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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 January 2021
The Modern Language Association of America as a chartered and incorporated learned society, national in scope and partly international in membership, engaged primarily in scholarly interchange, is necessarily averse to war as being inimical to its primary concerns. The Utopia of the Association requires peace on earth, good will among men. Its membership, however, is made up almost wholly of patriotic American citizens, bound together by a special interest and proficiency in modern languages, and sharing with similar bodies in the techniques of research.
1 In 1918 at Harvard Instr. in Mil. Sc. and Tactics, Adj: ROTC, Personnel Of.: SATC; at Plattsburgh Adj of the School of Adjutants; co-author of French for Soldiers and Military English.
2 This report has benefited from criticism by six members: an ETO officer who briefed agents sent to pre-invasion France, the Lt. Cdr. who was C.O. at Cape May, the head of the 0 & I Branch, G2/MIS (Wash.), the Director of the School Division of the Sixth Service Command, the Senior Political Analyst of CAD, OMGUS, and the Press Censor (1943–45) of the British Ministry of Information.
3 H. H. Jordan 38 taught 4,000 classes of pilots and aircrewmen.
4 Extension courses for over 400,000 (12% completions).
5 Including the pencillin plant.
6 On his return drafted for the Navy.
7 J. O. Beaty interviewed over 2,000 returning from intelligence missions.
8 For transfer of important confidential information received.
10 PRES CIT and Bronze Star Medal for raid on Falangist observation post at Ceuta a few hours before passing of Roosevelt's convoy returning from Yalta.
11 Members were in command of ten (minor) ships; Exec. Of. on three.
12 Brought Truman back from the Potsdam conf.
13 Took Roosevelt to and from Oran (Teheran conf.).
14 T. H. Giddings, citation for screening major units at Okinawa.
15 R. D. Jacobs shared in three: Tulagi, Tarawa, Saipan.
16 Also personal citation for H. E. Spivey.
17 First to cross the Atlantic.
18 Also H. H. Crosby, who 17 times navigated 2,000 B-29'sover Germany: 16 decorations.
19 J. N. Tidwell did 1,800 hours from 31 Pacific airfields.
20 F. G. Jarlett did 90 combat missions: 13 decorations.
21 G. E. Bigelow did 40 Medit. missions (1943) air medal with nine oak leaf clusters.
22 R. W. Ayers flew from seven bases, Munda to Morotai: 14 decorations.
23 At Dunkerque.
24 In 83 the 329th Reg. established the only bridgehead east of the Elbe.
25 One member chose this job “because Shelley wrote ‘The Cloud’.” Another was in the Manitoba unit which bracketed D-day for 4–8 vi.
26 Later in WAAF attached to Royal Observer Corps at Hasham: our contact with the Battle of Britain.
27 Twice commissioned and twice promoted on fields of battle (Brit. inf. in Africa; Amer. air in Burma, and China). 13 decorations.
28 For negotiating surrender of French Atlantic fleet.
29 His battered plane crew was awarded 16 decorations and 3 promotions.
30 For the plan of loading and dispatching the landing craft.
31 With Silver Star Medal, for saving the carrier Suwannee.
32 Liaison of. between prosecution and defense.