University of Wisconsin River Falls - Meletean Yearbook (River Falls, WI)

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 --CiD R CLUB DEAN OF MEN AND CR055-SECTI ON OF STUDENT BODY. SEPTEMBER f543 CARYL H. CARLSON, 1937 38 DOWNING S Sgt., AAF. Central Pacific Theater. American Defense Ribbon. Dec 10, 1940 - Sept. 22, 1945 JOHN WILLIAM CARLSON, 1936-38 PLUM CITY 1st Lt, Army Intelligence. Mediterranean Theater, North Africa, Italy, Austria. Feb. 24,1941 - Nov. 29, 1945 MAURITZ E. CARLSON, B5-, Agr., 1939 FREDERIC Pvt., ILS. Army, Radio Operator HERBERT H. CAROW, 1935-38 DEER PARK S Sgt, AAF. Caribbean Area. Jan. 14, 1942 -Oct 9, 1945 CHARLES C. CARPENTER. 1931-34 MAIDEN ROCK T 5, U.S. Army, Infantry. Dec. 29, 1942 • Dec. 20, 1945 CLAYTON CASE, B.E., Agr. 1929....... VERNON CENTER, MINN. Civil Administration Training School, U.S. Army JOHN M. CASEY, 3-Year, H.S., 1923 NEW RICHMOND T 5, Signal Service. Pacific Theater, New Guinea. Sept., 1942 MARVIN E. CERNOHOUS, 1939-40 RIVER FALLS Lt., U.S. Army, Field Artillery. Dec. 6, 1945 CHARLES D. CHAPMAN, 1939-41..........RIVER FALLS Lt., AAF. EVERETT E. CHAPMAN, B.S., H.S., 1941 AMERY 1st Lt, Quartermaster Corps. Mediterranean Theater, North Africa, Italy. Meritorious Service Wreath, Theater Ribbon, four battle stars. Sept. 8, 1942 • Mar. 1, 1946 LELAND N. CHAPMAN, 1928-31 RIVER FALLS Sgt, AAF. European Theater. Theater Ribbons, six battle stars; Unit Citation. Nov. 2,1942 - Sept. 25, 1945 ELLIOTT H. CHAPPELLE, 1938-39..........BIRCHWOOD Sgt., AAF. China, Burma, India, African Theaters. Theater Ribbons, one battle star. June 13, 1942 -Oct. 23, 1945 ALFRED J. CHELGREN, 1935-37 RIVER FALLS Lt., Signal Corps OTHMER C. CHELSTROM, 1939-40. TURTLE LAKE T 5, Armored Field Artillery. European Theater. Unit Citation, three battle stars. Nov. 6, 1942 LA VERNE CHENEY, 1938-40. CADOTT Lt. Colonel, AAF. European-African, Middle Eastern, Asiatic-Pacific Theaters. Distinguished Flying Cross,- Air Medal, three oak leaf dusters; Unit Citation. Feb. 10, 1941 - Nov. 28, 1945 HALLE S. CHICKER, B.E., H.S., 1933...LADYSMITH American Red Cross, Field Director. European Theater GRANT CHINNOCK, B E., Agr., 1933 RIVER FALLS Pvt., U.S. Army, Infantry. June 22, 1943 - Dec. 7, 1943 KENNETH K. CHINNOCK, 1932-34 RIVER FALLS Pvt, AAF. July 8, 1942 - Aug. 3, 1944 ROBERT CHINNOCK, 1934-35.....- RIVER FALLS Sgt, AAF. Aleutian Islands Theater. One campaign star; Unit Citation; Pre-PeaH Harbor. July 15, 1941 - Sept 28, 1945 GEORGE K. CHIPMAN, B.S., Agr., 1942 DANBURY 1st Lt, AAF. European Theater. Theater Ribbon, six battle stars. Aug. 26, 1942 - Dec 18, 1945 JOSEPH J. CHOPP, 1926-30 TURTLE LAKE Cape., AAF. Aug. 7, 1942 • Oct. 30, 1945 KENNETH E. CHRISTENSON, 1944-45 HUDSON Pvt., AAF. June 17, 1944 - Nov. 10, 1945 JOHN W. CHRISTENSON, B.S., Agr.. 1939 BAY