* * With the Armed ForcesTwo pamphlets have been received at the

Alumni office that are of interest to manyOklahorrums . These are the Cannoneers Post, thestory of the 94th Division Artillery, and the Storyof the 45th Division Artillery. Both these pam-phlets relate the history of their divisions in thiswar.The Cannoneers Post was published by Capt.

J. Leland Gourley, '40, Norman, public relationsofficer . In the author's note he says : "To thepeople outside the 94th Division Artillery andmembers of our immediate family, this bookprobably will be pretty dull reading . We havenot had the space or time to make a more colorfulstory as it should be . The information containedherein is mostly a succession of plain facts . .We have tried hard, though, to dig out of officialrecords, maps and documents exact informationwhich will help give credence to the stories youwill tell your wives, sweethearts and grandchil-dren about how you won the war in Europe ."Thus, in a very plain manner is told the storyof the 94th from the time of its organization atFort Custer, Michigan, on September 15, 1942,until hostilities ceased in the European theater ofoperations.

In a like manner the Story of the 45th DivisionArtillery is told as it follows the division fromthe time it was called into federal service onSeptember 16, 1940, at Fort Sill, through thecontinued policing of Munich on May 9, 1945 .Among the officers featured by write-ups andpictures in the book are three O.U. alumni . Theyare Lt. Col . Russell D . Funk, '24, Oklahoma City,commanding officer, 158th Field Artillery bat-talion ; Lt. Col . John Embry, '27law, Chandler,commanding officer, 160th Field Artillery bat-talion, and Lt . Col . Hal L . Muldrow, Jr ., '28bus,Norman, commanding officer, 189th Field Artil-lery battalion .

Both histories are accompanied by realistic pic-tures of battles in which the divisions participated .

Wolfard Views DamageAN EIGHTH AIR FORCE SERVICE COM-

MAND STATION, England.-Japan of tomorrowwas mirrored for Sgt . Neal E . Wolfard, '37-'40,Norman, when he recently took the "trolley run"to view the devastated and defeated Third Reichin an eight-hour flight in an Eighth Air ForceB-17 Flying Fortress .

Sergeant Wolfard is stationed at this largestrategic air depot near Bury St. Edmunds,Suffolk, where battle-damaged Forts were repairedbefore further flights into Germany .

It was his first opportunity to observe citieslike Kassel, Cologne, Hamburg, Brunswick, Han-over, and Eindhoven . He saw how steel andarmament works, chemical and power plants, ironworks and refineries were reduced to rubble.Sergeant Wolfard's work, along with others ofthe Eighth Air Force, aided this achievement .

Missing in ActionLt . E . B . Setliff, '40-'43, Madill, has been re-

ported missing in action since June 18 . He wasserving in the Pacific and had flown over 100combat hours and had made eight raids againstJapanese installations . Lieutenant Setliff wasawarded the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Clus-ter in May . He was a member of Phi GammaDelta fraternity at the University.

LiberatedLt . Ralph W . Johnson, '41, Durant, has been

liberated from a German prison camp, StalagLuft No . 3 . He was captured on April 26, 1943 .Lieutenant Johnson was with the 17th Bombard-ment group .

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DischargedLt. Col . Walter J. Arnote, '28law, McAlester,

has received a discharge from the Army andplanned to return to his law practice at McAlester .He was in service five years and served overseaswith the Headquarters company of the 45th Di-vision .

Elmer L . Kirkpatrick, '29ma, storekeeper 2/c,Tryon, has been discharged from the Navy . Mr.Kirkpatrick served on Saipan and other pointsof action in the Pacific theater of war .

Master Sgt . Jack S . Lewis, '32, OklahomaCity, has recently received a discharge from theArmy . Mr . Lewis, who has returned to his homein Oklahoma City, served overseas with the 28thAir Depot group.

Capt. Amos Battenfield, '41journ, Norman, hasreceived a discharge from the Army Air Forceson the point system . Captain Battenfield, whowas pilot of a B-24 during the first raid on WakeIsland, holds the Distinguished Flying Cross andthe Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters .

Lt. Col . Frederick R . Hood, '30med, Okla-homa City, has been honorably discharged fromthe Army . He planned to resume his practice incardiology in the Osler Building, Oklahoma City,July 1 . Dr . Hood was originally commissionedin the Army Medical Corps in 1942, when hereported to LaGarde General Hospital, New Or-

FORMER SAILOR Now MAJOR

Paul W. Reed, '16, Sulphur, who has an ex-tensive and unusual service record, has recentlybeen promoted to the rank of major. MajorReed served in World War I and as chairmanof the Murray County Selective Service Boarduntil immediately following Pearl Harbor,when he resigned his position and enlisted inthe Navy. He served throughout the Guadal-canal campaign as an enlisted man in theNavy . In May, 1943, he was commissioned inthe Motor Transportation Branch of the Armyand stationed at the San Francisco Port of Em-barkation . Before entering the service, MajorReed was the Ford distributor for southern

Oklahoma .

leans, Louisiana .No- Col . Wallace N . Davidson, '19med, Cushing,will receive a discharge from the Army in Oc-tober . He recently returned to the United Statesfrom Burma, where he commanded a 1,600-bedEvacuation Hospital for two years .

Having acquired more than 100 points underthe discharge system, Capt . Phil McCartney, '41,Ponca City, has been discharged from the ArmyAir Force . He returned to the United States inthe fall of 1943 from the South Pacific, where heserved as a medium bomber pilot. He has sincebeen stationed at Will Rogers Field, OklahomaCity, and at Coffeyville, Kansas.

Lt . John R . Couch, '40law, Pryor, has re-ceived an honorable discharge from the ArmyAir Force after serving overseas with the 494thand 432nd Squadrons, and being awarded theAir Medal with seven Oak Leaf Clusters. He hasopened his office in the First National BankBuilding, Oklahoma City .

Injured in ActionLt . Herbert L. Durgan, '37eng, Oklahoma

City, was injured in action in Germany lastMarch 25 . Returned to the United States for hos-pitalization, he was stationed at Birmingham Gen-eral Hospital, Van Nuys, California . LieutenantDurgan was with the 399th Field Artillery bat-talion .

Prisoner of WarCapt. Robert L . Cooper, '39law, Pond Creek,

was taken prisoner by the Japanese on June 20while commanding native troops in China . Cap-tain Cooper entered the Field Artillery as alieutenant in 1943 and was sent to the Chinesetheater in January, 1944 . He was the only Ameri-can serving with the segment of the ChineseArmy at the post where he was captured . He hadbeen in the interior of China for several months .

Back from BattlefrontsIt was a real homecoming recently at the home

of Mrs . Joe Bailey Allen, Oklahoma City, whenall three of her sons arrived for a visit at the sametime . Master Sgt . William M . Allen, '39-'41, hadjust traded his 110 points for a discharge and waspreparing to resume his studies at the University.He was overseas for 32 months, seeing action inAfrica, Sicily, Italy, southern France and Ger-many with a tank outfit . For meritorious servicein France and Germany he won the Bronze Star.

Pfc . Charles I . Bailey, '40-'41, a technicianwith an Air Force ground crew, was stationedat San Angelo, Texas .

