Washburn High School - Wahian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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CLIFFORD O. ANDERSON HARVEY J. ANDERSON ROY F. BACHMAN HAROLD M. BARBER X CLIFFORD O. ANDERSON, Class of l93a, was a PrivaTe in The Army Air Corps. He ToughT on Manila in The Philippine Islands and Corregidor, where he was Taken prisoner by The Japanese. He passed away in a Japanese prison camp on July l, I942. f HARVEY J. ANDERSON, Class of June, l939, was a FirsT LieuTenanT in The Army Air Corps. He ToughT in The European TheaTer where he was awarded The Air Medal and laTer The Purple HearT, posThumously. He was killed in acTion over SuTTon's Bridge, England, on January 7, I944. i ROY F. BACHMAN, Class OT January, I939, was a Corporal in The Army Medical Corps. He ToughT on Luzon and The Philippine Islands, and was awarded The Silver STar and The Purple HearT posTA humously. He was killed in acTion on Luzon on March l7, l945. sk HAROLD M. BARBER, Class of June, l'?4l, was an Ensign in The Navy Air Corps. He ToughT in The Pacific Area where he was assigned aboard The Shangri-La Carrier in Squadron V'B5 and was killed in a mid-air collision on January 27, I945, somewhere aT sea. 41 WILLIAM BARK, Class oi June, I943, was a CadeT in The Army Air Corps. He received his Training aT Miami Beach, Floridag and Iowa Wesleyan College, MounT PleasanT, Iowa, where he received several medals Tor marksmanship. He was accidenTally killed in Amarillo, Texas, on April I8, 1944, and was awarded The CiTaTion of Honor posThurnously. K PAUL BAST, Class of I942, was a Sergeanf in The Army Air Corps, where he was a Radio Gunner on a B-I7. He ToughT in England and Germany, where he received The Air Medal wiTh Two Oak Leaf ClusTers and The Purple HearT. He was killed in acTion in Mannheim, Germany, on November 5, I944. He is buried in The Soldier's CemeTery in Mannheim. K FRANCIS M. BATHEN, Class OT l929, was a FirsT LieuTenanT in The Canadian Air Force Tor basic Training and Then he Transferred To The American Army Air Corps. He had ThirTy-Two missions Tor Canada and was awarded The DisTinguished Flying Cross Trom England. He compleTed TwenTy-five missions Tor The UniTed STaTes Trom whom he received The Air Medal wiTh Oak Leaf ClusTers. He was killed June 9, I944, aT SanTa Rosa, CaliTornia, in a demonsTraTion accidenT. ak WILLIAM BENN, Class of I936, was a LieuTenanT li.g.l in The Navy Air Corps. l-le ToughT on Tinian Island in The Marianas, and LeyTe Island where he was Squadron Engineering Officer and piloT of a BYZ4 Bomber. He was killed in acTion December 3l, IV44. K KENNETH A. BEISSEL, Class of l943, was a PrivaTe FirsT Class in The Marine Corps. He foughT in The SouThwesT Pacific TheaTer where he was killed in acTion on The Island of Palan on SepTember I6, I944. fl THOMAS J. BERG, Class OT June, IV42, was a Corporal in The Army. He ToughT in The European TheaTer where he received The Purple HearT and The PresidenTial CiTaTion. He was killed in acTion in Germany on April 26, l945. -K DONALD L. BIGELOW, Class of June, l943, was a PrivaTe FirsT Class in The Marine Corps. He Toughf in The SouTh Pacific TheaTer on Iwo Jima, where he received SharpshooTers and Basic Medals and The Purple HearT. He was killed in acTion on February 2l, l945. K GEORGE J. BLAKER, Class oT I937, was a STaTT SergeanT in The Army Ski Troops. He ToughT in The AleuTians, Kiska, and NorThern lTaly, where he received The Combal' lnfanTry Badge and The Purple HearT. He was killed in acTion in NorThern lTaly on March 4, l945. -TPB? ar QT Y

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C J HERE is little we can do to honor those boys who have made the supreme sacrifice in order to bring to the world a new measure of truth and understanding. But in our small way we are trying to make this WAHIAN a lasting tribute to these gallant heroes whose paths of glory led them to eter- nity. JF X- Each day memories of them come to us as on our way through the hall we pass the gold star memorial, and with each additional star we realize more and more how deep is our debt of gratitude to those boys who proved they could assume the duties of men. if if Because of their courage and sacrifice, Washburn has become a part of the whole world. It is as a result of their valiant heroism that we who are left are graduating with confidence into a peaceful world. lt is we who share their glory as inadequately, though hum- bly, we try to give them the full praise that they so richly deserve. They were wonderful people and will live forever in our hearts, for they have given us the great gift of peace.

