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’ RL I A ar a le “< Ph N a Sa . nt naa 6, a Lh aaa 209 oe yy) v / p00 Sa i Wn a hE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER ‘1, 1945 EA “a g b MN 434 TH FEV 4] THE TEXAS AGGIE E. McQuillen .............. Publisher I Published Semi-Monthly at the A. & M. Press, College Station, Texas, except dur- ng summer months when issued nthly, by the te of the Agricultural and Mechan- College of Texas, College Station, as : Subscription Price $5.00 Entered as Second Class Matter at ~~ College Station, Texas 4 J Officers H. Dick Winters, pl 18... President giCarroll Gaines, ‘lL... Vice-President ~~ E. E. McQuillen, ’20........ Executive Secretary BL. B. Locke, ’18........... Assistant Secretary hav ~ Directors LEAL (Whyte, 2A......ccvisisirmssissnes Texarkana . A. Meore, ’25 Paris Col. T. H. Barton, ’99........ El Dorado, Ark. BH. K. Deason, ’16.........ccccorrmmmnine Port Arthur ~ A. Ed Caraway, "34 Lufkin George B. Morgan, ’18.......ccccee... Beaumont bs Tyler oN D. ¢ Tyler Longview 4 D8. .ieeineminiiaiins Sherman : A 7. NR A NE RY Bonham ~ John P. McCullough, 24 McKinney ~ A. P. Rollins, ’06 Dallas ~ Tyree L. Bell, ’13 Dallas BF." H. Cunningham, ’10.....................-.. Dallas ~ 8. A. Lipscomb, ’07................ College Station Re F. Munnerlyn, ’26... ..College Station R. Peeples, ’28.................... Tehuacana Welch, ’24 Conroe Davenport, '04........................ Palestine ’10 Huntsville ~ Geo. H. Lacy, ’13 Houston po W. Mohle, ’13 Houston Charles R. Haile, ’12 Houston er. MM, Smith, Sr., ’01............ East Columbia Scott Moore, ’11 Yoakum IPH." J. Mikeska, .’10.......ccocvucmenn-- Texas City ~ GC. M. Elwell, 23 Austin *'W. P. Patton, ’29 Lockhart Robert Schaer, ’21...........cccivoenne. Chapel Hill Davis, A ~ Hubert G. 3 AN. Herbert F. Spreen. S. J. I ects aii dunn A. J. ,./228 Fort Worth ~ George Moffett, ’16 .......... Chillicothe Calvin P.' Dodson. ’10........coierneoe- Decatur Jack C. Idol, ’26 Benjamin PA. “B. Hinman, ’25............... Corpus Christi Silver Whitsett, 24 Seguin ‘D. F. Brecdthauer, ’22 Goliad Charles E. Richter, ’29.......cccccoveceeee Laredo ~ Norman E. Buescher, 22.................... McAllen E. B. Cartwright, ’17........ Carizzo Springs A. L. Forbes, Jr., "21 Houston T. J. Dwyer, Iz Odessa EW. Hilkin, 231... eeseiieninns Ft. Stockton ~ Dr. Verne A. Scott, ‘14.......... Stephenville Dr. J. N. Burditt, "21. Abilene R. A. Lasseter, ’3b..........ccorvivesed Sweetwater ~ Carl Miller, °’28 Amarillo J. F. Rlount, ’28 Amarillo Frank F. McMordie, ’26.................. Canadian | Jack Christian, '32 Spur Joe W. Jennings, ’11 Lockney A. F. Reese, ’'14 Shallowater Louis A. Hartung, "29................ San Antonio C. M. Gaires, ’12 San Antonio GC. .C. Krueger, *12.......00 veuaeesi San Antonio Penrose B. Metcalfe, '16............ San Angelo H. Dick Winters, ’18 Brady R. J. Milligan, M. A. Abernathy, ‘1 C. D. Speed, ’26... ~ Gen. A. B. Knickerbocker, ’21.......... Austin James P. Hamblen, "217........................ Houston Edward W. Wilson, ’80...Kansas City, Mo. Executive Committee H. Dick Winters, ’18 Brady Carroll Gaines, ’'12................... San Antonio Rufus R. Peeples, 28... Tyree L. Bell, ’13.. .. oii tiosirsiinsnsens J. P. Hamblen, ’27 Houston AEE Student Loan Trustees ~ H. Dick Winters, ’18.. Brady BA. F. Mitchell, 189................ceonns Corsicana E. E. McQuillen, 720................ College Station Representatives, on the Athletic Council Gen. A. B. Knickerbocker, ’21.......Austin 8 Baker, 27....coremesesimersonsronis Fort Worth * * Knight-Maxwell ' Miss Arlyn Ruth Knight became the “bride of Lt. Carl E. Maxwell, ’36, recently in Dallas, Lt. Maxwell has returned from two years’ duty in the South Pacific and is stationed in New Orleans, where the ~ couple will make their home. Their address Ej8 1126 Webster St., Apt. D, New Orleans, PR James-Brown Miss Blanche James, of San Antonio, be- came the bride of Harry G. Brown, Jr. ’317, recently. Following a wedding trip, the -. uple will live at 3614 Rawlins, Dallas, Xas. Furr-Crews Miss Anita Furr, daughter of Mrs. J. ~ W. Furr, Noble, Okla., and Capt. Lloyd . Crews, ’38, were married on June 9, at Vashington, D. C. Capt. Crews is sta- x oe in Washington with the Ordnance - Department at Army Service Forces Head- quarters. 4 h Shamburger-Smith ~~ Miss Mary Katherine Shamburger, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs, W. H. Shamburger, ~ Fort Worth, was married recently to Mr. William Edward Smith, ’41, of Marshall. Mr. Smith is a student at the Baptist [ Seminary, Fort Worth, and the young ~ couple will reside in that city. Silvey-Villamil Dr. and Mrs. Oscar William Silvey an- nounce the marriaeg of their daughter, Alice to Mr. Jorge Arturo Villami, ’42, ~~ on June 28 at Guayama, Puerto Rico, ~ where the young couple will reside. Mrs. ~ Villami is a College Station girl, having lived on the campus for a number of years, where her father was head of the De- partment of Physics. Malone-Green Miss Mary Lou Malone and Lt. (jg) Ralph Tillman Green, ’43, were married on June 20, at the First Baptist Church, San Diego, Calif. Mrs. Green was formerly employed in the Registrar's office at the ~ College. Lt. Green has been returned to the states after serving in the southwest ~ Pacific. Their present mailing address is 4411 41st St., San Diego, Calif. ro Temple-Swingley hy Miss Edythe Temple and Dr. R. P. Swingley, ’'43, were married on May 6, 1945, and will be at home at 1614 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Ill. y : Simpson-Boyd Miss Daisy Simpson, of Corpus Christi, and Sgt. Tom M. Boyd, Jr., ’44, were ‘married recently in