Pfc . Joe B . Allen, '43, had been overseas 10months with the 95th Infantry Division . He sawaction in France, Germany, Belgium and Holland .He wears the Combat Infantryman's Badge andthe Order of the Purple Heart, which he wasawarded for wounds received in the Battle ofMetz .

Lt. James L . Dorland, '41, Norman, is in theUnited States after serving for 10 months inthe European theater of operations. LieutenantDorland has been awarded the DistinguishedFlying Cross and the Air Medal for outstandingachievements in aerial combat against the enemy .

Pfc . David Wallace, '43, Oklahoma City, hasreturned to the United States after a tour of duty

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overseas . Private Wallace spent seven months atthe front in Europe with the 347th Infantrydivision .00- Tech . Sgt . John M . Rowntree, '43, OklahomaCity, has arrived home on furlough from theEuropean theater of war. He has been overseaswith the Second Infantry regiment since Sep-tember, 1944 . Sergeant Rowntree is holder ofthe Order of the Purple Heart .

Capt . Glenn R . Robinson, '41eng, Miami, hasreturned home on leave after serving 12 monthsoverseas . He has been with the 95th Infantrydivision since entering the Army . While overseashe served as division ammunition officer. CaptainRobinson won the Bronze Star for meritoriousservices rendered during the Saarlautern cam-paign . He wears three battle stars on his Euro-pean theater of operations ribbon .

Capt . Jimmie G . Andros, '35, Faxon, has re-turned from a tour of duty in the Europeantheater of operations . Captain Andros served 35months in North Africa, Italy, Sicily, Corsica andFrance .No- Lt . Joe F. Adams, '40-'42, Hollis, arrivedhome recently from the far Pacific . LieutenantAdams, pilot of a P-38, was with the jungleAir Force "Vampires" squadron which is creditedwith shooting down a total of 171 Japanese air-craft.IN- Lt . Thomas A . Cardwell, '41eng, OklahomaCity, has arrived in the United States after 28months in the European theater of operations .He served overseas with the Signal Corps .10- Capt . R . Boyd Gunning, '37law, Norman, washome on leave after 37 months of service inthe Pacific as a Field Artillery officer . CaptainGunning served on Bougainville and later onthe island of Luzon, where he was stationed fromJanuary until the time he started home . CaptainGunning was director of short courses and visualeducation in the Extension Division before enter-ing the Army.

Lt . James A . Clark, '40-'41, Oklahoma City,has returned to the United States after beingliberated from a German prison camp near Moos-berg . Lieutenant Clark was listed missing in actionas of July 23, 1944 . A fighter pilot of a P-47,he has received the Distinguished Flying Cross,the Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters, thePresidential Unit Citation and the Order of thePurple Heart .

Lt . Cecil A . Farrand, '43, Oklahoma City,arrived recently from the China-Burma-Indiatheater of war. He served there as a pilot withthe 490th Bombardment squadron. He was re-assigned after his leave at San Antonio, Texas .

Flight Officer Harold W. Morgan, '32-'35,Oklahoma City, has returned to the United Statesafter completing a tour of duty in the Europeantheater of war. He was to report to San Antonio,Texas, for re-assignment.No- Maj . Bill Tutin, '35bus, Norman, arrived homefor a leave recently from the European theater ofoperations, where he served with the 18th CorpsArtillery .

Maj . Edgar Roy Oppenheim, '35-'36, Okla-homa City, recently arrived home on leave afterserving in North Africa and Italy for two yearswith the Allied force headquarters. Major Oppen-heim, whose recent work has been concernedwith the re-deployment of troops, earned the Le-gion of Merit award for his meritorious efforts tomake possible the prompt return of personnel tothe United States .

Lt. Col . John T. Snyder, '36-'40, Enid, hasarrived in the United States for re-assignment .Colonel Snyder, who entered the service in July,1940, holds the Distinguished Flying Cross andthe Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters . Heserved in Europe, Africa, and . the Middle East .

After serving in the European theater of warfor 10 months, Maj . Paul D . Smith, '34pharm,Oklahoma City, has returned home on leave .Major Smith served as battalion executive with the929th Field Artillery as it moved through France,Belgium and Holland .

Staff Sgt . Clifford L. Marshall, '43, Norman,returned home on furlough after duty with theEighth Air Force in England . Sergeant Marshall,

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a top turret gunner on a B-24 Liberator, holdsthe Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters . Hewas a member of the 389th Bombardment group,which has twice received the Distinguished UnitCitation . At the end of his leave he reported to

The Alumni Office requests the assistance ofall readers of Sooner Magazine in completing itsrecords of alumni-both graduates and formerstudents-who have served in the war. The workof compiling information on decorations, combatrecords and deaths will continue despite the endof the war. If you have any such informationabout an O.U . alumnus, please mail it to : WarRecords Secretary, University of Oklahoma AlumniAssociation, Norman, Oklahoma.

the re-deployment center at Camp Chaffee, Ark-ansas .

Home on 30-day leave recently was Maj .David H . Bridges, '39fa, Oklahoma City . MajorBridges served overseas with the special troopsof the 12th Army for 15 months .

Maj . Charles N. Breeding, '37-'39, OklahomaCity, was home on leave after 11 months ofcombat duty with the Eighth Air Force in Eng-land . Major Breeding, squadron commander ofa heavy Bombardment group, flew 23 missionsas a command pilot over Germany and occupiedcountries . He has won the Distinguished FlyingCross and an Air Medal with two Oak LeafClusters for meritorious action against the enemy .

After being released from a German prisoncamp, Capt . Thomas J. Huff, '42med, Walters, hasreturned home on leave . Captured at Luxembourgon December 19, 1944, he served overseas withvarious units of the 687th Field Artillery battalion .

Lt. Robert B . Holland, '32-'35, Norman, hasarrived home after a tour of duty in the Euro-pean theater . Lieutenant Holland, who was withthe 933rd Field Artillery battalion, served inAfrica, Italy, France and Germany .

Staff Sgt . James R . Green, '35-'39, Norman,has been home on furlough after serving in theEuropean theater of war with an Eighth AirForce Bombardment group .Do- Lt. Lawrence Fuller, '42, Norman, has re-turned to the United States from Germany forre-deployment to the Pacific area . He was at-tached to the 410th Bombardment group . Lieu-tenant Fuller holds the Air Medal with one silverOak Leaf Cluster and two bronze Oak LeafClusters .00- Lt. Marshall Hanna, '40-'41, Oklahoma City,has been home on leave after being releasedfrom a prison camp in Germany . He was takenprisoner last September 17 after he was forcedto bail out of his plane, a P-38. Lieutenant Hanna,who completed 20 missions before being cap-tured, holds the Distinguished Flying Cross, theAir Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and theOrder of the Purple Heart.

Flight Officer R . L. Hoskinson, '32-'35, Nor-man, has returned from a year's duty in Englandand France. He was co-pilot and navigator on aC-47 with a Troop Carrier unit of the FirstAllied Airborne Army . He reported for re-assignment at Santa Ana, California .

Lt . John D . Hill, '38-'43, Norman, recentlyarrived in the United States after duty in Italy .Lieutenant Hill, holder of the Air Medal and theOrder of the Purple Heart, was with the 464thBombardment group . He was to report to DrewField, Tampa, Florida, for re-assignment .Do- Lt . J . L . Johnson, '346s, Temple, was assignedto duty as officer-in-charge of the Naval AirFacility base at Pyramid Lake, Nevada, afterbeing stationed for 16 months in Florida andsix months overseas .

