albatrosdva Posted April 27, 2021 Share #1 Posted April 27, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share #2 Posted April 27, 2021 James Abner Allison, 1st Lt in the Field Artillery in WWI (I have had no luck finding a unit yet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted April 27, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share #4 Posted April 27, 2021 Major Thomas Seelye Arms, 31st Infantry Regiment, spent two years fighting Reds in Siberia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted April 27, 2021 James M Bain, US Marine Corps, Captain in WWI, Lt Col in WWII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share #6 Posted April 27, 2021 Raymond M Batten, 1st Lt in the US Air Service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share #7 Posted April 27, 2021 1st Lt. William Edward Baugham, 115th Field Artillery, 30th Division Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share #8 Posted April 27, 2021 Capt Oscar Hill Beasley, Company A, 63rd Infantry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share #9 Posted April 27, 2021 Capt. Francis Bell Jr of the Coast Artillery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share #10 Posted April 27, 2021 Capt Benjamin Bowering, Battalion D 74th Coast Artillery, AEF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share #11 Posted April 27, 2021 1st Lt Richard Simon Boykin, 31st Infantry Regiment in Siberia (He was in Siberia until Feb, 1920). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share #12 Posted April 27, 2021 1st Lt George Raymond Brooks, engineers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share #13 Posted April 27, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share #14 Posted April 27, 2021 Capt Alexander Gould Campbell, Coast Artillery, AEF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share #15 Posted April 27, 2021 Major Charles Hamilton Carson, 155th Depot Brigade, Camp Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share #16 Posted April 27, 2021 Capt Coleman B Conway Jr., 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, AEF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share #17 Posted April 27, 2021 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." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyatt265 Posted April 27, 2021 Share #18 Posted April 27, 2021 Ok are these the actual hand written autographs??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share #19 Posted April 27, 2021 1st Lt Mason L Weems Craig: no known service history other than rank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share #20 Posted April 27, 2021 Just now, wyatt265 said: Ok are these the actual hand written autographs??? Yes, these are original autographs in the yearbook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMI88 Posted April 27, 2021 Share #21 Posted April 27, 2021 This is a great research project - thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave peifer Posted April 27, 2021 Share #22 Posted April 27, 2021 i really like that,thanks for posting..................dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share #23 Posted April 27, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share #24 Posted April 27, 2021 William Laudon Davis, unknown service history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share #25 Posted April 27, 2021 1st Lt. Frank Echols, 60th Coast Artillery, AEF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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