William Chrisman High School - Gleam Yearbook (Independence, MO)

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15 Major George Grant ' Capt. C. M. Spitser Capt. lohn C. Davis TfSgt. Iames McPherson Capt. Alvin' Hobbs Bob 1 These names came too late for the staff to obtain their pic- tures in time to put them in the GLEAM. Surgeon Tech. Edwin C. Sittler, 1934, Army, died November 20, 1944, Leyte, Phillipines. MISSING IN ACTION Leslie Stockdale, 1937. lst. Lt. R. C. Miller, 1941, Army Air Corps. Gilbert Daughtery, Fire Controlman 2fC U. S. Navy, South Pfc. Ray Frisbey, Army, died March 10, 1944. P99150 Pvt Stephen F. Daniel, 1941, Army, died Ianuary 14, 1945, SZXC Ioseph Allen Thurman, Navy, Southwest Pacific, Novem- Belgium. ber 12, 1944. Sgt, Kenneth Stem-S. ' Cpl. Iesse Foster, Ir., 1943, Infantry, Technician 5th Grade, De- Pfc. Roy H. Hilliard, lr., died Ianuary ll, 1945, Belgium. Cember 16' 19441 Germany' I Pfc. Roger 'I'. VanTuyl, 1939, died Ianuary 15, 1945, Belgium. Sfsglgcggrl Brewer' 1943' Alf Corps' February 2' 1945' Ger- Pfc. Vernon Lee House, died November 21, 1944, Germany. LL Bernard Crawford' February 11' 1945. Phmipinesl lst Lt. David Iohn Davies, died Iune 4, 1944. Pfc. Lemuel Davies. Sgt. Robert C. Edwards, 1937, died December 6, 1944, Czecho- Pvt. Robert L. Penn, 1941, died Ianuary 20, 1945, Germany. ' AOSIC Paul Blatt, 1943, Aviation Ordinanceman 3fC, Pacific. - PRISONERS slovakia. Dorvin Nunnamaker, 1944. S!Sgt. William M. Erickson, 1927. Sgt. William Woods, 1938, 28th Marine Division, died March 2, 1945, Iwo lima. Sgt. lohn A. Srader, Air Corps. Pic. Leon E. West, 1940, Iwo lima. Capt. Leonard Cook, 1929, Army. Buford Thurmon, 1939, prisoner of Iapanese. Robert Adams, 1942, prisoner of Germans. Pfc. Donald R. Ryan, prisoner of Germans. S!Sgt. Charles Carr, 1942, prisoner of Germans. Pfc. Bruce Coffin, 1942, prisoner of Germans. Russell Logan, prisoner of Germans. Capt.. lack Hockery, 1942, prisoner of Germans. Cpl. Everett Shakespeare, l942,'prisoner of Germans. EXPLANATORY PARAGRAPHS in We have endeavored on these pages to pay tribute to all those boys from Chrisman who have been killed in action, are missing in action, or are prisoners IG of war, since the beginning of this war. We feel proud to' be able to call these' boys, who have gone forth from the halls of Chrisman to serve their country, even Pvt, B019 Allen . giving their lives, Chrismanites. Sgt. Leonard Lesh r lvlorris Shelton M. M. Ned Langton Pfc. Frank Dempsey Raymond Necessary Pfc. Kenneth Curtis

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Q t. Gerald Lund 2nd Lt. C. A. Weatherford 2nd Lt. lames Blackburn Pfc. Wayne Holley FM lfC Robert Franciscato RiChCIrd Cole hrismem Top ROW: ' SfSgt. Gerald Lund, 1937, Army Air Corps, died December -20, 1942, Dieppe, France. Second Lieutenant Charles A. Weatherford, Army Air Corps, died August 17, 1944, Moses Lake, Washington. 2nd Lt. Iames Blackburn, 8th Air Corps. Pfc. Wayne Holley, 1943, U. S. Marine Corps, died Iuly 15, 1944, Saipan. FMl!C Robert Franciscato, 1942, Navy, died November 21, 1944, Tarawa. Richard Cole,1941, Fighter Pilot USAAF, died Iune 15, 1944, California. Major George Grant, Army, Paratrooper, died June 6, 1944, France. ' Capt. Clifford M. Spitser, 1936, U. S. Marine Air Corps, died lune 7, 1944, Cherry Point, N. C. Capt. Iohn C. Davis, 1939, Army, died November 28, 1944, leyte, Phillipines. TfSgt. lames McPherson, Army, died luly 12, 1944, France. Capt. Alvin Hobbs, 1937, Infantry Engineering Unit, died Iuly - 29, 1944, France. - Bob FilZCJefCI1Cl, 1939, U. S. Marine Air Corps, Fighter Pilot, died MGY 4. 1944, Daytona Beach, Florida. BOTTOM ROW: Pic. Harry R. Adams, U. S. Army Air Corps, died August 26, 1942, Wrexham, Wales. Pvt. Bob Krahenbuhl, lr., Infantry, died Iune 6, 1944, France. Pfc. Truman Fain, Marine Corps, died April 24, 1942, Corregi- dor, Phillipines. Pfc. Paul H. Webbink, 1942, 9th Army, died November 20, 1944. Pfc. Kenneth Barnhard, 1941, U. S. Marine Corps, died lune 20, 1944, Saipan. Cpl. Albert Dickson, Air Corps, died November 27, 1943, Mediterranean Area. Sgt. Warren E. Ash, 1941, Marines, 4th Division. Morris Shelton, 1941, died in Italy. MM. Ned Langton, Chief Motor Machinist Mate, died February 11, 1944, Corona, California. Pfc. Frank Dempsey, 1942, Army 35th Division, died luly 15, 1944, St. Lo. Raymond Necessary, Navy, died December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor. Pfc. Kenneth G. Curtis, 1943, Army, died November 9, 1944, Germany. Sgt. Leonard Lesh, Army Air Corps, died April 20, 1944, Mediterranean Area. Pvt. Robert G. Allen, 1939, Army, Paratrooper, died October 7, 1944, Holland. Pvt. Bob Krahenbuhl EXPLANATORY PARAGRAPHS The twenty-six pictures on these pages are the only ones We could obtain in time to have them engraved in order for them to go in the GLEAM. Pfc. Hurry Adams We realize that some names have been left out, but it was a case of not bemu able to obtain their names cr any information about them. P Pfc. Truman Fain . Plc. Paul Webbink Pfc. Kenneth Barnhard Cpl. Albert Dickson Sgt. Warrer E f

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