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94 CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS
'39 BS in AE(ME)—CHARLES M. DUR-
LAND is with Holston Ordnance Co.,
Kingsport, Tenn., and lives at 1458
Bellmeade Drive, Kingsport, Tenn.
'39, '40 BS in AE—Lieutenant (jg) it
JOHN H. NEVIUS, USNR, and Mrs.
Nevius have a daughter, Nancy, born
August 10, 1943. Lieutenant Nevius, a
former Varsity runner, is stationed in
Wichita Falls, Tex., where they live at
1806 Grant Street.
'39, '40 AB; '07 AB—Lieutenant it
DAVID POLLAK was reported missing in
action since July 2.8, according to word
received by his father, JULIAN A. POLLAK
'07, 9x7 Red way Avenue, Avondale,
Ohio. Lieutenant Pollak took part in
air raids over Hamburg and Berlin,
Germany, as pilot of a Flying Fortress.
He enlisted in the Army Air Forces in
March, 1942., and was commissioned at
Luke Field, Ariz., last January. He went
overseas early in May.
'39 AB—CATHERINE M. STEFFEN has
finished training as a hospital secretary
for the American Red Cross at American
University, Washington, D. C. She
writes, "Ready to embark when the
word is given. They tell us that our duties
will be much broader than just secretarial,
for there will be some recreation
mixed in and a little of everything else."
'39 BS—Lieutenant CARLTON O. it
BLACKMORE is attached to the Ordnance
Section, General Depot, APO 869, Care
Postmaster, New York City.
'39 AB—FRANK H. BORING is in Psy- it
chological Research Unit No. 1, Nashville
A AC (AAFCC), Nashville, Tenn.
'39—JOHN H. CAVENDAR, an ensign it
in the US Naval Reserve, is on duty in
the Pacific. His home address is 2.^
North Park Boulevard, Cleveland Heights,
Ohio.
'39—Lieutenant DONALD T. CURRIE it
married Lydia E. Mills of Syracuse,
July 2.7. He is on duty at Camp Croft,
S. C.
'40 AB—FREDERICK M. CARLSON is
studying for the Master's degree at the
University of Pennsylvania, and lives at
35x9 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
'40, '41 BS; Ίo AB, '14 PhD— *
Lieutenant STEPHEN M. BARKER, who
will be remembered as a talented cartoonist
and author and artist of the book,
We Cornellians, has received the Distinguished
Service Cross for heroism in
North Africa. An excerpt from his citation
reads: "For extraordinary heroism
in action during the period 14 to 19
February, 1943. On 14 February, 1943,
in the Kandid-Kassiria Pass, Tunisia, the
platoon commanded by Lieutenant Barker
was attacked by superior enemy forces.
Although severely wounded and weakened
from loss of blood, he refused to
allow his men to evacuate him in order
that he might remain with them, direct
their continued resistance, and lead them
to safety. After rejoining the remnants
of his company and other units, the group
was surprised and badly disorganized by
an overwhelming attack. Lieutenant
Barker assumed command of the entire
group, organized it into an effective defensive
organization, and with calmness
and excellent leadership, so skillfully
directed resistance that greatly superior
enemy forces were driven off. Retaining
leadership of this group, which was later
joined by others, he led them over 100
miles under extreme hardships and frequent
enemy attacks until friendly positions
were reached. He conscientiously
disregarded his own welfare and his first
concern was always for others. Throughout
this prolonged trip, his excellent
judgment of position, personal reconnaissances
for food and water, and continuous
control of his men, saved all of
them from capture or destruction by the
enemy and set an example of determination
and leadership worthy of the highest
praise." The weekly Army feature,
"Enough and On Time," broadcast by
the Blue Network August 14, was a
dramatization based on a letter which
Lieutenant Barker wrote to the parents
of a man in his party who was killed in
action. Recovered from his own wounds,
Lieutenant Barker is now reported to be
teaching in North Africa. He is the son
of E. EUGENE BARKER ΊO, who successively
taught Geology, Entomology, and
Plant Breeding from 1910-19.
'40 AB—Address Lieutenant DAN- it
IEL J. BERNSTEIN, 370 Park Avenue, New
York City.
