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Vol. 23 APRIL, 1945 No. 2

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And He knew Heaven was plenty worthwhile. Those alumni killed in this war and AUuM4u Reli^404€l BiUleiin welcomed home to Heaven by their • BY BEV. JOHN P. LYNCH, C&C, ISj Mother, Notre Dame, know now that Heaven is worthwhile. They know the FAMILY PROBLEMS the Census Bureau in Washington and truth of Father Charles O'Donnell's shows future fighting strength among Several alumni have written asking poem— major powers, basing statistics on the- questions on recent articles in this category of 15-35 year old males. Rus­ TO OUR LADY column regarding the Catholic family sia in 1970 should have 43,000,000 as We have colored your cloak with gold and some of its problems. against the United States' 21,000,000! And crowned you with every star. Bather than try to write individual And the silvery ship of the moon lengrf:hy letters, I'm going to. suggest Yet Mrs. Roosevelt in a recent press We have moored where your white feet are. to them two fcooks. The first. Life conference said this country does not As you look on this world of ours.— Together by need to make special financial allowances Campus, and lakes, and towers. to encourage "extra children" because Wingfield Hope, You are Rood to us O Great Queen, (Sheed and "it is better to have more homes with Good as our mothers are. Ward, publisher) four or five children, than large families And you know us by name, each one,— is by a layman of poorly educated or hungry children." Ah! Heavenly Registrar, Enter our names in the book writing under a The financial allowances are advocated Into which your dear Son will look! nom de plume. to prevent just that condition, but Mrs. As you read it, Roosevelt doesn't see the connection. For we know that a time will come. sometimes you'll It is reported, and plausibly too, that Hie graduating year. think the author when Stalin was asked to allow the When thousands and thousands of us Who dreamed on your beauty here must be a doctor, Pope to sit in at the peace table, he Will gather before your face sometimes you'll asked very realistically, "How many And dream and talk of this place. Fathei Lynch think he's a divisions has he got?" priest, at other Assuming the existence of compulsory Then when your Son comes by. times a husband and father. He is that, military training in 1970, Mr. Stalin's You will tell Him, as of old. "ITiese are the boys we knew. a husband and a father—and he's good! successor can ask then, 25 years from I. in my cloak of gold. Another recommended book is mostly now, "The United States doesn't like You at the breaking of Bread— by laymen, a collection of speeches given what I'm doing? How many divisions These are the troops You fed-" at a Catholic Family Life Conference have they got?" in 1944. There you'll find inspiring And a shout shall split the skies We and Mrs. Roosevelt will probably As the ranks send up His Name. Catholic doctrine on marriage by some be dead then; but your sons won't be A golden hour in heaven priests: then treatment of some practi­ and they'll feel pretty foolish when they When your sons, O Notre Dame, cal family problems by laymen, who are compare fig^ures—13,000,000 Russians Kneel to their Leader down. fathers, mothers, doctors, experts on and 21,000,000 Americans. There by the hem of your gown. population and birth control, juvenile delinquency and allied subjects. HAPPY EASTER VOCATION PROSPECTS You can obtain the book entitled, The These greetings will be late to you, Some alumni wonder why I don't Family Today from the National Cath­ answer letters promptly. The reason is j^ olic Welfare Conference, 1312 Massachu­ scattered over the world as so many of you are. I don't receive mail promptly. It has i setts Avenue, N. W., Washington, D. C. to catch up with me in my travels, f But even late they are timeless, ever Enclose $1.00. lecturing on vocations, seeking and inter- > since Christ's Resurrection and His Another conference was held this viewing candidates for the Holy Cross ' pledge to us of our victory over death. spring, and a new book will probably priesthood. be published incorporating these later These greetings may also seem futile in the presence of the misery and un- One alumnus sent me the name of talks. Ask for that one too. If it is a fine prospect—and I might add, we like the 1944 publication, it's good. happiness surrounding you in wartime. But never were they more practical, welcome any names of interested boys from grammar school age upward—. MBS. ROOSEVELT MISSES THE POINT worthwhile—and true. You in the service today are repeat­ even those in the service, of which there In a recent article, we noted that Rus­ ing Christ's Passion, taking up and are many corresponding. sia and Canada are providing financial bearing your Cross with Him. We are not short on vocations, but allowances for children, to promote By offering up your sufferingfs daily God is blessing American youth with larger families and suggested something to Christ in memory of His Passion, you many vocations to the priesthood and similar in the United States, as a patri­ can be kneeling alongside Christ in His we are preparing for post-war expan­ otic measure, even of self-preservation. Agony in the Garden. sion. Mrs. Roosevelt talks about compulsory He had the same feelingrs, wonderings From your own knowledge and military training as the greatest factor as you—fear, doubts, questions—ques­ memory, we don't want "sissies" but of preparedness to prevent another war. tions whether it was worthwhile. "regular," energetic, bright lads, who- If the Planned Parenthood program, He overcame this fear by a coura­ can develop into intelligent zealous espoused by Mrs. Boosevelt continues, geous acceptance of His Cross as the priests, for our apostolate of teaching, we'll have just one half the potential Will of His Father. home and foreign missions, parishes and fighting force of Russia 25 years from . He overcame His doubts and questions certain specialties in writing, youth work now. by His-love for tis—by His conviction and other fields. The boys can write to The United States Daily News ana­ that His death would earn Heaven for me directly or you may send me their lyzes the figures recently published by us—for you and me. names and addresses as likely prospects. The Notre Dame Alumnus This magazine is published bi-monthly by the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame; Indiana. Entered as second class matter October 1, 1939, at the Postoffice, Notre Dame, Indiana, undo' the act of August 24, 1912. Member of the American Alumni Council and of the National Catholic Alomni Federation. lames E. Amutrong. '25. Editor; WiUiom B. Deolay. '26. Managing Editor

Vol. 23 APRIL, 1945 No. 2 Pattern for Progress: a Four Point Program

By James E. Armstrong, '25, Alumni Secretary

The Alumni Board has fought through The ALUMNUS has asked four lead­ Father O'Donnell gives you a stimu­ some very serious meetings in recent ers in the Association to present in this lating basic keynote for our efforts to months in an effort to crystallize the issue the basic needs in each field. From stimulate alumni leadership gfenerally. program of the Association for immedi­ them you can act, individually in many (You would do well, too, in this con­ ate stimulus of individual, Class, and instances, to help; you can cooperate nection, to read Professor Staunton's Club. through your Class in some of them; and scholarly commencement address in this in your Club, if the oflicers are not issue.). From these discussions and plans have seriously pushing these programs, per­ haps you can urge them into action, or President Tom Byrne has a fine treat­ emerged four major and tang^ible proj­ ment of the basis for our Fund. ects that can be begun or intensified at if the officers are aggressive, you can in­ once, through individual or collective co­ tensify the Club's success by your Father Jam^ Connerton, registrar, operation. prompt participation. gives you the reasons for constant co­ operation on the part of alumni in the selection of prospective students. And Bill Dooley advises you of your opportunity to aid in the immediate TAe Leadership of Notre Dame Men problem of helping Notre Dame men, By Rev. J. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C. '16, President of the University especially the veterans, to secure not only jobs, but jobs which will be most helpful to them individually, and of the A year ago, in announcing an in­ again and again that they can, and do, greatest mutual benefits to them, to their tegrated program for the Alumni Asso­ live up to what is expected of them. Notre Dame background, and to you. ciation, the ALUMNUS made a statement Many persons, it is true, have a that is even more sigrnificant now than strange notion of leadership, and as a These articles are basic. Please read it was then: result define the word too narrowly. We them to speed up our program. "As Notre Dame men, we are witness­ are not all expected, nor should we tir, ing, almost daily, incidents that are to be leaders in the somewhat theatrical supernatural energies which, as faith moral Pearl Harbors. Attacks on the sense in which the term is commonly teaches, are necessary in order that man state, attacks on the church, attacks on used. Most of us have neither the gifts nor the opportunities to appear to ad­ may achieve ever his proper humanity— the family, attacks on our individual his personal freedom, his social unity.'* rights occur with increasing frequency vantage in the dazzling limelight of a and boldness. national stage. But each of us can, and To this, Mr. Woodlock adds succinetiy: as a duty, should make the most of the "It is no longer a question of personal "The layman, in short, is—or should be— ' talents and opportunities that, by God's issues. We are in the fight for principles. both the 'incarnation' and the transmit­ grace, are ours, as we go about our daily We have now either to fight or run." ter of the Catholic mind to the outside tasks. world, for he must incarnate it, if he is Notre Dame men don't run. The function of the laity is well de­ to transmit it." Leadership is expected of all Notre scribed by Father J. Courtney- Murray, I repeat that leadership is expected of Dame men. That is a broad statement, I as recently quoted by Thomas F. Wood- all Notre Dame men. Why? Because at know. But I am not speaking in plati­ lock, Laetare Medalist, in Columbia: Notre Dame you wero trained to know tudes. I make that statement as a simple, "The layman is charged with the the truth. Here you were taught that demonstrable — and frequently demon­ mediation between the essentially sacer­ truth and morality are fixed and objec­ strated—truth that reflects credit upon dotal body of the Church, as the means tive, and not subject to change with your Alma Mater which taught you the and milieu of man's total salvation in time and circumstance. Here you learned things that must be fought for. It is a body and soul, and the essentially secu­ not only that the end of man is God, bat truth as demonstrable as its corollary lar, this worldly body of society, wherein also the nieans by which man attains his which, in turn, reflects credit upon you, man is ordered to his temporal end, the end. the alumni. The corollary is that, achievement of his proper human per­ But it is not enough merely to know. through the years, succeeding genera­ sonality. It is through the layman that You must be articulate as well, because tions of Notre Dame men have proved there must flow into the world those you cannot defend intelligently what you 4 The Notre Dame Alumnus

are unable to define. Lucid expression world back to the Christian principles it promptly mailing back this question­ must go hand-in-hand with thorough has so tragically abandoned. You can naire. It is only a stepping stone toward knowledge. Much of what is evil in the actively combat the forces that would enabling the Alumni Association Office world took root and then reached a nox­ destroy the family, the home, the church, to compile • the information which a ious growth because vast numbers of and our country itself. You know what group of our kind, with so many com­ people do not know the basic truths you these forces are, and what will befall our mon interests, should have available in know and take for granted. The task of civilization if they are permitted to un­ its central files. But most important, it the Notre Dame alumnus, therefore, is leash their full fury. They are the "ene­ is necessary to keep you from being to see to it that what he knows becomes mies from within." They are not only "statistically sequestered"—a new name more and more widely known by others. irreligious, but anti-religious, and anti- for an old malady in any organization, God. They deny the dignity and integrity and one which militates against indi­ By right thinking and acting—that is, of the human personality, and hence vidual participation in the affairs of by word and example—^in your own make of man what the late beloved Fath­ the group. homes and cominunities you can become er Carrico once aptly described as "a co-partners in a crusade to bring the kind of collegiate gorilla." Our distinguished President, Father J. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, highlighted the University's need for active alumni participation in its life, some time ago, in the brochure, "Years to Remember." The Needs of the University "The alumni have made it possible," Father O'Donnell said, "for Notre Dame By Thomas F. Byrne, '28, President, Alumni Association to protect some of the gains that she has made, despite the inroads of war. With so many demands being made, share. It is a program in which all the But what holds the brightest promise nowadays, on our time, our resources, alumni must do a little. for Notre Dame's future is the growing realization among alumni that their and our very thoughts, all of us are The entire plan is based on and is continued support is an essential part faced with the necessity of putting "first dedicated to awakening the desire of things first." And because to the Notre of Notre Dame's' growth and develop­ every Notre Dame man to participate ment." Dame man, Notre Dame has always been more actively in the life of the Univer­ one of the first things in his life, your sity. We are soliciting your thinking As true as these words were when Alumni Board feels that you will wel­ and the expression of your ideas. We Father O'Donnell wrote them, the leng­ come the opportunity to give some believe that this will be forthcoming thening shadow of war has made them thought to the needs of the University because every Notre Dame man, in-his prophetic. The time is definitely here and its future, even though it entails heart, wants the spiritual glow and for every Notre Dame man to reappraise some degree of sacrifice in these busy satisfaction that comes from staying his obligation to the University, to con­ times. close to Notre Dame and the things the sider the deep sense of personal satis­ University stands for in his life. faction it will give him to meet this ob­ The keynote of the program which ligation with a real spirit of interested As the first step in the program, a your Board is placing before you in 1945 participation and help preserve for our is your increased participation in Uni­ questionnaire has been prepared and sons, for the boys who are coming back versity life. We hope to secure effective mailed each alumnus not in the service. from the fighting fronts and their sons alumni thought and action on the many The percentage of returns we receive the ideals of the University which problems which the war years have will indicate, pretty quickly, the measure taught us all "not only how to make a created for the University and which of success we can expect. Therefore, living, but also how to live." must be solved, fully, during this trans­ your Board urges you to place some real ition period, if Notre Dame, after the importance on filling out completely and Can we count on your help in this? war, is to continue as the dominant in­ fluence in Catholic education and action which it has always teen and continues the constant increase which is its right­ ful destiny. The University's AdmissionPolic y By Rev. James W. Connerton. C.S.C, "20, Registrar The only way we can hope to achieve a fair measure of success in this is by Although our reg^istrar's office is in soundly for the future. Our enrollment securing the active participation of the almost constant touch with individual for the semester just started is 1,735 entire alumni body. Judging from the alumni concerning our mutual interest of civilian and Navy students. Maiiy alumni past—^from the cooperation extended to admitting students to the University, re­ have helped us throughout this difficult the Centenary Fund and the Second marks of other alumni are often brought time, sparing themselves and their time Annual Fund which followed—^the active back to us indicating an earnest willing­ not at all. We. are deeply grateful to support of slightly more than one-third ness to help in selecting our student body them and we unhesitatingly seek other of all the members of the Alumni Asso­ whenever the alumni generally are in­ alumni who will help us in their par­ ciation is assured. But if our 1945 formed about our requirements and the ticular localities. We feel that your inter­ "Pattern for Progress" program moves changes that take place from time to ests are at stake as possessors of degrees to action, only these veteran partici­ time. To satisfy that need in part the in that the value of those degrees will pants in alumni activity, it cannot following points may help. remain constant only as long as we main­ succeed. This is not a program that Right now we are experiencing the tain a selected student body and sound one-third the alumni can make success­ worst shortage of enrollment in many a requirements. ful if each does ten times his individual year but we are building surely and Only two changes involving entrance The Notre Dame Alumnus

requirements have been made during the 1. We ask the alumni to deal directly cript sent to us is unnecessary because wartime and both of these we consider with the the Registrar for the sake of we send our own form in all cases any­ to be educationally sound. They are as prompt efficiency. The round-about way way. follows: of addressing other campus friends first only creates delay and extra work for all 3. An applicant whose record is other­ 1. SUidents possessing the "twelve" involved. We count no one more influ­ wise good may be accepted by the dean basic imits in groups I and II of our en­ ential than an alumnus and the Regis­ with one deficiency in requirements, on trance requirements may now he admit­ trar is as anxious as anyone else to give provision that it be made up here during ted provided the quality of their high the alumni every possible service. the first year. school work in these subjects and the recommendation of their high school 2. Action on an application is not taken 4. Some part-time stttdent employment principal indicate that they are qualified. until the application blank is carefully is available to beginning freshmen dur­ A high school diploma was never re­ filled out by the student, including his ing the present time. Normally, it is quired and the tfvelve tinits mentioned and his parents' signatures, and is ac­ available only after the freshman year. constittite all the basic disciplines. companied by the reg^istration fee of $10. After the student who needs help is We send for the high school record our­ accepted he may apply to Mr. Herbert 2. One unit of either Chemistry or selves after the boy's application is re­ Jones, business managfer, for employ­ Physics is now required for admission to ceived. Asking the boy to have his trans­ ment. the College of Science. Only Physics sat­ isfied the science requirement formerly. (The experiment of accepting boys with less than fifteen units has proved very interesting. A comparative survey Vocofipnof Counseling ond Nofr» Dame of equal numbers of high school gradu­ ates and three and one-half-year high By William R. Dooley, '26, Assistant Alumni Secretary school boys (100 of each) was made here at Notre Dame. It revealed that the boys Back in May, 1938, the Administration ment have continued, in some degree, who entered with a curtailed high school of the University asked the Alunmi Of­ even to the present day, despite radical year succeeded with grades a trifle bet­ fice to take over vocational counseling changes, brought about by the war, in ter than the others.) and job placement for Notre Dame stu­ the student body and in the business dents and Notre Dame alumni. I was spHere. Obviously, the work in vocational Those are the two changes. What then asked to develop and direct such work counseling and job placement has been are the regular constant considerations (on a part-time basis, since I was to re­ vastly reduced since 1941. involved in the registrar's evaluation of an applicant's transcript? tain much of my former work). So much for the past and present. The new work moved, primarily, in two What of the future? 1. Accreditation of the high school. divergent, but associated, fields: alumni Well, authorities in the field have esti­ 2. Kight kinds and total of units. vocational counseling and job placement mated that thirty million persons in the 3. Bank in class. (Upper two-thirds) through several of the' Notre Dame United States are going to be involved 4. The high school's certifying grade. alumni clubs in the larger cities (with in dislocations arising from the transi­ a coordination through my office at Notre tions from a wartime to a peacetime 5. Recommendation of high school prin­ Dame); and student vocational counsel­ economy. cipal. ing and job placement, chiefly for sen­ It's apparent that a good many hun­ 6. The applicant's I.Q. iors, centralized in my office. dred, if not thousand, of these disloca­ Within the rules of the catalog^ue, the • Both of these related activities tions are going to be among Notre Dame deans of the several colleges have the achieved a measure of success, and have men. The vocational questionnaires, re­ right and duty of final decision as to who continued to do so. Until the demands of cently sent out through the Vocational will be admitted to their colleges except war preparation removed, largely, the Committee of the Alumni Association to in borderline or doubtful cases which are need for extending employment aid to Notre Dame men in the armed forces, referred to a Committee on Admissions, alumni, several clubs retained active and indicate that, broadly, 37 per cent of the of which the dean of the college con­ effective job placement committees, with, returning veterans think they will need cerned is a member. in each case, a self-sacrificing chairman some sort of job help after the war; 32 per cent think they can provide their It hardly need be said that we are very in charge. In New York City and Chi­ own jobs; and 31 per cent think they will concerned about the character, back­ cago these chairmen have continued to ground and promise of students who function to a limited extent even through return to Notre Dame. apply. To that end, we ask the alumni to the war years. If we have, ultimately 7,500 Notre be as discriminating as possible in their On the campus, with the invaluable Dame men in the armed forces—a con­ recommendation of students, even in cooperation of many faculty members, I servative estimate—^the job for us will be times of decreased enrollment., Notre enlarged and centralized the activities in immense. Dame, as you know, is very democratic job placement. For seniors, I arranged It goes without saying that we want to and, while we are proud of this fact, we additional interviews with representa­ help our own Notre Dame men gfet re­ are also selective. Each semester a size­ tives of many of the country's leading adjusted to a peacetime economy. able percentage of applicants are re­ business organizations, seeking not only The chief question is, then, how to. jected. I hope we will never need to take to maintain and cement the relationship do it. everybody who applies, thus exposing our existing for many years between the Those who should know agree, and accreditation to question and our better University and some companies, but en­ common sense backs up this view, that men to bad influence of any kind. deavoring to extend such a relationship vocational counseling and job placement to other companies. Finally, may we add a few details that will, in the immediate post-war period, should be helpful to all concerned. This senior counseling and job place­ be best.handled within their home com- The Notre Dame AlumnHS munities for the great majority of those counseling-employment activities of all ence there as a member of the United needing assistance. the clubs. This same office will also assist States diplomatic corps, Mr. Shaw is also widely known for his work in the field of The finger, therefore, is pointed those alumni who do not reside within . social welfare. straight at Notre Dame clubs. club areas. It is also to be assumed that the activ­ His diplomatic career began in 1917 And, from what we've already heard ity will be basically a counseling-referral when he was made assistant to the coun­ from some Notre Dame clubs, we're con­ activity, working in full cooperation with selor for the United States Department vinced that all Notre Dame clubs are similar agencies in a community and of State. Then, in 1919 he went abroad ready, even eager, to conduct a counsel- taking advantage to the fullest of all to serve as third secretary to the Amer­ ing-employment activity. Several of them advantages offered by governmental ican Peace Commission in Paris; in 1920 are already at work on active plans. agencies, such as the Veterans Bureau he became executive assistant to the sec­ To assist the clubs in getting under and the United States Employment Ser­ retary of state; and in 1921 served as way with at least a basic, preparatory vice. Operating exclusively "on its own," second secretary to the embassy in Tur­ progfram in counseling and job place­ through "Notre Dame contacts" only, a key. After attending the Lausanne Con­ ment, I have prepared and will shortly committee in the normal club could not ference in 1923, he was appointed Amer­ present to the clubs an outline of funda­ possibly hope to handle successfully a ican delegate to Angora, Turkey, in 1924. mental suggestions. Most important sug­ job of the magnitude that will confront The same year he was appointed first gestion of all is, of course, this one: that it in the immediate post-war period. secretary of the embassy in Constan­ in each club one man with-the right per­ tinople. From 1926 to 1930 he held the sonal qualifications and sufficient avail­ This counseling-employment activity post of chief of the division of Near-East able time and office facilities, be asked to presents a singular challenge to Notre Affairs in the Department of State, and direct the activity. Dame men: a distinct opportunity to put then became counsel to the American into real practice that Notre Dame - Embassy, Stamboul. In presenting such a program it is to Spirit of which we speak so readily, a be assumed that there will be at Notre chance for Christian charity of the high­ While in foreign service in Turkey, Dame a central office to coordinate the est sort. Mr. Shaw was active in the movement to improve deplorable conditions in the penal institutions in that country. His interest in penology continued until to­ day he is president of the American Prison Association, the Osborne Associa­ 1945 Laetare Medal to G. H. Shaw tion, and the Bureau of Rehabilitation, Is Former Assistant Secretary of State; (Washington, D.C.) Active in Catholic Charities, Penolosy. A past president of the National Con­ ference of Catholic Charities, an office Laetare Medalist of 1945 is Gardiner been awarded the honor as a recognition which he held for two terms, Mr. Shaw's Rowland Shaw, it was announced on of merit and an incentive to greater extensive interests also include juvenile March 11, Laetare Sunday, by the Rev. achievement. ' delinquency—a field in "which he is na­ J. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, president of tionally recognized as an authority. He the University. Mr. Shaw, diplomat and is a member of the Board of Visitors and recognized authority in the field of social of the Parole Conmiittee of the National welfare, recently resigned his office of Training School for Boys (Washington, assistant secretary of state. D. C.); vice-president and a member of the Board of Directors of Children's "The University of Notre Dame is Village (Dobb's Ferry, N. Y.); a mem­ happy to announce," said Father O'Don­ ber of the Board of Directors of the nell, "that the Laetare Medal for 1945 Prison Association of New York, the is awarded to Gardiner Rowland Shaw, Boys' Club of New York, and the Nation­ a diplomat who has served our country al Probation Association; and is vice- with distinction in many capacities, par­ president of the National Conference of ticularly as assistant secretary of state. Juvenile Agencies. Despite the demands of a busy career, Mr. Shaw has always found time to The Laetare Medal award originated bring solace and comfort to the poor and in the ancient papal custom of bestow­ afflicted, and especially to the under-priv­ ing a Golden Rose oh a member of Euro­ ileged boy. He has shared his rare gifts pean Catholic nobility on Laetare Sun­ of mind and heart with both the mighty day. Its modem counterpart was inaug­ and the weak. In an age of selfishness urated at Notre Dame in 1883 when the and greed, the University chooses to hon­ Very Rev. Edward Sorin, C.S.C, Uni­ or a true apostle of selflessness and gen­ versity^ founder, bestowed the first medal erosity. It is a pleasure to welcome Mr. on the late John Gilmary Shea, eminent Shaw to a select circle of distinguished Catholic historian. Since that time the men and women upon whom Notre Dame name of the recipient is revealed by the has bestowed her most cherished award." University president on Laetare Sunday, GABDINER HOWLAND SHAW the fourth Sunday of Lent. Highest honor bestowed on American Mr. Shaw, 49th man to receive the Catholics, the Laetare Medal has been Mr. Shaw, 63rd recipient of the medal, award, will be presented with the medal awarded annually since 1883 to an out­ is a native of Boston, and a graduate of sometime in the near future. The date of standing member of the Catholic laity. Harvard University. An authority on presentation has not yet been deter­ Forty-nine men and 14 women have now Near-East affairs, because of his exjteri- mined. The Notre Dame AlHmnus For God, Country, Notre Dome 9n^ Ql&^ Zoe^daiiincf

LL Arnold J. McGrath, '22, Chicago, N.C., as athletic officer and head ioothall was killed in action in the southwest PREVIOUSLY REPORTED CMich forthel943 season, h^% fl^Jfj g Pacific in January. He is survived by own reqnSt wag assigned to a combat The deathi of 169 Notra Dame his mother, widow of John T. McGrath, outfif in January, 1944. tie went over- menserving in the arme3''forcin former assistant postmaster in Chicago, seas last fauT^ if~th^ AlHe. in World War JI a sister and an aunt. have already^been^ listed^ in the Surviving Jack are two brothers, Arnold, a member of the Officers Re­ "Aliimnus." (A total of 56 Notre Henry J. Chevigny, Los Angeles, and serve Corps, joined the Army immedi­ Dame men lost their lives in Dr. Julius J. Chevigny, Gary, Ind., and ately after the attack on Pearl Harbor. World -Wir I.) - J X"^- two sisters, Mrs. T. P. Galvin, Hammond, Serving in the San Francisco Port of wife of Tim, '16, and Mrs. Joseph Embarkation, he was sent overseas at GafTney, Washington, D. C. his own insistence. the area was under terrific artillery Lt. Jolm J. KeUey III, USNR. '33, Ean In Chicago, Arnold was employed in barrage. Jack amnus men took refuge in~a~Boml)"c'Fater. AT moment later Jhe_ Claire, Wis., was killed as a result of the circulation department of the Chi­ enemy action while serving in the cap- cago Trihime. He was at Notre Dame craterJ^toiSk a ^rect KitTand all seyen were killed. .. acity of senior air ordnance officS as a student from 1912 to 1922 and was aboard a carrier in the Pacific theatre. president of the erstwhile Lifers. Thus departed the fellow "who played He was awarded the Purple Heart. the game with a wild fury and an ex­ John's parents, three sisters and a bro­ Capt. Thomai F. Ruckelshaui, '28, hausting drive and a spirit, that was all ther, Arthur B. Kelley, '36, survive him. Indianapolis, was killed in a crash of a but visible," to quote Jim Keams, '34, Cl-46 plane in the DaiHaghur Hills in sports columnist for the Chicago Sun, After receiving_his indoctrination at India on May 23, 1944. Several search­ in his comment on Jack's football-play­ Notre Dgme, John was further trained ing parties were sent out, but it was ing days at Notre Dame. atjOKlnance Inspectors' School, Wash­ not until Nov. 3 that the plane and the Following three years as a player ington, D.C., and the Naval Air Station, bodies of Tom and three other crew under Knute Rockne, in 1926-27-28, Jackson;^le,^EIa^ with assignment for members were found. Surviving rela­ Jack was an assistant coach under Rock duty to the Naval Air Station, Gnan- tives are his wife, Virginia, his father in 1929 and 1930, and upon Rock's tanamo Bay, Cuba. After serving with and two brothers. One of the brothers death in March, 1931^'became junior the air force, Atlantic Fleet, for 18 is serving in the Navy in the Pacific. head coach, with Hunk Anderson as months, he was assigned to the Pacific. Tom was vice-president of the Red senior head coach. Jack coached the Chicago Cardinals, professional football CpL John W. Disser, ex. '34, Fort Cab Company of Indianapolis, prominent Wayne, Cia^died in service on Feb. 24. as a polo player and generally one of team, in 1932, St. Edward's University, Austin, Texas, in 1933, and the Univer­ from injuries shstaineii in"a"fall_onJth« the city's best known and most popular deck of the gwe«M3h-jexcli»M;e liner residents. He had been in - India since sity of Texas in 1934-35-36. He resigned as Texas coach in 1937 to become de­ Gnpsholm which was returning him to June, 1943, and was attacHiST to the his homeland from_^_jiermaii-.Rri3 13~2~8tirAXP'Base Unit. puty attorney general of Texas, but later joined H. H. Weinert, Sequin, camp where he_had_ssent_3L4.jnontlia. Texas, in the oil business and retained Hi"iis survived by his wife, his two-year Ll. John E. Chevigny, USMCR, '31, that association, working largely in old son and his mother. Hammond, Ind., was killed in action on southern Illinois, until he was commis­ John entered the Army Feb. 23, 1943, Iwo Jima on Feb. 20, the second day sioned by the Marines in 1943. of the invasiqnjhere. Leading_sixjmei> and served in the infantry under'Gen. fronL.his_23rd regiment up a slope while Jack was assigned to Camp Lejeune, Mark Clark after going overseas in Aug-

JACK CHEVIGNT JOHN KELLEY JOHN DISSER DON McKAT TED KNOSMAN DON MdWNAlO The Notre Dame Alumnus

JOHN GROBKTEB BOB LETSCHEB REBKT BESEOLOS CHAKUE'LEWIS ED DOTLE DAVE BIGGINS / h / ust, 1943, until he was listed missing I«t. Lt. Donald C. McDonalfl. |39, for •fhhis par t in the operations in that in action on Nov. 27, 1943. John was Waukegan, 111., was kiiled in action in country. From North Africa he was as­ employed by the General Electric Co. eastern Belgium on Jan. 15. Surviving signed to Italy, and in July of last year in Pt. Wayne before entering service. him are his father, a brother and a sis­ was raised to the rank of major, being ter. connected with headquarters of the Mediterranean air forces. Lt. Donald R. McKay, USNR, '36, Don entered the Army in August, Fargo, N.D., reported in the February 1941, and was graduated from three ALUMNUS as missing, was killed in action different officers' schools—^the quarter­ LL Robert J. LeUcher, ex. '4.1, Port when the U.S.S. Hood, an ammunition^ master corps,' the engineers' and the Arthur, Texas, was killed in an Army ship^ exploded in "the Admiralty Islands infantry's. C-64 cargo plane crash on a routine on Nov. lOrBBs'wife, a daughter, a son, Impatient to get overseas and "get flight from Los Angeles to San Bernar­ and his parents survive him. this thing over," he had while serving dino, Calif. A heavy snowstorm caused the plane to strike a mountain peak Don, a medical officer, entered the with the engineers at Camp Ciairbome, near Santa Ana, on Jan. 15. Navy in September, 1942, and was as­ La., requested a transfer to the infantry. signed to Spokane, Wash., South Caro­ He was_s_ent overseas in December, .19,44, Bob received his training in the AAF lina and Newport, R. I., before going and had been in Belgium only two. weeks at Santa Ana, Calif., and at Williams to the Pacific in September, 1944. when he was killed. • Keld. He was in the air service com­ Henry L. Stimson, secretary of war, mand as a test pilot. He is survived by awarded Don the Purple Heart post­ his wife, a son, his parents and a bro­ 1st. Lt. Tfaeodore J. Knusman, '38, ther. \ , Oak Park, 111., was killed in action in humously. Germany on Feb. 8. Ted had been made Lt. (js) Hercules (Herky) Bereolos, commanding officer of his company in Major John C. Grobmyer, '41, Carroll- '42,*" Hammond, Ind., a Naval torpedo the famed Golden Acorn division which ton, 'Kyi,'was kilfed in an airplane acci- plane ^iIot,_ was killed in a.planecrash started one^ of the first effective counter­ dent in France wTFeb. 6. He is survived in the squQi^acificJVIarch .3PJJL,9.44. He attacks a^inst the Germans last Decem- by "his "father and mother and brother is survived by his mother and six bro­ ber. He was awarded the Purple Heart and sister. thers. p^osthumously. John enlisted in the AAF in August, Herky enlisted in the Navy V-5 re­ Before enlisting in April, 1942, Ted 1941, and in December, 1941, reported serve training program in the spring of practiced law (he had received his J. D. to Kelly Field, Texas, for basic training. 1942 and upon graduation from Notre at Northwestern). He was commissioned In August, 1942, he received his com­ Dame was sent to Glenview, 111., naval at Fort Benning, Ga., in February, 1943, mission as second lieutenant at Miami air base for primary training. He re­ and from that time until he went over­ Beach, Ha., and in the early part of the ceived his wings and ensign commission seas last October he taught at Ft. Mc- next year was promoted to first lieuten­ in March, 1943 at Jacksonville, Fla. He aellan, Ala. ant in North Africa. then was assigned as a navy air patrol Ted's surviving relatives are his fath­ At the end of the Tunisian campaign, pilot in Cuba. Four months later he ap­ er and his aunt. John was awarded the Lei^on of Merit plied for transfer to the torpedo plane

BUCK McHUGH STEPHEN O'ROITRKE ED DELANA DICK FBOEHLKE JOHN RTDER BOB KNEELAND The Notre Dame AlutnnHS squadron^—one of the most dangerous . and was with Lt. Gen. George S. Pat- years'at Notre Dame, and received his assignments in the Navy—and took tor­ ton's Third Army in Belgium. basic training at Camp Croft, S. C, as pedo pilot training at Quonset Point, well as advanced specialized training in R. I. Then in November, 1943, he was heavy weapons. He was later sent to sent to the south Pacific. Ft. Meade, Md. He went overseas in An outstanding athlete in grade January, 1944, and served as a chap­ school, high school and college, Herky lain's assistant before taking infantry was a monogram-winning guard on the training last December in France. He Notre Dame football team and a leading entered combat on Jan. 1 of this year. shot putter on the track team. Lt. John K. Wolff, ex. '44, Raleigh. 2nci. Lt Charles T. Lewi(, '43, Phila­ N. C, reported missing in the February delphia, was ldlled"in"Ffaifce on Feb. 2, ALVHNVS, was killed in action on Dec in what is thought to have been almost 18 over Ya£;oslavia, while pilot of a his first actionTICHarles was a medical B-24 bomber. John, who completed near­ adminJstrativerofficer attached to a para- ly 50 missions while stationed in Italy, trpop regir^nt^f the ^T&lst airborne received the Air Medal in recognition of meritorious achievement as well as division. He had'TjeerfassigSed'to the JIM BIRDER division after its epic stand at Bastogne. th Presidential Unit Citation. He is survived by his parents and a Before enlisting in the paratroopers John received his wings and commis­ sister. in 1942, Jim was a premedical student sion on March. 11, 1944, and was sent Charles entered the service immedi­ at Notre Dame. He had been g^duated overseas on Oct. 15. ately after his graduation from Notre cum laitde from Saint Thomas Military Dame; he passed through a non-com­ Academy, Saint Paul, Minn. Surviving Lt. Edward K. Delana, Jr., ex. '45, missioned officers' school, officers candi­ Mm besides his parents are a brother Chicago, a bomber pilot with the ISth date school and a school for battalion and two sisters. Air Force, was reported killed in action surgeon's assistants. In the. spring of over the Adriatic sea on Jan. 31. Ed's 1944 he made one voyage on a transport Pfc. David B. Higgins, ex. '44, Utica, father, Edward K. Delana, '11, was an to Oran, Algeria, as transport surgeon N. Y., was killed in action in Germany Army combat pilot in "World War I. and was sent to France late last summer. on Feb. 23. One of Dave's duties was to clear mine fields laid by the enemy; Pvt. Ricliard P. Froehike, ex. '45, S/Sgt. EdwardE. Doyle, '43, Morris- while carrying out this mission, the area Wauconda, HI., reported in the Febru­ town, N. 'j., died in'Ffance 'of wounds in which he was working was placed ary ALUMNUS as missing, was killed in suffered in action on Nov. 28. He had under enemy artillery fire and he was action in Luxembourg on Dec. 20. He been seriously wounded while serving killed instantly by flying shrapnel. is survived by his parents and his sister. with the 179th infantry of General Dave was awarded the Bronze Star Dick enlisted in the Army in Novem­ Patch's Seventh Army. medal for heroic action against the en­ ber, 1942, at Notre Dame. He was called Ed participated in the invasion of emy in Belgium. His parents and two to service Dec. 29, 1943 and received southern France' on Aug. 15 and had sisters survive him. his basic infantry training at Camp been with the Seventh Army in the liber­ A civil engineering senior at Notre Blanding, Fla. Returning from a short ation of Eome. Dame, Dave was inducted in June, 1943, furlough, he reported to Ft. Meade, Md., Besides his parents, he leaves two trained at Camp McClellan, Ala., and and was sent overseas in June. brothers, 1st, Lt. Lawrence A. Doyle, sent to Virginia Polytechnic Institute AUS, '39, and Michael A. Doyle, Jr. for advanced military training. He went Lt. John Kinsman, AAF, ex. '45, Eau overseas in April, 1944, after further Ed received his basic training at Camp Claire, Wis., fighter pilot, was killed in training at Camp Claiborne, La. Fannin, Texas, and was sent overseas action over Negros Island in the Philip­ last April. He had been awarded a pines on Feb. 19. John was a member of citation in September and also received T/5 Hugh F. Mc Hugh, e.x. '44, New the 9th squadron of the 49th group (the the Good Conduct medal and Combat York City, was killed in action in Bel­ same squadron with which Major Bong Infantryman's badge. gium on Jan. 25. Assigned to the motion flew before he returned to the States). picture division of the Signal Corps, he After completing his training in this Lt. George M. O'Connor, ex. '43, Chi­ had been in action since D-day. Hugh country, John left for the Pacific theater cago, was killed""in action whileTeading was wounded in France in October, 1944 on Dec. 27, 1944, and for a time was an attack on the west coast of'Ceyte. and was awarded the Purple Heart. based in New Guinea, then on Leyte. After rejoining his division he was again During action on Kwajalein, Geo^g He flew many missions and had com­ continuously in action, taking combat pleted 50 hours of combat flying. had served as aid "to "Brig!~Gen. Joseph pictures at the front. L. Ready arid was awarded the Bronze John entered service in March, 1943, Star for his action on Leyte. After leaving Notre Dame, Hugh and received his commission in Febru­ studied photography, his chief vocational ary, 1944. Capt. James P. Birder, ex. '44, South interest, at the University of Rochester. Bend, son of Cecil Birder, '14, head of CpL Dawey C Mann, ex. '45, South Speech Department at Notre Dame, was TyS Stephen F. O'Rourke, ex. '44 Fort Bend, was killed in action on March 5 killed Feb. 7 while serving with the Wayne, Ind,, was killed in action in Lux­ while serving with the Third Army in 82nd airborne division. He had par­ embourg on Jan. 8. Surviving him be- ' Germany. Surviving besides his parents ticipated with the paratroopers in 11 sides his parents are two sisters. are a brother and a sister. months of combat and saw action in Stephen enlisted in the Army in De­ Overseas since September , 1944, Naples, Rome, Pisa and southern France cember, 1942, after three and a half Dewey was with the 10th armored div- The Notre Dame Alumnus ision. He was graduated from the ASTP vice March, 1943, and was trained at mation about these men now being avail­ engineering course at the University of Ellington Field and San Marcos, Texas, able, we are presenting it here. Eds. Georgia before transferring to the where he was graduated on Nov. 13, armored service. 1943, as the youngest man to receive Lt Jeremiah J. KilHgrew, USNR, '42, his silver wings and commission as a Hobart, Tnd., was killed in action, when second lieutenant. He was then sent to Lt. Patrick E. Murphy, ex. '45, St. his ship, the USS Cooper, was sunk in^ Roswell, N.M. for a course in bombar- Cloud, Minn., was killed by Jap mortar the Ormoc Bay diering and was graduated there Feb. fire in Burma, on Feb. 4. Chosen as one in the Philippines 7, 1944, He had been overseas since of a group of oificers assigned for special apparently by a July, 1944, and had been wounded in duty on the Lido road in the China- torpedo, on Dec. November and hospitalized for two Burma-India theater, he had left for 3. Jerry received weeks. India in September, 1944. his ensign's com­ mission on June Pat entered the armored forces in A/S Robert G. Perry, Navy V-12, 1, 1943. He was May, 1942, and, following a period of ex. '46, Harrisburg, HI., died Feb. 19 supply and dis­ basic training at Camp Lewis, Wash,, he as a result of bums from an accidental bursing officer of was assigned to officers' training school explosion during the Cooper when at Fort Knox, Ky., and later at Fort a medical frater­ it was commis­ Sill, Okla., where he received his com­ nity initiation at sioned Mar. 15, mission in April, 1943. Pat was attached the St. Louis 1944. After ser­ to army bases at Camp Cooke and Camp JERRY KILLIGREW University School vice in the Atlan­ Beale, Calif., and'Ft. Riley, Kans., be­ of Medicine. Mr. tic, the destroyer was sent to the Pacific fore going to India. and Mrs. Ralph area. Jerry is credited with having con­ Surviving are Pat's pai-ents and four Perry, Bob's par­ tributed largely to saving the lives of brothers and two sisters. ents, survive him. the Cooper's survivors, despite their 15 Bob came to hours in the sea; just before the battle Notre Dame as a he issued hot coffee and hot soup to all Lt. John L. Ryder, ex. '45, Hudson civilian student hands. Falls, N. y., was killed in Italy on Dec. in Sept., 1942, 29, as he was returning from a mission, BOB PERRY then joined the when he crashed into the side of a V-12 here in Leonard J. Herriges, ex. '43, Hubbard mountain because of poor \'isibility. He July, 1943. He left Notre Dame in July, Woods, 111., was killed in action on the was a mustang pilot and a member of a 1944. His parents wish to extend their western front on Nov. 16. He is survived top-scoring fighter group of the Med­ appreciation for the many kind messages by his parents. iterranean theater. of condolence and floral tributes re­ Leonard did ASTP work at the Uni­ He received his wings and commission ceived from Notre Dame men. versity of Nebraska for seven months, Dec. 3. 1943 at Foster Field, Texas, and, but when that program was discontinued after further training in the States, on he was transferred to the infantry and The ALUMNUS has so far received only July 26, 1944, joined the organization sent to Camp Philips, Kans. From there incomplete information regarding the with which he Was affiliated at the time he went to France. He was the recipient following Notre Dame men who died in of his death. He had been awarded the of the Purple Heart and the Presidential the service • of their country: Capt. Air Medal. citation. Joseph R. Schroeder, '31, Minneapolis, John is survived by his wife, an Army killed March 31; Capt. George W. Ball, Leonard spent two years at St. Jo­ nurse, his parents, two brothers 'and '36, Caledonia, N. Y., killed, March 2, seph's College, Collegeville, Ind., after three sisters. in Germany; Lt. (jg) Philip P. DiCrocco, he left Notre Dame. ^, Stapleton, S. L, NTTT, killed'i'n Sgt. Joieph T. Gibson, ex. '46, Hol- action in the Pacific area, June 18; Lt J. Paul Sevcik, ex. '33, Klamath yoke, Mass., was killed in action in Ger­ Capt. Leo S. Hillebrand, Jr.. USMCR, '41,' Toledo, O., killed in action on Iwo Falls, Ore., died of cerebral malaria in many Feb. 15. On Feb. 9, Joe, a turret Jima, Feb. 20; Sgt. Patrick R. Maschke. a Japanese prison camp in the Philip­ gunner, had received the DFC for un­ '44, Tyrone, Pa., killed in action in Ger­ pines not long usual bravery in action. His mother and many, Feb. 12; Cpl. Michael M. Zupko, after the fall of sister survive him. '44, killed Feb. 26 in Luxembourg; Pfc Bataan. He was Most of Joe's training was in Texas Harry J. Osborne, Jr., ex. '45, Elgin, one of the last and Florida. His father, the late Dr. 111., killed on March 10 in Germany; men to surrender Frank L. Gibson, ex. '12, served in James H. Gillis, ex. '46, Kane, Pa., on Bataan. _.Mrs. World War I as a lieutenant and saw killed in action in Germany, Nov. 23; Sevcik, Paul's much service in France. Pvt. Theodore J. Dorsch, ex. '48, Clif­ wife, and his son, ton Heights, Pa., killed in action in Bel­ Alan Laird, were gium in February. held in the Santo 2nd Lt Robert W. Kneeland, e.x. '46, Tomas camp, Postville, la., was killed in action on where the baby Biak Island on Dec. 2. Besides his par­ died on June 25, ents. Bob is survived by his brother and Deafhs Already Reported 1943 from typh­ sister. PAUL SEVCIK (In its previous issue the ALUMNUS oid pneumonia. Bob had been serving as a navigator- 7v(is able to print only incomplete notices Mrs. Sevcik was a prisoner in the camp bombardier in the "Air Apaches" with of the deaths in. the armed forces of the until she was liberated with the arrival the Fifth Air Force. He entered the ser­ follomng Notre Dame men. More infor­ of our forces in Manila. The Notre Dame Alumn us 11

