Washburn High School - Wahian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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we-A-an may WILLIAM CRAWHALL WILLIS K. DAGGETT ROBERT M. DALBY ROBERT D- DARNALL X WILLIAM CRAWHALL, Class of I933, was a STaTf SergeanT in The Army. He received Commando Training in ScoTland and Ireland and foughT in Africa where he was awarded The Purple HearT. He was killed in acTion on December 7, l942. K WILLIS K. DAGGETT, Class of I936, was a PrivaTe FirsT Class in The Marine Corps. He ToughT in The Pacific TheaTer where he received The Purple HearT. He was killed in acTion on Hill Number Three Hundred SixTy-Two on The Island of Iwo Jirna on February 28, l945. K ROBERT M. DALBY, Class of January, I94O, was a Second LieuTenanT in The Army Air Corps. He ToughT in The European TheaTer where he received The Purple HearT. He was killed in acTion over Germany on May I3, I944. 1k ROBERT D. DARNALL, Class oT June, l942, was a Second LieuTenanT in The TwenTieTh Air Force oT The Army Air Corps. He was sTaTioned on Tinian Island in The Marianas. He was killed on AugusT 8, l945, when his B-29 crashed immediaTely aTTer Taking off on The TwenTy-Third mission over Japan. 1 VERNON L. DELIN, Class oT January, I934, was a STaf'f SergeanT in The Army. Previous To ThaT he was a member of The MinnesoTa NaTional Guard. He ToughT in NorTh ATrica, Tunisia and lTaly, and received The Purple HearT, posThumously. He was killed in acTion aT Salerno, lTaly, on SepTernber I3, l943. 4K BURTON J. DUNTLEY, Class OT January, l94O, was a Second LieuTenanT in The Army Air Corps. He TOughT in The European TheaTer in England where he was killed in acTion on January 7, I944. -K FREDERIC H. DUNTLEY, Class OT June, I934, who was BurTon's broTher, was a PrivaTe FirsT Class in Tne Army. He ToughT on The Philippine Islands and on The Island of New Guinea in The SouThwesT Pacific, where he received The Purple He-arT. He was killed in acTion on Luzon Island, February 5, l9'45. sk ROBERT H. EATON, Class OT January, I94l, was a Second LieuTenanT in The Army Air Corps Communicahons. He ToughT on The Philippine Islands where he conTracTed poliomyeliTis and died aT The UniTed STaTes FourTh General HospiTal in Manila on December I, l945. sk RAY J. ERICKSEN, Class of January, l935, was a LieuTenanT Colonel in The Army. He ToughT in Africa and lTaly where he received The Purple HearT wiTh a clusTer, The Silver STar, and The DisTinguished Service Cross. He was also given Two baTTle Tield promoTions. He was killed on The Anzio Beach head on June 3, I944. 41 EDWARD A. EVERETT, Class of I939, was a PrivaTe FirsT Class in The Army. He ToughT in lTaly and in The SouTh France Invasion where he received The PresidenTial CiTaTion and The Purple HearT. He was killed in acTion aT BelforT Gap, France, on OcTober 2, I944. X DONALD F. EYRE, Class OT l938, was a Second LieuTenanT in The TwelTTh Division OT The Second Army. He ToughT in France where he was killed in acTion. 1K DAVID E. FOLTZ, Class OT June, l94l, was a PrivaTe FirsT Class in The Army. He foughT in The European TheaTer in France and Germany, where he received The ExperT SharpshooTer's Medal and The Purple HearT. He was killed during his TirsT engagemenT while making a drive wiTh The BriTish and Canadian Forces on The norThern end OT The Siegfried Line in Germany, when he was The TirsT one To reach The designaTed cbiecfive. He is buried in The UniTed STaTes lvTiliTary CerneTery aT MarqraTen, Holland. VERNON L. DELIN BURTON J. DUNTLEY FREDERIC H. DUNTLEY , ROBERT H. EATON if . E1 . ff' . ,., ... is Tai A ,f -rews.. RAY J. ERIOKSEN EDWARD A. EVERETT DONALD P. EYRE DAVID E- FOLTZ M. .ZR MW' M. P 3 X57 Wz I

