With the Armed ForcesLiberated

Lt . Col . Victor E . Warford, '40bs, Chickasha, whowas a prisoner of war in Germany, has beenliberated . Colonel Warford was first reportedmissing in action over Czechoslovakia on October11, 1944 . He was with the 309th Fighter squadron .He has been decorated with the DistinguishedFlying Cross and the Air Medal .It Capt . Murray F . Gibbons, Jr ., '411aw, Okla-homa City, has been freed from a German prisoncamp . Captain Gibbons was reported missing inaction in Germany on December 21, 1944, withthe 423rd Infantry Division .No- Lt. Leonard A. Wall, '40-'42, Dombey, hasbeen liberated from a German prison camp afterhaving been listed as missing in action overGermany since February 3 . He was attached to the532nd Bombardment squadron .00- Capt. Woodrow L. Pickhardt, '37med, Lawton,has been released from a German prison camp.Captain Pickhardt, a Paratroop doctor, was re-ported missing the day following the Normandyinvasion, and was reported a prisoner of war lastSeptember.10- Lt . Frank C . Sneed, '42ba, Lawton, has beenfreed from Stalag Luft No . 3 in Germany . Lieuten-ant Sneed, pilot of a B-24, had been a prisonersince his plane was shot down over Germany .No- Lt . Richard J . Keough, '40-'41, OklahomaCity, has been liberated from a prison camp inGermany, where he had been held since he wasshot clown in action in the European theater inAugust, 1944 . He went overseas soon after receivinghis wings in April, 1944, and was with the EighthAir Force .0- Maj . Herbert A. Von Tungcln, '34ba, Norman,has been liberated from a German prison camp .Major Von Tungeln was reported missing in actionon August 24, 1944, when his bomber wentdown over Germany, and was listed as a prisonerof war December 27, 1944 . He holds the Air Medalfor meritorious service with the Air Force in theEuropean theater .t Lt . Hubert W . Fraker, '39-'42, Pine Valley,has been liberated from Stalag Luft No . 1 . Lieuten-ant Fraker, who was with the 366th Bombardmentsquadron, was listed as missing in action overGermany January 5, 1944, and was reported tobe a prisoner of war in Germany in February, 1944 .During his absence his wife, Mrs. Carol Fraker,made her home in Oklahoma City .10- Lt. Beverly R . Polk, Jr ., '40, Oklahoma City,was liberated from a German prison camp onApril 28 . He had been a prisoner of war fornearly two and a half years . He received hiswings and commission in June, 1941, and wentoverseas soon after . No direct word had beenreceived from Lieutenant Polk by his family sincelast November .

Lt. John F. Shirk, '40, Oklahoma City, formerO.U. football star who has been a German prisonersince the Battle of Salerno, has been freed . Lieu-tenant Shirk held a reserve commission in theField Artillery and was called to active duty inFebruary, 1941, going overseas a year later . Heparticipated in the North African and Siciliancampaigns before being captured on September6, 1943 .No- Lt . Charles P . Ray, '39, Oklahoma City, hasbeen liberated from Stalag Luft No . 1, Germany .He was a co-pilot on a B-17 which went downover Germany January 29, 1944 . He was reporteda prisoner of war in March . Lieutenant Ray holdsthe Distinguished Flying Cross and the Distin-guished Service Cross .t Lt . Norval Covington, '43, was liberated froma German prison camp on May 13 . He was firstreported missing in action with the Air Force over

JULY, 1945

LOOKING OVER TnE DAMAGE

Capt. Joe N. Magee, Jr ., '41eng, Robstown,Texas, (left), engineering squadron officerattached to the 458th Bombardment group ofthe Eighth Air Force, was recently taken,along with many other ground personnel, ona flying tour of Germany to view the resultsof the work he had done. He is shown viewingthe ruins of Koblenz with a friend, Capt.

John A. Castle, Santa Rosa, California .

Germany on December 5, 1944, and was reporteda prisoner of war in March, 1945 .0- Lt . John R . Eskridge, '41, Oklahoma City, hasbeen liberated from a German prison camp. Lieu-tenant Eskridge, pilot of a P-51 Mustang fighter,was shot down August 26, 1944, over Germany .He has been awarded the Air Medal with twoOak Leaf Clusters, which were pinned on hismother, Mrs . T. H . Eskridge, Oklahoma City, at aspecial ceremony March 23, at Tinker Field, Okla-homa City .10- Lt . Harry F . Lorenzen, '42law, El Reno, wasfreed from a German prison camp on May 6.Lieutenant Lorenzen participated in the landings onSicily with the Third division and was capturedby the Germans on July 11, 1943 . A Field Artilleryofficer, he was reported on his way home in May .0- Lt . Richard W . Bell, '41bus, Oklahoma City,was freed, after being a German prisoner for almosttwo years, from Stalag No . 7A on April 30 . He wasattached to the Eighth Air Force when shot downin a raid over Regensburg, Germany, on August17, 1943 . Lieutenant Bell was a bombardier on aB-17 .It Capt . Edwin Curtis Yeary, '39med, OklahomaCity, reached the United States in May after beingreleased from a German prison camp . CaptainYeary was aboard the first glider which landed inFrance on D-Day with a surgical team . He helpedestablish a clearing station for battle casualties .Captured at Bastogne with the 101st Airbornedivision, he was reported missing in action lastDecember .No- Lt . Robert L. Whittet, '37-'41, McAlester,member of the Air Force reported a prisoner ofthe Germans in April, 1944, has been releasedfrom the prison camp in which he was held . He

was first reported missing in action over Germanyin February, 1944 . Lieutenant Whittet was at LaHavre, France, awaiting passage home in late May .0- Lt. Owen Smith, '34-'36, Norman, has beenreleased from a German prison camp . LieutenantSmith, who was with the 569th Bombardmentgroup, was first reported a prisoner of war inNovember, 1943 . Holder of the DistinguishedFlying Cross, he was at St . Valerie, France, awaitingtransportation home .0- Lt . Roy D . Clem, '39-'42, Granite, has beenliberated from Stalag Luft No. 3 . Lieutenant Clem,with the Army Air Forces, was reported missingin action in the Mediterranean area in February,1944, and in March was reported a prisoner ofGermany .NO- Lt. C . H . Jameson, Jr ., '36, Sulphur, has beenfreed from a German prison camp . Pilot of a B-17,he was shot down over Germany on November26, 1944 .0- Lt . Joe H . Bishop, '37-'38, Blackwell, has beenliberated from a German prison camp . LieutenantBishop enlisted in the Army Air Force in July,1942, and was a bombardier on a B-17 . He wasreported a prisoner of war in July, 1944 .10- Lt. M . Herschel Higgins, '40, Duncan, hasbeen liberated from a German prison camp . Lieu-tenant Higgins was a pilot of a B-17 which wasdowned in a big raid over Germany on October15, 1943 .0- Lt. Harold K . Wood, '41, Norman, has beenliberated from Stalag No . 7A in Germany. Lieu-tenant Wood was reported missing in action inAfrica April 5, 1943, and was listed as a prisonerof war in Germany in May, 1943 . Lieutenant Woodis in the Army Air Force .t Sgt . Elbert Lee Hoffman, '44, Oklahoma City,has returned home after being liberated from aGerman prison camp on April 23 . He was takenprisoner last December, and spent time in fivedifferent camps before his liberation . SergeantHoffman was with a mortar gun crew with the106th Infantry Division at the time of his capture.At the end of his leave at home he was to reportto Hot Springs, Arkansas, for rest and reassign-ment .

Back from BattlefrontsCapt. Glenn N. Houston, '37eng, Norman, has

returned home after serving three years in theSouth Pacific theater. Captain Houston was anOrdnance maintenance and supply officer in thatarea . He spent most of the three years in theSolomons and New Guinea but his duties tookhim to practically all the major South Pacific islands .At the end of his leave in Norman, CaptainHouston was to report to Hot Springs, Arkansas,for re-assignment.

