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REUNION Before 1900 Robert Wilson, M.D., '87A, dean emeritus of the Medical College of South Carolina and past chairman of the State Board of Health, was recently elected by the South Caro lina Tuberculosis Association's ex ecutive committee to serve as Chair man of the 1944 Early Diagnosis Campaign. . . Doctor Wilson, who visited the campus March 30 to de liver the annual address at the South Caroliniana Society banquet. has been appointed by J. Heyward Gibbes, M.D., '08A, president of the society, as a member of the organi zation's newly formed advisory connittee. Maj. Gen. Frank Parker, '91A, executive director of the Illinois War Council, now addressed at 188 West Randolph street, Chicago, 1, Ill., writes. "I remember with warm est affection my association with the University of South Carolina. My people have for many genera tions on both sides belonged to South Carolina and I have always regretted that my life lines have been cast so far from her soil. Per haps some day I may be able to return." General Parker is an ac tivc member of the Alumni Associ ation. Maj. Gen. Roderick L. Car michael, U.S.A., '96A, who retired from active service at the end of his tour of duty as cheif of tinance of the Armv in 1932, is now addressed at 25t1 Cliffbourne Place. Washing ton, D. C. General Carmichael has not been in South Carolina, except for infrequent its, nc .\pil, 1893, wien he left to enter West Point, "but", he writes. "I have kept up with the University in a general way . . . and have never lost interest in its progress." 1900 -1919 J. Edwin Belser, '04A, '05L, of 920 Laurens street. Columbia, has rccently been elected president of the Columbia Executives Club. \lr. Belser is an attorney in Columbia. J. Heyward Gibbes, M.D., '08A. Columbia phy ician, w\a! elected president of the University South Caroliniana Society at its annual meeting on the campu. M arch :;o. Doctor Gibbes, who fornerl) was vice-president of the society, suc ceeds the late Chief Justice Milledge L. Bonham, '35H, of Anderson, as president. 1920 - 1929 Arthur W. Farrell, '27CE, is working as a civil engineer with the public works ofTice at the Navy Yard, Charleston, Comdr. Pinckney Moseley Jef fords, '25CE, i- the commantding of ficer of a regiment of SeaBeas in the Pacific area. George A. Buchanan, Jr., '20A, editor of the Columbia Record, was recently elected president of the Columbia Rotary Club. Antong the new directors elected was Charles J. Cate, Jr., '22A. Lt. (jg) H. W. (Toots) Causey, USNR, '26Ed., who hta. rec:ently gon:e overseas, wtrites that whena he arrived in New Caledo nia, a let ter from the Alt:mni Office was there waiting for hinm. 1930 - 1939 Staff Sgt. Frank N. Duke, '33A, is w 'ith an airdrome ..qua dron over seat. Staff Sergeant DJuke is ad dIre ssedl thronghI the posttmnaster inI San Francisco, C:lif. Lt. Harold B. Prince, '39A, '41G, of Ea,iey, write - that he is with a trOoop carrier squa:dron in n ugl and. Pvt. James D. Geiger, '36E, is ad. dressed at G uns & Turret Sqdln.. Mtth FGTG, AA F, BAA F, Fort Myers, Fla. Private Getiger i- in structing in the gunnery schoo,l. James Woodrow Lewis. '32A, of HTartsvilig, h as resigned fronm the South Carolina 1 iouse of Repre,.en tatives to enter the army. Lt. William K. Richardson, '39E, who took part in the invas,ion of Sicily, is with a parachute infantry group overseas. Lieutenant Richard son is addressed throngh the post master in Newv York City. Capt. Samuel E. McFadden, '36A, of the Army Air Corps, i- addressed in care of the Douglas Aircraft company, Long Beach, Calif. Lt. nieI Rogers McLeod, '37A, formerly an attache to the Ameri can embassy in London, is now at the Naval Tfraining School, Holly wood Beach Hotel, Hollywood, Flat. Maji. Buford S. Chappell, '36A, and