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41 NEILL A. BOLLUM, Class oT I939, was a CapTain in The Army Air Corps. He had cornpleTed eighTy-Tive missions in The China, Burma, India Theafer where he received The Air Medal wiTh an Oak LeaT ClusTer and The DisTinguished Flying Cross. He was killed in acTion on December 27, I944. -K WILLIAM A. BORSETH, Class of l94l, was a PrivaTe FirsT Class in The Army. He ToughT in The European TheaTer where he was killed on his TirsT paTrol in Xanery, France, on OcTober 20, I944, aTTer being wiTh The ouTTiT only Ten days. K ROBERT H. BRINK, Class OT June, l93B, was a Technical SergeanT in The Marine Air Corps. He received his Training af San Diego, California, Cherry PoinT, NorTh Carolina, AThens, Georgia: and Dallas, Texas. l-le received his wings aT Pensacola, Florida. He was one of The Two nighT TighTer fliers in The Marine Corps. He was killed in a plane accidenT Two miles souTheasT oT Chico, Texas, on December l2, l945. 1 PAUL S. BROWN, Class oT l939, was a FirsT LieuTenanT in The Army Air Corps. He ToughT in lTaly where he was awarded The Air Medal wiTh one Silver and Two Bronze Oak Leaf ClusTers. He was killed in a plane crash over The MediTerranean Sea. X JOHN SKOG BUDDE, Class OT June, l943, was a PrivaTe FirsT Class in The Cavalry. He ToughT in The European TheaTer where he was awarded The Purple HearT and The PresidenTial CiTaTion. He was killed in acfion while serving in Cavalry Reconnaissance on December 21, l9-44, aT Phillipsburg, Germany. -K JAMES A. BURNER, Class of l935, was a FirsT LieuTenanT in The Army Air Corps. He was sTaTioned on Tinian lsland in The Marianas. He was killed in acTion on January 5, l945. K HUGH H. BURNER, Class of l937, was a FirsT LieuTenanT in The Army Air Corps. He, like his broTher James, was also sTaTioned on Tinian lsland in The Marianas. He won a prize Tor designing The insignia Tor The Ferguson Bombardier Squadron. He has been missing over Japan since February IO, I945, and has now been declared dead. i HARRY BUTLER, Class of l935, was a FirsT LieuTenanT in The Army Air Corps. He ToughT in The European TheaTer where he received The Silver STar wiTh six Oak Leaf ClusTers. He has been missing since OcTober 20, l944, in ST. Diezier, France, when he was compleTing his sixTy-TirsT mission. He was To have been promoTed To CapTain Two days laTer. l-le is now declared dead. -X ROBERT CAMPAIGNE, Class oT l9f13, was a PrivaTe FirsT Class in The Army. He foughT in The European TheaTer where he was awarded The Purple HearT in Holland and again in Germany aT The Time oT his deaTh. l-le was killed in acTion in Germany on February 23, l945. X ALDEN R. CARLSON, Class OT' l935, was a LieuTenanT in The Marine Air Corps. He ToughT on EspiriTu SanTo, New Hebrides lsland. He was killed in acTion on April 20, l944. K ROBERT W. CASH, Class oT June, I939, was a PrivaTe FirsT Class in The Army Air Corps. He ToughT in The AsiaTic-Pacific TheaTer on BaTaan where he was awarded The DisTinguished UniT Badge wiTh Three Bronze Oak Leai ClusTers, and The PresidenTial CiTaTion. He was killed in acTion on July l6, l'?42. 1 LEWIS CRASWELL, Class OT January, l936, was a Cadel in The Army Air Corps. He was killed in a plane accidenT aT HemeT Field, California, on March 29, l94l, one week beiore he was To receive his commission. JOHN SJBUDDE JAMES A. BURNER, JR. HUGH BURNER HARRY J. BUTLER, JR. A sSii?i'..s ROBERT D. CAMPMGNE ALDEN R. CARLSON ROBERT W. CASH LEWIS CRASWELL

