MONDAY, MAY 7, 1945
THE TEXAS AGGIE
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A & M MEN
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and the rest of the crew bailed out and
landed in friendly territory. They were
sent to England, where they were hospi-
talized. Lt. Riedel, whose home is at
Yorktown, Texas, reports that he expects
to be home soon.
STICKING TOGETHER
Lts. Fulbright and Gillory
Roommates during their A. & M. days,
LTS. JOHN W. FULBRIGHT (left above)
and DAVID O. GILLORY have stayed to-
gether since A. & M. days. They continued
as roommates during basic training, OCS,
aboard ship, and at a replacement depot
in Italy. They now share the same tent in
the command post of the 109th Engineer
Combat Bn., a unit of the 34th “Red Bull”
Infantry Division of the Fifth Army front
in Italy. Fulbright’s home address is 524
N. 9th St., Waco; and Gillory’s 705 E.
Grand Ave., Marshall.
LT. ROBERT H. SIMPSON, APO 403,
NYC, writes HANK AVERY from some-
where in Belgium that he is getting along
fine. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. P.
Simpson of Christoval, Texas.
LT. LESLIE STRADER, of Houston,
was wounded in action in Germany on
March 19, while serving with the 4th
Armd. Division of the Third Army. Over-
seas since December, Lt. Strader was
awarded a letter of commendation for his
service in the battle of Bastogne.
Recent campus visitors were HOLT
DANIELS and ENS. W. T. ZAPP, USN,
both of Houston. Daniels is with J. A.
Phillips Co., Accountants, but plans to
go back to school to complete work for
his degree. He has been unable to get into
military service because of physical rea-
sons. Zapp was enroute to New York
City, where he will continue navigation
training.
LT. WILLIAM J. SPARKMAN, Hous-
ton, has been awarded the Bronze Star for
meritorious achievement against the ene-
my in Holland. He has been overseas since
Oct., 1944. Mrs. Sparkman and their
5-month-old daughter live at 408 Tuam,
Houston.
LT. GEORGE D. BOESCH, 451st AAF
BU, Sadn. A, SAAB, Salinas, Calif., re-
ports hearing from LT. CLARENCE
HART and LT. RAYMOND EISENHAU-
ER, both in Europe. Eisenhauer was prom-
oted to the rank of 1st Lt. in Holland.
LT. SID SMITH, APO 102, NYC, writes
that about 100 Aggies from different div-
isions met somewhere in Germany in
March and planned an April 21st Muster.
Among those present were LT. A. .
“BUCK” 43; MAJOR F. C.
“BLANCO” ’37; and LT. ED-
WIN P. WOMACK, ’44.
ROBERT M. WRIGHT is stationed some-
where in England.
LT. JOHN J. McCOLLUM, son of LT.
and MRS. JOHN J. McCULLOM, °’23, 106
Tennesse Ave., San Antonio, received his
wings in March, 1944, at Foster Field, Tex-
as, and was an instructor in Advanced
Flying there until December. He was then
sent to B-29 school and is at present sta-
tioned at Lowry Field, Colo.
Priced from
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Aggie home. Let us supply extras for son and
daughter too.
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SERVING TEXAS AGGIES
CARL BIRDWELL, Manager
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
orders reached us after
A. & M. since swimming became a
First Aggie Swimming Champions
Aggie Swimming Coach, Arthur Adamson, and all former Aggie tankers heaved a hugh sigh of relief
when this year’s Aggie swimmers won their first conference championship with an upset performance
at Gregory Gym in Austin. The final score was 84-80. Tom Syfan, of A. & M., was the individual star.
Aggie Captain, Allen Self, clinched the championship with a strong final lap and victory in the 440 free-
style relay. Although the cadets tied for the title last year, this year’s championship was the first one by
conference sport thirteen years ago.
1945
Lt. Eugene F. Howard
APO 557, c-o PM.
New York, N. 1.
LT. MILTON K. KEGLEY, 904 S. 9th
St., Temple, recently graduated as a
B-24 bomber pilot at the Ft. Worth, Tex.,
Army Air Field. . . . . LT. HOMER V.
