With the Armed ForcesSOONER ALUMNI, many with the 45th Di-vision, were in action in the Sicilian cam-paign last month as Allied forces carriedout strong offensive warfare on the landand in the air over the Mediterranean is-land .Lt. Col . Edward F . Stephenson, '40m.ed,

Oklahoma City, commanding officer of anArmy battalion, was among the first to landon Sicily . A United Press dispatch writtenon board a troop transport off Sicily de-scribed the landing of his group .

After the signal to disembark was re-ceived, the story related, Colonel Stephen-son stood up in his boat and told his men,"If the Navy and the Coast Guard get usthere, I promise we're going to give some-body hell when we hit the beach."

Colonel Stephenson, a, former assistantprincipal of Capitol Hill Junior HighSchool in Oklahoma City, is a Marine Corpsveteran of the first World War. He joinedthe National Guard and went into activeservice when the 45th Division was acti-vated .

Operating over another European front,Capt . L. D. Griffin, '37-'39, Cyril, pilotedThe Lady Duck, a Flying Fortress whichbombed German aircraft repair and as-sembly plants in France .

Captain Griffin reported that the anti-aircraft fire in the engagement was theheaviest he had ever been under . "I didn'tknow they had that much flak in France .. . . it was just like Germany. The weatherwas clear and we knocked hell out of thetarget," the pilot said .

DecorationsDecorations for two alumni reported to

be Japanese prisoners of war last monthwere added' to the growing list of Soonerheroes . Latest total of awards won by O. U.men showed that 77 Sooners have won 122decorations, according to Alumni Officerecords .

Cecil McFarland, '25, Norman, believedto be a prisoner of the Japanese, has beenpromoted to lieutenant colonel and award-ed the Distinguished Flying Cross for ac-tion in defense of the Philippines where hewas stationed with the Army Air Forces .

Report of the promotion and the deco-ration was carried in the June issue of AirForce Magazine, but Colonel McFarland'sfamily in Norman has received no officialnotification . He is believed to have escapedto Australia with General MacArthur'sparty, but to have been captured by theJapanese when he returned to the Philip-pines on a mission .Maj . John W. Primrose, '28law, Eufaula,

who was taken prisoner by the Japanesewhen Corregidor fell, has been awarded

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A far cry from the typical sergeant,Reba Weedn, '42ba, holds that rank atFort Des Moines, Iowa, where she is

stationed with the WAC.

the Distinguished Service Cross and theSilver Star.He was sent to the Philippine Islands in

September, 1941, as an instructor of a na-tive Infantry group in northern Luzon .Maj . R . Julian Mason, '34-'36, Norman

and Houston, Texas, was awarded the Dis-tinguished Flying Cross for his participa-tion in combat action with the Army AirForces in Alaska .One of a group of U. S. Army pioneer

pilots in Alaska, Major Mason has beenattached to Air Force headquarters theresince last summer . Recently he returnedto the States for training at the Commandand General Staff School at Fort Leaven-worth, Kansas.Capt . Charles T . Moore, '41, Oklahoma

City, believed to be a prisoner of the Ital-ians, was awarded three Oak Leaf Clustersto add to the Air Medal, indicating a sec-ond, third and fourth award of this deco-ration . Captain Moore holds a total of sixdecorations for action with the Army AirForces in North Africa-a DistinguishedFlying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster andan Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters .Capt . Loyd D. Griffin, '3'7-'39, Cyril, was

awarded the Air Medal in June for actionwith the U. S. Army Air Force over Eu-rope . He was stationed at Minter Field,California, and in Kansas at the TopekaArmy Air Base before going overseas .Lt. Robert J . Nespor, Jr ., '38240, New-

kirk, pilot with the Army Air Forces inthe Middle East, was awarded the AirMedal for outstanding service . Former Uni-versity geology student and member ofDelta Chi fraternity, Lieutenant Nespor en-listed in the Air Corps in July, 1941 .Lt . Glen L. Dark, '41, navigator now

listed as missing in the African campaign,was awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to addto an Air Medal which he already held .Reports of the presentation of the twoawards to Lieutenant Dark followed wordreceived last February that he was missingin action .Hope that he still was operating with

