^ .,s^''% C> ,0' ^ ^ ' ^ ' /, - V' ', '' "■ <* ,'C-- '" \ A-' <■> ^, ^ ,* '>, ^^^ " •• ^ « \'^^ V. * " . ^ • ^^"-^ s ' ' , ^^. * M ' .<^^'■ ¥ ^^ V,-, %c^- :pi \^^' ^ * .0 Si O ^ ^•^^ IN THE WORLD WAR 'In PencG Tkox5-£i B^h /hesM'um Joseph Reid Anderson Record of Service IN THE WORLD WAR OF V. M. I. ALUMNI AND THEIR ALMA MATER COMPILED BY THE HISTORIOGRAPHER OF THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE 1920 '*In Pace Decus — In Bella Praesidiurn' lJf,M^I f u "^ ' 1 CONTENTS -:j . COMPILER'S NOTE 3 THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE WORLD WAR 5 SERVICE ROSTER: COMMISSIONED PERSONNEL United States Army Brigadier Generals 13 Colonels 13 Lieutenant Colonels 15 Majors 18 Captains 23 First Lieutenants 33 Second Lieutenants 42 U. S. Marine Corps Majors 50 Captains 50 First Lieutenants 51 Second Lieutenants *. 52 United States Navy Captains (Medical Directors) 53 Captain (Line) ^ 53 Commanders 53 Lieutenant Commanders 53 Lieutenants 53 Ensigns 54 U. S. Naval Reserve Force Lieutenant Commanders 55 Lieutenants 55 Lieutenants (J. G.) 55 Ensigns 55 British and French Armies Lieutenant Colonel 56 Captains 56 First Lieutenants ■ 56 Second Lieutenants 56 Officers in Chinese Army 5 ii CONTE^STTS SERVICE ROSTER— Continued ENLISTED PERSONNEL United States Army 58 Marine Corps 62 Navy 63 Allied Armies 64 CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSION: Camp Taylor 66 Camp Pike 67 Camp Lee 67 Fort Monroe 67 Washington, D. C 67 Gettysburg, Pa 68 Plattsburg, N. Y 68 Camp Hancock 68 Fort Sheridan 68 Camp Kearny 68 Camp Joseph E. Johnston 68 Camp Fremont 68 Camp Gordon 68 Camp Grant 68 Unknown Camps 68 STUDENTS ARMY TRAINING CORPS 69 DECORATIONS 72 CITATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 75 CASUALTIES: Killed in Action, or Died in the Service 85 Wounded, or Seriously Gassed, in Action 89 Prisoners of War 99 SOME ALUMNI IN CIVIL SERVICE DURING THE WORLD WAR 100 v.- M. I. TRAINING CAMPS '. 108 SOME OF THE SPECIALLY DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI IN THE WORLD WAR: Adams, F. W 195 Almond, E. M 175 Adams, Walker H 147 Aloe, Alfred : 133 Alexander, G. H 275 Amerine, W. M 275 Alexander, G. M 172 Amory, T. D 247 Allison, W. R 345 Anderson, J. Aylor 140 Contents 111 SOME OF THE SPECIALLY DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI— Continued Anderson, S.W 233 Angle, J. M 296 Arms, T. S 181 Baldinger, O. M 161 Baldwin, J. F 346 Barksdale, A. D 190 Baugham, W. E 287 Beckner, W. H 166 Beirne, R. F 180 Bell, Alden 308 Benners, A. W 339 Bertschey, S. L 208 Biscoe, Earl. 132 Blackford, C. M 135 Blackford, G.T 290 Blackmore, P. G 181 Blake, E.M 128 Blow, G. A 182 Blundon, M 263 Bonnycastle, H. C 130 Booker, P. W 133 Bosiey, J. R : 127 Bowe, Jr., W. F... 234 Bowering, B 211 Bradbury, Eugene 182 Brander, W. W 181 Brett, G.H 155 Brooke, G.M 125 Brooke, Richard 183 Brooks, R.R 303 Brown, A. D 208 Brown, E.C 274 Brown, F. M 239 Brown, Jr., F. V 246 Brown, J. McK 344 Browne, B.B 151 Bryan, Jr., L. R 159 Burress, J. W 288 Burress, W. A 203 Gammer, C. R . 246 Cann, W. G 262 Cann, S. A 262 CampbeU, A. G 146 Carroll, J. W 175 Carson, C.H 177 Carter, C.S 293 Carter, F.W 263 Chambliss, Hardee 136 Chambliss, T. M 177 Charlton, S. A 236 Childs, J. R 279- Christian, Jr., C 221 Clarke, C.K 232 Clarke, Jr., F. W 319 Clarkson, B. B 181 Clement, J. T 173 Clemmer, R. H , 236 Cocke, John 140 Cocke, W.H 181 Cochran, W.B 116 Coldwell, Philip 181 Cole, Jr., J. E 202 Collins, C.C 121 Collins, C.J 160 Conquest, E.P 226 Conrad, R.Y 197 Converse, A. J 360 Cootes, H. N , 127 Corey, J. L 338 Couper, WUliam 135 Coupland, R. C 237 Creswell, H. I. T 165 Crittenden, J. D 299 Crockett, G. K 289 Crowder, R. T 261 Gumming, S.C 319 Currier, W. P 151 Cushman, J. R , 302 Cutchins, Frank 301 Cutler, Stuart 220 Dalton, J. N 208 Dance, P. R 339 DashieU, G. F 205 Dashiell, H. G 206 Dashiell, R. M *. . . 174 Davant, E. T 193 Davenport, R. M 238 De Butts, H. A 333 De Graff, De L. A 298 Denham, J. L 318 Derbyshire, G. A 300 De Vahn, CM 341 Dillard, A. W 180 Dockery, A. B 144 Dodson, R. S 151 IV Contents SOME OF THE SPECIALLY DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI— Continued Downer, J. W 134 Downing, F.B 133 Drake, Jr., J. H 350 Drayton, C.H 211 Drew, O. C 181 Dunbar, R.B 162 Earle, L. H 212 Eastham, K. G 174 Edwards, M.F 376 Edwards, R.O 144 Effinger, W. L 259 Eglin, H. W. T 175 EUison, A. H 210 Ellison, L.H 210 Etheridge, C. A 313 Ewing, J. D 218 Falligant, L. A 157 Fauntleroy, J. D 183 Fcchheimer, J. H 291 Fenner, G.C 181 Figgins, B. W 344 Fraser, A. H 286 Fugate, Jr., J. H 315 Garland, H. G 294 Garnett, Jr., J. H 299 Garvey, W. A 224 Geiger, H. J 242 Gerow, L. S 167 Gerow,- L. T 142 Gerson, G. R 237 Getzen, T. H 298 Gignilliat, L. R 127 Gill, H. F 214 Gill, W. H 154 Glazebrook, Jr., L. W 219 Glazebrook, O. A 370 Cleaves, S. R 119 Goddard, W. S 303 Goodfellow, J. C 128 Goodwin, Jr., Walton 140 Gould, Jr., W. T 259 Graves, S. P 262 Gray, Jr., H. P 239 Gregory, J. C 129 Greene, F. S 167 Griffin, F. W 133 Gwathmey, J. T 181 Hagan, J. A 314 Hagenbuch, J. S 235 Hager, R. B 295 Handy, T.T 159 Harris, H.W 285 Harrison, G. M 238 Harrison, J. S 172 Harrison, W. Burr 183 Hart, Jack S 328 Hartz, R. S 138 Hastie, Jr., Jack 174 Harrington, F. C 120 Hathaway, E.T 288 Hawes, Jr., G. P 131 Hawks, A. W 377 Heflin, S. M 175 Henderson, Jr., E 203 Hickman, E. A 132 Hock, Conrad 260 Holmes, Jr., H. B 177 Holtzman, Jr., C. T 239 Hordern, H. R 356 Howard, C.R 233 Howard, R.J 357 Howard, S. L 310 Hull, R. M 259 Humphreys, W. H 200 Hutton, Jr., F. B 236 Hyatt, J. W 157 Ives, E. L 375 James, Jules 342 Jamison, S. C 176 Johnson, E.H 163 Johnson, WilUam R 261 Johnston, Jr., A. L 343 Johnston, Charles 223 Jordan, H.L 149 Karow, Gustav 331 KeezeU, R. P 237 Kelly, Russell A 365 Kilbourne, C. E 115 Kimberly, Allen 151 Kimberly, C. 292 Kingman, M. H 308 King, O. D 335 Contents SOME OF THE SPECIALLY DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI— Continued Knight, R. R 235 Kollock, C. W 160 Kraft, W. R 234 Lange, L. G 338 Langhorne, CD 341 Langhorne, G. T 129 Langstaff, J. D 209 Lansing, C. C 130 LaRue, B. V. M 189 Lee, Fitzhugh 133 Letcher, G.D 191 Lincohi, A. T 194 Lloyd, O.C 161 Locke, M.E 119 Lockhart, G. B 317 Lohmeyer, Jr., W 199 Loughridge, S. A 354 Lowry, S. De L 187 Lyerly, Ballard 133 Lyerly, Jr., C. A 183 Lyne, R. G 158 Magruder, John 150 Marshall, Jr., G. C 117 Marshall, Jr., R. C 115 Marshall, R. J 204 Marshall, Samuel 186 Martin, C. A 209 Mason, H. M 344 Massie,H. W 269 Massie, N. H 317 Maxwell, E. G 296 Meem, J. G 230 Michaux, E. R 240 Michie, R. E. L 114 Miller, J. A 280 Miller, Jr., J. C 251 Minton, C. A 247 Mills, Jr., M. R 318 Milton, M.M 180 Minnigerode, Karl 286 Money, W.T 361 Moore, A. W 235 Moore, B.*S 235 Moore, C.E 184 Moreno, Aristides 123 Morison, R. A 208 Morrissett, D. G 163 Mort, J. E 150 Munce, G. G 309 Murphy, D. E 181 Murphy, R.W 335 McAnerney, IL, J 299 McClellan, J. M 334 McChntock, Alex 361 McCoy, W.S 289 McGiffert, S. Y 300 McKee, J. L 240 McKinney, S. A 286 McLeod, Hugh 183 McMiUen, D.R 155 McMillin, D. N 207 McMiUin, E. W 207 McRae, D. M. 143 Nash, C. P 325 Nash, John 162 Nash, Lloyd N 297 Nelms, J. A 324 Nelly, H.M 131 Nelson, Jr., J. C 253 Nichols, E.W 183 Nichols, Jr., J. A 205 Nichols, Maury 133 Nichols, W.R 149 Noland, C. P 182 Nowlin, Jr., J. C 259 Outten, E. C 241 Owen, W. O. (Col.) 133 Owen, W. O. (1st Lt.) 263 Owens, B. B 363 Owens, W.I 273 Owsley, A. M 138 Owsley, Clark 139 Parker, Jr., J. C 297 Parks, Jr., Victor 152 Parsons, H.H 171 Patterson, A. S 303 Patterson, M. G 182 Patton, Jr., George S 120 Paul, John 231 Peek, G. M 143 Peek,W. H 128 Pendleton, R. T ^ 167 Perkins, K. S 151 Perkinson, A. C 310 VI Contents SOME OF THE SPECIALLY DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI— Continued Perry, J.N 183 Peyton, J. W 180 Pevton, P. B 126 Pickett, III., G. E 301 Pigue, J. A 283 Pitts, Jr., J. L 182 Pitts, Lindsay 182 Poague, H. G 182 Polack, R. W 281 Polk, G. W 238 Polk, Harding.. 171 Potts, Jr., P. M 261 Powell, Llewellyn 182 Purdie,K.S 156 Randolph, R.I 171 Rapkin, E. L 307 Read, Jr., O. M 342 Reed, Washington 274 Rhett, R. B 349 Rich, A. H 298 Richards, J. N. C 191 Richards, W. A 266 Robinson, F.S 328 Rockenbach, S. D 115 Rockwell, Kiffin Y 358 Ruffner, D. L 213 Schmidt, H. C 176 Schoen, AUen McG 374 Schwabe, H.A 133 Schwartz, B. W 305 Scott, Jr., W. D 174 Seaman, E. C 176 Seay, Joseph 182 Shepherd, Jr., L. C 322 Sheppard, W. W 182 Shipp, A. M 129 Sitwell, H.C. F 285 Smiley, W. V 214 Smith, Alan McC 260 Smith, Jr., H. L 187 Smith, Estil V 153 Smith, T. Chilton 298 Smith, W.C 166 Snidow, R. C 233 Somers, V. L 336 Speer, Jr., G. A 345 Spessard, R. H 154 Spilman, R. S 182 Spragins, W. E 183 Stark, J. Vincil 284 Staton, Adolphus 342 Steger, J. O 131 Stude, A. J 217 SuUivan, M.E 338 Taber, W. A 173 Talbott, S. G 149 TaUaferro, Jr., E. H 183 Taylor, James 215 Taylor, James D 123 Templeton, Hamilton 148 Thompson, Ernest O 145 Thompson, G. Otho 259 Throckmorton, R.J 234 Tobin, R. G 343 Tomhnson, J. B 216 Townes, Jr., J. E 143 Trinkle, L. L 235 Tyree, H. B 202 Upshur, A. P 147 VanSant, J. A 278 Venable, H. M 304 Waddey, D. M 238 WaddiU, E. C 121 Wall, W. G 137 Walton, J. S 239 Walker, W.H 138 Waring, J. M.S 137 Weaver, W. R 182 Welborne, H. B 307 WeUs, E. L 227 Welton, Jr., R. F 260 Whiting, Edgar M 165 Whiting, G. W. C 134 Whiting, T.S 326 Whittle, W. M 232 Wilbourn, A. E 145 Williams, F.J 178 Williams, J. S 148 Williamson, S. B 125 Wilmer, T. W 291 Wilson, C.R 182 Wilson, L.C 295 Contents vii SOME OF THE SPECIALLY DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI— Continued Wilson, R. M 222 Woolford, A. W 282 Wilson, Scott 261 Wood, F. T. . . . ". 206 Wiltshire, T. H 175 Wood, W. S 128 Wiltshire, G. D 175 Winn, CD 134 Yancey, J. P 181 Wise, H.D 133 Yancey, W. B 286 Wise, J. C 141 Yost, H. McC 182 Witt, T.F 182 Youell, R. M 152 Wolfe, W.McI 183 "LAST WORDS" OF SOME OF V. M. I.'S MAR- TYRED SONS 378 CONCLUSION 379 GENERAL PERSHING'S ESTIMATE OF V. M. I. 38i APPENDIX 383 INDEX 405 /^ COMPILER'S NOTE. This EECORD is not complete, but its publication can- not be longer delayed. It is believed many more names will be added to the Service Roster when all the returns are in hand. The Compiler laboured earnestly for many months to make the Roster complete, but his efforts have been only partly successful. Whether it be because of modesty, or due to a disinclination to recall the awful scenes tlirough which many of them passed, our Service Men have been loath to tell about themselves. In all cases it has been difficult to get them to speak in detail of their personal experiences, and, in many instances, a single word could not be drawn from them. It wiU thus be seen what difficulties have beset the Compiler. He has called to his aid every known source of information in the endeavour to make the Record absolutely correct, as to personnel, and as accurate as possible, in regard to the other facts wanted ;, but his hopes have not been fulfilled. Especially difficult has it been to secure definitely the Rank, Command and Station, in many cases. These have been given only when there seemed to be no doubt of their correctness ; therefore, many omissions, and, doubtless, some errors, will be found in that connection. The Casualty List is also believed to be far from com- plete. It is thought that others of our Brotherhood made the Supreme Sacrifice, and it is quite certain that many were wounded, or gassed, whose names are not given herein. As far as possible, credit has been given for Decorations Awarded and Citations Published; but here, too, the record is probably incomplete. But, with all its defects, this work is full of interest, as showing how these brave men volunteered for their Country's defense, at tlie first call to arms, and how gallantly they served. It has ever been so. In every War our Country has waged since tlie birth of our Alma Mater, 4 Compiler's Note 9 her sons have borne a glorious part, and on every battlefield their blood has been freely poured out. This publication must not be considered as final, for it is believed the Record will yet be perfected. To that end, let all who read these pages endeavour to supply the omissions and correct the errors discovered in tlie Service Roster. If this be faithfully done, then, and not till then, shall we be able to tell the whole story of V. M. I.'s Sons in the WORLD WAR. December 15, 1920. THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE WORLD WAR. The V. M. I. in all previous Wars waged by the United States since 1839 had borne a glorious part. It was, there- fore, not strange tliat Virginia, and the Country at large looked to her for valuable service when this greatest War came. Did she fulfill the expectations of the World? The triumphant answer to this question, it is confidently believed, will be found in the following pages. The Story! Who can do it justice? Certainly not this writer whose pen falters as he essays the task assigned him. Perhaps no fitter preface for tliis publication can be given than is found in a recent issue of The Confederate Veteran, in the article, under the above heading, written in February, 1919, by Colonel W. M. Hunley, the accomplished Professor of Economics and Political Science at the V. M. I., who performed such splendid service himself as the Execu- tive Secretary of Virginia's first Council of Defense. He wrote: *' 'The past is but prelude,' Shakespeare gives this doctrine as a maxim of optimism. ''Three Wars before the World War had our Country waged since the birth of the V. M. I. In those wars — the Mexican, that between the States, and the Spanish- American — the Institute did what was expected of her and added fame to fame. Those wars now, however, appear like preliminary skirmishes when compared to the World War, and the In- stitute's prelude to the heroic part she gave herself to do, with Western Europe for a stage. a tigny. Dashiell, Robert M Va., 1908. Promoted from Captain, 3rd Batta- lion, 106th Inf., 21st Div. to Major, 302nd Tank Corps, A. E. F. In Hospital several months, after middle of December, 1918. Dennis, William F Va., 1882. Engineers, O. R. C. (Unassigned.) Dillard, Alexander W Md., 1913. Capt. 26th Div., 102nd Infantry, A. E. F. Severely gassed in action. Wound stripe. D. S. C. Promoted Major. Acci- dentally killed while on duty in the Service, at Nashville, Tenn., inspecting Military Schools. Drew, Octavius C Texas, 1895. Assistant Adjutant, 96th Division, A. E. F. Dunbar, Richard B Ky., 1908. 111th Engineers, 36th Div., A. E. F. Gassed in action. Eastham, Kenna G Va., 1910. 815th Pioneer Infantry. Later, 1st Section, General Staff, commanding 2nd Cavalry, Advance Section, S. O. S., A. E. F. Eglin, Henry W. T Va., 1905. Assistant Chief Ordnance Officer. 2nd Army, A. E. F. EUerson, John H Va., 1903. Infantry, U. S. A. Elliott, Samuel T Va., 1897. Medical Corps, U. S. A. English, Paul X Va., 1911. Inspector, 97th Division, IT. S. A. Erck, Alfred H Porto Rico, 1908. Q. M. Corps, General Staff, U. S. A. 20 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord Falk, Jr., David B Ga., 1911. (Reg.) Infantry, A. B. F. Falligant, Louis A Ga., 1909. 15th Cavalry, A. E. F. 4th Combat Division. Com'd'g 3d Battn., 39th Regular Infantry. Promoted Major. Fauntleroy, James D Va., 1^88? Engineers, U. S. A. Fenner, Guy C La., 1898. 86th Inf., 18th Div., U. S. A. Died a few weeks after honourable discharge, April 9, 1919. Gates, Oscar Irvin Ark., 1909. F. A., A. E. F. Gerow, Lee S Va., 1913. U. S. A. (A. E. F.) Training new Division at Camp Devens, Mass., and in charge of Soldiers "Bonus" Section of Fi- nance Division of War Dept., U. S. A. Com- manding Officer, Visitors' Bureau in Ger- many, June, 1920. Gill. William H Va., 1907. Division Provost Marshal, A. E. F. Transferred to 6th U. S. Inf., 1st Battalion. With Army of Occupation. Recommended for grade of Lt. Colonel. Gwathmey, James T Va., 1883. Medical Corps, U. S. A. Handy, Thomas T Va., 1914. F. A. Transferred to Staff of Maj. Gen. Menoher, 42nd Division, A. E. F. D. S. C, Croix de Guerre. Hardaway, Jr., Benjamin H..Ga., 1913. 90th Infantry, U. S. A. Harrison, John S Army Post, 1913. 142nd M. G. Battalion. A. E. F. Harrison, William B Va., 1892. U. S. Engineer. Assigned to War Dept. Service for equipping Engineer Troops. About to sail in charge of 153rd Regiment, Engineers, at time of Armistice. Hastie, Jr., Jack Wash., 1912. 91st Division, A. E. F. Co. "E," Am. Train — changed to Prov. Cav. Squadron and attached to 2d Cavalry in France. Later, commanded H. Q. Troop. 9th Army Corps. Promoted Major. Severely gassed in action. Croix de Guerre. Heflin, Sterling M.. Va., 1916. Infantry, U. S. A. Instructor, O. T. Camps. Later, Adjutant, C. I. O. T. S., at Camp MacArthur. Holmes, Jr., Henry B Va., 1916. C. A., U. S. A. Instructor at Fort Monroe and other Posts. Hunt, Claude DeB ...Mont., 1910. Cavalry, U. S. A. Hyatt, John W Va., 1900. Infantry, Staff, Maj. Gen. C. R. Edwards, A. E. F. Jackson, Charles S W. Va., 1906. Air Service, U. S. A. Jamison, Stanford C La., 1907. Medical Corps, A. E. F. Jenkins, Coleman W Va., 1909. C. A., A. E. F. Johns, Glover S Texas, 1909. Cavalry, U. S. A. Johnson, E. Hammond Va., 1904. 328th Inf., 82d Division, A. E. F. Died in the Service at Cochem, Germany, while with 112th Inf., Army of Occupation. Karst, Jr., Charles La., 1914. 51st F. A.. U. S. A., A. E. F. Went overseas with 17th Brig., 17th Division. In action at Chateau Thierry as Battery Com- mander. Keen, Hugh B Va., 1909. 24th Infantry, U. S. A. Kollock, Charles W S. C, 1877. Air Service, Flight Surgeon, Kelly Field, U. S. A. LaPrade, W. W Va., 1904. 111th F. A., A. E. F. U. S. Army: Majors (Continued) 21 Law, William L S. C. 1891. Engineers, U. S. A: Honourably discharged. Lloyd, Orin C N. C, 1910. Camp Personnel Adjutant. Later, A. G. Dept., planning mobilization, etc. Luke, John M Va., 1900. Inspector General's Department, U. S. A. Lyerly, Jr., Charles A Tenn., 1907. Engineers, U. S. A. Lyne, Richard G Va., 1916. Battery "B," 1st Battalion, 51st C. A., A. E. F. Slightly wounded In action. Highly commended by Division Com- mander for conduct at St. Mihiel. Promoted to Major. Magoffin, Jr., Beriah Ky., 1893. Major Engineers, U. S. A. Hon- ourably discharged (beginning of War). Marrow, George P Va., 1897. Q. M. Corps, U. S. A. Discharged on Surgeon's certificate for disability. Milton, Marshall M Va., 1903. 60th C. A., A. E. F. Moore, Sidney T Va., 1896. Signal Corps, U. S. A. Morrissett, Daniel G Va., 1912. With Ammunition Train, 1st Div., Headquarters, A. E. P. Severely wounded in action, Meuse-Argonne, Oct. 2, 1918. Murphy, Daniel E D. C, 1910. Cavalry, U. S. A. (Hawaii). Myers, Jr., E. T. D Va., 1882. Ordnance Corps, U. S. A. McLeod, Hugh Va., 1893. Engineers, U. S. A. McMillen Donald R... Wis., 1909. 9th M. G. Battalion, 3rd Div., A. E. F. Severely gassed twice and evacuated to Hospital. Nash, John Va., 1906. 2nd Battalion, 313th F. A., 80th Div., A. E. F. Nichols, Edward W Va., 1878. Engineers, U. S. A. Commanding V. M. I. S. A. T. C. Noland, C. P Va. 1904. Engineers, A. E. F. Parks, John N W. Va., 1897. Inf., 155th Depot Brigade, Camp Lee, Va. U. S. A. Parks, Jr., Victor Va., 1915. Air Service, A. E. F. Commanded 166th Aero Squadron. American Ace with 8 Enemy Planes to his credit. Officially cited three times by American Commander and once by French Commander. Awarded Croix de Guerre and another French decora- tion. Two years and five months' foreign service. Continues in the Service. Parsons, Houston H Montana, 1906. Medical Corps, A. E. F. Patterson, Max G Va., 1913. Infantry, U. S. A. Pendleton, Randolph T Va., 1908. 