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MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1945
THE TEXAS AGGIE
THE TEXAS AGGIE
E. E. McQuillen Publisher
Published Semi-Monthly at the A. & M.
Press, College Station, Texas, except dur-
ing the summer months when issued
monthly, by the Association of Former
Students of the Agricultural and Mechan-
ical College of Texas, College Station.
Texas.
Subscription Price $5.00
Entered as Second Class Matter at
College Station, Texas
Officers
Rufus R. Feeples, *28....ccureiinrrcesis. President
H. Dick Winters, ’16... ...Vice-President
E. E. McQuillen, ’20... Executive Secretary
L. B. Locke ’18 Assistant Secretary
Directors
JA. Whyte, “1d... coicicciinamicn Texarkana
W. A. Moore, ’25 Paris
Col.. T. H. Barton,.’99........ El Dorado, Ark.
H. .R. Deason, 218.....ccoicqpmsessrssess Port Arthur
A. Ed Caraway, ’34 Lufkin
George B. Morgan, ’I8.........uu.eee. Beaumont
A. G. Pfaff, ’25 J Tyler
Roy D. Golston, ’03 Tyler
W. L. Ballard, ’22 Longview
R. Frank Ashburn, '24..........:..--- Sherman
Herbert A. Burow, ’24...
John P. McCullough, ’2
A. P. Rollins, ’06
Tyree L. Bell, ’13 Dallas
BH. Cunningham,  *10..5... 00 ris Dallas
S. A. Lipscomb, ’07 College Station
W. F. Munnerlyn, ’26 ..........College Station
Rufus R.. Peeples, ’28...........cc....in. Tehuacana
L. M. Welch, ’24 Conroe
H. *S. "Davenport, *04...........0..... Palestine
CG. 'F..FAdickes, 210 ...cc.concrnnnstanmpin Huntsville
Geo. H. Lacy, ’13 Houston
T. W. Mohle, ’1) Houston
Charles R. Haile, ’12 Houston
T. M. "Smith," Sr..n201........... East Columbia
Scott Moore, ’11 Yoakum
H. (J. i Mikesks, ' 2 10)..cccreimmmssmemiis Texas City
C. M. Elwell, 23 Austin
W. P. Patton, ’29 Lockhart
Robert Schaer, 21........icmomsonid Chapel Hill
Hubert: (G. Davis,  223.....com-itmmmomsinnseras
W. E. Wade, ’30
Major R. N. Conolly, ’
Herbert F. Spreen. ’22
Sv de Baker, 227... i.cmmsiussenmmminse
A. J. Healy, ’28 Fort Worth
George Moffett, ’16 ............... Chillicothe
Calvin +P. Dodson. 210.......0.. 000 eee Decatur
Jack C. Idol, ’26 Benjamin
ARE. Hinman,  ’25........ccceem- Corpus Christi
Silver Whitsett, ’24 Seguin
D. F. Brelthauer, ’22 Goliad
Charles E. Richter, ’29........................ Laredo
Norman E. Buescher, ’22.................... McAllen
B."B.. Cartwright, ’17........ Carizzo Springs
A. L. Forbes, Jr., ’21 El Paso
T. J. Dwyer, ’12 Odessa
BW HIERN, ’3].... ciclo temiinnacs.- Ft. Stockton
Dr. Verne A. Scott, ’'14.......... Stephenville
Dr.iJ.” N. Burditt, 21... Abilene
R.i A. Lasseter, 285......cud woos Sweetwater
Carl Miller, ’28 Amarillo
J. F. Elount, ’28 Amarillo
Frank F. McMordie, ’26.................. Canadian
Jack Christian, ’'32 Spur
Joe W. Jennings, ’1l.....ceccoe ncoseess Lockney
A. F. Reese, ’14 Shallowater
Louis A. Hartung, ’29................ San Antonio
C. M. Gaires, ’12 San Antonio
££... C.slkrueger,. "12... ..cc.comsiieenss San Antonio
Penrose B. Metcalfe, ’16............ San Angelo
H. Dick Winters, ’16 Brady
RR. J. Milligan, ’24.......i00i. Brownwood
M. A. Abernathy, ’16 Shreveport, La.
C. D. Speed, ’26... Houston
Gen. A. B. Knickerbocker, °21.......... Austin
James P. Hamblen, '’27.........ccocccebivon Houston
Edward W. Wilson, ’30...Kansas City, Mo.
Executive Committee
Rufus RR. Peeples, ’23......ccocrrvecees Tehuacana
fH. Dick Winters, ’16 Brady
AE. Hinman, ’25.............- Corpus Christi
Tyree L. Bell, ’13 Dallas
J. P. Hsmblen, ’27 Houston
Student Loan Fund Trustees
Rufus R. Peeples, ’28................ Tehuacana
A: Fi Mitchell, 209... ite ccishedarme Corsicana
E. E. McQuillen, ’20................ College Station
Repr2sentatives on the Athletic Council
J. A. (Hop) Reynolds,
Gen. A. B. Knickerbocker,
SILVER TAPS
Gustave Alexander Saper, ’15
Gus A. Saper, ’15, died in Houston on
May ’31, from injuries received in an
airplane crash near Houston the previous
Sunday. He was a civil air patrol pilot
and was piloting the plane when it crashed
in a forced landing. He is survived by
Mrs. Saper and a son, Lt. Edgar G. Saper,
’45, Ft, Sill, Okla. Saper was manager
of a large bakery at Houston and had been
in that business for many years. He is a
past president of the Houston A. M.
Club and was an active member of that
club. He received his degree in Chem.
Engineering, was assistant editor of the
Longhorn and the Battalion and a mem-
ber of the Ross Volunteers. The Saper
home is at 914 W. Alabama, Houston.
Burial was in that city.
Major George Selman, ’27
Major George Selman, USA (Ret.), died
recently in his room at a Houston hotel.
He had been retired last year after 17
years in the Army and was a tank corps
officer. He is survived by two sisters and
a daughter. Burial was at Dallas.
Major Selman entered the Army shortly
after receiving his degree in Ag. En-
gineering from A. M.
Capt. Joe B. ‘Guerra, ’38
Capt, Joe B. Guerra, ’38, was killed in
action on Okinawa on April 13. A mem-
ber of the Infantry, he attended A. &
M. during the years 1934-38, and receiv-
ed his degree in Agriculture.
Capt. Guerra is survived by his widow,
Mrs. J. B. Guerra, Carrizo Springs; his |
mother, Mrs. R. R. Guerra, Carrizo
Springs; one brother; and two sisters.