O’REILLY is assigned to Co. A, 847th
Sig. Tng., Bn., Camp Crowder, Mo. . . .
LT. MARVIN R. RUNNION is on duty at
APO 696, NYC. .-. . . PVT. CONRAD
J. SOMMERS is a member of Co. C, 6th
Bn., 54th Regt., IARTC, Camp Shelby,
Miss. . LT. JAMES H. SELLS is
stationed at Aloe AAF, Victoria, Texas.
. +... LT. CHARLES 1. WISDOM has
been transferred to Santa Ana, Calif.
MAG 41; MCAS: *. +. = PVT. “DON. I.
“BUCKWHEAT”’ MITCHAM, CPL. A.
W. “HEAD” DAVIS and PVT. DAVID
LUDDEKE are all with the 7th Army in
Germany and are members of the ‘“Rain-
bow Division”. . . . . LT. RICHARD E.
HAAS, 112 1-2 W. Mohawk Ave., Tampa,
Fla., has completed his training and expects
to go overseas soon. He would like to hear
from some of the boys.
Lt. Robert R. Braswell
LT. ROBERT R. BRASWELL, son of | Ny
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Braswell of Yoakum,
Texas, whose death was reported in the
Silver Taps column of the preceding issue.
He died on March 3 of wounds received on
Iwo Jima.
LT. HERMAN L. PHILIPSON, JR., of
6711 Country Club Drive, Dallas, Texas,
wounded during the battle of St. Vith, is
now in a hospital in England with one of
the strangest experiences and stories of the
war. He had been reported missing for
three months, had been taken prisoner by
the Germans following his casualty at St.
Vith, was in a German hosipal and was
operated on by German surgeons, but
somehow managed to escape. He now ad-
vises his parents that he hopes soon to be
back in the States. He also reports that
Jack Behling of Albany, Texas, was a Ger-
man prisoner. Lt. Philipson is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Philipson of Dallas.
CAPT. JOHN A. WHITACRE, JR., has
reported to Miami, Fla., for reassignment
after spending a leave at his home in
Stephenville. Texas. Entering the Air
Corps in March, 1943, Capt. Whitacre
served as a Liberator pilot and squadron
leader in Italy and completed 35 combat
missions. He wears the DFC, Air Medal
with three Clusters, and Distinguished
Presidential Unit Badge.
LT. CLARK O. IRVING is at Torney
Gen. Hosp., Ward A-1, Palm Springs, Calif.,
as a result of wounds received in Manila
on Feb. 3.
Mr. and Mrs. Criss Hale, Joinerville,
Texas, have been notified that thier son,
SGT. JOEL N. HALE, tail gunner on a
bomber, has been wounded in action and
is at a hospital in England.
Major and Mrs. W. F. Lovett of Seguin,
Texas, send a memorial Development Fund
gift for their son, LT .WILLIAM F:.
LOVETT, JR., who was killed in action in
China on September 15.
LT. JOHN T. CAMPBELL, previously
reported missing in action, is a prisoner
of war of the Germans, according to word
from his mother, Mrs. W. E. Campbell,
Box 230, Brady, Texas. Lt. Campbell was
attached to the 106th Division when cap-
tured.
CPL. ROBERT B. WILLIAMSON, son
of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. WILLIAMSON, ’11,
formerly of Bryan, Texas, now living in
Washington, D. C., has arrived in the
United States and is a patient at a hos-
pital in Massachusetts.
O/C PAT J. COSTA is in OCC 142,
FAS, Ft. Sill, Okla., and would like to
hear from A. & M. friends, particularly
from F. Field Arty. He was married to
Miss Marjorie Ann Tapp, of Memphis,
Tenn,, last September.
LT. WELDON E. DUTY, ¢% War Room,
FSAAB, Fort Sumner, N. M., will complete
‘| fighter pilot training soon.
SGT. HOWARD T. KINGSBERRY and
CPL. JAMES P. WOOD are stationed at
Fort Reno, Okla.
CPL. SAM S. WILLIAMS, APO 449,
NYC, is with the First Army and has re-
ceived the Purple Heart for wounds re-
ceived in Belgium last December. . . . PFC.