Corpus. Sgt. Boyd has just returned from the Pacific and may be addressed at 13221, Second St., Corpus Christi. : Savage-Walker Miss Ethly A. Savage, Central Falls, ~ R. I. and Pfe. Howard C. “Dusty” Walker, 1 ’44, were married recently in Brownwood, according to information sent to the As- ~ sociation Office. ’ Williamson-Kegley Miss Sarah Jo Williamson and Lt. M. K. Kegley, ’45, were married in San Antonio, on July 24, according to a report we had in the Association Office. Ac- cording to Lt. Thomas C. Howard, ’45, it was an ‘“all-Aggie” wedding—from the groom on down through the five grooms- men. Lt. Kegley has been transferred to Victorville Air Field, Calif. Boyd-Bennett - Mr. and Mrs. Marvin J. Boyd, Dallas, have anounced the marriage of their daugh- ~ ter, Laverne, to Grover G. Bennett, Jr., ~ '46, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Bennett, Dallas, on June 16. Mr. Bennett recently returned to the States from over- seas du BIRTHS ~~ A second son was born to Capt. and Mrs. Walter Joe Faulk, ’32, on June 5, named Jayner Reynolds. Mrs. Frank and her two children are living at College Station, while Capt. Faulk is overseas. A long-delayed anouncement of the birth of Frederick W. H. Wehner, III, was re- ceived recently. “Fritz, III” was born on February 27, at Mitchel Field Station Hos- pital, New York, and Maj. and Mrs. F. W. Association of Former | Ss > ¥ ~ PN Re 7 ed . iat a - oF eae k SILVER TAPS Robert G. Alexander, ’79 Robert G. Alexander, ’79, passed away at his home in Bonham, Texas, on July 16, 1945, He was a member of the first class to enroll at A. & M. and remained faithful to the school his entire life time. Burial was at Bonham. He is survived by two sons. { Col. Melvorne J. McCombs ’05 Col. Melvorne J. McCombs, 05, age 58, President of the Buckeye Tool Company, Dayton, Ohio, died on July 28 at Cin- cinnati. He had been in ill health for several years. Burial was in Dallas. He was a veteran of World War I, serving as a Major in the Engineers. After the war he was associated with the Employers Insurance Company in Dallas for many Buckeye Tool Company. A rabid athletic fan, he achieved na- tional fame as coach of the Golden Cy- clones women’s basketball and track teams of Dallas. - His most famous woman athlete was Mildred ‘Babe’ Didrikson. The Golden Cyclones were national basket ball champ- ions. Col. McCombs was a leading figure in the Dallas A. & M, Club while living in that city and during his life time was active in the affairs of the Association of Former Students and A. & M. College. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Peggie McCombs, and two sisters. Frank O. Montague, ’15 Frank O. Montaguee, ’15, age 52, veteran County Agricultural Agent, A. & tension Service, died on July 28 at Bay City. He had been County Agent there for the past 15 years. He was the immed- iate past president of the Texas County Agents Association. Burial was at Bay City. He is survived by his widow, a daughter, three sons, his mother, five sisters and two brothers. ; Capt. Cary M. Abney, Jr., ’34 Capt. Cary M, Abney, Jr., ’34, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Abney, 02, Marshal, Texas, was lost in the sinking of a Japanese transport on December 15, 1944. The transport was carrying prisoners of war from the Philippines to Japan. Capt. Abney received his degree from . & M., in Agricultural Administration in 1934. He was called to active duty in March, 1941, and was sent to the Philip- pines in August, 1941. Stationed at Clark Field near Manila when the Japs bombed Pearl Harbor, Capt. Abney later saw service on Bataan and Coregidor. In De- cember, 1942, he was listed as a prisoner of war after being previously reported missing in action on Corregidor. Capt. Abney was interned in prison camps in the Philippines from the time of his cap- ture until December, 1944. Besides his parents, Capt. Abney is survived by his widow, Mrs. Cary M. Abney, Jr., also of Marshal, Texas. Major Charles B. Adams, ’40 Major Charles B. Adams, ’40, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dom Adams, Box 118, Al- pine, Texas, died in a plane crash on Luzon on June 5. Pilot of a P-51, Major Adams was killed when his plane hit a mountain after he had made a dive-bomb- ing attack on a target on the mountain. Major Adams received his degree from A. & M. in Agriculture. At the time of his death he had been in the service for 4 years and 3 months, and overseas since October, 1944. Besides his parents, survived by one sister. Major Adams is Capt. Jack E. Golden, ’42 Capt. Jack E. Golden, ’42, was killed in action in Germany on April 15. He was on reconnaissance duty for forward gun positions and was killed by enemy small arms fire, y Capt. Golden received his degree from A. & M. in Agricultural Administration on May 16, 1942, and reported for active duty the next day at Ft. Sill, Okla. Volunteer- ing for the Tank Destroyers, he was sent to Camp Hood for training, which he completed in Dec., 1942. In Feb., 1943, he left for overseas duty, landing in North Africa. Capt. Golden’s division was the first invasion force to land on Sicily and was also the first on the Normandy beach. He participated in action in France, Bel- gium and Germany, and was awarded the Silver Star with an Oak Leaf Cluster. Capt. Golden is survived by his pa- rents, Mr. and Mrs. Emitt Golden, Box 824, Seymour, Texas; and two brothers, Lt. Billy W. Golden, ’46, in the Air Corps, and Ray Mack Golden, a student at A. & M. Lt. Joseph E. Fisher, 43 Lt. Joseph E. Fisher, ’43, was killed on March 23, 1945, while leading an element on a mission the day that Gen. Patton’s Army across the the Rhine. He held the Air Medal