . . . STEPHEN M.
FISHER, JR., with the Ninth Air Force
in France, has been promoted to the rank
of Major. He gets mail through APO 140,
NYC. . LT. WALTER H. CRUMP, of
Hughes Springs, Texas, served as liaison
officer for the Fourth Tank Bn., veteran
Fourth Marine Division, during the battle
for Iwo Jima. He spent approximately 35
hours in the air, and his reports eliminated
several obstacles that the tanks would
have encountered and helped clear the
paths of certain Jap guns by calling for
naval and artillery fire. Lt. Crump received
the Bronze Star Medal for his work on the
ground during the Tinian operation.
LT. RUFUS R. NORTON has been
returned to the States following a tour
of duty in the Bermuda Islands and is in
the Sta. Vet. Office, Fort Preble, Maine.
While at the Vet. Officers Repl. Pool, NYC,
he met LT. JIM ALLEN, ’41, V. C., at
present in Springfield, Mass. Lt. Norton
‘would like to hear from all his friends.
.... MAJOR JOSEPH A. DODGE, APO
230, NYC, is somewhere in Germany and
reports seeing PVT. JACK HAMMOND,
'380, and CAPT. GERLACH SORY, ’37.
DR. GEORGE M. GRIMES, 423 Laurel,
Newport, Ark. . LT. JAMES O. ALEX-
ANDER, JR., is assigned to Co. C, Off.
Sch., Ft. Ord, Calif. . . . SGT. LUTHER
W. REEVES is in France, APO 360, NYC.
PVT. W. T. WARD is in Germany, APO
94, NYC. . . . LT. ROY E. NELSON, JR.,
is assigned to the 9th Photo Tech. Sq.,
Will Rogers Field, Okla. . . . ENS. MOR-
RIS H. STEVENS, USNR, requests a
change of address Yi BOQ, Room 411, NAS,
Quonset Point, Is nv ROB BERT H.
ABBOTT, JR. oo 230, NYC, has been
promoted to the rank of Captain. Mrs.
Abbott is living at 2511 N. Flores, San
Antonio. . . LT. JOHN F. DENNING-
TON, APO ‘472, NYC, reports several Ag-
gies in his division, among them LT.
BRUNO SCHROEDER, ’39, and LT. COL.
X.B..COX, 8%. . CAPT. LAWRENCE
H. PACKARD, JR. is attending the CW
School, Edgewood Arsenal, Md., 7th Com-
bat & Serv. Course. He was married re-
cently.
LT. G. A. WHITTET, APO 403, NYC,
has been traveling through Luxembourg
and Belgium and reports running into
CRADDOCK ULMER; LT. STEWART
YOUNG, ’44; LT. JIMMY SLOUGH, ’43;
and CAPT. BUSTER KEATON, ’41. Lt.
Whittet is with the Third Army. . . PFC.
H. K. EISENHAUER is in the Philip-
pines, APO 321, San Francisco, doing
construction work. LT. CLYDE: W,
GRAHAM requests a change of address to
APO: 151, > NYC, CAPT. DON
GABRIEL’s new APO is 464, NYC. He is
in Italy. .CAPT. LOUIS A, LARREY,
JR., APO 90, NYC, went into France on
D- DAY and is now in Germany with the
90th Division. He would like to hear
from classmates. DOIL S. HAM-
MONS, recently sent overseas, APO 95,
NYC, has been promoted to the rank of
1st Lt.
ENS. MAURICE D. HAVLIK is in
Ward E-1, U.S.N. Hospital, Long Beach,
Calif. He was on duty in the Pacific. . . .
M/SGT. HUELAND F. “MOPEY” SMITH
is in Holland, APO 655, NYC, and reports
his old roommate, LT. 'WENDELLL
FIELDS near him. . LT "TOM.
WELSH, JR., is assigned to Ha., A. T.
Serv. Comm. TSBPR3B5, Area B. Wright
Field, Dayton, Ohio. 4 LT. MARK G.
GOODE gets mail through APO 18457,
NYC. CAPT. GEORGE E. HOSKINS,
JR., sends regards from APO 357, San
S
Francisco. . . . SGT. ROBERT C. “BOB”
ELLIOTT is in Ward 18A, McCloskey
Gen. Hosp., Temple. He holds the Air
Medal, Purple Heart, and the ETO Good
Conduct Award. Sgt. Elliott entered the
service in July, 1942. . . . M. L. WAT-
KINS, APO 1757, NYC, is stationed in
Paris and was promoted to the rank of
Captain in January.
CAPT. GEORGE E. DOUGLASS, of
Gainesville, Texas, has been awarded the
Bronze Star Medal and received a cita-
tion for ‘meritorious service in Eastern
France, by his personal bravery and out-
standing leadership, providing a constant
source of inspiration to the men in his
command.” Capt. Douglass is with the
44th Division of the 7th Army.
CAPT. WILLIAM C. CARTER, JR, is
in Burma, APO 218, NYG, and has seen
lots of Aggies, among them MAJOR BRITT
CHRISTIAN, ’41; MAJOR SANDERS,
40; "LT. JOHNNY WHILDEN, °43; LT.
HUGH LYLE, 2483.%,.% .CAPT. MAL-
COLM SHAW, JR., husband of Mrs. Mal-
colm Shaw, Jr., Carthage, Texas, is taking
a course in Integral Calculus given by
the Mediterranean Theater Branch of
Armed Forces Institute. Overseas 15
months, Capt. Shaw wears the American
Defense Ribbon and the Mediterranean
Theater Ribbon with one Battle Partici-
pation Star. He has been awarded the
Bronze Star and is currently serving as
Gunnery Officer. . . . LT. WILLIAM M.
