Washburn High School - Wahian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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MADALON LOUISE HOL WILLIAM S. HOLM CHESTER E. HUDSON RAE K' JOHNSON X MADALON L. HOL, Class of January, l94l, was a PrivaTe in The U.S. Women's Marine Corps. She passed away on June IO, IQ43, before being assigned To a Training cenTer. 1 WILLIAM S. HOLM, Class of January, I936, was a FirsT LieuTenanT in The U. S. Air Corps. He was sTaTioned aT Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Then aT Akron, Ohio, where he was killed on OcTober 3, I942. K CHESTER E. HUDSON, Class oT June, l929, was a M,A.M. 3, C in The U. S. Navy. He foughT in The Pacific TheaTer where he received The Purple HearT. He was killed in acTion on board The U.S.S. Douglas H. Fox on May I7, INS. He is buried on The Island of Zamani, Okinawa GunTo. ak RAE K. JOHNSON, Class of l93B, was an A.M.M. ZXC in The UniTed STaTes Navy. He wenT To French Morocco, Africa, To compleTe his gunnery Training. There he was killed in a Training crash in July, I944. 'K C. WILLARD JOHNSON, Class of January, I937, was a LieuTenanT in The U. S. Army Air Corps. He was a navigaTor on a B24 LiberaTor Bomber and served in The PaciTic TheaTer. He was losT over The Pacific Ocean on a TligT.T en rouTe To The Island of Hawaii on Ocfober 27, l94Z. sk WILLIAM H. JOHNSON, Class oi June, l938, was a Firsf LieuTenanT in The U. S. Army Air Corps. He foughT in The European TheaTer where he was awarded The Purple HearT, The Disfinguished Service Cross, The Air Medal wiTh Three Oak Leaf ClusTers, and The Presidenfial CiTaTion wiTh an Oak Leaf Clusfer. He was killed in acTion over Europe on April l3, I944. 'X MILO J. JONES, Class oT June, l94l, was an Ensign in The U. S. Navy Air Corps. I-Ie was sTaTioned in SouThern England while bombing The Bay of Biscay. He was killed in a crash aT Casablanca, French Morocco, on January I4, l945, en rouTe home Tor rehabiliTaTion leave and reassignrnenT. 1 PAUL C. JOYSLIN, Class of I937, was a CapTain in The U. S. Air TransporT Command. He ToughT in The European TheaTer where he received The Air Medal wiTh Two Oak Leaf ClusTers, and The PresidenTial CiTaTion. He was killed in acTion over Bresf, Holland, on SepTernber 19, I944. K RICHARD S. KARLSON, Class of January, l94l, was a PrivaTe FirsT Class in The U. S. Marine Corps. He received his Training aT The U. S. Marine Training CenTer aT San Diego, California. He foughT aT Tarawa and Then on The Island of Saipan where he was wounded in acTion and received The Purple HearT. LaTer he died as a resulf of The wounds, and he was buried aT sea. -K HAROLD G. KIMPEL, Class oi June, l9'35, was a Second LieuTenanT in The Army. He served in The European Theafer in boTh England and France wiTh The 4Th Armored Division. He received The Purple HearT and The Bronze Sfar. He was killed in acfion in Europe. sk A. REED KING, Class of I937, was a CadeT in The U. S. Army Air Corps. He received his Training aT ATlanTic CiTy, Syracuse UniversiTy, San Anfonio Aviafion CadeT Cenfer, and Corsicana CadeT School. He was killed on a Training Tlighf on OcTober I9, I943. 'K CHARLES M. KUNZ, Class of l938, was a LieuTenanT in The Marine Air Corps. He received Training aT Wold-Chamberlain Field, Minneapolis, MinnesoTa3 The Basic Training Naval Air STaTion, Corpus Chrisfi, Texas, and The American Air Lines School, Meacham Field, ForT NorTh, Texas. He was assigned To acTive duTy aT Cherry PoinT, NorTh Carolina, where he was killed on Augusf Zl, l943. S U C. WILLARD JOHNSON WILLIAM H. JOHNSON MILO J. JONE PA I.. C. JOYSLIN RICHARD S. KARLSON HAROLD 6. KIMPEL A, REED KING CHARLES M, KUNZ f I 'M is-TT: gigifaiga i

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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

