Martensdale High School - Martins Tale Yearbook (Martensdale, IA)

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IJILIIICIITEIP TO Tlllj AIEAIORY OI .aillp Hrumss I e..h.-W X Ralph lltm, nnlx' ann til Nlr. :intl Xlrs. Will lluss, was horn Decetnher lH, llllh, Rzilph received his high sclinnl education :it Norwalk :intl Nlztrteiistlule. lle grzitlnaitetl lruin the Mzirtenstlzile lligh Sclmnl Many' IH, ION. lle heczinte xi ctmlirinetl nienther ul the St. Paul Lutlterzin Church :it Nlzirtenstlztle in lflli. l-nr xevcrztl yt-:try lnllmving hiw grzitluzttion he was eitgzigetl in l':trining.: with hia parents, lle :inxweretl the czill nl' his country Uettiher ln, l'l4l, jnining the inlizintry, lziter being trzinslerretl tn the .Xir lmrce. Un Nlxiy S. l'l42, he was nigirrietl tn Winilretl llruwiilie. lle grzttluzttetl lirnin the llnitetl States Ariny Air Force Navigat- tinn Sclmnl in 'liexzn on Deceinher 14, IU43, lle was then trzinsferretl to llzirvxirtl, Nebraska. lfruni there he reported for overseas tluty' Nlxtrch, l'l4-4. 'lihe lztst letter his parents received from him was May 0, IU44. lle mix reptirtetl ntiving un Pl flying mission over ,Numtrizi May lll, IU44. Deceniher 2. IU44, his parents received ulliciztl word of him tleztth. lhe niztny frientlb ul Mr, :intl Mrs. lluss, Pauline zintl Atnlrey. :intl .Xrnnltl limwn, at hull'-hrother, wish to express their sytnpzitliy Im' the lows ul' their mn :intl hmther. 4

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.11 1 1 1 1 1:1 1.1 1.1 1111.1 1 1 1 1 1.- 14 Bcrmrd coil: Education Sf-cond Row: Philip Miller, J. R. Martens First Row: Loren Proudfit, Pres. Donald Stewart, Merle Millican R. ll.CRAm1R . Ml-cs. R. ll.CR.mu1R . Nlks. iXlARY liPPERMAN Mus. l,uRkA1Nre GRlI'Fl'lH Miss lSAHliLl.li Al,-XllKl.IN ll. W. Nl.-XYNE . . Miss Gfswrvlavn SIMPSON MRS. INARY jANE PRAY MISS GEORGIA Bussu mfxs DORWIN ALEXANDER . fir iff if: 'iff FACULTY . Slrpvriiifcizrlmil, Cuurh, .Hurmal Tfclllllllg, Burial .Xrzmirrv l.ifvraf1m', lzminr Iligh, C . . Typing, Shurfhzzml Hrilhviizriiirs, liwzenil Srivure, Filled i11 The Ian' six weeks for lfiffh am! iwirs, lfnglish Gowriziiieill, llmiar High lznzinr lligh . Bam! Mrs, Griffith mnhn lefl Sixlh firdmfc' Thin! and Fourth Grade . First and 'ir 'fir 'fir 'iff Svrmirl Gradi- Cuxtmlia II BUS DRIVERS Arthur Brown, Oliver Frazier, Ilenry Seymour, Walter Annett, Iirrmk .'xal21mS, George Midalleswart. .:-1 -1 -1:-1:1-:11211:-1:-1:-1:1u11:-1:-1 -1 -1 '-1:-1 -1:-1 3 011110101 if 1

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DEINC.-ITED TO THE 1lIIfllfORV OF .llolhum lLiinun1aun1e tlhr. john l.innane jr.. only child of Mr. and Mrs. john Linnane of Bevington, was born November 23, 1919. junior. as he was affectionately called by his many friends, re- ceived his early education at Churchville and the St. Ambrose Grade School in Des Moines. ln September, 1931, he enrolled in the sixth grade in the Martensdale schools. 1-le graduated from the local eighth grade on May 18, 1933. Lfpon entering high school he be- came interested in the various sports and earned letters in kittenball and basketball. lle graduated on May 20, 1937. For several years following his graduation he engaged in farm- ing with his parents. lle answered the call of his country on january 24, 1942. and was stationed at lndiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. when he was sent overseas September 1, 1943. junior belonged to the 83rd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion of the now famous Spearhead Division of the lst Army. llis division according to official army information was the first to cross the German border east of Enpen. llis battalion was the first to take a German town in this war. junior received the Purple lleart for wounds sustained in battle September, 1944. On january 11, 19-15, his parents received word that he was missing in action and on january 31 he was reported as killed in action in Belgium on December 23, 1944. Memorial services were held at the Church of the Assumption at Churchville on Saturday, February 3, 1945. The entire community wishes to express its sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Linnane in their recent bereavement. 5