with the first two bronze Oak Leaf clusters and was awarded posthumously the Purple Heart. He, is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Fisher, Sr, and a sister, Mrs. C. F. Taylor, Jr., 1704. N. Liberty St., Victoria, Texas. Lt. Richard L. Hoefle, ’43 Lt, Richard L. Hoefle, ’43, son of Mr. and Mrs. K. F. Hoefle, ’12, 6037 Revere, Dallas, Texas, was killed in an airplane accident at Climax, Ga., on July 3. He was making a routine altitude flight as pilot of a P-51 when his plane crashed. Unofficial reports received by his parents state that Lt. Hoefle’s oxygen supply ap- paratus failed at an altitude of above 25,- 000 feet, causing his death before the plane crashed. y Lt. Hoefle attended A. & M. during the years 1939-43, taking Petroleum Engineer- ing. Besides his parents, he is survived by his widow, Mrs. Katherine Hartman Hoefle, 4331 Somerville,” Dallas, Texas; a sister; and a brother. Cpl. William Waldo Partlow, 43 Cpl. William Waldo Partlow, ’43, was killed recently in an air craft accident in Asia. A radio operator with the Air- transport command, Cpl. Partlow had been stationed at Abadan, Iran, for nearly a year and had flown the “rocket run” to Karachi, India, Besides his parents, Mr. H. Wehner, ’35, are the proud parents. Mrs. Wehner is living at 3031, 30th St. SE., Apt. 1, Washington, 20, D. C., while the Major is overseas. ’ A new son, the second in the Voss fam- ily, was born on July 7, at Scott and White Hospital, Temple, to Capt. and Mrs, Tommie E. Voss, ’35. The young man’s name is Robert Edwin. Captain and Mrs. H. G. “Jiggs” Howard, Jr., ’40, have a daughter born on March 15, whom Capt. Howard has not seen. Mother and baby are living at Pleasanton, Texas, where the proud papa hopes to join them soon. A son, named James, was born to Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Nachlinger, ’40, on June 2, 1301 Woodswether Rd., Kansas City, Mo. Capt. William T. Dinwiddie, ’41, sends in the news that a son was born to them on May 31, in Dayton. The Dinwiddie fam- ily is living at 521 Wiltshire Blvd, Day- ton, 9, Ohio. A son, Leslie Charles, was born to Lt. and Mrs Leslie G. Carruth, ’42, on July 6. Lt. Caruth is stationed at New Or- leans. Mrs. Caruth and the baby will make their home in Denton, Texas. Sgt. and Mrs. Glenn Taylor, Jr. ’42, announce the birth of a daughter, Janice Irene, born June 3. Sgt. Taylor is sta- tioned at Harlingen Army Air Field and Mrs. Taylor and baby are living at 600 W. Lindsey, Brackenridge. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. McClendon, ’43, announce the birth of Barbara Gail, on May 23. The McClendon family is: living at 1126 Idaho, Santa Monica, Calif. Lt, and Mrs. Willard P. Worley, ’43, are proud of their first child, a daughter named Eleanor, born recently. Mrs. Wor- ley and baby are living in Delaware and the proud papa is “baching” it at 3621 South 3rd St., Arlington, Va. A most unique announcement in the form of a ration book carried the news of the arrival of Polly Ann Barnes, born on July 28 to Dr. and Mrs. Chas. M. Barnes, ’44, 707 W. 2nd, Cisco, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Marx, ‘44, have a two-months old daughter named Susan. Their home address is 4103 McKinney, Apt. 7, Houston, Texas. years before going to Dayton to head the | M. Ex-| Among A & M MEN Continued from Page 1 arrive at McCloskey General Hospital, Temple, recently was LT. COL JASON E. JENNINGS. Stationed at Worms, Ger- many, on V-E Day, he participated in the parade through the town. Col. Jennings was an engineer for Bell Telephone Co., Houston, when he entered the service in December, 1940. McCabe McCABE was recently promoted to that rank. He is in the HQ. AAF Western Flying Training Command, Santa Ana, Calif. Prior to es- tering the service he lived in San Antonio, where his wife and three children now Major W. D. MAJOR W. D. “BILL’ reside. 1928 J. F. Blount Box 431, Amarillo LT. CYRUS A. GALLEY is serving with an Air Serv. Group and living in an old castle which has ‘“‘everything from interoffice phones to electric heaters”. . . . . MAJOR HENRY L. PHILLIPS has exchanged his overseas address for home —3804 Throckmorton, Dallas, 4, Texas . . FRED WILLARD is with the Soil Conservation Service, Yoakum, Texac. . . . RALPH H. WATTINGER lives at 3819 Hawthorne, Ave., Richmond, 22, Va. LT. COL. GEO. P. MUNSON, JR., if East Columbia, has been awarded the Bronze Star. He is Commanding Officer of the Battalion which landed a short time after D-Day, building two airstrips in Normandy for fighter-bombers of the 9th Air Force. Before entering service, Coly, Munson was a civil engineer for the Hig¢hway Department. His wift, Mrs. Eula Bee Munson, resides at East Columbia. LT. ALBERT LOWE is serving in the Bn. with MAJOR WM. D. NIXX, ’36 in the Port of Marseilles. W. R. “BILL” CARMICHAEL, Assistant to the Director of athletics at the College has resigned this post effective August 1 and will return to his position as Prin- cipal of the Lamar Junior High School. Mr. Carmichael stated that he was well pleased with his work in the atheletic de- partment at the College but felt that he could better serve his community in the public school system. HARRY C. GEAR is Chief Engineer of the Midwest Engineering & Tool Company, Neodesha, Kan. He is operating three plants now engaged in war work, but making plans for postwar expansion. He has openings in his organization for me- chanical and electrical engineers and me- chanical draftsmen. Carolyn Wattinger, age 7, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. RALPH WATTINGER, 3819 Hawthorne Ave., Richmond, 22, Va., died on August 1 after a very short illness. She is survived by her parents and two sisters. While COL. WM. D. WILLIS is serving in the Southwest Pacific. Mrs. Willis is making her home at 706 . Waverly Drive, Dallas, 11, Texas. . . .GEORGE P. BROWN is Resident Engineer, [State Hwy. Dept., Del Rio, Texas. . . . J. E. WILLIS is now Division Sppt. of South- west Texas Division of United Gas Corp., with headquarters in New Braunfels. . . W. A. DEEN gets his mail at Box 434, Gulfport, Miss. . . . ROBERT C. EDGAR, JR., is operating a dairy and livestock farm, Southton, Texas. 