Cpl. Freeman H. Bokenkamp, ’39
Cpl. Freeman H. Bokenkamp, ’39, was
killed in action on April 21 on Negros
Island in the Philippines while serving
with a parachute unit in the infantry. He
attended A. & M. during the years 1935-38
and, prior to entering the service, was
employed by Layne-Texas Company, He
was a member of the football and basket-
ball squad at A.
Cpl. Bokenkamp was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Bokenkamp, 1016 Cort
landt, Houston.
Lt. William Bryant Caraway, Jr., 43
Lt. William Bryant Caraway, Jr., ’43,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Caraway,
Weatherford, Texas, has been killed in ac-
tion on Okinawa. He was a student at
A. & M. during the years 1940-43, and
received his degree in Agricultural Edu-
cation. ;
Besides his parents, Lt. Caraway is sur-
vived by his widow, Mrs. W. G. Caraway,
Jr., Weatherford; and a small daughter
he had never seen.
Lt. Joseph H. Bunch, ’44
Lt. Joseph H. Bunch, ’44, a Communica-
tions Officer with the 33rd Division, was
killed in action on Luzon on March 26. In
the Army since June, 1942, Lt. Bunch
was sent overseas in July, 1944, and be-
fore going to the Philippines saw service
in Hawaii, New Guinea, and the Dutch
East Indies. He had been awarded the In-
. fantryman Medal, the Bronze Star, and the
Purple Heart. A
is survived by his mother,
Lt. Bunch
Mrs. C. D. Bunch, of Dallas, Texas; and
his widow, Mrs. J. H. Bunch, 5555 Holly-
wood Blvd.,, Los Angeles 28, Calif.
Lt. John M. Mullins, ’44
Lt. John M. Mullins, ’44, son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Mullins, Carrizo Springs,
Texas, has been reported killed in action
on May 4 on Negros Island, Philippine
Islands. He was serving with the 503rd Air-
borne Division at the time of his death
and had been overseas since February.
Lt. Mullins was Cadet Colonel at A. &
‘M. during his senior year, and immediately
upon graduation was inducted into the
service. He received his commission at Ft.
Benning, Ga., and was then sent to Camp
Robinson, Ark., as an instructor of the
Infantry. He later transferred to the Para-
troopers. { .
Surviving besides his parents is his
widow, Mrs, Marget Mullins, who is a
member of the Cadet Nursing Corps at
San Antonio, Texas.
Lt. Fred W. Sutherland, ’44
Lt. Fred W. Sutherland, ’44, was killed
in an automobile accident on June 1, 1944,
according to word from his mother, Mrs.
W. C. Sutherland, Box 273, Archer City,
Texas. Lt. Sutherland received his wings
as a Liaison Pilot in the Field Artillery at
Pittsburg, Kansas. in April, 1944, and at
the time of his death was stationed at Ft.
1777, NY, who had seen
ter held in the Marianas.
with the picture. In the picture are:
’42; Lt. Albert W. Clay, Jr., ’40;
Robert Martin,
Lt. Col. Harvey Striegler,
Col. Victor A. Barraco, ’15; Col.
“Somewhere Else” in the Marianas
Lt. Col. Victor Barraco, ’15, USMCR, Houston, was chairman of the above Mus-
“The dope on this pix is pretty much fouled up—but if the
names are all scrambled, at least they are all good Aggies,”
(standing, left to right) Lt. Earl M. Farber,
Lt. David Schwinn,
’44; Sgt. Joe A. Birkner; W/O L. C. Bain, ’41; (seated, left to right)
‘30; Maj. Bob R. Lockart; Col.
Walter T. Galliford,
Lt. Jack\Knowlan, ’43; and Pfc. Delmar Fehrenkamp, ’46.
was word sent along
’42; Maj. J. S. Bleeker; Lt.
Lt.
45;
John A. Hilger, ’32;
’17; Lt. Rowland Ball,
Among
A & M MEN
Continued from Page 1
ueary 3, 1945. “Makes it easy to remember
birthdays,” was ‘Proud Papa’ Smith’s
comment.
LT. COL. JOHN E. MITCHELL was
recently promoted to that rank. He is on
the staff of Brig. Gen. WM. L. “JERRY”
LEE, ’27, 49th Bomb Wing (H), APO
520, NY.
L. H. CALLAWAY, 923 Broadway,
Houston, is in the Funeral Directing and
Ambulance business. He reports the birth
of a second son in March, and also sends
news of his brother, CAPT. HERBERT
CALLAWAY, "317.
Austin C. Bray
Box 264, Dallas, 1
BEN NORMAN, Freeport Sulphur Com-
pany, Freeport, is the City Commissioner
of that city.
ERNEST P. BELL, ’22, 1216 Omar St.,
Houston, is very anxious to secure a copy
of the 1929 annual. Mrs. Bell is the former
Nona Clark, one of the annual’s ‘Vanity
Fair’’ beauties and Bell would like to have
a copy of the book for himself and for his
12-year-old son. If anyone has an extra
copy, please communicate with Mr. Bell
at the above address.
1930
J. A. Reynolds
Dreyfus & Son, Dallas
R. M. “BOB” ELDER is General Secre-
tary of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway
YMCA at Brewster, Ohio. He was released
from military service this spring. He
writes that the opening of the Great
Lakes trade this spring really meant that
business picked up at his YMCA. He also
reports attending the very fine April 21
Muster in Cleveland.
W. LEWIS DAVID is doing a big job
of blackland farming on Rte. 3, Corsi-
cana. He was a recent campus visitor, and
farming seems to agree with him.
MAJOR HUGH V. KEEPERS is as-
signed to the Security and Intelligence De-
partment, 8th Service Command, Dallas.
GEORGE “DODY” SMITH, JR., advises
class agent, “Hop” REYNOLDS of his
promotion to Lt. Col. He is somewhere
overseas, APO 394, NY. When he wrote
he reported on the lookout for other A.
& M. men to hold an April 21 Muster in his
area.
CLASS AGENT “HOP” REYNOLDS re-
ports letters from a number of classmates,
including MAJ. PAUIL DRESSER, APO
“DODY” SMITH
(Lt. Col.) and others. . . .MAJOR JOHN
H. TURNER announces the arrival of a
daughter on March 28 at Clarksville, Texas.
John is now stationed at Schenectady, N.
Y,. and at the time of writing had not yet
seen his daughter, but looked forward to
that thrill seon. . . . CAPT. WALTER
SWANK drops a note from APO 244, San
Francisco, with regards to all. He is in the
Marianas. . . . R J. E. GRAGG is
Executive Director of Supply, Camp Clai-
borne, La., and eompliments Class Agent
Reynolds on the “Wildcat”. He is happy
over the birth of a son last Feb.
