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FEBRUARY 24, 1945
rag BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LA YMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
NINE
Distinguish Service Medal for
Admiral Bellinger, of Chraw
(Special to Tlie Bulletin)
NORFOLK, Va.—Vice Admiral
Patriot N. Lynch Bellinger, U. S.
Navy, commander, Air Force,
Atlantic Fleet, received the Dis
tinguished Service Medal from
Admiral Jonas H. Ingram, U. S.
Navy, commander-in-chief of the
Atlantic Fleet. Admiral Bellinger
is a native of Cheraw, S. C.
Presentation ceremonies took
place in Admiral Bellinger’s ad
ministrative office at the Norfolk
Naval Air Station. Members of
the staffs of the two admirals
were present.
The award was made “for ex
ceptionally meritorious service to
the Government of the United
States in a duty of great respon
sibility as Commander Air Force,
Atlantic Fleet from March 1943 to
November 1944.”
Accompanying the medal was a
citation which says:
“A resourceful and aggressive
administrator, Vice Admiral Bel
linger exercised keen foresight
and sound judgment in organiz
ing the air force of the Atlantic
Fleet and subsequently in direct
ing its expansion, development
and operations and by his supe
rior knowledge of aeronautics
and naval problems and his thor
ough comprehension of the tasks
assigned him, discharged his
myriad duties expeditiously and
effectively, contributing in large
measure to the protection of Al-
lied shipping in the Atlantic.
“As a result of his forceful
leadership and expert methods,
new carriers and carrier aircraft
units of the United States Fleet
were trained to an efficient state
of combat readiness and the car
riers in the Pacific theater of
war were highly successful in
their operations against the en
emy.
“Vice Admiral Belliqger’s out
standing tactical ability and
steadfast devotion to duty
throughout a vital period in keep
ing with the highest traditions of
the United States Naval Service.”
Vice Admiral Bellinger is the
second ranking United States
naval aviator in point of service
and holds many “firsts" in avia
tion. He is a 1907 graduate of the
Naval Academy and has served
during the present war in the Pa
cific as well as in the Atlantic. He
and his family live in Norfolk.
Eustace Bellinger, one of the
signers of the Ordinance of Se
cession, was the Admiral's pater
nal grandfather and his maternal
great uncle was the Right Rever
end Patrick N. Lynch , former
Bishop of Charleston, and envoy
of the Confederate States of
America to the Papal States.
Lieut. John B. Ryan,
Savannah, Fatally
NCCW Diocesan Council
Executive Board of
Wounded in Belgium Holds Meeting in Macon
WORD OF THE DEATH in July,
1944, of the Rev. John R. O’Con
nell, S. J„ missionary at Suriago
on the Philippine Island of Minda
nao, has just been received in New
York.
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LIEUTENANT RYAN
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Mr. and Mrs.
John Z. Ryan have been advised
by the War Department that their
son, Second Lt. John Barry Ryan,
had died in Belgium from wounds
received in action. His death oc
curred on December 29, 1944.
Lieutnant Ryan was born in Sa
vannah. He was commissioned a
lieutenant on the night he gradu
ated from Benedictince Military
School in 1942, and has been in
active service since that time. He
was serving with a paratroop unit.
Besides his parents, Lieutenant
Ryan is survived by a brother,
James Persse Ryan: four sisters,
Mrs. Donald V. Richaardson, Miss
Margaret Angela Ryan, Miss Mary
Dorothy Ryan and Miss Jane
Elizabeth Ryan. He was a cousin
of Ensign James Davis and Mar
tin Powers, both of whom also
sacrificed their lives in their coun
try’s service, the three deaths
coming within a year. His broth
er-in-law, Lt. Donald V. Richard
son, was assigned to overseas duly
last month.
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FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA
W. J. KENNEY, SR.,
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for William J. Kenney, Sr,,
who died January 23, were held
from the Church of the Most
Blessed Sacrament.
