Washington University Saint Louis - Hatchet Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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, 45 Lt. Douglas C. Davis. ex-'40, Awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepid ser- vice as commander of a patrol plane in action against enemy forces during the Battle of Mid- way. Lt. Davis was also one of a group of four fliers to make the tirst successful night torpedo attack in history, an action carried out against the Iapanese fleet. He was at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, then was stationed in Australia, and later, the Dutch East Indies. g I I i i I , I l' K W. tial i ,VI Lt. Charles S. DuBois. ex-'41, Decorated by Gen. Clair Chennault for his command of a group of fighter planes who brought down enemy craft over Hong Kong, while American bombers were destroying the city's power plants. eroed Capt. Thomas K. Taylor. L. L. B., '40, Received the Distinguished Flying Cross for valorous ser- vice in North Africa as pilot of a Flying Fortress. He previously had been awarded the Silver Star and Distinguished Service Medal. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Capt. Arthur E. Huff, B. S., '32, Awarded the Silver Star decoration for gallantry in action with the Coast Artillery in the Philippines. With three enlisted men, Capt. Huff restored the colors to their position atop the 100 ft. flagpole on the highest point of Corregidor under heavy enemy fire. Capt. Huff is now a Iapanese prisoner. Lt. Paul D. Caldwell. A. B., '4O. Commended at Camp Phillips, Kan., at a full division review for hurling away a sputtering hand grenade, and ordering baclg a panic-stricken soldier who ran toward it, thus saving the soldier's life. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Capt Arthur E Hoffman, A. B., '36. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Silver Star, and the Order of the Purple Heart for a record of sixty combat missions against the Iapanese with a bombardment squadron of the Army Air Corp. Sigma Alpha Mu. Capt. Robert F. Campbell, ex-'34. Awarded the So1dier's Medal for Heroism after jumping into the swift, cold channel of a New York state port to save a soldier, fully equipped for embar- kation, from drowning. Beta Theta Pi. Capt. Donald A. Simpson. B. S. B. A., '39. Received the Silver Star for gallantry in action, when, as a pilot of a Flying Fortress raiding Rabaul harbor, New Guinea, he maneuvered his plane to a safe landing despite the fact that enemy fire had rendered his instruments useless, and enemy searchlights had temporarily blinded the rest of the crew. Sigma Nu. 13

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Lt. Iames W. Stevenson. B. S. B. A., '33. While attached to the St. Louis Ordnance Division at Iefferson Barracks, Steven- son contracted pneumonia in the line of duty, and died December 12, 1942. ,- , . . Cadet Iohn W. Murrell, ex-'42. Naval Aviation. Killed in Iune, 1942, when his training plane cracked up near Pensa- cola, Fla. Vtfhile still at Washington U. in the fall of 1941, Murrell was an active member of Quad Club and Thyr- sus. Tau Kappa Epsilon. Lt. fi. g.l Christopher Columbus Free- man. ex-'4Z. Naval Aviation. Killed in lanuary, 1943, when his plane crashed during a take-off from an island in the Solomons group Where he was based for air scouting duty. 'N 'u Capt. Elmer C. Wirtz. B. S., '37. Field Artillery. Reported missing in action on Bataan. He was stationed in the Philippines eight months before Pearl Harbor. Sigma Chi. Lt. ti. g.l George T. Cherikos. D. D. S., '4U. Killed when the bomber he was on crashed near Kodiak, Alaska, in Feb- ruary, 1942. Cherikos had been an instructor of dental surgery here at Washington. ,gb Lt. Robert Lisle Obourn, A. B., '41, First listed as missing in action on Corregi- dor, Obourn is now reported as a Iapanese prisoner of war, Phi Delta Theta. Pvt. Cornelius Schnecko. L. L. B., '25. Died in line oi duty at Fort Leonard Vtfood, Mo., of a sunstroke While his unit was on tactical exercises. - . 14 M . I it ii ' sa Ag, 7 . it - . i. 4 I I . '3 J A . ' I 1. , l Q tu l I Q gr.. . . 1 ' -In Y, . . f- X .. K ,,-,,- Lt. George W. Pearcy. B. S. B. A., '37. Army Air Corps. Captured by the Japa- nese aiter the fall of Corregidor. Cont'd on page I6

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Rear Admiral Ben Moreel, 'l3. After twenty years' service in the Navy, Admiral Moreel is now Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks. Outstanding achievement was the supervision of construction of one of Pearl Harbor's largest dry docks, completed one year ahead of schedule. Brig. Gen. Francis P. Hardaway, A. B., '09. Com- mander of Camp Callan, Anti-aircraft Replace- ment Training Center, San Diego, Calif., since its establishment, Gen. Hardaway at the time of this writing was awaiting assignment to a new post. Brig. Gen. Omar H. Quczde. 'O9. Gen. Quads, since May, 1942, has been commanding officer of the Army's largest hospital, the Fitzsimmorfs General Hospital in Denver, Colo. euerafydfumni J ' c ,,, -1 .xt . T , Col. Ioseph E. Vollmar, '13, Entered the army in the summer of 1942, and is now in foreign service with the Engineer Corps. 4' .. M l Col. Paul M. E111-nan. '13, Attached to the 36th Engineers' Corps fighting in North Africa, Col. Ellman has tasted action in the battles of Fedala Beach and Casablanca. 14 Col. Loren D. Moore. '25. Entered the Army Medi- cal Corp after getting his D. D. S. Col. Moore is now seeing active duty in North Africa. Col. Millard F. Arbuckie. 'U9. Quartermaster Corps. Col. W. A. Dew. 'O8. Commanding officer of the 138th Infantry, formerly the Missouri National Guard. Commander Ernest Lacy, U. S. Navy. Col. Frederick D. Lynch. 'l4. Stationed at Hick- am Field, Hawaii, when the lap attack occurred. Col. Lynch was transferred to this country to com- mand the army air base at Hill Fie1d,Ogden,Utah. V. fe-1 CoL George S. Fricke, ex-'19. As an expert on motor transportation, Col. Fricke and his brigade were one of the first to take up front line position against the Germans in North Africa. The con- duct of this brigade won the personal commenda- tion of Maj. Gen. Patton.