W. P. WEGHORST is on duty at APO
149, NYC. = egone LT. HENRY F. OLEXA,
APO: 689, NYC wired = LT.« "JOAN J.
BARDGETTE is having mail sent to 1811
N 1-2, Galveston, Texas. He is on over-
seas. duty. . Wt", SGT. LOUIS E. BUCK,
Ward 113-B, DeWitt Gen. Hosp., Auburn,
Calif., will be released from the Army
due to disability resulting from wounds . .
LT. REUBEN T. CONNER requests a
change of address to APO 331, San Fran-
cisco. . . ENS. PHILIP D. SWAT-
ZELL, ¢% FPO, San Francisco. . . .
SGT. BOB H. BYRD is overseas, APO 237,
San Francisco. . . . LT. DON L. READ,
Ft. Worth, has completed a course in the
Army’s newest attack bomber, the A-26
Invader, at Marianna AAF, Marianna,
Fla.
PFC. BENJAMIN T. BLANKENSHIP
is a member of the 3184th Engr. P. D. Co.,
Camp Claiborne, La. . . . ENS. JOSEPH J.
BURRIS gets mail in Box 27, Bldg. 703,
Rm. 202, NAS, Jacksonville, Fla. . . LT.
JOE L. BUFORD, APO 11516, NYC. . .
PFC. JAMES H. EATON gets mail thru
APO 70, San Francisco. . . . A/S PAUL
J. JORDAN is at the Nav. Tng. Dist. Cen.,
Shoemaker, Calif. . . . LT. W. W. SEL-
MAN, APO 263, NYC, reports that Ger-
many is full of Aggies. . S/SGT.
JACK A. PETER requests a change of
address to APO 408, NYC. . . . PFC.
ALLEN -E. “BUDDY” DENTON, JR.
has been on combat duty in Italy since last
July, and gets mail at APO 88, NYC . . .
LT. JAMES B. YORK, Sa. S, AAB, Green-
ville] 8: Cece olor. “ET CHARLES? N.
ADAMS, APO 75, San Francisco, is in
the . Philippines.siter #75 LT. - LEWIS «8.
S. JAMES, JR., has returned to
the States from overseas duty and is at
Ellington Field, Texas, Box 2674, Br. 3.
PVT. JOHN A. KNIGHT has returned
from overseas and is with Co. M, Rec.
See., ASF Conv. Hosp., Colorado Springs,
Colo. . . . LT. ROSCOE R. BALDWIN is
living at 88 Freneau Ave., Matawan,
Nol eat S/SGT. JOEL N. HALE is
on duty at APO 558, NYC. . T.
ANSON S. BERTRAND is assigned to
Co. A, Sch. Regt.,, Camp Lee, Va. . .
LT. HECTOR H. MENDIETA, APO 350,
NYC, arrived in France in March, and
reports running into RALPH DIETERT
and JEWELL PLANGMAN. LT. WM. L.
FIOCK and JAMES F. GODFREY are
both in his regiment, and Mendieta reports
having been in Belgium, Luxembourg,
and Germany. . . . LT. CHARLES G.
TRASH, APO 18451, NYC, is somewhere
in France. . . . CPL. JOHN WORK,
APO 339, NYC, reports having attended
the meeting of the Aggies on the Rhine
on March 17. He also reports LT. LOUIS
GEE, ’44, stationed on Attu.
LT. MAURICE G. SMITH is assigned
to Co. B, 380th Engr. C. Bn., Ft. Jackson,
8+-C. + .« .+« LT. BRUCE McCAMMON
is on dutysat JAPO~230, NYC."... LT.
UVALDE STOERNER is a member of
Sadn. O. Hunter Field, Savannah, Ga. . . .
PVT. RALPH G. ODOM has gone over-
seas, APO 450, NYC. . . . LT. HERBERT
J. ALDRIDGE has returned to the States
from duty in Italy and is at present at
Ellington Field, Texas, AAFIS (N), Box
2673, Br. 3. . . . . S/SGT. JAMES W.
