Deaths
[A listing of deaths of which word has been receivedwithin the past month. Full notices may appear in thisissue or may appear in a later number.]
Glidden, Charles H. 'B3, October, 1943 Mathewson, Ozias D. '9O, August 12 Dutton* William C. '94, August 28 Boyd, J. Merrill '97, July 16 Crane, Ephraim H. '9B, September 19 Stearns, Harry B. 'Ol, July 27 Cilley, Edgar F. 'O2, August 19 Fox, Philip 'O2, July 21 Pelkey, William C. 'O4, August 21 Donovan, W. Emery 'O6, October 17, 1942 Murphy, Thomas F. 'O9, September 9 Wiggin, Forrest L. 'l2, September 15 Beard, George H. 'l3, July 27 Carleton, Warren E. 'l4, September 4 Atwood, August S. 'l5, July 29 Taplin, Charles R. 'l5, July 27 Burlen, Robert A. 'l6, August 26 Chapman, Raymond A. 'l6, July 20 Gray, Jack W. 'l9, July 24 Donnelly, Dudley St. C. Jr. '2O, July 28 *Sonnenberg, Gustave '2O, September 12 Pardee, William D. '25, August 20 Sherman, Roger F. '26, September 16 * Jamison, Gordon MacL. '2B, July 26 *Gill, John L. '29, July 31 *Hartmann, Ralph B. '3O, July 17 *Parish, Warren G. '3O, July 29 *Roe, Frederick S. '32, July 28 *Sayre, Ford K. '33, July 23 *Berry, Charles L. '35, June 12 *Lintleman, Richard C. '35, June 18 *McEndy, Daniel P. '36, August 20 *Dearborn, Gayle W. '37, February 22 ♦DeWitt, Paul B. '39, August 25 *Giorchino, Edward B. '4O, June 30 *Hamilton, Norbert B. '4O, August 15 *Beck, Adrian '4l, July 21 * Crofts, John M. '4l, August 10 *o'Hearn, James A. Jr. '4l, June 8 *Shanesy, Ralph D. Jr. '4l, June 27 * Fowler, James G. '42, January 30 *Kersting, Richard A. '42, July 26 *Stanton, Richard B. '42, September 2 *Card, John H. Jr. '43, June 30 *Redington, Richard '44, August 20 *Burton, Fletcher P. Jr. '45, June 6 *Dermody, Philip J. '45, August 28 Sargent, Elmer W. 'oom, September 2 Adams, Warren A. 'oBh, August 24 Newhall, Charles W. '33h, June 10
In Memoriam
1883
CHARLES HUNT BROWN died of pneumonia at the hospital in Vineyard Haven, Mass., December 29, 1945.
He was born in Charlestown, Mass., May 6, iB6O, the son of Dr. Moses and Miriam (Smith) Brown, being, descended on the maternal side from Capt. Nathan Smith of Revolutionary fame. His parents removed to Martha's Vineyard when he was six months old. He prepared for college at Adams Academy, Quincy, Mass. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, played on the varsity eleven, and engaged in other forms of athletics. While in college he rode the first highwheel bicycle to be imported into this country from France.
After graduation he studied law at Boston University, and was admitted to the bar in 1887. He began practice in Boston, opening an office six years later on Martha's Vineyard. He maintained both offices for several years, but finally closed the Boston office, continuing his practice at his home town until his retirement, a few years since.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Luella Brown, to whom he was married in the spring of 1943, and a brother, Harry Brown of Fairhaven, Mass.
CHARLES HENRY GLIDDEN died at his home in Boston, Mass., October 12, 1943.
The son of David Swett and Elvira Melissa (Clough) Glidden, he was born in Gilmanton, N. H., August 8, 1856, and prepared for college at Gilmanton Academy. He was a member of the class during two years.
For a long period he was engaged in journalism, being connected with the Manchester, N. H., Mirror, in 1883-4, then with various papers in Lawrence, Mass., to 1889, with the Boston Post from 1889 to 1892, and then with the Boston Journal to 1900. For twenty years from the last date he was secretary of the Republican Club of Massachusetts, and in that capacity was the author of "A Guide to Citizenship," which was published by the Club.
