Asheville School - Blue and White Yearbook (Asheville, NC)

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Inll of Bnnnr RANDOLPH B. COONER, JR., ' 33 Ensign, U. S. Naval Air Corps Awarded the Navy Cross poschuniousiy for cral- lantry in the Battle of Midway DEREK BARKER, 33 Regular Army Officer 2nd Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment ANTHONY GORDON PEINIGER, 35 Pilot Officer, Royal Air Force HENRY F. CHANEY, JR., ' 36 2nd Lieutenant, U. S. Marine Air Corps JAMES G. K. McCLURE, IIL ' 37 U. S. Coast Guard Reserve HOWELL S. MURRAY, 37 Lieutenant (jg), U. S. Naval Reserve Cited for gallantry as gun crew captain en route to Murmansk JAY F. CHAPPELL, JR., ' 38 Aviation Cadet, U. S. Army Air Forces CHRISTOPHER P. GADSDEN. JR., 40 2nd Lieutenant, Navigator Army Transport Service, Army Air Forces

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I 3 . . . The mountains are soaring With pipward look unfailing; Like God ' s scroll unrolling The mistwhite clouds are sailing: . . . A ©ribut? The Class of 1944 feels that it cannot leave without paying tribute, slight though it mav be, to those alumni of the School who have dedicated their lives to winning the War. Since September well over a hundred have joined these ranks. The known total now stands at 462. Eight of these men have died in the line of duty, o these especiallv sincere sympathy. We only hope that the courage and strength that they have shown and the sacrifice thev have made will give us guidance and inspiration to carry on. To these especiallv we offer homage, and to their families

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES Junius G. Adams Asheville, N. C. Edmund F. Ball, Class of ' 23 Muncie, Indiana Heni ' Scripps Booth, Class of 18 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Philip L. Bo ' d, Class of ' 17 Palm Springs, California Philip R. Clarke Hinsdale, Illinois Burnham S. Colburn, Sr Biltmore Forest, N. C. John M. Crawford Parkersburg, West Virginia David R. Fall ....Asheville School, N. C. Harve ' S. Firestone, Jr., Class of ' 16.... Akron, Ohio Charles B. Goodspced, Class of ' 04 Chicago, Illinois Ralph W. Gwinn New York, New York Henr ' Hart, Class of ' 11 . Birmingham, Michio;an Lee Wilson Hutchins, Class of ' 14 Grand Rapids, Michigan Ralph I ' crkins, Class of ' 05 Cleveland, Ohio Edward V. Rickenbacker New York, New York Reuben B. Robertson Canton, N. C. W. Starling S. Rodgers, Jr., Class of ' 04 .New York, New York Hugh R. Sharp, Jr., Class of ' 29 Wilmington, Delaware A. West Shell, Class of ' 09 Cincinnati, Ohio Arnold G. Stifel, Class of ' II St. Louis, Missouri ln the Armed Forces (12)