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members of the Associati
alumni in the Armed Foro
on file in the Alumni Of
Reunion
1900-1919
Maj. Edward Pegues Hodges, '19A,
'19L, of Washington, D. C., recently
declined the offer of a high legal
post in Japan, a position in which
he would play an Important part
in the drafting of laws and the
prosecution of war criminals, ac
cording to confirmed reports. Ma
jor Hodges, veteran of World War
I and World War I, has been with
the department of justice in Wash
ington since 1934, and now serves
as special assistant to the attorney
general of the United States.
Lieut. Cot James Bryson (Pat)
Murphy, '18L, of Columbia, recently
returned to the States, after having
served with the Army in the Pa
cific. Prior to entering the service,
he was a practicing attorney In Co
lumbia, and also served as president
of the Columbia Chamber of Com
merce. He is now at home on ter
minal leave.
1920-1929
Edmund Morrison Tyler, EM 1-c,
'29Sp, of Columbia, is serving aboard
the light cruiser USS Amsterdam
with the Third Fleet in the Pa
cific.
John Coker Anderson, '29A, '31L,
of Columbia, was recently discharg
ed from the Navy, after having
served as a Chief Petty Officer at
the Naval Training Center, Miami,
Fla. While on duty at the Naval
Training Center, he served as an
instructor in the Storekeeper
school, and was also in charge of
the Storekeeper School and the
Yeoman School of the station. He
is now addressed at 25 N. W. 16th
avenue, Sterling Apartments 210,
Miami 35.
Coi. John Creighton Buchanan,
'22A, of Winnsboro, recently return
ed to the States, after having serv
ed with the armed forces for five
years, 18 months of which he spent
overseas. His most recent assign
ment was at Cherbourg, France,
where he was chief of the medical
service 196th General hospital. Be
fore V-E day he was stationed at
various evacuation hospitals on the
Rhine river and in Bavaria, and has
also served in Iceland, France, and
Germany. Now on terminal leave,
Colonel Buchanan plans to visit
Johns Hopkins and Harvard medi
cal schools before reopening his
hospital in Winnsboro.
Lieut. Edwin F. (Bully) Farr,
'29C. '31L, of Columbia, recently
arrived in the States, after having
served with the U. S. Marines in
the Pacific. Before entering the
service, Lieutenant Farr was a part
ner in the Piggly Wiggly grocery
company in Columbia.
Alfred Scarborough, '25l0, of Sum
ter', was speaker at a special mceet
Ing of the Council of Christian So
cial Service which was recently
held in Columbia. Mr. Scarborough
is senator from Sumter county, and
is active in community activities.
He is an elder in the Sumter Pres
byterian church, a member of the
Kiwanis club, a member of the S.
C. Cotton association, a director of
the American Cotton Growers Ex
change, and is head of a number
of agricultural and, farmers' com
missions. HeI has also served in,
the S. C. legislature as representa
tive from Richland county, in 1933.
Lieut. Herman Dewey McCarley,
'20A, of Columbia, was recently dis
charged from the Navy, after hav
ing served overseas with that
branch of service. Before going on
overseas duty, he was attached to
the Charleston Navy yard. Prior to
entering the service, he was asso
ciated with the John C. B. Smith
company In Columbia, ITe makes
his home at 1625 Heyward street,
Columbia.
Pfe. Fred Benjamin Shackeiford,
Jr., '29A, of Columbia, was recently
discharged from service, after hav
ing served with the 82nd airborne
division In Africa, Sicily, Italy.
France, Belgium, IIolland, and Eng
land. Wearer of five battle stars on
his campaign ribbon, he also holds
a Presidential unit citation, lie is
addressed at 2533 Burney drive,
Columbia.
The R1ev. ilaude McIntosh, '27A,
of Columbia, now on terminai leave
from the chaplain's corps, was re
cently elected assistant p)astor of
the First Pr'esbyterlan church in
Columbia. The Rev. Mr'. McIntosh
has held many pastoral charges,
including the New Brookiand Pres
byterian church, Tulsa. Okia., Long
Island, N. Y., and Marlboro, N. Y.,
and has served as chaplain at the
S. C. State hospital. Hiis military
career includes service in the Ha
waiian Islands, Ellis Island, and
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Saipan. He makes his home at 3323
Devereaux road, Columbia.