He had also business activities, being secretary of the Carr Fastener Cos. of Cambridge, 1905-24, treasurer of Kerite Products, Inc., 1920-24, and president of M. S. Palmer Cos., gas and electric light fixtures. In later years he devoted his time to writing junior text books and books on New England historical subjects. Among these is "The Legend of Wonalancet," an Indian tale of prehistoric days.
He was a 32d degree Mason, and a member of the Square and Compass Club and the Appalachian Mountain Club.
November zo, 1889, he was married to May Grace, daughter of Henry Smith and Elizabeth (Kendall) Orange of Gilmanton, N. H., who survives him, with one son, Henry Orange Glidden, now of Winchester, Mass., a graduate of M.1.T., and three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
1885
EDWIN ALLEN BAYLEY died in Cambridge, Mass., June 13, 1944.
The son of Edwin and Vesta (Capen) Bayley, he was born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass., July 30, 1862. In 1867 the family returned to Newbury, Vt„ where the Bayley family had been prominent since the first setdement of the town, and he prepared for college at St. Johnsbury Academy. In college he was active in athletics and served as president and treasurer o£ his class. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and Phi Beta Kappa. For the last twenty-five years of his life he was permanent secretary of the class.
For a short time after graduation he taught in a private school in Newbury, but soon changed to the business of investigating western mortgages for New England investors in the Dakotas. In 1889 he returned to Boston and entered the law school of Boston University, from which he was graduated, magnacum laude, in 1891. He was at once admitted to the Massachusetts bar, and devoted his attention to estate and investment matters until his death.
For many years the family home was in Lexington, Mass., where he took an active part in civic affairs, serving on the school committee, as library trustee, moderator of town meetings, and town counsel. He served two terms as a Republican in the House of Representatives, being elected the second time without a single opposing vote. In recent years his home was in Beverly, Mass., and the winters were spent in Boston or Cambridge.
He served as a trustee of the Massachusetts Savings Bank tor over thirty years, was a trustee of St. Johnsbury Academy for many years, president of the Dartmouth General Alumni Association in 1914-15 and of the Boston Alumni Association in 1918-19. He was at one time president and at his death was secretary of the Bai'.ey-Bayley Family Association, and did much valuable genealogical research. He was a diligent collector of all material concerning the life and career of Daniel Webster, and his fine collection of such material is expected eventually to be installed at Dartmouth. He was the official representative of the College at the com memoration of the 75 th anniversary of the birth of his classmate Richard Hovey in 1939, and gave the principal address at that time.
A descendant on both sides of early colonial families, he was a conservative in politics and religion, and found it difficult to agree with those who held less severe or not so positive views. But no one could possibly question his sincerity, utter straightforwardness, honesty, and high-mindedness. His utter devotion to his family was something to be soon discovered by even the casual acquaintance, and made every one who knew him feel that here was a man who possessed that solidity of worth and dependability of character which any one might well desire to possess as a personal attribute.
June 15, 1892, Mr. Bayley was married to Lucia Anne, daughter of Dr. Eustace V. Watkins (D.M.S. 1850) of Newbury, who survives him, with their daughter, Marian Vesta, the wife of Dr. Edwin Porter Buchanan of Pittsburgh, Pa.
The funeral service was held in the First Congregational church of Newbury, where Mr. Bayley had retained his membership through all the years.
1887
The class of 'B7 has suffered another bereavement by the death of EUGENE STERLING HEAD, at his ancestral home in Hooksett, N. H., June 15, 1944.
Although he left us at the end of his freshman year, he always kept up his association with the class and attended our reunions. He was always good company, and was held in affectionate esteem by all of us.
The son of William F. and Mary (Sargent) Head, he was born in Hooksett, June 1, 1863, 011 the farmstead which has been in the possession of the Head family for considerably more than 200 years; and November 19, 1884, he married Harriet May Hoyt of Allenstown, N. H., who survives him. There were two children, William Hoyt Head and Mary Harriet Head, both now living.
When he left college, Head entered as a partner in his father's business, the manufacture of bricks and lumber. For 200 years there was a little mountain rising from the meadows of the Head farm, which was entirely useless until it was discovered to be a gigantic heap of silica, with a purity of 99 per cent. When it was surveyed by two different surveyors it measured 100,000,000 tons! So the useless little mountain became the source of considerable wealth. The product had an immediate demand from the manufacturers of paints and as a cleansing sand-blast for structures of marble and stone.
