Veteran's Day: Honoring my fallen Brothers
 

Today is Memorial Day, and in light of this I decided to pay tribute to the Brothers of Alpha Phi Omega who lost their lives fighting for freedom in World War II. Their actions who showed the utmost devotion for their country, and they will always be remembered for their ultimate sacrifice in service.

In World War II, 169 members of Alpha Phi Omega gave their lives in the armed forces of the United States. We honor the memory of these brothers who made the supreme sacrifice in service to their nation.

The following list of gold star brothers was compiled from reports from chapters, from relatives and by aid of the alumni offices of the colleges and universities in which Alpha Phi Omega was functioning at the time of World War II.


John Scott Adkins Alpha Rho
Paul Adkins Beta Epsilon
Chris Garner Agee Alpha Phi
Edward M. Allenberg Gamma Upsilon
William Altman Beta Omicron
Martin F. Anderson Alpha Delta
Richard G. Anderson Beta Theta
William Kenneth Anderson Phi
Robert Lee Arnold Alpha Pi
Goran H. Asp Gamma Omega
William D. Babbitt Kappa
William R. Baird Eta
Bruce Sullivan Bales Rho
Frank Stratford Barnes, Jr. Gamma Zeta
Charles A. Bartz Alpha Sigma
Harry M. Beach Gamma Sigma
Richard Gordon Bean Beta Beta
Harold G. Blumberg Gamma Iota
Arden Carl Bodeen Eta
John Dwight Bridge Beta Xi
Christy M. Broughton, Jr. Alpha Alpha
James Frederick Bryant Alpha
James D. Burd Phi
Edwin N. Busch Eta
Samuel W. Campbell, Jr. Delta Alpha
Charles Mantinique Cannon, Jr. Tau
Allison H. Chapin, Jr. Kappa
William Robinson Chapman Gamma Lambda
Lawson R. Chronister, Jr. Beta Rho
Richard W. Clark Alpha Delta
Carl E. Cline Delta Alpha
Robert R. Cohen Gamma Epsilon
Harold C. Cook Eta
William R. Cooley Delta Alpha
Howard L. Cox Gamma Pi
Kendall H. Cram Gamma Upsilon
John A. Crawford Alpha Tau
William A. Crossland, Jr. Beta Zeta
Howard Putnam Cunningham, Jr. Beta Psi
James Henry Dayton Gamma
Earnest Irving Dehoney Beta Mu
Sidney Diamond Gamma Epsilon
George W. Diemer, Jr. Beta Kappa
Sam Dobervich Alpha Lambda
Frank J. Donnelly Gamma Omicron
Robert G. Downey Alpha Upsilon
James E. Dunn Alpha Nu
John J. Ellis Beta Mu
Byron W. Engert Gamma Mu
Myles W. Esmay Phi
Paul J. Farnham Gamma Beta
John C. Fassnacht Alpha Upsilon
Charles D. Fiechter Gamma Omicron
Robert Allen Fisher Alpha Alpha
Richard Floyd Fletcher Gamma Pi
Herbert Austin Foote, Jr. Phi
James H. Fortson Gamma Upsilon
Richard A. Fraker Phi
William E. Friend, Jr. Alpha Upsilon
George Bernard Gannett Alpha Phi
Donald R. Gipple Alpha Iota
Marvin E. Goldston Alpha Iota
George A. Gray Gamma Tau
William E. Griffin Gamma Xi
Francis Hallen Phi
Daniel Adam Hamer Pi
Robert Gray Hansell Alpha Mu
Addison B. Hartman Beta Upsilon
William Thomas Havens Pi
Rufus Earl Sadler Henry Gamma Lambda
Garson Henry Hertzel, Jr. Gamma Omicron
William W. Highberger Alpha
Warren IT. Hilbom Beta Beta
Joseph L. Hoffman Beta Omicron
George T. Hollrock Phi
Daniel Robert Hopkins Beta Delta
Adrian Chavannes Hunter Beta Chi
John P. Hutton Phi
Charles F. Jewett Tau
William Leroy Johnson Eta