PENA was wounded in action in Germany
and is recuperating at the Bushnell Gen.
Hosp., Brigham City, Utah, Ward 11. His
home is at Laredo, Texas.
Shortly before Christmas, LT. ROBERT
B. GOSSETT of Houston, flew from the
Fifth Army front in Italy to Marseilles,
France, where he was married to 2nd
Alice M. Mincavage, an army nurse, Lt.
Gossett will soon return to the States to
join his wife, who has been returned
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Badge and the European Theater Ribbon
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wear the Distinguished Unit Badge. . . .
LT. FRANK S. BIRD, JR., has been
transferred to Ft. Monmouth, N. J., Coun-
try. Culb” AAFA, .... LT. CLARENCE
E. CALVERT is assigned to Air Corps
Supply at Wendover Field, Utah.
Mrs. James W. Evans, Jr., 2207 Echols,
Bryan, has been notified that her husband,
LT. JAMES W. EVANS, JR. has been
missing in action over Austria since Feb.
25. Lt. Evans, bombardier-navigator, was
based in Italy.
LT. (jg) W. L. PENDLETON is back at
sea, % FPO, San Francisco, and has run
across BILL HUBER, ’43. . . . r
LIAM. C. “DAVIS, APO. .627, . NYC, has
moved to China and reports meeting
MAJOR GILBERT A. YOUNGS, ’27, and
PFC. BYRON STENIS. ’45.
Mrs. Ethel T. Carter of 1301 West Clay,
Houston, has been presented the Air
Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster awarded to
her son, MAJOR RAYMOND S. CARTER
by the 8th fighter command. Major Carter,
fighter pilot, has been missing in action
over Germany since September 5, 1944,
when he disappeared on a bomber escort
and strafing mission. Enlisting in the fall
of 1941, he received his commission and
wings at Stockton Field, Calif., in May,
1942, and went overseas in the summer
of 1944.
1943
Lt. Dan R. Sutherland
APO 520, ¢/o PM.
New York, N. Y.
Silver Taps: LT. JIMMIE S. KNIGHT.
LT. LEO. H. McMILLAN is stationed
at the RCAAB, Rapid City, S. D., CCD,
T/5 HARRY TRODLIER
is stationed in India, APO 885, NYC, and
reports that on his way over he saw LT.
WM. P. RIDDLING, ’45, in Tunisia, and
1.7. JOHN F. ROUGAGNAC, ’42, in
Cairo. woe. LT. HORACE D. BROWN,
APO 29, NYC, reports having run across
LT. RAY MULHOLLAN and RAY JAR-
RETT, ’42. 8 fis Mrs. W. E. Huffhines,
Jr., 3635 McFarlin, Dallas, reports that her
husband, WILLIAM E. HUFFHINES, JR.
in Dutch New Guinea, has been promoted
to the rank of 1st Lt. He gets mail
through APO 159, San Francisco.
LT. HARRIOTT O. KUNKEL has been
transferred to Camp Shelby, Miss., Btry.
A, 165th F. A. Bn, DR: E. .
STREETMAN, Box 336, Nederland, Tex-
as, reports that LT.5A. "MARION SMITH,
'44, who is with the Vet. Corps in New-
port News, Va., recently became engaged
to Miss Wanda Tutler ee =a T. 4 JOAN
G. WALMSLEY, Co. A, F. A. Motor Pool
Det., Ft. Sill, Okla.
DREISS is in the Philippines,
San Francisco. . . . LT. RD D. AL-
BRITTON, JR., is now on duty at Good-
fellow Field, San Angele, Texas., Instr.
& Nite Flying, CI No. 8. . LT. JAMES
H. KEATH and LT. WM. s. EDWARDS,
’44, are in the same company somewhere
in France, APO 887, NYC. PEC.
BILL H. DORAN writes from somewhere
in Germany, where he is serving with the
Infantry. His address is APO 35, NYC.
LT. C. H. MAGUIRE, JR., is on duty
at APO 2, NYC. Mrs. Maguire is making
her home in Stephenville, Texas. . . . LT.
RUSSELL R. “CURLEY” BRIENT, JR.
Houston paratrooper, was wounded in ac-
tion on Luzon in February and has been
removed to a hospital in the Netherlands
East Indies. He has been in the service
2 1-2 years and overseas since September.
While a student at A. & M., Lt. Brient was
active in student affairs and was leader of
the Aggieland Band. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. R. Brient of 4108 Marquette,
Houston. . CPL. JOE R. COLE re-
quests a change of address to M. B., NOB,
1st Grd. Co., Norfolk, Va. . . ALEX F.
MAYER, assistant operations officer for
an Ord. Tire Co. somewhere in Italy, was
recently promoted to the rank of 1st Lt.
LT. L. E. NEWTON, JR. is assigned
to the 9710th TSUCWS, Guard and Security
Div., Edgewood Arsenal, Md. . . . WAY-
MOND G. DuBOSE, 175 N. Market St.,
New Braunfels, Texas, has been practicing
veterinary medicine in that city since
November. He would like to hear from
friends and classmates. . . . . LT. .Gy-C.
SCHLEETER, JR., % FPO, San Francis-
co, was promoted to the rank of 1st Lt.
in December. He would like to know the
present address of LT. JAMES B. DA-
NIELS, ’39, and LT. JERRY ROLNICK,
USMCR, ’43. They, or someone knowing
their- whereabouts, are requested to re-
port. . . «LT. ADOLPH J. SPECIA is at
Ft. Bliss, Texas, but has mail sent to
243 W. Cevallos St., San Antonio 4. He
reports LT. REX LANGFORD attending
a CA School at Ft. Monroe, Va., and Lt.