CITY Lt., USNR. Pacific Theater. Nov. 30,1942 - Dec. 23, 1945 NORMAN CHRISTENSON, B.S., Agr., 1938 BAY CITY Lt Commander, Naval Air Corps. European Theater. Sept., 1942 - Mar., 1946 JOHN W. CLAIR. B.S., H.S., 1939.... HUDSON M Sgt, U.S. Army. South Pacific Theater New Guinea, Admiralty Islands, Philippines. Theater Ribbons, eight stars,- Bronze Arrowhead. Aug. 30, 1942 - Jan. 3, 1946 PERCY CLAPP, 2-Year Prin., 1921 ...... ROBERTS Lt. Col., Army, Special Service. Pacific Theater. Bronze star. May, 1942 DARREL C. CLARK, 1943-44 CLEAR LAKE Ens., USNR. Pacific Theater. June 9, 1943 JACK CLARK, 1927-29 . VESPER Capt, Signal Corps. European Theater. July 2, 1942 MANLEY CLARK, 2-Year Prin., 1918 RIVER FALLS Lt., USNR WILLIAM D. CLARK, 1938-39 BAYPORT, MINN. T 5., U.S. Army, Anti-Aircraft Artillery DOUGLAS R. CLARK, 1940-42 . ; BALSAM LAKE T Sgt. AAF. Radio Operator. Mediterranean and Asiatic Pacific Theaters. Theater Ribbons, seven stars; Air Medal, bronze star. July 2, 1942 - Oct. 30, 1945 EARL A. CLAUSEN, B.S., Agr., 1941 MILLTOWN S. 1 c., USNR. Mar. 15, 1945 CHARLES H. CLAY, 1942-43. . . • AMERY Radar Technician 1 c, USNR. Atlantic, Mediterranean, Pacific, Japan, and Alaska Convoys. July, 1943 THOMAS E. COHENOUR, 1940-41... ..RIVER FALLS S Sgt., USMC. Asiatic, South Pacific Theaters. Theater Ribbon, one star. Jan. 20, 1942 - July 21, 1945

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RIVER FALLS ALGOMA WOODVILLE DOUGLAS C BOLES, 1940-42 - RIVER FALLS Radio-Radarman 3 c. South Pacific Theater. May, 1943 - Mar. 17,1946 DOUGLAS L BOLES, 1938-39 1st Lt, AAF. ORLAN C. BORN, B.S., Agr., 1941 Lt. Os), USCG. Dec. 1, 1945 BERNARD DALE BOVEN. 1939-40 .. - Sgt., AAF. Southwest Pacific Theater. Sept. 16, 1942 - Mar. 1, 1945 NEAL O. BRACE, 1940-42 OSCEOLA 1st Lt., AAF. July 9, 1943 - Feb. 1,1946 ROBERT BRACE, B.S., Agr., 1945 OSCEOLA T 5 Signal Corps. European Theater. Dec. 7, 1942 - Feb. 7, 1946 JOHN W. BRADLEY, B.E., H.S., 1939 RIVER FALLS S Sgt., AAF. Asiatic-Pacific Theater. China-Bur-ma-lndia. China Offensive, Burma Offensive, India-Burma Defensive, three battle stars. Dec., 1944 - Mar. 22, 1946 JAMES H. BRAMER, 1937-40..........ST. PAUL, MINN. Capt., Coast Artillery Corps. Pacific Theater. Nov. 17,1941 - Jan. 9,1946 RAYMOND W. BRANDAU, 1940-41. WILTON 1st Lt., Engineer Corps. African Theater JOHN SIDDALL BRANDT. 1941-43 RIVER FALLS Sgt., AAF. European Theater. April 4, 1943 -Nov. 16, 1945 ROMAIN C. BRANDT, 1935-39....- RIVER FALLS T Sgt., Army Transportation Corps. European and Pacific Theaters. May 25, 1942 - Sept. 29, 1945 THEODORE E. BRANDT, B.S., .. .. 