1942

THE SPIRIT OF '42

"Slim, curly-headed, 22-year-old GeorgeRounds Jr. came out of the hip-deep mud of Northern New Georgia today with the first eye-witness account of the American's hazardous and difficult but successful fighting trek from Rice Anchorage to Dragon's Peninsula A month ago Rounds asked for assignment with the troops detailed to land at Rice Anchorage in the Central Solomons invasion He said he was bored by the routine bombing strikes at Munda and wanted to learn about ground fighting."—An AP dispatch from Guadalcanal, July 12.

"Here is another Solomons Story, a little late, but culled from an eye-witness of the landings on Vella Lavella Young Lt. (jg) Oliver Quayle, a Gunnery Officer of the ship that is unnamed, was knocked galley-west when a Jap bomb came close. .... Quayle picked himself up, shook his head, laughed, and said it reminded him of the first time he tried skiing at Dartmouth."—Claude Mahoney, Commentator, Station WMAL, August 19.

"I am going to storm that damn town. They (the Germans in Sicily) can't do that to us."—Lt. James Fowler, Life, August 9.

And brethren, if I only knew about half the rest of such incidents that '42 is involved in at the present time, I wouldn't ever have to worry about filling this column.

FROM MY FAN MAIL:

Mrs. Laura Strader writes that her son Buck is now a Ist lieutenant and a company commander at Ft. Belvoir, Va. She also notes that Hazen Hinman is home from Africa after a year's service with the AFS. .. . Craig Kuhn's wife writes of the birth of a daughter, Allison, born July 9. Craig now a (jg) in the Mediterranean, having his share of the close calls A daughter, Marjorie, born to Bob Searles, AC, and his wife in Newport, Vt., on August 1 Ens. Gutz Curtis V-mails from the Pacific that he has seen Ist lieutenant FordCoffman Mac; that Johnny Glesemann fell 30 feet down an elevator shaft but is now back in action.

.... Also that Harry Ohde Bartlett has finished business training at Harvard and is now with the Army QMC Ens. Bud McKinlay, also from the Pacific, has seen Ford, too, as well as "Will Pitz '40, who is in the Navy Seabees. Bud now has a new assignment AC Dutch Schaefer notes that he got in on the Houston hurricane when "monotony took a holiday." .... Ens. Jim Mulligan married Virginia Bell of Burlington, Vt., on September 11, with Bob Smith as best man. Mull writes that Ens. Dick Burns left for overseas duty in July and that Ens. Ben Page is now on duty in the Pacific, seeing real action

FROM OTHER COLUMNS:

Bill Dorrance, now at Temple Med (NR), became engaged to Betty Jane Shuster of Pitman, N. J., in June Other engagements: Ens. WaltJacobs to Roxie Schwartz of Chicago, in June. .... Midshipman Frank Gurley, U. S. Merchant Marine, to Janet Abbott of Orchard Park, N. Y., in June Johnny Garretson to Martha Gibbs of Wareham, Mass., Johnny now with BethlehemHingham Shipyards Lt. Walt Underwood, to Betty Lou Morris of Clearwater, Fla., in July, Walt now out of this country Cpl. Dick Potter to Muriel O'Brien of Sound View Crest, N. Y., in July, Dick at Camp Kilmer, N. J Cpl. JohnLenfestey to Katharine Schlemm of Scarsdale, N. Y. Jack at Fort Monmouth, N. J Lt. (jg) Chuck Drennen to Jane Davis of Granogue, Dela., Lt. Bill Hart, commissioned at Benning in June, to Nancy Schultz of Cleveland Ens. ArmyStambaug to Janet Marting of Cleveland. (Understand from other sources they have since been married.) Army at Ft. Schuyler Jim Thomison to Patricia Draper of Flushing, N. Y. Both are students at N.Y.U. Med School Ens. DaveDunlap to Jean VanValkenburg of Waterbury, Conn., Dave at Quonset, R. I Lt. Post Eddy, back from Greenland's icy mountains, to Jean Clark of Brookline, Mass.