A life of ease followed. Head disposed of his treasure on a royalty basis, and could sit on his porch and watch the trucks go by. His life has been like that of a country squire. He has always taken a vital interest in the affairs of his community and state. He represented Hooksett in the House of Representatives in 1895 and was in the Senate in 1901. For over fifty years he served as a member of the school committee.
1895
DR. CI.ARiiNCE WILTON MILLIKEN died at his home in [onesport, Me., November 15, 1943.
He was born in Trenton, Me., October 27, 1866, the son of Cornelius Wescott and Cassilda (Cousins) Milliken, and received his preliminary education at Westbrook Seminary.
After graduation he was for a time an intern at the Maine General Hospital in Portland, and then was in practice for several years at Post Mills, Vt. He then went to Manchester, N. H., where he was city physician and physician and surgeon at the county farm. In 1921 he removed to Jonesport, where he had been since in acLive practice. He was a member of the Congregational church, the Knights of Pythias, and the Odd Fellows, and was active in local civic affairs.
His widow survives him, and one daughter.
1903
GEORGE HOKE died at Detroit Lakes, Minn., on June 30, 1944, as the result of head injuries due to a fall in his ranch home near Park Rapids, Minn. He had been retired from active law practice in Minneapolis for the past three years, having suffered a ruptured appendix and resultant complications in August 1941.
George was born in Dalmatia, Pa., October 28, 1879, the son of George Albert and Emma (Henzel) Hoke. He graduated from the high school at 15, took an additional year at Bloomsburg State Normal School, and commenced teaching at the age of 16. In 1897 he was in the employ of the Phoenix Bridge Company, and in 1898 entered Dartmouth in the class of 1902. At the end of his first year he resumed work with the bridge company in order to pay his college expenses, reentering with the class of 1903.
In college George was a member of Psi Upsilon, Palaeopitus, and Casque and Gauntlet, president of Deutsche Verein, manager of the Dramatic Club, president of the Debating Team, and class orator at graduation.
Entering the office of the Minnesota Loan & Trust Cos., he soon found that he preferred law to banking, and studied at the St. Paul College of Law. Commencing practice in St. Paul, he at once pointed to success and from 1907 to 1917 was a member of the firm of Butler, Mitchell, and Hoke. From this firm Pierce Butler became Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court and William Mitchell became U. S. Attorney-General under President Hoover. Finding unusual opportunities in the extensive railroad litigation of the day, George achieved distinction in this field and became general counsel for the Northern Pacific Railway Company. He moved to Minneapolis in 1920, and ultimately formed the firm of Cobb, Hoke, Benson, Krause, & Faegre, in which he remained from 1927 to 1938, achieving a reputation as one of the best trial lawyers in the entire Northwest in most instances as defense counsel for various railroad and insurance companies of national standing.
In 1912 George married Carolyn Peabody of St. Paul, a great-granddaughter of Samuel Peabody, Dart. 1803, and they had three children: two sons, George Jr. (Dart. 1935) a lawyer in Minneapolis, and Capt. Marshall P. Hoke, U. S. Air Corps, and a daughter, Carol, now deceased, two foster-daughters, Mrs. Henry Curtis Jr. of St. Paul and Mrs. Hubert W. Melby of Dayton, Wyoming.
1906
DR. FREDERICK PARKER SCRIBNER died suddenly o£ a heart attack on July 17 at the Manchester Country Club, at the end of his first golf game in two years.
He was born in Raymond, N. H., June 29, 1884, the son of Charles Wesley and Martha Gertrude (Parker) Scribner, and prepared for college at Pinkerton Academy, Derry. In college he was greatly interested in sports, particularly football, and retained his interest in athletic events during his lifetime. For many years he was an enthusiastic golfer, and continued to enjoy his fishing trips when time permitted.
He took the medical course in senior year and remained at Dartmouth for the rest of his medical course, graduating as M.D. in 1909. He served an internship at the Carney Hospital in Boston, and began general practice in Manchester in 1911, where he remained, winning a high standing in internal medicine. He was for many years on the staffs of the Elliot and Hillsborough County Hospitals, and had been on the staff of the local Induction Center since its origin. He was a past master of the Raymond Lodge of Masons.