Mr. Kenney, a native of Charles
ton, had been a resident of Sa
vannah for 60 years. For some
years he was connected with the
Custom House, retiring in 1939.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Mary A. Kenney; two sons, Wil-
ha ™ f Kenney, Jr., of Atlanta,
and Thomas M. Kenney, of Savan
nah ;two sisters, Miss Nora Ken
ney and Miss Julia Kenney, both
of Charleston: a brother, Peter
Kenney, of Charleston, and five
grandchildren.
MRS. MARY CANON
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Mary E. Canon
widow of W. B. Canon, who died
January 26. were held from the
Church of the Most Blessed Sacra-
ment.
Mrs. Cannon is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. W. Hoy Watson; a
son, C. O. Canon; a sister, Miss
Maigaret Galvin, and several
grandchildren.
(Special to The Bulletin)
MACON, Ga. — Officers and
chairmen of standing committees
of the Savannah-Atlapta Diocesan
Council of the National Council
of Catholic Women held the semi
annual meeting of the executive
board of the Diocesan Council at
the Hotel Lanier here on January
25, and made plans for carrying
out the year’s program without
holding the customary annual con
vention.
Mrs. William J. McAlpin, of At
lanta, presided at the meeting
which was honored by the pres
ence of the Most Rev. Gerald P.
O’Hara, Bishop of Savannah-At-
lanta.
The Most*Rev. Gerald P. O'Hara,
Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta, ad
dressed the meeting, which was
conducted by Mrs. William J. Mc
Alpin, of Atlanta, president of the
Diocesan Council. Other speakers
at the meeting were the Right
Rev. Msgr. Joseph E. Moylan, of
Atlanta, spiritual director of the
Diocesan Council; the Rev. Mich
ael Manning, of Thomasville, and
the Rev. Richard Needham, S. J ,
of Macon.
Officers and committee chair
men attending included Mrs. Jack
Leamy, Mrs. Grover Ileyser, At
lanta; Mrs. Joseph E. Kelly, Miss
Helen Roe Nugent, Miss Joan But
ler, Savannah; Miss Anna Rice
Mrs. M. C. Stulb, Mrs. S. C. Van
Sant, Mrs. Joseph L. Herman,
Mi’s. Norman Boatwright, Augus
ta; Mrs. Byron H. Warner, Athens;
Mrs. W. J. O’Shaughnessey and
Mrs. John J. McCreary, Macon.
In lieu of the annual conven
tion. which will be cancelled to
conform with the directions from
the Office of Defense Transporta
tion, officers of the Diocesan
Council will visit the Deanery
councils in Atlanta, Savannah, Au
gusta and Columbus to conduct
forum meetings lo acquaint the
membership with the Diocesan
council’s program and its progress.
AUGUSTAN IS CAPTAIN
IN ARMY NURSES CORPS
Richard Starratt,
of Columbus, Ga.,
Killed at Sea
COLUMBUS, Ga.—Richard Pol
lard Starratt, of Columbus, avia
tion machinist’s mate, first class,
U. S. Navy, was killed in action
at sea February 7, according to a
Navy Department message receiv
ed by his mother, Mrs. William H.
Starratt, of this city.
Mr. Starratt was horn July 2.
1921, in Columbus, and was a
member of Holy Family parish. He
had been in the Navy for six years.
In addition to his mother, he is
survived by three sisters, Mrs.
Ralph J. Collins, Savannah; Mrs.
A. L. Bass, Columbus, and Mrs.
Byron H. Barfoot, Marianna, Fla.;
four brothers, William H." Star
ratt, Jr., of California; Henry V.
Starratt, of Florida; James Y.
Starratt, Columbus, and a niece
Crace Louise Collins, Savannah.
JAMES II. McCORMICK
DIES IN SAVANNAH
. SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for James H. McCormick,
who died February 9, were held
from the Sacred Heart Church.
WILLIAM J. FITZPATRICK
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices Cor William J, Fitzpatrick,
who died on February 12, were
held from the Sacred Heart
Church.
Mr. Fitzpatrick had been con
nected with the Department of
Public Works of the City of Sa
vannah for over thirty years. He
is survived by two daughters, Mrs.
•1. R. Gayin and Mrs. R. F. Smith,
both of Savannah; seyen grand
children and several nieces and
nephews.