929 Austin C. Bray Box 264, Dallas, 1 H. C. BRINKOETER, Box 270, Beeville Texas, sends in a gift to the Develop- ment Fund for himself and his brother, R. W. BRINKOETER, ’'40, ACEM,, in the Southwest Pacific. JOE L. SOWELL gets his mail at Box 255, Frankston, Texas. . . . LT. W. C. “BUCK” MORRIS, JR. is somewhere in the Paicfic. LT. COL. CLYDE R. NICHOLS gets his mail at Quarters 262, West Point, and Mrs. W. D. Partlow, he is survived by a sister, a brother and a grandmother, all of Liberty. Willard Leo Kunze, ’44 Mrs. George Powers, mother of Sea- man Willard Leo Kunze, ’44, has been notified that her son has been killed in action. He enlisted in the navy in 1942 and after boot training he completed with high honors a course in the West Coast Sound School, became an instructor and later was assigned to a ship and became a Captain’s Aide. For 20 months Seaman Kunze saw service in the Pacific, seeing action Leyte, Admiralty Isles, Caroline Isles, and in the Luzon campaign. Besides his mother, he is survived by a brother, now overseas. Lt. Frederick D. Storey, Jr., 44 Lt. Frederick D. Storey, Jr., ’44, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. D, Storey of San Antonio, was killed in action on February 23 while flying with the 9th Bomber Com- mand on a mission over Germany. He has been posthumously awarded the Air Medal with one silver and two bronze Oak Leaf Clusters. Lt. Storey attended A. & M. during the years 1940-41, taking Chemical En- gineering. Besides his parents, he is sur- vived by his widow, Mrs. Lora V. Storey, and 8-month-old son, 906 Byrne, Houston. F/O Charles L. Dickens, ’45 Flight Officer Charles L. Dikecens, ’45, son of Mr. C. H. Dickens, 3007 Cole Ave., Waco, was killed in an airplane accident over China on July 5, He was based in Burma as a C-46 pilot with the 10th Air Force and at the time of his death was carrying troops tothe front lines. Flight Officer Dickens entered A. & M. in 1941, taking Mechanical Engineering, and left sehool in November, 1942, to enter the Air Corps. Besides his father, he is survived by his widow and a nine- month-old son. Sgt. Cecil M. Holekamp, ’45 Sgt. Cecil M. Holekamp, ’45, died of wounds received in action on Okinawa on April 10. He was leading his machine gun section in an attack on Kakazu ridge and was wounded by enemy sniper fire during the advance. He died shortly after. Sgt. Holekamp left A. & M. in June, 1943, to enter active military service. He completed basic training in the Infantry at Camp Roberts, Calif., and was trans- ferred to Camp White, Oregon, and as- signed to the 96th ‘Deadeye’” Division. In May, 1944, he went to Camp Callen, Calif., for amphibious training, and then rejoined his regiment in San Luis Obispo, Calif., leaving for duty in the Pacific in July, 1944. Sgt. Holekamp participated in the Leyte campaign, and was awarded the Bronze Star, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge and the Purple Heart Ribbon. Sgt. Holekamp was the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Holekamp, Junction, Texas. Ensign Tommy H. Winn, ’45 Ensign Tommy H. Winn, ’45, previously reported missing in action, was killed in action on February 7 in a plane crash in the Pacific. Ensign Winn was making a routine flight when he crashed, and the cause of the crash is unknown. Ensign Winn entered A. & M. in 1941, taking Liberal Arts. He left school in February, 1943, to enter the Navil Air Corps and received his wings and commis- sion at the Corpus Christ Naval Air Station in May, 1944. He had been over- seas since last November, Ensign Winn is survived by his mother, Mrs. Grace Winn, Houston, Texas; his father, Tom Winn, Sr., Kansas City, Mo.; and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C L. Kennedy, hachie, Texas. 607 Ferris Ave., Waxa- The Texas A. & M. Club of Okinawa carries the distinction of being the “Closest to Japan” A. & M. Club. The picture above was taken at the group’s third meeting, which was held on June 21st. The Club was organized at the April 21st Muster, and subsequent meetings have been held and will be held as long as possible on the 21st of each month. Left to right: (front row) Lt. Charles R. Hancock, ’43, Tyler; Pfe. W. G. Sharratt, ’46, Dallas; T/4 Nick Mees, Jr., ’44, Marlin; tonio; Lt. A. D. Brucee, Jr., 44, Lt. R. K. Garrett, ’45, Ft. Worth; Capt. J. A. Kenagy, ’41, San An- Temple; (second row) Lt. J. M. Zylks, ’44, Rodessa, La.; Lt. J. H. Wheless, ’29, Austin; Maj. A. E. Koch, ’39, New Braunfels; Lt. Byron W. Berthelot, ’45, Amarillo; Capt. John L. Shipley, ’42, Ferris; Capt. R. M. Armstrong, ’30, Dal- las; Maj. Lyndsay G. Phillips, ’38, Stephenville; Pfc. Gordon R. Irwin, ’45, Houston; (third row) Lt. (jg) Geo. W. Jones, ’43, Dublin; Lt. Herbert B. Skidmore, ’44, Longview; Capt. James F. Loper, ’39, Austin; Lt. (jg) Wm. Clarkson, ’41, Corsicana; Capt. Wm. R. Rock- wood, ’40, Wharton; Lt. Joseph D. Hinesley, ’40, Corpus Christi; Maj. P. D. Phillips, Jr., ’34, Midland; Lt. Col. Cecil E. Gunter, "34, Port Arthur; Maj. H. E. Rose, ’37, Port Arthur; Capt. Earle West, ’41, Houston; Maj. Wm. Lucey, ’37, Ft. Worth; (fourth row) Maj. N. B. Read, ’31; Ft. Worth; Capt. W. R. Swank, ’31, Dallas; Capt. James