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

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SHAW, Leland SfSgt. Shaw entered service Jan. 5, 1943 at Ft, Leavenworth. Before :oing overseas hewas in train- ing at Miami, Fla.,Lincoln, Neb., Chanute Field, Ill., Fresno, Calif., and Kerns, Utah. He was in 15th Air Force in Italy for 9 months. Sent back to U.S. in Aug., 1944 and was at Walker Air Base un. til Oct., 1945, ihen he received his discharge, He has Pres. Citation and 5 Battle Stars. SHELTON. Donald James S.C.2fc Donald James Shelton entered Navy in 1944. Basic t'aining in Farragut, Idaho, Served one year in African Theater and 21 months in S, Pacific. Awarded Honor Medal and Certificate of Merit. Discharged Dec. 10, 1945. SMITH' Harold R. SfSgt. Harold R. Smith entered Army on August 23, 1943. Served as aerial gunner on B-17 with Eighth Air Force in England. Awarded Air Medal and three Clusters. SOWERf John Pfc. john Soler entered Army November, 1943. Basic training at Camp White, Oregon. Served in ETO. Awarded Good Conduct Medal and Bronle Star. Discharged October, 1945. SDDEN, William Vincent Ensign William Vincent Soden entered Naval Re- serve May 12' 1943. 0fficer's training at St. Thomas College, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Minn. Univ, Grgdnated from there on Oct. 21. 1945. Nov in office of Separation Center at Camp Wallace, Texas. SODEN. Kennfth Phillip Pvt. Kenneth Phillip Soden entered Army Sept. 12, 1945. Basic training at Camp Robinson, Ark. Transferred to Ft. Ord, Calif., Feb. 5, 1945. SPOHR, Louis, G. Cpl. Louis G. Spohr entered Army on july 15, 1943. Basic training at Des Moines, Iowa. Was on dutyat Kansas City as a member of Military Police. Served at Camp Hale, Colo., until-Nov., 1944. Went overseas March, 1945, to Manila. STRICKLAND, Lawrence 2nd Lt. Laurence Strickland entered Army Air Corps on March 29, 1943. Graduated from flying school at Victoria, Texas, on May 23, 1944. Left for overseas duty on Jan. 3, 1945. Served in Italy eight months. Discharged on September 5, 1945, STEVENSON, Robe rt L. T'Sgt, Robert L. Stevenson entered Army on HIPC! 19. 1941. After 10 months of training and maneuvers, he left for overseas duty. He was sta- tioned in-Australia and New Guinea, Biak Island, and Philippines. Discharged july 27, 1945. STEVENSON, Norman jack S 2fC Norman jack Stevenson entered Navy April, 1945. Basic training at Great Lakes, Ill. Further training at Norman, Okla. He is now stationed at Treasure Island, Calif. 25 Q. , . i ,gr r 1 J ' I Q12 ivwqftwmmqw -iw., , X 8 w v ,aw usd' k . ef, gn 1. I r fl' Q.. s-- , :ix -5-. 2 3 -v Q! 1 ll ED l

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RAUSCH' Frederick C., jr. F.C. 2fc Frederick C. Rauach, Jr., entered Navy on January 4, 1944. Basic training at Farragut, Idaho. Served aboard U.S.S. Paul Hamilton for 15 months during the assault and capture of Leyte, Mindoro, Luzon, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Is now at- tached to the staff of the 19th Reserve Fleet, San Diego, California. READE, ROY, J'- Yoeman 1jc Roy Reade, Ir., entered Navy in Nov. 1940. Basic training at Great Lakes, Ill. Served in Pacific Theater on a minesweeper during the war. Now stationed at San Diego, California. RENFROWD Charles E. R.M. Qfc Charles E.Renfrow entered Navy on Dec. 1, 1943. Received training in Radio and was as- signed to the U.S.S. Fond-Du-Lac in Dec., 1944. Served as Radioman on board ship. Served in Paci- fic Theater IS months. His enlistment expires on Jan. 31, 1941 Rx-:NFRow. Gerald J- Ensign Gerald J. Renfrow entered U.S.M.R. on Nov. 23, 1942. Basic training andadvanced training at several Naval Air Stations. Received wings on Nov. 22, 1944, at Corpus Christi, Texas. Killed in a plane crash on Sept. 27, 1945. RODGERS, Robert E. Cpl. Robert E. Rodgers entered Marine Corps on Jan. 2, 1943. Basic training at San Diego, Calif. Served in South Pacific Theater in the Marshall and Caroline Is. Discharged on jan. 25, 1946. ROSEN, Francis M. Cpl. Francis M. Rosen entered Army on March 30, 1942. Basic training at Camp Berkeley, Texas. Served in Ireland, England, France, and Germany. RUTTINGER, A. M. Pfc. Albert M. Ruttinger entered Army on zuly 1, 1943. Basic training at Camp Roberts, Ca if. Further training asParatrooper at Ft. Benning, Ga. Served in three major campaigns in ETO. Awarded Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Good Con- duct Medals, Presidential Citation, Initial As- sault Spearhead Pip.,Discharged Oct. 31. 1945- SALINAS, Ilnafio C- Ph. M. 2jc Ignacio C. Salinas entered Navy on july 5, 1943. Served in the American and Asiatic- Pacific Theaters. Awarded Victory Medal. Discharg- ed March 4. 1946- SCHERMERHCRN, Edward M- Lt. Edward M. Schermerhorn entered Navy Air Cldef Tflihihl in July. 1942. Commissioned Lt. in Marine Air Corps at Corpus Christi, Texas onMarch, 1944. Assigned Instrument Flying Instructor duty at El Toro, Calif. for 17 months. Shipped to japan September, 1945. SCHULTZ, Maurine Pfc. Maurine Schultz entered WAC Reserve on March 24. 1943. Basie training at Hunter College, N. Y. Further training at Bloomington, Ind., and Cherry Point, N. C. Stationed at Marine Corps Air Station, Santa Barbara, Calif. Discharged Oct. 11, 1945- 24

