Loyola Academy - Yearbook (Wilmette, IL)

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P.F.C. VINTON F. THOMPSON, JR., U.S. Army Killed in action at La Haye-du-Puits, France, GILBERT C. SMITH, U.S. Army.Paratroops Age 21 Killed in action in Africa Attended the Academy two years Age 20 July 31, 1944 Graduated from the Academy in 1942 Pfc. WILLIAM C. HESSLAU Received the Purple Heart Age 22 AWU ded Presidentivl Unlf 5701100 Killed in action on Guadalcanal, January 7, 1943 Attended the Academy, 1935-1937 Received the Purple Heart P.O. FRANK A. McNALLY Age 25 Lost on the submarine Scorpion, March ,1944, Sf1C RICHARD M. WALDRON, JR., U.S.N.R. Age 22 Killed in action in the Java Sea, De- cember 15, 1945, when the U.S.S. Pecos was sunk by Japanese bombers Graduated from the Academy in 1937 t 1 I I a l i . l 2 1 Y and presumed dead. Attended the Academy, 1934-1937 Received a submarine Group Citation I LT. RUPERT J. WEBER, U.S.N.R. Age 26 Killed in action over Formosa, October 12, 1944, Corp. EDWARD P. WHALEN, A.A.C. when the Scout Bomber he was flying was hil A99 19 by anti-aircraft fire Reported missing and presumed dead after Grqduqfed from the Academy in 1937 a B-29 raid over Tokyo, May 26, 1945 Received fhe pu,-ple Hear' Graduated from the ACC'demY in 1944 Awarded the Air Medal and Citation for Received the Purple Heart ' ' Page 14 Meritorious Duty

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4.-ll l MEMBERS OF THE GRADUATING CLASS: Today you are Seniors. Tomorrow you will be Alumni of Loyola Academy. This transition should not, and it will not l am sure, sever the bond that unites you and Loyola Academy. Loyola Academy is your school. As you leave on graduation, may you carry with you the con- viction that Loyola Academy will always be your school. Thelinfiuence she exerted in your training and development during your student days will be complemented by her continued interest in your subsequent career. ln the full- est meaning of the term she will always be to each of you your Alma Mater. Her pride in you will be iustified if you consistently adhere to the solid principles of Christian conduct absorbed fwff Page 16 while here. The l946 Graduation Issue of the Loy0lCI Grad Prep is appropriately dedicated to the graduates of the Academy who gave the last full measure of devotion in the line of duty, serving their country. They are young men who sat in the same classrooms you now occupy. They put into practice in the camps, on ships, in the air and on the field of battle the princi- ples they learned here. They are a credit to Loyola Academy. They are a credit to their country and their God. We rightly honor each of them with a golden star in our service flag. May the noble example of these, your fellow Alumni, serve as an inspiration to each of you. iff