American forces in Africa was furtherstrengthened in April when the flier wasmentioned in a letter from an Oklahomanin North Africa .Capt . Don R . Greenhaw, '40-'41, Senti-

nel, who was wounded in action with theField Artillery in North Africa, was deco-rated with the Silver Star for gallantrywhile recuperating in an Algiers rest camp.The citation accompanying the award

stated that Captain Greenhaw took overseveral 155-millimeter howitzers whichwere firing upon approaching enemy tanksand forced them to withdraw during theaction in Tunisia in February . Former busi-ness manager of the Oklahoma Daily, Cap-tain Greenhaw earlier received the PurpleHeart.Lt . Otis R . Rogers, '40bus, Oklahoma

City, former O . U. football star, was award-ed the Silver Star for gallantry in the Tunis-ian campaign in which he served as a mem-ber of a Reconnaissance company .The citation accompanying the award

stated that Lieutenant Rogers voluntarilywent forward with a Tank Destroyer ve-hicle into an exposed position to attack anenemy observation post which had beenshelling the American unit. So effectivewas his maneuver that the enemy wasforced to evacuate the post and cease firing .Maj . Jack Romerman, '40law, Oklahoma

City, received a commendation from Gen-eral Patton following the action aroundKasserine Pass and El Guettar where heserved as an intelligence officer with theAir Force.The commendation from General Pat-

ton stated, "In many critical times during .phases of operation leading up to the criti-cal battle of Kasserine Pass, Major Romer-man's judgment and evaluation of intelli-gence obtained by air reconnaissance madeinvaluable contributions to command de-cisions ."Word has been received of the award of

additional decorations to five Sooners inservice already holding medals . Maj . JohnD. Bridges, '34-'37, Oklahoma City, now

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stationed at Biggs Field, Texas, after serv-ing with the Air Force in the Pacific, re-ceived a commendation for initiative dis-played in handling evacuees from Java . Healso holds the Silver Star and DistinguishedFlying Cross.Lt. Thirl E . Jarrett, '36med, of the Navy

Medical Corps, received the Silver Star inconnection with the Navy Cross which hewas awarded for services rendered beyondthe line of duty on Guadalcanal where hewas attached to a Marine unit .Lt . Edward LeRoy Leonard, '40bus,

Chickasha, and Sgt. Bill M . Stolzer, '40-'41,Oklahoma City, both with the Air Forcein North Africa, received Oak Leaf Clust-ers to add to Air Medals which they hadpreviously won . Sergeant Stolzer receivedthree clusters and Lieutenant Leonard wasawarded "several," according to word fromrelatives .Lt. Euel A. Travis, '40ed, former In-

dianola teacher, navigator on a bomber inthe Pacific, was awarded the Air Medal .He also holds the Silver Star for gallantryat Rabaul Harbor and the DistinguishedFlying Cross .

Deaths In ServiceLt . James H. Gill, '38-'41, Oklahoma

City, with the Army Air Force in the South-west Pacific, was reported killed in actionafter a search for his plane proved futile .He previously was listed as missing in ac-tion .

Lieutenant Gill and other members ofhis fighter squadron were over enemy ter-ritory when Japanese planes attacked,breaking up the formation . The Soonerpilot was last seen in pursuit of an enemyship and a search of the area later failedto find him .The commanding officer of Lieutenant

Gill's fiighter squadron wrote his fatherthat the pilot had been recommended forthe Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster . For-mer aeronautical engineering student in theUniversity, he entered the Air Force inSeptember, 1941 . Survivors include his par-ents, Mr . and Mrs . Ernest H . Gill of Okla-homa City.