Cpl . Coulter C . Ray, '37journ, Idabel, hasbeen home for a visit after completing 25 monthsof service overseas . Corporal Ray, who served inthe European theater of war, was with theQuartermasters Corps . He reported to Kelly Field,Texas, for re-assignment.

00- Lt . Paul Kelly, '40-'42, Oklahoma City, hascompleted 18 months of overseas service and re-turned home on leave. Lieutenant Kelly, who en-listed in March, 1943, served with the FifthCavalry . He was to report to Fort Leavenworth,Kansas, for re-assignment at the end of his leave .00- Lt . James H . Witt, '41, Oklahoma City, wasat home on leave after serving 16 months in Italyand India with the Air Force . Lieutenant Wittholds the Distinguished Flying Cross and theAir Medal with eight Oak Leaf Clusters .00- Lt . Henry L. Janssen, '436a, Lyons, Kansas,returned from seven months of service in Europelast month . He had been serving with the 412thField Artillery battalion . Mrs . Janssen is theformer Marjorie Trent, '43journ .

Flight Officer Richard W. Varley, '38-'39,McAlester, has returned home from the Europeantheater of war . He entered France on D-day withthe 82nd Airborne division, participated in theinvasion of Holland with the 101st Airborne di-vision, made the hop across the Rhine with the17th Airborne division and assisted in the trans-portation of troops in all the battles of Germany .Overseas for 15 months, he holds the Air Medalwith two Oak Leaf Clusters, and the PresidentialCitation.

Lt . Ernest J . Richards, '39-'42, Norman, hasreturned to the United States from the Europeantheater of war. He made the trip aboard the USSHermitage. Lieutenant Richards was with theheadquarters company of the 138th Ordnancebattalion while overseas .

Lt. Col . James W . Billings, Jr ., '40eng, Nor-man, has arrived in the United States after 34months overseas duty as an Ordnance officer . Hewas in the European theater with headquarters ofthe 42nd Air Depot group . He returned to theUnited States aboard the USS Samuel Livermore.

Lt . Melvin L . Parham, '39-'41, Norman, hasarrived home from Italy, where he was stationedwith the 15th Air Force . He made 20 sortiesduring his overseas service, and holds the AirMedal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and a Presi-dential Unit Citation . Lieutenant Parham was toreport to a San Antonio, Texas, base for re-assignment.to- Capt. Lawrence R . Bolen, '40law, OklahomaCity, has returned to the United States from theEuropean theater of operations . Captain Bolen,who holds the Bronze Star, was with the FirstArmy from the time of the invasion of Normandy .

Capt . Emery M. Craighead, '41, Parsons,Kansas, has arrived in the United States aftera 32-month tour of duty with a Weather squadronin the Middle East area . Captain Craighead wasto be re-assigned at an Air Force distributioncenter .

Lt . Raymond Price, '34-'37, Noble, has re-turned from a tour of duty in the Europeantheater of operations. He participated in threemajor engagements and was wounded November30, 1944, in France while fighting with the 44thInfantry division. He was awarded the Orderof the Purple Heart for the wounds . LieutenantPrice, who has been in the Army since February1, 1941, went to France in September, 1944 .

After serving 12 months in the Pacific theaterStaff Sgt . Creighton Collier, '42-'43, Norman, hasarrived in the United States on furlough . Ser-geant Collier, who is a radio radar-gunner inthe Marine Air Corps, has served on planescarrying wounded from Peleliu, Leyte, Saipan,Guam and other Pacific islands . He was to reportto El Centro, California, for re-assignment.

Capt. Emil F. Meis, Jr ., '37bus, OklahomaCity, has returned to the United States afterserving for several months overseas with the15th Field Artillery . He landed in Normandyon D-day plus one . Captain Meis, who was inservice before Pearl Harbor, holds the BronzeStar, the Silver Star, the Order of the PurpleHeart, and the E.T.O . ribbon with five battlestars .

DecorationsLt . Charles R . Kerr, '42law, Pawnee, has re-

ceived the Bronze Star for outstanding serviceduring the fast carrier raids on Okinawa and

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Formosa in October, 1944 . His citation read :"For distinguishing himself by meritorious servicein connection with operations against the enemyduring the period October 7 to 21, 1944, whileserving as communication and airplot officer of adestroyer attached to a fast carrier force . Hedesignated targets to gun control during air at-tacks on three days which resulted in the destruc-tion by gunfire of three enemy planes, one un-assisted by other ships . His coolness under attackwas inspiring and his conduct was at all times inkeeping with the highest traditions of the UnitedStates Naval service ."No- Lt. William C . Woodward, '42zool, Norman,has recently been awarded the Bronze Star . Lieu-tenant Woodward was stationed at Fort Sill aftercompleting a tour of duty in the European theaterof operations . For services rendered as a liaisonpilot in Europe Lieutenant Woodward has alsobeen presented the Air Medal . He holds the Orderof the Purple Heart for wounds received lastDecember.10- Lt. Eugene 11 . Cruce, '40-'43, Oklahoma City,has been awarded the Air Medal . LieutenantCruce, who served four months overseas as abomber pilot, has been assigned to the occupa-tional Air Force in Europe as a member of theSecond Bombardment group .00- Maj . Thomas P. Conners, '37med, OklahomaCity, has been awarded the Silver Star for gal-lantry in action . Of him the citation read : "Atall times his bravery and self-sacrifice, beyond thatnormally expected of him, were an inspiration toall who witnessed his gallant deeds . Such heroismand skillful medical work under fire were trulyworthy of the finest traditions of the UnitedStates Army." Major Conners served with the87th Mountain Infantry in Italy .

Maj . Vern R . James, '37, Norman, has beenawarded the Bronze Star by Maj . Gen . Louis A .Craig, 20th Corps commander . Major James re-ccived the award for meritorious services ren-dered in the Third Army thrust across France tothe Moselle River .

Maj . Leon N . Gilbert, '40, Norman, has beenawarded the Bronze Star for meritorious servicein combat in Europe with the 776th Field Ar-tillery battalion . Major Gilbert recently receivedhis promotion from captain .

Capt, George McDannold, '42eng, Tulsa, hasbeen decorated with the Bronze Star for meri-torious achievement in action against the enemy .He was stationed in Italy with the 91st Infantrydivision . Captain McDannold has been overseasfor 16 months .

For meritorious service in combat in Italythe Bronze Star has been presented to Capt . NeilKeller, '33law, Norman . He has been servingwith the Fifth Army at headquarters of the 99thDivision . Captain Keller was awarded the In-fantry Combat Badge earlier in the year .

Three Oak Leaf Clusters have been added tothe Air Medal held by Lt . Stuart W . Clark,'40-'43, Ponca City . Lieutenant Clark, who iscredited with 35 combat missions, was a P-38pilot with the 15th Air Force .

Col . Frank G . White, '376a, Henryetta, wasdecorated with the Legion of Merit for outstand-ing work done in the Africa-Middle East theaterbetween April, 1943, and August, 1945 . WhenColonel White arrived in this theater he was theassistant chief of staff of the supply division ofthe Ninth Air Force . When the Ninth Air Forcedeparted in the fall of 1943 he efficiently under-took the disposal of surplus supplies and movedexcess equipment to areas which critically neededthem .

