Turner High School - Turnerite Yearbook (Kansas City, KS)

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6 FOLLIN, E1me'r W. Class of -42 lst Lt. Elmer W. Follin entered Army Air Corps June 27, 1944. Served 11 months overseas with 90th Bomb GFOUP. Sth Air Force. Missions in Asiatic Pacific Theater. Awarded the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, 5 Bronze Campaign Stars to Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon, Philippine Liberation Medal with Bronze Star. FOSTER, Ralph Eugene Class Of '46 S 1fc Ralph Eugene Foster entered the Navy the 25th of Jan., 1944. Basic training at Farragut, Idaho, Left for overseas on May 20, 1944 an Air- craft Carrier, Bismarck Sea. Lost his life Feb. 21, 1945 when his shipwwas sunk. Purple Heart a- warded posthumously to his mother. FINKEMEIR' Theodore C. ' Class of '44 Pfc. Theodore C. Finkemeir entered service Nov. 27. 1944. Basic training at Camp Fannin, Texas. Went overseas April, 1945. Served in the ETO in the 100 Inf. Division. Now serving at Headquarters of Seventh U.S. Inf. Awarded Good Conduct Medal. GARCIA' Antonio Class of '45 S Qfc Antonio Garcia entered Navy June 30, 1945. Basic training atGreat Lakes, Ill. Stationed at Great Lakes and later moved to Shoemaker, Calif. GARRISON. Elmer Lloyd CMIQC U.S.N. -CB Elmer Lloyd Garrison entered Navy October 12. 1943, Basic training at Camp Perry, Va. Served in South Pacific Theater. Award- ed Asiatic Pacific Campaign Ribbon with one bat- tle star for Okinawa Campaign. Expert Marksman Ribbon. Discharged Dec, 9, 1945, Norman, Oklahoma. GxBBoNs, Samuel A. Class of '41 G, M, 2fc Samuel A, Gibbons ehtered Coast Guard Dec. 7, 1942. Basic training at Manhattan Beach, N. Y. Further training at Transportation School in Brooklyn, N. Y., and Gunnery School at St. Augus- tine, Fla. Received 3 Campaign Ribbons and Bronze Star, Liberation Bar, Good Conduct Medal for 3 years of service. Now stationed at Kana-Wan, Okla. GIER, Gene Class of '45 S gf: Gene Gier entered Navy August 14, 1945. Basic training at San Diego, Calif. Went overseas, Nov. 13, 1945. Served on Samor Is., Tonbabou Is. and is now stationed on Guam QILBERT, Glenn H. Class of '40 SK. lfc Glenn H. Gilbert entered the Navy March 10, 1941. Basic training at Great Lakes. Served in Atlantic Theater and Pacific Theater. Served on the USS Springfield QCL-667: Now serving in the Pacific Theater. Awarded Presidential Unit Cita- tion and Good Conduct Medal. GOSNEY' Charles Class of '45 Chief Cook Charles Gosney has served fourteen months in the Merchant Marines. He is overseas now. Expected to return soon. GRAY, Calvin W, Class of '39 Calvin W. Gray enlisted Nov., 1940, Training at Great Lakes, served aboard the U.5.S. Miss. as Yoeman c H s in 3 ma'or battles He was 1f . e wa 1 . chosen in 1943 for advanced training at Washburn Univ. later transferred to U. C. L. A. At present is stationed near Philadelphia as awarrant Officer. H

