1939

HERE AND THERE

Jack (Chubsy) Graham, attached to the Signal Corps Intelligence Dept. of the Army, is somewhere "overseas," and is enjoying his work, as much as any war work can be enjoyed. This all from his pretty wife From Jan and Bob Kaiser—a Christmas card with the following inscription, "This is to all the gang who are now scattered wherever the wild winds blow. As you'll see from the inscription, I've taken me a wife—an Oklahomian. She's a grand gal. When I get time I'll tell you all about it. Meanwhile, best wishes to you and yours and to all of '39 from the Kaisers."

From Jim Fuller at Gardner Field, Taft, Calif., "Am sitting on a cactus in the middle of the desert, dreaming of a White Christmas. We've just about finished basic flying school and will leave for advanced around the end of the month (December). Flying is more glorious than anything on earth, and with desert sunsets and sunrises to add to its wonders it is clear out of this world. We took primary training at Harnet, Calif., and who should be there as a cadet in the class just behind me but one Bob Fletcher of Psi U life."

Seen in one of Washington's finer resturants was Colin Churchill, now a lieut. (j.g.) in the Navy, and on his way to new duty after two years duty in the Capital Born to John and Ellen Page on September 9, was a fine baby girl. Father John has enlisted in V-7 (Navy) and should be well into midshipmen's school by now From Horton Wainwright comes word that he is not a married man, as indicated in this column in the December issue. In his letter of righteous indignation he did pass on a bit of news. He was commissioned 2nd lieut. QMC at Camp Lee, Va., December 11, and reported to QM Depot, for duty. En route he dined with recently ill, but now "chipper" Bill Cunningham in New York, and visited Duke and Julie Lyon, Bob and Mary Dickgeisses. It is reported that both couples are "very happy, have swell homes, and put on swell feeds.". . . .A short service biography by way of Converse A. Chellis, yielded the following dope on soldier Pete Chellis Jr.: On January 9, 1942 he entered the Army as a draftee and received basic training at Fort Warren, Wyo. From there he went to Stockton, Calif., in the Quartermasters Corps. Last August he entered OCS, in the Signal Corps at Ft. Monmouth, N. J. From here as a 2nd lieut. he went on to Officers Training School, Dayton Signal Corps, Dayton, Ohio, where he presumedly is still situated.

George Neiley, returning to his teaching at the Coast Guard Academy, New London, after an illness, was surprised and pleased to see Zeke Hill as a new cadet. Zeke passed on the word that Dick Shaw is connected with one of those unmentionable government agencies and doing very nicely thank you. Also a cadet at New London is Bud Griswold, recently given a medical discharge from the Marine Tank Corps In a letter from Marine Captain Austin Igleheart we quote the following. "Even more severe censorship than we recently enjoyed prohibits my disclosing my whereabouts. However there are several other members of '39 here to help me keep my secret, Bill Kent and Colby Howe among them. As for myself I am well and still in the general form of my original mold which is not to be belittled out here. I suppose you've heard that I was married back in June '4l and also that A. S. I. 11l was born last May 28. I haven't seen Jeanner or the baby since the baby was only a few months old but pictures show he's just as fat, sassy, and as bald as his old man."

Seen in New York by advertising man Jim Mathes, was Pete Cardozo of Life magazine. Pete talked of many things; dining with Veronica Lake and seeing all the opening night performances of Broadway's "light," in keeping with his job; of the coming of a new Cardozo to increase the family to a comfortable three.

Bert MacMannis is now an ensign USNR, and stationed at 120 Broadway, NYC, in connection with the Naval Air Cadet procurement office To quote from a most welcome letter from Ensign Gus Zitrides: "Contrary to your reports in the ALUMNI MAGAZINE, my orders changed when I finished my temporary work with the flight selection body of New England, and I have been stationed at Chapel Hill, N. C., Navy Pre-Flight school. Not all the selectees that attempt to get their wings in the Navy are in the condition of Colby Howe, Bob McLeod, Howie Nopper, etc. We get cadets that never wore athletic gear in their lives, and fellows who have been away from athletics for as much as five years. At present the Naval cadet is not of the same grade and ability, both mentally and physically, as the cadet of a year ago, due to the lowering of enlisting requirements to meet the present demand. And yet the cadets that have finished here and have proceeded to basic flying stations have done equally as well as any of the cadets of the former category. Not many '39ers have come here—in fact only two. Bruce Gillie and Jack Haverfield. Bruce has departed now, but while he was here he did very well. I officiated a couple of his boxing bouts and had to stop both, because Bruce was really throwing too much leather. Jack is still with us, and tells me that he has been hearing from Les Goding and spent some time with Fred Doll at Norfolk, before coming to Chapel Hill. As for myself, I have been here six months. An addition to our family, Tommy, is slated for the class of '63. He is really a big boy, and weighed nine and a half pounds at birth. He will not play in the line when his time comes to play that pigskin game."