The Distinguished Flying Cross was recentlypresented to Lt. William L . Hulen, '38-'40, Elgin,for navigational skill displayed while leading hisgroup through adverse weather to a vital targetin Germany . The award, "for extraordinaryachievement in aerial flight," was presented at arecent ceremony held at the base of the 455thBombardment group. The action for which liewon the medal took place last March 13 .

Lt. James F, Watkins, Jr., '41-'42, Norman,

has been decorated with the Air Medal foraction in the Southwest Pacific . He was citedfor meritorious achievement while participatingin aerial flights from April 2, 1945, to May 1,1945 . Lieutenant Watkins took part in sustainedoperational flight missions during which hostilecontact was probable and expected .

The Bronze Star has been awarded to Lt.Col . Gerald D . Shepherd, '32bus, Oklahoma City,who distinguished himself by meritorious achieve-ment on November 9, 1944, in France . The cita-tion read in part : "Colonel Shepherd continuallypushed forward his personal reconnaissance de-spite a heavy concentration of enemy mortarfire, and selected positions from which his bat-talion was able to bring down effective fire uponthe enemy . His actions were largely responsiblefor his unit's continuous close support of ouradvancing Infantry ." Since the time of thisaward Colonel Shepherd has been awarded anOak Leaf Cluster to the Bronze Star for othermeritorious service . He also is holder of theCroix do Guerre with Palm .

Capt . Gayfrcc Ellison, Jr ., '40med, Norman,has been awarded the Bronze Star for meritoriousservice in action from August 15, 1944, to May7, 1945, in France and Germany . The citationstated that "Captain Ellison has shown ability,unstinting energy and leadership in action againstthe enemy which have been of incalculable valueand meriting of high praise . He has fulfilled hisduties as battalion surgeon with great efficiencyand is a credit to himself and to the ArmyMedical Corps ." Captain Ellison, who is withthe 2nd Field Artillerv Observation battalion, hasbeen overseas since August, 1943 .

For extraordinary achievement against theenemy, Lt . Clarence L. Martin, '42-'43, OklahomaCity, has won the Distinguished Flying Cross . Thecitation stated in part : "Although his aircraft wascritically damaged during the bombing run onan enemy railroad bridge, Lieutenant Martin dem-onstrated outstanding determination and skill byremaining in formation until he was able tobomb the target with telling effect ." LieutenantMartin was a pilot with the 391st "Black Death"A-26 Invader group .No- Capt . David Paris, '41med, Cushing, has beenawarded the Bronze Star for meritorious achieve-ment in connection with military operationsagainst the enemy in New Guinea, the Nether-lands East Indies, Leyte, and Luzon . CaptainParis is a Medical Corps officer with headquarterscompany of the 11th Corps .

"For extraordinary gallantry in action" Lt .Oscar W . Chandler, '34-'36, Oklahoma City, hasbeen presented the Silver Star . The citation stated :"His quick-wittedness and utter disregard of per-sonal welfare reduced an enemy strong point,thereby saving much life and injur} among de-fending Infantryman." Lieutenant Chandler wasserving with the 10th Mountain Infantry divisionin the Apennines .No- Capt . Albert S . Gilles, '376a, Norman, re-ceived the Bronze Star for action with a search-light battalion in Germany . The citation in partstated : "

.. his leadership, dependability and

extreme devotion to duty reflect great creditupon himself and the armed forces of the UnitedStates ."

The Bronze Star has been presented to Sgt .William M . Tooke, '42-'43, Tulsa, "for

meritori-ous service inconnection withmilitary operationsagainst an enemy of the United States ." Thecitation further stated : "His intrepid performancein a momentous phase of combat reflects greatcredit on himself and exemplifies the high tradi-tion of the military service ." Sergeant Tooke,overseas since last October, is serving with the95th Infantry division .

A gold laurel wreath insignia signifying dutywith a meritorious service unit has been presentedto Lt . Lee W . Stone, '41law, Bartlesville . He isa member of the 1221st Quartermaster company,which has been officially commended by Brig .Gen . Muron H . Wood, Ninth Air Force ServiceCommand, "for performance of exceptionallydifficult tasks and superior performance of normal

duties in England and the liberated countries ofEurope ." Lieutenant Stone was the officer incharge of procurement and distribution of rationsand supplies .00- Lt . Col . Charles P . Brown, '40bus, McAlester,has been awarded the Bronze Star for "meritori-ous achievement" in the Southwest Pacific . ColonelBrown, according to the citation, commandeda light Artillery battalion attached to an Infantrydivision in an "outstanding manner" from April5 to Auril 29, 1945 .

The Distinguished Flying Cross and the AirMedal with two Oak Leaf Clusters have beenpresented to Mr . and Mrs . W. S . Conatser, parentsof Lt. Jack D . Conatser, '39-'40, Lindsay . Theseawards were made to Lieutenant Conatser forservices rendered his country in action againstthe enemy after he had been reported missing asof September 27, 1944 . He had previously beenpresented the Silver Star and an Air Medal with15 clusters for gallant service over continentalEurope . Lieutenant Conatser, pilot of a P-47Thunderbolt, was shot down two miles south ofSaarbrucken at Wendel, Germany . As yet, nofurther details have been revealed .

Two Oak Leaf Clusters have been added to theAir Medal held by Lt . Arthur L . McElmurry,'41-'43, Dallas, Texas . He received the awardsfor meritorious service in action against theenemy as a member of the 504th Bombardmentgroup .Do- Lt . Col . Shelton E . Lollis, '38eng, Lawton,has been presented with the Legion of Meritaward for exceptionally meritorious conduct inthe performance of outstanding services in Africa,Italy and France from March 1, 1943, to Novem-her 1, 1944 . An Ordnance supply officer, ColonelLollis was cited for his "marked success in re-equipping combat troops after serious losses in-flicted at Kasserine Pass, and in establishing anddeveloping new lines of supply to the SecondArmy Corps in its withdrawal to the northernsector of the Tunisian front."The citation further stated, "In addition, he

demonstrated outstanding ability in mountingtroops for the Sicilian and Italian assaults andin the re-build and re-issue of some 1,200 pre-viously deadlined vehicles. Detailed as CoastalBase Section Ordnance representative to the BeachControl Group, Headquarters Seventh Army, forthe invasion of southern France, lie displayedunusual initiative and ability in making prepara-tions for handling Ordnance class 2 and 4 itemson the far shore, and in co-ordinating the re-ceipt, storage, issue and adjustment of Ordnancesupplies on three widely separated beaches .

"His subsequent study and instruction of Frenchpersonnel effected an entire rejuvenation of FrenchOrdnance requisition and supply procedure, has-tening the build-up of reserves for the break-through in the Belfort Gap, and his soundjudgment, vigorous pursuit, and incessant laborscontributed immeasurably to the success of Alliedforces in southern France ."10- For meritorious achievement in connectionwith military operations against the enemy onLuzon Sgt. Richard R . Whittington, '41pharm,Mount Ida, Arkansas, has been awarded theBronze Star . Sergeant Whittington has been serv-ing in the Pacific war theater with the FirstMedical battalion .

