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Yale University Obituary Record
'n (uncles), Eugene M Waith,'35, Charles
P Mersereau, '39, and David M Mersereau,
'40 (cousins)
Lincoln High School, Portland, Ore, and
Philhps-Andover Scholar of the third rank
Sophomore and Junior years, oration appointment Senior year, second Freshman
Crew, member board Yale Banner Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years (chairman
Senior year), on Senior Council, member
Branford College (in crew and on basketball and baseball teams Junior and Semor
years, touch football and football teams
Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years
[captain football team Senior year]), member Beta Theta Pi and Berzehus
Engaged in lumber business in Portland
1939-42, Class agent for Branford College
1939-42, secretary Oregon Yale Alumni As
sociation 1941-42
Unmarried
Entered service as private, Army of the
United States, February, 1942; assigned to
Casual Medical Detachment, McChord
Field, February-September, 1942, began
aviation cadet training at Santa Ana, Cahf,
September, 1942, attended La Junta Advanced Flying School March 8-May 20,
1943 (graduated as Second Lieutenant May
20, 1943, and awarded distinction for
academic leadership of his class), received
preparatory training in B-25's at Mather
Field May 24-July 10, 1943, and in heavy
bombers at Gowan Field, appointed instructor of crews but did not accept assignment, continued training in heavy bombers
at Mountain Home, Hobbs, N Mex, July,
1943, until transferred to Langley Field
late in 1943, sent to China with 373d
Squadron, 308th Bomb Group, April 1,
1944
Lieutenant Mersereau was a member of
the crew of a B-24 (Liberator) bomber
which left its base at Kweihn, China, on a
night mission to the Yangtze River Valley
June 18, 1944 The plane was not contacted
after the takeoff and the circumstances of
its disappearance are unknown (In compliance with Section 5 of Public Law 490,
as amended, the presumptive date of death
was fixed as February 27, 1946 ) Survived
by mother, a sister, June Mersereau (Smith
Class of 1948), and a brother, Roland William Mersereau (B A Pomona 1940) of
Portland
CHARLES ALFRED PILLSBURY
BA I939
Born April 4, 1917, in Minneapolis, Minn
Missing in action November 21, 1943, over
Bougainville
Presumptive date of death January 11,1946
Father, John Sargent Pillsbury (B S
Umv Minnesota 1900), chairman board of
directors Pillsbury Flour Mills Company,
Minneapolis, son of Charles Alfred and
Mary Ann (Stinson) Pillsbury of Minneapolis Mother, Eleanor Jerusha (Lawler)
Pillsbury, daughter of John Dinon and Ella
Maria (Sturgis) Lawler of St Paul Yale
relatives include Daniel W Lawler, '83 L,
Frank J Lawler, '87 L, and Joseph C
Lawler, '88L (great-uncles), George F
Piper, '14S (uncle), Philip W Pillsbury,
'24 (cousin)
The Blake School, Hopkins, Minn,
and St Paul's School, Concord, N H Captain Freshman Crew and member Freshman Hockey Team, University Hockey
Squad Sophomore and Jumor years, Junior
University Hockey Team and University
Crew Squad Junior and Senior years, deacon University Church Senior year; member Berkeley College (on hockey, squash
and tennis teams) and Delta Kappa Epsilon
In investment department Northwestern
National Bank and Trust Company, Minneapolis, 1939-40, member Episcopal church
Unmarried
Enlisted in US Naval Reserve August
26, 1940, appointed aviation cadet Decern
ber 5, received advanced training Naval
Air Station, Pensacola, Fla, December,
1940-September, 1941; designated Naval
Aviator (heavier-than-air) May 21, 1941,
and commissioned Ensign A-V(N) June
17,1941, flight instructor Naval Air Station,
Pensacola, June-September, 1941, and
Corpus Chnsti, Texas, September, 1941-
July, 1942, promoted Lieutenant (j g ) June
17, 1942, with Aircraft Delivery Unit,
Naval Air Station, New York City, July-
October, 1942, ordered to Naval Proving
Grounds, Dahlgren, Va, October, 1942, and
immediately sent to Debert, Nova Scotia,
remaining there until December, 1942 (he
was the only U S naval officer attached to
British squadron doing experimental work
Object Description
| Title | Yb 65, Obituary Records of Graduates of Yale University Deceased During the Years 1945-1950 |
| Creator | Yale University |