Staff Sgt . Walter S . French, '29bus, Tonkawa,has returned to the United States on leave as aveteran of the First Army campaign in Europe .Attached to headquarters of the First as chief clerkof an air sub-division, Sergeant French participatedin D-Day activities . He holds the Bronze Starmedal .to- Lt. James D . Holt, '38-'41, Clovis, New Mexico,has been in the United States on a 45-day leave.Lieutenant Holt has been in Iran and Burma withthe 352nd Engineer regiment. His work in Burmaconsists of construction of roads and air bases . Atthe end of his leave he returned to Burma to resumehis duties there.10- Capt . Felix F. Simmons, '42bus, OklahomaCity, has returned to the United States and isstationed at Strother field, Kansas, as a fighter pilotinstructor . During Captain Simmons' service in tleEuropean theater he was awarded the DistinguishedFlying Cross, the Air Medal with six Oak LeafClusters, and the Presidential Unit Citation .

It Master Sgt. Everett R . Thomas, '396us, Norman,returned to the United States on furlough earlythis summer . Sergeant Thomas served 34 monthsoverseas with a unit of the finance department ofthe ground forces at a port of debarkation in India.At the end of his leave he was assigned to dutyat Fort Dix, New Jersey .t Lt. Col . Robert F. Brooks, '33geol, OklahomaCity, recently returned home for a one-monthleave after serving three years in the Mediterraneanand European theaters . He was to report to Miami,Florida, for re-assignment .0~ Copt . Byron W . Jones, '391aw, Oklahoma City,has returned to the United States on leave afterserving in the European theater of war for nearlytwo years . He was attached to the First FighterDivision of the Army Air Forces . At the end ofhis leave Captain Jones was to report in Washing-ton, D.C .lb- Col . Boylston Bass, '286us, Oklahoma City, washome on leave early this summer after serving twoyears as secretary of the general staff headquarterswith the Sixth Army under Gen . Walter Kruegerin the South Pacific .0- Lieut . (jg) Matthew J. Kane, '32law, OklahomaCity, was home on leave recently after servingtwo years in Hawaii with the Navy .Do- Lt. William J. Logan, '41-'42, Tulsa, hasreturned from overseas where he was pilot of aheavy bomber of the 15th Air Force . Holder of theDistinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal withthree Oak Leaf Clusters, he was assigned toWestover Field, Massachusetts .0- Vernon E . Barth, '376us, Tulsa, aviation firecontrol man first class, has returned to this countryafter 20 months with a Navy air squadron in theAtlantic theater.0- Lt . Col . Thomas C . Kelly, '39, Oklahoma City,has returned from service overseas, where hecompleted 51 missions over enemy territory . Heholds the Distinguished Flying Cross and the AirMedal with four Oak Leaf Clusters .t Lt. Donald V. Smith, '38-'40, Oklahoma City,has reported to the convalescent hospital at FortGeorge Wright, Washington, after serving threeyears in the Pacific .

Copt. A. E . Culmer, Jr ., '40med, OklahomaCity, is home after 18 months of service in Australia,New Guinea and the Philippines. He wears thePhilippines liberation ribbon with one battle starand the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with one star . CaptainCulmer was attached to a General Hospital unit.t Lt . Hal Morrow, '41-'43, Oklahoma City, washome on leave after completing 30 missions in theEuropean theater as pilot of a B-24 . LieutenantMorrow, who was with the Eighth Air Force, holdsthe Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters . He wasto report to Santa Monica, California, for reassign-ment .t Pfc. David A . Russell, '33-'37, Oklahoma City,has returned to the United States for medicaltreatment after being wounded in action with theThird Army in Europe . He was hospitalized inEngland for three months . At the end of his leavehe was to report to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, forfurther treatment .0- Lt. Col . Rowe Cook, '321aw, Oklahoma City,was home on leave after serving as judge advocatewith the 45th Division in the European theater for23 months . Colonel Cook was to report to CampChaffee, Arkansas, for re-assignment.00- Cpl . Edmund Clark, '42, Norman, who hasbeen overseas eight months, has returned to theUnited States . Corporal Clark, who has been withan Aircraft Repair unit in the Pacific area, was toreport to Fort Belvoir, Virginia .No- Lt . G . Dudley Strother, Jr., '40-'43, OklahomaCity, spent a two-week leave at home last monthafter serving as diving officer on a salvage ship inthe North and Central Pacific. He was to bereassigned at Seattle, Washington .0- Lt. Comdr. Hugh F . Owens, '34law, OklahomaCity, has returned home on leave after servingoverseas for 16 months . Commander Owens wasexecutive officer on a destroyer in the Pacific .lo- Lt . Bill Barrowman, '41, Norman, was homeon leave this spring from the Mediterranean area .He took part in the invasion of Southern France

as pilot of a glider . Lieutenant Barrowman wasrecovering from a hand injury .0,Lt. Wayne C . Montgomery, '41-'43, OklahomaCity, has returned to this country after spendinga year in the European war theater. LieutenantMontgomery, pilot of a B-17, made 35 bombingattacks on German targets . He has been awardedthe Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters .0- Lt . Col . Clyde J . Watts, '31law, Oklahoma City,was in the United States on leave after being sta-tioned for 30 months in the Burma and China areaswith the Field Artillery .0- Copt. Ralph L . Steen, Jr ., '37-'40, OklahomaCity, was home on leave from the Marianas, wherehe acted as adviser and organizer of a lead-crewschool at a B-29 base . He holds the Air Medal withan Oak Leaf Cluster .It Lt. Col . Walter R. Graalman, '281aw, OklahomaCity, was home in May on a short leave. He hassince returned to Italy to resume his duties asinspector general with allied air forces in theMediterranean .0~ Lt . Kenneth J. Wilson, Jr., '42, Oklahoma City,has returned to the United States after serving 15months in the Pacific area with the Marine AirCorps as flier of a torpedo bomber on submarineduty . He was to be stationed at El Toro MarineAir Station, California .t Capt. Harold B . Dane, '39-'41, Oklahoma City,has come home on leave after a year's service inthe European theater . Flight commander and pilotof a B-24 in the Eighth Air Force, he has 30missions to his credit.00- Lt . (jg) Donald Peters, '406a, Norman, washome on leave this spring after a tour of dutyaboard a landing craft in the Pacific . He has partici-pated in several landings, including that on IwoJima . At the end of his leave Lieutenant Petersreturned to sea duty .0- Copt . John K . Whistler, '35eng, Oklahoma City,returned home in May for a 30-day leave afterspending three years in Italy . Captain Whistler waswith the 68th Armored Field Artillery battalion .to- Staff Sgt. Samuel D . Robinson, '42-'43, Okla-homa City, has returned to the United States aftermaking 35 bombing raids with the Eighth AirForce . Holder of an Air Medal with an Oak LeafCluster, he was to report to Miami Beach, Florida,for re-assignment.110- Copt. Andy O. Campbell, '34eng, Oklahoma

GUN FIRE CONTROL OFFICERVeteran of service in Great Britain, North Africaand Italy, Maj. Herbert H. Moody, '33eng,Ponca City, is now assigned to duty as gun firecontrol officer with the Anti-aircraft in San

Francisco, California .

City, after serving 25 months overseas, has returnedto this country . Captain Campbell was combatgunnery officer of the 95th Heavy Bombardmentgroup in the European theater . He holds theEuropean theater of operations ribbon with fourbattle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation withtwo Clusters .0~ Ensign William E . Hanson, '41-'44, OklahomaCity, spent a leave at home this spring after servingon a ship in the Atlantic the last year . He returnedto his ship for further duty .It Lt . (jg) W. L . Kennedy, '44eng, OklahomaCity, was recently home for his first leave in 18months . Lieutenant Kennedy has been assigned toa light cruiser in the North and South Pacific .