ROBERT P. WOLTZ, JR., writes: “Hop”
that he came a “Papa’’ on May 2 with the
arrival of an 8 Ib. daughter. He is a
practicing architect with offices in the
Dan Waggoner Building, Fort Worth.
MAJOR RAYMOND! L. ROGERS, Col-
lege Statiom, is Asst. Ord. Officer of the
23rd Corps new in Germany. Mrs. Rogers
and their family are living at College Sta-
1931
 C. R. “Dick” Coneway
Humble Oil & Ref. Co., Houston, 1
Lt.
COL.
BURNS, Yoakum, was recently promoted
Col. Louis T.
LOUIS “+71.
Burns
LT. “BUSTER”
to that rank in the CBI Theater, APO
495, NYC. Mrs. Burns is living at Seguin,
Texas, 504 N. Milam. Col. Burns com--
mands a QM Remount Squadron.
JACK E. SAUNDERS, formerly with
North American Aviatiom of Dallas and
Sill, Oklahoma, awaiting orders for over
seas duty.
Lt. Sutherland is alse survived by two
brothers, Lt. Thomas: IL. Sutherland, ’42;
and W. C. Sutherland, Jr., ’48.
Lt. Fred P. Pipkin, Jr., *45
Lt. Fred P. Pipkin, Jr., ’45, was killed
in action in Germany on April 11, aeeord-
ing to word from his cousin, Capt. E. H.
Hamlett, Jr., 40, San Francisco, Calif. At
the time of his death, Lt. Pipkin was
serving with the 89th Infantry Division.
He was a student at A. & M. during the
years 1941-43, taking Mechanieal Engi-
neering. :
Lt. Pipkin is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred P. Pipkin, Bex 251,
Iraan, Texas; and one sister.
Lt. Bill Trodlier, *45
Lt, Bill Trodlier, ’45, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Nathan Trodlier, Sinton, Texas, was
killed in action on Luzon on March 29.
He was leading his platoon on a combat
patrol in the area near the town of Bay,
Luzon, when he and his men were fired
upon by a large number of the enemy.
Lt. Trodlier made an attempt to rescue
one of his wounded men and was killed
instantly.
Besides his parents, Lt. Trodlier is sur-
vived by a brother, Cpl. Harry Trodlier,
’43, now overseas; and one sister.
Pfc. Thomas R. Leary, ’46
Pfe. Thomas R. Leary, ’46, previously
reported missing in action, has been kill-
ed in action in Germany on January 20.
Serving with the Third Army at the time
of his death, he had been in France since
August and had been awarded the In-
fantry Combat Badge.
Pfe. Leary was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. R. Leary, ’18, Box 277, Laredo, Tex.
|
Lt. Col. T. C. Morris
| APO 2, c/o PM, New York, N. Y.
the French Riviera at Cannes by
(to his left fost, recently spoke to the
in the hog division
a past president of the North American
A. & lub, has been named Regional
Director of Public Information for Amer-
ican Airlines, Inec., with headquarters in
Dallas.
HARRY L. BOYER, Assistant Com-
mandant, College Station, would like to
swap a 1929 for a 1930 Longhorn. He has
two 1929’s, but no 1930 book.
DR. W. C. BUTLER is Manager of the
Animal and Plant Health Dept., McKes-
son & Robbins, New York City. For the
past four years he has been head of the
228, NY, will soon complete three years of
overseas duty.
. ED. CARAWAY, who represents
the Lufkin Foundry and Machine Com-
pany, lives at 438 S. Main, Longview. He
is a member of the Board of Directors of
the Association.
CAPT. ROBERT T. NELSON is in-
strumtor at Ft. Belvoir, Va., following his
return last winter from overseas.
Scientific and Research Dept., Globe
Laboratories, Fort Worth. He will be at-
tached to McKesson’s main office in New
York but will devote a substantial part
of his time to visiting other divisions of
the company, holding regional conferences
with retail druggists, and developing group
meetings with farmers, stockmen and vet-
erinarians.
MAJOR WILLIS E. COLLINS, APO
102, NYC, reports keeping on the move
across Germany
MAJOR JACK E. FULGHAM has been
on active duty since Nov., 1940. He has
been awarded the Bronze Star as well as the
Italian Bronze Star and has been recom-
mended for additional honors. He served
through all the engagements in which the
36th Division took part in the Mediter-
ranean, then was transferred to the 421st
F. A., where he continues his outstanding
Pesend. His latest address was APO 758,
NYC.
DR. JOHN H. QUISENBERRY, who re-
cently left A. & M. to accept a position
with the University of Hawaii, is now
settled down out there and gets his mail
at the Hawaii Agrl. Exp. Sta., University
of Hawaii, Honolulu 10, T. H.
1932
Lt. Col. Luther E. Bell
509 N. Payne St., Alexandria, Va.
LT. COL. THOMAS M. MAXWELL, APO
70, San Francisco, writes from the Philip-
pines and sends his contribution to the
Development Fund. He thanks Luther Bell
for ine class letters and sends regards
to a
J. EARL RUDDER nas peen advanced
to the rank of full Colonel and is com-
manding an infantry regiment in Germany,
according to latest news. He wears the
DSC for leading a D-Day Ranger raid on
the Normandy Coast. Prior to active duty
he was football coach at John Tarleton
College. The story of his Ranger Raid
was written up several months ago in a
special Sat. Eve Post article.
T. J. “SLEDGE” ELDER has been
promoted to Lt. Col. His address is APO
513, Pp
LT. COL. FRANK 8. SCOTT gets mail
through APO 244, San Franeiseo.
CAPT. H. E. CUNNINGHAM, who has
been both a patient and liaison officer at
McCloskey General Hospital, Temple, has
been ordered to the Command and General
Staff School at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan.
His injury was suffered in North Africa.
MAJOR 8S. S. SUMMERS, JR., reports
an April 21 Muster somewhere in England,
APO 407, NYC, with himself and MAJOR
SAM BUNTON, Del Rio, 2%. present. He
also reports visiting London with MAJOR
JAMES B. SMITH, ’31, who was on leave
from the Continent and wearing a Bronze
Star.
LT. COL. O. E. “TIGER” TEAGUE, who
is recovering at McCloskey General Hos-
pital, Temple, from severe battle injury
Brazos County A. & M. Club on his ex-
periences. He expects to enjoy complete
recovery, but his left leg will be shortened. |
He was a battalion eommander through the
heaviest fighting” in France and Germany. |
Mrs. Teague and! their children are living |
at the Teague home between Bryam and |
College.
FELIX R. McKNIGHT, Asst. .to the
Managing Editor of “The Dallas News”,
has been honored by an award fromm the
Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism
fraternity.
