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398 Yale University Obituary Record
Lieutenant Knapp lost his life while on a dive-bombing mission in the
Solomon Islands area Posthumously awarded Air Medal and citation for
courageous conduct throughout the engagements in the Solomon Islands,
the Order of the Purple Heart, and promotion to Captain, U.S. Marine
Corps Reserve. Survived by wife (Mrs. Cameron Mackenzie), parents, two sisters, Anne Knapp Chapman (B.A. Bryn Mawr Coll. 1934),
the wife of Frederick Garhck Chapman (Univ. Southern California
1927-30) of Sherman Oaks, Cahf., and Sarah Knapp Sprole (diploma
Sarah Lawrence Coll. 1944), the wife of Frank A. Sprole, '42, and two
brothers, George O Knapp, 2d, '35, and Allen Knapp (Williams Coll.
1933-34) °f Grand Rapids, Mich.
George Noyes McLennan, B.A. 1941.
Born January 5, 1919, in La\e Forest, III.
Missing in action September 13,1942, on Guadalcanal.
Presumptive date of death September 14, 1943.
Father, Donald Roderick McLennan, chairman Marsh & McLennan,
Inc., insurance, Chicago; son of William Lilhngston and Juha (McLeod)
McLennan of Duluth, Minn. Mother, Kathenne Cole (Noyes) McLennan (B A Smith Coll. 1905), daughter of George Henry Noyes, LL.D.
(BA Umv Wisconsin 1873, LL.B. 1874), and Agnes Alhs (Haskell)
Noyes of Milwaukee, Wis. Yale relatives include* Haskell Noyes, '08
(uncle), George W. Welles, Jr., ex-26, Donald R. Welles, '27, William
Dalrymple, Jr, ex-2y, Ralph C. Bagiey, ^-'38, and Haskell Noyes, Jr, '45
(cousins)
Los Alamos Ranch School, Otowi, N.Mex., and The Hotchkiss School,
Lakeville, Conn Freshman Football Squad, Freshman Baseball and
Hockey teams; University Hockey Team three years; member Berkeley
College (touch football and baseball teams Junior and Senior years; captain touch football team Senior year), Delta Kappa Epsilon, and Book and
Snake Member First Presbyterian Church, Lake Forest.
Married May 26, 1942, in Hewlett, NY, Margaretta Fitz-Gerald,
daughter of George Tybout and Margaretta Fitz-Gerald (Benson) Purves.
Enlisted as seaman (2d class), US Naval Reserve, July 18, 1941; stationed at Floyd Bennett Field July-November; appointed aviation cadet
November 27, 1941, received primary and basic flight training at Naval
Air Station, Jacksonville, Fla, and advanced training at Miami, Fla.;
selected for Air Corps, U S Marines, March 1, 1942, awarded wings
March, 1942, and commissioned Second Lieutenant May 23, 1942; stationed in San Diego, Calif, June, 1942; joined Squadron 3, Group 2,
Second Marine Air Wing, in Hawaii in July, 1942, pilot of a Grumman
Wildcat plane and stationed at Henderson Field on Guadalcanal; as a
| Title | Yb 65, Obituary Records of Graduates of Yale University Deceased During the Years 1940-1945 |
| Creator | Yale University |
| Place of Publication | New Haven, Connecticut (Conn.) |
| Date | 1940-1945 |
| Call Number | Yb 65 |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Yale University -- Biography |
| Type | Periodical |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3036259 |
| Repository | Manuscripts and Archives |
| Repository URL | http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa |
| Series | Bulletin of Yale University |
| Title | Page 398 |
| Transcript | 398 Yale University Obituary Record Lieutenant Knapp lost his life while on a dive-bombing mission in the Solomon Islands area Posthumously awarded Air Medal and citation for courageous conduct throughout the engagements in the Solomon Islands, the Order of the Purple Heart, and promotion to Captain, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Survived by wife (Mrs. Cameron Mackenzie), parents, two sisters, Anne Knapp Chapman (B.A. Bryn Mawr Coll. 1934), the wife of Frederick Garhck Chapman (Univ. Southern California 1927-30) of Sherman Oaks, Cahf., and Sarah Knapp Sprole (diploma Sarah Lawrence Coll. 1944), the wife of Frank A. Sprole, '42, and two brothers, George O Knapp, 2d, '35, and Allen Knapp (Williams Coll. 1933-34) °f Grand Rapids, Mich. George Noyes McLennan, B.A. 1941. Born January 5, 1919, in La\e Forest, III. Missing in action September 13,1942, on Guadalcanal. Presumptive date of death September 14, 1943. Father, Donald Roderick McLennan, chairman Marsh & McLennan, Inc., insurance, Chicago; son of William Lilhngston and Juha (McLeod) McLennan of Duluth, Minn. Mother, Kathenne Cole (Noyes) McLennan (B A Smith Coll. 1905), daughter of George Henry Noyes, LL.D. (BA Umv Wisconsin 1873, LL.B. 1874), and Agnes Alhs (Haskell) Noyes of Milwaukee, Wis. Yale relatives include* Haskell Noyes, '08 (uncle), George W. Welles, Jr., ex-26, Donald R. Welles, '27, William Dalrymple, Jr, ex-2y, Ralph C. Bagiey, ^-'38, and Haskell Noyes, Jr, '45 (cousins) Los Alamos Ranch School, Otowi, N.Mex., and The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Conn Freshman Football Squad, Freshman Baseball and Hockey teams; University Hockey Team three years; member Berkeley College (touch football and baseball teams Junior and Senior years; captain touch football team Senior year), Delta Kappa Epsilon, and Book and Snake Member First Presbyterian Church, Lake Forest. Married May 26, 1942, in Hewlett, NY, Margaretta Fitz-Gerald, daughter of George Tybout and Margaretta Fitz-Gerald (Benson) Purves. Enlisted as seaman (2d class), US Naval Reserve, July 18, 1941; stationed at Floyd Bennett Field July-November; appointed aviation cadet November 27, 1941, received primary and basic flight training at Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Fla, and advanced training at Miami, Fla.; selected for Air Corps, U S Marines, March 1, 1942, awarded wings March, 1942, and commissioned Second Lieutenant May 23, 1942; stationed in San Diego, Calif, June, 1942; joined Squadron 3, Group 2, Second Marine Air Wing, in Hawaii in July, 1942, pilot of a Grumman Wildcat plane and stationed at Henderson Field on Guadalcanal; as a |