The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, July 27, 1945, Page Page Eight, Image 8
Thelma Ann Reynolds
Mailed by the Alumn
members of the Associat
alumni in the Armed For
on file in the Alumni O
Reunion
1900-1919
Richard Henry Halle, '13Sp, of
West Columbia, master electrician
of the Haile Electric Company, re
cently was elected a board member
of the Certified Electricians of Co
lumbia.
William K. (Casey) Beckham,
'18A, '21CE, of Columbia, recently
was elected commander of Rich
land Post Number 6 of the Ameri
can Legion. Mr. Beckham is state
maintenance engineer of the South
Carolina highway department. Dur
ing the First World War he served
as an enlisted man and as an of
ficer in the infantry, and later held
the rank of captain in the Officers
Reserve. Mr. Beckman makes his
home at 505 Saluda avenue. Colum
bia.
1920-1929
Eugene Brown King, '23A, and
Mrs. Ring (Helen Boland), '25A,
'27G, formerly of McBee, now make
their home at 1818 Columbia Col
lege drive, Columbia. Mr. King
operates a drug store at College
Place and Mrs. King is registrar
at Columbia College.
Gladys Irene Sampson, '27Ed, '31G,
of Columbia, works in the patent
office, Scientific Library, Washing
ton, D. C. She makes her home at
2012 0 street, N. W., Washington.
Chevis Steven Britton, '27A, of
Chesterfield, is co-editor of The
Chesterfield Advertiser.
Mary Elizabeth Coleman, '24A, of
Union, is now engaged in govern
ment work in Greenville. She
makes her home at 401 Buncombe
street, Greenville.
Mrs. Thomas Quares Cogburn
(Kathleen Schley Cleckley), '28G,
of Swansea, is serving as principal
of the Norway grammar school at
Norway, S. C. Sho is addressed at
Norway.
Hubert Earl Nolin, '29C, '32L, of
Greenville, recently was elected
president of the South Carolina
Elks Association. He is addressed
at 304 Masonic Building, Green
ville.
The Rev. Osborne Lamar Schum
pert, '27CE, of Philadelphia, form
erly of Columbia, recently received
the degree of Doctor of Sacred
Theology from Temple University.
He makes his home at 318 North
63rd street, Philadelphia.
Capt. Francis Burt Fitch, Jr.,
'28CE, of Columbia, and Mrs. Fitch
(Daisy Pearce Towill), '34G, now
mak( their home at Fisher's Is
land, N. Y., where Captain Fitch
Is stationed at Fort 1. . Wright
e-.eg.n.r or Fort Wright and
several other islands.
The Rev. Wynne C. Bollek, '24G,
pastor of the Lutheran Church of
the Reformation, delivered the com
mencement address to the grad
uating class of nurses from the Co
lumbia hospital, at exercises held
recently at Washington Street
Methodist church. The Rev. Mr.)
Bollek makes his home at 1118
Union street, Columbia.
Lleut. Col. George T. McCutchien,
*29A, of Columbia, is serving as
chief of the surgical service at the
Fort McClellan Regional hospital,
Fort McClellan, Ala.
Maj. William Dale Tinsley, '29L,
of Greenwood, has returned to the
States after having served over
seas In the claims section of the
Judge Advocate General's depart
ment in the European theater of
operations, HIe is hospitalized, at
present, in New York.
T-5 Harold Hlorace Hentz, '27Ed,
of Pomaria, who is serving over
seas with a field artillery group,
Is assisting with the army ediu
cation program in the European
theater. At present he is hospi
talized in Paris where he is re
covering fronm a recent illness. Be
fore entering the service, he was
instructor in modern languages and
dean of men at Friends Academy,
Locust Valley, N. Y. lie is ad
dressed through the postmaster,
New York, N. Y.
Lieut. Omdr. Wilbur C. Zeigler,
'28A, '290, of Columbia, recently
spent a leave at home, before going
to Berkeley, Calif., to assume his
dutIes at the University of Cali
fornia. Commander Zeigler return
ed from overseas duty in January,
and since that time has been an
instructor at Northwestern Univer
sity, Chicago.