Pvt . Harold S . Hirschi, '35ba, OklahomaCity, a prisoner of the Japanese since thefall of Bataan, died at a prison camp inthe Philippines according to a War Depart-ment message to his parents .No word had been received directly from

Private Hirschi since February 7, 1942,when he was stationed at Clark Field. Ashort time later he was listed as missing inaction and two months ago he was officiallyreported a Japanese prisoner. Survivors in-clude his parents, Mr . and Mrs . A . G.Hirschi of Oklahoma City .Ensign Samuel K. Shook,'39- 42, 20-year-

old Navy pilot from Cogar, Oklahoma, waskilled July 16 when his fighter planecrashed and burned in a park in Berkeley,California.Formerly on active duty with a Navy

Fighter squadron, Ensign Shook was as-signed to the Naval Air Station at Ala-

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meda, California. He was a student in theCollege of Arts and Sciences in the Uni-versity . Survivors include his mother, Mrs .Samuel B . Shook of Cogar .

Aviation Cadet Frank Robert Monroe,'34-'35, St . Louis, Missouri, was killed thenight of June 1 when the plane he waspiloting on a training flight crashed nearPampa, Texas, where he was stationed atthe Army Air Base .Cadet Monroe entered the Army Air

Force last September at Kelly Field, Texas,and would have received his commissionand wings July 1 . Survivors include hisparents, Mr . and Mrs . George W. Monroe,and his wife, the former Dorothy Marston,all of St. Louis .Lt . (jg) Thomas Eugene Harrison, '41

bus, Anadarko, died June 2 in a Navy Hos-pital at Portsmouth, Virginia, following anattack of acute appendicitis .Former letterman in track and partici-

pant in all intramural sports while attend-ing the University, Lieutenant Harrisonreceived his commission at the Naval Re-serve Midshipmen's School in Chicago . Hewas promoted to lieutenant junior gradeand transferred from San Francisco to theeast coast shortly before his death .

Survivors include his parents, Mr . andMrs . Warren Harrison, and his wife, theformer Virginia Thompson, all of Ana-darko.Wendell King, '40-'42, civilian instruc-

tor for Army Air Force cadets at HaleField, near Oklahoma City, was killed ina plane crash June 25 southeast of Okla-homa City .

Originally from Woodward, Mr. Kinglived in Oklahoma City for several yearsbefore his death . He was a former studentin the School of Law. Survivors include hisparents, judge and Mrs. H. B . King, Okla-homa City .

Missing in ActionFour alumni with the Army Air Forces

last month were reported missing in ac-tion in North Africa, the European warzone and in the Southwest Pacific .

Staff Sgt. Norris D . Dickey, '28-'30, win-ner of an Air Medal and an Oak LeafCluster, was listed as missing in action inNorth Africa as of April 4 . He was em-ployed by a motor company in Seattle,Washington, before entering service the dayafter Pearl Harbor .Lt . Leonard C. Goode,'35-'38, Oklahoma

City, an Air Force navigator, was reportedmissing in action over Europe . He joinedthe Air Force in January, 1942, and wastransferred to England in April .Lt. Richard A . Snoddy, '37-'38, Stratford,

bomber pilot in the Pacific, has been miss-ing in action since June 10. His brother,Lt . Bill Snoddy, '37-'38, is with the armedforces in North Africa .

Capt. Paul G. Smith, '38239, OklahomaCity, squadron commander of a flight ofLiberators, was reported missing in actionin the Southwest Pacific . Several times

HONORED BY CHINALt. Duane Clapham, '38bus, Norman,who was killed in a crash in Indiawhile testing planes for the Chinesegovernment, and China's MeritoriousMedal which he was awarded posthu-mously. Lieutenant Clapham couldhave bailed out and saved his life butchose to remain in the plane to save thelives of others. The citation which ac-companied the medal appears on the

cover.

Captain Smith has been mentioned in dis-patches from Australia for valorous action .

