1940
"Five dollars more for '44," another slogan piled on those we've listened to endlessly, is, nevertheless, a succinct statement of what the Fund and the College need for the building of the reconversion reserve. Get behind it and get the dough in early.
Ken Hamilton, back in Springfield, Vermont after a honeymoon in Florida, writes that he is still Priorities Director for Fellows Gear Shaper. While in Miami Ken ran into Sam Williams (jg), now a daddy, and learning at the Navy Diesel School, and Walt Kelley. Ken has been up and down twice in the draft, and holds a current record of six Navy rejections.
Bob Thomas '41, in a short visit with Lois and me during a leave home from the south Pacific, reported Iver Olsen (jg) sporting a full beard and busily chasing all over New Guinea for the Navy.
Ens. Jud Lyon, long an absentee from class records, is now running a PT boat out of bases in Italy, and has been sent to North Africa for rest after heavy action. His wife and son are living in Orange, N. J.
Ned Banta, now a Navy doc, is stationed at the Naval Hospital, Newport, R. I.
800 Hayden, Production Officer for Aircraft Overhaul Division at Alameda Naval Air Station, writes that he has heard from Will Pitz, engineering for the Marines on "Island X," and Bill Shelton, settled down in Australia with his wife where he's been ever since leaving the States. Boo's wife Betts works for the Oakland paper mornings and is a Nurses Aide pm's.
Jim Moore, now at Camp Barkeley, Texas, is proud of Jim Jr. '65 who arrived at 8 lbs. 1 on March 9. Jim's wife is at home near Philly, and Jim expects a first view of his new son on a furlough now due.
Ed Schechter, enclosing his donation with the extra 5, writes from Camp Ritchie, Md. He left the Mountain Troops after a year and a half of inaction and disillusionment, and has his new wife with him, a condition which makes life very desirable and happy.
Bob Kinsman is at the Navy convalescent hospital at Yosemite after contracting arthritis of the spine at Bougainville. He says it sounds bad but actually isn't. It will, however, restrict Bob to continental duty when he gets out in the near future. Bob was interpreter and translator in Japanese during his duty in the southwest Pacific.
Ens. Bill Hutchinson is still training armed guard gun crews for merchant ships on that famous (at least to Bill's friends) land based vessel the USS Paducah. His* most exciting moments come when some trainee smashes a finger trying to operate the breech of the guns Bill larns 'em about. Art Mountry, now a full lieutenant, was on the same ship with Ml, until a recent transfer to the USS Dubuque, two piers up, where he has new duty as executive officer. Bill has seen Tom George (jg) now stationed at Norfolk naval air station. Hutch was happy at the time of writing M contemplation of the arrival of his family for a long stay. He'd only seen daughter Mary Ann twice since her birth.
My own trips around Vermont pay the biggest dividends in news for the class on visits to St. Albans where Jack Willson and new wife Fan are comfortable in their first home. Jack went to Rutland (Vermont's induction center) and came home a 4-F a few weeks ago. He's run into Sherm Richards, transferred to Burlington when Bell Aircraft moved their ordnance division a while back. Sherm is working in Labor Relations for Bell and is not completely happy with life in Vermont. Whatever missionary work Jack and I can do will always be forthcoming on the slightest provocation to keep whoever of the class moves to the state here, and to maintain a flow of immigrants to our far north Utopia. Jack had bad news from Eddie Miller, who, after a few years of relief from the back trouble he's always had, is flat in bed again for a promised three months. Some of us are plain lucky, since Eddie's trouble was the same thing I had, and, while he's been hors de combat many times with his, and mine has yet to kick up for the first time.
2nd Lt. Howard Ackerley, home from Puerto Rico, has been navigating a Mitchell bomber for Capt. Scotty Treeman on anti-sub patrol. Dartmouth was also represented on the place by and Lt. Al Densmore '43, co-pilot on the plane. Howard was home for a furlough in March, with new duty at an undisclosed base in view.
Lt. Ed Giorchino, one of the most decorated men of the class, recently received his fourth oak leaf cluster. He's now tactical advisory officer of a bombardment group stationed in England.
Maj. Elly Bridge, Marine, in a slick letter to his folks which was published, described the fighting at Eniwetok, where he led his Marines in the taking of two islands. We hope to include a lengthier report in an early issue of the Indian Drum.
Charlie Tuck (jg) is back in Philly after nearly two years of sea duty. He expects to stick around the states for awhile in his new duty.
Lt. Bill Squier has been awarded the air medal for attacking and hitting Jap shipping after being hit himself. The action was some- where in the southwest Pacific.
Tom Braden and Ted Ellsworth, furloughs ended, headed back for England. They were both stretching for transfer to our own Army, but, at last word, there seemed to be some obstacles still to be overcome.
Jay Weinberg, in the Army air forces, has been accepted for aviation cadet training, but expects a long wait for his call due to the present slowing up of the program. He's moved to George Field, 111. While in North Carolina he was drilled by Sgt. "Mike" Woods, who left the class after freshman year.
Promotions recently recorded are those of: Capt. Pres Joyes, Capt. Welles Sellers, Capt. Page Smith, Lt. Col. Fred Eaton (now a staff officer in England), Capt. Bud Barber, Capt. Joe Armanini, Capt. Powell Holbein and a flock of Second lieutenants, jg's, and ensigns who, this month, are too numerous for listing. The Drum will, if room permits, carry the complete list.
ON BOARD the Scorpion, a submarine recently reported missing, is Lt. (jg) Richmond Ellis '40. It was his fifth patrol.
Acting Secretary, 1 Terrace St., Montpelier, Vt.
