https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/files/original/adaadb4dd3f241c861a6910841fa895f.pdf c632d0b96682b351f4db5e2c4da60202 PDF Text Text THE ALTRUIST Casper, Wyoming 1114 South Durbin November 29, 1943 leave; and Lt. (j.g.) Vernon is with the Admiral's staff (Bryant) on the Atlantic. Major Everett Best is an air inspector at If you can visualize the home front With lonely gals and G.I. wolves to spare, Waco, Texas while he courts a "cove?' gal, Sgt. Jim Bond was in Casper recently; his If you can see the snow on Casper moun outfit is ready to join in the fight, Lt, tains. Jack Bingenheimer is on with a patrol out Cars running — and yet beyond repair; fit in Florida; is soon to be a father! Lt. (j.g.) Jim Blind is just arriving at If you can visualize the holidays arri an undisclosed base west of Australia; in ving. submarine duty. Lt, Romie Burwell can't With an unquenched thirst and liquor get a priority for some rope to get the rarely sold; knot tied; is still in Santa Monica. Lt. Then you've a picture clear of Casper "Bud” Burwell, Air Corps Engineer, finally And the rest need not be told. settled on Victoria, Kansas at Walker But just in case it's hard for you to Field. Bob Burv/ell is attending school at Laramie. Jack Chidley is an aviation fathom The atmosphere I'm trying to convey. cadet at Hondo, Texas. Another father-to I'll draw a picture just a little smaller be is Lt. Jim Clare at Quantico, Va. Lt. And hope you get T/diat I am trying to say. Basil Cole is still with his dangerous weapons at Fort Benning. Clem Coughlan The town is here — and definitely waiting is still 'feocial securiting*' it in Maryland. For your return, the time we hope is near. Billy Crater is a foreman of a ship build I want to wish you boys a MERRY CHRISTMAS ing crev/ at Richmond, Calif. Lt. M. C. WITH BEST WISHES FOR THE COMING YEAR. "Brother" Crouch wants sweets in England where he is a navigator on a B-11F, Lt. (If you can see Dick Tobin writing verses Arnie Daly is in the So. Pacific with the Rhyming, timing, and maybe pulling hair. Army Transport Command; his brother _Tim Perchance you have a better picture is an air cadet at Santa Ana. Lt. "Bud” And all my efforts then are in despair.) Daniels is on his way to San Diego from Florida; pilots a Grtunman Wildcat'. Tommy Davidson, MD, is stationed at the Army Base outside of Lincoln, Nebr, Porter Davis Lt. F.O.”Dale*' Aielts is still navigating EM 1/C, married Edna Anderson; now living the So. Pacific for the Marine Air Corps. at Camp Endicott, R.I. Pvt. Joe Doniin Bill Anda is in the mail room at Amarillo, has just finished his basic at Camp Rob Texas and is expecting to get into a horse erts; now waiting orders to move to a new doctor's outfit soon. Seaman 2/C Chuck camp after the New Year. Joe Donovan and Ayers is packing 215 lbs. now - it's the family are back in Lovell where he is re diver's regalia he wears ■udiile salvaging ported doing some farming. Capt. Noah the "Normandie". Dorius is still at Camp Mackall, N.C. with his maintenance outfit. Bill Drew is still Capt, Don Bailey just left the States agair on the V~12 grind at St. Thomas' in St. for Panama; enjoyed a nice leave with his Paul, Minn. Lt, Louie Dunnigan is reported wife on a New Mex. dude ranch. 1st Sgt, to be in Louisiana flying a B-l?, Bob Battenschlag was in Casper over night; first time here in 3 years. Jack Beattie Bill Etemel will be a radio tech, when he just completed his cross-country, now at arrives in Casper Dec. 11 for a furlough; Gibbs Field, Ft. Stockton, Texas. The has been at Ward Island, Texas. Lt. Dick Bentley'ss Bill is schooling for a naviga Evans is still engineering it at Gieger tor' s job at Las Vegas, Nev,; Capt. Del is Field, Washington. Wilson Emery is a 2nd preparing to take his squadron of B-26's Lt. in the engineering branch of the air over, is in Casper now enjoying a week's corps; Lowry Field in Denver, near Bouldert. If— �-2Lt. George Forbes, U.S.N., is reported to duty for a change with the Armed Guard be in Hawaii with his outfit of Navy pilots. Center, Treasure Island, Calif. Major Al Martin is still "swivel chair pilot" in the Pentagon Bldg., Washington, Pvt, Sgt. Gene Gaston is in No. Africa with the Medical Corps; while Lt. Vernie pilots Don Mathews, BTC Co, 4, is stationed at his B-17 around Port Morsby. Pfc. "Dode” Camp Dodge, Iowa. Pfc. Les McLennan Gerdom will be an expert on props vdien he is repairing planes at Waco, Tex. and gets leaves Curtiss Wright at Caldwell, N. J, to