1931

Once a year we get a swell letter from Gale Freeman in Chicago and his last one was most welcome and full of news:

1. Major William B. (Jim) Swift. In addition to your recent item on Jim, you might be interested to know that he had recently received the Bronze Star medal for his work in planning operations prior to the Normandy invasion.

piwi mc isiuiaiiuy uivaaiuji. This is a signal honor for anyone not immediately in combat and I think we can all take some pride in the award. The citation read: VCTTMI: c c :RI T„

"Major William S. Swift Jr., Quartermasters Corps, U. S. Army, for meritorious service in connection with military operations while a member of the planning division, Southern Base section, from 6 November 1943 to June 1944, Major Swift assisted in the development of plans and administrative orders for the marshalling organization required to mount the invasion assault. In addition, he edited the plans of the services of that base section and recommended changes in the plans. Through his energy, organizing skill, and mastering of detail, Major Swift rendered great assistance in the preparation of a sound plan, and the supervision of the operation of this plan and by so doing, contributed greatly to the successful embarkation of the assault forces."

2. William B. (Bill) Waterman. After our graduation, Bill attended Harvard Law School and shortly after his graduation in 1934 was admitted to the lowa Bar before which he practiced for the firm of Lane and Waterman in Davenport. He has a very attractive wife and a cute baby

After the start of the war he harassed the procurement officers of the Army, Navy and Marines to the point that he was almost declared a public nuisance, and in August 1943, he came with the Army Air Force Price Adjustment Section here in Chicago where he has since served as an attorney and negotiator with great ability.

3. John R. (Jack) Ewtng. Jack is now the vice president of the A. E. Ewing Cos., a splendid department store in Olean, New York, the trading center for the oil-rich part of that State. Jack has done extremely well largely through his tremendous drive. I think is is the hardest working member of the class. He has a very sweet wife, whom he married during our senior year, and a swell family now almost as grown up as their parents.

4. E. D. (Doug) Woodring. When I last heard of Doug he was a lieutenant, jg, in the Navy Armed Guard and was in charge of a crew of about thirty on a Liberty ship. He has had some interesting and very perilous assignments and, I believe, one of his ships was attacked and either destroyed or badly damaged in the Philippine area. We got a very nice Christmas card from him, but not much news.

5. Robert (Bob) Hale. As I believe you reported a year or so ago, Bob went with the Harris Trust & Savings Bank and later with Graybar Electric, but in the fall of 1941 decided that he would to live in the West. He went out to Tucson "and after looking over Southern Arizona, bought two splendid ranches in the extreme southern part of the State. His address is R. F. D., Elgin, Ariz. I visited him in 1942 and again early this month and enjoyed immensely my talks with him for he and his charming wife and two sons have taken a step which I am sure many of us have often wanted to, but for which we haven't had the tourage. They are about 65 miles south of Tucson in extremely beautiful richly grassed cattle country. He is operating his ranches without any' help and honestly looks more like a. native cattle man than any one else I have seen in Arizona. Although remote from city life, their home is as complete and nicely furnished as any in the metropolitan areas and from their library, I am confident that they are more up- to-date in their intellectual and cultural life thanv most of us city folk who are too exhausted at the days end to read more than the financial page and the funnies.

6. For myself, after Harvard Law School, I went with The First National Bank of Chicago and was made an officer with the unusual title of attorney in January of 1940. In the fall of 1942, not being man enough to be admitted into the Service, I took a leave of absence from the Bank to organize a Price Adjustment Section for the Army Air Forces and have served as a member of the _ local Price Adjustment Board, since its organization. This has been extremely interesting and educational, in all, a great experience for Bill Waterman and myself for we have been lucky enough to be associated with extremely fine men in the administration of what might be an extremely onerous law if administered by other than businessmen themselves. I was married at Christmastime in that great year 1931 and now have three lovely little girls.

7. George- Uglow, a lieutenant, jg, is doing similar work for the Navy here in Chicago, and we have had an opportunity to help both of our offices through our relationship.

This is a long letter, but as I have read each one of yours with great interest, it is short in relationship to the pleasure that I obtained from reading information submitted by other members of our class.

Thanks, Gale, your letter sure was a life- saver for this month's column.

In the list of promotions in the Service there are a gang of 'sjiers who have done well. Lt. Bill Alton has been promoted to captain in the Hq. Corps. (Airborne) Lt. Joe Watson raised to lieutenant commander USNAS Lt. Doug Wilson promoted to captain in the Chemical Warfare Division Lt. Ken Anderson promoted to captain and located in Clearwater, Fla Art Birkett promoted to second lieutenant. .... Ted Johnson from lieutenant to captain, and Byron Garson was promoted from captain to major.

Congratulations to all of you from all of us. Amongst the civilian members, Bob Asher is now with the United Nations Rehabilitation and Relief Association in London woi'king on the replacement of the many displaced peoples of Europe. Doug Morris is now living in Upper Darby, Pa., where he is the assistant to the Advertising Manager of the Campbell Soup Cos., of Camden, N. J. and Bill Murphy is now in Albany with the Gilman Fanfold Division of Moore Business Forms Inc., at 113 State St.

Don't forget the Alumni Fund; the College needs your help and Red needs his hair.

Secretary, 224 Beverly Rd., Scarsdale, New York Treasurer, 400 W. Madison St., Chicago, III