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Private Transferred
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ter, eon of Mr, and Mte
ler of Ithaca RD 3 le c
tloned at the Fort Og
distribution Station, i
spending 2 weeks befC
to his now assignment
li ed States.
Private Butler has
turned to the United
having served 15 mot
land, France, Beigim
many as a truck drlr
In the Chemical Wart
His decorations inclu,
peen Theater of Oper.
By B. M. CLARET' -
with th
Admirable qualities and a lovable ree Medal
Goad Conduct Medal,
disposition rather than his athletic -
Prowess, led to the election of `s_ I Unit Badge and the B
head.
Richard P. IaFrance xa President Se
of the 193a Senior Cress at Ithaca '
S i _....s. nuu aroOKlyn
High School, _ Donald McFall, a s
E He was one of the school's out- - the Army Air Force E
i standing athletes, but that In Itself i received his honoral
r. wasn't enough to bring him thisD — i at Fort Dix, N. J., at
Leadership
Honors for
This Is the third of fear nrtille-
on Et. Richard P. La France,
totally blinded by an ,nemy shell
ngnr Nuernberg, Germany, In
April, 1945. Friends in Ithaca
are contributing funds to provide
a home for him. Ralph W.
Mangle at the First National
Bank Is treasurer. Checks may
be mad, payable to "The Dick
La Franco Fund."
La France
-----•++'s
MARSII+ILL
signal honor which was achieved
his wife, Mrs. Eliza
J. IpRIGIIT
through his other characteristics.
I� at the home of his poi
According to Miss Ethel M. Doney,
,Y .-.
; Mrs. Francis McFal
director of student activities, taus
Falls. He served 3-
is the story of Ea France as a high
Army, Including 2
school pupil:
Pacific
"Dick La France was a ieader in
Sergeant Andrew
Ithaca High School, not by choice
G Enfield Falls has bee
because he was naturally reserved
III charge from the Ari
3 ' '
but chosen by his fellow classmates
in the Pacific theater
because in him they saw qualities
He Is now with his v
they so much admired. He has a
mak, and son Paul
lovable disposition which endeared
Mrs. Kraymak's pa'
him to everyone who knew him.
I ;,Irs. A. G. Boberg.
"His fine sense of loyalty and fair
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/ ( FRANCIS W. BBVSRI,,,ELL
is home 1s 1n Boston, Mass
ihere he enlisted in August, 193
fter receiving training at Go
nor's Island in New York City
ergeant Quimbly served from
une, 1942, to August, 1943, on Ne
'rovidence Island in the British
lest Indies, Sergeant Quimbly also
id training at the Advanced
adio School at Fort McPherson,
:lanta, GO, at Camp Ripley,
'nn., and at Camp Barkley, Tex.
January he left Texas and was
I to North Africa. He is now
in India.
State and
Tips for Tiny Tofs Abo
Most everybody
That's about all "1' our road
Plow,Sou can do u
The difference between a scie
et at the Cayuga ba,t
' Position he held when he
"�- a service on Feb. 23, 194.
r his aviation cadet train-
h as been stationed at At-
4', N.J.; Oswego; Maxwell
1 Tl?tir,tlera:.
Play was always demonstrated and
i 'recognized. Dick's genuine un-
selfishness led him to accept the
responsibilities of the office with !
which he was entrusted. Ithaca i
High School has been honored to sa"'✓
1 have Dick La France among the j
who passed through its halls."
Team's War Record Great e
La France was a member of the
Little Red's most famous football%
team, perhaps not in the stand- DICK LA FRANCE
point of gridiron records, but for (From a photograph taken at the
other reasons. It Was unbeaten, of time of his election as president �
course, but that fades into insignifi- of the Class of 1938, Ithaca High
canoe when one considers its war School).
record. On the 1938 squad there
s., were 47 boys and 46 of them were
9. I in the armed services. The excep- Bhnd Vendor's
v- ; tion n-as Ronnie Garside, a whale -
, of a player, who sustained se seri-
Stand Robbed
m ous a knee injury that neither the
w Army or Navy would accept him.
1 In that group there were 19 Police today investigated what
officers, two of them majors, which Chief William Marshall described'
offers some indication of La as probably the "lowest piece of 1,
France's qualities when he above thievery" on local records.
all others was recognized as an Howard Hoyt, the blind vendor
outstanding leader. Four of the at the Post Office, reported that
boys never came home. Big Ed some one had opened a locked box
Van Order, who later gained fame in which he keeps his merchandise I.
as a Cornell tackle, was killed on when the stand is not operating,
_.�,. Okinawa; Carl Snavely Jr. was and took 20 cartons of cigarettes. I
lost at sea when his plane crashed Marshall said that the "job" ap-�
Tinto the Atlantic; Mal Perialas parently had been done during the
aLo died in an airplane crash and hours that the Post Office lobby is I�
Jack Hart died on Luzon in the open to the public.
Philippines.
He Talks of His Luck rTennesseans as s n*a.•�----- ---
U No wonder then tbat Dick said, Playing against the University of
despite his blindness "Boy. I ws- I Chattanooga, he defeated the, Look-
i lucky" He knew of the loss of outs with two sensational runs in
n his teammates, he had seen his
the last 5 minutes to give Wesleyan '
co hat �('.nmpa ninny cd dl • _ .., ...y—a fitting climax to
un�1lr treIm u. Jriiny l ilia his career as a player. He ran 85'.
fortunately escaped until that night yards on an end -around play and
less than a month before V-E Day plunged for the clinching tally. Un-
that he sustained an injury that like the other La France boys, he
blinded him forever. did not play baseball but was a
Members of the famous Little skilled pass receiver, nevertheless.
Red of 1938 were Co -Captains Pie I While in England, he coached his
Parr and Abe Ferris, Van Order, divisional team which was unbeat-
La France, Joe Capalongo, Joe en. Small wonder then that his per-
Daino, Bob Perk ns, Petey Daghita, sonal achievements as player and
Sammy Deeb, John Nemes, Cornie coach, combined with a natural
Kenjerska, Mike Nicholas, George leadership and winning personality,
Williams, Bob Nobles, Red Madi- convinced him his future lay in
son, Jimmie Miller, Fred Knowles, coaching athletic teams. The blind -
Sammy Panato, Howie Spencer, ness would serve as a deterrant in
Snavely, Bill Sullivan, Ronnie Gar- that respect but the young man's
side, Hi Chapin, Fred Terry, Ching other qualities will serve him well
Johnson, Bill Bontempi. in the field of athletic training and
Also Dick Schmohe, Hud Wilson, there he seeks his future —a bright
Perry Egbert, Ed Abbott, Tito one according to those who recog-
Capogrossi, Vic June, Jack Young, I nize his qualities and adaptability
Perialas. Dave Smith, Zollie Meicz-
to the work involved.
inger, Paul Kelsey, Fat Browr,
Francis Parr, Red Wilson, Ray Tyl-
er, Vic Ciechetti, Jack Alvin, Alvin
Frank, Bill Burgess, Al Rubens,
Red Kenerson, and Jack Hart.
On College Teams
From Ithaca High School, Dick
moved on to William and Mary Col-
lege at Williamsburg, Va., where he
captained his freshman football S.
+^ m ar a Won the approbation of
�•"-I l cr�-tc �, ct,rt�"rc�r of ao
uad va rs,ty gz-idiron men+_, '$Q
told Eddie Pierce• who
Dick if Zest that Dick was one ygaa Ott,
Of the finest prospects he had e e:
seen- The next Year founc
Over at Tennessee Wesieyar e
he piav"d ftwtba_.
fulluu•ing again. A -
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