1st Battalion, Trench Artillery, 1st Army Corps, A. E. F. Perry, Josiah N D. C, 1906. Engineers, U. S. A. Peyton, James W Va., 1906. Inff.ntry, A. E. F. Severely wounded in action. Pitts, Jr., John L Va., 1916. Infantry, Camp Lee, Va., U. S. A. Pitts, Lindsay . Va., 1916. Infantry, Camp Lee, Va., U. S. A Poague, Henry G Va., 1910. 816th F. A., 81st Division, A. E. F. Polk, Harding Texas, 1907. Cavalry, 17th Div. & 92nd Div. U. S. A., and General Staff Officer, A. E. F, Powell, Llewellyn Va., 1899. Medical Corps, U. S. A. Purdie, Kenneth S Va., 1912. C. A. Ft. Monroe Coast Artillery Training Centre, U. S. A. Promoted to Major. 22 ' Virginia Military Institute — World War Record Randolph, Robert Isham Til., 1903. Engineers, attached to 2nd Army, A. E. F, Robertson, Reuben L Va., 1880. Medical Corps, U. S. A. Schmidt, Hermann C Va., 1908. Engineering Division, Office, Chief Ordnance Officer, A. E. F. Scott, Jr., William D Va., 1899. Medical Corps, A. E. F. Command- ing Field Hospital No. 320, 350th Sanitary Train. Seaman, Evan C Pa., 1915. C. A. C, U. S. A. Instructor at Ft. Monroe, Va. Seay, Joseph Va., 1892. Engineers, A. E. F. Sheppard, W. Wallace S. C, 1901. Judge Advocate, U. S. A. Sinclair, Jesse L. Va., 1909. C. A. C, Ft. Monroe, U. S. A. Smith, Estil V Kansas, 1912. Infantry, Philippine Islands. A. E. F., after Armistice. With Army of Oc- cupation as late as June, 1920. Smith, Sidney C W. Va., 1914. 48th Infantry, U. S. A. Smith, Walter C W. Va., 1909. 319th Inf., A. E. F. Spessard, Rutherford H Va., 1915. 58th Inf., 4th Div., A. E. F. With Army of Occupation. Promoted for gallantry at Vesle River, and awarded D. S. C. Spilman, Robert S Va., 1893. Medical Corps, U. S. A. Spragins, William E Ala., 1906. Engineers, A. E. F. Stroud, Jr., Edward B Texas, 1913. Infantry, U. S. A. Commanded Development Battalion at Camp MacArthur. Taber, William A Ala., 1916. Infantry, A. E. F. Taliaferro, Jr., Edward H...La., 1908. Engineers, A. E. F. Walbach, James de B Md., 1913. C. A., U. S. A. Weaver, Walter R Ind., 1904. Signal Corps, U. S. A. Whiting, Edgar M Va., 1904. 77th Field Art., A. E. F. Very seri- ously wounded. Williams, Frederick J N. J., 1915. 342d F. A., 89th Division, A. E. F. Many months in Hospital in Germany and in U. S. from the hardships of the Service, and died March 15, 1920, at Camp Stotsenberg, P. I., from injury received while playing polo. Wilson, Cary R Va., 1906. C. A. C, A. E. F. Wilson, John P W. Va., 1911. 1st Battalion, 6th Inf. Later, 1st Battn., Inf., at Camp Pike 0. T. School, U. S. A. Retired by Medical Board, Sept. 26, 1919. Wiltshire, Turner H Md., 1909. Infantry, Headquarters, 80th Div., A. E. F. Wise, Henry A N. Y., 1894. Infantry, U. S. A. Graduated at War College as G-3, and on duty at Camp Lee and at War Department. Witt, Thomas Foster Va., 1912. C. A. C. Ft. Monroe, U. S. A. Wolfe, Walter McI N. J.. 1908. 6th Engineers, A. E. F. Yancey, James P Va., 1910. Cavalry, U. S. A. Yost, Howard McC Ohio, 1906. Engineers, U. S. A. Youell. Rice M Va., 1914. 26th Inf., 1st Div., A. E. F. Se- verely wounded in action. Recommended for his Majority by Wireless, during the Meuse- Argonne battle, and received the promotion immediately. Awarded D. S. C, Croix de Guerre and Chevalier, Legion of Honour, and received one Corps Citation. Commanded Vanguard of his Division in march into Ger- many. TJ. S. Army: Captains 23 CAPTAINS. Adams, Jr.. Arthur A Ala., 1912. 317th F. A., 81st Div., A. E. F. Adams, Frederick W Mo., 1909. 16th (Regular) Infantry, 1st Div., A. E. F. Wounded in action. Awarded D. S. C. and Croix de Guerre. Alsop, Thomas Va., 1893. Medical Corps, U. S. A. Anderson, Stewart W Va., 1908. 307th Engineers, A. E. F. (Sappers). Service in St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Of- fensives. Entered service. May 16, 1917. Discharged, May 27, 1919. Bailey, Weldon M Texas, 1908. F. A., U. S. A. Baker, Arthur M Ga., 1896. Infantry, U. S. A. Barksdale, Alfred D . .Va., 1911. Co. "M," 116th Inf., 29th Div., A. E. F. Awarded D. S. C, Croix de Guerre and Chevalier, Legion of Honour. Student, Uni- ': " ' versity of Paris, March-June, 1919. Barnes, Olin B Md., 1908. Q. M. Corps, U. S. A. Barr, Albert T Va., 1905. 119th Infantry, 30th Division, A. E. F. Pass, Lucian L Va., 1902. Engineers, U. S. A. Beasley, Oscar H Va., 1915. Co. "A," 63rd Inf., A. E. F. Beasley, Thomas H Va., 1916. Infantry, U. S. A. Becker, Leland S Va., 1912. 55th F. A. Brigade, A. E. F. Bell, Jr., Francis Va., 1915. C. A., U. S. A. Bentley, James B Va., 1910. C. A. C, U. S. A. Berry, Edwin S Calif., 1900. Engineers, U. S. A. Bertschey, Stanton L Va., 1918. 5th Division, 6th Infantry, A. E. F. Wounded in action. With Army of Occupa- tion. Bowe, Jr., William F Ga., 1910. Engineers, A. E. F. Commissioned 2nd Lieut. Engineers, U. S. R., September 25, 1917; sailed for France in three months; stationed at General Intermediate Storage Depot, which he aided in constructing, at Gievres during entire service overseas. Pro- moted to First Lieut. Promoted to Captain, Engineers. Returned to U. S., January 25, 1919, and honourably discharged. Powering, Benjamin Va., 1915. Bat. "D," 74th C. A., A. E. F. Bradford, William B Fla., 1916. Cavalry, U. S. A. Brazelton, Thomas B Texas, 1912. Cavalry, U. S. A. (Commis- sidned after Armistice.) Brister, Jr., Charles M Va., 1911. 38th C. A., Bat. "A," A. E. F. Brown, Alanson D Missouri, 1912. 167th Inf., 42nd Div. Later, Instructor, 1st Army School and 3rd Corps School, A. E. F. Brown, Francis M Ala., 1913. 320th F. A., 82nd Div., A. E. F. Bryan, Jr., Henry T N. C, 1913. 30th Div. Aide to General Fal- son, A. E. F. Bucher, Oliver B Va., 1917. C. A. C, U. S. A. Burress, Withers A. Va., 1914. Operations Officer and C. O., Hdqrs. Co., 23rd Inf., 2nd Div., A. E. F. Decora- tions: Chevalieri di Coronna d'ltalia and La Solidaridad (Panama). Caffery, James P La., 1910. F. A. Attached to Air Service, U. S. A. 24 Virginia Military IxYstitute — World War Eecord Camp, P. Ryland Va., 1904. U. S. A. Campbell, Alexander G Va., 1915. C. A., A. E. F. Campbell, George B Va., 1911. 166th Inf., 42nd Div., A. E. F., as 1st Lt. Returned to U. S. as Instructor, and promoted Captain, Infantry. Carlton, Harry Va., 1905. Ordnance Department, U. S. A. Carneal, William L Va., 1903. Ordnance Department, U. S. A. Castleman. Howard B Va., 1901. F. A., U. S. A. Charbonnet, Pierre N La., 1914. Reserve Medical Corps, A. E. P. Transferred to Regular U. S. Medical Corps as 1st Lieut, and returned to U. S., account, disability. (Continues in the Service.) Charlton, S. Allen Texas, 1907. 343rd P. A., 90th Div., A. E. F. With Army of Occupation. Christian, Arthur H Va., 1912. Battery "D," 351st F. A., 92nd Div., A. E. P. Christian, Jr., Camillus Va., 1914. Co. "E," 363rd Inf., 91st Div., A. E. F. Cited for gallantry at Argonne Forest, and promoted. Detailed at Peace Commis- sion's Headquarters at Paris. Christian, Mortimer H Va., 1916. 17th Cavalry, U. S. A. Clarke, Charles K N. J., 1913. 302nd M. G. Battalion, 70th Div., and M. G. Co., 3rd Div., A. E. P. In Hospi- tal two months. Clemmer, Richard H Va., 1911. 351st F. A., 92d Div., A. E. P. Cocke, Philip St. George Va., 1894, Infantry, U. S. A. Cockrill, Thomas McF Mo., 1913. Cavalry, U. S. A. Cohen, Rodney S Ga., 1903. Ordnance Corps. Later, Personnel Adjt., A. E. P. Cole, Jr., James E ^..Va., 1917. 61st Inf., 5th Division, A. E. P. Received Citation from General Officer for gallantry in both St. Mihiel and Meuse-Ar- gonne Offensives. Colonna, Benjamin A D. C, 1914. Infantry, A. E. P. Wounded in action. Conquest, Edwin P Va., 1914. 5th P. A., 1st Division, A. E. F. Ccnrad, Robert Y . . Va., 1905. Co. "I," 116th Inf., 29th Div., A. E. P. Killed in action, battle of Marne, Oct. 12, 1918. Awarded D. S. C. (posthumously.) Conway, Coleman B Va., 1915. 119th Inf., 30th Div., A. E. P. Cook, Jr., Robert E. L N. C, 1915. Infantry, U. S. A. Coulbourn, Daniel L Va., 1913. Asst. Disbursing Q. M., Headquar- ters, 1st Div., A. E. F. With Army of Occu- pation. Recommended for grade of Major, but Armistice prevented prom'Otion. Coupland, Richard C Va., 1915. C. A., A. E. P. Detailed to Aviation duty in Italy and on the Western Front, where he served with distinction. Since the Armistice engaged in Research Work for the Government. Cunningham, W. Prank Ala., 1914. P. A., A. E. P. With Army of Oc- cupation. Cutler, Stuart N. Y., 1918. 23rd Inf., 2nd Div., A. E. P. Seri- ously gassed. April, 1918, and invalided home, and long in Hospital. Ordered before Medical Board, February, 1920. (Continues in the Service.) Dalton, Joseph N N. C, 1912. Infantry, A. E. P. With Army of Occupation as late as June, 1920. U. S. Army: Captains (Continued) 25 Dashiell, George F Va., 1919. M. G. Co., 11th Infantry, 5th Divi- sion, A. E. F. Killed in action, Nov. 10, 1918, near Souppy, in the Argonne. Dashiell, Henry G Va., 1911. 3rd Ammunition Train, 3rd Div., A. E. P. Davant, Edward T Va., 1911. 315th M. G. Battalion, 80th Div., . A. E. F. With Army of Occupation. Se- verely wounded in action. Cited for valour at' Sommerance, Nov. 1, 1918. Davant, Henry W Va., 1906. 46th Infantry, U. S. A. Davenport, Ralph M Colo., 1911. Ammunition Train, Motor Section, 1st Div., A. E. F. Wounded in action. Highly commended for gallantry, and promoted. Deeble, William R D. C, 1914. C. A., A. E. F. Dillard, John W Va., 1917. C. A. C, Ft. Barrancas, U. S. A. Doyle, John E Va., 1908. 2nd Replacement Regiment, U. S. A., Camp Gordon, Ga. Drayton, Charles H S. C, 1909. 323rd Infantry, 8ist Div., A. E. F. Commanded battalion after his major fell. Drewry, Guy H Va., 1916. C. A. C, Ft. Barrancas, U. S. A. Later in Philippines. Drewry, Herbert R Va., 1887. Medical Corps, 112th M. G. Batta- lion, 29th Div., U. S. A. Durant, Armand Ga., 1916. 6th F. A., A. E. F. Earle, Lawrence H N. J., 1908. Ordnance Corps, A. E. F. Charged with making report on production of Tanks and Tractors by British and French Minis- ^ tries of Munitions, and on observing them in action. Eastham, Robert F Va., 1902. Engineers, U. S. A. Ellison. Alexander H Va., 1910. 34th Engineers, A. B. F., and, later, with Army Transport Service in charge of Repair Shops and Electrical Installations. In three major engagements. Ellison, Lewis H Va., 1909. Regimental Supply Officer. 37th Engineers, A. E. F. Etheridge, David M Va., 1907. 306th Trench Mortar Battery, 156th Brigade, 81st Div., A. E. F. Ewell Nathaniel McG Va.,,1913. 1st Lt. Co. "C," 116th Inf., 29th Div., A. E. F. Promoted to Captain, returned to U. S., and assigned to 90th Inf. Ewing, John D La., 1913. 128th Inf., 32nd Div., A. E. F. Croix de Guerre for gallantry in Argonne. Fenno, Sylvan A D. C, 1911. Infantry, U. S. A. 112th Regt., Mounted Scouts. Flannagan, Coke N. Y., 1913. 23rd Inf., Signal Corps, 2nd Div., A. E. F. Croix de Guerre. Highly recommended for permanent Army. Fleming, Charles S Fla. 1897. Judge Advocate, 28th Artillery Brigade, C. A., A. E. F. Foster, Sidney Texas, 1898. C. A., U. S. A. Franklin, Henry C Va., 1917 Battery "B," 35th C. A., U. S. A. Fray, John M Va., 1908. Battery "A," 117th F. A., 31st Div., A. E. F. Fudge, Caleb S 111., 1907. Engineers, U. S. R. C. Punkhouser, Samuel K Va., 1904. Battery "C," 35th C. A., U. S. A. Gaillard, Frederick E Texas, 1916. Infantry, U. S. A. Gant, Edwin H N. C, 1911. Q. M. Reserve, U. S. A. 26 Virginia Military IisrsTiTUTE — World War Eecord Garing, Robert F Va., 1915. F. A., U. S. A. Garvey, Willis A Kansas, 1916. Battery "F," 15th F. A., 2d Div., A. E. F. Member, Military Committee, American Section, Peace Congress, Recom- mended for D. S. C. Gayle, Jr., Lester T ..Va., 1912. 26tli Inf., 1st Div., A, E. F. Trans- ferred to Air Service; in command, Field of Issoudixn. Seriously injured in line of duty when his plane fell. Retired by Medical Board in November, 1919. Appointed Q. M. at V. M. I. 1920. George, Robert C Texas, 1887. Chaplain, U. S. A., Ft. Leaven- worth, Kansas. Gerson, Gustave R Texas, 1912. Medical Corps, B. E. F. and A. E. F. Recommended for bravery in Flanders and promoted. Slightly wounded in action. Decorated for conspicuous gallantry. Gibson, William L Md., 1912. Cavalry, A. E. F. Giffin, David E .W. Va., 1907. 322nd Labour Battalion, Q. M. Corps, A. E. F. Gill, Howard F Va., 1914. C. A. C, U. S. A. Died in Service at Ft. M'Onroe. Glazebrook, Jr., Larkin W...D. C, 1918. 12th F. A., 2nd Div., A. E. F. Wounded several times, and severely gassed at St. Mihiel. Highly commended, promoted and invalided home. Goodman, Moses Va., 1912. C. A., A. E. F. Goodyear, George A... Va., 1915. 8th Cavalry, U. S. A. Gordon, T. Croxton Va., 1904. Q. M. Corps, Constn. Div., U. S. A. Grant, Percy S Va., 1908. 368th Infantry, 92nd Div., A. E. F. Gray, Jr., Henry P Va., 1918. 51st Inf., 6th Div., A. E. F. At- tached to Commander-in-Chief's Tliird Regi- ment Escort in France and England, after Armistice. Greene, Frederick S Va., 1890. 302d Engineers, 77th Div., A. E. F. Promoted Major, but, through error, never received commission. Grove, Jr., Frank A.. Va., 1912. F. A., A. E. F. Hagenbuch, Joseph S Pa., 1911. Sanitary Corps, A. E. F. With Army of Occupation, performing Major's duty as Chief Sanitary Officer of different Armies. After Armistice remained in charge of all Red Cross work, with headquarters near Bordeaux, and there as late as Feb.. 1920. Harman, Charles P Va., 1888. Ordnance Corps, U. S. A. Harrison, Gunyon M Va., 1907. Headquarters Company, 116th Inf., 29th Div., A. E. F. Severely wounded, Octo- ber 18, 1918, and in Hospital over a year. Only officer of his Company left after terrific drive of his Division — all lieutenants killed. Hayden, Alfred D Fla., 1915. 3d Div., 30th Infantry, A. E. F. Henderson, Jr., Eugene Ark., 1912. Co. "C," 312th Ammunition Train, 87th Div., A. E. F. After Armistice, Camp Provost Marshal, Bordeaux Embarkation Camp, Feb. 12 to July 9, 1919. U. S. Aemy: Captains (Continued) 27 Hepner, John F Va., 1915. 7th Brigade, 7th Division, A. E. F. Herrick, George F 111., 1915. 27th Inf., A. E. F. (Vladivostok, as late as February, 1920.) Hirst, Virginius B ..Va., 1911. Medical Corps, U. S. A. Hitt, Walter L Va., 1915. Infantry, U. S. A. Holtzman, Jr., Charles T Va., 1915. 29th Div., 116th Inf., A. E. F. With Army of Occupation, Howard, Conway R Va., 1900. 17th Engineers, A. E. F. (As late as February, 1920, was still with Relief Com- mission near Salonika, reconstructing rail- roads, in order to carry food to starving people.) Howell, Evan P Ga., 1902. Q. M. Corps, 312th Labour Batta- lion, U. S. A. Humphreys, William H Va., 1915. Company "L," 58th Inf., 4th Div., A. E. F. Wounded in action In Chateau Thierry Sector, July 18, 1918. Killed in ac- tion in Argonne Sector, October 4, 1918. Husson, William M Fla., 1914. 82nd F. A., U. S. A. Hon'bly dis- charged, Jan'y, 1918. Re-enlisted as a private at Camp Taylor, O. T. C, but War ended be- fore he could be re-commissioned. Hutton, Jr., Frank B Va., 1913. Medical Corps, No. 127, Field Hos- pital, 32nd Div., A. E. F. While on way to France his ship. The Tuscania, was torpedoed. In every engagement in which American Army participated. Hyland, John L Miss., 1916. Infantry, U. S. A. Stationed at C. 0. T. School at Camp Pike, as Instructor, U. S. A. James, Bartlett Va., 1915. U. S. A. Died in the Service. Jamison, Peyton T Va., 1906. Battery "A," 35th C. A., U. S. A. Jemison, Elbert S Ala., 1914. 306th Ammunition Train, 81st Div., A. E. F. Later, Instructor, F. A. Replace- ment Depot, Camp Jackson, S. C. Johns, Jr., Claude D Texas, 1915. Infantry, U. S. A. A. E. F. Johnson, A. Broaddus Va., 1911. Post Adjutant, 2nd Aviation Centre, A. E. F. Recommended for grade of Major. Johnson, Conrad Va., 1908. 116th Infantry, 29th Div., A. E. F. Wounded in action. Returned to U. S. as In- structor. Johnson, Francis L W. Va., 1910. 21st (Regular) Infantry, U. S. A. Johnson, I. Branch Va., 1902. 29th Div., 111th F. A., U. S. A. Johnson, James V Ark., 1901. F. A., U. S. A. Johnston, Charles Va., 1902. Headquarters Co., 111th Inf., 29th Div., A. E. F. Very severely wounded In ac- tion. Perm, address, Ch. of Comm'ce, Rich- mond, Va., care Carneal & Johnston Jones, Alger Texas, 1907. Commanding Troop "H," 5th Cav., stationed at Camp iStanley, Texas Cavalry School, under Colonels Fitzhugh Lee and Ben Law, U. S. A. Jones, James S Texas, 1895. 111th Military Police, U. S. A., at Camp Bowie, Texas. Kahn, Lucian L Ohio, 1906. Infantry, 8th Division, A. E. F. Keezell, Rembrandt P Va., 1914. Co. "H,", 319th Inf., A. E. F. Kelly, Warren N. Y., 1913. Infantry, U. S. A. Kennard, Hartwell J Texas, 1917. Infantry, U. S. A, 28 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord Kennon, William G Va., 1904. Medical Corps, 18th Inf., 1st Div., A. E. P. Later, in charge of Camp Hospital No. 28 at Nevers, France. Distinguished himself. Kibler, A. Franklin Va., 1912. 2nd F. A., 8th Div., A. E. F. King, Lawrence G Ohio, 1911. Quartermaster Corps, A. E. F. Attached to Headquarters, Chief Medical Corps in France. In charge of Red Cross at Salonika, as late as January, 1920.) Kinsolving, Jr., Herbert B...Ky., 1911. Battalion Adjutant, 138th F. A., 38th Div. Later, Instructor, School of Fire at Fort Sill, U. S. A. Discharged as Major F. A. R. C. Knight, Robert R Va., 1914. Adjutant and Personnel Officer, 112th Heavy Artillery, U. S. A. Later, Camp Commander, Receiving Station (7,000 re- cruits), Camp McClellan. Kraft, William R N. Y., 1912. Regimental Intelligence OfHcer, 309th Infantry, 78th Div., A. E. F. Lackey, Jr., Samuel C Texas, 1916. Co. "B," 3rd Trench Mortar Bat- tery, 3d Div., A. E. F. Lafferty, Frederick R Calif., 1917. 5th Cavalry, U. S. A. Langstaff, James D Ky., 1907. 801st Pioneer Inf. Transferred to 77th Div., 308th Inf. Commanded Co. "C," of the "Lost Battalion," A. E. F. La Rue, B. V. M: N. Y., 1896. 355th Inf., 89th Div., A. E. F. Se- verely wounded in action in the Meuse-Ar- gonne. Later, died of pneumonia in the Ser- vice in France. Lawrason, George B La., 1873. Appointed Medical Reserve Corps, but died Feb. 3, 1918, before he could be as- signed. Lee, James C .Ala., 1914. Adjutant, 1st Battalion, 106th Eli- gineers, A. E. F. Letcher, Greenlee D Va., 1886. Battery "F,", -lllth F. A., 29th Div., A. E. F. Said to be the oldest Volunteer Line Officer in American Army. Lewis, S. Oliver Texas, 1915. Q. M. Corps, A. E. F. With Army of Occupation. Lewis, Wickliffe B La., 1915. Aide-de-Camp to Major Gen. H. J. Hatch, A. E. F. Lincoln, Atwell T Miss., 1897. Co. "B" (M. G.), 354th Inf., 89th Div., A. E. F. Killed in action in St. Mihiel Salient, Sept. 18, 1918. Lindner, John A Pa., 1916. C. A., U. S. A. Lindsey, Eugene L Va., 1909. Engineers, A. E. F. Commended for "Exceptionally Meritorious and Distin- guished Services." Lipper, Lawrence . Texas, 1910. Judge Advocate, U. S. A. Logan, Dulaney Ky., 1909. Battery "F," 60th C. A., A. E. F. Lohmeyer, Jr., William W. Va., 1916. Corps Engineers (Regular Army), A. E. P. Very severely wounded in action near Chateau Thierry, July, 1918, and not recovered as late as Oct., 1919. Loth, Moritz A. R Va., 1916. 49th Inf., U. S. A. Lowry, Jr., S. L Fla., 1914. ]24th Inf., 31st Div., A. E. F. Mackall, Porter A Ga., 1910. Air Service, U. S. A. U. S. Army: Captains (Continued) 29 Malone, Paul N. Y., 1908. Air Service, U. S. A., and A. E. F. Then 7 months in Balkan States with Ameri- can Relief Administration. Marshall, Jr., Joseph M Va., 1905. Engineers, A. E. F. Marshall, Richard J Va., 1915. 6th F. A., 1st Division, A. E. F. Se- verely wounded, Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Nov. 1, 1918, and in Hospital until March, 1919. (Continues in the Service.) Marshall, Samuel Va., 1914. M. G. Co., 30th Inf. (Reg.), 3d Div., A. E. F. With Army of Occupation as late as June, 1920. Martin, Clarence A Va., 1917. 