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Lt Gordon C. Chamberlain, 24 was one of the first glider pilots to land in France in support of D-Day operations in Normandy. For this he received a Presidential Unit Citation and the Air Medal for "suberb performance in initial troop carrier phase of the invasion." He had served in Europe for 15 months when he was killed in action in Germany on March 24, 1945. Another alumnus, F/O James W. Wallace, later reported he has seen Gordon's final landing site and said:"I saw him in the field but there wasn't much anyone could do. He landed his load in good condition and took care of his troops. " At San Diego State he starred in the studentwritten play "Colonel's Lady," worked on the puplicity Committee for associated Students and was appointed to a seat on the Student Council. He was the vice president of Sigma Delta Epsilon fraternity, president of toastmasters in 1942, and was a member of Oceotl service group and Tau Sigma economists.