S. R. BAEN with Gun Det. AAAS, Bohol J
Tr., Ft. Bliss, Tevas.
LT. LEON B. PARKER, APO 758, NYC,
is somewhere in France and has been
overseas 8 months. He previously spent
two months in England maintaining anti-
aircraft arteillery which shot down robot
bombs. . . . LT. WILLIS G. MILLS, APO
887, NYC, recently ran across JOHN
“DINK” DENNINGTON, ’42, in Paris,
France. JLT ARCH C. WYLIE, .JR.,
is on duty overseas. His home address is
401 N. High St., Henderson, Texas. .
LT. ROBERT H. "RODGERS, JR., is assign-
ed to duty with Sqdn. “O”’, LCAAF, Lake
Charles, La. . . . LT. FRANK R. CRAIG,
of Miami, Texas, gets mail at APO 507,
NYC. tz. CPL. MAURICE J. NETHERY
JR., is attending Inf. OCS at Ft. Benning,
Ga.
WALTER W. CARDWELL, JR., son of
WALTER W. CARDWELL, SR., ’13, Lu-
ling, Texas, was reently promoted to the
rank of Captain and has been awarded
the Bronze Star. He reports LT. EDWARD
T. RAFFERTY and MAJOR ROBERT E.
SOUTHER, ’30, in his group and has run
across CAPT. BOB ALEXANDER, ’41.
LT. DAVID J. RICHARDSON, FAS,
OSRC 1, Ft. Sill, Okla. ..'.. LT. "GABRIEL
W. MARNOCH requests a change of ad-
dress to APO 958, San Francisco. Other
Aggies there are LT. JOHN PERSOHN,
’42; BILL ANDERSON, ’44; and LT.
ROBERT McGEE, ’44. LT. RICH-
ARD A. HEARNE, APO 758, NYGC., is
somewhere in France and reports having
been in Italy, Southern France, Alsace,
Germany, Luxembourg, and Belgium. . . .
LT. A. C. EBENSBERGER is stationed
in China working in conjunction with the
Burma Road Engineers, but gets mail at
Boerne, Texas. . LT. RUSSELL T.
COOK reports his new address is APO
176, ANY.C . . SETH B. DONELSON,
Lampasas, Texas.
LT. EDDIE C. HEDGES, 1522 Dunlap
Ave., Mission, Texas, recently received the
Air Medal at a formal decoration ceremony
held at his P-38 Lightning fighter base
in Italy. Now credited with 40 combat
missions, Lt. Hedges holds the first and
second Oak Leaf Clusters to the Air
Medal. Prior to entering the service in
March, 1942, Lt. Hedges was a junior
engineering aide with the U. S. Engineers.
LT. JOHN M. LAWRENCE, III, son of
Mr. and Mrs. JOHN M. LAWRENCE, JR.,
’19, Bryan, has been transferred to Camp
Shelby, Miss., Btry. B, 165th F. A. Bn. . .
BILL J. AMIS, bombardier on an 8th Air
Force B-17 Flying Fortress, was recently
promoted to the rank of 1st Lt. Son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Amis, 1128 Barrow
St., Abilene, Texas, Lt. Amis holds the
Air Medal . . LT. EMMETT W. COX
is on -duty'Zat, APO 133, NYC. . .. 1T.
LESLIE G. “PINKIE” DUNN requests
a change of address to APO 403, NYC.
He has run into only one Acie, LT.
NORRIS McGOWAN. . ARRY J.
MAGRANE. APO 182, NYC, AR in
Italy, has been promoted to the rank of
Captain. He reports plans are underway
for a big April 21 Muster at his location.
LT. ARNOLD G. TOMPKINS, APO
18902, NYC. . . . LT. EDWARD V. VER-
LANDER is on duty at APO 926, San
Francisco. . . . LT. EDWARD M. HALE
is somewhere in the Philippines, APO 96,
San Francisco, and reports seeing other
Aggies there. . . . DR. WESLEY W.
WALKER, * Alamo, Calif." '."~.%.. CAPT.
POWELL A. SCHEUMACK is stationed
at the AAF, Stuttgart, Ark. , .. .. ;
CLARENCE H. AUGSBURGER is assign-
ed to Co. B, 18th Engr. Combat Bn., Ft
Pleree, is Pla...  si'w+ CPL. "MILLARD D.
NOELL gets mail through APO 583, NYC.
. . LT. HARRIS E. “GENE” NOR-
TON, APO 758, NYC, reports keeping
busy in France. . . LT. HAROLD W.
HOLDEMAN; LT. RONALD C. BRIT-
TAIN; LT. THOMAS J. McLEAISH, ’44;
LT. THAD B. TREW, ’44; and LT. HA-
ROLD SHILLING, ’39, are all in the
same battalion in the Philippines, APO
72, San Francisco.
LT. JACK M. HOOD is in New Guinea,
APO 322-1, San Francisco. . . LT. ROBERT
M. MILLER has been transferred to Max-
well Field, Ala., where he is assigned to
Sadn. H. 2132 AAFBU.
1944
Lt. Gus Boesch
13th Reg. Hgs., Inf.
Camp Fannin, Texas
Silver Taps: LT. CHARLES E. HAR-
RINGTON.
LT. JOHN A. SHUFORD of Rio Grande
City, Texas, is on duty at APO 80, NYC.