56th Infantry, 7th Div., A. E. F. Highly commended for conspicuous gallantry. (Continues in the Service.) Martin, Marlin C Ark., 1912. (Regular) Infantry, U. S. A. Maury, Lewis A Va., 1913. 44th Infantry (Reg.), U. S. A. Meem, John G Brazil, 1914. General Staff, War Plans Div, Education and Special Training Section, U. S. A. Merritt, , James A Md., 1905. U. S. A. (Retired.) On duty at Colorado University. Michaux, Edward R N. C, 1917. 60th (Reg.) Infantry, 5th Divi- sion, A. E. F. With Army of Occupation. Wounded in action, Oct. 12, 1918, at Cunel, France. Citation from a General Officer for conspicuous bravery in action. Resigned from Service after his return to U. S. Millner, Jr., Samuel M Va., 1911. 314th F. A., A. E. F. Zone Major. Minton, John T Kansas, 1912. 8th Cavalry, U. S. A. Moore, A. Wylie S. C, 1898. Medical Corps, Air Service, U. S. A. Moore, Baxter S S. C, 1899. Medical Corps, A. E. F. In charge, Brain and Spinal Cord Surgery, at Evacua- tion Hospital No. 25. Moore, Charles E Va., 1913. 23rd (Reg.) Infantry, 2d Div., A. E. F. Severely wounded at Vaux, July 1, 1918, in which action he led his company with great gallantry, though suffering from a serious wound. For this he was highly commended by the Commander-in-Chief in person, and recommended for promotion later. Still in Hospital, as late as April, 1920. Moore, Roy C S. C, 1916. 18th F. A., 3d Div., A. E. F. With Army of Occupation, as late as June, 1920, as Assistant to A. C. of S., G-1. Morison, Rufus A Va., 1905. Medical Corps, A. E. F. In charge. Convalescent Hospital of two thousand beds. Morris, William S Md., 1916. 36th (Reg.) Infantry, U. S. A. (Continues in Service.) Murrill, Jr., Hugh A N. C, 1913. Infantry Staff, A. E. F. McAdow, Lewis H Mont., 1903. Transferred from Captain of In- fantry, U. S. A., to Captain in charge of Avia- tion General Supply Depot, Americus, Ga. McGill, E. Leavenworth Va., 1897. Medical Corps, U. S. A. McKee, John L Va., 1915. 7th Int., 3d Division, A, E. F. In- jured when horse was killed in battle, and invalided home. Overseas from February to October, 1918. In four major engagements. McMillin, Douglass N Tenn., 1910. U. S. A. Commanding Co. "B," 114th M. G. Battn., 30th Div., A. E. F., in all actions in which his Division was engaged. 30 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord McMillin, Edwyn W Tenn., 1913. Commanding Co. "D," 114th M. G. Battalion, 30th Div., A. E. F. Nash, Jr., Edgar Va., 1914. C. A., A. E. F. Nichols, E. Hunter Va., 1914. Commissioned, April, 1917, and served until discharged for physical dis- ability, Oct. 11, 1918. Served then as Capt. and Asst. Prof. V. M. I., till Jan'y,, 1920. Nichols, Jr., James A Va., 1910. Acting C. O., 2nd Battalion, 345th F. A., A. E. F. Three times wounded, and gassed once. Recommended for D. S. C. Nottingham, Jr., Lucius S....Va., 1906. Headquarters Company, 320th In- fantry, 80th Division, A. E. P. Oakes, Lawrence L Okla., 1917. Motor Transport Corps, A. E. F. Orme, James B. L D. C, 1904. Ordnance Corps, U. S. A. Otey, Kirkwood Va., 1906. Infantry, U. S. A. Outten, Edgar C Va., 1912. 1st Lt. 17th F. A., 2d Div., A. E. F., and, later, Capt. 36th F. A., U. S. A. Owsley. Clark Texas, 1916. 142nd Infantry, Regimental Gas Director, 36th Div., A. E. F. Commended for valour. * Page, Edwin R W. Va., 1904. Engineers, U. S. A. Palmer, C. Bryan Fla., 1916. C. A., U. S. A. Parker, Jr., John P.... La., 1902. Cavalry Staff Officer, U. S. A, Parrish, Robert E Md., 1910. 5th Inf., 164th Depot Brigade, U. S. A. Parsons, Xenophon -Va., 1915. 361st Inf., 91st Div., A. E. F. Pattison, Theodore S Md., 1910. Engineers, A. E. F. Paul, Charles G Va., 1907. F. A., U. S. A. Paul, John Va., 1903. Battery Commander, Adjutant, 1st Battalion, 313th P. A., 80th Div., and Regi- mental Adjutant for a while, A. E. F. Paul, John G Va., 1916. 6th Trench Mortar Battery, 6th Brigade, F. A., 6th Division, A. E. F. Pendleton, Arvid M N. Y., 1909. C. A., U. S. A. Pennybackor, Percy V Texas, 1915. Air Service, U. S. A. Phelan, Julian E Tenn., 1901. 1st Battn., 19th F. A., Replacement Depot, Camp Jackson, U. S. A. Poague, William T Va., 1909. F, A., A. E. F. Polk, George W Texas, 1909. 61st F. A. Brigade, 36th Div., A. E. F. Porter, Ernest C Va., 1917. 102nd F. A., 26th Div., A. E. F. Re- turned to United States as Instructor. Porter, Howard D Va., 1906. Motor Transport Corps, U. S. A. Ranson, Henry H Va., 1914. Inf., U. S. A. Rathbone, Wofford R Texas, 1913. C. A., U. S. A. Rawls, Jr., William A Fla., 1913. 30th Infantry, 3d Div., A. E. F. Reardon, Jr., Henry B Va., 1912. Ordnance Corps, A. E. F. Renshaw, Alfred H Md., 1881. Engineers, U. S. A. Rhett, Wythe M Miss., 1909. Medical Corps, A. E. F. Richards, James N. C Va., 1914. Company "F," 26th (Reg.) Inf., 1st Div., A. E. F. Killed in action near Soissons, France, July 19, 1919. D. S. C. (posthumously) awarded him. Riddick, Jr., Alfred T Va., 1908. 312th F. A., 79th Div., U. S. A. Roberts, William A D. C, 1896. Q. M. Corps, U. S. A. Robertson, James F N. C, 1908. Medical Corps, A. E. F. Robertson, William J Va., 1908. Infantry, U. S. A. Rogers, Clarke Ind., 1897. Medical Corps, U. S. A. U. S. Army: Captains (Continued) 31 Rogers, Lynn Va., 1897. Q. M. Corps, U. S. A. Roper, LeRoy Va., 1914. C. A., U. S. A. Royall, William L Ind., 1897. Medical Corps, U. S. A. Ruffner David L Va., 1917. 103rd F. A., 26th Div., A. E. F. Satterfield, Jr., Calvin .Va., 1913. 111th F. A., 29th Div., U. S. A. When Regiment went overseas was ill with typhoid fever. Given duty in U. S. until War ended. On detail at V. M. I., 1918. Saunders, I. H Va., 1884. Commissioned Captain, Aviation Section, Signal Officers Reserve Corps, Oct. 1, 1917. Assigned to duty as President, Avia- tion Examining Board at various Flying Fields until Dec. 31, 1918, when made Off. in charge of Authorities of Military Aero- nautics (Air Service). Discharged, Mch. 31, 1919. Appointed Division Personnel Chief, Bureau of War Risk Insurance, A. & A. Divi- sion, April 1, 1919. Served until Jan'y 2, 1920, when appointed Training Officer, Fed- eral Board for Vocational Education, and serving as late as June, 1920. Scott, Kirkwood D Va., 1914. Aide-de-Camp to Brig. Gen. E. E. Hatch. Later, Commander, 154th Depot Bri- gade Inf., U. S. A. Semmes, Thomas M Va., 1904. Q. M. Corps, Financial Division, U. S. A. Shaner, Henry L Va., 1899. Q. M. Corps, U. S. A. Slingluff, Fielder C Md., 1895. Engineers, U. S. A. (Unattached.) Smiley, William V Va., 1902. Co. "A," 46th Engineers, A. E. F. and in charge of costly construction work in France. Smith, Frank M Tenn., 1907. 61st Infantry, 5th Division, A. E. (Formerly Calvin M F. Received two Citations from General Of- Smith) fleers for conspicuous bravery in action. Wounded near Cunel, Oct. 14, 1918. Smith, Jr., Horace L Va., 1915. 1st U. S. Engineers, A. E. F. Com- mended many times for most distinguished bravery. Awarded D. S. C. Smith, Julian P Ala., 1911. 106th Supply Train, 31st Div., A. E. F. Snidow, Robert C Va., 1910. C. A., 3rd Army, A. E. F. (On duty in Poland as late as January, 1920.) Sprigg, Rodney S Calif., 1915. 62nd Infantry, A. E. F. (Russia.) Stafford, Frederick D Texas, 1906. 105th Engineers, A. E. F. Stuart, Jr., Harry C Va., 1915. 322nd Inf., 81st Div., A. E. F. Stude, Alphonse J Texas, 1907. 14th (Railway) Engineers, A. E. F. Taliaferro, Jr., John C Md., 1910. Cavalry, U. S. A. Tate, William P Va., 1907. 306th Engineers, 81st Div., A. E. F. Taylor, James N. J., 1918. 301st Heavy Tank Corps, A. E. F. and, later, with Motor Transport Corps, A. E. F. (after Armistice). Wounded in action, Oct. 23, 1918, at Montrebain. Thomas, Charles B Md., 1916. P. A., U. S. A. Thompson, John V Va., 1910. Battery "D," 35th C. A., U. S. A. Throckmorton, Robert J Va., 1912. Commanding H. Q. Troop, 80th Div., A. E. F. 32 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord Tlnsley, George C Va., 1917. C. A., A. E. F. Observer in London, Eng. (Continues in the Service.) Todd, Charles L Va., 1901. Engineers, A. E. F. Tomlinson, John B Ala., 1917. 18th (Reg.) Inf., 1st Div., A. E. F. Died in France, Oct. 14, 1918, from effects of being twice gassed, May 1st and again in October, 1918. Trinkle, Lacy L Va., 1911. 308th Engineers, 83d Div., A. E. F. With Army of Occupation. Trinkle, Robert J Va., 1914. Infantry, U. S. A. Tucker, Beverley H Calif., 1902. M. G. Company, 137th Inf., 35th Div., A. E. F. With Army of Occupation. Tyree, Harold B W. Va., 1915. 338th Inf., 85th Div., and, later, Co. "H," 59th Inf., 4th Div., A. E. F. Uhler, Alfred L Va., 1905. U. S. A. Waddey, David M Va., 1913. 44th C. A., A. E. F. Walton, Joseph S Va., 1912. Regimental Adjt., 811th Pioneer In- fantry, 80th Div., A. E. F. Watson, Howard E Va., 1915. U. S. A. Wells, Edward L S. C, 1907. 2nd M. G. Battalion, 1st Div., A. E. F. Killed near Exermont, France, Oct. 4, 1918. Twice promoted for conspicuous gallantry. Specially commended by his Brigade and Division Commanders for ex- traordinary bravery, the latter in a letter to the Mayor of Charleston, in which he said the City should erect a monument to him. Twice awarded, posthumously, D. S. C, and also Croix de Guerre. West, Oscar H Va., 1915. 155th Depot Brigade, Camp Lee, Va., U. S. A. White, Benjamin H ..,.Va., 1917. In A. E. F. four months and then returned to U. S., as Instructor, 90th In- fantry, 20th Division. Promoted to Captain. Commission to date from July 30, 1918. White, George W Va., 1917. Infantry, A. E. F. Whittle, William M Va., 1917, 314th M. G. Battalion, 80th Div., A. E. F. Willcox, Jr., Thomas H Va., 1909. Co. "D," 811th Pioneer Infantry, A. E. F. Willis, William T Va., 1905. Chaplain, 150th Inf., 38th Div., A E. F. Wilmot, Frederick A Mo., 1910. Q. M. Corps, 83rd Div., A. E. F. Wilson, Rogers M Ga., 1911. Co. "L," 18th Inf., 1st Division, A E. F. Severely wounded in action at Sois- sons, while commanding his battalion, July 21, 1918. Many months in Hospital in France and United States. Awarded the D. S. C. and Croix de Guerre. Wilson, William V Mo., 1907. Q. M. Corps, U. S. A. Wiltshire, George D Md., 1915. 1st Cavalry, A. E. F. Wise, Jr., James B Va., 1915. 59th Inf., 4th Div., A. E. F. Withers, A. Putney Va., 1907. Infantry, A. E. F. (Formerly Stephen Put- ney, Jr.) Wood, F. Travers Va., 1904. Engineer with the Construction Division, U. S. A., in charge of extensive and costly construction in different parts of U. 5. Promoted to Major in Q. M. Corps, but declined commission and asked for dis- charge, after War. U. S. Aemt: Captains (Continued) — First Lieutenants 33 Wright, Jesse B Va., 1902. Engineers, U. S. A. Wysor, John D Va., 1915. Inf. 154th Depot Brigade, U. S. A. Wysor, Jr., Robert E Va., 1915. 6th Inf., 5th Division, A. E. F. (Continues in Service.) Zimmer, Jr., William L Va., 1899. Q. M. Dept., U. S. A. Stationed in Washington. FIRST LIEUTENANTS. Aiken, Archibald M Va., 1909. 60th C. A., A. E. F. Alexander, Gail H Va., 1899. 47th Inf., 4th Div., A. E. F. Killed in action near the Vesle River, at Bazoches, France, Aug. 7, 1918. Allison, James A Va., 1915. F. A., U. S. A. Alvey, R. W Texas, 1900. U. S. A. Amerine, Warren M Ala., 1912. Intelligence Officer, 56th Inf., 7th Div., A. E. F. Amory, George S Del., 1914. 303rd Inf., 76th Div., 'A. E. F. Amory, Thomas D Del., 1916. 26th Inf. (Reg.), 1st Div., A. B. F. Killed in action leading assaulting pla- toon ahead of his regiment, near Verdun, Oct. 2, 1918. Awarded the D. S. C, posthum- ously, and recommended for the "Medal of Honour." Anderson, Jr., George K Va., 1916. H. Q. Troop, 15th Div., Infantry, Camp Logan, IJ. S. A. Anderson, John Kyle Va., 1913. 21st F. A., 5th Div., A. E. F. Angle, James M Pa., 1906. Engineers, A. E. F. Ayres, Blackstone D Va., 1916. 47th C. A., A. E. F. Bagby, Ph. D., English Md., Adjunct Prof., V. M. I. Sanitary Corps, Air Service, U. S. A. Later, Comdg. Med. Re- search Lab., Kelly Field. Still later, Adjt., Med. Research Lab., at Hazelhurst Field. Barrett, William S Va., 1917. Aide-de-Camp, U. S. A. With 31st Inf., in Siberia after Armistice. Batten, Raymond M ...Va., 1915. Air Service, A. E. F. Baugham, William E N. C, 1915. 115th F. A., 30th Div., A. E. F. Black, William L Tenn., 1899. Infantry, A. E. F. After Armis- tice on duty with Peace Commission. Black, Jr., William M D. C, 1920. F. A., A. E. F. Blackford, George Tayloe . . . Va., 1901. Engineers, A. E. F. Recommended for grades of Captain and Major. Com- manded detachment of 3,500 men, including 900 prisoners. Blundon, Montague * . . . Md., 1902. 74th Engineers, 30th Brigade, R. A. R., A. E. F. Specialized in "Burst Rang- ing and Flash Ranging" and prepared a Manual on same. Bond, Edward J Md., 1908. Infantry, U. S. A. Borden, Jr., Frank K N. C, 1909. 113th F. A., 30th Div., detached to Air Service, 135th Squadron, as Aerial Ob- server, A. E. F. Borde, Harry J Calif., 1913. Cavalry, U. S. A. Promoted Captain, Nov. 13, 1918, but commission re- voked on account of Armistice. Bowles, Jr., William B Va., 1913. 19th F. A., 5th Div., A. E. F. Boykln, Richard S Va., 1915. 31st Inf., A. E. F. (Siberia as late as Feb., 1920.) 34 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord Boykln, Robert S N. C, 1912. Intelligence Officer, 52nd (Reg.) Infantry, Gth Div., A. E. P. Brabson, Samuel M Texas, 1914. Infantry, U. S. A. Brooks, George R W, Va., 1915. Engineers, U. S. A. Brown, Ernest C Tenn., 1917. Battalion Adjt., 117th Inf., 30th Div., A. E. F. Severely wounded in action. Brown, Jr., Foster V Tenn., 1912. 28th Inf., 1st Div., A. E, F. Wounded severely in action. Croix de Guerre with Palm for exceptional bravery in going into "No Man's Land," while wounded, and rescuing his Captain. Brown, John S Texas, 1908. Field Re-Mount Squadron 354, U. S. A., Camp Johnston. Brown, Mills Texas, 1911. F. A., U. S. A. Buracker, Samuel L Va., 1916. 318th Inf., 80th Div., A. E. F. Burdeau, Jr., George T., Mo., 1£11. 15th Cavalry, A. E. F. Burress. Jack W Va., 1918. 371st Infantry, A. E. F. Wounded four times, Sept. 30, 1918, in the Champagne Sector, the last time seriously, and in Hos- pital several months, and then invalided home. Burton, Jr., Reuben Va., 1912. 317th Infantry, 81st Div., A. E. F. Caldwell, Francis Y Va., 1918. 317th Inf., 81st Div., A. E. F. Re- turned to U. S. and assigned to 90th Inf., 20th Div., Sept., 1918. Cammer, Claude R Va., 1915. M. G. Battalion, 1st Div., A. E. F. Gassed, May 28, 1918, at Cantigny, and se- verely wounded in action, west of Soissons, and not released from Walter Reed Hospital until Jan. 13, 1919. Permanently disabled. Highly commended for gallantry at Can- tigny where he commanded his M. G. Com- pany. Camp, Vaughan Va., 1911. (A. E. F.) Battalion Adjt. at Camp Lee, 80th Div., U. S. A., then Zone Major, Advance Station, S. O. S., A. E. F. Campbell, A. Horace Canada, 1918. Co. "L,". 317th Inf., 80th Divi- sion, A. E. F. Severely wounded in action. Campbell, Jr., Hugh A Va., 1917. 60th C. A., A. E. F. Campbell, William S Va., 1914. 810th Pioneer Inf., U. S. A. Cann, Samuel A Ga., 1913. 307th Ammunition Train, A. E. F. Cann, William G Ga., 1909. 151st M. G. Battalion, 42nd Div., A. E. F. Wounded in action, July, 1918, St. Mihiel. Carpenter, John I Ky., 1911. 334th M. G. Battalion, 87th Div., A. E. F. Carr, Harrison F Va., 1906. 5th Engineers. Service at Camp Humphreys, U. S. A. Carter, Charles S Va., 1908. 316th Infantry, 82d Div., A. E. F. Carter, Franklin W Va., 1912. 165th Inf., 42d Div.. A. E. F. Se- verely wounded in action. Awarded D. S. C. Childs, J. Rives Va., 1912. Intelligence duty with Commanding General, A. E. F. After Armistice with Peace Commission. At various times as- signed to duty with British and French Armies. Chittum, Harold T Va., 1916. 111th F. A., 29th Div., A. E. F. Christian, John H Va., 1914. 323rd F. A., 83rd Div. Detached to Air Service, U. S. A., as Aerial Observer. Was hurt in a fall with his plane. U. S. Army: First Lieutenants (Continued) 35 Clopton, Edward J Va., 1914. 312th F. A., 79th Div., A. E. F. Coburn, Hugh S .Miss, 1913. Infantry, A. E. F. Colbern, Jr.. Wm. H Mo., 1916. 15th Inf., A. E. F., at Tien-Sin, China. Corey, Lawrence Ind., 1917. 336th Inf., 84th Div., A. E. F. Cox, Daniel E Va , 1916. U. S. A. Craig, M. L. Weems Texas, 1915. U. S. A. Crockett, Jr., George S Va., 1919. Air Service, U. S. A. (Discharged from Service as Captain, A. S., R. C.) Crockett, Gilman K Va., 1912. 9th M. G. Battalion, 3rd Div., A. E. F. Wounded twice slightly, same day, in action near Chateau Thierry, July 15, 1918. Wounded again severely, Oct. 9, 1918, in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Crowder, Robert T Va., 1908. Intelligence and Liaison Officer, 314th M. G. Battalion, 80th Div., A. E. F. For one year after Armistice served as "Town Major" in France. Crowdus, John W Texas, 1904. Engineers, U. S. A. Crump, Jr., Malcolm H Ky., 1914. Adjutant, 138th M. G. Battalion, 38th Div., A. E. F. Dawes, Byron F Ohio, 1914. U. S. A. De Leon, J. Waldo Fla., 1906. In Fla. N. G. as lieutenant from 1914 to 1917. Then a few months with 9th Inf., U. S. A., until discharged for physical disability. De Shazo, Martin Va., 1908. Infantry, U. S. A. Dillard, J. A. B Va., 1916. Comdg. Co. "C," 388th Inf., 97th Div., U. S. A. Camp Cody. Douglas, Howard M Ala., 1913. M. G. Battalion, 118th Inf., 30th Div., A. E. F. Downes, Joseph W Md., 1913. 58th C. A., U. S. A. Driscoll, Marvin G Va., 1917. Appointed 1st Lieutenant soon after graduating, but later discharged because of a stiff ankle. Dykeman, Conrad F N. Y., 1906. 116th Engineers, 41st Div., A E. F. Easley, Cary B Va., 1914. C. A., U. S. A. (Hawaii). Died Jan. 22, 1920, after discharge. Eberle, Eugene G iVrk., 1916. 142nd F. A., 39th Div., A. E. F. Echols, Frank Va., 1915. 60th C. A., A. E. F. Effinger, Williams L Md., 1907. Co. "C," 143rd Inf., 36th Div A. E. F. Elden, John A Ohio, 1911. Chemical Warfare Service, U. S. A. Elebash, Clarence C Ala., 1908. Medical Corps, A. E. F. In service at Prince of Wales Hospital, London. Erck, Carl B N. Y., 1912. In charge of Gunnery, 86th Aero Squadron, U. S. A., Ellington Field, Texas. Etheridge, Fletcher H Va., 1917. 35th Inf., U. S. A. Ewell, Jr., James H Texas, 1909. C. A., A. E. F. In command of first Anti-Aircraft Battery. Returned to U. S. as Instructor at Fort Monroe. In a few months returned with a detachment of trained troops, but died of pneumonia on board of ship as he approached the shores of England, Oct. 18, 1918. Farrell, Doddridge Mo., 1912. 312th M. G. Battalion, 79th Div A. E. F. Fechheimer, John H N. Y., 1916. Intelligence Officer, 165th Inf., 42nd Div., A. E. F. Cited for gallantry. Wounded slightly, Sept. 28, 1918. 36 ViEGiNiA Military Institute — World War Eecord Fetterolf, Carlos M N. Y., 1917. 108th Inf., 27th Div., A. E. F. Fishburne, Richard Va., 1916. 314th F. A., 80th Div., A. E. F. Or- dered to U. S. Aug., 1918, and assigned to 35th F. A., Fitzgerald, John H Ky., 1913. F. A., U. S. A. Fraser, Alexander H. . Texas, 1908. Air Service, Kelly Field, U. S. A. Died in the Service of pneumonia, Oct. 28, 1918. Prazer, Edward J Texas, 1913. 344th F. A., 90th Div. Detailed to Air Service as Aerial Observer in First Provisional Wing, U. S. A. Fry, Henry P Tenn., 1901. Infantry, U. S. A. Gallagher, John C Va., 1917. 1st Pioneer Infantry, A. E. F. Gannaway, Walter C Va., 1912. 116th Inf., 29th Div., A. E. F. Garland, Herbert G Va., 1902. 