June 12, 1912, he was married to Carmen Bundy Stilphen of Jackson, N. H., who survives him with three children: Muriel, the wife of Dr. John Unger Jr., U.S.N.; James W., a government materials inspector in Wisconsin; Charles S., now in the U.S.N. There are three grandchildren.
1913
GEORGE HOMER BEARD, stricken with a heart attack, died on July 27, 1944, while attending a town meeting at Eliot, Me.
The son of Frederick George and Clara Eliza (Lord) Beard, he was born in Stafford, Conn., May 12, 1890. He prepared for college at Stafford High School, and attended Boston University for three years, coming to Dartmouth at the beginning of senior year.
After graduation he was principal of the high school at Standish, Me., 1913-16; then for a year submaster of the Richards High School at Newport, N. H.; then principal of the high school at Easton, Me.; from 1924 to 1942 superintendent of schools for Princeton, Bar Harbor, and Trenton; and since superintendent for Berwick, South Berwick, Eliot, and Lebanon. He has been active in the Maine Teachers Association and in the Episcopal church. He received the degree of A.M. from Bates College in 1926.
October 3, 1917, he was married to Etta Wolcott Benjamin of Claremont, N. H., who survives him, with twin sons, Richard Wolcott and Frederick Leroy, both in army service in England, and two daughters, Mrs. Robert Vincent of Chapel Hill, N. C., whose husband is an Ensign in the Navy, and Mrs. Byron Candage of Southwest Harbor, Me.
1915
CHARLES ROGERS TAPLIN died in Winooski, Vt., the night o£ July 27, 1944, from what is believed to have been a heart attack. Engaged at the time in his duties with the Porter Screen Company, Charlie had been putting in a lot of overtime work, and had lain down to rest for a few moments. Because his fellowworkers thought he was resting, his death was not discovered for several hours.
He was born in Orleans, Vermont, July 3, 1893, the son of Merrick Mansfield and Susie Evelyn (Rogers) Taplin, and came to Dartmouth in the fall of 1911 from Phillips Exeter Academy. Because of his sunny disposition he early acquired the nickname of
"Smiler" from members of the class who roomed freshman year in North Fayer, where he was associated in the group consisting of the late Dave Kinne, Judge Gov Jordan, Hank Monheimer, Stick Parnell, and others, who formed a prominent 1915 clan in that dorm.
In sophomore year he was one of our class who was elected to compete' tor athletic managerships, and was named assistant manager of freshman football at the end of the competition, becoming manager in his senior year. He graduated with the degree of B.S.
"Tap" was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa and Casque and Gauntlet, and always active in class affairs. He served the five-year term from 1930 to 1935 as treasurer of the class, and the following five years, from 1935 to 1940, he was class secretary.
After college he entered the lumber business in Orleans with his father, and continued in this line for many years. At the time of his death, he was employed by the Porter Screen Company, still in a business which required his extended knowledge o£ lumber and woodcraft.
At the funeral, which was held in his native village of Orleans, the class was represented by Fred Lowe, always a close friend of Charlie, and Fred likewise officiated as a pall bearer.
1916
REV. RAYMOND ANDREWS CHAPMAN died July 20, 1944, in Boston.
The son of James Locke and Evelyn (Andrews) Chapman, he was born in Bethel, Me., October 10, 1887. He graduated at Bangor Theological Seminary in 1913. He then went to Sharon, Vt., to become pastor of the Congregational church. In 1914 he entered the junior class at Dartmouth, continuing his pastorate at Sharon through his college course.
After graduation he studied for a year at Andover-Harvard Seminary, and took graduate work in English at Harvard. He then taught for three years at Asheville, N. C., and served as chaplain at the Naval Hospital there.
He had now changed his ecclesiastical connection to the Protestant Episcopal Church, and served as assistant rector and then rector of St. Stephen's church in Boston. In 1935 he was forced by ill health to retire from his work in the ministry, and went first to New Haven and then to Newburg, N. Y. Since 1939 he has been totally incapacitated by illness.
