University of Nebraska Kearney - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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Alvin Weakley Their job was difficult and danger- ous, but now it is finished. They did it well, half-knowing their ultimate destiny. They believed in their country and in us. Yes, their job is done. Ours is only beginning. ALVIN WEAKLEY ... he was another of Miss Hanthorn's prodigies ... a lieutenant in the Army, he was the son of Mrs. Rose Keys of Hershey. ‘Lost in action in tho Moditorranoan area in lune. 1944. LAWRENCE WEIDMAN ... a native of the lone star state, Tex was true to his nick- name all the way through ... a lieutenant in the Army air corps, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Weidman of Wichita Falls, Texas. ‘Died in a plane crash in California December 28, 1943. (Pictures of the following men were not available.) CHARLES ANDERSON . . . well-known in sports, he was partial to the pigskin ... the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Anderson, Wilsonville, he served as a lieutenant in the Marine air corps. •Died of wounds received on Iwo Jima March 8, 1945. LOREN BELL . . . one of the first to go, students missed seeing him behind the cash Lawrence Weidman register in the old cafeteria . . . the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bell, Loup City, he was a captain in the Army air corps. •Killed in a piano crash in Florida in July. 1945. HERBERT BLAKESLEE . . . Bud was liked for his friendliness and subtle sense of humor . . . the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Blakeslee of Eddyville, he was a lieutenant in the Army air corps. •Killed in a transport plane crash August 3. 1944. TOM ERTHUM . . . dependable Tommy was an asset to the football team . . . the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Erthum, Ravenna, he was a private first class in the Infantry. •Killed on the Italian front April 16, 1945. JAY L. FRINK . . . remembered by his class- mates as a pre-engineering student ... a technical sergeant in the Army, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Frink of Gibbon. •Died in San Antonio, Texas, September 14, 1945. LEONARD GLADSON . . . another NSTC man who left the college early ... a lieu- tenant in the Army air corps, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gladson of Oakland, California. •Killod ovor Japan August 1. 1945. VINCENT KIEFFE ... a happy-go-lucky fel- low, low spirits had no place in his com- pany . . . the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kieffe of Kearney, he served in the Infantry. •Killed in action, July, 1944. DUANE KNOX . . . not long a student at NSTC, but well remembered ... a private in the Army signal corps, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jess R. Knox, Riverdale. •Killed in the Philippines in May. 1942. JAMES LAPP . . . commended for his friendly personality and ability to get along with people . . . the son of Mrs. Fern Lapp of Kearney, he was a private first class in the Army air corps. •Lost in the sinking of a transport in April, 1944. Page 9

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x This, the proposed plan for the Student Union Memorial, a building to be constructed on the campus of the Nebraska State Teachers College at Kearney in memory of yesterday and in an- ticipation of tomorrow.