Washburn High School - Wahian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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. Wi-. ,js ROBERT D. SCHILLER JACK H. SHIRK ROBERT W. SMITH JOHN J. SOMMERS K ROBERT D. SCHILLER, Class of June, l942, was a Privafe Firsf Class in The 46Th Armored Division, affached To The Firsf Army. He was sfafioned in England orior To embarkafion in Normandy, France. He Toughf in The European Theafer where he was awarded The Purple Hearf, posThumously. He was killed in acTion in Germany on November 30, l944. sk JACK H. SHIRK, Class of January, I939, was a Sfaff Sergeanf in The Marine Corps. He Toughf in The SouTh Pacific where he received Two Bronze STars. He was a Radar operafor in The firsT Marine niqhf fighTer squadron To land in The Soufh Pacific. He was killed in acTion on February 9, I944, off The coasT of Vella La Vella. 1 ROBERT W. SMITH, Class of January, I939, was a Flighf Officer in The Army Air Corps. He foughf in The European Theafer where he was awarded The Purple Hearf and The Air Medal wifh special ciTaTion accompanying The Air Medal. He was killed on The morning of June 7, I944, on The second day of The invasion while pilofing a glider over Normandy, France. 'K JOHN SOMMERS, Class of January, I936, was a Corporal in The Marine Corps. He foughf in The Soufh Pacific Theafer, parficipafing in The Philippine Campaign before he was capfured by The Japanese on Bafaan Peninsula on April fi, l942. He died as a prisoner of war in Osaka, Japan, on April 9, l943. K RICHARD STILLSON, Class of l942, was an Ensign in The Navy. He was killed when his plane crashed off The coasT of Florida on February I, I945, K RODNEY J. STONE, Class of I94O, was an Ensign in The Navy. He was sfafioned aT Alberf Lea, Minnesofa, and Iowa CYTy, Iowa, before receiving his commission aT Pensacola, Florida. Following This, he was Transferred To Bosfon, Massachuseffs, where he was killed on SepTember IZ, I944. X GEORGE F. SUTTON, Class of I939, was a l.ieuTananT in The Army Air Corps. He foughT in The Pacific Theafer where he received The Purple Hearf, He was killed in acfion on July 25, I943, while he was somewhere in The Pacific Area. JK RICHARDSON L. THOMAS, Class of l943, was a Privafe FirsT Class in The ThirTy-fiffh Tank Baffalion of The Army Medical Corps. He ToughT in The European Theafer where he was awarded The Bronze Sfar and The Purple Hearf wiTh a clusfer, He was killed in acTion on November 27, I944. X THOMAS E. THOMPSON, Class of June, I943, was a Sfaff SergeanT in The Sevenfy-sixTh Division of The Third Army. He foughf in The European Theafer where he was awarded The Purple HearT posT- humously. He was killed in acfiori. -K ALVIN D. TINKER, Class of June, l'?36, was a Second LieuTenanT in The Army Air Corps. He was sTaTioned aT Randolph Field, San Anfonio, Texasg Moore Field, Mission, Texas, and Then af Hondo, Texas, where he was killed when his plane crashed on April I9, l944. sk FRANK B. TOFTNESS, Class of I934, was a Lieufenanf, in The Army Air Corps. He received his pre-flighT Training aT The Uriiversify of Minnesofa. He was killed in a plane crash aT The Army Air Base aT Sanfa Maria, California, on Augusf 22, I944. K WILBUR G. VINSON, Class of January, I942, was a LieuTenanT in The Army Air Corps. He received his pre-flighT Training af The UniversiTy of Minnesofa. He was killed in a plane crash af The Army Air Base aT Sanfa Maria, California, where he was a Lighfning iighfer piloT, on Augusf 22, I944. L. THOMAS E. THOMPSON ALVIN D. TTNKER FRANK B. WILBUR G, VINSON