Capt. Merrick Kershaw Walsh,
*24A, '25G, of Columbia, Is now
stationed at the United States Axany
Convalescent hospital, Camp But
ner-, N. C., as clinical psychologist,
to assist with the work with re
turned convalescent soldiers. Cap
tain Walsh, formerly professor of
psychology at the University, has
been stationed at Fort Jackson for
three years, with the Fourth Ser
ea Command.
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Association Office to
ion and to non-member
ces whose addresses are
f ice.
In Print
Lieut. Eugene M. Baker, '24A, of
Columbia, is at home on leave, after
having served for more than two
years as commander of a LST in
the Pacific. Lieutenant Baker, who
entered the Navy in 1942, was first
assigned to an oiler, but later Was
transferred to the LST. le has
participated in numerous Pacific
battles, including Saipan, Guam,
Truk, New Georgia, Bougainville
and Okinawa. In August he will
report to Charleston for reassign
ment.
Thomas I. Dowling, '24A, '25G, of
Saluda, recently was appointed
head of the department of educa
tion at Newberry College. Mr.
Dowling has published articles in
various educational and scientific
magazines, and prepared The
Syllabus in Science for the Elemen
tary School, published by the S. C.
State Department of Education.
Charles Edgerton Jackson, '21L,
of Washington. D. C., formerly of
Columbia, recently resigned his
position as assistant director of
the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
and as assistant deputy coordina
tor of the fisheries in the United
States and will become general
manager of the National Fisheries
Institute, Inc. Mr. Jackson served
for 11 years as secretary to the
late Ellison D. Smith.
Col. Melvin If. Purvis, '25, of
Florence, who is serving overseas,
is connected with War Crimes
JAGD. and is in charge of the
apprehension and prosecution of
certain war criminals in Germany.
Colonel Purvis also has been made
a member of the French Foreign
Legion. He is addressed through
the Postmaster, New York. N. Y.
1930-1939
Lieut. William Maxwell (Buster)
Walker, '37A, of Columbia, was as
sistant gunnery and torpedo officer
aboard the submarine Barb, and was
making his first submarine patrol
when that ship made a daring sur
face attack on -a Japanese convoy
mentioned in Associated Press dis
patches recently. The Barb made its
attack in a Japanese h-aO, de
stroying shipping and supplies. Be
fore entering the service, Lieuten
ant Walker was employed by the
testing laboratory of the State
Highway Department and later by
the Riverton Lime and Stone com
pany of Riverton, Va., as sales en
gineer.
Lieut. Laurin Cirrie McArthur,
Jr., '39A, '42G. of Bennettsville, is!
now on detached service as liaison
officer aboard a British ship in the
Pacific. Recently he was awarded
the Bronz,e Star for nction in the
secondl battle of I hr Philippine Sea,
liet. (g) D)a'.ld Hopkins Rtem
b)ert, '30E, of Columblia, former Uni
'ersity basketball star, is now serv'
img as an Armed Guard commander
in ihe Navy. Before entering the
service he was connected with
David Hi. Rtembert and Company,
soap manufacturers, in Columbia.
lie is addressed at the Armed Guard
Center, Newv Orleans, La.
Lient. Col. Edward IHood DJaw
son, '360, of Chester, formerly con
nected wilth the Coast Artillery and
the army, has beeni released from
active duty, and will resume part
nership with his father in the
wholesale hardware business at
Chester. Colonel D)awson's military
service includled two years In Pan
ama with th'- Coast Artillery, oper
ations officer of the Atlantie Bri
gade, and service with an anti-air
craft unit in North C:arolina and
Texas.
Lieut. James H. Price, ,Jr., '391,
of Grednville. is now addressed at
The Supply Department, Puget
Sound Navy Yard, Br emerton,
Wash.
First Lieul. William S. Arratnts,
'38A, of Ihopkins, who is serving
with an anti-tank company of the
infantry overseas, has heen award
ed the Bronze Star for service on
the Western Front before V-E Day.
H-e is addiressedl through the Post
master, New York, N. Y.
Jamos A. Ackerman, '87Ed, of
St. Stephen, who has served more
than four years in the army, has
been honorably discharged under
the point system, and is addressed
at Box 444, St. Stephen.
