1945
Here we are back again for another semester, and very apropos of the occasion of the winter term, we had about a half-inch of that cold white stuff the first day. This may be a record of some sort, but I seriously doubt it.
The skirmish of Hanover has sorrowfully come to a close for Bob Aldom, Tony Anthony, Tom Candler, Craig Cain. Dave Davidson, Cline Mann, Jim Eckles, Bob Roberts, Ralph Tyler, Vic Smith, Fletch Clark, Warren Quimby, Lisle Carter, Jug Agry, Warren Gillespie, Larry Levine, Ham Porter, Win Sargeant, Elmer Trumbull, and Bill Schmitt. The first eleven have been sent en masse to Camp Endicott, R. 1., to receive their basic Seabee training. All the boys are quite elated at being allowed to stay together, and all expect to be at least ensigns by February. Quim has been sent to P.I. where all good Marines go sooner or later. Lisle Carter was called midway through last semester and is now at Fort McClellan, Ala.
Lisle, Larry, Jug, Gil, Sarge, Bill, Ham, and Trum all graduated in October but will not receive their degrees for a few months and then with no ceremony. Things ain't the way they used to was. Ham Porter is now at Harvard (!) studying law, and Trum is out at Illinois beavering away for his Master's. Dick Seybold and Jim Knowles will graduate in February and will then shove off for law school.
Also still with us are civilians Bud Blackburn, Jonathon Bursey, Dick Harwood, Vic Liota, Tasker Hatch, and Fletch McDowell. Tom Goss, Dick Murray, and Rod Walser have all returned to Hanover this semester after absences from the old school. Ed Riley, Charlie Holt, and Sam Spalding are Navy, and John Gooding, a Marine, are in the Dartmouth V-12. The Army Meds still here are Pete Beck, Jack Rothwell, Howie Sawyer, Pete Habein, and John Van Buren. The Navy Med '45's consist of Buell Kingsley, Don Cole, Roland Beers, Bob Clark, John Ruppe, Jim Dickson, Bud Farrar, Moe Hatt, Dave Kirkpatrick, Ed McCrum, Jerry Peacock, Fred Plum, Thayer Smith, and Tex White. This gives a total of thirty-five '4s's still in Hanover which is quite a comedown from 723!
As I've just spoken of John, and before we get into the real news from abroad, I'd like to quote from a card from John Van Buren, written "Somewhere Overseas":—
Glad to hear you've the nice job of putting out the old bulletin. Over here the going is pretty tough. Boy I'll be glad when I can get home again. "Two-gun" Sawyer and I have managed to stay together so far. Captured a whole Jerry platoon, or rather wiped 'em all out last week. "Two-gun" found they all wore glasses. I found out they were going to climb out of their deep trenches and attack at 0800. So at 0758 I'd gotten up to the front line and as they started climbing out I sprayed their glasses with brown paint from a sprayer I always keep handy. With brown paint on their glasses they thought they still hadn't reached the top of their trenches so kept on climbing and our anti-aircraft battery knocked 'em down at 2000 feet.
This is not quite the type of news to which we have grown accustomed, but we are not proud and will repeat almost anything you fellas send in.
We are glad to see all your cards come in, not only because_ it gives us something to talk about, but it also indicates that the class is united in spirit if not geographically. Down at Camp LejeUne on September 30 Bud Morris, Grif Strasenburgh, John Tobias, Bud Samuels, and Johnny Leggat were commissioned in the Marines. The boys were here in the V-12 for several semesters and they now expect Infantry duty. Down at the Harvard Business School (no comment) Ensigns Mac Maclay, Rex Felton, Don McNamara, Jim Broderick, Red Williams, Norm Brown, and Elie Mover are taking courses with the Supply Corps. With an apartment in Cambridge off-campus in which to entertain the beautiful Boston belles life isn't too tough for the boys.
Tom Maver and Bill Merrill are studying advanced radio at Boca Raton Field, Florida. Bill is engaged to Ginny Kalkus, Smith '45. Al Gruer is first pilot of a B-25 and is in Columbia, S. C., preparing to ship out. Earle Goldsmith and Bill Hinman got their wings and commissions at Twiner Field, Ga., in August. Jim Andrew, Ev Goltra, and Ted Safford are in their second year at the Long Island College of Medicine. Down at Nolfolk, Ens. Barney Oldfield is attached to the Director of Tugs of the port. Barney says he's enjoying a ride on the "gravy train" the past few months and has positively no gripe about the Navy. Some guys have it and some guys don't. Jim Wilson is (we think) the class's sole member in the Canadian Army. Jim is a gunner-operator in the Canadian Armoured Corps and has volunteered for overseas duty.
