Collingswood High School - Knight Yearbook (Collingswood, NJ)

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0 F F E R S H In E H 5 U H E D E U 0 I I 0 H GEORGE SMITH George, who had been se- lected by the Great Dante as an outstanding amateur ma- gician, died at a camp in Greensboro, N: C., while on a War Bond Tour. He had at- tended the University of Pennsylvania. EUGENE ROWE Eugene, a member of the crew of the U. S. S. Arizona, was killed when the Iapa- nese attacked Pearl Harbor. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Certificate of Merit. MARSHALL SMITH Marshall's battalion was the first to invade France on D-Day. He saw action in Af rica, Sicily, France, and Ger many, where he died wounds November 9 1944 He was awarded the Presi dential Citation FRANK L. WIDDIS Frank was Wounded in ac tion December 8 1943. He was killed September 27 1944, while serving in ltaly BARTHOLOMEW SHEA Bart was killed in action Ianuary 15, 1945. He partici- pated in the invasion of France and was wounded at St, Lo Iuly 7, 1944. He also served in, Germany and Bel- gium. ln high school he was IAMES E SPILLANE Iames saw service in Ha wau England Germany and France He participated in the invasion on DDay and he lost his life Iune 9 1944 on a Cover Charge GEORGE C WILSON George saw action at Ha wau Guadalcanal and other lslands in the South Pacific He was killed while on a mission over Bougainville His plane collided with an other and both exploded WALTER SIMON Walter was killed at Pearl Harbor. He had previously been reported as .missing in action. He was a member of the U. S. Navy and had been awarded the Purple Heart. 3? .f.s, , 9 i RAYMOND SPROGELL Raymond was a machine gunner who was killed France Iuly 16 1944 He pre viously had been reported missing He took part ir' the invasion of France on D Day EDWARD A ZENOBIE Edward died while serving at Fort Dix New Iersey THOMAS WALKER 'Tom' was killed in ac- tion November 26, 1944. The transport he was on was sunk by enemy gunfire. very active in athletics. WALLACE WICKES A member of the Army Air Force, Wallace lost his life in an airplane crash in North Carolina. He was a football and track star both at Collingswood and Had- donfield High Schools. WALTER WILBRAHAM Walter, a member of the U. S. Army, was killed at Fort McAdams in the line of duty. He was awarded the Soldiers' Medal. WILLIAM WOLFERT William served in the Army for four years and saw action in North Africa, Sicily, and France, where he was killed luly 19, 1944.

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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.

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Collingswood, a town of l2,585 people, is one ot the beautiful suburban cities of south- ern New lersey. lt boasts many landmarks and is built on land that was used by some of the first settlers, An important part of this town is Collingswood High School, named for Edward C, Knight. lt opened in l906 and the tirst graduating class had twelve members. The class of l92U had titty-one members, the class of 1930 had l38 mem- lIIlGSllIO0D bers, the class ot l94l had 350 members, and the present class of l945 has 273 mem- bers, Note the drop of almost IOU pupils between l94l and l945, Every day more and more of our boys are entering the armed services, fighting for what they be- lieve in, fighting for people like us. Here on these pages you see scenes treasured and revered by Collingswood boys all over the world. A1 l i1'lZ,z'f , 1' ti E ,ee f' The first picture to the left shows a busy section of West Collingswood at White Horse Pike, iust below the traffic circle. The bottom left picture is a shot of the Scottish Rite Temple dear to graduates from Collingswood High School, because its auditorium is used for Commencement exercises. The middle picture, which spreads across two pages, is the Collings- wood Citizens National Banlc, a typi- cal business institution. -o ENSN f A N