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Memorial 1948
Fall 1948 Memorial Pledge Class
"They died that you and I might live;
they sufferred untold pain;
Shall we united keep the faith, or have they died in vain?"
H. Roe Bartle
The third pledge class was not named
for an individual but for a group of individuals who stool for the
highest ideals of Alpha Phi Omega. They were the brave brothers who
gave their lives in World War II. Their actions whowed the utmost
devotion for their country, and they will always be remembered for
their ultimate sacrifice in service.
In World War II, 169 members of Alpha Phi Omega gave their lives
in the armed forces of the United States. We honor the memory of
these brothers who made the supreme sacrifice in service to their
nation.
The following list of gold star brothers was compiled from
reports from chapters, from relatives and by aid of the alumni
offices of the colleges and universities in which Alpha Phi Omega
was functioning at the time of World War II. For any error or
omission which may have crept into this survey, the editors express
sincere regret and apology and would welcome notification of it so
the correction may be recorded in the national office.
| John Scott Adkins |
Alpha Rho |
| Paul Adkins |
Beta Epsilon |
| Chris Garner Agee |
Alpha Phi |
| Edward M. Allenberg |
Gamma Upsilon |
| William Altman |
Beta Omicron |
| Martin F. Anderson |
Alpha Delta |
| Richard G. Anderson |
Beta Theta |
| William Kenneth Anderson |
Phi |
| Robert Lee Arnold |
Alpha Pi |
| Goran H. Asp |
Gamma Omega |
| William D. Babbitt |
Kappa |
| William R. Baird |
Eta |
| Bruce Sullivan Bales |
Rho |
| Frank Stratford Barnes, Jr. |
Gamma Zeta |
| Charles A. Bartz |
Alpha Sigma |
| Harry M. Beach |
Gamma Sigma |
| Richard Gordon Bean |
Beta Beta |
| Harold G. Blumberg |
Gamma Iota |
| Arden Carl Bodeen |
Eta |
| John Dwight Bridge |
Beta Xi |
| Christy M. Broughton, Jr. |
Alpha Alpha |
| James Frederick Bryant |
Alpha |
| James D. Burd |
Phi |
| Edwin N. Busch |
Eta |
| Samuel W. Campbell, Jr. |
Delta Alpha |
| Charles Mantinique Cannon,
Jr. |
Tau |
| Allison H. Chapin, Jr. |
Kappa |
| William Robinson Chapman |
Gamma Lambda |
| Lawson R. Chronister, Jr. |
Beta Rho |
| Richard W. Clark |
Alpha Delta |
| Carl E. Cline |
Delta Alpha |
| Robert R. Cohen |
Gamma Epsilon |
| Harold C. Cook |
Eta |
| William R. Cooley |
Delta Alpha |
| Howard L. Cox |
Gamma Pi |
| Kendall H. Cram |
Gamma Upsilon |
| John A. Crawford |
Alpha Tau |
| William A. Crossland, Jr. |
Beta Zeta |
| Howard Putnam Cunningham, Jr. |
Beta Psi |
| James Henry Dayton |
Gamma |
| Earnest Irving Dehoney |
Beta Mu |
| Sidney Diamond |
Gamma Epsilon |
| George W. Diemer, Jr. |
Beta Kappa |
| Sam Dobervich |
Alpha Lambda |
| Frank J. Donnelly |
Gamma Omicron |
| Robert G. Downey |
Alpha Upsilon |
| James E. Dunn |
Alpha Nu |
| John J. Ellis |
Beta Mu |
| Byron W. Engert |
Gamma Mu |
| Myles W. Esmay |
Phi |
| Paul J. Farnham |
Gamma Beta |
| John C. Fassnacht |
Alpha Upsilon |
| Charles D. Fiechter |
Gamma Omicron |
| Robert Allen Fisher |
Alpha Alpha |
| Richard Floyd Fletcher |
Gamma Pi |
| Herbert Austin Foote, Jr. |
Phi |
| James H. Fortson |
Gamma Upsilon |
| Richard A. Fraker |
Phi |
| William E. Friend, Jr. |
Alpha Upsilon |
| George Bernard Gannett |
Alpha Phi |
| Donald R. Gipple |
Alpha Iota |
| Marvin E. Goldston |
Alpha Iota |
| George A. Gray |
Gamma Tau |
| William E. Griffin |
Gamma Xi |
| Francis Hallen |