Tech . Sgt. Rex Gardner, '39, Chickasha, hasreturned to this country after two and one-halfyears service overseas . He served in North Africa,Italy, and Germany. Sergeant Gardner was withthe Eighth Armored Division when Germany sur-rendered .

After escaping from German prison campsthree times, Pfc . Edward (Ted) Soule, '40-'43,Oklahoma City, finally succeeded in rejoiningAmerican forces and returning to the United Statesin May. On arriving home Private Soule learned hestill had an appointment to the United StatesMilitary Academy, West Point, New York . He wonthe appointment through a competitive examinationtaken just before he went overseas and learnedabout it just before the Battle of the Bulge. Hewas captured in that battle and by the time hewas released he was not sure he still had it coming.It had been five months since he had heard fromanyone in the United States and he thought itmight have been canceled . Private Soule was toreport to West Point June 19 for a physical exami-nation .to- At least three former University men wereamong the more than 10,000 veterans of the Euro-pean war who landed in New York harbor June 3 .The trio were Col . William H . Amspacher, '36med,Maj . E . Bruce January, '40, and Capt. James C .Amspacher, '43med, all of Norman .

Colonel Amspacher had been overseas since June,1942, and holds the Legion of Merit medal, theBronze Star, and the French Croix de Guerre .

Major January, who had been overseas sinceDecember, 1942, participated in campaigns inAfrica, Sicily, Normandy, Belgium, and Germany.He has been awarded the Bronze Star, the Legion ofMerit, and the Order of the Purple Heart forwounds received in Sicily in a bombing raid .Captain Amspacher recently received his promo-

tion to his present rank. He has been overseas foreight months and was attached to the MedicalDepartment of headquarters of the First Army .

DecorationsLt. Victor W. Johnson, Jr., '396us, Pueblo, Colo-

rado, with the 53rd Ordnance AmmunitionCompany, has been awarded the Legion of Merit.Lieutenant Johnson received the award "for excep-tionally meritorious conduct in the performance ofoutstanding services in Italy from February 21 toJune 5, 1944 . During this period, at a time whenthe supply of ammunition was of utmost impor-tance, Lieutenant Johnson, operating extremelyclose to the enemy, with great skill, undauntedperseverance, and unqualified courage, succeededin stocking, storing and personally supervising thecritical movement of badly needed ammunition . .With no regard for grave personal danger, andunder the most adverse conditions, being subjectedto countless times of enemy shelling, strafing andlow-level bombing, he maintained a steady,thoroughly reliable and smoothly functioningsupply of ammunition direct to the combat troopsin the line ."Do- An Oak Leaf Cluster has been added to theAir Medal held by Maj . Gordon L . Eaton, '40,Okemah . Major Eaton is a member of the "BillyMitchell" group of the 20th Bomber Commandin India .

Lt. Col . Nevelle E . McKinney, '40pharm, Enid,has been awarded the Bronze Star for work doneduring the Germans' winter breakthrough in

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Belgium . Colonel McKinney was Ordnance officerof the 99th Infantry division of the Third Army,which assisted in the final drive across the Danubeto the heart of Bavaria. Colonel McKinney's 799thOrdnance company distinguished itself in theseactions, winning the Meritorious Service Plaque.i The second and third bronze Oak Leaf Clustersto the Air Medal have been awarded to Maj . RichardA. Wilson, '39-'41, Oklahoma City, "for operationalflight missions from May 15, 1944, to March 31,1945 ." Major Wilson, former squadron commanderwith the 312th Bombardment group, an A-20bomber unit of the Fifth Air Force, has beenrelieved of his duty in order to return to theUnited States . He was overseas 19 months and iscredited with 109 combat missions, including low-level attacks against Formosa, Bataan, Corregidor,and the Manila area. He served with the 312thduring the New Guinea campaign and participatedin the liberation of the Philippines .10- Lt. Wendell J . Doggett, '416a, Ponca City, hasbeen awarded the Bronze Star for meritoriousservice during activities in the Battle of the Bulge .Lieutenant Doggett was attached to the 83rd Infan-try Division.No- Capt . Denver R . Stufflebean, '38-'41, PaulsValley, has been awarded the Air Medal formeritorious achievement in missions against theenemy . Captain Stufflebean, an Army Air Forcepilot, was stationed in New Guinea . He wentoverseas in November, 1943 .P The fifth Oak Leaf Cluster has been added tothe Air Medal held by Lt. Don G . Smith, '40-'43,Norman, for meritorious achievement in aerialcombat. Lieutenant Smith, pilot of a B-17 with theEighth Air Force in England, took part in 35bombing missions over Germany as a member ofthe 381st Bombardment group.

The fourth Oak Leaf Cluster has been addedto the Air Medal held by Tech . Sgt . Max W.Leenhouts, '38-'40, Cleveland . Sergeant Leenhouts,top turret gunner on a B-17, received the awardfor meritorious achievement during Eighth AirForce bombing attacks on vital German industriesand military installations . The presentation wasmade by his group commander, Col . William J .Wigglesworth, who commented on the "courage,coolness and skill displayed by Sergeant Leenhouts ."0- Lt. Herman L . Hensel, '39-'40, Shawnee, hasbeen awarded the Air Medal with two bronze OakLeaf Clusters for his part in the tactical aerialoffensive of the Ninth Air Force over Europe.Lieutenant Hensel, co-pilot of a B-26, jumpedfrom his plane when the crew was forced toabandon it because of engine trouble . The crewlanded in friendly territory and, guided by a Polishslave-laborer, captured five Germans hidden nearby .At the time Lieutenant Hensel was on his 18thmission with the 323rd French-based Maraudermedium bomber group in support of Allied groundtroops driving deep into Germany . The aerialattacks were aimed to seal off battle areas frommovement of German troops and supplies .t The fourth Oak Leaf Cluster has been addedto the Air Medal held by Capt . Donald I . Lawless,'42, Wichita, Kansas . The citation with his fourthCluster spoke of his "meritorious achievement whileparticipating in aerial flight as pilot of a P-47Thunderbolt during an attack on Imola, Italy,April 12, 1945 ." Captain Lawless was serving withthe 12th Air Force in Italy when he received theaward . He also holds the Distinguished FlyingCross.

Flight Officer William H . Herron, '40-'41,Oklahoma City, has been decorated with the AirMedal "for meritorious achievement while partici-pating in sustained bomber combat operations overGermany and Nazi-occupied Europe." Navigator ona B-17, he also wears a Presidential Unit Citation .No- Lt . John O . Goffe, '42, Sulphur, has receivedthe Air Medal for meritorious achievement in aerialcombat . Lieutenant Goffe, navigator on a B-24,participated in ten combat operations over Germany .t Maj . John W. Amend, '356us, Antlers, hasreceived the Bronze Star for meritorious service inthe European theater of war. Major Amend, Field

JULY, 1945

ALUMNA Is HONORED

Capt . Elizabeth Ray, '34ba, Oklahoma City andYukon, commander of a group of WAC's at-tached to the 15th Air Force in Italy, receivesa Bronze Star medal from Maj . Gen . NathanF. Twining, commanding general of the 15th .

