Richard E. Stedman

RICHARD E. STEDMAN
The Bomb is the yearbook for Iowa State University. Its name was not militaristic, ... "One form is used as a means of conveying messages to distant friends. Our Bomb agrees with such a definition also. Its mission is to awaken pleasant reminiscences in the minds of the alumni, and to convey to them information regarding all their brother graduates." The yearbook's name remains in use today	Alpha Tau Omega -1942 Stedman is the last on the right, 2nd row	Alpha Tau Omega -1943 Stedman is the 3rd on the left, 2nd row
Richard E. Stedman was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at Iowa State University in 1942 and 1943. Today the frat is described as "... a fraternity that prides itself on the development of leadership abilities in young men, and is known for being "The Leadership Fraternity." In the early years of WWII, however, the frat had a military bent with an ROTC program ... leadership of a different sort necessitated by the times. The inscription in the photo at right reads: "FOR THEE THEY DIED, MASTER AND MAKER - GOD OF RIGHT; THE SOLDIER DEAD ARE AT THY GATE; WHO KEPT THE SPEARS OF HONOR BRIGHT; AND FREEDOM'S HOUSE INVIOLATE - Drinkwater " Stedman was drafted while still a sophomore and was unable to take whatever leadership skills he may have acquired very far. With only two years of college e did not qualify for a commission and served as a Private First Class in the 508th's Regimental Headquarters company.