Flintridge Prep School - Log Yearbook (La Canada Flintridge, CA)

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George F. Grant, '37. Was technician fifth grade in Army Medical Corps. Served in European theatre. Ribbons: Bronze Star with cluster, Presidential Cita- tion with cluster, European Theatre with two battle stars. The following is quoted from the citation accompanying his Bronze Star: . . on 7 November, 1944 in the vicinity of Thiaville, France, Pvt. Grant braved enemy fire to go to the assistance of two wounded men in an open area 500 yards in advance of our lines. Although pinned down in an exposed position by hostile machine gun fire for a period of four hours, he and other members of the squad even- tually carried the wounded men to safety. Plans to enter business in San Francisco. Married, two chil- dren. Present address: 2121 Divisadero St., San Francisco 15, Calif. George M. Greene, '44, Enlisted in the Navy im- mediately after graduation. At last report expected to take a course in radio engineering. Present address and plans not available. Kenneth H. Hunter, Jr., '41. Entered Naval service 1943, trained at William Jewell College, Liberty, Mo., Western Union College, LeMars, Iowa, pre- flight at University of Iowa and primary at Glenview, Ill., wings and commission as ensign at Pensacola, Fla., October, 1944, dive-bomber pilot. Married, Plans to return to U.S.C. Present address: 515 So. Wilson Ave., Pasadena, Calif. Rolla R. Hays III. Attended Flintridge '41-'44, A seaman second class, he finished bootcamp just after VJ Day, will probably remain in the service until June 1, 1947. Plans to resume his education when discharged. Present address: 2133 Roanoke Road, San Marino 9, Calif. Frank Lucas Holland, '45. Entered the Navy im- mediately upon graduation and will probably be in service until September, 1946. Is now seaman second class Qseaman guardj. Plans to enter U.S. C. Present address: 330 Arlington Drive, Pasadena 2, Calif. Walter S. fBradyJ Johnson, '41. Was a radio operator sergeant on a B-29 bomber in the Army Air Corps. Received two combat stars, good conduct medal. Now out of service, at present in the lumber business. Married, present address: Golden Eagle Ranch, Route 1, Mokelumne Hill, Calif. John Warren Jorgensen, '43. Enlisted in the Navy immediately after graduation, present rating, radio technician third class. Ribbons: American Theatre, Asiatic-Pacific with Okinawa battle star, Philippine Liberation with battle star Qboth stars were for conti- dential radar installation under fire in invasion beach partiesj. His information blank says, was on the first ship into the China Seas carrying Chinese nation- alist troopsf' Will probably be discharged in June, 1946Q Plans to enter University of California at Berkeley. Present address: 10510 So. Alameda St., Los Angeles 54, Calif. Ogden Ellis Kellogg, '41. Attended Davis Agricul- tural College after graduation, enlisting in the Marine Corps Reserve in August, 1942. Following a year of V-12 at the University of California, had boot training at Parris Island and New River, N. C. Attended officer candidate school at Quantico, Va., was commissioned second lieutenant in April, 1945, completed tank platoon leader's school at Oceanside, Calif. Now out of service. Married, one child. Plans to be a stock rancher. Present address: cfo Wm. S. Kellogg, Box 456, La Jolla, Calif. William Crowe Kellogg, '39. Enlisted March, 1943 as Air Corps cadet, Boca Raton, Fla., Officers Class Meteorology, New York University, commissioned second lieutenant January, 1944. Three months at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, three months at Harvard School of Electronics, assigned to Signal Corps Experimental Laboratory, Ft. Monmouth, N. Date of release and future plans indefinite. Present address: cfo Wm. S. Kellogg, Box 456, La Jolla, Calif. Thornton Ladd, '43. At last report was at Naval Training Station, Chicago. This was in 1944 and is probably obsolete. Hewson Lawrence, '37. Graduated from Cal Tech under Army Air Corps training program. Served at Ft. Monmouth and in India and China as meteorol- ogist. At last report was a first lieutenant at Oklahoma City. Ribbons: American Theatre, Asiatic-Pacific with two battle stars, China Star, Victory ribbon with one star. Time of release uncertain. Present address: 3729 Chevy Chase Drive, Pasadena, Calif. Macllvain Lawrence, '40. Trained under Navy pro- gram at Occidental College, Notre Dame, commis- sioned ensign. At last report was gunnery officer on USS Macon. Time of release uncertain. Present address: 3729 Chevy Chase Drive, Pasadena, Calif. Allen R. LeRoy, Jr., '37. Attained rank of lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve. Was engaged in aircraft rescue work in Hawaiian Islands and acted as Captain of the Port at Naval Air Station, Oahu, T. H. Later served as assistant navigator on USS Vella Gulf fescort carrierj until end of war. Released to inactive duty in November, 1945. Plans to com- plete undergraduate work at Northwestern University in June and attend medical schol next year. Present address: 724 Simpson St., Evanston, Ill.