Ray will be remembered by many in 1916 for his unquestionable loyalty to the College and for his deeply religious spirit. Throughout the many years of his illness his good cheer appeared unfailing despite his aifilictions, and his Christmas greetings sent to classmates were always touching reminders of the faith which was in him.
1918
FRANK DONOHUE, or Tim, as he was known to 'iBers, had been apparently in good health and had no complaints. On Sunday, July 9, 1944, he had occasion to drive his car to Hampton Beach on a short business trip, and while there must have suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. He was brought home that night, and it did not look too serious at that time. However, he was admitted to the Lynn Hospital the following day, and his condition became progressively worse. Although he was conscious and rational, his blood pressure was high until July 12, when he suffered another severe hemorrhage from which he died shortly afterwards.
Tim and brother Jack 'lB (surviving) started school together and continued along through the Lynn public schools and in 1914 entered Dartmouth. Both got through in 1918, and Frank went into the Army and was stationed at the Artillery School at Camp Taylor when the Armistice came. Both entered Harvard Law School in 1919, but on the death of his father in 1920, Frank left school and took over the family wholesale tobacco business. He was active in carrying on that business up to the time of his death. He was a member o£ various civic organizations in Lynn and was prominent in local organizations. Frank had never married, but lived with his two surviving brothers (John 1918, Joe 1926) who are associated together in the law practice in Lynn and Boston, Mass.
Tim's sudden death will be a shock to every member of the class. Tim may have gone, but his memory will live with the class always.
1919
RUSSELL WHITNEY died July 8, 1944, at the New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston, after a month's illness.
The son of Willard Roscoe and Mary Ella (Russell) Whitney, he was born in Salem, N. H., November 15, 1896. He was a member of Theta Chi and Phi Beta Kappa.
After graduation he went into real estate business with his father in Springfield, Mass., and so continued until 1929. Meanwhile he studied law at Northeastern University, and graduated as LL.B. in 1929. He was then appointed dean of the School of Business at Northeastern. In June 1943 he was promoted to be comptroller, and held this position at the time of his death.
He was a Mason and a member of the Congregational church in Needham where he made his home. He never married, and leaves no near relatives. The late Ralph K. Whitney '2O was a brother.
1921
WILLIAM BEST MILLER died suddenly July 13, 1944, in Elmsford, Westchester County, •N. Y., while playing golf on the fairway of the Knollwood Country Club. Bill had been working at top speed on war construction jobs which extended into tropical climates and involved much traveling by air. Last year, upon returning from Panama, he had a serious attack of pneumonia, which apparently left some heart complications. Although there were no indications of anything serious, Bill had a coronary thrombosis while on the Knollwood golf course. He and Henrietta had been living at that club preparatory to moving into a new home in Scarsdale.
Bill was bom in South Boston, Mass., May 18, 1898, the son of William Lynch and Annette (Reed) Miller. Preparing for college at Noble and Greenough School, Bill came to Hanover from Brookline. He was elected the first president of the class of 1921 during freshman year, near the end of which he was inducted into the Navy, this being at the height of World War I. After attending Officer Material School at the Boston Navy Yard, Bill was commissioned Ensign on April 17, 1919, and shortly thereafter was released from the service. Deciding to study engineering, Bill attended Harvard, from which university he was graduated in 1923 with the degree of B.S. in C.E. He immediately joined the nationally known engineering and contracting firm of Hegeman-Harris Cos. in New York, and remained with that company to the end of his life. Eight years ago he was elected secretary of the corporation.
Bill was a member of Beta Theta Pi at Dartmouth, and was always interested in the College and in all activities of the class of '2l. He attended the 20th reunion in 1941, with his wife, Henrietta Plate Miller, to whom he was married October 15, 1927, in Northampton, Mass., and who survives him. Bill had an unusually wide circle of friends, largely because of his loyalty and generosity. His success in business was attributable in no small degree to that characteristic, as well as to his ability and industry. Bill Miller lived a useful life, and the class of '2l is the richer for his having been a member.
1929
Lt. JOHN LORIMAN GILL died in New Cal edonia July 31 of wounds received in action.