BRIG. GEN. ALVIN R. LUEDECKE |
ras had the Oak Leaf Clster added to |
his Bronze Star Medal for achievement |
im connection with operations against: the |
emwemy in the India»Burma Theatre. Mus.
Luedecke resides at! Grapeland, Texas.
1933
COL. ROBERT F. WORDEN is on the
staff of Brig. Gen. WM. L. LEE, ’27, im
a heavy bombardment wing in Italy.
A two-man April 21! Muster was boiz on
COL. FRANCIS R. DePASQUAL and ILLT.
COL. GABE LEWIS. Both were at a rest
camp and thoroughly: enjoyed the first
rest they had had im many months. De-
Pasqual’s address is APO 3839, NYC.
PVT. W. T. McDONALD, Bryan attor-
ney and former Legislator, is statiomed |
att Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Ark. Butt}
writes that he is being transferred to the
Medical Corps at Camp Crowder, Mo. Mhs.. |
MieDonald and their som continue to make |
their home in Bryan. W. T. served as a |
member of the House of Representatives: |S
from Brazos County for several terms:
H. A. FITZHUGH, County Agric. Agents, |
San Antonio, is mighty proud of the record |
of his 4-H Club star; Duane Boenig; whe |
walked off with six gramd champion awards |
of the Houston Bat |
Steek Show. Fitzhugh was County Agent |
at Menard before he went to San Antonio |
im September, 1938;
1934
Lt. Col. T. N. Gearreald
17 West Passaic Ave.
Rutherford, New Jersey
LT. COL. FRED GREMMEL, disgruntled
| at missing the Paris Muster, went in to
| breakfast the next morning sontewdere in
Germany and ran sguarely into VERNON
GEORGE “BARNEY” HOLMES; and a
celebration ensued. The previous time they
had met, reports Gremmel, Holmes was
wearing cowhand boots and a duek jacket.
CARAWAY that in a few weeks he will
WESTERMAN, who put him up for the
night. They are all hoping to be headed
back toward the U. S. soon. Fred is in
Military Intelligence School.
COL. ERNEST D. BROCKETT, JR. is
assigned to duty at APO 343, San Fran-
cisco.
LT. (jg) JOHN R. EIDSON, JR. was
recently promoted to that rank en route
to the Philippines on his second Pacific
tour of duty. He is in a Naval Const. Bn.,
% FPO, San Francisco.
MAJOR A. L. CLINKINBEARD, APO
926, San Francisco, writes classmate ED
in an ainrcraft Bn., and got in on one
have had four years in the army. He is
structor at Ft. Belvoir, Va., following his
of the major U. S. landings in the Paeific.
He was Captain of Battery B, F. A., at
A. &M.
COL. JAMES E. MILLER has been ad-
vanced to that rank from Lt. Col. He is
A-1 of a Bombardment Division (M) APO
140, NY. He received his degree in agri-
culture in 1934 and his masters’ in 1936.
Before reporting for active duty, he was
commandant and teacher at Texas Military
College, at Terrell.
MAJOR LOUIS R. PIETZSCH, recently
returned to the States from overseas duty,
is now stationed at Ft. Bragg, N. C., Hq.
he headed
| tained by
| Students.
HR
Lt. Col. George v. Holmes
LT. COL. GEORGE V. HOLMES is
shown receiving the Bronze Star from
Gen. Courtney H. Hodges at some point
in Germany. At last report, Col. Holmes
was on his second tour of overseas duty‘in
the ETO. He participated in the landing
at Salerno and continued in combat serv-
ice until the fall of Naples in 1943. After
a tour of duty in Washington, he returned
the ETO and was attached to Haq. of the
1st Army. He was in the assault forces in
the European invasion. His home is at
Gonzales. He was Cadet Colonel at A. &
M. in 1934
1935
Capt. Frederick W. H. Wehner
102nd AAF Base Unit (Hq IFC)
Mitchell Field, New York
MAJOR WAYNE M. HARRIS has been
awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious
conduct in the European campaign. He has
been with the 90th Division since its acti-
vation at Camp Barkley, Texas, in 1942,
and landed in Normandy on D-Day with
his field artillery unit. He has been with
the Third Army during the Normandy
campaign, and on through France, Luxem-
bourg, and Germany. Mrs. Harris and their
son are living at Longview, Texas.
JACK B. ROACH has been made Secre-
tary-Treasurer of the Coryell National
Farm Loan Association at Gatesville. He
is happy over his new job but still happier
over the birth of a second son, Pat Hale
Roach on March 8th.
LT. COL. RAYMOND L. MURRAY is
Chief of the Operations and Training Sec-
tion of the Marine Corps Command and
Staff School, Quantico, Va. He commanded
a battalion of Marines that participated
in the Hyde Park funeral of President
Roosevelt. A Marine Corps regular, Col
Murray saw extensive combat service in
the Paeific. On a recent visit to Wash-
ington he reports seeing LT. COL. LU-
THER E. BELL, ’32, and LT. COL. J.
U. PARKER, ’32.
LT. COL. KENNETH TUCKER is sta-
tioned at Bryan Army Air Field, and vis-
its the campus occasionally when duties |
permit.
MAJOR JACK C STRINGFELLOW is
assigned to the Post Engineer’s Office at
Camp Hood, Texas, following his return
from 2 1-2 years in the Pacific where he
specialized on New Guinea. i
LT. COL. and MRS. LUCIAN M.
MORGAN are happy over their new
daughter, born April 2. Their son Jimmie
is about five. Lucian is classification offfi-
cer at the Camp Robinson, Ark.,
headquarters. Before going on active duty
of Former
the: Assoeiation
Colonel D. R. Alfonte, who served on the
| military staff att A. & M. from 1932 to
1937, was on hand! for the April 21 Mus-
ter at Ft. Ord. Calif, and asked to be:
remembered to alll of his friends.
returned to the States from duty in the
Pacific and is now with the Post Engr.
At Camp Hood, Texas.
1936
Capt. D. J. Lewis
'C.E., U. S. Eng. Office
‘c/o Prod. Sec., Mobile, Ala.
CAPT. ROBERT (C.. CROSS, APO 246,
San Francisco, writes from somewhere in
the Marianas to tell! about another grand
April 21 Muster. He: has had 44 months
overseas service. Mrs. Cross and their
5-year-old son are living at Bracketville,
Texas. Robert reports: seeing CAPT. JESSE
DPEWARE, ’36, of the Medical Corps, and
other A. & M. men im his area.
CAPT LEONARD F.. GIESECKE is in
the QMC at McCloskey General Hospital,
Temple. He went there first as a patient,
to recover from injuries: received in action.