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J. eoizuow rousom Jeizome H. Fowwns WESLEY s. FRANZTN DONALD 5, QARNTSS -K J. GORDON FOLSOM, Class oi I939, was a Corporal in The Marine Corps. He ToughT in The Pacific where he received The MeriT of Honor Award. He was killed March 3, l945, by a Japanese sniper on lwo Jima in performance of a special Task Tor wnich he volunTeered. K JEROME H. FON- TAINE, Class of I937, was a FirsT LieuTenanT in The Army Air Corps. He was a leader of The 388Th heavy bombardmenT group of The EighTh Air Force over Europe and received Two Air Medals, The Purple HearT, The PresidenTial CiTaTion, and a corriniendaTion Trom General Arnold Tor coolness and bravery in acfion. He was killed over France on his way To Liege on May 25, T944. -K WESLEY FRANZIN, Class of June, I943, was a PrivaTe in The Army. He 'iougrT on The Rhine in Germnay, where he received The Pres7denTial CiTaTion and The Purple HearT. He was killed in acTion on December 2, I944. 4X DONALD S. GARNISS, Class oT l939, was a FirsT LieuTenanT in The Army Air Corps, He Tougnt in lTaly where he was awarded The Air Medal and The Purple HearT. He was reporTed missing in acTion on May 25, I944, and was declared dead on May 25, I945. sk JACK W. GLOVER, Class of l938, was a LieuTenanT in The Marine Air Corps. He ToughT in The SouTh PaciTic where he was reporTed missing in acTion on May l8, I944. He was declared dead on May I9, l945. K JOHN D. GREATHOUSE, Class oT January, l933, was a LieuTenanT li.g.l in The Medical Corps. He served in The Pacific where ne received The Pwple l-learT. He has been rcissing in acTion off 'FTE U.S,S, Neosno since The Coral Sea BaTTle on May 8, l942, and has since been declared dead. 4 DONALD L. GROSS, Class oi June, l942, was an Ensign in The Navy Air Corps. He ToughT in vhe SouTh Pacific TheaTer where ne received The Air Medal and The PresidenTial ciTaTion. He was reporTed missing in acTion on July l, l945, on a mission over French-lndo China, and has since been declared dead. 1X WILLIAM C. HAAS, Class of January, l'?35, was a LieuTenanT li.q.l in The Navy Air Corps. He was sTaTioned aT Corpus ChrisTi, Texas, and Then aT Pasco, WashingTon, where he was killed in a crash on a rouTine TlighT on April Zl, l943. K ARTHUR J. HALENKAMP, Class oT June, l942, was a Second LieuTenanT in The Marine Air Corps. He ToughT on OKiU5W5 where he was killed in acTion on December l5, 1945. -K CURTISS R. HAYES, Class oT June, l942, was a FlighT OT?icer in The Army Air Corps. He was sTaTioneo aT Shipyard Field, Texasg C.T.C.U. of Nevada, aT Reno, SanTa Ana, Army Air Base, California, Thunderbird Field, Phoenix, Arizona, Tucson, Arizona: Pecos Field, Texas, Yuma, Arizonag Lincoln, Nebraskaj and MounTain Horne, ldaho, where he was killed in a crash landing on March 6, l945. He was awarded The CiTaTion of Honor poslhumously by General Arnold. sk ROLFE H. HEPBURN, Class of June, l937, was a Second LieuTenanT in The Marine Corps. He ToughT in lceland, The Marshall lslands, and The Marianas Islands. He was awarded The Experl Riflemanls Medal, The ExperT BayoneT Medal, The Purple HearT, The PresidenTial CiTaTion, and The Silver STar. He was killed in acTion on Saipan on June ll, T944. i DONALD G. HILL, Class oi January, l940, was a PrivaTe FirsT Class, in The Arrnv. He TougrT in Numea, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, and Okinawa. He was killed in acTion on Okinawa by a Japanese sniper on April 28, l945. JACK W. G-LOVER JOHN D. GREATHOUSE DONALD L. GROSS WlLLlAM C. HAAS v- m ARTHUR J. HALENKAMP CURTTSS R. HAYES ROLFE H. HEPBURN DONALD 9- HTL!- .. X5