Clarence Gunther ’26

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Clarence died May 18, 1999. He lived on Singer Island in Florida. Clarence studied electrical engineering at Princeton and went into radio engineering. He was connected with RCA in Camden, N.J.

During WWII, he acted as technical adviser to the office of the secretary of war on air warning and aid to bombing. For his service, he received a commendation from the chief of the Bureau of Ships. During the Korean War he spent time at the front studying how electronics could help the Army.

Clarence was a member of the Institute of Radio Engineers, American Society of Naval Engineers and the Armed Forces Communication Assn. He enjoyed all varieties of the sport of fishing: lake, stream, surf, and deep sea. His son William '50 died in 1983 as did his wife, Margaret.

Clarence will be sorely missed by his many friends of long standing.

The Class of 1926

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