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Yale University Obituary Record
ruary, 1943-March, 1944, promoted Lieutenant Commander March 15, 1944
Lieutenant Commander Irwin was reported missing as of March 27, 1944, when
the Tulhbee was sunk near Pelehu Island
after sinking an enemy troopship (In compliance with Section 5, of Public Law 490,
as amended, the presumptive date of death
was fixed as December 15, 1945 ) Survived
by wife, children, father, and a sister, Barbara Irwin Chaplin, the wife of David
Campbell Chaplin (B S Princeton 1926) of
Sewickley
RICHARD HAROLD SELIGMAN
be 1939
Born July 25, 1918, in New Yor\ City
Missing in action July 11, 1943, tn the
northwestern Pacific Ocean
Presumptive date of death January 2, 1946
Father, Arthur Seligman, president
Arthur Seligman, Inc, New York City,
American representative British Aluminium Company, Ltd , son of Siegfried and
Hennetta (Adler) Seligman of Frankfort-
on-Main, Germany Mother, Freda (Block)
Seligman, daughter of Philip and Elizabeth
(Tallinger) Block of New York City
Franklin School, New York City Mechanical engineering course, University
Wrestling Squad Sophomore, Junior, and
Senior years, member Saybrook College
(wrestling team and crew Jumor year,
football team Senior year), student branch
American Society of Mechanical Engineers,
Yale Corinthian Yacht Club, Tau Beta Pi,
and NROTC at Yale (battalion subcom-
mander Senior year, commissioned Ensign,
U S Naval Reserve, May 20, 1939)
Test engineer Federal Shipbuilding &
Dry Dock Company, Kearny, N J, 1939-
41, member Temple Emanu-El, New York
City
Unmarried
Reported for active duty at U S Submarine Base, New London, Conn, and
ordered to U S S S-17 May 12, 1941, detached from USS S~iy and ordered to
USS S-u for duty May 21, promoted
Lieutenant (j g) DE-V(G), US Naval
Reserve, November 1, 1941, and Lieutenant
June 15, 1942, transferred to U S Sub
marine Base, New London, for temporary
duty under instruction in submarines April
1, 1942/and to Navy Yard, Portsmouth,
NH, for duty in connection with fitting
out USS Runner July 3,1942, third officer
aboard the Runner from July 30, 1942;
awarded American Defense Service Medal
(Fleet Clasp), Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal, and World War II Victory
Medal
Lieutenant Seligman was reported missing as of July 11, 1943, when the Runner
failed to return from a war patrol in the
northwestern Pacific Ocean The presumptive date of death was fixed as January 2,
1946. Posthumously awarded the Order of
the Purple Heart Survived by a sister,
Eleanor S Polstein, the wife of Victor
Polstein of Larchmont, NY
ROBERT GROVES QUINN
B E I94O
Bom June 11, 1918, in New Haven, Conn
Missing in action October 7, 1943, in the
Pacific area
Presumptive date of death December 15,
1945
Father, William Nelson Qumn, an electrical contractor in New Haven; son of
Thomas James and Margaret Ehzabeth
(Edwards) Quinn of New Haven Mother,
Mary Teresa (Groves) Quinn; daughter
of John and Mary Teresa (Walsh) Groves
of New Haven
New Haven High School Mechanical
engineering course, member Berkeley College (hockey team Junior and Senior years)
and student branch American Society of
Mechanical Engineers
Member St Peter's Church (Roman
Catholic), New Haven Unmarried
Member NROTC at Yale (commissioned Ensign May 20, 1940); volunteered
for preliminary training and reported on
July 1, 1940, as Ensign U S Naval Reserve;
assigned to destroyer USS Foote, transferred to destroyer USS Humphreys
September 15, 1940, trained at US. Submarine Base, New London, Conn, September-December, 1941 (graduated December
20,1941)» assigned to U S S S-44 for active
duty in the Pacific (communications officer
| 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 |
| Title | Page 170 |
| Transcript | 170 Yale University Obituary Record ruary, 1943-March, 1944, promoted Lieutenant Commander March 15, 1944 Lieutenant Commander Irwin was reported missing as of March 27, 1944, when the Tulhbee was sunk near Pelehu Island after sinking an enemy troopship (In compliance with Section 5, of Public Law 490, as amended, the presumptive date of death was fixed as December 15, 1945 ) Survived by wife, children, father, and a sister, Barbara Irwin Chaplin, the wife of David Campbell Chaplin (B S Princeton 1926) of Sewickley RICHARD HAROLD SELIGMAN be 1939 Born July 25, 1918, in New Yor\ City Missing in action July 11, 1943, tn the northwestern Pacific Ocean Presumptive date of death January 2, 1946 Father, Arthur Seligman, president Arthur Seligman, Inc, New York City, American representative British Aluminium Company, Ltd , son of Siegfried and Hennetta (Adler) Seligman of Frankfort- on-Main, Germany Mother, Freda (Block) Seligman, daughter of Philip and Elizabeth (Tallinger) Block of New York City Franklin School, New York City Mechanical engineering course, University Wrestling Squad Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years, member Saybrook College (wrestling team and crew Jumor year, football team Senior year), student branch American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Yale Corinthian Yacht Club, Tau Beta Pi, and NROTC at Yale (battalion subcom- mander Senior year, commissioned Ensign, U S Naval Reserve, May 20, 1939) Test engineer Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Kearny, N J, 1939- 41, member Temple Emanu-El, New York City Unmarried Reported for active duty at U S Submarine Base, New London, Conn, and ordered to U S S S-17 May 12, 1941, detached from USS S~iy and ordered to USS S-u for duty May 21, promoted Lieutenant (j g) DE-V(G), US Naval Reserve, November 1, 1941, and Lieutenant June 15, 1942, transferred to U S Sub marine Base, New London, for temporary duty under instruction in submarines April 1, 1942/and to Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH, for duty in connection with fitting out USS Runner July 3,1942, third officer aboard the Runner from July 30, 1942; awarded American Defense Service Medal (Fleet Clasp), Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal, and World War II Victory Medal Lieutenant Seligman was reported missing as of July 11, 1943, when the Runner failed to return from a war patrol in the northwestern Pacific Ocean The presumptive date of death was fixed as January 2, 1946. Posthumously awarded the Order of the Purple Heart Survived by a sister, Eleanor S Polstein, the wife of Victor Polstein of Larchmont, NY ROBERT GROVES QUINN B E I94O Bom June 11, 1918, in New Haven, Conn Missing in action October 7, 1943, in the Pacific area Presumptive date of death December 15, 1945 Father, William Nelson Qumn, an electrical contractor in New Haven; son of Thomas James and Margaret Ehzabeth (Edwards) Quinn of New Haven Mother, Mary Teresa (Groves) Quinn; daughter of John and Mary Teresa (Walsh) Groves of New Haven New Haven High School Mechanical engineering course, member Berkeley College (hockey team Junior and Senior years) and student branch American Society of Mechanical Engineers Member St Peter's Church (Roman Catholic), New Haven Unmarried Member NROTC at Yale (commissioned Ensign May 20, 1940); volunteered for preliminary training and reported on July 1, 1940, as Ensign U S Naval Reserve; assigned to destroyer USS Foote, transferred to destroyer USS Humphreys September 15, 1940, trained at US. Submarine Base, New London, Conn, September-December, 1941 (graduated December 20,1941)» assigned to U S S S-44 for active duty in the Pacific (communications officer |