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE:

Ens.. Charlie Brown and Betty Godfrey (Dick's sister) in Marblehead, Mass., on July 31 Ens. Ken Sorlien and Priscilla Wilson of Larchmont, N. Y., on August 21; now living in Miami Joe Tobin and Jone Lough Howard of Chatham, N. J., on June 5; Joe at Boston Med School Ens. Bill Jones and Elizabeth Wampler of Syracuse, on July 2. ....Bob Wilson and Mary Helen Beetle of Hanover, on June 19, with Dick Magee,Dave Smith, and John Chandler, all fellow med students at Penn, as ushers Lt. Dick Bolton and Marian Wygant of North Greenbush, N. Y., on August 7; Dick now on Army's inactive list, working for Reynolds Metal Company in New Jersey Ens. Dave Biggs NAC and Louise Langdon of Wellesley and Washington, on July 10; now in Atlanta. . . . . Lt. Bob Myers and Roberta Clark of Belmont, Mass., on August 9, with John Callahan as best man; Bob now at Camp Davis, N. C Don Patterson and Deborah Ann Pate of Larchmont, N. Y., on July 31; now living in Larchmont Lt. Don Meads and Jane Lightner of Ridgewood, N. J., on June 14. .... Last heard from out of San Diego Sgt. Dick Wilson and Irene Wilson of Boston, in June Harry Rollins USNR, and Joan Hughes of Brooklyn on July 10 Ens. Art Sale, NAC and Marilyn Cook of New Rochelle, N. Y., on June 23; Artie at Pensacola Lt. Johnny Wyper and Mary Goodell of West Hartford, Conn., on July 10; Larry Austin '43 an usher; Johnny in Army CWS Lt. George Fuller and Jane O'Brien of Framingham, Mass., on June 20; George in AAF. .... Sgt. Johnny Bullard and Margaret Frasier of Glens Falls, N. Y., in June; Johnny now at Tampa. Harry Kramer was best man with Mather Reed,Gordon Parsons. Forbes Delaney, and Dick Proctor as ushers Phil Brooks and Carolyn Killary in Burlington, Vt., on September 3

MORE MAIL:

Cpl. Sid Bull writes from overseas that he won the mile tryouts for the U. S. team in the country where he is now stationed, but saw how his racing condition really was when he finished fifth in the Inter-Allied three-mile race Lt. Bud Dutton in to see me, and then writing that he was at Wyper's reception. Bud still with the Airborne Engineers at latest notice Marine Pfc. JackStinson from Parris Island where he says that his sense of humor is carrying him through Leatherneck OCS. Jack, now at Quantico, was out of circulation for six months with a bum shoulder.

.... Bob Smith writes that Lt. Randy Gilpatric is now in advanced flight training and will probably get a bomber Jim Fowler's mother, writing about Jim, added that she had seen Scott Matthews, a newly-made ensign OC Lennie Woods expecting gold bars at Benning September 11.

MORE ODDS AND ENDS:Bob Buckalew now a full lieutenant in the USN. Gordie McKernan now officially a '42, as he should be, since he was our first vice-president FredWorthen also joins our ranks... . . . Welcome

Ens. Bill Foster out of May Notre Dame V-7 class. .... Cpl. Ham O'Hara now overseas MiltWilliams and Gibb Clark pulled back from Africa for Miami OCS Dave Smith received highest mark,in the country in physiological chemistry test given to med students Ted Kiendl, once a Shavetail, now slaving as a West Point plebe Lt. (jg) and Mrs. Ed Stafford parents of our first son. Not the class baby (of which there is none yet) because ma and pa were married before graduation Lt. Ed Las key, a bombardier, missing in action in European Theatre since June 13, according to information his father received June 24. .... Red Amy, ensign, at Camp Perry, Va., for special training, and Lt. Bill Martin got his wings May 28 at Columbus, Miss.

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BAG:

Long letter from Lt. Elly Dressner in North Africa telling of his engagement to Ens. Mary Whelpey WAVE, and of HarryJacobs, due to get his wings in July. Ens. Neilie Craw still in Washington, Ens. JayHarris in GG school in Florida, Bill Lowenthal a naval air cadet in Massachusetts, Pvt. John Hill at Camp McCoy, Wise., Carroll Woods in the South Pacific, and Ens. John Storrs on a street in North Africa Also that long letter from StubPearson which Arico used in such length in his last letter, and I take it that you all have read Ted's last swell bulletin by now. .... Cadet George Tobias at lowa State, where is studying under ASTP; and finally, AS George Sumner at Penn Med writes of his marriage to Audrey Bradford of Evanston, 111., on July 24. George also tells that Ad Winship married Christine Hill of Andover, Mass., on September 4, that A/C Dick Deane is at advanced navigation school in Louisiana, and that Lt. EastBirkett is in AA on the West Coast. I am overdrawn.

ENS. ED SELF '42 USCGR and Mrs. Self pose with Lt. Don Shippam '40 USNR and wife.

Secretary, 100 DeForest RcL, Burlington, Vt. Treasurer, 105 Maple St. Belmont, Mass.