William P. Baskin, Jr., '25A, '27L,
of Bishopville, James Perrin Ander
son, '24s, of Greenwood, James Car
lisle Kearse, '181, of Bamberg, and
Marion Fenton Winter, '191., of
Moncks Corner, were among the
members of the South Carolina
committee on insurance laws which
recently attended meetings of the
all-industry committee and the Na
tional Association of Insurance
Commissioners in Chicago.
1930-1939
Capt. Hugh Toland Stoddard,
'30A, '37G, of Columbia. who is on
duty with the U. S. Marine Corps,
is now addressed at 4629 Eastern
avenue, N. E., Washington, 18, D.
C.
Major James Gooding Thomas,
'38A, '401., of Beaufort, was recent
ly discharged from the service, af
ter having served in the Pacific
with the U. S. Marines. Prior to en
tering the service he was connect
ed with the law firm of Thomas,
Thomas, and Thomas in Beaufort.
Maj. Dove Henry Pate, '39C, of
Scranton, was recently discharged
from the Army, after having served
with that branch of service in the
Pacific. He is now connected with
the Cameron and Barkley company
in Charleston, and makes his home
at 72A George street, Charleston.
Lieut. James H. Price, Jr., '391.,
of Greenville, was recently dis
charged from the Navy, after hav
ing served for almost four yenis
with that branch of service. His
most recent assignment was in the
Supply Department of the Puget
Sound Navy Yard. Bremerton,
Wash. Prior to entering the serv
ice, Lieutenant Price was associat
ed with the law firm of Price and
Poag. Greenville.
Clinton Bernard Harvey. '34Ed,1
'38G, of Greer, recently received his
ha3ncrab!c d :;ca-c 'hc l
vice, after having served for many
months overseas. He is now ad
dressed at Route 1, Greer, but ex
pects to resume his teaching duties
at the University high school at
an early date.
William B. Norton, Jr., '38A. of
Marion, who has been associated
with the Federal Bureau of Inves
tigation for the past three and a
half years. recently resigned his
position and is now practicing law
in Marion. lie and Mrs. Norton
(Alice Irene Gillespie), '41Ed., and
two small daughters make their
home in Marion.
Lieut. JeremIah Glenn Cook, .lr.,
'36E~d., of Columbia. who is serv'
ing with the AUJS, has been station
ed in the European theater, but
was recently transferred to Oki
nawa. where he is connected with
a Quartermaster salvage repair
company. H-e is addressed throuj,h
the Postmaster. San Francisco,
Calif.
T-Sgt. John Clark (Jack) P'ayne,
'371,, of Columbia, formerly ad
dressed through the Postmaster,
Miami, Fla., writes in a recent let
ter to the Alumni office that he
expects to be home at an early (late
He has been on duty with the
AAF.
Lieut. Omdlr. Thomas Peabody
Evans, '37A, of Columbia. was re
cently promoted to his present rank
at Norfolk. Va. lie is serving on
the staff of the Fleet operational
Training Command, U. S. Atlantic
Fleet, as Electronics officer for am
phibious ships. Prior to entering the
service, he was employed as stattis
tician for the- U. S. Employment
Service in Columbia. lie is ad
dressed at Amphibious Training
Command. U. S. Atlantic Fleet, N.
0. B., Norfolk, 11, Va.
Ernest Weston Stokes. '87A, of
Sumter, recently assumed his dlu
lies as dliretor of public relations
at Coker College, Hlartsvilie. Mvr.
Stokes has served in the educaition
al field for a number of years. lie
is a former teacher anid at hli i
direct or at Andrews high school,
and has also servedl as superintend
ent of the Greelyville schools.
Maji. Henry John Cieriel, '370,
of Columbia, recently reported to
the Army Air Force Center, Orlan
do, Fia., where he is attending the
advanced air inspectors' school. Up
on the completion of his course,
Major Clerici will return to George
Field, Ill., where he holds the po
sition of technical inspector in the
air inspector office. Major Clerici
also has two years overseas duty
to his credit, and is wear-er of the
Air- Medal with thr-ee Oak Leaf clus
ter-s, and the Distinguished Flying
Cross.