see some good football games, Lt, Don Lt. "Doc" Germon has advanced to pulling Miller is doing routine work around Algiers No. Africa with the 133rd Infantry. Joe only officer’s teeth at Kern's Army Air Floyd_ ______ Gorrell et ux are Minnehan is enjoying a f\irlough before de Base, Utah, Lt ____ living at Avon Park, Florida while Floyd parting for OCS at Fort Benning, We have Lt. Gordon Mitchell located at Port Mor get flUrther B-17 pilot training. sby, N, Guinea with the 90th Bomb Group, Sgt. Harold Mize<is with the 36th fighters Ensign Jim Harder wants flying pay and submarine pay while he hangs on to his on Curacao Island off the c(fst of So, Am, sub chaser 991 in the So. Pacific. Coro Lt, Tye Moore is keeping planes in shape at some base in No, Africa, APO 520. Pvt, Elmer Harris is with the 6th Marines fighting our battles. Bud Harris, AMMl/c Jack Moses is with the 2nd Inf. at Ft, is on his way over to do his part. Capt. Geo. Meade, Md,, while brother Timer is schooling at Fordham, N, Y. Corp. Bj^ "Doc" Harvey has left the country with his 9th Infantry; is probably in England Myer is in a railroad battalion at Fort now. Lt. Jim Hawkins is teaching cavalry Thomas A. Scott, Fort Viiayne, Ind.; expects tactics at Camp Riley, Kansas, Lt. Harolc to be shipped out soon. "Buz" Neel is a Healy recently home on leave, returned to Sgt. with the Marines Hqr. Sqd. at '-^earney his instruotorship job in the Dept, of Mesea, San Diego, • Lt, Bill Neumat^ is pre pared to "ship" out - to APO 15070, N.Y. Gunnery at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Art Heiser is a petroleum engineer with the Ensign Ted Neuman is quite attached to the Standard Oil Co. of Calif near Taft^ CaliL USS Fuller vhere he is the athletic super Commander Harold Heiser, oversees the re visor along with his other duties in Paci fic waters, Pvt, Bill Niethammer is now pairing of ships with the 7th Amphibean Force in the So, Pacific. An able-bodied getting more photogenic at Will Rogers seaman is "Shodow" Hopkins at Great Lakes Field, Okla. Fred Niethammer is an in Training Station -- and a married man tool spector at Vega while he does Coast Guard Carl Horstman is a mortician at Billings. work on his day off at Santa Barbara. Lt. Niethammer is stationed at Pueblo John Hurley, SC 5^, left the country head-George ___ Air Base piloting a B-24 and looks for ing for the So. Pacific; brother Tim is Ted over-seas duty soon. Brother Victor is in with the 10th Marines in the Pacific, ___ Joslyn is a steel worker on a high octane advanced flying at Santa Maria, Calif, Lt. Brooks Nichols is with the engineers plant in Salt Lake City. running a sawmill in New Caladonia. Capt, Capt. Bob Kimball is flying his CO back ____________ Carl Nyguaard is still "en-training and east at this writing but returns to Carls-de-training the boys at Ft, Meade, Md, bad. New Mex. Lt. Bill Kenney is flying BiJJ. McNamara is soon to leave Laramie fot a pipe>’cub; will do the observing for seme Fort Benning and OCS. Field Artillary group, Sgt. Tom Kirknyer Pfc_______________ Chuck 0'Malley is with the 89th Depot still has his tank in the So. Pacific Repair Sqd in England, APO 638. Dwight theatre where he has been playing con Bob__Knadler "Bubby" Osborne arrived at Monmouth College tinuously for 19 months ___ In Illinois to prepare for the Navy Air, joined the "Seabees" last month; now at Camp Perry, Tom Parker, "female father", is with the Kieth Laymon is home with his folks at 1st Amp. Tr. Bn., somewhere in So. Pacific, Oakville, Wash, recuperating from an acci Lt, Clinton Paul is still with the IRTC at Camp Roberts, Calif, (Bride ha ?t set dent while on duty that put him in the up housekeeping yeti) Brother ____ BiJJ is to hospital for 60 days. be a bombardier now at Ellington Field, Lt, "Barry" Mahoney is doing some shore Texas. Sgt. "B ;s'' Perales, in India, is �-3with the Sth Bomb Sqd, 7th Group, APO 886, paymaster at Navy No, 40, may be in Panama; Lt, Bob is on the alert with his Jim Perkins, SM 2./Z, is a "CB" at Camp Endicott, R.I. Y<~arren Perkins was "seen" P-51 and overseas equipment; A/C Frank is at Livermore, Calif, pursuing his Navy in Hawaii lately, with the 10th Marines, Yiiings; and Ralph is pre-preflighting it Sgt, Sid Pearce contacted malaria and so at Pasco, Washington, Capt, Jim Sprecher surrendered 48 lbs; still in No, Africa. Art. Piper EM 1/C, now reports to Syracuse with wife, son, and daughter, reports from N, y, after 10 months sea duty on the USS Camp Lockett, Calif, Lt. Jack