1930
With deep regret we report the death of Phil Waterman, in Chicago, September 8 last. Please see the In Memoriam section for a further account of his untimely passing.
Most of our news this month comes from the far-off Pacific area, but before getting into that theatre let's take a look at the domestic, civilian front. Editor Charlie Widmayer's clipping service (news, we mean) is responsible for the following two items. Cliff Michel, a partner of J. S. Bache & Co., formerly vice president, treasurer and a director of Dome Mines, a Canadian gold mining company, was elected president, succeeding Mr. Bache, who became chairman of the board of the mining company. Cliff continues as treasurer and chairman of the finance committee. The other is about J. Walker Wiggin, Manchester attorney and a Republican leader in the New Hampshire Legislature, as well as candidate for speaker of the House at the 1945 session, who is a candidate for delegate-atlarge to the Republican National convention in 1944, pledged to the nomination of Wendell Willkie.
Gerry and Earl Seldon announce the arrival of Diane Elizabeth, September 17, 1943. She is now on view at 1584 Beechwood Avenue, St. Paul.
Commuting on a later-than-usual train one September evening, we ran into Charlie Street, Boatswains Mate 3/c, just off his ship, and just back from the invasion of Sicily. He was in the pink of condition, wearing two service ribbons, one with a star, and Charlie gave a most interesting account of some of his experiences and particularly of the invasion. Limitations of space preclude our passing them along to you here.
Just in time to make this issue, we received today a fine V-Mail letter from Dud Ferguson "It is a rare occasion when I take pen in hand to drop you a note but I must tell you of a small '30 reunion in the southwest Pacific area. Early after my arrival I was pleasantly surprised to run into Kip Chase (Major to you) now A-1 of Advance HQ of the Fifth Air Force. He is fine and doing a swell job. Shortly after my arrival with my present outfit I was again pleasantly surprised by a call from Spen Foster. He had found out where I was from a mutual friend and when his boat called at a neighboring port, looked me up. We had a good old bull session and several days later I visited his ship and enjoyed the rare privilege of a couple of bottles of cold beer—and believe me that is a treat. We get very little of anything out here—some stuff the Aussies have the nerve to call whiskey, and gin that even Joe Pilver would hesitate to peddle. Have run into several other Dartmouth men, including Art Smith of 1925 team fame. Came across with George Scott of same vintage and late faculty member and crony of Tesreau and Hillman. The Nip is on the run now, so perhaps that big reunion will take place sooner than you expect! Regards to all."
It seems that Si Chandler turned up in Oahu, as reported by Judge Frank McLaughlin, who described Si as hiding behind a mustache. As Al Dickerson says, it is a relief to be several thousand miles away from that spectacle. Or is it spectre?
Capt. Jack Fitzpatrick is somewhere overseas with the 359th Fighter Group. .... Lt. Bill Harrison, USNR Dental Corps, is also somewhere at sea. .... Betty Hight states that Lt. Don is on a carrier somewhere in the Pacific area Bud Fisher is the executive officer on a P.C. boat in the Pacific Lt. Warren Parish is in the thick of things in the South Pacific, doing some surgery and seeing a lot of interesting tropical diseases, according to a note from Virginia Parish. Brother Ben Parish says Warren writes of bombings in a matter of fact way. Ben is still stationed at Balboa Island, Calif., and says that Lt. Phil Bassett was also there, having returned from overseas, where he had the misfortune to shoot up two fingers. Phil has now gone back to duty in San Diego.
Bill Brown writes, "For the past two months have been out here in San Pedro, Calif., working on destroyer escorts. I came back to the States from overseas last June and it certainly was good to get back home. Expect to go aboard a DE when this job is well under way—probably in January. Find California a fine place, but give me New England any day. Looking forward to 1945, hoping we are all in Hanover for the Fifteenth."
J. Frank McLaughlin, now a federal judge in Honolulu, T. H., is one of seven newly appointed members of the board of regents, University of Hawaii. Before coming to Honolulu, Judge McLaughlin was judge of the fourth circuit court on Hawaii, the largest of the Hawaiian islands.
Judge McLaughlin practiced law at Whitinsville, Massachusetts, in 1933-34, and was with the U. S. department of justice in Washington, D. C., 1934-35. He was an assistant U. S. attorney in Honolulu from 1936 to 1939.
Lt. George Stone says he expects to pull out for the Pacific area in a couple of weeks, so by the time you read this he will most likely be there Lt. Win Stone writes that he has been polishing up the seat of his khaki pants in a swivel chair in the Bureau of Naval personnel, helping in a most minor capacity to administer the Navy V-12 program Lt. Les Bailey has been in Ogden, Utah, about a year now, shipping engineer supplies overseas, and expects to follow them over soon. "Skiing has been great out here in the Rockies and I may get a chance at some more of it before long," said Les. Which may be a tip-off to where he is headed Milt Just was inducted in the Army last April first, and is now at OCS at Camp Barkeley, Texas.
Capt. Don Shaskan is still at the Station Hospital at Camp Callan, Calif., and has been promoted to chief of the neuropsychiatric section Lt. Snub Poheler is one of the communications officers at the Navy Lighter-Than-Air Base in Elizabeth City, N. C. Snub says that Bill Bragner is stationed at Greenwood, Miss., in the Army Air Corps.
Bob Chittim, now of Short Hills, N. J., and of the Chase Brass & Copper Co., says that Ted Wolf and Jack Dobson have been in his office recently on business.
And how do you stand in the draft now?
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