Paul V. Woodward (1915-1944)

Paul Woodward was born in London on August 2, 1915, where his father, Franklin Woodward, class of 1901, was the European patent attorney for an American company. A fourth generation Dickinsonian, Paul attended high school on Long Island and entered Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1932. He graduated with a bachelor of science degree in 1936, played soccer for three years, ran track, and worked on the Dickinsonian. He also served as chapter president of his fraternity, Beta Theta Pi.

Woodward was a civilian worker with the Standard Oil Company in the Philippine Islands at the outbreak of war. With the Japanese invasion at a critical point, he volunteered to drive a truck-load of fuel to besieged Bataan, and was captured when Corregidor fell. Considered a prisoner of war, he was imprisoned in the Philippines until October 1, 1944, when he was to be taken by ship to Hong Kong. The overcrowded ship was too much for the already weakened Woodward and he died a few days into the voyage. He was buried at sea.

More information about other Dickinson war casualties can be found through the online project "In Remembrance" (see link for related entries below).