Stafford Sheldrake. Corp, Bill Poe is on duty agai 'ihas been cited for flying his B-17 around with HG Sq. 14 MAG 14, Navy 520; spent a APO 709. Another aviation cadetir ordon short leave in Australia, Sutherland at Santa Ana. Lt, Bill Schwartz is studying navigation at Fort "Shadow" Ray has been in Laramie with the Myers, Florida. Pvt. Jack Swanson has ROTC boys and v/as just called’to Fort made 6 jumps as a paratrooper at Camp Benning for OCS, Lt. Bud Reasoner is a Mackall, N. C. bombardier at Carlsbad, New, Mex, Corp, Bob Reed is with an' air base squadron at Corp, Kieth Tedford is still in Brazil in Drew Field, Florida. Don Rogers fathers the Signal Corps. Lt. John Thomas is 2 boys and a new baby girl at Laramie; is still "reading about the war^ in England firing on the railroad. Pfc, Bob Rose is while Lt. Orlo raises his family around to move soon from Scott Field, Hl. where Fort Ord, Calif, Earl Thompson is sell he has been chasing electronsll Capt, Dick ing Pet Milk in L. A, and Lt. Jay Thomp Rowlands is waiting in Camp Pine, N.Y. for son is on desertmaneuvers out of Needles, orders to move east. Calif. Bob Tobin is a Navy instructor at Gonzaga Univ., Spokane, Washington while Gordon Sanford was another ROTC cadet in his brother Larry pursues his Navy Wings school at Laramie, now is in OCS at Fort at Monmouth College, Illinois. Harry Benning. Warren Sauter, recently given Trollope is a student at Nevada U. and his Majority, stopped in Casper enroute ____ Hugh (idajor) is back from Africa where he to Camp Phillips, Kansas. Corp, Paul Sedarput his P-38 through its passes Capt. is with a new group in England, the 826 _____________ Tom Trollope of the Marine Corps was seen Engineers, APO 872, N.Y, Capt, Mike Sedar'in Hawaii preparing for combat duty with is coaching a basketball team and mothering a search light outfitl Lt, Bob Tro’ive a star unit at Yii'yo, Univ, Lt, Kieth Sevi- fathers and studies navigation and bomb son is at March Field, Calif; still in adiering in his spare time at Monroe, La, aerial photography. Corp, Bob Sherard is Lt. (j.g.) Neal Tyler is getting in a •with the 2nd Marine Division, FPO San Fran. little golf at Camp Kearney, San Diego Pvt. Dick Shank is training dogs -with the after 8 months around Guadalcanal where he "devil dog detachment" at New River, N.C. flew a B-24, Lt. Bill Shutts is pilot training at Stuttgart, Ark. while his brother Lt, Jack P'vt, Floyd Volker is PIT 981, RDMCB - in and wife are enroute to Sobering, Fla. as San Diego. Jack is the new engineering officer, Pfc. Rodney Spaulding is stationed at Hondo, The Walker boys — Beno is in the V-7 Tex„ and will be promoted to the rank of Program at Boulder, Colo.; Thad will re "father" soon. Lt. Jim Speas has at last ceive his pilot’s -wings Dec. 5 at Fred fulfilled the desires to get a chance at ericks, Okla.; and Lt, Dick is on an air flying; now in San Antonio, Texas. Lt, craft carrier out of Fenby, NAS, Atlantic Barney Spielman has engineered his way to City, N. J. Pvt. Jim Walsh is at Ft.Logan England, with the BAD ^1 APO 635, Carl getting his basic, Ernest Wilkerson is a Stout is another flying cadet, now at Capt. now in the Marines around Bouganville, Shepard Field, Texas. Lt. Bill Swanton is lob W'ehrli is at Ames, la. in V-7 Program at Fort Lewis, Wash, iwith the 44th Inf. and Bill is a Lt. at Quantico, Va, It's while his brother Jerry is enroute to Fort Pfc. Leo Wilking now as he pursues his med* Benning and OCS, from Laramie. Russell ical degree at Columbia. Corp "Red" Wilson Schryer is still in India as far as we finished the Attu Campaign and is now in know. The Schulte'st Ensign Bill is a Ta-waii. Lt, "Nubby" Wright, -wants to be ind waits at Caiiip Roberts for his transfer. �-4- SERVED *** Lt. Ragnar Barhaug is a prisoner of the Germans. Lt. Glen Best died of wounds received in Sicilian invasion. Major Gale W. eleven is a prisoner of Germany,bchnvinfurt raid in October. Sgt. "Hoopie” Lindenmyer is a priosoner of Germany, Hamburg raid July 25. Pvt. Lee Miner is missing as of Sept. 7 on a South Pacific Island. Roberton, killed in action in the Sicilian invasion of July 11. Pvt. Kenneth Vesey, USMC, repor.ted missing for a year now declared dead. *** Wearing the Battle of Casper ribbon — Kenny Bailey quickly froze his victory garden produce so now spends his evenings working overtime for Am. Iron & Metal. Ralph Blakey is now in Cheyenne taking his physical. Joe and John Burke see that "food fights for freedom*’. Don Chapin labors