Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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BOMB Vicfor McKinley Bowers, Jr. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Pre-Medical Cavalry Corporal (3); Sergeant (2); Captain, Regimental Adjutant (1); Virginia Academy of Science; Second Class Finance Committee; Hop Committee (1). Here ' s a Yankee that we may feel sure will become a red-hot medic. Vic has well proven his title to efficiency this year as adjutant. A .stupendous party man and a flash with women, Victor has scored well with all the major feminine concentrations in and around Lexington. Edward Carpenter Brandow, Jr. . LE. NY, NEW YORK Pre-Medical Infantry Corporal (3); Sergeant (2); Swimming (4, 3); Yankee Club, President ( ' 2); Virginia Academy of Science; Cheerleader ( ' 2); Co-Editor, War Bomb (2); Presbyterian Club. Ted, a real Yankee, is known for many things, . mong them are his co-editing of the War Bomb, his cheerleading, and his swim- ming. Though a Brother Rat of ' H, Ted tried a year of Yale before realizing that . ]M. I. was the only school for him and on his return fell behind a year. A source of an unusual amount of humor, he was characterized by his jovial chuckle.

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T fe WAR Crescent Frank Balmenti YOrXGSTOWX, OHIO Pre-Medical Cavalrij (3, i); Yankee Club; Lieutenant (1); Rat Fencing; Fenc Virginia Academy of Science; Cadet (4, 3, i). Associate Editor (2); 1943 War Bomb Staff (3). Cres is one of the more serious of Doc ' s boys — a diligent worker, and the proud possessor of those little gold stars. The source of many happy moments of laughter, he is a sincere and valuable friend and a shining example of the merits that accompany diligence and hard work. Burton Paul Beatty BROOKLYN , NEW YORK Civil Engineering Field Artilleri Regimental Supply Captain, S-4 (1); Football, Wrestling (4); Varsity Football (3, 2); Yankee Club; ilonogram Club (3, 2), President (1); American Society of Civil Engineers; Manager Foot- ball (1). The Bear, a staunch Brooklynite, is the barracks Sinatra, caretaker of the flypaper, wrestler extraordinaire, and able manager of the football team. He fought Buzz ilarr ' s crew for four ye ars, but finally pulled through with a bang. We will all remember his jokes and cheery personality. ' 4

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7 WAR Leonard Oswell Fears, Jr. LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA Pre-Medical Field Artillery Sergeant (3); Second Lieutenant (1); Wrestling (i); Lynchburg Club, Secretary-Treasurer ( ' 2), President (1); Vice President Metho- dist Club (1); Virginia Academy of Science; Business Staff The Cadet (3, 2); Assistant Manager Wrestling (2); Intramural Manager (1); Methodist Choir. A Pre-]Med from Lynchburg, Ozzie takes life slow and easy. Always jovial, he kept the Third Stoop quarters smiling. A great help in A Company ' s intramurals, he was always on the job and out to win. His live personality will carry him a long way. ' Roanoke Bomb-Shell ' Marvin Layman Gillum M. N. SS. S, IRGIXIA Pre-Medical Field Artillery Corporal (3); Sergeant (2); First Lieutenant (1);- Wrestling (4); Northern Virginia Club; Glee Club; Virginia Academy of Science; Baptist Club; Second Class Finance Committee; Hop Committee (1); Intramural Manager (1); Assistant Manager Basketball (2). The Roanoke Bomb-Shell is probably the most popular of Doc ' s boys. Well liked for his friendliness and constant good humor, Marvin is nevertheless a hard worker. His other abilities were a big asset to ole A Company ' s intramural accomplish- ments. Although saddened at losing him to the Medical College of Virginia, we are certain that in Gillum we have an up-and-coming man in dental surgery.