55th Pioneer Inf., and 61st Inf., 5th Division, A. E. F. Gatling Peter F. P Va., 1918. Staff Offlcer, M. G. Training Centre, U. S. A. Geiger, Henry J Va., 1902. Chaplain, 51st (Reg.) Inf., 6th Divi- sion, A. E. F. (Continues in the Service.) Gould, Jr., William T N. Y., 1918. Air Service, A. E. F. "First Honour" at Ground School at Princeton Uni- versity. Wearer of "Black Bird" and 2 gold "Vs." Grant, Charles S Va. (Special Student, 1917-18) . Infantry, U. S. A. Graves, Sanford P Tenn., 1914. Company "C," 306th Engineers, 81st Div., A. E. F. Groover, Carl Ga., 1916. Infantry, U. S. A. Grove, Arthur A Va., 1912. M. G. Company, 116th Inf., 29th Div., A. E. F. Guthrie, Milton M Tenn., 1912. F. A., A. E. F. Slightly wounded in action in Picardy, Spring of 1918. Hagan, John M Va., 1911. Ordnance Corps, U. S. A. Hager, Richard B Ky., 1909. 115th F. A... 30th Div. Later, 89th, 37th, 32nd, 79th and 33d Divisions, A. E. F. Haley, Jr., William A Va., 1918. Infantry, 89th Div., A. E. F. Wounded in action. Hamlin, Jr., James T Va., 1917. F. A., U. S. A. Hathaway, E. T Okla., 1915. Air Service. Flight Commander, 90th Aero Squadron, A. E. F. Killed when his plane fell, June 25, 1918. Hill, Thomas L Kansas, 1906. 13th F. A., 4th Div., A. E. F. Hirst, J. Terry..... Va., 1908. Gas Defense, Chemical Warfare Service. Headquarters, 32nd Div., A. E. F. With Army of Occupation. Hock, Conrad Va., 1918. Infantry, A. E. F. Hock, Frederick S Va., 1915. Infantry, A. E. F. Horgan, Charles J Va., 1918. Infantry, U. S. A. Hudgins, Robert S Va., 1905. Motor Transport Corps, U. S. A. Hull, Richard M Ga., 1917. 4th Inf., 3d Div., A. E. F. Severely wounded in action. Hunter, Chapman K Va., 1918. 155th Depot Brigade, Camp Lee, U. S. A. "^ Hunter, Charles E Va., 1908. 48th Inf., U. S. A. Hurt, Shirley R Va., 1914. Acting Adjutant, 79th Inf., U. S. A., at Camp Logan. U. S. Army: First Lieutenants (Continued) 37 Hutter, James L Va., 1912. Adjutant, 1st Provisional Develop- ment Regiment, 156tli Depot Brigade, Camp Sevier, U. S. A. Jackson, William C Va., 1911. Infantry, U. S. A. Jarman, Emerson W Va., 1914. Cavalry, U. S. A. Johnson, William R W. Va., 1907. Headquarters, 32d Division, A. E. F. (Previously 323d P. A.) Johnson, Wilton R Va., 1914. Temporary Commission in British Army and carried a battalion of Chinese labourers from China to France. Then re- turned to U. S. and commissioned in F. A. 1st Lieutenant, 316th F. A., Instructor. Later, transferred to Hdq. Co., F. A., R. D. Motor School, Camp Taylor, in command. Jones, Bernard M Va., 1909. 155th Depot Brigade, Camp Lee, U. S. A. Later, sailed in command of Com- pany of Replacements, but recalled, Nov. 16, 1918, after Armistice. Jones, Catesby Ap C Va., 1913. 3rd Cavalry, A. E. F. Severely in- jured by his horse kicking him in the head. Many months in Hospital and invalided home, but finally recovered and returned to duty. Made Chevalier, Order of the Crown, by the King of Belgium. Jones, Charles H N. Y., 1917. F. A., U. S. A. Jones, Jr., Thomas G Ala., 1908. M. G. Co., 326th Inf., 82d Division, and, later, 157th Depot Brigade, Camp Gor- don, U. S. A. (He did not go overseas be- cause of an attack of pneumonia.) Jones, William B Va., 1916. 2nd Trench Mortar Battalion, A, E. F. Jones, William Carleton Va., 1910. 111th F. A., 29th Division A. E. F. Jones, William G Va., 1919. F. A., Replacement Depot, Camp Jackson, U. S. A. Kane, Jr., Henry S Va., 1910. Ordnance Corps, U. S. A. In Service at War Dept. Keith, Lucien Va., 1912. Infantry, U. S. A. Kimberly, Clarke O Va., 1915. 12th F. A., 2d Division, A. E. F. Croix de Guerre. Knight, Robert W Ga., 1913. Infantry, U. S. A. Knox, Jr., Robert W Texas, 1916. C. A., A. E. F. Lawson, Joseph S Va., 1917. 47th Inf., 4th Div., A. E. F.. Lee, Henry Fitzhugh Va., 1911. 60th C. A., A. E. F. Leftwich, Lewis C Texas, 1904. U. S. A. Leggett, William B N. J., 1917. F. A., U. S. A. Lewis, Jr., William B N. C. 1916. F. A., U. S. A. Lively, Lewis M Fla., 1898. Q. M. Dept. (Ordnance Corps), U. S. A. Lloyd, Jr., Edward D. C, 1912. U. S. A. Lunt, Samuel M Va., 1915. Air Service. Observer of Day Bombing with 96th Aero Squadron, A. E. F. Lutz, Robert S 111., 1915. 107th Engineers, 32d Division. A E. F. Macdonald, Charles G N. Y. 1908. Tank Corps, U. S. A. Maclean, George M Ga., 1910. Tank Corps, A. E. F. Severely wounded in action. Madden, Louis J Texas, 1915. Engineers, A. E. F. Malone, Jr., John F N. Y., 1908. 86th Aero Squadron, A. E. F. 38 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord Mansfield, Jr., Charles F 111., 1913. Infantry, A. E. F. Marshall, Adam J W. Va., 1919. Infantry, U. S. A. Mason, Robert Bruce N. C, 1915. M. G. Battalion, 2d Brigade, 2d Division, A. B. F. Massie, Hope W Va., 1918. 119th Inf., 30th Div., A. E. F. Killed on patrol duty in "No Man's Land," August 6, 1918, Maxwell, Edward G Va., 1915. Signal Officer, 317th Inf., 80th Divi- sion, A. E. F. ; highly commended for initia- tive and courage in battle by his regimental commander, Col. Kellar. Melton, Waverly F Va., 1919. A. S., A. E. F. Hurt flying in France. Merriam, Jr., Lewis D. C, 1913. C. A., U. S. A. Merry, Howard R Md^, 1915. 13th Battalion>, Replacement Troops, Camp Lee, U. S. A. Miller, Charles G Va., 1912. 301st Field Signal Battery, 76th Div., A. E. F. Miller, James A Va., 1914. 47th (Reg.) Inf., 4th Division, A. E. F. Wounded in action in two places, July, 1918, and again Sept., 1918. Miller, Jr., John Craig W, Va., 1916. Engineers, then F. A., A. E. F. Severely wounded, June, 1918, near Lucy-le- Booage. D. S. C. and Croix de Guerre. Miller, Rush F Va., 1914. Engineers, A. E. F. Minnigerode, John H Md., 1915. C. A., U. S. A. Minnlgerode, Karl Va., 1908. 129t;h M. G. Battalion, 35th Div., A. E. F. Minton, Charles A N. Y., 1909. Acting Captain, Co. "C," 305th Inf., 77th Div., A. E. P. Died in the Service, Oct. 12, 1918, in France. Mitkiewics, Eugene de. D. C, 1896. Staff, U. S. A. Moore, Lawrence K Ohio, 1916. Infantry, U. S. A. Moore, Lewis Franklin Ala., 1911. 73rd Heavy Artillery, U. S. A. Morrison, Henry Terry Va., 1920. 50th C. A., A. E. F. Moseley, Thomas S Va., 1912. Battery "C," 111th F. A., 29th Div., A. E. F. Munday, Benton F Mo., 1915. 7th Cavalry, A. E. F. With Army of Occupation as late as April, 1920. McClintock, Alexander Ky., 1913. Infantry, U. S. A. Previously, for two years, a sergeant in the British Expedi- tionary Force, and several times severely wounded and gassed. Awarded the D. S. 0. by King George, personally, who visited him at the Hospital in London. Author of an interesting book on Trench Warfare as prac- tised in this War. Died in New York, June 28, 1918, from the effects of his wounds and hardships in Prance where he had served over three years. MpCormick. Edward L Va., 1915. 155th Depot Brigade, Camp Lee, U. S. A. McCoy, William S Mo., 1909. 355th Inf., 89th Div., A. E. P. Se- verely wounded in action at St. Mihiel, Sept. 13, 1918. McCurdy John F Mo., 1908. Chemical Warfare Service, A. E. P. McEntee,' Jansen A N. Y., 1912. 312th P. A., 79th Div., U. S. A. McFerren, William HI-. 1907. Air Service, Balloon Div., Aerial Observer, A. E. P. McGee Ralph W Miss., 1913. 312th Ammunition Train, 87th Div., A. E. P. IT. S. Army: First Lieutenants (Continued) 39 McGill, William Mahone Va., 1919. Asst. Camp Personnel Adjutant, Camp Lee, U, S. A. McHugh, Jr., Chas. A Va., 1918. 35th C. A., U. S. A. McKinney, Samuel A Va., 1914. Adjutant, 1st Battalion, 116th Inf.. 29th Div., A. E. F. McMenamin, James Va., 1913. 111th F. A., 29th Div., A. E. F. McNeil, William A Va., 1898. Engineers, U. S. A. Nash, Lloyd N Texas, 1912. Air Service, flying in Italy. With the British in France, and with the Ameri- cans at Issoudun; then Instructor at Is- soudun. Nelson, Jr., John C Va., 1918. 119th Inf., 30th Div., A. E. F. Cap- tured by the Enemy and not released until Armistice was signed. Noell, William W Va., 1918. F. A., U. S. A. Nowlin, Jr., J. Christian Va., 1913. Co. "L," 30th Inf., 3d Division, A. E. F. Severely wounded in action. Nowlin, Robert A Va., 1910. Engineers, U. S. A. Owen, William O Va., 1915. 61st Inf., 5th Division, M. G. Batta- lion, A. E. F. Owens, W. Irvine Va., 1919. 15th M. G. Battalion, 9th Brigade, 5th Division, A. E. F. Served in all the Engagements participated in by his Divi- sion after July, 1918. Parker, John C Va., 1914, Pilot, Air Service, A. E. F. Seri- ously injured when his plane fell. Parkerson, Emmet La., 1916. 114th Trench Mortar Battalion, 39th Div., A. E. F. Parsons, William P Va., 1915. Infantry, U. S. A. Pender, Jr., John R N. C, 1917. F. A., U. S. A. Penn, William J N. C, 1909. Motor Transport, A. E. F. Perkinson, Thomas R Va., 1918. 60th Brigade, 30tfi Div., A. E. F. A. D. C. to Brig. Genl. Faison. Petty, William W W. Va., 1906. Dental Corps, U. S. A. Phister, Lawrence H Ky., 1906. Infantry. Later, transferred to In- telligence Division, U. S. A. Pierce, Reid M Va., 1908. Infantry, A. E. F. Slightly wounded in action. Pigue, James A Tenn., 1905. 117th Inf., 30th Div., A. E. F. Killed in action on the Marne, July 18, 1918. Rec'd. in U. S. M. C, previous to War, 3 Ser- vice Medals. Polack, Rodney W Pa., 1908. 60th Inf., 5th Div., A. E. F. Killed in action, Oct. 14, 1918, in attack on Cunel, about 20 miles from , Verdun, by sniper's bullet, while leading his company. He had gallantly fought at the head of his men at St. Mihiel and the Argonne. Potts, Jr., Paul M La., 1917. Air Service, Bomber, A. E. F. Prentiss, W. Pearce Md., 1914. Supply Officer, 7th Battalion, 155th D. B. Commander, Co. "A," 2nd Devel. Bat- talion, Camp Lee, U. S. A. Purman, Daniel Pa., 1904. Engineers (Q. M. Corps), A. E. F. Quin, Jr., Oliver B Miss., 1909. Co. "A," 140th M. G. Battalion, A. E. F. Handle, Cole T Texas, 1903. F. A., U. S. A. Rankin, George I. N. Y., 1910. A. E. F. Highly commended for gallantry in battle of Marne. Instructor In U. S. a short while before Armistice was signed. 40 Virginia Military Institute— World War Eecord Reed, ¥/ashington Va., 1912. 60th Inf., 5th Division., A, E. P. Severely wounded in action near Pont-a- Mousson, Sept. 25, 1918. Awarded D. S. C, French Croix de Guerre and Legion of Honour Cross. Rice, Henry J Tenn., 1914. C. A., U. S. A. Richards, Walter A Va., 1913. Co. "G," 326th Inf., 82nd Div., A. E. F. Cited by his Regimental Commander for great gallantry, and promotion recom- mended. Severely wounded in action in the Argonne Forest advance, Oct. 11, 1918; six- teen operations already performed; still suf- fering from wounds, though resumed his profession. D. S. C. awarded him. Ripley, Daniel H Texas, 1918. 35th Infantry, U. S. A. " Riser, G. Seaman Ala., 1914. U. S. A. Robinson, Warren S Va., 1911. C. A., U. S. A. Rodman, John W Ky., 1912. 149th Inf., 38th Div., 102nd Inf., 26th Div., and 118th Inf., 30th Div., A. E. F. With Army of Occupation. Rohrbough, Wendell W W. Va., 1914. U. S. A. Sanford, William V Tenn., 1914. Medical Corps, U. S. A. Schillig, Stephen Miss., 1913. C. A. Anti-Aircraft Artillery Section, A. E. F. Battery "A," 1st Battalion; later, Battery "C," 2d Battalion. July, 1918, assigned as Instructor, F. A. Schiool at Sau- mur, France. Schwalb, Allyn H W. Va., 1917. Infantry, A. E. F. Searles, Hugh W Miss, 1909. Q. M. Corps, 154th Art. Brigade, 79th Div., U. S. A. (Applied for transfer to Line.) Shotwell, Randolph K Va., 1912. F. A., U. S. A. Sitwell, H. C. F Va., 1919. 1st Pioneer Infantry, A. E. F. Sive, Abram S W. Va., 1911. Q. M. Corps at various Camps U. S. A. Sllngluff, Philip D Md., 1902. Air Service, A. E. F. Smith, A. McC Ala., 1912. 167th Inf., 42nd (Rainbow) Div., A. E. F. Smith, Breedlove Texas, 1912. F. A., U. S. A. Smith, Myron A Texas, 1912. Q. M. Corps, U. S. A. Smith, Jr., Roy B Va., 1912. 53rd Pioneer Inf., A. E. F. With Army of Occupation. Sneed, John L Va., 1898. Air Service, A. E. F. (Construction Dept.) Spicer, Rolf Mass., 1917. 4th Inf., Replacement Regiment. Later, 157th Depot Brigade, and from there to Camp Exchange Headquarters, U. S. A. Stacy, John L Miss., 1914. 68th Inf., U. S. A. Stark, John V Mo., 1910. Adjutant, 3rd Battalion 140th Inf., 35th Div., A. E. F. Wounded twice, Sept. 26th and 29th, 1918, at battle of the Marne,— lost one finger of right hand. Steele, Matthew W.... Miss., 1917. 48th Inf., U. S. A. Taylor, George De B Va., 1913. Air Service, U. S. A. Thomas, Newell E Texas, 1910. Air Service, U. S. A. Thompson, G. Otho Texas, 1918. 142nd Inf., 36th Division, A. E. F. Croix de Guerre. Thomson, Robert R Ky., 1908. 3rd Inf, Replacement, Camp Gor- don, U. S. A, U. S. Army: First Lieutenants (Continued) 41 Tinsley, Jr., James W Va., 1910. Air Service, U. S. A. Twitty James D Va., 1901. A. E. F. Utter, Jasper S Va., 1903. 308th Cavalry, commanding M.-G. Troop. Later, commanding 22nd Trench Mortar Battery, U. S. A. Van Meter, Jacob B Ky., 1914. F. A., U. S. A. Van Sant, James A.. Ky., 1918. (A. E. F.) 41st Inf., U. S. A. With Army of Occupation. Died in Service in France, Nov. 9, 1919. Van Valkenburgh, III, Jos. B. Ala., 1905. U. S. A. Vaughan, III, Cecil C Va., 1916. Adjutant, 2nd Battalion, 116th Inf., 29th Div., A. E. F. Wales, 3d, William H Va., 1916. Air Service, A. E. F. "First Hon- our" in his Class at Princeton University Ground School. Walker, Alexander S Texas, 1916. 55th F. A., U. S. A., Camp Bowie. Walker, Henri Davin Va., 1911. Aerial Observer. Later, on Staff, Major Gen'l. Harry C. Hale, A. E. F. Warren, Jr., Robert H Ga., 1916. 55th Inf., 7th Div., A. E. F. Watson, Thomas M Texas, 1918. 119th Inf., 30th Division, A. E. F. Wayte, Harold C 111., 1916. 63rd Inf., U. S. A. Wear, William D Texas, 1912. 132nd M. G. Battalion, 36th Div., A. E. F. Wellford, Jr., Armistead L. . . Va., 1915. C. A., U. S. A. Welton, Jr., Richard F Va., 1915. Intelligence Officer, 3d Battn., 60th Inf., 5th Division, A. E. F. With Army of Occupation. Cited for conspicuous gallantry in action by a General Officer. West, Robert G Texas, 1918. F. A., U. S. A. Whaley, Harry E Va., 1912. A. E. F. (10 months). Med. Corps, Eval. Hosp. Unit 35. White, Eugene T Texas, 1918. 10th Infantry, U. S. A. Wilklns, Jr., Gilbert H Va., 1915. Battery "D," 351st F. A., 92d Div., A. E. F. Williams, Charles F N. Y., 1898. 110th Engineers, 35th Div., U. S. A. Williams, Thomas C Va., 1915. 46th Inf., U. S. A. Wilmer, Thomas W Va., 1914. 19th F. A., 5th Div., and Artillery Instructor, A. E. F, With Army of Occupa- tion. Wilson, Frederick W Tenn., 1905. Infantry, U. S. A. Wilson, Leroy C Md., 1912. Infantry Instructor, A. E. F. In four Engagements with British Colonials. Three months in Hospital, and then invalided home. Wilson, Scott Mo„ 1910. 356th Inf., 89th Div., A. E. F. Winchester, Thomas H Ga., 1906. Engineers, U. S. A. Wolfson, William L Fla., 1906. Medical Corps, 64th C. A., A. E. F. Woods, Le Grand J Texas, 1914. 133rd F. A., 61st Brigade, 36th Div., A. E. F. Woolford, Austin W Va,, 1917. 307th Inf., 77th Div., A. E. F. Lost left arm in drive for Aisne River, Sept. 4, 1918. Has three wound stripes. Worrell, Churchill F Va., 1915. Medical Corps, U. S. A. Worthington, Jr., Thomas. . . Ala., 1913. 108th M. O. R. S., 33d Div., A. E. F. Wright, Crispin Va., 1904. Medical Corps, 41st Division, 164th Field Hospital, A. E. F. Died in the Service. Wright, Saunders Va., 1911. 56th Engineers, 301st Stevedore Regiment, 76th Division, A» E. F. 42 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord Yancey, William B Va., 1914. M. G. Co., 51st Inf., 6th Div., A. E. F. Wounded slightly in action, Sept. 15, 1918. Yates, Jr., J. William Va., 1899. Air Service, U. S. A. Commanding 882d Aero Squadron from Oct. 1, 1918. SECOND LIEUTENANTS. [Note: It is probable that some of these Officers were promoted.] Acree Vernon D Va., 1918. 41st Infantry, 10th Division, U. S. A. Adams, J. V Texas, 1922. F. A. Allen, Joseph C • • Texas, 1902. U. S. A. Allison, Parker R • Ariz., 1920. F. A. (Lt. R. C), U. S. A. Alston Edwin S Texas, 1914. 64th Inf., 7th Div., A. E. F. Alverson Henry L Va., 1918. 315th Infantry, 79th Div., A. E. F. Andrews' Harris G Va., 1913. 318th Inf., 80th Div., A. E. F. Armistead, Frederick V Va., 1918. F. A., U. S. A. Armistead, Moss W Va., 1916. F. A., U. S. A. Armstrong, William D Va., 1914. 25th Infantry, U. S. A. Atwill, Charles E Va., 1905. Infantry, U. S. A. Austin, Samuel L Ill-, 1920. Air Service, Operation Branch, U. S. A. Promoted from Sergeant in the 29th Div., Hd. Qrs., Troop. Injury in airplane accident prevented his going overseas. Averill, Henr:y Va., 1914. U. S. A. Bailey, Nathaniel H Ga., 1921. U. S. A. Bancroft, John T Md., 1917. 113th Engineers, 38th Div., A. B. F. Barnard, James H Texas, 1918. 142nd Infantry, 36th Div., A. E. F. On detached service at University of London till June 30, 1919. Beard, Charles G W. Va., 1907. Infantry, U. S. A. Bellezza, Russell G N. C, 1918. C. A., U. S. A. Berry, Jr., Francis W.. Va., 1920. F. A., U. S. A. Berry, Jr., William T Va., 1917. Asst. Adjutant, Headquarters, Ad- vance Section, M. T. C, Cavalry Section, U. S. A. Bigbee, William O Va., 1915. 305th Ammunition Train, 80th Div., A. E. F. Blair, Alexander H Va., 1918. Bat. "B," 36th P. A., 12th Div., U. S. A. Battery Supply and Mess Officer. Blow, George W 111., 1917. F. A., Camp Taylor, U. S. A. Blum Albert H Miss., 1915. Air Service Instructor, Scott Field, U. S. A. Bly, Merwin C Va., 1920. Air Service, Reserve Military Avia- tor. Bolen, Charles H Va., 1918. 116th Infantry, 29th Div., A. E. F. Bonsai, Hall P Md., 1921. U. S. A. Borden, Thomas F N. C, 1918. C. A., U. S. A. Boykin, Henley P Va., 1912. U. S. A. Assigned as Aide to Major E. W. Nichols, Enginers, U, S. A., at V. M. I. Bradford, John R Fla., 1918. Air Service, U. S. A. Brlggs, Archer K Va., 1917. Infantry, A. E. P. Briggs, William H Ga., 1915. 322nd Inf., 81st Div., A. E. F. Brown, Percy Md., 1919. U. S. A, Bryan, Edward D N. C., 1916. Infantry, U. S. A., 155th D. B., Camp Lee. Burger, Henry I Va., 1919. Infantry, U. S. A. U. S. Army: Second Lieutenants (Continued) 43 Butler, Percy S Va., 1918. F. A., U. S. A. Button, Frank W Ky., 1916. Instructor, Machine-Gun School, Fort Hancock, U. S. A. Campbell, William P Ark., 1917. F. A., 87th Dlv.; later, with 91st Div., A. E. F. Cantrell, Charles C Texas, 1918. Staff, Major E. W. Nichols, En- gineers, U. S, A., commanding S. A. T. C. at V. M. I. Carneal, Charles W Va., 1918. Air Service. Pursuit "Pilot, R. C, U. S. A. Carter, J. Prescott Va., 1919. In charge, 6th Naval Training Dis- trict, U, S. A., at University of Georgia. Chapin, Jr., Cornelius C Va., 1916. 308th Pioneer Infantry, A. E. F, Clapp, Robert V Ohio, 1919. Infantry (Unattached), U. S. A. Clarke, Basil M Ala., 1914. 135th Aero Squadron, Flying Ob- server, A. E. F. Colburn, Albert E N. H., 1918. Infantry, Camp Gordon, U. S. A. Collins, George R W. Va., 1911. Battery "F," 351st F. A., 92d Div., A. E. F. Collins. Harold M Va., 1914. A. E. F. Conrad, George Bryan Va„ 1919. Infantry, U. S. A. Promoted to 1st Lt., June, 1920. Converse, Joseph B Ala., 1908. Engineers, Camp Utilities, Con- struction Division, U. S. A. Corzelius, Frank M Ky., 1918. Infantry, U. S. A. Promoted to 1st Lt., June, 1920. Coulbourn, Charles B Va., 1910. Staff, Major E. W. Nichols, Engi- neers, U, S. A., Commanding V. M. I. S. A. T. C. Coulbourn, Joseph O Ala., 1914. Air Service, U. S. A. Cox, Jr., Ross P Ga., 1919. U.S.A. Crittenden, John D Mo., 1909. 165th Inf., 42nd Div., A. E. F. In actions of Luneville, ^ Baccarat, Chateau Thierry and Champagne. Gumming, Jr., Hugh S Va., 1921. C. A., U. S. Reserve Corps. Curtis, Douglas C Va., 1918. F. A., U. S. A. Cutchins, Frank Va., 1914. 309th Engineers, 84th Div., A. E. F. , Died in the Service in France of pneumonia, Dec. 26, 1918. Davant, Charles R Va., 1911. A. E. F. Davis, James K Pa., 1921. U.S.A. Davis, Ronald L La., 1918. Air Service, U. S. A. De Cew, Llewellyn Hawaii, 1919. Engineers, U. S. A. De Graff, DeLancy A N. Y., 1916. Battery "E," 16th F. A., 4th Div A. E. F. Derbyshire, George A Va., 1899. U.S.A. Retired. Ordered to active service as Commandant of Cadets, V. M I. Dew, Thomas R Va., 1919. 