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41 NEILL A. BOLLUM, Class oT I939, was a CapTain in The Army Air Corps. He had cornpleTed eighTy-Tive missions in The China, Burma, India Theafer where he received The Air Medal wiTh an Oak LeaT ClusTer and The DisTinguished Flying Cross. He was killed in acTion on December 27, I944. -K WILLIAM A. BORSETH, Class of l94l, was a PrivaTe FirsT Class in The Army. He ToughT in The European TheaTer where he was killed on his TirsT paTrol in Xanery, France, on OcTober 20, I944, aTTer being wiTh The ouTTiT only Ten days. K ROBERT H. BRINK, Class OT June, l93B, was a Technical SergeanT in The Marine Air Corps. He received his Training af San Diego, California, Cherry PoinT, NorTh Carolina, AThens, Georgia: and Dallas, Texas. l-le received his wings aT Pensacola, Florida. He was one of The Two nighT TighTer fliers in The Marine Corps. He was killed in a plane accidenT Two miles souTheasT oT Chico, Texas, on December l2, l945. 1 PAUL S. BROWN, Class oT l939, was a FirsT LieuTenanT in The Army Air Corps. He ToughT in lTaly where he was awarded The Air Medal wiTh one Silver and Two Bronze Oak Leaf ClusTers. He was killed in a plane crash over The MediTerranean Sea. X JOHN SKOG BUDDE, Class OT June, l943, was a PrivaTe FirsT Class in The Cavalry. He ToughT in The European TheaTer where he was awarded The Purple HearT and The PresidenTial CiTaTion. He was killed in acfion while serving in Cavalry Reconnaissance on December 21, l9-44, aT Phillipsburg, Germany. -K JAMES A. BURNER, Class of l935, was a FirsT LieuTenanT in The Army Air Corps. He was sTaTioned on Tinian lsland in The Marianas. He was killed in acTion on January 5, l945. K HUGH H. BURNER, Class of l937, was a FirsT LieuTenanT in The Army Air Corps. He, like his broTher James, was also sTaTioned on Tinian lsland in The Marianas. He won a prize Tor designing The insignia Tor The Ferguson Bombardier Squadron. He has been missing over Japan since February IO, I945, and has now been declared dead. i HARRY BUTLER, Class of l935, was a FirsT LieuTenanT in The Army Air Corps. He ToughT in The European TheaTer where he received The Silver STar wiTh six Oak Leaf ClusTers. He has been missing since OcTober 20, l944, in ST. Diezier, France, when he was compleTing his sixTy-TirsT mission. He was To have been promoTed To CapTain Two days laTer. l-le is now declared dead. -X ROBERT CAMPAIGNE, Class oT l9f13, was a PrivaTe FirsT Class in The Army. He foughT in The European TheaTer where he was awarded The Purple HearT in Holland and again in Germany aT The Time oT his deaTh. l-le was killed in acTion in Germany on February 23, l945. X ALDEN R. CARLSON, Class OT' l935, was a LieuTenanT in The Marine Air Corps. He ToughT on EspiriTu SanTo, New Hebrides lsland. He was killed in acTion on April 20, l944. K ROBERT W. CASH, Class oT June, I939, was a PrivaTe FirsT Class in The Army Air Corps. He ToughT in The AsiaTic-Pacific TheaTer on BaTaan where he was awarded The DisTinguished UniT Badge wiTh Three Bronze Oak Leai ClusTers, and The PresidenTial CiTaTion. He was killed in acTion on July l6, l'?42. 1 LEWIS CRASWELL, Class OT January, l936, was a Cadel in The Army Air Corps. He was killed in a plane accidenT aT HemeT Field, California, on March 29, l94l, one week beiore he was To receive his commission. JOHN SJBUDDE JAMES A. BURNER, JR. HUGH BURNER HARRY J. BUTLER, JR. A sSii?i'..s ROBERT D. CAMPMGNE ALDEN R. CARLSON ROBERT W. CASH LEWIS CRASWELL