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

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MAGEE Charles H. Class of '42 TfSgt. Charles H. Magee entered Marine Corps Oct. 13, 1942. Basic training at San Diego, Calif. Further training at New Caledonia, South Pacific. Served on Solomons, Gilb0rts, Marshalls, and Marianas. Received Pacific-Theater Citation, Presidential Citation, Purple Heart, and American Theater of Operations Citation. Discharged Oct. 8' 1945- MAMIE, Charles L. Class of '41 Pfc. Charles L. Mamie entered Army on Nov. 3, 1942. Basic training at Camp Beale, Calif. Went overseas in May 1944. Arrived in United States September 12. 1944. Stationed in Winter General Hospital, Topeka, Kansas: and then Fitzsimmons Hospital, Denver, Colo. Received Good Conduct Medal, 3Battle Stars and Purple Heart, Discharged IGH- 6' 1946 MAMIE, Frank Tf5 Frank H. Mamie entered Army Feb. 17, 1941. Basic training at Camp Robinson, Ark. Went over- seas'inMay, 1944. Served in ETO until Oct., 1945. Received Good Conduct Medal and S Battle Stars. Discharged Oct. 22, 1945. MARTIN, Lawrence G. Class of '36 Cpl. Lawrence G. Martin entered the Army Oct. 26, 1941. Awarded the American Theater Ribbon, G. C. Ribbon, Two Combat Stars. Discharged Nov. ll. 1945- MARTIN, Marion L. Class of '43 Cpl. Marion L. Martin entered Service, Army, March 4,1944. Received ETO Ribbon, 4 Battle Stars and Good Conduct Ribbon. MARTINDALE, Ora O. Class of '45 -Pvt. Ora O. Martindale entered the Army Air Force Nov. 20, 1945. Basic training at Sheppard Field, Texas, where he ia now stationed. MARSHMAN, Robert L. Class of '43 Cpl. Robert L. Marshman entered U. S. Marine Corps on August 2, 1943. Basic training at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif. Went overseas Aug. 10, 1944. Killed in action Feb. 19. 1945. MASTERS Don E. Class of '40 Lt. Don E. Masters entered the Army Air Corps April, 1942. Basic training at Corpus Christi, Texas. Served in the South Pacific and was award- ed the Distinguished Flying Cross. Air Medal with Silver Star, Presidential Citation, and Navy Unit Citation. Joined the Ferry Command in May, 1945. MASTERS, William N. Class of '37 1st. Lt. William N. Masters entered the Air Forces, Feb. 15, 1943. Basic training at.St. Petersburg, Fla. Further training at Page Field, Fla. Placed on Inactive Status, Air Corps Reserve Jen- 13. l946- MATNEY. Cecil L. llt. Lt. Cecil L. Matney entered the Narine Air Corps May 15, 1942. Basic training at Corpus Christi, Texas, also advanced training there.

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LOPEZ. julio Class of '39 Cpl. julio Lopez entered the Army june 30, 1941. Basic training at Camp Walters, Texas. Fur- ther training at Ft. Leonard Wood. Awarded Good Conduct Medal, andAmerican Defense Medal in 1942. Discharged at Camp San Luis Obispo, Oct. 8, 1943. McAN1CH, Kenneth M. Class of '44 Pvt. Kenneth M. McAnich entered the Army Air Corps March 1944. Basic Training at Keesler Fld., Miss: Sioux Falls, N. D.: Truax Fld., Wise.: and Scott Field, Ill. Now serving with the Occupation Forces in Ansbach, Germany. MCCLINTIC H. D. Class of '46 S 1fC . D. McC1intic entered the Naval Air Corps Jan. 23, 1945. Basic training and radio school in Memphis, Tenn. Now is going to Store- keepers' School at Great Lakes, Ill. MCGAFFIN, John D. Pfc. john D. McGaffin was inducted Oct. 1943. Basic training at Camp Wolters, served 18 months with lst Division, 13th Inf. inETO. Hhs EAME with Silver Star, Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart with Bronze Cluster, Distinguished Unit Badge, Fourregere and Combat Inf. Badge. Discharged October, 1945. Mc Wm. E. Gffflxf Wm. E. McGaffin entered the Army Aug. 6, 1942. Basic training at Camp Swift, and fur- ther training at OCS at Ft. Sill. Was field Ar- tillery Officer in Asiatic-Pacific Theater with American Division. Awarded the Bronze Star and Four Battle Stars. Stationed temporarily at Ft. Sill. MCMILLIAN, Harold Lee nBud' Class of -33 Cpl. Harold Lee 'BudN McMi11ian entered the Army October 25, 1941. Basic training at Camp Wallace, Texas. Sent overseas for duty in Aleu- tians and Asiatic Pacific Campaign. Was discharg- ed November 14, 1944. MeM1LL1AN, Hollis K. Pvt. Hollis K. NcMi1lian entered the Army Dec. 27, 1944. He is now serving in the Infantry. MeM1LL1AN, Homer F. Class of '39 SjSgt. Homer F. McMillian entered the Army March 7, 1941. Basic training at Camp Roberts, Calif. Left for overseas July, 1941. Later served as an instructor, at Camp Robinson, Ark. Awarded the Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Ribbon with Bronze Star. Asiatic Pacific Campaign Ribbon with Bronze Star. Discharged july 4, 1945. MADERAK. J- A- Class of '41 R.M. 2fc J. A. Maderak entered Navy on March 15, 1943. Served two years overseas duty inSouth- west Pacific. Received Unit Commendation and Admiral's Commendations. Discharged Nov. 13, 1945. MADERAK, Thomas T. Class of '39 Sgt. Thomas T. Maderak entered the Army july 23, 1942. Basic training at Sheppard Field, Texas. Further trainingat Englewood, Calif. North Ameri- can B-25 SpecialisL ' 19

