Time to Reflect...

Dad captures moments of introspection...

All of the pictures on this page are capturing quiet, more pensive moments. The interior shots of the residence are interesting. I don't know if this was a house that was rented for the sailors, purchased for the sailors, or a rooming house operated by a private individual. What is clear is that this was a family home before all the sailors moved in. This is clearly evidenced by the wallpaper (in this case, a western horse and cowboy theme) that appears in many of the pictures. I can't help but think that this must have crossed the minds of these young men as they wondered about the children that had grown up in these rooms.
Unidentified sailor at a desk. K.U. 1946

Unidentified sailor at a desk. K.U. 1946

Two unidentified sailors at the residence. Note the non-ship-shape appearance of the dresser. Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Sometimes excessive thoughtfulness causes drowsiness which leads to a nap. I don't think this is Dad, although he was world class napper. My guess is that he was admiring another's superb napping skills.

Sometimes we reflect upon the nature of the universe, shirtless. Or, maybe it was just hot.

Of course, it is possible to ponder the future, fully clothed.

The book is open, but the mind is definitely not engaged, for this pipe smoking sailor. Note the bottle on the dresser. Could that be the culprit?

Not to be left out, here is Francis N. Duffey in a thoughtful pose. The time on his watch says 9:15, and my guess is that it is p.m.

Given the lighting, this picture of a sailor writing was probably a time exposure.

Football! "Go, Gusties, Go ..."

Anything to stop hard-driving Buzz Wheeler. In this bit of action caught by the Gustavus cameraman, a St. Thomas gridder tries a headlock on the Gustie all-state ace.

Gusties Topple Toms for State Title

Team Roster

Left End Alnes. Left Tackle Gove, Left Guard Lindberg, Center Arnold, Right Guard M. Johnson, Right Tackle Skogman, Right End Dahlen, Quarterback Scholl, Left Halfback Langsjoen, Right Halfback Hasselblad, Fullback Wheeler

Between Halves of the St. Thomas game. (Band not identified, but they appear to be wearing Indian Headdresses, any clue?)

86 isn't kicking; the play's coming this way.

The Gustavus Adolphus Gusties, 1945 Conference Champions

1st row: Drache, Holmquist, Doerr, Olson, Lohmar, Joern, Gillett, Johnson; 2nd row: Skogman, Wheeler, Odland, M. Johnson, Lindberg, Roslansky, Arnold, Korsmo, Erickson, Martinson, Titze, Hasselblad, Langsjoen, Scholl; back: Coach Lindberg, Pearson, Boraas, Runker, Albrecht, Overson, Gove, Alnes, Dahlen, Gray, Lundquist, Nash, G. Johnson, McKenzie

List of V-5's and Officer List, 2 July 1945

A-Z, the V-5's

Bud Albright, Dillard Alexander, Bill Askins, Bill Baldwin, Jim Bean, Jack Bergman, Bill Bibb, Jack Bowles, Chuck Brown, Don Buik, Bill Burgess, Emery Campbell, Jack Carlson, Braun Collins, Rick Cotten, Frank Cullinan, Bernie Cunningham, Bob Curley, Joe Delapp, Frank Duffey, Bob Edwards, Connie Eimers, Arnie Fowler, Bob Francoeur, Dan Gullitch, Mike Hadley, George Hampsch, Dick Harper, Bob Harvey, Roger Heegaard, Bill Heegaard, Don Henning, Norm Into, Neil Johnson, Ed Karcewski, Ken Koenig, Bill Lempka, John Lindgren, Arvey Makiesky, Jack Mayotte, Dean McAlister, Jim McHenry, Bill McIlvaine, George McKinley, Bob Menary, Fred Montgomery, Blair Mooney, Dick Nash, Bill Newell, Ken Noriss, Floyd Oslund, Chuck Peterson, Dick Lepman, Dan Hotz, Bill Place, Bob Powell, Chris Rice, Warren Richardson, Tom Rosewall, Charles Ross, Bob Ross, John Russell, Bob Sheid, Don Schmeckpeper, Don Schuster, Bill Shaw, William Shebat, Doug Smith, Phil Smith, Jim Stark, Gene Stroker, Bob Sullivan, Dale Theobald, Dick Tonigan, Louis Vonasch, John Waller, Jim Ware, Gil West, Bob Weil, Cliff Zobel

List of Officers

Officers:
Lt. Commander McCurdy, Lt. Ferguson, Lt. Virnig, Robert Graap, Jiggs Rowe, Gene Roslansky, Howie Dale, Ken Arnold, Buzz Wheeler, Babe Dahlen, Roger Boraas, Beanie Langsjoen

Company B, if not already listed in the previous picture:
Steinke, Swallow, Lewin, Erickson, D.E. Peterson, Dale, Bell, Christopherson, Odland, Kindy, Grieser, Hedin, Oberle, Reich

Ship's Company:
CSpA McCrury, SpA 1/C Wilson, Sk2/C Fuchs, PhM 1/C Sikorski, PhM 3/C Sjogren, Y 1/C Plaisted, Y 1/C Kreckelberg