Emma Florence D)avisr, '88G, of
Columbia, attanded a reent meet
Issued by the Uu
RALPH LE\
ing of the State Presidents' (Pro
fessional Women) conference in At
lanta, Ca. Miss Davis is president
of the South Carolina Federation
of Business and Professional Wom
en's clubs. She makes her home at
1309 Gladden street, Columbia.
Cpl. Walter G. Aston, '31A, of Co
lumbia, recently received his dis
charge from the U. S. Marine Corps.
and plans to begin work as a civil
engineer in Columbia. He Is ad
dressed at 2420 Terrace way, Co
lumbia.
Capt. H e y w a r d Hutchinson
Fouche, '38A, of Columbia, recent
ly returned to the States, after hav
ing served for 38 months with the
Army in the European theater. Dur
ing his tour of overseas duty, Cap
tain Fouche was attached to a med
ical regiment of the Fifth Army.
Now on terminal leave, he will re
sume his civilian status at an early
date.
Capt. William Childs Cantey, 'SSA.
of Columbia, recently returned to
the States, after having served
overseas for three years. During his
tour of overseas duty, he has been
head of surgery at the 53rd Station
hospital in Oran.
Capt. John Clinton Brogdon. Jr.,
'36C, of Sumter, recently received
his discharge from service, after
having served overseas with the
AUS. He is addressed at Sumter.
Lieut. Cmdr. Edwin Hayes Davis,
'30A, of Columbia, who has been on
duty with the Navy for more than
four years, was recently inactivated
at the Navy separation center.
Charleston. In 1941 Commander Da
vis served as officer in charge of
the V-7 program, and later was ap
pointed officer-in-charge of Naval
Utticer procurement in Columt.in.
He has also served aboard amphib
ious type ships In both the Atlantic
ind Pacific, and saw action in Bor
rieo where he was in command of
in LST. He plans to return to nis
nsurance business in Columbia at
in early date.
Capt. Jerome Bihari, '33C, of Co
umbia, was recently discharged
rom the AAF, after having served
vith the :388th Bomb group in the
european theater. He is wearer of
he European theater ribbon with
;ix battle stars. Prior to entering
he service, Captain Bihari owned
ind operated Biihari's restaurant in
olumbia. He now makes his home
it 3901 Trenholm road. Columbia.
l.ieut. Col. Willian 0. Callahan,
33A. of Columbia, recently returned
to the States after having ser%ed
for 40 months with the AAF in the
Mlediterranean theater, wlhere he
was On duty as Chief Postal Offi
eer for the Air Force in that area.
lIe and Mrs. Caliahani (Phoebe
Singley), '32A, '34G, make their
hiome in Columbia.
'33G,, '381.. of Columbia. wvas reent
ly awarded the Bronze Star Medal
at his station in the Pacific. Colonel
Belser, who is serving as assistant
to the assistant chief of staff, G-5,
Mid-Pacifie Headquarters, was~ in
strumental in "dleveloping forecasts
of troops strengths which were used
in strategic planning by the head
quarters." He is addressed through
the Postmaster. San Francisco,
Calif.
Maj. Henry Manning Bauknight,
'86A, of Columbia. has received an
honorable discharge from the Army.
after having served overseas for 37
months. 15 of which were spent in
Iceland. Major Bauknight was on
duty in Ireland. England, France.
Luxembourg, Belgium, and Ger
many, Hie recently returned to the
Ruff Hardware company, where he
holds an executive position.
Mrs. Thad G. McCullough (Helen
Ball), '82s, of Columbia, formerly
of Greer, was recently elected pies
ident of the South Carolina Dental
auxiliary. She makes her home at
2805 Stratford road, Columbia.
l)arganm Strothier Pope, M. D)., 'AlA,
of Columbia, served as general pro
gram (chairman for I he gradluate
seminar ini Charleston which was
recently3 cond(uct ed for Sout h Car
olina doctors. Doctor rope is ad
dressed at 1417 H ampion avenume,
Columbia.
