North Georgia College - Cyclops Yearbook (Dahlonega, GA)

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• THE • GOLD STAR SECTION We have tried to obtain a picture of every former student of North Georgia College who lost his, or her, life in World War II. Through the capable assistance of Mrs. Will D. Young, Alumni Secretary, our en- deavors have been largely successful and the pictures of those veterans which we were able to obtain are presented in the following pages. This is our way of saying Thank you to those boys and girls who asked for no thanks when they went into the service of their country, facing the realization that there was a possibility of losing their lives. However, it was impossible to contact the parents of every Gold Star Student. For that reason, our group of photographs is not complete. Listed below are the Gold Star Veterans whose pictures could not be ob- tained. This list is by no means complete. Adams, Robert E Atlanta, Georgia Beckham, Earl R ...Dublin, Georgia Billy, Edward C Irwin, Penn. Connell, Alden Jamie . ..Nashville, Georgia Crapps, Perry Lewis Harlem, Georgia Davis, James Porter ...Washington, D. C. Dunning, Charles R. Valdosta, Georgia Dyar, James LeGrand ...Carnesvillc, Georgia Forbes, Walter B Griffin, Georgia Gaddess, John B Decatur, Georgia Haft, Jerome L.. . Jamaica, N. Y. Hammond, George Willis Newnan, Georgia Hardin, Elgin Dalton, Georgia H umber, Charles I..... Eatonton, Georgia Kendall, William P. Valdosta, Georgia League, Fred Howard Gainesville, ( leorgia Lindsey, Waldo Wayne ......Irwinton, Georgia Pendergrass, Alva Nathaniel ... ... Griffiin, Georgia Senk, Daniel H. Beaver Falls, Penn. Smith, Thomas Rooks Thomasville, Georgia Stalhvorth, Roscoe S.. Macon. Georgia Stoddard, Joe Kansas City, Mo. Timmons, John E Chicago, 111. Tindol, Eugene , ..Dublin, ( }eorgia

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{ V- • v ,.. N .■ .. ' HELL ' S ANGELS Ralph M. Jones Squadron Leader May, 1949, will mark the seventh anniversary of the formation of the first squadron in the entire Southeast to be filled at one college. It was in the spring of 1942 that a group of students from North Georgia College, thirty-one, to be exact, enlisted in the United States Naval Air Corps. This group enlisted as a squadron. They chose as their squadron name Hell ' s Angels. They were to remain together all through their part in the war. Vacancies, if any, were to be filled from their school. And there were vacancies; even the squadron leader, Ralph Jones, lost his life. But what they stood for lives on. North Georgia College is proud of her valiant former students; Georgia is proud of her worthy citizens. Listed below, together with their home towns, are the men who made up the original Hell ' s Angels Squadron: Tommy Barksdale Conyers Douglas Buckelew ... Jonesboro Will Burch Eastman Robert Bush .... Camilla Jack Chapman . . . Augusta Billy Colly Elberton Charles Copeland . Atlanta James Duncan Quitman Tom East LaGrange James Faircloth Ashburn Earl Fletcher Moultrie Glenn Gassaway ... Jefferson Ben Grimes Gainesville William Harding Dahlonega John Harris . . Fred Woodward . . Eldred Hudson ... . . Eatonton Robert Humphrey, Jr. Swainsboro Ralph Jones . Griffin Rex Lipham . . . LaGrange Bill Lipscomb . Gainesville W. A. Mathews ... Buford John Mauthe .... ... Marietta Dan McManus . . . . Macon Arvis Moore . . Smyrna Larry Peppers, Jr. .... Loganville Clarence Rosser Herndon Guy Stone Glenwood Wesley Studdard Atlanta Jimmy Wilson ... Chatsworth Sidney Wilson Clarkston Cedartown Lost in action.

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Capt. Robert D. Calhoun Army Quartermaster Corp Vidalia, Louisiana Captain Calhoun was a former member of the North Georgia College faculty. He taught English here from 1939 to 1941. After entering the Army he served in the European-African- Middle Eastern Theaters. Captain Calhoun re- ceived the Bronze Star for participation in the Southern France Campaign. He lost his life at Nancy, France, on February 28. 1945. 2nd Lt. Neal Brantley Adams Army Air ' orps Sanford, Florida Brantley attended North Georgia College in 1938. He lost his life while serving with the Army Air ( ' orps in Aleutian Islands. September, 1943. 1st Lt, Robert T. Adams Army Air ' or is Dublin, Georgia Robert attended North Georgia College in 1939 and 1940. While serving with the Army Air Corps, Lieutenant Adams was awarded the Pur- ple Heart, Air Medal (with clusters), and Silver Star. He lost his life September 12, 1944, over Bavaria, lermany.