albatrosdva Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share #51 Posted April 28, 2021 Ensign Edward Thomas Merry, US Naval Reserve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share #52 Posted April 28, 2021 1st Lt Benton Frank Munday, 7th Cav, AEF, Army of Occupation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share #53 Posted April 28, 2021 CMAA John Ballentine Norfleet, US Navy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share #54 Posted April 28, 2021 Here's another one you may have heard of. Major Victor Parks Jr, US Air Service Went to France with Pershing mid 1917 with the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. Transferred to the Air Service and trained with the French at Tours in Escadrille Br 129. He was in Br. 129 until given the command of the 166th Aero Squadron in August 1918. He is an American ace with eight combat kills. Was cited for gallantry three times by the US culminating with a Silver Star and once by the French where he was awarded a Croix de Guerre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share #55 Posted April 28, 2021 1st Lt William Paul Parsons, US infantry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postmanusnac Posted April 28, 2021 Share #56 Posted April 28, 2021 Here's another one you may have heard of. Major Victor Parks Jr, US Air Service Went to France with Pershing mid 1917 with the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. Transferred to the Air Service and trained with the French at Tours in Escadrille Br 129. He was in Br. 129 until given the command of the 166th Aero Squadron in August 1918. He is an American ace with eight combat kills. Was cited for gallantry three times by the US culminating with a Silver Star and once by the French where he was awarded a Croix de Guerre. Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share #57 Posted April 28, 2021 Capt Thomas X Parsons (went by X, he was the owner of the yearbook), he was an instructor for the infantry, not sure where. I also think it is funny he signed his own book. It seems like he had a good sense of humor since his name was put into the yearbook incorrectly. Theopolis was not an official name. One of three brothers that served in WWI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share #58 Posted April 28, 2021 2nd lt Lafayette Dallas Petross, all I have is he was in Company A (which I realize is pretty useless) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share #59 Posted April 28, 2021 Commander Arthur Rembert (made commander before he retired after WWII, not sure what he did in WWI) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share #60 Posted April 28, 2021 Capt Horace Lilburn Smith Jr. 1st Engineers, 1st Division, AEF. Commended many times for distinguished bravery. Awarded a Distinguished Service Cross SMITH, HORACE L., JR. Captain, U.S. Army 1st Engineers, 1st Division, A.E.F. Date of Action: October 4, 1918 Citation: The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Horace L. Smith, Jr., Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Charpentry, France, October 4, 1918. While repairing roads, a large ammunition dump was set on fire by an enemy shell. Captain Smith with a party of his men, extinguished the flames and rescued a large quantity of ammunition and supplies, despite the threatened explosion, which would have destroyed the entire dump and blocked traffic at an important crossroad for hours. General Orders No. 44, W.D., 1919 Home Town: Petersburg, VA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share #61 Posted April 28, 2021 2nd Lt. Vernon Lee Somers, US Marine Corps, 49th Company, 5th Marine Regt, 2nd Division. Killed in Action at Belleau Woods 6/6/1918. Posthumously awarded a Distinguished Service Cross and Navy Cross for gallantry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share #62 Posted April 28, 2021 Major Rutherford Houston Spessard, 58th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division. Promoted for gallantry at Vesle River and awarded Distinguished Service Cross SPESSARD, RUTHERFORD H. Major, U.S. Army 58th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, A.E.F. Date of Action: August 6 & October 2, 1918 Citation: The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Rutherford H. Spessard, Major, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Ville-Savoye, France, August 6, and near Bois-de-Fays, France, October 2, 1918. During the crossing of the Vesle River Major Rutherford H. Spessard (then captain), when his battalion commander was killed, immediately assumed command of the battalion without orders and led them across the Vesle River against strongly fortified enemy positions, displaying absolute disregard for his personal danger. On October 2, in the vicinity of the Bois-de-Fays, Major Spessard exposed himself to intense enemy artillery and machine- gun fire while making observations and directing the movement of his men. He established his battalion headquarters a short distance to the rear of his lines in a position continually subjected to severe enemy artillery fire. General Orders 98, W.D., 1919 Home Town: Newcastle, VA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARGE Posted April 29, 2021 Share #63 Posted April 29, 2021 Outstanding research! Thanks for your efforts to make these men, and their exploits, live again. VMI has a long and storied history of turning out our military leaders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Leonard Posted April 29, 2021 Share #64 Posted April 29, 2021 17 hours ago, albatrosdva said: Commander Arthur Rembert (made commander before he retired after WWII, not sure what he did in WWI) Arthur Rembert entered the USN on 6-20-17 as an Assistant Paymaster (equivalent of an Ensign) and was promoted with the grade of Assistant Paymaster to Lieutenant (JG) on 7-23-17. During WW1 he was stationed at NAS Pauillac, France. He retired on 6-30-1940, as a Paymaster, the equivalent of a Lieutenant Commander. His DOR as Paymaster was 1-7-1930. He returned to service during the war, serving as a Pay Inspector, the equivalent of Commander. His promotion on the retired list to CDR came on 9-10-42. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Leonard Posted April 29, 2021 Share #65 Posted April 29, 2021 20 hours ago, albatrosdva said: Ensign Edward Thomas Merry, US Naval Reserve Merry's brother, Howard Ray, was also class of 1916 and served in the US Army 1917-1918. Both Edward T and Howard R Merry ended up as partners in Merry Brothers & Perini, Inc in Mobile, AL, an oil production and consulting firm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share #66 Posted May 1, 2021 Sgt. Lee Alphonso Wallace, 39th Company, 10th Training Battalion, 155th Depot Brigade, Camp Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share #67 Posted May 1, 2021 Captain Howard E Watson, US army Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share #68 Posted May 1, 2021 Captain Gordon Watt, US Marine Corps (stayed stateside) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share #69 Posted May 1, 2021 1st Lt Armistead Landon Wellford, Coast Artillery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share #70 Posted May 1, 2021 1st Lt. Richard Franklin Welton, intelligence officer, 3rd Bttn, 60th Infantry Regt, 5th Division, AEF. Cited for "Conspicuous gallantry" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share #71 Posted May 1, 2021 1st Lt. Thomas Chambliss Williams, 46th Infantry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share #72 Posted May 1, 2021 Capt. James Bowdoin Wise Jr. 34th Infantry, AEF, US Army March 1917-Sept 1946, captain Wise, 4th Cav 1920, went to cavalry school 1922, captain 63rd Cavalry 1923, graduated Command and General Staff School 1930 as a Major in the cavalry, went to work at VMI 1930, New Mexico Military Institute 1943-48: professor of Military Science and Tactics, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share #73 Posted May 1, 2021 Captain Robert Edward Wysor, 6th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division AEF, served in both WWI and WWII, taught at Presbyterian College starting in 1929, promoted to major in 1935, retired as a colonel. Earned Silver Star and Legion of Merit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share #74 Posted May 1, 2021 William Larose Yoder, I don't know anything of his further service, if he did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albatrosdva Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share #75 Posted May 1, 2021 That's all of the signed ones. Hope you enjoyed it. It's been interesting to research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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