Clarence Edwin Eadon, MM 2-c,
'84A, of Manniny, is now addressed
a' industrial Command, Navy Re
pair Base, Division 10-I, San Diego,
Calif.
Mrs. John Conway Henry (Eliza
beth Rhea Preston), '87A, of Colum
bta, recently received her Doctor
of Medicine degree from George
Washington University, Washing
ton, D. C. She makes her home at
396 North Washington street, Falls
Church, Va.
Issued by the Uni
RALPH LEWI!
Mrs. Rosamonde Ramsay Wim
berly, 'S3A, '34G, of Columbia, re
ceived the degree of Doctor of Phil
osophy at the 93rd commencement
of Duke Unixersity, on May 26. Dur
ing 1933-34, she served as graduate
assistant in the sociology depart
ment at Carolina, and was instruc
tor in sociology from 1934 to 1936.
She is now associate professor of
sociology and history at Converse
College.
Maj. John M. Coulter, '38A, of Co
lumbia, is servirg with the AAF at
Headquarters, Second Air Force,
Colorado Springs, Colo. He and Mrs.
Coulter (Louisa Ann Ferguson),
'35C, '36G, make their home at 601
North Union boulevard, Colorado
Springs. They have one son, John,
Jr.
Capt. William M. (Monk) Shand,
'331., of Columbia, is now serving as
commanding officer of a headquar
ters squadron, Marine Air group in
the Pacific. le is addressed through
the Fleet Post Office, San Fran
cisco, Calif.
Maj. Walter Brown Miller, '38L, 1
of Spartanburg, is addressed at
Headquarters, Military District of :
Washington, Room 5B-511, The Pen- I
tagon, Washington, 25, D. C. I
Lieut. Edmond E. Tiller, '39A,
serving with the AAF, and Capt.
Harry C. Tiller, '37A, serving with
an Engineer Corps Battalion, sons
of Phillip Murray Tiller, '09A, and
Mrs. Tiller, of Mayesville, were re
cently stationed in England where
they had frequent reunions. They I
have been moved recently, and are
both addresed through the Post
master. New York, N. Y.
Cpl. Jack N. Nathans, '36r., of
Charleston, is serving vith the
armed forces overseas, in the Rome
area. Recently he was visited by
Senator Burnet R. Maybank during I
the senator's tour of that area.
Sgt. Maynard Carrere Salley, '34A,
of St. Matthews, is serving with a
fighter group of the AAF in the Pa
cific. Ie is addressed through the
Post master, San Francisco, Calif.
Thomas Vincent Davis, '32C, of
Columbia, has been appointed spe
cial agent for the Liberty Life In
surance Company in Columbia.
Prior to this appointment, he was
connected with the same company
in Greenville, and he has also held
positions with the South Carolina
National Bank and General Motors
necepta~nce Corpc:ati'n in Cclum
bin.
Maj. James Bryson McCord, '33C, c
of Manning, is now addressed at (
4013 AAF BU, Patterson Field, Fair- E
field, Ohio. Before entering Ihe serv- %
ice, he was superintendent of per
sonnel for the IIeslep and Thoma
son Construction Company of Co-t
lumbia.
Soule Calvin Chandler, '37A, of
Wedgefield, is principal of the(
schools at Loris.
Walton James (Stumpy) Meteod, I
Jr., '300, of Walterboro, is serving
as Air Combat intelligence officer
aboard an aircraft carrier in the(
Pacific. lie is addressed through
the F"leet Post Office, San Fran-t
cisco, Calif.
Maj. William R. Geddings, '3SJ1, of
Columbia, is special assistant to
General Robert E. Nowlatnd, com- a
manding general of the Air Tr'ans
port Command ferrying division.
lie superv'ises the public relations
of all ferrying division bases in the
United States, and is addressed at I
Hleadquarters, Ferrying Division,
ATC, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Genevieve Reynolds, '33J, of La
mar, recently was elected president 4
of the American Newspaperwomen's
Club. She has served for several
years on the staff of the Washing
ton Post, where she is nowv club]
editor. Site is addressed in care of
the WVashitngton Post. Washington.
I). C.
First 1Lieut. Walter Reedy David,
'36J, of Salt ers, is in charge of cer-.
ain activities ati a P. 0. \V. camp,
Leesbutrg, Fla. llis brothter, Lieut.
