Grove City College - Ouija Yearbook (Grove City, PA)

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Tom, one of the best liked and most popular students ever to attend Grove City College, graduated from Grove City High School in 1938 and entered the college that fall, graduating from here in 1942. He was a talented singer and a member of the Adelphikos fraternity. Tom left to begin his training in the Naval Air Corps the day before Commencement in Iune, 1942. He took his first three months of training as a Naval aviation cadet at Chapel Hill, N. C., from where he went to Norman. Okla. He was in the last three months of his training at Corpus Christi, Texas, when he was fatally injured. A mid-air collision of dive-bombing planes at the Corpus Christi air base on March 10, 1943, caused the untimely death of one of the best friends Grove City ever had, within three weeks of the time he would have received his Navy wings of gold. AfC Thomas White Claude was always an interesting boy, happy, full of life and busy at something. Time and effort meant nothing when he was doing some intricate work. While Claude was in high school in his home town of Emlenton he was active in sports. In college he was president of the Outing Club and ver active in its affairs. He also was an active member of the Camera Club and an engineering major. He received his military training at the Weather School of the Army Air Corps in Grand Rapids, Mich., where he received his com- mission as a second lieutenant in November, 1943. He was ordered to Iackson Army Air Base, Miss., where he was killed in a plane crash on December 28, 1943, while on a mission of mercy with an- An unusual combination of talents-Tom always gave his best. other officer. Cpl. Robert Kenneth Dickson Ace, as we knew him, graduated from Altoona High School Lt. Claude King Not many students knew of two of Ken's hobbies, which were writing music and poetry. Most of us knew of his sports activities, his basketball and football, and knew that he was interested in dramatics. Ken was graduated from Grove City High School where he also excelled in sports. He was a student of medicine, and at the time of his death was working on a cure for cancer. Ken entered Grove City College in 1942 and soon became en- deared to all. His friendly grin and cheery Hi made him one of the most popular men on the campus. He was in the Medical Corps, continuing work in the field in which he was most interested, having been a pre-medical student here at school. Cpl. Dickson died in the Billings General Hospital at Fort Ben- jamin Harrison, Ind., on Ianuary 14, 1944. A true soldier of life- such was Kenny Dickson. in 1937 and entered Grove City College. He graduated from here in 1941 and was associated with the Sheraw Motor Co. until he enlisted in the Army. Ace stands ace-high in the memories of those of us who knew him. He took his primary flight training at Tulsa, Qkla., and his basic training at the West Point of the Air, Randolph Field, Texas. He received his wings and commission as a lieutenant in the Army Air Forces at Foster Field, Victoria. Texas, on April 29, 1942. He was then transferred to Reutschler Field. East Hartford, Conn. Ace lost his life in a plane crash on August 17, 1942, on a routine flight from Reutschler Field. Lt. Harry Sheraw

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ilu Reuerent flllvmnrg nf qglll' Bugs... As we dedicate these pages to the memory of our friends and classmates who have given their lives in the defense of their country, how shall we think of them? Shall we think only of the interruption of their studies, the frustration of their life's dreams, their untimely separation from us on the threshold of years that offered promise of enduring friendship? Or shall we remember them for what they were-the finest flowering of young manhood, in full possession of the highest powers and the noblest faculties of body and mind and spirit, in loyalty to their country and in devotion to its ideals with'holding nothing, but making the supreme sacrifice in the performance of what they considered to be their duty? Surely they would want us to remember them for what they were and for what they 'have done for us. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Deep down beneath all the tragedy and sorrow of this occasion, there is something abidingly beautiful about the fact that those whom we are now honor- ing were taken from us in their youth. One recalls the words of President Calvin Coolidge, spoken while he stood with bowed head beside the lifeless form of his own seventeen year old son: What a privilege it must be to be a boy throughout all eternity! That is the privilege of these friends and class- mates. It means not only that they have been spared the darker side of life- the declining powers of mind and body that come with advancing age, the sorrows and frustrations and disappointments that grieve men's spirits as they grow older, but it means on the positive side that through all eternity they will see life through the eyes of twenty-year-old boys. They will see it through eyes that will tint it with the brightest colors, eyes in which hope and en- thusiasm and aspiration will never grow dim. What a privilege it must be to be suchhboys as these throughout all eternity! We shall preserve for them an honored place among the circle of our friends. Bright are our memories. Great is our debt. Ioyful will be our reunion. . . . who game their all, thin hunk in hehiratrh

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lean was the first Butler County woman to die while in the service of the United States Armed Forces. After graduation from Grove City College in 1940, lean taught in the Butler High School where she was liked and respected by all who came in contact with her, just as she had been liked and respect- ed here on the campus. uary 8, 1943, as an instructor. by those who felt her influence. Ensign Jean R. Parker . Dick graduated from Penn Township Hi h School and attended Grove City College, graduating in 1939. Flis home town is Renfrew, Pa. While in college he was a member of Pi Gamma Mu and was interested in photography, music, and travel. Besides a wide range of interests, Dick was a brilliant student. In May, 1941, he joined the United States Army infantry, but in April, 1942, was transferred to the Air Forces and entered Cadet School at Maxwell Field, Ala. Lt. Edwards was killed in a plane crash near Newton, Texas, while he was on routine maneuvers with a squadron of pilots from his nearby base. uated in 1940. Forces. On September 15, 1942, lean enlisted in the WAVES, and com- pleted her officers training course at Smith College. She was assigned to active duty in the United States Naval Reserve on Ian- Ensign Parker was killed in an automobile accident, bringing to a close a life -that had brought happiness and friendship to all who knew her. The memory of her fine character will long be cherished Lt. Richard F. Edwards Lt. Gorman attended Grove City College for a while and then transferred to the Cincinnati College of Embalming where he grad- Clyde entered the service on April 9, 1941, and served for a time in the chemical warfare service. On Iuly 28, 1943, he received his commission and the silver wings of the United States Army Air While making a night test flight on November 22, 1943, he made the supreme sacrifice by keeping a disabled plane aloft while the i other members of the crew parachuted to safety. Lt. Clyde E. Gorman Ken Partrid e attended Grove City College after he graduated from Fredonia I-figh School. He worked for Leedom and Worral Co. in Butler before he entered the service. While in school here he was interested in baseball and golf and taking moving pictures. Ken was inducted into the Army Air Forces on August 6, 1942, and graduated from Buckley Field, Colo., as an armorer in Novem- ber, l942. He then went to Laredo, Texas. . On August 13, 1943, Ken died following an appendectomy in the hospital at Laredo Air Field, Laredo, Texas. i Cpl. Kenneth W. Partridge