Lt . (jg) Robert E . Wolfard, '40-'42, Norman,has been presented with the Air Medal for en-gaging and destroying an enemy single-enginebomber with his carrier-based fighter plane. Be-fore blasting the Jap plane out of the skies, Lieu-tenant Wolfard bombed hangars and strafedplanes and installations in the Kanoya area .

The bronze Oak Leaf Cluster has been addedto the Air Medal held by Lt . Maurice E . Owen,'39bus, Oklahoma City . He was awarded theCluster for "meritorious achievement while par-ticipating in sustained operational flight missionsin the Southwest Pacific area ." Lieutenant Owen,who has been overseas 12 months, is creditedwith 75 combat missions in this theater.I" Lt . William K, Garms, '37-'42, Norman, has

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been awarded a Certificate of Merit for the "meri-torious manner in which he has performed hisassigned duties as commissioned officer in a unito£ the Eighth Air Force service command in theEuropean theater of war ."NO- Pfc . Richard M . Cavanaugh, '40, Norman, hasbeen awarded the Medical Badge for exemplaryperformance of his duties under combat condi-tions . Private Cavanaugh, a firstaid man withthe 32nd Infantry division, served through threemajor campaigns against the Japanese . He hasbeen overseas for 16 months . Trivate Cavanaughalso holds the Order of the Purple Heart.

For meritorious service in connection withmilitary operations against the enemy the BronzeStar has been presented to Maj . Ernest W . Smith,'38law, Oklahoma City . Of him the citationstated : "The professional skill and resourceful-ness he displayed, his superior military knowledgeand loyal devotion to duty reflect great creditupon himself and the military service." MajorSmith served 18 months with the Third Army inFrance, Luxembourg and Germany .

Maj . Albert R . Sellers, '286a, Oklahoma City,has been awarded the Bronze Star for meritoriousconduct in the performance of services from June,1944, to May, 1945, in the European theater ofoperations . Major Sellers was commanding officerof the 826th Engineer Aviation battalion whichlanded in Normandy on D-day plus five . The cita-tion stated : "Throughout all of the campaignson the continent up until the final defeat ofGermany, this unit, due in a large part to thecapable supervision of Major Sellers, constructedand rehabilitated many airfields for use of tacti-cal aircraft of the Allied Air Forces . Althoughconsistently close to the frontlines and despitethe fact that the front lines moved forwardrapidly during the northern France campaign,all assigned tasks were completed promptly ."

Awards of the Bronze and Silver Stars havebeen made to Capt . Denzil F . Huston, '40law,Oklahoma City . The citation for the Silver Starreads : "His heroic disregard of safety in orderto accomplish a vital duty is truly worthy ofthe finest traditions ." On being presented theBronze Star, he was cited for "tireless service anduncomparable fidelity" in advancing into forwardobservation posts to establish liaison, and fre-quently directing supporting Artillery fire . CaptainHuston was with the 10th Mountain division ofthe 616th Field Artillery battalion in Italy .

Lt. Col . Russell L . Sigler, '38eng, Nowata,was awarded the Legion of Merit on July 4, 1945,for meritorious services rendered while in NewGuinea and the Philippines . Colonel Sigler, mem-ber of the Ordnance department, served overseaswith the Fifth Bomber Command .No- The Bronze Star has been awarded to Lt . Col .Ben L. Burdick, '40ba, Oklahoma City, for meri-torious service during the battle for Leyte islandin the Philippines . His citation read as follows :"As division Artillery operations and Naval gun-fire officer, Major Burdick was instrumental inplanning the Naval gunfire support before, duringand after the Leyte landing. His knowledge of thecapabilities of Artillery fire and of the tacticalneeds of the Infantry insured proper employmentand full utilization of direct and general supportArtillery ."

Lt. George B . Brown, '38-'41, Oklahoma City,has been awarded the Bronze Star for meritori-ous achievement in action against the enemy .Lieutenant Brown has been serving overseas withthe 869th Field Artillery battalion .10- Lt. Kemal Saied, '38-'41, Oklahoma City, hasbeen awarded the Order of the Purple Heart forwounds received from anti-aircraft fire while ona mission over Germany on December 11, 1944 .He also wears the Air Medal with seven OakLeaf Clusters and the Presidential Unit Citation .Lieutenant Saied was pilot of a P-47 with theNinth Air Force.No- Col . George H. Shirk, '36law, Oklahoma City,was recently awarded the Legion of Honor,grade of cavalier, by the French government ata ceremony in Paris . Colonel Shirk was a generalstaff corps officer in the European theater, Heserved 18 months in England .

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to- Lt . Kenneth E . Will, '39-'41, Enid, has beendecorated with the Bronze Star for "meritoriousachievements in action against the enemy ." Hereceived the award for his action as officer incharge of a weapons company unit of the SecondMarine division in three Pacific actions, Guadal-canal, Saipan and Tinian . His citation read : "Heperformed his duties in an outstanding manner,exhibiting courage and devotion to duty, impor-tant factors in the success attained by the unitto which he was assigned . He served his countryskillfully and honorably throughout these cam-paigns and his conduct was at all times in keep-

ing with the highest traditions of the UnitedStates Naval service ."00- Lt . Carlton O . Relephord, '32eng, Shawnee,has been awarded a Letter of Commendation withribbon by Admiral William F . Halsey, comman-der of the Third Fleet . The letter read in part :"His professional skill and tireless devotion toduty were of great benefit to the task groupcommander in the tactical control of the taskgroup, and his conduct was in keeping with thehighest traditions of the United States NavalService ." He won the commendation for actionduring the western Caroline operation and the

13 ALUMNI VETERANS OF SECOND INFANTRY DIVISION CAMPAIGNS

Thirteen O.U . alumni helped lead the Second Infantry division in its successful campaigns inNormandy, northern France, the Rhineland, the Ardennes and Central Europe . Posed againstthe Indian Head which is the division's symbol, they are as follows : (left to right, first row)Capt. Laurence R. Bolen, '40law, Oklahoma City ; Capt . Thomas M. Brett, '40bus, San Antonio,Texas; Capt . Elvin F. Shultz, '40eng, Oklahoma City; Capt. William S. Jackson, '35-'40,Tipton ; (left to right, second row) Capt. Orville R. Callahan, '36bus, Oklahoma City ; Maj.B. W. Paden, '38ba, San Antonio; Capt . J. E. Brumm, '40journ, Duncan ; Lt. Elmer A. Bray,'33-'36, Tecumseh ; (left to right, standing) Maj. F. W. Everts, '39, Norman: Capt . Emil F.Meis, Ir., '37bus, Oklahoma City ; Maj. Thomas W. Donncll, '31bus, Lindsay ; Maj. Roy W.

Gardner, '34, Thomas, and Capt. Muryl G. Crossley, '40bus, Oklahoma City.-Signal Corps Photo .

Philippine campaign .The Distinguished Flying Cross has been

awarded to Maj . Gordon L . Eaton, '40, OklahomaCity, who flies with the Billy Mitchell Bombard-ment group . He has completed a 'tour of combatflying duty with 35 missions over Japanese terri-tory . He also flew in the mass migration ofB-29's from India to the Mariannas Islands . Heholds the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clustersand four bronze battle stars .I" The Bronze Star has been awarded to Lt .Louis R . Devanney, '36med, Sayre, a Navy doctor,for meritorious achievement on Saipan from June15 to August 5, 1944 . The accompanying citationsaid in part, "His unusual ability, tireless energyand devotion to duty were directly responsible forthe saving of many lives and were in keepingwith the highest traditions of the United StatesNaval Service ." Lieutenant Devanney has complet-ed 18 months of service with the Fourth Marinedivision, which won its Presidential Unit Citationduring the Mariannas campaign .

