North Georgia College - Cyclops Yearbook (Dahlonega, GA)

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MRS. GUY FITTS I AHLONEGA, iEORGIA

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DEDICATION To the boys and girls of America who fought in World War II goes a large part of the credit for winning the conflict; however, not all of the sacrifices were made l y these people. One important factor has been omitted. The mothers of those who so valiantly fought deserve their part of the praise and honor. Theirs was no easy lot, for it was they who fought the emotional battle, and carried on bravely under the stress resulting from knowledge of the fact that their loved ones stood in danger of losing their lives. Some of these fears soon became realities, for, with the passage of time, casualty lists began to come in. The following pages are testimony that North Georgia College was not unaffected by the advent of war. With these thoughts in mind. we. the Cyclops Staff, hereby dedicate the Gold Star Edition of the Cyclops to the mothers of those who gave the Supreme Sacrifice, that America might remain free from the dangers she faced in the last war.

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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.