1941

A lateral pass brings me a greenie from 32 Greenough Crossing, Carl Krough's new address in Deerfield, Mass. He comments favorably on a New Hampshire public-TV program entitled "A Conversation with Journalist George Herman." I wish we all could have seen this distillation of three hours of talks with George bringing out his forthright views of former presidents, the current state of TV news, and the world today.

Dick Peyser writes that he retired as a realtor in '93 but still does estate appraisals in Portsmouth, N.H. Rheumatoid arthritis restricts his activities, but he now plays a wicked game of pool. He and Barbara enjoy their eight and a half grandchildren, and he sometimes sees Ed Pierce in nearby Strathan for lunch and a bull session.

Dick Shedden, who flew for Eastern Airlines until his mandatory retirement in '79, reports on his good health from Key Biscayne, Fla. Travels around the world with Evelyne are now curtailed because of her chronic asthma, so Dick keeps busy with fishing, bridge, bike riding, and reading.

And now a final roll call for classmates killed in WW II. Phil Sleadd, a Kentucky gendeman, lost his life near San Diego in November 1942 when his fighter plane failed to pull out of a dive because of mechanical problems. J. Watson Taylor was killed in action on a raid over Schweinfurt, Germany, in November 1943. George Taylor enlisted in the navy in 1940 but returned to Dartmouth to graduate, then earned his commission in Septemb er 1941 under the V-7 program. He lost his life in January 1945 when the aircraft carrier Ticonderoga was struck by a Kamikaze flier.

Eugene Valentine was an infantry officer who fought through Normandy, marched into liberated Paris, but then was killed on September 19, 1944, on the sixth day of combat at the German Siegfried Line. In a letter written to his parents during the prolonged bat- tle, Gene said, "I have prayed to God for His guidance and watchfulness and assured Him that I would give my own life gladly if I can save a few of my boys."

Dick Van Divort, president of Gamma Delt, became a first pilot in North Africa and flew 45 missions. Awarded the Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters, he was returned to the States and ironically died in an airplane crash in Missouri, where he was attending Command Staff School.

in the RCAF, but relinquished his rank in order to fly. He received his wings at the head of his class in 1943. Flight Officer Zeller was lost in operations over Europe on September 8, 1944, another gallant classmate who gave his life for the cause of freedom. The memory of all our fallen comrades should never die in our minds and hearts. We must keep their faces before us as we think of Hanover days, sing "Dartmouth Undying" or pause at the war memorial on the side of the Inn. We can do no less.

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A public-TV program featured George Herman's forthright views of former presidents, the current state of TV news, and the world today. DICK JACHENS '41