28 MAY 1917
On this date, NY
Beta Brother James Armand Meissner dropped out of Cornell and enlisted
in the U.S. Army Signal Service (the branch of the Army then tasked with
flying) as a Private First Class. He went on to become a World War I Ace, earn
the rank of Major, and founded the Alabama Air National Guard – serving as the
unit’s first commanding officer.
02 JUN 1917
Like Brother Meissner, NH Alpha Brother James Vincent Forrestal answered the
call of duty following the declaration of war by Congress, and enlisted in the
U.S. Navy as a Seaman Second Class on this date. Brother Forrestal went on to
become Secretary of the Navy, and serve as the first Secretary of Defense.
30 MAY 1961
U.S. Army Veteran NC Beta President Charles Henry Mateer was killed on this date after volunteering to
serve as a co-pilot with Air America (CIA) in Laos. Born in Charlotte, North
Carolina in 1936, Brother Charles was in ROTC at North Carolina State
University, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army upon graduation
from there in 1958. He served as an Army helicopter pilot before flying with
the CIA.
Respect can be paid to Brother Mateer at Sharon Memorial
Park in Charlotte, NC.
01 JUN 1962
AZ Alpha Brother Edward
C. Logan was commissioned on this date through Air Force ROTC at Arizona State.
Brother Logan retired a Lieutenant Colonel in 1982 after serving in Okinawa,
Thailand, Korea, NY, DC, TX, OK, and CA.
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| PA Iota Brother Second Lieutenant Charles J. Schultz, USMC |
03 JUN 1967
On this date, a SigEp Patriot made the ultimate sacrifice.
PA Iota President and Second Lieutenant Charles
Joseph Schultz, U.S. Marine Corps was killed in action in Vinh Huy Village,
Que Son Valley, South Vietnam.
The previous day, during Operation UNION II in the Que
Son Valley, the Marines found the enemy entrenched in and around the Vinh Huy
village complex. Heavy fighting on the 2nd and 3rd cost 67 American lives.
Charles was assigned to F Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine
Division.
His awards include the Purple Heart, National Defense
Service Medal, Vietnam Service and Vietnam Campaign medals.
Brother Schultz is honored on Panel 21E, Line 52 of the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and respect can also be paid to him at the site of
his interment at Hillside Cemetery, Metuchen, New Jersey.
Everett received a B. S. degree in civil engineering from the University of Tennessee. After graduation, he worked as assistant engineer and director of the Motor Transportation Department of the Tennessee Railroad and Public Utilities Commission in Nashville until May 1936. He later became director of District 7, Bureau of Motor Carriers, Interstate Commerce Commission, Nashville.
In 1937, he was appointed assistant director of the Bureau of Motor Carriers, Interstate Commerce Commission, in Washington and served in that position until December 1958, when he was appointed director of the bureau. He remained in the position until his retirement in 1965.
Respect can be paid to Brother Qualls at Mansion Memorial Park & Funeral Home, Ellenton, FL.
Park Cities Baptist
Church
CELEBRATIONS!
* Earlier this week, after completing his flight training, UT Beta Brother Lieutenant Junior Grade Chase Winsor, U.S. Navy learned he is headed to the West Coast to fly F-18s.
* U.S. Navy Veteran and FL Epsilon Brother Jared Lyon got married on 26 MAY.
* On 01 JUN, CA Theta Brother Hamid Karimi official put on Staff Sergeant, U.S. Air Force Reserve.
Fraternally and Very Respectfully,
Brother Ed Jones, NY Eta ‘96
Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy Reserve
Founder, SigEp Patriots Project
sigepswhoserve@gmail.com
28 MAY 1982
World War II Veteran, SigEp Citation Recipient and TN
Alpha Brother Brigadier General Everett
Herbert Qualls, U.S. Army (Retired) died on this date in Bradenton, FL. During WWII, Brother Qualls served in the
Second Armored Division on the War Department General Staff in the North
African and European Theaters. From 1948 until May 1961, he commanded the 435th
Transportation Highway Transport Command, a U. S. Army Reserve transport unit
in the Washington, DC area. He retired 29 May 1961.Everett received a B. S. degree in civil engineering from the University of Tennessee. After graduation, he worked as assistant engineer and director of the Motor Transportation Department of the Tennessee Railroad and Public Utilities Commission in Nashville until May 1936. He later became director of District 7, Bureau of Motor Carriers, Interstate Commerce Commission, Nashville.