Artillery officer in the First Army's Fifth Corps,was in action continuously from the time lie landedin Normandy the clay after D-Day until hostilitiesceased in Europe .0-- Lt. Col . Edward F. Hubbard, '38bus, Frederick,has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Crosswith an Oak Leaf Cluster and the Air Medal withtwo Clusters . Colonel Hubbard recently assumedcommand of the 453rd Bombardment group ofthe Eighth Air Force. He participated in 21 highaltitude bombing attacks while serving in a B-24group as squadron commander, group operationsofficer, and group air executive. In an operationalperiod of 11 months the group completed morethan 200 missions and won a divisional citation . Asquadron belonging to the group holds the EighthAir Force's present safety flying record with 82combat missions without loss of aircraft or person-nel . Colonel Hubbard has been overseas 17 months .Do- Capt . Elizabeth Ray, '34ba, Oklahoma City, hasbeen awarded the Bronze Star for meritoriousservice . The medal was presented to her by Maj .Gen . Nathan F . Twining, commanding generalof the 15th Army Air Force. Captain Ray com-mands a W.A.C . unit in Italy . She is a formerOklahoma newspaperwoman .0- Col . William C . Garrison, '326a, Cherokee, hasbeen awarded the French Croix de Guerre withpalm leaves, the Bronze Star with an Oak LeafCluster, and the Legion of Merit. Colonel Garrisonwent overseas in May, 1944, as commanding officerof a battalion of eight-inch howitzers . He was latermade an assistant Corps Artillery officer with theThird Army .No- Capt. George D . Almen, '211aw, Tulsa, hasbeen presented the Chinese Grand Star of Honorfor outstanding and distinguished service to theRepublic of China and to the Chinese army . Heis on duty at a field installation of the Chinesecombat command .0- Staff Sgt. John E . Circle, Jr., '40243, Norman,has been given the Bronze Star for service withthe 285th Engineer Combat battalion of the ThirdArmy in Luxembourg . The accompanying citationstated in part, "Sergeant Circle, as a squad leaderwhile in charge of contact patrols between hisplatoon and adjoining Cavalry elements, voluntarilymade many more patrols than he was calledupon to make, without regard to his personalsafety . His leadership and his work insured con-tinuous communication and aided greatly thesuccessful performance of his organization's mis-sions ."0~ Capt . Benjamin R . Thomason, Jr., '39geol,Gainesville, Texas, has been awarded the BronzeStar for extraordinarv bravery in the field duringthe Normandy invasion . Cantain Thomason alsohas the Order of the Purple Heart for woundsreceived in the same invasion . Hospitalized forsome time in England, he was returned to theUnited States last fall and placed in Brooke GeneralHospital, Port Sam Houston, Texas . After hisrelease from the hospital, Captain Thomason wasassiened to Port Sill for advanced training .b-- Capt . Leo H . Bellieu, '43ba, Norman, has been

awarded an Air Medal for service as liaison officerwith the Field Artillery in the European theater.t Lt. Leo E . Thomson, '41eng, Oklahoma City,has been awarded the second and third Oak LeafClusters to the Air Medal for "meritorious achieve-ment" on combat missions over Germany . He waspilot of a Flying Fortress .

The seventh Oak Leaf Cluster has been addedto the Air Medal held by Lt . Richard L . Baggett,'38-'41, Wayne, in recognition of service in NinthAir Force combat operations over Europe .Do- Lt . Roy E. Tomlinson, '41-'43, Oklahoma City,has been awarded the Air Medal "for meritoriousachievement in aerial flight while participating insustained operational activities against the enemy ."Lieutenant Tomlinson, a pilot, was stationed inItaly with the 49th Heavy Bombardment group,which flew more that 225 combat missions againstGerman-held targets.t Lt. Jarrell L . Barnhill, '42-'43, Oklahoma City,has been awarded the Air Medal for sustainedoperational flight over enemy territory . LieutenantBarnhill, who was stationed at a B-17 base insouthern Italy, is a veteran of more than eightmissions over Germany and the Balkans .It The fifth Oak Leaf-Cluster has been added tothe Air Medal held by Lt. John W. Coyle, Jr.,'41243, Oklahoma City, for meritorious achieve-ment during Eighth Air Force attacks on enemy-held installations in Germany .00- Lt. Roy L. Reid, '38-'41, Marietta, has receivedthe Air Medal and five Oak Leaf Clusters forcoolness, courage and skill in aerial combat overEurope as navigator on a Flying Fortress withthe 34th Bombardment group .0- Master Sgt. Robert Leon Spires, '38, Norman,has been awarded the Bronze Star "for meritoriousachievement in service in support of combat opera-tions ." Also holder of the Distinguished UnitBadge with a bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, SergeantSpires has been head of an aircraft maintenancesection of the 15th Air Force in Italy .t Capt . Robert L . Kendall, '40med, Strong City,Oklahoma, has received the Bronze Star for actionwith the 120th Medical Battalion in the Europeantheater. Overseas since January, 1942, he has beenin Sicily, Italy, France and Germany.It Lt . William F . Zerboni, '39-'41, OklahomaCity, has been awarded the Air Medal for meri-torious achievement in aerial flight as co-pilot of aB-26 bomber with the Ninth Air Force .to- Lt . William W . Upchurch, '40-'42, Norman,has been awarded the Air Medal for "meritoriousachievements" while participating in Eighth AirForce bombing attacks on Nazi war industries asnavigator o£ a Flying Fortress .lo- Lt . William Nolan, '37242, Norman, has beenawarded the Certificate of Merit for courageousaction during the early days of the German offensivein Belgium . Lieutenant Nolan, forward observerwith the 106th Infantry Division, stayed at hispost although surrounded by enemy troops in orderto report valuable information and direct Artilleryfire .No- Maj . Fred W. Whetsel, '371aw, McAlester, hasbeen awarded the Bronze Star for meritoriousservice with the 42nd Division in a drive throughFrance and Germany with the Seventh Army. AsDivision Artillerv S-1 and S-4 officer in charge ofall personnel and supply problems, Major Whetseldisplayed aggressive, untiring and efficient super-vision over the supply of ammunition and othermateriel during the division's advance from theModer River through the Hardt Mountains andthe Siegfried Line to Dahn, Germany, and subse-quently across the Rhine to Schweinfurt.It The fourth Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medalhas been given to Capt. Lester W . Morris, '35236,Norman, for meritorious achievement while partici-pating in Eighth Air Force bombing attacks overGermany .t Maj . Mark D. Holcomb, '31232, Lawton, hasreceived a commendation signed by Lt. Gen . RobertEichelberger for a six-week training program heset up for new Medical Corps men in preparationfor the next campaign during the Sanananda, New

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Guinea, campaign in January, 1943 . His regimentwas believed to be the only one on the island tohave such a program . Major Holcomb also receivedthe Legion of Merit award during the samecampaign . He has been overseas for 33 months andhas served in five major campaigns .

