Angell Field

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Kalamazoo College purchased the land for Angell Field in January 1944 for $47,500. As part of the deal the old College field was given to the city for use as a park. Ground was broken on the field in September of 1944 and the first game played on Angell Field was on September 27, 1946. An article from The Index from the same date states: “Tonight is a red-letter day in the annals of Kalamazoo College history in that the first game played since 1942 will usher in the season with a clash between Kazoo and Adrian in the new Angell Field.” (K defeated Adrian 20-0.) The field was officially dedicated on October 19, 1946. The football stadium and pressbox, lights for night contests, and a quarter-mile track were provided by Mr. and Mrs. William R. Angell, in memory of their son, Chester M. Angell. Lt. Angell was killed in action over Sardinia in 1944. Prior to the land's purchase, it functioned as the north nine holes of the City of Kalamazoo's Arcadia Brook Golf Course.

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    Living War Memorial Certificate of Participation
    (Kalamazoo College, 1946) American Commission for Living War Memorials
    Kalamazoo College was awarded with a certificate from the American Commission for Living War Memorials in 1946. According to an article in the May 1947 issue of the Kalamazoo College Alumnus, "Angell Field was the first major living war memorial in the United States to be dedicated. Services were held between the halves of the Kalamazoo College-Hope College game, October 19, 1946, which also served as homecoming day. At that time William R. Angell presented the field to Kalamazoo College in memory of his son, Chester M. Angell, who was killed in action March 16, 1944 over the island of Sardinia."
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    William R. Angell
    (Kalamazoo College, 1944-09)
    William R. Angell, member of the Board of Trustees and major donor, behind the wheel of a bulldozer at the groundbreaking for Angell Field, September 1944.
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    Kalamazoo College Alumnus (September, 1946)
    (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 1946-09) Kalamazoo College; Kalamazoo College Alumni Association
    First Living Memorial: Angell Field -- October 19: Dedication-Homecoming / Louis B. Nichols -- Peaceful Anticipations / Shirley Payne Savage -- Schedules: Dedication-Homecoming -- Letters to Alumni / Everett R. and Ginger Hames -- Six Additions: Faculty Members -- Along My Burma Road / Martha J. Gifford -- Stowe Tennis Stadium -- Campus Memories -- Football Mentors -- Speaking of Books / Arnold Mulder -- Bennett Promoted at Houghton -- Alumni Letters -- Pratt Net Champ -- Colgate Promotes John Hoben -- Cummins Dies Near Okemos -- Severn in California -- Old College Field Passes Mid Recollections of Famous Incidents -- Montgomery Back from Hiroshima -- Bach Festival Plans -- Kraus Retires from Brown U. -- Netters Rank Third -- New Coaches Aid Nulf with New Grid Squad for 1946 Season -- Haynes Officially Reported Killed -- Williamson Now in Kalamazoo -- Staake Accepts Babson Position -- Hale Heads Speech at Hillsdale -- Osborn Promoted in Oil Company -- Pauline Byrd Taylor.
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    Angell Field Plaque
    (Kalamazoo College, 1950)
    Memorial plaque that was erected at the entrance gate to Angell Field. It reads "Angell Field dedicated October 19, 1946. A living memorial to those who gave their lives in World War II that freedom might prevail throughout the world. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Angell, Alumni, and Friends."
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    Chester M. Angell Plaque
    (Kalamazoo College, 1950)
    Memorial plaque erected at the entrance gate to Angell Field in honor of Lt. Chester M. Angell who died in action over Sardinia on March 16, 1944.
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