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

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HAYNES, Homer H. ' Class of '41 S.M. 2fc Homer H. Haynes entered Navy on june 29, 1943. Bash: training at Treasure Island, Calif. Served with 7th Naval Fleet in Pacific Theatre. Awarded three Battle Stars. Discharged Dec. 21, 1945, at Norman, Okla. HICKMAN, Donald R. Class of '44 S 2fc Donald R. Hickman entered Navy in July, 1945. Basic training at Camp Park, Calif. Served in Pacific Area and is now stationed at Guam. HIGGINS' Norman S. Class of '40 2nd Lt. Norman S. Higgins entered Marine Corps Reserve Aug. 13, 1942. Called to active duty july 1, 1943. Basic trainingat Paris Island. Officer's Training School at Quantico, Va. Instructor in 0CSat Quantico. Was stationed on the Wasp for sea duty when the war ended and received orders to report to Hastings, Nebr., where he is still on duty. HOOVER f Joe SfSgt. Joe Hoover entered the Army May 11, 1943. Basic training at Camp Walters Texas. Fur- ther training at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., and Camp Cooke Calif. Served in Germany, France, Czechoslovakia, and japan. Discharged March, 1946. HOUCHIN, Claude Class of '43 1st Lt. Claude Houchin entered Army Air Corps July 4, 1943 Basic training at jefferson Bar- racks. Further training at Navigation School at Hondo, Texas. Served as Navigator on B-29 at Tin- ian in South Pacific. Received Pres. Unitwcita- tion..Completed 17 flights over japan. HOUCHIN, Robert Class of '44 TfSgt. Robert Houchin entered Army July 3, 1944. Basic training at University of Wyo. and Camp Walters, Texas. Further Paratrooper training at Fort Benning, Ga. Now at Noroiku, Japan. HUCK, George P. Cpl. George P. Huck entered Army on June 24. 1942. Basic training at Camp Robinson, Ark. At- tached to the 60th Hospital Station atFort Meade, Md., where hereceived his discharge Feb. 5. l943. Received Good Conduct Medal. HUNSUCXER' James R. Class of '45 James R. Hunsucker entered the Navy July 15, 1945. Basic training at San Diego and is still stationed there aboard the U.S.S. Blessman, A.P. D.4l JENKINS, Haley J- SfSgt. Haley J. Jenkins entered Army Air Corpg Sept. 14. 1942. Basic training at T,W.A. Schqgl, Further training and promotion at Rosecrans Fld. Served 21 months overseas in India. Awarded Good Conduct bbdal, Unit Citation, three Bronze Stars. Discharged at Leavenworth, Kansas Nov. 15, 1945, JOHN, Gordon Fuller Claaa of '36 5-M- 3!C Gordon Fuller john entered Ngvy gn April 17, 1942. Basic training at Great Lakes, Ill. Further trairing at Signal School at Indian- apolis, Ind. Served overseas 30 months. On combat in Solomon Islands. Served on Aircraft Carrier Sable. Discharged Oct. 5, 1945 at Minneapolis. 15 Cl' i

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A www '17 ww '15, 1 Qvfn-.a.r. HART, Edwin P. Class of '43 Pvt. Edwin P. Hart entered Army Ian. 20, 1945. Basic training at Camp Fannin, Texas. Went over- seas in Aug. 1945, In Manila, Luzon. HART, Russell Class of '45 Russell Hart entered the Merchant Marines in Feb. 1945. Basic training at Sheepshead Bay, N.Y. He has made one trip around the world. HATFIELD, Earl E., Jr. Class of '42 Pvt. Earl E. Hatfield, jr. entered Army on Jan. 11, 1943. Basic training at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. Further training at Camp Phillips, Ks. Discharged Narch 5, 1944, from Winter General Hospital, Topeka, Kansas. HATFIELD Wm- R- Class of '44 Pvt, Wm. R.Hatfield entered in Air Corps Re- serve Feb. 11, 1944. Ordered to active duty at Leavenworth, Kansas, on July 3, 1944, Discharged July 29, 1944. HAUS, Charles N. Class of '39 Lt. Charles N. Haus entered Navy Air Corps on Dec. 1, 1941. Basic training atK.C., Kansas Naval Air Base and New Orleans N.A.S. Further training at Pensacola, Fla. Attached tothe Atlantic fleet. serving inSouth Atlantic, N. African and European Theaters. - HAUS, Loren W. Class of '35 Lt. Commander Loren W. Haus entered active duty with the Navy in july, 1942. Served as Medi- cal officer in Atlantic and Pacific Theaters, participating in the North African Campaigns and in attack landings in the Pacific Area. I HAUK, Robert L. Class of '44 M. M. M. 3fc Robert L. Hauk entered Navy on Sept., 1944. Basic training at Farragut, Idaho. Further training at Port Hueneme, Calif. Went overseas in March, 1945, to Saipan, the Marianas where he is now stationed at a Naval Air Base. HAUK, john W., jr. Class of '43 Sgt. john W. Hauk, jr. entered Marines injuly. 1943, Basic training at San Diego. Saw action at Saipan, Tinian, and Okinawa. Awarded the Purple Heart ard Presidential Citation, Served on Occu- pational duty in Japan. Discharged Jan. 11, 1946. Re-enlisted same day for three years. HAYNES' Robert H, S 1fC Robert H. Haynes entered Navy on Nov. 4, 1944. Basic training at Great Lakes, Ill. Further training at Fart Pierce, Fla. Went overseas to Awiwiotak and Guam on A.K.A. 43-Valernia. Reas- signed toLST-557 in Dec., 1945. Shipped to Shang- hai, China. HAYNES. Douglas M., Ir. Class of '43 Cpl. Douglas M. Haynes, Jr. entered Army on july 6. 1943. Basic training atFort Leonard Wood, Mo. and Ft. Belvoir,.Va. Served inEuropean Theat- er. Awarded four Battle Stars, Good Conduct Rib- bon. Discharged jan. 17, 1945 14