12th Inf., U. S. A. Dickens, Frank A Va., 1914. U. S. A. Dickson, Horace K Va., 1914. Infantry, U. S. A. Dishman, Charles H Ky., 1913. M. G. Company, 149th Inf., 38th Division, A. E. F. Dodd, Randell S Mo., 1912. A. G. Dept, U. S. A. 44 ViEGiNiA Military Institute — World War Eecord Douglas, Thomas B 111., 1922. Infantry, U, S. A. Assigned to Ann Arbor, Mich., Training School. Transferred to Co. 13, Univ. of Mich. S. A. T. C. as sec- ond in command. Ist-Sergeant, Co. "A, ' Corps Cadets, V. M. I., 1920-21. Downing, Leslie B Va., 1919. U, S. A. Doyle, Robert E Va., 1909. U. S. A., R. C. Duff, Joseph E Va., 1914. C. A., U. S. A. Duffy, Frank L Ky., 1911. 349th F. A., 92d Div., A. E. F. Duncan, Paul H Va., 1916. 1st Development Battalion, 155th Depot Brigade, Camp Lee, U. S. A. Easley, Richard B • Va., 1915. Infantry, U. S. A. Echols, Charles L Va., 1917, 4th F. A., U. S. A. Echols, Joseph Va., 1918. C. A., U. S. A. Echols, Marion P Va., 1919. U. S. A. Edwards, Augustus D Texas, 1918. 71st F. A., U. S. A. Brigade Radio Officer, 24th F. A. Brigade, Headquar- ters. Ellyson, Robert W... Va., 1915. Asst. Adjt., 17th Battalion, Infan- try Replacement and Training Camp, at Camp Lee, U. S. A. Engleby, George B Va., 1919. Infantry, U. S. A. Epes, William J.. Va., 1919. U. S. A. Eva, Victor F Minn., 1920. 69th F. A., Battery "D," Del Rio, Texas, and Camp Knox, Ky. Ewell, Jesse R Va., 1917. Ordnance Corps, U. S. A. Ewing, Jr., Robert La., 1919. U. S. A. Ewing, Toulmin H La., 1917. F-. A., U. S. A. Faison, Preston K N. C, 1917. 60th Inf., 5th Div., A. E. F. Se- verely wounded in action, Sept. 16, 1918, at Bois-de-Bon, Vaux, St. Mihiel Offiensive. Fletcher, Marshall P Va., 1914. Infantry, U. S. A. Foy, Levie W Ala., 1918. 51st Infantry, 6th Div., A. E. F. Frary, Charles C Fla., 1914. Casual Detachment, Infantry, Camp Mills, U. S. A. Frary, Rodney W Fla., 1917. M. G. Company, U. S. A. Eraser, Douglas M Texas, 1910. Air Service, U. S. A. Eraser, Malcolm W N. Y., 1921. Infantry, R. C, U. S. A. (Form- erly in Air Service.) Freeman, Jr., Edward W Ark., 1921. Infantry, R. C, U. S. A.' Friedman, Robert H Va., 1916. Infantry, U. S. A. Gardenhire, Birch C Tenn., 1895. Cavalry, U. S. A. Gardner, James Ga., 1911. 52nd Inf., 6th Div., A. E. F. Garnett, Jr., Joseph H Texas, 1910. Air Service Instructor, Ellington Field, U. S. A. Severely hurt when his plane fell nearly 600 feet. Gary, Barham B Va., 1919. U. S. A., R. C. Gatewood, Arthur R Va., 1918. Infantry, U. S. A. Getzen, Thompson H Fla., 1914. 13th F. A., 4th Div., A. E. F. Gillespie, Victor R Va., 1916. F. A,, U. S. A. Gillet, J. N. D Va., 1916. Staff, Major E. W. Nichols, Engi- neers, U. S. A., Commanding V. M. I. S. A T. C. Glenn, "William R N. C, 1920. 308th Battalion, Tank Corps, U. S. A. (Rose from the ranks after 19 months' training.) Goldsmith, H. C N. J., 1920. U. S. A. Goodman, Willard G ill., 1918. Air Service, U. S. A. (Signal Re serve Corps.) IT. S. Army: Second Lieutenantsi (Continued) 45 Graves, Henry L Ga., 1907. Air Service, U. S. A. On duty at various Training Schools as Instructor. Gregory, William K Ky., 1912. F. A., U. S. A. Grey, Jr., James P Tenn., 1913. U. S. Aviation Service, A. E. F. First among the Red Cross workers in France in 1914 Guest, John L Va., 1918. F. A., U. S. A. Hafter Jerome S Miss., 1915. Battery "E," 30th F. A., lOth Div., U. S. A. Hamlin, Jr., Thomas Va., 1909. Light Tank Corps, A. E. F. Slightly wounded in action in Argonne Forest, Oct 10, 1918, and promoted from Sergeant to ■ 2nd Lieutenant for gallantry. Harmon, Lawrence W N. Y., 1916. A. E. F. Harris, Herbert W Va., 1912. Supply Off., 316th Service Battn., later. Personal Officer, Camp Mills, U. S. A. Harrison, Lucius A Va., 1918. F. A., U. S. A. Hart, Jr., J. Brower La., 1914. U. S. A. Hawkins, Chilton T W. Va., 1918. M. G. Company, U. S. A. Hayes, Ross H Ga., 1916. Infantry, U. S. A. Healy, John H Va., 1916. Cavalry, U. S. A. Henshaw, F. R Ind., 1921. U. S. A. Hicks, Hassel T Va., 1918. Infantry, U. S. A. Hill, Luther L Ala., 1916. U. S. A. Promoted to 1st Lt, June, 1920. Holt, Jr., Henry W Va., 1917. U. S. A. (Later promoted to 1st Lt.) Hughes, Gregory W Va., 1918. Infantry, Camp Lee, U. S, A. Hughes, John B Va., 1917. U. S. A. Hughes, Rozier P Mo., 1913. U. S. A. Hunt, R. G Va., 1923. U. S. A. (1st Corporal V. M. I., 1920-21.) Inglesby, Francis J S. C, 1898. Q. M. Corps, U. S. A. Ingram, Sylvanus L Va., 1918. Air Service, A. E. F. Jackson, Charles R Va., 1919. U. S. A. Jeffries, Francis C Va., 1918. P. A., U. S. A. Jenkins, Elmer M Va., 1919. 31st Infantry, U. S. (Siberia.) Jerman, William B N. C, 1909. 388th Infantry, 97th Div., U. S. A. Jernigin, Russell C Texas, 1919. Infantry, U. S. A. Jessee, Joshua E Va., 1913. Infantry U. S. A. Johnson, S. Ladd Va., 1915. 116th Infantry, 29th Div., A. E. F. Johnston, Francis B Mich., 1911. Infantry, U. S. A. Jones, Charles P Ala., 1919. U. S. A. Jones, Fitzhugh B Va., 1918. U. S. A. Jones, Harry T Va., 1908. C. A., U. S. A. Jordan, James E Va., 1915. Headquarters Company, 115th Inf., 29th Div., A. E. F. Jordan, S. H. Pope . W. Va., 1914. Engineers, A. E. F. Julian, Leo S Pla., 1912. U. S. A. Keerans, Jr., Charles L N. C, 3 920, U. S. A. Keith, A. A. Morson Va., 1911. Air Service, U. S. A. Kellogg, Kemper L Va., 1919. Air Service, A. E. P. Cadet Cap- tain at Princeton Ground School. Kimberly, Jr., John B Va., 1917. 305th Ammunition Train, 343rd F. A., 90th Div., 306th Ammunition Train, 81st Div., A. E. F. Kirkpatrick, James D Ala, 1913. Air Service. Fighting Pilot of Pursuit Squadron, U. S. A. 46 Virginia Mili;(:ary Institute — World War Record Knapp, Frederick D Va., 1919. F. A., U. S. A. Kuykendall, James E W. Va., 1914. 347th Inf., 87th Div., then 162nd Inf., 41st Div., and finally M. G. Co. of 312th Inf., 78th Div., A. E. F. Lacy, Seddon C Va., 1920. Infantry, Camp Lee, U. S. A. Ladd, Arthur K Texas, 1909. F. A., U. S. A. Instructor in Aerial Gunnery, at Fort Sill, Okla. Lafferty, Edgar R Va., 1918. Infantry, U. S. A. Land, Langley P Va„ 1919. 355th Aero Squadron and then 609th Aero Squadron, U. S. A. Lathrop, Charles P Va., 1908. Motor Transport Service, U. S. A. Lee, Richard Va., 1918. U. S. A. Look, Frederick W N. Y., 1914. Engineers, A. E. F. Loop, Chester H Tenn., 1905. U. S. A. Loop, John E Tenn., 1907. 25th F. A., U. S. A. Lowery, William T Va., 1915. U. S. A. Lowry, Loper B Pla., 1911. Grad., U. S. M. A., June, 1920. Lowry, Robert A Ky., 1909. Engineers, U. S. A. Lum, Robert E S. Dakota, 1918. Air Service, U. S. A. 1st Lt., A. S., R. C, when discharged. Lynch James B Va., 1913. 155th Depot Brigade, Camp Lee, U. S. A. Mann, D. M. B Va., 1914. 80th Div., Camp Lee, and, later, H. Q. Troop, 9th Div., at Camp Sheridan, U. S. A. Mantor, Lawrence Texas, 1921. Tank Corps, U. S. A. Mantor, Mayhew Texas, 1918, Infantry, Camp Pike, U. S. A. Marshall, Peyton J Va., 1918. F. A. Replacement Depot, Camp Jackson, later, Fort Sill, Okla. Martin, Frank K. H Va., 1919. Infantry, Camp Lee, U. S. A. Martin, James G Va., 1909. Infantry, U. S. A. Maverick, Maury Texas, 1916". Infantry, U. S. A. May, Hubert D W. Va., 1909. 145th Infantry, U. S. A. Metcalfe, Willis R Miss., 1918. Infantry, Camp Grant, U. S. A. Mettenheimer, John M Texas, 1918. Detailed to V. M. I. as Aide to Commanding Officer, S. A. T. C, U. S. A. (Maj. E. W. Nichols. )- Michie, H. Norwood N. C, 1918. Infantry, U. S. A. Minis, Carol E Ga., 1909. Engineers, U. S. A. Moore. Alonzo H Okla., 1918. 334th F. A., U. S. A. Moore, Jr., Warner Va., 1915. Air Service, A. E. F. Morris, Eugene P HI-, 1907. Air Service, U. S. A. Morrison, Lawrence P Mo., 1911. Bomber, Air Service, U. S. A. Morrow, Guy H N. J., 1913. 310th Infantry, 78th Div., A. E. F. Munce, Marshall G Va., 1917. F. A., U. S. A. McAnerney, 2d, John N. Y., 1917. 107th Inf., 27th Div., A. E. F. Severely wounded, — lost an eye in action. McCauley, John W Texas, 1918. Aide-dQ-Carap to Commanding Officer, S. A. T. C, V. M. I. McClellan, Robert P Texas, 1912. 132nd F. A., 36th Div., A. E. F. McClellan, Robert W Tenn., 1909. U. S. A. McClevy, W. W Va., 1913. Infantry, U. S. A. McCorinick, James R Va., 1914. F. A., U. S. A. McDonough, Joseph A. Va., 1921. Infantiy, U. S. A. McDowell, James Va., 1917. F. A., U. S. A. McGiffert, Stephen Y Minn., 1917. Co. H, 319th Inf., 80th Div., A. E. F. Severely wounded in action, Oct. 4, 1918, at Bois-des-Ogons, Nantillois, France, and in Hospital till Spring of 1919. McLeod, Frank H S. C, 1914. 516th Pioneer Infantry, A. E. F. U. S. Army: Second Lieutenants (Continued) 47 McNeily, John S Miss., 1915. 317th Inf., 80th Div., A. E. F. Nabors, Clarence D Texas, 1912. U. S. A, Newburger, Berthold J Mo., 1918. F. A., U, S. A. Nichols, Clive McK 111., 1902. Infantry, U. S. A. Nicolson, Robert E N. C, 1916. C. A., U. S. A. Nock, Jr., L. Floyd Va., 1918. Air Service, U. S. A. Noell, Shirley W Va., 1917. P. A., U. S. A. Owen, Jr., Archie A Va., 1913. Personnel Adjt. at Leave Area, A. E. F. In all actions of his unit, Sept.-Nov., 1918. With Army of Occupation. Owen, Evan I Va., 1914. Infantry, U. S. A. Owen, Robert A Va., 1905. F. A. School of Fire, Fort Sill, Okla. Page, Reid A. N. C, 1915. Q. M. Corps, U. S. A. Parsons, A. Morris Texas, 1917. U. S. A. Patterson, Richard K. M Va., 1918, C. A., U. S. A. Paul, Seymour Va., 1907. F. A., U. S. A. Paxton, Matthew W Mo., 1910. Infantry, U. S. A. Peebles, Charles W Va., 1918. Infantry, U. S. A. Percivall, Joseph J Va., 1908. Air Service, U. S. A. Pickett, 3d, George E Va., 1916. Q. M. Corps, A. E. F. Severely in- jured while on duty. In Hospital as late as Feb., 1920. Potts, Thomas R Va., 1918. Air Service, A. E. P. Pilot in Combat Squadron, "1st Honour" in his Class at Princeton University Ground School. Powell, Mathew J Va., 1911. Infantry, U. S. A. Quentin, Herman P Colo., 1913. 63rd (Reg.) Inf., U. S. A. Ramsey, D. F Ky., 1919. 66th Casual Co., 162nd Depot Bri- gade, Camp Pike, U. S. A. Reilley, Maurice E N. C, 1918. Infantry, U. S. A. Rheutan, Donald E Va., 1917. 10th F. A., 3d Div., A. E. F. 1st Battalion Radio Officer. Rhudy, James T. Va., 1919. Infantry, R. C, Nov. 2, 1919. Rich, Arnold H Va., 1916. 313th M. G. Battalion, 80th Divi- sion, A. E. F. Rising, John D 111., 1918. 49th F. A., U. S. A. Roane, Thomas W Va., 1919. Supply Officer, 3rd Battalion, Head- quarters, Infantry Replacement and Train- ing Troops, Camp Grant, U. S. A. Dis- charged, Oct. 27, 1919. Roberts, Alfred E.. La., 1920. C. A. C., R. C, U. S. A. Robertson, Jr., Robert G ..Va., 1918. Supply Officer, 12th Training Bat- talion, 161st Depot Brigade, Camp Grant, U. S. A. Rogers, Edward B Va., 1918. Air Service, Military Aeronautics, U. S. A. Rogers, Wadsworth W Mich., 1919. U. S. A. Roller, John E Va., 1913. P. A., U. S. A. Rosenberger, Holmes G Va., 1921. Co. E, 3d Infantry, Replacement Regt., U. S. A., Camp Gordon. Rountree, Andrew J Ga., 1915. C. A. Aerial Observer, A. E. P. Ruffin, Thomas E Va., 1919. U. S. A. Sams, R. Troy Tenn., 1911. Transferred from Air Service to Infantry, M. G. Corps (unassigned), U. S. A. Service at various Plying Fields and with Savage Arms Corporation, Utica, N. Y. Sansberry, James C Ind., 1916. Assigned as Aide-de-Camp to Com- manding Officer, V. M. I. S. A. T. C, U. S. A. 48 Virginia Military Institute— World War Record Schlegel, Frank E Va., 1917. 60th Inf., 5th Division, A. E. F. Slightly wounded in action in France, 1918, after being transferred to 3d Division. Schriver, Zany J Tenn., 1911. 63rd Inf., U. S. A. Scudder, Irvine C Miss., 1918. 34th Inf., 7th Div., A. E. F. Recom- mended for D. S. C. Semmes, B. W. Lewis Va., 1918. F. A., U. S. A. Semple, Samuel M Pa., 1918. Asst. Personnel Adjutant, Army Service Corps, A. E. F. Shadle, Harold B W. Va., 1917. Air Service, U. S. A. With Air Craft Production Board. Shields, William R Va., 1905. Infantry, U. S. A. Depot Replace- ment Camps (Lee, Cody and Shelby). Skiles, Lloyd A Texas, 1915. Q. M. Corps, Motor Supply Troop, 90th Div., A. E. F. Slauson, Frederick C. T Conn., 1915. Air Service, A. E. F. Bombing Pilot. Smith, Dudley V Texas, 1919. Artillery, R. C, U. S. A. Smith, Jr., Mortimer W W. Va., 1915. Engineers, U. S. A. On Staff, Col. Wilbur Willing, later, with Post Com- mander, Ft. Benjamin Harrison. Smith, Russell M 111., 1920. Aviation Service, U. S. A., Kelly Field. Smith, Thomas Chilton Ala., 1915. Battery "D," 57th C. A. C, A. E. F. Smith, Jr., Thomas O Ala., 1912. 106th Supply Train, 31st Div., A. E. F. Speed, Jr., William G Md., 1918. Air Service. Instructor at Kelly Field. Later, on account of serious injury received in line of duty, assigned to Bu- reau of Army Aeronautics, U. S. A. (Crip- pled for life in aeroplane crash.) Sprague Henry H N. Y., 1906. Adj't, Ellington Field, A. S. Springs, Eli B N. C, 1914. Air Service, A. E. F. Squire, J. Walter Va., 1917. 816th Pioneer Inf., A. E. F. Stalling, Jr., Gustav H Va., 1917. F. A., U. S. A. Stevens, Cecil W Va., 1910. Infantry, U. S. A. Stevens, Jr., George W Va., 1911. Infantry, U. S. A. Taliaferro, John M Va., 1914. U. S. A. Taylor, David A Ohio, 1919. U. S. A. Taylor, John Hume Va., 1920. Instructor, S. A. T. C, U. S. A., at University of N. C. Taylor, John T Va., 1909. 72nd Inf., U. S. A. Thornton, A. Leslie Va., 1917. Air Service, U. S. A. Thraves, Oscar R Va., 1909. F. A., U. S. A. Throckmorton. Richard W...Okla., 1918. 155th Depot Brigade, Camp Lee, U. S. A. Towers, Robert S Fla., 1918. Infantry, U. S. A. Truslow, Hansford B Va., 1918. 13th F. A., U. S. A. Tucker, Jr., Charles M Va., 1919. Infantry, U. S. A. Tucker, Isaac D Va., 1919. U. S. A. Tynes, William F Ala., 1916. Air Service, Fighting Flyer, A. E. F. Van Dyke, Wilson J Md., 1918. Infantry, U. S. A. Wallis, S. Teackle D. C, If 19. Infantry, U. S. A. Watson, William W N. C, 1918. (Reg.) Infantry, U. S. A. Webb, Jr., Henry H. Calif., 1919. Air Service, A. E. F. Lost arm in line of duty. Weldman, Frank A. Pa., 1913. F. A., U. S. A- TJ. S. Army: Second Lieutenants (Continued) 49 West, Robert A Va., 1912. 446th Detacliment of Engineers, A. E. F. West, Thomas Seaton (For- merly T. Seaton Wilson) .. Va., 1910. M. G. Co., Camp Hancock, U. S. A. Wheeler, Carnall Okla., 1909. S. O., 3d Reg., A. S. S. C, Waco, Texas; C. O., 68th Squadron, (H. Q.), Field 2, Garden City, N. Y. After War, Construc- tion Engineer, Muskogee, Okla. Whitefield, W. Irvine Va., 1911. Air Service, U. S. A. Wickham, George B Va., 1908. U. S. A. Williams, Elmer B Tenn., 1920. F. A., Camp Taylor, JJ. S. A. Williams, Jr., John W Va., 1918. 163d Squadron, Air Service, A. E. F. Fighting Observer. Assigned to Day Bom- bardment on arrival overseas. Arrived at front, Nov. 5, 1918. Participated for six days in Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Williams, Lawrence M Ark, 1917. Cavalry, U. S. A. Williams, Philip Va., 1908. Air Service, Pilot, U. S. A. Distin- guished record. Williams, Robert M Va., 1913. 52nd Pioneer Infantry, U. S. A. Williams, Winthrop T Mo., 1920. C. A., U. S. A. Williamson, Jr., Robert B.. . . Va., 1919. Artillery, R. C, U. S. A Wood, John W Tenn., 1917. Air Service, U. S. A. Wylie, Robert H W. Va., 1920. U. S. A. Yancey, Henry A Va., 1919. 328th Inf., A. E. F. Yancey, Thomas M ; Va., 1914. C. A., U. S. A. Zea, Frank E Va., 1916. Infantry Instructor at Camp Gor- don, U. S. A. 50 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord U. S. MARINE CORPS. MAJORS. Kingman, Matthew H Iowa, 1913. A. E. F. Wounded In action. Re- ceived Croix de Guerre with> Palm. Lee, Sydney Smitli Va., 1903. McConnell, Fredericlc C Ala., 1902. A. E. F. Upshur, Wiiliam P Va., 1902. A. E. F. CAPTAINS. [The following thirteen Captains were commissioned Majors, but their Commissions were revoked later:] Bain, James M Va., 1915. Brewster, J. E N. Y., 1916. Davis, James E Va., 1915. Denham, James L D. C, 1910. A. E. F. Gait, Jr., iilexander Md., 1914. Geyer, Jr., Peter C Canal Zone, 1916. Griffin, Raphael Va., 1915. Hamner, George C D. C, 1910. Howard, Samuel L D. C, 1912. A. E. F. Karow, Gustav Ga., 1916. Died in the Service. Leech, Lloyd L Va., 1913. Lloyd, Egbert T D. C, 1912. A. E. F. Watt, Gordon La., 1915. i [The above officers head the list of Captains, U. S. M. Corps. Additional Captains follow : ] Brown, Campbell H Tenn., 1917. A. E. F. Burks, Jesse J Va., 1916. Clarke, Jr., Frederick W. . . Ga., 1917. A. E. F. Wounded twice in action. Awarded the Croix de Guerre with Silver Star. Recommended for the D. S. C. Clement. William T Va., 1914. Gumming, Samuel C Va., 1917. A. E. F. Wounded in action. Awarded the Croix de Guerre with two Silver Stars. Etheridge, Charles A Va., 1915. A. E. F. Wounded in action, and very highly commended for gallantry. Evans, Robert D Va., 1914. Fugate, Jr., Jesse H Va., 1916. Died in the Service at Santiago, D. R., Jan. 9, 1919. Goodman, Benjamin A Va., 1917. A. E. P. Wounded in action. Se- lected to command the U. S. M. Corps Sec- tion of S. A. T. C. at the V. M. I. Hagan, Joseph Addison Va., 1916. A. E. F. Severely wounded in action and disabled for life. Cited for gallantry. Retired for phy- sical disability in the line of duty. Recom- mended for "Medal of Honour.'' Hart, Jack S Texas, 1917. A. E. F. Wounded twice in action and seriously gassed. Awarded "Medal of Honour," D. S. C, Croix de Guerre with Palm, and Navy Cross. TJ. S. M. Corps: Captains (Cont'd) — First Lieutenants 51 Lockhart, George B Va., 1917. A. E. P. Wounded and gassed in action. Mason, Jr., Horatio P Va., 1917. A. E. F. Wounded in action. Awarded Croix de Guerre. Massie, Nathaniel H Va., 1916. A. E. F. Awarded the Croix de Guerre with Silver Star. Selected to write the history of his Battalion which duty he performed. Millner, Bruce J Va., 1916. Mills, Jr., Morgan R Va., 1917. A. B. P. Wounded in action. Award- ed the Croix de Guerre with Palm. Munce, George G Va., 1914. A. E. P. Wounded in action. Award- ed the Croix de Guerre with Palm. McCormick, William H Md., 1912. A. E. F. McLean, James D Va., 1915. A. E. F. Nash, Charles P W. Va., 1917. A. E. P. Attached to Air Ser- vice Section. Shot down with his Plane from a height of over 2,000 feet. Lost an arm and made prisoner of War. Awarded the D. S. C. for galjantry in the Air and promoted to Captain. Nelms, James A. Va., 1917. A. E. P. Cited for gallantry in ac- tion and recommended for the grade of Major. Awarded Croix de Guerre with Gilt Star. Old, Jr., Nimmo Va., 1916. Pendleton, Robert S Va., 1917. Perkinson, Allan C Va., 1914. A. E. P. Wounded twice in action. Awarded the Croix de Guerre — the first V. M. I. Marine to be decorated for conspicuous gallantry. Robinson, Fielding S Va., 1917. A. E. F. Attached to Staff of Maj. Gen. Ilarbord. Awarded the Croix de Guerre. Shepherd, Jr., Lemuel C. ...Va., 1917. A. E. F. Wounded three times in action. Awarded the D. S. C. and Croix de Guerre with Palm, and, later, the Navy Cross. Spotts, George W Va., 1914. Ward, Joseph G Va., 1917. Whiting, Thomas S Va., 1917. A. E. F. Wounded in action. Awarded Croix de Guerre with Palm. Willcox, Charles S Va., 1917. FIRST LIEUTENANTS. Armstrong, Anthony G Va., 1909. Carr, Allen P Texas, 1915. De Butts, Henry A Va., 1916. Graduated at 2nd Training School at Quantico with first honours of his Com- pany and the 2nd honour of the entire School of 450 men. Emery, Nathaniel W Va., 1912. Goodwin, Weir R Va., 1917. Herman, Stanley S Va., 1918. James, Raymond P Va., 1918. Leech, James C Va., 1921 Returned to V. M. I. after Armis- tice. McClellan, John M Va., 1916. Killed in action in France. Award- ed Croix de Guerre (posthumously). 