Brice H. Hereford ’31

Brice H. Hereford died in Princeton, N.J., Oct. 16, 1996, from complications caused by Alzheimer's disease. He was 86.

He was born in San Francisco in 1910 and lived in Kobe, Japan, until 1918, when his family moved to Boston. There he prepared at Hotchkiss and entered Princeton in 1927.

At Princeton he rowed in varsity eights and was a reporter for the Daily Princetonian. After graduation Brice spent a year at Harvard Law School and then went to work for Gulf Oil Co., where he stayed until WWII. He was a major in the 322nd Field Artillery Battalion of the Third Army, which landed in Normandy on DDay plus 4. He was awarded two Bronze stars for meritorious service during the Battle of the Bulge, and retired with the rank of lt. colonel. After the war he returned to Gulf Oil. He remained with Gulf as a v.p. until 1973, and for 10 more years was a consultant to the petroleum industry.

In 1947 Brice married Anne deLacy Goldsmith, a lady with vast Princeton connections, and they settled down in Princeton and produced three sons. Brice and Anne served several times as host and hostess for '31 gatherings. Brice was class secretary and chair of our 20th reunion.

The Class of '31 is proud of his military service and grateful for his and Anne's consistent support of the class.

The Class of 1931