1941
In preparing this month's issue I had flashes of my days back in the "Factory" (Tuck School) for I spent a little time this month figuring out a few statistics on our class in general insofar as the military status is concerned. Out of the 686 men who entered Dartmouth in the fall of 1937, over per cent are now in some branch of the Armed Forces. I know for a fact that this percentage is a minimum, as every day I hear of someone else that has joined the Army, Navy, or some other organization. Out of the 459 fellows that I know definitely are in uniform, the largest number are in the Naval Reserve (154). Next in line is the Army of the United States with 109. The Army Air Force is not very far behind with 104 representatives. From there on the number in each group is small but the groups are of many varieties. The U. S. Marine Corps has 29, the Naval Air Corps (34), the Coast Guard (9), the American Field Service (6), the Marine Air Corps (3), the British Army (3), the R.A.F. (2), the Indian Army (2), and one each for the United States Military Academy, United States Army, Canadian Army, and the Royal Canadian Air Force.
I received a letter recently from the
indefatigable P. C. T. Glenn, who can't sit still long enough to let any letters catch up to him, as he has left England and is probably in India, now with the Indian Army. Don Stillman, FPO No. 100, N. Y., N. Y. just missed Glenn by days, but has run into Lt. (jg) "Stew" Steffey.
Recent news reports the fact that 2nd Lt. Edward P. Laskey was shot down in a bomber over Kiel, Germany, on June 13, 1943, and is now a prisoner of war. Ed joined the Air Corps in January, 1942.
Thomas V. Jardine is with the Naval Air Corps stationed in Olathe, Kansas, at the Air Station there. Robert H. Koenig is not very far away from Tom as he is with the AAF at Kearney, Nebr. and is anxiously awaiting an appointment to Officer Candidate's School.
One new addition to the Armed Forces is in the person of Ens. George S. Morse USNR, who is billeted at Hollywood Beach Hotel, Hollywood, Florida. Veteran Lt. (jg) William M. Belding is now Commanding Officer of a minesweeper based at San Francisco. Don't keep it a secret, Bill. What's your wife's name.
A.S. Dave Bryan USNR announced the birth of a son to be a Junior, after his Dad. Dave says that forty-oners at the University of Rochester Medical School include PFC's William L. Clark, Thomas B. Lawley, and Hyzer W. Jones. I'm putting you on the spot, Dave, because I'm going to tell the other boys how you think the Army marches there: "Confidentially the Army boys here drill like a bunch of 'hackers.' "
Deepest sympathies are sent to Capt. John W. Kelley and Marjorie for the loss of their day and a half old daughter, Wendyn Forrest. She was born Aug. 30, 1943. We are very happy that Marjorie is feeling well. The Kelley's are living in Apt. S-6, Marine Base, Quantico, Va.
I'm sorry to write that one of the
better-liked and well-known members of our class Lt. (jg) Edward "Pidge" Hughes NAC has been listed by the Navy as missing in action over the Solomon Islands. Pidge left the country around May and his last letter home was from Guadalcanal.
In a recent statement by Admiral Alan G. Kirk, head of the Amphibious Forces in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, it was pointed out that "a large percentage of the men manning American invasion ships in Sicily and Africa were landlubbers snatched from civilian life only a short time ago. They have had ta learn fast and are doing an excellent job." One of these boys is our own Lt. William D. Steel USNR. Bill became a verteran in the in the invasion of westurn Morocco and was in complete charge of all landing barges from his ship during the Sicilian campaign. He worked from one of the many converted passenger liners now being used for assault purposes. All kinds of best wishes, Bill. You are doing a bang- up job in one of the toughest assignments that can be given to anyone.
ENGAGEMENTS:
B. Lincoln Wales NR became engaged to Gretchen Heald on Aug. 12, 1943. Lincoln is at Cornell Medical School and the marriage is to take place in early autumn. Lt. Richard C. Jachens will be married to Marianne T. Dieter in October at Fort Myer, Washington, D. C. Albert B. Ferguson USNR will wed Louise Enequist this November. Al will receive his medical degree in December and will become surgical house officer at Children's Hospital in Boston.
MARRIAGES:
Ens. Richard G. Fisher USNR to Marilyn L. Hesse; PFC Alien Hayward Keniston AUS to Julia Denton Cuddeback; Ens. Abraham A. Lydecker USNR to Helen Kinney; Lt. William Hahn to Margaret Mary Ronayne; Richard S. Knight to Jane Denham Turnbull.
Incidentally to all you parents and friends of the class of 1941, any information you might like to pass on about your boy, or good friends, will be used in the ALUMNIMAGAZINE, or periodic class letters. With so many in distant places it is difficult to hear from everyone unless help is afforded by those here in this country. The boys over there don't have much time to write, other than to their parents and a few close friends. So drop me a line. A card will suffice.
LT. (jg) DEAN W. CARLETON '41, Naval airship aviator assigned to anti-submarine patrol over coastal waters.
LT. (jg) WILLIAM B. HAMMOND '41, on duty with the Navy in the South Pacific.
Secretary, Chester Arthur Apt. D11 Presidential Gardens, Alexandria, Va. Treasurer, 17 N. Park St., Hanover, N. H.