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THOMAS R. LASLEY g T RTCHARD W. LENVIK JEROME R. LAUE J. LUGER, JR. X THOMAS R. LASLEY, Class of January, l942, was a CadeT in The Army Air Corps. He was sTaTioned aT Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, Lansing, Michigan, and San AnTonio and EllingTon Field, Texas. He was killed in a nighT Training TlighT on April l, I944, while in advanced navigaTion school. K RICHARD W. LENVlK, Class oT I943, was a PrivaTe in The Marine Corps. He ToughT in The Pacific TheaTer where he was awarded The Purple HearT and The PresidenTial CiTaTion. He was killed in acTion on Guadalcanal in OcTober 22, l942, and was Washburn's firsT Gold STar. K JEROME R. LAUE, Class OT 1938, was a LieuTenanT in The Marine Corps. He ToughT in The SouTh Pacific TheaTer where he received The Purple HearT. He was killed in acTion on June I7, l945, on Guam, and he is buried There. 'K IRVING J. LUGER, Jr., Class of June, l943, was a Sergeanf in The Army. He ToughT in The European TheaTer, and he received The ExperT RiTleman's award and The Purple HearT. He was killed in acTion on January I, l94S, aT BannsTein, Alcaise, France. i ROBERT B. MADSEN, Class oT l939, was an Ensign in The Navy. He was in The Annapolis Class oT l943. He ToughT in The Pacific TheaTer where his submarine and crew disappeared during Training near Pearl Harbor on July 4, T944. i IRVING E. MARR, Class OT June, l934, was a LieuTenanT Ti,g.J in The Navy. He foughT in The Caribbean Area and The Pacific TheaTer where he was awarded The Purple HearT. He has been missing in action since May IS, l945, and is now declared dead. ir HENRY J. MARTINSON, Class of January, l93b, was a LieuTenanT in The Army Air Corps. He ToughT in The European TheaTer where he received The Air Medal wiTh an Oak Leaf ClusTer and The Purple HearT. He was killed in acTion while compleTing his TourTeenTh mission over Germany on April 5, l945. 1 ROBERT K. MCDONALD, Class of I936, was a LieuTenanT fs.g.j in The Navy. He ToughT in The NorTh ATlanTic and SouThwesT Pacific TheaTers, and Then reTurned To The UniTed STaTes where he was assigned aT The U. S. Naval Air STaTion aT OlaThe, Kansas. On February 9, I944, he Tlew To Minneapolis on a Navy mission and on his reTurn TliqhT The plane crashed aT AlberT Lea, MinnesoTa, and he died on February l2, l'?44. i WALLACE V. MEYER, Class of June, l94l, was a PrivaTe FirsT Class in The Marine Corps. He ToughT in The AsiaTic and SouThwesT Pacific TheaTers where he was awarded The Purple HearT, The Good ConducT Medal, and The PresidenTial CiTaTion. He was killed in acTion on The Island oT Guam on July 28, I944. i ALAN M. MILLER, Class OT l936, was a CapTain in The Arrny Air Corps. He was sTaTioned aT Randolph Field, Texasq Barkedale, Louisiana, Columbus, Ohio, and New Mexico, Kansas. He was killed on November 28, l944, in a plane crash aT Smoky Hill Air Field, Salinas, Kansas, when Tre moTors exploded in mio-air. K THOMAS A. MOLLOY, Class of June, W43, was a Prifafe FirsT Class in The Army. He ToughT in The European TheaTer where he received The Purple HearT. He was killed in acTion aT The Belgian Bulge on November 28, I944. i ROBERT J. MORS, Class of January, l94l, was a LieuTenanT in The Marine Air Corps. He foughT in The Pacific TheaTer where he was reporTed missing on a T?ighT mission on March 4, l945. He has since been declared dead. ROBERT B. MADSEN lRVlNG E. MARR HENRY J. MARTINSON ROBERT K. McDONALD 'T ' ' ' T ' .4 any iw. ,QW Tir'-six 3 i gf -.,' iw 5 gm T YT 'Q N325-M 'Q .. Q . . ,....ss.. J.. 6-.RWM T - . T ..fE...2...- Wfwv' f - Qi 'Wifi' rf This .Q ' , ,,,, ,,.y .. .,.,.,, .H . ,,...,,1,,,1..., 53:53 . 'Zen rigs 25? ss- W - as 5 1 ,, . 2 1 f 5252- fi-:fs .... - - i -'bf A . '- .T .....-...s..,f5,...a,-5-r. - si -r 5 -1 Sz sr .. hslrisse .gag :A .so . Rig, we A - FT sf- Zj'R WALLACE V. MEYER ALLAN M. lvTlLl.ER THQMASAA. MQLLQY ROBERT J' MORS