Farmington High School - Lincolneer Yearbook (Farmington, WV)

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TO Page six THOSE WHO ARE GIVING P.F.C. PAUL DAWSON QMissing in Actionl Paul is a graduate of Farm- ington High School in the class of 1938. He was in the Signal Corps and has been missing in action since Nov. 26, 1943, in the European theater of War. 1ST LT. CORNELIUS ALLEN JENKINS CMissing in Action Over Germanyl Neil, a graduate of Farming- ton High School in the class of 1937, enlisted in the Army Air Corps in June, 1941. He was reported missing in action on Feb. 4, 1943. He was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries and the Air Medal, in absentia, for exceptionally meritorious achievement.

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TO THGSE WHO HAVE GIVEN ll iv? mage CAPTAIN GRAFTON SAMUEL STIDGER - fKilled in Actionj Sam, a graduate of .Farmington High School in the class of 1937, enlisted in the Marine Air Corps in 1941 and was later sent to the South Pacific Theatre of War where he served as a Marine Fighter Pilot. It was here that he gave his life on Janu- ary 14, 19.44. He was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries and later, the Air Medal, posthumously, for exceptionally meritorious achievement. Dear Sain: Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. To lay down one's life for friends, for humanity, for country, for a principle of truth- that is a glorious thing. You, Sam, whose memory we honor, freely gave ,your life as a sacrifice on the altar of love. It seems a cruel sacrifice, and our hearts are wrung with anguish at the need- less waste of this fine lifeg but, time will dim the sorrow and leave only the memory of your bravery, your idealism, and your willing sacrifice that the cause of right might prevail. Truly, no man hath greater love than this. We revere your noble acts, we cherish your memory, and pray that your sacrifice, and that of our other brave and courageous men will not have been made in vain. Sincerely, Willa1'd Malcolm. NOTE: Mr. Malcolm, author of this tribute, is a former teacher and a graduate of Farmington High School, class of 1924. J 4 T E l l if , Page fwe

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THEIR LIVES AS A SACRIFICE 'Wm W' ' ii. M sfif2a iiiH'iii'lii, Wi' 'fr oingwi mu um MXSGT. RICHARD G. TENNENT fMissing in Actionj ' Dick, a bombardier, has been missing in the Pacific theater of war since May 8, 1943. He is a graduate of our school in the class of 1937. He enlisted in the Air Corps in 1939 and has been in Panama and the South Pacific since that time. ' SGT. DAVID EUGENE HENNIS CPrisoner in Germanyj David graduated in the class of 1942. He enlisted in the Air Corps in 1942, and was an aerial gunner. He is, at pres- ent, a prisoner of the Germans. He was shot down in the early Fall, 1943. Page seven l fl 'ii i l i l