52 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord Stevenson, Merile H W. Va., 1917. Taylor, James M Va., 1918. A. E. P. (Siberia.) Witt, Jr., S. B Va., 1918. Woodward, C. D Ga., 1919. SECOND LIEUTENANTS. Barnes, Robert E W. Va., 1919. Gary, Jr., T. Archibald Va., 1918. Cburcli, John F Ohio, 1918, David, Robert F Va., 1917. Howard, Hugh M D. C, 1902. Retired. Malsberger, August H Ohio, 1912. Murphy, Richard W Ala., 1916. Killed in action in France. Norton, Cleveland H N. C, 1904. Patton, Jr., John M Va., 1914. Puller, Lewis B Va., 1921. Robinson, Saunders L Pa., 1921. Sewell, Houston P Va., 1914. Sizer, Jr., James B Tenn., 1918. Somers, Vernon L Va., 1915. Killed in action in France. Award- ed, posthumously, the D. S. C. and the Navy Cross. Sullivan, Melville E Va., 1917. Pilot, Air Service, U. S. M. C. Killed by fall of his Plane, May 7, 1918. Terrell, T. F. King Va., 1919. XJ. S. Navy: Medical Directoks — Lieutenants 53 UNITED STATES NAVY. MEDICAL DIRECTORS. Gatewood, James D Ya., 1876. De Valin, Charles M S. C, 1888. Awarded Navy Cross and C. B. E. (British). CAPTAIN. Proctor, Andre M. (Line) ...Ky., 1891. COMMANDERS. Irwin, Fairfax D. C, 1874. Senior Surgeon, U. S. Public Health Service. After July, 1917, Sanitary Officer of U. S. Navy. Staton, Adolphus (Line) ...N. C, 1900. Navy Cross. Hyatt, Charles R. (Line) ..Va., 1906. -Spl. Letter of Commendation. Spilman, John A Va., 1898. Constructor. LIEUTENANT COMMANDERS. Belt, Haller Texas, 1906, Byrd, Jr., Richard E Va., 1908. Spl. Letter of Commendation. Chase, Gilbert P Va., 1894. Henderson, Samuel L Ark., 1902. James, Jules Va., 1906. Executive Officer, U. S. S. Rochester, convoying troops to Europe, during entire War. Spl. Letter of Commendation. Jones, Jack W Ga., 1913. Asst. Surgeon. King, Ogden D .N. C, 1909. Asst. Surgeon. A. E. F. At- tached to U. S. Marine Corps. Awarded D. S. C. and Navy Cross. Cited for extraordinary braverj' at Bois de Belleau. In all engage- ments with the Marines. Lovell, John Q Miss., 1879. Paymaster. (Retired.) Returned to Service for duration of War, in same ca- pacity. McCracken. John J Va., 1899. Read, Jr., O. M S. C, 1909. Navy Cross. Worden, Horace B Mont., 1904. Passed Asst. Paymaster. (Re- tired.) Returned to Service for the War. LIEUTENANTS. Banning, Jr., Hancock Calif., 1914. A. E. F. Boykin, Maury W Va., 1917. Asst. Paymaster. Brown. Willard C N. Y., 1914. Asst. Paymaster. A. E. F. Pro- rhoted to Lt. Supply Corps, U. S. N. Re- signed. On Inactive List, Reserve Force. Campman, J. Henry Texas, 1914. Gamble, John G. . Fla., 1918. Aviation Section. Harrill, William K Tenn., 1912. Navy Cross. Hartt, Jr., William H Va., 1916. A. E. F. Hix, Jr., Charles H Va., 1916. Asst. Paymaster. 54 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord Hull. Carl T N. Y., 1910. Mason, H. Millard Va., 1917. Asst. Paymaster. McKay, Laurence H. Ga., 1916. Asst. Paymaster. A. E. F. Parsons, Henry E Va., 1905. Peyton, Thomas G Va., 1910. Price, George D W. Va., 1913. Rembert. Arthur S. C, 1915. Asst. Paymaster. A. E. P. Rembert, Gaillard S. C, 1911. Asst. Paymaster. Root, Kenneth C Mo., 1914. Asst. Paymaster. Saunders, Carlton J Va., 1917. Assistant Paymaster, A. E. P. Snead, George M Va., 1916. Asst. Paymaster. A. E. P. Tobin, Robert G Va., 1915. The youngest oflBcer ever given com- mand of a ship, and the only member of his Class who commanded a ship during the World War. Yeatman, Philip W Va.. 1912. A. E. F. ENSIGNS. Barrett, Russell S Va., 1917. Crockett, Albert S Va., 1909. (Submarine Service.) Cruzen, Richard H Mo., 1918. Kane, Heywood M Va., 1916. A. E. F. (Siberia.) Owens, S. Willard Va., 1920. A. E. F. Aviation Service. Re- ceived "First Honours" of his Class at Mass. Inst, of Technology Ground School. He served during the War in the Submarine and Transport Convoy, in conjunction with the Navy, flying^ H-S-1 and H-S-2 type boats. Was a member of the Air Escort of the President's Convoy on both of his trips abroad. U. S. N. E. F. : Lieutenant Commanders — Ensigns 55 U. S. NAVAL RESERVE FORCE. LIEUTENANT COMMANDERS. Figgins, B. W Va., 1912. Hastie, Colin C. (Civil Engr.) .Wash., 1912. In charge of construction of Brewerton Dry Dock. Johnston, Jr., A. Langstaff . . Va., 1902. Highly commended for distin- guished efficiency. Langhorne, Cary D Va., 1894. (U. S. N. Retired.) Medical Corps (Promoted to Commander after leaving the Service.) LIEUTENANTS, Root, Philip W Mo., 1918. Asst. Paymaster. Wheatley, William D. C, 1871. Died in the Service, Jan'y. 27, 1918. , K LIEUTENANTS (J. G.). Daniels, George S N. C, 1910. Asst. Paymaster. Falligant, Philip L Ga., 1913, Jones, Thomas R Va., 1905. Meekins, Jeremiah C N. C, 1919. National Naval Volunteers. ENSIGNS. Adkins, Frederick B Va., 1918. Naval Air Service. Kidd, Winfred E Va., 1915. Merry, Edward T Md., 1915. Murchison, John R N. C, 1909. Newsome, Tom W Texas, 1909. Naval Air Service. Richardson, Jr., Edmund E. La., 1911. Richardson, J. Gray La., 1909. Ryall, George D N. Y., 1917. A. E. F. Sydnor, Leslie W Va., 1907. Warwick, Henry C W. Va., 1917. 56 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord BRITISH AND FRENCH ARMIES. LIEUTENANT COLONEL. Brown, James McK Ky., 1907. British Ex. Force. Operating in Persia during entire War. Awarded D. S. O. and rapidly promoted. CAPTAINS. Acker, Joseph E Va., 1914. B. E. P. 26th Engineers, 33rd Div., 4th British Army. Speer, Jr., George A Ga., 1912, B. E. F. Awarded D. S. 0. (No late definite information.) FIRST LIEUTENANTS. Allison, Wesley R Pa., 1916. B. E. F. Royal Air Service. Wounded three times. Machine caught afire in midair and fell with him to ground. Se- riously injured. Baldwin, J. F. Texas, 1912. Surgeon, "Royal Fusiliers," B. E. F. Killed in action in France, Aug. 7, 1918. Drake, Jr., James H Va., 1901. B. E. P. Wounded many times. Died from effect of hardships in the Service. Commended for extraordinary gallantry on many occasions. Jones, Norman D Pa., 1918. B. E. F. Royal Air Service. Scout Pilot. Loughridge, Sidney A Ky., 1904. Enlisted 1914, Royal Art., B. E. F. Injured by explosion. Decorated. Returned to U. S. Sept., 1919. Rhett, R. Barnwell S. C, 1910. 169th Brig., Infantry, 56th Div., B. B. F. Medical Corps. Prisoner of War. Awarded Military Cross (British) for excep- tional valour. Twice recommended for gal- lantry and to be promoted Captain and Ma- jor, respectively, and cited by the Comdr. -in- ch, of the American Army for meritorious service in the Allied cause. SECOND LIEUTENANTS. Barry, Arthur P Va., 1907. B. E. F. Instructor, attached to 102nd Canadian Battalion, when last heard from. Hordern, Herbert R Va., 1914. Commissioned in "Irish, Guards," July, 1915. Wounded in action, Aug. 2, 1916. In Hospital for three years in France. Dec- orated. He has never recovered, Howard, Richard J Mo., 1914. B. E. F. Killed in action in France. Awarded, posthumously, the "V. C." Johnson, Robert W Ark., 1901. French Army. Failing to get into the U. S. Army, he enlisted in the French Army and rose to be a Lieutenant of Artil- lery. Peeler, Richard McC Ala., 1.918. B. E. S. Royal Flying Corps. Allied Armies: Second Lieutenants (Continued) 57 Rockwell, Klffen Y N. C, 1912. British-American Aviation Service. Promoted for conspicuous gallantry in de- stroying Enemy Planes. Killed in action in Prance. Previously decorated. Shaw-Kennedy, Vernon 111., 1915. B. E. F. Highly commended for gallantry. No direct information received of him since early in 1917. Taltavall, Walter P N. J., 1916. B. E. F. Royal Air Service. Figtiting Squadron. Thomson, Edward W. ...... Pa., 1919. B. E. F. Royal Air Service. OFFICERS IN CHINESE ARMY. Chen, Ting Chia China, 1907. Lee, Yen Chu China, 1917. 58, Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord ENLISTED PERSONNEL. UNITED STATES ARMY. Adelstein, Kenneth M Va., 1919. Air Service, U. S. A. Adkins, Eugene M Va., 1920. Field Clerk, A. E. F. Gassed in action. Adoue, James H Texas, 1908. A. E. F. (It is not known if he held rank.) Ande;-scn, Brooks N Va., 1919. Sgt. Major, C. A., A. E. F. Anderson, Marvin J Va., 1916. 1st Sergeant, 317th Inf., H. Q., 4th British Army; later, 27th Div., A. E. F. After Armistice 1st Sgt., Presidential Guard in Paris. Armstrong. Allan G Va., 1909. Accounts Section, Signal Corps, U. S. A. Ashley, Eugene H Ga., 1915. Sgt., Co. "H," 109th Inf., A. E. F. Slightly wounded in action at the Marne. Backus, J. H Va., 1920. Enlisted in Engineers, U. S. A. Bagley, Isham T Va., 1908. 6th Supply Train, A. E. F. Barbour, Lewis W Kansas, 1921. Air Service, U. S. A. Barley, Jr., Louis C Va., 1920. U. S. M. A. Beauchamp, James R Md., 1911. 143rd M. G. Battn., A. E. F. Beavers, John M D. C, 1921. U. S. A. Bell, Alden Va., 1880. Private. Volunteered and enlisted Nov. 16, 1917. 116th Inf. and 104th Engrs., A. E. F. In action at fr;nt. Discharged Aol. 18, 1919. Bender, Theodore K Mich., 1915. 1st Sgt., C. A., Aberdeen Proving Grounds, U. S. A. Bennett. John R D. C, 1914. Corporal, M. T. C. 442, B. S. No. 6, A. E. F. Blair, Jesse H Ind., 1921. U. S. M. A. Bouldin, TTiomas V N. C, 1921. U. S. M. A. till close of War. Boylan, Rufus T N. C, 1909. Corporal, M. G. Co., 119th Inf., 60th Brigade, 30th Div., A. E. P. Branton, James L Miss.. 1916. Infantry. A E. F Brencan, Rudolph W. C D. C, 1914. Air Service, U. S. A. Brevard, Robert J N. C, 1908. Air Service, Military Aeronautics. About to be commissioned at time of Armis- tice. Brooks, Reginald R Mont., 1914. Sgt. Flyer, Air Service, with rat- ing of R. M. A. A. E. F. 20 months' over- seas service. Ship torpedoed before reach- ing England. Promoted from Sergeant to Sergeant-Flyer. Bruns, T. M. Logan La., 1909. Sgt., Base Hospital No. 123, A. E. F. Bulkey, Edward A N. Y., 1917. (No definite information, but be- lieved to have been in the Service.) Cabell, Charles F Ky., 1914. A. E. F. (No definite further facts.) Carroll, Adrian M N. C, 1919. Sgt., Co. "M," 23rd Engineers, A. E. F. Carroll, Irwin A Texas, 1913. U. S. A. Died in the Service at College Station, Texas. Carter, Jr., S. Fain Texas, 1912. Air Service, U'. S. A. Chambers, Middleton Va., 1908. Air Service. Enlisted Personnel: U. S. Army (Continued) 59 Cochran, C. F Ind., 1917. Base Hospital No. 12. A. E. F. Cofer, Jr., John I Va., 1916. Air Service. (Cadet Flyer). U. S. A. Compton, William B Va., 1918. Sgt., Co. "F," 104th Ammunition Train, A. E. F. Crist, Jr., George W Ala., 1920. U. S. M. A. Crittenden, Jr., Orlando B Miss., 1914. Air Service, U. S. A. About to fly when Armistice occurred. Curry, Robert D Mo., 1920. U. S. A. Cushman, Joseph R N. Y., 1915. Sgt. Co. "K," 107th Inf., 27th Div., A. E. F. Killed in action in France. Dance, Willis J Va., 1907. Private, 81st Div., U. S. A. Dufur. Walter M Md., 1918. 1st Sgt., Battery "F," 35th C. A., U. S. A. Dunlap, William A Va., 1907. Field Clerk, A. E. F. Elarley, Richard N Va., 1917. Corporal, 116th Inf., 29th Div., A. E. F. Ellerson, Douglas G Va., 1907. Sgt., 104th Ammunition Train, A. E. F. Ely, Gus Z Va., 1915. 37th Co., 10th Training Battn., 155th D. B., Camp Lee, U. S. A. Ely, Price W. Va., 1911. Sgt., Co. "A," Special Training Battalion, A. E. F. Estes, Carlton C Colo. (Special Student, 1917). U. S. A. Gee, W. Webb Va., 1914. Sgt., 104th Ammunition Train, A. E. F. Getzen, W. L Fla., 1915. Sgt. Base Hosp., Co. D, 306th Engi- neers. Goddard, Walter S. .... N. C, 1910. Sgt., Co. "I," 119th Inf.. 30th Div., A. E. F. Killed in action at Ypres, Sept. 1, 1918. Goodwyn, Jr., Robert T Ala., 1920. U. S. M. A. Grantham, Thomas D N. C, 1918. Corp., Motor Truck Co., No. 445, attached to Engineer Div., M. T. C. Harrison, Jr., William Minn., 1919. Sgt.. Heavy Artillery, A. E. F. Harwood, Robert H Tenn., 1916. 1st Sgt, 2nd Tenn.-Inf., H. Q., Camp Sevier, U. S. A. Henderson, S. T N. C, 1921. U. S. A. Holland, Robert C Texas, 1914. Corporal, 105th Aero Squadron, A. E. F. In France over one year. Izzard, James J Va., 1917. 1st Sgt, Co. "A," 117th Inf., A. E. F. Jordan, J. Julian W. Va., 1910. Cavalry, U. S. A. Severely in- jured when en route to his Command, in May, 1918. Kester, Walden Va., 1918. 1st Sgt, 111th F. A., A. E. F. Kimbley, Russell B Okla., 1920. 117th Field Battn, Signal Corps, A. E. F. Slightly wounded in action. King, James F N. C, 1913. Co. "E," 54th Inf., 6th Div., A. E. F. With Army of Occupation. Kittrell, Henry J Tenn., 1916. Corporal, 117th Inf., 30th Div., A. E. F. Wounded in action and captured, but recaptured by his own Company the same day. Krentel, Fritz E Brazil, 1914. Sgt, Hdq. 22nd Engineers, U. S. A. Lawson, R. B Va., 1910. Sgt., 305th Motor Supply Train, A. E. F. Lewis, Jr., Magnus M Va., 1918. McGuire Base Hospital No. 319, A. E. F. 60 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord Lind, Warner E Tenn., 1910. Air Service, U. S. A. Lowry, Blackburn W Fla., 1920. Emergency Medical R. C, U. S. A. Marr, Jr., R. A Va., 1918. Top Sgt., Camp Lee, U. S. A. (Re- jected at O. T. School repeatedly on account of supposed heart trouble.) Martin, Donald M N. Y., 1912. 6th Battn., 153rd D. B., Camp Dix., U. S. A. Martin, William P Okla., 1917. Top Sgt., Battery "A," 16th Battn., F. A., U. S. A. Massie, Wilbur N Va., 1917. 60th C. A., A. E. P. Mayer, Charles L Va., 1913. Top Sgt., Inf., 10th Div., A. E. F. Menninger, E. J ..From Ohio. U. S. A. (Special Student, V. M. I., one month, 1918.) Meredith, Jr., Gilmer ..Mo., 1921. Air Service, U. S. A. Metcalfe, Fred R Miss., 1914. Air Service, U. S. A. Miller, William P... Ga., 1915. Hospital Base at Camp Wheeler, U. S. A. Mitchell, Samuel P..... Va., 1916. Corporal, 111th F. A., A. E. P. Moncure, James D Va., 1900. Sgt., U. S. A. (Before War.) Montgomery, Jr., Walter S...S. C, 1920. U. S. A. (No definite information but believed to have been in the Service.) Morgan, William H Va., 1917. Ambulance Div., McGuire Base Hospital No. 319, 80th Div., Sanitation Train 305, A. E. F. Morrison, Cassell S Mo., 1912. Sgt., Co. "A," 340th Battn., Tank Corps, U. S. A. McCabe, James B Va., 1919. 1st Sgt, Engineers, U. S. A. McCormick, Oscar L -Va., 1914. A. E. F. McKinney, John N. Y., 1916. Co. "G," 105th Inf., 27th Div., A. E. F. Severely wounded in action. Newell, Ward M Va., 1920. 319th Inf., A. E. F. Ordered back ^ to Camp Lee on account of physical dis- ability and, later, discharged from the Ser- vice on Surgeon's Certificate. Norton, Edwin B Ala., 1915. 326th Battalion. Tobyhanna, Pa., U. S. A. Pate, Harry L Mo., 1917. Sgt. Maj., Engineers, 89th Div., A. E, F. Patterson, Andrew S Va., 1917. Sgt., 667th Aero Squadron, Air Ser- vice, A. E. F. Cited for brave act by his Major. (Passed examination for Lieutenancy a few days before Armistice.) Patton, Julian G Va., 1921. Air Service, U. S. A. Pearson, Thomas J Va., 1912. Dental Base Hospital, Camp Sevier, U. S. A. Pittman, Dalton B Va., 1920. Tank Corps, U. S. A. (About to sail for France when Armistice occurred.) Polk, Isaac Hilliard Cal., 1920. U. S. M. A. Pritchett, Jr., John I Va., 1920. Corporal, Co. "B," 104th Supply Train, 29th Division, A. E. P. Radford, R. C. W Va., 1919. McGuire Base Hospital Unit No. 319, A. E. P. Randolph, Jr., Charles C Va., 1912. 111th P. A., A. E. P. Rapkin, Edmund L N. J., 1919. Co. "L," 107th Inf., A. E. P. Died in Service in Prance. Raynor, Clark S.. Md., 1914. 110th P. A., 29th Div., A. E. P. Regester, Charles E Va., 1914. Sgt., 104th Ammunition Train, A. E. P. Enlisted Personnel: U. S. Army (Continued) 61 Riley, William L 111., 1907. Sgt., 1st Class, 32nd Engineers, A. E. F. Robertson, B. Lynn Va., 1913. U. S. A. On duty in "Washington from Oct. 31 to Dec. 18, 1918. Roller, Charles S Va., 1901. Private and Stretcher-Bearer, 314th Sanitary Train, 89th Div., A. E. F. At front in Argonne-Meuse Offensive, and working all the while with American Red Cross. With Army of Occupation. Commissioned by the President of the U. S. a Captain in the Red Cross, on his return to the United States. Rosenstock, Edwin A Va., 1914. Corporal, Battery "E," 111th, F., A., A. E. F. Rothert, J. Milton Va., 1918. Battery "F," 111th F. A., A. E. F. Saunders, John W Miss., 1909. Infantry, 37th Div., A. E. F. One year in Service. Six months overseas. Schoen, Edward C Ga., 1917. Air Service, U. S. A. Died after discharge, Feb., 1920. Schwartz, Bryan W Pa., 1920. Ambulance Corps No. 13, A. E. F. Commended for bravery in action. Scott, Thomas B Va., 1917. 111th F. A., A. E. F. Scriven, Edward B Minn., 1919. Sgt., Field Remount Squadron, No. 334, A. E. F. Sebrell, Russell G Va., 1917. 117th Train H. Q., F. A., 42nd Divi- sion, A. E. F. Seelye, Jr., Thomas T N. Y., 1921. Range Sgt., M. G. Co., 53rd Inf., A. E. F. Sloan, James K Pa., 1904. 1st Class Sgt, Tank Corps, Co. "A," 338th Battn. Instructor. Ordered overseas, but stopped by the Armistice. Smith, Charles G Mo., 1919. 1st Sgt. Base Hosp., No. 28, A. E. F. Smith, E. Marcus Ga., 1914. Medical Student. Member, Emer- gency Medical R. C. Died of influenza in the Service, while ministering to the stricken citizens of Philadelphia. Smith, Jr., Howard F Texas, 1909. 127th Ordnance Depot Co., Camp Bowie, TJ. S. A. Smith, Philip Ohio, 1914. 301st Water Tank Train, A. E. F. Smith, YvTilliam N. H N. C, 1920. Air Service, U. S. A. Squiers, Herbert G England, 1915.' A. E. F. (Previously a Lieu- tenant in B. E. F., and commanded a section of armored cars.) Stokes, Thomas A N. C, 1921. In Naval Aviation Service; later transferred to Army Aviation Service. Rank C, Q. M. Stone, Jr., Everett B Va., 1913. Co. "F," 4th Pioneer Inf., Camp Wadsworth, U. S. A. Stoops, Jr.. Thomas D Pa., 1915. Sgt., Ambulance Corps, A. E. F. Stuart. C. E Special Student, V. M. L, 1918. U. S. A. Stucky, Harry C Ky., 1912. Base Hospital, No. 40, A. E. F. Sturcke, Albert F N. Y., 1918. Co. "M," 2nd Replacement Regi- ment, Camp Gordon, Ga. Sydnor, R. Barrett Va., 1918. Sgt. In charge Post Exchange, U. S. A. Tardy, Thomas H Va., 1914. Sgt., 118th F, A., A. E. F. Taylor, Albert L Pa., 1910. Sgt., H. Q. Company, 110th Inf., 28th Div., A. E. F. Taylor, Morgan Mo., 1908. Sgt., Q. M. Corps, A. E. F, 62 Virginia Military Institute — ^World AVar Eecoru Tinsley, Benjamin F Va., 1901. Field Clerk, A. E. F. Died in the Service in France. Trisler, Jr., John L Ohio, 1909. Sgt., Mil. Intelligence Division, 148th Div., 37th Inf., A. E. F. Tucker, James E Ky., 1915. Chief Mechanic, Battery "C," 55th F. A., U. S. A. Venable, Henry M W. Va., 1912. Master Engineer, 23rd Engineers, A. E. F. Walker, Richard Va., 1917. Air Service, U. S. A. Wallace, Lee A Va., 1915. Sgt, 39th Co., 10th Training Battn., 155th D. B., Camp Lee, Va. (Turned down repeatedly at 0. T. Camps on account of phy- sical disability.) Warner, James L Mo., 1913. Company "C," 24th Battalion, U. S. Guards. Welborne, Harry B N. J., 1906. 