Norwich University - War Whoop Yearbook (Northfield, VT)

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ff xxxgxx ,ff -.-X X E3-1 1111- 'NX J, ..- SIDNEY T. TELFORD Class of 1933 Lieutenant Colonel, Armored Force Sidney Telford, born in Derby Line, Vermont, attended Norwich for one year, after which he received an appointment to the United States Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1934. One day prior to his death, he was given command of a tank regiment, which he led in the break through of the Siegfried defenses on that day and the following day. For outstanding and heroic action on these two days, he was awarded the Silver Star Medal. The Colonel lost his life in the break through near Langfeld, Ger- many, on September 14, 1944. I-Iis wife, Virginia Allen Telford, and a son and daughter survive him. His father, Sidney B. Telford, resides in Derby Line, Vermont. PELI-IAM BIDGOOD WITHERS Class of 1934 Major, United States Marine Corps After completing one year of service of a four-year enlistment, Pelham was one of fifteen of his class of one hundred and thirty-five at Pensacola,'Florida, to be offered a commission in the Marine Corps. Shortly after receiving his commission he was transferred to the Virgin Islands, where he was later promoted to the rank of Captain. Upon his return to the States, he was assigned to the Pentagon Building and then to Cherry Point, North Carolina, to train his squadron for duty in the Pacific. Major Withers was killed when he crashed in the airplane he was flying on June 4, 1943. A wife and a son survive him. RIPLEY BUCKINGHAM Class of 1935 Captain, Army Medical Corps A Vermonter by birth, Captain Buckingham lived in Washing- ton, D. C., from childhood until he attended Norwich. After graduating from Norwich, he received his Medical Degree from George Washington University in 1941. The day following gradua- tion, he married Miss Virginia Ann Wright. In July, 1942, he entered the Army as a medical officer. On August 18, 1943, he departed for overseas duty with the Y Force in the China-Burma-India theater of operations. I-Ie was killed in action by a sniper in the Salween River Campaign near Sungshan, China, while serving as a medical liaison officer with the Chinese Army, exactly one year after leaving the States and one day before his thirty-second birthday. ELEVEN

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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

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XX ffffr 1,1 'Xggg ff ff, xly iff' , SAMUEL WORTH CARDER, JR. Class of 1935 Major, 19th Tactical Air Command Major Carder was called to active duty with the lst Armored Division at Fort Knox, in July, 1940. In August of 1941, he transferred to the Air Corps for training as an aerial observer, at Brooks Field, Texas. XVhile serving as commanding officer of a squadron in the 100th Fighter Wing and as air support liaison officer between the 19th Tacti- cal Air Command and 81st Infantry Division, Major Carder was called to a forward position. While proceeding there in a jeep, he was overtaken and machine-gunned by the Germans. He jumped from the jeep to surrender, but was killed by hand grenades. Major Carder had been awarded the Bronze Star Medal prior to his death. His wife, Martha Avery Carder, and four daughters, Mary Belle, Joan, Martha, and Anne, of New York City, survive him, as do his mother and father, of Detroit, Michigan. EUGENE FORD SYMS Class of 1935 Lieutenant Colonel, United States Marine Corps, Aviation After having been awarded the Senior Gold Medal, and the Loyal Legion Saber for the highest academic and military standing in his class, Cadet Syms was selected for a commission in the Marine Corps upon his graduation from Norwich. Colonel Syms saw action on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, New Georgia Island, R-endova Landing, and Munda Airfield as 11 fighter pilot. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in action against, the enemy in the Solomon and New Georgia Islands. He was killed in a plane crash near the Boone Monument, Mid- dlesboro, Kentucky. I-Ie is survived by his mother and father, Jennie M. and Alfred A. Syms, of San Antonio, Texas. YVILLIAM HENRY BALL Clam of 1936 Private First Class, Company G, 357th Infantry William Ball, captain of the baseball team in his senior year, was employed by the Bryant Chucking Grinder Company in Spring- field prior to entering the service in September, 1943. After receiving this training at Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi, in June, 1944, he went overseas. He was seriously wounded while serving as an automatic rifleman with his company in France. Nineteen days after being wounded, Private Ball died in a hospital and was buried in the United States Military Cemetery at Andilly, France. His wife, Christine Lee Ball, and mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Allen D. Ball, reside in Ludlow, Vermont. TWELVE