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The US Navy Japanese/Oriental Language School Archival Project The US Navy Japanese/Oriental Language School Archival Project The Interpreter Archives, University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries Number 194 Remember September 11, 2001 [email protected] April 1, 2014 Our Mission Boulder, CO. He returned to Wesleyan and graduated in 1946. In the Spring of 2000, the He began his insurance career Archives continued the origi- with American International nal efforts of Captain Roger Underwriters Corporation. After Pineau and William Hudson, training at Lloyds of London and and the Archives first at- marrying Doreen Brown in tempts in 1992, to gather the London in 1948, he was papers, letters, photographs, transferred to Shanghai, China, and records of graduates of where his daughter, Linda, was the US Navy Japanese/ born in 1949. Upon evacuation Oriental Language School, from Shanghai, they relocated to University of Colorado at Tokyo, Japan. He was appointed Boulder, 1942-1946. We Resident Vice President of AIU Buck grew up in China and assemble these papers in Japan in 1952; his son, Graeme, acquired fluency in Mandarin. recognition of the contribu- was born in St. Johnsbury, VT, He interrupted his studies at tions made by JLS/OLS in 1955; and he was appointed Wesleyan to serve in the Navy instructors and graduates to President of AIU Japan in 1956. during World War II and the War effort in the Pacific He remained in Japan for 21 provided intelligence reports and the Cold War, to the years before moving to New from southern China behind Freeman’s years at Wesleyan creation of East Asian York. In 1983, he was elected Japanese lines. especially indicate the extent to language programs across President and Chief Operating After the war, he became the which World War II interrupted the country, and to the Officer of American first Wesleyan student to earn a and invaded every facet of development of Japanese- International Group (AIG). Upon degree in Japanese. He captained student life in the 1940s, from American cultural rec- his retirement in 1993, he the 1946 Wesleyan soccer team the newly established Civil onciliation programs after remained an honorary Director in a season that had only one loss Aeronautics Student Pilot Course World War II. of AIG. Upon his father's death (against Yale), which nearly to the Naval Flight Preparatory in 1992, Mr. Freeman assumed equaled the record of Wesleyan’s School that began operating FREEMAN, position of Chairman of the undefeated team on which he “alongside of, but not in HOUGHTON Freeman Foundation which he had starred in 1940. In 1947 he conjunction with the regular "BUCK," DEARLY ran with his wife and son until joined AIG, where he spent the Liberal Arts curriculum.” Note, too, Wesleyan’s “World War II LOVED HUSBAND his death. rest of his career, rising to the Paid Notice top levels of company leadership. Roll of Honor” that appeared in OF DOREEN FOR New York Times As Roth writes, Freeman’s the 1943 yearbook. OVER 62 YEARS December 5, 2010 studies were interrupted by At 203 students, the Class of Freeman Family 1947 was the largest yet in FREEMAN--Houghton "Buck," _______________ World War II, during which he Wesleyan’s history. But more dearly loved husband of Doreen served in the Navy. He is listed, Remembering Houghton notably, as an astonishing for over 62 years, passed away in by Roth and others, as a 1943 “Buck” Freeman ’43 graduate, but he left Wes in 1942 foreword to the ’47 yearbook Stowe, VT, on Wednesday, points out, it was also December 1, 2010. He is deeply Earlier this week President Roth and returned after the war to “undoubtedly the only Class to mourned by his beloved son, sent out an email announcing the captain the 1946 soccer team and be graduated from Wesleyan that Graeme Freeman, and his wife, passing of beloved [Wesleyan] his yearbook photo (above) has not a single member, who Nancy, of Honolulu, HI, and alumnus and former trustee appears in the senior section of took his four regular years in the daughter, Linda Post, and her (1982–1991) Houghton “Buck” the 1947 Olla Podrida. Here’s usual order.” Students left their husband, Don, of Stowe, VT. Freeman ’43, son of AIG co- his senior blurb, which lists his studies to serve in the war, and Equally loved were his founder Mansfield Freeman ’16. sprawling extracurricular then returned in large numbers to grandchildren, Alec and Colin “Freeman’s numerous accomplishments as: “Cardinal” complete their work, five, six, Freeman; Tyler, Alexi, and contributions to the University,” Business Board, Varsity Soccer even seven years after arriving as Graham Post; and stepgrandsons, the Argus writes, “including a $5 Co-captain, Squash, Golf freshmen. David and Scott DeCristo. Buck million gift in the 1980s that (letters); Freshman Soccer In this regard, Freeman was Freeman was born in Peking, funded construction of the Bacon Captain (numerals); Le Cercle no exception. But in his post- China, in 1921, the son of Field