Paul was a mining engineer for a pri­ F/O Jame* E. Sheet., ex. '45, Ashland, Pvt. James F. Landgrcn, '44, Chicago, vate firm in the Philippine Islands at O., was killed in action over Germany on with the infantry, is missing, according the beginning of the Pacific war, enlist­ Dec. 27. Jim was a navigator of a B~24 to notices on returned mail. ing in the engrineers on Dec. 26, 1941. •in the Eighth He was a first lieutenant in charge of 16 Air Force and men. They holed up in a pocket in the had been over­ mountains and did not know of the sur­ seas since last Pvt. Warren D. Leary, Jr., '44, Rice render of Bataan, holding the Japs off October. His par­ Lake, Wis. Father Craddick in March for four days at which time all their ents. Dr. and reported that Warren was missing in ammunition was exhausted. All the men Mrs. L. G. Sheets, Belgium. were killed except Paul, and before they and three sisters captured him, he smashed all machine survive him. Lt. Frank M. Casick, ex. '45, Provi­ guns and arms that might be of use to J i m entered the Japs. The Japs were so amazed at dence, R. I., was missing in action over the service on Germany. his courage, his wife writes, that even July 14, 1943 they made a hero of him. and trained at JIM SHEETS Miami Beach, Pfc Edward V. Minkowski, Jr., ex. Iowa State Col­ '47, Kenosha, Wis. Father Craddick re­ lit Lt. Walter H. Barton, ex. '44, lege, Santa Ana, Calif., Hondo Army ceived word that Ed has been missing Cicero, 111., was killed in action over Air Field, Tex., where he was graduated since Jan. 3. He was serving near the Orkeny, Hungary on Dec. 26. A co-pilot July 29, 1944, and Lincoln, Nebr. Belgian-German border. of a B-24 Liber­ ator bomber in the loth AAF, Walter i-eceived Missing in Action Prisoners of War the presidential Capt. W. John Sherman, '31, Crown 1st Lt. Leo J. Fomenko, '35, South citaton, and he Point, Ind. A letter from the mother of Bend. Leo who was reported in the was also awarded Lt. Jerry Killigrew, '42, in February February Alumnus as missing in action, the Air Medal revealed that John had been reported is a prisoner'of the German government. with one oak leaf missing. His parents received word through the cluster and post- International Red Cross. humously the Lt. Leo W. Shields, '41, Salt Lake Purple Heart. City, Utah. A note from Father William His mother, Mrs. T. Craddick, Prefect of Religion, says 1st Lt. Samuel S. Lawler, ex. '38, WALTER BARTOX Cecelia Barton, that Leo, with an infantry division, is South Bend. Sam was also reported in survives him. missing. Walter entered the Army in 1942. the February Alumnus as missing, but He receivd his wings and was commis­ it is now known that he is a prisoner sioned at Freeman Field, Seymour, Ind. Photo. M. 2/c Marleau J. Cragin, ex. of war in Germany. '42, Las Vegas, Nevl; has been missing since Oct. 25. He was an aerial photo­ Lt. John Lagrou, USMCR, ex. '43, grapher on the carrier; St. Lo, which Lt. Thomas G. Horgan. '41, Reno, Detroit, was "killed'in~a"pfahe crash in was sunk on Oct. 25 in the second battle Nev. Previously listed as missing, Tom the central Pacific on Nov. 21 while on of the Philippines. Marleau had been in is a German-held prisoner, according to anti - submarine the service for more than two years and a letter from his mother. patrol. had spent a year in the South Pacific Jack enlisted prior to the time of his disappearance. in the Navy V-5 Sgt. John L. Wifgins. '43. Chicago, program while at S/Sgt. James C. McGoIdrick. e.x. '43, is a prisoner of war in Germany, his Notre Dame and Johnstown, Pa.7 irniissing in the Euro­ mother has been notified. He previously left the campus pean" theater, according to a letter from had been listed as missing in action in at the close of Holland. the semester in his mother. Jim was awarded the Air May, 1942'. He Medal with oak leaf clusters in July, 1943. was inducted at Lt. Charles S. Mc Kelvy, Jr.. ex. '44, Iowa City in July Atchison, Kans. Charlie, reported miss­ completing h i s Sgt. Herbert F. Clark, Jr., '44, Park ing, is a prisoner in Germany. He was pre-flight course JACK LAGROU Ridge, 111. Father Thomas Kelly, C.S.C, a P-47 Thunderbolt pilot attached to the in September. received word from Herb's father that Eighth Air Force in England. Jack took his primary training at he has been missing since Dec. 21. He Glenview, III., and was commissioned at was with the infantry in Germany. Corpus Christi, Texas, in May, 1943. He then transferred to the Marine .\ir Corps Sgt. Anton Pojman, Jr.. ex. '45, Chi­ as a Grumman torpedo bomber pilot Eugene,P.J(oet,jK>,,^X;Ji.l, Berwyn, cago, who was reported missing Oct. and was sent to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 111., is missing in Germany. 11 in the siege of Aachen, was wounded and completed his operational training and taken prisoner by the Germans, his in January, 1944, at Santa Barbara,- Pfc. Galand V. Funk, '44, Muncie, parents have been notified. He entered Calif. He arrived in the Pacific in Feb- Ind., with the first Army in Belgium, the Army in June, 1942, after complet­ mary, 1944. has been missing since Dec. 24. ing his second year at Notre Dame. The Notre Dame Alumnus

room here at Bil- bid prison, where Six N. D. Men Freed by Seventh we were taken. From that mo­ Lt. John Finneran, '33, Helps in Rescue ment it didn't at Los Banos Camp in the Philippines. take long to es­ tablish an N.D. club here. The This is the story which came to Notre Parachute Infantry, 11th Airborne Di­ next day we met Bame in March: a story of seven Notre vision. On release of the internees, Lt. a G-2 Cunning­ Finneran discovered that six were Notre Dame men, six prisoners of war, and one ham, '31, and Bill Dame men. Among them were four mem­ who led them to Back, '41-'43, of bers of the Holy Cross order, Father their freedom. the nth Airborne It was at the Lawyer, Portsmouth, 0.; Eev. Bobert Division. prison camp at McKee, C.S.C, '36, Malone, N.Y.; Bro­ FATHER MCKEE Los Banos in ther Theodore Kapes, C.S.C, '41„ Hazel- "On the night the Philippines ton, Pa., and Brother Rex Hennel, C.S.C, of Feb. 28 we had on Feb. 23, 1945. Evansville, Ind. With them at Los Banos a real get-together . . . crackers, pork They had been were imprisoned two civilians—Michael sausage and other such addenda for a interned for over J. Adrian, '25, New York City, and good night's entertainment. The party three years, and Anthony L. Alsobrook, Chattanooga, broke up at midnight. The next morning Mass that morn­ Tenn., who attended the University in I found Jack on the lawn. He had just ing', celebrated by 1925-27. come back from the 6 o'clock Mass — Eev. Jerome that's real N.D. spirit. From talking with Lawyer, C. S. C, Members of the Holy Cross Congre­ him, it is easy to judge that he is doing FATHER LAWYIX '35, in the camp, gation trapped in the Philippines were a great job, not only for his country but was being offered en route to their Bengal mission in 1941. for his God. The men under him love and that the starving prisoners would soon Just one week before Pearl Harbor their respect him. He is a great friend of the be freed from Japanese cruelty. The boat, which was to sail straight on to chaplain. Father Gajmor, a Graymoor Mass over. Father Lawyer'turned from India, unexpectedly stopped at Manila, father. Jack's great pride seems to be the altar, and glancing up, saw a sky and deposited all passengei's there. While the rescue of a two-day-old baby. He was polka-dotted with parachutes. Liberation they were waiting for passage on to in charge of the evacuation of the camp came that day. India, war was declared. hospital at Los Banos, and did a swell job." Leading paratroopers to liberate the Said Father Lawyer in a letter to the Wrote Jack Finneran: "Our fears, prisoners was a New Yorker, John Fin­ Alumni Office: "We met Jack Finneran from a military standpoint, were that if neran, '33, first lieutenant of the 511th the night of the rescue in the shower there was the slightest slip-up the Nips would readily make a wholesale slaugh­ ter of those men, women and children. Lt. John Murphy, '35, a Leader in Cabanatuan Attack That slip-up did not occur—thank God! —the attack coordinated to perfection— and we killed 243 guards and militia, with a loss of two of our men and not one of the internees. ... It seemed— and still does—^so hard to believe that we could be brought together—^many • thousands of miles from home—^by that common bond, Notre Dame."

DEAN POUND IN LEQURE SERIES ' Dean Emeritus Boscoe Pound of the Harvard Law School delivered a series of lectures at Notre Dame in March on "The Law of Individual Bights, Its Or­ igin and Development." Presented under the auspices of the Notre Dame College of Law, Dean Pound returned for the fourth consecutive year to lecture at the University. Special in­ vitations to the series were extended to the St. Joseph County Bar Association —Press Association, Inc. and to South Bend attorneys. Dean Clar­ One of the leaders in the heroic attock which in late January released 511 men ence E. Manion of the Notre Dame Law from the Cabanotuan prison camp near Cabu on Luzon islond was LieuL Frauds School presided at each lecture. John Murphy. '35. Springfield, Mass., shown in the center of the picture (carrying his tifle with' both hands) as he led his men back from one of the war's most spectaculor Rt Bev. Hugh F. Blunt, LL,D., '20, coup*. pastor of St. John the Evangelist's John, a member of the Sixth Banger infantry bottalion. commanded one of the Church, Cambridge, Mass., has been four groups '«^ch attacked the prison, 25 miles behind the Japanese lines. maile a Domestic Prelate. The Notre Dame Alumnus 13 N. D, Midshipmen's School to Qose

Reduction in V-12 Program; Growth in N. R. O. T. C; Gvilian Enrollment Still L'sht; Veteran Enrollment Up.

Spring of 1945 has found the Univer­ White, a medical oflBcer aboard the car­ four halls—Lyons, Horrissey, Howard sity undergoing changes that in any but rier. Captain Barry presided and the in­ and Badin—which have been midshipmen this historic era would be sensational. vocation was given by Rev. J. Hugh residence and administrative halls. The Enrollment is slightly over 1,700, hard­ O'Donnell, C.S.C. Midshipmen's School was also largely ly more than half the peacetime peak. The last class in the Midshipmen's responsible for the erection of the Navy Approximate figures at the semester's School will enter in July, the Navy has drill hall and the Navy administration opening listed 790 civilians, 36 graduate announced, and the school will be dis­ building on the campus. students, 30 law students, 436 V-12 continued late in the fall after the four Much of the story of the Navy pro­ trainees, 318 NROTC members, and 151 months course is completed, some time gram at Notre Dame, and the Univer­ religious. after Nov. 8. sity's cooperation, is still in the making One interesting trend in the current The Notre Bame school was the fourth and not yet to be told. But there is al­ semester is the increase in the enroll­ to be established by the Navy, and began ready adequate testimony from the Navy ment of veterans, from 56 to 107. Of this Oct. 5,1942. Including the March 8 class, that both the University facilities and group 29 are under the Veterans Re­ the Notre Dame school has commissioned the training received in the program habilitation Act and 78 under the G.I. 8,510 men. here made substantial contributions to- Bill. The closing of the Midshipmen's School the speed and efficiency with which the On Feb. 28, 42 undergraduate degrees will release for the University's use in Navy swung into the successful war and eight graduate degrees were award­ civilian, or other Navy, programs the effort ed by the University in special faculty convocation in Washington Hall. The scholarly address delivered by Professor BISHOP OF BUFFALO successor in office as president of Notre Henry C. F. Staunton on that occasion Dame, said: "Notre Dame salutes her All alumni are pleased with the widely is reprinted in this issue. The diplomas distinguished son. Bishop John F. publicized appointment of the Most Rev. were presented by Rev. J. Hugh O'Don- O'Hara, on his appointment by the Holy John F. O'Hara, C.S.C, titular bishop of nell, C.S.C. As in all of the war-time See to the diocese of Buffalo and be­ convocations, a number of the recipients Milasa and auxiliary bishop of the Army speaks God's blessing on his administra­ were absent, and the remaining group tion. Both clergy and laity will come to divided the new tradition of costume be­ know and revere him as a true shepherd tween the conventional caps and gowns, of souls and the non-Catholics of the city religious habits,- and the uniforms of the as a true friend and benefactor. Ad several branches of the service. multos annos!" The announced reduction in the pro­ Bishop O'Hara's work in assisting gram of the Navy V-12 is to be offset to Archbishop Francis J. Spellman with the some extent by the increase in the establishment of the Catholic chaplains NROTC program. Members of the grow­ throughout the armed forces of the ing ROTC now occupy all of Walsh Hall United States in adequate numbers to and a part of Alumni Hall. supply the unprecedented needs of World On Feb. 8, in the Navy drill hall, 196 War II has demonstrated what all alum­ commissions were granted to members of ni already knew. Father O'Hara's tre­ the U.S.N.R. Midshipmen's School. Capt. mendous spiritual zeal and genius for Richard K. Gaines, USN, chief of staff organization. of the naval air technical command in Notre Dame was also honored in the Chicago, delivered the graduating ad­ same act of the Holy See when another dress. Captain Gaines was introduced by alumnus. Host Rev. John King Mnssio, Capt. J. Richard Barry, USN, after the M.A., '25, was made the first bishop of invocation by Rev. John J. Cavanaugh, Steubenville, O. Father Mussio, ordained C.S.C. Bishop O'Hara just before liis con­ only in 1935, was chancellor of the Arch­ On March 8, in the Navy drill hall, the secration in 1940, with his mother who diocese of Cincinnati at the time of his eighth regular class of midshipmen were is now dead. elevation. The new bishop did his under- commissioned ensigns. This class num­ grradnate work at Xavier in Cincinnati, bered 790, and was to have been ad­ and Navy diocese since January, 1940, to and his seminary work at St. Gregory dressed by Lt. George K. Petritz, USNR, the important and populous See of Buf­ Preparatory and Mt. St. Mary.Seminary, ex. '38, but an attack of malaria kept falo. Pope Pius XII announced Bishop Norwood, O. He received his L.C.D. in the Pacific veteran in the Bethesda, Md., O'Hara's new post in a dispatch from Rome. He seirved subsequently as a hospital, and the graduates listened to an Vatican City on March 16. teacher in the seminaries in which he heroic tale of navy heroism on an air­ Commenting on the elevation. Rev. had studied, and also taught in Elder craft carrier from Commander Maxwell Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, Bishop O'Hara's High school, Cincinnati. 14 The Notre Dame Alumnus and a Wheeling 'toby'." The Carroll Mil­ itary Company reached a point of ex­ cellence rarely attained by any corps of Notre Dame Memories cadets.... one Scholastic item read: "Lost: one cuff and gold link cuff button" and another: "Lost: The top of a (From the Files of the Notre Dame "Scholastic") bicycle bell" it might be only coinci­ dence, but Heller's sign, "Hair Mat­ tricity. ... the Seniors' Branch of the tresses for Sale," appeared a suspicious­ 68 Years A30: Catholic Total Abstinence Union was re­ ly short time after Casey parted with his One of the first clubs to organize was organized . the positions on the St. mustache... the full dress military coats the Lemonnier Boat Club Mr. Shick- Mary's Roll of Honor were awarded for arrived for Company A, Hoynes' Light ey did a brisk business with his Notre "politeness, neatness, order, amiability, Guards, which made them the envy of Dame and St. Mary's hacks and the correct deportment, and exact observance the campus a new bicycle room was rental of fine carriages work was of academic rules." built in the gym and each bike owner progressing very slowly on the new was assigned a certain stall, where he Church a new kitchen capable of ac­ Herr Baum was the happy recipient of was expected to keep his wheel while not commodating fifteen hundred boarders a magnificent eagle, measuring six feet in use.... several Sorinites formed an was erected during the summer vacation. from tip to tip Company "A" of Col. Anti-Cigarette League, to help abolish Hoynes Light Guards had dress parade the use of them by students.... Notre One of the largest Scholastic advertis­ every Sunday evening. Prof. A. A. Dame's colors were sky-blue and gold. ers was Otto Von Tesman, Taxidermist Griffith gave a lecture on elocution, ges­ excursions for watermelons were tures, face movements the second se­ taken once a week. a short editorial mester opened with 450 students, the warned against "the projection by cer­ largest attendance ever known in the 38 Years A30: tain unprudent people of various and history of Notre Dame. sundry offensive missives" an ab­ Theodore Roosevelt wielded "the big solute University rule prohibited the use stick".... popular songs were "In My of tobacco "in any form" the Juniors Merry Olds Mobile," "Dream Giri," "He's had a canary bird presented to them for 48 Years Ago: a Cousin of Mine," "I Just Can't Make their study hall "We'll Blow our The new Grotto, modeled from the My Eyes Behave," "I'd Like to See a Horn for Hayes" was the campaign song Grotto of Lourdes, was completed Little More of You"... almost every stu­ dent room boasted at least a dozen gaudy of the day. captains were elected for the six-oar boat sofa pillows.... wing collars and tie pins races the Mandolin Club was in full Those pie-ously inclined were generally were musts.... the Notre Dame band seen in the neighborhood of the store swing the bicycle track near Brown- numbered 21 members ads in the about half past three o'clock in the after­ son was widened and new grand-stands Dome read: "Studebaker Vehicles, Har­ noon. ... a house for the storing «f oil erected. ness, Automobiles," Nobile's Candy Store used on the campus was erected, but the Courses in electrical and mechanical is the place for St. Mary's and Notre big question was: "When will we have engineering were added ix> the curricu­ Dame Students, because they have stu­ gas light?"... the Night Express on the lum the old stile with its rickety, de­ dent supplies—Candies, Ice Cream and L.S. & M.S. Railway was a 12-hour trip caying posts heavily cut with initials was Soda Water," Students and Visitors go­ from South Bend to Cleveland Long­ replaced by fancy iron gates an im­ ing to Notre Dame should ask for Kupel fellow's first volume of his "Poems of provement which neither the students Brothers' Hacks," "Buy Your Horse Places" appeared and Wagner's latest nor their fair cousins from across the Goods at C. N. Tragers". . . . students operas were causing much controversy in road appreciated..'., the best workout were campaigning for bleachers on Car- Europe.... football games were played was a bicycle ride to Niles.... celluloid tier Field.... an item in Scholastic read: for barrels of apples, usually donated collars were pretty dangerous now that "Nearly every big school has a yell-mas­ by the kindly brothers.... Professor tobacco smoking was no longer prohib­ ter. Why should not Notre Dame have Ivers ornamented his buggy with two ited a fellow had to get up pretty one?" fine lanterns for night driving.... Bo- land's Aromatic Bitter Wine of Iron was early in the morning to get those Ugh considered one •f the best spring reme­ shoes laced up.... the most popular male An editorial supported Bryan and his dies ' hairdo featured a center part lost: a policies, while another criticized a mag­ watch chain and a pair of nose glasses. azine article advocating women's suf­ frage. ... smoke talks, bringing students 58 Years Ago: The members of the class of '97 went and administration together for a smoke to work in earnest to grow full mus­ and discussion, became popular.... some A brick building, 200 feet in length, taches for Commencement.... the St. 20 Sorinites did extra Lenten penance was being built between the gymnasium Cecilians were rewarded with a trip for the enviable record of having over and the College of Music, to be used as through the Studebaker Wagon Works 200 demerits Thomas E. Burke was an "armory, a bicycle and box-room, a .... football uniforms consisted of quilt­ the name signed to most of the senior drill hall, a Crescent Club Hall and a ed pants and quilted laced-up-the-front poetry appearing in publications. smoking room for the young men of the vest over heavy sweaters a large book Senior department.". . . . preparations was chained to a table in the Sorin Hall In a protest against the Nebraska co­ were being made for the introduction of reading-room iri'which the Sorihites rec­ eds receiving boxing lessons, a Notre the electric light into the printing of­ orded their New Year's resolutions.... Dame editor wrote of the athletic girl: fice. ... with the installation of electric Golden's resolution was to begin a series ".., We will let her play tennis, golf or lights in the "gym, the smoke house and of lectures for the enlightenment of basketball with us; we will tolerate a the bathrooms'! Notre Dame led all other "those wretches who do not know the Sunday bloomer baseball game with her American colleges in the use of elec­ difference between a Pittsburgh 'stogie' but we won't let her slap our faces." The Notre Dame Alumnus as Education and Its Enemies

They Are Enumerated Here As: Mood (Instead of Conviction), Prejudice and Plrepaganda.

By HENRY C F. STAUNTON Professor of English

(The ALUMNUS is happy to present sense. "It is not," the student seems to talk of a dog as being "educated" is to here Professor Staunton's address to the say, "that I object to your presenting confuse the natoie of education 'with graduating class at the convocation of me with this, the ten thousandth fact yon that of instruction altogether. Han ia have assigned me in this course, bat more than the cleverest of animals; be Feb. 28, 1945, in Washington Hall. what I want to know is: What am I is made in the Image of God, pare and Alumni everywhere wiU find the address going to do with it?" immortal spirit. "The Lord God made to be an exceptionally incisive comment­ man of the slime of the earth, and And the student is quite right, by all ary on education in these times.—Eds.) breathed into his face the breath of the standards of Socrates, Aristotle life,' and man became a living souL" Cicero, Newman, and Dr. Kuntz. Edu­ Hence his ability to understand nni- cation is not the mere filing away of versals, hence his power to reason and to fact after fact in that beautifully con­ In a stimulating but somewhat penetrate into the mysteries of the uni­ structed but still animal and material pessimistic book recently published by verse; hence his impatience -with mere filing cabinet which we call the brain. Professor Barzun of Boston, entitled facts on a nominalistie plane, and bis The contents of that organ (and how "Teacher in America", occurs the follow­ insistence that he be tanght (to 'use necessary a filing cabinet is in every ing significant quotation: "As we have the language of Cardinal Newman) "to efficient business office!) is merely to become skeptical of other cures for the view many things at once as one whole, contain facts, to connect them by a ills of the nation we have clung the to refer them severally to their true wonderful but apparently mechanical more desperately to "education" as the place in the universal system, to under­ system of cross reference called "asso­ universal panacea. Education is to do stand their' respective values, and to ciations," and to be ready to produce everything the rest of the world leaves determine their mutual dependence." the proper stimulus of reaction, to an­ undone. And it must waste no time. V swer the call of the total organism for All is lost if education has not made a That intellectual {wwer is what ire appropriate response to the g^iven situa­ boy into an ideal citizen by the time he hope to have instilled into you here at tion. How wonderfully this memory- is 21. For education stops, even for the Notre Dame, my dear students, aa a association does its work is known to favored, with the A.B. Few Americans lasting habit and a human right, and - every one who is fond of animals—the conceive of ,it as the lifelong discipline if we have at any time ministered to "seeing eye dog" is truly a supreme of the individual by himself, encouraged a mere intellectnal curiosity (as Matt­ example of what sense-perception, mem­ by a reasonable opportunity to lead a hew Arnold caUed it) it has been only ory, and training can produce. But to good life." with the expectation that there will grow in you throughout life the habit What Is Education? of reasoning in ever eiilarging con­ centric circles, till yon understand God's I wish to call your attention to that plan and God's purpose in the whole of last sentence, for it contains the Catholic this wonderful universe; nay, more. For idea of education, and stresses the since as Carlyle aaya the Universe it­ reason why we call this occasion a "com­ self is only a reflection of the differen­ mencement". And I do not agn:ee with tiated perfections of its Creator, your Professor Barzun's pessimism, for education 'will carry your mind up and reasons which I shall presently empha­ on till you find (-with apologies to Alex­ size. However, in order to remind our­ ander Pope) that the proper study of selves of the precise meaning of the mankind is God. terms' we are using, let us briefly define what the Catholic student means by CoBTictioB—Not Mood "education." And now that I have reminded yon I am convinced that the "sales resist­ what that "education" is which this ance" put up by many of our students University has declared you ready to during their college courses ( I am not, COMMENCE using in your daOy mental of course, suspecting that any of you life; let us together consider some of had such a sales resistance) represents the grave obstacles which the present' a true instinct of prudence and common PBOFESSOB H. C. F. STAUNTON age has allowed or encouraged to the 16 The Notre Dame Alii mnus proper and effective use of reason, the these, Spengler presents the pessimistic security, hospitalization, education for fruit of your education. And the first view and Sorokin the optimistic. But all, the enforcement of a living wage— of these is the too frequent modern habit have you read either of these or similar all these will render saving for old age of surrendering to a mood rather than books? When you analyze it, does not and for posterity a thing of the past, to a conviction. your anticipation of good or bad after and depression will vanish when goods the War rest on the most trivial of im­ and not money are the desired end I say "modem habit". You do not pressions? of all effort. And such goods! The need to be told that mere animals act papers even now are full of pictures of solely by moods, not on convictions. You There seems to be every ground for the new houses, built of indestructible do not need to be told that uneducated pessimism in the world outlook today. glass and air-conditioned throughout, of men, or men who do not use their Let me present you with some of the the new plastic cars, convertible into reason, are swayed largely by moods. opinions of the recent daily press. "This helicopters at will, whenever speed or You do not need to be told that "mood" second World War within one genera­ variety attracts us, of new and beautiful is the explanation of the so-called "mob tion brings with it the threat of a series clothes of iridescent spun glass, of new spirit", which is so dangerous when a of world-wide and increasingly destruc­ cheap and delicious foods, of new medi­ crowd is stampeded into sudden action, tive wars. In every country looms the cines of unbelieveable potency and scope, and there is no leader who can make apparent alternative of economic dis­ of new programs on new radios appeal­ them, as the expressive phrase goes: aster or else the communistic system. ing to both ear and eye. "Men like "listen to reason." In fact, "mood", The increasing applicability of the ma­ Gods", said H. G.Wells; let us remember being a reaction of the body, is com­ chine seems to foretell increasing masses how small a portion of that destined municable without speech from one liv­ of unemployed. World-wide depressions ing creature to another; this natural seem to come more frequently and last path from the animal to the Infinite we principle accounts for the migrations of longer. Our stock-pile of natural re­ have so far trodden, and let us exult in birds, of seals; the spectacle of a column sources is dreadfully depleted; the end the entelechy which will make man the of army ants, five abreast, extending of our oil, our tin, our copper, our heir of all nature." So the Press. Again, for miles across country in perfect order, lumber, and our coal, we are told, is you may apply this point of view to and innumerable other behaviorisms of very near. National jealousies and en­ yourselves. You graduates are celebrat' birds, beasts and insects. We all know mities are increasing. "No God" is now ing the commencement of your life work of colonies of animals ruled apparently written on the pedestal where "To the at the happiest time; the end of the by a collective mind. Contrast this with Unknown God" was inscribed not long War is close at hand; you have been the unique and personal character of ago. The philosophy of Kant has ended able to complete your college work in each human soul; our moods may be forever the hope of knowing the real record time; and you will be in demand communicated to another; pur convic­ nature of the world in which we live; for jobs and well dug in by the time your tions never, unless by the free accept­ and worse. Morality, dear to Kant him­ elder brothers return. ance of a free will. So long as we self, is now becoming a relative and sub­ Educated Men Are Wiier understand all this; so long as we keep jective illusion." So much for the press. our moods in subjection by prudence, Now how easy to apply this point of These njopds of optimism, or pessi­ temperance, and the intelligent action view to your own future. You gfraduates mism, of course, are only two of thous­ of the mind, moods can do no harm. But are going into a world of chaos and ands of .examples equally arbitrary of when man denies his own dignity, when ruin; to be drafted into armies, or to how the uneducated man forms his in his psychology, his political action, be submerged in the returning crowd of hopes or dreads. You, as educated men, and his training of youth in the schools veterans to whom a job is due; while are going to be wiser. First and fore­ he consciously builds on merely animal the hope of some day amassing a fortune most, as we should always do, let us instincts, he becomes a danger to him­ has forever vanished under the stem turn to the example of Christ, Whose self and to the race. It is not without tax regime of today and of the future. human nature is perfect. He again and significance that it is in Germany, where Have you not cause to be pessimistic? again holds Himself up to us, (as, being the possibility of true knowledge was also God, He has a right to do) as the Son of Man, in Hebrew idiom meaning first formally denied by Kant and his The Roseate Picture followers, that mass emotions have been the example of what humanity should be. exalted to the dignity of a religion, that We seem to have preserved in the lit­ Christ was neither an optimist nor a the schools have been prostituted to the erature of every past generation the pessimist. When Christ asked the Apos­ teaching of lies, and that the irrational works of some such Jeremias seated tles "Whom do men say that I, the conduct and ideas of one man have led among the ruins of his world. On the Exemplar of man, am?" the Apostles to the ruin of a great country. other hand, there is in each generation gave the Gallup poll which they had some Elias soaring into the heavens, even gathered from the multitudes: "Some if only on the wings of fancy. You have say Elias, others Jeremias." If you are Tlie Pott-War World (again from the daily press) the follow­ familiar wih the Old Testament, with To those who pride themselves that ing roseate picture. "The present debacle the breezy joviality of Elias jeering at they are always governed by reason, of Germany has proven forever the im­ the prophets of Baal who sought to slay and never by fearful or wishful think­ potence of mere Furcht und Drang. The him, and with the desolate sadness of ing, I would call their attention to world now feels its essential unity as Jeremias mourning over the deserted what is at this time perhaps the most never before. Bussia has tried atheism Jerusalem, you will see that the Jews, popular subject in newspapers, maga­ and is now returning to God; there are like ourselves, were temperamentally zines, and unscholarly books: our future no atheists in the fox holes; the divisive given to moods. The pessimists thought in the post-war world. On this question spirit of protestantism has at length Christ too optimistic; the .optimists almost all feel very optimistic—or very spent its force, and a new spirit of thought Him too pessimistic. And pessimistic. I say "feel", for there is friendship and tolerance is everywhere Christ censures this childish adherence really very little reasoning involved. on the rise; the cooperation lately in­ to moods: "The men of this genera­ There exist, it is true, reasoned fore­ itiated between nations in peril will tion," said He, "are like children, call­ casts of what the future will bring. Of deepen and widen after the peace, social ing to one another and saying:- 'We The Notre Dame Alumnus 17

have piped to you and you have not and unproven prophecy: "There will be snap judgments of the world, of your danced; we have sung dirges, and you difficulties", say the pessimists. In the friends, of your associates, of your have not wept.'" expressive language of the practical representatives in Congress, of all those man: "So what?" Man's happiness lies whom you should influence, you are Think the Mood Away in overcoming difficulties. "There will hiding your gold piece of education in Or if either of these two attitudes of be gadgets", say the optimists. So what? a napkin. Yon will remember what mind culled from the papers governs Will these solve the problems of the happened in the Gospel to the man who you today, my brother students, I ask soul? did this. He lost his gold piece, because you as educated men to think the mood he had not put it in drenlation. If yon away for yourselves. Optimism and I have spoken thus at length about do not teach others through your educa­ Pessimism are only equally groundless what Kant might have called the "anti­ tion, you will lose your education. If ways of looking at the same thing. They nomy" of optimism and pessimism, be­ you do not influence others to think, are equally remote from the true reali­ cause this is only one good example instead of merely feel, they will influence ties of life. As says Kipling: among many of the illusions from which you to feel, and not to think. The alibi your education is designed to free you, behind which you will shelter yourself is "If you can meet with triumph and disaster putting your minds, on principles and that of humility. "Who am I that I And treat those two impostors just the same; not on scattered ideas. The only perma­ should teach others?" But this is a Yours is the world and cverythinff that's in it; nent value of a fact is as a rung in the And—which is more—^you'll be a Man, my son!" false humility. St. Francis de Sales ladder of Wisdom, not to stand and rest speaks of the false humility of those Do not let pessimism daunt you. "Re­ on, but to make possible our ascent who refuse to labor for the salvation of member always, Henry," said an old toward absolute, not relative, truth. And souls under a pretext of incapacity. Let friend to me when I was a boy, "God were we not children, it would be ap­ us contrast with this what humility made this world and all the fools in it palling to realize what an overwhelming really is and does. majority of the human race base their at the same time; and so He made the Among the many sjrmbolic monuments world fool-proof." I have never for­ actions and their decisions on mere moods, mere feelings, not on "I know with which the campus of Notre Dame is gotten the homely wisdom of that re­ enriched, there is one which no graduate mark. Since Christ foretold that at the that this is so" but on "I feel that this must be so." I say "were we not chil­ of Notre Dame will ever forget. I am end of the world men's hearts should not speaking of the bomb-shell which fail from fear of what was coming, has dren." For we know that, wherever there is a child, there is a Father, suggestively stands outside the window not every century been sure that that of the Prefect of Discipline. I am speak­ end was near? Stevenson, in his Aes watching with unwearied patience those faltering steps by which the child ap­ ing of the statue of that Woman after Triplex, knew well that perpetually dis­ whom our University is named, which mal spirit, and disowned it. For always, proaches, and ready to raise him if he falls, and set him on his feet again, that stands on .the golden dome which is, as looking back, we can see the hand of it were, the hub of the University. the Helmsman in history, and hear that he may take the next step aright. calm utterance in the midst of the tem­ But the child must not expect to be The Most Perfect Person pest: "Peace, be still." God allows evil carried by the father. This life is a Why did God select Mary, as He fore­ only that He may bring from it a training school for that which makes us greater good. And all the world's folly told in the first book of the Bible, "to Men. As our body was carried in the bruise the serpent's head"? Why has and hate and waste of resources cannot womb of our mother for nine long dark defeat the purpose of God, unless indeed He exalted her, as we read in the last months, until it developed enough to book of the Bible, as the Queen of by ignorance and despair we defeat it exist alone, so our reason, that spark within our own free souls. Heaven: "a woman clothed with the sun, of the divine Spirit within us, must be and the moon under her feet, and on her carried in the womb of the body until "What Shall It. Profit a Man?" head a crown of twelve stars"? Both it is strong enough to dispense with by Revelation and in prayer we know But as the educated man cannot be a matter. As the body before birth, so her as the most perfect human person­ pessimist, so neither can he be an optim­ now the rational soul before death— ality ever created; for Our Lord's ist. Granted the new discoveries, the Self-consciousness, Intellect, and Will— Personality was not created, and it was new houses, the new foods, medicines, must grow before we are ready to be not human, but divine. Yet in history radios, luxuries and conveniences of all bom into immortal existence. Do not Mary was a poor, unknown, simple kinds, with these and because of these get the idea that even if we have taught Jewish maiden. God did not force her we are not going to be a degree happier, you to look for principles in order to to become the Mother of His Son. What a degree nearer satisfaction, than we understand and apply facts, that your won that privilege for her was her utter are today, or, for that matter, than our education is finished. We do not call humility. Consider what she was asked great, great grandfathers were in 1783. this occasion a conclusion, but a com­ to do: To bear as a child the mighty "A man's life consisteth not in the mencement. As Our Lord said: "If you God Who fills the Heavens and sustains abundance of the things "which he pos- know these things, blessed shall you be all thingfs; to teach that Eternal Wisdom sesseth," another wise saying, this time if you do them." the rudiments of human language—and from the lips of the Master Himself. all that a child must learn—^for although. "What shall it profit a man, if he gain A Missionary of Education Our Lord in His divine nature knew all the whole world, yet suffer the loss of And "doing", in this social world of things, and could infuse that knowledge his own soul?" Are there no lines of ours, does not mean forming wise and into His human intellect at any moment. discontent in the faces of the rich? Were moderate judgments of our own, but it He chose that that intellect should be there no beaming faces in the days of means also educating others to form them ' instructed by His parents, and that He poverty and manual labor? The fact is also. Every educated man is a mission­ should increase in wisdom as a man that both of these opposed pictures of ary of education. Every Notre Dame does; she was to have parental authority the future, which exercise so much in­ man should be a fighter for whatever over the All-Powerful, Who as we are fluence on our conduct today, are merely is true and good in the world. If you told was subject unto His parents; she moods resting each on one unessential fail to set your face openly against the was to do all this without the slightest 18 The Notre Dame Alumnut