CAPT. L. M. ROBERTS was a recent
eampus visitor, following internment in
' Switzerland. He was shot down while pilot-
ing a B-24. Capt. Roberts entered the
service shortly after reeeiving his Hocker
degree from Yale University. At A. & M.
he visited the home of his brother, J. B.
| “JOCKO” ROBERTS, ”33.
MAJOR JAMES RE. BADGETT, APO
403, NYC, has beer awarded the Bronze
Star for heroism in actien in Luxembourg
in February.
COL. BILL HAHN. AAF, has returned
from several years’ dusty in Alaska, for a
1937
Capt. W. A. Rultmann
’
APO c¢/0 PM, New York, N. Y.
MAJOR JOHN’ ID. SMITH, 308 Hyde
Park, Houston, has: reported to Miami for|
reassignment after eompleting 35 mis-.
sions with the 15th Air Force
Mediterranean, Italy, and Southern France..
He holds the Punple Heart, the Air Medal
with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Dis-
tinguished Flying: Cross. He has been on
active duty for 4 years and is the som
of TRAVIS IL. SMITH, JR., ’98, Hous~
ton. His wife and their two sons have beem
living at Ft. Knox, Ky., with her parents.
JAMES COY HUGHES and his wife,
interned in San Tomas in Manila for over
3 years, arrived im Palestine, Texas, May
15, and expects to be there until July I.
He and Mrs. Hughes are both well on the
way to recovery after a very trying ex-
perience. Coy was a Mechanical Engineer
for International General Electric in
Manila prior to the outbreak of war
MR. AND MRS. JOE M. GLOVER, JR,
Coleman, have two sons, Eddie Joe, 5, and
Rankin Dee, 2, and a daughter a little
over a year old. The boys are already
looking forward to coming to A. & M. when
their time eomes. Joe is County Agent at
Coleman.
ENS. CLARENCE T. DAVIS, JR.,
USNR, ¢ FPO, San Francisco, Calit., is
somewhere in the Pacific and wrote in a
letter in eary April that he was looking
around to find an April 21 Muster he
could - attend.
E. B. KENG is with the Soil Conserva-
tion Service, with headquarters at Sonora,
Texas.
THOMAS N. SHULTS is now with the
Mid-Continent Oil Well Supply Company
at’ Kermit. He was recently retired from
the Army as a result of an injury re-
ceived while demonstrating booby traps
at Ft. Sam Houston. Tommy and Mrs.
Shults have two sons.
JAMES C. JOLLEY, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. B. Jolley, 7042 Clayton, Dallas,
was recently promoted to the rank of 1st.
16th Bn., FARTC.
Lt. With the 5th Army in Italy, Lt. Jolley
LT. COL. FRANK S. LILLEY, APO has been awarded the Purple Heart for
Roger Jackson, ’38; Lt. Col. E. N.
left to right) Lt. O. R. Hartt, Jr., ’42;
Spencer, ’34; Capt. R.
Davis, ’41; Lt. O. L. McGuiness,
Maj. Roger Jackson,
G. A, Richardson,
Rich, ’38; Lt. Max A. Schumann, Jr.,
Harold V. Pendery,
’35; Lt. B. C. McComas,
’44; Capt. Graham B. Purcell,
row, left to right) Maj. Sidney L. Loveless, A
ris Brinn, ’42; Lt. Edward A. Tschoepe, 43; Lt. George R. Singleton, ’44; Lt. Lincoln
F. Roman, ’44; Lt. John H. Lindsey, 44; and Capt. Jack Shirly, ’42.
E. O’Connell, ’33;
’43; Lt. E. E. Jones,
’38; Capt. E. M. Hawtof, ’21;
’40; Maj. R. A. Roberts,
Red Room - Music Box - Florence
One of those grand chservances of the April 21 tradition was held with volunteer
leadership and gathered in the Red Room of the Music Box in Florence, Italy. Major
“Skinny’’ Holmgreen, 22; Lt. Eddie Jones, .
“Doe” McGuiness, ’43; and Capt. E. M. Hawtof, ’21, made the arrangements. Lt. Col.
Paul Dresser, ’30, conducted the program. Capt. Jack Shirly,
Shirly, an Army nurse. Capt. Tommy Davis,
and the whole affair was a glorious success.
Sgt. George A. Poulter,
’43; Lt
’42, brought along Mrs.
’41, brought his Teasipper brother, Pete,
In the picture above are: (front row,
’44; Capt. Ted L.
Capt. Sam D. Salt, ’33; Capt. Tommy
’43; (second row, left to right)
Lt. Col. Paul A. Dresser, ’30; Lt.
415 1.t. CL
Jr., ’41; Capt.
’26; Cpl. George M. Hatch, ’44; (back
’38; Maj. L. J. Westbrook, ’42; Maj. Har-
’45; Capt. Jack E. Gissler,
wounds received in action, and the Bronze
Star. Mrs. Jolley is living in Dallas.
COL. KYLE L. RIDDLE, Decatur, com-
mands the 479th. Fighter Group of the
2nd. Air Div.,, 8th Air Force. He is a
veteran in the air force and well-remem-
bered as a star baseball pitcher during his
A. & M. days.
CAPTAIN HARVEY S. TREWITT, JR.,
has returned to duty in the Mariannas
in the Pacific, after leave spent in Dallas.
He is flying B-24s and has the Air
Medal with seven clusters, the DFC, the
Soldiers Medal and a Presidential Unit
Citation. He was active in the Iwo Jima
bombing campaign. Mrs. Trewitt has been
given a civil service appointment in
Hawaii and will be that much nearer to
Harvey.
DR. T. 0. WALTON, JR., College Sta-
tion physician, has reported to the U. S.
Navy Medical Corps as a Lieutenant. He
is the son of former President Dr. T. O.
Walton, Sr., and a younger brother of
Dr. Turner T. Walton, ’27, with whom he
has been practicing medicine in Bryan
and College.
IRTC |
the employment office main |
MAJOR JACK C.. STRINGFELLOW has |,
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Col. John F Younger
LT. COL. JOHN F. YOUNGER, Mec-
Lt.
Kinney, is shown above receiving the
Bronze Star from Gen. Donald P. Booth,
commanding the Persian Gulf Command.
The ceremony was held in far-off Khor-
ramshahr, Iran. Col. Younger was deco-
rated for his services as Executive Offi-
eer of the Port of Khorramshahr. He has
been in that vital supply line since Now.,
1942. Prior to reporting for active duty
in December, 1941, Col. Younger was a
chemical engineer with the Baroid Saces
Division of the National Lead Co., at
Houston, Texas. He has two sons living
im McKinney. :
CAPT. FRANK BRUNDRETT
| Australia, APO 923, San Francisco.
is
| CAPT. HERBERT CALLAWAY, APO|
|41T, NYC. reports that on April 21 all
{the A. & M. men in his regiment got ||
‘together for a Muster, and says that “alll|,
and not wery cooperative bunch of Ger~|
mens”
CAPT. CLARENCE B. HEWITT, Groes-
beck;. has been awarded the Bronze Starr
for serviees in Germany. Mrs. Hewitt is
living im Temple, and working at Mec-
(Closkeyr Gemeral Hospital.