Prisoners of WarThree alumni recently reported prisoners

of the Japanese were Lt. Donald H . Smith,'33pharm, Fairview, Victor Jack Howard,'37, Seminole, and Ensign William A .Berry, '40law, Stillwater .

Lieutenant Smith was stationed at FortStotsenberg in the Philippines . He receiveda medical degree from the University ofTennessee in 1938 and served his interne-ship at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Vic-toria, British Columbia.Mr . Howard, a member of the Air Force,

was stationed at Clark Field . Both men arethought to have been taken prisoner onBataan .Former county attorney of Payne Coun-

ty, Ensign Berry went on active duty andwas transferred to the Philippines just be-fore Manila was bombed .

Injured in ServiceLt . Wheeler Burkett, '37'38, Oklahoma

City, pilot of a Flying Fortress, was wound-ed by flying German shell fragments in anair battle over France in June.

Doctors in the English hospital where hewas confined removed from the wounds25 to 30 pieces of shell, one of whichchipped an ankle bone and injured a nerve .Both Lieutenant Burkett and the bombar-dier were hit when the shell landed be-tween them and exploded .His parents in Oklahoma City received

word in July that he was ready to leavethe hospital . He had been on foreign dutynot more than a month, having receivedhis wings and commission in January atHondo, Texas.

Back from BattlefrontsCapt . Kenneth M. Taylor, '40, Hominy,

first Sooner alumnus decorated for heroismand veteran of the Southwest Pacific aerialwar, was home last month for the first timein two years .Met at the Tulsa airport by his parents,

his wife and his baby son whom he hadnever seen before, Captain Taylor said,"Good gosh, he's beautiful . But don't handhim to me . I'm scared I might drop him."

Captain Taylor was on leave to recuper-ate from a kneecap injury received in Mayon Guadalcanal when he dove into a fox-hole while enemy planes were droppingbombs nearby . He has a total of three enemyplanes to his. credit .

Recently home in Norman on leave afterrecuperating in a London hospital fromwounds received in Merchant Marine actionwas Jim McIntyre, '40-'41, former Univer-sity engineering student .Mr . McIntyre, a seaman in the Maritime

Service, has crossed the Atlantic three times,twice to Africa and once to England . Whileon the voyage to England, his convoy wasattacked by German planes as it was aboutto dock . He received cuts on the face andhis right eye was injured by flying steelsplinters .Maj . Mitchell Escoe Sims, '39, Norman,

holder of the Silver Star for gallantry inaction in the Southwest Pacific, was homeon leave in June before receiving orders toa new station .Major Sims visited his wife, the former

Dorothy Stogner, and their 18-month-oldson Mike after whom the flier's pursuit ship

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IN AUSTRALIALt. Cleo Streck, '41nurse, Enid, wholeft the staff of the University Hospitalin Oklahoma City to enter the ArmyNurse Corps, was on foreign duty in

Australia.

SERVES IN EGYPTRuth Kimbrell, '35ba, '36m .soc.wk,former Child Welfare work in Ard-more, has arrived in Cairo, Egypt, asan American Red Cross hospital so-

cial worker.

is named . He also reported that a cartoonof Mike adorns the side of the plane.

Major Sims' job in the Pacific was main-ly that of escort for bombers until Marchwhen he was assigned as administrationand squadron commander and stoppedmost of his tactical flying . Major Sims hastwo Japanese planes to his credit.

After a year of duty in Africa, Capt . B .P . (Jiggs) Walker, '40geol, '40 law, washome on leave in June with glowing re-

ports to tell of life in North Africa wherehe was commander of the base at which hewas stationed .Food included thick steaks from native

beeves, frozen fruits and vegetables andbananas at 20 cents a stalk, Captain Walkerreported . As base commander he had theduty of welcoming guests, who includedforeign correspondents, Martha Raye, Jim-my Doolittle and the presidential party .Movies every night, shortwave broadcastsand Army newspapers all combined to keepthe men informed about what was goingon in the States, he said .On Active Navy Duty