trace of self-consciousness or of pride; we imist not listen. Then we hold aloof is in on both sides? And in that case and this, my friends, was a miracle of from the multitudes who believe the would you ever act at all? To make Humility. That we might realize this, other side; they are either knaves or the matter concrete: would you accept the secret was revealed in the Song- of fools; we have no patience with them, with equanimity evidence against your Mary, the Magnificat, spoken under the no sympathy for them. Finally we hate own Catholic Religion?" To which I inspiration of the Holy Spirit. "My soul them, and no stick is too poor to beat answer: Certainly we must all act on a doth magnify the Lord, because He hath them with. basis of probability (I am here leaving regarded the humility of His hand-maid, out of consideration the supernatural for behold from henceforth all genera­ Is this an exaggerated picture? Ex­ gift of Faith) but we must always be tions shall call me blessed. He hath put amples of this state of mind are on every willing to listen to our most bitter down the mighty from their seat, and side of us, for only the truly educated enemies. In any secular matter perhaps hath exalted the humble." But mark: man is free from prejudice. What ideas they may have half the truth and we lest the utter humility of Mary should do we read about England in the press the other half; we would be better off take fright at such words, for humility of today? England is backward; Eng­ to have the whole. And regarding your does not boast of itself, in her own con­ land is snobbish; England is unprinci­ question about my Religion: I believe in sciousness she was but pouring forth pled; England is using us only to pull the Catholic Religion in its every detail the Song which Anna, the Mother of its chestnuts out of the fire. What of because first, there is a God Who knows Samuel, sang at the birth of her first Russia? Ah, there is the world's great­ everything; second, because that God bom child, and which you as well as est danger; Russia is sold to Anti-christ, has revealed every truth of my Religion; Mary will find in the second chapter of Russia is secretly planning our ruin; and third, because the Catholic Church the first book of the Kings. Such is Russia is insincere; Russia is the enemy throughout the ages has added nothing humility: and those who fear to do their of God and man; Russia is out to form to that necessarily true revelation. But duty and who prate of their humility a world-empire on the ruins of other if you have any proof that there is no may be ashamed, when they think of nations. God; or if you have any proof (not feel­ ing) that He never has spoken to men; the stupendous burden, not without its What about the Catholic Church? Oh, or if you can prove, knowing all the seven sorrows and its tremendous re­ I know, my dear students, that you will facts, that the Catholic Church has sponsibility for our race, which Our not join the world here; your prejudices changed or added to God's revelation— Lady took upon herself without a sec­ on this subject are on the other side; bring on your proof, and in all charity ond's hesitation — because it was the you have some reason to be Catholic and we will consider it together. If you can wish of God. you do not wish more; you do not know prove the Catholic Religion to be a lie, nor want to know the vast riches of you will have converted me. But will And now, for my time is running your own side, nor can you explain them you listen to me while I prove to you short, and there is much to say, let me to others. But you do not listen to the that it is the Truth?—Try that last call more briefly to your attention a charges brought by the Church's op­ question on Mr. Someone, my Catholic second enemy of education: prejudice. ponents, and your idea of proving them friend, if you doubt the existence of false is hatred and a shouted denial. You have been taught at Notre Dame prejudice, and you will find that you will You may even be afraid that some of both by precept and by example how a not be overburdened in instructing con­ these charges may be true, and afraid to grown man is to use his mind. I have verts. no fear but that experience will show investigate lest you may discover cor­ ruption, while on the other side the y«u that what you have been taught is A Prime Object of Education true. Let the world rush madly from opposite prejudice rolls on unanswered the heights of joy to the depths of de­ by you: (I quote again) "You Catholics So much for prejudice. Its removal spair, and back again to the heights of don't believe what you profess; you are is a prime object of education. The anticipation—^you will hear all that is to superstitious; you are ignorant of his­ gfrowth of learning, the multiplication be said on both sides, but will balance tory, and even of your own bible; you of facts, the increasing complexity of one side against the other and reserve seek political power; your monasteries our knowledge of the Universe, and the judgment till all the evidence is in. You and convents are prisons, and there are necessary reduction of that complexity will then as truly educated men be free secret arms and powder in the basements if we are to understand and act rightly from prejudices of all kinds. of your churches; you worship the Pope —^all this today adds to the diflSculty of as God, and you teach that every non- true education, but makes true education What Are Prejudices? Catholic will go to Hell." And so forth. for every thinking man ten-fold im­ Do I need to go on? Everywhere around portant. For what are prejudices? They are us seethe the cross-currents of prejudice. not, like moods or feelings, a negation The Republican against the Democrat; Again a monument of Notre Dame of or a substitute for thought. But they the Christian against the Jew; the White supplies the key of how we may win the are the judgments, the attitudes, the de­ man against the Negro; the Yankee world against prejudice. Facing the cisions we make before all the evidence against the Southerner; the town statue of Our Lady across the Quad­ is heard, in our blind hurry to be, as we against the country; the Kantian rangle is the- beautiful statue of the say, "on the right side." And when once against the Realist; the relativist Sacred Heart. Our Lord bared His allowed they fasten more and more their against the dogma tist; the secular Heart to His opponents; in the words of tentacles upon us. From some friend­ against the religious college; Jack Sprat Isaias, He did not contend, or cry out, ship or some half-understood idea we against his wife. neither did any hear His voice in the have come to take sides; at first we seek streets; but He spoke the Truth in Love. only for arguments against the other You cannot break down prejudice by About Converting People side, to be sure we are right; we pass arguments; prejudice will not listen to by arguments against that side which Someone will say, "Well, what of it? argument. But you can break down we have made our own. At length any John Stuart Mill said that such differ­ prejudice through love, and if, as in witness whatever in favor of the other ences were the essence of Liberty. Are Christ's case, the worst comes to the side becomes increasingly unwelcome to you a Quietist? Don't you believe in worst, and your love wins only insults, us; we do not listen; we will not listen; acting on any side until all the evidence then a cross, and finally a last bitter The Noire D a m e A I u m n u s 19

spear-thrust through that heart which trains of sorites from that fatal false Education for over a hundred years. refuses to return hate for hate, you will first premise. I am not saying that Igna­ And I hope and pray that we may IK^ at least convert others; there will be tius of Loyola was wholly right nor have mortgage our freedom for any degree of some standing by whose prejudices will I forgotten that there is such a thing as government support. It is our priinlege fall away, and in that hour of apparent the Grace of God; but that this method, to help the government; not the duty of defeat these will say with newly opened named from the Latin of the Jesuits the government to hdp us. So much for eyes: "Truly this man was a son of and employed to such good purpose in the third enemy of education—the plac­ God!" their missionary and educational work, ing of its centers and of its teKhers was phenomenally successful—of that under government eontroL May tins The Advance of Propagandu there can be no doubt. And now that enony never arise to menace the liberty My third and last point is that not the great governments of the world, and of our country! all that is called education today is truly certain powerful factions in our own Yet, though there is no time to diseoas so. The modem world and especially country, are appreciating that fact, and this subject, you should never forget that the Catholic college is today confronted using every means to secure for the "propaganda" today is by no means re­ ' by a determined movement, which unless State the future absolute control of what stricted to government propaganda, or we use every care will destroy education they term education, it behooves all edu­ concerned only with youth. It is active as we have outlined it—^the ability to cators and all educated men to under­ in social circles, in newspapers, maga­ gather new knowledge from all sides and stand what education is and whait educa­ zines, and books. Yon should be donbly ; to relate this knowledge intelligently to tion does, and not to allow our schools careful never to accept a view-point each and every one of life's problems, to be used to stifle the moral liberty of which you have not made your own, by with a mind open to the truth and to the mind. examining carefully the facts, on wUdi nothing but the truth. The opposing it is based, and by using your education movement, which is advancing by leaps Build Upon Patriotism to form a correct and just estimate of and bounds today, and which is fast the true or false value of those facts. assuming-the dignity of a science, is Not that all those who in our free America seek government control of the Propaganda—the discovery by the un­ Loyalty to Ideak scrupulous and uneducated of what has schools seek to destroy free thought. The long been understood by educators: that present purpose of many of these is to Graduates of Notre Dame: as we trust if you take youth early enough and exer­ build upon the foundation of Patriotism. you will be loyal all your lives to Notre cise complete control you can distort the But bearing in mind that just as we Dame^ and to the principles of true edu­ mind into any ideology whether false or assert that protestantism can have no cation which yon have learned within true, and in many cases set up a Sieg­ divine revelation of its own, since no our Halls, so we pledge ourselves to be fried Line which is well-nigh impregna- two of its churches can interpret the loyal to you. We shall watch with affec­ able against either argument or persua­ teaching or the Person of Christ in the tion and interest your earthly interests sion. There is no need to labor this same way, so we point to the whole and success, knowing that whatever matter. The success of the Nazi Youth world today set by the ears in the name these may be, there is ripening forever Movement and the almost insane credu­ of Patriotism and for the defence of within you that which is made in the lity and prejudice in those, and only Patriotism, and it is essential for us to Image of the Triune God: your Self- those, who have been indoctrinated by insist that patriotism is after all, a consciousness, your Intellect, and your its methods, speaks more plainly than second principle, and not a first, and Win. We send you forth, as I have said^ I, in the time allowed me, could possibly that before we are called upon to sacri­ as missionaries in the cause of true edu­ find words to-do. fice our lives for our government, we cation, and as fighters for whatever is must be assured that that government true and good in the world. And you derives its just rights not from the con­ will find unexpected comradeship with Propaganda Not Sinful sent of the governed, as Locke main­ those who have never seen the golden Not that Propaganda is sinful. Our tained and our founders echoed, but dome of Notre Dame. Thronghont the adversaries might with some reason from the fact that true governments are country Notre Dame is known and loved. reply that they owe this system to the and act as the ministers of our common No college in the country has such a iKist Jesuits. St. Ignatius is reported to have Father and Creator, God. We do not of what we have smilingly termed "syn­ said: "Give me a child until he attains deny the efficiency of totalitarianism) the thetic alumni". Why? Other colleges the age of seven, and I care not what public enemy number one of the world have good courses; other colleges play yon may do with him after." The age today, but we will set our face against good football. But we are loved becanae of seven is commonly considered the age it or any step of approach to it so long of the conviction and confidence (and at which the child becomes capable of as it opposes and is exalted above all heaven help as if we ever through onr the use of reason; and if Ignatius was that is called God, or that is worshipped, own fault lose that confidence) that we right this simply means that pre-educa- so that it sits in the Temple of God and teach only what we sincerely believie, tion can so shut the doors and windows gives itself out as if it were God.' We and we play the game for the love of it; of the soul that (again prescinding from see only too clearly in Europe today and if the game goes against us, will Grace) no true reason can enter. Of what happens to those who resist the be sportsmen, gentiemen, and henws to course if you, during those seven years, dogmatism of high power, when that the very end. Very well then, let ns indoctrinate the child with belief in God power demands the sacrifice of soul as humbly live up to that expectation. or any other true principle, the child well as of body to the irresponsible Graduates of Notre Dame, your college can and will as it grows older draw State. We do not think that America training is finished, the game of life, is deductions by the thousand from that will ever yield to changes which destroy before you, yon have the ball; dont principle, until he has built up an entire the liberty of the citizen to think and grouse, don't clip, don't fumble, but re­ system of natural theology, and a true act. But we will resist any step in that solve that system at that. But it is equally true, direction, for all corruption of high ideals descends by unnoticed steps to that if you indoctrinate the child with Wbat'tlioiisli^^the odds be siot or smdlji::^ disbelief in God or any other false prin­ lower and lower standards. Notre Dame Old. Notre pame win win over alL r:'"iC~ ciple, the boy can and will build all his has fought in the forefront of Liberal While her logral sons are mardiinE Onward to Victory! 20 The Notre Dame Alumnus

By lOHN FEEMEY ATHLETICS Scholastic Sports Writer

Angsman, full-back; and reserves Pete Foofboff Berezney, tackle, and John Mastrangelo, BULLETIN guard. Devore also hopes to have the Harrjr Jacnnski, New Britain, Conn., services of three additional monogram Fordham graduate in 1939, joined the winners—quarterback Frank Dancewicz, Notre Dame football (taff as end coach center Frank Szymanski, and guard on April 3. After playing end for three Fred Bovai. These men are not enrolled at the University at present but are ex­ years at Fordham, he played for six pected to return in July to begin the years with the Green Bay Packers. summer semester. Added to these will be inexperienced, under-draft-age fresh­ Hugh Devore, '34, as you've read else- men, a few 4-F's, and some naval train­ . where, is currently the acting director ees and some returned veterans. "of athletics and head coach at Notre Dame, succeeding Ed McKeever, ex. '33, Over the years, Notre Dame's record who held the post for a year. Ed, on is 341 wins, 75 losses and 27 ties in 56 April 1, became the head football coach seasons. The winning percentage, ties at Omell University, Ithaca, N. Y. disregarded, is .820. The Irish have not Assisting Hughie in football at present been defeated by a college team since are Wally Ziemba, '43, a holdover, and Michigan accomplished the feat back in Ken Stilley, '36, as line coaches and 1942. Great Lakes was a surprise winner Gene Bonzani as backfield coach. Jake in 1943 and the service academies meas­ Klein, '21, baseball coach, wiU help on ured the Blue and Gold last fall. the grridiron next fall. HUGH J. DEVORE, '34 Gone from the athletic staif, in ad­ Pittsburgh, Pa. Gene Bonzani, outstand­ Baseball dition to McKeever, are Clem Crowe, '26, ing at Marquette University as a play­ head basketball coach and assistant foot­ When Clarence "Jake" Kline, veteran er and equally outstanding later as a ball coach for the past year; Adam Irish baseball coach, issued a call for Chicago Bear player, will, out of the Walsh, '25, assistant football coach for candidates for the 1945 Irish nine, 70- wealth of his experience with the "T" a year; and Creighton Miller, '44, who odd hopefuls, including three monogram formation, direct the destinies of the assisted in coaching the backfield last men, responded. Favored by mild tem­ 1945 backfield. fall. . peratures, the diamond aspirants have Clem on April 1 began his new job Ed McKeever went to Cornell follow­ been ablie to practice outside consistently. as head football coach of the University ing a year of extraordinary success at The returning lettermen are Frank Gil- of Iowa, succeeding Slip Madigan, '20. Notre Dame as Frank Leahy's pro-tem hooley, outfielder; Jack Barrett, pitcher; On leave of absence from Xavier Univ­ successor. Taking a group of varied and Frank Ciszczon, third baseman. ersity, Cincinnati, the father of the nine ages, talents, sizes and experience, the Many others of promise are taking part Crowes filled in at Notre Dame for Lt. Mr. Personality-plus from Texas put to­ in early drills, including varsity basket­ Ed Krause, '34, who is with the Marines gether a 1944 football team that lost ball men Billy Hassett and Johnny Dee. in the Pacific. Adam Walsh moved to the only to Army and Navy. Ed came to Cleveland Bams, pro football team, as Notre Dame with Frank Leahy in 1941 head coach, joining his brother Chile, from Boston College. Earlier he coached Outdoor Track '28, general manager of the Earns. Adam at Texas Tech, where he had played as an undergraduate and had received his Two home meets are included on the was on leave of absence from Bowdoin. schedule for the outdoor track team. Creighton Miller became a backfield bachelor's degree, following his fresh­ man year at Notre Dame. The trackmen will open their season at assistant at Yale, where he is enrolled home against DePauw and will engage in the law school. Pat FiUey, '45, South Bend captain in a dual meet with Illinois at home. Hugh Devore, now sitting in for Lt. of both the '43 and '44 football teams, The schedule is as follows: April 21, Frank Leahy, '31, serving with the Navy accompanied Ed McKeever to Cornell DePauw, here; April 27-28, Drake Be­ in the Pacific, was co-captain of the 1933 as a football assistant. lays; May 5, Drake, Iowa Preflight, Wis­ team, and a remarkable end in 1931-32- consin, at Iowa City; May 12, State 33. His coaching experience, until he Spring Football meet, Bloomington; May 19, Illinois, came to Notre Dame for the 1943 sea­ here; May 26, Western Michigan, at Kal­ son,, had been at Fordham as an assist­ Spring football sessions began on amazoo; June 2, Central Collegiates, at ant, at Providence College as head coach March 21 with 54 candidates reporting Milwaukee; June 9-16, Nationals (date and at Holy Cross College as an assist­ to new head coach Hugh Devore and his and site not yet chosen). ant. assistants. The practices will continue Coach Elvin B. "Doc" Handy will Ken Stilley, one of the stand-out tack­ for 30 days. Devore also plans to con­ this spring be without the all-around les in his era, and particularly in the duct summer drills. strength that has characterized many ever-remembered 1935 Ohio State game, Of the group checking out equipment Notre Dame track teams in later years. is back on the campus after extensive —^the smallest ntmiber in years—only Bill Tuily, standout runner,.and stand­ and successful high school coaching ex­ four were letter winners last fall. They out tennis player too, looks like the perience in Allentown, Clairton, and are regrulars Bob Skoglund, end; Ehner leading point getter of the season. The Notre Dame Alumnus 21 Indoor Trock has shown the best form in early work­ a game that many think decided the outs. George Ratterman, versatile ath­ national championship, Mikan's tremen­ . Notre Dame's 1943 indoor track squad lete, also is highly regarded and will dous height was an important factor as participated in seven meets in February compete if he finds time from his base­ the Demons' All-American poured in and March. ball and spring football • to join the 20 points. Opening the season, the Irish easily Langfordmen. Twenty-fonr hours later Crowe's club walloped Western Michigan, 70-34. A The schedule will include Northwest- returned to the same court to whip an week later Notre Dame ranked high in em, Michigan, Wisconsin, Western Mich­ inexperienced and unorganized North­ a field of eight teams in the Michigan igan, Lawrence and possibly Marquette. western quintet, 56-37. In Hadiaon Relays. No team scores were kept. Feb. Square Garden, New York City, the 17, in a triangnilar with Illinois and Irish upset the New York University Ohio State, the Irish suffered their first Basketball Violets, 66-60, before a reeord attendance defeat as the Illini won the meet and the of 18,120, leading all the way behind Bucks came in second. Notre Dame's basketball closed its the superb shooting of Ratterman and 1944-45 season with a record of 15 vic­ center Vince Boryla of East Chicago, Purdue and Iowa Pre-Flight School tories and five losses. And the team broke visited N.D. for another triangular, on Ind., each of whom accounted for 24 almost every Notre Dame offensive rec­ I>oints. Feb. 24, in which the Hawks outscored ord in existence. their rivals with 53% points to Notre Followed victories over the Iowa Sea- Dame's 47^/4 and Purdue's 28. At the Beginning their campaign with a re­ hawks, 51-38; Northwestern, 71-66; and Central Collegiate Conference cham­ sounding 89-28 triumph over Kellogg Detroit. In between, was Marquette's pionships the Handymen notched fourth Field and culminating it by routing De­ very npset victory in Milwaukee, 56-55. place laurels with 253/^ points. Drake troit University, 87-43, the Clem Crowe At Notre Dame earlier, the Irish had was .first with 35. lads maintained a 62-plus offensive aver­ won 79-56 from Marquette, and the local age for 20 games. All told, they netted In the annual Chicago Relays, the lads obviously couldn't erase the ease 1,241 points, to supplant the former Irish mile-relay quartet finished first, of that victory from their minds when high of 1,095, racked up by the 1908 they hit Milwaukee. They were reckon­ and on March 24, the Blue and Gold team. closed the campaign by tallying six ing without the 30 points which brilliant points for eighth ranking in the Purdue With the ledger readii.g nine victories Gene Burse contributed for the Hilltop- Relays. and three losses (as recorded in the pers. February ALUMNUS), the Irish invaded In the Detroit game, Vince Boryla Louisville, Jan. 27, to defeat the scrappy scored 31 points,. a new N.D. record. Goff Wildcats of Kentucky U., 59-58, in an Boryla's aggregate for the year was 322, overtime thriller before a capacity The Notre Dame golf team, national another new record, replacing Leo Klier's throng of 6,000. Diminutive Johnny Dee intercollegiate champions last year, will total of 293, scored a year ago. Vince's of Chicago won for the Irish with his engage in seven matches, in addition to average was a satisfying 16.1 a game. one-handed swisher in the final seconds • His 13 field goals ag^ainst Detroit giiye competing in the National Collegiate of the extra period. him another mark. Athletic Association meet. Rev. George Holderith, C.S.C, golf The following Friday in the Chicago Billy Hassett of New York City, for­ coach, asembled his squad March 26, for Stadium against George Mikan and his mer Georgetown luminary and sparkplug the first time. The only returning vet­ DePaul mates, the Irish, for 26 minutes of the Irish this year, chalked up a new erans of last years' team, beaten only outdid Ray Meyer's Blue Demons, lead­ record for guards by hitting for 22 once, are Jim Clynes and Tom Kennedy. ing at half time, 33-24. After that, how­ points in the first game against Mar­ quette. Hassett-^an almost unanimous The schedule calls for dual matches ever, the Demons rallied brilliantly to All-American—was also given a guard with Detroit, Wisconsin, Purdue, Mich­ edge ahead at the final gun, 56-52. In position on the star team consisting of igan, Wayne, and Michigan' and Mich­ players who appeared in the Chicago igan State in addition to a triangular Stadium this year. meet with Northwestern and Minnesota. The card will close with the N.C.A.A. Second to Boryla in point-making was tourney, June 25, at a place to be chosen. Johnny Dee with 251. George Ratterman placed third, with 234, and Hassett was fonrth with 164. Tennis B/ rolling some 89 points against Practice is under way for a sizeable Kellogg Field, the Irish bypassed all group of tennis candidates, under the previous scoring accomplishments by a handling of Walter M. Langford, tennis Notre Dame team in a single contest. coach. Langford issued the call for the Less than two weeks later they scored netsters, March 24, and had a large a staggering 91 against Loras to estab­ response. lish the hi^ maifc that still stands. Returning from last year's aggrega­ All told, the Irish under Clem Crowe^ tion, which tied for the national cham­ '26, now left for Iowa, enjoyed a really pionship, are Charley Samson, who was successful year. Crowe did a magnifi­ beaten in the national finals by Pancho cent job of moulding a flashy, powerful Segura; Bill TuUy, and Jim Griffin, re­ unit, using for the most part, inexper­ spectively the first, third, and fourth ienced players with whom he didnt have ranking men. Only Jerry Evert is gone the chance to work at all until the dose from the "big four" of 1944. Of the of the football season in early Deeonber. newcomers, Ralph Baiocchi of Chicago HIGH SCOBER VINCE BOBYLA Congratulations. 22 The Notre Dame Alumnus

SPOTUGHT ALUMNI » » r\TTO A. EOTHERT, '92, featured by Rothert published in 1938 a brochure, moted to the rank of lieutenant com­ Marion Porter in The Courier-Jotint- "Forest Retreat and Its Garden." mander as a Coast Guard engineering al of Louisville as "the recognized au­ oificer when his resignation was accepted thority on Kentucky history," resigned in Nov. 30,1919. Februai-y fi-om the FiJson Club, Louis­ Mr, Johnson and his wife, reside in ville historical organization, a post he Bloomfield, N. J. A son, Phillip V. John­ had held for 28 years. He will be 74 son, 23 years old, is now an officer in the years old in June. Navy. Mr. Johnson is a member of the Editor of the Filson Club's History American Society of Naval Architects Quarterly, he is also the author of sev­ and Marine Engineers, the American So­ eral books on' various aspects of Ken­ ciety of Naval Engineers, and of the Gas tucky history including, A History of Turbine Coordinating Committee of the Muhlenberg County, Madison Caicein: American Society of Mechanical Engi­ the Story of a Poet, The Filson Club and neers, Its Activities and The Outlaws of Cave- in-Rock. He has also published four CLIFFORD B. WARD, '23, was on Feb. booklets, and numerous ai-ticles in the 12 appointed editor of The Netvs- Historical Quarterly. Sentinel in Fort Wayne, Ind. His ap­ In 1929 Mr. Rothert gave the Filson pointment to the highest editorial posi­ Club his entire collection of Kentucky tion on his paper is the climax of a Books and pamphlets, some 1,000, and career which began in June, 1923, when his Indian relics. he was graduated froni Notre Dame in Gardening, Mr. Rothert's hobb}% has journalism and i-eturned to his native given rise, at "Forest Retreat," his sum- city to join The Netvs-Sentinel staff as a reporter. Later he was successively edi­ torial writer, columnist and managing CHARLES H. JOHNSON, '08 editor. Cliff has had only two brief interi-up- A DVANCEMENT of Charies H. John- tions in his continuous time -with The "^ son, '08, to the post of chief engineer Netvs-Sentiiiel: once, in 1928, when he of U. S. Steel's Federal shipyards at Kearny and Port Newark, N. J., was an­ nounced in Januai-y by Lynn H. Korn- dorif, president. Mr. Johnson helped pioneer high pres­ sure high temperature steam propulsion for ships, which has proved a highly im­ portant factor to the U. S. Navy in the present war. He assumed his new duties after a year and nine months of leave of absence to serve as coordinator of en­ gineering for the U. S. Maritime Com­ mission in Washington, D. C., and ad­ visor to Vice Admiral Howard L. Vick- ery, ^nce-chainnan of the commission. Mr. Johnson entered the employ of Federal on Jan. 1, 1920 as assistant to the chief engineer. In March, 1929, Mr. Johnson became assistant chief engineer and continued in this capacity until granted a leave for war service with the —Courier-Journal and Louisville Times Maritime Commission. OTTO A. ROTHERT, '92 In October, 1908, Mr. Johnson entered CLIFFORD B. WARD, '23 the United States Coast Guard Academy mer home in Muhlenberg County, to the Officers' School at Baltimore. He was worked in the presidential primary and largest collection of variegated plants in graduated in April, 1909, and commis­ election on behalf of Herbert Hoover as the state—^"more of an arboretum than sioned the following June as third lieu­ his Indiana publicity director and, in a garden," according to Mr. Porter. As tenant of engineering, a rank which now 1938, when he toured England, France a result of his gardening experience Mr. corresponds to ensign. He had been pro­ and Germany. The Notre Dame Alumnus 23

At Notre Dame, Cliff directed acad­ emic publicity for a year, was president S. S. Notre Dame Victory Is Launched of the Press Club and secretary to Dr. John M. Cooney, head of the Journalism Department. He was also on the editorial staff of the Scholastic, the Dovie and the Notre Dame Daily and contributed to other campus publications. Cliff and his wife have two sons and a daughter.

rpHOMAS J. GRIFFIN, '29, Knoxville, Tenn., on Dec. 16, 1944, was named solicitor for the Tennessee Valley Au­ thority. At present, Tom is also acting general counsel for the TVA, with full responsibility over its legal department, carrying a double wartime load because the TVA general counsel is serving in the Navy.

At the launching of the S. S. "Notre Dame inetory" were left to right. Bev. Chories C. Miltner, C.S.C.; Mrs. Sidney Garfield, matron of honor, the wife of the chief medicol director of Kaiser's West Coast shipyards; William C Schmiti: Mtm. Paul de txmL the sponsor; Dr. Paul de Kruii. author-bacteriologist, who was the chief speaker at the ceremony; Todd Woodell, shipyard official. Below is Jeffrey Neighbor, flower boy.

The spirit of Notre Dame was carried to the high seas when the S. S. Noire Dame Victory, a victory type cargo ves­ sel known as an AP 3, slid down the ways on March 9 at- Henry J. Kaiser Oregon Shipbuilding Corp., Portland, Ore. The University of Notre Dame was officially represented at the ceremony by Rev. Charles C. Miltner, C.S.C, '11, pres­ ident of the University of Portland, who delivered the invocation, and by William THOMAS J. GRIFFIN, '29 C. Schmitt, '10, president, Schmitt Steel Co., Portland. -A. resident of Gary, Ind,, during his The S. S. Notre Dame Victory is the student days at Notre Dame, Tom upon 61st of its type to be buDt from designs his graduation became associated with of the maritime commission. It is 455 the prominent Chicago law firm of May­ feet in length with a beam of 62 feet and er, Meyer, Austrian and Piatt, special­ has a dead-weight tonnageof 10,600 tons izing in corporation and banking law. In and a total displacement of 14,900 tons. 1935 he joined the TVA as principal at- It is designed to supplant the slower and toi'ney and later became assistant gen­ less efficient liberty ship and has a speed eral counsel and then solicitor. in excess of 15 knots. Of all steel welded Tom and his wife have three sons, EDWARD G. MCCLALLEN', JR., '31 construction, the S. S. Notre Dame Vic­ aged 13, 12 and 10. tory is arranged to carry freight or re-elected in 1942. In that capacity he materiel of war in five main holds with XpDWARD G. McCL.ALLEN, Jr., '31, was chainnan of the Board of Civil Au­ deep tanks for fuel oil and ballast. Rutland, Vt., elected in November, thority and of the Finance Committee. 1944, as state's attorney for Rutland Governor William H. Wills appointed BULLETIN County (largest and most populous coun­ him in November, 1943, as state's at­ Rev. Hugh O'Donnell, CS.C, preii- ty in Vermont), is one of the state's lead­ torney for Rutland County to fill a dent, announced on April 8, that, by de- ing young lawyers. vacancy. ciiion of the Navy Department, the V-12 program would be continued at Notre Ed's first public ofiice was that of For two yeai-s Ed has been special Dame through the next semester, starting justice of the peace and he held it for counsel for the Federal Deposit Insur­ July S, 1945. Earlier, the Navy planned 10 consecutive years, from 1931 to 1941. ance Corp., in the liquidation of a nation­ In 1940 he was elected to the Board of al bank. Married in 1936, he is the father to merge the V-12 into the NROTC at Aldei-men of the city of Rutland and was of Nancy Worth and Gregory. the end of the present semester. 24 The Notre Dame Alumnus Third Annual Alumni Fund Contributors, Jan. I to March I, 1945

As in the Centenary Fund, the alnmni contribotions represent alumni sifts direct to the University, thronnh the Alumni Association, or throngh the Director of PuUic Relations.

To 1904 Total No. Contrib. 1925 1930 S 55.00 2 Zahm, Dr. Albert P., '83 S 100.00 No. in Class ',f Contrib. Bartley, John A. 25.00 McGee. John B. s S.OO Proctor, Robert E., '04 50.00 71 .03 Corcoran, John T.. Jr. 5.00 Petersen. Arthur E —_ 5.00 Total >'a. Contrib. Dielmann, William V., Jr. . 25.00 Reisert, William A., Jr. 5.00 Hall, Walter D. : S.OO SISO.OO 2 Total No. Contrib. Kennedy, Dr. Francis L. » S.00 So. in Clasaes 9c Contrib. 1917 $ 15.00 3 McAdams. Henry J. . 25.00 263 .008 No. in Class % Contrib. Gargan, Joseph F. S 25.00 Sagstetter, Paul . SO.OO 444 Lacey, Hugh V. — 10.00 Traynor, John P. S.OO .007 Total So. Contrib. Watson, Harold C. 10.00 1905 to 1909 S 35.00 2 Wrape. James W. ~ 100.00 No. in Class ri Contrib. 1931 O'Connor. Daniel J., '03 I 2S.00 Total No. Contrib. 108 .019 O'Neill, William P., '06 10 00 S255.00 10 Kendall, Robert D. _ 12.50 Diskin, Michael A., '07 100.00 Lenoue. Bernard J. 3.00 Carville. Hon. Edtrard P. '09 10.00 No. in Class % Contrib. Gushurst, Aliert F., '09 10.00 1918 269 .035 Total No. Contrib. Hannon. Leo J., '09 — 20.00 $ 15.50 2 Total . No. Contrib. McAuIiffe, Robert H. S 10.00 No. in Class % Contrib. tl75.00 6 Wallace. James G. „. 800 1926 427 .005 No. in Classes ^ Contrib. Total No. Contrib. 140 .043 S 15.00 2 Carson, Claude B. 25.00 No. in Class Cc Contrib. Engels, Norbert A. _ 25.00 1932 61 .033 Heintz, Charles F. _ 15.00 Lovier, Lester L. 20.00 Kuhn, J. Regjs 5.00 I9il O'Neill, Dennis J.. 10.00 Harfaaugh, Noble F. _ 10.00 Glynn, Edward J. S 250.00 1920 Ryan, Capt. John J. . 25.00 O'Malley, Edward F. 5.00 Lawton, Jasper H. 103.00 Walsh, Joseph A. . 10.00 Ruffing, Cornelius J. . 25.00 Steers, Fred L. 25.00 Trant. James L. S 10.00 Total No. Contrib. Total No. Contrib. Total No. Contrib. Ward, Leo B. 10.00 $130.00 7 $ 45.00 4 . $378.00 3 Total No. Contrib. No. in Class % Contrib. No. In Class ^ Contrib. S 20.00 2 No. in Class ^Contrib. 532 27 .11 No. in Class Cr Contrib. 326 .•21 : .0075 S3 .024 1933 1913 1927 1921 Boespfiug, John F. ,-$ 100.00 Broussard. Clyde E. s 100.00 Diebold, Alfred J.. Jr. $ 100.00 Breen, John P. 6.00 Donahue. Joseph F. 500.00 Van den Boom, Eugene $ 25.00 Total NcCoatrib. Schwantcs, JtAn W. _ 5.00 Fitzpatrick, Eeene P. 10.00 Total No. Contrib. sioo.oo 1 $ 25.00 1 Rogers, Edward J. 15.00 No- in Class % Contrib. Total No. Contrib. No. in Class rj Contrib. Scbonlau, Emit C. 10.00 318 .003 $110.00 3 94 .01 Total No. Contrib. No. in Class • % Contrib. $635.00 5 422 .007 No. in Class ^c Contrib. 1928 62 .08 1922 Farrell, Eugene G. u_ i 10.00 1934 Phelan, Robert R. s 10.00 Finn. Edmund J. S.OO Rice. John M. . 10.00 Belting, Rev. George R. 5.00 1914 Hamilton, Robert A. _ 10.00 Total No. Contrib. 10.00 Hilger, Joseph P. 25.00 Buckley, Lt. John A. Conwa>-. Morrison A. S 20.00 S 100.00 Kirby, Robert E 28.50 Carroll, Lt Charles H. - 10.00 Kane. Eugene A. No. in Class Tf Contrib. 10.00 Kirwan, Joseph W. 10.00 Fox, R. Michael 10.00 Total 150 .013 No. Contrib. McMabon, John F. 25.00 Giorgio. Lt Douglas J. _ 3.00 $110.00 2 4.00 Phelan, Richard L. 2S.O0 Laframboise. Paul H. No. in Class Tr Contrib. S.OO Qoinn, Edward R. S.OO 3(aber, Capt John J. 67 .03 1923 Rigney, Capt Robert J. 10.00 McShane, John A. 10.00 Walsh, Vincent T. 10.00 Rogers, Ralph E. " 5.00 Casasanta, Joseph J. .. S 5.00 Veeneman, Lt 1915 Flannery. Harry W. 25.00 Total No.Contrih. William H. Jr. 125.00 Anonymous 25.00 $163.50 11 Total No. Contrib. Andrews, M. T. $ 5.00 ToUl No. Contrib. No. in Class To Contrib. S 55.00 $187.00 10 Byrne. Joseph M., Jr. 100.00 3 414 .027 No. in Class % Contrib. Hudson, Galvjn G. 25.00 Xo. in Class t^r Contrib. 426 Total No. Contrib. 182 .016 .023 $130.00 3 1929 No. in Class •Tr Contrib. 1935 67 .045 (924 Dougherty, Sylvester J. $ 25.00 Kirchner, MarceHus C. . S.OO Duffey. Sgt Jack N. . _S 25.00 Kreutser. Mark G. $ 25.00 1916 Total No. Contrib. Total No. Coatiib. Total No. Contrib. S 25.00 1 $ 30.00 2 $ 25.00 1 Galvin. Timothy P. . 50.00 No. in Class Tt Contrib. No. in Class %CoBtrib. NcinClaas % Contrib. Tomer, William W. 5.00 208 .005 318 .006 452 .002 The Notre Dame Alumnus 25

1936 Johannes, John H. 5.00 1942 Finneran, James A.. Jr. - 5.0« Kvatsak, Pvt Robert J. 5.00 • .p-00 Goldman. Invin L. ... $ 3.00 O'Langhlin, Sst. Francis J. 5.00 Berko, Lawrence 10.00 Efowe, BuL William J., Jr. : 2S.N Gorman, Thomas F. - 3.00 O'Helia, Major Richard J. _ 5.00 Chlebeck, Lt Andrew J. • 5.00 Lneiy. Pvt. Ban^ P. _ —. too Kolka, Alfred J- 3.00 O'Shea, Lt. Patrick Roland . 5.00 Crowley, George C '. 25.00 Hahon, Ens. Gerald R- - 10.00 Halloy. Eagene F. — 25.00 PlafT, Francis R, 5.00 Kelly, Lt Midiael D. 1B.00 1000 Wall. Hugh E.. Jr. _ 25.00 Reynolds, Joseph M. : 25.00 Kennedy, William E. lOO.OO McAndiews, Ens. John P.. _ . 15.00 Total No. Contrib. Shannon, Michael F., Jr. 10.00 Kirby, Kenneth W. 20.00 Konaban, £na. Edward F,, _ 10.00 ; 63.00 3 Wachter, Lt Ralph F. 2.00 Krajniak, Sgt John C. ~ 10.00 Veeneman. Jaeqoa IL 125.00 Xo. in Class 91 Contrib. Total No. Contrib. Landers, Lt Maurice D. _ 6.0O Witacki. Ens. Robert M. S.0O Minges, William J. 3.00 .443 .01 S124.50 14 Tatal NauCntrib. Holidor, Lt Otto B. 50.00 No. in Class ^ Contrib. )239.00 IS 606 .023 Ryan, Lt Edward C. B.70 1937 Schroer, Gerhard J. 2.00 Na.iaCIas« %CMI«I». Tafel. Paul J., Jr. 10.00 253 .051 Drende). Dr. Edward P. 1940 Thayer, Edward S. S.OC Flood, Capt. Richard E. Wathen, Joseph L. 10.00 Baldinser, Pvt Edward J S 5.00 1945 Anonymous Total NauCMitia. Dray, Walter L. 25.00 Lanzaframe, Sare A. $277.70 HcManus, Sgt Robert R. 5.00 15 Condon, David R. . $ 6-00 Waldecfc. Robert L. Meeker, Cpl. George R. 5.00 No. in Class <;iC«itiik. Walsb, David A. _ 100.00 Total Shortall, Lt John G. 10.00 312 .03 Tata] ? 70.00 N«,CMitrik. Sitko, Steven J. 10.00 $103.00 Xo. in Class 2 Sfevenson. Cpl. Harrj-, Jr. 5.00 472 Swanser, Bernard A. 10.00 1943 Total No. Contrib. 1946 1938 $ 75.00 8 Behr, Pvt. John L. t 3.00 No. in Class t;'c Contrib. Butler, Ens. Charles J. 5.00 Corran, Pvt Louis F., Jr. . 25.00 Boyle. Dr. Daniel E. $ 3.00 695 .001 Byrne, Ens. James J. 10.00 Veeneman, Robert L. . 126.00 Conaty, Francis H. 5.00 Callahan, Oil. Charles M. _ 1.00 Total M«.Caatrib. Conerty, Ens. Joseph A., Jr. 25.00 Callahan, Major Joseph A. _ 10.00 $150.00 2 Carney, Cpl. Richard A. 5.00 1941 Flynn, Pfc. Raymond R. 10.00 Elder, Lt Thomas J. 10.00 Keating, CpL Walter L. 5.09 Broderick. Ens. Hughes, Dr. Thomas M. 25.00 Kelsey, Sgt Donald J. 5.00 Daniel T., Jr. 23.00 Kelley, Charles J. 3.00 McElroy, Lt James A. . 10.00 Subscribcis Burke, John E. . 25.00 Kirch, Lt. Philip J., Jr. 25.00 HcKnight Ens. Henry J. 10.00 DeLay, Lt Eugene E. 5.00 Notre Dame Chib Lanrood, Franklin E. 5.00 McHanus, Pvt ' DeLay, Lt Paul R. 10.00 Monaoelli, Walter J. 30.00 Raymond J. (Deceased) 5.00 of Washington, D.C. . 1 125-00. Henke, Lt Lawrence W., Jr. 26.25 Reale. Robert J. 10.00- Skoglund, Leonard H., Jr. .. 100.00 Reynolds; Mrs. J. 6.00 Korth, Lt Howard J. 5.00 Webber, Anthony G. 1.00 Total No. Contrib. Landry, Lt John F. 10.00 Veeneman, William, Sr. 125.00 $241.00 11 Total Na-Coatrifc. Marbach. Lt Robert J. 10.00 Tatal N*.C«atitt, No. in Class i^c Contrib. Total $104.00 13 Patterson, Lt. John W., Jr. .. 25.00 $235.00 3 363 .02 Reith, John R 10.00 No. in Clasa r'o Gmtrib. Thompson, Lt 323 George W., Jr. 10.00 1939 Welsh, Lt James R. 10.00 Re-CapHulation: 10.00 Bradford. Lt. Raymond ,H. ..S 5.00 Williams, Dr. Raymond M. .. 1944 Total this period $4,764.45 Cella, Capt John B. 25.00 Contrib. Total No. No. Contributors —_—__ 195 Dunphy, Pvt John J. 2.50 $181.25 13 A'Heam, Lt Richard H, _$ 10.00 Per Cent of Contribotors .024 Foskett, Capt Donald A. 20.00 No. in Class