Mrs. Chappell (Marjorie Coop or), '49J, are now addressed at Qutarters 49, Fort Francis EC. War ren, WVyoming. Major Chappell is with the Army Medical Corps. Dorothy Denick, '43A, Alumai Recorder Mailed by the Alumni Association Of. ice to members at the Association and to ion-member alumni in the Armed Forces vhose addresses are on file in the Alumni )ffice. IN PRINT Capt. Frank Eugene Barron, Jr., '370, is with an infantry battalion overseas. Captain Barron is ad dressed through the postmaster in San Francisco, Calif. Capt. Heyward Hutchinson Fou che, '38A, is with a medical battalion overseas. Captain Fouche has been on duty in England, Africa, and Italy for the past twenty months. He is addressed throttgh the post master in New York City. Cpl. Raymond Marshall Winn, Jr. '30A, is addressed at 724th Engr. Base Depot Co.. Marion Engr. Depot. larion. Ohio. Lt. (jg) Rudolph C. Barnes, '37A, '40L, writes that he is taking a course in naval navigation at the U. S. Naval Air Navigation center, Hollywood, Fla. Capt. Harold C. Mauney, '36E, and the battalion in which he serves overseas have received a citation for "outstanding accomplishments in the operation of railway lines at the front in Tunisia during January, February, March and April, 1943". As commanding officer of his head quarters company. Captain Niauney sent on December 24. 1943 a Christ mas message to all of the men in the company, commending them for "those splendid records that you have set" and a.suring them that although they would he "working on the line . . . through Christmas time . . . during your daily toil time will be found to remember those we love. and to speak a pray er in their behalf.'' Lt. Edward Tiller. '39A, w%ho is : ............ .n! .lan wit? 0i a bombardnent sita(lron. write, that he recently met Ens. Heber L. (Rock) Stroud, '40A. and Capt. Richard J. (Dick) Foster, '37L. Capt. J. B. (Bubba) Ness, '38C, '40L. is A\ith an infantry unit in 1 tale. Captain Nc.s is addi esard through the postmaster in New York Cite. Capt. F. S. Crown. '37A, is with a service group in England. Tech. Sgt. Cheves H. Dixon, '39A, formerly w ith the State Selective Servite headquarters in Columbia, is n(,ow stationed at Ildqt-. 1)et., Sect. 1, Stati,n Complement. Camp Gordon Johnton. Fla. Staff Sgt. Claude Lott Kammer. '33A, is n ith the Army transpor tation corp, located at the Charles ton Port of Embarkation, Charles ton. Lt. (jg) David A. Childs, '35A, is on active duty with the Navy in the Atlantic area. Mrs. Childs (Eliza beth Carlisle), '36A, mnakes her home at 25:?: Wilmot avenue, Co lumibi.. Pvt. James Moncrief Brailsford. Jr., '32A, '34L, is addJresmed at Co. A,\ 223rd fbn.. 68thi Regt., Camp B3landing, Fla. Lt. Louis William Gilland, '3SA, inow addressed at 2t66thi Ord. Co. NI .\.l) Staten I slanld Terminal, Stapleton. -4. Staten Island, N. Y. Dr. J. A. Fort. Jr., '39A. formerly of North. is now piracticig medicine at 1515 lDull street, Columbia. Pfc. Eugene Maxwell McNaull, Jr.. '35A, is stud.s ing radio at thet I :th Signal Training R egt., Fort .\lonmo~uthi. N ew J ersey . Private .\ c Naull ha:, the rating of sharp shooter in miachinie gun. mortar andi, Capt. Robert Witherspoon Hem phill, '36A, '38L, of Chester isad dre,sed at F-.W.A.A.F.K. Fort W'orthl. Mrs. Eugene Redd Porter (Mar garita Baldwin). '37A, is adldressed at tl Stiring Ivenue, Chuarlottes vle, \ a. F/O Ralph Willis Lillard, '36A, i, attachied to the 12th Night lighter Sqiuadron. I lainuner I ield. 4'alit. Lt. Wallace Elliot Crumi, '32EE. '37CE, is. niw is.tat oned at Jack ent for nttumerous. nas al air stations in that vicinity. I .iutenant Crtum n5 uite'. that mianye 'arolina mniEu are weorkinig t here withI himi. Amutong them are. Lt. Edward 0. Cannon. '34CE; Ens. Nathan 0. Thomas, '37CE; Ens. Samuel H. Zimmer