Collingswood High School - Knight Yearbook (Collingswood, NJ)

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BURTON A. BINGHAM lnducted into the service in December, 1942, Burton're- ceived his basic training at Camp Carson, Colorado. He died lune 10, 1944, from wounds received on D-Day. LESTER P. GLASER Lester, a bombardier-navi- gator, was killed while re- turning from a mission over Germany. He was stationed for a while in England and had previously been reported missing over Holland. RICHARD K. ALEXANDER Duke, as he was known by everyone, was the great- est track star in Collings- wood's history. He lost his life while fighting with the Marines on Guadacanal. PAUL E. CULBERTSON Paul entered the service in Iune, 1942. On February 20 1944, he met with a fatal ac! cident while at sea and was buried there March 6, 1944. f 1 SPENCER B. FOX Spencer, a radio operator- gunner on a B-24, was killed April 13, 1944, while on a mission over Hungary. This was his thirteenth mission and he was the holder of an Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster. IOHN I. HAGAN. IR. Iohn died in a hospital in England, from wounds re- ceived in action. He partici- pated in the capture of Cherbourg and landed in France on D-Day. He received the Purple Heart. HOWARD L. CHATELAIN Howard was a Flying Fortress turret gunner who was killed in action over Germany. He had previously been reported missing on Ianuary ll while flying over Brunswick, Germany. EDWARD DREW Serving overseas only a month, Edward was killed in action in Belgium on Ianuary 13, 1945. He entered the Army in May, 1942, and went to Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia. He graduated fourth highest in the class. Q '1 WILLIAM B. I-'ULMER Bud, as he was usually called by everyone, was killed in France luly 6, 1944. While at Collingswood he played three years of foot- ball and was an honor grad- uate. He was also a gradu- ate of Staunton Military Academy and Michigan State University. THOMAS IONES Tom was killed in ac- tion in Germany and was one of the first Yanks to in- vade Sicily. He was stricken with .malaria and was sent back to Africa for treatment. He returned to action in six weeks. He was awarded the Purple Heart, ROBERT CAIN Bob was an Air Cadet in the Army and Pilot of a P-47. He was killed when his plane crashed outside of Norfolk Army Air Field, Vir- ginia, in February, 1945. IOSEPH FORD loseph entered the Army in May, 1941, and received his training at Pine Camp, New York. He was stationed for a while in England be- fore being killed in action. tif 1 WILLIAM GIGGENBACH During William's three years in the service he was in England, North Africa, Italy, and France, where he was killed. He was with the British Army when it entered Rome. IOHN LARZELERE Iohn, who studied engi- neering in Hawaii, was an instructor at Hickam Field, Hawaii. He was killed on August 5, 1941, as the result of a motorcycle accident. RICHARD A. COOPER Richard was second officer in the Merchant Marine. Eleven days after the attack on Pearl Harbor his ship was torpedoed and he was trapped below deck. ROBERT B. FRAZEE Robert, a .member of the Marine Corps, was on active duty when stricken with a fatal sickness. He died after only eight months in the service and was buried in Collingswood with full mili- tary honors.

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HTHHT T4 SE HUHURED DEED HHll HUT li RICHARD K. ALEXANDER. '39 BURTON A. BINGHAM. '36 ROBERT CAIN. '41 HOWARD L. CHATELAIN. '41 RICHARD A. COOPER. '31 PAUL E. CULBERTSON. '38 EDWARD DREW, '37 IOSEPH FORD, '34 SPENCER B. FOX. '40 ROBERT B. FRAZEE. '41 WILLIAM BERNARD FULMER. '37 WILLIAM GIGGENBACH. '35 LESTER P. GLASER. '40 IOHN I. HAGAN, IR.. '34 IOSEPH HI'l'l'ORFF. '34 ANDREW B. IAKWAY, IR.. '43 ALBERT IANOV, '41 THOMAS IONES. '42 ARTHUR KEITER, '41 ROBERT LANE, '38 IOHN LARZELERE, '36 OSCAR R. LETTS. '37 WILLIAM LICKFIELD. '39 WALTER H. MARSHALL. '39 LESLIE A. PORTER, '38 DONALD ROBINSON. '38 STANLEY ROSEN. '38 EUGENE ROWE, '40 WARREN W. SCHAEFER, '39 IACK W. SCOTT, '36 BURTON SEELY. '36 FRANCIS SENSEMAN. '43 BARTHOLOMEW SI-IEA, '39 WALTER SIMON, '37 WILLIAM MQCELDOWNEY. '40 GEORGE SMI'l'H, '42 CHARLES A. McDOWELL. '42 MARSHALL SMITH. '40 IAMES E. SPILLANE. '38 RAYMOND SPROGELL, '42 NORMAN VANDERGRIFT, '33 THOMAS WALKER, '28 WALLACE WICKES. '39 FRANK L. WIDDIS. '43 WALTER WILBRAHAM, '38 GEORGE C. WILSON. '38 WILLIAM WOLFERT. '35 EDWARD A. ZENOBIE, '42 EDWARD HIGGINS, '37 ROBERT PRICE, '42

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gf? ls. fu- -'ok' M .qua WILLIAM LICKFIELD Bill was stationed in England and took part in the invasion oi France. He died luly 17, 1944, of wounds received on the Normandy beach. WARREN W. SCHAEFER Warren was a first lieuten- ant in the Army when he was killed on D-Day in France. He was a Para- trooper in the Field Artillery and had been awarded the Purple Heart and Presiden- tial Citation. IOSEPH HITTORFF loseph, an Ensign in the U. S. Navy, was killed in ac- tion at Pearl Harbor, Decem- ber 7, 1941. WILLIAM MacELDOWNEY William died while serving in the Canal Zone. BURTON W. SEELY Burton, who had previously been reported missing in ac- tion, was killed over Ger- many, He was a lieutenant and had the Air Medal. He was also awarded the Air Medal with one oak leaf cluster and the Purple Heart posthumously, ANDREW B. IAKWAY Andrew, a member of the U, S. Navy, previously re- ported missing in the Pa- cific Vfar Zone, has now been listed as dead. WALTER H. MARSHALL Walter was killed in ac- tion April 20, 1944. He had previously been reported missing in Africa. Hewas a graduate of Dickinson Col- lege and was awarded the Purple Heart, and the Cita- tion oi Honor. FRANCIS SENSEMAN Francis was tirst reported missing in action and a year later word was received that he was a Iapanese prisoner in the Philippines. This letter was followed by another one month later, telling ot his death. ALBERT IANOV Albert, who had been sta- tioned in England and France, is reported to have been killed in action. f0llIIl6Sl.lIO0IJ HIST FUll UF LESLIE A. PORTER Les was pilot of an Army Liberator bomber which crashed and burned near Floydada, Texas. He received his wings on Octo- ber l, 1943, and was then sent to Salt Lake City. He was buried with full military honors at Fort Sam Houston cemetery, Texas. ARTHUR KEITER lnducted in March, Arthur was with the Ordnance De- partment of the Army. He was killed in England Sep- tember ll, 1943, and was buried in Brookwood Na- tional Cemetery, England. ROBERT LANE Robert received his train- ing at Fort Dix, N. I., Fort Monmouth, N. I., and lndian- town Gap. He was sent to England and was also sta- tioned in Africa. He was re- ported killed in action. CHARLES A. McDOWELL A member of the crew of the Chicago, Charles was reported missing after it had been sunk in the South Pa- cific in February, 1943. Word was later received that he had been killed. I0 STANLEY ROSEN Stanley was cr bombardier and second lieutenant in the Army. He was killed when his plane crashed in St. Louis, Missouri.