University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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. . TO SERVE MANKIND 2ND LT. THOMAS W. JOHNSON ' 41, U.S.A.A.F. MAJOR ALBERT J. KELLEY ' 13, A.U.S. PVT. ROBERT F. McEWAN with ' 44, A.U.S. FLYING OFFICER EDWARD G. MEADE with ' 39, R.C.A.F. CPL. W. EARLE NEWTON, JR. with ' 44, A.U.S. LT. LEONARD W. PARKER ' 35, U.S.N.R. 2ND LT. CARL R. RANO with ' 43, U.S.A.A.F. ELI REINES ' 45 LT. JOHN J. SEERY ' 42, A.U.S. PVT. ALBERT S. SIMPSON with ' 45, A.U.S. PEC. JOSEPH SHEFF ' 33, A.U.S. CAPT. STEPHEN I. SILVERMAN ' 38, U.S.A.A.F. T SGT. BENJAMIN SPUNGIN with ' 41, U.S.A.A.F. CAPT. RICHARD W. VINCENT ' 41, U.S.M.C.R. LT. DONALD E. WEAVER ' 37, U.S.A.A.F. PH.M. RAYMOND WEINHOLD with ' 44, U.S.N.R. PVT. ROGER R. WELLINGTON ' 46, A.U.S. ENS. PAUL O. WOOD ' 35, U.S.N.R.

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HE VENTURED FAR LT. GEORGE E. ANDERSON ' 45, U.S.A.A.F. LT. SAMUEL ADAMS with ' 34, U.S.N. LT. HAROLD E. BALLWAY with ' 37, A.U.S. LT. ALLAN R. BARD WELL with ' 41, U.S.A.A.F. ENS. ROBERT S. BRAY ' 36, U.S.C.G.R. LT. HERBERT M. COHN ' 41, U.S.A.A.F. LT. ROBERT S. COLE ' 39, U.S.A.A.F. PVT. VARNUM P. CURTIS, JR. with ' 41, A.U.S. LT. PAUL M. DOOLEY with ' 41, A.U.S. T SGT. PAUL J. DWYER ' 42, A.U.S. LT. MASON M. GENTRY with ' 43, BRITISH ARMY PVT. MELVILLE B. EATON ' 43, U.S.M.C.R. T SGT. MILTON S. EDELSTEIN with ' 45, A.U.S. LT. WILLIAM E. W. GERE with ' 44, U.S.A.A.F. LT. (j.g.) FRANK GREENWOOD ' 36, U.S.N.R. CAPT. EDWARD W. HIGGINS, JR., ' 38, U.S.A.A.F. LT. WENDELL R. HOVEY ' 35, A.U.S. LT. CHARLES W. HUTCHINSON ' 35, A.U.S.

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PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE To THE Class of 1945: Yours has been the privilege of attending college and carrying your college education through to completion while your country has been engaged in the most terrible war of his- tory. Realization of the great privilege that has been yours should bring with it realization of the equally great responsibility which rests upon you to serve your country with the talents you have been permitted to develop here in war time. Only by going forth to take your place in the country ' s war effort and later to do your part in promoting and supporting a sound peace pro- gram, can you justify your country ' s faith that higher education in war time is in the best inter- est of our democratic society. I am sure that you will live up to this responsi- bility, that your service to the nation will be greater and more intelligently directed because of your development during the past four years. In your last two years you have shared the campus with Army Air Force cadets and trainees. I am glad to say that your conduct and accom- plishments have created a desire on the part of many of these cadets to return to college when their army service is completed, just as in turn the cadets have inspired many of you through their seriousness of purpose and through the dedication of their lives to the service of the nation. You have shown splendid cooperation in the many adjustments the college has had to make in housing, in the boarding hall, in the class- rooms, and in extracurricular activities. You have not had all the comforts and act ivities of peace time, but you have had the opportunity to develop something that you will value more in the years to come, a sense of responsibility to serve your community, your state, and your nation. My best wishes go with you. Hugh P. Baker