man, Jr., '38E. and A. Patterson Bolton, '29A. Lt. Harry Brooks Hilton, '3SA, is with the t ranisport conimmantd, ferry ing dlivision of the News Castle Army Air Base. \\'lhington. Dela. Capt. Robert Motte Brown, '35A, is no0w stationed ini Englatnd. Cap tain Bronns wias fornmerly connected wsith tile F'ederal Landi B3ank ini Co ltumblia. lie has been stationed at v'ariouts hields int the i'nited States. in the stat isticai control tnit of the Armty Air Force.. Deane G. Fowbie, '36E, of Co. ltmbia has been pr~olnotedl to the ranik of liejitenatnt junior grade. Lieutenanit Fowble is an instructor at the Naval Air Station, Olathe. Issued by the Ui RALPH Charles Johnson Receives Legion Of Merit Award Lt. Col. Charles Edward Johnson, '33E, son of Mrs. C. E. Johnson of Columbia and the late Mr. Johnson, has been awarded the Legion of Merit medal in the name of the President, "for exceptionally meri torious conduct in the performance of outstanding services", it was learned by the Alumni Office re cently. Colonel Johnson, was assistant chief of staff of a sub-task force which was "engaged for a period of approximately three months in pre paring for and conducting the Sicil ian Campaign", according to a con minique by command of General Eisenho\Ver. "Colonel Johnson, through ex ceptional abilities, unceasing devo tion to duty and keen analysis of the problems, was able to discharge a seemingly impossible burden com pletely and within sufficient time for the operation", the comminique states. "His conduct throughout the period of preparation and the actual operation reflected great credit upon himself and the service", continues the statement. His division landed at Licato, took Agrigenta. then turned north, marching and tighting as much as 35 to 41 miles a day, capturing Pa lernio, and then moving with diffi culty from Palermo to Messina. During the operation Colonel John son had sonie experiences which are not now for publication. lie entered Messina with General Patton and (,eraTru:cott an they formally accepted its surrender. Colonel Jobnson commanded a battalion which was charged with guard duties at the "unconditional surrender" conference. He rode with the President at Casablanca. Capt. James L. McCrorey. '37A, is addressed at 17th, Co., 1<t Stu dent Training Regt., Fort Benning, Ga. Lt. William Yates Hazelhurst, '33CE, who has been with the Navy in the Aleutians area for a year, is now back in the State5. He is now in Columbia. Lieutenant IlIazel hur'st 'wai in engineering and col tracting bu'ines, in Columbia be fore entering the Navy. Ens. Daniel D. Ellis, '39C. '44L, is addres;ed at Naval Mine \ar iare Test Stafion, Solomons, Md. 1940 - 1947 Cpl. Paul A. Sansbury, Jr., '41A, '43L, w rite. that he is nw stationed at TI'ri nidad, and is addressed through the postmaster in Miami. Flha. Lt. (jg) Richard M. Jefferies, Jr., '42A, and Mrs. Jefferies (Emily Brown), 'a2C, are now inl Williams burg. \'a. Lt. Claymon Cecil Grimes, Jr., '43A, '45L, who recently received hscommission in the .\rniv Air Corps, is now stationed at Moore Field. Mission. Tlexas. Pfc. Nor-man Lee Williams, '42A, wvrites f romt England that he isa radio op)erator on a "tank buster''. lIe recently met Sgt. Vance E. Ed wards, '42C, also in Enigland. Cpl. W. C. Kimbrell, '42A, Is with 'a hiospitatl evaiculation In it sotnle uihere in the South P'ac ific area. Simpson J. Zimmerman, Jr., '43C, has bee n prom otedl from corporal to a"rgeant at Camp l.ee, \a. Sergeant %imm111ermanu i> addres edl at liI . Det., ta'th QMN Field and Retrain ing Regt., Camp I .ee. \'a. Lt. William Lowry (Billy) Turn en, '44A, has recetlyi returned to the Staite, after* seringL a tour of dut. mn the l'aciuic area. I ,ieutenanit Turner isnow at .