G. Cage, ’36, Stephenville; Lt. Jack Miller, ’43, College Station; Lt. D. C. Rogers, ’43, Colorado City; Sgt. Ray F. Thomas, ’43, George- town; and Cpl. Madison H. Cannon, ’43, Sanderson. N.Y.... A.J. LEHMAN, Freeport, sends in a belated announcement of the addition of a son, named John, on Dec. 21, 1944. Mr. Lehman is Electrical Engineer and Assistant Supt. of Maintenance of the Freeport Sulphur Company. . . .CAPT. EDWARD V. ADAMS is overseas, with duty in the Pacific. VERNON AYERS, who completed his chemical engineering work last winter, is living at Pasadena, Texas, and is engaged in the manufacture of rubber. MAJOR and MRS. J. P. CLARK are the proud parents of a daughter. Jack is stationed in Washington. CAPTAIN WALTER SCHUTZE has been on duty in Weshington for 18 months but is out on special assignments most of the time. bo Al 1930 J. A. Reynolds Dreyfus & Son, Dallas J. W. DONAHUE, back in Dallas, with the Procter & Gamble Mfg. Co., 1226 Loomis St., is eagerly looking forward to the next Class Reunnon. For the past 4 1-2 years, he has bee with the Procter & Gamble Defense Corp., in Prairie, Miss. . . . CAPT. CURTIS L. ARTHUR gets his mail at Box 1338, Mead, Nebr. . . . J. E. SCOTT is located in Dallas, 3948 Mec- Kinney Ave. . . . . ROBERT D. LOW- REY is at Fort Sheridan, Ill RAYMOND E. NEAL, has been located at Hugo, Okla., for some time as Manager of the Lone Star Gas Company. While spending his vacation at his home in Temple, he underwent an operation at one of the Temple hospitals during the month of July... . . EMORY S. CRECE- LIUS is with Swift & Company in Argen- tina, with the following address: San Martin F 91 ,Rosario de Santa Fe, Repub- lic Argentina, S. A. The information came from J. E. WOODRUFF, who reports that he and Crecelus have managed to keep track of each other since leaving school. . . . COL. WILLIAM E. “BILL” MORGAN has returned from the European Theatre and has reported for re-assignment. His present mailing address is 603 E. 29th St., Bran, Texas. CAPT. FIELD SCOVELL is at Lex- ington, Va., Box 622. . ... W. G. TERRY lives at Lockhart, Texas . . . . AFTON B. JOHNSON has offices in the Alamo Nat’l Bldg., an Antonio. . . MAJOR WALTER H. PARSON is Chief of Mili- tary Personnel, Ft. Belvoir, Va. . C. R. “Dick” Coneway Humble Oil & Ref. Co., Houston, 1 CAPT. RICHARD E. MORRIS, JR., has left Camp Polk, La. and is mow over- seas. vo 0d. Gur JACKSON iis doing geophysical exploration work for Seismo- graph Service ‘Corp., Tulsa, Okla., and gets his mail at 709 Kenedy Building. He reports that J. L. KEZELER, ’30, is a Party Service Supervisor in charge of recording instruments with the same company. WARREN N. MOORE gets his mail at Box 207, Alvin, Texas. COL. JAMES E. RUDDER, of Brady, Texas, commanding officer of the 109th Regiment of the 28th Division, has ar- rived home from his overseas duty. A former football player, he holds the Dis- tinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Pur- ple Heart with Cluster, Bronze Medal with cluster, the French Croix de Guerre with palm and the Legion of Honor. COL. JOHN A. HILGER with Adv. Hqtrs. sends greetings to his A. & M. friends.” . 5%. COL. WM. J. MOSER has been transferred to Lubbock AAF, Lubbock... . . CAPT. DAYTON V. KIT- LEY is Air Insp. Officer, Bluethenthal, Fld., Wilmington, N. C. . . . Thanks to MAJOR LAWRENCE M. HOVEY for sending news about the APO 413 A. & M. Club. . - SAM R. McCLUNEY has been promoted to LT. COLONEL, while stationed in Italy and awaiting Pacific duty. Col. McCluney has been overseas since Feb. of this year. Mrs. McCluney is living at Groesbeck, Texas. LT. COL. JOHN T. MASSINGALE is Post Engineer at the Red River Ord. Depot, Texarkana, Texas, He entered ac- tive duty in Nov. 1940, and served as Constructing and Engineering Officer of Camp Wallace, Camp Maxey and Camp Hood. He was transferred to Red River from Camp Rannin where he had been stationed since October 1943. R. L. “SATCH” ELKINS has recently been promoted to LT. COL. and is sta- tioned at Hdas. School, Ft. Knox, Ky. . . . CAPT. HENRY L. GRAVES is at Camp Hdaqrts., Camp Wolters. . . . MAJOR LEON W. HUEBEL is assigned to CW Procurement with headquarters in Dal- las, 4500 Univ. Blvd. . . . V. M. HARRIS is teaching Vocational Agriculture at Taft, after serving three years in the Army Air Corps. He was retired April 30. A brother, CAPT. GLEN HARRIS, ’38, is build- ing airstrips for B-29’s in the Pacific. CAPT. DAVID W. SHERRILL, recentl promoted to that rank, is commanding a special casual company at a base in the Central Pacific. He has been overseas for 35 months and wears the Asiatic Pacific Ribbon. Before entering service Capt. Sher- rill was a County Agricultural Agent. Mrs. Sherrill and their two daughters reside at the family home 401-8th St., Levelland, LT. HOMER THOMPSON has completed the Far Eastern Civil Affairs Training Course at Yale, University. The major feature of the course was learing the Japanese language. His address is C/O Civil Affairs Staging Area, Presidio of Monterey, Calif. . . . . WELTON H. JONES has been appointed County Agent of Grayson County. For the past three years he held a similar position in Gregg County. An interesting comparison was made by JOHN R. WENMOHS when he made the observation that “Belgrade is an interesting place. In fact—it looks like “Six Shooter Junction.” He is in the Agriculture Division of UNRRA, APO 512, ¢% Pm. New York. CAPTAIN ALFREDO STEIN has been released from active duty in the U. S. Medical Corps and is living in Austin. . . . . WM. F. TURNER has changed his address to Spur, Texas. . . . . . Another ’31’er is returning to the states after a tour of duty in the European Theatre— IT. COL. CHARLES S. BASINGER asks that his mail be sent to 4630 Wornall Rd., Kansas City, Mo. . . . .CAPT. JOSEPH B. LLOYD is at Maxwell Field, Adjutant Sadn. C-3, Montgomery, Ala. R. E. BLAND has moved and is living at 307 Garfied Place, Brooklyn, 15, N. Y. . +... MAJOR KENENTH L. HAGGARD is getting his mail at 1102 Pine St., Bon- ham; Texas. .. 