Norwich University - War Whoop Yearbook (Northfield, VT)

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Cf gxxxxxxxxx fgff ,,, 41111, gy ,- BERTON A. BARRETT Clggg of 1927 Major, Corps of Engineers, Second Engineer Philippine Corps Major Barrett was employed as a civilian engineer in Manila on December 7, 1941. On December 27, 1941, he was commis- sioned in the United States Army as a Major. He fought in the defense of the Islands until April 8, 1942, when Bataan was surrendered to the japanese. President Roosevelt twice cited the Major's unit for outstanding action against the enemy. Major Barrett maintained his health and morale for over two years in the Umeda Bunsho Prison Camp in Osaka, Japan, but was suddenly stricken with an intestinal obstruction and died within twenty-four hours on November 11, 1944. His mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Barrett, now reside in Idyllwild, California, after having lived in Millis, Massachusetts, while the Major attended Norwich. RICHMOND N. ALLEN ' Class of 1932 First Lieutenant, lst Armored Regiment Lieutenant, Allen, a native of Northfield, Vermont, participated in the North African 'Campaign in command of a tank platoon of Company I where he met his death against German troops on February 14, 1943. His wife, Mrs. Ruth NV. Allen, whom he married in 1935, and two children, Frank W., age 10, and Jane, age 6, of Northfield, Vermont, survive him, as does his father, Dr. Bert F. Allen. GEORGE PRESTON BRIGGS Class of 1932 First Lieutenant, 116th Infantry Division Lieutenant Briggs was employed in the Sales Promotion Depart- ment of the Sears, Roebuck and Company when he entered the service in 1942 as a Lieutenant. After Completing his training with the 116th Division in the United States, his unit was ordered to England. On D-Day he led his rifle platoon in che invasion of France. On August 8, 1944, in the vicinity of St. Lo, after going forward on a reconnaissance mission, the Lieutenant lost his life. His platoon, in their advance, found him with a piece of shrapnel through his helmet. His wife, Mrs. Janet Briggs, now resides in Chicago. NINE

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cf xx ,zzz-r,-,,. 1, xxgggsfff .f RICHARD LAWRENCE CREED Class of 1916 Colonel, Cavalry, 3rd Infantry Division Colonel Creed was awarded the Mexican Border Campaign Ribbon prior to World War I and served in the Army of Occupation in Germany from 1919 to 1923. A graduate of the Cavalry School in 1925 and of the Command and General Staff School in 1930, Colonel Creed participated in the African, the Middle East, the Sicilian, and the Southern Italy Cam- paigns in World War II. The Colonel met his death while commanding Special Troops of the 3rd Infantry Division in the Battle of Mount Lungo near Mignano, Italy, on November 15, 1943. His wife, Mrs. Annie H. Creed, and son, Captain Richard L. Creed, Ir., of Center Rut- land, Vermont, survive him. GIRVELLE LEIGI-ITON FIELD Class of 1920 Lieutenant Colonel, Coast Artillery, First Regular Division of the Philippine Army Colonel Field fought in defense of the Philippine Islands as Chief of Staff of the First Division of the Philippine Army in 1941 and 1942. He was taken prisoner by the Japanese on Bataan and interned in the Umeda Bunsho Prison Camp at Osaka, Japan, where he died of pneumonia resulting from malnutrition and the luck of medical care on February 1, 1943. The Colonel was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroic action in defense of the Islands and his unit received two Presidential Citations in the initial stage of the war. After having spent over ten years on foreign soil with her husband, Mrs. Madge B. Field, his widow, now resides in San Francisco, California. ALLEN EUGENE SMITH Class of 1921 Lieutenant Colonel, 31st Division, Philippine Army The widow of Lieutenant Colonel Smith, Mrs. Charlotte Mey Smith of Del Rio, Texas, was presented the Bronze Star Medal by General Jonathan M. Wainwright, for the Colonel's skilful location and installation of additional guns for beach defense on the west coast of Bataan, Philippine Islands. Through his superior performance of this difhcult task Lieutenant Colonel Smith was responsible for a well-organized plan of artillery for beach defense. Lieutenant Colonel Smith received a commission in the Regular Army upon his graduation from Norwich. I-Ie arrived in the Philippines only a short time before war broke out in 1941. He served under General Wainwright, a personal friend, until he was .wounded on April 9, 1942. On April 12, 1942, he died from those wounds in an American hospital. EIGHT

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ff xx .fffr-ff, , ,, xxxxxgff- gg ,- CHARLES HENRY COOKE, JR. V Class of 1933 Captain, 32nd Field Artillery Battalion, First Infantry Division The Captain took part in the invasion of North Africa and fought through the entire campaign, from Oran to the invasion of Sicily. For action above and beyond the call of duty, Captain Cooke was awarded the Silver Star and the Soldier's Medal. In the invasion of Sicily, he was reconnoitering for a route of retreat in the midst of a large scale German counter attack, when his small party was attacked by a superior enemy force in a vineyard near Gela, Sicily, in a pocket between the 1st and 45th Divisions. Only one man survived this encounter of July 11, 1943, a para- chutist who had joined the Captain's party. His wife, Lina R. Cooke, and son, Charles H., III, reside in Athol, Massachusetts. JEROME P. EASTMAN Class of 1933 First Lieutenant, Cavalry, 747th Tank Battalion Captain Eastman was employed by the Fleischmann Yeast Com- pany in Chicago before entering the service in October, 1941. He arrived in England in February, 1944, whence he entered France at D plus 5. The Captain was awarded the Silver Star Medal for action above and beyond the call of duty in Normandy. He was wounded during this action, but returned to duty to participate in the battle of the Roer. On March 1, 1945, in the vicinity of Golpen, Germany, he was killed while leading his tank platoon. His two children, Caroline, S, and Allen Hill, 3, and wife, Catherine, make their home in LaGrange, Illinois. WESLEY GOVE GODDARD Class of 1933 Major, 18th Field Artillery Group Major Goddard took part in the Normandy Invasion, the North- ern France Campaign, and the advance through Belgium until he was wounded in Aachen, Germany. He was being returned to the United States, for treatment of the wounds which he received, on board the hospital ship Sf. Mibiel, when hersuddenly passed away on December 13, 1944. Merle Kidder Goddard, his wife, resides in Worcester, Massa- chusetts, as does his father, Roscoe H. Goddard. His brother, Kenneth H. Goddard, was taken prisoner by the Germans during the North African Campaign, and returned to the United States when our troops liberated the members of the prisoner of war camp in which he was interned. TEN