In 1937, he was appointed assistant director of the Bureau of Motor Carriers, Interstate Commerce Commission, in Washington and served in that position until December 1958, when he was appointed director of the bureau. He remained in the position until his retirement in 1965.
Respect can be paid to Brother Qualls at Mansion Memorial Park & Funeral Home, Ellenton, FL.
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| TN Theta Brother First Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard, US Army |
30 MAY 2004
Another SigEp hero was lost to us on this date. Bosnia
& Operation IRAQI FREEDOM Veteran, TN Theta Brother First Lieutenant Kenneth Michael Ballard, U.S. Army was
killed in Najaf, Iraq while serving as a tank platoon leader with 2nd
Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division.
Ken was born in Mountain View, CA in 1977, and upon
graduating from the high school there in 1995 he immediately enlisted in the
Army. He served in Bosnia, Germany and Macedonia as a tank loader. Ken was awarded
a military scholarship to attend Middle Tennessee State University, where he
received his degree in international relations. He returned to the Army in 2002
as a tank lieutenant. In part because he started out an enlisted man, Brother Ballard
earned a reputation as a leader who always took care of his troops.
His awards include three Bronze Stars – two for Valor,
Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (with two oak
leaf clusters), and the Combat Action Badge.
Respect can be paid to Brother Ballard at Section 60, Site
8006, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
28 MAY 2005
On this date, U.S. Army World War II Veteran IL Alpha
Brother George “Scotty” Clark died
on this date in Elmhurst, Illinois at the age of 89. Born in Chicago in 1915, Scotty
graduated from Austin High School, and attended the University of Illinois. After
college, Brother Clark served in the Army Signal Corps in Europe during WWII,
and after the war worked his entire life in the silk screen printing business –
owning his own shop at one point in the 1950s.
01 JUN 2007
U.S. Army Korean
War Veteran TX Alpha Brother Daniel Browne Stuart, Sr. died on this
date. Brother Stuart was a member of the College of Business
Administration Foundation Advisory Council at University of Texas and endowed a
professorship for the teaching of computers and management. Stuart was a member
of
30 MAY 2009
On this date, Korean
War Veteran and CO Delta Brother First Lieutenant Roger A. Richter, U.S.
Army died in Littleton, Colorado. Born in 1929, Roger grew up in
Denver and graduated from East High School. Brother Richter earned his degree
in mining engineering in 1951, and served in the Army following graduation.
During his career in the insurance industry he served in
executive positions in many companies, including president and chairman of
Richter/Robb & Co., and president of Sheridan Savings & Loan. Roger was
actively involved in community service. A member of Kiwanis in Southwest Denver
and Golden for more than 53 years, he also served many years on the Fort Logan
Mental Health Citizens' Advisory Board, co-founded Big Sisters of Colorado, and
co-organized Girls' Clubs of Colorado, Southwest Denver Community Center and
Beaver Ranch Camp for Boys and Girls. Brother Richter was a 32nd Degree Mason;
a Shriner; and a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Respect can be paid to Brother Richter at Section 30,
Site 63, Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, CO.
31 MAY 2010
U.S. Army World War II
Veteran PA Delta Brother William
H. Gelbach, Jr. of Quincy, Pennsylvania
died on this date. During WWII, Brother Gelbach served with the Army Corp of
Engineers in the South Pacific Theater.
Born in
Hagerstown, MD in 1921, he lived most of his life in the Waynesboro area. He received his Bachelor of Science degree
in economics from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in 1943.