1st Lt., Army Medical Corps. European Theater. Theater Ribbon, four stars. June, 1942 - Jan. 23, 1946 CLAUDE BRANDTNER, 1937-39 EAST ELLSWORTH Pfc., U.S. Army. European Theater. Purple Heart BURTON BRATBERG, 1940-42 HOLMEN A C Naval Aviation JOSEPH G. BRAUN, B.E., H.S., 1934.......... ALGOMA Lt. (jg), USNR FRED BRECHLIN, 1939, B.S., Agr , 1939... ANTIGO T Sgt., AAF., Air Transport Command. North African Theater. Theater Ribbon, two battle stars. June 6, 1942 - Nov. 24, 1945 WARREN BREDAHL, B.S., H.S., .1938 ELMWOOD USMC RAMAN CLYDE BRIGGS. 1941-43 ... HOLMAN T 5 .U.S. Army (Radio Operator). Pacific Theater, Okinawa Theater Ribbon, one star. Nov. 5,1942 - Mar. 14, 1946 JON W. BRILLE. 1934-36................RIVER FALLS y 3 c, USNR. Base Librarian, Camp Perry, Va. BYRON L. BROOKE, 1942-43 SPRING VALLEY T 5 U-S. Army. European Theater. Theater Ribbon, live stars. April 23,1943 - Oct 13,1945 COLBURN M. BROOKE, B.S., Agr., 1943 SPRING VALLEY S Sgt., U.S. Army. European Theater. Theater Ribbon, two bronze stars; Purple Heart. June 2, 1943 - Mar. 27, 1946 WALTER L. BROOKS, 1931-35 COLFAX S Sgt, Coast Artillery.Corps. Feb. 3,1941 - Oct 3, 1945 ALTON BROTEN, 1940-42 ...................... HUDSON USNR. South Pacific Theater JOHN W. BROWNLEE, 1937-39..........MAIDEN ROCK Sgt, US. Army. European Theater JON E. BRUNNER, 1940-42....................ELMWOOD Lt- (jg), USNR. May 8, 1942 - Nov. 3, 1945 ROYCE BUCK, 1942..................CLARISSA, MINN. Sgt., AAF. Asiatic-Pacific and Far Eastern Theater. Theater Ribbon, three stars. Oct 27,1942 - Dec 27, 1945 JOSEPH L. BURGER, B.S., Agr., 1940...........EDGAR Major, AAF. European Theater. Theater Ribbon. seven battle stars; Bronze Star Medal. Pre-Pearl Harbor. Oct. 7, 1941 NORMAN BURGER, 1935-36....................FREDERIC Pvt., AAF Sgt. John Brownlee. Air Force Signal Supply Specialist, cheeks in a shipment of radio tubes. JOHN BURKE, B.E., Agr., 1928.................CASCO Major, U.S. Army. Prisoner of War Work EVERETT L. BURKHOLDER. 1940-43 ST. PAUL. MINN. 2nd Lt., AAF. Pacific Theater, Philippines-Okina-wa. Air Medal; Philippine Liberation, five battle stars. Oct. 3, 1942 - Jan. 5, 1946 JOHN CURTIS BURKHOLDER, 1933-34 HUDSON Lt Os) USNR, Radar. Sept. 1943 - Mar. 1,1946 MARTIN BURMEISTER, B.S., Agr., 1943 MARATHON SAD 3 c, USNR RUEBEN BURTARD, B.S., Agr., 1942 .........-CURTISS 1st Lt, Chemical Warfare Service Southwest Pacific Theater, Japan, New Guinea. Theater Ribbon, one star. June 30, 1942 - May 12,1946 WARREN BUSCH, 1938-39 NORTH HUDSON S Sgt, AAF. European Theater. April 11, 1942 - Jan. 15,1946 CHARLES H. BUTLER. 2-Year Prin., 1923 Pvt, U.S. Signal Corps BARRON -c- JOHN E. CALDER, 1942-43 ...................LUCK Pfc., U.S. Army, Field Artillery EVERETT D. CAMPBELL, B E., H.S., 1935 RIVER FALLS Pfc, Armored Division. European Theater. Theater Ribbon, three battle stars. April 13, 1942 - Dec. 7, 1945 G. LA VERNE CAMPBELL, 2-Year Gram., 1933 ELLSWORTH 1st Sgt, U.S. Army. European-African-Middle Eastern Theater. Theater Ribbon; Combat Infantry Badge. Sept 12, 1942 • Sept. 16, 1945 EDWARD J. CANNON, 1937-39 ... ELLSWORTH T Sgt, Air Corps, Medical Dept. Jan. 16,1941 -Nov. 24,1945 JOHN R. CANNON 1934-38 ELLSWORTH S Sgt., Medical Detachment, Air-bome Division. Mediterranean Theater, Sicily, Italy- Purple Heart; Combat Medal Badge, six stars; Arrow head Glider Badge; Unit Citation. Mar. 28, 1942 - Sept. 19, 1945