Cuthhmert Bacot (Chic) trevost,
'36A, of Columbia, re'cent ly received
his dlischarge from service, uafter
having served for the past eighitee.n
months with the Ninth Army in the
European theater. After a visit at
home, he plans to return to his
position with the Kraft Paper mill
in Georgetown.
Pfe. Robert W. Rogers, '84E, of
Columbia, was recently dlischarged
from service, after having served
for 27 months with the AAF. lis
last assignment. was at the Air
Transport command's Fairfield
Suisun, Calif., Army. Air base, where
he aided in the transporting of
high-priority cargo, persomnel, and
air mail to the PacIfic thater. Prior
iversity of South Carolina A
VIS, '29, Executive Secretary and
Alumni of Third Circuit
To Hold Meeting
Carolina alumni and alum
nae of the Third Judicial Cir.
cuit, comprising Clarendon,
Lee, Sumter and Williamsburg
counties, are being invited to
meet Thursday night, Novem
ber 29, according to Alumni
Vice-pres. James M c B r i d e
Dabbs. The meeting will be
held at Rip Raps, the home of
Mr. and' Mrs. Dabbs, several
miles from Mayesville.
Pres. Norman M. Smith of
the University will discuss con
ditions and needs at the Uni
versity. Other guests from out
side the circuit will Include
Alumni Pres. Edwin R. Jeter,
Dr. Francis W. Bradley, dean
of men at the University;
Coach Rex Enright, and Ralph
Lewis, alumni secretary.
to entering the service, he was a
music Instructor in Columbia. He
makes his home at 820 Maple street,
Columbia.
Lieut. Cmdr. Walton James Me
Leod, Jr., 'SOL, of Walterboro, has
been released from the Navy. He
has served at various points in the
Pacific, including Guam. He has re
sumed his law practice with the
firm of Jefferies, McLeod, and Un
ger in Walterboro.
1940-1949
Arthur Ilaun (Art) Roberts, '43A,
of Leesville, formerly connected
with radio station KIDO in Boise,
Idaho. is now newscaster at station
KFRC in San Francisco, Calif. lie
is addressed at 1000 Van Ness ave
nue, San Francisco.
Lieut. (g) Walter Carroll Taylor,
Jr., '42A, '44L, of Gaffney, has been
serving aboard the battleship, USS
Massachusetts in the Pacific. Hav
ing been aboard this ship for 30
months, Lieutenant Taylor has seen
action in ihe Solomon Islands, Gil
bert Islands, Marshall Islands, New
Guinea Mariana Islands, Palau, the
Philippines. Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
The wearer of 12 battle stars, he
is now addressed at Ridgeville.
Mrs. William Edward Clary (Mary
Edith McGregor), '42C, of Colum
bia, now holds a secretarial position
with The State company in Co
lumbia, while her husband, William
Edward Clary, S 1-c, '39A, of Co
lumbia, formerly of Gaffney, serves
with the Navy in the Pacific. and
is addressed through the Fleet
Post Office, San Francisco, Calif.
Francis Willard (El!) Simpson,
'41A, of Columbia, assistant in the
Alumni office from Sept. 9, 1940 to
Dec. 31, ll'41. is now librarian of
Furman University in Greenville.
Mi. Simpson began his new duties
on July 1.
Sgt. Edward C. Welch, '430, of
Kingstree, is serving with the AAF
in. t Pacific. lie is addressed
through the Postmasjter, San Fran
(isco, Calif.
Pvt. Harvey Eugene W1ebb, Jr.,
'48E, of Columbia, is studying the
JIapanese language at the Univer
sIty o1 Pennsylvania, under the
Army's A. S. T. P. program, lie is
addressed at Bks. 7, Co. L, 3336th
S. C. U., University of Pennsylva
nia, Philadelphia 4, Pa.
Capt. Judsoin C. Glatch, '4 IC, of
Early Branch, is now addressed at
Battey General Hospital. Ward
15-B, Rome, Ga. Captain Gatch, who
served overseas with the lnfant-y,
is wearer of the Silvei- Star with
one Oak Leaf cluster, the Pui-ple
Heart, and the Combat Infantry
mani's Badge.