Monroe Spears David, '430, of the
AAF, recetttly returned to the
States, after having been a pr'ison
ce' of the German government, and
is spending a leave at home before
being r'eassignedl.
Mrs. Joseph J. Hoke (Margaret
Elizabeth Moore), '33A, formerly of
Olanta, is now cashier and book
keeper for the Noland company, Co-.
lumbla. She makes her home at
1128 Belt Line b)lvd., Columbia.
Torace Malcolm Nelson, 'S3G, of
Greenville, is principal of the Par
ker high school, Greenville. lHe
makes his home at 400 Jones ave
nuec, Greenville.
Lleutt. Col. Charles Gzibson Cooper,
'36s, of Columbia. who served as
commandler of a 6th infantry divi
sion In Germany, recently was
awarded the Silver Star for gallan
try In action, iIe is now a patient
al Kennedy General hospital, Mem
phis, 'rann.
I-n pameaiooe
versity of Soutb Carolina A
, '29, Executive Secretary and 0
Edgar Eron Crow, Jr., '32C, for
merly of Fair Forest, is now ser.
ving as an assistant soil technolo
gist with the USDA Soil Conserva
tion Service company at Barnberg,
He is addressed at North street,
Bamberg.
Lieut. William Rankin Bruce, '37C,
of Sea Girt, N. J., was graduated
recently from the officer c.andidate
school, Fort Monmouth, N. J. He is
now ad&:essed at B. I. T. G., Com.
pany A, 36th Traning Bn., Bks. T
1304, Camp Crowder. Mo.
Capt. Ralph Olin Bowden, Jr.,
31A, of Savannah, Ga., is attached
Lo the medical corps, AUS, and Is
ierving at the Moore General hos
pital, Swannanoa, N. C.
First Lieut. George B. Bundrick,
Fr., '38A, of Columbia, is now ad
Iressed at AAF Station hospital,
'Iall Field, OATSC, Ogden, Utah.
Sgt. Carter Thomas Holder, '38C,
)f State Park, is now serving as a
radio operator on a B-29 Super
.ortress. He is addressed at CL
;-17, Topeka Army Air field, To
)eka, Hans.
Sgt. Charles Paul Meggs, '32A, of
-larion, is now rddressed at Co. C,
Pirst Bn., U. S. Army Convalescent
iospital, Camp Butner, N. C. Prev
ously he served with the armed
orces overseas, and is wearer of
he ETO ribbon- with four bronze
;tars, the Good Conduct medal, and
he Purple Heart and four oak leaf
lusters.
Tech. Sgt. Moultrie Buchanan
Paulling, '39J. of Batesburg, is at
iome on furlough after having
;erved for 18 months vith the Ma
'Int Air Corps overseas. He was
erved in the Gilberts and Marshall
slands, and in Iawaij.
William' Jennings Stubbs, Jr., '33C,
>f Columbia, recently was award
d certificate to practice as a cer
ified public accountant in South
arolina. He makes his home at
711 Forest drive, Columbia.
Lieut. Cmdr. R. Beverly Herbert,
Fr., '39A, '41L, of Columbia, is spend
ng a leave in Columbia and Vir
,inia, after having served for 40
nonths with the navy in the Pa
ifie. Prior to his service with the
iavy, he was associated with the
aw firm, Herbert and Dial, Colum
)ia.
Lieuf. Col. Lucius Gaston Ftsh
>urne, '381,. of Walterboro, recently
ras awarded the Bronze Star medal
or outstanding service in action.
.ommander of ihe 30th AAA group
ocated in Munich, Germany. Col
nel Fishburne has also served as
perations and training officer of
n anti-aircraft artillery brigade
vhich was responsible for the pro.
ect ion of a vital port against enemy
obot attacks. He is addressed
brough the Postmaster, New York,
.T Y.
Ensign Theron D). Clark, '34C, of
olumbia, is serving as 'onmmunica
ion wvatch officer at an advanced
>ase in the Pacific. Prior to en
ering the service, Ensign Clark
vas c'onnected with the Concrete
onst'-uction and Supply company
if Columbia. lie is addressed
brough the Fleet Post Office, San
~rancisco, Calif.
