Russ Preistley

MELROSE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS, Class of 1940

Football, 4 years

Baseball, 4 years

Hockey, 4 years,

Captain Senior Year

All Scholastic 1939, 1940

One of six selected to Boston Globe's All-Star team

COLLEGE ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS, University of Illinois

Hockey, 2 years

1940 and 1941

U.S. Co-Champions

Left college for World War II; Amateur hockey after World Ward II

1941-1942

Free lance cartoonist; enlisted Army Air Corps played hockey with Boston Olympics waiting service call and training.

1943

After shortest training ever, 9 months, was commissioned as an officer and sent to test pilot school.

1944-45

Further training in various aircraft.

March 1945

Troop ship to Guam, tested planes, made cargo flights, chief est pilot, qualified to fly 32 different planes, 18 months in Guam

PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Cartoonist and artist

Sold 1,500 cartoons

5 years with Boston Globe

30 years free lance

Melrose teacher

P.A.L program 10 years

Current editor of Melrose Mirror

Induction Year, Class of 2005