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The VMI cadets of 1915


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I hope you all don't mind my posting an interesting old yearbook. Granted it has seen better days (water damage) but what I think really sets it apart is the large majority of the senior class (at least those with photos) autographed their photos. It being a military school prior to US involvement in WWI it can be no surprise that most of the cadets went on to be officers in the Great War, some with rather interesting histories. I thought I would share that here. I will post photos and a brief history (if I could find anything) in separate comments. 

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James Abner Allison, 1st Lt in the Field Artillery in WWI (I have had no luck finding a unit yet)

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Edward M "Ned" Almond: (undoubtedly some of you all have heard of this one)

WWI: 12th Machine Gun Battalion 4th Division, wounded in the Meuse-Argonne and received a Silver Star

WWII: Brig General Almond commanded the 92nd Division (African American)

Korean War: promoted to Lt General, Almond was in command of the X Corp and was largely to blame for the Marine plight at Chosen Resevoir due to his over-aggressive leadership

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1st Lt Richard Simon Boykin, 31st Infantry Regiment in Siberia (He was in Siberia until Feb, 1920).

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1st Lt. Claude Richard Cammer, Machine Gun Battalion, 1st Division. Was gassed in 1918 at Cantigny and severely wounded west of Soissons, he left Walter Reed in 1919 and was permanently disabled. 

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Capt Richard Cox Coupland, Coast Artillery, AEF. "He was detailed to Aviation duty in Italy and on the Western Front where he served with distinction."

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Just now, wyatt265 said:

Ok are these the actual hand written autographs???

Yes, these are original autographs in the yearbook

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Captain James Edward Davis, US Marine Corps, AEF

Subsequently Lt Col Davis marine aviator, 1923

died in a plane crash in 1935 while in the service. 

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