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1 119+- jfk 4 A 'M S -vu.. ,M- 4 q-9.1 ii'!H-R 15' 5 . .VA ...x FRS JOHNSON, Glrnn Class of '45 S 26C Glenn johnson entered Navy on Sept. 11, 1945. asic training at San Diego, Calif. Further training at Shoemaker, California. JOHNSON, LCYOY F. Class of '44 S 1fc Leroy F. johnson entered Navy gn Feb, 16, 1944. Basic training at Farragut, Idahg, Boarded the Carrier, U.S.S. Essex May 13, 1944. Served at the invasion of Saipan, Guam, Tinian, Palau, and the Philippines. Discharged from U,S, Naval Hospital at Farragut, Idaho, May2g, 1945. JOHNSON, Richard V. Class of '35 Sgt. Richard V. johnson entered Army Air Corps july 6. 1943. Basic training at Buckley Field, Colo. Went overseas Nov., 1944. Stationed on Sai- pan and Guam serving with Third Photo Recon. Sqd. in Central Pacific Campaign and Campaign over japan. JONES' Frank F. Class of '34 N.A.M. 2jc Frank F. jones entered Navy on March 20, 1944. stationed at Fleet Post Office at San Francisco four months. Discharged on Oct. 12, 1945, from Separation Center at St. Louis. JONES, Jack F- Class of '40 Cpl. Jack F. Jones entered Army on july 31' 1942. Basic training at Camp Crowder, Mo, Served 32 months in the South Pacific. Awarded Good Con- duct Medal and Presidential Unit Citation. Dis- charged Oct. 11, 1945. JONES, Melvin Class of '43 Cpl. Melvin jones entered Army Air Corps on April 26, 1943. Basic training at Keesler Field, Miss. is now at Payne Field, Cairo, Egypt. JOLLIFF, Leo Class of '43 S lgc Leo Jolliff entered Navy on june 18, 1943. asic training at Farragut, Idaho. Served in American Theater, Southwest Pacific and Asia- tic-Philippine Theaters. Survivor of Air-Craft Carrier, St. Lo., sank on Leyte Gulf Oct.,25, 1944. Now serving on Cruiser Helena. KEAR' George Harold Class of '44 AjS George Harold Kear entered the Navy April 21, 1944. Basic training at Farragut, Idaho. Fur- ther training at Sound School in San Diego, Calif. and Treasure Island for Gunnery Training. Wounded May 25. 1945, Awarded Purple Heart, Presidential Citation, Good Conduct Medal andTwo Battle Stars. ls now at the University of Idaho. KELLER' Charles E. jr. B,M. 1fC Charles E. Keller jr. entered the Navy Feb. 5, 1941. Was assigned to the U.S.S. Independence. Awarded the Victory Medal, Philip- pine Liberation. American Area with One Star, Asiatic Pacific with 3 Stars and Good Conduct Pedal KELLER' Davis Louis Class of '39 Mo. M. M. 1fc David Louis Keller entered the Navy june 19, 1940. Basic training atGreat Lakes, Assigned to yard service at Pearl Harbor, was at Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. Transferred to the U.S.S. Murray. Awarded Pre-Pearl Harbor with one star. Asiatic-Pacific with 10 stars, Philippine Liberation, 2 stars, American, Good Conduct and Victory Ribbons. 16