House and the new pool in Francais; La Tertulia; TNE; Phi graduation involvement with and Professor Mansfield Freeman the Freeman Athletic Center, Nu Theta secretary; Candidate contributions to this school, he and his wife, Mary Houghton. made him the largest donor in for Distinction in Government. quite certainly was. Check out He graduated from the Shanghai Wesleyan’s history.” That’s a For more glimpses of the Argus‘s front-page piece on American School and then pretty astounding superlative. extracurricular life from an era Freeman here, and read Roth’s attended Wesleyan University in More from President Roth’s long past, check out these blurbs for The Newman Club, The announcement here. Middletown, CT. After this, he email, and then some snapshots entered the US Navy and from Freeman’s student years at Camera Club, The Rosa Club, posted on December 4, 2010 at 3:49 attended the Japanese Language Wes: The Rifle Club, and The Pre- PM,http://fwix.com/connecticut/shar Schools in Berkeley, CA, and Medical Club. e/951d5505fb/remembering_houghto its own destiny,” said Alan The critical conservation every Asian studies center and n_buck_freeman_43 Thorndike, a Stowe lawyer who project, the largest in state department across the country posted _______________ announcements and condolences. was part of the Stowe Education history, meant the private land The Freeman Foundation had Fund movement. would remain open to the public, Freeman: generously supported programs in “He was an extraordinarily and continue to be used for Asian languages and international A titan in his field generous person with the right logging and recreation as it has understanding for decades. Our attitude,” Thorndike said. for generations. In 1997, the Brigham decision humble project was only one tiny Though the Freeman Johannes von Trapp, an avid recipient of a philanthropic effort of issued by the Vermont Supreme Foundation does its work all conservationist and the owner of global reach.] Court ruled that all children were _______________ over the world, “it always kind the Trapp Family Lodge, said entitled to an equal education of amazed me how Vermont was Freeman’s early and important opportunity. USMCEL so integral” in what Freeman and leadership on the Champion deal That decision led to Act 60, a the foundation did, Thorndike brought other large foundations Conversation school-funding formula hastily said — huge conservation and charities to the effort. conceived by the Legislature. (Cont’d) projects all over the state, with Without them, the deal might For Stowe, the law meant the Stowe Land Trust one of the well have failed. Dear Mr. Dunbar: property-tax bills would more beneficiaries; scholarships; the “He contributed tremendously It was rewarding to read all of than triple if the school budget UVM nursing and Asian Studies to Vermont through the the vignettes you have written were kept as is, with the extra programs; and colleges and foundation and through his about your experiences in WWII, money going to schools universities all over the United influence and stature with a and I was especially pleased to elsewhere in Vermont. States. whole lot of other nonprofits, learn of the bond between you Stowe struggled to find a way Freeman rose to prominence particularly in the environmental and Col. Stent. It stands in such to comply with the law without in the insurance industry, serving side of things,” Von Trapp said. marked contrast to the non- decimating its schools. as president and chief executive “He was largely responsible for relationship that characterized Enter Houghton Freeman, a of the American International coming up with the cash for the what passed between me and my Stowe resident. Group from 1983 to 1993 before easement on the champions C.O., Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller Freeman realized the financial taking the helm of the foundation timberland deal and, through his during the two operations, Cape dilemma faced by Stowe and that bears his family name. influence, lots of other Gloucester and Pelelieu, at other, similar Vermont school foundation money came into the which he and I were in the same systems, and decided to ease the The foundation has given away state.” unit, H&S Co., First Marine tax burden by setting up hundreds of millions of dollars Freeman’s death, said Von Division. Of course, to say he matching grants through his over the years around the globe Trapp, “will not only be a was "in" that unit is wrong: he family foundation. in the fields of education, tremendous loss for his family commanded the entire regiment, In 1998, the Freeman international understanding with but to the state of Vermont.” whereas the unit was where I Foundation-based Vermont a focus on Asia, international “I didn’t know Buck "belonged," in a logistical sense Education Initiative matched relief, the environment and land personally, but certainly knew of [an interesting and important privately raised funds in Stowe conservation.
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