WALTER R. PHYTHIAN recently re-
signed. as ead ecoac at Athens High to
besome head basketball coach and assist-
ant. football eocach at South Park High
Sthool,, Beaumont. Phythian, who played
guard! and center on the Aggie football
teams; of his day, has an outstanding high
school! coaching record. He and Mrs.
Phythiam have three children. During the
present summer he will work with the
Cross
Amenicam Red
Capt.. Jen H. Bone
13th Regt.
Camp Fannin. Texas
Silver Taps: CAPT. JOE B. GUERRA.
LT.. COL. ROBERT J. McKITHAN is
with: MAJOR GENERAL ANDREW D.
BRUCE, "16; in the Ryukyus. On April 21st,
Lt.. Col. MecKithan hoisted the Lone Star
flag: ower a shell-torn, palace-like building
on Je Shima to commemorate the Texans
who observed Sam Jacinto Day on Corre-
gidor on April 21st, 1942.
Request has been made for the present
address of LT. JOHN M. DIEB. He, or
someone knowing his address, is asked to
report to the Association Office.
MAJOR WHEELER H. HUNT, Pear-
sall,. has; been awraded the Croix deguerre
for his outstanding performance in the
liberation ef France.
MAJOR ANDREW R. CHEEK has gone:
Back overseas, APO 464, NYC, after
attending: the Command and General Staff
School at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. He was
‘stationed somewhere in Italy before going:
tw Leavenworth.
T. E. BEAUMONT BURGESS, Japa-
re prisoner of war since the fall of
Corregidor, is believed located in Japan.
| Neither his wife nor his mother, who re-
side im Ft. Worth, have heard from hin
since May, 1944. From other Americans:
who have been released, however, they
have learned that he recovered from =a
‘very serious spell of illness and at last
report was in good shape. According to
some of the returned prisoners, the Amer-
ieans developed a physical and mental
| immunity to prison life,which was essen-
‘tial if they were to live. In one prison
eamp Lt. Burgess taught several eourses in
| Animal Husbandry in the camp sehool.
CAPT. ROBERT H. RUCKER, who has
| been landscape architect and veterans ad-
visor at Baylor University for the past
vear, has resigned to take a position at the
University of Oklahoma. He has served
also during the year as president of the
Waco A. & M. lub.
ED COULSON, Vice-President of the
Houston A. & M. Club and a practicing
attorney in Houston, submitted to an
appendectomy April 29 at the hands of
DR. TOM KENNERLY, ’85.
1939
Capt. Robert M. Adams
503 Elm St.
Honey Grove, Texas
Silver Taps: CPL. FREEMAN H. BO-
KENKAMP.
CAPT. CHARLES R. BURNEY has been
overseas for the past 3 years and at last
word was in Italy with the ist Armd. Div-
ision. Mrs. Burney lives at 7547 Elm
Street, Houston, Texas.
RAYMOND PIPKIN is with the West
Texas Lumber Co., San Angelo, and the
proud father of a son, John Raymond, born
in |,
‘was at the expense of an unappreciative:|
| Japanese lines and in Jay
on March 14. He is secretary of the West
Texas—San Angelo A. & M. Club.
LT. HATTO M. BERG expects to be
home for the fall football season and asks
that football ticket information be sent
Mrs. Berg, 452 San Felipe Courts, Hous-
ton 3, Texas. He writes from an overseas
hospital.
“Goose Creek Drive”, one of the prin-
cipal streets of the Army Air Field at
Herington, Kan., was named in honor of
the Field's Commanding Officer, LT. COL.
HENRY “PELLY” DITTMAN, of Goose
Creek. Under his command, the Hering-
ton AAF, has made an outstanding record.
Col. and Mrs. Dittman have one son,
Henry, JR., age 2 years.
LT. GILBERT C. HOLICK returned
to the States in May after completing a
tour of duty as bombardier with the 8th
Air Force in Europe. He holds the Dis-
tinguished Flying Cross and the Air
Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters. Mrs.
Holick has been making her home at Col-
lege Station.
MAJOR JOHN L. MILLER, who recent-
ly returned from the South Pacific, is
attending a Marine Corps Communications
School at Harvard University.
MAJOR RECTOR BILL LIVINGSTON
reports April 21st Muster plans from APO
904, NYC, somewhere in Italy, and wrote
that some thirty-odd Aggies would be pre-
sent. CAPT. CLARENCE A. “BUDDY”
WILSON, ’38, and LT. T. R. CRISWELL,
’40, are making the arrangement. Bill re-
ports a visit from CAPT. JOHN BANIS-
TER, ’42, of the 85th Division.
CAPT. JOHN R. C. McGOWEN is a
member of famed Pacific Sixth Army’s
“Alamo Scouts’’, unique super intelligence
outfit that has operated so often behind
territory. He
in 1940 after
a member of
received his Master’s degree
graduation in 1939. He was
the Aggie Band.
LT. FRANK J. MATUSH, JR., of Tem-
ple recently returned after twenty months
of combat flying with the Fifth Air Force
Troop Carrier Command in New Guinea,
the Netherlands East Indies and the Phi-
lippines. He was awarded the Distinguished
Flying Cross and the Air Medal with one
oak leaf cluster. After enjoyig a leave
at homie, he reported on May 11th to
Miami, Florida, for re-assignment.
CAPT. AND MRS. NEELLEY B. FAR-
QUHAR were visitors on the campus
during mid-May. Capt. Farquhar went
through OCS at Ft. Belvoir, Va., and re-
ceived his commission in the Corps of En-
gineers in August, 1942. In Sept., 1942
he was married to Miss Louise Oden of
Atlanta, Texas. Capt. Farquhar was pro-
moted to his present rank on April 1,
‘1945 and has been with the Post En-
gineers at Pittsburgh, Pa., for the past
eighteen months.
MAJOR ALVIS H. ALLEN, USMC,
somewhere im the Pacific, sends a picture
of himself with two four-pound Rainbow
Trout. Apparently the Army has not
‘changed him from being a fisherman and
sportsman, as he explains; ‘These are
small. The big ones got away.” He hopes
tor go deer humting soon.
LT. COMDR. JAMIE S. “DOC” MOR-
RIS is at Pensacola, Fla., Naval Air
Training: Base, VN 408, Barin Field. He
reports attending a near-by April 21
Muster, and seems happy with his new
'station..