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WSWF JOHN M. NEARHOOD, JR. JOHN M. NORTON CHARLES J. OBERLEY HUGH J. O'BRlEN 'X JOHN NEARHOOD, Class of 1940, was a FirsT LieuTenanT in The Marine Air Corps. He foughT in The SouTh Paciiic TheaTer where he received The Purple HearT. He was killed in acTion on Ocrober 8, 1944, on The Marianas Islands. 'X JOHN M. NORTON, Class of 1943, was a PrivaTe Firsl Class in The Army. He ioughT in Germany where he was awarded The Purple Hearl. He was killed in acTion on December 19, 1944. ak CHARLES OBERLEY, Class of 1941, was a LieuTenanT li.g.1 in The Navy Air Corps. He was sTaTioned aT Iowa CiTy Pre-T1ighT School, Iowag LockporT, Illinois, Dallas, Texasg New Orleans, Louisiana, Olarhe, Kansas, and Then Bunker Hill, Indiana, where he was killed on OcTober 11, 1944, while insTrucTing a BriTish cadeT. it HUGH J. O'BRlEN, Class oi 1940, was an Ensign in The Navy. He received his Training in The V-12 program aT The UniversiTy oi MinnesoTa, The Midship School aT NoTre Dameq HarTTord, ConnecTicuTg and NorTolk, Virginia. He passed away aT The Navy HospiTa1 in PorTsmouTh, Virginia, on June 24, 1945. X ROBERT E. OLIVER, Class oT June, 1936, was a SerqeanT in The Army Air Corps. He TouqhT in The SouThwesT PaciTic TheaTer where he received The Air Medal and The Good ConducT Medal, and where he has been missing in acTion since January 25, 1945. He has now been declared dead. 4K ELMER OLSON, Class oT January, 1943, was a Radar Man 3,f'C in The Navy. He was awarded six BaTTle Siars while in The AsiaTic and PaciTic TheaTers, and received Two addiTional sTars during The Philippine LiberaTion. He was killed on OcTo1oer 25, 1945, aT The BaTTle oT Samar when The U.S.S. JohnsTon was sunk in acTion. 'X JAMES J. OWENS, Class of 1934, was a CapTain in The Marine Corps. He received his Training aT The UniTed STaTes Naval Academy, Marine Corps Basic School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and The UniTed STaTes Naval Air STaTion, Pensacola, Florida. He was killed when he crashed in Tre SanTa AniTa MounTains, aT GoliTa, CaliTornia, on SepTemlaer 18, 1942, while he was on a mercy mission. 1 DAVID A. PALM, Class oT June, 1941, was a LieuTenanT ID The Army Air Corps. He had sixTy-one missions in Europe, where he was awarded The Air Medal wiTh Two bronze and one Silver Oak Leaf C1usTer, The PresidenTial CiTaTion wiTh an Oak Leaf C1usTer, and The DisTinguished Flying Cross. He was killed in acTion on May 25, 1945. K NORMAN C. PEARSON, Class of June, 1939, was a Technical SergeanT in The Marine Air Corps. He ToughT in The SouThwesT Pacific TheaTer where he was awarded The Navy and Marine Corps Medal Tor prompT and eT'1icienT acTion, exlrrerne courage and disregard Tor his own saTeTy. He also received a CommendaTion Ribbon Tor meriTorious service and heroism againsT enemy Torces in The Solomon Islands. He was killed in acTion on New Hebrides Island on March 19, 1943. 4K CARL R. PETERSON, Class of 1937, was a PrivaTe FirsT Class in The Army. He Toi.1ghT in The SouTh Pacific TheaTer where he received The Purple HearT. He was killed in acTion May 19, 1945. X WARREN A. ROTH, Class of January, 1940, was a CapTain in The Army Air Corps. He ToughT in The China, Burma, India TheaTer, where he received The Air Medal. He was killed in a crash over The China Hump on November 3, 1945. it ARVID L. SETRAN, Class of 1942, was a PrivaTe in The Army. He ToughT in Normandy and was killed in acTion on July 9, 1944. ROBERT OLIVER ELMER 8. OLSON ' JAMES J. OWENS DAVID A. PALM ' . .asa-fma-.......f NORMAN C. PEARSON CARL R. PETERSON WARREN A. ROTH ARVID L. SETRAN KIWW. Hhs.. We r