MIMS, APO 24, San Francisco, reports re-
ceiving the Sept. 1st class letter on Feb.
1 RS Wi LT. JJOHN H. BRADLEY, is
somewhere in Germany with the 1st Army,
APO. 18; NYC... PVT .SIDNEY T.
CLARK is a member of Co. D, 156th Bn.,
92nd Regt., IRTC, Camp Hood, Texas.
LT. JOHN H. FOWLER, JR., is station-
ed at Randolph Field, Texas, Sqdn. B 2,
CRS To A vi S/SGT. JAKE McCREARY,
APO-91, NYC. | .i'i= PFC. WILLIAM A.
GARY is attending Platoon Commanders’
Marine Corps Schools, Quantico,
LT. GEORGE H. MORRIS re-
quests a change of address to APO 513,
CL. LT. RAYMOND L. HEWELL’s
new address is APO 228, NYC. . . . . LT.
CHARLES T. BROWN has been tranferred
to CWS, ORP, Edgewood Arsenal, Md. . .
LT. RYAN E. TAYLOR gets mail in Box
1003, SAAAF, San Angelo, Texas. . .
PFC. EDWIN L. STEIG gets mail at
2308 Cleveland, Waco. . . . PFC. JIMMIE
B. WEBSTER is assigned to the 18th
Repl. Wing at Salt Lake City, Utah.
LT. BILLY M. ANDERSON, Lufkin,
Texas, has completed his required phases
of combat training at the Mountain
Home AAF, Mountain Home, Idaho, as a
co-pilot of a Liberator and anticipates
overseas duty soon. . . . . PFC. BILLY D.
SWEENEY is at the ASFTC, Ft. Lewis,
Was LT. JOE M. MERTZ, Ren.
See. II, Sch. Trps., TCS, Ft. Riley, Kan.
.... LT, BEN M. HUFFMAN, Houston,
co-pilot on a B-26 Marauder of the 9th
Air Force, visited the front lines as a
ground-air liaison officer and captured
a German soldier as a souvenir of his
tour. Lt. Huffman has 17 missions to his
credit. . . . LT. FRANK F. WEAVER,
JR., APO 650, NYC. . . . LT. CHARLES
D. TIPS is at the ASFTC, Ft. Lewis,
Wash. . . LT. BERNARD SAMPSON
is assigned to the 478th Amphib. Tk. Co.,
Ft. Lewis, Wash.
1946
Silver Taps: PFC. LUTHER MARNEY
TILLERY.
Wedding Pells: CPL. I. D. VAIL.
PFC. ROBERT B. MITCHELL, USMCR,
is back on Guam in the Pacific after
coming through the Iwo Jima invasion
without injury.
A/S JOHN H. CORNISH, Billet 24105,
USNRMS, Fort Schuyler, New York 61,
New York, reports several other Aggies at
Fort Schuyler. Cornish is taking the lead
in making arrangements for a Fort Schuy-
ler April 21 Muster.
PFC. NORMAN A. BLUMENTHAL, son
of Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES BLUMEN-
THAL, 2110 Rosewood, Houston, was
wounded in Germany on February 24
and is now hospitalized in England.
A. G. ACKER, PhM 3/ec, is stationed
at the Naval Hosp. in San Leandro, Calif.
A/S JOHN M. KNOX, U. S. Naval
Hosp., Corpsmen’s Brks.,, Norman Okla.,
expects to be sent to medical school soon.
JAMES L. McCOLLUM, AOM 3/c, son
of LT. and MRS. JOHN J. McCOLLUM,
’23, 206 Tennesse Ave., San Antonio, en-
tered the Navy in November, 1943. He was
sent to gunnery school and will receive
bls wings some time in April at Beaufort,
C
A recent letter from LT. THOMAS ‘F.
JONES gives his APO as 15820, % Post-
master, New York. He reports that LT.
PETE SLAUGHTER, ’44, and LT R. L.
“BOB” GULLEY, ’42 were both with him.
Lt. Jones was married on Oct. 15, 1944
to a Vickburg, Miss. girl. All three mem-
bers of the above trio would be pleased
to hear from their A. & M. friends.