The Ordre Nationale de la Couronne de Chenehas recently been added to the honors won byCol . Alvin L . Gorby, '25med, Oklahoma City .The medal was bestowed by Prince Felix of Lux-embourg on behalf of the Grand Duchess at aspecial ceremony in Wiesbaden . The Legion ofMerit of the United States Army and the LegionD'Honneur and Croix de Guerre with Palms ofFrance have also been presented to him . ColonelGorby has been a surgeon with the First Infantrydivision .

Copt . Billy T . Taylor, '37eng, Oklahoma City,has been awarded the Bronze Star for meritoriousservice in direct support of combat operationsfrom June 26, 1944, to March 16, 1945, in Italy,France and Germany . The citation presented withthe medal read in part, "As battalion officer, Cap-tain Taylor carried out numerous advance recon-naissance missions for his battalion, despite thedanger of minefields, by-passed pockets of re-sistance and sniper fire. Captain Taylor's fearless-ness and devotion to duty were an inspirationto the members of his unit." He served inGermany with the 522nd Field Artillery battalion .I" Lt . Charles W . Morgan, '36, Oklahoma City,has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Crossfor participating in a series of heavy incendiarybombing missions against Japan in March . Theaccompanying citation read in part : "The rapidsuccession in which each mission followed theother allowed a minimum time for rest andrecuperation . In spite of weariness and fatigue,physical and mental strain, and the hazardousflying conditions, Lieutenant Morgan displayedsuch courage and skill as to reflect great creditupon himself and the Army Air Forces ." Lieuten-ant Morgan was pilot of a Superfortress based onSaipan .

Lt . James A . Huser, '40fa, Oklahoma City,has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Crossfor his work as a Navy flier during nearly threeyears of service in the Pacific. As a member ofNavy Composite Squadron Four, LieutenantHuser participated in operations at Saipan, Tinian,Palau, Ulithi and Leyte. For eight months aftergoing overseas he was stationed aboard the U.S.S .Concord as aviator and deck officer . In 1942 hetransferred to the carrier U .S .S . White Plains,where he served as squadron flight officer . Lieu-tenant Huser has returned to the United Statesand was stationed at the Norman Naval AirStation. He has transferred from the Naval Re-serve to the regular Navy.No- Lt. Buck R . Rex, Jr ., '37-'40, Tuttle, has re-cently been awarded the Air Medal for his workas navigator on a transport plane with a TroopCarrier group . He was overseas for two years inthe Southwest Pacific .10- Lt . George L . Gibbons, '40-'42, Purcell, hasbeen awarded the Bronze Star for service inconnection with military operations against theenemy during the period from December 26,1944, to April 26, 1945, in Germany . His citationread in part : "Lieutenant Gibbons displayed

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as battery executive officer. His meritorious serv-ice contributed materially to the success of hisorganization . His outstanding courage and tire-less efforts arc in accordance with the highestmilitary traditions ." Lieutenant Gibbons was at-tached to the 578th Field Artillery battalion .I" Lt . Col . William C . Lindstrom, '34med, Okla-homa City, has been awarded the Legion of Meritfor exceptionally meritorious conduct in establish-ing a Field Hospital overseas in which morethan 1,000 casualties were treated and 180 opera-tions performed in the first five days. "When theurgency was relieved he set up his personnel in abuilding to give general hospital service to 1,000patients a week . His brilliant performance ofduty and superior initiative are highly commen-dable." Colonel Lindstrom took part in the cam-paigns in Sicily, Italy, Normandy, Holland,Belgium and Germany . He holds an outstandingunit citation, a British army commendation forwork in the Holland invasion and the BronzeStar. For wounds suffered in Normandy, he wasawarded the Purple Heart.10- Lt . Col . James E . Mills, '36eng, Norman,member of the Marine Corps, has been presentedwith a letter of commendation with ribbon at aceremony in Washington . Gen . A . A . Vandegrift,commandant of the Marine Corps, made thepresentation . The letter lauded Colonel Mills'energy, initiative and leadership, which "contrib-uted materially to the success of the MarineCorps Artillery fire ." Colonel Mills previously wonthe Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry in actionat Tarawa .

Copt. Philip Sureck, '33law, Oklahoma City,has been decorated with the Bronze Star formeritorious achievement in performing his dutiesduring service in the European theater of opera-tions . Captain Sureck was with the First Infantrydivision .

The Bronze Star was recently presented toMaj . Joel C . Kelley, '37bus, Oklahoma City, byBrig. Gen . Edward S . Ott, commanding generalof the 15th Corps Artillery . The medal was pre-sented at a ceremony at Salzburg, Austria . Hiscitation commended him for meritorious serviceand conscientious devotion to duty during thehard days of the Seventh Army's drive into Ger-many . Major Kelley was a member of 15th Corpsheadquarters .

Copt. Paul D . Cummings, '39law, Alva, wasrecently presented the Legion of Merit by Lt.Gen . Alexander M . Patch, Jr ., then commandinggeneral of the Seventh Army. He was awardedthe medal for "exceptionally meritorious conductin the performance of outstanding services."

Lt. Ralph E . Reiger, '41, Oklahoma City, hasbeen awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross forjoining an aerial battle in which enemy planesoutnumbered American aircraft . His gasoline andammunition were nearly exhausted when hejoined the fray following a (live-bombing andstrafing attack, but he destroyed one Germanplane and landed safely at an advance airfield .Lieutenant Reiger was a P-47 Thunderbolt pilotwith the 365th "Hell Hawk" group of the NinthAir Force until he returned to the United Statesin May .

Lt . Col . William A . Lucas, '36ba, Tuttle, hasbeen awarded the Bronze Star and the Croix deGuerre for meritorious achievements in actionagainst the enemy . He served in Tunisia, Sicily,Normandy, northern France, the Ardennes, theRhineland and Central Europe . Colonel Lucas isnow a member of the staff and faculty of theField Artillery School at Fort Sill . He is alsoholder of the Order of the Purple Heart .

Deaths in ServiceLt . O. Keith Bergdall, '43bus, Meno, was killed

in a vehicular accident in Austria on May 8 . Amessage from the War Department said only thatthe vehicle in which he was riding left the roadand overturned . Lieutenant Bergdall was a FieldArtillery officer with the 80th Division of theThird Army . He had been in the Europeantheater since July 1 and was wounded in action

near Metz, France, on September 18 . He was hos-pitalized in England . Upon his return to hisdivision he traveled with it through Belgium,Luxembourg, Germany, Czechoslovakia and intoAustria . He was commissioned in June, 1943, atFort Sill . Survivors include his parents, Mr . andMrs . O . G . Bergdall, Meno.