LT. H. V. JACKSON, APO 228,
NYC, is somewhere in Belgium, and re-
ports SGT. JOHN EDWARDSON, APO
121B, NYC, in a hosiptal in England.
ENS. O RAN H. BERRY, JR., gets mail
% FPO’ 'N--XY'.'C. Tn LiPYT, HENRY]
A. BARLOW, son of HENRY C. BAR-
LOW, ’13, McKinney, Texas, is at APO
15723, San Francisco. . . . PVT. GEORGE
J. SIGUT gets mail addressed Gen. Del,
Smithville,~"Texas.".. =. LT. CHARLES
L. SLOVER, 211 Elsie Ave., Lufkin, Tex-
as. . . . JOSEPH B. MARX, 4103 Mec-
Kinney, Apt. 7, Houston 3, reports ENS.
BILL “BULL” BAILEY recently in Hous-
ton for a 30-day leave after six months
with the Navy in the South Pacific.
LT. HENRY C. BRADFORD, JR., gets
mail through APO 84, NYC. . . . PVT.
RUDOLPH J. CONRAD, APO 410, NYC,
was with the Seventh Army in France at
last report. . . . S/SGT. DALE B.
HARDEMAN reports his address is APO
141, NYC. . . .CPL. FRANK W. MOORE,
JR., APO 228, NYC, is somewhere in
France and reports LT. THOMAS N. FEL-
TON, JR., near him. . . . LANCEER C.
WOLZ, SAD 3/c, is stationed at the
NATTC, Sp. Devices, Corpus Christi, Tex-
«LT ;CALVIN'D. “SNUFFY”
SMITHS new address is APO 15827, NYC.
and he reports seeing BOBBY WIL-
LIAMS while in New York. Lt. and Mrs.
Smith recently joined the ranks of ‘proud
parents” at fe LT. LESLIE L. BURNS,
JR., is in India, APO 629, NYC. He is the
son of L.- L. BURNS, SR., ’21, 510 W.
110th St., Apt. 4a, NYC.
SGT. BERNLEY F. GREER and S/SGT
CHARLES R. LOVE, ’43, are together on
Saipan, APO 244, San Francisco. Mrs.
Greer is living at Burnet, Texas .
OLIVER F. WERST was recently prom-
oted to the rank of 1st Lt. while serving
on the Fifth Army front in Italy. Formerly
a platoon leader, he is now battalion pack
officer in an infantry regiment. Mrs.
Werst makes her home at 315 E. Harris
St. San Angelo, Texas. - LT. JOHN
M. DUTY is with Group IV at Napier
Field, Dothan, Ala. . . . LT. GEORGE H.
SPENCER has been transferred to Camp
Gordon, Ga., Co. B, 14th Bn., 4th Tng.
Regiment.
LT. THOMAS N. INGLIS, JR. is in
Italy and has not yet run across any other
Aggies. . . LT. WM. C. KNOLLE is
at AAAF, Victoria, Texas. . . . PFC. T.
W. MARSHALL, APO 448, NYC, is in
Belgium and would like to hear from some
of his friends. . . . LT. E. LAURENCE
FAIRBANKS’ new APO is 72, San Fran-
cisco. He is in the Philippines. . . . LT.
LOGAN B. COUNCIL, APO 70, San
Francisco, has run across quite a few Ag-
gies in the Philippines, among them LT.
EARL HARTMAN, ’43, and “HUB” HU-
BERT.
Mr. L. A. Andrews, Box 325, Crowell,
Texas, has been notified that his son,
LT. TOM A. ANDREWS, is a prisoner of
war of the Germans. Lt. Andrews was
with an artillery battalion of the First
Army, and had previously been reported
missing in action in Belgium since Decem-
ber 17.
SIDNEY V. SMITH, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Smith, Bryan, is somewhere
in Germany and was recently promoted to
the rank of 1st Lt. He reports recently
visiting with his brother, LT. ARTHUR
L. SMITH, JR. ’42, and with an uncle
MAJOR F. C. “BLANCO” SMITH, ’38.
Sid has also run across MAJOR STARK,
40; LT. CRAVENS, ’39; CAPT. JONES,
2; and GEORGE FUERMANN, °’40. . . .
LT. RICHARD D. “SENATOR” HILL has
been assigned to Co. F, 113th Inf. at Camp
Rucker, Ala., and would like to hear from
BILL ANDREWS. Lt. Hill sends news
of his marriage in December. . . . . LT.
MARTIN E. CROSSLEY, JR., APO 3,
NYC gr cidine LT. TRAVIS M. KIRKPA-
TRICK of Hillsboro, Texas, is on over-
seas duty. . .. «. LT. AUBRY D.: POIN-
DEXTER of Plano, Texas, has been as-
signed to an AAF B-17 Flying Fortress
unit of the 15th Air Force as a navigator.
He entered the service in June, 1942, and
went overseas in Feb., 1945.
WILLIAM E. COLLIER, recently prom-
oted to the rank of Ist. Lt. in the Marine
Corps, has been awarded the Purple Heart
for wounds received on Guam last July. Lt.
Collier is now serving on Iwo Jima.
LT. WILLIE G. WILLIAMSON, APO
140, NYC, is bombardier-navigator on an
A-26, and reports a recent visit with
brother, PFC. JACK H. WILLIAMSON,
’46, who is located in Germany. He also
sends the news that SGT. J. B. COOLIDGE,
’45, received a battlefield commission for
his work during the break-through
'LT. HARRY N. McDOW’s new address is
APO 1339, NYC. 505% LT.S ARTHUR L.