The Order of the Purple Heart has beenawarded posthumously to Lt. Rubert D . Huggins,'37-'39, Oklahoma City, for wounds that resultedin his death on June 16, 1944. Lieutenant Hugginswas attached to the 508th Regiment, which receiveda Presidential Citation for D-Day activities . Mrs.Huggins is the formerDaphyne Dunford, '39soc.wk,Oklahoma City.0- Maj . Gen . Walter M. Robertson, '07, OklahomaCity, has been awarded the Legion of Honor Medal,the Croix de Guerre with Palm by the French, andthe Order of the Bath by the British. He also holdsthe Distinguished Service Medal, the DistinguishedService Cross, and the Silver Star . General Robert-son has been in command of the Second InfantryDivision of the First Army in Czechoslovakia . Heaccepted the surrender of Brest during the Nor-mandy campaign .0- Maj . John M . Lydick, '226a, Oklahoma City,has received the Bronze Star for meritoriousservice in the European theater of action . Maj . Gen .Harry B . Vaughan, Jr., commanding general ofa United Kingdom base, pinned the award on himat a ceremony at the base .t Staff Sgt . Robert L. Shepherd, '41-'43, Norman,has been awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to his AirMedal . The award was for "meritorious bombingattacks against German military targets, in co-opera-tion with advancing Allied ground forces ." SergeantShepherd was waist gunner on a B-17 with theEighth Air Force .0-- Lt. William J . Logan, '41-'42, Tulsa, has beenawarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and AirMedal with three Oak Leaf Clusters for meritoriousservice as a pilot of a heavy bomber with the 15thAir Force in Italy . Lieutenant Logan has recentlyreturned to the United States and has been assignedto Westover Field, Massachusetts, where heavybomber crews are being trained for combat flying .0- Lt . Col . Webster Wilder, Jr ., '331aw, Holden-ville, has recently been awarded the Bronze Star .The citation accompanying the medal states thathe received the award "for meritorious service dur-ing the period of November 10, 1944, to January27, 1945, at the battles of Mangshih, Chefang andWanting, Yunnan, China, as Artillery liaison officerwith the Chinese *** Group Army. Colonel Wilder,though frequently exposed to enemy fire, by hisgood judgment and timely advice, obtained theco-operation of the Chinese in massing the fire oftheir Artillery on important objectives . . . . Hisoutstanding performance of duty was an importantfactor in the success of this campaign and reflectsgreat credit upon himself and the armed forces ofthe United States in the China theater."No- Lt. Arthur T . Stafford, '43-'43, Oklahoma City,has received the Air Medal for achievements madewhile serving with the 20th Air Force . He is anavigator on a B-29 .0- Staff Sgt . Frank R . Drake, '42-'43, Enid, hasbeen awarded the Silver Star for gallantry andcourage displayed when he made his way to hiswounded platoon sergeant through heavy enemyfire, gave him first aid and dug a shelter trench forhim to prevent his being hit again by the GermanArtillery fire that swept the ground around him .Do- Pfc . Richard M. Cavanaugh, Jr ., '40, Norman,has been awarded the Order of the Purple Heart forwounds received while fighting on Luzon . PrivateCavanaugh has recovered from his injuries andreturned to his unit, the 32nd Infantry Division.He holds the Philippine liberation medal, theAsiatic-Pacific ribbon with two battle stars, theGood Conduct medal, and the Combat Infantry-man's Badge.

Injured in ServiceLt. William H . Dancy, Jr., '41-'42, Oklahoma

City, was injured on March 19 when the aircraftcarrier U.S.S. Franklin was struck by a Japanesebomb. Lieutenant Dancy, a fighter pilot in the

Marine Corps, was taken to a hospital in the Pacific,but expected to be transferred to the United Statessoon .t Sgt . Robert N . Berry, '41-'42, Oklahoma City,was injured in action when the B-24 on which hewas top turret gunner was forced down off thecoast of Luzon after being badly damaged duringa mission over Formosa on March 14 . All the

The Alumni Office urgently re-quests the co-operation of all alumniin securing as complete data as pos-sible on University casualties of thiswar. If you have any informationabout a Sooner who has died in ser-vice, is missing in action or a prisonerof the enemy, please send all the factsyou have IMMEDIATELY to WarRecords Secretary, Alumni ObFice,University of Oklahoma .

crew members bailed out when two motors on oneside quit and the plane lost 6,000 feet of altitude .They spent 26 hours in the water in life jacketsbefore being picked up . Six men did not survive .10- Pfc . Joe G. Dempsey, '44, Tulsa, has beenwounded in action, according to a casualty listreleased by the Navy Department . No details wereavailable . Private Dempsey was with the 27thMarine Division .10- Cpl . Charles R . Taylor, '42-'43, Seminole, waswounded in Germany April 15 in action with the22nd Infantry Division of the Seventh Army .Corporal Taylor has been serving overseas for 15months.to- Lt . Philip M . Rubins, '41eng, Oklahoma City,was a patient in a hospital on Oahu after beingwounded in action with the Infantry.0~ Lt. Melvin B . Russell, '40, Norman, has arrivedat Borden General Hospital, Chickasha, for medi-cal treatment. Lieutenant Russell was woundedJanuary 12 in Belgium and on arriving in theUnited States was first sent to Charleston, NorthCarolina, for treatment .0-- Lt . Freeman H . Beets, '38-'41, has been wound-ed in action in the European theater. A FieldArtillery officer, his name was included on acasualty list in late May .0- Capt. John W. (Jack) Ervin, '406a, OklahomaCity, was injured January 2 while on duty asliaison officer in Germany. He was hospitalizedin England for three months and on May 1 wasordered back to duty with the Third Army . Hehad not reached his unit by V-E day . CaptainErvin holds the Bronze Star for meritorious servicefrom August to December, 1944 .

Missing in ActionSgt. Glenn E . Weesner, '41-'43, Muskogee, has

been missing in action since a mission in the Guamarea April 16. Sergeant Weesner was waist gunneron a B-29 . He went overseas in February and hasbeen stationed in the Marianas .to- Lt . Patrick U. Dunlop, '38, Oklahoma City,has been missing in action since May 9 . He wasstationed in India, flying supplies into China, andhad been overseas since last November .0- Lt. Thaine A . Syfert, '33-'35, Oklahoma City,has been missing in action since April 4, when hefailed to return from a mission in the BrennerPass area . Lieutenant Syfert, bombardier on aB-25, was on his 68th mission and would havecome home after two more missions . He holds theAir Medal with seven Oak Leaf Clusters, theDistinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart.0, Ensign John (Jack) L . Trentman, Jr., '44eng,Wichita, Kansas, has been missing in action sinceApril 12, when he was participating in a battleoff Okinawa .0- Lt. James C . Voelkers, '41-'42, Oklahoma City,

has been missing in action over Italy since March18 . Lieutenant Voelkers had received the AirMedal and an Oak Leaf Cluster for bombingmissions March 4 and 16 on targets in Italy andAustria .00- Lt . George Colbert McKoy, '38-'42, Stonewall,has been missing in action since June 20, 1944, theAlumni Office has learned . Lieutenant McKoy failedto return from a mission over Politz, Germany . Hewas pilot of a B-24.

Sgt. Quintin Preble, '43, Norman, has beenreported as missing in action since a raid overTokyo January 27. Sergeant Preble, who was withthe 21st Bombardment Squadron, had been sta-tioned on Saipan since November, 1944 . He wasa member of a B-29 crew.

Deaths in ServiceLt. Arthur Clinton Hon, '41geo1, Tulsa, who was

reported missing in action following a mission overCzechoslovakia, May 12, 1944, must be presumedto be dead, the War Department has announced .Lieutenant Hon had been overseas only threemonths when reported missing, but was on his20th mission . He had been awarded the Air Medalwith two Oak Leaf Clusters . While at the UniversityLieutenant Hon was a member of Alpha EpsilonAlpha honorary anthropology fraternity, Phi KappaSigma fraternity and the jazz Hounds . Followinghis graduation he was employed by the StanolindOil and Gas Company . Survivors include his wife,the former Daphne Ridgway, '41ed, and son,David Clinton, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs . A . A .Hon, Tulsa .ON- Lt. James W. Denton, '28, Hollis, was killedin action in the Philippines on March 23 . At thetime of his enlistment in the Army in July, 1942,he was captain of the Home Guard at Levelland,Texas . He trained at Camp Roberts, California,and Fort Benning, Georgia, where he received hiscommission . Lieutenant Denton participated inseveral strategic battles while serving with the 38thInfantry Division . Survivors include his wife, ason and a daughter, and his parents, Mr . and Mrs .H . J. Denton, Hollis.0- Pfc. Billy Bunch, '41-'43, Duncan, was killedin action in northern Italy April 18 . Details of hisdeath were not known . Private Bunch was with theFifth Army in Italy . He went into the Army June 7,1944, and left the port of embarkation last Novem-ber 7 . Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs.Luther Bunch, Duncan, and a brother, DwightBunch, in the Navy .No- Jack T . Boyer, '40-'42, Marlow, storekeeper firstclass in the Navy, was killed in action in the Pacificon an undisclosed date . Details of his death werenot available . Mr . Boyer went overseas last Januaryafter training at Norfolk, Virginia . He enteredthe Navy in January, 1942 . In addition to theUniversity he attended Draughon's Business Collegein Oklahoma City . Survivors include his mother,Mrs . Belle Purcell, Marlow .NO- Capt . Joe H . Price, Jr., '28med, Poplarville,Mississippi, was killed in an automobile accidentnear Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on December 4, 1944 .He was returning to Camp Claiborne, Louisiana,after spending the weekend with his family atPonlarville. Captain Price was vice-president ofthe medical class of '24-'25 and president of theclass of '25-'26, and was a member of Phi Chihonorary medical fraternity and Acacia fraternitywhile at the University . He was a member of the,Masonic Lodge, the American Legion, and waspresident of the Crawford County (Illinois) MedicalSociety. Survivors include his wife, Mrs . Joe H .Price, Jr ., two children, Joe H., III, and JeraldineLenora, all of Poplarville, and his mother, Mrs .Joe H . Price, Robinson, Illinois .

