Collingswood High School - Knight Yearbook (Collingswood, NJ)

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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

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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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5 SCEIIERV IIA , X J!,X '- l I The top picture gives a glimpse of Knight Park, which is iust across from the Collingswood High School. In the middle is pictured Frances Child Methodist Church, one of the many churches located in Collings- wood. Police Headquarters is pic- tured in the circle. Many students pass this building on their way to school.