1938
Good news for this month is that not only is a reunion imminent, but we have an actual date. Art Soule, after meeting in New York with Don Cameron and a host of other class representatives, writes that the Class of '38 will officially reune on the Hanover Plain July 12-13, 1946. That same weekend, Hanover will also play host to the classes of '39, '40 and '41. Housing in Hanover has become tight, but the Navy is on leave between courses in July. Plans are still fairly general, so if anyone's got any ideas, let's get them in, before we begin to get down to brass tacks. So you'll be posted, some of the things that are up for discussion at the moment are the banquet, picnics and tents. On the banquet question, it appears likely that President Dickey would be literally strangled if he had to attend four banquets each night, and the suggestion is that we and '39 combine our banquets and get a better chance to meet the Old Man. On the picnic, when, where, and how do you want to hold it? Unless one of you wants to enter the wholesale food business right in Hanover, we'll have to' make arrangements for that well in advance. So far, the only suggestion on the tent headquarters is that we set it up on the Beta lawn. There will be a President's reception, and so far as can be foreseen, dorm space will be available. Some last minute hitches may change the date, but it appears unlikely.
From Warren Flynn, via wife Dorothy, "It's difficult to believe that I'm on my way home for separation from active duty. Three days ago I was about to sail for Japan, but the sailing was delayed because of typhoon warnings, and that afternoon my orders came on board from Manila. We were detached that day and are now awaiting transportation at a small base on Lingayen Gulf, near the town of San Fernando. In San Fernando all the buildings were demolished by gunfire from a destroyer escort when we invaded Lingayen, but the people still carry on the market and shops in the midst of the ruins. The most common type of shop is the dressmaker's; they seem to have about the same prestige as the lawyers at home. There are also quite a few 'glamour' shops where the natives get permanent waves. This in the middle of what is really a pretty crude standard of living. The middle aged and older women seem to prefer tremendous, loosely packed cigars which look as though they'd knock out a stevedore. Evidently there are still some Japs living back in the mountains, and once in a while a few of them are captured." Dick Francis, after falling off the gangplank in California, was sent to Camp Adair, Ore for duty as the Replacement School S-3, and is now at Pickett, Va., commanding a replace ment company.
Lt. (jg) Bill Blees was killed in the Okinawa typhoon on October 9th. The sympathy of the class goes to his family.
Promotions:—Lt. Comdr. Eric Davidson Major Bob Frese, and Lt. Comdr. Jim Keon. Bob Frese recently was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for "meritorious achievement in charge of Correspondence Branch This award took place at Caserta, Italy." Lt Bob Harvey USNR has been awarded the Bronze Star for heroism, as officer in charge of a rescue party on board the USS Converse during operations in the Sulu Sea. All survivors were rescued despite adverse weather conditions and attacking enemy planes. Wife Suzanne and son John are in Atchison, Kan. First Lieutenant Alex Clark has been assigned to Personnel Section, X Corps, part of Gen Krueger's Sixth Army occupation forces in Japan. Wife Miriam in Ridgewood, N. J.
Jim Briggs, back after three and a halt years as an ambulance driver for the American Field Service, was engaged to Janice Murchie, of Wellesley College and Calais, Me. Also engaged are Bob Frese, and Dorothy Allen, who has been with the Red Cross in Africa and Italy for the past two years. She's from N. J. College for Women, and a Columbia M.A. Major Don Boyle has been hitting the news the past weeks. Shot down over Rabaul on Jan. 23> !944> was Pappy Boyington's cellmate for the fourteen months. Remember way back in September when three B-29S flew from Japan to Washington? Col. Jim Seaver was one of the weather officers on the flight.
That's the work for the month. Let me know what you want for the Reunion.
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'38 Vets on Campus Among the Dartmouth veterans who returned to the College at the opening of the winter term on November 5, were the following two men of the Class of 1938: John B. Harmon and John McGreevy.
