AFTER THREE DAYS RETURN To THE WESLEYAN ALUMNI COUNCIL MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT - ‘ ‘ f “a 1‘ m.“ " CI; C. r‘gnay Lfgke Afienueflzi , Lageggggnfl. 5 Show moreAFTER THREE DAYS RETURN To THE WESLEYAN ALUMNI COUNCIL MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT - ‘ ‘ f “a 1‘ m.“ " CI; C. r‘gnay Lfgke Afienueflzi , Lageggggnfl. 5' ,' /x¢:v ’ ’ HIGOV I 5. f" f” £111.34! 9, n4 u- bu Show less
THE WESLEYAN ALUMNI COUNCIL OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY LIIDDLE'I‘O WN. C ()NN ECTIC U '1‘ August 27, 1919. Dear Sir: The Alumni Council. which Show moreTHE WESLEYAN ALUMNI COUNCIL OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY LIIDDLE'I‘O WN. C ()NN ECTIC U '1‘ August 27, 1919. Dear Sir: The Alumni Council. which has hitherto kept the most accurate record at Wesleyan concerning her sons in the service, is entrusted with the task of compiling a more complete war ser- vice record than exists up to date. We are sending you. there- fore, a questionnaire which has been very carefully prepared to cover as far as possible all lines of service. Will you be so good as to fill it out promptly and return it to this office? These questionnaires will be filed in the College Library. as a permanent, original record. It will, of course. be incomplete unless each man who has served returns his questionnaire. I cannot impress upon you too strongly the importance of the mat- ter. I trust you will give it your earliest attention. Faithfully yours. fiéfm Show less
23rd of May. Was eaten(??) stationed at Trieste ex-Austrian and F(?). While at F(?) (?) (?) in July 1-6 and later (?) before a (?) of four Allied (?) Show more23rd of May. Was eaten(??) stationed at Trieste ex-Austrian and F(?). While at F(?) (?) (?) in July 1-6 and later (?) before a (?) of four Allied (?) (?) affairs(?) at F(?). Was transferred to the U.S. Destroyer Badger at this time and returned to New York 15 Aug. 1919. Received my release from active service at Phila- delphia Navy Yard, 26 Aug. 1919. Show less
War Record Upon completion of (?) at the United States Naval Academy I was assigned to the Destroyer(?) Talbot. We engaged in trans-Atlantic escort Show moreWar Record Upon completion of (?) at the United States Naval Academy I was assigned to the Destroyer(?) Talbot. We engaged in trans-Atlantic escort duty from July until December 1918 during which time we (?) an (?) (?) in the English Channel and off the French coast. Engaged until German submarine off the (?) (?) (?) Sept. 1918 when the transport P(?) was torpedoed. On 17 Sept. 1918 rescued 146 sur- vivors of the S.S. Tasman torpedoed by Ger- man submarine and landed them at Brest, France. Returned from Brest, France to New York on December 15, 1918 after very rough passage, considerable damage having been done to the ship, necessitating her going into D(?) (?). Went south to A(?) in January 1919 and was (?) to sail in 4th March 1919 to escort President Wilson to France. Returned to Cuba on 1 April 1919. On 9 April left Cuba and was ordered to join the Eastern (?) (?) (?) (?) at (?), (?) (?) the Show less
