Mr. Tornquist's 6th Grade Class
in 1954
Photo
Courtesy of Adrian Smothers
Galesburg-Augusta 6th grade, 1954.
The picture was taken in back of Augusta High School.
It was the first year that Galesburg-Augusta sent Galesburg students to Augusta.
Back Row, L to R: Bernard Hubbard, Ken Lewis, Joe Apfel, Camilla Connor, Gaynell Garrett, Pauline? Jeff Enland, Harvy Beatty, Dave Raymer, Basil Willis, Tony Gindar
Middle Row, L to R: Adrian Smothers, Clyde Whipple, Dave Metsa, Jerry Garrett, Carol Emmons, Rosemary Tredder, Pat Wilson, Joan Neible, Ellen Holloway, Jeff Click, Wilma Cox, Howard Tornquist (Teacher).
Front Row, L to R: Rose Ann Makowski, Delores Dunithan, Jean Neible, Judy Dinsmore, Marlyn Smith, Lois Wyman, Dean Plotts, Jack Mason, Unknown, Jon Broberg, Cliff Parks.
Adrian Smothers remembers,
"I have since found out that Mr. Tornquist was a Paratrooper in WW II with the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment and there is a good chance that he jumped into the Los Banos prisoner camp, freeing the captives there."
It was the first year that Galesburg-Augusta sent Galesburg students to Augusta.
Back Row, L to R: Bernard Hubbard, Ken Lewis, Joe Apfel, Camilla Connor, Gaynell Garrett, Pauline? Jeff Enland, Harvy Beatty, Dave Raymer, Basil Willis, Tony Gindar
Middle Row, L to R: Adrian Smothers, Clyde Whipple, Dave Metsa, Jerry Garrett, Carol Emmons, Rosemary Tredder, Pat Wilson, Joan Neible, Ellen Holloway, Jeff Click, Wilma Cox, Howard Tornquist (Teacher).
Front Row, L to R: Rose Ann Makowski, Delores Dunithan, Jean Neible, Judy Dinsmore, Marlyn Smith, Lois Wyman, Dean Plotts, Jack Mason, Unknown, Jon Broberg, Cliff Parks.
Adrian Smothers remembers,
"I have since found out that Mr. Tornquist was a Paratrooper in WW II with the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment and there is a good chance that he jumped into the Los Banos prisoner camp, freeing the captives there."