'40 MSE—Lieutenant JAMES S. it
BARKO is attached to the 374th Engineer
Battalion, Camp Hood, Tex. His home
address is 812. North Eighth Street,
Temple, Tex.
'40 BS—GORDON E. BUTTERFIELD it
was commissioned a second lieutenant in
July and received his bombardier wings
upon graduation from the Army Air
Forces Bombardier School at Midland,
Tex.
'40 BS—CAROL CLARK, Class Secretary,
writes, "I have been busy this summer
teaching folks to can the produce from
their Victory Gardens. We have here a
"Canning Caravan" to demonstrate
from. It is a real two-wheel house trailer
fully equipped as a life-size kitchen,
painted red, white, and blue, very spectacular.
It has attracted over 3500 persons
in this area in the last six weeks. Miss
Clark is associate 4-H Club agent for
Broome County, her office is in the Court
house, Binghamton.
'40—Lieutenant THOMAS J. FARRELL, it
formerly assistant manager of the Concourse
Plaza Hotel, New York City, is
in the Army Quartermaster Corps in
North Africa. He married Cornelia Mangan
of New York City, December 2.6,
1942.. Address Lieutenant Farrell, in
West 190th Street, New York City.
'40—Address Captain KENNETH E. it
TURNER, 188 Oakland Avenue, Birmingham,
Mich.
'40, '41 BS—LEONARD J. UTTAL is a
pharmacist's mate, second class, on the
USS Dubuque, Care Fleet Post Office,
Norfolk, Va.
'40 AB—Ensign GERALD V. WADE it
is assistant to the supply officer, Navy
Yard, New York City. He lives at 1 West
Seventy Second Street, New York City.
'40 BChem, '41 CE—EDWARD A.
WARDWELL married Peggy Eaton of
Schenectady, July 10. Wardwell is with
Imperial Paper & Color Corp., Glens
Falls, and they live at 178 Ridge Street,
RFD 1, Glens Falls.
'40 BS—EARL A. WESTERVELT gradu- it
a ted June z.-$, at Officer Candidate School,
Medical Administrative Corps, Camp
Barkeley, Tex., and was commissioned a
second lieutenant.
'40 BS—PAULINE H. YOUNG is in it
the WAC and is attached to 757 Base
Hq. Co., Davis-Monthan Field, Tucson,
Ariz. She was previously employed in
the 4-H Club office of Cortland County.
'41 AB—DAVID W. BARTON is a it
private, first class, in the Army and is in
his third year at the Medical College,
New York City. His address is 1300
York Avenue, New York City.
'41 PhD—GEORGE R. BISHOP is a it
first lieutenant in the Army. .Address him
East Shore Country Club, Chicago, 111.
'41 AB—Lieutenant HOWARD S. it
FREEMAN married Joan Counts of Oklahoma
City, September 14, 1942.. Mrs.
Freeman attended the University of
Oklahoma. They live at Oklahoma City,
Tyndall Field, Fla., where Lieutenant
Freeman is on duty at the Flexible Gunnery
School.
'41 BS—MARY L. GARDINER is assistant
to the training director of The Namm
Store, Brooklyn. Miss Gardiner lives at
46 Riverleigh Place, Amityville.
'41 BS—Lieutenant WILLIAM J. PACKER,
JR. writes from his foreign station to
assure getting "the good old Alumni
NEWS" and to say he "would also like to
hear from any member of the Class of
'41 or '42. who has the time and ambition
to write." Address him 65th T.C. Squadron,
APO 919, San Francisco, Cal.
'41 AB—RUTH M. MYERS was married
August 3, 1943, to Private Neil P.
Stauffer of York, Pa., who is at the University
of Chicago studying advanced
psychology under the Army Specialized
Training Program. Mrs. Gerald R. Cummings
(ELSBETH HARTMAN) '41 was a
member of the wedding party. Mrs.
Stauffer's home address is 1107 East
Market Street, York, Pa.
'41 BS—Address First Lieutenant it
RODNEY E. WOHLERS, Hq Co., 1st Bn,
18th Inf., APO 1, Care Postmaster, New
York City.