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GLENN H. COLE, 1941-43........................CHIU It. (19)- USNR., Amphibious Force. Asiatk-Paci-Ke Theater, Oldniwi, Chin . July 1,1943 • Feb. 15, 1946 CLARENCE C. COLES, JR., 1940-41 RED WING, MINN. Aviation Ordnance 3 c., USNR. Pacific Theater. Nov. 27, 1942 HEROLD R. COMPTON, B.E., H.S., 1936 MASON Lt., USNR. Asiatic Theater, Philippines. May 12, 1943 - Jan. 2, 1946 GORDON CONDIT, 1936-38 RIVER FALLS Cap!., U.S. Army Engineers. Pacific Theater, Cook Islands, Philippine Islands. May 15, 1942 • April 1, 1946 GERALD D. COOK, 1941-42 OSSEO Rada man 3 c., USNR. Asiatic-Pacific Theater. Aug. 28, 1943 JOHN COOK, 1945....................NEW RICHMOND USNR. Jan. 15, 1946 CHESTER N. COOKE, B.E., H.S., 1933 FRANKFORT, SOUTH DAKOTA T 5., U.S. Army, Field Artillery. European Theater, Central Europe, Rhineland. Theater Ribbon, two battle stars. Mar. 24, 1943 - Dec. 23, 1945 WARREN W. COREY, 1935-36—..................... NYE Set., Medical Corps. Pacific Theater, India. July 27, 1942 MILTON CORNWALL. 1939-41.........ST. PAUL, MINN. Pfc., U.S. Amy ASTP, Medical School, Marquette University. Sept. 1942 • Feb. 1946 J. KANE CRAMER, 1940 43—...............HAGER CITY Yeoman. Jan. 1944. LOYAL CRESWELL, 1942-43—...............RIVER FALLS Flight Officer, AAF. European and South American Theaters. Theater Ribbon, five stars; Air Medal ROBERT G. CRETNEY, 1939-43............. DODGEVILLE Lt., USMC., Air Force ROBERT E. CROMMETT, 1936-38................ AMERY Aviation Machinist's Mate 1 c., Naval Air Corps. June, 1942 LEWIS CROS8Y, 1938-39.............ST. PAUL, MINN. Lt, AAF. JACK N. CROTHERS, 1938-42- GRANTON S Sgt., AAF. European Theater. Distinguished Flying Cross; Air Medal, three oak leaf dusters; Unit Citation; Silver Battle Star. Jan. 13, 1942 -Aug. 10, 1945 W. GLENN CROWLEY, B.S.. H.S., 1939....RIVER FALLS Lt. (js) USNR. Pacific Theater. Theater Ribbon, two stars. June, 1941 • Sept., 1944 DAVID CULLEN, 1942-43 ...........NEW RICHMOND ASTP., University of Illinois. Feb., 1943 HOWARD J. CURLER, 1942-43...................WAUSAU S Sgt., U.S. Army. Infantry. European Theater. Combat Infantryman s Badge; Bronze Star; Theater Ribbon, five battle stars. -D- ALLEN LE MOINE DAGGETT, 1939-40 DOWNING Sgt, USMC Southwest Pacific Theater. Purple Heart Dec 9, 1941 - Feb. 12, 1945 ALTON J. DAHL, 1942.................... DEER PARK T 4, U.S. Army, Field Artillery. European Theater. Theater