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WILLARD E. WEDEN RICHARD P. WENHAM EARL WESTAFER K ROBERT W. WATSON, Class oT June, l94O, was a LieuTenanT in The Marine Air Corps. He was sTaTioned aT Iowa CiTy, Iowa, Pensacola, Floridag and Jacksonville, Florida, as a piloT. He was killed on July 30, ICI43, in The line oT duTy. 'K WILLARD WEDEN, Class of l937, was a Second LieuTenanT in The Signal Corps. He TouqhT on The Philippine Islands where he was Taken prisoner aT The fall of Baraan. He died on June 26, I944, on board a Japanese Transporl' in Manila Bay. it RICHARD WENHAM, Class of l936, was a Corporal in The Ariny Air Corps. He TouqhT in NorTh Africa, and a Purple l-learT Award was made as a resulT of This campaign. He was killed on April 5, l943, during a bombing aTTack on ThlepTe Airfield near Kasserine Pass in Tunisia. -K EARL WESTAFER, Class of I937, was a FlighT Officer in The Army Air Corps. He was sTaTioned aT Lake Charles, Louisiana, VicToria, Texas, Garner Field, Texasq Waco Field, Texas: and Morris Field, Texas. He was killed in a Training crash abouT nine miles norTh of Rio Grande CiTy, Texas, on May 6, l944. sk WAYNE WHIPPLE, Class OT IQ43, was a PrivaTe Firsi Class in The TransporTaTion Corps. He was sTaTIoned aT ForT McClellan, Alabama, AmhersT College, MassachuseTTs, Camp BuTner, NorTh Carolina, ForT Sam HousTon, Texas, Camp Hood and Camp Plauche, Louisianag and Camp Shanks, New York. He was accepTed for The Army Specialized Training Corps, buT he died on November 8, l945, aT Camp Shanks, New York. K S. GORDON WRIGHT, Class oT l928, was a PrivaTe in The lnTanTry. He foughT in The European Theafer where he received The Purple HearT. He was killed in France during The Moselle River Crossing on SepTernber IZ, IQ44. -K JOHN WUNDER, Class of l939, was a LieuTenanT in The Army Air Corps. He foughT in The European TheaTer where he was awarded The Bronze STar and The PresidenTial CiTaTion. He was killed on June 2l, I944, while bombing Berlin. X JOHN CARLSON, Class oT I937, was a LieuTenanT in The Army Air Corps. He ToughT in The China, Burma, India TheaTer, where he was killed in acTion over Rabaul on OcTober 25, I943. K FRED L. JOHNSON, Class of I936, was a LieLiTenanT in The Army Air Corps. He TouqhT in Africa, Sicily, and lTaly, where he was awarded The Air Medal wiTh Two Oak Leaf ClusTers and recommended Tor The DisTinguished Flying Cross. He was killed on a reTurn Trip Trom a mission over YugofSlavia. 41 DONALD PATERSON'S and JAMES POWERS' parenTs have moved Trom The Washburn disTricT and Therefore we were unable To obTain The service records Tor These Two boys: buT we are sure ThaT They, like The resT of The Gold STar Servicemen, performed Their duTies in a noble manner iusTiTying our 1'aiTh in Them. 'WAYNE B. WHIPPLE S. GORDON WRIGHT JOHN H. WUNDER JOHN CARLSON -x L M , , T' if H 1 A :fr .,:...: m ay 2 'Y V i f ear r X 'WL 2 gig 1 ' ii ' sf-., - N' - - . . gf FRED L. Joi-iNsoN DONALD an i 5N 9i3 6H .L,?m3'A' lf' ff 7 2 all i