LAPHAM, Sadn. E, Box 657, Greenville
AAB, Greenville, S. C., is flying B-25’s
and says, “It’s a swell ship.” He sends the
address of CULLEN W. DUNN, which is
1007 W. 2nd St., Corsicana, Texas. . .
ENS. WILLIAM O. ADAMS, % FPO, San
Francisco, sends news of his brothers,
JACK L. ADAMS, ’40; and J. K. ADAMS,
’41, and other Aggies. . . . LT. CHARLES
H. PURTELL has mail sent to his home
address, 986 No. Western, Lake Forest,
I.
LT. JOSEPH M. FARRELL, JR, is
assigned to duty with the 1697th SCV
Food Insp. Serv. 416 Federal Bldg., Grand
Rapids, Mich.,, and has been on active
duty in the Vet. Corps since graduation.
He reports the birth of a daughter on
March 2. . . LT. HENRY A. MAAS,
JR., gets mail % FPO, San Francisco. His
home address is Box 620, Lufkin, Texas . .
. L JOHN J. McCOLLUM has been
transferred to the AAF, Amarillo, Texas,
Sec. V PE. ... LT. HOWARD S. PERRY
has gone overseas, APO 410, NYC. . . .
LT. CLIFTON L. ADCOCK receives mail
at 115 Melbourne, Houston. . . LT. VIC-
TOR C. FUSSELMAN, JR. requests a
change of address to APO 465, NYC. . .
LT. THOMAS J. TAYLOR is a bombardier-
navigator instructor at MANE pidiang,
Texas. He was married recen
LT. WM. A. HUNT and or By OBERT
K. LeROUAX have both gone overseas
from Camp Shelby, Miss., and are at
APO ~417,. \NYC.r.. LT. GARVIS C.
somewhere in Germany, APO
339, NYC, reports having seen CAPT.
EDDIE BRUNDREYITL, “42: LT. BOB
PARKER; and LT. SID SMITH pss
CAPT. EARL G.. BAILEY, JR.," ARO 357,
San Francsico, reports that CAPT. WM.
W. JUDSON, "38 ; CAPT. PERCY C. EN-
GE, ’39; MAJOR FRED L. MOLT, ’39;
and “DUB” ROBERSON are on the same
island. . . . LT. FRED J. BUCKLAND,
Ward A21, Borden Gen. Hosp., Chickasha,
Okla., reports CAPT. FELIX G. COL-
LARD, JR. ’42, QMC, the Aggie he has
met there. He also reports PVT. L. C.
“HUT” HUDSON with the paratroops at
APO 469, NYC., now in a hospital in
England; LT. THEO. F. “FRANK BUCK”
BRYSON with the 7th Army in France;
and LT. JOHN V. HORN in France.
Buckland would like to have the present
address of GEORGE G. BARNES.
SGT. HERMAN L. WOOLLEY, gunner
on a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 95th
Bomb. Group, 8th Air Force, has been
awarded the Air Medal for ‘meritorious
achievement’ while participating in bomb-
ing attacks on vital German industrial
targets and on Nazi air fields, supply
dumps, and gun emplacements in con-
junction with advances by Allied ground
forces on the continent. Mrs. Woolley is
living in Overton, Texas.
LT. LEO WOLF, APO 100, NYC, re-
ports running across quite a few Aggies
at that base, among them J. M. “BUD”
NORTON, ’42; and LT. (jg) BOB EAR-
LY, ’38. . . . LT. THOMAS W. ANDER-
SON of San Antonio, has gone overseas
as pilot of a P-61. . . . LT. RAYMOND
L. WELCH is assigned to the 10th Bn.,
ASFTC, Indiantown Gap, Pa. . . ENS.
0. H. BERRY gets mail ¢% FPO , San
Francisco. CPL. UMPHREY "E.
McKINNEY is a member of Co. A, 140th
Bn., 35th Regt., Camp Livingston, La. Shot
PFC. J. WARREN KEVER requests a
change of address to APO 445, NYC.
LT. ORVILLE M. BROWN is Btry.
EX.," Class\70. FAS," Ft.” Sill, Okla. + .~
LT. FRED A. WALKER is stationed at
Ft. Sill, Okla., with the 518th F. A. Bn.
“Am on a nice tropical island not too
far from things,” writes LT. JOSEPH
M. VAJDOS, USMCR, ¢% FPO, San
Francisco. . . . LT. CLINTON H. WATTS,
JR., is at Northington Gen. Hosp., Tus-
caloosa, "Ala... \.2 IT. WILFRED -B.
TRUAX, APO 705, San Francisco, is some-
where in the Philippines. . . . LT. HARRY
W. SAUNDERS, APO 758, NYC., reports
LT. E. W. BERRY, ’43, with him and LT.
DUKE WOOFTER and LT. BOB SCAL-
FI in units nearby. . . . LT. J. E. GAND-
LER, APO 410, NYC, reports LT. CHAR-
LIE BALL, ’45, in his battalion, and LT.
| 716 Headley Axe.,
C. L. “RABBIT” POWER, ’45, who was
also in that battalion, recently wounded
in action. Lt. Gandler sends word of a
visit with LT. R. H. “ROBIN” WILDS.
1945
Lt. Eugene F. Howard
APO 557, c-o PM.
New York, N. 1.
Silver Taps: SGT. HENRY J. CANA-
VESPIE; PFC. VICK CLESI, JR.; LT.
MARSHALL C. DUNN; LT. ALFRED R.