A/S MILES F. WORTHAM is at the
USNC Tng. Center, Camp Endicott, Davis-
ville, DR 1." 25. 50, WILLARD F. JOHNS-
TON, S 1/c¢, has been transferred to the
Naval Academy Prep. School, Co. 6, Sec.
8, Williamsburg, Va. He reports that
HAROLD HAYNES, ’45, recently re-
ceived his commission as an Ensign and
is at the NAS, Ottumua, Iowa, Brks.
8-168 hn A eer ra PR, D.C.
FEHRENKAMP, ¢, FPO, San Francisco,
reports CPL. COUCH in the same outfit.
Fehrenkamp would like to hear from
JACK TORRAS. . . . . PVT. HORACE
E. YEARY, AGFRD 2, Ft. Ord, Calif. . .
A. G. ACKER, JR., Phm 3/¢c, is a mem-
ber of the staff at the USN Hosp., San
Leandro, Calif. . . . LT. HUIE H. LAMB,
JR., of Abilene, Texas, was one of the
hundreds of fighter pilots who escorted
heavy bombers and strafed Nazi trucks and
trains during the 8th Air Force’s recent
two-week record blitz on German rail
and road junctions in air cooperation
with the new American drive in Ger-
many. Lt. Lamb, who has destroyed a
Messerschmitt 262 and an Me 109 in the
air, wears the Distinguished Flying Cross
and the Air Medal with six Oak Leaf
Clusters.
SGT. JACK E. TURNER is now at the
AAFORD, Branch I, See.
K, Greens-Diego, Calif., TADCEN .. .
boro, N. C. He recently spent a furlough
at his home in Brownsville, Texas. . . .
PVT. JOHN H. LAWLESS, USMCR, gets
mail ¢% FPO, San Francisco. . . . CPL.
DAN T. SIMPSON receives mail at 1504
Windsor Ave., Dallas. . . . LT. DWIGHT
K. BOOTH, of San Antonio, recently ar-
rived overseas and has been assigned to
the 822nd Bomb Group ‘‘Annihilators”,
pioneer B-26 Marauder unit in the ETO.
After receiving additional combat training,
Lt. Booth will fly on 9th Air Force bomb-
ing missions. . . . . MELVIN A. JUDAH,
S 1/c¢, is at the NAS, Hutchinson, Kan. . .
ENS. DANIEL SCHERER has been
transferred to Harvard University, Cam-
bridge, Mass., Thayer N-68, NTS (Com-
munications). . . . . SGT. JOHN T.
POOLE, APO 470, NYC, reports having
seen T/SGT. WELDON MALETTE; W. T.
McGREGOR; CARL HANSEN; CHAR-
LES RUDLOFF, ’44; and WILLIE BRY-
AN.
A/C JAMES A. LUSCOMBE, of Anna,
Texas, recently received his wings upon
graduation from Blackland AAF, Waco. . .
F/O. EDWARD D. LEWIS is a member
of Sadn. N, Box 792, WAAF, Victorville,
Calif... .. PVT. STERLING S.-LACY,
JR., was a recent visitor on the campus.
He has been transferred to Camp Swift,
Texas, 1684th Engr. C. Bn. . . ENS.
LEOPOLD: J. COERS, ‘JB, isi at ‘the
NAS, Miami, Fla. . . . . SGT. JAMES
W. COOPER, is in OCS Class 472, Ft.
Benning, Ga. . . . PVT. WILLIAM C.
ENDERBY is at McCloskey Gen. Hosp.,
Temples na: =. i. T/5 DOUGLAS SE.
REGENBRECHT, APO 470, NYC, reports,
“Doing fine in Germany.” . . ,. S/SGT.
HENRY J. KOLINEK, JR. is
SAACC, San Antonio, Sec. NN, Bks.
5607... A/S ROBERT C. MARSHALL
JR., is at Midshipmen’s School, 411 W.
116th St., NYC. ... JOHN F. WOODHAM,
. . Marine
SGT. GEORGE G. PUGH, of Ft. Smith,
Ark., was recently promoted to that rank.