Maj . Charles W. Miller, '27geol, Sapulpa, mustbe presumed to have been killed in action Decem-ber 15, 1944, according to a recent announce-ment from the War Department . Major Miller,who went overseas with a Bombardment groupin October, 1941, was listed by the Japanese asone of 942 prisoners who lost their lives whena transport, presumably on the way to Japanfrom Manila, was bombed and sunk last Decem-ber. Major Miller was a member of Mystic Keys,Sigma Gamma Epsilon geology fraternity and thePick and Hammer club . Survivors include hiswife, Mrs. Dorothy Lit Miller, and son, CharlesGarnett, Henryetta, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs .W . J . Miller, Sapulpa .

Lt. (jg) Warren L . Keely, '41, Arcadia, waskilled by a Japanese suicide plane attack lastOctober 30 during the battle for Leyte. He was atfirst listed as missing in action . Lieutenant Keelywas killed when the plane struck the flight deckof the aircraft carrier where he was preparingto take off. He held the Navy Cross for extra-ordinary heroism as leader of a group of fourNavy fighter planes which attacked 32 Japanesebombers and fighters near Formosa on October13, 1944 . Lieutenant Keely entered the Navytraining program in 1941, and joined the fleetin May, 1944 . Survivors include his wife, theformer Rachael Hefley, '41ba, '42lib.sci, and ason, Lee, both of Norman, and his parents, Mr .and Mrs . J. H. Keely, Arcadia .

William Arthur Alexander Hamilton, '44,Oklahoma City, died August 7 of infantile paraly-sis in Austin, Texas, where he was a Navy V-12student at the University of Texas. Mr. Hamiltonattended Oklahoma City schools and was graduat-ed from Classen High School in 1943, where hewon the Classen award and the mathematicsaward . He entered the University in the summerof 1943 and was a member of Delta Chi frater-nity and Phi Eta Sigma national honor societyfor freshmen . Survivors include his parents, Mr .and Mrs . D . C . Hamilton, and one brother, D . C .Hamilton, Jr ., of Oklahoma City .to- Lt . Bob G . White, '40bus, White City, NewMexico, was killed in action on November 20,1944, the Alumni office has learned . LieutenantWhite, who was a pilot in the Army Air Force,was shot down over Germany . He was a mem-ber of Acacia fraternity, and was manager of theCarlsbad Cavern Tourist Courts, Carlsbad, NewMexico, prior to entering the service . Survivorsinclude his mother, Mrs . C . L. . White, White City .10- Lt. James F. Clark, Jr ., '42-'43, Dallas, Texas,was killed in a plane crash May 22, 1944, at Vic-toria, Texas, the Alumni Office has learned . Lieu-tenant Clark was an instructor at Foster Field,Victoria . Both he and a student were killed whentheir plane ran into a storm and was destroyed .Survivors include his parents, Mr . and Mrs . J . R .Clark, Dallas .Do- Lt. Jack W . Haggard, '40-'41, Oklahoma City,was killed on June 8 in France. He was a combatpilot of a P-38 with the Ninth Air Force in Bel-gium and had completed 49 missions . LieutenantHaggard was the holder of two Bronze Stars andthe Air Medal with six Oak Leaf Clusters . Hiswife, Mrs . Patricia Haggard, Oklahoma City, hasreceived a letter from his commander, Maj . Gen .E. R . Quesada, commending his courage and skill .Survivors include Mrs . Haggard, a 6-month-oldson, Duane Wilson Haggard, and his mother, Mrs .Francis Haggard, all of Oklahoma City.

Sgt. James J . Jones, '39journ, Madill, waskilled on October 4, 1944, according to word re-ceived from the War Department. He was aboarda Japanese prison ship en route to China whenit was torpedoed and sunk by an American sub-marine . He was taken prisoner by the, Japanese

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April 24, 1943 . Sergeant Jones, who entered theservice in 1941, worked on the Madill Record andthe Daily News-Sun, at Hobbs, New Mexico,before entering the service. Survivors include hismother, Mrs . Inez Jones, Ardmore .0- Capt. John H . Akin, '37, Lakeland, Florida,was killed on a bombing mission over Belgiumlast February 25, the Alumi Office has learned .Other details were not available . Captain Akin,a squadron flight commander with the 19th Tac-tical Air Command's Thunderbolt "Raider" group,had flown more than 20 missions in co-ordinatedair activity with ground forces in France, Belgium,Luxembourg, and Germany . He held the AirMedal with an Oak Leaf Cluster . Captain Akinreceived his wings at Maxwell Field, Alabama,in July, 1941 . Survivors include his wife andson, John H . Akin, Jr ., of Lakeland .Do- Lt. DennyC Ivey, '37eng, Big Spring, Texas,was killed in action on February 21 when theUSS Bismarck Sea was sunk. Lieutenant Ivey,who was main engineer on the carrier, left theship safely but was killed in the water . He tookpart in the invasions of Leyte, Luzon, and Lin-gayen Bay. At the University, Lieutenant Ivey wasa member of the American Institute of MechanicalEngineers, American Institute of Chemical Engi-neers and the Engineers' Club . Survivors in-clude his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W . R . Ivey, BigSpring, Texas .

Capt . Stanley L . Evans, '42, Shawnee, waskilled in action on March 8, 1945 . He was firstpilot on a B-24 Liberator which went down inthe Adriatic Sea, on the way from a base inYugoslavia to a target in Hungary . Captain Evansenlisted in the Air Force in November, 1941,and was commissioned September 6, 1942 . Hewent overseas and was stationed at a base inItaly on March 8, 1945 . Survivors include hisparents, Mr . and Mrs. Fayette H . Evans, anda sister, Patricia Evans, Shawnee, and his wife,Mrs . Stanley L . Evans, Casper, Wyoming .

Lt . Louis L . Surber, '37-'40, Norman, waskilled in action on November 18, 1944, accordingto a message received from the War Department.He was first listed as missing in action on thatdate. At the outbreak of the war he was onPalmyra Island in the Pacific with a Naval Air-base Construction company . He returned to theUnited States in March, 1942, and enlisted in theArmy Air Force . He received his wings and com-mission August 30, 1943 . Lieutenant Surber wentoverseas in March, 1944, and saw action in Italy,Corsica, and southern France . He was awardedthe Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, theOrder of the Purple Heart and the Silver Star .Lieutenant Surber was on the University swim-ming team, winning the Big Six breast strokechampionship in 1940 . Survivors include his par-ents, Mr. and Mrs . L. L . Surber, Norman .No- Lt . Franklin H. Burnett, '34-'35, Hale, Mis-souri, was killed in action on March 22, 1944, theAlumni Office has learned . Lieutenant Burnett,whose plane was shot down over Germany, waswith the 24th Bombardment squadron . Survivorsinclude his mother, Mrs . Maude Burnett, Hale .

Lt. Walter R . Brown, Jr ., '39, Grandfield, hasbeen declared officially dead by the War Depart-ment . He had been missing in action sinceMarch 16, 1944, when he went alone into enemyterritory to rescue one of the men who did notreturn from a mission . He was serving with the88th Division in Italy . Lieutenant Brown attendedCameron Junior College, Lawton, and the Uni-versity of New Mexico in addition to O.U . Heserved a year in Puerto Rico as an enlisted manafter he entered the Army and returned to theUnited States for officer training . He went over-seas in October, 1943 . Survivors include his par-ents, Mr . and Mrs . W . R . Brown, Grandfield .