EHLERS, JR.; SGT. MARK W. HERTZ;
LT. JAMES P. MILLER.
LT. THOMAS R. LUTNER, JR.,, APO
76, N.Y.C., reports others at that location
are LT. ROBERT MAYFIELD, LT. CYRUS
McCASKILL, LT. CHUCK WRIGHT, and
CPL. .PYBE. . .:..LT. WM. B. BOYD re-
quests a change of address to APO 417,
N.Y.C...«%. LT. JAMES H. WILSON’S
present address is APO 78, N.Y.C. He is
somewhere in Germany. . . . LT go A
NORMAN has been transferred eS San
Pedro; Calif," VMF. 8, CA, NAS. .’....LT.
KLEBER M. TRIGG, JR., son of Mr.
and Mrs. K. M. TRIGG SR., '11, Bastrop,
Texas, is on duty at APO 35, N.Y.C... .
LT. WELDON CHESSER, APO 172,
N.Y.C., is somewhere in France. . . . LT.
J. L. GARRISON, JR., USMCR, is sta-
tioned at Santa Ana, Calif., as a fighter
pilot, but wants his mail sent to 5110
Belmont, Dallas.
T/SGT. JAMES B. CALLAGHAN wants
his AGGIE sent to APO 921, San Fran-
cisco. . . . LT. JOSEPH R. DUNGAN, JR.
Procurement Div., Wright Field, Dayton,
Ohio, has been commended for his work
in the development and production of the
robot bomb project. Prior to entering
the service, Lt. Dungan was employed as
Parts Inspector by North American of
Texas. . . CHARLES W. PITTARD,
APO 650, 8 Ak reports CAPT. TOBY
BURKS, 37, and CAPT. W. BUTLER, ’40,
in the same squadron. . . . PVT. SIDNEY
T. CLARK is a member of Co .A, 155th
Bn., 92nd Regt., IRTC at Camp Hood,
Texas.
LT. JAMES W. McANELLY is on duty
al ~APO. 11285, "NYC: as LT. "TOM -C.
HOWARD, APO 140, NYC, is somewhere
in France, and reports having run across
LT. JOE FISHER, APO 140, NYC.; and
SGT. CLIFFORD MOORE, APO 1757,
NYC. He also sends word that LT. DO-
NALD H. COOPER of Houston, has been
reported missing in action. . DOUGLAS
GROGAN, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Gro-
gan of Weatherford, Texas, who for the
past few weeks has been serving as Pla-
toon Sergeant with the 7th Army in
France, has been promoted and com-
missioned 2nd Lt. on the battlefield of the
German front. Lt. Grogan went overseas
last September as a private and has risen
to the rank of Lt. in five months. He had
previously been awarded the infantry
combat medal for meritorious service in
action in Northern France.
CLAUDE H. RICHEY gets mail at 1708
LT: AL
Alameda, Austin. . . VIN B.
WOOTEN, APO 18659; NYC. . «cso. LT.
ROBERT W. ARMSTRONG is on duty
at APO 410, NYC... DR. BARNEY
A. MYATT is practicing vet. medicine at
Lexington, Ky. . . LT.
ARTHUR C. SMITH, JR., has been trans-
ferred to Aloe AAF, Victoria, Texas: .. -»
LT ARTHUR +l. COX has gone overseas,
APO 450, NYC. .LT. EARL G. ROD-
MAN is assigned to 463rd Sadn., 507th
Gp., Dalhart, Texas... ... LT. WILLIAM
P. RIDDLING has been assigned as pilot
with a veteran -Liberator Bombardment
Group” stationed in Italy. He entered the
service in April, 1943, and received his
wings in May, 1944. Mrs. Riddling is
living at 3135 Hemphill St., Fort Worth.
LT. MORTIMER L. MERTZ is with
the 1st Ren. Det., TCS, Ft. Riley, Kan. . .
PVT. JAMES R. NICHOLS has been trans-
ferred to Co. D, 800 STR, Camp Crowder,
Mo. . . . LT. ROBERT S. WINTERS has
gone overseas, APO 17798, NYC. . . LT.
FRED C. SEALS, husband of Mrs. F. C.
Seals, 8420 Lindenwood, Dallas, recently
arrived in the ETO and received a brief
orientation course at a U. S. strategic Air
Force Station in England designed to help
him adjust himself to life in a combat
zone. . . . LT. ROY O. McCALDIN, APO
557, NYC, reports A/S JACK KAUF-
MAN, ’47, on duty at Pecos AAF, Pecos,
Texas, Sect. L, Box 411. .
PVT. ARTHUR C. PADILLA has gone
overseas, APO 15793, NYC. . . S. L. IN-
ZER is with the Humble Oil & Refg. Co.,
at Randado, Texas, and reports liking
his work. . . . LT. HUGH P. SHOVLIN
of 1618 Aganier, San Antonio, is somewhere
overseas. . . CPL. NICK SABANOVITCH,
APO 216, NYC, is somewhere in Burma,
and reports BRIG. GEN. A. L. MOORE,
’23, serving as Chief of Staff. . . . LT.
ERIC W. McCABE, APO 219, NYC, re-
ports LT JAMES M. CHILDS on duty
at APO 18094, San Francsico. McCabe
writes that he is seeing plenty of India
and China. . . . LT. LASATER B. WHIT-
AKER, APO 17798, NYC... . LT. JULES
G. SARRAN, JR., APO 44, NYC, now in
Germany, has run across LT. LEE MEY-
ERS; LT. THOMAS R. COWART, ’44; and
CAPT. H. G. HOWARD, ’40, ." LT
DONALD J. ENGELKING is assigned to
Co. D, 178th Bn., 96th Regt., ARTO: at
Camp Hood, Texas. . LT. M.