A.; Bauer, Robert M., Toledo, H.: Bayley. Hanin ADDITIONAL SERVICE MEN* W., Madison, Wis., N.; Becker. Ralph H.. Didton, Mass., N.; Beckman, Frederick A., Fort Wayne, Key to letter with each name; A- ard L., San Francisco, N.; Anderson, Terry R., Ind., M.; Beckman. Frederick S„ S/Sgt, '42. Army; N—^Navy; M—^Marines; MM- Dcs Moines, M.; Anderson, AValter S., Ebenshors, South Bend. A.; Bedard, Francis L.. Birmingham, Pa-, N.; Anhut, John W., fins,, ex. '44. Detroit. Mid., N.; Beesley. Walter V., '31. Salt I«ke CSty, Merchant Marine. N.; Ankenhruck. John V., Fort Wayne, Ind.. N,; A.: Behler, Ralph W., Pontiac, Mich.. N.; Bena. Arnold, Charles A., Indianapolis, M.-; Athey. Bry­ Valentine, Chicago, N. an, Lansing. Mich., N.; Atkins, John R., Chicago. Bender, George A., Sheffield. HI.. N.: Bender. N.; Aul, Raymond E.. 31uncie, Ind., N. Aarvold, John 0„ Betwyn, III., M.; Allen, Lloyd William T.. NaperviOe. RL. N.; Bennek. Robert A.. Fainesville. O.. N.; Ait. Richard E.. Lt. A.. Minneapolis, N.; Bennett Edward J.. Hyan- Cmdr., ex. '27, New Washinston, O., N.; Alu. B nis. Mass.. N.: Benson. Qark H.. Shell Lake. Joseph G.. Sgt., Indianapolis, A.; Amato, Francis Bagiackos, Joseph J., ex. '42, Utica, N. Y., A.; Wis.. K; Benton, Robert W.. Dana. Ind.. N.: L. Omaha. M.; Amstutz, Oliver W. Beaverdam. Baines. James M., Michigan City, Ind., N.; Baker, Berk. William L.. Chicago. M.; Berry. Lathrop F.. O.; Amundsen. Palmer E., Mesa. Ariz., N.; An­ John F., '37, N. Y. C, A.; Balfc, Robert C, Lt Jackson. Mich.. N.: Bevington, Richard L, Ens., derson, Lee B.. liOs Angeles, N.; Anderson. Rich­ (ig) '31, Palm Beach. N.; Balton, Francis T., ex. '4S, Nashville. Tenn., N.; BibUas. Gareth L.. Memphis. N.: Bamberger, Robert J.. Latonia, Virginia. Minn., N.; Black, James W., Akron. O.. Ky.. N.: Bannon. Mark J., South Bend, N.: Bark­ O.. M.; Blaekbom. Charles M.. FieknerviDe. HL. - * Increasing names and decreasing available er, Raymond L.. Rockford, HI., N.; Barrett, George N.; Blaekhnrat, John F.. Midland. Mich.. N.: space combined to make necessary a condensation B., 2nd Lt. "43, Louisville, A.; Barrett Joseph Blaes. James F.. Indianapolis. A.; Blood. Charles in this section of the "Alumnus," with the result G., East Liverpool, O., N.; Barry, Kenneth S., W.. St l4>uis, N.: Bodnar, George T., Hinsdale, tiut yoB see here in the 853 names listed. It should Providence, R. I., N.: Bartos, Joseph S., Lorain, Bl., N.; Bohrer. Herbert J., MUwaukee. M.: Bol- be recalled that a name is used only once in O.. N. laert William E.. East MoUne. HL. M.: Boswd, "Additional Service Hen,** when the Alumni Office Bastian. George L.. 1st Lt, '39, Manchester, Nelson J.. South Bend. K.: Boyd. William S.. fint hears that the man is in service. N.H., A.: Basticn. William A.,' River Forest 111., Spencer. N.; Boyland. Joseph F., Pvt. '31, Grand ' Bloat of the men listed here are former V-12 A.; Bath, Thomas E., Ens., ex. '32, Mishawaka. Rapids. Mich., A.; Bradford, Raymond H.; UL, students in the University. Since their status as Ind., N.: Baty, Robert J., S/Sgt, ex. '31, Detroit '39, Comwall-on-Hndson, N. Y., A.: Biadshaw, alamni remains to be defined, a class year for each A.: Bauch, Shirley R., Brawley, Calif., N.: Bauer. Fred B. Carmi, Rl.. M.: Bramball, David L.. of them has beem omitted. John L., Lt, e.x. '42, Forest Hills. L. L. N. Y., Watertown, Mass., N.; Bnuidbesn. Raymond J.. 26 The Noire Dame AlMmnus

Lt, 'M, Silver Oty. N. M.: Brehmer. Walter L.. Grand Rapids. N.: DeBniler, Robert L., Indian­ Pvt, ex. '45. Wauconda, 111.. Hissing. A.: Fuetter, Ens.. '44. Sooth Bend. N.; Brennan. Cyril M.. apolis, N.: Dee, Robert H.. ex. '44. Denver, Colo., Baser L., S2/c, '44, Somerset Pa., N. Chicago, A. A.; Deeb, Richard J., St Petersburg. Fla., A.: Brennan, Donald £., Evansville. Xnd.. N.; Bre- Deisler, Edward G., Saginaw, Mich.. M. zenski. William A., ex. *46. l>etroit, A.; Bridge. DeLay. Paul E.. Lt (ig), '41. St Paul. N.; Gallagher, Donald S.. Rev.. Lt. '24, Blooming- William A.. Midland, Mich.. N.: Broden. Earl. Delhey. William F., Ann Arbor, Mich., N.: Ddker, Nashville, Tenn., M.; Broten, Alton M., Hudson, dale, N.Y., N.; Gallagher, Robert J., Ens., '39, George E., Cpl.. '38, Henderson. Ky.. A.; Dd- Waverly, Iowa, N.; Ganser, Richard A., Lt (ig), Wis., N.: Brown, Carl B.. Britton. Mich., N.: linger, Robert O., Fort Wayne, Ind.. N.; DeMarco, Brown. George E.. Cincinnati. N.; Brown. James *39, Hishawaka. Ind., N.; Garvin, John J.. De­ Angelo, Cbf. Strkpr., ex. '41, CSiicago. killed. N.; troit M.; Gass, Gerald F.. Wyandotte, Mich., N.: D.. Bakersfidd. Calif.. N.; Brown. Robert G.. Demas. George K., Weirton, W.Ta.. N.; Depkm, Sioux C3ty, N.; Browning. Cecil W.. Buckner. Tl., Gates, Frederick L., Harrisburg, HI., N.; (.entry, Joseph J.. Chicago. N.; Dery, Robert J., Faiton, Richard W., San Bernardino, CaXit., N.; Geriach, N.: Brack. WiUiam E.. South Euclid. O., M. Mich., N.; Diedericfa, Donald J. Madison. Wis., Brumby, Paul S.. Lt. (jg). ex. '35, St Louis. Donald R., North Ohnstead, O., N.; (>ermond. N.; Diekmann, Wendell R.. Waverly. la.. N.; De William C, Petoskey, Mich., N.; Gesler, Robert N.: Brans, Frank J.. Cincinnati. N.; Buber, Filippo, Vincent Jersey City. N. J.. N.; Dillman, Luther W., 1st Lt., '41, Berlin. N. H.. A: Buck­ H., Aurora, HL, N. ; Gessler, Benedict J.. Young- Francis A.. Cpl., '33, Grayslake. HI.. A.; Dinnen, stown. C, N.; Giampaolo. Donald A., Chicago. N.; ley, John A.. Lt. '34. Oak Park. HI.. A.: Buchrle, James 3L. Fort Wayne. Ind., A.; Dixon. Alva L., John v., Akron. O.. N.: Burd. Marvin L., Grand Gibson. Thomas C, Conshohocken, Pa.. M.; Gild- Cupertino, Calif., N.: Dohr, Raymond P., Lt Ool., ner, (Seorge F., Bloomington, HL, N.; Gillis, Rod­ Rapids, Mich.. N.: Burke. Francis T.. Bronx. '24. Appleton, Wis.. A. N.Y., N.; Burke, J<*n T.. Chicago. N.; Bums. erick J., '37, Camp Hill, Pa.. N.; Gillogly. William Carl E.. Indianola. Iowa. N.: Butler. Donald T.. Donahue. Daniel F., Albany, N.Y.. N.: Donahue, C, Omaha, Neb., M.; Gilroy, Thomas M.. ex. '43. Dowagiac. Mich.. N.: Byerlein. John K., Detroit, William F.. Lt (ig), '35. Harvey. HI.. N.: Don- Austin, Fa., N.; Giordano, Francis, Pfc ex. '44, N. alty. Francis W.. Lt (ig), '33. Utica. N.Y., N.; Jersey City, N.J.,. Prisoner, A. Donath. Ernest Brooklyn. N.Y.. MM.: Donlan, James J.. M/Sgt. ex. '42. River Forest HI., A.; Glass, Robert L.. Alexandria, Ind.. N.; Glidden, William C Waukesha, Wis., N.'; Goldsmith, How­ Cahill. William J.. Oak Park. 111., N.: Cappidlo. Donohue, Vincent J., Lt (ig), '32, Philaddphia, N.; Doody. Donald J., Chicago, N.; Dooley, Thom­ ard N.. Aurora, HI.. N.: Goodale, Ronald R., Francis A., Trenton. N. J.. N.: Carduil. Wendell Houston, Texas, A.; Goodyear, Frank T., Cold- L.. W. Springfield. Mass.. N.: Carlet Frank A.. as A.. Gayton. Mo.. N.: Dore. Edward J., Ens., *43. Dearborn, Mich.. N.; Dotterer. James R., water. Midi.. N.; Gorbacz, Samud, South Bend, Middlebury, Conn.. N.: Carney. Richard J.. Lt, Ind., N.: Gordon, John W.. 2nd Lt, '42, CMumbus, ex. '39, Milwaukee. A.; Carpenter. Wilbur R.. Kokomo. Ind., N.: Doyle. John T.. Sgt. ex. '40, Cleveland, O.. A. C A.; Gormdey, James F.. Pvt. '44, Jersey City, Hoberly, Mo.. N.; Carr, John F., Brewster, O., NJ., A.; Graef, Leslie H.. Rochester. N.Y.. N. N.; Carroll. Patrick J., Lt. '35. Highland Falls. Draper. Thomas J.. Los Angeles, killed, N.; Grant Richard, Sgt, ex. '44. Freeport 111., killed, N.Y., N.; Carter, Robert P.. 1st Lt. '35. South Dratz, Richard A., Ens., '44, Muskegon, Mich.. N.; . A.: Green. George E., T/Sgt, ex. '39, Pittsburgfa, Orange. N.J., A.; Carver, Roger R.. Detroit. N.: Dreibelbis. Louis J.. South Bend. N.; Drolet Louis Pa., A.: Green, Robert S., Baltimore. Md.. N. Casey, Daniel J., Lt (ig) '33, Chicago, N.; Casey, P., Niles. Mich., N.; Ducey, Joseph A.. 2nd Lt, Green, William D.. Manhattan, Kan., N.; Greene, Edward F., Philadelphia, killed, A.; Cash. Charles ex. '35, Chicago, A.; Duffey, Jack N.. S/Sgt, ex. George W., 1st Lt, '41, Brooklyn, N.Y., A. J.. Sgt. ex. '28, Anamosa, la.. A.: Cattie. Gerard '35, Boston. A.; Duffy, Maurice J., Ens., '41, Bay- Grimes, Robert J.. Albany. N.Y., A.; Grossmann, F.. Philadelphia. N.: Cavey. John M.. Pvt. ex. onne. N.J., N.; Dugan. James F., Osceola Mills, Robert J., Chicago, N.; Gnillaume. John F.. Lt '.33. Milwaukee, A.; diarnley. Nathaniel W., Pa­ Pa., N.; Dunbar. George A., Windsor, Vt, N.; (ig), '42, Wellesley. Mass., N.: Guy. Donald B.. cific Palisades. Calif.. N.; Chauvin. Robert E., Dunn. James G., Elmharst HI.. N.; Dunphy, John Lt (ig). '43, Newton, Kan.. N. Mechanicville. N.Y.. N. J.. Pvt, '39, Salem, N.J., A.; Durren. Gene, Christophel. Ray E., Sharonville, O., N.: Chur- Dearborn, Mich., N.; Dwyer, (5eorge F., Buechel, ney, Robert J., Antigo, Wis.. N.: Qark, WUliam Ky., A. H D., Ottawa, ffi.. A,; Qeary. Dennis P.. Chicago. Haberer. Charles W., Birmingham. Mich.. N.; N.: Cleary, John R.. Detroit A.: Cleary. William Hackner. Robert B.. Pfc., '43, LaCrosse, Wis., A.: F.. Ens., '40, New Rochelle, N.Y.. N: Clessler. Eberhardt Walter W., Cincinnati, O.. M.: Egg- Haire, Robert E.. M/Sgt, '30, Fort Dodge, la, A.: Carl W., Winona, Minn., N.: Clifford. Kay H.. beer. William T., Franklin, Pa.. M.: Eggleston,' Haley. Douglas F., S2/c, '42, Gary, Ind., N.; Saftord. Ariz,. N.; Climer. David S.. Vpsilanti. Donald P.. Connersville. Ind.. A.; Engelbrecht Hanley, Danid F., Lt (ig), ex. '33. San Fran­ Mich.. N.; Cochran. Neal P., Lt. '39. Chicago, A.: Robert M.. Stover, Mo., IL: Englund, Philip M., cisco, N.; Hanley, James T., 1st Lt, ex. '43, Wil- Cochran. William M., Lafayette. Ind.. N.: Cole­ Des Moines. Iowa. M.; Erickson. Ralph G., Mar­ mette, HI., A.; Hanna, Joseph J., (3iicago, A.: man. Herbert E.. Chester, W.Va.. N.: Collins. seilles. HI.. N.; Erlenborn. John N.. Elmhurst, Harris, David W., 2nd Lt, '39, Chicago, A.; James L., New Brighton. N.Y.. A.; Colopy. Hugh HI., N.: Ernst Albert A.. Chicago, Calif., N. Harris, James M., Bdlaire. O., A.: Hartfidd. M.. '33, Akron. O., A.; Concannon, Gerald J., William T., Huntington Park, C:alif., N.: Hart- Roxbury, Mass.. N.; Condon, James J., Charles­ man, Rome J.. Cincinnati, N.; Hauptmann. John ton. S.C.. N.; Connor, Nicholas J.. 2nd Lt, ex. T., Harrisburg, HI., N.; Hass. Werner E., Eau '36, Indianapolis, A; Connors, John R.. '35. Wells- Faser, John H.. North Wales. Pa.. M; Faherty, Claire, Wis.. M.; Hedges, John M.. Rochester, ville, N.Y.. N.; Cook, Alexander J., Brookfield. HI., Philip J.. '33. Lambertville. N.J., A.; Fanizzi, N.Y., A.; Heideman, (^rge H.. Cpl.. ex. '39, N.; Cooney, John D., Montdair, N.J., N. Vito J., Astoria. L.I., N.Y., N.: Fanu. Jertone, South Bend, A. Cooper, Charles J., Des Moines, Iowa, M.; Coop­ Chicago, N.: Fanu. Nick, Ambler, Pa.. M.; Fav- Heinz, James L, Mai., ex. '29, Selma, Ala., A.: er, James, R., Newark, O., M.; Cooper. Jack, ret John A., Cincinnati, O., N,; Feeney, John J., Hdman. Fred J., South Bend, N.; Hehner, John Beverly Hills. Calit. N.; Cordtz. Henry J.. 1st Kingston. Pa.. N.; Fehr, Charies R.. Lt (ig). '35, F., Lt (ig), '38, South Bend. N.; Henke, Law­ Sgt. ex. '43, South Bend, Ind.. A: Corgan, Paul Spring Valley, HI.. N.: Ferguson. Edward C, Lt, rence W., Lt, '41, Urbana. O., M.: Herbert, J.. Lt, '43, Alma, Mich.. A.: Corson. William R., ex. '43, Detroit N.; Ferguson. John E., El Dor­ Thomas R., Auburn, N.Y., N.: Herbest John J.. Chicago. M.; Costello, William C Ens.. '43, Glou­ ado, Ark.. M.: Finn. Daniel R.. Lt. '37, N.Y.C., Chicago. N.; Herriges. Leonard J., ex. '43, Hub­ cester City, NJ.. N.; Courtney, John W., 1st Lt, N.: Fischer. Jack B., Houston, Texas, N.; Fitz­ bard Woods, HI., killed. A.; Herring. Crist P.. '40, Indianapolis, A.: Courtney. Thomas E.. Pvt. gerald. Edwin M.. East Orange. N.J., N. Lynchburg, Va,, A.; Higel, Joseph J. Ens., '39, e-x. '43. DeKalb. DL, A.: Coy, Charles L, Lt (ig), Warren O., N.; Hockwalt Paul H., Lt (ig), '35, Fitzgerald. Gerald T., T/4. r33, Muskogee, Okla., '37, St Louis, N.: Creed, Leland K., Hillsboi;o. Canton, C. N.: Hodges, Gerard R., Lt, '32, South A.; Fitzgerald. James. Pvt. '44. Indianapolis, A.; N.Y., N.: Creegan, Paul F., Lowell, Mass., N.; Bend. N.; Hoellworth, Marian R.. Lodi, Calif., M.; Fitzgerald, James L.. ex. '44, Lancaster. N.Y., N,: Cronin, Edward J.. Norristown. Pa.. M.; Cronin. Hoey, Raynham J.. Lt, '43, New Haven, Ckmn., Fitzharris, William E., C!pl.. ex. '46. New Rochelle, John P., 1st I;t, '42, Rochester, Minn., A.: Cronin. A.; Hoffmann. F. Nordboff. Lt (ig), '33, Pitts­ N.Y.. A.; Fitzpatrick. John F., Akron, O.. A,; Richard B.. Pvt, ex. '39. Detroit A.; Crosson, burgh, Pa., N. Fitzstmmons, Joseph V.. N.Y.C A.: Flanagan. Paul L.. M/Sgt. ex. '30. Templeton. Ind.. A.; Dan C. Indianapolis. N.; Flanagan. Thomas E., Holton, James B., Lt Cmdr.. '22. Dallas, Tex., Curran, Donald L., Indianapolis. A.; Curtin. An- Indianapolis, N.; Fomenko, Leo J.. Lt. '35. South N.; Hoth. Frederic D.. Pvt, '43, Leonia, N.J., A.: dries A.. Cpl., '34, Farnams, Mass., A.: Czaja. Bend. A.; Forbing, William G.. Fort Wayne, Ind., Hoian, William C <3iicago. A.: Hourigan, Joseph Henry B., Milwaukee. N. N.; Forgays. Donald G.. Lowell. Mass., N.; F., South Bend, Ind., N.; House, Wnliam R., Ens., Forgue, George F., Chicago, N.; Formsma. Jay '42. Bay City, Mich., N.: Howrey. Eugene E., W.. Grand Rapids. Mich.. N.: Forster, Carl F.. Danville, HI., A.; Howser, Ray E., Urbana, HI., N.; Hugger, Jerome H., Lt, '32, Cincinnati, 0.. Dacey, William E., Boston. Mass.. N.; Dackins. 2nd Lt. ex. '44, Milwaukee, A.; Forster, Richard H., Chicago. N.; Forward. Lyie F.. Rock Island, A.; Hughes, Henry G.. 1st Lt., '41, Columbus, Donald N.. Portland. Ore.. M.; Dahms. Joseph O., M.: Huxford. James D.. Skaneatales, N.Y., M. G., Philadelphia, M.; Daner, James C, Capt, '40, HI.. N. Los Angeles, A.: Daugherty, William B.. Hunts- Fox, Roger E.. Mentone. Calif.. N.; Fredericks, ville, Ala., N.; Davis. Donald F.. Mimcie, Did.. Cari K.. '41. Butte, Mont, A.; Freed, Bernard J., N.; Davis, Everett E., Racine, Wis., N.; Davis. Providence. R.I.. N., Froberger, Charles F., Sl/c, Jaeger, Frank M., Capt, ex. '35, (}olumbus, O., Harold A., Dubuque, Iowa. M.; DeBoer. James N.. •44. West Lynn. Mass., N.; Froehlke. Richard P., A.; Johantgen, Henry F., Lt (ig), '39, Rochester, The Notre Dame Aliimniis 27

N.Y., N.; Johnson. Vernon V.. Alhambra, Calif.. CUovo. A.: Xotphy. nuds J„ lat. U, 11. N.; Johnston, Eusene R., Kirlcville, Iowa. N.; M Sprinsidd. JbaM.. A.: mapkj. JtkmM^ IK, Jones, Thomas P., C.S.C, Rev., Lt., '31, Notre MacCauIey. Fi-ancis R., Brooklyn, N.Y., N.r ClqneM. MML. K. ; Mmtfkr, Hi—• J,. Pfe. '41. Dame, Ind.. A.; Joyce, John V., 1st I;t, ex. '36, MacKinnon, Harold R., Lewiston, Idaho^ K.; Los Angdes. A.; Itmrtmr- Sajnami H„ Waatt PittsburEh, Pa., A. Madden, Edward H.. Gary, Ind., N.; Ifadden. mat, N.Y„ N.: KsMOk Blwaid A.. H.T.G. A. James K, Short Hills, N.J., N.: Matcuire. James J., Coming, N.Y., N.; Mahoney, ESwaid J., Springfield, Bl.. N.; Malloy, James M., Ens., '44. N Kane, Raymond C, T/4. '34. Duluth, Hinn., A.; Bronx, N.Y., N.; Maloney, James B.. Lanrd. Naesde, Jolm J. BraoUja. N.: Nagy. ViMcat Karl, Paul K., Peoria. HI., N.: Keane, John R., Neb., N.: Manly, William D., McConnehville. O., G„ Skmz City. liL. IL; Naidi. RuKia I^ lAac- Garden City, N. Y., Missine; Keams. Francis B., M.: Marbach, Robert J., Lt (ig), '41, White mintr, WA, N.: Nnazre; r. Jama. TiU ex. "St; Pfc, '43, Salt Lake City, Utah. A.: Keegan. Mich­ Plains, N.Y., N. Kooioe. Midi., A.: Ncalb Edmud J.. U. (jc), ael J., Lt, '41, Granite Falls. Minn.. A.; Keenan, Markewicz, Richard S., South Bend, N.; Mark- '40, Portland, Ore.. N.; Nidwidufc. Sajaoad A. Robert R., Dover. N.H., N.; Kiefer, Louis F.. West Tie*. Fa.. X.: Meff. Tkcoas J.. PIUIM. O. land, Robert v., Pfc. '32, BethPage, L.I.. N.Y.. Terre Haute, Ind., N.; Keleher, John T., Chicago, N.: NdaoB. Bdth W.. Ooda. VA, IC, N.; Kelleher, John C. Lt. '40. Lorain, O., A.; A.; Marley, Theodore R., Bozeman, Mont, N.; Ndaon. Staaler K. New Wiadnnv HL. M. : New- Kelly, Charles M., '44, Akron, O.. N.: Kelly, Marqueling, Henry E.. Salina, Kans., A.; Xar- sbaU, Kari A., La Mesa, Calif., N.; Marske. bold. -mSBam M.. ex. 'St lodiuiapoBi. N.: Niak> Joseph J.. Ens.. '38, Chicatra, N.: Kelly, Thomas olaoB, WiDiuB S.. U. fjs). '4S. SooUi Bend. N.: W.. Baltimore, N. Robert L., Michigan City, Ind., N.; Martin, Jo­ seph W., Rochester, N.Y., N.: Martin. Wayne W., NieoO. Nonnaa F„ San rimaOaeo. N.; Nieokoa. Kelsey. Donald J.. S/Sgt. ex. '43. Scotia. N.Y., Kansas City, Kans., M.; Masterson, James E., jclax A^ '43. bhpeniar. Web.: Niepkao*. Owltk A.: Kelsey, Harry F., Ens.. '43, Kenmore, N.Y., Phillipsburg, N.J., N.; Masterson. James F., Phil­ A.. St. Joaei*. HidL. A.; NOka. Hetlnt G, Xai. N.; Kennedy, Roscoe, J., Cmdr.. ex. '26, New adelphia, A.; Matevich, Louis S., DeKalb, HL, N. ; '42. Targo. NJK. N.: Nolaa. TliaBiaa B. U. (Jk). Hampton, la., N.: Kenney. John F.. Lt. (jg), '33, Maxwell, Joseph P., Cpl., '31, Gallitzin, Pa., A.: ex. '38. FidnesviOe. 0„ N.: Noa Hdnid J.. IDI- wankee, N.'; NanBan. Georse H.. S/Sct, oc '4X. Philadelphia, N.; Kennington. Edward R., Indian­ Mayer. Charles W.. Forest Park, HI., M.: Mayo, OiieacDb A.: Noanpiist. Edward C GaMburr. H.. apolis, A.; Kessing, Albert H., '40, Charleston, Robert T., Van, Tex., N. N.; Novalc Leonard J.. Warsaw. lad.. N. W.Va.. N.; Kilbride. John L., Stratford. Cbnn.. McAndrew, William P., Edgewater, Wis., H.; N.: Kirby, Robert E., Lt, ex. '29. Indianapolis, McAnulty, Robert U.. St Louis, N.; McBride, N.; Kirch. Phillip J.. 1st Lt, '38, DesMoines, la., Robert J..« Lt. ex. '44, Lancaster, O., Missing, M.: Kortan, William A., Cleveland. O.. N.; Ko- A.; McBroom. William M., Watseka, Bl., N.; Obremsld. Stanley A.. Braddod^ Fa,. M.; vach. Joseph E., Lt (je), '37, ITniontown, Pa., McCabe, Edward S., Capt, '38, Lock Haven, Fa., O'Brien, Janei V.. Chieacn N.: CBrita. Joaiak N.; Krajniak. John C, T/Sgt, '42. Detroit A.; A.: McCabe. M. Joseph, Lt, '30, Dearborn, Mich., J.. Baffdo. N.Y. N.; O'Conndl. Qnentia J„CBL. Kvatsak, Robert J., Pvt, '39, Pittsburgh. Pa., A. N.: McCall, Roy J., Wibnette, HI., N.; McCann. '42. A.; O'Conaor, Lawrence F.. Woodharca, N.T.^ Justin C. '37, N.Y.C.. N.: McCarter, Theodore D.. N.: O'Cbanor. Patridc'J.. Fknt Worth. Toe. N.: Hutchinson, Kan.. N.; McCarthy, James T., Lin­ O'Connor, Kichaid D.. San Diecov Cali£. N.: coln, III.. N.; McCarthy, John E., Ens., ex. '46, Odie. Harold £.. Litdfldd. HL. N.; OTIiwaJi. LaBaueh. William C, Bloomfield. N.J.. N.: N.Y.C.. N.; McCarthy, Robert G., Denver, Colo., James V.. BOUnss. Moat. N.: ODonoitae. Tlnai^ Lafata. Peter A., Reading, Pa.. N.; Lafferty. Jo­ N.; McCarty, Charles R., Kaukauna, Wis., A.; as S.. lake Forot. HL. N.: O'Baia. Joaepk M:^ seph A., ex. '44. McKees Rocks, Pa., N.: LaFort- McCarty, Timm R., Kaukauna, Wis., A. Middletawn. Fa.. N.: O'Baia. Miited Oi.. KOK une, Joseph A., Tulsa, Okla., N.: Lagrou, John, McCIoskey, Richard C, ex. '36, Beaver, Pa.; ominee, Mich. M.: Oleak. Edward A, U. (jc). Lt, e.x. '45. Killed. A.: Laird. John A., Col.. "10, McColIey. Dale E., South Bend, N.: McCormiek, '33. South Bend. N.: Olaoa. George C Fhoedz. San Antonio, Tex., A.; Lajoie. Louis J., Pfc. '43. Warren S.. Kokomo. Ind., N.; McCutcheon, James Arix.. N.; Olvany. Geoin L.. Forot KHS, IiX. Detroit A.: laJone. Joseph F., Chicago, M.; E.. Peru. Ind.. N.; McDonald, Donald C. Lt, '39, N.Y.. N. Lamb, William J., Port Byron, 111., M.; lampert. Waukeeari. Hi., Killed. A.; McDonnell, Eneas F.. O-Keara. Thomas F.. Lt. 'S3. West Bod. Wk, Nelson N.. Lt, '37, Chicago. A.; Lang, LeRoy F., Wilmette. HI.. N.; McErlane, Albert D.. Cincin­ N.: O'Nal. Paid F.. '33. Bodidle.Il].: VStm. Chicago, N.; Lange. Ronald H., St Joseph. Mich., nati, N.; McGee. Arthur J., Lt (jg), '31, Glen Thomas F., 9 '30. Albany. N.T„ KOIedi A.-; N.; LaRocque. Leon F., West Branch, Mich., N. Falls. N. Y.. N.; McGoldrick, James C. S/Sgt, O'Reilly. Soger P.. Sgt.. ex '45. Wooddde; U, ex. '43. Johnstown, Pa., Missing, A.; McGraw, N.Y.. Missing. A.: Ortale. Bobeit M,. It. Kiaataa. lAuderdale, James M... Pasadena. Calif.. A.; James B., Chicago, A.; McGuire, Francis E., Pvt, N.Y.. N.: O'Shan^nessy. Jamea D,. Bdhnod, lAughlin. John F., South Bend. N.; Lautar. John '35, East St Louis, III.. A.; McGuire, John A., ID.. N.: O-SoDinn. Thonas F.. Ida. Wis,. N.: P., Lt (jg), '37, Moundsville, W.Va., N.: Lavery, Ens., '39. Chicago. N; McHugh, Hugh F., N.Y.C., Ott, James J.. Mihraakee. Wis.. N.; Otto^ Wnilam" Elwood J.. '40, Bridgeport Conn.: Lawrence, Killed, A.; Mcintosh, Donald K., Lt, '34, Chicago; C, Ens., '32. Darby. Pa„ N. Mills E.. Santa Monica. Calif., N.; Lawson, Ger­ Mclntyre, Ronald J.. Chicago, N.; McKelvey, ald J.. Ticonderoga. N.Y., A.; Leahy, John E.. Charles S., Atchinson, Kans,, Prisoner, A. Chicago. M.; Lechner, Theodore J., Louisville, N.; Leahy, Thomas M., Chicago, N.; Leake. Albert C McKendry, Robert E., Chicago, N.; McKinney, Page; Oayton. M.. Minneapolis. Minn.. M.: Pa- Cincinnati, N.; LeBeau. Arthur P., Chicago, N.; Daryl L., Austin, Minn., A.; McLaughlin, Gerald lank, Edward A.. Lt. '39. Hempstead. N.T;. A^; Ledwith. James M.. Queens Village. N.Y.. N.; J., St Paul, M.; McNamara. Leo C. Noblesville, Palermili. Frank M.. Aahnm. N.T.. N.: PktaMr. Lee, Robert E.. Cicero, III.. N.; Lee. Walter A.. Ind., N.: McShane, Benedict L., Sgt, '31, Chicago, Erran J.. '42. Phoenix. Arix,. N.: Panddfo. An­ 1st Lt, ex. '38, New Haven, Conn., A.; Leifheit A.; McShane. Joseph. Capt, ex. '32, Chicago, A.; thony. N.Y.C. A.; Parent Geoise O.. Out, Dale A., DeKalb, HI., M.; Leighton. Edward H., Meadows. James N., Summit. HI., N.; Meeker, Mich.. M.: Parker. Oaade E.. Orwdl. O.. N.: Brooklyn. N.Y., N.; Lennon, John J.. Chicago, George R., Cpl., '40, Covina. Calif., A., Meenan, Parlette. George N., Dayton. O.. A.: Pataae^ Jala N.; Leonard, Lawrence P., '42. Toronto, Canada, Robert H., Casper. Wyo., N.; Melek, Joseph F., T., Qenside. Pa.. N.: Pattenon. Junta P„ Plria' Killed, A.; Letscher. Robert J., Lt, e-x. '41, Port Chicago, M.; Merollini, Aldo A., Feekville, Pa., N. tine. HL, A.: Pattenoa. John D.. SamA Bead. A.: Arthur, Tex., Killed, A. Meservey. Jerome L., '33, Cliicago, N.: Heyeis, Patton. N<»nian.E.. Flora. IL. A.: PardlA John. John G., Belvidere, HI., M.; Milam, John S., Carson Lake. Minn.. N.: Fawhidv. Frank. X... Lewis, Joseph B.. '39. Clarksville. Tenn., A.; Nashville, Tenn., N.; Miler, Philip J., Kewanee, Westiand. Pa.. N. Ley, Jack P., ex. '37, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Li- HI., N.: Millard, Alfred F., Milwaukee, N.; Miller, Payne. Edward 0„ TndJanapolii. N.; Fedc. mont Joseph P.. ex. '44. Fittsfield, Mass.. N.: Lowell E., Effingham, HI., N.: Hiltner, Francis Donald W.. Attica. Ind.. N.; Peekham. Bnl K. Lindsay, John H.. Terre Haute. Ind., N.; Litcher, H., '40, Cadillac, Mich., A.; Milton George E.. Fort Wayne. Ind.. N.; Pedersoa. Vcmoa I>. John C, Lt., ex. '32, Winnipeg, Canada, N.; Ens.. '36. Manhasset L.L, N.Y.. N.: Mitzel, Rob­ Monterideo. Minn.. JLt'renr. Loida K. DiUll, Little, Elden L., Quincy, III.. M.; Lofgren. Jack ert E.. Baltimore. Md.. N.; Molidor, Otto B., Lt. Minn.. M.: Perry. Martin N„ Wickila. Kan.. IL: D., Rock Island, BL, N.; Loftus, John R.. Dixon, (ig). "42, Libertyville, HI., N.: Molter, Eugene L., Perry. Bobert G.. HarrisbariA. HL. DM, N.: ni.: Logan, Wilbert H., Bellville, Tex., N.: Lon- Goodland. Ind., N.; Monaghan. John J., '41, Penn Petersen. Oiailea J.. Ames, la, N.; Fetsiaca.. ergan, Mark A.. S2/c, '37, Bronx, N.Y., N.: Yan, N.Y.. M.; Moran. John H., Oak Park, IIL, lAwrenee U. Minneapolis. M.: Pfanlmcfc. VOBaBi Lou^in. Lawrence L., North Easton, Mass., N.; N.; Morash, Stanley A.. Marblehead, Mass., N.; S.. AppletoB. Wis.. N. Lougfarey, Charles M., Lt (ig), '33, Brooklyn, Morris, Stanley, Racine. Wis., N.; Morrison, Rob­ Phalen. Martia C Makaw^ Wis, N.: PindB. N.Y., N. ert W.. Murtaush, Idaho, M.: Mortimer, John S., Boy W„ Lt (jg). '40, San Fraadaeow N.: Pinkky. '39, Chicago: Huellman, Robert G., CpL. '43, Oil- J. CarraD. 2nd Lt. '28. TotUtmewme, Uci, A^: Lovett James F., Lt, ex. '42. Nova Scotia. cago. A.; Muetterties, John H., Elgin, III., N. Canada. Canadian Army; Lower. John D., South Pisarsld. Stanley C Chicago^ N.: Pliwdria, ' Bend, A.: Lucid, Morgan L., Batavia. N.Y., N.; Mulhall, William J.. Pfc, '38, New Hartford, HanM M.. CUcagn N.: POdrad. Lo^ I^ Lt. Lodwig, Max E., New Castle, Pa.. N.; Lutz, N.Y., M.; Mulligan. James F., Lt,' '37, Greenville. ex '42. Waman. Wis,. A.: Polk, Unmi; Sia^ Eugene F., Brooklyn, N.Y.. N.; Lyman. Wilkes Ky., N.: Mulligan. John, Greenville, Ky., N.; Httl- Bead. A.: POra. Stanidaw. Loaadak^ KX.:M.:: S., A/S, '44, Mt Vernon, S.D.. N.; Lynch, Law­ lin, Frank J.. Sioux City, la., N.; Murphy, Danid Porlh. Weddl-A.. Ikweapoit la.; Hiilaiaik, rence J., Kansas City, Mo., M.: Lyons, Philip E., J., Lt, '38. Los Angeles, N.; Murphy, Danielll., Joaeph T.. Lt (jg). '42. McAdoo. Fa.. N.: PMter. Clevis, NJtf., A. 1st Lt, "39, Marion. O., A.: Murphy, Donald A.. Donald A.. Eas.. '43. Washiagtaa. D.CU N.:; 28 The Notre Dame Alumnus