104th Engineers, A. E. F. Slightly gassed in Argonne Forest. Welsh, Cecil T , . . . Va., 1920. Company "A," 312th Inf., A. E. F. Wharton, John O Texas, 1905. Accepted for Air Service, U. S. A., after securing a special dispensation on ac- count of being over age. Wierum, Richard F N. J., 1919. Co. "I," 107th Infantry, A. E. F. Wounded in action. Wilson, F. C Ala., 1912. Emergency Medical R. C, U. S. A. Woodson, John S Okla., 1919. U. S. A. Wool, Jr., Theodore J Va., 1920. Air Service, U. S. A. Wright, Richard H N. C, 1915. Air Service, U. S. A. Wright, Thomas D N. C, 1912. Air Service, U. S. A. MARINE CORPS. Ancker, William M Md., 1921. Private since Sept., 1918. Saw service in Santo Domingo against bandits. For conduct there recommended by his Col- onel for Exam, for Naval Academy, 1920. Armstrong, Reuben C ..Miss., 1907. Aero Section in U. S. Bacharach, Bertram M N. J., 1920. In U. S. - Benners, Archibald W: Pa., 1919. A. E. F. Killed in action in France. Butler, Jr., Charles N Pa., 1920. Corporal, 13th Reg., A. E. F. Chapin, William E Va., 1917. In U. S. Cole, John Va., 1917. Serving with Army, A. E. F. Corey, James L Ind., 1917. Corporal 83rd Co., 6th Regiment, A. E. F. Killed in action, July 19, 1918, at Chateau TTiierry. Dance, Powhatan R Va., 1920. A. E. F. Killed in action, Nov. 1, 1918. Darby, James F Texas, 1910. A. E. F. Finley, Hugh P Ky., 1920. Corporal Aero Section. In U. S. Served as Instructor, Marine O. T. School, and as Asst. Adjutant and Inspector. Fisher, Ralph A Fla., 1907. Enlisted, but later discharged be- cause of broken wrist. Foy, Fred. H Ala., 1918. Corporal. In U. S. Eraser, Douglas D Va., 1916. Instructor, School, Non-Com. Officers. In U. S. Garry, Edward H Wis., 1921. Corporal, A. E. F. 18 months sea service on board U. S. S. Pittsburgh. Gibson, Holcombe D Va., 1920. Corporal. In U. S. Enlisted Personnel: Marine Corps (Continued) — Navy 63 Higgins, John D Tenn., 1919. In U. S. Huntt, Spotswood H Va., 1918. In U. S. Jenkins. Jule D Va., 1919. In U. S. Johnston, Horace S Va., 1920. Corporal. In U. S. Jones, Jr., Charles A Va., 1919. A. E. F. Served with Army in France. Qualified as a sharpshooter. Keith, John W Texas, 1918. Corporal. In U. S. Kyle, Gordon Va., 1918. Gunnery Sgt. Finished all train- ing, but Armistice prevented his being com- missioned. Lamb.TsT Blair Va., 1918. A. E. F. Serving with Army in France. Lange, I^ouis G La., 1920. A. E. F. Passed three examinations for commission, but rejected every time be- cause too young. Only 19 years old, Nov. 3, 1918, but gallantly served to the end. Com- piled remarkably interesting diary of service abroad.) Mahone, Thomas W Va., 1917. A. E. F. Mallory, Jr., F. D Texas, 1920. Private. In U. S. Metcalfe, Jr.. Harley Miss., 1918. In U. S. Miller, Charles B N. C, 1918. In U. S. Parker, Alexander W Va., 1918. Sgt, attached to Aero Section. Flying in Florida when Armistice occurred. Porcher, Francis D Mo., 1917. In U. S., training for Aero Service when Armistice occurred. Smith, Gilbert R 111., 1914. Corporal, A. E. F. Serving with Army in France. Spence, Elias H Va., 1918. In U. S. Steadman, Walter T Mich., 1910. In U. S. Summers, Francis L Va., 1921. In U. S. Swift, Carter G Va., 1919. In U. S. NAVY. Adams, T. Stokes Va., 1914. (No definite information.) Baldey, Charles T La., 1917. On Patrol Ship "Sunfiower." (Sa- bine Island, Texas.) Booth, C. Murray 111., 1911. Electrician, In U. S. Borden, Edward B N. C, 1915. Chief Yeoman. In U. S. Buracker, Jr., Edward M. ...Md., 1909. At Naval Training Station, Hamp- ton Roads, as Military Instructor. Clarkson, Holland W 111., 1921. 2nd Class Seaman in Reserve Force. Stationed at U. S. Naval Reserve School, Chicago. Subject to call on release. Cockshaw, Jr., Herbert N. Y., 1911. A. E. F. Served in Russia. Crittenden, George B Miss., 1916. Naval Aero Service in U. S. Curtis, Lloyd E Va., 1921. Ordinary Seaman. Dearborn, James B Ala., 1916. Official Photographer, U. S. N., 76th Naval District, under supervision ot Director of Naval Intelligence Division. Drenneu, Donald W Ala., 1912. Student Officer in Naval Training School, learning to fly Dirigibles. Eley, Claud E Va., 1916. Chief Master-at-Arms. Gayle, Robert B Va., 1915. Pharmacist. In U. S. Graham, Joseph E Va., 1916. Chief Boatswain. (Transferred from 2d Lt. C. A.) Hafter, Charles C Miss., 1917. Apprentice Seaman, R. F. In U. S. 64 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord Hammond, Gordon Va., 1919. Quarter Master. In U. S. Com- mended by Secretary of Navy for heroic act in descending into a well filled with noxious gasses and rescuing a man, while at home on leave. Hitch, Rives C. W Va., 1917. Chief Petty Officer. In U. S. Jones, Decatur • Va., 1917. Student Aviator. Balloon Section, Aero Service. In U. S. Kennedy, W. T Tenn., 1921. Volunteer in Naval Aviation Ser- vice, but Armistice signed before called to duty. Kirven, Oliver C. Texas, 1920. Finished course in Gunnery, and ready for Sea Service, when Armistice oc- curred. Lanier, Raymond S Ky., 1911. Served on Torpedo Board Ward in U. S. L'Engle, Frank F Fla., 1916. In training for commission as En- sign. Long, Matthew R N. C, 1911. Aero Section. Training to be a Pilot in Heavier-than-Air Division. Markham, Fred S Texas, 1907. After being turned down re- peatedly in Army O. T. Schools, enlisted in Navy Training School at Great Lakes, 111. Later, discharged for physical disability. Milam, Carter Tenn., 1914. Pharmacist, 2nd Class, A. E. F. Died in Service in France of pneumonia. Miller, P. O. Va., 1922. Seaman, U. S. Navy. Later, dis- charged and entered V. M. I. Morgan, Jr., B. F Va., 1921. Chief Machinist Mate, Aero Section. In U. S. Neal, Edward F Va., 1918. Naval Aero Service in U. S. Price, Jr., John W Va., 1921. Midshipman, U. S. N. Academy. Shepperd, George F Pa., 1918. Chief Petty Officer. Attached to U. S. Naval Aero Section, A. E. F. Smith, Jr., Richard H Va., 1915. R. F. In U. S. Tait, Jr., Robert Va., 1910. Yeoman, 3rd Class, and candidate for Ensign. Was about to be commissioned when Armistice occurred. Venable, Jr., William P . . Va., 1922. Eight months in Naval Electrical School, Plampton Roads. Waggoner, Jr., William H...Mo., 1910. Yeoman, 3rd Class, U. S. N. R. F. Died in the Service at Great Lakes, 111., of pneumonia following influenza. ALLIED ARMIES. Boynton, Paul W N. Y., 1919. Enlisted in Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, but later discharged because under age. Converse, Alexander J Ohio, 1909. Enlisted in 48th Battn., Canadian Inf., British Expeditionary Force, in Feb., 1915, and served with conspicuous gallantry to the end of the War. Promoted to Ser- geant. Severely wounded three times, but after leaving Hospital returned to the Front every time, against the protest of .the medi- cal authorities. Very highly commended for distinguished valour in action on many oc- casions. (He had previously served with great honour in the Philippines.) Enlisted Personnel: Allied Armies (Continued) 65 Denny, Walter E La., 1912. Sergvsant, B. E, F. Wounded in ac- tion at the Somme. Kelly, Russell A N. Y., 1914. Color-Bearer, French Foreign Le- gion. Second Regt. de Marche of 1st Regt. Killed in action in France. Decorated before death. Loth, Jr., W. Jefferson Va., 1914. In British Expeditionary Force. Served with gallantry and highly commended. Discharged for physical disability in the line of duty, after three years' service, in Eng- land, France and Italy, under the British Flag. Money, William T Va., 1915. Sergeant, 8th Battn., Winnipeg Grenadiers; later, 3d Canadian Heavy Bat- tery, B. E. F. (Declined promotion.) Served with conspicuous gallantry for four years. Munns, Clyde S Mich., 1920. Gunner, 64th Battery, 64th Cana- dian F. A., B. E. F. 5 weeks in Canada and 48 weeks overseas. Owens, B. B N". C, 1914. Corporal, First Royal Fusiliers, and in 79th M. G. Battn., from June, 1915, to the end of the War. Severely wounded twice, and awarded the British Military Cross. Todd, Thomas Md., 1901. With B. E. F. 66 Virginia Military Institute — World War Kecord CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSION. CAMP TAYLOR. [It is believed that some of the candidates in the Officers' Training Camps below received commissions; but if so, no report of the fact has been made.] Billups, Ford L Texas, 1911. (Previously, Sgt., 1st Class, Air Service, U. S. A.) Dilley, Edward S Ark., 1914. Gilliam, Jr.. James R Va., 1910. Potts, Jr., John D Va., 1919. Urqnhart, Whitmel H Va., 1903. Smith, Robert L Mo., 1908. Caffee, Mahlon W Mo. 1906. Died in Service. Sale, Jr., E. Ashton Va., 1919. Winston, William A N. Y., 1920. Derryberry, Jr., Marshall E.Tenn., 1920. Morton. Theodore F Texas, 1919. Jordan, Jr.. J. C Va., 1920. Jones, Jr.. W. D Fla., 1920. Groover, Paul Ga., 1920. Craighill. Dabney H Va., 1920. Hardy, Jr., Will H Texas, 1920. Paxton, W. Coalter ....... Va., 1920. Parrott. John C Va., 1920. Parker, Willard N Va., 1920. Herring, Frank L Miss., 1920. Litzenberger, Levin M Ind., 1920. Barrett, Jr., Frank M Va., 1921. Clarke, N. K Ga., 1921. Craig, John E Va., 1921. Robinson, James K. E Va., 1921. Slack, Tom A Texas, 1920. Shackelford, Jr., William C. Ala., 1919. Parsons, Stuart O Mo., 1921. McFall, Jr., James C Va., 1919. Murrell, George M La., 1920. Hughes, Charles E Va., 1920. Hardy, Jr., George W La., 1920. Benners, Jr., Thomas H Ala., 1920. Davidson, Richard P D. C, 1921. Davis. T. Calvin Va., 1920. Hawkins, Howard B W. Va., 1920. Recker, Max R Ind., 1921. Strother, Henry S Va., 1921. Roberts, Littleton S Va., 1920. Wallace, Charles Va., 1920. Potts, Jr.. Morton W Texas, 1920. Luck, Jr., Charles S Va., 1920. Kennon, Aphby R Va., 192L Polk, E. Winfield Ark., 1921. Arrington, William A Va., 1920. Broaddus. Francis C Texas, 1920. Satterfield, Frederick M. . . . Va., 1920. ' Dillard, William E Va., 1912. (Corporal.) Candidates for Commission (Continued) 67 CAMP PIKE. Wenderoth, Collier Ark., 1910. Gordon, John M Texas, 1907. CAMP LEE. Sullivan, Joseph J Va., 1919. Addison, William M Va., 1919. Branch, Alpheus N. C, 1919. Gill, Edward H Va., 1919. Montjoy, Lynn Miss., 1919. Jones, Thomas D Va., 1919. Franklin, Jack R Va., 1919. '' Pfeifler, John H Mich., 1919. Young, Hoge D. W Va., 1919. Casey, B. Weldon Va., 1918. Quigley, E. Matthews 111., 1919. Hurt, Jr.. Henry A Texas, 1919. Wills, Jr., Waller G Va., 1919. Wimberley, Benjamin B N. C, 1919. Mertz, Oscar L Texas, 1919. Wilkinson, Jr., William H. Va., 1919. Jennings, William L Va., 1919. Butler, Edward L La., 1919. Keezell, Nathaniel H Va., 1919. Williamson, Jr., Thomas S. .Va., 1919. Thompson, James M Texas, 1919. Cheyne, William E Va., 1919. Ross, George E Va., 1904. Discharged for physical disability just before graduating. Died March 3, 1920. Nash, James H W. Va., 1907. Miller, A. Erskine Va., 1901. Read, Hernando M Texas, 1916. Cohoon, Thomas J Va., 1919. (Univ. of Va. Unit.) Rutherford, Sgt. James B Pa., 1914. Infantry Replacement Troop, 40th Co., C. O. T. S. Enlisted, July 25, 1918. Ruehrmund, Max E Va., 1911. Homes, Peter P Va., 1912. Died in Service. FORT MONROE. Drennen, Charles W Ala., 1919. Marchant, Bernard W Va., 1919. Van Wagenen, Jr., Frederick Va., 1919. Kimberly, Harry H Va., 1921. Pendleton, Nat. W Va., 1921. Bancroft, Thomas C Texas, 1919. Roberdeau, Horace L Texas, 1919. Hairston, Jr., Robert N. C, 1920. Nurney, J. W Va., 1920. Barrett, Frank S Va., 1919. Green, Alfred A Fla., 1917. Alvis, Raymond Va., 1920. WASHINGTON. D. C. (AVIATION SCHOOL). Norvell, Jr., Lipscomb Texas, 1920. Gibson, M. L Va., 1921. Graham, Andrew H Va., 1920. 68 Virginia Military Institute— World War Record Berry, Marshall K Texas, 1921. JefEeries, Edward S N. Y., 1920. Trevillian, J. W Va., 1922. Johnston, Walton B W. Va., 1921. GETTYSBURG, PA. Henshaw, Seth B W. Va., 1918. PLATTSBURG, N. Y. Taylor Fred. M N. C, 1919. Haskell, T. Sheafe Vt.. 1907. Died in Service. Harper, James B Va., 1921. (R. 0. T. C, V. M. I., June, 1918. Ordered to 0. T. C, Camp Lee, Nov. 13, 1918. Order revoked. Clarke, Ashton W Va., 1921. Rejected, acct. phys. disability. CAMP HANCOCK. Payne, Jr., James M W. Va., 1906. Dillon, Jr., Edward Va., 1919. FORT SHERIDAN. Clarkson, Clifford C 111., 1915. CAMP KEARNY. Morrison, Sgt. Frank L Texas, 1917. (Turned down at 0. T. School repeatedly from 1917, but finally admitted.) CAMP JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON. Mayer, Eugene N Va., 1912. Died in Service. CAMP FREMONT. Camp, Sgt. Oilman L Mont.. 1911. lG6th Depot Brigade in U. S. A. CAMP GORDON. Smoot, Charles C Va., 1906. Yeatman, Sgt. Charles E Va., 1917. (Formerly in Engineers, U. S. A.) CAMP GRANT. Parsons, Joseph W Va., 1919 UNKNOWN CAMPS. Lewis, John D W. Va., 1906. Kinder, Warren L Del., 1907. (In Arizona.) Landau, Sidney Mo., 1914. Wilkins, Irvin C Va., 1919. Garth, W. Willis Ala., 1905. Gill, Richard S Va., 1919. Lasker, Henry M Texas, 1900. (Previously Manager, Publicity Bureau, National War Savings Commission, Washington.) S. A. T. C, 69 STUDENTS' ARMY TRAINING CORPS, Abel, H. B Adams, Jr., J. B... Addison, G. D Adkins, H, T Agnor, G. L Airth, W. S. ....... Alt, G. T Amiss, Jr., F. T. .. Anderson, C. E. ... Arens, R. M • Ayres, J. C ...N. Y., 1922 Va., 1920 Va., 1921 Va., 1921 Va., 1922 Fla., 1922 Va., 1921 Va., 1922 Va., 1922 Ind., 1922 Va., 1921 Badgett, J. M Bain, Jr., K. A. . Balfour, Jr., C. H. Ballon, J. W Barker, C. C Barrow, Jr., F. P. Barry, N. G Bartenstein, L. R. Battle, J. M Beasley, Jr., J. W. Bennett, G. M. ... Berman, G. Berry, D. W., . .i. Blake, O. Blanford, I. I Bletcher, Jr., F. O. Boatwright, J. L. . Boiling, R. W. ... Bond, A. J Bond, Jr., R. N. . Booker, Jr., H. R. Bowles, Jr., J. C. . Briggs, Jr., R. C. • Brittle, P. N Brockenbrough, Jr. Brooks, Jr., J. K.. Brown, H. C. ... Bruner, F. D. P. . Bryan, Jr., B. M. Bryan, C. J Bryson, J. E Buch, G. R Bullington, Jr., R. Bunting, Jr., J. . . Burdeau, Jr., J. Va., Va., Va., N. C, Va., Va., Ky., Va., Va., Va., Va., Va., Texas, N. Y., Va., . . .Canada, Va., Va., Va., ... .Tenn., Va., Va., Texas, Va., , Austin, Va., Texas, Ala., Va., La., N. C, Ga., .... ...Va., McC.Va., Va., Va., 1922 1922 1921 1921 1920 1921 1922 1922 1922 1922 1921 1922 1921 1921 1922 1920 1921 1922 1921 1919 1922 1921 1921 1922 1921 1922 1922 1921 1920 1921 1922 1922 1921 1922 , 1922 Cabell, M. N Va., 1922 Campbell, Jr., A. M Va., 1922 Campbell, T. P Tenn., 1921 Carroll, Jr., E. L Va., 1922 Carter, Jr., A. B Va., 1921 Casey, J. F Va., 1921 Caswell, W. D Ohio, Gates, McF. L S. C, Christian, H. T. . . . Va., Clark, E. M Va., Clark, W. A Texas, Coleman, M. R. . , Okla., Comegys, Jr., E. F Texas, Connally, M. H Fla., Conway, Jr., E. R Ky., Cooke, H. H W. Va., Core, J. T Va., Crockett, J. F Va., Crockett, Jr., Wm. S....Okla., (Oklahoma Univ.) Cutchins, Jr., Sol Va., 1921 1921 1921 1922 1921 1921 1920 1921 1919 1921 1922 1921 1915 1921 Dabney, R. L Texas, 1922 Davis, N. B Fla., 1920 Bearing, A. W W, Va., 1921 DeBardeleben, D Tenn., 1921 DeShazo, J. S Va., 1920 Dickerson, H. W Va., 1921 Dickson, R. F Va., 1921 Dickson, R. R W. Va., 1921 Dixon, William H N. C, 1917 (S. A. T. C, Jeff. Med. Coll. Later, M. D.) Dorsey, A. H Hi-. 1922 Dudley, H. E Va., 1920 Dunseth, J. F Texas, 1921 Echols, R Va., 1921 Elliott, R. F N. C, 1921 Estes, J. S Va., 1921 Evans, T. B Va., 1921 Fain, J. C Fairlamb, W. F Fentress, T. S Ferguson, Jr., J. W.. Fletcher, E. L Follett, J. D Fontana, Jr., A. W.. Fowler, E. H Fuller, W. A Fullton, J. M ..Okla., 1921 Va., 1920 ....Va., 1922 ..N. C, 1922 ....Va., 1921 Pa., 1922 ..N. Y., 1922 Pa., 1921 Va., 1921 Ala., 1921 Gaillard, C. C Texas, 1920 Gallalee, R. M Va., 1921 Galleher, J. F Va., 1921 Gallman, Jr., O. T S. C, 1920 Gilbert, C. B La., 1921 Gills, J. B Va., 1922 Gleason, H. C Va., 1921 Cleaves, C. B Va.. 1921 70 Virginia Military Institute — World War Record Goodall, Y. H Ala., 1920 Gray, Jr., G. T Va., 1922 Greathead, Jr., R. N Va., 1921 Green, F. K Va., 1920 Greene, J. F D. C, 1921 Gridley, W. G N. Y., 1921 Grymes, W. R Va., 1922 Hagan. J. C Va., 1921 Hagner, T. W. S Md., 1921 Hairston, J. J Va., 1922 Halsey, Seth C Va., 1897 (Denver University) Hamilton, F. T. Ala., 1921 Hardy, F. B Va., 1920 Harman, Jr., A. W Va., 1921 Harper, J. S Texas, 1922 Harriss, S. G Va., 1920 Harwood, Jr., E. E Tenn., 1921 Haskell, J. C Va., 1920 Hatton, Jr., E. A Va., 1922 Hawkins, Jr., S. A W. Va., 1920 Hill, J. M Texas, 1921 Hoge, C. E Ky., 1920 Honaker, C. F W. Va., 1922 Hopkins, A. F Va., 1921 Hopkins, L. R Va., 1922 Huff, Jr., C. W Va., 1922 Humphreys, C. K Pa., 1922 Ingram, D. T Va., 1921 Ireys, III, H. T .Ky., 1920 Irvine, W. H Va., 1922 Jackson, Jr., M. C Va., 1920 Johnston, E. M W. Va., 1921 Jones, C. W Va., 1»21 Jcnes, H Texas, 1921 Jones, J. H Ga., 1921 Jones, Jr., John W Va., 1921 Jones, Jr., W. P D. C, 1921 Jordan, J. H Mo., 1921 Josey, Jr., J. E Texas, 1920 Kane, F. C Ohio, 1921 Kellam, H. S Va., 1921 Kelly, P. R Texas, 1922 Kerlin, W. C Va., 1920 Kinnear, Jr., W. A Va., 1922 Kirwan, J. McG Md., 1921 Klapp, E. M. K Pa., 1921 Knapp. Jr., J. W Va., 1921 Knight, Jr., B. M Va., 1922 Kraft. R. W Va., 1922 Laine. E. R Va., 1921 Land, H. C Va., 1921 Larew, Jr., R. P Va., 1921 La Rue, R. H Kansas, 1922 Lauck, E. W Va., 1921 Lewis, Jr., Yancev ....Texas, 1919 Lynch, Jr., G. P..' Va., 1922 Lyons, M. H Ala., 1920 Maclin, Jr., H Va., 1922 Macrae, E. B N. Y., 1922 Mann, J. C Miss. 1920 Mann., J. H. C Va., 1921 Marshall, J. P Va., 1919 Martin, L. R D. C, 1921 Mason, S. A Va., 1921 Massingham, R. S Pa., 1922 Massingham, Jr., S. H Pa., 1922 Masury, A. J. M Va., 1921 Matthews, H. F. McG Fla., 1922 Maxwell, R. O Va., 1921 Meech, R. W Va., 1921 Meech, S. M Va., 1921 Mendel, Ernest J Ark., 1921 (Univ. Ark.) Merson, D Va., 1921 Millner, H. V Va., 1921 Milton, Jr., W. H N. C., 1920 Moncure, Jr., J. A Va., 1919 Monroe, U. D Texas, 1921 Monroe, Jr., E. R. Va., 1920 Monroe, Jr., W. D D. C., 1921 Montague, Jr., F. L Va., 1920 Moore, B. T Va., 1921 Moore, L. A N. D., 1921 Morrison, G. E Va., 1922 Morse, George A Minn., 1911 Univ. of Minn., Oct., 1918, on re- turn from Honduras. About to enter O. T. School, Fort Riley, when Armistice occurred. Munson, H. H Va., 1920 Murphey, P. B. B Ga., 1921 Myers, Jr., C. T W. Va., 1922 McCaddon, S. G N. Y., 1921 McClain, J Pa., 1922 McCord. W. J Mo., 1921 McCuistion, H. P Texas, 1921 McDavid, C. J Ala., 1921 McEachin, Jr., T. C Fla., 1919 McKellar, G Texas, 1921 McMillan, M. H Okla., 1921 Nicholson, C. P Va., 1921 Norman, R. G Va., 1922 Orme, Jr., A. J Ga., 1921 Owsley, H Texas, 1921 Pace, H. L Va.. 1922 Parkinson, E. B, Va., 1921 Pate, R. McC ....Va., 1921 Patton, W. R S. C., 1921 Patton, W. Y Fla., 1922 Paxton, P. L Va., 1921 S. A. T. C. (Continued) 71 Payne, Jr., J. B La., 1921 Peebles, Jr., W. S Va., 1921 Peed, S. B Va., 1922 Pennybacker, J. E D. C, 1921 Perkinson, W. M Va., 1922 Philp, W. H Texas, 1922 Powell, G. V Va., 1921 Price, III, W. J Md., 1921 Purcell, J. A Va., 1922 Rahily, W. J Va., 1922 Reese, C. B Va., 1921 Rhudy, R. R Va., 1922 Ribble, J. M Va., 1921 Rice, G. S Va., 1922 Richardson, J. E Okla., 1921 Richardson, R. P Va., 1921 Ridgely, Jr., R. M. Md., 1922 Ripley, Jr., F. E Texas, 1920 Roberts, W. T. S Va., 1920 Robertson, Jr., J. J Va., 1921 Robinson, C. R Va., 1922 Ross, B. W Mont, 1922 Russell, S N. Y., 1921 Sauer, Jr., C. F. Va., 1921 Scott, W. W. Okla., 1921 Sebring, E. E Ohio, 1921 Sedwick, J. H Texas, 1921 Semans, J. T Pa., 1921 Shipley, H. V Pa., 1922 Smith, B. H Mont, 1921 Smith, C. K N. C, 1922 Smith, Jr., E. A Ala., 1921 Smith, J. T Texas, 1921 Smith, T. W Ala., 1921 Smith, Jr., W. D Ala., 1921 Spindle, T. H Va., 1922 Spratt T. G Va., 1922 Starke, Jr., H. M Va., 1921 Strawn, Bethel L Texas, 1920 Stroud, W. S Miss., 1921 Sydnor, Harold Va., 1920 Syme, S. A D. C, 1921 Tate, W. C. Va.. 1921 Taylor, R. W N. C, 1921 Thompson, R. C W. Va., 1921 Tilley, G. S Va., 1920 TiUmaa, S. B Ala., 1922 Turley, J. C W. Va.. 1921 Turman, S. B .Fla., 1920 Turner, H. McD Va., 1920 Tyler, Jr., H. G Va., 1921 Vaden, T. H Va., 1923 Van Syckel, Jr., R. E Pa., 1921 Vaughan, F. F Va., 1921 Venable, R. R Va., 1922 Waldo, G. E Fla., 1922 Wales, T. S Va., 1922 Waters, W. E. Ky.. 1921 Weaver, R. C Va., 1921 Welton, R. H. B Va., 1921 Wenger, R. A Va., 1921 Wessells, S. A Va., 1921 White, E. V Va., 1922 Wilson, W. Y Tenn., 1921 Winfree, R. N Va., 1921 Withers, Jr., N. R Va., 1919 Womeldorf, L ...Texas, 1921 Woodall, J. C N. C, 1922 Note. The S. A. T. C. of the V. M. I. numbered 91 more men than are given above who were commissioned, or entered Officers' Training Schools, and whose names are given elsewhere in this book. 72 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord DECORATIONS. Capt. Fred. W. Adams Mo., 1909. D. S. C. and Croix de Guerre. Con- tinues in the Service. 1st Lt. Tliomas D. Amory Del., 1916. D. S. C. (posthumously). Killed in action. Capt. A. D. Barksdale Va., 1911. D. S. C, Croix de Guerre, and Le- gion of Honour. Col. E. M. Blake S. C, 1885. Legion of Honour. 1st Lt. Foster V. Brown, Jr.. . Tenn., 1912. Croix de Guerre with Palm Lt. Col. James McK. Browii..Ky., 1907. (B. E. P.) D. S. O. (British.) Capt. Withers A. Burress Va., 1914. Chevaliera di Coronna d'ltalia and La Solidaridad (Panama). 