Saxton Liberty High School - Block Yearbook (Saxton, PA)

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“So, Dear God, we pray to thee Keep these boys who made us free.” having died of wounds. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross. CPL. WILLIAM T. CRIBBLE Class of 1931 BORN: NOVEMBER 9. 1912 DIED: APRIL 10, 1945 William T. Gribble, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Cribble of Saxton and husband of the former Vera Carberry of Saxton, R. D., was inducted into the Army Air Corps on August 5, 1943. After more than a year’s training in this country, he was sent to F.ngland. Four months later he went into France. He was killed, while driving a truck, when a bomb exploded close to him. Corpal Cribble won the Presidential Citation. FIRST LIEUT. |AMES L. BRENNAN Class of 1936 BORN: JUNE 29. 1918 DIED (Officially): FEBRUARY 2, 1946 James Leroy Brennan, son of the late Mrs. Mae Duffy and grandson of B. Frank Getic, enlisted in the Army, December 27. 1939. At Yale Univer- sity on May 27, 1943, he was appointed second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps. His promotion to first lieutenant was given in India, July 21, 1944. for which assignment he left the United States April 4. 1944. Stationed with the 40th Bombardment Group at Chakulia, India, he served as radar officer on a B-29. After making twenty-six Hump trips from India to China, he was reported missing near Singapore February 1, 1945, while on his thirteenth combat mission over Japanese-held territory. He was officially determined dead on February 2, 1946. Besides the Asiatic-Pacific Service medal with five Bronze Battle Stars, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Air Medal with the Oak Leaf Cluster. S|SGT. ARNOLD DAVIS Class of 1939 BORN: JANUARY 5, 1920 died: April 23,1944 Arnold Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Davis of Saxton, was in- ducted into the Army, May 1, 1942. After a year and a half of intensive In- fantry training with the famed Custer Division, he was sent to North Africa early in 1944. From there he was sent into Italy and on April 23, 1944 was killed, when one of our shells hit him while he was directing his men and an un- expected German patrol advanced. Staff Sergeant Davis was awarded pos- thumously, the Bronze Star for heroic achievement in action and the Purple Heart. NINE

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Dedication . . . PVT. FLOYD H. MELLOTT, JR. Class of 1941 BORN: DECEMBER 2. 1923 DIED: DECEMBER 29, 1943 Floyd H. Mellott, Jr., son of Mrs. Lulu Mellott and the late Floyd H. Mellott. Sr. of Saxton, was inducted into the Army on May 11, 1943. After his basic training was completed, he was assigned to the Infantry and sent to Italy, where he was killed in action on December 29. 1943 and was buried there. Pvt. Mellott won, posthumously, the Purple Heart and the Presidential Citation. COXSWAIN EDWARD MICHAUX Freshman in 1934 BORN : 1920 DIED: NOVEMBER 13, 1942 Edward Michaux, son of Mr. and Mrs. Omer Michaux of Charleroi, formerly of Hummel, enlisted in the Navy, September 15, 1939. He had three months training and was then assigned to sea duty, serving on a destroyer and a troop transport. He was then transferred to the Cruiser. U. S. S. Juneau, and was listed as missing when that vessel was sunk by the enemy in the Pacific on November 13, 1942. Coxswain Michaux was posthumonusly awarded the Purple Heart. PVT. SAMUEL H. THOMPSON Class of 1932 BORN: AUGUST 22, 1913 DIED: OCTOBER 29. 1942 Samuel H. Thompson, son of Mr. Jasper Thompson and the late Mrs. Rhoda Thompson of Coalmont, enlisted in the Army Air Corps, Septem- ber 12. 1940. After training in the States for nine months, he was sent to Clark Field, Philippine Islands. On May 7, 1942, he was taken prisoner by the Japs. Private Thompson died from pellagra and beri beri, at Cabanatuan prison camp, Phillippine Islands, and was buried on Luzon, according to re- ports released by the Japanese on July 3, 1944. S|SGT. JAMES L. CARBERRY Class of 1938 BORN: JUNE 24, 1920 DIED: DECEMBER 30, 1942 James L. Carberry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Logan Carberry of Saxton, enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 23. 1941. After a year’s train- ing as a gunner and aerial engineer, he was sent to England in September. 1942' a member of a Flying Fortress crew. While on a raid over France on Decem- ber 30. 1942, he was missing in action. A short time later he was reported EIGHT

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