\ lai l!eachl. Fla. lIte visited the Alumni Otisee last Capt. Allen Vassey, '4tA, wh Io ha.s beeni s(erting ini the So.tuhwest Pa s'itic area for the p)ast twenty monthIis, ha,- ret urned to the States on leave. Capltainl \'assey p)artici patted in the invasion of the Marshall islands, l ie is now in ( hester with Mrs. Vassey (Julia Pegram), '41A. Franklyn McClellan Comstock. '45, as comin1ssioned( ani ensign in the Naval Air Corps April 1 at Corpus Christi. T'exas. Ensign Comistock is no0w stationied at the Opa-Locka Naval Air Station, .\ iami, FlIa. Pvt, Joe Krivonakc, '42E, is with the military police iln England. Pri iate' Krivonak is addressed through the postmaster in New York City. Pfc. Francis C. McCullough, '42A. is. wtith a special service unit at Fort Mc Pherson, Ga. Lt. (jg) Buford Lynn Chary, '42C, is addressed at U. S. Maritime Ser ice TIraining Station, Sheepshead Bay. New~ York, N. Y. Capt. Roy Alexander'- Powell. '40L, is now stationed in England on General Eiscnhower's st'at. ('ap iiversity of South Carolina Al LEWIS, '29, Executive Secretory and Alumnl Monroe Johnso Col.. J. Monroe Johnson, 99A, of Marion, civil engineer, assistant sec retary of cummerce in the first Roosevclt administration. and a member i the interstate commerce commission, has been appointed hy l'resident Roosevelt to be director of- the Office of Defense Trantsor cation. His term as a member of the interstate commerce comnission (for re-appointment to wich he Wac nominated by the Prc=idenit in 194.1) does not expire until Dc cember :1, 1948. Colonel Johnson. who command ed the 1ith engineers of the famons 4'=nd division in the fighting on the \\'estern front in the first \\'orld War, has long been promi nent in the American Legion, of which lie is a charter mnembher. lI the I.egion. I n%as on the national excutive coiurtnittee for a nutber of years and was a member of the tain Powell, formerly secretary tol Gov. .Olin D. Johnston, '23G, '24L, entered the army in March, 1941. He served on the public relations staff at Fort Jackson for some time. \\hiile serving there, he huilft the first post radio sItudio in the 1.'niited States, and( put (il the tirst po1st broadcast to be aired over a national network. Cap)tain P ow ell attenided infIant ry school at Fort Hien ning, Gja. lHe was then sent to England, and later stationed in Africa for six months, before being sent to F.ng land again. Capt. Powell is ad dlre,ssed through the postma ster in New York City. Reuben C. K. Johnston, '45E, of St. tjeorge ws as recently coitmis 5 ionied a second lieutecnant in thle A rmy A.~ir t'orps. at Freemian Army A ir F ield, Se mour. Inid. Lt. Allen Birge Wise, Jr., '41A, is add(ressedl at :;?th Fighter Con trol Sqd., I fimmer Field, Fresno, C'aliif. Lieuterant \\ise receivedl his conumn m on in September, 19.1:1, andl ha. b,een stationed in A labaman- and IF lorida since that time. Ens. Neil Withers Allen, '44 A, is niow stat ionied at a subm):arine t i. .r b ase at NIliam i. FlIa. F.nsign Allen w as recent ly gradtuat ed fromi the Carolinia Naval R.O.TI.C. unit. 1t. Robert Glenn Lister, '43A, re eei ved his wing-. NIareb Ii 1 at l. linigton Fiebl, Tlexa . and wasom mi-ioned a second lieutenant in the ecived his training at MIiami, la., J akson;. Tenui.. Sant Antonio. Tex.. I i ne H Inuf, Ark .,,il an indepe-ndence. Kansas. Mrs. Lister (Sarah Coth ran), '43A, has beeni miakinig her home at !5;;t Shieffield roadl, Co lumbliau. CpI. James B. Malone, '43E, of Oahkla nd av enne, Columbhia, is wvith ani engineerinig dletachlmnt of lhe army in the P'acitic area. Corporal Malone has been in thle P acifi'mc area for nearly two years. Lt. John M. (Jack) Hendley, '42A, w rites fronm the South Paciiie that le sees Capt. William E. (Bill) O'Harra, Jr., '41A, qtuite oftoi. Lieuite na.nt hi endley is w ith thle AIla rines anad Captain O' harra is wvith an tantti-aircra ft bat