Power, James W., Lt (is), '33. Beloit. Wis.. N.; R, Haratramck. Mich.. N.: Shadley. Frederick C, Prekowitz, William A.. Lt.. '39. South Bend. A.: Meadville, Pa.. N.; Shaffer, Walter W.. Ringoes. u Prescott. Charles B., Randolph Center. Vt. N.: N.J., N.; Shafransky. John P., Capt ex '41, Uhl. George A., Ens., '42, New Washington, O.. Probst. Vincent G.. Ens.. "37. East St. Louis. 111.. Lemont HI., A.; Shander. Allen G.. Chicago N.; Ungashick, William F.. Lt (ig). '43, Canton. N.; Prola, Paul S., Ely. Minn.. M.: Purcell. James Heights. 111., N.: Shannon. Harold C. Brookville. O., N.; Unschuld, Samuel D.. Minneapolis, M.; F.. Lt. (ie). '42. Jordan. Mont.. N.: Putnam. Pa.. A.; Sharpe. Joseph H.. Oak Park, III., N. Uphoff. Richard J., Madison. Neb.. M. Gerald F.. '44. Fort Wayne. Ind.; Puttmann. Shaul. Robert. Terre Haute. Ind.. M.: Shea, Wayne C, Kingslcy, la.. M. Gerald M., '43, Chicopee, Mass., A.: Shea. Patrick T., Chicopee. Mass.. N.: Shea. Philip D.. Man- Vail, Thomas A., S. Amboy. N.J.. N.: Vairo. hasset. N.Y.. N.; Shea, Robert J., Sgt. '38, Chi­ Dominic M.. Ens., '35, Houghton. Mich.. Vanden cago, A.; Shea. William J., Lt. ex '43. Evanston. Bossche. Paul J., South Bend, N.: Van Der Quillen. Claude J., Bedford. Ind.. N.: Quinlan. Hagen. Eugene E., South Bend, N.; VanderVoort. Richard T., Cincinnati. O.. N.: Quinn. Gerard J., 111.. A.; Sheeran, Bernard F., Staten Island, N.Y.. N.: Sheets. James E.. Ashland. O.. Killed, A.: Camiel R., Hancock, N.Y.. N.; Vandewalle. Julian Merrick. N.Y., N-: Quinn. James T.. Burlington, Shockey, Daniel N.. Wabash, Ind.. N.: Shortsleeve, L., South Bend. A.; Vatter. Joseph R.. Auburn. la., N.; Quinn. Thomas P.. Lt. Cmdr.. e.^ "31. Francis J.. '43. Elmira, N.Y., A.; Siedschlaw, N.Y.. N.: Vecneman. Jacques M.. Louisville. Ky.. Honolulu, T.H., N. Ame. O., Alpena. S.D., M.; Siefken, Robert R., A.; Veeneman, Robert L., Louisville. Ky.. N-; Effingham. 111., N.; Singer, Louis L., Canton, O.. Veeneman. William H., Lt, '34, l4>uisville. N.; N.; Sitt. Harold A., Cpl.. '41, Chicago, A.; Veit William H.. Visalia, Calif., N.; Venker. Raddiffe, Richard J.. Cleveland. X.; Ralston. Skeates, William B., Chicago, N.; Skelly, Frank Edward W., St Louis, M.; Vergara. George A., William D., Oak Park. 111.. N.; Ramback. Clifford A.. Chicago, N.: Skory, David, Fort Waj-ne. Ind., Lt, '25, N.Y.C., N.; Vetter. Leo J., New Ulm. P., Monmouth, III.. N.: Raney. Robert F.. Dayton. N.: Skovgaard, Russell U, Omaha. Neb., M. Minn.. N.; Viehmann, Frank J.. Indianapolis. N.; O.. N.: Raney. William O.. Indianapolis, N.: Viviano, Salvatfn-e J.. Detroit Mich.. M.; Vodicka. Rathbun. Edwin R., Kansas Citj-. Mo.. JL: Rauch. Slatt Vincent P.. Lt (jg), '43. Butte, Mont, Albert L.. Glen Ellyn. HI.. M.. Vocllinger. James Basil. Lt, '29. Annapolis. Md.. N.: Ray. John W.. N.: Smith. Clardon C, Kendallville. Ind.. N.: R., O'Fallon. HI., N.; Voet Eugene P.. Berwyn. South Bend, A. Smith. James F.. Chicago. N.; Smith, John V., HI., Missing, A.: Voitik. Walter J.. Joliet Hi.. Reale, Robert J.. '43, Brooklj-n. N.Y.. N.: Re- Sgt. '29, A.: Smith. Maurice F.. Capt. '21. Villa- M.: Voltmers. Bertram W., Chicago, N.; Voss. berdy. George K., '43. Detroit: Reece. Kent A., nova. Pa.. A.; Smith. Quentin C. Milford. Mass., Donaldl G.. Lt (jg). '30. East Troy. Wis.. N. Toledo, N.; Rega. Patrick J.. Mt Pleasant. Pa,. N.; Soden. Leonard W., Pomona. Calif.. N.; Solo­ N.; Regan. Leonard D.. PvL. '33. Great Falls. mon. Grover C. North Vandergrift, Pa.. A.: Mont. A.; Reid. David D.. Tonawanda. N.Y.. N.: Solon. Edwin M., Chicago, N.; Spahn. Gerard J., Reid. Robert P., Barker, N.Y.. N.: Reiss. Ray­ Oak Park, HI., A. Waddick. Robert J.. wMelrose . Mass.. N.; Wag­ mond H., N.Y.C., N.: Reither, Philip H.. St Spangler, William S., Pfc, '43, Britt la.. A.: ner, Maurice A.. Osgood. Ind.. N.; Waller. John Louis. M. Spencer, James M., Racine, Wis., N.; Stapleton. . T.. Capt, ex. '42. Aberdeen. S.D.. A.: Wallace. Reynolds. Joseph M., ex '39. Atlantic City, N.J.. William W.. Brooklyn, N.Y.. N.; Stefanik, Ervin Louis E.. St Louis. Mo.. M.; Walsh. John T.. A.: Reynolds, Richard K, S/Sgt. ex. '44. Sauger- A.. Ist Lt, '41. Chicago, A.; Stevens, Gordon J.. Highland Park. HI.. A.; Walsh, Williaam F.. Lt. ties. N.Y., A.: Rich. Oarence G., Lake Charles, Grand Rapids. Mich., N.; Stevenson, James M., (jg), '43, Mineola. N.Y., N.; Ward. William A.. La.. N.; Rice, Richard G., East Oeveland, O.. N.; Reading. Pa.. N.; Stewart, Beverly G., Baketsfield. Gary. Ind.. A.; Ward. William O.. Wilmington. Ricke. William H.. ex. '39. South Bend. MM; Calif.. N.: Stewart Richard E., Chicago, N.; Calif.. N.; Wareham. John R., Minneapolis. N.: Riebe. Charles D., Kempton. HI., N.: Riforgiato, Stocking. Donley J., Arlington, Va., N. Warner, Joseph S.. Osceola, Ind., N.; Warren. Steve J.. Chicago. N. Stolze. William E.. Edwardsville. Bl.. N.; Stone, James G., Louisville, A. Riley, Russell A., '28. Newark. NJ.. A.: Riley, Louis O.. Wausau. Wis.. N.; Stout Gerald L.. Watson, Robert Hinsdale, HI., M.: Watson. Walter J.. Rochester. N.Y., N.: Robb, Richard T.. Paolo, Ind., N.; Strubbe. John L.. Cincinnati. Robert J.. River Rouge, Mich., N.: Watt. Glen L.. Minneapolis. M.; Robinson, Verjic A.. Boone. la., M.: Strunk. William P.. Cincinnati. A.; Stuhr, Centerville. Ind., N.; Weber, Gerard W.. Chicago. M.: Roch. Marcel J.. West Warwick. R.L. N.: Robert F., Modesto, Calif., A.; Sullivan. Arthur N.; Weil, F. Granger, '33, Port Huron, Mich.; Roche, Stewart J.. T/Sgt. '39, Madison, Wis.. A.; F.. Melvindale. Mich.. N. Weissert, Norman L., Mt Morris, Mich., N.; Roderick. Eugene R.. Canton. O., N.; Rodin. Sullivan. Francis T., Belle Harbor, L.I.. N.Y., Weitz. Robert E.. Fort Wayne. Ind., N. Evald. M.. Pvt, '44, Burlington. la.. M.; Roemer. N.: Sullivan. James N., S/Sgt. '37. Hartford. Welsh. John P. Davenport la., N.; Werle. William F.. South Bend. Ind.. MM.; Rogers, Mich.. A.; Sullivan, John H., '34. Rocky HHI. Joseph P.. St Louis. N.; Werner, Eugene F.. Florian E.. Belchertown. Mass.. N.; Rohrs. Lloyd Conn.. A.: Sullivan. John H.. CpU. *34. Cnunb Kenosha. Wis.. N.; Wheeler. Donald E., Cheyenne. C, San Francisco. N.; Rohyans. Kenneth A.. Lt. Mills. Me.. A.; Sullivan, John J., Effingham. EI., Wyo., M.: Whitecotton. Robert G.. New Ross. Ind.. '42, Pittsburgh, A.: Rolwing, Francis D., '26, A.: Sullivan, William D., '40. Jersey City. N.J., N.; Whitdy. William L., White Plains, N.Y.. N.; Shreveport La.. N. A.; Sumner. Bruce W., Minneapolis. Minn., M.; Wildhagen. 3Iarion W.. Pearl, III., I.; Wilhelm. Romano. Michael J.. Oak Park. HI.. N.: Romeo. Sumner, Kenneth L.. Chicago, N. Lloyd C, Sullivan, HI.. N. Francis R.. War. W.Va.. A.; Romere. Shelby A.. Swanser, Bernard A., Ens.. '40. Portland. Ore.. Wilke. John M., Detroit N.; Wille. Robert L.. 1st Lt, '36. Sour Lake. Te-t.. A.; Rooney. John C.. N.: Swamer. Jerrold O.. San Jose, Calif., N.; Ens.. '40. Cincinnati. N.; Willenbrink. Joseph L.. Warwick. R.I., N.': Roque. Warren P.. Cranston, Sweeney, Kenny C, Indianapolis, N.: Swint John' Louisville. A.; Williams, Albert F.. Carmi. HI.. M.: R.L, N.: Rogues, Nelson L., Paulina, La.. N.; P.. Charleston, W. Va.. A.: Syring. William J., Williams. Charles. Davenport la,, N.; Willis, Rosselit Walter P.. ex '30. Delphos, 0., N.: Rous- '41. Toledo, O.. A. Joseph F., Lt (jg), '32, Monticdlo, N.Y., N.; seai), Jacques E.. Grossc Pointe Park. Mich.. N.; Wilson. Harold J.. Lt. '37. Minong, Wis.. N. Rowan. Edward A., F/0, ex. '45, St Louis. Killed. Wilson. Perry M.. Wausau. Wis.. N.; Wise. A.: Rowan, George C Ens.. '29. Pittston, Pa.. N. Tait Robert P., South Haven. Mich.. Killed. A.: Robert C. Williamsport Pa.. N.; Witte. Robert Rowland. James D.. Bayport Minn., M.; Russ, Tanner, Hugh B., Lebanon. Ind.. N.; Tappe, S., Ens.. '44. CHiicago. N.; Witzman, Jerome T., Charics F., Oeveland, A.; Russell, Robert E., John N.. Long Beach, Calif., A,; Taylor, Joseph St Bernard, Ohio, Killed. A.; Wondka, Robert P.. South Bend, N.; Ryan. Francis L.. Bayiield, Wis., W.. East Chicago. N.; Taylor, Thomas C, Lan­ Neshanic, N.J.. N.: Wood. David O.. North N.: Ryan, John J., Capt. '2G. Chicago. A.: Ryan. caster, O., N.; Taylor. William A., Crawfordsville. Franklin. Conn.. N.; Wood. Richard E., Bingham- Michael F., Haverstraw. N.Y.. N.; Ryan. Thomas Ind.. N.; Tenczar, Theodore E.. Chicago, N.: ton. N.Y., N.: Wuertz. John M., Ens.. '43. Chi- G., Hibbinp. Minn., M.: Ryder. John L.. 1st Lt, Teske. John A., Merrill, Wis.. N.; Tews. Norman caso, N.: Wurzler, Joseph P.. New Rochelle. N.Y'.. ex '45. Hudson Falls, N.Y.. Killed, A.; Ryen. Roy W., Spokane, Wash.. N.; Thibodeau.- Robert L., M.: Wuttke. Paul E.. Fort Wayne. Ind.. M.: O., Nedrow. N.Y., N. Grosse Pointe. Mich., N.; Thompson. George W., Wyrens. Francis P., Hebron. N.D.. N. Lt. '41. Parkersburg, W.Va.. A.; Thompson. Robert B.. Cpl., '41. Royal Oak, Mich.. A.: Thore- Sackinger, James R., Bolivar, N.Y.. N.: Sauer. son. Grant B.. Mohall, N.D.. N. Yaggy. Paul F., Dover, N.J.. N.; Yakey. Wal­ James R.. Oak Park. 111.. N.: Schafer. Robert L.. Thurmond. Bruce, Webster Grove, Mo.. N.; lace E.. Indianapolis, M.: Yockey. James E.. Al­ Albany, N.Y.. N.; Scheider. David J.. Batavia. Tobin. Joseph E., Kansas City, Kan., A.; Tobin, pena. Mich., A.: Young. Danid F.. Reading, Pa.. N.Y.. N.; Scheuch, Joseph W.. Ens.. '44. Ingle- Richard J„ Chicago, M.; Tobler. Harold J.. Pern. N.; Young. Thomas J.. Oak Park, HI.. N.; Young. wood, Calif., N.; Schiavoni, William, Providence, 111., A.; Todd. Miles J.. Cincinnati. O., N.; Tomp­ Thomas U. Watertown. S.D.. M. R.L. N.; Schilling. Joseph V., Lt (jg). '37. East kins. William A.. Houston. Tex., N.; Toole. John Orange, N.J.. N.: Schirack. Francis J.. Canton. L.. Garden City, L.I.. N.Y.. N.; Tormey. James O., N.; Schmelz, Edward A.. Georgetown. Ind, J.. T/5. '39, Scarsdale, N.Y.. A. • ^ Zaboudd. Joseph J.. (Chicago, N.; Zehnder. Don­ N.; Schmidt Burton J.. Chicago, N.; Schneider. Tracy. Robert F., Jerseyville, HI., M.; Triebd. ald J.. Naugatuck, Conn., N.; Ziebarth. Charies Jerome W., Jasper, Ind.. N. Manfred. Oifton, N.J., A.: Trixler, Patrick D., U. Pvt. '41. Idaho Falls. Idaho. A.; Ziebarth. Sdonuner. Qetus N., Capt. ex. '42. St Paul, Huntington, Ind.. A.; Trooien. Oscar C, St John L., Idaho Falls. Idaho. A.; Ziegler, Gran- Minn., A,; Scfaoo, Robert E.. Louisville, Ky.. A.; Paul, Minn., M.: Try, Andrew C. Pvt, '38. Chi­ viUe P., 2nd Lt. '34. South Bend. Ind.. A.; Zieg­ Sdiroeder, Frank A.. Chicago, N.; Seidel, Richard cago; Tucker, Marion K.. Troy. N.Y.. N.; Tulley, ler, Joseph R.. Kansas City. Mo.. N.: Zinn. Ar­ S.. St Paul, N.: Secher, Sven A., Everett. Mass.. Charles A.. Chattaroy. W.Va.. N.; Tulley. David thur. San IMego, Calif.. N.; Zoilo. Aurelio M.. N.: Sdtzer. Arthur. N.Y.C.. N.: Senyczko. John E.. Chattaroy, W.Va.. N. Pfc, "44, Brooklyn. N.Y.. A. The Klolre Dame Alumnus 29 ALUMNI CLUBS

The club also expresses its sympathy to the Father Fraacia Gudill, C.S.C.. field secretary Boston parents of Lt. Edward K. Delana,. Jr., *45. A of the Alumni Association, stopped in Cleveland in connection with his new duties. Aimm WaUi Six hundred members and guests of the Ad­ Notre Dame son of a Notre Dame father. Edward left the University before graduation to become a has been hired as head coach of the Cleveland vertising Club of Boston, including: many alum­ Rams by his brother Ckailes F. (CUk) WalA, ni of Notre Dame, gathered in January to hear pilot, as Edward K. Delana, '11, had been in World War I. Lt. Delana was killed in action eeneral manager. Lt. Fiaak Gaal. stationed in an address by Dean J. E- McCarthy of Notre Alameda, Calif., with the Navy, has a new baby Dame's College of Commerce- Governor Maurice Jan. 31. 1945. in the Adriatic area. A memorial Mass was said March 10 at St. Ita's. girl, Barbara Ann. Lt, Taai Cnaty is in Modes­ J. Tobin of Massachusetts presented Dean Mc­ to, Calif., in the cavalry. Carthy. Art McHanmon sent an announcement Well-earned recognition was accorded two Jiaa Becky of the gathering to all listed Notre Dame alumni Notre Dame men recently at the Chicago Title in the Boson area. & Trust Company when Joe Shellr* '25, became assistant vice-president, and Frank Hu^ws, '22. Defoware the chief of the title clearance department. WOliaai DL Baiky, '24. 8N River Rd..^Uvtr- Central Ohio Benjamin Bachrach, '92, after a long and bril­ tUe Gaideas, Wifaaiactan. Pm.; TWaua P. Lonis C. Murphy^ '33^ 2357 Livingston Are., liant career in public and private practice,, re­ Dccaaa. '42. TJf.C.A.. Wlimisctmi,-Actias Colambns, Pres.; Daniel F. Cannon, *30, 8 signed March 1 as public defender of Cook Sc& Eut Broad St. Colnmbos, Sec. County. The judges committee promptly replaced him with another N.D. alumnus, Frank T. Me- C. Stewart Lynch, retiring shortly as a special - Dan Cannon, secretary of the club, reports that Currie '27. Frank, one of the trial aces on the assistant to the U. S. Attorney General, addressed the club at the Febmary meeting. He said that at a recent club luncheon (they're held every Mon­ State's Attorney's staff the past 12 years, as well Catholic laymen should always live their religion day in the University Club. Columbus) the fol­ as one of our very best past presidents of the in all the concerns of life, public as well as pri­ lowing were present: club, will be a worthy successor to the distin­ Ray Eidienlanb. John Mnrphy, Hariy Nester. vate. He also counselled fearless public defense guished alumnus he follows. His appointment met of the moral teaching of the church. Dr. Flannivan. Don Hamilton, John Fontana. Dr. with favorable comment from the press, the bar J. M, Dnnn, John Jaeser, Lt. Jim Brady* asso­ and Chicago alumni. Jalm Veikaae has been appointed chairman of ciated with Selecti^'e Service in Columbus, ht. the committee in CY.O. affairs. Members of tlie Col.' Boh Riordan, Lt. Angnst Petrillo, both of Next affair scheduled here is Universal Night club have talcen over supervi»on of the sports the local Ft Hayes. Dr. Joe Hngfaes. also of the on April 17 at the Palmer House. activities of the younger boys between 12 and 16. Army, Tom Shechan. Frank Kersjes, from Kala­ . Toih McCahe Jahn Reith. Wiffiaa COcaa. Tkamas Decaaa, and Carl Irwin are assisting in this activity. mazoo. Mich.; Bad Mnrphy, president of the club, and Dan Cannon* Cincinnati Walter J. Cardta, our secretary, has been trans­ Local service notes: Sgt. Jack Cannon is at ferred from the Chambers Works of the dnPont Andrew P. Barton, *32. 3063 Portsmouth Company to the Grasselli, N. J., plant. He is now Drew Air Field in Florida, and he and his wife Avenue, Pres. living in Westfield. N. J. are residing at 435 Oak Ave-. Clearwater, Fla. Judge Bl^ride got home from Africa on leave The annual dinner meeting of the club was TiMiBas F. Decaaa in February, and is now stationed somewhere in held Jan. 26. J- Walter Kennedy, director of pub­ Florida, Lt. (jr> Bill Bresnahan is at sea, in the licity for the University, was the sjKaker and Defroif Pacific at the latest report. showed moving pictures of the Great Lakes and. Georgia Tech games. Naraum J. Fnderiita. '23,14M Giatiat Ave. Pres-: Jahn T. Annas. "ZS, 1«S14 LaSalk, Andy Barton, president, presided. Dinner ar­ See. Chicago rangements were directed by Dirfc Scallan. Ninety John W. Dorsan, '29, 1488 Scott Ave., Win- persons attended. A report, attractively mimeographed and bound, netka. Pns.; Thomas S. McCabe. *22. 1488 recently presented in concise form to the club Rasdier Avenue, Sec. members a review of the activities of the club in 1944. Hie outgoing officers, including President -Jan. 30 marked the club*s annual dinner and Cleveland Harry J. Chtk. Vice-President Nanaaa J. Fred­ election to office for the ensuing year of Daniel Pierce J. O'Connor, '23. 2129 Lamberton ericks. Secretary Gcargc B. Marris. and Treasurer E. Hilgartner, Jr., '17, honorary president; John Rd., Pres., James R. Begkr, 242S Onriook Loais W. Narsaa, presented a summary of a year W. Dorgan, '29. president; Joseph D. Shelly, '25. Rd., Sec that was successful in varied activities, member­ first vice-president; Bruce J. Holmberg, '23, sec­ ship participation and financial return. Charles A. Mooney has been appointed to tlie ond vice-president; Charles C. Collins, '25. treas­ New officers of the club are Nana Frcderida. School Board of the Cleveland Board of Educa­ urer; Thomas S. McCabe, *22. secretary. president; Gcaice Mania, vice-president; Jeka T- tion. Lt. Tom Xolan, of the Navy, reported from New governors are. William R. Maker, *24. Annas. secretary, and Paal E. Rist. treasurer. the South Pacific Lt. F. Scfarocter, of the Navy, Arthur C. Weinrlch, '19, William J. Drennan. is back from Panama to Ft. Lauderdale in ord­ '23. and Edward F. O'Toole, '25. nance. John Gleaaon, ex-city councilman, has been Toastmaster Ed Gould introduced Herb Jones. appointed by Don Miller to the District Attor­ Indianapolis Jim Armstronc, Father John Lynch, C.S.C., and ney's office. Lt- Edward (Dnke) Murphy of N.Y.C. B. BOdMcI Fas. "U. 423 BacUachaaa Dr.. the principal speaker. Father Frank. Goodall, was in town recently on leave. ' Pre: Fraads L. (Hike) Laydta. It. 1711 C.S.C: Both Alumni Secretary Armstrong and Keaakr Blvd.. See. Father Goodall gave interesting talks. The latter, The following men attended the annual lay­ recently named as director of vocational guid­ men's retreat: Hnih Ball, Rocer Brennan. TWm- On Universal Nottb Dame Night. April 9, the ance, outlined the University's plans in that di­ as F. Byrne, J. Pat Canny, Philip DKII. Dr. F. club will open its permanent quarters in the rection. The success of the meeting was due J. Gannon, Joe Gavin, Georce Halm. C. G. Le- Knights of Columbas Home. 1305 N. Delaware St chiefly to Joe Henncberiy, the chairman. ronx, Geoixe Kervcr, Kail Martentedc, Dr. Through the kindness of the local knights, Notrt Hiram HcCarty, Charles Mooney, Cyril Jttt, Jaka Dame aien locally will have a small room on the The club extends sympathies to the mother of J. Reidy, Sam Sylvester. Gcoise Thoaua; and Lt. Arnold McGrath. '22. in the loss of her son. main floor of the clobboase. In it a register of James Uprichaid. The retreat master was Father alumni names and addresses In the Indianapolis Arnold, & "lifer" at the University, having at­ J. Barry, S.J.. and the assistant retreat master tended minim, prep and college throu^ 3. period area, as well as a library containing, especially, was Father James S. Doylei S.J. Karl Marter- alt publications from the University. of 10 years, was recently killed in action while steck was captain. on duty as a supply officer with the Army in the At his latest report. Mifca Fax. president of the South Pacific area. He had volunteered shortly Lt. Jade Sdiroeter is with the Army in the club, was in the middle of the difficult job of after Pearl Harbor and had been overseas the South Pacific Walter Bartll is now a major with gathering, from any willing source, fumishingt past year. the Army in Europe. for the new room. 30 The Notre Dame Alumnus

Dick Ames, who was graduated on Feb. 28. 1945. FATHER McAVOy ON WHOT Milwaukee attended'the meeting of the club in the K. of C. Ckaries O'Neill. '27, 2479 S. 95 St., Pres.; Club in Minneapolis on March 14. Bill Doslry, Rev. Thomas T. McAvoy, C.S.C., head Jahn Claader, '34. 4809 X. Woodbam St., assistant alumni secretary, discussed with the dob of the Department of History, is giving Sec members a tentative program for 1S45. Bad Lie- three radio talks on "Pope Pius XII and mandt. president, presided. Emmett Barron, '27. Club members met -with BUI Dfioley, assistant Des Moines. la., was an additional out-of-town the Coming Peace," over Station WHOT, alumni secretary, on March 12 to discuss a pro- guest. South Bend, on the first three Mondays sram of activity for 1945. President Charlie O'NciU presided at a tlinner in the City Club. in April. Fuiken Fat Huverty, CS.C., and Georse The first of the series, "Pius XII and Meaffker, C.S.C., came in from Watertown. Wis.. Washington, D. C. the Causes of War," was given April 2; 40 miles away, where they are pastor and as­ Bernard E. Loskkongfa. '29. 5610 Colorado that of April 9 will be "Pius XII and the sistant pastor respectively, and Father Adrian Ave, N. W., Prea. Race, newly ordained, attended his iirst club roeet- Principles of a Just Peace"; and that of ing. Ll. (j«) Bin SdiaOer, heroic Na\'y flyer re­ Rev. Wilfrid Parsons. S.J.. former editor-in-chief April 16, "The Pope and the Coming cently returned from the Pacific, was also present. of "America," now a member of the faculty at Peace." The statements of the Pope re­ Plans were made for the observance of Uni­ Georgetown, was the speaker at the dub meeting garding the moral principles of the com­ versal Notre Dame Night on April 9. with Father in the Carlton Hotel on Feb. 15. Lt. (jg) Valen­ ing i>eaee will be keyed to the approach­ Tom Brcnnan, C^.C.t from the University, as the tine B. Deale, USNR, was diairman of the meet­ chief spealrer. ing. Joe Borda was chairman of the Communion- ing peace conference at San Francisco. breakfast on March 25 at Holy Cross College. New York City GIVES DRAWINGS TO N.D. James F. Dwyer. '26, 49 WaU St., Pres.; Arthur Adams, distinguished Chicago Edward Beckman. '16, 40 S. Drive. Plan- Western Pennsyfvanio dome. Sec ' Fnnas 1. Wilaon, *28, Chunber of Cea- architect, has presented to the Depart­ mene Bide., Pittikarsfa. Pa:, Fm.; WiOiaai ment of Architecture at Notre Dame, a - James F. Dwyer, '26. Brooklyn lawyer, was H. H. Ginder, Jr., '31, 11C6 Honiracdde group of drawings which he made as a elected president of the club at its annual elec­ Are.. PittifcaiKli, Sec tion meeting on Bfarch 7. Succeeding Jim as vice- student in Paris shortly after the turn president was Edwin A. Berkerj-. '27. Edward The highlight of the -winter's social activiities of the century and for later competitions Bedcman. '16, was re-elected secretary-, and John ivas a luncheon held at the William Penn Hotel in this country. A. Hoyt. Jr.. '33. was chosen treasurer. on Jan. 30, in honor of Dean Pat Blanion, '22, Recently winner of the competition for Speakers at the meeting were Rev. Francis P. who addressed the Catholic University Club on Goodall. CS'C.. recently selected as a "traveling that evening. All credit for the success of thb in­ the design of a new broadcasting station representative for the Alumni AssociaUon," and spiring meeting should go to Dr. Leo O'Donndl, to be erected by Station WON in Chica­ Herman Hickman, line coach at West Point. Father '17. -who initiated the idea and made all the nec­ go, Mr. Adams was in 1904 the winner of Goodall discussed the vocational counseling pro­ essary arrangements. However, he modestly the coveted Paris Prize, entitling him gram at the University, which he is directing; claimed that Fritz Wilson should receive some Coach Hickman discussed, largely, a certain Sat­ of the honors. to spend three years as a student at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. urday afternoon last November. ITiose in attendance were Dr. O'Donndl, 'Hack Rev. Robert B. Brown, assistant director of the Gallagher, '30. Jade Barr, '24, John Reardon, '22, C.Y.O. in the New" York archdiocese, was the Leo Voce!. '17, Ed Byrnes, '25, Hon. Haih Boyk, PROF. ACKERMANN IN DUBUQUE speaker at the club meeting on Jan. 25. '24, Jack Sbeedy, '28, John Briky, '23, Earl Brie­ fer, '31, Carl Link, '35, and the ivijter. (Some­ Prof. Francis X. Ackermann, for more one forget to get in touch with the guest of honor, than a half century, a teacher of engi­ PAilocfefpfifo Mr. Manion). HaE«ld Dake, '30. 4030 N. Broad St. (Rad- neering drawing at Notre Dame, is now tSiM C9ft. Hancock 3153) Pres.; Joseph F. At the culmination of this highly successful a resident of St. Anthony's Home, Du­ Cattie. '41, €302 Gardenia St.. (German- meeting, it was decided to elect Dr. O'Donnell. buque, la., and would be more than hap­ tawn MOB) Sec chairman of a luncheon program commitee, as py to hear from any or all of his former his original idea offers infinite possibilities. We On the evening of Feb. 5, Ed McKeever and can have lunches -without any number of people students. Walter Kennedy, publicity director, spoke to a On a serious note, 25 members and friends of Eathering of Notre Dame men of Philadelphia. the club attended the club's 13th annual retreat O'GRApy AT JEFFERSON BARRACKS Approximately 120 attended. Pictures of the at St. Paul's Retreat House, Feb. 2-4. The re- Georgia Tech game were shown. treatants u-ere gratified by a congratulatory tele­ Capt. Daniel C. O'Grady, professor of Harold Dake, club president, and Dr. Edward gram from Her. J. Hnih O'DonneO, C.S.C. Lyons were in charge of the meeting. philosophy on leave, is now chief psy­ W. H. H. Ginder, Jr. chologist at the rehabilitation center in Jefferson Barracks, Ho., near St. Louis. St, Louis Captain O'Grady entered the Army as a JciMM C. Amald. '24, 7409 Arlington St., HANLEY IS HONORED private in the spring of 1943. KicbMnd Heichts, Pres.; Fred C. Weber, Jr., '36, M39 Universaty Drive, Sec Lt. Frank J. Hanley of Providence, K. I., assistant professor of art at Notre WINS ARCHITEQURE PRIZE On March 11, the club had its annual Com­ Dame, on leave, has j-eceived a letter of munion-Breakfast. Sixty-three members received First prize winner in a national com­ Communion in the chape] at St. Louis University. commendation for his services as regis­ petition recently sponsored by the Beaux tered publications officer on the staff of Fatker Ryan. SJ.. our chaplain, said the Mass. ' Arts Institute of Design was Bernard J. and Father ^Uoran, president of St. Louis Uni­ an amphibious force commander in the Slater, Sharon, Pa., a Notre Dame archi­ versity, delivered the sermon. Rev. Raphael Mc­ Mediterranean. He has taken part in Carthy, SJ,, former president of Marquette Uni­ tecture student. Mr. Slater won the versity, talked at the breakfast. four major amphibious operations, in­ cluding the invasions of Sicily, the Ital­ award for his design of a "Community There was a gratil^ing turnout for this affair. Roll of Honor," in the Spiering Prize Oar dab monbersbip has been markedly decreased ian mainland and southern France, "and by reason of the number of men in the services. under trjnng and dangerous conditions competition. Fred C. Weber, Jr. has at all times been dependable," -the The impassioned singing of operatic Twin Cities citation says. The letter signed by Vice heroes and heroines will replace the noisy Clarence G. Liemandt, ex. '32. 831 Nordi Admiral H. Kent Hewitt, commander of cadence of marching feet in the Navy Weatem Bank BIdc>, Minneapolis. Pres.; the U. S. Eighth fleet, was presented to Drill Hall on April 18 when the San Car­ Ed Kridc Sec Lt. Hanley by Rear Admiral Frank J. lo Ojiera Company presents "Rigoletto" Alamni ranging from Louis Chute, who re­ Lowry, who commanded a naval tank as the semester's first event in the Stu­ ceived his first Notre Dame degree in 1&90. to force to southern France and at Anzio. dent Concert Series. The Notre Dame Alummis 3i THE ALUMNI

Zanesville. O.. within two weAa. The otben wen Engagemenfs Births the aona of Bar iMwaticth, 'ST. and Vinee Ke- Intirc 'SO. Miss Ruth E. Schorr and Lt. Phillip Darmody, Mr. and Mrs. John B. Reardon. '22, announce Lt. and Hn. Mm D. Jaliaa, '40. annoonec •33. the birth of a son. Mr. and Mrs. Ed S. SoiliTan. '24. announce the the biith of Sarah Anna. FA. 7. . Miss Mary Ann Ward and Rajrmond James birth of Christine Marie, March 2. Lt. and Mrs. UdnnI J. SteBaaiak. '40, an- Linder, ex. '35. Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Foos, '25, announce the noonee the birth of a dan^rtcr, Ab. 1. Miss Marion Klizabeth Boyle and Major Fred­ birth of a son, Jan. 31. 1st Lt. and Mrs. Jaaeih CMMina. '41.''an- erick Penr Jenks. H.S., '39. Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Fallon, '26. announce noonee the birth of Joaeph. Jr.. Jan. ZI. the birth of Andrea, Feb. 16. Lt. (JK) and Mra. Batett J. IbItad^ '41. an­ Miss Kta Cuzzi and Lt. (is) Tlionias Boyd Mr. and Mrs. J. Norbert Gclson, '26. announce nounce tha birth of a daosAter, Oct. 5. Kenedy, '42. the birth of Gregory, Nov. 13. Lt and Mrs. naaili P. Caaaan^ '42, aaaonnee Miss Hary Jane Cushwa and Kendall A. Nic- Mr. and Mrs. Bernard K. Wingertcr. '26. an­ the birth of Donald Ftaneia. Jr!^ ¥A. 21. lii. graduate student, 1940-42. nounce the birth of Mary Patricia, Feb. 27. Mr. and Mn. •ayiai J. Ornmnm, '42. aa- noonee the birth of twins, Hiehael John and Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Klaai, '27, announce Miss Mary Garrod and Sgt. Robert W. Towner, Patricia Ann, Feb. I. the birth of John Joseph, Dec. 26. ex. '43. Capt. and Mrs. Robert P. Fogerty. '28, an­ Miss Aurorita Bntler and Ens. John T. Whitely. nounce the birth of James Edward, Jan. 26. ex. '44. Lt. and Mrs. Gerald J. Crowley. '29, announce Daafks Miss Julia Elizabeth Carney and VfjO Vincent the birth of Kathleen, Jan. 12. J. Ryan. AAF. '40. Lt. and Mrs. John J. Elder, '30, announce the Gerald J. Daily. '21. Hnskogee. Okla.. died sud­ birth of Jane Ellen, Feb. 23. denly of a heart attack on Kk. 15. Genr aamd Lt. (JK) Ruth Joan Barry and Lt. Thomas P. Mr. and Mrs. T. Vincent Mclntire, '30. an­ in tiie Aleutians in this war before heinK honor­ Coraerford, ITSNR, '42. nounce the birth of a son. ably discharged in April, 1943. He had been in failing health for several months. Miss Bette Kamm and Ens. Noel F. Dicby, ex. Lt. Cmdr. and Mrs. Richard L. Donogkae, '31, Gerald had been active in his local Knighta of '45. announce the birth of Richard Laurence, Jr., Columbus, of which he served as grand knight, Feb. 20. and iiad held a state office in the Knighta. Be is Miss Virginia Walsh and Petty Officer Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. O'Malley, '32, an­ D. WUttier. ex. '48. survived by his mother. Mrs. Anna A. Daily. Ifas- nounce the birth of Annabelle, Jan. 23. kogeie, and his sister. Sster Marie Reneta. C.S.C.. Lt. and Mrs. James D. Ash, '33, announce the - St. Mary's College. Notre Dame. birth of Kent Nogle, March 8. Major and Mrs. Andrew E. O'Keeffe, '33, an­ The Alumni OflSee has only recently learned of nounce the birth of Mary Jo, Jan. 23. the death, on May 28. 1944, of Bichat X. Giaail- Marriages . Lt. and Mrs. Joseph D. A. McCabe. '33, an­ Uaa. E.E., '28, Indianapolis. Sorvivin^ him an his nounce the birth of Erin Kathleen. Feb. 20. wife and a son' and dau^ter. OriginaUy £rom Miss Marie Louise Hickey and James M..Ham­ Lt. (jg) and Mrs. Edward A. Olczak, '33, an­ Alexandria. La., he was employed by the In^aaa ilton. '35, Portland, Ore., Feb. 10. nounce the birth of a daughter. Feb. 1. Bell Telephone Co. Miss Jane B. Koontz and John J. Lechner, '37, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald P. Doyle. '35. announce South Bend. Fe1>. 10. the birth of James Eloi, Feb. 21. Kabert L. Daan, Niles. Midi., a member of the Miss Elizabeth Fox and Lt. Charles J. Haca- Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lee, '35, announce the class off '44. died in his hone last August after luso. *38, New Orleans. birth of Richard Ashton, Feb. 27. being seriously ill sinee June 15. Bob enlisted in One Army Dee. 4. 1942. and be­ Miss Jeannette Carol Wix and Lawrence J. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Norton, '36, announce came very ill as an after effect of the fla whidi Larkin. AUS, '38, New York aty, Jan. 12. the birth of Dorothy Mary, Jan. 30. he contracted while traininK in Looinana. at Lt. and Mrs. Cyril F. Stroker, '37, announce Miss Mary Elizabeth O'Brien and Lt. Peter Canp Claiborne He reedved a medical ^adiarge, the birth of Lynn Marie, Jan. 20. Sandrodc. '39, Pulaski, N. Y., Jan. 22. Oct. 9, 1943. firom Harmon Goieral hospital in Mr. and Mrs. Robert h. WaMeek, '37, announce Texas. Miss Elizabeth Briscoe and Captain J. Fred the birth of Patricia Sue. Feb. 1. Bob was a member of the American Legion, tha Simon. Jr., '39, Waco, Tex., Jan. 25. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Owen, '35, announce Kni^ts of Cohnnbos, ibe Villagers dub of Notn Miss Myra Evelyn Miller and Mize Morris '40. the birth of a son, Feb. 5. Dame and tlie Holy Name Sodety of St. llazf's Shelbina, Mo., Jan. 28. Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Voorde, ex. '36, an­ Church, Niles. His parents, two sisters and a brother survive him. Miss Anne Louise Eidell and Lt. (jc> Thomas nounce the birth of a son, Feb. 3. P. Wan, Jr., '40. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 31. Lt.-(jg) and Mrs. Larry E. Danbaai, '37, an­ nounce -the birth of Robert Edward, Jan. 14. -The "Alumnus" extends sincere sympathy to Miss Gertrude Matemowski and Lt. (jg) Rob­ Fraak C. WaKer, '09, whose son-in-law waa killed ert W. DcMoss, '42, South Bend, Feb. 11. Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. Fehlig, '37, announce the in action: Aitiar C. Kccney. '22. and M. J. birth of Susan Margaret, Jan. 26. Miss Harjorie Kennan and Lt. Lawrence J. PaawalBrr. ex. '04. on the death of their wifa Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Loncstreth, '37. Kelly, '42, Los Angeles, Feb. 10. and sister; Mark K.. '21, Lsa B.. ex. '24. a>d announce the birth of a son. CatI E., '34, ZiauMier. on the death of thdr Miss Cecile Ward and Lt. (jg) Michael D. Lt. (jg) and Mrs. Robert J. Bryan, '38, an­ mother: Daaid. '22, and Fktter Bcraaid J. Kelly, '42, Notre Dame, Feb. 10. nounce the birth of James Patrick. Feb. 13. Ca^hlia. '2C. on the death of thdr father: Bab- Bliss Corine Reifers and Lt.

the word that his 22-year old son, Phil, is missing that he has been overseas and returned in Octo­ PERSONALS in action in France. Phil was with the first ber and is now stationed at Rosecrans Held. St. Canadian Army on the northern end of the big Joseph, Mo. He says that he has been in touch allied drive against Germany. with Tom Beacom, Father Tom Tobin, Powers, Conmghan and Ellie Moore, and they expect to 1900.04 ^^^*^' ^' Proctor. '04, Mon I TWW V-f ^^^ Building, Elkhart, Ind be back on the campus in June for a 25-year d. 1917 B. J. Kaiser, 324 Fourth St., reunion." • "^ Pittsburgh, Pa. Eugene Cronk, a CPA, is assistant secretary 1991 ^^n ^' Duffy, 1600 Terminal and treasurer of the D'Arcy Adv. Co., St. Louis- • ^^ • Tower, Cleveland, O. Al McGann, South Bend, president and treas­ 1914 ^^^^^ ^- Hayes, 642 Third urer of Albert McGann Securities Co., Inc.. Ave., Chula Vista, Calif. headed the important special gifts division in the A captain and ser\-ing in the finance office, financial campaign for the Red Cross in February. Charles Dutrieux's address is APO 986. Seattle. Al recently opened elegant new quarters in the Wash. J.M.S. Building. A veteran of two years' ser\*ice with the Sea- 1915 ^^^^^ ^- Sanford, 5236 N. bees out in the Pacific, Lt. Callix Miller, South Lakewood Ave., Chicago, HI. Bend, completed a special course in the Navy- school at Princeton University and is now based Joseph Scott, LL,D. *15, prominent Los An­ in Monterey, Calif. geles Catholic layman and attorney, has been given an additional honor by His Holiness Pope Pius XII, who has appointed him a Private Chamberlain of the Sword and Cape. Mr. Scott is also a Knight of Malta and a Knight of St. Gregory.

