1933
You will be shocked to learn of the death in action in the Pacific Area of Lt. HaroldG. Payne. Hal was serving on a carrier at the time of his death. This information has just reached us as we go to press and no further details are available at this time. We hope to have more information shortly, and it will appear in the Necrology section of the MAGAZINE in the next issue. Hal is the second member of the class to make the supreme sacrifice. The death of Denny Fowler in North Africa last year was the first. Our deepest sympathy goes to the members of his family.
Stanley Zebrowski was wounded in action in Italy last May. According to the report that Monagan forwarded to us, however, Stan appears to be on the road to recovery and will suffer no permanent injury.
Lt. (jg) Paine Knickerbocker is back in the States after a sojourn on Tarawa. Received a nice note from the former Topliff fashionplate a short while back in which he reported: "We went into Tarawa just after the Marines had concluded their valiant and effective job, and I remained there with a Carrier Aircraft Service Unit as gunnery officer until my. orders for ACI School came through in April." One of the first things Knick did when he got back was to get together with a couple of other denizens of Top, Fran Hoge and Charlie Kiger, whom he found in excellent health and spirits. Hope one or both of these guys will break the vow of silence that has long kept '33 in complete darkness as to their whereabouts and doings.
Another despatch concerning a '33 in the Central Pacific brings the news that Lt. Robert Doscher has now turned his considerable talents into the job of news analyst, among other duties. Bob, as you may remember, is the guy who was picked, not so very long ago, by such reliable agencies as the AP and the UP as the fellow who would give Ham Fish a run for his money in the Republican Primaries for a seat in Congress. Bob turned the tables on the newsmen when he joined the AAF. Stationed in the Marshalls, Bob spends some of his time keeping the members o£ his squadron up to date on developments in the war. He is quoted as saying that he draws bigger crowds now than he ever did in making a campaign speech. In a letter that he wrote recently to Sam Black he reports that life is not too bad out there: "If money grew on trees down here, I doubt that anyone, would pick it. A patch of ice-cold, ripe kegs of beer would produce a different story, but let's not even think about it. We do get a trickle of beer now and then, and something other than Spam in the mess hall once in a while, and there are no mosquitoes on the island; so we abide quite happily looking forward to a leaf or two of crisp lettuce and ice. cream cones. In addition, we keep extremely busy and life in the Army, since it must be, lived, is infinitely more tolerable in a forward area where each and every activity is immediately translated into an effective step, to Tokyo."
News of another peripatetic '33 via Sam Black, who forwarded the following excerpts,, from a recent letter from Bud Ball, medic with the Army: "Am enclosing the cover of your recent letter which just caught up with me. It trailed me to two stations on the. Hawaiian Islands, then down to the New Hebrides in the South Pacific. There I contracted some tropical fever and had to be evacuated. Next note the course of my convalescence—Letterman General Hospital to, McCloskey G. H. to Brooke G. H. to the "pasture" at the training center at Camp Barkeley, Texas. While in Hawaii I tried to contact Foley but was unable to, missed the second Dartmouth Club luncheon—Was assigned as Regimental Surgeon to an Infantry Regiment, then went down under with them. Did get to do an appendectomy one day on the high seas, which had quite a thrill as we were in submarine infested waters. Patient got through all right. Had some interesting experiences in the jungle, but nothing you haven't already heard about from others who have pushed through the same. Did particularly enjoy the letter in the '33 Newsletter on the jungle, and have given it to the Medical Officers in my training battalion to read."
SERVICE PROMOTIONS
Sid Stoneman has been promoted to Captain. Sid is head of the Legal Division, Philadelphia Q. M. Depot. He is also acting as assistant Training Officer on Contract Terminations, in addition to his other duties. VinnyYoung is now a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy. Other promotions: Capt. Tom W.Eastman, Capt. Robert F. Maker, Capt. William Likoff, Capt. Mayo R. Purple, Capt. EberResnick; Lt. E. David Coolidge Jr., Ist Lt.Lester S. Leavenworth, Lt. (jg) Kenneth B.Weeman, Lt. (jg) Alfred J. Swan, 2nd Lt.Robert H. Seabolt, 2nd Lt. Daniel G. Rollins.
THE ALUMNI FUND
Congratulations, gang, on the marvelous job you did on the Fund this year. While the final results have not yet been tabulated, '33 will have raised over $4,000 for the College this year. This is about $900 more than the Class has ever raised before. This is particularly gratifying this year, in view of the many difficult problems confronting the College. The curtailment of the V-ia program by 36% in November will mean that the College will face a more or less prolonged period when its enrollment will be comparatively small and its income correspondingly greatly reduced. The success of the 1944 Fund, in which more than $280,000 was raised for the College, will make the task of President Hopkins and the Board of Trustees in seeing the College through this period much easier. Sam Black has done a marvelous job as Class Agent. To him, to his assistants, but above all to each of you: Well Done!
PROMOTED to the rank of Captain, S. Sidney Stoneman '33 is head of the Legal Division, Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot.
Secretary, 20 Valley Rd., Hanover, N. H. Treasurer, 2812 Grant Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa.