In his early life,
Mr. Gelbach worked for Travelers Insurance Company in Hartford, CT. In 1950, he
returned to Waynesboro and established the W.H. Gelbach Insurance and
Investment Firm which later became Waynesboro Building & Loan. In 1971, he
orchestrated and built the Waynesboro Savings Association and served as Chief
Executive Officer and President. Then the Waynesboro Saving Association merged
with Home Federal Saving Bank in Hagerstown, MD in 1976. Bill remained with the
company as an advisor and served on the Board of Directors. He retired in 1988.
He was a member of the Waynesboro American Red Cross Board of Directors from 1951-1957 and was Chairman of the American Red Cross Fund Campaign in 1952-1953; Waynesboro YMCA Board of Directors from 1952-1978, serving as treasurer and vice president and was the Y's Fund Campaign Chairman in 1951; Rotary Club of Waynesboro, where he was a Paul Harris Fellow and served as Treasurer from 1967 through 1971, President from 1973-1974, and as assistant District Governor for six years; Board of Directors of the Waynesboro Chamber of Commerce, where he served as President in 1972-1973; Mount Pisgah Lodge #443 Free and Accepted Masons; Joe Stickell American Legion Post #15, Waynesboro, and William Max McLaughlin V.F.W. Post #695, Waynesboro.
He was a member of the Waynesboro American Red Cross Board of Directors from 1951-1957 and was Chairman of the American Red Cross Fund Campaign in 1952-1953; Waynesboro YMCA Board of Directors from 1952-1978, serving as treasurer and vice president and was the Y's Fund Campaign Chairman in 1951; Rotary Club of Waynesboro, where he was a Paul Harris Fellow and served as Treasurer from 1967 through 1971, President from 1973-1974, and as assistant District Governor for six years; Board of Directors of the Waynesboro Chamber of Commerce, where he served as President in 1972-1973; Mount Pisgah Lodge #443 Free and Accepted Masons; Joe Stickell American Legion Post #15, Waynesboro, and William Max McLaughlin V.F.W. Post #695, Waynesboro.
Respect can be paid to Brother Gelbach at Green Hill
Cemetery in Waynesboro, PA.
RECENT LOSSES TO
THE ROLL
* 27 MAY –
U.S. Navy World War II Veteran and TX Alpha Brother James Malcolm Railey passed away in Forth Worth, TX.
CELEBRATIONS!
* Earlier this week, after completing his flight training, UT Beta Brother Lieutenant Junior Grade Chase Winsor, U.S. Navy learned he is headed to the West Coast to fly F-18s.
* U.S. Navy Veteran and FL Epsilon Brother Jared Lyon got married on 26 MAY.
* On 01 JUN, CA Theta Brother Hamid Karimi official put on Staff Sergeant, U.S. Air Force Reserve.
SIGEP PATRIOTS
PROJECT (SPP) NEWS
* SigEps Who Serve – the official SPP Facebook group – now numbers 578 SigEp Patriots. If you serve or have served, please go to http://www.facebook.com/groups/sigepswhoserve to connect and network with your brothers-in-arms. Not on Facebook? SPP also has an email listserve with about 100 Brothers on it.
* SigEps Who Serve – the official SPP Facebook group – now numbers 578 SigEp Patriots. If you serve or have served, please go to http://www.facebook.com/groups/sigepswhoserve to connect and network with your brothers-in-arms. Not on Facebook? SPP also has an email listserve with about 100 Brothers on it.
* SPP is
offering a full Conclave registration scholarship (valued at $440) to an
undergraduate SigEp Patriot who is / was in the U.S. military – including ROTC.
Send application requests to sigepswhoserve@gmail.com.
The deadline for submissions is 5pm (East Coast Time), 12 JUN 2013.
Fraternally and Very Respectfully,
Brother Ed Jones, NY Eta ‘96
Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy Reserve
Founder, SigEp Patriots Project
sigepswhoserve@gmail.com
