Activation of new aaa units - Air Defense Artillery

1948 ASSOCIATION ROTC MEDAL VVIN:'\'ERS 47
University af Minnesata: Kenneth \iV. Blackmer of Minneapolis,
Minnesota. He is 27 years old and a Pharmacy
student. During the war, he served three years in the Army
including one year in Europe where he earned three campaign
stars as a platoon sergeant in the 65th Infantry Division.
He also has the Bronze Star l\ledal and Combat Infantry
Badge. He belongs to three campus societies.
Mississippi State Callege: Thomas H. Dantzler of Sun-
Hower,Mississippi. Cadet Dantzler is 23 years old and is a
Chemical Engineering student. During the war, he spent
two years and five months in the Corps of Engineers and
attained the rank of l\laster Sergeant. Ten months of his
ser\'ice was in the ETO.
University af New Hampshire: Robert E. Cook of West
Nottingham, New Hampshire. Cadet Cook is 20 years old
and a Mechanical Engineering student. He i~a member of
t\\'o honorary societies and one social fraternity:
University af Pittsburgh: William Orval Keeling, Jr., of
f\lount Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Cadet Keeling is 24 years
old. During t~e 'war, he served overseas with the 42d Infantrv
Division. Besides the Bronze Star Medal, he earned
two ~ampaign stars. He participated in two campus activities
during the past year and belongs to a social fraternity.
University of San FranciscO':Charles T. deLorimier of
San Francisco, California. He is 25 years old. During the
war. he served oyerseas 33 months and \vas a platoon sergeantin
the 24th Infantrv Division. Besidesthe Presidential
Unit Citation, Combat 'Infantryman's Badge and Philippine
Liberation Medal, he is entitled to three campaign
stars and bronze arrowhead on his Asiatic-Pacific Theater
ribbon. He is a member of one campus society.
St. Mary's Universitll: Charles F. Sdw,'ab of San An-
. tonio,T ex~s. Cadet Schwab is 19 years old and a Business
Administration student. He is a member of one honor fraternity.
Agricultural and l\Iec1umical Callege af Texas: Nathaniel
R. Leatherwood of Beaumont, Texas. He is 20 vears old
and a Management Engineering major. He has been a class
officer in all four of his classes. He is both a Distinguished
Scholastic and l\lilitarv Student. In addition. he has been
active in four campus groups and intramural sports.
Utah State Agricultural Callege: Charles V. Jarman of
Everett, Washington. Cadet Jarman is 23 years old and a
Radio Engineering student. During the war, he served approximately
four years in the Marine Corps including one
and a half years in the Pacific as a communications seroeant
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in the 1st Marine Division. He is an outstanding academic
student and attained the highest ROTC standing in the
advanced class at Utah State.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute: R. 1. l\liller of Harrisonburg,
Virginia. Cadet Miller is pursuing rhe course in Forestrv,
\Vild Life and Conservation. He is very actiw in
cam'pus activities, belonging to eight different organizations
and has held office in two.
11/ashington Unirersity: Arthur J. \\7e:lich of St. Louis.
Missouri. Cadet \Verlich is 20 wars old and a o-radmte of
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Christian Brothers College, St. Louis. He sen'ed in the
Army from June 1945 to April 1947.
University af Washington: James E. l\laran of Centralia,
\,vashington. Cadet Moran is majoring in History. During
the war, he served in the ETO with the 609th F. A. Battalion
of the 71st DiYision. He entered the service in February
1943 and was separated in April 1946.
rFilliarn and l\Iarl': The medal will be awarded at the
regular fall Honors Convocation so details will be published
in a subsequent issue of the JOUR~"AL.
Draft Deferment Requirements for Reserue Component Units
Secretan' of Defense James Forrestal, in a memorandum
to the Sec~etaries of the Armv, Navv, and Air Force, has
prescribed the drill period a~d trai~ing requirements for
"organized"units of the reserve components of the