CAPT. FRANCIS M. POTTS, son of
MR.. AND) MRS. R. J. POTTS, "06, Waco,
‘continues to be .earried as “Missing In
Action inn New Guinea’ since Sept.
6,
11942.. He pailed out of his plane on that
| Asst. Agent of Harris County.
date and! is: believed to have reached the
‘ground safely but in enemy territory. No
word! Has: Beem reeeived about him
1940
Capt. F. Max McCullar
90th Inf.
Camp Gruber, Okla. :
LT. HARRY E. McDONALD is assigned
tor Hq:,. AAF, Weather Wing, Ashville,
N..C... . .. . MAJOR JOHNNY M. RICE,
APO» 782, NYC, recently completed 2
years: of overseas duty. . ..CAPT. ROY
W.. GILLETTE, JR., is with the 1345th
Eng.. C.. Bh.,, at Camp Swift, Texas. . . .
CAPT. ARTHUR D. ALSOBROOK is eon |
duty: at APO 520, NYC. Mrs. Alsobreok
is making Her home in Brenham for the
duration.. LT.
CORNELL. has: gone overseas, APO 4299,
San: Francisco... . . .CAPT. JAMES M.
BROWNING reeently spent 8 hours with
his roomate; LT. WALTER K. WOOD-
WARD ,. ’42, somewhere in Luzon. Capt.
Browning: had' not seen any ef his Aggie
classmates in over 8 years. . . JOHN
H. BROWNLER, ART 3/c, is at the NAS, |
SS. GL TY”
HALL, 4214 Swiss, Dallas, would like to |
know the present address of WILLIAM |
Anyone having |
report
Alameda, Calif. THOMA
“ »
“BILL” CARNAHAN, ’31.
this information is requested to
JOHN H. BEACHUM, JR. has mail
sent to 914 W. 12th, Dallas. .. . .LT.
PAUL. B. NICKS, USNR, is returning to
the: States after 23 months as commanding |
officer of a “floating, bouncing, tub”,
and wants mail sent to 1340 Harrison St.,
‘Beaumont, Texas. .
/CARNEY, JR., APO 408, NYC, is some-
where in Germany. . . . . LT. ELMER
W. CULLERS, APO 408, NYC. . . .
SGT. JOE BENINSON gets mail at 813
Market St., Galveston, Texas. . + BT:
HUGO C. ALBRECHT is on duty at
PAPO 273, NYC. . ... PAT C. CLUTTER,
20r Evans Ave. Bonham, Texas, is with
The Texas Company, in the wholesale gas
and oil business. . . . .CAPT. JAMES L.
GATTIS, Pottsboro, Texas, has returned
te the States after 52 months of foreign
serviee in the Southwest Pacific.
JAMES H. GREEN is County Agri. Agt.
of Midland County, with headquarters at
Midland, Texas. He previously served as
ERNEST B. MEYNARD is with the
Buckeye Tools Corp., 29 W. Apple St.,
Dayton, Ohio. . . . LT. JUDSON C. WOM-
BLE is assigned to the Disposition Center
at Camp Patrick Henry, Va. . i
GEORGE D. ARMSTRONG, APO 758,
NYC, has received the Purple Heart for
wounds received in action in Germany. He
reports CAPT. JAKE HESS, ’42, some-
where in Germany. .. .CAPT. I. Q. MAY-
HEW requests a change of address to
APO 159, San Francisco .. . LT. AR-
THUR G. WINNER, JR., APO 264, San
Francisco, is in the Palau Islands and
reports meeting Aggies frequently. .
LT. CHARLES M. WILLOUGHBY has
gone overseas, APO 408, NYC.
CAPT. JAKE L. WILK, JR., APO 141,
NYC, recently destroyed a German FW-
190 and helped destroy another plane dur-
ing an aerial encounter with the enemy.
He is a veteran 9th Air Force P-47 Thun-
derbolt fighter-bomber pilot, and is cre-
dited with more than $0 aerial combat
missions. LT. JOHN E. NOLEN, JR.,
assigned to "Regt. Hq., Stu. & Serv. Regt.,
Ft. Belvoir, Va., reports seeing lots of
Aggies there. . . . . CAPT. WARNER M.
BRUNDRETT, 610 Hearne St., San Anto-
nio, Texeas, recently returned from Chile
and is now on overseas duty. . HOMER
A. CATES, 2222 Ledbetton, Dallas.
"AUSTIN G. SCOTT gets mail at 305 Melba
WELLINGTON C. |
. . LT. HAROLD P.|
Bldg., Dallas. . . . LT. JAMES W. WHIT-
SON is on duty at APO 18451, NYG.
CAPT. A. HARVIL’s address is
Alamo Plaza, Hotel Courts, 3001 Airline
Hwy., New Orleans, La. . .PVTTO. M
Hwy., New Orleans, La. . . . PVT. TOM
THAXTON, USMCR, is somewhere in the
South Pacific, % FPO, San Francisco. He
previously spent 7 months at Camp Pendle-
ton, Oceanside, Calif., and reports that
while there he saw CAPT. W. E. REY-
NOLDS, MAJOR M. J. STEWART; and
DR. H. W. WOOD, who is practicing Vet-
erinary Medicine at Carlsbad, Calif. .
CAPT. FRANK W. HARTMANN, JR..
gets mail at 560 2nd. Ave. West End,
N. J. PVT. DON PARKER is stationed
at the AAF, Grand Canyon, Ariz., and gets
mail in Box 95. . FRANK H. CORDER,
Box 137, Georgetown, Texas. .CAP
JOHN C. KERR, Hq. ATSC, TSCEP-5-T,
\Vright Field, Ohio, is in the Flight Section
as.a test pilot and reports enjoying his
work. . WILLIAM AUDISH gets mail
in Box 41, Clinton, Miss.
MAJOR ARMISTEAD B. LEACHE, APO
#6, San Francisco, is on Okinawa. He has
geen quite a few Aggies. . CAPT:
THOMAS D. STEVENS is now on duty
at APO 742, NYC., after spending almost
2 months in a geenral haosiptal. .
CAPT. WM. C. WHITEHURST, APO
472, NYC, is in France and reports LT.
COL. WM. MACHEMEHL, ’33; LT. BRU-
NO E. SCHROEDER, ’39; and LT. JOHN
F. DENNINGTON, ’42, iu the same divi-
sion . . . LT. J. ARNOLD SHAW writes
from APO 823, San Francisco. . . .