Capt. John H. Schmoldt, '36-'40, OklahomaCity, was killed in action with the Corps ofEngineers in Germany on March 19 . Death wascaused by the explosion of German Reigel mines .Captain Schmoldt entered the service in February,1941, and left for overseas duty in 1943, takingpart in the Normandy invasion after training inEngland . Survivors include his parents, Mr . andMrs . J. H . Schmoldt, a sister, Irene E . Schmoldt,

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and a brother, Eugene Schmoldt, all of OklahomaCity ; and two brothers in the service, Pfc . Donald11 . Schmoldt, Pampa, Texas, and Lt . Edgar R .Schmoldt, '396us, who is overseas .

Lt. Waldon E . Howard, '40, Seminole, has beenreported killed in action over Germany on January17 . Lieutenant Howard was a P-51 pilot with the1?ighth Air Force and had completed 111 hours" ,f combat flying. He has been awarded the AirMedal and the Order of the Purple Heart . Lieuten-ant Howard was among the pilots of the 339thkighter group who for several months tested thetiew flying suit which has defeated "blacking out ."Survivors are his wife, Mrs . Dartha J. Howard,Little Rock, Arkansas ; his parents, Mr. and Mrs .Emery G. Howard, Seminole, and a brother, Lt .To Bailey Howard, '38-'42, with the Field Artilleryoverseas .

PromotionsRecently promoted to colonel was William E .

I,obit, '336a, Galveston, Texas, commander of anInfantry regiment which helped liberate the 3,700prisoners interned by the Japanese at Santa TomasUniversity in Manila . He holds the DistinguishedService Cross and is a veteran of the Leyte, Luzonand Admiralty campaigns .

Alumni recently promoted to lieutenant colonelinclude the following : Nash P . Truss, Jr., '36bus,Oklahoma City, with the Ninth Air Force in17rance ; Frank R . Crabtree, '38, Ada, commandingofficer of a B-17 unit in England ; Ben L . Burdick,'406a, Oklahoma City, overseas on a DivisionArtillery staff ; John H . Byrd, '38eng, Tulsa, withSeventh Army headquarters in Europe ; WilliamR . Clark, '36journ, Norman, overseas with anArmored Field Artillery battalion ; Barron C .Housel, Jr ., '34bus, Oklahoma City, with aerialphotographic intelligence in Washington, D.C . ;James A . Embry, Jr., '376a, Chandler, with theMarine Corps at Quantico, Virginia ; Don W .McKinney, '35bus, Oklahoma City, overseas witha Tactical Air Command ; Bill Hunkapillar, '33eng,Durant, serving with the Field Artillery in theSouth Pacific, and Bland West, '371aw, Norman,intelligence officer with the 103rd Division inEurope .

Those advanced to the rank of major include :Harry S . McMillan, '29pharm, Supply, executiveofficer of an Evacuation Hospital in the Pacific ;Roy E. Grantham, '341aw, Ponca City, with aReplacement regiment at Fort Ord, California ;Robert S . Love, '331aw, Purcell, overseas with thePield Artillery ; and Quynton R. Hampton, '37-'41,Norman, assistant acting chief of staff at FifthArmy headquarters in Italy .Promoted to captain were the following : Joe W .

Amspacher, '37-'41, Norman, with the Air Forcein India ; Sanford O . Lorette, '36-'42, Vinita ;Charles L . Coates, '40bus, Oklahoma City, at theArmy Air Force Liaison Office, Borden GeneralHospital, Chickasha ; Warren J . Bale, '43eng, LodgePole, Nebraska, squadron navigator of the 451stBombardment group in Italy ; Roy Steele, '321aw,Altus, member of the judge Advocate General'sdepartment ; Jack Florence, '43med, Cushing,physician with the Third Army ; Charles C. Crowe,'40-'41, Oklahoma City, overseas with a Bombard-ment squadron ; A . M . Brixey, '43med, Norman,overseas with an Evacuation hospital of the NinthArmy ; Monty G . Martin, '416s, '43ms, Winnsboro,Texas, with occupation forces in the Baltic area ;Shaw D . Ray, Jr ., '39, Yukon, C-47 pilot with thel7irst Allied Airborne unit ; Joe N. Magee, Jr .,'41eng, Robstown, Texas, overseas as an air engi-aeering squadron officer with a Bombardmentgroup ; Leonard A. Kratzer, '40eng, Tulsa, overseaswith an Ordnance company ; Marion H . Basham,'386a, '40ma, San Diego, California, liaison officerwith the 15th Army ; Burton E . Hull, Jr ., '39eng,Houston, Texas, at the Fort Worth Army AirField ; Gene Levy, '37ba, Muldrow, overseas witha Weather squadron : and Alfred Houser, '38-'39,Apache, with the Air Transport Command, atMemphis, Tennessee .

Advanced to the rank of first lieutenant werePaul H . Hyatt, '42, Muskogee, who is with the

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Field Artillery on Luzon, and J . B . Chenoweth,'43, Norman, pilot with the Army Air Force atLove Field, Dallas, Texas .

Promoted to staff sergeant were James R .Andrews, '41-'42, Norman, bombardier on a B-25with the 12th Air Force in Italy, and Carl W .Combs, '41, Davenport, who was in an overseashospital . Earl H . Jensen, '41, Oklahoma City, withan Air Engineering squadron in India, has beenpromoted to corporal .Angus jacks, '34-'37, Asher, overseas with a

Rescue squadron, and Connie V . Roberts, '36eng,Gould, overseas with the Naval Air Corps, havebeen promoted to lieutenant commander in theNavy .

Harry Duvall Pitchford, '40ba, Okmulgee, onduty aboard an LCS, and L . F . Mullins, '40,Mountain Park, overseas with a Composite Spottingsquadron, have been promoted to lieutenant juniorgrade .

Out on PointsTwo of the first state men to receive discharges

under the point system of demobilization arc Capt .Max G. Marple, '39, Pawhuska, and Master Sgt .Burl C. Turman, '346us, Dewey . Captain Marple,who had served for 30 months, was on the firstlist of personnel at Lt. Gen . Barron K . Yount'sArmy Air Force Command Headquarters to qualifyfor separation . He took part in the North Africaninvasion and was stationed for a while in Italy .Captain Marple received his discharge at CampChaffee, Arkansas, on May 22 .

Sergeant Turman enlisted in the Army in 1940and had been overseas for more than two years .He served in Australia, New Guinea and in thePhilippines .

New OfficersHarvey Aronson, '41-'43, Oklahoma City, and

Owen M. Watt, '436us, Tulsa, have received com-missions as second lieutenants direct from theranks . Both were with Infantry units in Germany .Lieutenant Aronson, holder of the Bronze Star andthe Combat Infantryman's Badge, was attached tothe Seventh Army.

Alfred H . D . Hawk, '38-'39, Norman, and JeffR. Mullinix, '38-'41, Oklahoma City, have beencommissioned second lieutenants in the Army AirForce .