WILKINSON, JR.,SAPO "650, La’ is in
Italy, and reports LT RAY N. PRIT-
CHETT flying P-47’s in France ; D.
DAUGHERTY slightly wounded in action
in France; and LT. L. B. PIERCE get-
ting mail at 212 N. 15th St., Las Vegas,
Nev. Wilkinson would like to hear from
LT. JOHN »P. ‘GARITTY.
LT. UC. STERQUELL, 2616 Colcord
Ave., Waco, is in the paratroopers. He
wants to hear from any members of his
old company “D” Engr., and other class-
mates. ... . JOHN N. LEE, Mdsn., is at
the Nav. Air CTR, Philadelphia, Paes
CPL. FRED D. PAGE, SMS-42, MAG 42, El
Cenro, Calif. AeA I ERNEST &.BOL.-
LAND requests a change of address to
APO 345, NYC. PVT. MARVIN EI-
LENBERG is at the IRTC, Camp Blanding,
Fla. His address is D-204- 63, Camp Bland-
ing... LT. B. J. -VACER, APO 461, NYC,
would like to hear from any of his bud-
dies. He is serving with the Tth Army in
France. no. ‘LT. J. .B.. WESTBROOK,
APO 411, NYC, reports seeing lots of
’45 men. He would like to know the pre-
sent whereabouts of LEE RUSSELL.
LT. JAMES B. OWINGS, somewhere in
Germany, APO 403, NYC, would like to
hear from classmates. . . . LT. GEORGE
A. BOYD, APO 1719, San Francisco, is
pilot of a B-24. . ol PRC, VERNON
R. SCHUCHART, APO 91, NYC, is in
Germany and has seen plenty of action.
He reports S/SGT. L. J. WILSON, ’44,
in the same company.
1946
Silver Taps. S/SGT. WARD C. GIL-
LESPIE; PFC. JACK S. LIPSCOMB.
S /SGT. JACK E. JACKSON is serving
as gunner with a Bomb. Sadn. at APO
559, NYC . HERBERT G. HOLDER-
NESS of Carlsbad, N. M., has completed
training at Foster Field, "Texas, and re-
ceived his pilot’s wings and commission
oP
as 2nd Lt. VT. RICHARD H.
BULL is stationed at Baer Field, Ft.
Wayne, Ind., where he is a member of
Sars Velev s okie A/C FRANK D. PEAR-
SON of Greggton, Texas, has been award-
ed his silver pilot’s wings and appointed
a flight officer in the AAF upon com-
pletion of twin-engine advanced JEAILIAD
at Enid AAF, Enid, Okla. . . A/S
E. WALLIS, "USNR, is stationed at we
Institute, Houston, ‘with the Navy V-12
Unit, See. 117.
PVT. WILLIAM J. COFF, Btry. A, 19th
Bn., 5th Regt., AGFRD 1, Ft. George G.
Meade, Md., would like to know the pre-
sent whereabouts of PVT. WILLIAM F.
FULLER. crea LT. PAULAG. SILBER,
JR., has been wounded in action and is
now in a hospital at APO 565, San Fran-
cisco. . PVT. ROBERT G. SCOFIELD
gets mail % FPO, San Francisco. . . LT.
CECIL B. OMO gets mail at 1819 Bis-
sonnet St., Houston. . . . A[S JOHN M.
KNOX is ‘at the Naval Hospital, Norman,
Okla. . A/S GEORGE L. MORE-
MAN is stationed at the Naval Tng.
School at Princeton, N. J. . . BOB
AHRENS, S 1/c ART, is on duty at the
NATTC, Ward Island, Corps Christi,
"Texas, + Bhs. 51 5 A ERNEST L.
EGGER gets mail at 4:8 West Lake,
Dallas.
A/S JOHN W. CRONIN, JR., is attend-
ing USNRMS at Ft. Schuyler, NYC. =
PVT. FREDERICK A. LEWIS, JR, is a
member of Pl. 101, 3rd Ree. Bn., Parris
Island, S. C.'...*LT. ROSS T. GLOVER
has gone OVeTSERs APO 15795, San Fran-
cisco. . . ATS WILLIAM J. EADS,
USNR, USS Prairie State, Noh River at
185th, N.. YX. C. . . EDWARD P.
GIESECKE of 111 Snively, Sin Minn.,
recently graduated from the Naval Air
Tng. Base, Corpus Christi, and was com-
missioned an Ensign in the USNR. . . .
CPL. STANLEY S. TURNER, JR. is
now serving overseas, APO 15873, NYC.
. . ISRAEL L. SCHWARTZ, S 1/c
(ART), is at Midsm. School, Northwestern
University, Chicago, Ill
PVT. RICHARD O. THOMAS, USMC,
Laredo, Texas. . . .
is in the experimental section for am-
C. KEATON, has
phibian tractors at Camp Pendleton, Ocean-
side, Calif., and is a member of Hq. &
Serv. Co., Tracked Vehicle Bn.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1945
. A/S LAWRENCE
been transferred to
Camp Endicott, Davisville, R. I., NCTC.
. A/C JAMES P. JORDAN of Dallas,
LT. THOMAS L. STOVALL has moved | recently completed advanced two-engine
overseas from Ft. Leonard Wood and re-
ceives his mail through APO 18391, ¢% |and received his silver wings. . . .