He was born in Gouverneur, N. Y., December 20, 1907, the son o£ John Loriman and Katharine Noyes (Dodge) Gill, and prepared for college at a military school in Connecticut. He left college after two years, and completed his course at Clarkson Institute of Technology, where he received the degree of B.S. in C.E. in 1930 and of C.E. in 1934.
After graduation he entered the employ of the New York State Highway Department, being at Watertown, N. Y., 1930-6. He then became a junior engineer with the New York City Transit Commission.
In 1936 he enlisted in the New York National Guard. When this was called into federal service in 1941 he was sent to Anniston, Ala., then to Fort Ord, Calif., and then to Hawaii, and early this year was assigned to transport duty in the combat area of the South Pacific. He had attained the rank of First Lieutenant.
He had never married, and is survived by his parents and a sister.
1930
Lt. WARREN GRIFFITH PARISH, medical officer in the U. S. Marine Corps, died July 29, 1944, as a result of wounds received on Guam when the hospital in which he was working was attacked by a Japanese raiding party. He had been in the Navy Medical Corps since August 1942, and had served with the Third Marine Division for a year and a half, on Guadalcanal and in New Zealand before landing on Guam.
Warren was born in Philadelphia on November l, 1907, the son of Dr. Benjamin Dores and Helen (Griffith) Parish, and attended Germantown Academy. Following his graduation from Dartmouth in 1930 and from the Dartmouth Medical School the following year, he received his M.D. in 1933 from the University of Pennsylvania, later interning at the Philadelphia General Hospital. He was a fellow in medicine at the Cleveland Clinic and later a resident in medicine at the University Hospital. He then entered private practice in Cleveland.
October 8, 1938, he was married to Virginia Lee Hamilton of Cleveland. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, Mary, aged 4: a son, Warren Jr., aged 2; his parents, and his brother Ben of the class of 1930, who is with the Army Medical Corps in England.
These are the chronological facts, but totally inadequate in presenting a true picture of Warren Parish, as warm and as human a person as ever lived. His friends will rather remember his friendly smile and booming laugh. They can never forget his sturdy loyalty, his zest for life, and his great ability to make everyone feel a little better when he was around.
There may be others from the College who are better known, but certainly none who are more sincerely held in the affection of their friends. Dartmouth has loat one of her finest sons.
JACK MARTIN '29.
1932
2d Lt. FREDERICK STEVENS ROE was reported killed in action near Myitkyiana, Burma, on July 28, 1944.
Fred enlisted as a private in March 1942, received his basic training at Fort McClellan, Ala., and was commissioned from OCS at Fort Benning, Ga. After several camp assignments, he was sent overseas in December 1943, going via North Africa to India and thence to a combat zone in Burma. No further details are yet available.
The son of Edward Stevens and Charlotte (Riley) Roe, he was born in Pleasantville, N. Y„ February 9, 1908, and prepared for college at Pleasantville High School and Phillips Andover Academy. At Dartmouth he majored in education and was a member of Phi Delta Theta.
In June, 1943, he was married to Mae Arlen of New York City. Besides his wife, he is survived by his father, and his brothers, Edward G. '23 and John '27.
1933
CAPT. FORD KENT SAYRE, USAAF, was killed in the crash of two Army attack bombers at Spokane, Wash., on July 23, 1944.
Captain Sayre, or "Fordy" as he was known to countless alumni and other visitors to Hanover, was granted a leave of absence from his position as manager of the Hanover Inn to accept a commission in the Army Air Forces. He entered the service on August 7, 1942. After receiving training at Miami, Fla., he was assigned to duty as commanding officer of a regiment of colored troops at Spokane, Wash., in which capacity he served with great distinction. Mrs. Sayre recently received a commendation from Captain Sayre's commanding officer, Major General Clements McMullen, which read in part as follows:
1. It has recently been brought to my attention the superior manner in which your husband, Capt. Ford K. Sayre,.... discharged his duties as Commanding Officer of an aviation squadron. 2. Captain Sayre's demonstrated ability in moulding a . ... group of southern negroes into a strong, inspired combat group ready for overseas duty in less than ten months is highly com- mended.
3. Captain Sayre went far beyond the call of duty by taking a personal interest in each man. He worked for long hours in contacting the few local colored leaders and civic organizations in order to obtain recreational equipment, facilities and programs. His initiative, untiring effort, and devotion to duty will long be remembered by all of those who were associated with him.