Annte Markweli Floershelmer,
'45A, of New Rochelle, N. Y., is em
ly3ed as a laboratory technician
in the College of Physieians andi
Surgeons, Columbia University
Medical school, New York, N. Y.
She is addressed at 473 Webster
avenue, New Rochelle.
Ens. Homer Hart Hlerke, '47 V-12,
of Cleveland, Ohio, is serving in
the Paicific with a motor boat tor
pedo .squadlron of the Navy, and has
seen action in Borneo, Australia,
and the Philippines. lie is address.
ed lhroughi the Fleet Post Office
Sann Franc-isco, Calif.
LI.lliain Clemenit Huniat, '450, ol
Greenville, Is serving as executive
dlirector of the Y. W. C. A. In Dur
ham, N. C. She is addressed In c'arE
of the Y. W. C. A., Durham.
A-0 Simon WillIam Rtagadale,
'47 V-12, of Fuquay Springs, N. C.
i.s addtressed at Class 7B, P9-45.
P(C), In care of Flight BrigadE
Bldg. 679, NATB, Pensacola, Fla.
Ltent. (ig) James Cleveland Say
lor, '480, of Columbia, Is a member
of the crew of a destroyer in thE
Pacific, and has taken part In nint
sea battles, from the Central I<ur
lIes to the Aleutian Islands. lHe ii
addressed through the Fleet Post
Office, San Francisco, Calif.
Capt, James William Davi., '41A,
of Newnnrt News, U., was recnt
7 oon t
lumni Association
Alumni Editor
ly assigned to the air field, Shep
pard Field, Texas. Captain Davis
has also served with the Ninth
Troop Carrier Command in Europe,
and with the Thirteenth Air Force
In the Southwest Pacific. He is
wearer of the Air Medal with three
Oak Leaf clusters, the Philippine
Liberation ribbon, the Asiatic-Pa
cific ribbon with two battle stars,
and the European ribbon with four
battle stars.
Lieut. (jg) William Rogers Chalk
er, '43A, of Columbia, Is serving as
weather observer aboard a U. S.
Coast Guard destroyer in the Pa
cific, and is now on special duty of
an undisclosed nature. He is ad
dressed through the Fleet Post Of
fice, San Francisco, Calif.
Mrs. John William Knight (Eliz
abeth Goodwyn Whitaker), '45C, of
Camden, is serving in the European
theater as a staff assistant with
the American Red Cross. Prior to
her present appointment, she was
employed at the Port of Embarka
tion, Charleston, and previously
served as traffic manager at radio
station WIS in Columbia.
Lieut. (jg) Marvin Felix Neese,
Jr., '40E, of Lexington, was recent
ly detached from Naval Air Trans
port Service, Olathe, Kans., for
duty with a NATS Pacific Squad
ron. Lieutenant Neese has been fly
ing transcontinental flights as a
plane commander on Navy twin-en
gine airline transport planes. Prior
to entering the service, he was con
nected with the Southern Bell Tel
egraph and Telephone company in
Columbia. He is addressed through
the Fleet Post Office, San Fran.
cisco. Calif.
Pfe. William langfan, '43C, of
New York, N. Y., who served with
the Army overseas, and was Ce
cently stationed at Reims. France,
where he was an interpreter in
Police headquarters, has recently
received his discharge. He is ad
dressed at 336 Fort Washington
Avenue, N. Y., N. Y.
Staff Sgt. George Zuckerman,
'40J, of Brool:lyn, N. Y., is the au
thor of a novelette, "Crosstown"
which appears in the current issue
of Cosmopolitan magazine. le now
is serving with the AAF, and is
addressed at AAF Public Relations
Office, Maxwell -ield, Ala.
Herman Robert Weiss, HA 1-c,
'47 V-12, of Brooldyn N. Y., who
has been serving with the Navy in
I the Pacific, writes in a recent letter
to the Alumni office, that he recent
ly saw two other Carolina alumni
who were in that area, Ens. Ed
ward John Reilly, '46 V-12, of Brook
lyn, N. Y., and Ens. Guy Alien (P. 1.)
