During the Twentieth Annual “Victory” Convention, August 19 – 25, 1946 in Sacramento, California a memorial plaque was reveled.
On Wednesday, August 21st, represented the opening Plenary Session in the State Assembly Chambers. The location of this gather was particularly convenient and appropriate. The sea of delegate’s serious faces silently announced to the leaders in the rostrum that they were ready for business and prepared to map the year’s future. National President Jim Vernetti presided and after “America” and the Pledge to the Flag, Past National President Abbe Strunck of San Antonio, Texas, gave the invocation. Committee and officer reports followed until the time had arrived for the Period of Remembrance for the 20-30ians who had given their lives in World War II. The audience consisted principally of delegates and officials with a few 20-30ians and visitors who had realized such a ceremony was to take place. In view of the program which followed, absolutely every person in attendance at the convention should have been present because without having witnessed the Period of Remembrance they returned to their homes without the memory of something which would never leave them. The celebrated Convention Bureau Stringed Ensemble with its women’s choir augmented the solemnly conducted ceremony consisting of Invocation, Unveiling of the Memorial, reading of the names of the casualties, the Eulogy and “Lest We Forget”. The Creation Hymn, Green Cathedral, Lord’s Prayer, My Buddy, and Day is Done, was sung in the soft clear tones of bells tolling in the distance. Only the light tap of the gavel opened the half-hour period, and only “Taps” and another light touch of the gavel closed it. The assembly slowly wended its way out, speechless and silent in reverence of that which had just been witnessed.
(Twenty-Thirtian, October 1946, pp11-12)
In Memoriam
As listed in January 1946 issue.
The Association of 20-30 Clubs, permanent War Memorial plaque with the names of war casualties inscribed thereon.
54 clubs reported 75 casualties.
Rank – Name – Location – Club Number
- T/Sgt. Jesse W. Andrew – Alice #239
- Lt. Robert M. Arthur – Corpus Christi #199
- Lt. Herb Baker – Sacramento #1
- Sgt. Robert E. Baly – El Centro #115
- CM 2/c William E. Bates – Beaumont #185
- Joe Bates – Fresno #12
- 2nd Lt. Mayo Bills – Houston #192
- Joseph H. Boyle – Madera #160
- Capt. Frank D. Bradford – Fresno #12
- Lt. (j.g.) Donald R. Brown – Healdsburg #215
- 1st Lt. Loren Bubar – San Luis Obispo #93
- Lt. Wilmer L. Buzan – Corona #26
- Lawrence Chenoweth, Jt. – Bakersfield #27
- Pvt. Kenneth Cole – Flagstaff #142
- Chf. Pharm. Nick Colabella – Santa Rosa #50
- SC/2 Edwin J. Cook – Redding #143
- Pfc. Woodrow Cornett – S.W. Los Angeles #206
- Joe DeClark – S.W. Los Angeles #206
- Duray Dorsey – San Bernardino #3
- Lt. Ernest Emery – Kingman #157
- Pfc. John W.R. Engholm – Gallup #180
- Maj. John Evans – Seattle #215
- Lt. Pierre Ferran – Napa #57
- Claude Fleming – Carlsbad #202
- Lt. James Fowler – Santa Barbara #42
- Warren Feeland – Bakersfield #27
- Robert Fulton – Idaho Falls #114
- Robert Gardner – Patterson #91
- Lt. Daniel H. Gatti – Westwood #200
- Lt. Waldorf George – Pomona #9
- Lt. S. Kenneth Graff – Alhambra #117
- 1st Lt. Edward Hampton – Taft #77
- 2nd Lt. O.W. Handy – Riverside #10
- S/Sgt. Norbert Hans – Redding #143
- Sgt. Preston Harris – Corpus Christi #199
- 1st Lt. William L. Hart, Jr. – Kingman #157
- Lt. John H. Hartsfield – Gallup #180
- Charles Heller – San Antonio #167
- 1st Lt. George B. Herbert – Houston #192
- Corp. William L. Hoyt – Ontario #13
- Lt. George Hudnutt, Jr. – Sacramento #1
- Edward J. Jacobs – Flagstaff #142
- S 1/c Arthur F. Johnsen – Huntington Park #16
- Lt. Leonard A. Johnson – Corpus Christi #199
- Lt. George Jones – Sacramento #1
- Dave Kaufman – San Antonio #167
- Lt. A.S. Kidd – Santa Monica #233
- Ernest Krohnert – Mt. Shasta #203
- Ens. William Laws – Santa Rosa #50
- Lt. Robert T. Marquess – Carlsbad #202
- 1st Lt. Pike B. Martin, Jr – Fresno #12
- Lt. Admiral McDonald – San Antonio #167
- Maynard Melmick – Van Nuys #207
- Lt. Byron Michaelson – Huntington Park #16
- George Moore – Artesia #231
- Capt. John Mulvaney, Jr. – Alameda #183
- Sgt. Floyd Oehlerking – Long Beach #29
- Lt. Frederick H. Palmer – Palo Alto #25
- Pfc. Sanator J. Passarino – Healdsburg #205
- Pfc. Clifford E. Patton – San Francisco-Park Presidio #246
- Lt. William H. Paulsen, Jr. – Salinas #44
- Ivan Richardson – Bakersfield #27
- Richard Riley, M.D. – Albuquerque #103
- Lt. Glen Salisbury – Idaho Falls #114
- Harry Schellhase – San Antonio #167
- Lee J. Shudde – Houston #192
- Rm 1/c David Solari – Chowchilla #249
- Pvt. Joseph Spina – Los Banos #108
- Lt. Jack R. Stewart – San Antonio #167
- Corp. Garth B. Tillotsen – Ogden #179
- Pfc. Marshall Weimer – Napa #57
- Lt. Stanley Wells – Wilmington #177
- Charles Wiese – Patterson #91
- Lt. Jack Wiles, Jr. – Burbank #127
- Lt. (j.g.) David Wright – Sacramento #1
As listed in May 1946 issue.
Additional war casualties have been reported to the Association of 20-30 Clubs. Following names will be added to the plaque.
Rank – Name – Location – Club Number
- Foster Beal – Clovis #225
- Bud Edwards – Highland Park #226
- Lt. Jack Hodgins – Santa Barbara #42
- Bob Jensen – Highland Park #226
- RM 3/c Howard Keffer – Brawley #150
- Bob Maxon – Highland Park #226
- Lt. Col. Herbert Mills – El Paso #96
- Ray McGinley – Santa Ana #22
- Lt. Don Riley Powell – Fallon #40
- 2d. Lt. Bert Ross – Santa Rosa #50
- Carl Schreider – Clovis #225
- Dr. H.J. Seyfarth – Turlock #68
- John Shield – Clovis #225
- S/Sgt. John C. Walden – El Paso #96
(thanks Geoffrey Cheung for sharing this photo)
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