Approximately 200 University NavalR.O.T.C . cadets went on active duty inJuly when members of the Naval Trainingunit arrived on the campus . While continu-ing University work they will wear sea-men's uniforms and draw seamen's pay,but will be classed as midshipmen.Members of the senior Navy class are

as follows : Garth A. Abbott, Delaware ;Russell J . Alexander and Charles H. Col-pitt, both of Collinsville ; Robert N. Bar-ron, Robert E . Chancellor, Robert E .Chandler, Jr ., Austin G . Dill, Calvin W.Hendrickson, Kenneth C . Knight, John C.Murdock, G. Dudley Strother, Jr., BillyM. Van Eaton, and Lloyd L . Von Tungeln,all of Oklahoma City .

Virgil R . Bonnette, Dierks, Arkansas ;Glen L. Gaines, Ringling ; William B . Har-ris, Jr ., Hugo; Francis L . Hayhurst, andRobert M. Loeffler, both of Bristow ; Wash-ington L. Kennedy, Jr., Wilson ; John B .Leake, Charles D . Manson, Jr., Robert D.Ortenburger, John E . Pantier, and KennethL . Sain, all of Norman .Raymond E . Geller, Coffeyville, Kansas ;

Harry C . Mitchell, Tulsa ; Garrison E.Munger, Jr ., Enid ; Frank T. Owens, Tip-ton ; Kenneth M. Roberts, Sapulpa ; CharlesL. Prokop and C . Rex Scott, both of Shaw-nee; Jack L . Trentman, Jr ., Wichita, Kan-sas ; Carl L . Wenz, fr., San Diego, Cali-fornia ; Jay M. Whitbeck, Dallas, Texas ;Daniel H. Carter, El Reno ; Realto P . Clin-ton, Ponca City, and William L . Howard,Jr ., Olustee .Included in the junior class are Samuel

T . Allen, Sapulpa ; Joe L . Artman, Nor-man ; Jehue B . Baker, Amarillo, Texas ;Robert B. Benear, Randal W. Clark, JackC . Felber, Harvey L. Kymen, Daniel A.Painter, and Arthur F. Whitt, all of Tulsa .

Jack D. Bleger, Lyons, Kansas ; Richie E .Boatman, John E . Caldwell, William A.Clarke, Alexander A. Currie, Paul G .Darrough, Carl E . . Edwards, James E .Evans, Robert A. Fry, John S . Haller,Thomas K. Hendrick, Floyd L . Marston,Harry L . Mayes, Walter A. Moore, J . B .Oaks, Norman D. Ohler, Wilson B . Swan,Jack E . Trigg, James K. Welchon, andWilliam L . Young, all of Oklahoma City.

Jim C. Curry, Blanchard ; George Dober-vich, Ironton, Minnesota ; William B . Dun-can, John H. Graham, and Billy R . Stokes,all of Shawnee ; Charles E . Gassaway, Car-negie ; Ambers W. Gentry, Lawton; Har-

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old D. Hansen, Carmen ; Samuel H. Hath-away, Cordell; Samuel L. Hendrix, Oke-mah.Frank H. Hubbard, Jet; Charles L.

Hughes, Keytesville, Missouri ; Clovis G.Killian, Anadarko ; HomerC. Leland,Wirt ;Donald R. Link, Chase, Kansas ; Lewis M.Long, Roanoke, Virginia ; Walter J. Mc-Farland, Sayre ; Joe A. Taylor, Clinton;John A. Weideman, Mount Pleasant, Mich-igan ; Eugene R. Wright, Webb City, andGuy T. Simmons, Tuttle .

In the sophomore class are Thomas B .Albright, Sulphur; Rufus Y. Bandy, FredE. Cordell, Oberon K. Fowler and JohnW. Williams, all of Bartlesville ; Benny D.Barnes, Steve R. Sawyer, Daniel K. Teis,Jack S. Osborn, and Jack C. Ware, all ofTulsa.