Graduate from West PointAmong the Oklahomans who graduated from

the United States Military Academy at West Point,New York, in June were three former students ofthe University . They were George E . Wyatt, Jr.,'40-'42, Oklahoma City ; Robert E. Lee, '39-'42,Oklahoma City, and Frank A . LaBoon, '40-'42,Chickasha . All three received commissions as secondlieutenants .

Both Lieutenant Wyatt and Lieutenant LaBoonhave entered the Corps of Engineers . LieutenantLee's commission is in the Field Artillery .

Caucus in SalzburgSalzburg, Germany, was the scene of a recent

discussion of Oklahoma politics when three formerUniversity men and prominent state politicalfigures met there for lunch . The trio consisted ofMaj . Mac Q . Williamson, '10, Pauls Valley, formerattorney general ; Maj . Joe B . Thompson, '27ba,Ardmore, former state senator, and Capt. HaroldFreeman, '26, Pauls Valley, former speaker of theHouse . Captain Freeman arranged for the luncheonto be held in Salzburg, where he was stationed .Major Williamson and Major Thompson werestationed in a nearby town . All are officers in theMilitary Government branch of the occupationforce .

Flight Surgeon for SquadronLt. Comdr . F . W . Gross, '37med, Lindsay, is

flight surgeon for Naval Air Transport Squadron11 . Commander Gross not only is charged with

supervising the medical care of more than 1,000flight personnel in the squadron, but also regularlyinspects quarters and messing facilities at bases onhis squadron's 15,236-mile air network whichconnects the western United States and thePhilippines.

Squadron 11, the Navy's largest air transportoperating squadron, flies more than 2,000,000 milesa month to shuttle personnel, cargo and mail be-tween advanced area bases . Recently the squadronofficially began evacuating wounded men by air .Commander Gross entered the regular Navy

in 1938 and was assigned to the aircraft carrierSaratoga as flight surgeon for two years beforereceiving his present assignment.

Builds Up Athletic ProgramLt . Comdr. Lawrence E. (Jap) Haskell, '22geol,

Norman, while stationed at the Naval Air TechnicalTraining Center, Jacksonville, Florida, as physicaltraining and welfare officer, has instituted an all-around station sports program which ranks withthe finest in the armed forces . Commander Haskelltook up these duties in August, 1942, and sincethat time the athletic phase of training there hasgrown from a minor role to a major activity aimedat making Naval airmen "the toughest in theworld ."Commander Haskell was with the University in

a coaching capacity from 1927 until 1942, whenhe volunteered for active duty with the Navy . Hewas to report for new duties with the Fleet AirPacific Coast early this summer .

Allied Medical AidMembers of the 134th Medical Group at Pilsen,

Czechoslovakia, recently found themselves nurse-maids when 25 sick and homeless babies wereleft on their doorstep . Yet Col . Lee Wilhite,'16med, Perkins, who is group commander, saidundernourished babies and children are only oneof the many problems facing the 134th MedicalGroup, which is administering civilian and militaryhospitalization throughout American-o c c u p i e dCzechoslovakia .

"It is beyond imagination," said Colonel Wilhite ."There have been times when we had to establish1,000-bed hospitals overnight ." He said the group'shospitals were all filled to well over capacity, manyas much as 300 percent.

Colonel Wilhite noted that German physiciansamputate more freely than Allied medical men. Hefound more than 1,000 amputation cases in onehospital . Russians suffered the worst treatment ofany prisoners in German hands, Colonel Wilhitedeclared .

Letters from AlumniJune 4, 1945

Dear Mr. Beaird :From the news and letters you have put out since

you returned it seems like you are back in theharness instead of the saddle! Either way it's goodto hear from you and get the "scuttlebutt ."

It would be good to shoot the breeze with Dr .Ewing over a cup of your cafeteria coffee, andmaybe afterwards take him on in a game ofsnooker . Is Mr . Owens still the boss in there?

Just to let you know what I've been doing, I'llgive you a resume . I'm skipper of an LST and,since October, we have hit every beach we and"General Mac" could find . Every one on the shiphas the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with twostars . That's all the stars you can get . We were ina couple of tight spots but made it O.K . They evenshot up the barber's electric hair clippers, andshrapnel cut down the signal halyards on thebridge. . . . I've dished out a few Purple Hearts,and the Doc even recommended me for one forscratches and bruises! I cracked a couple of ribs inone melee. We were at Okinawa on D-Day . I couldtell you more about that place, but that's all thecensors will allow.

Another Sooner grad is skipper of another LST-Jack Britton from Shawnee. We talked O.U . allduring a "poop" conference . The lucky dog justgot back from overhaul in the States where he had30 days leave. I had six days in September of1943 . I ran the North Atlantic for about a yearand a half ; have been on this ship one year andeight days! I don't know whether Oklahoma isready for me or not, but I'm sure ready forOklahoma.You know, I got my law degree and hood-

winked the Oklahoma Supreme Court into lettingme by the bar, so if I want to go to school againI'll have to take up engineering! That's the laststraw!

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Sincerely,DAVID C . MATTHEWS, '42lawLt. (jg), USNRFPO, San Francisco.

June 1, 1945Mr . R . W . HuttoSecurity National BankNorman, OklahomaDear Sir :

I received a letter yesterday from Ted Beaird ofthe Alumni Association at O.U ., saying you hadarranged for my enrollment as an active member inthe Alumni Association . This was a very pleasantsurprise to me as I have been receiving bulletinsnews letters, and the Sooner Magazine of late an<ihad been a little curious as to why they were comingmy direction . Since this little party the Japs archolding has kept me fairly well out of circulation,all this news from the home town is welcome Ican assure you, and to know that you have madethis Possible makes me feel very good .

If you will pardon my being personal-when Iread of what you had clone, for some reason Iremembered your daughter Louise, with whom Iattended high school, also the fact that I used todeliver your paper (Transcript), long years ago-not to mention the recollections of my trips to thebank with the reliable bell bank with my savings,only to return betimes and sneak all my savingsout when I had attained the age of adolescence-those were the days . That was many years agoand you may not remember it at all .You see, out here, we all have a lot of time to

remember a lot of things and it is always thepleasant things of by-gone years . As you know,I am married and have a nine-month-old daugh-ter whom I have never seen, so, if when I return,I overlook coming to you personally with mythanks for what you have clone, please acceptthem now.

Sincerely,L . E . LINDQUIST, '36-'38, RM3/CFPO, San Francisco .

May 25, 1945Dear Ed :One day I was sitting in the press room at

Nimitz' headquarters when an officer came out andstarted writing an announcement of a press con-ference on the bulletin board . I was in the middleof writing a story and only glanced up . SuddenlyI was on my feet and yelling "Bill!!" Sure enough,it was Lt. Bill Brinkley ('40journ) . So we imme-diately left and headed at top speed for a quonsetbut which serves as a bar-from which point ofvantage we discussed things .The next day Admiral Nimitz gave a beer party

for all the correspondents . I was on the bus readyto go when a fellow got on and sat down besideme . He was a junior grade lieutenant-a memberof some Navy camera party. "Hoberecht, UnitedPress," I says . "Jerry Rogers," he says, and weboth nod and look straight ahead .Then we both whirl around and say, "The Uni-

versity of Oklahoma!"This is a great business . I'll never forget the

night (this really happened), a Marine came up tome and said, "Would you do me the dubious honorof signing my short-snorter?" Ah, the life of awar correspondent.

Sincerely,ERNIE HOBERECHT, '41journU.P . War CorrespondentFPO, San Francisco .

Medical SchoolBy BEVERLY HOWARD

SEVENTY-TWO graduates of the School of Medicineand 33 graduates of the School of Nursing receiveddegrees at commencement exercises held in theMunicipal Auditorium 1n Oklahoma City June 15 .

