Page 242 |
Previous | 242 of 1197 | Next |
|
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
Large
Extra Large
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
All (PDF)
|
Loading content ...
242
Yale University Obituary Record
~&
pound Football Squad and Jumor University Hockey Team Sophomore year, member Berkeley College, and Vernon Hall and
Phi Gamma Delta
Member St Andrew's Church (Episcopal), South Orange Unmarried.
Withdrew from college September, 1941,
enlisted as Aircraftsman (2d class), Royal
Canadian Air Force, September 16, 1941,
served with R C A F Units No 1 Manning
Depot, Toronto, Ont, September-October,
No 4 Bombing and Gunnery School, Fin-
gal, Ont, October-November, No 1 Service Flying Training School, Camp Borden,
Ont, November-December, No 1 Initial
Training School, Toronto, December, 1941-
March, 1942, No 1 Elementary Flying
Training School, Malton, Ont, March-
May, St Huberts, Que, May-August, promoted Leading Aircraftsman February 13,
1942, received wings, promoted Sergeant
Pilot, and commissioned Pilot Officer August 28,1942, assigned as mstructor to Service Training Schools in Trenton, Ont,
Uplands, and Rockchffe August, 1942-
December, 1943, promoted Flying Officer
February 28, 1943, took operational training course- in Greenwood, Nova Scotia,
December, 1943-February, 1944, assigned
to Operational Training Unit, England,
April 20, 1944, and R C A F Squadron
418, June 10, 1944
Flying Officer Johnson, pilot of a Mosquito Bomber, was reported missing June
19, 1944, after bombing operations over
Bourges He was officially declared dead by
the Royal Canadian Air Force December
19, 1944, after lapse of six months from
date reported missing as required under
Kings Regulations Prar 1875 Survived by
parents and two brothers, George Kirk
Johnson (B A Dartmouth 1940) of Englewood, N J, and Homer Tryon Johnson
(Indiana Umv 1947- ) of South Orange
EDWARD ORRICK McDONNELL,
JR
CLASS OF I943 S
Born May 13, 1920, in Baltimore, Md
Died April 2, 1943, in the Mediterranean
area
Father, Rear Admiral Edward Ornck
McDonnell, USNR (B S United States
Naval Academy 1912), former partner
G.M P Murphy & Company, brokers, New
York City, and later partner Hornblower
& Weeks; son of Eugene and Ann Smith
(Chilton) McDonnell of Baltimore Mother, Helen Armstrong (Fisher) McDonnell;
daughter of William and Ralphine (Armstrong) Fisher of Pensacola, Fla
St Paul's School, Concord, NH Entered Yale in September, 1939
Member St Dominic's Church (Roman
Catholic), Oyster Bay, N.Y. Unmarned
Withdrew from college November 5,
1941, enlisted as aviation cadet, US Army
Air Forces, November 20, 1941, received
training at advanced fighter school Moultrie, Ga, spring of 1942 and operational
training at Rentschler Field summer of
1942, commissioned Second Lieutenant
(Pursuit Pilot) August 5, 1942, went overseas as fighter pilot with 87th Fighter
Squadron, 79th Fighter Group, in November, 1942; attached to British Eighth Army
in Tunisia, North Africa, and had completed eight operational missions
Lieutenant McDonnell was killed in action when his j>lane was shot down by a
German fighter plane while escorting a
bombing mission He left the protection of
his squadron to go to the aid of a squadron mate who had a German fighter on
his tail, and thereby gave his life to save
a friend Awarded the Air Medal Survived
by parents and two sisters, Ralphine Elizabeth McDonnell Barry, the wife of Major
Arthur Robert Barry, USA. (BS United
States Military Academy 1940), of West
Point, N.Y, and Anne McDonnell Kendall,
the wife of Lieut Donald Mcintosh Kendall, U S N., of Coronado, Calif.
WILLARD FOSTER WALKER, JR
B S I944
Born May 22, 1921, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Died May 18, 1945, off Okinawa
Father, Willard F Walker, '11 S, president Cleveland Container Company; son of
Arthur and Mary (Foster) Walker. Mother,
Manette Rust (Chandler) Walker Yale
relatives include Fayette Brown, '04 (uncle), Fayette Brown, Jr., '36, Willard W.