Lee Maxwell Sherer, '30G, of Sha
on. was appointed recently to serve
5 superintendent of education for
ork county. Mr'. Sherer formerly
vas a teacher in the Kannapolis,
~. C., schools, and for the past six
'ear's has served as a school super
ntendent in York county. He makes
ils home at R. F. D. 1, Sharon.
Maj. Thomas Butler Pearce, Jr.,
SSA, of Columbia, has been award
'd the Silver Star for "conspiucous
rallantry and intrepidity against
he emeny." Having served with
he Marine Corps since 1941, Major
Pearce has seen action both as a
)arat rooper and an infantryman,
and recently served in the Iwo
lima campaign. HeI is now at a rest
:amp in the South Pacific.
Lieut. Asbury Hilliard Salienger,
39A, of Florence, figured promi
iently in the navy's last attacks
mgainst German U-boat activity In
Atlantic. Described as "the At
antic fleet's first U-boat ace," Lieu
'enant Sallenger either sank or
ook part in the sinking of four,
and possibly five, German subs. He
s the wearer of the coveted Navy
3ross, the Silver Star, the Distin
guished Flying Cross, and slso
hiolds a letter of commendation for
his outstanding wvork.
OpI. James Wiiliam Bynum, 'S7C,
of Columbia, ,who served with a
field artillery battalion in the Euro
pean theater of operations, ia now.
spending a furlough In England.
iHe is addressed through the Post.
mnaster', New Yor'k, N. Y.
Lieut. (jg) James Durham Walt,
ers, '840, '37I0, of Columbia, recent ly
returnedt to ee West Coast after
having spent a leave at heme. Lieu
tenant Walters formerly served
aboard the UISS Wyandot, survivor
of numerous ;Jananese attack.
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lumni Editor
Capt. Sam Rhea HaskelL, '37A,
'40L, of Columbia, recently returned
to the States ater having served
as company commander of the fa
mous 806th Tank Destroyer Bat
talion which took a prominent part
in the battle of Italy. Captain Has
kell is a former member of the
South Carolina House -of Represen
tatives from .Richland county and
has also served with the 118th in
fantry (Palmetto regiment) of the
30th Infantry Division.
Arthur Stokes, '13G, of Cassatt,
recently assumed his duties as
superintendent of education for
Kershaw county, succeeding Mrs.
Xathleen B. Watts, 's, who served
in that capacity for 16 years. Prior
to his appointment, Mr. Stokes
taught school for 12 years, and
more recently served with the arm
ed forces.
Capt. Eddie R. Elkins, 'B8A, of
Columbia, pilot of a C-47 plane of
the 83rd Squadron, U. S. Troop Car
rier Forces, recently was awarded
the third oak leaf cluster to the Air
medal. Captain Elkins' group took
a pk:ominent part in resupplying
and transporting troops in the
European theater. le is addressed
through the Postmaster, New York,
N. Y.
Carille Courtenay, Jr., '82C, of Co
lumbia, is a tooling engineer at the
Bell Aircraft Corporation, Marietta,
Ga. He makes his home at 604 Sec
ond street, Apt. 5, Marietta.
Julins B. (Bubba) Ness, '8C, '40L,
of Bamberg, recently received an
honorable discharge from the army,
after having served with the armed
forces for several years. He was
wounded in the Italian campaign
and underwent treatment at the
Lawson General hospital, Atlanta,
Ga. He is making his home at Ban
berg, where he has resumed his
law practice.
1940-1949
Ensign William Henry Gooding,
'45V-12, of Hampton, is now serving
in the Pacific theater with the
amphibious forces. lie is addressed
through the Fleet Post Office, San
Francisco, Calif.
MaJ. Stanley 8: Morse, '40CE, of
Columbia, is now serving as adju
tant at the 178th General Hospital
in Reims. France. He is addressed
through the Postmester, New York,
N. Y.
Lieut. Joseph Young Cooley, '43Ed,
of Swansea, is a B-17 Flying Fort
ress pilot, and was recently pro
moted to the rank of first lieuten
ant. lie is addressed through the
Postmaster, New York, N. Y.