Pitts, Jr., '40 V-12, of Columbia. En
sign Pitts is now at home on leave.
Maj. Tolsont Anthony Smoak, '400,
of l)enmark, who is serv'ing in the
Pacific, as commander of the Third
Battalion, 28th Marmnes, was recen.
ly awvarded the Silver Stair and the
Purple iHeart for p)artlcipation mn
the Iwo Jima (amp~aign. lie is ad
dressed through the Fleet Post Of
fice, San Francisco. Calif.
Liet, Hubert Hiram Thomason,
'42C, of Anderson, who is serving
with the Navy on Saipan, writes,
in a recent letter to the Alumni
office: "Do you remember First
Lieut. Bill Hamlet (Samuel Wood
row Hamlet, '40A, '42l0), USMCR,
of Carolina and Anderson? lHe was
a pal of mine, and was killed here
in June, 1944. While riding around
a few weeks ago, 1 stopped at a Ma
rine cemetery and went in to look
around. There s found Bill's, plot,
and. I,assure you I experienced a
strange feeling. I am proud that I
was able to see it, for the place is
beautifully maintained with beau
tiful flowers growing all around."
Lieutenan' Thoma,ton is addressed
through the Fleet Post Office, San
Francisco, Calif.
Jesse T. Anderson, '420, of Flor
ence, wvas recently electedi i residlent
of the Association of South Caro
lina county sup)erintende'nts of ed
ucatior. Mr. Anderson has aerved
as county superintendent in Flor
ence county since 1929. lie han also
served as a memb)er of the text
hoo0k commissIon, andi as r'resident
of the South Carolina ECducation
Association for 1941-1942. lie makes
his home' at 1009 JIackson avenue,
Florence.
Staff ggt. George F. Rauta, '43A,
of Columbia. wvho is serving w-ith
the AAF in the Pacific, was re
cently commended for the part he
played in a series of low level in
cendiary attacks on Japan during
an all-out offensive. The commend
ation was made b.o the commanding
general of the 20th Alt Force,
Guanm. Sergeant Sauls, addressed
through the Postmaster. San Fran
cisco, Calif., is one of a group of
specialists with the ground eche
lon. who supported the assaults
against the Japanese homelands.
Liou.c Cot 'T. Hen.,ley, J. '4.
Annie Lee Young. '26A,
Men and women of Cai
graduates, are requested
their changing addressei
University Campus, Col
Future Alumni
A daughter, Nea Joan Lyles, to
Lieut. Cmdr. A. C. Lyles, Jr., '40C,
and Mrs. Lyles, October 13 at Ches
ter. Commander Lyles, who has
been stationed aboard an aircraft
carrier in the Pacific, was recently
transferred to Pearl Harbor.
A daughter, Carolyn Evelyn Bal
lentine, to the Rev. J. Luther Bal
lentine, and Mrs. Ballentine (Fran
ces Lou Dickson), '41A, October 16
in Columbia. The Ballentines make
their home at Blythewood.
' A son, LeRoy Ferguson Coulter,
to Maj. John Mansfield Coulter,
'38A, and Mrs. Cou!ter (Louisa Ann
Ferguson), '35C, October 23 in Co
lumbia. Major Coulter is serving
with the Eighth Air Force in the
Pacific.
A son, to Oliver Johnson Brodie,
'27s, and Mrs. Brodie (Mary Ellen
MeCartha), '32A, October 13 in
Charleston. The Bordies make their
home in Charleston.
A daughter, Louisa Gantt Rave
nel, to Daniel Ravenel, and Mrs.
Ravenel (Louisa Gantt Lyles), '38A,
October 12 at Winnsboro.
A daughter, Virginia Cheryl
Able, to Maj. Howard Preston Able,
'37A, and Mrs. Able, October 2 in
Tampa, Fla. The Ables make their
home in Tampa, where Major Able
is stationed with the AAF at Drew
Field.
A son. Robert Quillian Foster, to
William Henry Foster and Mr,.
