Muncie Central High School - Magician Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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Veterans of World War ll Seniors of 1946 are more than proud, we are also honored, to be members of the same class which includes the first veterans of World War II who have chosen to complete their high school work by correspondence or enrollment at Central. While the rest of us were spending the last few years in the class room, these fellows were doing work of quite another sort. So their senior reports are those prized possessions, their service records. ROW ONE . ROY BROOKS-Entered service on November 4, 1942, spending one and a half months in the infantry, eight months in the paratroopers, and two and one-half years in the Air Corps . . . Attended school for air me- chanics at Keesler Field, Miss., and Willow Run, Mich., and for aerial gunners at Harlengen, Texas . . . Wears the Good Conduct Ribbon, the American Defense Ribbon, and the Victory Ribbon . . . Sergeant at the time of his dis- charge on February 13, 1945. GEORGE W. BRUTCHEN-Entered service on December 3, 19423 in basic training at Miami Beach, Fla. . , . Graduated from cooks' and bakers' school at Chanute Field, Ill., and Westover Field, Mass., as well as mess sergeants' school at Fort Devens, Mass .... After graduation served as instructor at Westover Field school . . . Sent overseas with the 56th Fighter Control Squadron under the command of the Fifth, Thirteenth, and Far Eastern Air Forces, as telephone-telegraph linesman and general electrical installation worker. . . Wears the Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon with two Bronze Stars, the American Theater Ribbon, the Philippine Liberation, the New Guinea Cam- paign Ribbon, Good Conduct Ribbon, and the Victory Ribbon . . . Corporal at the time of his discharge on January 16, 1946. ROW TWO ' CHARLES R. DAUGHERTY-Veteran of thirty-three months' service, twenty-two of them overseas . . . Served in England, France, Belgium, and Germany . . . Wears the Good Conduct Ribbon, the American Theater Ribbon, ETO Ribbon with three battle stars, and the Victory Ribbon . . , Pfc. at the time of his discharge on January 15, 1946. GEORGE A. FISHER-Went in active service with the U. S. Army at the age of 16. only to be honorably discharged a year later because of age requirements . . . Immediately enlisted in the Navy SeaBees, serving with the 62nd N.G.B .... Saw duty on Maui, Saipan, and Iwo Jima , , . Ended his service at Camp Parks, Calif., after four years of active duty. LAVERE PAUL HAIDET-Entered service on January 26, 1943, and received basic training in anti- aircraft artillery at Camp Haan, Calif .... Served with the 199th AAA-AW-BN. for twenty-nine months in the Pacific Theater , . . Wears the Asiatic and Pacific Theater Ribbon with three Bronze Stars, the Philippine Lib- eration Ribbon, Good Conduct Ribbon, and the Victory Ribbon . , , Discharged as Pfc. on January 11, 1946. JAMES D. HOUSE-After induction on May 15, 1942, served thirty-eight months with the 507th Para- chute Infantry . . . As staff sergeant was squad leader in infantry detachment of twelve men who were machine gun- ners and rillemen and did patrol and guard duty and combined combat action . . . Participated in the Normandy, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central European battles and campaigns . . . Wears the Silver Star, fourth highest rank- ing decoration for gallantry in action: the Distinguished Unit Badge, the Victory Ribbon, American Theater Rib- bon, EAME Theater Ribbon with four Bronze Stars, and the Bronze Arrowhead, the Good Conduct Ribbon, and the Combat Infantryman's Badge . . . Discharged on November 7, 1945. ROW THREE CLYDE O. KING-Enlisted June 27, 1940 . . . Served in the U. S, Army Signal Corps and spent two years in Panama and one year in India . . . Discharged with T-4 rank August 30, 1945. LLOYD C. KRAMER-Entered the Navy March 28, 1942, receiving basic training at San Diego, Calif., and additional work at Iowa State College and Atlantic Fleet Service School, Norfolk, Virginia . . . Worked as ship's electrician and general maintenance and repairman . . , Wears the American-European Theater Ribbon and participated in the invasions of Sicily, Italy, and France, as well as the African campaign . . . Rating at time of discharge on December 4, 1945, was Electrician's Mate, First Class. ROBERT E. LAMBERT-Inducted January 27, 1943, and received basic training at Miami Beach, Florida . . . Served thirty-seven months in American Theater with the 432nd Army Afir Force Base Unit as airplane mechanic on B-24 bombers . . . Wears the Good Conduct Ribbon, the