LYNN SANDERS, JR., with the 10th
Air Force in Burma, has been promoted to
the rank of Lt. Col. . . . MAJOR ALBERT
D. SCHUTZ, AP 0411, NYC, is in Ger-
many and reports LT. CLOVIS BRAKE-
BILL, ’42, with him. . . , CAPT. PHILIP
W. HARRAL, 119 E. Courtland Place,
San Antonio, has been overseas for 18
months and is with the Third Army.
IBREY T. BONNETTE requests a change
of address to Box 471, Green River, Wyo.
.... BEECHER T. BAIN, APO 595, NYC,
has been promoted to the rank of Lt.
Col.’ J, CAPT. HOWARD G. DECK-
ER, JR., of Greenville, Texas, served for
9 months a pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt
fighter plane in Italy and France and,
after 81 missions, has been returned to
the States. He is presently stationed at
Aloe Army Air Field, Victoria, Texas.
Capt. Decker holds the Air Medal with
two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Distinguished
Flying Cross, the French Croix de Guerre,
and a Presidential Citation. AJOR
EDWIN E. ALDRIDGE, JR., is on duty
at APO 3821, San Francisco. MAJ.
MORRIS W. PETTIT has been trans-
ferred to Ft. Bliss Texas, AAA ORP. . .
MAJOR JULIAN R THORNTON, JR, is
stationed at the Sioux City, Iowa, Army
Air Base in the 2nd Air Force. He re-
turned to the States in January after
serving 28 months and completed 2 tours
of combat duy with the 8th Air Force in
England.
ROYC . GREEN, at the Naval Ord. Lab.,
Navy Yara, Wash., D. Mit lives at 643
G St., S. Wash., C. LT.
HOWARD E ' DALTON, UsMC, % FPO,
San Francisco, is on Iwo Jima. . . . MAJ.
MAC D. OLIVER is in France, Fry 333,
NYC.
CAPT. JIM DAVIS has received the
Purple Heart for wounds received while
leading troops in the fighting around Sante
Tomas prison in Manila. Capt. Davis went
overseas in June, 1943, and saw action in
the Admiralties before the Philippine in-
vasion. Mrs. Davis and their son live
in Plainview, Texas.
CAPT. JAMES T. WINDHAM, Abilene,
Texas, flight commander of the 857th
Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, recently
destroyed a Messerschmitt 109. Pilot of
a P-51 Mustahg fighter plane, Capt. Wind-
ham shared in the destruction reeently
of another Messerschmitt to help the 357th
smash fighter records by blasting 56 1-2
enemy interceptors out of the skin in one
afternoon near Berlin.
LT. LEONARD R. SWANSON, now as-
signed to duty in California after combat
duty in the Pacific, has been awarded the
Navy Cross for his dive bombing and com-
sequent sinking of a Japanese battleship.
A Helldiver pilot stationed on a carrier,
Lt. Swanson has also been awarded the
Silver Star and the AirMe dal.
CAPT. ERVIN O. VESELKA is assigned
toh Btry.©'B, 173rd C. A. Bn. (Hd), Ft.
Cronkhite, Calif. He is the father of two
future Aggies, Shelburne Jay, age 22
months, and Van Kenneth, age 4 months.
.« « « LT. EBER H. PETERS, JR., has re-
turned to the States after serving for 30
months as a platoon leader in the ETO.
He holds the Pudple Heart for wounds re-
ceived in combat against the enemy and
the European-African-Middle East Cam-
paign Ribbon with one battle star. Mrs.
Peters has been making her home in
Calvert, Texas.
MAJOR JOHN T. DALE, Dallas, has
been awarded the Bronze Star. Major Dale
entered the service in April, 1941, and has
been overseas since 1943. Mrs. Dale is
living at 4224 Windsor Parkway, Dallas.
CAPT. THOMAS A. BALMER is sta-
tioned at the CAP Wing Headquarters,
Parkwater, Wesh. . . . MAJOR JIMMIE
P. COKINOS was recently promoted to that
rank. He is now on Luzon and has been
through the Admiralty and Leyte cam-
paigns. . C. M. “HOP” HOPKINS is
working in the Cereal Div. for Ralston-
Purina Co. as Contact Man for District
Sales Manager, So. Calif. and Arizona.
His present address ‘is 2675 E. Walnut
St., Pasadena, Calif. . AJOR
DONALD Ww. CORLEY gets mail in Box
335, Kaufman, Texas. . . . BENSON
ROWE is Supt. of the Canning and Pack-
ing Plant, Sugarland, Texas. . . .CAPT.
JOHN A. McLEAN is on Saipan as com-
munications officer with a B-29 group.
Ir. ED CAMPBELL, ’39, is also stationed
there.
LT. ALVIN PADGET, stationed at Kel-
ly Field, Texas, ATSC, was a recent visitor
lon the campus.
CAPT. EDWARD DREISS, of San An-
| tonio, Texas, was recently awarded the
| Bronze Star for meritorious service in
| combat on the 5th Army front in northern
Italy. Mrs. Dreiss is making her home at
| 515 N. Frost, Pampa, Texas.
CAPT. JAMES 0. MORGAN, JR., Col-
lege Station, is in a parachute F. A. Bn.,
APO 452, NY. somewhere in the ETO.
CAPT. WALTER SULLIVAN, home on
leave from the ETO, was a recent campus
visitor. He has spent 39 months in Ice-
land and Europe, and will return to the
ETO at the end of his leave. He commands
an engineering combat unit.
S/Sgt. Gerard J. Lobrecht
S/SGT. GERARD J. LOBRECHT has a
Texas flag that he reports is a landmark
“in this jumble of tents called a camp.”
Somewhere in the Philippines, he is in a
USAF Bomb. Group, APO 1719, San
Francisco. S/Sgt. Lobrecht is the eldest
of four Aggies, the others being PFC.
TONNER D. LOBRECHT, ’44; LT. AL-
FRED P. LOBRECHT, ’45; and DORR
LOBRECHT, JR., a student at A. & M.
They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. D.
Lobrecht, 716 Loma, Alice, Texas.
COL. GLENN E. DUNCAN, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles H. Duncan, 1617 Win-
bern, Houston, reported missing in action
when his plane was shot down over Ger-
many last July 7, is back at his base in
London according to a recent radio broad-
cast. Col. Duncan spoke on the broadcast
and said that he was well, but his parents
have received no official word of his re-
turn to friendly territory, and no details of
his escape from Germany and return to base
have been revealed. Col. Duncan, Houston's
ace airman, had shot down 26- enemy
planes before he was shot down.
Recent visitors on the campus were
CAPT. and MRS. BRUCE G. KEITH, who
were married on March 24. Capt. Keith,
recently returned to the States for tempo-
rary leave after 42 months overseas, spent
2 1-2 years in Iceland, 6 months in Eng-
land, and more recently saw service in
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