T/Sgt. Gene Pinney is a radio observation gunner on a B-17 somewhere in England. His father reports that after Dartmouth, Gene became quickly acclimatized to warm English ale. Lt. Harry Ritter, stationed in Italy, has flown twenty missions, taken part in the invasion of France, received the Air Medal, Oak Leaf cluster, and with his flight group, received a presidential citation. Russ Chase is in Corsica piloting a B-26 Marauder. He's just been promoted to first lieutenant and has thirtyone missions to his credit. Second Lieutenant Alex Ungar, another winner of the Air Medal, is stationed in Italy and completed his fourteenth mission in September.
Ensign Phil Shannon is aboard a cruiser, the USS in the Pacific. Bob Paulson has been in the Signal Corps over two years and at last word this second lieutenant was expecting to be shipped soon. Joe Young, who has been in the Army since early 1942, saw this year's Penn game at Philadelphia. Joe is at an APO address on the East Coast. Otto Griesar, now a navigator with the Eighth Air Force in England, was married to Miss Alice Standerwick of Otto's home town, Forest Hills, L. 1., on June 4. They were married at Tonopah, Nevada; Alice is going back to Mary Washington College, Va., this January. Ens. Ed Lilienfield has caught up with his ship, the USS •, of? Guadalcanal. Ed is a gunnery officer and will be happy to organize another Southwest Pacific Dartmouth Club. Tom Moran, who also saw the Penn game, is a V-12 at Jefferson Medical College in Philly. Sgt. Jim Rodney has been in India for fifteen months. Put into limited service at first because of his eyes, Jim is now hoping for a transfer to the artillery.
Ex V-12ers Jack Burroughs, Ted Douglas, Doug Donahue, Steve Hull, Al Foster, Jim MacPherson, and Ted Swick are now at the Marine base at Camp Lejeune, N. C. The boys are engaged in a few months' session of intensive training prior to going to Quantico to work for their commissions. They say they've found out what is meant by the slogan that the Marines are the best-trained outfit in the world. Lt. Bill Portman is at Fort Benning, Ga., teaching the boys about anti-tank weapons. Bill says since he's been in Georgia he has met about fifty Dartmouth men, but only two '4s's— Howie Walton and Bob Haffenreffer—both OCS.. Evidently there is quite a group down there; Bill says the Adjutant of the School (class of '11) is planning a big beer party. How to go!
Service promotions heretofore un-fanfared are: Ensigns Jim Brown, Fred Davies, Crawford Elder, Fred Kilner, Byron King, Dave Kugelman, Ed Lilienfield, John MacNamara, Stan Newton, Bill Adam, Bob Perry, Al Worthen, Phil Fessenden, Phil Shannon, Bob Samilson, Paul Samek, Josh Billing, Barney Oldfield, Roland Foerster, Max Goldfine, Dick Southwick, Bob Collins, Art Pounds, Jim Torian, and Bill Porter; 2nd Lts. Bill Ashley, Earl Baldwin, Bill Brindley, Allan Browne, George Daniels, John Mccauley, Walt _ Muller, Alan Whitlock, Roderick Shepherd, Vic Sherman, Bob Stewart, Al Ungar, Don Ash, Andy TenEyck, Bob Paulson, Otto Griesar, Ed Strasenburgh, John Tobias, John Leggat, Paul Glover, Bob Hausman, Lloyd Nintzel, Al Gruer, Earle Goldsmith, Hugh Morris, Eugene Edson, and John Nuber; and First Lieutenant John Hartz. Quite an impressive group, keep it up!
In the "Hearts "n" Flowers Dept. (keeping up the best Tyler traditions) we have the following items: Ens. Norm Brown married Janet Lee Foster, October 25 in Milton, Mass. Ens. Bud Ellms married Marilyn Field in June. Roland Beers and Helen C. Rogers of Mount Holyoke became engaged in September and plan the final step for next spring. Jim Murray is planning to marry Marge Geupel in Indianapolis soon. Best wishes to all.
Before closing up shop, I'd like to thank publicly the old Senator from West Virginia, Jim Knowles, for lots of help in getting me caught up with myself this month. That just about does it until next month. Lots of good luck to all you fellas and keep those cards rollin' in.
Acting Secretary, 107 Wheeler, Hanover, N. H.
