1942
I know now how Braden, Harvey, and Tallmer felt when the DARTMOUTH was forced to publish corrections. It's embarrassing as the devil. I know. I have a couple to make this month. First of all my apologies to Ensign Bud Pogue, Private RonnyWestgate, and Miss Mary Schuetz, twin sister of Dunbar. Bud was slated to get married in October, but not to Miss Schuetz. Miss . Schuetz has become engaged to Ronny. Apologies to all in this one. Hope it is straightened out. And Phil Lee writes that his wife's name is Carol Fachnle—not whatever I had it in the October issue of the MAGAZINE. Enough for corrections.
The Clearing House: Old notes but, barring mistakes, of interest to you Engagement of BobClark to Frances Adams of Elizabeth, N. J. Bob's probably a QMC lieutenant by now Marriage of Art Henderson and Pat Taylor of Newton Center, Mass., back in September, with Fred Nichols the best man. Art's a lieutenant in the Army Lt. Larry Hennessy, news has it, is with the Marines in the Solomons Marriage of Lt. BobWhite USMC and Jeanne Jefferson in Washington in October Engagement of Roily Tremble and Mary Jane Roberts of Englewood, N. J Marriage of Peter Mcßean and Mary Louise Sills of Woodstock, Vt., in October Marriage of Neil Benton and Miss Marjorie Flukes of Stoneham, Mass., in October. Neil's with Alcoa Marriage of George Boyle and Alice Mills of Mount Vernon, N. Y., in October. He's with Bendix.
Lt. Johnny Williams survived a transport sinking back in the fall and is now back in the midst of the Solomons fight Marriage of Dick Hetfield and Margaret Morehouse, of Newark, in October. He's with General Motors Marriage of Lt. Bill Gibson AC and Hildegarde Moter of Jackson, Miss., in October. He's at Fort Myers Marriage of Lt. O. J. Buck AC and Peggy Bambach, of Staten Island, in Miami in October Marriage of Ensign Jay Harris USCGR and Mildred O'Brien, of New York, in November Engagement of A/C Harry Jacobs and Marie Stevens of Hanover. . . . .Marriage of Bob Elston and Virginia Clark of Springfield, Mass., in November. He's with Alcoa. . . . .Marriage of Ensign Dick Godfrey and Natalie Porter of Swampscott, Mass., in October Marriage of Lt. Leo Caproni and Nancy Noble of Hartford, Conn., in October. Cap was at Fort McClelland Marriage of Ensign Ollie Quayle and Vera Rawles in Washington in November Marriage of Lt. Bill Whitcomb and Barbara Holman in Boston in November. Ed Pingree was one of the ushers Which brings me up to date.
Writer-of-the-Monlh, without a doubt, was Private Jim Erwin from North Africa. While it didn't have much news about other members of the class it told in classic fashion of action behind the lines by Privates Erwin, Frank Bartlett, and JimRendall, and it had a great touch of philosophy that reassures me as to the faith and spirit of the French people.
This was a big month for letters. First, to acknowledge Christmas cards from Phil Brooks, now with United Press in Boston; Midshipman BenPage; Mrs. George Rounds, who says that the Indians are on the warpath in the Pacific skies (she has caught the Dartmouth spirit already); MelFigley and Sid Bull Also announcements from Lt. Bate Ewart AC at his graduation (he notes also that Paul Torian is now a captain in the Marines); from Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Rodgers of a daughter, Terri, born November 30; from Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Murray of the marriage of their daughter Jean to Don Kerr; from Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Williams of the marriage of their daughter, Dorothy, to Dick Braman in Torrington, Conn., Christmas Day; and from Mr. and Mrs. J. I. O'Neill of the marriage of their daughter, Marion, to Jim O'Shea in Phoenixville, Pa.
Pvt. Kent LeSure writes from the American Field Service, somewhere in the Middle East. Says that he's looking forward to being in Tripoli by the time the fly season hits North Africa Phil Brooks, using that legible news agency typewriter, says that the Statler bar on the night of the Harvard game looked like the C&G corner on a night when Hedy Lamarr was at the Nugget. Says now that Dick Burns is about all that is left in that town.