talioni. Lt. Thomas A. Oliver, '40CE, is withI a bomnbardmrent squadron overseas. His squtadroni wsas coin mndede for dli'tinigished't service in suipport of the E ighthI Ar my. Lt. Robert B. Collier, '40A, is writhi a field artillery battalion on the Anzio boehhead in Italy. Siron umni Association Editor n Heads ODT Paris convention committee. He was runner-up for national cam mander at the Philadelphia con vention in 1926. and is now a trns tee of the Legion endowment fund. Colonel Johnson, who has re ceived several military decorations and citations, served as president of the American Society of lilitary F-nginer in 1.12 . lie has served as chairman of the Marion ContMy Iighway Commission (1912-14). and was chairman of the South Carolina State I iighway Cotmissioi in the early days of the c"omnnission. lIe was South Caro Iina lhondary Commissioner in lie is a member of the Baptist church and numecrouts cici. proics sional and social organizations. Hlis new addren is: Otfie -f Defenlse 'I'ran<portation, \\'ashington 2:, 1). C. Rufus G u s t a v u s Fellers. Jr., '41EE, is an instructor in Electrical Engineering at Yale ' University. He is addressed at 51 Prospect street, New hlaven. Conn. Julie Elizabeth Ledbetter, '42J, WV.A.S.P.. is add(ressedl at Pilot's liomi, 1st Gunniery Sydn., Buck inghanm AA F, Fort Mlyers, FIla. She is one of the thirteen wVomein ini lie coun try w ithi first p)ilot rat ing on a F'lying Fortress. Mrs. Murray Gibbes Fant (Mary Warren Burgess), '40A, is with -her husband, Major Fant, '40A, at 1116 South Second Street, Mlonroe, La. M rs. F'ant, originally of Sumter, at tended Columbia College before en tering the U.niversity' in February. 19;mi . M\ajor anid Mirs. Fant wsere miarried Septemiber I;. 19 41. Mrs. F'ant, w ithi Mlajor Fant's parents, J. Roy Fant, 'O6A, and Mirs. Fant of Loc khart, visited thle Aluminni Of fice ini N ovembi er, 1943. QM2/c James Marion Penn, '43A, iS add~re'ssed at ltk5. (f' t,.S. Lt. Samuel W. (Bill) Hamlet, '4OC, '42L, w%ho is. with the \Marines ini te South P ariei area, writes that he piarticitpated ini the invasioni o)f lie M arshall I slandtis. Ens. John Wade Eastman, '43CE, N'.O.i0., ('amnp Biradford, Norfolk, ii. V. Lt. John E. (Jack) Lewis, '45E, ait L.ewis is in the A rmy Air Corps. Edwin R. (Dick) Little, '40A, has jist lbeen p)romotedl from captain to miajor. M ajor I .ittle is serving at ani air' stat ion in V.ngland1( as sqiiad( ri n coinma:inder. ile was cornmis SionedC( a secondt lieutenan t in May Ens. Harvey L. Blouin, '42C, of te Naval Air Corps is oin dutty int thet South . Pacific. Mrs. Blouin (Helen Geiger), '45C, iiakes her ho:me at 8212 Crandont avenue, Chi cago, 17. 1I1. Ens. James C. Arrants, '45L, is addre'ssed at '. S. Naval Smiall Craft TJraiining Center, Roosevelt Base, Te'rmiinal Island, San P edr'o, Clii. Ens. H. E. Boswell, Jr., '43E, writes that lie is on sea (lity' in the Atlanitic. Enisigni Bosweli has it Lt. (jg) James McClintock (Jimmy) Wilson, '41Ed.; Lt. (jg) Richard Boykcin (Dick) Pool, '42CE; En.. James Mclver (Mac) Riley, '43A; and Ens. William Al. lison (Bill) Harger '43A. Annie Lee Young, 25A, 38G, Anst. Editei Men and women of Carolina, graduotet and non-graduates are requested to nenc alumni news and their changing addressei to the Alumni Office, University Campus Columbio, South Carolina They Promised Betty Norma Gibson and James Robert (Bob) Trotter, third class petty officer, '45E, of Columbia Jan uary 3. Mrs. Trotter is making her home with her parents on Charlton drive while officer Trotter is on active duty with the Navy. Eunice Miadalene Mitchell of Beaufort and Lt. Lemuel George Benjamin, '32L, of Darlington March 11 at Camp Gruber, Okla. They are making their home at Camp Gruber, Okla. Lillian Elizabeth Cave. '44C, of Columbia and A/C Wilburn Parker Williams