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Britain hands out many lesser decorations, but the Victoria Cross is awarded sparingly, only for "conspicuous bravery . . . in the presence of the enemy." Last week were awarded the seventh, eighth and ninth V.C.s of World War II, for deeds of extraordinary daring: Acting Flight Lieutenant Roderick Learoyd, 27, pilot of one of five Hampden bombers assigned on Aug. 12 to destroy a special objective on the Dortmund-Ems Canal. His story...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World War: Tales of Heroism | 9/2/1940 | See Source »

...Willard Learoyd Sperry, Dean of the Divinity School was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters last night at exercises marking the close of Boston University Theological School's one hundredth year. The ceremony took place in Trinity Church...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sperry Gets Degree | 10/19/1939 | See Source »

...note was first sounded by Willard Learoyd Sperry, Dean of the Divinity School and Chairman of the Board of Preachers, when he said, "We are living in one of the overcast days of the world...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MacLeish Tells '43 to Look Beyond War; 899 Freshmen Run Memorial Hall Gantlet | 9/23/1939 | See Source »

...Special service new students in the University Memorial Chapel. The Reverend Willard Learoyd Sperry will preach...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Calendar | 9/1/1939 | See Source »

...service in the University Memorial Chapel, conducted by the Reverend Learoyd Sperry, Chairman of the Board of Preachers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Calendar | 9/1/1939 | See Source »

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