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.