7“. VESTAL S. PAYNE is Vocational Agriculture teacher ot Gaines- ville, Texas. . . . W. H. JONES, for the past three years County Agent of Gregg County, has been transferred to Grayson County in the same capacity. 1932 Lt. Col. Luther E. Bell 509 N. Payne St., Alexandria, Va. Proud Papa: CAPT. WALTER JOE FAULK. MAJOR A. L. “DUTCH” SEBESTA was a July eampus visitor, following his return from Germany. During the fighting he suffered severe chest wounds just above the heart from a German sniper. He ‘has completely recovered. He saw 7 months combat duty and wears 8 battle stars, Bronze Star with cluster, Silevr Star, Puu- ple Heart, and the he is most proud of is the Combat Infantryman’s Badge. Mrs. Sebesta and their tow daughters have been living at Marlin. Major Sebesta’s next assignment is not known. CAPT. WALTER JOE FAULK, APO 103, N. Y., is anxious to get back to see his new son born June 25. .... LT. COL. A. I. SCHEPPS has a nephew following his footsteps at A. & ‘M. DAVID D. SCHEPPS, Dallas, is now a Freshman at A. & M. CAPT. A. C. MOSER has returned to his home, 1903 Moser, Dallas, following a complete tour of duty with the 386th Division. He participated in the Salerno, Rome-Arno, Southern France, Germany and Austrian campaigns... . . . CAPT. J. C. OLIVER, JR., who has been serving with a Malarial Control Det., overseas is looking forward to an early return to the states and asks that his mail be sent to 1520 N. Summit, Tyler, Texas. COL. GEO. SCHUNIOR, a recent Camp- us visitor, is Chief of the Machine Records Branch, Adj. General’s Office, Washington. His work has carried him in every theatre of operation during the present war ex- cept the CBI. In June 1944, he was seri- ously wounded during a German bomb raid on London but completely recovered. He just recently returned from a three months tour in the Pacific. , Wick Fowler, Dallas News War Corres- pondent in the Pacific, recently wrote a feature story on the activities of LT. COL. GEORGE J. FIX, JR. Fix is an expert on bombs and spends much much time touring the fying fronts to check on bomb performance and operation. He was associated with his father in the oil field machinery business in Dallas before going on active duty. Mrs. Fix and their two children are living in Washington, where Col. Fix has headquarters. COL. GEO. A. BOND, JR., enroute home on leave was praised by his commander for his work with his Division. A veteran of five combat operations from Australia through New Guinea to the Philippines, he has served overseas for 27 months. When he arrives at his home in San Angelo, the 36 year old Colonel will be wearing the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart, the Presidential Unit Cita- tion, the Philippine Liberation and the Asiatic Pacific Theatre Ribbon with four battle stars. MAJOR W .W. HEWITT is at the AAF Conv. Hosp., Air Inspector's Office, Platts- burg Bks., New York. 1933 Lt. Col. T. C. Morris APO 2, c/o PM, New York, N. Y. MAJOR O. B. MAGRILL was released from active duty in late July after 34 months overseas in England, North Africa, Sardinia, Corsica, and France. He was with the First Tactical Air Force. Prior to going on active duty he was a County Agent for the Extension Service. He and Mrs. Ma- grill are living at Lockhart where she has been making her home but do not know where they will finally settle. The former Aggie tackle came out of the army in the pink of condition. Brig. Gen. John L. Pierce, ’19 and Maj. Roger F. Bartlett, ’33 GEN. PIERCE is shown above awarding the Bronze Star to MAJOR ROGER F. BARTLETT for Major Bartlett's oue- standing service as Division Maintenance Officer, 16th Armd. Division, during that Division’s advance into Germany and Czechoslovakia. Gen. Pierce commands the 16th. Major Bartlett was with the Cooper- Bessemer Corporation in Dallas before going on active duty. CAPT. R. RALPH THOMPSON is Sta- tistical Officer at a Reinforcement Depot. It is his job to return AAF personnel to the U. S., and now that Re-deployment is in full swing he is finding himself quite busy, and seeing many Aggie friends. He men- tioned seeing COL. W. W. MITCHELL, 33, only a short time back. After nine months of uninterrupted combat, SGT. TOM E. EAGLESTON has been assigned to an Engineer’s School for engineers waiting to be redeployed. The school is located in Epernay, France. S. J. FLOOD, 165th M. P. Escort Guard Co., Fort Sam Houston, in a recent letter reported seeing COL. J. B. CORNETT, just recently liberated from a German Prison Camp and on a 60 day recuperation leave at 304 Craig Pl, San Antonic. CAPTAIN M. E. “GENE” OVERTON is on Palau on his second tour of duty in the Pacific. He and his company have an island all to themselves. Being an old agriculturist, Gene has attempted extensive gardening. He writes Mrs. Over- ton, who lives at Rule, Texas, that vege- tables grow unbelievably fast but are dif- ficult to mature because of the heat and rain. He managed to be in Hawaii for the April 21 Muster. His address is APO 265, San Francisco, Calif. MAJOR CHARLES K. SEAMEN is Pet- roleum, Oil, Lubricants Officer of his Base in the Mediterranean Theatre. His sec- tion is responsible for the supply of all petroleum products to Allied ground forces and bulk gasoline for the Air Forces. Mrs. Seaman and their sons, Charles