Overseas since Feb., 1944, Sgt. Pugh has
served at Efate, Emirau, and is at pre-
sent on Leyte. . . . . HOWARD B. MAR-
SHALL is a member of the 3rd Plt., Co.
C, 96 Inf. Bn., Camp Roberts, Calif. . . .
LT. FRANK N. PRICE, JR., 207th
AAFBU, Biggs Field, Texas. . . . LT.
THOMAS B. WESTBROOK, Waco, Texas,
P-51 Mustang fighter-bomber pilot, recently
destroyed an FW 190 near Fulda, Ger-
many. Lt. Westbrook has flown more
than 75 sorties against the enemy.
ROY G. FREEMAN, JR., AOMB 3/ec,
gets mail ¢ FPO, NYC. .... LT. JOHN
B. SCOTT is stationed at Avenger Field,
Sweetwater, Texas . . . LT. WALTER H.
NELSON, JR., is assigned to the 78th
AAFBU, Sheppard Field, Texas. . . . .
S; E_MIKULINSKY, . 8S 1/e,: (RM), Tad
Cen., Camp Elliott, San Diego, Celif., re-
ports that he has been stationed in and
around San Diego since entering the Navy.
«+... LT. JACK M. McKENZIE writes
from APO 58, NYC. .: . ... LT. JAMES
T. LANGSTON is assigned to Sec. T,
George Field, Lawrenceville, Ill. . . .
GLEN C. RICHARDSON, A/S, is at the
USNTC, Great Lakes, Ill. . . . A/S
HENRY E. ROBARDS, JR., USNR, com-
pleted the Navy V-12 course at Rice
Institute, Houston, in Feb., and has been
transferred to the Naval Reserve Mids’n
School at NYC. He reports NETH LEACH-
MAN; FRANK LAWRENCE; JERRY
EPPLER; WILLIAM J. EADS; and
PAUL ALLISON ® with him. =. =~. A/P
ROBERT W. STEWART is a member of
Batt. 3A, Co. H, Plat. 1, Iowa Pre-Flight,
Towa City, Iowa.
LT. CURTIS .T. STRONG, JR., has
completed his missions overseas and has
returned to the States. He is having mail
sent to his home address, 3301 Irwindell,
Dallas. . . . . A/S BEN W, SEVIER,
USNRMS, Ft. Schuyler, NYC, reports J.
D. ALLEN, ’47, and CHARLIE “DUTCH”
HOHN, ’47, there with him. . . . LT. J.
M. BRUNDRETT and LT. ROBERT L.
ECKMAN have been together all the way
and are now members of Sadn. T, 440th
AAFBU, AAF, Santa Maria, Calif. They
would like to hear from some classmates.
. BERNARD W. LEVY requests a
change of address to 1417 Union St.,
Schenectady, N. Y. . . . . LT. HERBERT
G. “FROG” HOLDERNESS, Class 325,
P-40 Sec., Foster Field, Texas, reports
LT. “DUSTY” HABERMAN at Foster
for P-40 Transition and gunnery. . . .
PFC. WILLIE E. LOWRY, III, gets mail
% FPO, San Francisco.
PVT. CARLETON B. MOSELEY,
USMCR, is somewhere in the Pacific, and
gets mail ¢% FPO, San Francisco . . .
PVT. CARL PEDERSEN, JR., is at the
Recruit Depot, Marine Brks., Parris Is-
land, S.-i C.,.- Plt. 101,8rd "Rec. Bn. i. =.
LT. BENJAMIN F. HUSS requests a
change of address to APO 247, San Fran-
cisco. . . . CLARENCE HUNTER, S 2/ec,
Uvalde, Texas, has completed 8 weeks
of work in the Navy Academic Refresher
Unit (V-7), Colgate University, Hamilton,
N. Y., and has reported to Columbia
University’s Midshipman School. . . . PFC.
CHARLES W. READ, JR., is somewhere
in Germany, APO 447, NYC. . . . JACK
G. DAVIS, USNR, USNRMS, Batt. I,
Co. A, Sec. 92, BHE, Cornell University,
Ithaca, N. Y., reports DONALD WOODS
in his company. Woods was wounded in
action in Germany a few months ago.