Marion Wiles Trotti, '42A, of West
Columbia, recently was graduated
from West Point where he was
commissioned a second lieutenant
in the field artillery. He is nowv sta
tioned at Fort Belvoir, Va.
Lieut. Julian Herbert Hymson,
'41C, of Columbia, is no0w a. squad
ron engineering officer in the 442nd
Troop Carrier Group in Europe. lHe
is addressed through the Postmas
ter. New York, N. Y.
Edward Pendletont Kiatte, S 1-c,
'42 V-12, of Mt. Dora, Fla., is serv
ing aboarf, an aircraft carrier in
the Pacific. He participated in op
erations supporting the invasion of
the Rtyukyus.
Madeleine Elizabeth (Betty) Fish
burne, '44A, of Columbia, is study
ing this summer at Columbia Uni
versity. She will teach music in the
Spartanburg City Schools next ses
sion.
Irn Marjorie Jones, '44C, of Co
lumbia, has joined the staff of the
Richland County Department of
Public Welfare. She recently assum
ed her dluties as city visitor for the
department.
Sgt. John J. Stinson, '41P', of
WVoodruff, who Is attached to a
medical supply platoon in the
Philippines, wvrites that he has seen
several fellow alumni there. He is
addressed through the Postmaster,
San Francisco, Calir.
Sgt. Marion DeLeon Sinlgletary,
'450, of Bishopville, is on duty with
an AAF' bomber squadron in Italy,
instructing In gunnery school. In
the same bombardmnent group is
Lieut. Alex Scott Fant, '45E, of
Lockhart, pilot of a bomber.
Lieut. Goodwyn Murray Hlane,
'42A, of Columbia, recently return
ed to the States after having served
22 months as a platoon leader in
the European theater. He wears
four hattie stars on his theater
ribbon, lHe ia now addressed at AG
and SF Redist. Sta., Miami Beach,
Fla.
Ensign Ernest Vail Broom, '43E,
of Alma Ill., has been serving in
the South Pacific since November,
.1944. HeI is addressed through the
Fleet Post 'Office, San Francisco,
Calif.
Jack Ernest Browni, Y 3-c, '40Ed.,
of Cayce, is on duty with the Navy
overseas, and is addressed through
the Fleet Post Office, New York,
N. Y.
Annie Lee Young, '25A
Men and women of Ca
graduates, pro requestec
their changing addresse
University Campus. Col
Future Alumni
A son, John Lee Porter, to
Maj. Carter Clayton Porter, '40A,
and Mrs. Porter, July 3 at Osborn,
Ohio. Major Porter is stationed at
Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio.
A son, Jan Curtin Younginer, to
the Rev. John Madison Younginer,
'30A, and Mrs. Younginer, July 15
In Columbia. The Rev. Mr. Youn
giner is pastor of Wesley Memorial
Methodist church, Columbia.
A daughter, Doris June Ricken
backer, to Carroll Rickenbacker and
Mrs. Rickenbacker (Doris Stokes),
'SSA, June 4 at Orangeburg. The
Rickenbackers make their home at
Holly 11111.
A son, Joseph Michael Saye, to
Capt. Wilburn Earle Saye, Jr., '42A,
and Mrs. Saye, July 13 in Columbia.
Captain Saye is stationed at Golds
boro, N. C.
A son, Philip Gendron Palmer, to
Robert duBose Palmer, '33A, and
Mrs. Palmer, July 1 at Sumter.
A daughter, Rose Virginia Brown,
to Ensign Henry Arthur Brown, Jr.,
'43C, and Mrs. Brown, June 28 at
Avenel, N. J. Ensign Brown is on
duty in the Pacific.
A daughter, Margaret Perrin Kil
gore, to Capt. Carey Rogers Kilgore,
Jr., '400, and Mrs. Kilgore, June 19
at Florence. Mrs. Kilgore Is mak
ing her home at Bishopville, while
Captain Kilgore is serving as pilot
of a B-29 Superfortress in the Pa
cific.
A son, Pufus Dixon Stuckey, Jr.,
to Staff Sgt. Rufus Dixon Stuckey,
'28A, and Mrs. Stuckey. July 12 in
Columbia. Sergeant Stuckey is ser
ving with the AAF at Lincoln Army
Air Field, Lincoln, Nebr.
