M. Callear Traver ’38

Cal died Jan. 14, 1999, in Yardley, Pa., after a long illness. He was born in Trenton, N.J., and graduated from the Hun School. At Princeton, Cal played the trumpet in both the marching band and the Triangle Club. He belonged to Arbor Inn.

After graduation Cal became a pilot for Capital Airlines. As a member of the Air Force Reserve he flew 123 combat missions in the Asiatic Pacific theater during WWII. He won the Air Medal, a Distinguished Flying Cross, and a Presidential Citation. During the Berlin Airlift, he was recalled to active duty and flew many missions into that beleaguered city from 1949-51.

Cal worked for the U.S. Steel Co. as assistant superintendent in their Fairless Works in Pennsylvania until his retirement. He was a lifelong avid golfer and served as a member of the board of directors of the Trenton Country Club.

He is survived by a son and daughter, six grandchildren, and his sister, Virginia Traver Stevens, to all of whom the class extends its deepest sympathy.

The Class of 1938