They would like to hear from some class-
mates.
LT. DONALD R. PENDER, Burbank,
Calif,, has arrived overseas and has taken
up his duties as a B-24 Liberator pilot at
a 15th AAF heavy bomber base. . . .
A/C JOSEPH P. MUELLER has been
transferred to Chapel Hill, N. C., Bn. 69,
Manley Hall, Rm. 308, USP School. . . .
C/M CLAUDE H. EVERETT, JR., gets
mail at 3008 Ella Lee Lane, Houston. . . .
PVT. DAVID B. HARNDEN, Br. 1, Box
94-T, Barksdale Field, La. . . . A/S JOHN
W. PHENICIE is at the USN Const. Tng.
Center, Camp Endicott, Davisville, R. I.
.... PFC. CECIL I. PARKER is on duty
at APO 17816, NYC. . . . . LT. JAMES
R. LINDLEY is assigned to the 2518th
AAFBU, AAF Pilot Sch. (AAF), Enid,
Oklahoma.
F/O MERCER G. ABERNATHY, Mec-
Kinney, Texas, has been awarded a second
Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for
“meritorious achievement”. He is an 8th
Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress navigator
with the 385th Bomb. Group.
1947
CPL. CARLOS A. RICHTER, is at-
tached to Saqdn. M, AAF, Boca Raton,
Pla... ne SHELTON F. PRATOR, F 1/ec,
is at the Ree. Brks. Sta., Shoemaker, Calif.
. .+ EDDIE A." RICHARD, 8 1/c, has
been transferred to Camp Elliott, San
+ PVT. W.TA
VON SCHOELER, A-27 BITG, Camp
Crowder, Mo., is in the branch im-
material group taking an auto-mechanics
Course, oo - «2» CPL. WALLACE / L.
HACKLER is a Field Artillery radio
operator and is on duty at APO 758, NYC,
somewhere in Germany . . . . PVT.
LLOYD W. SCHUHMANN has entered
the Air Corps and is stationed at Shep-
pard Field, Texas, Sadn. P, Flt. 92, 3706
AAFBU, for basic and classification. . . .
PVT. CARL C. THRIFT has gone over-
seas, APO 18686, NYC.
S/SGT. JOHN T. ESTES, of Hereford,
Texas, has been awarded the third Oak
Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for ‘“‘meri-
torious achievement’. Sgt. Estes is tail
gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress of the
95th Bombardment Group.
PVT. ALVA G. WALSH is a member of
Sqdn. M, 3706 AAFBU (BTC), Sheppard
Field, Texas. . . LT. WILLIAM L.
PIETZSCH is overseas, APO 520, NYC. . .
PVT. ROBERT G. PRITCHETT is station-
ed at Camp Hood, Texas, Co. A, 173
Bn., 95. ‘Regt. ». +n HAROLD L. BEN-
SON, A/C, is at Navy Pre-Flight School,
Athens, Ga. His address is Wasp Brks.,
Batt. 68, Rm. 233, and he reports LEON-
ARD E. BROCK there also. . . . . PVT,
JOHN W. WALLACE is having mail sent
to his home address, 15183 N. W. 17th St.,
Oklahoma City, Okla. FRANK
A. EASTMAN, S 1l/e¢, is taking boot
training at the USNTC, San Diego, Calif.,
and is a member of Co. 45-127. . . . PVT.
HENRY M. SORRELS, Co. A, 171st Bat.
95 Regt., IRTC, Camp Hood, Texas. ... .
PVT. RODNEY R. RICHARDSON is sta-
tioned at Keesler Field, Miss., Sadn. Z,
Flt. 470, 38704 AAFBU, and reports his
ex-roommate, PVT. CHARLES T. TRICK-
EY, also at Keesler, Sadn. T, Flt. 404,
3704 AAFBU.
WALTER F. HICKS, JR., S 1/c, Re-
ceiving Unit, ATB, Little Creek, Va., re-
ports a recent leave spent with DON
HEARN, ’46; JOHN SKIDMORE, ’46 ; ED
DOWNS; and JAMES BARNETT. Hicks
would like to know the present mailing
address of HARWELL BARBER.