Brown, '38, and Ralph H Brown, '46 (cousins)
Southern Arizona School for Boys, Tuc-
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 242 |
| Transcript | 242 Yale University Obituary Record ~& pound Football Squad and Jumor University Hockey Team Sophomore year, member Berkeley College, and Vernon Hall and Phi Gamma Delta Member St Andrew's Church (Episcopal), South Orange Unmarried. Withdrew from college September, 1941, enlisted as Aircraftsman (2d class), Royal Canadian Air Force, September 16, 1941, served with R C A F Units No 1 Manning Depot, Toronto, Ont, September-October, No 4 Bombing and Gunnery School, Fin- gal, Ont, October-November, No 1 Service Flying Training School, Camp Borden, Ont, November-December, No 1 Initial Training School, Toronto, December, 1941- March, 1942, No 1 Elementary Flying Training School, Malton, Ont, March- May, St Huberts, Que, May-August, promoted Leading Aircraftsman February 13, 1942, received wings, promoted Sergeant Pilot, and commissioned Pilot Officer August 28,1942, assigned as mstructor to Service Training Schools in Trenton, Ont, Uplands, and Rockchffe August, 1942- December, 1943, promoted Flying Officer February 28, 1943, took operational training course- in Greenwood, Nova Scotia, December, 1943-February, 1944, assigned to Operational Training Unit, England, April 20, 1944, and R C A F Squadron 418, June 10, 1944 Flying Officer Johnson, pilot of a Mosquito Bomber, was reported missing June 19, 1944, after bombing operations over Bourges He was officially declared dead by the Royal Canadian Air Force December 19, 1944, after lapse of six months from date reported missing as required under Kings Regulations Prar 1875 Survived by parents and two brothers, George Kirk Johnson (B A Dartmouth 1940) of Englewood, N J, and Homer Tryon Johnson (Indiana Umv 1947- ) of South Orange EDWARD ORRICK McDONNELL, JR CLASS OF I943 S Born May 13, 1920, in Baltimore, Md Died April 2, 1943, in the Mediterranean area Father, Rear Admiral Edward Ornck McDonnell, USNR (B S United States Naval Academy 1912), former partner G.M P Murphy & Company, brokers, New York City, and later partner Hornblower & Weeks; son of Eugene and Ann Smith (Chilton) McDonnell of Baltimore Mother, Helen Armstrong (Fisher) McDonnell; daughter of William and Ralphine (Armstrong) Fisher of Pensacola, Fla St Paul's School, Concord, NH Entered Yale in September, 1939 Member St Dominic's Church (Roman Catholic), Oyster Bay, N.Y. Unmarned Withdrew from college November 5, 1941, enlisted as aviation cadet, US Army Air Forces, November 20, 1941, received training at advanced fighter school Moultrie, Ga, spring of 1942 and operational training at Rentschler Field summer of 1942, commissioned Second Lieutenant (Pursuit Pilot) August 5, 1942, went overseas as fighter pilot with 87th Fighter Squadron, 79th Fighter Group, in November, 1942; attached to British Eighth Army in Tunisia, North Africa, and had completed eight operational missions Lieutenant McDonnell was killed in action when his j>lane was shot down by a German fighter plane while escorting a bombing mission He left the protection of his squadron to go to the aid of a squadron mate who had a German fighter on his tail, and thereby gave his life to save a friend Awarded the Air Medal Survived by parents and two sisters, Ralphine Elizabeth McDonnell Barry, the wife of Major Arthur Robert Barry, USA. (BS United States Military Academy 1940), of West Point, N.Y, and Anne McDonnell Kendall, the wife of Lieut Donald Mcintosh Kendall, U S N., of Coronado, Calif. WILLARD FOSTER WALKER, JR B S I944 Born May 22, 1921, in Cleveland, Ohio. Died May 18, 1945, off Okinawa Father, Willard F Walker, '11 S, president Cleveland Container Company; son of Arthur and Mary (Foster) Walker. Mother, Manette Rust (Chandler) Walker Yale relatives include Fayette Brown, '04 (uncle), Fayette Brown, Jr., '36, Willard W. Brown, '38, and Ralph H Brown, '46 (cousins) Southern Arizona School for Boys, Tuc- |
