Loyola Academy - Yearbook (Wilmette, IL)

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1st LT. JOHN E. KELLY, U.S. Army Age 25 Killed in action on the lsar river, April 29, 1945 Graduated from the Academy in 1938 Received the Purple Heart Awarded the Silver Star for bravery in action EDWARD O. KOCH, Civilian flight instructor X- PVT. RICHARD K. KlNG, U.S. Army Age 20 Died at Camp Wallace, Texas, July 27, 1943 Graduated from the Academy in 1941 ' 'ww' Q K ,ff O ' ' , aff, .' 'V . , M, , ff ENS. GEORGE W. KIELY, JR., U.S.N.R. Age 22 Killed at Jamaica Bay when his scout- patrol plane crashed into the sea, ls August 26, 1942 Graduated from the Academy in 1937 H Gr ' ler n 2nd LT. EDMUND L. LEACH, U.S.M.C. Q4 for the U.S. Army Air Corps Age 21 A98 28 K'n d' f' I J' Killed in Q plone crash near East sr. Louis, lu., ' e o?9I'5o 'mo' September 14' 1943 Graduated from the Academy in 1941 Attended the Academy 3 years Page 10 Received the Purple Heart

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u.s. im, Usfembef li 9th Amore 'y in 1930 tecrt mefitcrious :tstonding g: tgr ire QF t5BQ,. . G5 s. if-1 of :afmwi ' sdgtllt ft ,le f wt' in lil CAPTAIN HERMAN E. GRESIK, U.S. Army Age 27 Died in England Graduated from the Academy in 1936 P.F.C. ROBERT J. HENRY, U.S. Army Age 21 Killed in action in Germany, March 25, 1945, while fighting with the 9th in- P.F.C. ROBERT O. JANSEN, U.S. Army Age 27 Died in a Japanese prison camp near Tokyo, July 15, 1945, after being a prisoner for four years Graduated from the Academy in 1936 SGT. THOMAS R. JAGOR, U.S. Army Age 21 Died near Biffontaine, France on Novem- ber ll, 1944 of wounds received on November l while fighting with the 36th Division Graduated from the Academy in 1942 Received the Purple Heart with Cluster fantry Division Graduated from the Academy in 1942 Received the Purple Heart Awarded the Silver Star for bravery in action lst LT. JEROME A. JUHNKE, U.S. Army Air Corps Age 27 Killed in action as a tighter pilot over Tunisia, April 1, 1942 Attended the Academy one year - Received the Purple Heart Awarded the Air Medal with two clusters Page 9

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sl, mul Him. Oilkm' 42 My is 1937 1 CHI UMC ,Q iam, sv' e Head ' : , 1 lst LT. RICHARD J. LEAHY, U.S. Army Age 22 Killed in action near Achen, Germany, October 27, 1944 P.F.C.,'GAVIN MCCARTHY, U.S. Army . - Age' 20 Killed in action in Southern France, October 30, 1944, while fighting witlij the 45th ' 'L Division' l Attended the Academy in 1938 Received the Purple Heart Graduated from the Academy in 1941 Received the Purple Heart with a Cluster Awarded the Bronze Star 1st LT. DONALD B. MCNALLY A U.S. Army Air Corps Age 23 Killed in action over France, November 15, 1943 Attended the Academy 2 years Received the Purple Heart Awarded the Air Medal with one cluster l 2 ser. DAVID w. o'BRiEN CORP. JAMES L. MOONEY, JR., U.S. Army U.S. Army Air Corps Age 38 Age 26 Killed in action at Severs, France, Killed in action over Bittburg, Germany, August 12, 1944 December 11, 1944, a waist gunner on Graduated from the Academy in 1926 a B17 Received the Purple Heart Graduated from the Academy in 1936 Page 11