Robert V. Anderson, L. B. Beemer, El-don H. Bell, William E. Brown, Mack S.Burks, George S. Cooley, James A . Doug-las, Thomas B. Emerson, Joe B. Evans, M.Day Fezler, Claud W. Floyd, Frankie R.Frow, Alan N. Gordan, Earle W. Gray,Virgil H. Greene, George C. Grogan, CurtH . Guernsey, William E. Hanson, Earl E.James, Ernest W. Jennings, Maurice K.King, Wilbur C . Kolar, JohnM. Lawrence,Arthur J. Losee, Victor T. Lyon, Gene A.Marshall, James C. Matthews, Richard C.McKiddy, Glenn E. McKinley, Ralph B.Miller, Donald W. Myers, Albert L. Pick,Gene V. Pruet, Bob O. Pyle, Roy L. Seikel,Emmett H. Tidd, James A. Trapp, R. F.Traub, Jr ., Gene R. White, and H .-Ray Wil-son, all of Oklahoma City .

Robert W. Berry, Eldon B. Hatfield,Ernest A. Hogan, Derald Lebow, Robert C.Mayfield, John F. Meacham, Wendell S.Taylor, and George H. Ware, all of Nor-man; Billy J. Clark, William L. Fry, Jr.,and Jack G. Kennedy, all of Durant ; JohnR. Clifton, Davis, and Merle L. Dinkins,Blackwell.

Jack E. Dodson, Haskell; Mark L. Doug-las, Kirk Dyer, Kenneth A. Humphreys,and Thomas G. Johnson, all of Ardmore;Richard L. Fentem, Ada ; Tom D. Finney,Idabel ; Bill G. Forrester, Altus ; Chester R.Gates, Seminole ; James G. Greenwood,Boswell; Grady D. Harris, Alex; WallaceL. Hunt and Homer A. Sparkman, both ofAnadarko .Jimmie D. Jewell, Jim K. Lawson and

B. Cochrane Phillips, all of Chickasha; Wil-liam C. Johnson, Vinita ; Arthur R. Ken-worthy, Goldsmith, Texas; Marvin F.Kraettli, Atchison, Kansas; Herbert M.Krigel, Coffeyville, Kansas ; Donald L. Mar-gulies, Sioux Falls, South Dakota .

Robert H . Martin, Muskogee ; EdwardS. Morris, Amarillo, Texas ; Henry L.Munde, Providence, Rhode Island ; EdgarH. Newkirk, Okmulgee ; Robert B. Park,Hunter ; RaymondS. Parratt, Euclid, Ohio ;Hillard Parsons, Fayetteville, Tennessee ;Robert J. Penny, Healdton ; James C. Pugh,Chatham, New York .William M. Randle, Clinton; Melvin F.

Roberts, Sapulpa; Paul M. Robinson andRobert L. Stover, both of Enid ; Roy W.

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FEATURED BY NATIONAL MAGAZINECapt . Hannah Ashby, '37ed, Norman, former WAC company commander atFort Sam Houston, Texas, and her executive officer, Lt . Pearl Mount Wood,'32ma, Oklahoma City, appeared in a colored photograph used with an articleon the WAC in a recent issue of McCall's magazine. Captain Ashby, who is nowreported on foreign duty, is in the center and Lieutenant Wood to the right.

-Reprinted courtesy of McCall's magazine .

Roring, Davis ; R. Grant Scott, ArkansasCity, Kansas; Donald E. Smith, Greenfield,Indiana; Ralf N. Steward, Weatherford;Henry J. Tanner, Chicago, Illinois ; Rob-ert G. Walter and Gene T. Dare, both ofDuncan ; Alvin G. Weber, Sayre; Jack T.Witbeck, Dallas, Texas, and Judson S.Woodruff, Birmingham, Alabama.