Phi |
| Daniel Adam Hamer |
Pi |
| Robert Gray Hansell |
Alpha Mu |
| Addison B. Hartman |
Beta Upsilon |
| William Thomas Havens |
Pi |
| Rufus Earl Sadler Henry |
Gamma Lambda |
| Garson Henry Hertzel, Jr. |
Gamma Omicron |
| William W. Highberger |
Alpha |
| Warren IT. Hilbom |
Beta Beta |
| Joseph L. Hoffman |
Beta Omicron |
| George T. Hollrock |
Phi |
| Daniel Robert Hopkins |
Beta Delta |
| Adrian Chavannes Hunter |
Beta Chi |
| John P. Hutton |
Phi |
| Charles F. Jewett |
Tau |
| William Leroy Johnson |
Eta |
| Franklin Lee Jordan |
Alpha Kappa |
| Albert Kasanof |
Tau |
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| Charles Spurgeon Keller, Jr. |
Delta |
| A. T. Kelley |
Beta Mu |
| Edison Eugene Kester |
Tau |
| Wendell L. King |
Beta Chi |
| William Christian Kitchler |
Tau |
| Warren K. Knopf |
Gamma Beta |
| Fred Joy Kob |
Epsilon |
| Merle Thomas Kratzer |
Beta Epsilon |
| Charles E. Lassman |
Alpha Upsilon |
| Lawrence Sterman Lawver |
Sigma |
| Winston S. Lindsay, Jr. |
Alpha Rho |
| Clabern Oakley Little |
Pi |
| Luther James Lockett, Jr. |
Beta Eta |
| H. Ed Lueders, Jr. |
Beta Xi |
| John D. McArthur, Jr. |
Gamma Lambda |
| Homer R. McClure |
Beta Omega |
| Burton W. McCormick |
Gamma Phi |
| Henry McKain |
Beta Lambda |
| Donald Fairman McMillan |
Alpha Eta |
| James Thomas Mackintosh |
Alpha Eta |
| Walter M. Manly, III |
Alpha Rho |
| Durward Marshall |
Alpha Rho |
| William Raley Martin, Jr. |
Gamma Theta |
| Daniel Henry Mayer |
Alpha Pi |
| George W. Miller |
Gamma Mu |
| Ellwood J. Mills |
Beta Psi |
| Edwin Ulys Monroe |
Alpha Mu |
| James B. Mool |
Alpha Pi |
| Don E. Nichols |
Beta Mu |
| Harvey Ingo Nitz |
Alpha Alpha |
| Lawson K. Ostrander |
Eta |
| Henry C. Paulsen |
Gamma Nu |
| Vincent Richard Pittala |
Alpha Psi |
| Hal G. Plummer |
Alpha Tau |
| William Prentice |
Gamma Pi |
| Michael J. Quaremba |
Beta Iota |
| Alvin Rapp |
Beta Iota |
| Robert V. Recla |
Upsilon |
| Peter P. Renzo |
Gamma Omicron |
| Lyman F. Rhodes |
Alpha Epsilon |
| Peter Rice |
Beta Theta |
| Jack C. Richardson |
Tau |
| Aulton E. Roland |
Alpha Sigma |
| Kramer W. Rorig |
Alpha Delta |
| Bernard Rosenberg |
Beta Iota |
| John Rodes Roth |
Beta Psi |
| Roderick E. Rothe |
Alpha Nu |
| Hal Russell Ruppenthal |
Lambda |
| Stanley Robert Sargent |
Phi |
| Ernest Leslie Seabaugh |
Beta Psi |
| David J. Serkes |
Alpha Phi |
| Irving Bruce Sherman |
Beta Beta |
| Norman Jay Siegel |
Gamma Omicron |
| Robert Bernard Smith |
Omega |
| William Forrester Smith |
Alpha Lambda |
| Carl Mohn Squires |
Tau |
| Loren Lea Stanton |
Iota |
| Lawrence J. Stark |
Omega |
| Joseph Charles Steiner |
Upsilon |
| Leonard B. Sternfels |
Gamma Epsilon |
| Truman Stevens |
Alpha Eta |
| David C. Storey |
Beta Sigma |
| H. Wallace Stopher, Jr. |
Alpha Epsilon |
| Roy N. Stout, Jr. |
Alpha Eta |
| James W. Swindell |
Gamma Zeta |
| Kei Tenahashi |
Chi |
| James W. Taylor |
Phi |
| Bishop S. Traughber |
Alpha Mu |
| Robert Morris Varty |
Eta |
| Ralph Julius Vick |
Gamma Beta |
| William R. Vonende |
Phi |
| James Harry Wangelin |
Mu |
| Miles Allen Werner |
Chi |
| Ben White, Jr. |
Beta Chi |
| Wendell Hudson Williams |
Pi |
| Paul T. Wines |
Kappa |
| Jesse M. Wolf |
Delta Alpha |
| Ernest E. (Larry) Woods, Jr. |
Pi |
| Donald Hugh Wright |
Gamma Mu |
| Edward E. Wyatt, Jr. |
Iota |
| John L. Zagata |
Beta Omicron |
| Frederic A. Zamboni |
Gamma Nu |
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