C PAGE 28 I C HIiS I O I PROPHECY War had been declared at last. Battles were raging the world over. I had hoped when I was graduated in 1938 that there would be no war, but it was here in all of its grim ugliness. 1948 was a year to be remembered by people the world over. I had joined the navy in the hope of seeing the world, but instead all I saw was disaster, death, and some of my graduating class. The commander of my ship was LeRoy Alder and a tougher com- mander I never did see. The only thing that could soften him up was Mary Anne Anderson who ran a cafe in Singapore. It had a chorus composed of Vearle Baldus, Sirena Becksfort, Sylvia Carrier, Edna Mae Helmink, and Eleanor Dalman, and boy! could they swing it. The waiters included Jack Cobb and Dorman Conklin. And guess who the bouncer was-Yes, sirlw-nobody but Bob Luidens. One night who should I meet there but Dale Brondyke who had just arrived from the front. He said Company D, 126th Infantry, Holland, Michigan, was doing itself right noble. The company was in command of James Grissen, who, he said, was rough and tough-if only he didn't get wounded so often! The hospital corps was in charge of Alma Geerds. Chief machine gunners were George fYutzJ Buursma, Ervin Cook, and Robert Emmick. Harold Hewitt held the rank of captain. The troops were being constantly pestered by Harold Ingram, a news correspondent of no meager ability. If anybody got the news-Ingram was the man! He also told of the news from each home. Herbert Clemens was a big munitions maker and was making money hand over fist. It was also said that he had a case on his hands with the National Labor Relations Board, of which the chairman was Paul Rozeboom assisted by Paul Kooiker. Gertrude Jalving was married and had eight children. Raymond Kamerling was heavyweight champion of the world. Not much had been heard of Irving Lemmen and Harold Peerbolt because they had joined the runt squadron. Bernice Jacobs was Editor of the New York Times until it had gone out of business. After I had been told all this news, I told him what and who I had seen. Gordon Michmershuizen was playing Romeo and Juliet for the soldiers' benefit. His Juliet was Peggy Hadden part of the time, and Dorothy Shramek the other part. Oh, me! times have changed so little. When I had been in Africa, I ran into Charles Stopples holding revival meetings for the natives. Loretta Van Ort was a missionary also and was seriously considering living in Africa for the remainder of her life. Time was getting short for I had to report back to my ship in fifteen minutes. As I was leaving, Brondyke asked me about Nels Dyke and Charlie Wojohn. My body heaved with sorrow as I told him that Woljohn went over the top with Dyke as an escort to try to get a candid shot of the enemy general. Alas! poor Dyke and Wojohn were dead. Wojohn died with his camera in his hand and Dyke died with his hand filled with a picture of his wifegthe former Ruth Mitchell. With these words I hurried back to the ship only to get shot on the way by a sniper. I died the next morning.
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Mr. Gerald Breen HHS Miss Margaret Randels Mr. Clyde Geerlings Joyce McCormick, President Marvin Aardema Nelis Bade Marvin Aclmterhof Louise Albrecht Evelyn Annis Angeline Bakker Pearl Bartels Donald Baldus Homer Barber Charlotte Baron jean Bazuin Jean Berkel Beatrice Bekken Vivian Benjamin John Benson Bob Beukema Bernice Borr Dorothy Bielefeld Betty Boer Marjorie Borgman Cornelia Boven Margaret Brown lla Boyce Ethel Brandt Marjorie Brouwer Jean Brummer Esther Mae Buursma Rose Brunselle Henry Brusse Gladys Bultman Shirley Carter Dorothy Cunningham Bob Chard Selma Cherven Nella Crispell Helen Dabrowski Kathryn De jongh Ethel Dams Maurice Dams Marie De Boer Frances De Ridder Verna De Witt Verna De Vries Evelyn De Wit Donald De Witt Leona Den Uyl Claribel Dunnewin .j Edna Diekema Kenneth Douma Irene Driy Virginia Dykhuis PAGE 30 Kathryn Dykstra Violet Eberhardt Donna Eby
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