Word: mcgoverns
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Halsey McGovern's two sons, both Army lieutenants, died heroes' deaths in Korea. Robert, 23, of the 5th Cavalry Regiment, fell on Jan. 30, 1951 when his platoon was trapped on an exposed hillside. Severely wounded, his carbine ripped from his hands by a machine-gun burst, he had charged the enemy alone, hurling grenades until he fell. His avenging platoon swept over the enemy with fixed bayonets. Jerome, 21, 2nd Infantry Division, was killed twelve days later as he rallied his men in the face of murderous Communist fire. In due time, the Army announced that Jerome...
...most fathers, the Army's letter would have brought pride. To 65-year-old Halsey McGovern, a Washington, D.C. transportation consultant, it brought only anger. He said that he 1) would not accept the honors because he did not believe in medals for heroism, 2) disliked the way President Harry Truman was running the country. He wanted no part of the decorations "if it infers that Truman is a proper party to honor these boys and other boys who died over there...
Three College squash teams won their matches yesterday. The varsity B squad defeated the Law School's Lincoln Iun group, 3 to 2. Hugh Scott (LS) defeated Dave Watts, 15-11, 17-16, 10-15, 15-11. Lane McGovern (LS) defeated Sam Hear 15-10, 15-11, 156-11, J. Mugaseth (H) defeated Bob Braucher, 15-10, 15-11, 15-4. Wister Wood (H) defeated Lew Bigelow, 10-15, 15-13, 15-12, 15-8. Allston Flagg (H) defeated Mike Mahoney...