of Cedartown, Ga., April 1 in Columbia. Mrs. Williams, as sistant in the Alumni Office, is making her home at 3330 Wilmot avenue, Columbia. Elaine Boylston, '42A, of Spring field and Lester H. Browning of Barnwell March 8 at Springfield. Mrs. Browning has been teaching school at \\agener. Ethel Willis Heyward, '45A, of Columbia and Lt. Richard Felger Potts of Covington, Ohio, April 1 in Columbia. They will be at home at 1615 Hampton street, Columbia. Martha Jean Dobson, '44A, of Gaffney and Cpl. Wallace Sims Murphy, '46A, of Columbia and Charleston 'March :10 at Gaffney. Mrs. Murphy will be graduated from Carolina in June. Corporal hfurphy, a weather observer is stationed at Iockbourne Army Air Base, Columbus, Ohio. Alice Victor Tate, '40A, of Cal houn Falls and Lt. tjg) James i Saiuel Garner, Jr., of Rome. Ga.. .larch 18 at Calhoun Falls. '[hey will be at home at Apt. :,0:'. 4307 Avondale street, Bethesda, .\Md. Nancy Rector of Union and Pfc. Olin Christmus Shull, '41E. of Co lumbia April 2 at Union. Private Shull is with the Army Air Corps stationed at Columbus. Ohio. Louise Whetstone, '35s, of North and Aiken and \\'ilson Lee )utTt of \\'aynesboro and Augusta, Ga.. April 6 at North. They will make their home at the [ion-Air iiotel, Augusta, (;a. Mary Elizabeth Tatum, '44A, of Tatum and Olyn C. Crouch, Jr., '43E, of Coluhmbia April 3 at Tatunm. They will make their hone in Co lumbia. Mrs. Crouch is a senior at Carolina. and \Ir. Crouch is deputy sheriff of Richland county. Leola Louise Garety, '40J, of Co lumbia and C\VO Peter J. Roberts of Pittsburgh, Pa., April 10 in Co lumbia. They will be at home at Tullahoma. T[enin.. near Camp For rest where NI r. Roberts is stationed. Frances Keith King, '34A, of Co lumubia and NI aj. Hundley Thomup son April 41 in Nashville, Tenrn. Helen Elizabeth (Betty) Cappel mann, '44A, and Tech. Sgt. Moffatt Barmore (Buck) DuPre, '41E, April t2 in Columbia. Technical Sergeant D)uPre has recently returned to the States after six months in North Africa and Italy as radio operator and gunner on a Flying Fortress. lie is temporarily stationed at the Columbia Army Air Base. Colum buia. Lt. Willis F. Horton, '42P, writes that he is with the WVater Division of tihe Tiranspotation Corps, at tachued to Hiarbor Craft. Lieutenant H orton is addressed at 27 15th street, Apalachicola, FlIa. Cpl. James C. Graham, '45C, is addressed at Ilreezy llill Range, R.C.A.T. 4, Camp l.ivingston, L.a. H/AIC David M. Crockett. Jr., '46A, is now attending dental tech nic ian school at the Norfolk N av v Varnid dispentsary, P ort smnout h. Va. Lt. George Robert Jones, '43A, i., svithI a bomntbard mentI groutp over Ieu I,ieutenant J ones is acting as stt eentson olTicer. Lt. Toy Franklin Reid, '44E, is niow located at the Base \Veathter Station. Florence Army Air Fieldl. Florence. Ens. Daniel J. Crider, Jr., '42C, is now' located at Roomi 488- N.T.S. (z), I lollywvood rh'eh I botel, lloly. Cpl. William Smith McCurry, Jr., '45A, is a comipany clerk int the qutartermuaster corps. Corporal Mce Curry has been otn dtuty in Fng. land,. North Africa, and( Sicily. iIe is add(ressed through the p)ostmtaster ini New York City. George Cullen Battle, '42A, has~ b)eenl promoted to tile ranuk of lieu tenantt junior grade. l,ieuttenant Battle received his commuission at Columbia Univetsity int December, I1942, atnd then at tend(edl D)iesel lyi. gineer School at the University of Illinois. lie is at present commutni cation)ts ottiieer of Itis ship at San IDiego. Calif. Lt. Joseph Edward Wallace, '42A, whlo is r.navigator otn a L.iberator b)omber, is inow stationed in Northt A friea. Future Alumni A son, James Adger Reese, Jr., born March 25 to Lt. James Adger Reese, '35A, '37L. and Mrs. Reese (Gill Ann McFadden), '41s, in Ce lumbia. Lieutenant Reese is with the Marines