Wisconsin State Teachers College - Meletean Yearbook (River Falls, WI)

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Lieu+enan+ JOHN HENRY PERSON John Henry Person was a navigafor on a bomber operafing in fhe African fheafer. He has been missing ever since fwo planes failed fo refurn from a mission early in 1943. He enlisfed in 1940. in 'rhe Army Air Forces, following 'rwo years af River Falls, and was senf fo fhe Mediferranean fheafre. His deafh apparenfly occurred April 18, 1943, in Sicily. He married Jane Erickson in 1942, and had a son whom he had never seen. He received fhe Air Medal wifh four oak leaf clusfers and fhe Purple Hearf. TfSg+. WARD RANDLES Ward Randles came fo fhe college from Alma Cenfer and while here was a Falcon baskefball sfar. He received his degree in 1939. He enlisfed in 'rhe Army Air Forces in 1942 and served in 'rhe Europe-Africa-Middle Easf area. He flew in fhe famous raid over fhe Ploesfi oil fields in Rumania in Augusf, 1943, as Flighf Engineer on a B-24 bomber. He had been missing since December 22, 1943, when on a flighf over Holland, buf was nof officially declared dead unfil Sepfember. 1945. He received fhe Air Medal wifh fwo oak leaf clusfers. fhe Disfinguished Flying Cross and 'rhe Purple Hearf. He married Beafrice Cornell in 1943. His parenfs are Mr. and Mrs. Earl Randles of Alma Cenfer. Pfc. JOHN W. ROCKWELL John W. Rockwell enlisfed in July, 1943. He was senf fo fhe European fheafre, where he served wifh a demolifion corps. He mef his deafh near Le Havre, France, Ocfober 19, 1944. He was awarded posfhumously fhe Purple Hearf and fhe Soldiers' Cerfificafe of Merif for performing ex- cepfionally meriforious service in daily exposing himself during 'rhe period before his deafh, Sepfember 5 'ro Ocfober 19, 1944, on his hazardous mission, parf of if under fire. Privafe Rockwell is survived by his wife, '1'wo children, and his mofher, Mrs. Winnona Rockwell. His brofher, Malcolm, also losf his life in fhe service.

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Priva+e BURTON OLSON i BurTon M. Olson came To River Falls Teachers College aTTer his graduaTion Trom The River Falls High School and Took a pre-engineering course Trorn 1937 To l939. He enlisTed in The inTanTry, July 28, l944, and served in The PaciTic on Olcinawaf He meT his deaTh There April 20, l945. His parenTs are Mr. and Mrs. Manley Olson oT Beldenville. ln July, l94l, he married Fern STruble and leTT one son. PrivaTe STANLEY PALM STanley V. Palm, son OT Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Palm oT MillTown. enTered The River Falls Teachers College in The Tall oT I937 and received his B.S. degree in l94l in maThemaTics and science. Among his exTra-curricular acTiviTies were baskeT- ball, which he played during his ehTire Tour years aT college, and Tennis. He enlisTed in The Army in AugusT, I942, and was senT To Greenland. While being Transporlred To This area he losT his liTe in The sinking of The TransporT DorchesTer by a German submarine when wiThin TiTTy miles oT iTs desTi- naTion, February 3. I943. In I942 STanley Palm married RuTh Davidson. A broTher, CapTain lrvine L. Palm, was also in The service. LleuTenanT ELM ER PARNELL Elmer Parnell received his B.E. degree Trom River Falls in l932 in rnaThemaTics and science. He also aTTended Mar- queTTe UniversiTy and received his MasTer's degree in I942. Previous To This he had been a member oT The TaculTy oT The SomerseT High School Tor Ten years. Teaching maThemaTics and science. He was Their TirsT coach oT baskeTball and also coached boxing and oTher sporTs. He enTered The service in April, I944. He received an assignmenT To The Air Trans- porT Command and compleTed his Training aT Las Vegas, New Mexico. He was awaiTing his assignmenT To overseas service when The news came To his moTher ThaT he had died guieTly in his sleep aT Camp Luna, Las Vegas. November l7, IQ44.

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Capiain MALCOLM H. ROCKWELL Malcolm H. Rockwell aTTended The college during I937-I938 and MarqueTTe UniversiTy during I938-I94-O. He enIisTed in The service November 26, I94I, a Tew days beiore Pearl Harbor. He served in The ArTiIIery and ToughT overseas in The European TheaTer. He losT his IiTe in Germany, De- cember I7, I944. He received The Bronze STar Medal and The Purple HearT. CapTain Rockwell was The son of Mrs. VVinnona Rockwell and is survived by his wiTe and his moTher. His broTher John died in France Two monThs beTore his own deaTh. ii iii , iiii I 748: il' III 5' SN LieuTenan+ OLIVER R. SCHULTZ Oliver R. SchuITz was a sTudenT in The AgriculTural deparT- menT aT The college in l94O-I94I. He Then enTered The UniversiTy oT Wisconsin and enIisTed while There in February, I942. He IeTT Tor overseas in December, I943, going TirsT To Africa and Then To ITaIy. He was missing in acTion May 26, I944. LieuTenanT SchulTz received The Air Medal and was awarded The Silver STar Tor aTTack on a concenTraTion of enemy moTor vehicles in lTaly in which he seT Tire To and damaged ThirTeen Trucks before his plane bursT inTo Tlames and he parachuTed To sea near enemy land. LieuTenanT RICHARD SHEA Richard Shea aTTenoIed The Oshkosh Teachers College in I94-O-I94I and enTered River Falls The nexT year in The AgriculTure deparTmenT. He enlisTed in The Army Air Forces in December, I942. He IeTT The UniTed STaTes Tor overseas service and became a PiIoT in a P-5I plane, engaged in combaT duTy in England. He losT his IiTe November I, I945, in Karlsruhe, Germany. He was awarded The Air Medal and The Purple HearT. LieuTenanT Shea was The son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Shea oT PickeTT.