Victory Medal, and the American Theater Ribbon . . . Discharged on March 1, 1946, with rank of Pfc. WALTER R. MANSFIELD-Entered service April 2, 1943, and served nineteen months overseas with the 30th Infantry Division . . . As member of combat engineer unit, supervised and assigned duties connected with the construction of roads, bridges, mines, booby traps, and supported the infantry . . . Participated in live campaigns in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe, and the Ardennes, or the Belgian Bulge . . . Wears the Bronze Star Medal, the ETO Ribbon with five battle stars, Good Conduct Ribbon, American Theater Rib- bon, Army of Occupation Ribbon, and the Victory Medal . . . Sergeant at time of discharge, October 13, 1945. ROW FOUR GERALD W. MILLER-Enlisted on March 13, 1944, and received training at Great Lakes . . . Shipped on USS Pennsylvania on June 7, 1944, and served until June 15, 1945 . . . Sent to U. S. Naval Hospital at Oak- land, Calif,, on June 16, 1945, and later to U. S. Naval Special Hospital at Glenwood Springs, Colo. . . . Wears the Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon. American Theater Ribbon, Navy Unit Citation, Philippines Liberation with seven battle stars . . . Discharged August 31, 1945. HOWARD E. SHULAR-Entered service on December 7, 1942, and attended boot camp and following schools: Quartermaster and signal, gunnery, radar, sound, submarine, recognition, and served as supervisor of quar- termaster gang and kept complete records of ship's activities , . . Wears the Submarine Combat Pin, Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon, American Theater Ribbon, Good Conduct Ribbon, Victory Ribbon . . . Discharged on February 11, 1946, as Quartermaster, First Class. FREDERICK E. THOMAS-Enlisted in the Navy on March 13, 1942, and went to Great Lakes for boot training, and then to Norfolk, Virginia . . , Spent a year and a half in the armed guard, and three years in the am- phibious forces . . , Wears the ETO Ribbon, Victory Ribbon, South Pacific Ribbon . . . Discharged on November 10, 1945, as Gunner's Mate, Second Class. BILL WILLIAMS-Entered Navy on July 27, 1942 . . . Attended the following schools: gunner's mate school at Great Lakes, Lido Beach, Memphis, Tenn., NATTC . . . Participated in the invasions of Sicily-Lacota, Salerno, Anzio, and Southern France, and later stationed at Guam and on west coast of U. S .... Wears the American Theater Ribbon, the ETO Theater Ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon, and the Good Conduct Ribbon . . . Discharged on January 17, 1946. 10 The 1946 Magician

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the junior dramatics class. We entertained the mighty seniors in May with the annual prom at the Masonic Temple. In the midst of all this activity, we still took time out to elect our oflicers for the Hnal year in school. We have certainly conquered this year, for here we are ready to graduate after a very busy one. Among the busiest have been our of- ficers, led by Burl Keys, senior president. Serving with him were Don Grundy, vice-president: Naomi Fisher, secretaryg Juanita Jones, treas- urer. We started the year out with a flourish as we ordered our class jewelry, our name cards, and our invitations. The annual senior dance was held in December, and following in rapid succession were the Senior Career Conference days, the formal senior ball, and College Conference Day. This year we were the honored guests at the annual Junior-Senior Prom. And then all those pre-commencement activities required another deep breath. Finally, the symbol of our conquest . . . that diploma! Working with us during our period of arrival, sightseeing, and con- quest, have been our class sponsors. Mrs, Helen Pennington, the chair- man of sponsors, took over the job during our sophomore year when Mrs. Gladys Townsend Hoan resigned as a Central teacher. She has managed to Weather the tempests and endure the calms which have oc- curred during our three years, Miss Ella Hollenback has guided our social destiny in her work as social sponsor, while Paul E. Carmichael has kept us balanced in monetary matters as financial sponsor. Row one-Juanita Jones, Naomi Fisher. Helen Marie Dobbs. Row two-Marjory Cox, Nancy Austin Miss Flla Hollenback, social sponsor. Row three-Burl Keys, Frances Fowl, Don Grundy, Don Fields. Row four Paul L Carmichael, flnancial sponsor: Don Miller, Bob Kelsey, Wayne Kelley, Don Stifiier, James Saunders Don Powell Dick Smekens, Jack Karlen, Mrs. Helen Pennington, class sponsor: Marjorie Maitlen. The 194 6 Magfc1'an

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Honored Graduates of 1946 The 1946 MGgiCl'HU