1935*
ONE MAN'S MEAT .... It is an old friend speaking, one whose undergraduate specialties included tucking a pigskin under his arm to plow his way through the defensive line, but whose most memorable feat was to be so firmly and picturesquely ensconced as a human radiator cap on a certain car in our Old Timers'Day parade that he has been remembered ever since as the living personification of our class on that day of days. He has changed somewhat in the years that have elapsed, and the changes have come at a quicker tempo within the past year. Due to forces of circumstances larger than himself, larger than any or all of us, he now is known as Sgt. R. Pacht, USA, Communications Platoon, 684 th Sig. A.W. Rep. Cos., Spec., Drew Field, Tampa, Florida, and writes:
"Just a note to let someone in the class know I'm alive and kicking, neither of which seems to be doing much good. "Moved down here between Bradenton and
Sarasota, about 50 miles south of Tampa, today, for Class D, or team training. The last thing before the banana boat.
"I am a Message Center Chief, which probably leaves you in the dark as to my duties, but in this respect you are not much worse off than I. Briefly, the Message Center is a sort of clearing house for all communications, and I have to supervise their receipt, transmission and delivery, and choose the best means—runner (messenger), radio, telephone, code or clear text, etc. I am also supposed to be a radio operator in an emergency.
"It's getting dark (we are without lights, or hot water), and I'm writing on a small cigar box, so give my best to all the lads. Regards,
Just one man, doing a job, along with the rest of us. Maybe it's not just what he wanted to do, maybe he even doesn't like it very much—but he's doing it, and doing a good job of it. Best of luck to him.
As of the fifteenth of July, 1942, we are credited with 503 living graduates, and with 127 members of the class in one uniform or another, the balance of power being with the Army, a sizeable number in the Navy and Marine Corps, two in the RAF, and one in the Chinese Army. Added together, and as of that date, over 25% of us are in uniform, though that figure is higher now and getting higher each month. As far as we can make out, the highest-ranking officer in the class is JimAverill, a Major in the Army Air Corps, followed by four Captains: Frank Specht, also in the Air Corps; Tom Swift, in the Marines; Fran O'Leary, in the Army; and Ted Yen in the Chinese Army.
Some few additions to the class service listing in the Dartmouth War Directory are mentioned in a USO postal just received from one of them, Ed Reich:
"Have been moving around so much during the past year that it was impossible for the ALUMNI MAGAZINE to keep up with me. En tout cas was married on Xmas Day to Mildred Freshman, a Syracuse girl. Was in business for awhile in Oneonta, N. Y. then enlisted at the end of April in the Army (Medical Dept.) located at Ft. Jay. N. Y., rank Cpl. Tech.
"Also, Ben Rosenberg is a Ist Lt. in Med. Corps, located at Mather Field, Cal., recently married out there. Art Fisher is in the Army Reserve Signal Corp. taking a course before going to Ft. Monmouth, N. J. Best regards, Ed."
Other additions to that listing in the August issue of this journal are: LowellHaas, now with the Navy, his mail address being c/o Fred L. Haas, Brown Block, Omaha, Neb.,. .. .Fabian Ciolek, 90 Central St., Ipswich, Mass., is in the Army,.... as are Bill Kempf, reached via 17 Melrose Ave., Utica, N. Y., and Leon Kent, ditto at 826 S. Hobart Blvd., Los Angeles. Unfortunately, we have no details as to the exact
status, rank, or corps, of these men. Word v reaches us that Charley Sewall is a Lt., U.S.N., but it is unconfirmed, though inquiries may be directed to 80 Chestnut St., Dedham, Mass.
Don Hagerman is teaching at Tabor Academy, in Marion, Mass QuincyBeach, an aircraft exporter for United Aircraft, is at 30 Townley St., Hartford, Conn. . . . .Ed Hinman homes it at the intriquing address of 459 St. Francois Xavier, Three Rivers, Quebec Bud Hulett, with eyesight keeping him out of Navy and Coast Guard, has "compromised and am working for your Uncle in the Printing and Publishing Section of 0.P.A.". .. . Lt. John F. Jewett, M.C., 0-422812, 210 th General Hospital, is the first whose overseas address we've received at the New Orleans Post Office, his being APO 837, c/o Postmaster, New Orleans, La Walt Petke is teaching at Rutgers Preparatory School in New Brunswick, N. J., while brother Emil, known herein as Petke Petit, is a lawyer at 15 Lewis St., in Hartford, both living on High St., Terryville, Conn Ralph Seeley is doctoring in Rutland, at 216 Grove St., to be exact Oran Waterman is in Grand Rapids, CharleySchwalm, lawyering in the Rentschler Bldg., Hamilton, Ohio John Thomas in Milwaukee as an industrial lubrication engineer with Shell Oil. .. .our own venture into uniform has been delayed by another hospital sojourn.
Atlantic Fatality
Steve Smith, Lieutenant in the Navy Medical Corps, has been reported by the Navy Department as missing. Steve was on the U.S.S. Ingraham, sunk in the Atlantic.
This news, received too late to be included in the '36 column, strikes home for all of us—not only those who worked closely with Steve in Hanover, but the rest of us who know he died fulfilling the Hippocratic Oath nobly....as he would have wanted to.
JAMES R. ATWILL '36 USNR Commissioned as ensign in the Navy Fly-ing Corps after training at Pensacola.
Secretary, 1843 Cad well Ave. Cleveland Heights, Ohio Treasurer, 5036 Juanita Ave., S., Minneapolis, Minn