K. III, and George C. Seamen live at Alvin, Texas. CAPT. WILLIS NOLAN was among sev- eral A. & M. who recently completed the Far Eastern Civil Affairs Training Course at Yale University. The study of the Jap- anese language was one of the major fea- tures of the course. His address is C/O Civil Affairs Staging Area, Presidio of Monterey, Calif. Lt. Col. Thomas B. Goodrich LT. COL. THOMAS B. GOODRICH was promoted to that rank in July. He is in charge of redeployment and assignment of officers and returned officers at Hq. AAF Western Flying Training Command, Santa Ana, Calif. He resides with his wife and two sons at Santa Ana. CAPT. GEO. C. BRUNDRETT is now at Fukuoka Prison camp on the Island of Honshu, Japan. Following the fall of Corre- gidor Capt. Brundrett was placed in the Japanese penal colony at Davao. Since that time he has been moved to Cabanutuan and in 1944 he was taken to Japan. He is one of four brothers in the service— CAPT. FRANK W. BRUNDRETT, °’37; CAPT. WARNER M. BRUNDRETT, ’40; and LT. JACK M. BRUNDRETT, ’46. They are sons of Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE T. BRUNDRETT, °08, 311 North Windo- mere, Dallas. Capt. George Brundrett’s wife is living at 1614-12th St., Wichita Falls, Texas. 1934 Lt. Col. T. N. Gearreald 17 West Passaic Ave. Rutherford, New Jersey Silver Taps: CAPT. CARY M. ABNEY, JR. WALTER D. BELLAMY, on duty in the Philippines, has been promoted to: the rank of Lt. Col. Col. Bellamy’s outfit constructed the roads and bridges, some- times ahead of front line troops, that paved the way for the 14th Army Corps’ swift drive down the central Luzon plain into Manila. Overseas for 2 1-2 years, Col. Bellamy holds the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement during the Bou- gainville and Northern Solomon cam- paign. Mrs. Bellamy is making her home in Louise, Texas. While serving with the 88th Inf. Div., in Italy, LAURENCE E. SOMMERS was promoted to LT. COL. He wears the Bronze Star Medal together with an Oak Leaf Cluster. He is the son of Mrs. R. H. Pearson, 2202 North Henderson, Dallas, exas. . . . . After 39 months overseas CAPT. ALLEN M. EARLY is home again, 12183 Logan, Corpus Christi, but is ex- pecting to be assigned to Ft. Sill. Col. Ernest D. Brockett COL. ERNEST D. BROCKETT, Fort Worth, has a smile on the occasion of receiving the Air Medal for participation in aerial flights in the Philippines. He is Assistant Transportation Officer on Gen. Eichelberger’s staff. He was a petroleum engineer with the Gulf Oil Corp., before going on active duty. Mrs. Brockett and their son, age 7, reside at Fort Worth. MAJOR BENJAMIN F. CARTER sends a contribution to the Development Fund from APO 758. His home alldess is 308 East 69th St., Shreveport, 25, La. COL. H. C. WENDLER is leaving soon for overseas assignment. . .. . . LT. COL. HERMAN W. BLACKWOOD has returned from the Southwest Pacific where he served 40 months as an engineer construction bat- talion commander. While there he was awarded the Asiatic Pacific campaign rib- bon with five battle stars. Before going into service, Col. Blackwood was employed as a refinery engineer by the Gulf Oil Corp. Mrs. Blackwood resides at 2115 Prim- rose Ave., Fort Worth. After the 51st Armored Division had pierced the Siegfried Line, LT. COL. DAN ALANIS and a companion decided “to see how matters were going” and flushed a pocket of 22 Germans with the score two down and twenty to go. After open- ing up with a machine gun, “they looked like dominoes falling over a shaky table.” Mrs. Alanis, a former tennis star of Dal- las, and the couple’s two sons live at 6930 Lakewood, Dallas. Col. Alanis at the pre- sent time is home on leave awaiting re- assignment. MARTIN C. CORNELL, resid 2, Granite City, III. . . . ry dh LL JAMIN R. RAMSEY has exchanged an overseas address for 1907 W. Grand, Mar- shall, Texas. . . . From the Philippines comes word from CAPT. JOHN D. CUN- NINGHAM. . . . .CAPT. ERNEST W BUCHTIEN is with a Centralized Tech. School, APO 519, N. Y. . . . . From China comes word from WESLEY B YOUNG, recently promoted to CAPTAIN. He reports seeing LT. HOWARD CHANG, , an , M N. : aN N. WALTER- LT. COL. CHARLES A. TOSCH, JR has recently been promoted to that rank and also designated Air Inspector of the Fifth Air Force. Before going into serv- ise, Col. Tosh was employed in the ad- vertising and promotion de Ralston Purina Co., St. en of DAVID F. TAYLOR, now serving in the Aleutians, has been proomted to the rank of LT. COL. Before entering the service. Col. Taylor was employed by The Texas Co., Houston. . . . .CAPT. W. D.. SOR- RELS is living at Arlington, Va., 218 N. some | Glebe Rd. . . . . CAPT. ERNEST Ww. BUCHTIEN is serving overseas with ga Cent. Tech. School. < LT. COL. JOHN F. SMITH is stationed at Ft. Benning, Ga., ACAD Dept. Tact. Sect... . =~. Mrs; ‘R.-E.' Nolan, 17 WwW: Poffard St., Fort Worth, advises that her husband LT. R. E. NOLAN is on Luzon / after being on Guadalcanal for a year. He has just recently been promoted to the rank of FIRST LT. . . . ROBERT C. HERMAN has been promoted to the rank of MAJOR, He is serving in the field as general operating surgeon with a U. S. combat section which is at- tached to a Chinese Army, He wears the bronze star on his Asiatic-Pacific ribbon for services in the Salween campaign. 