Franklin Lee Jordan Alpha Kappa
Albert Kasanof Tau
Charles Spurgeon Keller, Jr. Delta
A. T. Kelley Beta Mu
Edison Eugene Kester Tau
Wendell L. King Beta Chi
William Christian Kitchler Tau
Warren K. Knopf Gamma Beta
Fred Joy Kob Epsilon
Merle Thomas Kratzer Beta Epsilon
Charles E. Lassman Alpha Upsilon
Lawrence Sterman Lawver Sigma
Winston S. Lindsay, Jr. Alpha Rho
Clabern Oakley Little Pi
Luther James Lockett, Jr. Beta Eta
H. Ed Lueders, Jr. Beta Xi
John D. McArthur, Jr. Gamma Lambda
Homer R. McClure Beta Omega
Burton W. McCormick Gamma Phi
Henry McKain Beta Lambda
Donald Fairman McMillan Alpha Eta
James Thomas Mackintosh Alpha Eta
Walter M. Manly, III Alpha Rho
Durward Marshall Alpha Rho
William Raley Martin, Jr. Gamma Theta
Daniel Henry Mayer Alpha Pi
George W. Miller Gamma Mu
Ellwood J. Mills Beta Psi
Edwin Ulys Monroe Alpha Mu
James B. Mool Alpha Pi
Don E. Nichols Beta Mu
Harvey Ingo Nitz Alpha Alpha
Lawson K. Ostrander Eta
Henry C. Paulsen Gamma Nu
Vincent Richard Pittala Alpha Psi
Hal G. Plummer Alpha Tau
William Prentice Gamma Pi
Michael J. Quaremba Beta Iota
Alvin Rapp Beta Iota
Robert V. Recla Upsilon
Peter P. Renzo Gamma Omicron
Lyman F. Rhodes Alpha Epsilon
Peter Rice Beta Theta
Jack C. Richardson Tau
Aulton E. Roland Alpha Sigma
Kramer W. Rorig Alpha Delta
Bernard Rosenberg Beta Iota
John Rodes Roth Beta Psi
Roderick E. Rothe Alpha Nu
Hal Russell Ruppenthal Lambda
Stanley Robert Sargent Phi
Ernest Leslie Seabaugh Beta Psi
David J. Serkes Alpha Phi
Irving Bruce Sherman Beta Beta
Norman Jay Siegel Gamma Omicron
Robert Bernard Smith Omega
William Forrester Smith Alpha Lambda
Carl Mohn Squires Tau
Loren Lea Stanton Iota
Lawrence J. Stark Omega
Joseph Charles Steiner Upsilon
Leonard B. Sternfels Gamma Epsilon
Truman Stevens Alpha Eta
David C. Storey Beta Sigma
H. Wallace Stopher, Jr. Alpha Epsilon
Roy N. Stout, Jr. Alpha Eta
James W. Swindell Gamma Zeta
Kei Tenahashi Chi
James W. Taylor Phi
Bishop S. Traughber Alpha Mu
Robert Morris Varty Eta
Ralph Julius Vick Gamma Beta
William R. Vonende Phi
James Harry Wangelin Mu
Miles Allen Werner Chi
Ben White, Jr. Beta Chi
Wendell Hudson Williams Pi
Paul T. Wines Kappa
Jesse M. Wolf Delta Alpha
Ernest E. (Larry) Woods, Jr. Pi
Donald Hugh Wright Gamma Mu
Edward E. Wyatt, Jr. Iota
John L. Zagata Beta Omicron
Frederic A. Zamboni Gamma Nu


"They died that you and I might live; they sufferred untold pain;
Shall we united keep the faith, or have they died in vain?"

H. Roe Bartle- Former President of Alpha Phi Omega, 1931-1946

Actually, it's Veteran's Day.

Memorial Day is to honor those who have died in battle. Veteran's Day is to honor all those who have served.

Whoops!
 

Yes, I know. Please excuse the typo.

pirate-I knew what you meant! It really brings it home when you connect numbers to names. May we all remember what BOTH Memorial Day and Veterans' Day represents to us and our children.

::raises glass:: to the vetrans lost and still with us

i hope one day to live in a world where your services wont be required. until then, i am glad you're here, have been here, and will be here until that day comes.