ARCH H. McCULLOUGH, JR. Sl/e,
is with Co. 45-109, USNTC, San Diego,
Calif. . . . PVT. JOE T. ROGERS is as-
signed to the 3706th AAFBU, Sqdn. M,
Sheppard Field, (Texas.. .- +». . PFC.
ALVIN F. SEAWRIGHT, somewhere in
Germany, gets mail through APO 94, NYC
vie te MORRIS-F. BATTLE is ‘having
mail sent to 1609 Lavaca, Austin. . . .
A/S JAMES L. MERTZ is with the Navy
V-12 Unit at Prather Hall, Rm 237, Aus-
tin. . . . PAUL S. HARNDEN, Sl1/c, gets
mail ¢% FPO, San Francisco. . . . RAY-
.... PVT. JOHN A. RICHARDSON, Co.
B,. 13 Bn, ARTC, Ft.. "Knox, i
taking basic training. .-. . -. 2
MAX E. MOHNKE, USNR, is at Soldiers
Field Sta., Boston, 63, Mass., Morris Hall
D-38. He reports MIDN. L. S. BAER, ’46
there also. 3
ARCHIE B. AMMONS, S 1/c, reports
that others in the same boot training com-
pany are ARCH McCULLOCH; ELDRED
FOSTER, ’38; and JAMES C. SMITH,
’89. They are members of Co. 45-109
USNTC, San Diego, Calif. :
PVT. HARRELL D. FOITIK: PVT.
ROBERT B. FERGUSON, JR.; PVT. BIL-
LY R. SHURLEY; PVT. CHARLES T.
TRICKEY ; PVT. ROD R. RICHARDSON :
PVT. W. H. ARRINGTON, JR.; PVT.
FREDERICK A. FLEMING, JR.; and PVT.
WILLIAM A. ADAIR are taking basic
training at Keesler Field, Miss. They are
members of Sadn. X, Class 469, 3704th
AAF BU.
PVT. HAROLD H. EDWARDS has been
transferred from Lowry Field, Colo., to the
SAAAF, San Angelo, Texas, Box 591, Sec.
JARVIS T. AMMONS, S 2/c,
is assigned to Brks. 518 UL, SM Sch.,
Sec. 925, Bainbridge, Md.
PVT. RUFUS L. VICKERS, USMCR,
writes from Camp Lejeune, N. C., where
he is a member of Co. D, 4th Bn., ITC. . .
CPL. CHARLES BAKER is stationed ‘at
Camp Blanding, Fla., Hq. 227th ITB. He
was a recent visitor on the campus.
PVT. EDWIN M. FARROW, with the
Army Air Corps at Boca Raton, Fla., is a
member of Sqdn. N . . . . PVT. A. M.
PRESCOTT has been transferred to Ft.
Benning, Ga.,;:Co.- 0, Ist" PTR, TPS... =
A/S MAX E. MOHNKE is at the Nav.
Sub. Depot, Nav. Tng. Center, Bayonne,
N. J.sw « PVT. WALTER ‘H. TALBOT
is on overseas duty, APO 15863, NYC. . .
PVT. MERCER G. BREWER, 1st Co.,
3rd STR, Ft. Benning, Ga.
1948
ROY. C. POTTS, JR., and his twin
brother, ARTHUR N. POTTS, recently
left school to enter the miiltary service
upon reaching their 18th birthdays. Their
father, ROY C. POTTS, of Belton, was
recently appointed by Gov. Coke Stevenson
to a place on the Board of Directors of
A. & M. College.
WILLIAM R. ADAMS, S 1/¢, USNR,
son of Professor and Mrs. WILLIAM F.
ADAMS, ’23, College Station, is attending
radio school at the U. S. Naval Training
Center, 8th Naval Dist., Houston, Texas.
A/S AARON SCHWARTZ has been
transferred to Norman, Okla., A O M,
MOND W. ORSON, Rte. 2, Lamesa, Texas NATTC
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