1935 Capt. Frederick W. H. Wehner 3031, 30th St. S. E., Apt. 1 Washington, 20, D. C. Proud Papas: CAPT. TOMMIE E. VOSS; MAJOR F. W. H. WEHNER. CAPTAIN TOMMIE E. VOSS returned to the states about July' 1, after spending seven months in England and France with an Engineer Maintenance Ca. He is tem- porarily assigned to Camp Swift where he is with the 1469th Engineers Mainte- nance Company. Captain and Mrs. Voss have a son Rich- ard Thomas, 27 months old, and a son Robert Edwin born July 12, at Scott and White Hospital, Temple. Capt. Voss ex- pects to .go back overseas and his family will be located at 1107 Lake Drive, Taylor, Texas. LT. COL. JOHN W. HULL has returned home from serving overseas for 833 months, with Hq. Med. Allied Airforce. Col. Hull is at Sonora for the present, with his wife and son. LT. COL. JAMES F. ROBERTS, Dalals, has been awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service with the 12th Air Force in the European theater. Col. Ro- berts is anr inspector of a Mediterranean based B-25 Mitchell bomber unit. CAPT. THOS. L. HUTTO is looking for- ward to a trip to the campus soon. CAPT. JERRY W. MAREK has been transferred to CWS, Camp Detrick, Fred- erick, Md. . . . LT. D. R. WERTZ is in the Philippines, according to his father, R. G. Wertz, Bay City, Texas. MAJOR FLOYD H. HELM is at home in Boerne, Texas, following his return from overseas where he served with General Patton’s Third Army for 13 menths. _ J. THOMAS MAY has changed his mail- ing address to Route 1. Bishop, Texas. 19506 Capt. D. J. Lewis C.E., U. S. Eng. Office c/o Prod. Sec., Mobile, Ala. Weddings Bells: LT. CARL E. MAX- WELL CAPT. LEONARD L. MEEK is at the Det. of Patients, AAF Conv. Hosp. Ft. Lo- gan, Golo. > YAIR WM. D. NIX is commanding a un n. with MAJOR BORNEFELD, °’40, as Exec. Officer and LT. ALBERT LOWE, ’28, as Motor Officer. CAPT. JESS H. BLEVINS, JR., is on a sick leave from Beaumont Hospital, El Paso, and ma be addressed at Jefferson, Teoxa8s. vcs LT. COL. MAX A. MOSES- MAN has arrived home from his tour of duty overseas. CAPT. STANFIELD AUGUST STACH has _been awarded the Bronze Star for heroic achievement in action in the vicinity of Bastogne, on January 1, 1945. He is the son of Mrs. Steve Stach, Rosenberg, and brother of MAJOR PAUL JOHN STACH, ’41, killed in action June 8, 1944, and T-SGT. David L. Stach, who died while on leave at his home on August 3, 1943. Capt Stach is stationed at Fort Benning, Ga. LT. A. PAT YOUNG is stationed at CRTC, Ft. Riley, Kansas. A brother, CAPT. WESLEY B. YOUNG, JR., ’84, is in China... MAJOR MILTON C. EDGE, whose home is Bryan, is stationed at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo, . . . .MAJOR FRED A. HUBBARD is overseas and his wife is living at 8221 Louisville, EI Paso, Tex. LT. DAYTON M. CARRELL is living at 417 Moore St., San‘ Marcos. . . . : Dyan PANDY has been trans- e 0 Sqdn. T-6, Flt. C, Gei J »" Spokane, Wash. bial ; R. T. NORWOOD, Marshall is Sec’y- Treas. for the Marshall Production Credit Association, Marshall, Texas. . . CAPT. WM. B. PACE is back in the states and assigned to I-G Section, Hq. 4th Army, APO 20, San Antonio. . . , ROBERT O. LOVING is with the Ill. Institute of Technology, 3300 S. Federal St., Chicago 3 LT. COL. A. B. SWANK was awarded ‘| the Legion of Merit in a special ceremony in Teheran, Iran, He has served nearly three years in the once-vital PGG supply line to Soviet Russia, in the executive of- fice of the Chief of staff and later as as- sistant director and director of the Com- mand’s Office of Technical Information. 1937 Capt. W. A. Ruhmann APO 45, c/o PM. New York, N. Y. wedding Bells: HARRY G. BROWN, CAPT. JEFFERSON L. HORN, with an Inf. Div. in Germany, has been awarded the Bronze Star for gallantry in action. Capt. Horn has been in the service 3 years and overseas 1 year. . . . .BELVIN J. ANTHIS is with the Aviation Products Division of The Goodyear Tire and. Rub- ber Co., Dallas. His home address is 6316 Lakeshore Drive, Dallas. LT. BILL STAGES, USN, on leave from the head coaching job at Glade- water High school, expects to take up where he left off in sports at the end of ois service. Lt. Stages has just returned Home on leave after extended overseas . CLYDE T. NORMAN, assigned to dut in the Post Surgeon’s Office, Fort Dix, N.1J. . has been proomted to the rank of Captain. . . . HAL M. SULLENBERGER is with the Amarillo Times, and gets his mail at allus Ray 10th ‘Ave., Amarillo Conservationist orks Unit Service at Nacogdoches. He reports his AAF BU, Homestead Army Air Base, He is in that + ise MILTON may be addressed Box 3073, Corpus Christi RA © 3 home address, 247 North Drive, San Antonio, for MAJOR EDWARD E. RAVES. . .. MAJOR JAMES M. HOLLINGSWORTH is School, LT. “ RICHARD “DICK” HAUGHTON has re- ired from active duty, after spending some time at the Ashburn General Hos- Phial, bron is Be Raiiive Vice-President of on an i Die om, aud otton Oil Press, Box 444, -.For superior performance of duty, CAPT. JOHN H. GAYDEN was recently award- ed the Meritorious Service Unit Plaque at his headquarters in Italy. He has 200 missions as artillery observer for his Battalion to his credit and is the holder of the Air Medal with five clusters. LT. JORGE J. LLUY has been award- ed the Bronze Star Medal. He is still in Bel- glum awaiting further assignment. He re- ported LT. WM. M. ADKISSON, ’43, back on his way to the U. S. _CAPT. GILBERT NAGEL is enjoying his assignment working with displaced personnel overseas. . . . JOHN G. FER- GUSON has changed his address to Box 596, Natchez, Miss. . . . LT. ROANE M. LACY has changed his address from Jacksonville, Fla., to 2211 Coleord, Waco. - - . BEN S. LEDNICKY, Post Engineer Ahburn Gen, Hospital, McKinney, sends in a gift for himself and his som, Ben J. Lednicky, Jr., Class of ’61. . 1938 Capt. John H. Bone 13th Regt. Camp Fannin, Texas Wedding Bells: 1 CHead ells: CAPT. LLOYD I A veteran of eleven months service in the Mediterranean theater, STAFF SER- GEANT WILLIAM BE. CLOSE is now stationed at Ellington Field. His wife and Continued on Page 3
