Orangeville High School - Orano Yearbook (Orangeville, IL)

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. - fl xi 'X 'y T, J, ' -. ' -if e :fe ' 's SENIOR HISTORY After receiving our notices ir the spring of 1941, it wasnt until fall that we were inducted into the Navy. Thirty-eight of ns EAVES and sailors went into Boot Training at Orangeville Navel Training Station, Bernard Hurless immediately became Chief Petty Officer. Acting es Petty Officer lfc was Vivien lille and Teymeeter wee Leo Phillies. Admi' ral ?oy Hefty gave orders. Annrentioe Seaman Lois Frenzel was transferred to the destroyer HMonroe.H Annrentice Qeamen Leo Phillies, Maurice Smith, Eldon Scheider, Roberta Foman, and Duane ?eertsch1 were discharged., We snonsered e skating narty at Monroe, each one inviting e snecial Navy Pier guest. We gave a retvrn party at the U. Q. O. for the Seaman lfo who initiated us Orengeville when we entered Boot Training. After strugyling through Eoot Training we got our first lesve. After an enjoyable three month's leeve thirty-one of us returned to Boot Camp es Seemen Efc. Aileen Hofer was Dromoted Lieutenant making Norma Andrews a Lieutenant Cj.g.J. Doris Zimmerman wee eromoted to en Ensign and Jean Shieny acted as Paymaster. Shaffer issued commands. Eeamenlefc Marilyn I. O. heinzer, Betty Miller, Oherles Schroeder were tra- nsferred to Games Freenort, Walworth, end Dakota respectively. Gilbert Zentner, and Nathan Rupnow were discharged, We initiated the Apprentice Sea- men that were inducted into our training station. On a short weeksend leave we enjoyed a meal given by the U. S, Ot Freeport and other activities in the city. Another three month's leeye and twentyfnine Seamen Zfc returned, being advanced to shore duty, Seam- an Fred Kummer was promoted to Captain and Jesse Jacobs our Uommander, Vivian Mills acted as our Lt. Commander and Paymaster, Miriam Rheinebaoh and Eloise Driscoll iireoted the crow, 'Seaman Carol Jeanne Knotts, Shirley Reeser, Dolores Daws, wand Ernie Wellman were transferred from Camps Freeport, Winslow, Cedarville. and Mt. Horeb. Seamen Norma Andrews and Bernard Hurlees fell into the Sea of Matrimony and got washed ashore on the desolate island of Rock Grove. Seaman Dalen Wich- man was transferred to the Cavalry. A part of the - ,sr X ' . e S fihftxij rQ ' fi N. in 2 at X fifp. -5 KU! .W ' CQ? T5 Pu Y I U i A n 'R it A K. Pi 4?- -N ti gjs Jig A ssymfsf' RFQ ,-. Ei' Y -' -L Ili L 5Xf 4746! ll 4301111711111 EA S G it A 1. C2151 . C23 I fSE3,f

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eff Q WS -duly V fra 6 k 1 fiQ..fgD,7 ,QQ Q . .-13-'fl' 'L 'g':'L-415 222ZytQbf L1 Uigpgg E CD AQLL crew took part in UThe Crazy Smith Family,W at the U. S. O. in Orangeville with Dean Saaijenga acting as Commander. In the spring of the year on shore duty we gave the Petty Officers llc a banquet at the Senate's U. S. O. Club in Freeport with the theme of garden flowers in pastel shades. We went home on our last shore leave beofre getting ready for overseas duty. On returning from our last three month's shore leave, there were only 27 of us Petty Officers lfc that came back ready to fight the battle. Seaman Jesse Jacobs was promoted to Rear Admiral and Seaman Vivian Mills to Vice Admiral. Seaman Aileen Hofer acted as Admiral and Jean Shippy Paymaster. Dean Saaijenga and Florence Fink gave commands. Iola Lausch, after receiving a medical discharge from the WAC's of 1944, joined up with the WAVES Some of the officers and at Orangeville in 1945. crew took part at the U. S. O. at Orangeville in giving a three act comedy entitledUGrowing Palnsn, Commanding Officer. On Dena Saaijenga acting as May 24. l945'after having won the Battle of Orange eville twenty-seven of the Petty Officers llc re- ceived their papers for overseas duty. ,s-J 1 eg, Q,