Captain Sayre was born in Glen Ridge, N. J., on November 8, 1909, the son of William Heysham and Elizabeth (Bartholomew) Sayre. Before entering Dartmouth he attended Morristown School, Morristown, N. J. At Dartmouth he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta, Sphinx, Green Key, and Cabin and Trail. Among many other extra-curricular activities he played soccer and was director of Winter Carnival in his senior year.
After graduation he became director of Dartmouth-at-Moosilauke, where, with his wife, "Peggy," as co-director, he was host to many undergraduates, alumni, and other ski enthusiasts. In May 1936, he was appointed manager of the Hanover Inn. During the six years that he served in this capacity he was instrumental in reorganizing and renovating an institution that had become inadequate to meet the demands that were made upon it. By 1942, ably assisted by Mrs. Sayre as assistant manager, he had made it one of the finest hotels of its kind in New England.
Among other activities Captain Sayre served as president of the Hanover Board of Trade, and as president of the New Hampshire Hotel Association. As Chairman of the Certification Committee of the Professional Ski Instructors of the U. S. Eastern Ski Association, he was very active in promoting skiing in New England, and was particularly interested in the development of junior skiing.
He is survived by his wife Margaret, and three children: Ford Jr., 8; Margaret, 6; and Robert, 4.
1935
LT. CHARLES LATIMER BERRY was killed in action on the Normandy beaches on June 12.
The son of Charles Chase and Louise (Latimer) Berry, he was born in Cleveland, Ohio, April 25, 1913, and prepared tor college at the Lakewood High School. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta.
After graduation he was first with Bloomingdale's department store in New York city, then with Arabaham & Strauss, from 1937 with Cluett, Peabody & Cos. in Brooklyn, and finally with Montgomery Ward in New York.
He entered the Army July 2, 1942, received his basic training at Camp Croft, S. C., and was commissioned Second Lieutenant at the officers candidate school at Fort Benning, Ga. He went overseas in January, and was in England until the invasion.
February 26, 1938, he was married to Jean Kolbe of New Rochelle, N. Y., who survives him, with a daughter, Lynne. His parents also survive him, and a sister.
1937
LT. GAYLE WILLIAMS DEARBORN, a navigator on a Flying Fortress with the Bth Air Force, was killed in action over Germany February 22, 1944.
The son of Ned Harlan and Enid (Williams) Dearborn, he was born in Harmonsburg, Pa., December 14, 1916. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. He did not graduate with the class, but received the degree of A.B. at New York University in 1939.
He taught social studies at Park Ridge, N. J., High School and elsewhere. He enlisted in the Air Corps May 15, 1942, and had been commissioned Second Lieutenant.
1940
CAPT. EDWARD BRUCE GIORCHINO was killed in a plane crash in England, June 30.
He was born in South Norwalk, Conn., July 26, 1919, the son of Frederick Acker and Rita (Moulton) Giorchino, and prepared for college at Peekskill Military Academy and Norwalk High School. He was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa and Boot and Saddle.
After graduation he was with the Sterling Furniture Cos. of South Norwalk until April 1942, when he entered the Royal Air Force. After a year he transferred to the U. S. Army Air Corps as First Lieutenant and pilot of a Liberator, and was promoted to Captain. He had received the Distinguished Flying Cross and four Oak Leaf Clusters. Among other raids he took part in the Ploesti oil fields and the first Rome raids.
He is survived by his parents in South Norwalk.
1941
GEORGE ALDIN LADD died July 2 in India, where he served a year with the American Field Service, of heart failure, as he was entraining for the port of embarkation for home. The letter announcing his death to his parents reads in part: "He was buried in the United States Army Cemetery on the grounds of the Government House at Barrackpore, some sixteen miles north of Calcutta. None of us was better liked than he. I never heard of a time when his good humor failed to make bad times easier and good times heartier. None of us was more conscientious in his work or more careful of his patients. He was not always in good health himself, but he always minimized his troubles, and when hospitalized, looked forward cheerfully and confidently to the time when he would be back on the job. No danger made him hesitate at what was needed of him, and the risks he took were taken in his stride, for he looked on them as only part of the job and nothing to make a fuss about. Truly, it has been good to be of this man's company and especially so in such work as this."