at the local brewery and plans on returning to Nebraska U. after January 1. Ed Drazick is out of the Army and working for his dad; John Goughian too is learn ing his father's business. Inland Air Lines had sold out to Vnestern Air Lines so Will Engdalh will work for the latter. Paul Heiser has taken to the "road" to get some Reed Roller Bits circulating around. Louie Keefe, father of 2 sons, leaves Jan. 18 for his physical. Rob Robertson is in Laramie looking after the ATO localI Jack Schulte spends his time in the Chev^' Garage waiting for Uncle Sam'.s call. "Smitty" Srpith just got back from a vaca tion in Texas where he saw Texas, his Alma Mater, use the water boy to beat Texas A & M. Johnny Vesey delivers the mail to South Durbin and Beech Streets. Jim Wilson is in Vnashington State for a week now, is with Manning and Brown. As for "yours truly" I’m still "^lat _Foot jPlabby and JFoolish" and trying to assist in the battle of and for Casper. Dick Tobin � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Altruist Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-OKLR/1.0/">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-OKLR/1.0/</a> Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1943-07-28 through 1945-04-03 Subject The topic of the resource World War, 1939-1945 -- Sources. Description An account of the resource Digitized collection of The Altruist was a mimeographed home-front World War II newsletter. It was produced in Casper by Richard “Dick” Tobin at the home of his parents at 1114 South Durbin, Casper, Wyoming. The title suggests a benevolent or service-oriented mission. Dick Tobin was an athletic star but was home during the war recuperating from a prior injury. To quote a February 10, 1944 article in the University of Wyoming’s Branding Iron, “Very appropriately the paper is titled the Altruist and the four-to-six page mimeographed sheet now has a circulation of 166 copies which go to every continent in the world.” Tobin studied engineering at the University of Wyoming and graduated from Midwest High School. He received an MVP trophy while playing on the high school football team in 1933. The first known issue of the sheet was dated March 6, 1943. This collection consists of copies dated June 28, 1943 through April 3, 1945. It includes seven issues and does not represent a complete run. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richard "Dick" Tobin (Person) Language A language of the resource English Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. The Altruist, NCA 01.v.1945.01 WyCaC US. Casper College Archives and Special Collections. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NCA 01.v.1945.01_Altruist Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Extent The size or duration of the resource. 7 issues Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Newsletter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource November 11, 1943 copy of the  Altruist Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</a> Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1943-11-29 Subject The topic of the resource World War, 1939-1945 -- Sources. Description An account of the resource November 29, 1943 copy of the Altruist. The Altruist was a mimeographed home-front World War II newsletter. It was produced in Casper by Richard “Dick” Tobin at the home of his parents at 1114 South Durbin, Casper, Wyoming. The title suggests a benevolent or service-oriented mission. Dick Tobin was an athletic star but was home during the war recuperating from a prior injury. To quote a February 10, 1944 article in the University of Wyoming’s Branding Iron, “Very appropriately the paper is titled the Altruist and the four-to-six page mimeographed sheet now has a circulation of 166 copies which go to every continent in the world.” Tobin studied engineering at the University of Wyoming and graduated from Midwest High School. He received an MVP trophy while playing on the high school football team in 1933. The first known issue of the sheet was dated March 6, 1943. This collection consists of copies dated June 28, 1943 through April 3, 1945. It includes seven issues and does not represent a complete run. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richard "Dick" Tobin Language A language of the resource ENG Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. The Altruist, NCA 01.v.1945.01 WyCaC US. Casper College Archives and Special Collections. 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