Evening star., 1943-05-29
"a West Point Cadets
From D. T.. and Nearby
To Graduate tuesday
20 to Go Directly
Into Air Force as
FuII-FIedged Pilots

land will be graduated from the
United States Military Academy
Tuesday as members of the largest
graduating class in West Point his
tory.
The class of 514 cadets is finish
ing one year ahead of schedule, as
a result of the wartime condensation
of the four-year course to three
years.
Twenty of the cadets from this
area, along with 1856 of their class
mates, will be graduated with wings
as full-fedged pilots and will &c
directly into the Air Force. OF the
"a remaining local youths, seven will
be commissioned in the infantry
seven in the field artillery, four in
the Corps of Engineers, three in the
coast artillery, two in the cavalry
and one in the armored forces.
"a From District.
Thirty-four members of Tuesdays
graduating class are from the Dis
trict, five are from nearby Mary
land and five from nearby Virginia.
They are the following:
William B. Arnold, son of Gen.
and Mrs. H. H. Arnold of Fort Myer,
Va. He will be commissioned in
the Coast Artillery Corps.
Clarke T. Baldwin, jr., son of Mrs.
Clarke T. Baldwin of Bellevue, War
renton, Va He played polo, winning
an "a in that sport. To cavalry.
Garland C. Black, jr., son of Col
and Mrs. G. c. Black of 1852 Hurst
terrace NV. To infantry.
Jonas Lem. Blank, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jonas F. Blank. of 1916 New
Hampshire avenue NV, to Air
Force.
Alexander R. Boiling, jr., son of
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. A. R. Boiling
He won major "A" in lacrosse. To
infantry.
William NJ Calnan, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William J. Calnan of 3712
Thirty fifth street NV, to infantry.
Cassidy Battalion Commander.
Benjamin B. Cassidy, jr., son of
Col. anad Mrs. Benjamin B. Cassidy
of the Kennedy Warren. Cadet
Cassidy attained the rank of bat
talon commander while at West
Point. He won major "A" in track
and was vice president of his class.
To Air Force.
Heston c. Cole. son of Col and
Mrs, H. R. Cole of 1701 Twentieth
street NV. To Air Force.
Edward H. Connor. son of Col
and Mrs. Edward H. Connor of 37Ol
Thirty-fourth street NV. To Air
Force.
Daniel B. Cullinane, son of 1t.
Col. and Mrs. C. B. Cullinane Dur
ing his first class year, Cadet Gull
linane attained the ranks of cadet
battalion commander. Commission
in the armored force
Robert D. Danforth, son of Col.
and Mrs. G. L. Danforth of 3349
Tennyson street NV. He won
a minor "A" in polo To cavalry.
John M. Davis, son of 1t Col
and Mrs. Charles j. Davis of 47O7
Connecticut avenue NV Cadet
Davis was hop manager and de-
partment head of the Dialectic So
ciety. To Air Force.
Frank D. Derouin, son of Col.
and Mrs. Frank A. Derouin of 47O7
Connecticut avenue NV. He turned
out for track, winning major "A" "
To infantry.
Air Commission for Dudley.
William B. Dudley. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Claude w. Dudley of Ill
Highland drive, Chevy Chase, Md.
To Air Force
Fearn Field. son of Capt. and
Mrs. Richard S. Field of Rockville,
Md. To field artillery.
Archelaus L. Hamblen, jr.. son of
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. A. L. Hamblen
of 4413 @ street NV, to infantry.
Joseph w. Hartman. son of Brig.
Gen and Mrs. Charles D. Hartman
of 2230 California street NV, to
field artillery.
john B, Hull, son of Maj. Gen.
John A, Hull of the Army and Navy
Club. here. He participated in skeet.
being manager during his first class
year. To Coast Artillery Corps.
Thomas T. Jackson. son of Mrs.
Dan M. Jackson of 2319 Fifteenth
street NV. to air force.
Allen w Gullion, son of Mai. Gen.
Allen w, Gullion, jr., of 2737 Devon
shire place NV, to Air Force.
Magathan in First Ten.
Wallace c. Magathan, jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace o. Magathan
of 7401 Blair road NV. His aca-
denic rating was excellent and he
will graduate approximately No. 10
in his class. Cadet Magathan was
business manager of the Howitzer,
cadet yearbook; to coast artillery.
Robert D. Mcclure, son of Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. R. A. Mcclure of the
Kennedy Warren. to Air Force.
Jack K. McGregor, son of Mrs.
K. C. McGregor of 6040 Wilson
boulevard. Arlington, Va. He won a
minor "a in gymnastics. To Air
Force.
John D. McNiel, son of Mrs. ]. R.
McNiel, of 2024 First street NV. To
Air Force.
Walter G.. Mitchell jr.. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter G. Mitchell of 339
Baltimore avenue, Takoma Park
Md. He was a rife expert, pistol
sharpshooter and machine gun
marksman To field artillery
John w. Moses, son of Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. r. G. Moses of 2540 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV. He was sports
writI' for the Pointer. the Cadet
bi-weekly publication. To field artil-
lery
Robert w. Newman. son of Col
J. B. Newman, jr., Of the Wardman
Park Hotel. His academic rating
while at the Military Academy was
extremely high, and he will graduate
approximately No. 40 in his class. To
Corps of Engineers.
Milton K. Pigg, son of Col. and
Mrs. A. M. Pigg of 1850 Colonial
terrace, Arlington. Va. He turned
out for wrestling and was a men,
ber of the choir, Dialectic Society
Camera Club and Tooth Night Show
To Corps of Engineers.
Charles S. Reed. son of Col