book of records - Kansas State University

Book of Records 7.09
The story of how the men belonging to the organization answered the call to the colors would be simply a
repetition of the stories of other chapters. On no had was loyalty found wanting, and men left so rapidly that it was
almost impossible to keep enough men in the house to keep it going. It was, however, kept running until the beginning
of the S. A. T. C. (Students= Army Training Corps), at which time it was forced to be closed because all the active
members and pledges were taken into that organization. A military record of the members of R. T. C. and of Alpha
Theta Chi:
Captain, Artillery, Overseas:
Charles Halbert
1st Lieutenant, Marine Corps:
L. H. Reyburn
1st Lieutenant, Infantry:
Ralph P. Ramsey
2nd Lieutenant, Cavalry:
Elmer D. McCollum
2nd Lieutenant, Infantry:
Carl F. Mershon
Carl J. Rodewald
A. Wilcox Foster
W. H. Jaeger
C. C. McPherson
2nd Lieutenant, Infantry (Overseas):
Ira G. Freeman
2nd Lieutenant, Sanitation Corps:
Cameron S. Goldsmith
Sgt. Major, Camp Personnel:
Leon G. Abele
Master Gunner, Coast Artillery, Overseas:
Walter J. Rogers
Sgt 1st Class, M. D. (Overseas):
Charles Nitcher
Musician, Navy:
Robert S. Love (1st Class)
Otto R. Coburn (2nd Class)
Sgt., Signal Corps:
John S. Wood
Corporal:
Walter R. Horlacher (Infantry)
Corporal (Overseas):
Gabe A. Sellars (Engineers)
Lorin G. Moore (Artillery)
Herbert H. Frizzell (Infantry)
Seaman 1st Class:
Hobart M. Birks
(USS New Hampshire)
Bruce C. Hutchins
(USS Minneapolis)
Private (Infantry): E. E. Asher, Fred Hiss, Joe A.
Novak (OTC)
Private (Overseas):
Ralph V. O=Neil (Infantry)
Clarence Seeber (Signal Corps)
S. A. T. C.: Herbert J. Mering, Ralph Murray,
Wesley Stevens, Walter W.
Rodewald, A. Wilbur Wilcox,
James B. Angle, J. Farr Brown,
Robert R. Fuller, Norman Helm,
Durland Hilts, N. Dale Lund,
Carroll L. Lund, LeRoy M. Leiter,
Thomas W. Lee, Martin E. Konold