‘These Dead Shall Not Have Died in Vain’ In the Report of the President, December 21, 1945, President William Whitehouse recounted the impact of World War II on the Albion College campus community: “Over 1,000 alumni participated as members of the armed forces in this global struggle. In addition, a large number were in the war effort filling non-military appointments.” Sadly, 41 were reported as either killed in action or missing. The list of those who lost their lives appears below. Now, history professor Wesley Dick and Chris Blaker, ’14, have begun an effort to provide formal recognition of these servicemembers through a campus memorial. For more information, contact Wesley Dick at wdick@albion.edu. Alumni are encouraged to send the names and details of service of any other alumni who were in the military during World War II via e-mail to communications@albion.edu or via postal mail to: Editor, Io Triumphe!, Albion College, 611 E. Porter St., Albion, MI 49224. This information will be housed in the College Archives and remain part of the memorial project.
Albion’s World War II Honor Roll (Names appear in the order reported.)
Pilot Jack Garlent, ’40, proudly displayed his Albion ties on the plane he flew in combat over Europe. He was killed Sept. 9, 1944 while strafing a supply train over Wetzler, Germany.
The military draft meant that male students were exceedingly scarce on Albion’s campus during most of the war. (Pleiad)
Dwight Barney, ’33 Lawrence Peretto, ’40 Fray Albert McMillan, ’38 John R. Gray, ’43 Ens. William Cuthbertson, ’38 Sgt. Richmond S. Clark, ’35 Lt. John N. Gessinger, ’39 Paul Thurston Roberts, ’39 Lt. D. Roberts Schmidt, ’42 Donald S. Wright, ’46 Lt. G. Arthur Blanchard, Jr., ’41 Cpl. Maurice G. Kosier, ’45 Lt. Harry Allchin, ’44 Ens. Thomas Yuill, ’39 Lt. Ralph Lindemann, ’41 Sgt. George E. Dean, Jr., ’42 Cpl. Armand Federico, ’45 Capt. Richard L. Peckham, ’35 Major Lewis A. Weimer, ’37 Lt. John H. Garlent, ’40 Capt. Arthur Shapiro, ’40 Clifford Jayson, ’44 John B. Hoffman, ’46
Cpl. Ogle L. Long, Jr., ’44 Major Herman M. Lord, ’34 Capt. Herbert Kaufman, ’35 Bruce R. Handeyside, ’39 Stanley Carrick, ’45 Pvt. Jack Poppen, ’46 Robert Rafelson, ’37 Lt. Arnold M. Boe, ’41 Lt. (j.g.) Howard Simons, ’41 Lt. Robert Simpson, ’43 MISSING: Herman C. Crowe, ’34 Robert L. Clark, ’43 A/C Donald McCall, ’46 Capt. Cyril G. Browne, ’37 Ens. Franklin Ward DeYoung, ’43 Ens. Robert L. Harper, ’44 Cpl. John H. Waite, ’44 Lt. Neil Hebinger, ’44 Editor’s note: Those reported as missing were eventually determined to be killed in action.