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Miss Margaret
Bresnahan. daughter of Mrs. Cath
erine Bresnahan, was recently pro
moted lo the rank of captain in
the Army Nurses Corps and has
been assigned to the U. S Army
48th General Hospital in France,
as chief nurse.
“Underneath the glamor and at
traction of being an Army nurse is
a definite amount of hard work
which results in a glowing satis
faction of helping the wounded,"
Captain Bresnahan said, “One
has to be Here to appreciate fully
the nurses' effort. We do all we
can; the wounded are grateful and
we are hapy.”
“While in England, in the ore-
invasion days, we only scratched
the surface of our work,” she con
tinued. “Since our operation as
a unit on the Continent, we have
fully understood what our mission
is.”
A graduate of St. Joseph’s In
firmary School of Nursing in At
lanta, and a private duty nurse
prior to her commission in No
vember, 1940, Captain Bresnahan
served at Camp Shelby, Miss., and
Camp Rucker, Ala. After hei pro
motion there to first lieutenant,
she joined her presen' unit at
Kennedy General Hospital, Mem
phis, Tenn. Her work overseas in
cludes being in charge of a large
staff of medical and surgical
nurses.
MRS. MARIE YONGUE
DIES IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funeral ser-
vices for Mrs. Marie Yongue, who
died February 15, were held from
Ihe Immaculate Conception
the Rev ’ Jose P>' R- Smith
officiating.
Mrs^ Yongue is- survived by a
son, Cecil M. Yongue, Atlanta; a
daughter, Miss Mildred Yongue
Atlanta; five sisters, Mrs It C
Brunson, Miami; Mrs. J. J. Wilson’
Jacksonville; Mrs. Bruce McEl-
vaine, Montgomery; Mrs. Leona
Britton. Atlanta, and Mrs F W
Mostekler, of Memphis, and a
brother-in-law, A. P. Tchinski, of
Cocoa, Fla.
MICHAEL P. KEARNEY
DIES IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Michael P. Kearney, who
died February 14, were held
from the Church of the Immacu-
late Conception, the Rev. Joseph
R. Smith officiating.
MISS MONICA KENNY
DIES IN ATLANTA
AT LANTA, Ga.—Funeral ser-
vices for Miss Monica Kenny, who
died February 12, were held from
the Sacred Heart Church, the Very
Rev. Edward McGrath, S. M of
ficiating.
EDGAR E. THOMPSON
FUNERAL IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funeral ser-
V f Ce fi^ 01 Ec ' sai Thompson, head
of the stocks maintenance divi
sion of the Gulf Refining. Com
pany, who died on January 29
were held from the Cathedral of
Christ the King, the Rev. Cornel
ius Maloney officiating.
A native of Alabama. Mr
Thompson had made his home in
Atlanta for thirty years. He is
survived by his wife; a son, Lt.
Edgar Thompson, Jr., with the
Army in Belgium, and a brother
John Thompson, Birmingham.
ROBERT A. RAINEY
DIES IN COLUMBUS
# COLUMBUS,' Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Robert Aulliony Rainey
were held from the Church of the
Holy Family, the Rev. Herman
Deimel officiating.
Mr. Rainey was the youngest
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam W. Rainey and a member of
a prominent Catholic family of
this city. For nine years he was
editor of the local morning news
paper, and at the time of his
death was connected with the Na
tional Show Case Company. He is
survived by a sister, Mrs. William
B. Fortson, and two brothers, Wil
liam B. Rainey and Louis T.
Rainey.
MRS. WALLACE MASTERSON
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Wallace Masterson,
formerly of Savannah, who died in
New Rochelle,. N. Y., were held
from the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist here.
Mrs. Masterson is survived by a
son, Frank Masterson, of New
York.
ST. ANNE S CHURCH, FLORENCE—Pictured at the time of its dedi
cation three years ago by the Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D. D
Bishop of Charleston, is St. Anne’s Church, which serves the Colored
parish m Horence, South Carolina. The Rev. George Croft O. M I
sta tioned at St. Jude’s Church, in Sumter, is also in charge
of St. Anne’s parish in Florence. b