GRAND CANYON CHAPTER
In Memoriam
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Howard Haury     Chet Miller   Bill Allen  Charlie Bagnole  Phil Euler  Harvey Vollmer  Gordon Peters   Bill Salisbury  Bruce Starkweather Flash Gordon
Howard Haury   8/14/25 -  4/12/2005
     A-1-14
originally from Chicago, is shown here with his wife, Doris, at a reunion banquet
Howard was a member of the 4th Division Association before Chapter #33 was chartered and was determined to get a local chapter. In 1988 he rounded up
10  members of the national association and talked them  into a meeting with Jack Claven, the National President at the time. From that meeting the Grand Canyon Chapter was founded.                       
He also decided we needed to install a memorial for the 4th Division of WW II and was instrumental in getting approval from the state legislature to put the memorial in Wesley Bolin Plaza directly on the east side of the State Capitol. Following its installation, he decided we should install  bricks with members' names at the memorial site.

He was a 100% supporter of the Marine Corps, the 4th Division and Chapter 33 and the Toys for Tots program.
    Howard is sorely missed by all in the chapter.

Howard in 1945

 

 

 

 

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Chet Miller  (USN/USMC)         1-10-1924/12-9-2000
                 3-L-24

Chet, a corpsman, is shown here with Ruth while on a cruise. He was one of the founding members of Chapter 33 and was the chapter's first secretary. He and Howard worked together to get the chapter chartered through the national association.
Chet was originally from Indiana and came to Arizona in 1952. He earned a B.S. degree from Butler U. and a M.S. degree from Purdue University. He worked for many years in the concrete industry.

Chet is sorely missed by all in the chapter.

 

 

 

      Lake Powell

 

 

 

 

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    Bill Allen        1/1/1918 - 12/21/2002
               H&S-I-14

Bill, pictured here with his wife, Carole, had a long distinguished career in the Marine Corps. He enlisted in Dec., 1936. Upon discharge after his 4 year commitment was up, he reenlisted as a corporal in Dec., 1940. He rose to rank of Sergeant Major and joined the 4th Marine Division in  1943. He was promoted to 2nd Lt. during the Saipan invasion and received the Bronze Star for his actions on Tinian. He steadily advanced after WW II and retired as a Major in Nov. 1963. He was an Officer and a Gentleman.

Bill is sorely missed by all in the chapter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  Charilie Bagnole                6/9/1926 - 12/23/2002
             3-I-25

Charlie, shown here with Gloria, his wife, came to Arizona from New Jersey around 1950. He did spectrographic analysis for a foundry,  raised greyhound dogs and owned a Pizza Pro parlor before retiring. Charlie served one or two terms as Chapter president and aided in the memorial project. He was active in all chapter functions

Charlie is sorely missed by the chapter.

 

 

 

 

 


     Charlie in 1944

 

 

 

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  Phil Euler  

shown here with Bob Gerdon at a Chapter 33 picnic.

 

 

 

 

 

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 Harvey Vollmer     1920 / 12-1-2005 
                          Pioneers

Harvey is pictured here with Judy Charland and his wife, Madeline.
Harvey had a great love for sports in his native Ohio where he was a basketball, baseball, golf and bowling enthusiast. He worked for Reliance Electric for 38 years and retired in 1980 and came to Arizona.

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Gordon Peters       3/16/1921 - 1/4/2001                              G-2-Hq.

Pictured here with his wife, Betty, at a Chapter 33 picnic.

Gordon, was originally from Milwaukee where he worked in sales for the Hobart Corporation. He came to Arizona after retirement in 1984.

 

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 Bill Salisbury (USN/USMC)
        7/23/1922 - 10/18/1993
                 3rdBn-24
                         
This is Bill with his wife, Helen, who is also a WW II navy veteran.
Bill, a corpsman, was a career navy man and served in the navy for 20 years. He then worked for the VA for about another 20 years. Born in Minnesota and schooled in Iowa, Bill came to Arizona in 1967. He was president of our chapter and determined to help get a memorial for the 4th Division when, sadly, he passed away unexpectedly.
He is sorely missed by the chapter
 

 

 

 

 
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Bruce Starkweather
14th/HqCo/HqBn
        7/1/1926 - 4/4/2008
                
This is Bruce with his wife, Corrine. Bruce came to Arizona from Madison, Wisconsin and made his home in Sun City until his passing. He is also survived by his daughters, Leslie of Peoria, AZ and Tracey of Madison.

 

 

 

 

 
   Maui 1944
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Flash Gordon (USN/USMC)
       9/28/1925-6/15/2003
 1-A-24

Here is Flash with his wife, Honey. Born in Chicago Flash came to Arizona over 70 years ago and owned Gordon's Hobby Lobby store in Phoenix for 45 years. The Gordon and LeBeau families started Camp Rainbow for children Cancer survivors and also volunteered at the Burn Camp Courage in Prescott where his wife, Harriet and Flash did arts and Crafts for almost 20 years with the camp children all week. He also had the most volunteer hours at the Phoenix Children’s Hospital where the hospital dedicated a mural to Flash for his beaded “LOVE BUG” craft that he shared with all the kids. He was a Marine veteran of WWII serving on Iwo Jima in a medical unit with the 4th Marine Division.  He was also a volunteer probation officer and part of the first ever Scared Straight Program, along with the title of Lieutenant Governor for the Optimist Club.  

                         
 

More information coming on these departed Marines:

  • Al Arsenault (3-I/Hq/24)

  • Ralph Cornett (H&S-14) 

  • Daryl Sorum, (Tanks)

  • John Marr
     (3-Hq-24),

  • L.D. McElhaney (1-A-20), 

  • Frank Ruben (USN/USMC)

  • Ken Scheitlin,
    (C-Engineers)

  • James Schladwiler, (HqCo-HqBn)

  • Jim Seymour, (Hq-23rd)

  • Tom Maynes
    3-L-24

 
 
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