IN MEMORY Hoyte C. Evans

May 25, 1921-October 5, 2006

On October 5, 2005, Hoyte C. Evans died after a long illness. He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on May 25, 1921. He and his family moved from Knoxville to

St. Louis, Missouri, in the middle 1920s.

On September 9, 1939, Ev.ans enlisted in the Army Air Corps, and later transferred to the Air Corps Technical School at Chanute Field, Illinois, in the 5th School Squadron. He graduated from ACTS as a radio operator and mechanic, and was stationed stateside until he was transferred to Goose Bay, Labrador in 1942 on his way to Greenland. In 1943, he returned stateside, and then was transferred to Trinidad in 1944. In August, 1945, he returned to the states and was discharged from the Air Force at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis County, Missouri. After military service, he attended St. Louis University School of Law on the G.I. Bill, graduating in 1950, and was a practicing attorney for years until beginning work at the Veterans Administration in St. Louis until his retirement at the end of 1976.

Evans began his medal collection with his own medals. After the war, he slowly built a substantial collection from buying and trading. In the mid-1950s, he joined

OMSA after reading an article about it in True Magazine. Through correspondence and occasional meetings, he became acquainted with early members of OMSA like former OMSA secretary John Lelle, Irwin Abraham, Yash Yasinitsky and others through regular corresponding and answering inquiries he received through the mail. His earliest articles for The Medal Collector were published in 1957 beginning with "The Minden Rose" followed by "Origins of British Medals" and "Kitchener and the Military Cross." As a prolific writer and amateur historian, he became a frequent contributor through the sixties, seventies and eighties. Three of his articles were cover stories beginning with "202nd Coast Artillery Longevity Medal, Illinois Coast Guard" in 1959, "The Medals of 1942" in 1982, and "A Friend of Nungesser" in 1989. Through the fifty years of his membership in OMSA, 48 of his articles were published in OMSA’s publications.

In addition to writing for OMSA, he rewrote and revised sections of his autobiography about his military service which were published in INTERCOM, the Scott AFB bi- weekly newspaper from 1983 to 1986. From 1985 to 1990, he was a frequent contributor to The Phoenix Exchange and Military Collector Magazine.

Hoyte C. Evans is survived by his wife, Mary, and two sons, Gordon C. and Derek Spencer Evans, and one granddaughter. Burial was at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis County, Missouri.

In the News

Medal of Honor Awarded 41 Years Late

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Bruce Crandall, 74, of Manchester, Washington received the Medal of Honor from President Bush on February 26, 2007, 41 years af- ter the act for which the medal was awarded. As a Major commanding a company of the 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, First Cavalry Division (Airmobile) during the Battle at Ia Drang in November 1965, Crandall, in an unarmed helicopter, flew 22 flights through intense en- emy fire during a 14 hour period to deliver water, ammu- nition and medical supplies and evacuate over 70 wounded soldiers. His actions were depicted in 2002 movie We Were Soldiers. He originally received a Distin- guished Flying Cross for his actions, but it was later up- graded to a Distinguished Service Cross.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer Submitted by William J. Wilson, Jr.

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Secretary’s Report February 2007 -March 2007

Those listed as new members have applied for 2007 membership in the Orders and Medals Society of America. If no proper

written objection to such membership is received from any member in good standing within sixty (60) days of publication, the

applicant shall accordingly be admitted to membership (Article III, Section 3 of the OMSA Constitution, and Article III, Section 2

of the OMSA By-Laws). The collecting interests" of each new member as provided on the membership application are shown

following each new member’s address.

NEW MEMBERS - 2007

#7819 #7820 #7821 #7822 #7823 #7824 #7825 #7826 #7827 #7828 #7829 #7830 #7831 #7832

#7833 #7834

#7835 #7836 #7837 #7838

- Eugene Gwizdak (Brochure), PO Box 40487, Providence, RI, 02940 (Military medals; coins)

- S ean Stewart (Internet), 4717 Hedges Avenue, Kansas City, MO, 64133

- James Austin (Internet), 16845 N. 29th Ave., Box 432, Phoenix, AZ 85053

- Edward A. Winn (Internet), 1 Holiday Drive, Duryea, PA, 18642 (WW2 German & Japanese)

-John O’Malley (Internet), 150 East 03rd Street #SB, New York, NY, 10128

- Carl Bess (Internet), 4618 Snowmass Road, Glen Allen, VA, 23060

- Ralph Ambererombie (Internet), Box 79, Hartwood, VA, 22471-0079

- Graham Wilson (Internet), 6 Orange Thorn Crescent, Banks, 2906 ACT, Australia

-Andrew Berkowitz (Internet), 15 Russet Road, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601-6205

- Cory Frampton (Draskovic #4730), PO Box 5270, Carefree, AZ, 85377 (Mexico)

- Thomas Clark (Internet), 2824 Lindee Circle, Dyer, IN, 46311

- Thomas Creek (Internet), 43057 W. Kirkwood Drive, Clinton Twp, MI, 48038

- Kenneth Bolton Ph.D P.E. (Internet), 5900 Atlantic Avenue, Ventnor, NJ, 08406

- Dirk To Griffin (Internet), 23592 Trinidad Lane, Laguna Niguel, CA, 92677 (WW1, WW2 U.S, German, and

