NORTHWEST SCHOOL NEWS 3

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News Regarding Northwest School Alumni and Former Students in the Armed Services:

**"Fred A. Sorensen, S 2/c, F3-2 Brks. 406 O. P., S. S. C., U. S. Naval Training Center. Great Lakes. Illinois.

***Anne Sorensen T (A1) C. U. S. Naval Training Center, Barracks B-4, Sampson, N. Y.

***Lt. Cora Dalager Newell, A. N.

CRBD-ATC. Sa. F. Morrison Field. C., N-787154, 1103 A. A. F. B. U.-

West Palm Beach, Florida. **"Pvt. Alton W. Tinkham, 37791746,

Co. C 128 Tr. Bn., 32 Tr. Reg't., I. R. T. C., Camp Livingston, La.

*** Pvt. Irvin Beiswenger 37580283, 403rd Repl. Co., A. P. O. 532-R, c/o Postmaster, New York, N. Y.

***Harold Aasland, EM 3/c, J. C. A. Navy 926, Box 16, c/o Fleet Postoffice, San Francisco, California.

***SC 2/c Harold Loyd, Hedron Fleet Air Wing 14 ( l ) , c/o Fleet Postoffice, San Francisco, California.

***Lt. Robert Sunderland, a prisoner of the Germans from May 17, 1944 until late this spring, is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Sunderland of Crookston. He will report in Miami, Florida, on August 5 for reassignment. Lt. Sunderland entered the army in 1941 and joined the air corps the fol- lowing September, receiving his silver wings at the Roswell, N. Y., army air base. After 25 successful missions as pilot of a Flying Fortress, trouble, in the form of German. anti-aircraft, his ship and the p e w were forced to bail out over Belgium with the nose and three engines shot out.

***Sgt. Bert A. Merdink has been awarded an air medal for meritorious achievement while participating in raids on Japan, according to an announce- ment by the 21st Bomber Command. He has been in the service for more than three years and overseas since March. Sgt. Merdink is a flight engi- neer serving with the army air forces in the Jaoanese theater.

***John M. Sorensen, S 2/c, U. S. S. Cabildo (L. S. D. No. 16), Division "N", c/o Fleet Postoffice. New York. N. Y.

***Orrin T. Madison. A. S. , Co. 739. U. S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois.

***Milton A. Madson, S 2/c, U. S. Naval Air Station, Barracks 29L, Peru. Indiana.

***Calvin Jerome Keyes, A. S., Co. 691, U. S. Naval Training' Center, Great Lakes, Illinois.

***Esther McFarland, Sp. (X) 3/c, is stationed with a detachment of WAVES at U. S. N. P. G., Dahlgren, Virginia.

***Lt. (jg) Florence Altepeter was recently promoted from the rank of Ensign after serving 18 months as a navy nurse in Fort Eustis, Virginia.

***Captain Morris Magnuson, report- ed missing in action since March 14, has notified his parents that he has been liberated and will arrive in the United States in the near future.

***PFC Ralph C. Brandt was a pris- oner of the Germans from December 24, 1944, until April 15 when he was

liberated. He is spending his furlough at his home in Gonvick and will report to Hot Springs, Arkansas, on July 27 for reassignment.

"**Lillian Jensen A/S, Regt. 50, Plat. 51-5,. U. S. Naval Training Center (Wave Reserves), Bronx, New York 63, N. Y. She is taking her Boot Train- ing at Hunter College, New York.

***M/Sgt. Clifford M. Stolan 6832495, 10th Ftr. Sqdn. 50th Ftr. Gp., A. P. O. 374, c/o Postmaster, New York, N. Y.

***PFC Philip E. Hayes 37031832, 49th Port. Surg. Hospital, A. P. O. 627, c/o Postmaster, New York, N. Y. He writes that he is somewhere in China.

***Major Clayton M. Isaacson 0- 662454, 49th Ftl. Gp., 8th Ftl. Sqdn, A. P. O. 70, c/o Postmaster, San Franciscp, California. He is serving as an active fighter pilot and in addition is Com- manding Officer of the 8th Ftl. Squad- ron (somewhere in the Philippines).

***PFC Maynard Colebank 37095040, Qrs. 66M, Ft. Omaha 11, Nebraska.

***S/Sgt. Albert J. Adler is at the Ninth Air Force Marauder Base in Belgium. He is an airplane mechanic and assistant crew chief with the 322nd Marauder Group known as the "An- nihilators."