Speaker for the occasion was Maj . Gen. GeorgeF . Lull, deputy surgeon general of the UnitedStates Army, who spoke on the work of theArmy Medical Department and the advances madein medical science during the war .

Fifty Medical School graduates received reservecommissions as first lieutenants in the Army alongwith their degrees . They, with their home townsand the cities in which they will serve theirinterneships, are as follows :Edward A. Allgood, Altus, Fort Worth, Texas ;

Broadway Broadrick, Chickasha, Dallas ; ArthurM. Brown, Jr ., Muskogee, Tulsa ; D . Nello Brown,Oklahoma City, Baltimore, Maryland ; Irwin H .Brown, Oklahoma City, Milwaukee ; Richard H .Burgtorf, Custer, Oklahoma City ; Leon FT . Brown,Oklahoma City, Boston .

Robert E . Casey, Oklahoma City, Chicago-Stanley G . Childers, Tipton, Portland, Oregon ;Marvin A . Childress, Allen, Oklahoma City ; WalterT . Dardis, Jr., Oklahoma City, Portland ; Robert P .Dennis, Oklahoma City, there ; Walter H . Dersch,Jr ., Oklahoma City, Memphis, Tennessee ; MarvinB . Hays, Vinita, Oklahoma City .

John W . DeVore, Elk City, Baltimore ; Loren A .Dunton, Miami, Florida, there ; Richard A . Ellis,Duncan, Columbus, Ohio ; James B . Eskridge, III,Oklahoma City, Jersey City, New Jersey ; CharlesL . Freede, Oklahoma City, Flint, Michigan ; OrvilleL . Grigsby, Spiro, Tulsa ; Arthur E . Hale, Alva,Columbus ; Richard G. Hobgood, Concho, Portland ;Richard L . Harris, Oklahoma City, there ; RichardD. Hoover, Oklahoma City, Baltimore; Paul Kouri,Granite, Oklahoma City ; William P . Lerblance, Jr .,Checotah, Oklahoma City.

Dick M . Lowry, Oklahoma City, there ; CharlesR. Mathews, Oklahoma City, Rochester, New York ;Vernon C . Merrifield, Norman, Oklahoma City ;Raymond D . N. Miller, Hollis, Indianapolis, In-diana ; James T . Hearin, Arkadelphia, Arkansas,Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii ; Walter M . Moore,Muskogee, St . Louis, Missouri ; William R . Paschal,Oklahoma City, there ; Sabin C . Percefull, Alva,Denver, Colorado ; William S . Pugsley, OklahomaCity, Chicago ; George M . Rahhal, Wetumka,Wichita, Kansas ; Oren C . Reid, Lawton, Galveston,Texas ; Jean E . Rorie, Oklahoma City, Chicago .

Clinton M. Shaw, Jr., Durant, Denver ; CharlesG. Shellenberger, Oklahoma City, there ; Byron F.Smith, Tulsa, Oklahoma City ; Henry C . Smith,Lawton, Detroit ; Walter F . Speakman, Drumright,Oklahoma City ; Gerald M . Steelman, Healdton,Oklahoma City ; Glenn V . Sundquist, Mitchell,South Dakota, Milwaukee ; Byron W . Tatlow, Jr .,Oklahoma City, Flint; James H . Tisdal, Elk City,Oklahoma City ; Howard G . Tozer, OklahomaCity, there ; Milford S . Ungerman, Tulsa, there, andCecil R . Waterbury, Apache, Oklahoma City.The following graduates received commissions

as lieutenants junior grade in the Naval Reserve :Cad W . Arrendell, Jr ., Ponca City, Norman ; J. T .

Brooks, Marlow, Shoemaker, California ; JamesW . Clopton, Oklahoma City, Seattle, Washington ;Charles S . Cunningham, Henryetta, Norman ; CecilH. Dillingham, Jr., Frederick, Bainbridge, Mary-land ; Martin D. Edwards, Cameron, San Diego,California ; Arthur F. Elliott, Enid, Great Lakes,Illinois ; Jack B . Garlin, Bartlesville, Norman ; JackL . Gregston, Marlow, Norman ; Dave B . Lhevine,Tulsa, Brooklyn, New York .

Dalton B . McInnis, Muskogee, Long Island, New

York ; Elmcr G . Murphy, Stillwater, Bethesda,Maryland ; Hugh W. Payton, Shawnee, Iowa City,Iowa ; Newton C . Smith, Cherokee, Camp Lejeune,North Carolina, and James R. Winterringer, Still-water, Bainbridge, Maryland .The six civilian students in the class were the

following : Sue Elizabeth Browder, Woodward,Boston ; Martha Jene Burke, Oklahoma City, At-lanta, Georgia ; Dorotly E . Gore, Blanchard ;Benjamin F . Gorrell, Tulsa, Omaha, Nebraska ;Paul J . Ottis, Okarche, Oklahoma City, and ClydeE . Tomlin, Oklahoma City, Madison, Wisconsin .

Receiving degrees as graduate nurses were thefollowing : Fern Adams, Payson ; Frances Bailey,Altus ; Vera Barnard, Okmulgec ; Alberta Blount,Soiling ; Marvn Bush, Wetumka ; Jeanne Crawford,Vinita ; Virginia Dees, Healdton ; Margaret Dewar,Rogers, Arkansas ; Eva Dean Dick, Vinita ; NatalieEvans, Pauls Valley ; Sarah Ferguson, Stillwater ;Anna R . Hogue, Purcell ; Georgia Holland, Chester ;Frances Hyde, Ponca City ; Lena Jantz, Moore ;Doris Marie Jay, Beatrice, Nebraska .

Sibyl Lane, Holdenville ; Clara Long, Ashcr ;Barbara Macklin, Oklahoma City ; Virginia Morris,Prague ; Marguerite O'Neil, Holdenvillc ; FrancesLusk, Seminole ; Nadine Peck, Leedey ; Jean Priebe,Okeen ; Mary Lee Reeves, Disney ; Betty Studer,Canadian, Texas ; Thelma Thicsson, Hydro ; ClaraWashington, Meeker ; Bcth Wheeler, Hatfield,Arkansas ; Joy Ann Wiley, Chickasha ; KathleenWilkins, Walter ; Muriel Woods, McAlester, andCharlene Ziegler, Prague .

FacultyThe following changes on the faculty of the

School of Medicine were announced after theJune meeting of the Board of Regents :Dr . Raymond L . Murdoch, on leave of absence

for military service since September, 1942, hasresumed his position as professor of clinical sur-gery, effective May 15 .Dr . Walter W. Wells, professor of obstetrics and

chairman of the department of obstetrics, wasnamed professor emeritus of obstetrics .Dr . Thomas C. Points was named to the clinical

staff as assistant in obstetrics .Dr . Robert H . Akin was promoted from associate

in urology to assistant professor of urology .Rufus Quitman Goodwin was promoted from

associate professor of clinical medicine to professorof clinical medicine .0~ Dr. Arthur W . White, Oklahoma City physicianand professor of clinical medicine, died at hishome in Oklahoma City June 11 . He was 68years old .A graduate of Rush Medical School in Chicago,

Dr . White came to Oklahoma City in 1905 asprofessor of pathology at Epworth Medical School,a position he held until 1907, when he becameprofessor of clinical medicine. In 1912 he joinedthe faculty of the School of Medicine and in 1925reached the rank of professor.Dr . White served as a captain in the Medical

Corps during World War I. He was the author ofnumerous medical treatises, the latest one, "Man-agement of Peptic Ulcer," being published in 1943 .Dr. White was affiliated with the American Collegeof Physicians, the American Medical Association,the Oklahoma State and County Medical Societies,the Oklahoma City Academy of Medicine and theOklahoma Internists Association .

Survivors include his wife, Mrs . Winifred B .White, Oklahoma City, and a son, Capt . SherrillW . White, '31ba, United States Marine Corps,Washington, D.C .

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