Hank White is working with small boats, as an ensign in the Navy, and located at Miami, Fla. . . . .Jim Brenner is stationed at Camp Wheeler, Ga., and is now a first lieutenant.

DOWN THE AISLE

Joe Swartzman, at Officers Candidate School, Camp Lee, Va., announced his engagement to Miss Rachel Shookhoff of Brooklyn, N. Y Ward F. Porter Jr., engaged to Miss Mildred Martin as of the end of November, was due to be married December 26, in Washington, D. C Lt. Dick Johnson married Miss Jacqueline McGee, of Bronxville, N. Y., early in December. The wedding took place at Christ Episcopal Church in Bronxville. Dick had to head back to Camp Carson, Colo., to join his Army tank corps shortly after the wedding but his wife is reported to have followed "Plans for a wedding the day after Christmas, Naval orders permitting, are being made by Miss Jean Harrison and Ensign Robert Schill USNR." We trust the wedding, scheduled in Westfield, N. J., went through as planned Captain Lloyd Nash, took Anita Jackson for his wife on Thanksgiving day, in Marks, Miss.

WRITER OF THE MONTH

Ken Mac Donald comes up with the honors for the month of February with his newsy piece.

I am a private in the Signal Corps—that is, in the enlisted reserve. I was supposed to have started school on Jan. 1, 1943, for 48 hours of class work a week, but last week I received a communication from them that I was to be deferred until training facilities become available in one month or less, or in five or six months. It certainly will not be over six months. I was to have trained in Boston, but now of course, I may train at a distant point.

Nono and I are fine—and busy. I am practicing law with Palmer Dodge Wilkins and Davis in Boston. Nono is working as a medical secretary at Boston Red Cross Blood Donor Center. She has been there about six months and owes her job to Dr. Amos Little (Bud) who was the doctor in charge there this summer.

I have been going to radio school in order to steal a march on the Signal Corps boys, but now I have shifted my leisure hours to mathematics, as I need a lot of it, and I have had but little. "We have made three short trips this fall; all of them were to see *39 men. Dan Hull and wife were spending the summer in a rude but genuine barn on top of a big hill down at Plymouth, Conn. We spent a weekend with them in the country and had a fine time. Dan is with the Waterbury American and doing well.

We have just returned from a visit with Ensign John Steele and wife Louise. John is located at the Portsmouth Navy Yard in the Office of the Commandant. He has also been executive officer on an ocean-going salvage tug up there. We went to a very nifty Christmas dance at the Officers' Club. Bill Harrison was a first lieutenant at Edwards and so one weekend we went there and spent a nifty weekend in the country. He and Marty had a great cottage at Old Silver Beach (Falmouth). Marty has since had a baby, here in Boston—a boy, William H. Harrison Jr. Bill has now been shifted to Camp Sutton, N. C.

Bud Little is interning in Hanover. We saw much of him this summer. He was married on July 11, 1942 to Mary Russell (Recorded in '39 column). Endy Smith is a j.g. and is still at the Navy Yard here in Boston. We see him and Georgette quite a lot. He is very busy but enjoying the work.

In the '39 column of the December issue, we mentioned selecting a new treasurer to fill the shoes of busy Navyman, Herb Mattlage. Herb, you may recall, had requested a "leave of absence" for the duration. Able Jim Mathes has agreed to shoulder the financial responsibilities of the class, and it has been duly and officially recorded in Hanover.

It appears to us that there have been no official 'gg gatherings in any of the localities who might well support such a function. It is rather difficult to put the "finger" on any responsible 'gger who might wish to whip up some sort of a get-together, but let us go on record as being overjoyed to receive any communication from any '3ger who might wish to foster such a movement. We will be glad to help organize, and likewise feel that Brownie and his "Thirty-nine Out" would also be glad to do his bit toward making such a movement a success.

CADET FREDERICK H. UNDERHILL '39 Has been transferred to the Pensacola Naval Training Station for advanced flighttraining.

Acting Secretary, P. O. Box 953, Round Hill Rd. Greenwich, Conn.