lOIX Grover F. Miller, 610 Wisconsin • ** Ave., Racine, Wis. Honored by His Holiness, Pope Pius Portland industrj* added another "M" pennant XII, with the decoration of Master to its long list of war-bom honors when the mar­ itime commission formally made the presentation Knighthood in the Sovereign Military to the Schmitt Steel Ca. (Bill Schmitt. '10, pres­ Order of The Knights of Malta, Justice ident). Hugh Lacey, Portland, thoughtfully sent Ernest E. L, Hammer, *04, of the Su­ to the Alumni Office a clipping about the big preme Court of the State of New York, event. Fr. Charles Jliltner, C.S.C., president of is invested by Most Rev. John F. the University of Portland, ofi'ered the invocation at the presentation ceremonj*. O'Hara, C.S.C., '11, bishop-elect of Buf­ falo. The investiture ceremony took Hugh's son, who was at Notre Dame for a year, is now a fleet marine. The junior Lacey, later place on Jan. 8, 1945, at a dinner in the attended the College of the Pacific, playing, at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City. 155 pounds, halfback under Alonzo Slagg's direc­ tion. Justice Hammer is the father of Rev. Edmond F. Hammer, *36, of the arch­ At the quarterly meeting of the Supreme Board of Directors held in Baltimore, Jan. 21-22, 1945. diocese of New York, and the brother of Supreme Director Tim Galvin resigned as su­ Thomas A. Hammer, *06. preme master of the Fourth Degree K. of C. Hie pressure of Turn's personal business had become so MAJOR RAYMOND J. MEAD marked that he could no longer continue in the 1 90S*09 ^^^- "^bos- £• Burke, CS.C, supreme master's duties. The board appointed a WT^9 W7 ,Qy^ jj^j^^ Dame, Ind. A letter with the customary heading of "some­ committee to draft resolutions expressing its ap­ where" in England was received from Major Ray preciation of Hm's ser\*ices iJuring the four-year A letter, laden witli memories, was received Mead, ex. *21, in January: "I have been stationed period of the Fourth's Degree's greatest progress. from A. M. Tresler, Madison, Wis., who attended here in England for 20 months as engineering officer in a sub-depot attadied to a hea%7 bom­ N.D. from 1901 until 1903. when he was compelled Grover Miller in his note to this office said bardment group/' Ray wrote. *'I find my work to leave because of sickness. ". . - \\'TiiIe at Notre that he had just left the hospital after a siege most interesting and have a fine bunch of sol­ Dame, I lived in St. Joe Hall and waited on of rheumatism and that his brother, Bemie, diers with me. Many of them are now finishing tables in the senior refectorj* under old Brownson ex. '17, had also been hospitalized due to over­ Hall. Father Houlihan was our priest in charge their third year of service. I now have two and work. Grover visited the New York City Club and Brother Florian was prefect of discipline. I one-half 5*ears credit in this war, plus one and on March 7 and met Ed Bcckman. a club officer. have had the pleasure of readins. and that sev­ one-half years in World War 1. I wonder at eral times, the fine 'Do You Remember' pam­ times what an old buck like me is doing in this phlet which was published in 1941. I can well young man's war. rememter some of the fine professors you men­ 1917 ^- ^' ^**"' ^**® ^' "^"^ ^*-' tion, for instance. Professors Bcnitz (my math South Bend, Ind. "Onr Catholic chaplain. Father Phillips, comes teacher) and Ackermann. I recall Father Maguire Deepest sj-mpathj- is extended to Haro' Scott, from Fort Wayne and is acquainted at Notre as my chemistry prof and Father Quinlnn, our Indianapolis, whose 5on, Phil, has been reported Dame, having attended a session of summer EnElish teacher. Robert Lj-nch, (Bobby), who was missing in action. sdiool. We have had many talks about good captain of the 1902 N.D. baseball team, is pres­ old N. D." ently a member of the "Wisconsin legislature, and we meet on occasions and talk of our Notre Dame 1 990 ^^^ ^- ^a^d* 1012 Black Bldg., days. I was also well acquainted w^th the late • ^^^ Los Angeles, Calif. 1929 Gerald Ashe, 19 Dorking Road, Father Dominic O'Malley, who hailed from near From Leo Ward: ^^ Rochester, N. Y. Madison. From Kid Aahe: "My ex-roommate, WilUam J. McGrath, is listed "Since November, 1941, I have been acting as on the alumni records as being dead. Last week­ The first man of 1922 to give his life in the chief engineer for the Madison Metropolitan Sew­ end I had a crall from his son, William McGrath, present war was Lt. Arnold McGrath of the erage District in place of the chief, who is on Jr., of the U.S. Marines. He tells me his father Service of Supply Forces. Arnold died in the ex­ leave and in the U.S. naval service." is very much alive and resides at 5309 W. Mon­ plosion of a supply ship in the Southwest Pacific roe St, Chicago 44. 111. lest Januarj-. To Frank Shau^uiessy, '06. president of the "I also had a letter from Capt. John L. Hns- Arnold had years of military training with an International league, goes sincere sympathy at maker, formerly J, Lyle Musmaker. He advises Illinois National Guard field artillery outfit, and The Notre Dame Alumnus 33

volunteered his services in any. capacity immedi­ outstanding service as correspondent for the class Driscoll on the campus in late January. Paul runs ately after the Peart Harbor attack. For months of 1924, but my efforts were fruitless, no doubt a machine shop with enameling facilities, employ­ he ^vas attached to the staff of the Oakland because Jim was too deeply engrossed in writing ing 15 to 30 people. He spoke proudly of his two Sub Port of Embarkation. Durins" that period, his regular lengthy notes to hear the telephone. sons. your secretary had a few dinner meeting "with If Jim will double his efforts I suggest the class Paal Rmhe has moved from Indianapolis to him whereat Arnold confided his ardent desire double his salary. Tulsa. Okla.. where he is with the Gulf Refining to be out in the thick of action where he could Company, P.O. Box 661. be rendering the greatest possible service. In our "While on the way out to this spot I was de­ conversations, Arnold spoke glowingly of his old lighted to run into Jim Murtangh, '22. who was classmates and inquired into the whereabouts and in full command of an alleged South Sea Isle, 1926 ^^^^^^ ^- L«°^>ner, Box 661, doings of most of them including Emmett "3Iutt" where he was doing all right and enjoying the Ironwood, Mich. luxury of refrigeration and other modem conven­ Burke, Jim Murtaagh, Harold McKee and Martin This is an AP story as printed in the "Chicago iences 'sans* the fabled romance of the area. Brennan. Tribune" of Feb. 3, 1945: The class of 1922 has lost a real gentleman, a "Recent letters from Pat Buell. Dallas, and "NASUGBU. Luzon, Feb. 3—Senor Antonio real soldier, and a loyal classmate. Our sympathy Earl Hurley, Chicago, indicate that they are in Roxas, aristocratic Spanish landlord and business to Arnold's mother and other relatives. Arnold good shape. Joe Blache, of Hammond. La., and executive of this town, leaned back on his divan did not marry. Charlie de la Vergne. of New Orleans, have ap­ and said, " *You just cannot argue with the parently mastered the Napoleonic code and are Japanese.* A quick call for volunteers to attend a class doing well in the practice of law. Kay Brady luncheon gathering of a Saturday noon in Janu- "He talked just after American Sth army troops dropped in on me at N.O. on his return to the arj' at the La Salle Hotel, Chicago, brought a had landed at Nasugbu, south of Manila bay. States from Army duty in the Panama Canal fine response. Those attending were John Paul area. Jim Shaw also showed up at N.O. to enjoy " *When the Japanese came in here after the CuUen, Doc Hughes, Jcrr>' Dixon, Tom McCabe. the southern winter climate and do some lowd fall of Manila they decided to take over some of AI Carroll, Joe Farley, Bruce Holmberg, Harold refinancing of the old French-Quarter market. Kex our land and raise cotton,* Roxas continued. 'But McKce* and the writer. Enright. *26, brought his Georgia Pre-Flight team cotton will not grow here. Neither the land nor Paul Pfohl is now an executive of Les Muter to N.O. in the fall of '43 to crush Tulane in a the climate is suitable. But it was no use. They & Co., Radio Parts Manufacturing Co., Chicago. terrific 13 to 12 battle, observed by Frank Thom­ had decided to raise cotton and that was ail there as, who is now only slightly broader than he is was to it.* A recent visit to Louisville. Ky., afforded op­ tall." portunities for meetings with Frank Bloemcr and " 'They took producing sugar cane land, cleaned Efldie Pfeiffer of 1922, and Comie Pfciffer and it out and planted cotton. Needless to say, it was Joe Donaldson of 1923. Father Time has been I 095 ^^^^ ^- Hurley, AFD, American a dismal failure. So they decided we should raise mighty good to all of these men, and they look Red Cross, Camp Patrick Henry, sugar cane- quite the same as they did in their campus days. Virginia. " 'They came here one time and said they were Frank is owner of the Bloemer Food Sales Co. going to take most of our rice crop. We give Eddie and Cornie conduct the Pfeiffer & Pfeiffer Cliff Potts, one of South Bend's best known three-fourths of the yield to the workers and keep Insurance (Fire) Ca, Joe Donaldson, who is a attorneys and a leading republican, was appointed one-quarter for the company. So we explained if Kentucky "colonel," is director of public safety by Gov. Ralph F. Gates judge of the newly they took the rice the workers would starve. Since in charge of police and firemen. The classes of created St, Joseph county probate and juvenile most of our workers and their families also work 1922 and 1923 have reason to be proud of their court You can find the ex-drum major presiding in sugar cane or the refinery, where we produce Louisville representatives. —with a baton—in the court house, across from industrial alcrohol, we argued that production of the Oliver Hotel. The fame of attorney James Vincent Jones of alcohol, which the Japs use as motor fuel, would Rochester is spreading. Jim was in Louisville a Paul Dooley, president of the Auto-Marine Mfg. fall off sharply because the workers would be couple months ago in behalf of a client. Co.. Toledo, had luncheon with Prof, Gcorce undernourished.*

Bill Castcllini resigned in February his position as manager of the Civic Department of the Cin­ cinnati Chamber of Commerce, to head the public relations department of Stokes-Palmer-Dinerman. Inc., advertising, industrial and public relations counselors, Carew Tower, Cincinnati.

1924 ^' ^' Hayes, 393 - 7th Ave., ^^ Room 1515, New York City. The appointment of Ray Hoyer, M.A. '24, as manager of the South Bend social security office was announced in February. A former member of the staff of St. Joseph county welfare depart­ ment and a former professor of social work in the graduate school at Notre Dame, Ray for four years had been employed in Tennessee. Alabama and Indiana as 'a defense area executive of the federal security agency. Conroy Scoggins is associated with the Humble Oil and Rfg. Co., Houston, Tex., in the law de­ partment *24 men will be interested in a letter received from Lt, Cmdr. Jim Swift, c/o FPO. San Fran­ cisco : "There are a substantial number of Notre Dame men in and through this Mariana Island but. very naturally, there are few of the old bucks of my vintage in the service. Few of us were hardy enough to withstand the rigors of those colossal Junior Proms and Senior balls, together with Clem Crowe. '26, new head coach of footboU at the 0iiiTeiait7 of Iowa, will haw the poisonous beverages of the West End. and his own special cheering section in Iowa City, as he had it at Notre Dame, where, still pass a service physical exam at this late until April 1. he was acting head coach of bosketboU and assistant coach of football. date. Here, in a picture token at a Notre Dame basketball game this winter, are Qem and "I left New Orleans a year ago and spent a his wife, Mary, and their nine children. Left to right, front row: Ann, lohnny and couple of months in New York before shoving Clem. Second row: Dick. Mary. Catherine, lim. Hear row: Bob, Mary. Rita, Pat (of the off. While in New York I made several attempts to contact Jim Hayes to buy him a drink for his Navy) and Joan. 34 The Notre Dame Alumnus

" 'But, as I say. you simply cannot argue 'with More about McCarrie: Assistant state's attorney I beard that Hvrjn Anckr, who has been the Japanese. Hey took the rice, the workers lor the last 12 years, he was sworn in Feb. 21 as pneticing law in IJOS Angeles, is now in the went hungry, the alcohol output dropped. It was­ Cook county, Chicago, public defender, "ne cere­ Armj, but was unable to obtain farther details. n't long before they decided they didn't need any mony took place at a meeting of the executive I also noted an article in one of the Los Angeles more rice.* committees of the Circuit and Superior court papers that "Art Parisien. now' a little older, judges. I^Vank succeeds Benjamin Baduad^ *92, the and a slt^t bit heavier and with with a ahiny " 'When the Japanese took over our house we first to occupy the office, who resigned because of place where there used to be a curly hair, is a moved to Ifanila. fVom time to time various Jap illness. Mr. Bachrach will continue with the public swing shift inspector at the AIResearch plant" commanders lived here- They stripped the house defender's office in an advisory capacity. at Los Angeles. bare.* Appointment of J. Ftmnk Odilhoffen* formerly I enjoyed visiting the University of Portland "Roxas was graduated in foreign commerce at sales manager and director of advertising for whidi gave me the opportunity of seeing several Notre Dame in 1926. Bantam Bearings diinsion of the Torrington Co., of the priests who were students with us, includ­ " 'Tell me.' he asked, 'is it true Notre Dame South Bend, as assistant to the president of Kay- ing Father Dam» and others who were close to was beaten by Army, 59 to 0 ?' " don Engineering Corp., Muskegon, Mich., was an­ the class of *28 as teachers, including Father Milt- nounced in January by the president of that or­ Bcr and Father Makaire. Military intelligence: Frank Bon» now a full ganization. commander. Is stationed at Norfolk, Ya.. in care Bany Mahoney, lieutenant, U.S.N.R, wrote of the deputy chief of staff of the Atlantic Fleet; from a San Francisco FPO recently. Barry has Francis D. **Batdi'* Blowing has been in the been in the Navy for three years and is now com­ Navy well over two years and, at the latest re­ mander of troops aboard a ship. After finishing port, was a yeoman second class, serving in the Georgetown Law School in 1939. Barry was in Pacific; John O'Donnell, hard of Maysville. ^.. practice In Oisper. Wyo. is likewise in the Navy and in the Pacific hut he is pharmacist's mate, second class, it says here •nle March 15 deadline is made rather easy- on the card. for me this time as I have material submitted for the last Issue from Leo Mclntyre which ar­ Sister Monica* of the Ursulines of Brown Ck)un- rived while I was away. Leo sent along the fol­ ty, Ohio, who received her PhJ). in 1926, is the lowing news: Ed McKeown of Hassenauer, Mc- author of a volume of meditation thoughts, "Hope Keown * Trussell. 105 West Adams St.. Chicago. of Life." published by P. J. Kenedy and Sons. also has a Chrysler-Plymouth Agency at 7117 S. Ashland Ave.* Chicago. Ed reports that Howard PhaHa is still in the Navy and now is stationed 1927 •'os«pl^ M. Boland, Radio Sta- at Corpus Christi, Texas. Ed reports that as a '^' tion WSBT, South Bend, Ind. gob, Howie Is still one of the nation's crack From Joe Boland: educational, book-selling executives and that since his arrival in the Lone Stair State illiteracy has This month's report contains names previously been sbairply reduced. unheard of . . . names like Jack Ohnemns . . . who is now with Addressograph>Multigraph Corp., Leo mentioned that he had a letter from our 1200 Babbitt Rd.. Cleveland 17. Jack had put in genial and understanding rector of Sorin Hall days. Father JaaMs Gallagan. Father mentioned many years with the Studebaker Corp., Soirth CPL. WILLIAM E. CARTER, '27 Bend, editing plant publications, and he's direct­ that Jelui fgec and family are still located in ing the same kind of work in Cleveland. . Chicago. He hears from Tom Jones» who has a A Fifteenth Air Force B-24 Liberator sueeessful practice in Boise, Idaho. He added that And Mike McDersott . . . reported to the sec. Heavy bomb gronp in Italy thougbt it Jadic Chevigny, who lost his mother during the in South Bend, where his travels had taken him would be nice to haye colored eggs for year, is now a captain in the Marines. [Jack was because of the illness of his wife's father— a Easter. The job of providing them was killed on Iwo Jinuu See "Deaths"—^Eds.] South Bend resident. Mike is now west coast eales manager of Hillenbrand Furniture Co.. of assigned to Cpl. William £. Carter, '27, Last fall. Leo met Ed MeCormadc in a Gotham Batesville. Ind., and he now lives at San Carlos, South Orange, N. J., who found only the theater. Ed has a position in Gotham, u'riting' Calif., ... on the peninsula south of San overseas variety of hen fruit (pow­ advertiang copy. He also met Charley McKinncy Francisco. and Viace Hdfallr* '27, In Philadelphia. Red dered), on hand. Latest reports had Smith, the former W. W. "Buck" Smith, '27 Artknr *3ad'' Boeringcr ... is now a resi­ Bill still in the throes of indecision. "Dome" editor, who is sports columnist for the dent of Park Rapids, Minn having retired "Philadelphia Record." joined them at the Philo- from football coaching after umpteen years as patrean Society Halt. Gtu Dorais* right-hand man at the University of Capt. Steve Ronay, professor of English at Leo now has two potential Notre Damers and Detroit. We're not certain of Bud's business con­ Notre Dame, on leave, has been assigned to the two potential St Maryites. Leo recently moved nections ... so a letter this way (or, a card!) AAF Central Flying IVaining Command head­ from Bethlehem. Pa., to 3004 Turner St.. Allen- will help. quarters at Randolph field, Tex., as chief of the town, where he is a member of the firm of C. W. Jolui McManwon is back at his old job of direc­ military Information section. Ist Lt. Art Brad­ Laros ft Son, real estate and insurance brokers. tor of parks for the state of Massachusetts . . . ley, M.A. '27 New Bedford, Mass.. recently was He is now president of the East-Penn Notre after a hitch in the Navy as a lieutenant. We've awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service Dame Alumni Club. probably got John's title all mixed up, but John in direct support of combat operations on the will probably say that's natural: the left tackles Fifth Army front in Italy. Thank you. Barry BCahoney and Leo Mclntyre never could remember the signals, and the right for your contributions, llie deadline for copy for Heri) Jonea, former hu^ess manager of ath­ tackles had to help *em out! the next "Alumnus" will be May 15. How about letics at Notre Dame, recently promoted to the those of 3rou 'v^o haven't written in some time Frank McDinie, legal light of the Chicago bar, newly created position of business manager of giving me a hand by sending along some notes has Increased his candle-power to the point where the University, was tendered'a testimonial din­ before that date so I will not have to send out his brilliance Is fast becoming blinding in his ner by about 75 of his close friends In late Jan­ an S.O.S. the last minute. profession. Recently, Frank was sworn in as pub­ uary in South Bend. He received a valuable gift lic defender for that city: a position of much and considerable "ribbing" from the diners. Father Robert W. Woodward, CS.C, army importance and responsibility which Frank most S];>eakers included Tom Hidcey» Lt. Frank Leskr. certainly has the stature to fill. di^>lain at an Eastern seaboard camp, has been Elmer Layden» president of the National Football promoted to major. John Rahinson has been made Steve "Whispering** Bielli ... a quondam '27 league; Paal Bntler and the guest of honor. Jse a full commander in the Navy. He Is state direc­ member . . . was another South Bend visitor re­ Donahue and Joe Boland acted as toastmasters. tor of adective service in Connecticut. Bob Ham- cently, with his charming wife. Steve is a whole­ OtMi was recently appointed purchasing coordina­ sale grocer in Phoenix. Aris. 1928 ^®"'* ^' ^°^^^y> 4481 Mac- tor of Pan American World Airways System in And Ridurd "Red" Smith, the Kaukauna Arthur Blvd., Washington, D. C N.Y.C. Flash, Is the new right-hand man to Charley From JAM Buckley: Father Mark J. Fitxgcrald, C.S.C of the De- Grimm ms a coach of the Chicago Cubs. The ro­ partmrat of Economics. Notre Dame, has recent­ tund Kchard tutors the line of the New York While in San Francisco recently. I talked to ly been appcanted a public panel member for the football Giants in the fall, and works with the Joe Brannon who Is now lieutenant in the Navy* Chicago Begi

One of Ae real N«tre Dame veterans of the head, hip and back and was hospitalized for ten Lt. J>M> K. CoUia*, 113S Maa. Marine Corps is Capt. months.... Tben he contracted malaria..,, To­ 1932 chnter AT*,, Norfoft, Va. Gcorce LeppUr, '28, day he's not only back on his feet as athletic now serrinr with the officer at El Toro, Calif., he's playing a rus8«d Fraai JIa CHaa: 6th Marine Division game of basketball.... Tim did a two-year pro ConsiatiilatiaiM are in order for U Wmi»a« in the Pacific George football stretch with the Chicago CanUnals before who has been wpaintcd deputy director seaecal was home to Cleve­ turning to coaching and the Marines. He of the United Natioiu Kdief and Bdiahilitatioa land on a 30-day- wears the Purple Heart and Silver Star." adadnlstratiai in diarge of opetatiaiis at the leave last falL Earapean icgknal oflfee. He formerly was mUare Backed up against a Douff Daley ^is the new president of the Los director for New York City. Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce and as­ joncle tree here, the sistant general manager of Aircraft Contuners. Lt. (jc) Pad fytmilm -was in reeently and said one>time caard looks Inc. He is the second oldest member of the that anons others he had seen at hoeae vas jast as mcced as he Junior Chamber in length of participation in the Jin O'Saaafawtv who is praetidns law in did back in the days organization. - Chieagoi. Paul Is on dotr abomrd a nmdiaat diip when he and Walt in the Atlantie with the Armed Guard. Layne were holdinc down one end of Charley Hllwlhemr, who is a field repieacnta- Capt. Georce Leppic, '28 Sophomore HalL 1931 tive for the Red Craea. went into Iwo Jima with Lt. (jg) Don O'TooIe writes: "... As of last the Fifth Marine Dinwm. To say lie was hoy A letter from Jack Mullen, N.Y.C, which has Jan. 2, 1 started an advanced course in military there is pnttins it inildly, aceordins to his ae- some interesting items: "I often meet Jack La- government and Japanese language at Stanford eoont of it. velle on the street, and have had several talks University, -where I'm to be for the next four Lt. Daa Hanby has been ordered to Ounp •with Charley McKinney. A week or so ago, I was months. Another N.D, grad. Bill McCactkjr. '33, Is Sbeltan, Va.. for Armed Guard truninK. fie has up at the Carstairs ofiice and there I was intro­ also in the school. I've visited a good deal out here bad considerable doty at sea and advance bases, duced to Joe FrieL who is now an executive of in Falo Alto with Frank Dcnnejr, '32, who lives and just finished a tour of doty at Tkeaauie Is­ Calvert Distillers. One of my oldest friends, Joe here with his wife, who was Honor Chudleig^ land. He expects to report back to San FVandseo Timlin, not only from Notre Dame but from high at St. Mary's, and I've also visited wuth TOM about June I. He told me emphatically that he is school days, is now with the Branham Company DaSr, '32. who has his family of four children not married, as previously reported. here in New York. Branham represents a long list in San Mateo. of newspax>ers and radio stations and Joe is in Also at Oimp Sbelton is LL Fiaak flynn, the charge of the entire radio operation. Another old "Before coming here I spent three months at a not-so-old professor of social work. Frank left crony of Joe's and mine. Bob Trotter, *29, is now Navy Military Government School at Princeton the University faculty about two years ago and a rnnjor. 1 had a letter from him the other day University. While there we mustered up a dozen has been d(»nff social work in Navy penal insti­ from somewhere in Belgium. Bob is with the or so N.D. men in the school for a reunion. I tutions since then. He and l>an and Daa Cyan Army Engineers. He says that he is well, but can't remember who they all were now, but they made the nucleus for a fine St. Patrick's Day busy." included Bill McCarthy, '33, Don Lowrie, '30, party at the Navy Tard officers* club. Walt SchoUn, '30, Dan Casey, '33. Nick Lakats Lt. Diaay Shay is attadied to a squadron at and Jack Clark, '32. the Norfolk Air Station but expects to have an­ 1929 Major Joseph P. McNammra, other assignment before%is readies print. Be has • * 1314 N. Court House RA, Ar­ "I've had a dandy letter from Dcon Sntton, *31, been here over a year, and has been in diarce lington, Va. who is in France with the Army's department of psychological warfare. of athletics for his group. This is from Father Joe Barry, CS.C, chaplain I reeently received a fine letter from Wmtm on the western front: "My brother, Paal, '32, is In command of an H. A. Hdatikil. CS-C, who' is the dupUdn ''Christmas morning we had a Mass at 9 o'clock armed guard crew on an Atlantic ship. Set. Jas- aboard an aircraft carrier. Since November they for our troops in the rear. After that. Bob Early, tin, '36, is with the 10th armored forces in have been attached to the fast carrier tore» In my driver, and Tommy GilHgan, my right hand France. Lt* Bart, '39, was, as you know, IdUed the Padfie and saw plenty of action in the battle man ( a Providence, R. I., College boy, by the while lighting with the 4th armored force in of the Philippines. As if the Japs were not way) took off for the front again where we France last Nov. 10. Two other O'Tooles who enough, they were caught in the tjul of a hurri­ jumped* from trench to trench hearing confes­ didn't go to N.D.: Lt. Vincent is with the Army cane which- threw up waves high enough to wash sions and giving Holy Communion. About 5 in England and Lt. (jg) Patricia is with the a plane off the ffight deck. He said that other o'clock we finished that consoling task. After Waves at Mare Island, Calif. than that, plans were running according to sched­ that we gathered about 60 soldiers in an attic ule and he was looking forward to a leave in the "My brother-in-law. Jack Gcddcs, '32. is now at States. where I celebrated another Mass. The boys read sea as a lieutenant, jg, with the Navy. Another the prayers in English. It was beautiful. In spite brother-in-law. Bill Geddes. '40, is with the AAF Lt. (]g> AI Wackeiaun, '35. was in Norfolk on of the cobwebs hanging from the rafters, and the in Texas." .temporary duty recently following his completion ammo. boxes for an altar, they could still read of the eomrannieatlons course at Harvard Univer­ aloud: 'I have loved O Lord the beauty of Thy Frank Carideo is executive officer for an LSM. sity. He was ordered to the Padfie from here. house, and the place where Thy Glory dwelleth-' After completing 28 months in the Asiatic-Pacific Sincere sympathies are extended to Charley theater of operations, Capt. Charles O'Conmrt a Qaicley on the recent death of his sister. "It might interest you to know that I had the finance officer returned to America in January. honor of saying* one Mass .in France and another Lt Fraak Haneikamp. '34, brought Lt. Bay Mass in—let's say another country on the same New addresses: Georce Richter, 86 Cbllege St, Ifanay, '42. over for a visit recently, the latter Christmas Day. Thanks for everything." Clinton, N. Y.; Lt. (jc) Hohart Shean. Naval being planning officer for the Naval Aviation Aviation Supply Depot, Norfolk. Va.; Lt. (j() Supply Depot here. Be mentioned a number of - A captain, Charles Colton is AFO, San Fran> Art McGce. LCS. Fort Emory Det., San IKego men from his class as follows: Lt. (Jg) Cae Me- Cisco. 59, Calif.: Capt. Roy BaiUe, AAFEFTC, A-t Max­ Kenaa is on an escort carrier: Lt. Jack Vlaacaae Joe Whalen formerly of Rock Island. III., is Navy), vice-president and general manager. Early is just back from the European theatre and wait­ general supervisor in the Schroeder Hotels sys­ and Moor, Inc., 139 Blackstone St., Boston. ing for a new asngnment: Lt. (jg) Lea Lee is tem in Wisconsin. Minnesota. Michigan and on a destroyer; Lt. (jg) MA Grant is on an Indiana. Joe's office is at 210 E. Michigan St., On the birthday of their mother, Lt. Frank aircraft carrier: Lt (jg) Jae Paataaack has re­ Milwaukee. (Spike) McAdams, Chicago, and his brother were cently returned frtnn the Padfie and Is in a home together for the first Uroe in 25 months- naval hospital; Lt Ed Helcr is hack from Eng­ Prank, who was seriously wounded in the Leyte land and is organising a new patrol homh^ IOM Harold E. Duke, 4030 N. Broad invasion, stayed over for the birthday party and crew. Murray has recently returned fnoi two • '^'^ St., Philadelphia, Pa. then departed for a Navy hospital for further years' duty in the Padfie. treatment. His brother, a Navy jg, had just come Prohate Jadce WendcU Lensinr. EvansviUe. back from Guam. Ind.. was one of the speakers at the civic recep­ Bemie Helta is a foreman "with the Ctoiegie- tion for Most Rev. Henry Joseph Grimmelsman, Lt. Hobie Shean, settled in Norfolk. Va.. at niinols Steel Corp.. Chicago^ Stationed at the first bishop of Kvansville. 516 Draper Drive, for what he hopes will be Naval Supply Depot. Oakland. CaSit. Gertr A story from the "Chicago Daily News" about quite a while, writes that he saw Jim CalUasw Hiigii is a lieutenant seuor grade. Fret. Vnak Capt HM Bfsmihan of the U. S. Marines. '*.,. '32, and Dan Hanky, '34, at church. Frank Haa- OValey gave a scries of lectures at the Aqniaas he was In on the Bougainville fight... for over ericamp, '34, and Roy Hnrray, are with him at Library and Book Shop. -South Bend, on the gen­ a year... caught Jap machine-gun bullets in the Naval Aviation Supply Depot. eral subject "Literature During the War." 36 The Notre Dame Alumnus

From Kick Raffinc: would speak to him—he was always up visiting Appointment to the responsible job of acting someone and they couldn't keep him in bed. So I resident inspector of the Office of Inspector of "Hie only things of interest I know, include puess Spike's congeniality hasn't lean dampened Naval material was accorded Ralph Else in Au­ Neil Ebert, *33, being promoted to lieutenant, any—probably lining up votes for something or burn, N. Y. Ralph writes that he has a swell little senior ^rade, and presently home on 30-day leave someone! Lt. Don Mcintosh is also in Wash­ daughter, now 10 months old. after a year in the Bawaiian I$lands. Jim Bnike, ington." '33, is now in service in the Hawaiian Islands. Georce Belting writes from St Thomas Semi­ He ^\'as home in December, and just missed seeing Cpl. Ted Bttczynrid has graduated from a nary, Denver, that May 26 will be the day of his his new-born son, bom after returning. Jim was course in the background of this war and the ordination in the Cleveland Cathedral. His first also recently promoted to lieutenant, senior grade. nature of our enemies, and will take this infor­ solemn high Mass, with attending social func­ mation to American troops overseas, according to tions, will follow the next day, also in Cleveland. "John Baltes, '39» in the SeaBees. was recently a report from Lexington. Va. S/Set. Jim FarrcU. promoted to lieutenant, jg. John is located on Green Bay, "Wis., stayed in the Army four dayH Back home recently after a six-month trip on Guam, doing construction work. Paul Callaghan* after he could have collected his discharge to a brand-new Liberty ship was Carl Zimmerer, *33, has been for the past year located in Alaska take a job in essential industry! A draftsman. Ijouisville. Carl has been in the Merchant Ma­ in the Army. Ctifford Brown. '37, is in the Army and a stubborn Irishman. Jim stayed on at the rine for more than a year and has traveled, far with the M.P.'s at Newfoundland. Mississippi Ordnance Plant. Flora, Miss., because and wide, visiting such places as the Persian he wanted to finish a job he's started—a master Gulf; Durban, South Africa; Aden, Arabia; map of the post, which is the nation's second Alexandria, Egypt; and Cuba. 1933 ^*' '^^^^^ Woods, 7944 Ellis largest center for the training of Ordnance Ave., Cbicago, III. troops. Jim is now doing drafting for the Latham Maj. FVank Linton, Chicago, has reported for V-Mail from Father Mmarice Powers, C.S.C., B. Smith Shipyards, Sturgeon Bay, Wis. duty with the Air Technical Service Command, Wri^t Field, O. an Army chaplain: Lt. (Bg) Art Lavery is stationed in Inyokem, ".. . I had a hasty crossing on an LST from Calif. Ed Stepban is now residing in Evanston, Alike Weidi is with Bell Bomber, Atlanta. Ga.. England. Just before leaving I called on the head III., at 1019 Michigan Ave doing work in the lab. Lt. Bill McCarthy is see­ chaplain of the U.K. Base in London. Father ing du^ at Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. Walsh of Portland, Ore-, a close friend of all Lt. in) Tom Stritdt. N.D. English prof on 1034 J<»^pl^ R' Glennon, Jr., Brook Kotre Dame men in Portland. I met Fr. Ed Fitz- leave, is the executive officer of the V-12 unit at Maner, Pleasantville, N. Y. Eetmld. C.S.C., '30, of Notre Dame. He told me of Lawrence College. Appleton, Wis. Tom had exten­ sive amphibious service overseas. Ed Graham is Father Vince Mooney who is now in France. I From Joe Glenncn: made a hasty passage in France in the mud of with the FBI in AVashington, D.C. Lt, Joe CUric Normandy, and while there met Dan Dagan. '40 Rev. James Vincent Moscow was ordained to is in Monterey, Calif., and Lt. (jg) Kick Lukats or '-11. He brought viWd memories of Notre Dame the priesthood on Saturday. Feb. 24 at St. Mary's has moved to the naval training school in HoHy- into play vnth his fund of stories about Joe De- Seminary. Mundelein. 111., and sang his first sol­ wood, Fla.. from the V-12 unit at the University Franco, BertcUi and the others with whom he emn Mass in Our Lady of Grace Church, Chica­ of California. Ecrimmaged. ... In my own unit Lt. Neil Geary, go, on the following day. He is a priest of the Lt. Bob Cahill arrived home in February on a of Fltchburg, Mass-, is doing a mar\-elIou5 job as Chicago archdiocese. The class of '34 sends best so-day leave. Bob had been on duty for 18 months liaison officer between our regiment and adjacent wishes to its senior president and one of its most with naval communications in the Pacific. He re­ diWsions. A Bfajor McCjA-thy, who did some fine popular members. ported in late March to his new station at Cherry boxing and football playing at Notre Dame back Congratulations to Hugh Devore. We know Point. N. C. in 1926 and *27, is commander of a battalion and that the 1945 edition of the Fighting Irish will doing excellent work. . . . The men really like be in capable hands. A more earnest and diligent Fstkcr Bernard E. Shanley visited the campus him ... he never asks them to perform a task coach with the necessary know-how could not be on Feb. 8 on his way to Philadelphia to visit his or da an>'thing that he would not do first him^lf. found. family. Father Shanley's headquarters are in "I, myself am busy running up and down the Joe Harringan has received his third ration Strool, S. D.. but actually his parish includes Siegfried Line. We hai'e the very front lines as book, issued to Kathleen Marie on Jan. 31. three missions and covers about 2.500 square we are reconnaissance spearheads of the armored Ens. Ray Waters reports from the high seas as miles. Strool is 65 miles from a railroad, has no division, and that means that we are often behind follows: "I'm not free to say where I am, but electricity, and only 30 people. Father has been the kraut lines, or at least within 50 or 200 yards I'm a good distance from *F.P.O-, New Vork.* I there for five years, since his ordination. He at­ from them all the. tim& I am right in the heart left the states in December after spending almost tended Our Lady of the Angels Seminar/, Niag­ of the Siegfried . . . li\'ing now in an evacuated a full year in the Navy's many schools. While ara. N. Y. house of some German civilian ... all windows at the Har\-ard communications school last sum­ A V-mai! from Cpl. John Hagan, in France, are shattered from artillery concussion, most mer I saw Lt. (ic) Rose Leonard* Ens. Al tells much of Notre Dame men: "As you can roads are mined and quite wrecked, though fixed O'Heam and Lt. (jg) Jack Meister. see, I'm now working for Sam. Have been for up by hard-working engineers attached to my a little more than a year. Spent most of that unit. "\Mien I last heard of Russ he was headed for the Pacific Don't know where Al went I left time at Camp Butner, N. C., with two months "I say Mass and bear confessions within the comm, school before Mejster did. but we found in Fort Sam Houston, Tex. At Butner. I met a shadows of jerry guns, only they do not know I ourselves on the same ship on the way over. He's few fellows .from N. D. Lt. Ed DeBartolo was am within good machine gun range . . . say it in in the same area. Had cur CSiristmas and New there. S|Sct. Mort Goodman, Law. '30, was a cellars by candle, in ruined churches of our faith, Year's in the middle of the Atlantic to the tune court-martial expert in the headquarters above in back hidden rooms of homes . . . and the boys of Coca Colas. I haven't seen him since I found us. Had quite a few dealings with him—^but not all kneeling, with a missal in one hand and guns my ship. It's quite an experience—trying to find as the accused. Ed Frank, *31. was there but in the other . . . always that omnipresent gun a ship- I traveled by ship, truck, jeep, train, moved quite some time ago. 1st Lt. Joe Gniltinan except when they come up for Holy Communion. plane, motorcycle—everything but a goatcart, be­ was there—and is here. He's from '41 and is ... I wish you could see 300 to 600 soldiers at fore I caught 4ip to it- adjutant in an outfit similar to ours. Mass . . . one ear cocked for enemy fire or air Luftwaffe assaults, the other concentrated on the "I hear from Lt. Andy Anth. XJSXR, occasion­ "I was in Youngstown on furlough over the missal . . . gun in hand, grenades in each pocket, ally. He was stationed in Miami when I last holidays and saw Peg and Charlie Cashwa quite gas-masks fixed ... it is a rare sight. Hope heard from him." often. They are official guardians of my Marie— you informed the column that a few prayers for sister of Jim Collcran. *35, and Loa, '42 (almost) the safety of the men would be swell . . . we've —^in my absence. Had a dandy session at Charlie's had many deaths." John McShane, Chicago, wrote that Sgt. Ben McShane* *31, was wounded in the battle of Cher­ with Storekeeper 2/c Gabe Moran, '32. Lt. (jc) Lt, Joe McCabe's letter from Washington, D. C. bourg, receiving the Purple Heart. Ben is now Bad Bernard and Gcorce Kelly. '28. present. Gabe contained some interesting items: back in action. The other McShane, Capt. JoKph, was in on leave from Newfoundland and Bud was was also wounded, and awarded the Purple Heart just back frcHn the South Pacific on his way to "Joe Dodtman, lieutenant. USNR. of Baltimore and the Bronze Star in the action on Brest penin­ an as»gnment in Brooklyn. Gabe. Charlie and and the class of '32, is and has been stationed sula, but is also back in the fighting. George talked Bud and me into joining the here in BuShips since way back. Lt. BUI Kene- Chesterton Club, but they'll be sorry for that- fidc '32, is here with BuYards and Docks. Lt. A V-mail from Capt. Bill HcCormick reads: "I Cawt Eiee, '28. and I are brothers-in-law *once Spike Adams, wounded at leyte, is undergoing am military governor for the parts of Germany removed.' We married sisters." treatment at the National Naval Hospital. Have­ occupied by my regiment. So far we have fought n't seen him but Fattier Barke, CS-C, '32, chap­ in five continental countries and are at present The Holman brothers, Ed, '34, and Chester, '40, lain at the hospital, says he tried to locate him once again on German soil. There is another N.D. are both in the Navy, both lieutenants, and both and the nurse said she wished Father Burke man here. Capt. Scfaamel of the class of '35." have FPO's out of San Francisco. The Notre Dame Alumnus 37

1935 P'*"'''"* C- Hochreiter, 2118 in *39. Since he lived so close to school he had In the Feb. 16 "Yank," there was notice of I T*» Treasure St., New Orleans, L«. many a story to tell. Wayne BGHacr** honorary discharge from the York City. **It may be a little early and possibly too opti­ service. Of the Nartaa family, Jahn (a recent let­ mistic but I am looking forward to seeing many ter-writer) is an assatant chemist at Delco. Capt. Charles O'Connor is stationed at Stin- of the fellows at our ten-year reunion in '46." Rochester, K. Y.» and is the happy father of two Eon Field, San Antonio. Tex. TjStU Jim Kelly boys and a new baby girl; LL Cfcaifcy* '39, was is APO, N.Y.C. Ditto for Pfc. Walt Hatna. Ens. Another letter came this way from our old friend, Andy Hufnacel in Southern England: at Camp Folk, La.; Set. Frank, '32, is stationed Nick Vairo is/was attending the Naval Supply at the Aberdeen Proving Groonds, Hd. Corps School at Harvard. His wife, Dorothy, has "I am no longer with the antiaircraft, having taken over his job as county clerk in Houghton, been transferred to the infantry last June. I left Heniy Stamtm^ now serving as a base surgeon Mich. my brigade at Camp Stewart, Ga., with a whole with the 11th air force in the Aleutian Islands, battery of AA men and joined the infantry at has been advanced to captain. He has served nine Lt. Charles Fehr is missioner-officer on board Fort Bragg. N. C. on June 1. I became the in­ months in the Aleutians and in Alaska. his ship in the Pacific. JIaving no chaplain. Char­ telligence sergeant for the first battalion and. lie and his shipmates conduct what services are in that capacity, worked with 1st Li. Bill NoKent, possible, epecially on Sundays, -when the purser S-2. a Notre Dame grad (about 1940, I think). 1937 Frank J. ReUIy, MacNair-Dor- of the ship and Charlie take turns in givins the Also in the same battalion was Ist Lt. Bill hang, land Co.. 254 W. 31«t St, New sermon. Charlie planned to say the Stations each who had charge of the ammunition and pioneer York City Friday during Lent platoon. He also was a N.D. man. having grad­ From Frank KciQy: uated with Lt. Nugent. Two of the finest guys Before taking a look at the month's mail. I 1936 Joseph F. Mansfield, 34 Fifth I've ever known, they'd been buddies in college have a story. 'Die other day while disensang one • ''"' St., Pelham, N. Y. and candidates for the football team. They're a couple of hot apples, and we always had a lot thing and another with my boss we got to dis­ From Jc»e Mansfield: of fun together. cussing names and how they sometimes fool yoo. To illustrate the point he mentioned n^g^bors of The mail has been much better than usual late­ "In October our outfit went to France where his. the Roggensteins. He went on to tell how ly and we have received several letters from we saw plenty of action. It was rough going, but his wife had gotten some special cheese for Mrs. scattered points. Then, too, several of the boys between the French, who supplied us with plenty Roggenstein*s son, who was a lieutenant with a have been in New York at one time or another of wine, and the antics of BUI Nnccnt^ who al­ mortar combat crew serving in France. I bri^t- and have phoned us to say hello. ways retained his sense of humor, no matter how ened up: "you mean CksA Roffgenstoa who John Mormn surprised us by dropping in one serious or desperate the situation, I found much went to Notre Dame and graduated in 1937 with Une day last month, fresh from a long cruise that to laugh at and keep my morale high. In one me?" I asked "That's right, I'd forgotten he took him to various Mediterranean, and Central town, which we had just liberated, one evening went to Notre Dame," says Mr. MacNair. Sure and South American ports. John is skipper of a couple of nuns grabbed Bill Nugent and me enough. Oiarles Gerard "Chnck" Roggensteiij of an Armed Guard crew on a merchantman. "While and invited us into their convent. There they Rockville Centre. Long Island, it was. he was in this port he called at our houses and gaily kept our wine glasses full while disclosing I don't think the ink was dry on the "Alum­ regaled us with tales—some of them on the tall as much military information as they could. It's nus" when Cy Strekei's wife, Mrs. Jean Mc­ side, in keeping with sea-faring traditions—of incidents like that which I'll never forget and Laughlin Stroker. bounced the following letter in high adventure. One evening we got together with which kept our campaign from being a complete to me: '*The February copy of the Notre Dame Jerry Gillespie and hashed over old times. Jerry's horror. 'Alumnus' came and I always enjoy reading it navy duties are similar to those of Moran's, he "On the evening of Nov. 29 I was rudely com­ before sending it on to my husband, ^on^t yoa having made a few trips into southern waters. pelled to leave my regiment and make haste to might be interested in news of him. . . ; [D«cid- Mrs. Gillespie presented Jerry with a beautiful the rear. While Lt. Nugent and I were on patrol edlyj Cy is skipper on an LCI and on duty in daughter. Jerry shipped out four weeks before the that night, some inconsiderate Huns almost lobbed the Pacific He left Norfolk in Hay, after ^x big event, and hasn't yet seen the new addition. a mortar shell on top of my head, and the shraiH months* training in amphibioas warfare. Prior We received a card from Moran recently which nel kind of played hell with me. tearing into my to this he spent over 13 months' duty in Iceland. was mailed from a Central American port- left shoulder, the top of my scalp, the back of (And now for the big news!) Our first child, Tom Proctor is holding down a very responsible my neck, and the back of my thigh. The only Lynn Marie, arrived Jan. 20, 1945. and Daddy position with the Ballard Aircraft Co., here in really serious damage I suffered, though, was to is most amdons to see her." Mrs. Stroker's letter New York and has time to call once in a while. the shoulder, and I'll never again have complete was sent from 206 N. Pinehurst, Salidrary, Md. Tom was admitted to the New York Bar this motion in my left arm. week. From the other end of the country, and maybe "Since Nov. 29 I've been in various hospitals by this time the world, comes a very welcome let* Had a long letter from John Desmond who is in France and England, but I don't expect to be ter from Bab BIcCIaia, '37. the Navy and Peru, stationed in England. John is living in "Wimpole hospitalized much longer. Within three weeks or Ind. Bob writes: "Received my copy of the 'Ahun- Street a few doors from the old Barrett address so I'll be discharged and assigned to limited serv­ nus' today an~d was glad to hear that you had —very lit'ry says he. ice of some kind. taken up where *Scoop' Foky had left off. Have Baddy Goldman was discharged from the Army "And that's the story of the life and hard times been with this Navy address since last July; two months back and came in to see us. He is of Sgt. Hnfnagel in the ETO. I've been a lucky prior to that, had a FPO address on the East working at Station KTEM in Temple. Texas, and man, and I feel that most of my good fortune is coast- Haven't had the good luck of meeting any reports that his duties embrace a wide range of the result of faith and prayer." of the Notre Dame men recently. I heard there activities. Bud was stationed in Temple when he are plenty of them knocking around Uncle Sam's Speaking for the whole class, Andy, I wish you Navy on the West Coast but, so far, haven't was wearing a uniform, and his warm personal­ the best for a speedy and complete recovery. Our ity won him a host of friends there; hence the crossed their paths. Occasionally I get into port prayers include you daily- offer of a job when he was discharged. but of late we have been gone most of the time. Ralph Cardinal sent us a card showing a change Hope Jastin McCann gets a good assignment. We received a letter from Max Marek. chief of address. He has an APO out of N.Y.C. Was surprised to hear Joe Race was studying for specialist, USNR, from San Francisco, where he the priesthood and now has been ordained—^here is working as an athletic instructor. Max has re­ Drop a card this way when you get a chance and we'll pass it along. is wishing luck to Joe. What is the story of your cently written a book on boxing which bears en­ sidekick. Racky Riley, of the Youngstown, O., dorsement of Gene Tunney. Spike Webb and a newspaper fame? [Hadn't you heard. Bob, or does host of top names in the boxing game. Let's hope Ten enlisted men of the Office of the Chief of the Navy consider such infuTnation confidential: it's a big seller! Transportation recently, ETO. %vere commissioned Ihe St. Louis Browns, bless 'em. finally succeeded We'll pass along a letter from Andy HcUmnth. second lieutenants by command of General Eisen­ in keeping the New York Yankees from winning- Camp Pinedale, Fresno, Calif., with thanks to hower. Among the ten was Joe Ratigan. Borden- their "Jillionth" straight pennant? When Dick him. ... town. N. J., who as master sergeant held the heard the news. I understand he was last seen heading for the. hills mumbiins: somethins about "My doings in the past 28 months have been position of chief of civilian personnel in the Of­ "Ruppert Rifles beinE sliot" in his beard. How very much like many others in the class. Enlisted fice of the Chief of Transportation. Joe retains aboat it Dick, — why not write and tell me what in the Army in May, 1942. Out of OCS with a this position. you're up to so I can pass along the word to Bob commission in the Signal Corps in November, Shelby Romers. Beaumont, Tex., has been pro­ and all the other fellows from the class of '371] 1942. and since have been to four different camps moted to first lieutenant in the AAF in the Cen­ Bead where Zcke Cackley, another of HMtn- just as far apart as they could he and still in tral Pacific, where he is assistant adjutant gen­ C.«»y's erstwhile newshounds, is shooting Ger­ this country. Recently was transferred to the Air eral of the Sixth Air Service Area Command. mans instead of rabbits in "them thar hills 1" Corps but still doing communications work- Bob Haire, '30, was wounded and taken to a New "Ted Prekowitz. '36, has been in my outfit for Guinea hospital where he was attended by Dr. I see by the "New York Alumnns" that Bin about three months now. Remember Ted is a Dick 3IcClaskey. Bob's sister and Dick's sister Kirk, of our class, who is active in the New South Bend boy—took law at N.D., graduating were classmates at St. Mary's. 38 The Notre Dame Alumnus