Ribbon, five battle stars. Nov. 6, 1942 • Oct. 27, 1945 ELVIN LA VERNE DAHLBY, 1941-44 OSSEO V-1, A S, USNR. Sept., 1942 - Sept., 1944 MARVIN DAHLOUIST, 1933-34 RIVER FALLS Pfc, AAF. Army of Occupation, Korea. May 2, 1945 DEE W. DAILEY, 1931-33.......................ELCHO Capt, U.S. Army, Medical Corps. European Theater. Oct. 20, 1941 - Jan. 16, 1946 HILTON G. DANIELSON, 1936-38 CLAYTON Pvt., U.S. Army. Aug. 6, 1945 ROBERT H. DARWIN, 1941-43 GRAND VIEW Pvt., AAF. CHALMER DAVEE, 3-Year H.S., 1922 RIVER FALLS Comdr., USNR, Medical Corps. Asiatic-Pacific Theater, Philippines. Feb., 1943 - Feb., 1946 PAUL DAVEE, B.E., H.S., 1935 RIVER FALLS Lt (iq). USNR, Communications. Asietic-Pacihc Theater. July 1, 1943 - Jan. 1946 JOHN W. DAVISON, B.E.. H.S., 1929 RIVER FALLS T Sgt, U.S. Army, Infantry. European Theater. Theater Ribbon. June 17, 1942 - Nov. 9, 1945 WILLIAM D. DAWSON, 1942-43 . RIVER FALLS S Sgt, U.S. Army, Medical Corps. Pacific Theater, Philippines, New Guinea, Leyte, Luzon. Three battle stars. May 20, 1943 • Jan. 31, 1946 LINCOLN F. DEETZ, 1939-41 MONDOVI USM. Air Corps BERNICE DEISS, 1936-39 «VER FALLS Pfc., WAC Jan. 24, 1942 - Aug. 16, 1943 EUGENE DEISS, 1942-43 ... R,VER FALLS Pfc., U.S. Army. Alaska EURIE A. DEISS. 1940-41 RIVER FALLS S. l c., USCG. South America. Nov., 1942 -Feb. 27, 1946 GANUS DEISS, 1939-40...............••■•••••NVER FALLS Sgt. U.S. Army. South Pacific Theater. Pre-Pearl Harbor. Oct. 16, 1940 - July 12, 1945 HUGO M. DE JONG, 1940-43.......... WEBSTER Pvt., U.S. Army, Anti-Aircraft Artillery NATHAN J. DE LONG, 1943-44 CHIPPEWA FALLS S.M. 3 c., USNR VERLE M. DEMASTER, 1940-41 BALDWIN Sgt., USMC Pacific Theater. Theater Ribbon, three stars; Purple Heart Sept. 25, 1942 - Dec 21, 1945 WILMA H. DE MASTER, 2-Year Prim., 1935 BALDWIN 1st Lt., WAC Jan. 28, 1943 - Dec 30, 1945 ALBERT DEMPSY, 1939-41 ...... .. .....HILLSDALE Capt., Military Police Corps. South Pacific Theater. Theater Ribbon, two stars. July 1, 1941 - Jan. 20, 1946 ROBERT DEVEREAUX, B.S., H.S., 1938... REEDS8URG Ens., Naval Air Corps. Asiatic-Pacific Theater. Oct., 1943 - Sept., 1945 FRANCIS DEVINE, 1941-43 ..... ELLSWORTH T 5, Radarman, U.S. Army, Infantrv. European and Philippines Theater. Theater Ribbon, two stars. Feb. 4, 1943 - Feb. 19, 1946 HAROLD F. DIERMEIER, B.S., H.S., 1941 STRATFORD CpI., Quartermaster Corps. Southwest Pacific Theater, New Guinea, Philippines. Theater Ribbon, three battle stars; Unit Citation. June 24, 1942 • Feb. 12,1946 JOHN E. DIESING, B.S., H.S., 1940 MAIDEN ROCK Sgt., Cavalry, Slg. Corps., Air Corps. Caribbean Theater, Trinidad ana Puerto Rico. Sept. 9, 1941 - Oct. 10, 1945 FRANKLIN K. DIETZLER. 1943-44.............-ROBERTS M M 2 c., USNR. Atlantic and Pacific Theaters. June 27, 1944 JARL J. DIFFENDORFER, 1940-43 DOWNING Midshipman, USNR. Capt. Walter Gonske