Ligonier Valley High School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Ligonier, PA)

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Um S ' 7a AW .20 194141 Our alumna encurcle the globe There are over five hundred former students of L H S scattered to the four corners of the earth gnvmg thenr llves and leaving behmd all earthly pleasures and comforts, so that we may live In an mflnltely better world nd of tyrants and their oppressnon Elght have already made the supreme sacruflce and several more are prnsoners of war an the hands of the enemles It us to these men and women, lnvmg and dead, that we deducate thus sectnon of the Mountauneer The followung people attended or taught nn the Llgomer Hugh School and are or have been In the Servuce of the Unnted States Agnew Wnllnam Baker Frank Caldarelln Clara Alexandre Alex Baltlc Muke Campbell Agnes Alexander Lawrence Barber George Campbell Harry Ambrose Bert Barkley Robert Campbell Rlchard Ament John Bast Robert Campbell Wllluam Anderson Kenneth Ankeny James Ankeny Owen Ankney Dean Anthony Graydon Anthony Joseph Anthony Wulluam Armor Harry Bablnsky Edmond Barr Russell Baker Thomas Bates Edrnc Bates James Beal Ben Beam Jack Beam Pau Beam Roy Beam Wllllam Beatty Eugene Bechtold James Behrhorst Howard Bergstrom Earl Bergstrom Elm Berkey Jack Betz Glenn Betz Kelth Bulls James Bltner Howard Blalr Harry Bossart Merle Bracken Albert Carey Alvin Carnes Donald Carnes John Carnes Thomas Carnes Wullnam Carney Car Carns Clarence Carns Franklin Carns Harry Carns Wllllam Jr Caumeld Kenneth Chnsner W D Jr Clark Clark Clark Clark Clark Clark Clark Clark D Lee Harry James James W lawrence ee Richard Thomas Buell Buell Buell Buell Buell Bracken Davnd Brant Joseph Brant Merrill Bremser Jack Brereton Robert Brownfield Ruchard George Hope Kenneth Mules Wtlllom Burger Robert Burkholder Betty Pvt James Fry 37 as now a prnsoner at Stalog Germany was wounded In the Afncan campangn and was captured 75 days later at Kasserme Pass Burkholder Ear Burkholder Robert Byers Kenneth The Mountanneer 27 Clawson Lee Clifford Charles Clntford Edward ClnfTord Thomas Clnse lawrence Clopp John Conley John Cook Nevnn Cook Wayne Copeland Wllluam Coma James Cover Vernon Cox Robert Cramer Garnet Cramer Phnlnp Cramer Robert a I . 1 . . . . . . , I ' 1 S I . ' I 'I I l I l I 1 1 1 I I I l l I I . . I I I I ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I I I . . 1 , , l I . . I . . I I I I . . ' 1 I - I I I . . , I 1 I I ' . , . . . y Befkey, Glenn Clark, DOnclld 1 f ' ' l ,, H if , I f J V W, , ' , I. 1 1 - - l V I A . I I .4 ' I I L , ,. , , ,N -- I I . 1 1 V I l I I . I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 D 1 1 . u I I I 1 , . . . . I , 1 , 1 1

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War plays on all the heart strungs of human emotuons We all remember the emotuonal shock of fear and dread that followed Pearl Harbor then the bravado and over confidence that took uts place and soon the settled determunatuon and the unemotuonal dogged perseverance of a flghtung people un Amerucas new war tasks As the months passed our men and women were sent to Australua North Afruca lndua the South Seas Persua, England Palestune Iceland the other Amerucas From tume to tume famuly heart strungs were plucked at heavuly when sud den news of a loved one beung made a prusoner unlured mussung un actuon or kulled arruved On the roster of Lugonuer Hugh School s hon ored dead are eught who have guven theur luves and one, presumably dead, who was reported mussung un the heart rendung fall of Bataan Lugonuer Valley and thus Hugh School share espe cually un the gruef of the parents of the flne young aurmen Ron and Red McCoy It was theur good fortune to meet un England Later Ron was unlured by flak un a raud over Frankfort On hus next mussuon over France hus plane was shot actuon over Germany To these bereaved par ents and to Jack McCoy Class of 43 and now un the Navy we reverently commend the ummortal letter wruten by Presudent Luncoln to Mrs Buxby who had lost five sons un battle Mr Luncoln wrote I feel how weak and fruutless must be any words of mune whuch should attempt to beguule you from the gruef of a loss so overwhelmung But I cannot refraun from ten derung you the consolatuon that may be found un the thanks of the Republuc they dued to save I pray that our heavenly Father may assuage the anguush of your bereavement and leave you only the cherushed memory of the loved and lost and the solemn prude that must be yours to have Iaud so costly a sacruflce upon the altar of free dom Yours very suncerely and respectfully Abraham Luncoln The emotuon of gruef plucked heart strungs un the homes of Bull Peterson and Jum Fry both reported mussung un actuon The emotuon changed to reluef and then to fear when ut was learned that they were prusoners of war un Germany Each boy has communucated wuth home through the Internatuonal Red Cross and the Mountauneer uouns theur famulues and theur many fruends un an tucupatuon of the day when they return and tell us of theur many tryung experuences un the hands of the