Washburn High School - Wahian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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In Memoriam The death of our beloved principal, A. E. MacQuarrie, on October 51, 1944, took from our midst a. friend of all students, teachers, and alumni. He was our stoutest defender. He gave unstintedly of his time, talents, and strength to further the development of Washburn. It was he who was chiefly responsible for securing our athletic Held. He also intro- duced new methods which are still being used in high schools all over the country. Mr. MacQuarrie was interested immensely in servicemen. He emphasized the prime im- portance of honesty, integrity, and industry. To him the building of an upright character was of primary importance. A memorial plaque in bronze is being made by Mr. Vilhelm Larsen, who is one of the outstanding sculptors of the northwest and was a life long friend of Mr. MacQuarrie. Mr. Larsen Completes MacQuarrie Memorial

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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

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fn a very small way, we are trying to express our thanks 1 to the hundreds of Washburn graduates who have served so valiantly and sacrificed so much. By their work and cour- age, it has been possible for us as students at Washburn to live, study, and do as we please. gf, 34, ln the process of re- ceiving the pictures, writing service records, and sending the prints to the photographer, some of the names and pictures have been misplaced, and several placed in the wrong year. To these boys and to their parents, we ofier our deepest apologies. We have worked hard on this new type of WAHIAN and hope that you will understand the complica- tions we have had in editing the Servicemenis section. gf. gf, Qur subscriptions this year have reached their highest point, and we wish to thank the parents and graduates for their generous support which has made this possible.