Rescued From ChannelReturning to his British base from a

sweep over France recently, Lt . HowardHively, '37-'40, Air Force ace, was forcedto bail out of his burning plane into theEnglish Channel.As described by Lt . Vic France, '40journ,

who was in the same flight, "After swal-

lowing several gallons of salt water, andbeing slapped from one wave to anotherfor an hour and a half, he was picked upby an English Air-Sea Rescue boat. Theyrevived him with a big slug of rum andlet him keep the bottle, and he was backon the job next day."

Top ManOley E. Attebery, '41-'42, Norman, air

cadet in the U. S . Coast Guard, graduatedat the head of his battalion upon comple-tion of training at the Navy Pre-flightSchool at Athens, Georgia.Cadet Attebery, former University engi-

neering student, was transferred to the Pri-mary Flight Training School in Dallas,

Texas, following completion of the pre-flight instruction .

Arab Chief Likes SoonerAn unusual honor recently was awarded

in North Africa to Lt . Robinson J . An-drews, '38-'39, Oklahoma City, while buy-ing a steer from an Arab chief for his squad-ron's mess .

"This `caid' is head of a tribe and quitea noble-looking Arab, well-dressed andwell-bred," Lieutenant Andrews reported ."As a token of the mutual agreement wecame to, he presented me with one of hismedals . After this ceremony he served ustea on a silver tray, out of a silver tea pot.

"It was easy to see that he is a man ofmeans . . . He really thought I was the`fair-haired boy,' and practically wanted toadopt me."

Meets English PlaywrightA momentous evening during which he

saw Winston Churchill, sat in Noel Cow-ard's box at a theater and later met theBritish dramatist-actor backstage was en-joyed recently by Lt . Chad Brwen, '41,Oklahoma City .

Lieutenant Bowen, with the Air Forcein England, met Mr . Coward through aLondon newspaperman friend, who ar-ranged for the Oklahoman and three ofhis friends to attend Mr. Coward's per-formance, and introduced them to him aft-erwards .When Lieutenant Bowen spoke to Mr .

Coward, the Englishman said, "Ah, asoutherner ." Mr . Churchill also attendedthe play.

Doctor on African FrontLt. Col . Paul Sanger, '28ba,former Char-

lotte, North Carolina, physician, was men-tioned in a recent column by Ernie Pyle,newspaper columnist in North Africa, de-scribing the work of Army doctors andnurses on the battlefront.

Colonel Sanger is chief surgeon of anEvacuation Hospital set up in an old oatfield, with tents to live in and absolutelyno conveniences. Mr. Pyle quoted ColonelSanger as saying, "I never go into town .I feel better out here than I've ever felt inmy life . We were all prima-donnas backhome . . . We would have been shockedat the idea of living like this . But we loveit . . . I suppose we'll be making our fam-ilies live out in tents when we get home."

Hybrid Rank AdoptedThe title of Third Lieutenant has been

adopted by Howard Gail Carpenter, '37,Oklahoma City, and other non-commis-sioned fighter pilots in Tunisia .An article in a recent issue of Yank, the

weekly Army publication, described themas "Sad Sacks," a group of 67 men whograduated- together from Luke Field, Ari-zona, and were shipped together to thefighting front.

Their insignia resembles that of war-rant officer, though officially they are fly-

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How Sooners ServeARMY

Privates ------------------------------ 880Corporals ----------------------------- 219Sergeants ----------------------------- 187Warrant Officers -----------------------

28Cadets ------------------------------ 250Lieutenants --------------------------- 1,946Captains ------------------------------ 795Majors __ _

_ - ___ ___________ 354Lieutenant Colonels -------------------- 99Colonels __ ________--_ _ __ ________ 20Major Generals ------------------------

2WAGS ___ _-____-_____-_ -___________ 69

4,848NAVY

Seamen ------------------------------ 326Chiefs _______ ____ ______________ ___ 40Cadets _________ __________-__ __ 65Ensigns ------------------------------ 314Lieutenants --------------------------- 207Lieutenant Commanders ------------

_ 24Commanders ----------------------

2Captains ----------------------------- 1WAVES ----------------------------- 36

1,015MARINES

Privates ------------------------------ 40Corporals -----------------------------