York N.D. club, was chosen as a nominator by was in Hawaii for about three of his four senrice ants in the Navy and doing fine jobs . . . h(^>e general membership vote at a recent meeting of years, and was on his way to Pearl Harbor, that we shall hear mote of the travels of my old the New York group. shortly before the Japs made their attack on Dec- 'Scholastic* chief. Paul Foley, Detroit's ambassa- 7. The boat on which he was travelling turned iJor to Turkey. If Paul, in his new location, gives In the February issue of the "Alumnus," I around and came back to the U.S., and Eddie out with the same oriental swing that we used mentioned that Father Joe English had told me later went back to Hawaii, where he was sta­ to display in our jam sessions in the old 'Scholas­ Boh Kdly of oar class was a Franciscan. Sure tioned for about a year and a half before being tic* office, he should go far in cementing our in­ enough, after several calls at the monastery, sent back to OCS in the States. He is married to ternational relations in the Near East.** which is about a block from my office, I found Huth Cronin Hoyt, of New York. In the next Father Cronan Francis Kelly. O.F.KI., bron-n In Iceland for some time, previous to Novem­ issue I'll supply a picture of Ed along nvith de­ robes, white cincture, sandals and all. I spent a ber. 1943, Cy spent many hours there with Father tails on his four citations. very pleasant half hour with Bob and one of the Ed Fitzgerald, CS-C, Army chaplain. other young Franciscan priests one evening be­ "I used to mar\'el." Cy says, "at Father Fitz*s fore going to a Catholic Institute of the Press Lt. Ed Fischer, who was the first officer to ride continual good humor in that otherwise desolate meeting. Bob hasn't changed a great de^I. his dry the full length of the Ledo-Burma road, has been country, and his perseverance in looking after the wit making -the course well under par (trans­ assigned to write the history of the northern com­ spiritual welfare of the Catholic boys, in ,the face lated, that obscurity comes out to mean good.) bat area command in the Burma campaign. Ed of all kinds of geographical and climatic obstacles, About a week later Bob, George Feeley, demon reached Kunming, China, a day ahead of the first was a real manifestation of the N.D. spirit." Dick New York sales representative of Star Brass Mfg. convoy of 300 men and 113 vehicles to use the Albert* '40, succeeded Cy in Iceland. On August Company and large Orange. N. J., manufacturer, 1943, at Mass in Westminster Cathedral in Lon­ and I had lunch together. Bob Kelly reported that don. Cy sat right next to Lt. Jim Sherry, *3G. he had married Bill Tanney, of '37, some time before. George told of seeing George Lane, for­ Two former Notre Dame men, Capt. Mitchell merly of the New York County district attorney's TacUey. A.B., '34, LL.B., '37, and T/Sgt. Ralph office and now connected with **Wild Bill" Dono­ Cardinal, met recently for the first time in almost van's Wall Street law firm. George told us BUI three years in a small resort town on the fringe Davis, the "Collier's Kid," was married and of the Vosges mountains in France. Mike heads doing very nicely in the steel business in Phila­ and press department of the Sixth Army group delphia. I think Bill tosses hot ingots around .to and Ralph is a member of the 25th Tank Bat­ keep in shape, from the way George tells it- talion, 14th armored division. Both are residents George, in case you don't know it. is the proud of Malone. N. Y., and have been close friends papa of three fine kiddies and the husband of a since childhood. gal who broke her leg when George and she were As first lieutenant of an infantry outfit. Lt. skiing in Vermont recently. "Peach" is recover­ Bill Shakespeare found himself and some of his ing nicely now, thanks, George reports. men in a tough spot, where the going -was ex­ Another of those *37 guys who get out of sight tremely rugged. By a brilliant maneuver, and Quickly if you don't keep your eye glued tightly at great personal risk to himself. Bill again on them is Arthnr W. Shmnghnessy. Art. accord­ proved to be an All-American. In the hand-to- ing to his father, is a yeoman third class in the hand battle that ensued. Bill captured five Nazi Navy. He is on an auxiliary patrol vessel and prisoners single-handed, including a captain and since last May when he joined the Navj-, has been a lieutenant and wiped out the dinger that had around the world. About a month ago, I believe. threatened the men and himself at the moment. Art was in Los Angeles. He enlisted in the Army For his heroism, he was awarded the Bronze Star originally as a voluntary officer candidate, later and received a spot promotion to first lieutenant. quali^ing for OCS in artillerj*. 'When this course 2ND LIEUT. FRANK R. HUISKING, '37 The man responsible for the screen script of was closed down, he was mustered out of the "fighting Lady." 20th Century-Fox*s thrilling Army and joined the Na\'y. Going back still far­ 2nd Lt. Frank R. Huisking, '37, Hun­ Naval epic of a flat-top and crew's valiant stand ther. Art was married in October. 1941. to Miss in the South Pacific is a '37 man from Notre Jean Wilson, of Atlanta, where they make tington, L.L, N. Y., member of a widely Dame, Gene Linr> Gene has also written two their home. I^e Shaughnessys have one child. known "Notre Dame family," was killed prison-escape thrillers. "Roger Tuohy, Gangster" Carolyn, who w^ill be a year old on April 10. in Italy a year ago, on April 18, 1944. and "Within These Walls.** and is considered to When you speak of Art Shaughnessy, you Secretary of the Conti Products Corp., be one of the 20th Century-Fox top -writers, naturally think of Ben Scherer, and when you Brooklyn, Frank enlisted in the AAF in signed on a long-term contract. He and his wife, think of Ben Scherer, you naturally think of the former Betty Coston of St Mary's, have two 1942, and was a pilot. Posthumously, he Heth Kenyon. So, will Herb Kenyon plesse have sons. the kindness to let us know where he is and what was awarded the Army Flying Medal. he is doing ? Ben Scherer -now having Art Frank's four brothers are also Notre 1938 Harold A. Williams, 4323 Mar- Shaughnessy's address, ought to get in touch with Dame alumni. blehall Rd., Baltimore, Md. him. I've been able to ferret out a little more infor­ From Hal Williams: mation about Jade Tagney, who is an ensign in road. Not a man or a vehicle was lost en route, The stack of mail for this issue is unusually the Navy. Jack, according to the uncle of Jack although the convoy met with Jap artillery fire thin. If you think it is your fault, well, kick Firth, also '37, was in this countr>' up until a and the annoyance of snipers. through with a letter, or at least a postal card. year ago. He is married to a girl from St. Mary's Sare Lanzafame is the clinical director at Mis­ First of all. here is the announcement of the and was living in Baltimore for a while. Jack souri State Hospital No. 4. Farmington, Mo. marriage of Miss Rose Gertrude Gallagher and Firth is a first lieutenant in the Marines and has Cy Stroker made a double check-in. In his let^ John Karl Schemmer. not a lieutenant (jg) in been in the Pacific for about a year. He is the ter of Feb. 18, Dooleyward. Cy wrote: "The re­ the USNR. The marriage took place in Milwau­ father of two girls, one 17 months old. the other cent capture of Santo Tomas prison camp in kee on Dec 30. Congratulations. John, and how five months old. His wife. Margaret Doran Firth, Luzon recalls the name of Don Hanning, '37. who about a line when you have time. is living in Brooklyn with the children. Jack's was last reported interned there. Don, as you -uncle is going to look up some later and more Now a swell letter from Mrs. Charles M. Galla- know, was captured by the Japs in the early detailed information on Tagney and also Joe Cher, sister of Joe Corcoran, and Mildred to the stages of the war, and I hope he has now re­ Loftiu and some of the other Brooklyn boys. boys who made the Army game every year. She gained his freedom. writes, "Chick left these shores on Sept 28, 1944, Here's a reply to Bob McCIain's query about "Other news of men in the class of M7 should and is now in Germany. He's in the Third Army Fd Hoyt. Ed has been in the Army four years, certainly include the recent marriage to Miss with a field artillery observation battalion and liis brother Jack tells me, and in that time has Frances Bergin in Worcester, Mass., of Joe Crot- still a second lieutenant We both missed seeing ser\-ed in every rank from private to first lieu­ ty. . . . I also hear occasionally from Fatker the Army game in N. Y.. the first we've missed tenant, which he now is. He has just received Joe English of the Maryknoll order, Jim Kiifcy since '38. Chick was like a child at having to four decorations for his part in the amphibious and Bob Weaver, both of the FBI, in New Jer­ miss it I saw him just before he left and* also operations in the Philippines campaign. Ed is a sey and Baltimore, respectively, and the ubiqui­ saw the Norrises: 'Shorty' came to Boston for first lieutenant in the Signal Corps, and has been tous Jim Maevitt. the Dartmouth game. Now, my other darling, that for about a year. Without wishing to put the that handsome brother of mine. He decided to "whammy" on him, it appears likely that he will "... I have met Vince Hartnett, Joe WaMrm, take a fling at Navy flying so he is now a pilot be advanced to the rank of captaincy shortly. He '36, and Bill Moss, *36. all of whom are lieuten­ and full lieutenant He's due to be a lieutenant The Notre Dame Alumnus 39 commander soon. Joe is now in Seattle and ex­ sides in Taylorville, 111., awaited reasagninent at iUau flaod akaaid. laa Ifcafa ukr «• • pects to so oat soon. His wife is with liim; on the AAF Redistribution Station, Miami Bead, in wa wen (alas ta Jai Feb. 16 they celebrated their second anniversary. February. One of Chick's friends met John McCarron in Ike tiaavaet inmlii ap UM Wtat GaHt a< the Pacific recently; John is a Marine officer." Ckicf Paal Kiadi. Philadelphia, who is a wounded veteran of four major engagements with airi Dattk. ciaauasd lirta *a hriliL -Ihoa van nianks, Mildied, for writing. Hope to see you. the Navy in 21 months in the Pacifie, began a 30- 4M ia aatk tt Urn *n Umii hMa.' «• Chick and Joe next year at the Army game, day leave at the end of January. -mml. IM ia aMihar. I waa ki along with the other fellows and girls. Bin Tanney, Coming. N. Y.. has been promoted won akaM the riaa af a Capt. Jack Cleaiy, writing from Belgium, says: to the rank of first lieutenant at Fort Hancock. MOr laiia "Another letter and another country. Since the N. J. Bill is one of the youngest officers ever to Ugh. Wa caalMt bnatha wUhaat •ofav a» the last report I have travelled in Luxembourg. Ger- be elevated to the assignment of post adjutant at hMtr ta Iki deck. Jijawia gurda 1—i at 4i« manyt and France. . . . I'm sorry I missed the that camp. ladder wMi liiles ani aiaH aad dM-fln lata Army game, but my wife did make it and saw aa what wc tried ta appiaatk it. a few of the fellows. . . . Has anyone heard Wilk a grin snOe. Gaaita aail liwn waa mm from Slmin and SUelda?" ather aray Ihejr caoU hnatfw hy aaon a( then Jack tells about his experiences and his visit dying m athcn caald han the Kltia air Otn to Paris but we have to skip that because of waft "AM laan af then did «• tarty M* af space restrictions. thsn hat tlM icat of aa wen taa weak ta Ift then aat af tke kaH, area it «ka Ja» gaaid kad Ed Bartnctt writes, "I'm now in France and allawcd aa ta da it." have been since early last July. I was with vari­ ous divisions through the Normandy and Brittany By Dec 14, witk Ika dead pOac •• dead ia campaigns, and life was very exciting for five the giaiMMi ksH^ Aanticaa baaOcn alliilid months. Now leading a somewhat comfortable tka tiaaspait. Ikea atktr biMahcn cane. Ika life. I've been to Paris several times and, of wUp kcadcd far beach, aad absat IN yards aat course, it's terrific. I have 'run into scores of it sank, ia deep water. N.D. men, but none of. them from our class." •Of H kada't bcea far that banUag." Ciiigs said deHbentdy. "faly N perccat at Asn Iliat's all except that Jack Hontenrcde, back Ancricaas weald hava dkd. iaitead af abaat from overseas and now stationed at Fort George half af theai.... hman then waa aa chaan G. Heade. is .living in Baltimore, a few blocks far aaytUag hat dealk fai tkaw kalia. aad tkcn from my house. He's recently married. I'll sub­ waa aa chaaee af gettiag aat af then aakn mit a fuller report on him in the next issue after aanetUag happeaed ta the ddp." I get to talk to him—he's coming over next week. As the Anericaaa wka had aat died hegaa I.ct's have some letters, fellows! cHadiac aat af the siaUag sUp. alaag witk Ike Japaaen, tke Jap gaaida hegaa Iriag at llttm, A promotion notice and a change of address "aat at taadin. hat appanatly ia aa cffatt ta came through for Lt. Don Hickey has returned to this coun­ LT. GEORGE K. PETMTZ, ex. '38 able ta escape, aad that aa aae ebe was. try following his tour of duty as commanding "After I nadMd Ike beack." ke w«t aa, "I officer of an LST in the European theater of war. Lt. George K. Pctritz. USNR. ex tS, kratker fen ia wilk a baad af PUBppiae gaeniBaau aad He is (or was) in Washington, D. C. Lt. CoL of Lt. Joseph S. Petritz, USNR, '32, wa« rcscaMl far six waAs Ocy taak can af ne. h fact, I Charlie Caasidy, Denver, has been appointed com­ by the American Seventh Fket from tke PUUp- caa say tkat I awe ny Bfe ta tken n Aat I manding officer of a veteran B-25 Mitchell bomb pines on Jan. 27, 1945. after more tluut two year* ewe it ta tke fact tkat Anwricaast ia 4t yean group in the Mediterranean theater of operations. as a Japanese prisoner. In an interview at the af deaUaga witk tka FIBpiaasi have girea tkcn Charlie wears the DFC and the Air Medal with Navy Department. Washington. D.C., an Fek. 22 a fair deaL... Ikcy fed an. gan ne datkaa, clusters. George told the story of a Japanese "Voyage af cared far ne, aad bi the aad kdped ndw H An interesting paragraph from Riggie Di Bri- Death" in which an estimated 800 Aascricaas saf- passible far the Navy ta icseae ne." focated in the holds of a Japanese transport. enza's pleasant letter sent to the Alumni Office. Gearge was seat f the Natiaaal Naval Msd- (Riggie is a lieutenant, junior grade, c/o FPO. George entered the Navy in Anguat, 1940, and ical Ceater, Bctkeada. Kd.. far a ckcckap. aad San Francisco). ". . . My recent travels have was sent to the Asiatic Station in Hay, 1941. He aad aew ia ia WaAiagtaa aa tenpacaiy daty. brought me to New Guinea, and thus far I've was attached to tlie Inshore Patrol at Cavite and Siace hia icacae aa Jaa. 27. he haa bcea pra> come across Vincent Gorman, '35, also a medical served in this general area antil his captare by natrd fran eaaiga ta ticateaaat. officer with duty aboard an LST. Some time ago, the Japanese when Corregidor fell on BCay C, At NatR Daaw tar the year 1934-S5. Geaiga I also met Jim O'DonncIt '38, who is doing a 1942. During this time he was Ceaimandiag Offi­ was giateatcd ftan Ibrvaettc Uaivenity. MI- swell job with the Army outfit. I have met many cer of patrol craft, including the USS YP 97 and waakee, ia US8. fine chaplains, all friends of Notre Dame, and our the "Fisheries Two," and for action against tlw frequent get-togethers have been most pleasant." enemy from Dec., 1941 to March 7, 1942; and 1939 Annerat W. DaConnay, 1321 A release from the Navy Department tells the from April 19 to April 28, 1942, was awarded story of LST 359 which took part in five inva­ the Navy Cross. Gaorgia, Kansas City> Kaas. sions in Africa and Europe, making 23 trips to Lt. <]g) Valeatiae Deak. Cleveland, is sta­ After his capture at Corregidor Lieat. Petritz Anzio. all under fire, and went down in the At­ tioned in Washington, D. C: Baa. Bah Baltagher. was taken to the mainland to Cabataan Priaaa lantic, the victim of the enemy, as it was being Waverly, la., is sonewbere in Australia. Among Camp No. 1, where he stayed for two days and towed back to America for repairs. Two of the the instraetors at a school tor newly arrived pilots to a prisoner of war camp In Central Lazoie^ crew were killed and 16 wounded in the sinking. 0t an Eighth Air Force P-51 Hnstang station ia the one known as Cabataan, or Camp Na. 3. He Skipper of the ship was Lt. Chris Masterson, England is Ist Lt. Ed CamB. I^ndi, ^., who pointed oat that he was not on the natariaaa Summit, N. J., who was attached to the 359 from is in charge of a'eoorse in eommuniaUions. the time she first crossed the Atlantic until her "Death March," nor were any af the ather Americans captared on Corregidor. Lt. Bali* Wackier. Frederick. Md. is in the end. sanitary corps of the raediea] department. He Lt. Joe Stmad was placed in command of the There were 1,600 Americans In this groap. and wrote that one of the passengers aboard his boa* new 600-ton cargo vessel YP-623. Joe's wife, the trip to Cabataan, he said, was an the whale pital ship was Benwrd Bkn^ '40, second Ueoten- Julia, of Chicago, christened the new freight hamane. ant in the air eotps and Poiple Hearted as a pilot - transport, which will ply between the islands of "We remained mostly at this camp—thaagh at of a B-25 oyer Vienna. Wounded in action with the Pacific theater. times were assigned to others—and finally ia his Marine outfit in the Pacifie, Lt. Ed Bdaar has TySgt. George Johnson flew 3S missions as radio October of 1944 we were taken to BiBbad Priaaa been ordered boose. operator-mechanic and gunner on a B-17 Flying in Blanila for shipment, evidently, to Japan. Oa Sgt. Laaia Baddet at Cunp Rowin Tex., as of Fortress heavy bomber in the ETO for which be December 13, the 1,600 of as were MiaKlwd late Febroary, expected an overseas transfer aooB. was awarded the DFC, the Air Medal and a Dis­ through Manila to the pier and placed abaard a Marine Ist Lt. Bah Kicraaa. Milwankee. has tinguished Unit Citation. George, whose wife re­ Japanese transport. There were Japanese esr- returned to Miraner. Calif-, fraa the GSentral 40 The Notre Dame Alu m n us

Pacific, where he logged 600 combat flying hours at a midshipman hall. Ed is in training for a is an aerial gunner, and in late December had as a pilot with the transport air group. Bob fer­ commission at Columbia Midshipmen School. completed 14 missions against the Japs. ried supplies throughout the Gilberts, Marshalls "While home I missed Ed O'Mcara, M.A. *40. 1st Lt. Bob Sayia, Montclair, N. J., returned and Marianas. by a matter of a few hours. He came home on to the States from the Fifth Army front in north- Charlie BbFarland, Oklahoma City, has recentb' leave from the Army Air Base at Mountain Home, em Italy on the Army rotation plan. Bob wears teen promoted to the rank of captain in the Phil­ Idaho. three campaign stars on his European Theater ippines. Chuck's brother, Lt. (jg) Bob McFar- "Art lsa\-novic, M.S., *39. is teaching at the Uni­ ribbon and has been awarded the combat infan­ Und^ *42, is stationed in New York. Earl Brovrn, versity of Portland and expects to be married tryman bodge. He had been overseas since Octo­ ber, 1942. head coach at Dartmouth last fall, was awaiting to Betty Cronin of Portland, Ore. She is a mighty his call into the maritime ?er\*ice. cute gal." Promotions: Pat Goff, Auburn. N. Y., to major at Fort Knox. iCy.: Didc Hizerski. Chicago, to We were happy to receive a long, inspiring captain at Scott Held. HI. (Dick holds the Dis­ From Lt. Pete Sandrock. tJSXR, Terminal tinguished Unit Badge, the Air Medal with nine Island, San Pedro, Calif.: and informative letter from AI Pacctta, from whom we had heard nothing since 1939. Al has bronze oak leaf clusters and the Purple Heart) ; "Here is a little 'dope* about a few of the N.D. come a long way since then; he received a law Ed Huton to first lieutenant at an air service fellows I have met since I came out here to San degree but gave up a career in favor of the command depot, England. Pedro last June. decision to be a glider pilot. He participated in IVom the rank of private first class in the air "Played golf and had dinner with Father Bo- the France and Holland invasions and also flew corps in the Aleutians to first lieutenant and land a few times while he was waiting for his one in Bastogne from which flight, he says, bombardier of a Liberator bomber over war-torn ^hip. At that time there were about seven NJ). his hair is still standing. AI was married in 1942 Europe is th^ record of Lt. John Carran. Dear- men around this area and we tried to get them and has an infant son. bom, Mich. John, who has made 50 missions over together for a dinner but our schedule never Europe and is the holder of the DFC, the Air seemed to allow for such an affair. Medal with three oak leaf clusters and the presi­ I 94Q Lt. Robert G. Sanford, 3934 N. "I called Martin Daly, secretary of the Los dential citation with cluster, was, in January, Maryland Ave., Milwaukee, Wis. Angeles N.D. Club, on the phone the other day. recuperating from operational fatigue at the AAF He was more than nice and ver>' willing to help Chuck Riffle and Loa Zontini. with the Cleve­ Convalescent Hospital. St. Petersburg. Fla. any of us in any way possible. I hope to be able land Rams last fall, passed their Army physicals Jolin Kotte is now associated with the law iirm to meet him before I leave- He is trying to do a and probably are in training by now. Command­ of Blackwell, Walter and Gray in Miami, Fla. good job, but transportation difficulties here are ing oflicer of a landing ship. Lt. Ed Wnrtzebadi. •\Vhere-they-are's: Jim Montedonico, (Lt. U. S. very bad. and so it is difficult to gather the M.A. '40. former secretary to Father O'Donnell, Army, retired), 5444 N. Main St., Decatur, III.: crowd to any one spot for a dinner. has participated in much action in the Philip­ Lt. Ray Bradford* Aberdeen Proving Ground, "Have been to dinner with Rex Ellis, MO, sev­ pines- Ed's wife and daughter are residing in Md.; Lt. Bill Tucker, navigator, FPO. San Fran­ eral times the past few months. He is with the South Bend. Capt. John Benedict's latest award— cisco ; Ens. Bob Wille, Boston, Mass.; Cpl. George FBI and doing a fine job. His wife just presented the DFC—has been sent to his wife, now staying Meeker, Fort Benning, Ga. Rex with a beautiful baby boy. with her family in Nashville, Tenn. John re­ ceived the award for his services as pilot of a "OlUe Hanter was here for a spell while wait­ Flying Fortress, having completed 34 missions. From Mrs. Joe Ryan. Box 546. R.A.A.F., Ros- ing for an APA (troop transport). I met him at well, N. M., to Bob Sanford: "While on a recent tour of an island in the Mari­ the anny chapel one evening while attending no- "Fm tired of hearing Joe say, *I must drop anas, Lt. Frank Leahy visited Marine Maj. George vena services. The army chaplain was from his Bob a line soon.' I'll do it for him and then it Haggerty, Flushing, N. Y. Also present at the home parish. will actually be done. Really his intentions are Leatherneck camp to greet the Irish coach was "About two weeks ago while waiting for a good. Marine Maj. Bob Hackman, '3S. Clev^!and. friend in the bar at the Biltmore in Los An­ "Joe hears quite frequently from Lt. Jack geles, I heard someone say, *Sir, arent' you from Priorities are a problem even in the AAF and Hackett. *40, who is a pilot now flying B-24*s at Notre Dame?' I turned around and saw an army every day, a former N.D. man, 1st Lt. Jim SalU- Muroe. Calif. Jack took his basic flying training doctor. It was Jim Daley, '39, and I had failed van, Hamburg, N. Y.. has to make quick decisions at Stuttgart, Ark., last June and July. Joe flew to recognize him! He had just bid his wife good­ that may save the life of a wounded combat man up there, and he and Jack had one night of re­ bye and was leaving very soon for 'somewhere in or afl"ect the tide of a battle at the front. Jim is union after three years. the Pacific' After leaving Notre Dame, Jim went a traffic specialist with the 27th air transport "Guess you know Joe is a major. He is in the to St. Louis U. for his medicine. His last station group in France. air safety officer of the four-engine school here. here in the States was at Palm Springs. Calif. Sgt. Jean LePage was injured in an automobile You can be sure we had some 'bull session.* "We had a letter from Ens. Al O'Meara. He has accident in France in the line of duty (not bat-' had about 11 months of sea duty- Al hopes to be "Now. as for me, in case anybody is interested. tie) on Sept 23. Jean was hospitalized in Eng­ home this summer. - His address is FPO, San I left Port Everglades. Fla., in June of 1944 land but expected (as of Dec 26) to report soon Francisco. CpL Jim Lnnerman, *41. is stilt here with orders to San Pedro, Calif., for a short for duty in France- Ens. Bemie Swanser entered in the finance office. He's been here longer than training period in Harbor Entrance Cbntrol work. the service in July. 1944, and is now in Hono­ we have, and we will hit the two-year mark in TiVe all thought that we would be overseas by the lulu. SySgt. Jim Daner, cjo P.M., San Francisco. May." first of August. ... So January rolls around and we get a leave during which many things happen. In receipt of which, the alumni office adds the The most important is that I fly back to Syracuse, fervent wish that more wives, mothers, fathers, N. Y., and get married. Incidentally, the Ameri­ NAVY CROSS TO MEE sisters et al. would follow Mrs. Ryan's example. can Air Lines pilot was very nice and flew over Bob Sanford's father in Milwaukee would like to be Notre Dame, in fact circled around, just for me, For gallantry in risking his life swamped with mail for Bob and the "Alumnus." and believe me. that was a thrill. beyond the call of duty. Major He's an ideal secretary pro tem, being full-time Fenton Mee, '39, Logansport, Ind., financial secretary of the Milwaukee K. of C "I was married at a nuptial high Mass at St. John the Evangelist Church on Jan. 22, 1945. has been awarded the Navy Cross. Back in Boston, awaiting reassignment, in late in Pulaski. N. Y., amid a beautiful snowstorm. Fenton is a Teteran of five years' February Capt. Don Foskett wrote of his relief at I married Mary Elizabeth O'Brien (whom I met service in the Marine Corps and hearing the news that Phil Wade isjwas a pris­ oner in Germany. Don said that John Gilrane was during my senior year at Notre Dame) of Sand/ has seen action on two major Creek, N. Y. She went to St. Joseph's Oillege, a first lieutenant in the Medical Corps and sta­ Emmettsburgh, Md. The reason I am going into fronts, first in the North African tioned, at the latest report, in Colorado. detail is because my home town paper, ('the campaign and» since early 1944, Bob Sanford, who is still in the Dutch Enst Morning Oregonian'). had me married in an in fighting the Japanese in the Gil­ Indies doing quartermaster work, has been pro­ Evangelist church. While in New York, after the berts and Marianas Islands. The moted to first lieutenant. Major Tom Philpott re­ wedding. I had a nice visit with Dr. Frank Sowa. awarding of the Navy Cross came ported on the fighting on Iwo Jima and the num­ He is doing very well for himself. He is another ber of Notre Dame men there: "My brother. Notre Dame graduate who does more than his as a result of his extreme bravery Robert, ex. *45, is a private in the front lines." share of helping the rest of us along. I talked on and skill in the Saipan campaign, he said. "I haven't seen him since we came the phone to Dr. Paal Sartaretto. *36. He is work­ when he led an infantry platoon ashore. Ancelo Bertelli, the football player is ing in a laboratory in Brooklyn, N. Y. Also tried\ to the rescue of the crews of two here. So is Thomas Fitzharris.** to get in touch with Ed Tracy, '40. but I failed \ disabled tanks. Father Cornelia* Berran, newly ordained, is after calling all the'naval barracks in New Yorky as^gned to St Patrick's Church. Fort Wayne. V City daring which I interrupted practice air raid' Ind. The Notre Dame Alumnus 41

1041 Lt. John W. Patterson, Jr., 5530 A letter from Ens. Don Hasaire to lit Lt. (re­ • ' Dmrlington Rd., Pittsburgh, Pa. cently promoted) John Patterson (who recently Rohert Lonergan, The Chicago was awarded the Bronze Star, "for some littla SCHALLER RECEIVES NAVY Tribune, Chicago, III. thing I did in combat"): CROSS Addresses: Elvin Deal. Joliet Chemicals, Ltd.. "Since I left Notre Dame, I've spent 16 months For scoriBK a daBUsinf torpedo Jotiet. III.; John Keith (research chemist). Ex­ in the naval intelligence in Chicago. That was Ut oa a Japanese battlesliip in followed by a couple of months at B^inbridge. perimental Station. Nylon Research, E. I. duPont die Battle of tlie PUIippine Sea Co.. Wilmington, Del.: Francis Cross (layout Md.. NTS. then back to N.D. in October '43 for last October, Lt. (jc) William J. draftsman), "?05" San Fernando Rd., Burbank. midshipman training. For the pnst eight months I've been in the South Pacific, as skipper of an Calif.; Jerome Froelidi (physician). Newark City Sclialler, '41, Milwankee, was LCT. Oh yes, in January. '44. Ginny Cartier (St. HospitaUN;_J^_^ ""^ awardecl tlie Navy Cross, the Mary's) and I were married in Our Lady Chapel. Ray Williams was graduated from Jefferson Sacred Heart Church. That day made my life at Navy's lushest award. Bill was Medical College, is interning in New Rochellc, Notre Dame as complete as possible. cited for his courage and skill in N. Y., and expects to enter the Army medical pressing home his successful at­ "Along the way I've met a lot of Notre Dame corps in July. John Harrison, who left N.D. in tack in the face of intense and ac­ '39 to enter the seminary, was ordained by the men, many of them classmates. Lt. Ed Hclduone. curate anti-aircraft fire. In the Most Rev. Walter A. Foery, D.D., in the Cathe­ '32, was one of my officers in Chicaga While dral of the Immaculate Conception. Syracuse, back at N.D. in the fall of '43 I saw Jim HcVcy. same battle. Bill also "worked N. Y.. on March 17. John's brother. Rev. Frank Jim Bche, Gcorse Ferrick, Bob Fitzpatridc and over" a Jap aircraft carrier. J. Harrison, ex. '33. was his sponsor at the ordi­ Chuck Farrell. (I recently heard Chuck was miss­ A veteran of extensive action in nation. ing in France. I hope and pray it's a mistake). While on the West Coast I saw Skip Sdiriefcer. the Pacific, especially in the Phil­ Where they are: Lt. Phil Hamel, Purchasing who had just returned' from 18 months overseas. ippines, Bill returned to the United and Contracting Div., Charleston Port of Em­ At Pearl Harbor, had some good times with States in March for reassignment. barkation, Charleston, S. C.; Capt. Art Hamby. Mike Kelly, '43, and Bill Benet, '43. Also, saw APO 631, N. Y. C, first pilot on a 6-29; Srt. Tom Henniffan, '42, and just missed Jim O'NeaL He will be one of the speakers on John Ross, Fort Bliss. Tex.; Ist Lt Henry '42, Another N.D. man. Tom Batlen is operating April 9 at the Universal Notre Hashes^ interne. Mt. Carmel Hospital, Columbus, in my flotilla out here. Dame Night dinner of the Notre O.. (inactive duty until July) ; Ens. R. B, (Cap) "If at all possible, I'd like to hear from Bob Dame Club of Milwankee. Jehrinff* out in the Pacific. Jehring writes: "You Fitzpatrick, Frank Lavclle. Ed Graham, Mike should see the ship I'm on: I call it the good Kccgan. and George Mifes!'' ship Malt-0-Meal as every meal I have aboard Lt. Ed Baddy. St. Louis, led a company of Ma­ rises. LSM—they say, it means Land Ship Medi­ After completing his second combat tour. Lt- um; I say. 'Landing Ship, Maybe* . . . amongst rines 150 yards in advance of PII other companies of the 26th Regiment on Iwo Jima. after casual­ B.fc Savfse returned liome on leave in March. my duties falls the task of being acting Catholic In this tour, Bob's sroup participated in 19 sep­ chaplain. I have about 20 Catholic boys aboard ties had raised him to senior rank. It was Ed's first battle experience. arate engagements, including fleet action last and really run some snappy services. I get a good October ofT the Philippines and the January in­ turn-out, even if I don't run a bingo game after. Georffe Meltzer. a graduate student at N.D., vasion of the China sea. Bob, also a veteran of I have several good prospects for N.D. when this save the following information on '41 men: the Solomons campaign of 1943, has won the Air thing is over." Sgt. John Gubanich is in the Pacific: he has a Medal. two-ycar-old i^on. Pfc Ben Ciaccio* Wendover. Utah, visited Notre Dame in January, 1945. Lt. From Lt. Alex Craw. M.S. Ml. Inyokern. Calif.: From LI. (jc) Frank Hopkins in the Pacific to Bill Bogan is in England with a medical detach­ Lt, Jahn Pattersan: "This station is a relatively new one and is ment. Noel MacCarry, who has an honorable dis­ being planned as a permanent base. I am fortu­ charge, is a reporter on the "Sun-Telegraph" in "Receive the 'Alumnus* quite regularly although nate in having my wife, Dorothy, and son. Bob. Pittsburgh. Both Rnss Harris (in service) and I must admit it takes a few- months because the with me. My job is that of aerological ofiicer, and John White are in N.Y.C.; John is working in gold dome is far from here. Looking over the '41 we expect to move into our new hangar in a radio. Lt. Tom McGee is a radar instructor at St. news, I'm amazed at how much we've all slipped month or two. At present we are located at Harvey Simon's, Ga. Tom had seen active service in the apart and hope a small contribution from me can Field about 10 miles from the main base. Every Pacific for 33 out of 36 months served. SySfft. disclose the presence of a few in our clas^ and once in a while I drop in on Art Lavery, '33, who John MacCaaley is in England. Sgt. Jim O'Brien. some 'strays' in other years. One big feature has been here since this place was a brain child." England, is married and soon to be a father. about the *41 class is this continued prestige in one branch of the 'Alumnus,' and that's in con­ Lt. John Coppinccr^ a prisoner of war in Ger­ tributions, and we're all more than confident of many, edited and directed Shakespeare's "Julius keeping up the excellent record. Lt. Howard "Hutch" Korth, '41, Caesar" for the benefit of the men at his camp. gunnery officer on the destroyer He consolidated the five-act drama into one 75- "Frankly can't understand the reason, but all escort Taberer, figured heroical­ minute performance, without intermission. John or nearly ail the N.D. boys I've met are in the has directed several other "barhed-wire" produc­ Navy, with a few in the Marine Corps. Recently ly in the rescue of victims of the tions. I've run into Jehnny O'Brien. '41 (our great end) western Pacific typhoon which cap­ Winner of the DFC and the Air Medal with who is now a full lieutenant in the Navy and sized three U.S. destroyers. three oak leaf clusters. 1st Lt. OUie Schoo, Louis­ holding down a deck division job on an assault Lt. (jg) James Cawley, '40, in­ ville, flew 50 missions based in Italy as a B-24 transport. Larry Byrnes. '41, who is a jg in the Navy and also on an assault transport. Many cluded this information in a recent pilot. Lt. (it) Jim Weldi (in February) was mak­ ing his third trip in the Pacific as gunnery offi­ months ago bed dinner and a few drinks with letter: "Howard, the modest guy cer on his ship. The Silver Star for gallantry in Fred HaO. '41. who has two silver bars and he is, didn't give much help but I action has been awarded to Lt. (it) Jerry 'working' now. There were a number of N.D. found out a great deal from his O'Dowd. Fort Wayne, Ind. He Is serving with the men in Pearl Harbor at the time and regular shipmates. Howard's DE came up­ amphibious forces in the Pacific area. meetings were being held, and believe the club has grown. on the survivor* of the two de­ Bill Daly, with an amphibian engineering unit stroyers which were overturned. in the Pacific, has "seen quite a bit of this part ' "My buddies, Lt. Bill Hawes. '41. and Jiai Han- nigan. '41. were skipper and exec on an LCI, but On several occasions, Howard went of the world, including New Zealand. Australia. New Guinea, New Britain, the Admiralties and a the Pacific was much too lonesome a spot for over the side—in water with 20- few other places, including the Netherlands East Hawes. so he went home and left Jim in charge. f<»ot waves—to save weak, help­ Indies where I am now. I am well over a year "Marty Slwa. '41, is a sergeant in the Army, less kids. He has been recommend­ here, and the only -N.D. man I have met is Sam and despite numerous attempts, has not gone ed for Navy and Marine Corps Nield from my own class." overseas but is still firmly entrenched in a job of medals for his remarkable work Bob Stnhr. Modesto. Calif., recently was pro­ executive nature for the quartermaster. Receive and it is indeed fortunate that he moted to the rank of lieutenant. Bob is a navi­ some regular mail from Walt Bicnaan. '41, who is now a M.D., doing his internship at Stapleton is alive today, for at one time he gator for an air transport squadron. Bob Dowd, Cleveland, received the rank of warrant officer, Marine Hospital in Staten Island. Certainly would was given up for lost." junior grade, at the St Louis Ordnance District like to hear about a few more of the *41 class, office where he is stationed. including Ckariie Dilka. the HcLaagUin twins. 42 The Notre Dame Alumnus