| Place of Publication | New Haven, Connecticut (Conn.) |
| Date | 1945-1950 |
| 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 |
Description
| Title | Page 110 |
| Transcript | no Yale University Obituary Record 'n (uncles), Eugene M Waith,'35, Charles P Mersereau, '39, and David M Mersereau, '40 (cousins) Lincoln High School, Portland, Ore, and Philhps-Andover Scholar of the third rank Sophomore and Junior years, oration appointment Senior year, second Freshman Crew, member board Yale Banner Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years (chairman Senior year), on Senior Council, member Branford College (in crew and on basketball and baseball teams Junior and Semor years, touch football and football teams Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years [captain football team Senior year]), member Beta Theta Pi and Berzehus Engaged in lumber business in Portland 1939-42, Class agent for Branford College 1939-42, secretary Oregon Yale Alumni As sociation 1941-42 Unmarried Entered service as private, Army of the United States, February, 1942; assigned to Casual Medical Detachment, McChord Field, February-September, 1942, began aviation cadet training at Santa Ana, Cahf, September, 1942, attended La Junta Advanced Flying School March 8-May 20, 1943 (graduated as Second Lieutenant May 20, 1943, and awarded distinction for academic leadership of his class), received preparatory training in B-25's at Mather Field May 24-July 10, 1943, and in heavy bombers at Gowan Field, appointed instructor of crews but did not accept assignment, continued training in heavy bombers at Mountain Home, Hobbs, N Mex, July, 1943, until transferred to Langley Field late in 1943, sent to China with 373d Squadron, 308th Bomb Group, April 1, 1944 Lieutenant Mersereau was a member of the crew of a B-24 (Liberator) bomber which left its base at Kweihn, China, on a night mission to the Yangtze River Valley June 18, 1944 The plane was not contacted after the takeoff and the circumstances of its disappearance are unknown (In compliance with Section 5 of Public Law 490, as amended, the presumptive date of death was fixed as February 27, 1946 ) Survived by mother, a sister, June Mersereau (Smith Class of 1948), and a brother, Roland William Mersereau (B A Pomona 1940) of Portland CHARLES ALFRED PILLSBURY BA I939 Born April 4, 1917, in Minneapolis, Minn Missing in action November 21, 1943, over Bougainville Presumptive date of death January 11,1946 Father, John Sargent Pillsbury (B S Umv Minnesota 1900), chairman board of directors Pillsbury Flour Mills Company, Minneapolis, son of Charles Alfred and Mary Ann (Stinson) Pillsbury of Minneapolis Mother, Eleanor Jerusha (Lawler) Pillsbury, daughter of John Dinon and Ella Maria (Sturgis) Lawler of St Paul Yale relatives include Daniel W Lawler, '83 L, Frank J Lawler, '87 L, and Joseph C Lawler, '88L (great-uncles), George F Piper, '14S (uncle), Philip W Pillsbury, '24 (cousin) The Blake School, Hopkins, Minn, and St Paul's School, Concord, N H Captain Freshman Crew and member Freshman Hockey Team, University Hockey Squad Sophomore and Jumor years, Junior University Hockey Team and University Crew Squad Junior and Senior years, deacon University Church Senior year; member Berkeley College (on hockey, squash and tennis teams) and Delta Kappa Epsilon In investment department Northwestern National Bank and Trust Company, Minneapolis, 1939-40, member Episcopal church Unmarried Enlisted in US Naval Reserve August 26, 1940, appointed aviation cadet Decern ber 5, received advanced training Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla, December, 1940-September, 1941; designated Naval Aviator (heavier-than-air) May 21, 1941, and commissioned Ensign A-V(N) June 17,1941, flight instructor Naval Air Station, Pensacola, June-September, 1941, and Corpus Chnsti, Texas, September, 1941- July, 1942, promoted Lieutenant (j g ) June 17, 1942, with Aircraft Delivery Unit, Naval Air Station, New York City, July- October, 1942, ordered to Naval Proving Grounds, Dahlgren, Va, October, 1942, and immediately sent to Debert, Nova Scotia, remaining there until December, 1942 (he was the only U S naval officer attached to British squadron doing experimental work |
