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tioned at Camp Livngston at the time of his death.
Benjamin Kearfott, '38. was born at Martinsville, Va., on No- vember 7, 1919. After coming to V. E. S. for two years, he went to V. M. I. He was commissioned second lieutenant in December, 1940 and was inducted into service of l;is country, February, 1941, when his division of the National Guard became a part of the United States Army.
He was killed on June 6, 1944, while serving as a first lieutenant of the 29th Division. He was a member of an assault team that was one of the first to strike the Nor- mandy beach in the inva!:>ion of the continent.
Malcolm McLain Lasher, '31.*
William D. Langhorne, '39 (TnE 1\fJcTEOR, November 1943).
Jack McManus, '41.*
Brooks Miller, '39.*
Matt W. Ransom, '40,*
James Rusell Shaw, '28 (TnE
METEOR, November and December, 1943). .
Cleson H. Tenny, Jr., '38.*
Pvt. Russell M. Thurmond, '22 was killed in France on January 29,
1945 after he had been overseas only a few months. lie was hit by shell fragments as his infantry unit was occupying a town. H e was buried in the ,\ merican cemetery at Bosges, France.
Before the war Thurmond was with a metalurgical company in \Vest Virginia for ten years. He
is survived by his wife, and two sons.
Jack Walter Weston, '40 (TnE METEOR, November and December, 1943).
Lieut. Frederick B. Webster,
A. A. F., was killed in the collision of two B-24 bombers at Fort \Vorth, Texas, on December 20, 1944.
Lieut. \Vebster volunteered for the Army Air Corps and was classi- fied at San Antonio, Texas, for pilot training. He received his wings at the Army Air Field in Pompa, Texas, on November 20, 1944.
Alumni Around the World.
1917
The spring issue of the V. M. I. .\lumni Kews carried a story about Captain Hamilton Haas, who is a staff officer in a Libera- tor group in Ttaly. Captain Haas is \'. ~[. I. classmate of 1\fr. Fol- lett.
1920
lVI ajor Charles Ca;ter Berk~l~y. TT, is with the Manne 4th D1v1s- ion in the Pacific theatre. He was awarded the Bronze Star for dis- tino·uished se rvice at Kwajalein .\t~ll. ll e also received the Legion of l\Ierit.
1922
Peter~ has recently returned from extended duty in the Pacific theatre.
1935
.\ recent issue of Time carried a review of Geo rgia's semi-annual Sou/It Todav. Among the replies to the question: "'\\'hat is wrong with the church?" which the pub- lication printed. was one from Rev. William E. Roach of Rad- ford. Virginia. llis answer: "Ig- norance is one of the greatest
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S. l\. R., whose address is U. S. S.LungaPoint,CVE.94,c_-oFPO, San Francisco·. Cah forma, took active part in the landing on Lu- zon.
1st Lt. Willie J. Long, Jr., a P-51 Mustang pilot, now located in the Mediterranean theatre, par- ticipated in the first raid of plan_es of the J5th Air Force on Berlm. Lt. Long has credit for three enemy planes destroyed, as well as six other "probables." He has made a number of attacks on transportation and communica-
tions installations in his area.
1923
Billie Duke visited school in April.
1929
Commander Howell Arthur La- mar U. S. N. R, is serving on
boro, Xorth Carolina.
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Joseph l~lount Cheshire. I\~. 1!· S. . \ .. recently married l\laqone Hurlbutt at :\ashville. Tennessee.
C a p t a i n \ \ ' i l l i a m E . G illi~m spent some time w ith his fan~tly in Lvnchburg after returnmg from two years duty in the South Pacific.
1937
First Lieutenant E. ]. Frewen Wilson, Jr., is i_n a U. S: {'.r~1y hospital recovenng from .mJur_te~ in his right leg while on act1ve duty. Lt. Wilson is with the 17th Airborne Division which went with the British when they first crossed the Rhine.
First Lieutenant John \V. Law- son. a B-29 pilot. has been report- ed missing in action in the Pacific since January 3.
1939
Private First Class Garrett Scott of Orange. \ 'irginia. is in ~lanila.
Tech. Sgt. lJenry D. Gronowski recently received a letter of rec- ommendation from General Frank Kenney, commanding gen- eral of the Thirteenth Air Force. for his heroic actions during a mission in the Southwest Pacific on Christmas Eve, 1943. He has been decorated with the Air Medal and seven Oak Leaf Clus- ters. Asiatic-Pacific ribbon, Al- lied ribbon. and the Royal New Zealand Air Force wings for his aerial exploits.
1940
First Lieutenant Clifford •. Peeler, 0691154. 320 Bomber Squadron. 90 Bomber Group, A. P. 0. 321. J>. l\1., San Francisco,
California.
1941
Private First Class Richard Parada Dillon, U. S. A., has been
aide and flag li eutenant His mailing address is Ifeadquarters, Fleet P .
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0.. San Francisco. lie has re- ceived the Naval Reserve Medal, American Defense l\Iedal, and Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal.
Sergeant Vv. Tunstall ~on~ is stationed at the Army Atr Ftelcl, Victoria, Kansas. lie has served for two years in the Caribbean.
1932
St. Sergeant ]ohn S. Bost, :vho has been in Italy for some ttme, says that he has visited Rome, Xaples, Pisa, Florence. and sev- eral other interesting places.
Captain Don Preston Peters. lJ. S. A,\. F.. his wife and daugh- ter, Peggy. are no~v in Green~­
of the church. . . . Many of ministers are 100 years be-
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hind the times. . . . They are preaching a pers(~nali~ed sort of righteousness whtch ts . . . not Christianitv."