Foster (Lucille "Stevie" Ross Bak
er), '36Ed, August 10 at Flushing,
L. I., N. Y. The Fosters are now
making their home in New York,
where Mr. Foster is Eastern repre
sentative for Pitman Publishing
company. They have one other
child, Clare LaLonde Foster, who is
three years old.
A son, George Howard Potter, to
George M. Potter, and Mrs. Potter
(Mary Perry Garvin), '38A, October
29 in Columbia. The Potters make
their home in Schenectady, N. Y.
A son, Henry Harrington Yarbor
ough, to Hubert Edward Iarbor
ough, '281, and Mrs. Yarborough,
September 30 at Florence. The Yar
boroughs make their home at Flor
ence.
A son, Ernest Henry Cappelmann,
III, to Lieut. Ernest Henry Cappel
mann, Jr., '41A, and Mrs. Cappel
mann, October 31 In Raleigh, N. C.
Lieutenant Cappesmann recently
returned to the States, after having
served with the AAF overseas. lie
Is now on terminal leave prior to
receiving his discharge.
of Columbia, has been awarded
the French Croix de Guerre with
Silver Star for "heroism while conm
mandling a Coast Guard-manned
LCl"' during the invasion of Nor
mandly. The presentation was made
by Vice Admiral Raymond Fenrd,
chief of the French Naval Mission
to the United States. Lieutenant
Ilendley is addressed at the Uni
versity Club. 801 North Charles
street, Baltimore. Mdi.
Lieut. (Jg) William Marks Bray,
'423E. of Columbia. recently returned
to the States after havins; served
for two years as radar officer
aboard an aircraft carrier in the
Atlantic theater. Before entering
the service. Lieutenant Bray didd
special wvork at Califot'nia Tech.,
and was connected with Douglas
Aircraft Corporation. He has report
ed to the Navy for further assign
rien t.
Frances Carolynr Carlisle, '46A, of
Columbia, recently entered the
Juilliard School of Music, New
York City, where she is studying
voice. She is making her home on
Riverside drive, New York.
Capt. Samuel Bernard (Bernie)
Bass, '40A, of North, wvho forme.riy
served with the AAF" overseas, was
a recent visitor to the Alumni of
fic(e, and rep)orited that he exp)ects
to rece'ive~ his discharge at an early
date. lIe is wearer of the Air Med
al with four oak leaf clusters.
Lieuat. John Sumter Boatwright,
'420, of Ridge Spring, is serving as
a pilot with the ATC. andl helps
to fly wounded men from the Pa
cific area to the United States.
Ile is addlressed at 150)3rd AAF nil,
PD), ATC, llaemilton Field, Calif.
Lient. Clareunce E. (Glover, '4 I0,
of Livingston. is ser"ing as hat
talion conmmnd~cer of the 27th bat
talion. 18th regiment, at Camp
Smalls, Great Lakes Naval Train
ing Center. Great Lakes, Ill. Lieu
tenant Giover returned to the
States in June, after having served
(or 23 months as executive officer
on an LST in the Pacific.
James Wyatt Boylaton, Jr. PhM
3.e '45A, of Springfield, is serving
with the Navy ,sornewhere in the
Paeific. He is addressed through
t'he kleet Post Office, San Fraticis
co. Calif.
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oline, graduates and non.
to send alumni news and
to the Alumni Office,
mbia, South Carolina.
They Promised
Kenner Maude Furman, '45A, of
Birmingham, Ala., formerly of Co.
lumbia, and Lieut. Ernest C. Beard,
of Charleston, August 10 in Bir
mingham. They are making their
home In Dyersburg, Tenn., where
Captain Beard is stationed.
Martha Ada Frick, '42A, of Co.
lumbia, and Lieut. Marion Wiles
Trotti, '42A, of West Columbia, Oc
tober 16 In Columbia. Prior to her
marriage, Mrs. Trotti was employed
in the accounting department of
the S. C. Electric and Gas company
in Columbia. Lieutenant Trotti re
ceived his commission in the United
States Army at West Point in June,
and was recently graduated from
the Engineer school at Fort Bel
voir, Va.