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Robert E. Lissner, '42. Was seaman first class in the Coast Guard. Won four combat stars on Asiatic- Pacific ribbon for Leyte, Guam, Lingayen Gulf and Morotai. Now out of service. Present address: 308 No. Sycamore, Los Angeles 36, Calif. Lewis E. Lyon. Attended Flintridge '37-'41. En- listed in the Army Air Corps in 1942, served with ground crew and was later radio operator in Trinidad. Further record not available. Edward C. Mclver. Attended Flintridge '33-38. Served with the SeaBees in New Guinea and South Pacinc. Now out of service. Present address: 1352 Wentworth Ave., Pasadena 5, Calif. jack McNeil, '37. Is aviation machinist chief. Last address given was CASU, Box 6, FPO, New York. Believed to be still in service, but this information is not recent. Joseph Prosser McLain. Attended Flintridge '39-'43. Enlisted in the Infantry immediately after his eight- eenth birthday. Basic Training at Camp Roberts: now a private first class. While serving with the Army of Occupation in japan, was injured by the accidental discharge of a rifle. At present undergoing treatment to recover use of his right arm. Date of release un- certain. Present address: 865 So. Grand Ave., Pasa- dena 2, Calif. Peter Macgowan, '38. Graduated from Harvard University in 1942, joined Army Air Corps shortly afterwards: was for a time with the Ferry Command. According to latest information is a second lieutenant. . stationed at Fukuoka, japan. Probable date of release some time in 1946. Present address: 10737 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles 24, Calif. A. Thorndike MacKay, '40. Volunteered to American Field Service: served as ambulance driver in Burma and China with British 14th Army, from November, 1943 to September, 1945. He says in his question- naire: Arrived in Burma at the time the British started their drive back from Kohina, Imphal, to Rangoon. I drove a jeep ambulance . . . serving with British, Indian, Gurkha and East African brigades. Won the 1939-1945 Star and the Burma Star, both British decorations. Released September, 1945, is at present in business with Lights, Inc. in Alhambra. Married. Present address: 26 Tunnel Road, Berkeley, Calif. ' Charles H. Markham, '41. Assigned to Army at Camp San Luis Obispo from the Colorado School of Mines. After ASTP at Stanford, went overseas to Europe with an ordnance company, served in France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany as electrician inspector and mechanic. Ribbons: European Theatre with three stars, American, German Occupation. Released November, 1945. Has entered Stanford to study medicine. Married. Present address: 1045 E. Mari- posa St., Altadena, Calif. Richard G. Markham, '43. Attended Cal Tech Navy V-12, graduated with commission as ensign Novem- ber, 1945. Date of release, about a year. At last report was located at Treasure Island, San Francisco. Present mailing address: 1045 E. Mariposa St., Altadena, Calif. Harry L. Masser. Attended Flintridge '35-'36, Is a lieutenant junior grade in the Naval Reserve, serving as gunnery officer on USS New Mexico. Received special training at Washington, D. C., Navy Yard. Probable date of discharge, summer 1946. Ribbons: American Theatre, Asiatic-Pacific with three stars for Leyte, Lingayen Gulf and Okinawa, Philippine Liberation. Mailing address: 10411 Lindbrook Drive, Los Angeles 24, Calif. Allen Mitchum. Attended Flintridge '41-'42, En- listed in Marine Corps Reserve, was hospitalized with pneumonia and discharged. William G. Moller. Attended Flintridge '39-'41. Entered Army from the Principia, St. Louis, Mo. Further details not available. Fred Moore, '42. Entered Army in October, 1943 under ASTP, trained at Ft. Benning, Ga. When ASTP was abolished, he was placed in the Service Battery of the 580th Field Artillery at Camp Dorn, La.: transferred to Ft. Sill, Okla., and wgent overseas to Le Havre: returned june, 1945. At last report was a sergeant stationed at Ft. Riley, Kan. Hopes to finish college when released. Present address: Han- over, N. Mex. .james E. QTedj Munroe, '40, Enlisted in ROTC at Stanford, was assigned to Army Ordnance and sent overseas about two years ago. Is at present a first lieutenant with the Army of Occupation in Germany. Has made a distinguished record organizing and win- ning in competitive swimming in Europe. Hopes to be released in the summer or fall of 1946. Future plans uncertain. Address: cfo Mrs. Edward Munroe, 2672 No. Porter Ave., Altadena, Calif. A. Spencer Murray, '44, Enlisted in Naval Reserve immediately after graduation. At present attached to naval aviation as aviation ordnanceman third class. No overseas duty as yet but expects to go soon. Re- ceived aircrew wings after thirteen months' service. Will probably remain in service for two years more, afterwards he hopes to complete his education at Stanford. Present address: cfo Mrs. A. S. Murray, 4630 La Canada Blvd., La Canada, Calif.