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gl 4 an-'4' HW 6.2 'Q ll? as . STEVENSONf X971 M- Pfc. Karl M. Stevenson entered Marine Corps Jan., 1943. Training at San Diego, Calif. Served overseas on Guadalcanal, Samoa, Marshall Is., and Fijis. Killed inan automobile accident in Corona, Calif., on Sept. 25, 1943. Lt. jg Cora Stevenson entered Navy as anurae on Apri , 1943. Served two years in Naval hos- pitals in Oakland, Calif., Corona, Calif., and Farragut, Idaho. Served on U.S.S. Sanctuary, Hos- pital Ship, picking up patients and prisoners of war at Pearl Harbor, Okinawa, Guam, and Nagasaki. STEVENSON. Cora 513 f 4 5 H Q nk fig 3 fi iw 'sri SMITH, Norman A. 3rd Eng. Norman A. Smith entered Maritime Ser vice june 3, 1942. Served in Atlantic Theater Now on his way to Odessa, Russia. SIMMONS, Luther Pfc. Luther Simmons entered Army May 17, 1944 Basic training at Camp training at Fort Leonard gium, Luxembourg, France ing Rhine River. Awarded' tle Stars, Good Conduct, Discharged Nov. 10, 1945 SILER, Ernest C. Robinson, Ark. Furthe Wood, Mo. Served in Bel Germany. Wounded cross Purple Heart, Three Bat BTO and Victory Ribbons TfSgt. Ernest C. Siler entered Army in October 1940. Basic training at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Stationed in Calif. until Oct., 1941. Transferred to Air Corps. Awarded Good Conduct Medal, Ameri- can Defense Ribbon, and ETO Ribbon with Sig Battle Stars. Discharged Sept., 1945 SILER. George A- Pfc. George A. Siler entered Merchant Marines Aug. 12, 1943. Training at Sheepshead Bay, where served until May 21, 1945. Entered Army. Basic training at Camp Walters, Texas. Now serving in Europe. SILER, Herbert L. Pvt. Herbert L. Siler entered Army june 29, 1945. Basic training at Camp Fannin, Texas. Fur- ther training at Clerical School at Camp Plauche, La, Assigned as clerk in Reception Headquarters at Fort Bliss, Texas. SLICHTER, J0hn L- TfSgt. John L. Slichter entered Army jan. 5, 1942. Served thirty-eight months in England in Eagle Squadron. Discharged on Oct, 23, 1945. STEELE, Charles A, Sgt. Charles A. Steele entered Army Feb. 15, 1943. Basic training at A.A.F.B.T.U. Atlantic City N. J. Further training at Hommer Fld., Fresno, Calif., Radio Operator School in Omaha, and Camp Crowder, Mo. Served overseas in ETO, A- warded Good Conduct Medal, Pres. Unit Citation, Victory Ribbon, American Theater of Operations Ribbon, ETO Ribbon, and Two Battle Stars. TREVOR, Charles Leslie Cpl. Charles Leslie Trevor entered Army March, 1944. Basic training at Camp Barkley, Texas and Fitxsimmons General Hospital, Denver, Colo. Went overseas Oct., 1944, andserved witha medical unit in France until Oct., 1945, at which time he was sent to Frankfurt, Germany 26