West Chester University - Serpentine Yearbook (West Chester, PA)

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jbedlccUio of the 1942 SERPENTINE to all the men from West Chester answering their country ' s call to serve in the armed forces is natural, logical, and heartfelt in this anxious year. During the school year 1941-42, we have experienced great changes in feeling and thinking. First we thrilled at playing war for the sake of national defense,- some of our friends and classmates were drafted, it is true, but we were still here, end we could laugh over everyday happenings and over a cigarette advertisement that made a joke of being On the Land, In the Air, and On the Sea. After December 7, 1941, however, when Japan attacked Hawaii, the cigarette slogan gained stark significance, became a true pen picture of modern design. In the rush of world events there has not been much time for reflection, but even a little thought has made us realize that we have a great deal to fight for and protect, and that our men from West Chester are doing that fighting and protecting for us. The cannon on Wayne Field campus is a useless symbol of an older war, but perhaps the picture of it will bring to the minds of our men the memory of happy days that will surely come again and the thought that we are working for and with them. To our friends in any and all branches of the service of their and our country, and especially to those who would have graduated in the normal course of things with the class of 1942, we dedicate this book with greetings and best wishes from all of us to all of you. {6jo

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Oii. ute and 9n the r •- tfU A ROBERT BERRY GEORGE BURDICK KENNETH BURGESS HERBERT CHALLEN ROBERT BERRY entered the service in June, 1941, in the Army Air Corps and was sent to Maxwell Field, Alabama, for training as a bombardier. Bob did not return for his senior year but chose to enter the service during the summer before his senior year at West Chester. While at West Chester he participated in Track, the News and Views Club, and the Targeteers .... GEORGE BURDICK enlisted in the National Guard midway through his junior year and was stationed at the Indiantown Gap encampment, where he rose rapidly to the rank of corporal. hHe is nov attending Officers ' Training School, heading toward a commission in the Army. Press Board and Debating Club were his chief interests here at college .... KENNETH BURGESS entered the Armored Force on June 9, 1941, at Fort Knox, Kentucky. First assigned to the hdeadquarters and Service Company, he rose to the rank of corporal and was selected to attend Officers ' Training School by his superior officers. At college he belonged to Quad Angles, Little Theatre, and Glee Club .... HERBERT CHALLEN entered the Naval Reserve October 13, 1941 . Embarked upon a technical training course after shakedown ' courses, he is now at Ford River Rouge Plant studying mechanics. Soccer, Little Theater, and Varsity Club were his main interests here. JAMES HOCH CLEMENT KLANK ROGER MAURER JAMES POLLOCK JAMES HOCH entered the service June 17, 1941, in Signal Corps and Radio Mainten- ance. FHe has been transferred from New Jersey to Tennessee to California to Delaware. While at West Chester he played soccer and baseball and belonged to the YMCA. and Varsity Club CLEMENT KLANK joined the armed forces July 23, 1941. FHe was transferred to the Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet. Now stationed at Maxwell Field, Alabama, he is active in organizing sports teams at the air base. Ffe participated in soccer, baseball, Varsity Club, Little Theater, and Glee Club .... ROGER MAURER entered the Signal Corps at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, in June, 1941. FHe was sent to Officers ' Training School for further training. Football team, track team, and Varsity Club were his interests at college .... JAMES POLLOCK entered the service August 11, 1941, joining the Army Air Corps as a bombardier. Sent from Pennsylvania to Missouri to Colorado to New York, he is now stationed at Washington, D. C. FHe was active in soccer, track, and Varsity Club. ' V