![]() ![]() Carey was killed on September 15, 1944, during the US invasion of the Japanese-occupied island of Peleliu.Īccording to a letter sent from the unit leader to Carey’s mother, shortly after landing that April, Carey jumped from his tank to aid a wounded Marine in the water despite a devastating barrage of gunfire from Japanese forces. In 1943, after receiving his medical degree, he transferred to the Marines, trained at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and was sent overseas in April 1944, where he served as a medical officer for a tank battalion in the Pacific. He also appeared in numerous German plays, was student leader of the glee club, and was elected Phil Beta Kappa his senior year.Īfter graduation, Carey entered Harvard Medical School while also serving in the United States Naval Reserve. He majored in German and was involved in many student organizations including Delta Kappa Epsilon, German Club, and the Troubadours. Philip Carey came to Rochester from the Worcester, Massachusetts, area. ![]() “A few weeks later, we are reminded of the gravity of the oath that we take as service members as we remember and honor the legacies of the men and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice.”Īs Memorial Day draws near, we profile a few of the members of the University community who died while serving in uniform. “We start the month with commissioning, a moment where we celebrate to start of new military careers with our recent graduates and their families,” he says. Nathan York, commanding officer of the University’s NROTC unit, calls May “a bittersweet month.” “Every day is Memorial Day,” says Tozia Shemanski Romig ’63N, whose husband, Edward Romig ’63, was never found after his plane exploded over the South China Sea.Ĭapt. ![]() Many are honored with plaques on the River Campus in Wilson Commons, and in the Veterans Memorial Grove.įor some family members, there has never been closure. Since then, University students and alumni have died in nearly every major American war. Members of the University of Rochester community have served in the United States military-and lost their lives in that service-almost since the University was founded in 1850.Ībout 100 students and alumni fought for the Union during the Civil War, which began in 1861. ![]()
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