7Sergeants -----------------------------

2Cadets ________-__-_ ________________

1Lieutenants _____ __ _ . ______________ 48Captains -----------------------------

.3Majors 4Lieutenant Colonels --------------------

3Colonels ------------------------------

2Women's Branch _______-_ -__ ________

2

109COAST GUARD

Seamen ___- _____ ____ _ 37Chiefs __________-_____________-___ _

5Cadets -------------------------- -- 2Ensigns ------------------------------ 2Lieutenants ------------------------

2SPARS ___________ _-______ __________

4

52GRAND TOTAL

6,024

ing sergeants . The "third lieutenant" issomething they dreamed up themselves .

Yank Humor Not FoiledPrivations of jungle life can't check

American fliers' sense of humor, accord-ing to Lt. Ellis L . Brown, '39eng, Duncan,an Air Force Liberator pilot in NewGuinea .The spirit of the men on the island is

high, Lieutenant Brown said. Hardshipssuch as no ice, no fresh food and no fem-inine acquaintances within several thou-sand miles are brushed off with commentslike, "I'm not going to date that red-headany more-she did me dirt last night," or,"Those steaks we had for dinner were toorare."

Lieutenant Brown, formerly with theHalliburton Oil Well Cementing Companyat Duncan, has been overseas since March .

Teaches War ReportersCapt . Guss Zeldich, '37ba, '39law, '40ma,

was featured in a story in Newsweek forMay 17 which described an Army schoolset up in England for war correspondents.

The curriculum at the school includesmap reading, motor transport repair, enemypersonnel recognition and aircraft recog-nition, taught by Captain Zeldich . "Hegave us aircraft recognition until our headsspun and we couldn't tell a Spitfire froma spittoon," wrote the Newsweek corre-spondent . "At the bell, he pronounced usa bright group and retired in good order."The reporter described Zeldich as a "tall,

bespectacled young captain . . . from Tulsa,Oklahoma ."

Honored by FrenchAs a token of the friendly relations exist-

ing between the American and Frencharmies, Maj . Robert F . Brooks, '33geol,Oklahoma City, has been made an honor-ary member of the Sixth Spahis Regimentof the French Native Cavalry in NorthAfrica .The honor was bestowed upon Major

Brooks by Col . Charles Amanrich of theFrench Army. Major Brooks was an oilengineer in Oklahoma City before joiningthe Air Force in 1940 .

Medical Students in UniformTraining of medical students in the Army

and Navy programs was well under waylast month following activation July 1 ofthe Navy unit . The Army group, desig-nated as Army Specialized Training unitNo . 3865, was activated May 10.The Army unit, composed of 161 stu-

dents, includes freshmen, sophomores, jun-iors and seniors . The students are officiallyprivates in the Army, wear uniforms anddraw fifty dollars a month outside of foodand lodging . Commanding officer of theArmy unit is Capt . Lyman F . Barry .Capt . J . F. Donelson, commandant of

the Navy R.O.T.C . unit and the NavyTraining program at the University, hascommand of the medical students in theNavy unit .

Freshmen Out, Then In ArmyRuling in a House appropriation bill be-

fore the Senate that would require MedicalSchool freshmen to be discharged was killedat the eleventh hour last month just intime to keep some sixty medical freshmenin the Army .Under the ruling, expenditure of money

would be prohibited on medical educationof enlisted men who would not completetheir training within 24 months . The abso-lute minimum for training doctors is twoyears and nine months.On June 30, with the end of the fiscal

year only hours off, the Congress still hadnot passed the military appropriations bill .Under Army orders, the freshmen medicalstudents checked in their uniforms andtook physical examinations for discharge .About an hour before the end of the fis-

cal year, Congress passed the bill withoutthe stipulation that medical training forservicemen should not exceed 24 months .Freshmen checked out uniforms and re-turned to classes as Army privates.

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