Chadc FarrclU Frank Lavclla, and so many on the return trip. At present I am based in We bantered back and forth but, of course, when others. the Philippines, but our flights cover areas' from a sergeant and a colonel engage in a battle of wits the former is practically unarmed. But the "The following N.D. fellows I've met in the Australia to Palau and Bougainville to the Philip­ last three games were considerable consolation. Pacific, and all recently: Frank Witte, '40, is an pines. So if you know the APO number or Fleet engineering officer on a transport, wearing a sil­ Post Office number I can stop in for a chat with "Talked with Joe Hrachovec via the telephone ver bar in the Coast Guard. Gcrrj- Rothlein, *3S. them. a few days ago and mailed him a copy of the is a lieutenant (jg) in the Hsxy. Jack Wuertz, "Am still looking forward to the five-year re­ 'Alumnus* that arrived. He forwarded a letter *42, is an ensign aboard a transport. Also met union next year. If things keep up, I think there from Em Keenan and evidently the Belvidere Kid ZiRmond Wesolowski, *42. who's a jg in the is good chance to be back." has been around since the tanks started moving Navy. last July. Have heard little else from any of the "For myself—for the last 18 months or so I've Lt. Walt Fegan, South Bend, on duty with N.D. clan but I'm wondering if enough of them been working in amphibious work, making land­ the Na\-y cargo transport service, was home on will be home to attend that five-year reunion. ings from Tarawa on down to the more recent a short leave and visited the campus on March 21. "I'm back in public relations and enjoying the ones. At present I'm an assistant flag secretary work. Quite a few correspondents come through and keep busy as anything, with a million and 1942 ^P'- William £. Scanlon, 101 and I'm making some good contacts. The work is one things to do. Hcpeful of coming home soon • #-»A ^ Pleasant St., Portage, Wis. right up my alley, too- ... I hear also that I to my loving wife but w-e can always be disaiv may go to a Ninth Air Force public relations pointed. From Scoop Scanlon: school at Paris for a week.*' "Here's hoping a miracle happens and we can This time we'll swing into action with_ a V-mail A From two sources I've heard from and about all be back home for good and especially in time from Germany, dated Feb. 8 and authored by Lt. John H. Detwiller. On Feb. 16 his dad, ColJ for our fifth reunion." Lt. Ken Rohyans, then assigned to an infantry \ A." K. Detwiller, post-carded from New York City,'. outfit: 1 a few notes on John, giving his current Tactical \ From Lt. Jack Gaither to Pat: "Just managed to catch an 'Alumnus*—October \Air Corps Group APO number and added: "... After graduation I went to Evansville. issue—and had quite a time reading and enjoy­ "He w*as commissioned a second lieutenant. Ind., and took a job with a public accounting firm. ing memories over the familiar names. Very sad­ Air Corps, in November, *43, at Will Rogers Unfortunately, I wasn't able to stay with them as dening to read the notices coupled with some of Field. Okla., and made a first lieutenant in Au- long as I would have liked for my commission came them, though. Met Lt Arch MacLeod on the gust, '44. in FranceT'He* h~a"s been attached to through in April of '42 and I was calUd to boat in October during my second trip from Eng­ both the SUTand^gth Air Forces" while iii England. immediate active duty» Marjilee (Pam) Schaefl"er, land to France. We did a hit of travelling to­ Later he participated in the invasion of Norman­ St. Mary's ex. '42, I announced our engagement gether in France. dy, operations in FVance. Belgium and Germany. in September of that year and we were married "Haven't had a chance to visit gay Paree yet Incidentally, he is sporting a heavy black old- on Nov. 26, when I returned from duty at New­ but heard plenty through the Army papar about fashioned mustache of the handle-bar type. His port. R. I. \Vhile in Washington I occasionally Lt. Jim Curran's Ninth A.F. Thunderbolts clean­ j'oungerbrother is with the Army Engineers in saw Ral|)h Gcrra who w*as at the Na\'y Depart­ ing up the football competition in that region." the Philippines." ment at the time and I ser\'ed with Vcm Wit- Ne:ct. Ens. George Uhl. w-ho reported once more Then j>n^eb._ 22, Lt. John D. came through kowski. who. incidentally, has just returned from from M.I.T., Cambridge. Mass., on Feb. 17: with this communique from" a New York APO: Europe and has married Carol Shea, who is "The fellows that I know of now in radar one grand girl. While I was in San Francisco *'I did little but sleep at N.D., and I*m still school are John Hanifin, '42, George Powers and working on that theory. When I reach 24 solid I ran across Tommj' Teamey, *42 who was on Walter Brehmer, EE's of about *44. Also Bob an SC boat. I h::d hoped to spend some time hours a day every day. I'll be satisfied. I haven't Wille, who was a chem engineer grad student much news to offer but I'd like to get the current with him but unfortunately I had to embark be­ when I was a junior. Also I've met Bob Witte, fore contacting him again. addresses of Jolui J. Conry and Bart Crowley, who was in physics, and who is now in pre-radar chemical engineers from our class. I really regret that I haven't been able to sec at Har\'ard. more of the fellows who pass through Hawaii, "Pve been married, inducted, overseas a year, "And. I've finally gotten to see Dr. Coomes, shot at, etc., but haven't encountered any N.D. but our isolated location on the island keeps for whom I worked in the physics lab. He's at me away from Pearl Harbor and Honolulu, so men at all. I must not_ hit the right pubs. For / Radiations Labs here at M.I.T., and I was able there is really Httle opportunity to run across publication you can say Detwiller is in Belgium ] to have lunch with him the other day. I found them. I did see Fred HoU one day at the Officers' after~Englai^, Normandy. Paris—^Hmm!, Luxem- ; that he works in the building next to the one in Club and he said that he had an apartment down bourg. etc. That should take care of any inter-,' in Honolulu. That has been quite some months which I'm now taking a course at M.I.T. He said ested parties.*^' ' ~~ ""^ ago however. Lt. (jr) Bill Donohne, *34. and I are that he had talked with Father 0*DonncIl only a few days earlier. On Feb. 18, Clarence Imboden wrote from his now working together and spend most of our V-12 post in New Orleans: spare time discussing the old days. We're both "Last weekend I went to New York and at­ going to try to get to a meeting at St. Augus- tended the New Rochelle College Senior Ball— "Just a word of commendation on the class of ine's at Waikiki some day. but so far neither of 15 minutes of it. I didn't get into N.Y.C- until '42 news and to ask if you know the whereabouts of my former roommate. Don Gnyette." our schedules have permitted. George Thompson midnight. Just after the dance I met Marty Fitz- called Pam and me in Washington when he was Patrick in the hallway. He was a pre-med. from Here's a question—is there another Marine passing through shortly after his martiage. I the Canal Zone. He's about finished at Med Corps captain of the class of '42? heard that Bill Gan^'ey was flying to Europe as a School, Columbia University, and is in an Army From a Fleet Post Office address. San Francis­ gunner but have had no definite word of him. uniform. He said that Jack Hogan of our class co, comes word on March 2. from Jim O'Langhlin The last I heard of Ross Harris he was in Miami is there too, in dental school I believe. His big­ and he's currently a Marine captain. So far he at the training center but that too. has been gest news was of Earl Dean, who has recently and Bemic McKay are the first promotions to ciuite some time ago. teen stationed on Long Island, N. Y-, at a Naval captain for any member of our class. Congratu­ Receiving Station. He is now a lieutenant (jg). "I have often wondered whatever happened to lations! But let Jim take over: married to the cute girl from New Orleans, and Vinny Morris, Don Mnrtaagh, Tom Murphy, Rcn- "It's been a long time betwesn letters, but has a daughter." n3* Catlip, Pat SIcDonncll and some of the other I'm starting off again. After the fight for Pele- lads from Dillon and Alumni. I would certainly By now, George expected to have completed his lieu was over, I received the very pleasant news like to hear from all of them if they ever find course and his exact whereabouts hasn't been that I v/as eligible for a leave, having completed the time to write." [Address available in Alum­ reported yet. two years over here. I left camp shortly after­ ni Office—Eds.]" Lt. Tom Powers, on Feb. 6. forwarded from wards and spent a grand and glorious 30 days at his M.P. post at New Orleans a V-mail from home. S/Sgt. Paul Neville, still with a Fighter Group "No fooling, it was like a dream—took me a From lA. Oscar Hastens to Pat: lut this time located in France. Paul wrote, on full week before I actually realized that I was in "Since graduation I have seen very few of the Jan. 13: U.S.A. Whey my leave was up, the Marine Corps old gang, although now I am able to move around "My mother sent a clipping about Father Car- very obligingly flew me back here to the outfit- more in the South and North Pacific. Just be­ rico's death. They sure are losing a lot of good No sir. Bill, I- can't complain about the breaks fore leaving^ the States, I had opportunity to see m^n out' there. And, of course, the Army game. I've had in the service. There have been lots of Lt.

"While at home. I met Father Jchn Barkc, now liners, of which those in the Notre Dame-Great SaliiTaii is still here in the elassifieation depart­ a naval chaplain, at the Hospital at Bethesda. Lakes game are still favorite recollections." ment, and Bin StkUea continaes to bum up the courts as a member of the Bakers and Gbcto Md." Basketball is also one of Steve's overseas diver­ A tiny little envelope came north from Oak school team. At last count, he was No. 1 amons sions and upon probing- I discovered that he - Midwest scorers with 486 poSnts. I heard from Ridge, Tenn.. announcing the birth of Joseph hasn't lot his scoring eye.. In one game he tallied Arthur (7^ pounds), to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mrs. Harokl lUlett on March 16 that Lt. Jade 42 points and hit 20 points several times. TaDett, who previously wa& reported mlssins Roriclt. Joe wrote on the back: Reporting in on Jan. 27 from the Lon? Island after a bombing mission over Vienna, is now "TTie Mrs. is not a St. Mary's girl, though of College of Medicine, Brooklyn, was Pfc. Bill safe. He has also been promoted to first lieaten- the same quality. I am still 2B. Tennessee is not Farrellf who penned: ant. and serves with the 15th Air Force in Italy, part of the sunny south. Good going on the news "This is just a little note to mention some of beins back on duty now. roundup for the 'Alumnus.' Will write a letter the N.D. fellows I have met and heard from. one of these days." Recently I got to Portage. Wis., for a weekend Bemie McKay is now a captain in the Marine and had a brief chat with Lt.T*ai Hcnaey, who From Hammond. Ind., came this communique Corps. He was married recently to Hiss Sue Ann was en route to a new base from Goortland from S/Sct. Joe SolKk» on Jan. 12: Wilson of Indianapolis. Bemie is now back in Army Air field, Ala. "He said he heard from a "Hi Scoop—^You probably don't remember me action in the Pacific. good source that Jack Feara« of old Sorin Hall as well as you do my brother George, but we saw "Cpl. Joe Rocers was home on furlough to is safe. Jack had been earlier mentioned as miss­ the 'Alumnus* and George told me to drop a line- Rockaway just before Christmas. He was finish­ ing in action. We had it rather fortunate. We both had leaves ing his training as a combat engineer in Texas Tji Bin Bfarphy is supply sergeant in the Sep­ together just recently and it's the first time we and as of late January his address was Fort Mc- aration Center—the place a lot of fellows would had seen each other since we've been in and that's Clellan, Ala. I met Doctor Johnny Kelly and Sal easily volunteer to visit. Murph sees just about been over two years. LaPilosa at Kings County Hospital. Johnny is everyone leave the Service. now a first lieutenant and was last seen heading "George is a lieutenant (jg) in the Navy and Here's another news-laden message about law­ for Carlisle Barracks. Pa. has been stationed in Panama. He's awaiting re­ yers cominff from the ready pen of Mrs. Lora assignment down there now. I'm a staff sergeant "I have seen no previous mention of it so I will Lashbrook. dated March 10: in the Air Corps and just a few months ago I tell you that Jim Barke is married. The last I "A lot of interesting news has come in from finished my 50th mission as an aerial gunner. I heard from him was when he was being trans­ every part of the globe from and about *42 law­ was with the 15th Air Force in Italy and a tail ferred from some Texas airfield. I met Tom yers. Lt. J. J. Barr writes from his ^paradise* in gunner. I've got the Air Medal with four clusters Rcilly and his wife on the I.R.T. subway in the South Pacific that he had visited with Lt* and a presidential citation. Brooklyn a few weeks ago and rode a couple of JerMBe 0*D*wd, when the latter came ashore and stations with them. He looks fine. I am just about "While home on leave, wc both went to N.D. invited him to dinner aboard the O'Dowd ship. to see a basketball game—a third Sobek is now finished with my medical course. If all goes well. playing there." I will be graduated in June." **Befc RidMrdaeB is in charge of a region for the FBI and is stationed at Lumbarton. N. C. From somewhere in North Africa. Steve Pa- The Chicago "Sun" on March 15 carried a note­ Alex Chelis wrote recently from inside G^many. vela. SK 3^c. wrote on Feb. 2: "Baseball in this worthy story on Lt. (jg) Bob Maddock: and a few days later wrote again from some place country in the summer is Ideal. The warm sun­ "Lt. Bob Maddodc, a member of the Notre in France. He has had a great many interesting shine and the climate would be a haven for Dame and Chicago Cardinals football team be­ experiences as an officer for the Allied Military teams back home. I can honestly say it is by far fore entering* midshipman school at' Columbia Government oSSce in that area. Jordan Hamel is the best climate I've ever had the opportunity to University in December. 1942, passed through in the Air Corps, stationed in Florida. He expects play in—but X wish I could say the'same for the Chicago yesterday while en route to his home in a. furlough to visit this area soon and we take diamonds. In chasing fly balls, you often are South Bend. Haddock is on leave from the Navy this means of insisting that he come in to bring forced to maneuver your way through herds of following 14 months duty on a troop transport us up to date on his career. In exchange, we will sheep—Arab-guided—before you can hope to catch attack ship which saw action at Mnrshall Islands. tell him how this information came to us. the ball." Guam, Felelieu. Leyte. and other Pacific inva­ Steve's team won the area crown and lost in sion i>oints." "The most interesting letter of the month cnme the finals in the North African World Series at Now to get down to things from the Fort from Ernie Timpani. He says he went into Eu­ Oran. They lost two close ones. 1-0 and 2-1. "Got Sheridan angle — I'm currently atached to the rope shortly after D-day. and has been right at the front through France, Belgium and into his my biggest thrill when I hit the fence in Oran Special Service Division, working at the Post present location which he was not permitted to in the series to drive in the tying run. It was the Gymnasium where my duties call for me to disclose! longest hit I got all year—350 feet. For me handle various sports in season, with a little PT that's a long drive. My best hits arc usually and publicity tossed in for good measure, Leich "From Mrs. Miller, I learn that her son. Joe> is still in the Pacific, on the same ship to which he wcs originally assigned. On Feb. 27, he wrote thr.t he has hopes of a leave sometime this spring. The Ion? silence of one Peter UMBUS Alenii was broken by a Christmas greeting from Treasure Island. Calif. Fete is stationed there in the Navy, and when any of the boys in that area or in the Pacific get into port near there, look him up. **Leaie Andcnen paid us a call a week or so ngou He was proudly displaying the latest photo­ graph of his year-old daughter. Louis is working in a local defense plant legal department, but expects a navy commission very soon. "Jim Daacr wrote a line from his Air Station down in the Southwest Pacific. He is a staff ser­ geant and his AFO is 119. He was having a rest leave ^in Australia, catching up on stesks, milk and ice cream! He reported Andy Clwmcy as be­ ing stationed not too far from him. but pointed out that 'near* in that area where anything up to a thousand miles. He told us that BiU Heyan is stationed in California and that he. had recent­ ly passed the Illinois Bar Exams. '*Bin Span^r wrote. two leters recently from his station in India. Contrary to most reports When Nancr Moloney and Paul TafeL Jr., were married on Feb. 12, 1944, in St Pat­ from that area. Bill finds the place and its peo­ rick's Cathedral, New York City, thia group oi Notre Dame men assisted in the ceremony. ple very interesting. He is doing some kind of Left to right are Charlie Conger, '42: Bill Tafel, a prospectiTe Notre Dame student; Tom governmental work there for the Army and has been permitted to vint their temples and other Walker. '42; the late Jerry KiUigrew, '42; Poul Tafel, '42; Rev. Paul D. Doherty. C.S.C '27, places usually closed to the or^nary tourist- uncle of the bridegroom; Byron Eanaley, '42; Jack Saas, '41, and Fred Paulmann, *42. All Among other places of interest to him that he o! the group except Father Doherty, who officiated, and Paul Tafel were ushers. had visited was St Gregory's School, ot»erated* 44 The Notre Dame Alumnus

by Holy Cross Brothers, so they had a nice ses­ present rank, which I now hold. I was also mar­ sion of talking about Notre Dame. He says he ried on Thanksgiving Day. November 26, 1942. knows now first hand how important are the and we are the proud parents of a 15-month-old funds raised by the Bengal Bouts. boy. named Stephen James. My little family are •'Jerry Feeney -wrote from his ship on Feb. 1. now living: in Libertyville, 111., awaiting the He expected a leave in April and promised a completion of my tour of duty.*' Notre Dame visit, Ted Frericks has been ^ven Lt. ostcard from down there- S/Sfft. Gearce Norman, Chicago, is a chief "A nice letter from Jim Diver on the Euro­ clerk with the first Mobile Radio Broadcrsting pean fighting front came in not lonjr ago. He was Company, an Allied Force Headquarters* outfit especially interested in news of Dancr. Jack Mey­ that wages psychological warfare, disseminating er and Bill Hoffan. Lawrence Fersusan is pmc- propaganda to German troops. German civilians ticing here in South Bend and is in the Trust and people in enemy-occupied countries. Overseas Dcp::rtment of the St. Joseph Bank. 20 months. George wears the Mediterranean Thea­ "Bill Hosinski has been ill and is still hospital­ ter ribbon with tw^o battle participation stars and ized in the Army Hospital at AlbuQuerque. There the good conduct medal. Bob Conrtncy's promo­ is a possibility that he may get a medical dis­ tion to first • lieutenant has been announced by charge as a result of his illness. Joe Lavery is headquarters at Tinker Field, Oklahoma City. with the Army in Europe, but recently was given Okla. He was commissioned a second lieutenant an assifniment behind the lines. in the Air Corps at Miami Beach. Fla-, in April, 1944. Ist Lt. Tom Fitzfaarris. USMCR, has been "Leo Linck surprised us pleasantly a week ago LIEUT, (JG) BERNARD A. CRIMMINS in the South Pacific for two years. His brother, by dropping in for a visit. He is -stationed at CpL WilliaM E. Fitzharris, is in England. Truax Field. Wis., with the Air Corps. "For distinguiMng himself hy con­ **As you read in the February 'Alumnus.' Jcrrj' spicuous gallantry and intrepidity in Received from John McDonnell: Killierew is listed as 'killed in action.* Jerry is the action against the enemy," Lt. (jg) second of the lawyers to give his life in this war. "I have had quite a varied experience since The first was Fanl Kashmer, officially reported Bernard A. Crimmins, '42, received the leaving^ Notre Dame: I was discharged from the dead on Feb. 15, a year after the 'missing in ac­ Silver Star Medal from Vice Admiral T. Navy and then the Army, due to sinus trouble- In January of last year. I entered the Army tion* report- Both are Hoosiers, both were Arts C. Kinkaid, USN.Tfae presentation was again, and since then have toured the Pacific. and Letters graduates in the combination course, made by Cmdr. David J. Walsh, (left) and their names appear together on all the Law - believe roe! At present, I am on an island in the School records because of the alphabetical ar­ commanding officer of Motor Torpedo Netherlands East Indies. We sjwnt considerable rangement of class rolls. It is hard to believe Boat Squadrons Training Center, Mel­ time fixing our area, and are quite proud of our abode now—even the natives think we are Cix- that they will not be aroonu those who come back ville, R. I., where Bemie is on duty. after the war. pert engineers. "Bob Snllivan, now Maj. Sullivan of the AAF, "I have hesrd from several of the fellows- wrote on Jan. 28 from France. He is legal officer Don Martin. It was on the Atoll Eniwetok- I was Bob O'Hara is in New Guinea. Otto Molidor was and is handing out 'justice' in Army style, for sitting in the Officers* Club when he came in. still aboard ship when he wTote last. Geoi^e Wes- several months- He was fortunate while on leave Don is a first lieutenant in the Marines. He has tenWrser was all set for overseas duty the last recently in Paris, to make the acquaintance of a seen considerable action on Saipan. He told me time I heard from him. John Lnthringer has been French law student whose father is a criminal he had gotten married just after he finished in OCS and, I believe, has completed the course. court judge, and who was good enough to show OTC, and he is now a papa to a girl. She was I keep hoping I will run into someone I know, Bob around the courts. He plans another visit six months old when he last saw her. but no luck so far." when he will take in the 'minor chambers* of the "Recently heard from my old roommate. Lee Al Bmnn, Hightstown, N. J„ was commissioned Palais de Justice. As far as we know. Bob is the Hastings^ Lee is a. first lieutenant in the Army, a second fieutenant in the Marine Corps recently first major from the ranks of the '42 lawyers, now serving with Gen. Paton's 7th. Lee is also at the Naval Air Training Bases, Pensacola. Fla. although we have no late information on some married to his school days* girl friend, Mary Lt. (jr) Don Grant's address is way of FPO, of his competitors. Anyone know of another Jane. And they, too, have a child. I also heard N.Y.C. A Navy pilot, Lt. (jg) Maurice Landers major, or above?" from Joe Roridc. from Tennessee. is serving in the Pacific. That's all for now. but don't forget; "I almost forgot to report that I also met Jerry Lt.

spendJnGT the war in bed: **This is that long-lost Till next time. then, best of luck, all of you. ** 'Ihey are eertainly cute kids. I asked them fellow from Jersey City, trying to do a little re­ and how about some of you dropping the column to get some water to wash my boots, and in a porting. Since I happen to be one of those few a line with some news? few minutes tb^ came bade with two-gallon civilians left, I haven't had much opportunity backets stacked on top of heir heads, just as of meeting many of the fellows. unconcerned as you please. Do yoa know they can From Red Lonergan: sldn up a SO-foot palm and hack off top branches '. "Just after the first of the year I was paid a This month we had a definite drop in the cor­ for va to plant into the top of the roof of oar visit by my former roommate. John McNulty. He respondence, but that could be due to the tre­ wash shack? And only four years old. l^ey can't is a sergeant in the infantry and was at a FOE mendous amount of activity in the Pacific theater understand English, but they know what I want at the time. He came for a couple of nights and as well as the active push now being made on the them to do. and get a big bang out of calling then he was off for Europe. I have since received western front. Then many of the fine letters me Sunny.- ' a letter from his mother in which she states that written to me went unanswered as my father died 'Mac* is now somewhere in France- early in February, and I have had little time to " *I could go on forever but we had two air raid "About two weeks ago I received a call from keep up my correspondence. We know those who alerts last night and these missions are pretty Leo Sclafant* the swell guy I roomed with in are actively engaged on either front will have lagged phy^cally and mentally, so I ^ave got to Alumni. He was home on a five-day leave and little time to write, but how about the rest of set'some sleep."* you pounding^ out a nevrsy letter? dropped over to see me before shoving off. ^Vhat Gloria goes on to say that she was waiting you may not know is that he is now an ensign Here's a mighty fine letter from Sonny Ran­ anxiously to hear if Sunny was able to meet up having graduated from Columbia. Prior to that dolph's sister. Gloria. (Sunny is a co-pilot on a with his aunt and uncle who were interned at he had served in the Pacific for about 10 months. Santo Tomas since Manila fell three years ago. From Columbia he was sent to Florida for about B-24, stationed in the Pacific). "I thought you 12 weeks, where he met Bilk Middendorf, who was might like to know how* my big brother is pro­ Vince C—risia wrote that he was pleased to also attending school there. Bill was one of the gressing regardless of how reluctant he is to in­ .hear of Crei^tMi BlUler's appointment to Yale. fellows who took the trip with me to Indtannp- form you. Bits from his last couple of epistles: He had just heard from Laa Ryaritas who is still olis when we enlisted in V-7. " 'I could write a book about the natives here stationed in Hawaii, where he is doing life goard —all Catholics and unbelievably honest. While in du^, amonff other things. Vince has been offered "Since then, of course. I have received my dis­ dire poverty as far as clothes are concerned they another contract to play for the Boston Yanks in charge and am still at home recuperating. They return every single piece of laundry. My wash­ the National Professional Football league. claim it may take about a year yet But to get woman is doing my month's wash on the promise Haward Marlaw has called up several times and back to Leo—he's now out on the Atlantic some­ of material for a dress. So please don't forget I have had some nice Ions chats with him. Howie where. that in my next box. Something solid for a skirt- striped or plaid. Send it right away if you can. has been busy with a new addition to the fam­ "Harry O'Healia, a fellow Jersey Cityite. is ily. He is working for one of the cities* larger now somewhere in France. His father passed away Even if I move on, there's a nun who will see to it that she gets it.' radio staticMis. He as well as Harjorie Wiggins. about two months ago. A priest from the school Jack's sister, were the first to give me the good we both attended told me that Harry has received " 'The clothes problem fails to worry her two news that Jack was no longer missing bat a the Bronze Star for bravery. The good old boys little boys, one wears a couple of knives, and the prisoner in Germany. of '43. other wears a chain and medal. And that's all. I, like many other flights of Columbus mem­ "Joe Mannion is working for Pan-American Their managing of the clothes problem is kind bers and fellow students, were saddened by the Airways in New York and is attending Fordham of like basic English—it concentrates on eliminat­ death of Ed Deyle and Jerry KiUigrcw, former law school at night. ing the unessential. The question now is. can you define uncssentials ?* high ranking officers for the Notre Dame council. "I often think of the good old times we had over in old Morrissey. That was some crew we Yoar correspondent has been informed that Lt. had—Morrill, Grofan, Oliver, Narffls, Roney, and

During my father's extended illness I met Mr. among them. A Chicago "Sun" correspondent though no date for the wedding has been set. Howell, father of Danny Howell, several times aboard Don's ship, wrote a gripping account of Pat Marshall's engagement to William BL Hicfcey, for extended chats. He tells me Danny is an ofii- that battle and Don's part, as executive officer, N.D. '44, is also current news." cer on one of the ships in the South Pacific He in it Lt. (jg) Bill Johnson, Valley Stream. N. Just by chance I came by this "Courier" item. has seen considerable action, being in on the ac­ Y., has been awarded the Bronze Star medal for. I'm not on the mailing list. tion at Guadalcanal, Ungayen Gulf, Leyte. Caro­ "meritorious achievement" in connection with From Orange, Texas, Jim Cunningham sends line Islands, and several other invasion points- "the assault and capture of an enemy held is­ a short note: "Here I sit trying to get the gear He is overdue for a leave right now. land" against the Japs on July 21, 1944. Bill has organized for a new destroyer. , . , We're headed also been awarded the Purple Heart medal for .Here's what Jack Harrigan has to say in his for duty in the Pacific" V-mail note: **Ed Hickey was here Christmas wounds received in action at landing operations at Guam. The Notre Dame Qub of Detroit sends a serv­ day aboard his ship. Jerry Gaynor and Bill John­ ice paper around the circuit. We'll steal an item son were both around here on sub chrsers awhile Three '43 men were welcomed on the campus from that now. John Anbnt writes from the back. Ed Marray was in here aboard a repair in mid-February: newly commissioned 2nd Lt> Pacific: "Jim Byrne, '43. is now on a sub-chaser ship. I had several good times with John Mc- Bob LeMensct en route to his home in Iron Houn- and at the last word Bob Fisher was on a DE Grath and John BlacClements down in New Cal­ tain, Mich., on a ten-day furlough; Ens. Frank in the Atlantic As yet, I haven't bumped into edonia a month or so ago. Also saw Paul Malloy King, who had been in the Atlantic and at Pearl Dave Raney, although we have been roaming all there; he is an observer on a bomber. BUI Carroll Harbor; and Ens. Frank Conaty, Whitewater. over the Pacific in the pnst months. This duty is now in OCS at Fort Benning." "Wis., who had served 13 months aboard ship in aboard a transport is very interesting and excit­ the Pacific with Halsey's third fleet and partici­ Now^ for a few^ home town notes. Bill Scanlan ing; as we are always in on the invasion on *D' pated in several invasions. * Frank said that Lt. day." John's brother was killed in Holland this is bec(Hning another Vinoe Comlssa, a master (jg) Ed Rowan, '35, was on the same ship. sports promoter. He has enlarged and improved winter; I know all our prayers will be appre­ the Fort Sheridan athletic program. He has the' Jim Hadigan, Little Rock, Ark-, is an account­ ciated. AVACS playing some migh^ fine basketball. He ant with Hasktns and Sells, public accountants. The Communion breakfasts of the Detroit Club has taken over the athletic plant and is running Ill W. Monroe St. Chicago 3. owe part of their success to John Morris, who it. He has basketball leagues of all classes play­ assists his brother George, *40, with the arrange­ ing in his post gym, and he has thrown in a few ments. Father John Lane, CS.C, celebrated a bo?ung shows, volley ball tournaments, badminton 1944 ^^'^ ^^^^ ^ Lynch, USA solemn high Mass for the club in December. tourneys, and no one knows what next. • ^ Genera! Hospiul, Ward 8-9, Camp Pickett, Va. Mrs. Edmund P. Joyce, mother of Lyle Joyce, Attention Jads Warner;—one of the copy boys sends word that Lyle is still in New Caledonia. From John Lyndi: threw your letter away and I never even had a She doesn't mention Jim Crowley this time, but chance to read it. so please write again. This Bill Dooley is the cause of this column's chat­ the last we .heard he was there too. She does won't happen a second time. ter. In case you've forgotten, he's one of the big­ say that Jack WaeUle in the European theatre, wigs in the Alumni Oflice. Notre Dame. Last had trench foot. We had heard earlier that Jack week he wrote: "Copy for the April 'Alumnus' had been wounded. Maybe he'll, write to let us Ens. Charlie Boiler is the officer in charge of will be due here March 15. In case we forgot to know which it is and how's he's coming along. an L.C.T. in the Pacific tell you. you are the new secretary of the class of Pfc Joe Iduber, South Bend, was home on fur­ *44." With so many overseas and going over, he's I'm expecting a letter from Chack Patterson lough from Baxter General Hospital, Spokane. apparently been waiting for some fortunate one any day now. It has been some time since I knew Wash. Joe was wounded in the fighting in France to come back. Chuck's whereabouts, but he was in Detroit last week, where he called but found the family out. last fall, but is making a normal recovery. Well, I'm back, even if a litle worse for wear. Apparently he's back from the Pacific where he It's been five months since I was wounded, but 1 Combat crewman of a B-24 Liberator group saw service with the Navy Air Corps. based in southern Italy. Itt Lt. Bill Early has haven't been out of bed yet to €ee if I could fiown many missions against German targets. Bill, walk again. And by the looks of things, I've still That blonde nurse has just brought the eve­ a 15th Air Force bombardier, arrived in Italy in a couple more months before I can set both feet ning mail, and this time it's very productive. the fall of 1944 and began flying combat missions on the floor. But this hospital is a great im- Jim Canningham, in a letter that pre-dates the immediately. In the air as long as eight hours at pi'ovement over the one in Naples. No more de­ one above, writes: "Spent the summer in Boston a time, he has taken part in bombing attacks on hydrated food and C rations. And then we have at Harvard Supply School with Bill Mulligan, Ed Munich, Vienna. Linz and Wiener Neustadt. Bill the WACs, both of camp headquarters and the Monahan and Boh ReiUy. The latter two went to entered the air forces in January, 1943, and later hcspital, who visit the wards as regularly as amphibs in the Pacific, and I believe Bill is now won his wings at Victorville, Tex. clockwork. Yes. it's nice to be home. on a ship in the Pacific I've been here in Orange since Nov. 10 and have a darn swell time. After Bill Johnson, Freeport, 111., has signed a seven- Jerry Skofronick, who is with the 2nd signal f'crvice battalion in Washington, D.C. writes: we get this destroyer on the salt water we'll year movie contract with H.G.M., studio officials have 24 months of plenty rugged duty. We don't in Chicago announced in February. Bill was a **I assume that my last letter telling of my en* gagement reached you in Italy. It's been offidal expect to be under way until April. Besides all junior in commerce when he enlisted in the air the supplies (excluding ordnance and medical). corps. After 26 months, he received a medical dis­ for almost two months now. I had a seven-day furlough in February during which time Pat came I'm charged with the disbursing of all monies, charge in October. 1944. H.G.H. has titled him including pay, all feeding of the crew, the ship's the "romantic find of the year." His contract to Milwaukee to meet my parents and some of ihe relatives. . . . J

for graduation. ... A recent letter from Father Needless to say. Danny did not wander out in the been repcK'ted miasang in action over Genamay. Teske stated that Chnck Umiela fought in the daytime. The people, though poor, were extremely He was co-pilot on a B-17. When Lake w%ji—^ recent battle of the Philippines. Tommy Shell- kind. They obtained clothes for him by threaten­ Jifaa Haisaa. Saa Aiktlm, and Jiai WUte read worth is over in that area but there was no ing to expose a tailor who had a little black this, they'll be willing to bet that Tom is safe recent news of him. . . . Sohn Hidcey informs market racket of his own. and probably selling the Nazis subscriptions to me from Pearl Harbor that he. too, gave his one- the Book of the Month Ghib. S 2jc Joe La Fortune. Tulsa, began training and-only a Hng for Christmas. She's a Bostonian in weather observation at the Navy Aerographer's Called RaaaM Carter'a folks the other niflbt. whom he met while taking his V-7 at Harvard." School of the Naval Air Station' at'Lakdiurst. and he had been writing them Iroxn the Philip­ And that's how things are with the class of N. J. Bob Warrick, who was inducted in Novem­ pines. Bab Craft's mother likewise had heard '44» as of the Ides of March. We're waiting to ber, finished his basic training at Fort Knox. from Bobbie in the Hawaiian islands. hear from more of you. Don't let us down. Ky., and has been certified for OCS. Another as­ Frank Stwnpf, who writes a letter dated March signee for OCS is Joe O'Brien, who has left Cor­ 7, goes way back to last April, when be says he Lt. Ray Kiika, Frederick Army Air Field, Okla­ nell University and is now at Farris Island. S. C. was one of the few men to graduate from homa, was the star of the field's powerful basket­ Bob Terry is now an apprentice seaman in the Wellesly collesc. He says that Dnuid Davis (of ball team this past season. Navy, but he is still studying at St. Louis Uni­ the El'Cu)itan elnb) was there with him. and Henry Sallivan has been awarded the Air Hedal versity med school. Also a med student, Pfc. Fred they have been together most of the time since^ by the fifteenth Air Force, for "meritorious Haiirer is attending Marquette University. Jahn Frank says before he left the states he saw 3mA achievement in aerial flight" in Italy. Hank is a CarvU, who was wounded at Orleans at the time Crahan and Bitt O'Brien in Norfolk, and he said member of one ot the Air Force's finest P-51 of the St. Lo break-through, is hospitalized at he saw Jadt Htduy in Pearl Harbor, as does Mustang fighter groups, having over 400 air vic­ McClusky. Tex. FyO John Atwater, St. Augustine, everyone who passes through there. THH Shcll- tories to its credit. Fla.. a Mustang fighter pilot, is flying bomber- werth was in Peari Haifaor and Frank just missed escort and strafing missions over Germany from connections witii BUI' TilWt.. A mighty inspiring letter received from Sgt. an Eighth Air Force Fighter Station in England. John Ahem's father, penned Christmas day, re­ After his arrival out at the censor knows where, Frank met Jsin CBaarke in the officers' dob, vealed that Bud had "twenty-five missions over Pfc Harry Osborne, Elgin. III., and Pfc. Fred Mr. Hitler's country as a radio gunner." and later got together with Bennie Benkdli. Talento, Rye. N. Y., know what it means to be Bonnie had just left Jim Mcadwr. Jae Van Dyke For performing a "particularly perilous and outnumbered by the enemy in a battle, and-come (Flrank says) was flyinff B-24's over Italy, and hazardous mission" ahead of the front lines, through with a victory. Ihe two soldiers were on Jain Prince was heading for the sea after beinff which contributed to the success of the Marianas a patrol about 300 yards behind the enemy lines on shore, du^ in San Francisco. Oidc Dacrmer campaign, 2nd Lt. Ted Toole, L.I., N. Y., has when the Germans discovered them. ITtey were was in San Bernardino the last Frank heard, and been aivarded the Silver StaV Medal. The action under small arms, machine gun and mortar fire Tarn Brennan was up around Alaska. Bonicelli occurred on Unian last July and involved pene­ all of the way back through the German lines and told Frank that Bay Kaka was stationed in tration of the Japanese lines at considerable risk. across "no-man's land," yet they returned suc­ Kansas. Jack Wattera puportedly was leaving Due to injuries sustained in France. Pvt. Harry cessfully with information of vital importance Florida for sea duty. Frank says he almost for­ Lavery is recovering in Vaughn General Hospital, to their unit. Neither was hurt. They are mem­ got to mention It, and in the last line adds that Hines, 111. Larry Reynolds is with the Diamond bers of a battalion headquarters company of the Lt. ewriter for all these months. He wants me. to get the address of G. V. Fonk, and would like Terry, Syracuse. N. Y., has an APO out of New Lt. Bill Rich, now in the merchant marine, is to hear about Jidinny- Clyne and Jade Utx. He York City. back at his home in New. York City for a brief also wants Jim 0*Dea*s address. Chuck did hear rest after a series of amazing experiences. His Reported missing over Germany last May. Lt. from Tom Daffy. Said he had heard Tom had first ship was torpedoed, he was picked up by Danny 0*ConneU and his crew did not turn up gone across on a B-17. as a bombardier. Other the Germans, put in a lifeboat by them, and until September, when the Allies took Belgium. info furnished by the \yilmtngton boy says that picked up by an American destroyer. The next They were very much alive. Their plane had been Ted Cammings was in on the Xeyte deal and that ship on which Bill saw duty was also torpedoed. forced down over that country, where natives Hank Adams was at naval school at Great Lakes. were persuaded to befriend them, despite-the. fact He was again picked up and returned to this that a garrison of Germans were loieated in the It's tough news that comes from Lattimer, Pa. country. He wrote' to Crciflitmi MiCttr announcing same village. The family who put up Danny Thoma* E. Doogherty, remembered as "lacker" his approaching marriage to a former St- Hair's lived next door to the mess hall of the Germans. when he roomed in Cavanaugh and Dillon, has girt At lad! The NOTRE DAME CAMPUS

TT^OR many years we have discussed the thur Haley, '26, and J. E. Armstrong, '25. -*- hope of securing a good representative film of the Notre Dame campus that will While we cannot promise definite dates tell the story of Notre Dame's academic at this writing, we will try to see that those program, physical facilities, and natural Clubs desiring the picture receive it at the beauty to distant alumni, to high schools, earliest possible date. We would like to to friends, and even to those who visit the have Father Frank Goodall, C.S.C. or Bill campus frequently but never tire of it. Dooley or myself bring it to your Club personally. Now, this picture has been taken. The first copy shows that the modest enterprise And we would like, when the picture is has met with a success greater than we had in your community, to have interested hoped. high school students see it, because it tells a story of the University in which they Additional copies have been ordered and will all be interested. (subject to government regulations) should be available by May 1. The film is contained in one 1200-foot reel which requires (they tell the Editor) The picture, 16mm color film with sound a long-arm 16mm projector with sound track, was photographed by Charles Chap­ equipment. Since it is practically impos­ man, Evanston, 111., who has made similar sible to carry this type of equipment (or pictures for a number of universities. Rich­ get it for that matter) under present con­ ard Sullivan, '30, has written a fine script ditions, we are asking that the Clubs ar­ for the accompanying narration, which range for the necessary equipment, which tells in just over 30 minutes an interesting is usually to be found in high schools or and comprehensive story of Notre Dame. hotels where commercial or educational Details of the picture were supervised by films are frequently shown. This will facil­ Rev. Eugene P. Burke, C.S.C, '06, J. Ar­ itate our coverage.

Inquiries concerning this film should be addressed to Jam^s E. Armstrong, Alumni Secretary, Box 81, Notre Datne, Jnd.