enemy Not all the pluckung of heart strungs us un pleasant Joy has come to the homes of several of our aurmen un the form of cutatuons for valor and gallantry un actuon Among these are Lt Ijgl Omar Menoher for outwuttung and destroy ung Jap Zeros and makung successful rauds un the South Pacuflc area Mal Thomas Clark for sumular performance un Chuna and Burma as well as beung shot down and swummung the Yang Tze Ruver to escape TfSgt Herbert Pruce for repaur ang planes durung seven weeks of almost unces sant aur rauds at Port Moresby Lt George .Ienkuns for hus outstandung work un the unvasuon of Suculy Lt Hearty Futchko for pulotung hus cruppled Fortress home after rauds over Germany Promotuons have brought cheer to proud homes of Lugonuer Hugh School alumnu Capt Tom Clark us now Malor Clark and Ensugn Omar Menoher us Lt fugl Menoher as a result of theur brave and resourceful flyung Ensugn Wulluam Lohr has been promoted to Lueutenant flgl although Bull has not at present entered the com bat theater Capt Clarence Pershung has re ceuved the rank of Malor as a deserved recognu tuon of hus years of servuce un two wars as well as hus Natuonal Guard servuce un tume of peace Mal Clark us located but thurteen mules from Mal Pershung un lndua and S Sgt Lewus Marker vusut What a happy uf a but nostalguc reunuon of three Lugonuer men on the other sude of the world' Mal Pershung us one of flve former faculty members who are un theur country s servuce The others are Edward Grega who left our classrooms for the Army Clyde Thomas former JV coach Wulluam Cramer former musuc supervusor, and Mulford Kurtz former coach and unstructor un algebra Henry Claypoole our agruculture un structor us awautung call at the close of school Bayard Saler former pruncupal has been a fleld representatuve of the Amerucan Red Cross un the South Of the many others who have seen actuon on the varuous fronts we mentuon Jum Clark Jack Nelson and Bob Leslue un Italy Ken Ander son and Ross Manon at Casablanca George Petty at Casablanca and Salerno Ray Heuntzel man at Tarawa and Demon Bull Talarovuch who, wuth hus buddy destroyed twenty one Japs and put seven more to flught Many other brave explouts remaun to be told about other men equally untrepud and fearless Now Aprul us drawung to a close Many of our young men are poused un England onthe eve of the heralded unvasuon Heart strungs are drawn taut and hearts resound wuth fear and hope wuth prude and longung wuth patruot usm and love wuth apprehensuon mungled wuth fauth and determunatuon knowung that each brave one wull acquut humself wuth honor for the Ameruca we all love May God grant them a safe and 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Cramer Roy Cramer Wllllam Crawford Harry Crawford Walter Crowe Frank Crowe Howard Cunmngham Wlllnam Danko George Darr Franklnn Darr John Darr Llncoln Darr Richard Darr Wllbert Deeds George Deeds John Jr Demmltt Robert Demyanovnch Charles Dennison Ralph Dnce Wulluam Dlllon Edward Donaldson Lawrence Donnelly Thomas Jr Donovan John Glesey Robert Glenn Roland Graham Charles Graham Thomas Grega Edward Grlmth Edward Grtfllth Herman Grnttlth Robert Grlfllth Thomas Grombach Paul Guerrlerl Dan Gulyas Stephen Haas Ralph Halfery Wayne Hall Charles Hall Edward Hamlll Hamill Hamull Hamnll Hamull Ewing Frank Graham Hugh Robert Hamllton Roy Hantz Vuctor Douglas Harlan Dull Carl Dull Robert Dyer Stewart Earnest Paul Elcher Clyde Evans Walter Fabian Mike Fedorkey John Fedorkey Pete Felgar Alvun Felgar John Felgar Ward Ferry George Ferry James Ferry Wllllam Flscus Dean Fush Edmund Fush Lulllan Futchko Hearty Fltchko Wllllam Flack Charles Flack J R Flack Jumor Flack Maurnce Frable Paul Freeman Wulluam Y I' I' I' Donald James' Rnchard Thomas Hardy Raymond Hartman Edward Hartman Pau Harvey George Hauer Clark Hauger Earnest Hauger Lawrence Hauger Wllllam Hays Chester Hays Robert Hegan Charles Hegan Wllluam Hemtzelman Ray Helntzelman Wllllam Henderson James Hofter Betty Hoffer John Hoffman Wllllam Holman James Holt John Holtzman Harold Hood Walter Hood Donald Horner Kenneth Horvath Elmer Horvath Joseph Houpt Betty Renwlck Housty John Hola Joseph Hull James Hull John Frye Kelth Frye Robert Frye Roy Gaskun Wllllam Geetnng Robert Gera George Gibson James Gnesey George Hunter Hunter Hunter Hunter Hunter Hunter Huston Hutchls Arnold Davld Robert Thomas Willard wIllIUm Paul Hutchison Samuel Hyland Wrllnam Irwln Gertrude lrwln Raymond lrwln Shaffer lrwln Vrrgll lscrupe Archue lscrupe Howard lscrupe John Jackson Howard Jackson Rnchard Jacobs Harold Jenkins George Jenkins Robert Johnson Barton Johnson Edward Johnson Glenn Johnston Charles Johnston John Jones Donald Kallman Allan Kenney Edgar Kenney Wlllaam Kennedy Wllbert Keys Thomas Kmsey Ford Jr Klnsey Wade Kline Harry Kllne Jacob Kline Lewls Knox Wlllram Knupp Robert Knupp Wrlllam Kodrnch Martm in-Q' if 2nd Lt Hearty Fltchko prlot In the Army Amr Corps us now pulotlng a Fortress over the European Theatre and was cated for brungung home hrs on Kenneth damaged plane Mnssmg In oct on Knlled un actnon Dred In servuce Prisoner of war The Mountameer 28