Pm., San Francisco
pilot instruction at Blackland AAF, Waco,
WIL-
LETT J. HICKMAN, S 1/¢ RM, of Dal-
F/O GEORGE M. CALLIHAN is on a |las, has completed advanced radio school
B-256 in New Guinea, APO 713-1, San
Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Steinmann,
Trowbridge St., El Paso, Texas, recently
received a post card from their son, Mrs. KLEBER M. TRIGG, ’l11,
4230 | ator.
at A. &M. and will go to Great Lakes,
Ill., where he will serve as Radio Oper-
JIM J. TRIGG, S 1/¢, son of Mr. and
Bastrop,
RALPH STEINMANN, now a prisoner of | Texas, gets mail 9% FPO. San Francisco.
war of the Germans. Steinmann, previous- : WM. E. “RED” BERRY, JR. is
ly reported missing in action since Decem- in “the "Army, but has mail sent to Box 3852,
ber 1, is at Stalag IV-B, and reports that he | Coahoma, Texas. ALBERT C.
is well and feeling fine.
LT. JACK M. BRUNDRETT is in Sadn.
T, 440th AAF BU, Army Air Field, Santa
Maria, Calif.
PFC. BURKLE' JAY CARMICHAEL,
son of Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Carmichael,
2728 Shelby St., Dallas 4,
of war of the Germans at Stalag IV-B
according to a card received from him
recently, He was serving in the Infan-
try when taken a prisoner on December
Texas University,
Prather, Austin.
F. 4, --."
cently received his commission as
Nav. Tng. Sec.
sity, Cambridge, Mass.
who received their commissions
HOUTZ, A/C is with the Navy V-12 at
i and gets mail at 242
He would like to hear
from some of the boys of 3rd Hq. Battery
DANIEL J. SCHERER re-
an
is a prisoner | Ensign in the Navy, and is now at the
(Comm), Harvard Univer-
He reports others
are
ROBERT A. BROWN, ALFRED H. PLY-
21. ER, WILLIE ROOF, and WOODSON E.
PFC. GEORGE D. EVERETT, JR., is | DRYDEN.
at present stationed at Camp Howze, Tex-
as, but wants mail sent to Box 163, JTAC,
Stephenville, Texas. . JEN-
NINGS, JR., gets mail "at 1301 Mier St.,
1947
Silver Taps: SEAMAN ARTHUR
STRICKLIN ; HARRELL G. TILLEY.
G.
---GOOD SEED GROW---
All Certified Sweet Sudan is sold. We have a
limited amount of this seed grown from the same
parent stock as the Certified seed but not certified
because it was on outer edge of the field. We can of-
fer this seed at $25.00 per cwt. F. O. B. Farwell, Tex-
as in 100 lb. bags (recleaned, bagged, tested).
We offer the following Certified planting seed,
both Texas and Arizona grown, in lots up to 10 bags
at the following prices, F. O. B. Farwell:
Martin Milo .......... $5.50 cwt. Plainsman Milo ...... $5.50 cwt.
Hegari........... eet 5.50 ewt. Black Hull Kafir .... 5.50 cwt.
Bonita >... an 6.50 cwt. Kan. Westland Milo 5.50 cwt
Quadroon .............. 6.50 cwt. Double Dwarf Milo .. 5.50 cw.t
We can also offer you common planting seed
which is from certified stock at the following F.O.B.
prices:
Martin Milo + DvP, $3.50 cwt. Plainsman Milo ...... $3.50 cwt.
Hegarthk-D ool 3.50 cwt. Black Hull Kafir .__... 3.50 cwt.
Red Top Cane ........ 6.00 cwt. Combine Kafir ....._. 3.50 cwt.
Sudan. onion 6.00 cwt. Quadroon .............._. 3.50 cwt.
German Millet ........ 6.00 cwt. Red Kafir ..............__.. 3.50 cwt.
Atlas Sargo ............ 6.00 cwt. African Millet _._...... 5.00 cwt.
Kansas Orange ...... 5.50 cwt.
For carlots or assorted seed or truck lots ask for
prices F. O. B. or delivered.
HENDERSON GRAIN & SEED C0.
Phone 3501
C. M. Henderson, ’11
Farwell, Texas
Garlon A. Harper, ’38
IT’S A GOOD PLAN TO BUY YOUR FIELD SEED
WHERE THEY ARE GROWN.
Complete Line of AGGIE PENNANTS
Priced from ........ 10¢ to $1.75
A. & M. Pennants should be in evidence in every
Aggie home. Let us supply extras for son and
daughter too.
— 80 —
Complete Line of K & E SLIDE RULES
and many other items necessary to you Aggies.
THE STUDENT CO-OP STORE
Ed Garner, ’38
ATTENTION
Texas Aggies In Service
The Ex-
change Store is long on large sizes in Poplin Officers
Due to low age level of present cadets,
Shirts and Bombay and Craemerton Officers Slacks.
This merchandise is all prewar, full cut, with no in-
crease in prewar prices. As long as the surplus lasts,
orders from Ex Aggies, accompanied by check or
money order, will be shipped, postpaid, anywhere in
the world.
Arrow Poplin Shirts, Neck sizes 15 thru 17 $3.00
Triumph Poplin Shirts, Neck sizes 15 thru 1614 = 3.50
Elbeco Poplin Shirts, Neck sizes 15 thru 17 3.00
BOMBAY or CRAEMERTON SLACKS—
High Back, TALON FLY, Unfinished Bottoms,
Waist sizes 36 thru 44 $3.95
The EXCHANGE STORE
Serving Texas Aggies
CARL BIRDWELL, Mgr.
College Station, Texas