and is stationed at Camp Lejeune, New River, N. C. A daughter, Clara Christine Ed wards, born March 26 to B. M. Ed wards, Jr., '35A, and Mrs. Edwards in Columbia. They make their home at 1723 Pinewood street, Co lumbia. A daughter, Emilie Bregy Guig. nard, born March :11 to Sanders R. Guignard, Jr., '32A, '34G, and Mrs. Guignard in Columbia. They make their home at Guignard Estates, Co lumbia. A son, David Geddings Cox, born March 29 to James Benjamin Cox, '36L, '38A, and Mrs. Cox (Mary Geddings), '38Ed., in Cohmbia. They make their home at 2726 Burney drive, Columbia. A daughter, Susan Morris Lyles, born April 2 to Lt. James Morris Lyles, Jr., and Mrs. Lyles (Sally McCaw), '42A, in Columbia. Mrs. Lyles is making her home at 2610 Devine street, Columbia, while Lieu tenant Lyles is stationed in Texas. A son, Robert Murray Smith, Jr., born April 7 to Lt. (jg) Robert Murray Smith, '39C, and Mrs. Smith (Martha L. Withers), '38A, in Sun Valley, Idaho. Lieutenant Smith is disbursing officer at the Navy Convalescent hospital at Sun Valley, Idaho. A son, Julia Basil Rickenbacker, Jr., born March '0 to Mr. J. Basil Rickcnbacker and Mrs. Ricken backer (Evelyn Wilson), '38A, of Cameron. A son, Fdwin L. Green, III, born March :31 to Lt. (jg) Edwin L. Green, Jr., '31A, and Mrs. Green. Lieutenant Green is now on active duty in the 1'acitic. A son, John Norberg Thompson, Second, born March 22 to l.t. John N. Thompson and Mrs. Thompson (Floy Vance), '30A, in Miami, FIa. A son,. Marion \\'orth Beacham, .Ir., horn April 9 to NIaj. Marion Worth Ueachanm and Mrs. Beacham (Betty Wertz), '43A, in Columbia. \I rs. Beacham is making her home at 30:30 Devine street, Columbia, wtihile Major Beacham is stationed at Fort Bragg, N. C. A daughter, Sara Alberta Hill, born April 9 to Lt. (jg) Albert Michael Hill, '42C, and Mrs. Hill (Mary Virginia Copeland), '44C, in Orangeburg. Mrs. Hill is making her home in Erhardt while Lieu tenant II ill is on active duty with te Navy, lie has commnandl of an aircraft rescue vessel and is sta tionedl in North Africa. Lt. (jg)- Richard Orion (Dick) Young, '42A, is executive office of his ship (L.ST) in the Pacific. Capt. T. J. Knox, '44C, writes that he is now stationed on the island of Kanai in the Hawaiiaz1 group. Captain Knox has recently met Maj. J. B. (Pinhead) Henson, '40Ed., and Lt. (jg) Charles H, Moorefield, '4ICE. Lt. John S. Boatright, '43C, of Ridge Spring has recently returned fronm foreign duty. Lieutenant Boat wright is nowv at the TIhird Air F'orce Replacement Depot, Columi bia. Lt. Thomas Nelson Gasque, '44A, who huas beeni on duty in Trinidad, D)utchu Guiana, Frenich Guiana, and lritish Guhiania for the p)ast seven teen months, is nows back in the States. I .ieutenant Gaipurue is with lhe 33:rd Inif., Camp Clairbornme, l.a. Ens. Charles W. Knowlton, '43A, .r l arilrd l 'ers,ity. ( tnmbridge, .\law. Russell E. Green, '44J, of Green ville, wvas recently commiussionled a second lieutenant in the .\larinie Air C'orp-. I.ieutenant Greenm received his conmmission at Corpna Christi, l exas. Cpl. Leonard H. Turnbull, '43J, whom( is. wvi the .\laurines in the Pa cihie, write, that lie i% doing person-. t inel work, lie recently) met Pfc. Harry S. Williams. '43A. Sgt. Ralph Marion Harrison, '41A, is addres.sed at Hgi. & Hq. Sqd., :a.thtl lgt. G'rp., l.V\.A .A. F., Las \ egas, Nev. Sergeant Harrison is a unner.v instructor at the gunnery chothere. Pfc. Walter L. Keisler, '41E, of St. .\latthews is no0w with the 12thr .\irborne Figinieer5 at Camp Mack all, N. C. Pvt. R. Kelsey Foster, Jr., '4GE, havimg completed a courlse at Lowry iebI , orado, is now taking aerial gunmnery t. l.aredc, Army Air Field. lrikate I aster miet Harley Stevens, '45A, anid Pvt. Arthur Burnett, '48A, at I.ow ry Field; and also Lt. Doug, las Bernard (Skeet) James, '3TA,