He was born in Moline, 111., March 2, 1919, the son of Rev. Percy Chandler (Dartmouth 1905) and Esther J. (Sanderson) Ladd, and prepared for Dartmouth at the Burlington, Vt., High School and Deerfield Academy, where he was a member of the Cum Laude society. In college he was executive assistant to the manager of Council on Student Organizations and a member of Green Key, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. He took an M.A. at Haverford in 1942, on a Pendle Hill fellowship.
Rejected for service by the armed forces, he applied, unsuccessfully, for the Quaker Service in China. After a few months with Pratt & Whitney, he volunteered with the American Field Service for India. On the Burma front, in the spring of this year, his unit was cut off by the Japanese, and after experience in the jungle, was rescued by British soldiers. After his return home, he planned to take a short rest, and revolunteer.
He is survived by his parents, of Burlington, Vt., and his sister, Mary Elizabeth Ladd, of Washington, D. C.
Staff Sergeant JAMES AMBROSE O'HEARN JR. was killed on June 8 in France with the United States invasion forces.
Jim was born in Cleveland, Ohio, February 29, 1920, the son of James Ambrose and Kathryn (Kerkering) O'Hearn. His parents moved him to South Orange, N. J., three years later. He graduated from Our Lady of Sorrows School in 1933, and from Seton Hall Prep in 1937. At Dartmouth he was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Before entering the service he was associated with the U. S. Trust Company in New York.
Jim entered the Army May 13, 1942 and trained at Ft. George Mead, Md., A. P. Hill, Va., and Camp Blanding, Fla., before he sailed for England in October of the same year. In England he trained for 21 months in an antitank corps.
Jim was engaged to Miss Madeleine Connolly of South Orange. Besides his parents, he leaves two sisters and three brothers.
1942
LT. JAMES GILLETT FOWLER was killed in action June 29 at Cisterna, Italy.
The son of Lt. Col. Henry Gillett (Dartmouth 1917) and Helen (Murphy) Fowler, he was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., November 19, 1920, and came to Dartmouth from Brooklyn Polytechnic Preparatory School. He was a member of Zeta Psi and Sphinx.
He enlisted in the Regular Army May 26, 1942, was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Coast. Artillery, was transferred to the Rangers, and promoted to First Lieutenant. His commanding officer writes in the highest terms of his valor and efficiency.
LT. HOWARD JEWETT LAMSON was killed in action on Saipan in the South Pacific June 22.
He was born in Lowell, Mass., August 23, 1919, the son of Edward Fay and Lucile (Wetherbee) Lamson, and prepared for college at Lowell High School and Williston Academy. He was a member of Chi Phi and Sphinx.
He enlisted in the Marine Corps May 23, 1942, was called to active duty July 20, and commissioned Second Lieutenant at Quantico September 26, 1942. He was sent to the Pacific area in January 1944.
Wetherbee Lamson '4O is a brother.
1943
DONALD JOSEPH HARTY was killed in action with the American Field Service in Italy on July 5, when his ambulance struck a mine.
The son of William A. and Agnes G. (Grimminger) Harty, he was born in Buffalo, N. Y., May 5, 1921, and prepared for college at Bennett High School, Buffalo. He was a member of Zeta Psi.
R. Philip Harty '3B and William A. Harty Jr. '39 are his brothers.
1945
Lieut. JOHN LAWRENCE RYAN died June 12 at Jacksonville, Fla., from injuries received in an airplane accident.
He was born in Chicago, 111., October 29, 1923, the son of Lawrence John and Florence (Raney) Ryan, and prepared for college at Maine Township High School, Des Plaines, 111. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta.
He left college in February 1943 to enter the Naval Air Corps, and was commissioned after training at Pensacola.
LT. WARREN PARISH '30 USNR-MC wounded in the raid on Guam, July 29, 1944, died aboard a Navy hospital ship.
KILLED IN ACTION in Burma on July 28, 1944, Lt. Frederick Roe '32 AUS Infantry.
GEORGE A. LADD '41, son of Percy C. Ladd '05, who died in India July 2 while serving with the American Field Service.
* Died in War Service.