Nell Coleman, '40s, of Columbia,
and First Lieut. Ralph Mershon
Sawyer, of Beaumont, Texas, Octo
ber 20, in Columbia. They are mak
ing their home in Hattiesburg,
Miss.
Mattic Anderson, of Liberty, and
Pvt. John Les'p-r Cogburn, Jr., '46A,
of Ridge Spring, September 20 at
Liberty.
Jimmie Louise Williamson, '37A,
of Columbia, and Maj. Richard
Hodges, of Corpus Christi, Tex., and
Camp (,ruber, Okla., October 16 in
New Orleans, La. They are making
their home at 1107 1-2 Freemont
street, Muskogee, Okla.
Mary Margaret Wildman, '48A,
of Columbia, and Ens. Donald
lenry Walsh, '45A, of Oakland,
Calif., October 20 in Columbia. They
are making their home at 647 Bea
con street, Oakland, Calif.
Mary Alice McMillan, '45Ed., of
Columbia, and Ens. Thomas Hous
ton Crowe, '45A, of Harriman,
Tenn.. October 20, in Columbia. En
sign Crowe was recently assigned
to the Cruiser Houston.
Doris Jeainette Jones, .'47C, of
Norfolk, Va., and Ens. Charles
Adams Harden, '45A, of Norfolk, Va.
October 20, in Columbia. They are
making their home in San Fran
cisco, Calif.
Margaret Floyd, '47C, of Fair
mont, N. C., and Ens. William John
Thrasher, Jr., '45A, of Oakland,
Calif,. October 21 in Columbia.
Lucille Gravelle, of New York
City, and Sgt. Pinckney Ridgell,
'44P, of Batesburg, October 21 in
New York City. Sergeant Ridgell
recently returned to the States,
after having served for 21 months
as motion picture camera-man with
the army in the European theater.
After the expiration ot a 45-day ter
minal leave, he will receive his dis
charge.
I,ols Clowney, '460, of Elairs and
Columbia, and Lieut. liarry R. J1,
Sorensen, of Patterson, N. J., Octo
bcr 27 in Columbia. Prior to her
marriage, Mrs. Sorensen was con
nected with the Federal Intermedi
ate Credit bank in Columbia. The
couple are making their home at 88
Cadnmus avenue, Patterson, N. J.
Eta Mac Hayes, '28A, of Augusta,
Ga., and James Alexander Cromat
tie, of Vidalia, Ga., October 18 mi
Columbia. Thecy are making their
home in Columbia where Mr. Cro
martie is an accountant with the A,
C. Clarkson company and Mrs.
Cromartie is connected with the
Standard Oil company.
Frances Byrd Smith Easteriling,
'43A, of Florence, and David Little
Withington, lii, of Honolulu, T. HI.,
October 29 at Florence. Prior to her
marriage, Mrs. Withington was as
sociatedl with the American Red
Cross in the Fieldl Director's office,
Governor's Island, N. Y. The couple
will make their home in H-onolulu,
where Mr. Withington us connected
with the llawaiian Pineapple com
pany.
Patricia Thomas, of Wabash, In
diana, and Captl. Charles W. Gibin-s,
'4 IA, of liaritsville, at WabaOsh. They
iare making t heir homo at 2224 1"
street, N. W., Washington D). C.,
wherec Captain (ibb'.s is engaged in
pubillic relations activity for the
Quart ermast er Corps.
Dorace Guyuden, '440, of Columbia,
andl First Lieut. William Stone'wa.
Miller, of Kansas City, Mo., Novem
baer :3 in Columbia. They will make
their home in Pittsburgh, Kans.
Libby Zifkin, of Hloilywood, Calif.,
and Ie'ut. Abram G1rossmyni, '42CE.,
of Asbury Park, N. J., in liollywood,
Lieutenant Grossman recently re
turned to the States, after hav'ing
served with the AAF in the Pacific.
After the expiration of a 3I0-dayv
leave, he will b)e stationed at Maren
Field, Calif.
Iris Bernice Levy, '4f A, of Colum
his, and Capt. Jacob Leonard Bal
ser, of Chester', October 2 in Co
lumbia. They are making their
home in Nw., Oren. s