A daughter, Ansel Bruce luskey,
to Freeman Edward Huskey, '35C,
and Mrs. luskey, July 17 in Co
lumbia. The luskeys make their
home at West Columbia.
A son, Paul Kibler Lown, to CWO
Grover Edison Lowi,"'40C, and Mrs.
Lown (Mary Alice Swygert), '43J,
June 7 at Irmo. Mrs. Lown is mak
ing her home at "Greenacres," Irmo,
while Mr. Lown is servinlg in the
armed forces in Puerto Rico.
A son, Wade Aiken Green, to
Francis L. Green, and Mrs. Green
(Mary Hazel Aiken), 'B9A, July 4 in
Columbia.
Lieut. Col. Sylvan Davis Hand,
'4ICE, qf Columbia, is at home on
leave after having been a prisoner
of the German government for 15
months. Hie served with the 15th
Air Force in the European Theater
of Operations.
CWO JBenjamin Curtis Welch,
'400, of Columbia, recently was
assigned to duty as assistant air in
spector (technical) in the Mediler
ranean theater. In civilian life \Var
rant'Officer Welch was a salesman
for the P. Lorillard Tohacco com
pa ny.
John Condont Conw~ay, SKV 3-c,
'45V-32,, of Charleston, is now on
duty at an aviation supply depot
somewhere in the Philippines. lie i:~
addressed throug the Fleet Post
Office, San Francisco, Calif.
.Pvt. Jacob Frederiek I:ptinig, Jr.,
'47A, of Spartanburg, is now at
tached to a replacement company
in southern Italy. Hie is addressed
th"ough the Postmaster, New York,
N. Y.
John Livingston McGowan, QM
2-e, '43A, of Timnmonsville, writes
from the Pacific, w- ere he is serv
ing aboard an LST, that he saw En
sign John Henry Mullin, '43A, of
WVilmington, Del., when Mullin's
LST docked next to McGowan's at
ani unidlent ifiedl port.
Bleut, Bennsette Engene Geer, Jr.,
'40I0, of Greenv'ille, is nowv attached
to a civilian personnel office in the
Pacific, and is addrestedl through
the Fleet Post Office, San F"ran
cisco, Calif.
Ensign, Jose.ph WIlliam Hrbek,
'440E, of Hfig !and F'allk, N. Y., is
servings with the Scabees in the
Pacific. lieI writes that before leav
lng the States lie saw EnsIgn RIch
ard Hylton Larkins, '15A, of Chevy
Chase, Md., and Hugh Marvin
(Bony) Gleason, S-Ie, '45V-12, of
Nashville, Tenn.
Mrs. Perry Bugnall Haseom
(Kathryn Dawson), '460C, is now
making her home at 3447 Blossom
street, Columbia.
Staff Sgt. Ned 'Leon Threatt, '44C,
of Kershaw, writes that he is serv'
lng in a 12th Army Group head
quarters unit in Germany with an
other alumnus, Lieut. Daniel sul
livaun Henderson, Jr., '40A, '42I0, of
Columbia.
CPI. DavId Wolfe Wahlinaja, '43A,
of Camden, Is now addressed at Sq.
1F, 121st AMA' BU, Bradley lField.,
Conna.
Harold S. (Jack) Reese, S 1.e,
'41A, '4S80, of Columbia, is now ad
dressed at the Naval AIr StatIon,
Navy Yarrd A, . C
July 27, 194y
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rolina, graduates and non
to send alumni news and
s to the Alumni Office,
umbia, South Carolina.
They Promised
Lillian Doris McLeod '45C, of
Camden, and Ensign Robert Lock
wood Bleakley, '44C, of Columbia,
June 7 at Camden.
Jean Newman Mehrtens, of Char.
leston, and Ramsay Garrison Lati.
mer, M. D., '43A, of West Columbia,
June 16 in Charleston. They will
make their home in Newark, N. J..
where Doctor Latimer is serving as
an interne.
Leonie Weeks Stewart, of San
Mateo, Calif., and Lieut. Carl W.
Hartness, '40A, of Columbia, June 29
at San Mateo. Lieutenant Hartness
has just returned from duty in the
Pacific, where he was In command
of a LCI.