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IERCIER, james M. Class of '43 Pfc. james I. Mercier entered the Army, June 23, 1944. Basic training at Camp Robinson, Ark. Shipped to the Philippines Dec. 19, 1944, where he entered the 77th Division. Killed in action on Id Shima, Pyukus Islands, April 20, 1945. MITCHELL, Robert E. Class of '40 Capt. Robert E. Mitchell entered the Army lay 15, 1942. lent on active duty as Aviation Cadet Au , 4 . Served in South west andCentral E 13- 19 2 Pacific for 15 months. Released to inactive duty DCC- 17, 1945- MITCHELL. Robert L- C1181 Of '41 M. M. 1fc Robert L. Mitchell entered the Navy july 15, 1940. Served in the North Atlantic until December 1942. Transferred to the U.S.S. Erben DD621 in the Pacific Theater December, 1942. Was engaged in 5 major battles and discharged at St. Louis, Mo., SGPY. 19. 1945- Mgxgg, john J. , Class of -37 TjSgt. john J. Mixer entered the Army March 24, 1941. Basic training at Fort Riley and further training at various other camps throughout the U. S.-Embarked with the 59th Inf. Division from Camp Kilmer, N. J. las killed in action April 16 1945 near Leipzig. Awarded the Combat Infantry- man's Badge in the field and was posthumously a- warded the Bronze Star Medal andthe Purple Heart. MIXER, Thomas E. jr. Class of '39 Cpl. Thomas E. Mixer Jr. entered Marine Corps Sept. 15, 1943, for basic training at San Diego. Embarked for Pacific Theater, jan., 1944. Par- ticipated in the battles of Saipan, Quinian, Roe, Malue, and Iwo Jima. Discharged. MONTGO ERY, M. E. Class of '40 Lt. fig, H. E. Montgomery entered the Navy Nov. 10, 1942. Served in the Pacific Theater. Awarded Air Medal and Distinguished Flying Corss. IOORE. Albert j. Class of '45 F Qfc Albert 2. Moore Jr. entered the Navy july 17, 1945. A ter boot training he entered Fireman School. Further training at Coronado Bay. On board the U.S.S. Iowa B. B. 61 since Jan. 10. IOORE, Edward Monroe Class of '35 Petty Officer 2fc Edward Monroe Moore entered Navy Dec. 9, 1943. Basic training at Farragut, Idaho, further training at San Diego, Calif. Com- missioned to the U.S.S. Capriciinus in June 1944. Wounded when suicide plane struck the ship off Okinawa. Is still serving in the Pacific. MOORE, Jack Eugene Class of '42 Pfc. Jack Eugene Moore entered the Army Oct. 5, 1942. Basic training at Camp Kohler, Calif. 'ent over aeaa Oct. 3, 1943. Was stationed at Bury St. Edmonds, England. Is now discharged. MOORE, Rugsell I. Class of '41 M. I. 1fC Russell M. Moore entered the Navy June 17, 1942. Basic training at Great Lakes and later at Norfolk, Va. Served on U.S.S. Green and U.S.S. Tunston in Pacific Theater. Participated in landings of Africa, Sicily, Italy, Saipan, Leyte, Luzon and has seven battle stars. Now is aboard the U.S.S.E.G. Small, serving in Mediter- ranean Area. 21 'K