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i ff wi -!:::P.ijf ' va TiVo' 4 ig,m,.,! star if v.M,, . g,m Q A A . Q fly I1 ' lk.. 5 , Q. -fs Jaw .li ..Mea DAVIS, CBFT V Class of '44 Cpl. Carl V. Davis entered Army July 17, 1944. BBliC tfHihihE at Ft. Riley, Kansas. Served in the C.B.I. Theater nine months. Now serving in the 330th Engineers in India. DAVIS, Creed Class of -33 Sgt. Davis enlisted in Army Air Corps in 1942. His Basic Training was at San Antonio, Texas. He graduated from Radio and Gunnery Schools in Ft. Scott, Ill. Then was an instructor in Ft. Myers, Fla. He is now in San Marcos, Texas. DAVIS, Goble E. Junior 1941 Sgt. Davis was inducted March 25, 1943. He had his basic training at Camp Blanding Fla. He has served in the 263 infantry since Nov., 1944. He is now in France. ne FRIES, Virgil L. Class of '42 Cpl. Virgil L. DeFries entered Marines Aug. 20, 1943. Received basic training atMarine Corps Base, San Diego, Calif. Served withFirst Marine Air Wing in Consolidation of Solomon Is, Discharged Feb. 1, 1946- DeWEESE, Melvin Class of '45 Pvt. Melvin DeWeese entered Army June 29, 1945, basic training at Fort Knox, Ky. Now serving in Occupational Army in Germany. DOBBS, JBMES Class of '44 F 1fc james Dobbs enlisted in the Navy Feb. 17, 1945. Basic training at Great Lakes. Went overseas Sept., 1945. Stationed in the Philippines. DOMINGUEZ, Louis Cpl. Louis Dominguez entered Army on Aug. 28, 1944. Basie training at Camp Fort, McClellan, Ala. Served in Scotland, England, France, Belgium, Hol- land and Germany. Killed in action in Germany on March 31, 1945. Parents awarded Purple Heart pos- thumously. EVERHART, Duane E. Sgt. Duane E. Everhart entered Army on Sept. 21, 1943. Went overseas March 22, 1944. Awarded Five Campaign Stars for Normandy, N. France, Rhine- land, Ardennes, and Central Europe. Awarded Combat Inf. Badge, Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Bronze Star, Distinguished UnitBadge, Good Conduct Medal, and ETO Ribbon. Discharged Oct. 4, 1945. Fg15Lgy, John R. Class of '39 Cpl. john R. Feisley entered Army on Dec. 29, 1943. Basic training at Camp Pendelton, San Diego, Calif. Served in Pacific Theater with Marine Am- phibious tank battalion. Was inthe battles of Sai- pan, Tinian, and Iwo Jima. He was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation and Navy Unit Citation. Discharged Nov. 24. 1945. FEISS' Gertrude E. Class of -41 ' Pvt. Gertrude E. Feiss enlisted in the W.A.C. Feb. 13, 1943. Basic training at Ft. Des Moines, Iowa. Served at Cavalry Replacement Training Cen- ter, Ft. Riley, Kansas. Discharged Jan. 12, 1944. IO

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'T 'vl .J I I L . WIP!! GRAY, Donald L. Q Class of '34 C. M. ljc Donald Gray entered Navy on Dec. 23, 1942. Basic training atCamp Endicott, R, I. Served 28 months in South Pacific and discharged on Oct. 15. 1945. GREEN, Vernon Charles Class of '46 H.A. 1fc Vernon Charles Green entered Navy on Sept. 23. 1944. Basic training at Great Lakes, Ill. Stationed at San Diego, Calif., and Rancho, Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he is on the Hoppital Staff. GREENO, Bruce J. Class of '40 SfSgt. Bruce J. Greene entered the Army on March 26. 1942. Gunner in Eighth Air Force, Eur- opean Theatre of Operations. German Prisoner of War. Awarded Air Medal and Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart. Discharged Nov, 1, 1945. GRINTER, Leonard L. S gfc Leonard L. Grinter entered the Navy Nov. 7. 1945-:Basic training at San Diego, Calif. No' at San Pedro. Calif. GUTHRIE' Robert E. Class of '41 Pfc. Robert Guthrie entered tl: Army Dec. 11, 1942. Basic training at Camp Sibert, Ala. Went overseas in April. 1944. Served in African and European Theaters. Received Purple Heart forwounds received in action October 1944. Killed in action March 2. 1945. HALL, Cleasa M.. Class of '41 Cadet Cleasa M. Hall entered U.S. Cade-t Nurse Corps March 1, 1944. Training at K.U. Hospitals, Kansas City, Kansas. To active floor duty April, 1944. Received cap in June, 1944. Withdrew with medical discharge on Oct. 1. 1944. HALL, Hubert Class of '39 1st Lt. Hubert Hall entered Army Air Corps in SUPP, 1943. Served in Burma and China. Awarded Air Medal and four Battle Stars. Discharged jan., 1946 HAIL, James L. Class of '43 Tf5 James L. Hall entered Army Septembef. 1943 Basic training at Camp Chaffee, Ark. Served in European Theater in 16th Armored Division. Now with Occupational Army in Germany. Awarded Good Conduct Medal, ETO Ribbon, and the Bronze Battle Star. HALBERT, Kenneth Leo Class of '40 SfSgt. Kenneth Leo Halbert entered Army Air Corps on Dec. 23, 1940. Basic training at Camp Robinson, Ark. Served in Pacific Campaign two years. Awarded Good Conduct Medal and Air Medal. Discharged Sept. 23, 1945. HALE' Herbert Alan Class of '41 Pfc. Herbert Alan Hale entered Army june 26. 1944. Basic. training at Camp Hood, Texas. Went overseas Janf 1, 1945. ,where he fought with Pat- ton's Third Army in European Theater. Awarded 3 battle stars, Expert Combat Infantryman's Badge, and Good Conduct Medal. Served in Occupational Army since V-E Day and is now awaiting shipment home. 12