Central High School - Booster Yearbook (La Crosse, WI)

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if Zlmwaad With the termination of World War ll has come the turning locally to plans for civic improvement. La Crosse, situated ideally between scenic bluffs and the Mississippi River, offers much in addition to a picturesque setting. Its schools from grade through college are progressive and constantly adapting themselves to the demands of the time. lndustry, as exemplified by the numerous factories, has an interesting improvement and expansion program. To already excellent transportation facilities has been added the crowning achievement of l946, the new municipal airport. A new venture, also, is the city recreation program with its year-round schedule of indoor and outdoor activities for all groups. Building plans in the down-town district, some already materializing, will soon offer new space for professions and businesses. Over a thousand homes are schedul- ed to be built and almost two thousand are waiting for improvements and repairs. To its young people who haveability and ambition,post-war La Crosse presents inviting and challenging opportunities.

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Robert Abegglen, 2nd Lieutenant, U. S. Army Air Corps, United States Arnold Abraham, Private, U. S. Army, Infantry, Luzon Leo Amundson, Private lst class, U. S. Marine Corps, Hawaii Winfield Bagley, Private, U. S. Army Air Corps, United States Lawrence Banasik, Private lst class, U. S. Army, Paratrooper, France Harold Barrett, Ensign, U. S. Navy, Green lslands, Pacific Otto Bey, Flight Officer, U. S. Army Air Corps, ltaly Arliss Boedecker, Staff Sergeant, U. S. Army, Luzon Robert Books, Fireman 2nd class, U. S. Navy, Australia LaVerne Borreson, Staff Sergeant, U. S. Army, Germany Marian Braun, Private, Wac, Fort Dix, New Jersey Robert Brody, Private lst class, U. S. Army, Infantry, France Donald Carey, Seaman 2nd class, U. S. Navy, Pacific Hals-ie Cilley, Sergeant, U. S. Army, Barton, Florida La Verne Cilley, Chief Petty Officer, U. S. Navy, Pacific Avery Cole, Corporal, U. S. Army, Leyte Kenneth Dell, Sergeant, U. S. Army, Germany William Downey, Corporal, U. S. Marine Corps, lwo Jima Jack Ellis, Lieutenant, U. S. Army, France Robert Grosskopf, Lieutenant, U. S. Army Air Corps, Germany Darrel Hess, Fire Control Man lst class, U. S. Navy, Hawaii James Hillebrandt, Sergeant, U. S. Army Air Corps, United States James Jolivette, Captain, U. S. Army, Luzon Emil Krause, Colonel, U. S. Army, Luzon