Poughkeepsie High School - Phois Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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CORTLAND COUTANT Private U. S. A. 25 years old Class of 1936 Private Coutant entered the United States Army on October 29, 1942. He served in Company C, 4th Battalion of the Engineer Corps. Private Cou- tant's death occurred on March 2, 1943, near Fort Belvoir, Virginia, when he was drowned as his training ship sank during war maneuvers. JOSEPH DEL TORTO Staff Sergeant U. S. A. A. F. 20 years old Class of 1943 Sergeant Del Torto became a member of the United States Armed Forces on July 13, 1943. He trained at Scott Field, Arizona, and in Tennessee. Sergeant Del Torto was a radio man in the Air Corps. He was killed on a mission over the Neth- erlands on February 16, 1945. GEORGE HARRY DAVIS Gunner's Mate 3fc U. S. N. 21 years old Class of 1939 Gunner's Mate Davis entered the Navy on Jan- uary 13, 1942, and was trained at Newport, Rhode Island. He served on the cruiser U. S. S. Juneau, the same ship on which the five famous Sullivan brothers served. Gunner's Mate Davis was killed when the Juneau was sunk in the Pacific on No- vember 13, 1942. 1 l Q14

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JOHN CHRISTOPHER Private U. 5. A. 19 years old Class of 1945 .lohn Christopher entered the armed forces on June 30, l942. Private Christopher served first in the Anti-Aircraft Defenses and later in the ln- fantry. He was killed cn December 30, l94l4, at Huertzenburgh, Germany. JOSEPH CERONI Private First Class U. S. A. l9 years old Class of l943 Joseph Ceroni served with the Infantry ot the United States Army. Private Ceroni's death oc- curredlin the Battle of the Bulge in Holland on December 4, I944. CHARLES COOKE Lieutenant U. S. N. 29 years old Class of l933 Lieutenant Cooke entered the United States Navy shortly after Pearl Harbor, on December 27, l94l. He served in the Naval Intelligence Corps. Lieutenant Cooke died in an automobile accident in Liverpool, England, on April 24, l945'.

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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I JOHN DOERR First Lieutenant U. S. A. A. F. Class of 1930 I Lieutenant Doerr enlisted in the Air Corps i March, 1938. First Lieutenant Doerr was Iocateld with the 38th Bombardrnent Group. He was killed on December 21, 19-41, when his B-26 tailed Io take off. I I I I i. I ' i s . t l I JAMES DETMER Private U. S. A. 22 years old Class of 1941 Private Detmer entered his country's service on February 4, 1944, and trained at Camp Stewart, Georgia, He was a member of the 362nd ln- fantry, Company E, 91st Division. Private Detmer lost his life in the Mediterranean area on October 18, 1944. FORREST EDSON Second Lieutenant U. S. A. 24 years old Class of 1936 Lieutenant Edson entered the service on Aprii 2, 1941. He attended Camp Davis Officers' Train- ing School. Lieutenant Edson was stationed with Battery G, 62nd Coast Artillery of the Anti-Ain craft. His death occurred at Constantine, Algeria, North Africa, on May 2, 1943.