***S/Sgt. Elmer Moe, who had been a German prisoner for 14 months, was liberated on May 2. He is spending a short furlough at his home at Hallock and is awaiting reassignment.

***Cpl. Kermit Williamson 37092843, Btry. D 861st A. A. A. (AW) Bn., A. P. O. 331, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, California.

***Sgt. Ray Higgin is in Germany with the 180th General Hospital,

***Pvt. Clarence Kochman, 37798615, 3706 A. A. F., B. T. V. Sq. R., Flight 825, Area 2, Barracks 694, Sheppard Field, Texas.

**PFC Graham R. Morrison, Btry A 743rd A. A. A. Gun Bn., A. P. O. 322, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, Cali- fornia.

***Edmund D. Rydeen S 1/c, Bar- racks 1, Co. B-6, Coast Guard Training Station, Groton, Connecticut. He is attending the Basic Radio Technician School at Groton.

***Sgt. Glenn Dahlgren is in the U. S. Army Air Corps Ferry Command.

***Pvt. John Bach recently spent a 30-day furlough with his parents at East Grand Forks. He served six months in the 11th Armored Division of the Third Army in Luxembourg and Germany. He was later hospitalized in England. He is now at Camp Carson, Colorado.

***Clarence W. Skaren, MM 3 / c is serving aboard a seaplane tender which has just returned to the States with naval aviation personnel who had been operating from England. A veteran of 31 months in the Atlantic, he partici- pated in attacks on shipping near Nor- way in 1943.

***Sgt. Herbert A. Johnson has been assigned in Co. E, 2nd Battalion of the

***Vernon H. Dahlsad, A/S, Co. 741, U. S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois.

***Pvt. E m m a n u e l A. Dahlsad, 37774457, Co. B 123 Inf. Regt., A. P. O., c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, Cali- fornia.

***Pvt. Orville E. Dahlsad 37799151, Co. C 54th Bn., 1st Plat., Camp Walters, Texas.

***Cpl. B. M. Bakkegard 17050852, 416th ASF Band, Hq. 2nd ESB, A. P. O. 72, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, California. He is with the 416th ASF band which is attached to the 2nd En- gineering Amphibious Brigade, Philip- pine Islands.

"""Donald L. Erickson A/S 73069066, Co. 695, U. S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois.

***Cpl. Marion (Marianne) Erickson A710299, 201st A. A. F. Bn., Hq. Sec. B., Colorado Springs, Colorado. She is a member of the WACS and is serving as a radio mechanic.

***Edwin A. Pearson S 1/c (AMM), Utility Sauadron 12. Det. A.. c/o Fleet Postoffice, San Francisco, California.

***Cpl. Clarence Peterson 37273204, 1492 SCU Comp. Maintenance Unit, 4th Sv. C. Recl. Center, Atlanta, Georgia.

***Sgt. Raymond Sorvig 37312102, 29th Bomb. Group, 6th Bomb Sqdn., A. P. O. 334, c/o Postmaster, San Fran- cisco, California.

***Esther Norum S 1/c (MaM), 609 Sutter Street. c/o WAVE Barracks. Room 407, San Francisco, California: She 'completed her Boot Training at Hunter College, N. Y. in December and then qualified for specialized training in Mailman School. Since last March she has been stationed at the Fleet Postoffice in San Francisco.

***Pvt. Harold W. Anderson 37779981, Hqs. Co. 16th Inf., A. P. O. No. 1, c/o Postmaster, New York, N. Y. He is in Germany.

***Alvin O. Naplin, A/S, Co. 834, U. S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois.

News Regarding Northwest School Alumni and Former Students:

***Dorothy Kliner graduated on May 27 from the St. Francis School of Nurs- ing at Lacrosse, Wisconsin.

***Angeline Quantock is employed as a telegraph operator by the Great Northern Railway Company at Hensel, North Dakota.

***Mr. and Mrs. Henry Johnson (Gladys Huartson) and twins, Dean and Deanne, a r e now living in Baudette, Minnesota.

***The Reverend Mr. and Mrs. Allan Lee (Helen Carlson) visited the campus on May 15.

***Leroy Hanson of Hallock, who has completed his pre- medic course and is now a sophomore in the School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, is attending the summer session at the University.

***Mrs. Henry E. Rueth (Olive Hee- gard), who is a Public Health nurse in

32nd (Red Arrow) Division, 126th In- the state of New Jersey, is attending the fantry, and is with the Division on University of Minnesota summer ses- Luzon, Philippine Islands, (Continued on Page 4, Col. 3)