Japanese)

- Simon Worrall (Internet), 6 Lomandra Ct, Seventen Mile Rocks, QLD 4073, Australia

-Jackson E. Lewis (Floyd DM#16), 209 River Drive, Southport, NC, 28461-4107 (U.S. military decorations,

campaign medals, & memorabilia)

-Dale E. Biever (Internet), 54 Douglass Street, B oyertown, PA, 19512

-Jonathan Bryant (Internet), 1720 S. Broadway, Moore, OK, 73160

-Lawrence Watson (Internet), 2514 Louann Lane, Harlingen, TX, 78550

-Anthony Stencel (Internet), 915 Duchess Court, Oconomowoc, WI, 53066

LIFE MEMBERSHIP

Nicholson, John D., LM#102, 11 Michael Close, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 4PD, UK

IN MEMORY

Allerding, Martin R., #7657, 6702 Bay Valley Lane, Centreville, VA, 20121-3834

(Mrs. Allerding informed OMSA that Mr. Allerding passed away in April, 2006.)

Logan, John W., #7450, PO Box 411, Concord, CA, 94522-0411

(OMSA was informed that Mr. Logan passed away February 17, 2007.)

MeDaniel, James H., #7555, 3057 Fontano Drive, Kettering, OH, 45440-1345

(Mrs. McDaniel informed OMSA that Mr. McDaniel passed away on December 21, 2006.)

Robinson, Daniel J., #5499, 1423 6th St SE, Mason City, IA, 50401

(C. Robinson informed OMSA that Mr. Robinson passed away on September 13, 2006.)

Sehena, Pasquale M., #3048, 6 Madetine Terrace, Tyngsboro, MA, 01879-1112

(OMSA was informed that Mr. Schena passed away September 1, 2006.)

Sodini, George T., #6562, c/o Eagle Imports 1750 Brielle Ave Unit B-l, Wanamassa, NJ, 07712

(OMSA was informed that Mr. Sodini passed away.)

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Soule, Carl W. Jr., #2694, 643 Haverhill Street, Reading, MA, 01867-1153

(OMSA was informed that Mr. Soule passed away February, 2006.)

Tolosky, Edward A., #692~4, 205 Brookside Road, Norristown, PA, 19401-1303

(OMSA was informed that Mr. Tolosky passed away September 2006.)

ADDRESS CHANGES & CORRECTIONS

Bendyna, Alex Jr., #6052, 8841 E. Palisade Terrace, Tucson, AZ, 85749 Brodrick, Lloyd D., #6668, Bachmanstraat 5, 2596 JA The Hague, The Netherlands Bruce, Arvel G., #6984, 7797 Statesman Street, Severn, MD, 21144-1533 Ginader, John A., #5023, 1308 Venetian Way, Waxhaw, NC, 28173 Koven, Sydney, #5320, 5515 Blair Valley Run, Cumming, GA, 30040-7033 Lubick, Dr. Harold A., #7351, 500 East Olive Avenue #440, Burbank, CA, 91501 Margulies Jr, William P., #7538, 231 Burgess Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22305 Marston, Clay, #3496, Box #400, Warkworth, Ontario K0K 3K0, Canada O’Malley, John, #7823, 150 East 93rd Street #8B, New York, NY, 10128 Stilwell, Keith, #5391,146 Hollington Drive, Huntsville, AL, 35811

Windrum, William A., #3543, 6610 Heather Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6P 3P4, Canada

End of Report Douglas M. Peck, OMSA Secretary

ATTENTION OMSA MEMBERS

2007 OMSA Board of Director Election (vote for two)

Please find loosely inserted with this issue of JOMSA the Ballot, Ballot Envelope, and Return Envelope for the 2007

Election for the office of Director for the period September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2010. Also find biographies of

the five members running for office enclosed.

Members who are residents of the United States may vote by mail. Non-United States residents cannot vote by mail. However, non-United States residents personally present at, and registered for, the Annual Convention at which the Society’s Annual Business Meeting is held, may vote in person at that Meeting by presenting their sealed ballot to the Secretary by 12:00 noon on Friday, August 10, 2007.

Important! Please read the voting instructions on the Official Ballot very carefully to make sure your vote is counted.

Thank you.

After you have voted for your choice of two candidates, place the Ballot in the Ballot Envelope provided. Seal this

envelope and return it to the Secretary in the Return Envelope, which must bear your signature and membership

number, along with your complete return address in the upper left hand corner. Unless this appears on the return

envelope, your vote will not be valid and will not be counted.

Ballots returned by mail must be received by July 31, 2007 to be valid. Ballots sealed as above may also be presented

in person at the Annual Convention in Houston (The Woodlands), Texas.

Please vote and return your ballot promptly to the Secretary using the provided ballot, ballot envelope, and return envelope.

Thank you, Douglas M. Peck, Secretary

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