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With profound sorrow in the loss of two more classmates, this department records that Mike Allison participated in the invasion of Southern France with the Seventh Army, and fought his way with his command to a position before the German Westwall. His job: commanding an outfit which spotted targets for the artillery. Mike died just ten days after the birth of his son. Orrin Crankshaw in civilian life was instructor in medicine at the Yale Medical School and resident staff member at the New Haven Hospital. In 1942 he went to New Zealand as one of a group of forty medical men, Later, at Guadalcanal, he contracted malaria, was returned to the United States in July 1943, left for England in February 1944, participated in the D-day invasion in June. Orrin held the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement in France from July 28 to October 10, 1944, for his gallantry in treating wounded men under fire, and the Purple Heart was awarded to him in January 1945, when the jeep in which he was riding struck a mine. Orrin continued his duties despite severe injuries, and was no doubt engaged in the same sort of devoted service when he met his death in February.
Capt. A 1 Gerould, writing very probably from inside Germany, contributes some cogent information on Yank attitudes towards the "master race." Ever since last June, says Al, "I have been earning my living as regimental interrogator. I have learned how to make myself comfortable in roofless houses as everyone else has, have seen more of the master race than I'd like to count, and can report that they all smell the same and have some pretty strange views on recent history. I have been asked time and again why we declared war on Germany and came over here to spoil their beautiful plans for a united Europe." Al hopes a lot of people read that article in the January Reader's Digest on our treatment of German PW's; he will be glad to get back home to his wife and job after two years in foreign parts. As this is written, things look up. Godspeedl
Capt. Don Marcus has just spent his third ice-capped winter shuttling with the North Atlantic Division of the Army Air Transport Command. His job: to provide communications, navigational aids, ranges, and cryptographic data along the Snowball Route. His hope: a winter soon in warmer climate.
Axel Young's death, mentioned last month, occurred during an alligator hunt near Puerto Armuelles, Panama, according to information kindly furnished by his father, John Young, who, with his wife, Pfc. Luz Maria Young WAC, and his brother John Young Jr. survives him. Lt. Morgan Hobart was buried with full military honors at Arlington, March 2, 1945. At least one classmate was present for the ceremony.
Bob Coltman writes that Marv Chandler and he had a pleasant miniature reunion early in March when Marv hit Philadelphia as representative of his new firm, Reis and Chandler, Inc., advisers on public utilities to investment banking, brokerage, corporate and individual clients. The firm also offers expert advice in SEC testimony, rate cases, at al. Marv is continuing part time with his duties at the Cayuga Construction Corporation.
Dr. Ellis Jump, currently on the teaching staff at the University of California, has taken the jump, and is to be married this summer to Miss Margaret Endicott, of Grumman Avenue, Norwalk, Conn., who is working as research associate at Mt. Holyoke College.
Space remains to record the recent promotions of Capt. Nelson Alexander and Second Lieutenant Neil Disque, and the news that Capt. Paul Dunn is in Europe with a Railway Operations Battalion, and that Ping Ferry, erstwhile PAC associate, is serving in the Pacific as operations analyst with the AAF.
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Captain Orrin F. Crankshaw Killed in action, Western Front February 23, 1945. Lt. Michael M. Allison Jr. Killed in action, Western Front November 28, 1944. Requiescat