Catherlue Moseley Barber, '44A,
of Columbia, and Lieut. (jg) Eugene
Pendleton Danks, of Bristol, Tenn.,
June 28 in Columbia.
Ethel May Hanvell, '43A, of Co
lumbia, and Maj. James Lee Flana
gan of Meridian. Miss., June 2 in
Columbia.
Renee Frances Kopriva, of Powell,
Wyo., and Lieut. Samuel Leard Hug
gins, Jr., '41C, of Columbia, June 14
at Allentown, Pa. Lieutenant Hug
gins recently returned to the States,
after having served with the 15th
Air Force in Italy.
Ella Whilden Lockwood, of Char
leston, and Lieut. James Cuthbert
Shecut, '41A, of Orangeburg and
Hattiesburg, Miss., July 2 in Char
leston. They will make their home
in Ilattiesburg, where Lieutenant
Shecut is stationed.
Bernice (Bunny Reynolds, of
West Columbia, and Pvt. George
Davl, ieazcr. Jr., '16E. of Colum
bia, June 20 at West Columbia. Pri
vate Eleazer is stationed with the
Army Air Corps at Mountain Home,
Idaho.
Mary Sue Troublefleld, '47A, (r
Columbia. and Pvt. Dante Cicchi
nelli, of Ardmore, Pa., June 16 in
Columbia.
Carolyn Ellizabeth Williams, '44A,
of Charlotte. N. C., formerly of Co
lumbia. and Lieut. Earl C. Stevens,
'41E. of New Orleans, La., July 12
in Charlotte. Lieutenant Stevens re
cently returned to the States after
having served overseas with the
Eighth Air. Force.
Wyarian Castine, '47A, of Ridge
wvy. and Aubrey Law Atkinson, Jr.,
'46E, of Orangeburg, June 30 at
RMdgeway.
Virginia LeGette Jackson, '41A,
of Sumter and Columbia, and First
Lieut. George Walter Austin, Jr.,
AAF", of Binghampton, N. Y., July
11 in Columbia. They are making
their home at Kirkland Field,
Albuquerque, N. M., where Lieu
tenant Austin is stationed. Mrs.
Austin has been serving as assist
ant field director of the Ameriean
Red Cross at Avon Park Army Air
Field, Avon Park, Fla.
Frances Rebecca Owenis, '46C, of
Columbia, and Henry Grady Turn
er, Jr., '47C, of Columbia, formerly
of Charlotte, N. C., July 12 in Co
lumbia. They are making their
home at 318 South IIarden street,
Columbia.
Mary Lou Curry, of Europa, Miss.,
and Francis Willard Simpson, '4 IA,
fo Greenville and Columbia, July
1 at Europa. They are making their '
home at Furman University, Green
ville, where Mr. Simpson is us
Isistant librarian.
Capt. Mary Drauighan Winecoff,
'31A, '35G, of Florence, and First
Lieut. Archibald Johnson Sampson,
of Santa Barbara, Calif., July at
Kanuga Lake, N. C. Mrs. Samp
son is serving as library officer
and hostess counsellor of the AAF
Convalescent Ilospitai, Fort Thomn
as. Ky3., und Lieutenant Sampson~
is serv'ing, as an instructor at the
Field Artillery School, Fort Sill,
Oila.
Bes.sie lludson of WValhalla and
Staftf Sgt. George Bishop Lee, '33A,
of Conway, June 27 in Columbia.
Sergeant Lee, who was released
from a German prison camp, re
cently retutned to the States after
having served overseas with the
AAF. Mrs. Lee is serving as a
dlietitiar- with the Navy unit at
the University. They are making
their home in Columbia until Au
gust 15, when Sergeant Lee will re
port to Miami, Fla., for reassign
men t.
Jean Cot hran of Plekens, and En
sign Barnweli Rhett Myers,' ge
'44A, of Ridge SprIng, June 9 in
Miami, Fla. They are making their
home in Miami, where Ensign
Myers is stationed at the Naval
Training Center.
Edith Wilhelmine Stuckey. of
Bishopville, and John Emory Hoiler,
M.oD.,', of Columbia, June 29
atBishopviiie. They are making
their hoein Columbia where Doe
tor Holler is a practicing physician
and .,,eo.,