John Roland Pierce ’47, Ph.D., of Mentor, Ohio, died on January 11. He grew up in New Concord, Ohio, and attended Harvey High School. He was assigned to Dartmouth in the naval V-12 program.
Walter Benedict Reilly Jr. ’47 of Westford, Massachusetts, died on January 9. He completed his education with a B.S. in economics from Tufts University. His entire business career was with Courier Corp.
Thornton Briggs Wierum ’47 died on September 8, 2012, in Webster, New York. He grew up in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, attended Kent School and was assigned to Dartmouth in the Marine V-12 unit.
Garvin Bawden Jr. ’47 of Chatham, Massachusetts, died on November 11, 2012. He grew up in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and graduated from Philips Exeter Academy.
Robert Ernest Holmes ’47 of Canaan, Connecticut, died on September 6, 2012. He grew up in Norfolk, Virginia, and attended high school in Norwalk. He enlisted in the Navy and was assigned to Dartmouth in the V-12 program.
Norman Harold Krystal ’47 of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida died on October 3, 2012. He grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, attended Cambridge High School and was assigned to Dartmouth in the Marine V-12 unit.
Paul Samuel Miller ’47 of Clearwater, Florida, died on September 28, 2012. He grew up in Pleasantville, New Jersey, attended Bradenton Prep School and was assigned to Dartmouth in the V-12 program.
Richard Louis Stoecker ’47 of Branford, Connecticut, died on November 19, 2010. He grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey, where he attended Columbia High School. He was assigned to the Naval V-12 unit.
Robert Erwin Cook ’47 of Indianapolis, Indiana, died on April 26, 2012. He grew up in Three Rivers, Michigan, where he attended high school, graduating in 1940.
Charles Bartalo Prestipino ’47 died on August 2, 2012, in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He grew up in Milford, New Hampshire, attended Milford High School and was assigned to the Dartmouth Marine V-12 unit.
George Francis Benoit ’47, D.M.D., of Peabody, Massachusetts, died on December 18, 2011. In 1942 he joined the Navy as a hospital corpsman and was transferred to the Navy Dental Corps as a dental assistant.