Maj . Harold E. Rickner, '28-'32, formerly ofNorman, was killed in a plane crash in Europeon July 29 . Major Rickner was a liaison pilot withthe Field Artillery attached to the Ninth Army .Survivors include his wife and child, of Still-water, his parents, Mr . and Mrs . C. B . Rickner,Enid, and a brother, Ray Rickner, Norman .

Capt . Henry Martin Doughty, '23-'26, Okla-

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homa City, has died in action, the Alumni Officehas learned . Captain Doughty was captured by theJapanese in the Philippines at the fall of Corre-gidor, and it was later learned that he died ina prison camp. Further details were not available.

PromotionsEugene W. Ridings, '17-'18, Medford, has re-

cently been promoted to the rank of brigadiergeneral . General Ridings, who has been overseaswith headquarters of the 14th Corps, holds theSilver Star, Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star,the Air Medal and the Order of the British Em-pire (honorary) .

Alumni promoted to the rank of lieutenantcolonel are Carmon C. Harris, '29law, OklahomaCity, who is a staff judge advocate stationed inParis, France ; Alfred H . Bungardt, '39med, Okla-homa City, with the Sixth Army on Luzon ;Patrick Lawton, '29med, Marietta, who is nowserving in Germany, and Robert T. Hughes,'33pharm, Apache, commanding officer of the915th Field Artillery battalion in Europe .

Promoted to major recently were the following :John J . Cummins, '40law, Chattanooga, overseaswith headquarters of the 416th Field Artillerygroup ; Wallace M . Danvers, '40, Oklahoma City,with the 308th Bombardment wing ; Lafayette H .Wright, '41law, Blackwell, 869th Field Artilleryofficer ; G . L . Noah, '26-'29, Oklahoma City, inthe European theater with the intelligence divi-sion of the Engineers Corps ; Joel C . Kelley,'37bus, Oklahoma City, overseas with the 87thField Artillery ; Norval M. Locke, '40ed, Ardmore,in the United States after completing 11 monthsof service in the European theater ; George T.Montgomery, '41law, Durant, with the 693rd FieldArtillery battalion ; Glenn M . Stinson, '36pharm,Oklahoma City, at the Field Artillery School,Fort Sill ; Dahl M . Duff, '36journ, Lawton, with aField Artillery battalion at Fort Bragg, NorthCarolina ; Lee F. Bond, '32-'33, Stigler, serving inthe European theater ; Jerry B . Morgan, '40, Enid,with the 645th Tank Destroyer battalion ; BenB . Blakcney, '29ba, Oklahoma City, who is nowstationed at Orlando, Florida ; Crawford D . Ben-nett, Jr ., '32law, Oklahoma City, who servedfor 20 months with a Chemical Warfare unit inthe China-Burma-India theater ; Arthur G . Butler,'28-'29, Oklahoma City, who has been servingwith a supply squadron at an air depot overseas,and Robert A . Sellman, '40eng, Tulsa, who isengineering officer with a Bombardment group ofthe Fifth Air Force in the Philippines .

Those advanced to captain are as follows :Emery M . Craighead, '41, Parsons, Kansas, servingin the European area ; Carroll Samara, '401aw,Oklahoma City, at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio ;George R . Sullivan, '41bus, Norman, EngineersCorps ; Edwin P . Wheeler, '40eng, Sallisaw, over-seas with a Signal battalion ; George Summers,Jr ., '40-'41, Tulsa, pilot of a C-54 based in thePhilippines ; William E . Tankersley, Jr ., '42eng,Muskogee, with the 33rd Division on Luzon .Herbert J . Fourt, '37-'39, Oklahoma City, in theEuropean area with the 169th Field Artillery bat-talion ; Bruce L . Katz, '40-'42, Oklahoma City,with the Air Force in India .

Kenneth W . Lott, '42eng, Okmulgee, in theSouth Pacific with the Field Artillery ; JohnFrederick Keester, '35-'40, Oklahoma City, over-seas ; H . Jack Kraettli, '40eng, Atchison, Kansas,at Fort Ord, California ; John Mogab, '43med,Enid, in Europe ; William E . Merritt, '38-'42,Maysville, pilot of a P-51 Mustang in the Pacificarea ; C . W. Beson, Jr ., '41eng, Claremore, at aNinth Air Force depot in England ; J. G . Hud-dleston, '42eng, Seminole, overseas with a weathersquadron ; Jack E. Whitener, '41bs, Duncan, EglinField, Florida ; Irving D . Ross, '41law, Newkirk,overseas with a service squadron ; William W .Miller, '39-'41, Tahlequah, with the Air Forcein the Marianas ; William T. Storts, Jr ., '39-'40,Sallisaw, in New Guinea ; J . P . Hart, '37ms,Oklahoma City, stationed at Keesler Field, Mis-sissippi ; Ernest E . Bleakley, '41ba, Lawton, ArmyAir Force ; Dale Van Vacter, '35, Oklahoma City,

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Carlene Roberts, '34fa, formerly of OklahomaCity, became the first woman in the nation tohold a high-ranking official position with a com-mercial airline company recently when she wasnamed assistant vice president of American Air-lines .

Miss Roberts first entered the aviation field assecretary to C . M . Mosier, vice president ofAmerican Airlines in Chicago and former citymanager of Oklahoma City . In 1939, when thecompany moved its headquarters from Chicagoto New York's LaGuardia Field, Miss Robertsdrew the assignment of setting up a housing de-partment in New York to find homes for companyemployees .

After completing that job, she was madeassistant to Mr. Mosier and put in charge of hisWashington office . She held that position untilthe recent promotion to assistant vice president .

Before joining American Airlines, Miss Robertswas associated with the Oklahoma City Chamberof Commerce .

now at Crile General Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio ;Finis A . Mitchell, '37-'39, Muskogee, with the11th Air Force, and Kay Wilson, Jr ., '42law, Mus-kogee, overseas with the Army Air Force .

Recently promote(] to the rank of first lieuten-ant were Robert M . Caywood, '37-'41, FortWorth, Texas, who completed 12 months ofservice overseas with the 10th Air Force; ElmerA . Ulmer, '42-'43, Elk City, bombardier-navigatorof a B-26 ; Calvin D . Hawkins, '39-'41, Norman :James H . Davis, '42geol, Muskogee, overseas withthe Third Military Railway Service ; J . J . Dulin,'43eng, Norman, in France with the Signal Corps ;Philip Morgan, '39-'43, Tecumseh, stationed inthe Philippines ; James W . Amis, '37-'38, with theAir Force at Big Spring, Texas ; James L. Arm-strong, '43bus, Oklahoma City, with the 760thTank battalion ; and George W . Allen, Jr., '34-'38,Oklahoma City, overseas with the TransportationCorps .

Marvin L . Ralston, '44, Lawton, has earneda battlefield promotion from staff sergeant tolieutenant . He is serving as a motor officer in Aus-tria. Donald Barnes, '40ba, Ponca City, was re-cently commissioned as second lieutenant in theQuartermaster Corps at Camp Lee, Virginia .

Promoted to the rank of sergeant are Chand-ler B . Foster, '29-'30, Chickasha, overseas witha finance distribution section ; Quinton Griffith,'27-'30, Okemah, and A . John Speziale, '42pharm,New Britain, Connecticut, with the 86th FieldHospital . Creighton Gallaway, '42-'43, Duncan,has been promoted to the rank of staff sergeant.