Bill Miller gets a lot of news onto one page. He was drafted just before Christmas. He was working for Alcoa with NeilBenton. Also sends along news that Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ford are living in Bridgeport, Conn., where Mr. is working for Corbin Screw. Also that Bert Anger is working for the same firm in the New York office. And Dick Silver, as an ensign, is somewhere off the Florida coast chasing subs....Ensign Bill Witman writes that he has been assigned to the 3rd Naval District. Also says that Swifty Barnes has been made a Lt. (j.g.) and was recently married to Virginia June Vase of South Orange, N. J Stan Wyatt's dad writes me that Stan has been sent to Norfolk. He's an ensign.
Red Wilson's folks tell me that the redone is an ensign at Squantum in the Supply Corps. He was married on December 12 to Dorothy Whitelaw of Cleveland GutzCurtis, far out on the Atlantic, sends season's greetings and says that Dave Biggs has finished Pre-flight School and that BurtHeadley is still in Hanover Dave Seacord writes from the high seas (he's an ensign) that Art Huck is an ensign at Northwestern, that Frank Baldwin is an ensign in Supply at Harvard, that Hank Woodworth is at Dartmouth Med, and that ByHint on is in the Pacific somewhere. Dave also tells me that he married Marietta Tarney about a year ago with a Hanover honeymoon following.
New news is good news: Ensign Bill Holway writes that he was married July 27. Doesn't say to whom Bob Buckalew got quite a writeup by the Navy Department for outwitting the enemy in the North African landing Engagement of Don Waesche and Beatrice Maleady of Brooklyn. Don's an ensign Marriage of Dick Rugen and Peg Valentine of Stafford Springs, Conn., in December Marriage of Chick Camp and Martha Calland of Decatur, Ind., in that city in December. . . . .Engagement of Stan Wright and Audrey Prior of Scarsdale, N. Y. Stan's at San Diego Engagement of Johnny Wyper and Mary Goodell of Hartford, Conn. Johnny's a It. at Camp Siebert, Ala Engagement of Bill Russell and Athalinda Woodcock of Morristown, N. J Commissioning of Jim Fowler in Anti-aircraft Artillery. .... Marriage of Paul Forte and Peggy Cry an of Newtonville, Mass., in December Engagement of Dave Niven and Olive Clark of Attleboro, Mass. . . . .And engagement of Lt. Johnny Dills and Joan Nelson of Johnstown, Pa
Cleaning up the letters: Jim Mulligan writes from Washington that announcement has been made of his engagement to Virginia Bell of Burlington, Vt. (My Green Key date in '42). Mull also says that JackWitter is now a private at Fort Harrison, Ind.
Charley Todd's brother writes that Charley is a lieutenant at Camp Hood, Texas Dick Maxwell, at Cornell Med, writes to correct me on the big Pogue-Schuetz-Westgate mistake. Also says that Bixby, Morgan, Lohman, and Halsey is at N. Y. U. with him. And that Dunbar Schuetz is with the Navy in the Solomons (Chesapeake Bay variety). Pfc. Ira Berman pens from Gulfport Field, Miss., that Ensign Charlie Sturz is in the Pacific Fleet, that Ensign Bill Housel is assigned to a Naval Hospital in North Carolina, that Pete Hoes is in the Atlantic, that Ensign Ed Ferbert is attached to some base at New London, Conn., that Bill Bullock is at the Coast Guard Academy, that Jay Harris is with him, that Ed McLaughlin is assigned to the Atlantic Fleet, that Ed Milliken is working for Bethlehem, that Phil Moon and WendyNauss are at Harvard.
Lt. Dick Lippmann writes that he has been commissioned in the Air Corps in communications. Is now stationed in Belleville, 111. Ken Jones and Johnny Rosenfeld were behind him in school. BobEncherman has been shipped to Tampa, Fla., and ]. D. LeSeur is at Scott Field.
A/C Bob Pitman ends it all by writing he finished working with Fred Main and the Vermont Copper Company to go in the Air Corps, Photographic Laboratory with Fred Worthen in Florida.
Which is much more than enough for this month.
LT. GLENN R. GREEN '42 Received his wings and commission at Ellington Field, one of the Gulf Coast Training Schools, on Dec. 13.
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