1st Lt. Franklin W. Carter. . . Va., 1912. D. S. C. 1st Lt. J. Rives Childs Va., 1912. Decorated by the Jugo-Slavic Gov- ernment in August, 1919. Capt. Fred. W. Clarke, Jr Ga., 1917. Croix de Guerre with Palm. Major Joseph T. Clement S. C, 1906. Croix de Guerre. Col. C. C. Collins Va., 1892. Companion of the Order of St, Michael and St. George. Capt. Robert Y. Conrad Va., 1905. D. S. C. (posthumously). Killed in action. Capt. Samuel C. Gumming. .. Va., 1917. Croix de Guerre with two Silver Stars. Med. Dir. Chas. M. DeVaIin..S. C, 1888. Navy Cross and C. B. E. (By Prince of Wales). Major A. Wood Dillard Md., 1913. D. S. C. Lt. Col. J. W. Downer Va., 1902. D. S. C, Croix de Guerre with Palm and Chevalier of Legion of Honour. 1st Lt. James H. Drake, Jr...Va., 1901. British Military Cross, and recom- mended for V. C. Died from effects of wounds. Capt. John D. Ewing La., 1913. Croix de Guerre. Major Louis A. Falligant Ga., 1909. Order of Dio Saint Mauriceo et Lazario and entitled to wear three stars on his ribbon. Capt. Coke Flannagan N. Y., 1913. Croix de Guerre with Silver Star. Lt. Col. L. T. Gerow .Va., 1911. Chevalier, Legion d'Honneur. Capt. Gustave R. Gerson Texas, 1912. (Medical Corps.) British Cross. Wounded in action. Col. L. R. Gignilliat Ga., 1895. Legion of Honour. Col. S. R. Cleaves Va., 1898. D. S. M., Croix de Guerre and Le- gion of Honour, and recommended by Com- mander-in-Chief to be a Brigadier General. Major Thomas T. Handy Va., 1914. D. S. C. and Croix de Guerre. Lt. Comd'r William K. Harrill (Navy) Tenn., 1912. Navy Cross. Capt. Jack S. Hart Texas, 1917. Medal of Honour, D. S. C, Croix de Guerre and Navy Cross. Major Jack Hastie, Jr Wash., 1912. Croix de Guerre. Lt. R. J. Howard Mo., 1914. Victoria Gross. Killed in action in France. IstLt.CatesbyApC. Jones. .. Va., 1913. Order of the Crown. (By King of Belgium.) Decoeations (Continued) 73 Color-BearerRussell A. Kelly.N. Y., 1914. 1st Regt., Foreign Legion. After two years' service, for his second act of valour, he, as a mem, of his regt., was deco- rated with the "Fourragere" band. Brig. Gen. Chas.E.Kilbourne. D. C, 1894. D. S. C, D. S. M. and Croix de Guerre. 1st Lt. Clarke O. Kimberly. . . Va., 1915. Croix de Guerre. Lt. Com. Ogden D. King....N. C, 1909. Asst. Surgeon, U. S. Navy; with Marines. D. S. C. and Navy Cross. Major Matthew H. Kingman. Iowa, 1913. Croix de Guerre with Palm. Col. Morris E. Locke Ohio, 1899. D. S. M. and Legion of Honour. 1st Lieut. S. A. Loughridge. . Ky., 1904. Two British Decorations. Col. George C. Marshall, Jr. .. Pa., 1901. D. S. M., Croix de Guerre with Palm, Legion of Honour, Order of the Crown of Italy, Order of St. Maurice et Lazarus, and Brig. Genl. Richard C. Order of La Solidaridad. Marshall, Jr ...Va., 1898. D. S. M. Capt. Horatio P. Mason, Jr... Va., 1917. Croix de Guerre with Palm. Capt. Nathaniel H. Massie... Va., 1916. Croix de Guerre with Silver Star. 1st Lt. J. C. Miller, Jr W. Va., 1916. D. S. C. and Croix de Guerre. Capt. Morgan R. Mills, Jr Va., 1917. Croix de Guerre with Palm. Col. Aristides Moreno N. Y., 1899. D. S. M.; D. S. O. (British); Legion of Honour (French); Order of the Crown (Belgian); Order of the Crown (Ita- lian) ; Order of Solidaridad (Panama) ; and Order of the White Eagle (Serbian). Capt. George G. Munce Va., 1914. Croix de Guerre with Palm. 1st Lt. John M. McClellan . . . Va., 1916. Croix de Guerre (posthumously). 1st Lt. Alexander McClintock. .Ky., 1913. British Military Cross. Died from effects of wounds. Lt, Col. Donald M. McRae. , . . D. C, 1912. British Military Cross (pinned on by King George). Cited three times. Capt. Charles P. Nash W. Va., 1917. D. S. C. Capt. James A. Nelms....... Va., 1917. Croix de Guerre with Gilt Star. Corporal B. B. Owens N. C, 1914. British Military Cross. Major Victor Parks, Jr Va., 1915. Croix de Guerre and a second French Decoration. American Ace with 8 Enemy Planes ofRcially placed to his credit. 3 Cita- tions from U. S., and one from French Gov- ernment. Col. George S. Patton Calif., 1907. D. S. C. and D. S. M. Capt. Allan C. Perkinson. . . . Va., 1914. Croix de Guerre. Col. Philip B. Peyton Va., 1901. D. S. M. (TVice.) Lt. Comd'r O. M. Read, Jr S. C, 1909. Navy Cross. 1st Lt. Washington Reed Va., 1912. D. S. C, Croix de Guerre and Le- gion of Honour. 1st Lt. R. Barnwell Rh.ett...S. C, 1910. British Military Cross. Capt. J. N. C. Richards Va., 1914. D. S. C. (posthumously). Killed in action. 1st Lt. Walter A. Richards. . Va., 1913. D. S. C. Capt. Fielding S. Robinson. . . Va., 1917. Croix de Guerre. Brig. Gen. Samuel D. Va., 1889. D. S. M.; Croix de Guerre; Legion Rockenbach of Honour, and Order of the Bath. 2nd Lt. Kiffin Y. Rockwell. ..N. C, 1912. Franco-American Flying Corps. Awarded Military Medal for shooting down a German machine near Hartmanswieler-Kopf. He was also given the Croix de Guerre with four Palms, for the four magnificent Cita- tions he had received in the Order of the Army. 74 Virginia Military Institute— World War Eecord Gapt. Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. Va., 1917. D. S. C, Croix de Guerre, and Navy Cross. Capt. Horace L. Smith, Jr...Va., 1915. D. S. C. 2nd Lt. Vernon L. Somers. . . Va., 1915. D. S. C. and Navy Cross. Capt. George A. Speer Ga., 1912. British Military Cross. Maj. Rutherford H. Spessard . Va., 1915. D. S. C. and Croix de Guerre. Commander Adolphus Staton.N. C, 1900. Navy Cross. 1st Lt. G. 0. Thompson Texas, 1918. Croix de Guerre. Col. Edmund C. Waddill Va., 1903. D. S. C. Capt. Edward L. Wells S. C, 1907. D. S. C. (twice) and Croix de Guerre (both posthumously). Killed in ac- tion. Capt. Thomas S. Whiting Va., 1917. Croix de Guerre with Palm. Lt. Col. Jchn S. Williams Va., 1904. Awarded the Cross of OfRcier, Ordre de la Couronne by King Albert of Belgium for valuable services rendered the Common Cause. Capt. Rogers M. Wilson Ga., 1911. D. S. C. Col. Charles D. Winn . Ky., 1893. D. S. M. Lt. Col. J. C. Wise Va., 1902. Received the appointment of "Gren- adier, Regiment de Zuzey," while serving with the French in action. Later, awarded D. S. C. Major Rice M. Youell Va., 1914. D. S. C, Croix de Guerre with 2 Palms, and Legion of Honour, and one Corps Citation. Total: 79 who received 126 Decorations; but the list is probably incomplete. Citations and Recommendations 75 CITATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. (Other than those accompanying Decorations.) H. G. Albert. 1st Lt. Gail H. Alexander. Major Edward M. Almond. 1st Lt. J. Favre Baldwin. Private Alden Bell. Priv. Archibald W. Bennera 1st Lt. George T. Blackford Sgt. Flyer Reginald R. Brooks . Md., 1907. Recommended for grade of Major, but not called into active service because of blindness in one eye, caused by explosion of a mine, in line of duty, Apl. 6, 1917. . Va., 1899. Killed in action. Aug, 7, 1918. Com- , mended for absolute fearlessness and devo- tion to duty. "He ever exposed himself to save his men." • Va., 1915. Captain commanding Company "A," 12th M. G. Battalion. For distinguish- ed gallantry at Vesle River (where he was wounded) he was promoted to grade of Major. . Texas, 1912. Surgeon, "Royal Fusiliers," B. E. F. Killed in action, Aug. 7, 1918. Com- mended by his Battalion Commander for con- spicuous bravery and utter self-abnegation in the discharge of his duty. His last letter to his doting parents (he was an only child), written the night before his death, is a beau- tiful classic, breathing, as it does, the loft- iest sentiments of filial love and reverence, pure patriotism and resignation to the Di- vine Will. A distinguished graduate of three institutions, he had just begun the practice of his profession wheia he felt that his ser- vices were needed in the World War, and has- tened to France and joined the British Ex- peditionary Force in October, 1917, .Va., 1880. Volunteer at 57 years of age, 116th Inf., and 104th Engineers, A. E. F. Given letters by his Commanders praising him highly for his patriotism and gallantry in action. (Seriously gassed and blinded for four months.) . Pa., 1919. U. S. M. C. Killed in action. Com- mended for distinguished bravery and de- votion to duty, ready and willing to serve as a private soldier and to give his life for his Country. (His parents' only child.) . Va., 1901. Engineers, A. E. F. Recommended five times for grade of Captain and twice for that of Major for gallant services during twenty-six months' overseas duty in com- mand of detachments numbering sometimes as many as 3,500 men. Also received French Citation by Commanding General. Mont., 1914. Air Service, A. E. F. Rating R. M. A. Twenty months' overseas service, and highly commended for gallantry and efficiency. 76 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord 1st Lt. Geo. T. Burdeau, Jr.. Mo., 1911. Cited for gallantry in Order from Base Headquarters No. 2, A. E. F. 1st Lt. Claude R. Cammer. .. Va., 1915. Cited for distinguished gallantry while in command of his M. G. Company. Disabled permanently by wounds. Lt. Col. Arthur G. Campbell. . Va., 1906. Commended for distinguished gal- lantry and efficiency as a Battery Commander in action, and promoted and placed on Gen- eral Staff in U. S. He had been detailed as Adjutant, but when his battery went into its first action he was called back to command it. Lt. Col. Hardee Chambliss. . Ala., 1894. Commended for scientific ability and distinguished services while command- ing Nitrate Plant No. 1, at Sheffield, Ala. 1st Lt J. Rives Childs Va., 1912. Distinguished as Radio Intelligence Officer, A. E. F., and selected as one of the Military Committee sitting with the Ameri- can Peace Commission. Served frequently with British and French Headquarters. Es- pecially commended by General Nolan for his work on Enemy Ciphers, who said his report on German Military Ciphers "will undoubt- edly prove to be of great value, both as an historical record and as a text-book for train- ing specialists." Capt. Camlllus Christian, Jr. Va., 1914. Cited for conspicuous gallantry at Argonne Forest and promoted, and detailed to Military Committee of the American Peace Commission. Capt. Fred. W. Clarke, Jr Ga., 1917. Recommended for D. S. C. for gal- lantry near Vierzy, July 19, 1918. (Re- ceived Croix de Guerre. Capt. James E. Cole, Jr Va., 1917. Cited for gallantry at both St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Offensives. Col. Christopher C. Collins. .. Va., 1892. Medical Corps, A. E. F. Repeat- edly commended "for conspicuous and dis- tinguished services in the administration of Base Hospital No. 18 (the first to go over- seas) which was declared to be the most completely arranged, most sanitary and best conducted Hospital in the American Army. (Decorated by the British Government.) MaJ. Charles J. Collins. ..... Fla., 1916. Commended by his superior officers for exceptional valour and ability. Sergeant Alexander J. Con- Ohio, 1909. B. E. F. Commended for heroic verse conduct in action by his Commanding Officer who died before he could urge his promotion as intended. Col. Harry N. Cootes Va., 1896. Cited for meritorious and distin- guished services at both St. Mihiel and Arras, in both Division and G. H. Q. Orders. Corporal James L. Corey Ind., 1917. U. S. M. C. Instantly killed in ac- tion at Chateau Thierry, June 10, 1918. Com- mended in highest terms for conspicuous valour. Capt. Daniel L. Coulbourn. .. Va., 1913. Recommended for promotion to grade of Major, but Armistice prevented promotion. Citations and Recommendations (Continued) 77 Lt. Col. William Couper. Major H. I. T. Creswell. Capt. Samuel C. Gumming. Private Powhatan R. Dance. Capt. George P. Dashiell. Capt. Edward T. Davant. Capt. Ralph M. Davenport. . 1st Lt. James H. Drake, Jr.. Capt. Charles A. Etheridge. 1st Lt. James H. Ewell, Jr.. 1st Lt. John H. Fechheimer. Capt. Coke Flannagan Capt. Willis A. Garvey. . Va., 1904. Commended for valuable and dis- tinguished services as Officer in Charge of construction of camps, cantonments, etc., in the Construction Division of the Army. . Calif., 1913. Commended for distinguished gal- lantry in command of certain Companies of his Battalion at the capture of Cantigny, where his services were not required. . Va., 1917. Cite'l for extraordinary heroism in last great battle of the War. Awarded Croix de Guerre by French Government. Va., 1920. U. S. M. C. Killed in action, Nov. 1, 1918. He was so impatient for overseas service that he sailed for the front before completing his term at the Officers' Training School, and made the Supreme Sacrifice a few weeks after reaching France. Commend- ed for devotion to duty and superb bravery. Va., 1919. Commended for extraordinary gal- lantry in all the major engagements, to the day he was killed, near Souppy, Nov. 10, 1918. . Va., 1911. Cited for distinguished gallantry at Sommerance, Nov. 1, 1918, by Brig. Gen. Brett, when, though seriously wounded him- self, he fearlessly exposed himself, reorgan- ized the attack on machine-guns and directed it successfully until the Enemy's position was taken. Col., 1911. Highly commended for gallantry in action in the Chateau TTiierry Salient, where he was wounded and received promo- tion. Va., 1901. B. E. F. Highly commended by his Battalion Commander. Va., 1915. U. S. M. C. Highly commended for bravery in action in Chateau Thierry Sector, June-July, 1918. (Then a Lieutenant.) Texas, 1909. A. E. F. Highly distinguished as the first American Anti-Aircraft Artillery Officer. Ordered to return to Fort Monroe and fit men for this branch of the Service, July, 1918; was returning to France with qualified troops, when he died on shipboard, in sight of Brest, of pneumonia, Oct. 18, 1918. N. Y., 1916. Commended for gallantry during the St. Mihiel Drive, Sept. 28, 1918, where he was wounded. N. Y., 1913. Highly commended by his su- perior officers for Radio Work in the A. E. F., and recommended to be promoted, and re- tained in the Service after the conclusion of hostilities. (Awarded the Croix de Guerre by French Government for brilliant ser- vices. ) Kansas, 1916. Recommended for D. S. C. for distinguished gallantry and efficiency as an Artillery Officer, and Liaison Officer, in 2nd Division, in Chateau Thierry Sector, June- July, 1918, by Colonel, 23d Inf. 78 Virginia Military Institute — World War Record Major Lee S. Gerow Va., 1913. Highly commended for meritorious and distinguished services in assisting in the formation of a new Division, and, after the Armistice, while attached to the Finance Division of the Army, in charge of the dis- bursement of the "Bonus" Fund granted by Congress, clearing up approximately one million and a half claims in the short time of about two months. Major W. H. Gill Va., 1907. Commended for conspicuously gal- lant conduct in action and recommended for promotion to the grade of Lieutenant Colonel. Capt. Larkin W. Glazebrook, D. C, 1918. Began his military career by jr being the most distinguished of all his fel- low candidates at first Fort Myer Training Camp. Desperately wounded and gassed in action a number of times. Most highly commended by all his super- ior officers, and promoted for gallantry and devotion — "above and beyond the call of duty." Col. Samuel R. Gleaves Va., 1898. Recommended by the Commander- in-Chief, Oct., 1918, to be promoted to the grade of Brigadier General for exceptionally distinguished services, but no action taken by the Senate on any nomination after Oct. 1, 1918. (Awarded three decorations. See above.) Capt. Benjamin A. Goodman. Va., 1917. After serving gallantly with the Marines in France, and receiving a wound in action, was given the distinction of being selected to command the Marine Section of the S. A. T. C. at the V. M. I. 1st Lt. William T. Gould, Jr.. N. Y., 1918. Air Service. Distinguished as "First Honour" "Graduate of his Class at Princeton University Ground School, wear- ing the "Black Bird" and two gold V's. 15 months' service in France and Italy as a ^- ' Flyer. Capt. Percy S. Grant Va., 1908. 368th Inf. (Negro Reg't), 92d Divi- sion. Commended for gallantry and efficiency at St. Mihiel and in the Argonne, and twice I offered promotion to another unit. Capt. Henry P. Gray, Jr Va., 1918. A. E. F. Chosen to command one of the Companies of the Third Composite Regiment, as Escort to the Commander-in- Chief, after the Armistice. Capt. Fred. S. Greene Va., 1890. Engineers, A. E. F. For gallant services in action recommended for promo- tion to grade of Major, but commission given erroneously to another (of similar name.) Capt. J. Addison Hagan Va., 1916. U. S. M. C. Recommended for D. S. C. for rescuing one of his men from "No Man's Land," while suffering himself from a serious wound in Chateau Thierry Sector, June, 1918. Later, recommended for the '"Medal of Honour." Citations and Eecommendations (Continued) 79 Capt. Joseph S. Hagenbuch. 1st Lt, B. T. Hathaway. Lt. Commander A. Langstaff Johnston, Jr Capt. Charles Johnston. . . . . Color-Bearer Russell A. Kelly Ist Lt. Clarke O. Kimberly. Capt. H. B. Kinsolving, Jr. Col. George T. Langhorne. . Capt. Greenlee D. Letcher. Capt. E. L. Lindsey Major Orin C. Lloyd , Ist Lt. S'. a! Louglirldge . . . Pa., 1911. Sanitary Corps, A. E. F. Com- mendea for valuable and distinguished ser- vices as Chief of Sanitary Corps of all the Armies, in turn, while in Germany. . Okla., 1915. Pilot, Air Service, A. B. F. Kill- ed in action. Commended for bravery and efficiency. Va., 1902. U. S. N. R. F. Commended by Com- manding Officer for distinguished efficiency and scientific attainments as exemplified in his service in the Navy for over two years in the World War, and promoted to grade of Lt. Commander. He presented to the Ser- vice several of his valuable inventions. . Va., 1902. Commended for, conspicuous gal- lantry in action; severely wounded. N. Y., 1914. "First Blood of the War" (of . V. M. I. Heroes). Killed in action at Giv- anchy, France, while a member of the French Foreign Legion, June 17, 1915. He wrote a series of remarkable letters, upon his ar- rival in France, telling of his experiences in the French Army, which were published in many of the largest papers in the U. S. He was seen to fall with a ghastly wound, and it was learned that he was a prisoner and had his leg amputated, but no further tidings ever came, and it is believed he died the day he was wounded, and lies in an un- known grave in France. . Va., 1915. Received two Citations for conspic- uous gallantry, besides being awarded the Croix de Guerre. . Ky., 1911. Recommended for promotion to grade of Major for distinguished services. Discharged from Service as Major, F. A. R. C. . Va., 1887. 8th U. S. Cavalry. Most highly commended by the Governor of Texas in 1917 to the Secretary of War as the most suc- cessful commanding officer ever in the Big Bend Section in handling the Chihuahua bandits; and who said the citizens of Texas owed him a debt of gratitude for his splen- did services. . Va., 1886. A. B. F. Commended by his Brig- ade Commander as probably the most effi- cient Battery Commander in the Brigade. Believed to have been the oldest volunteer Line Officer in the American Army. . , Va., 1909. Engineers, A. E. F. Cited for "Exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services." , . N. C, 1910. A. G. Department, U. S. A. Com- mended for meritorious and distinguished services as Camp Personnel Adjutant and as one of a detail of expert officers charged with formulating plans for the mobilization of the Army. .Ky., 1904. Royal Art., B. B. F. Recommended for promotion by his commanding officer. 80 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord Major Richard G. Lyne. Col. George C. Marshall, Jr. Capt. Clarence A. Martin.. 1st Lt. Edward G. Maxwell. Capt. Edward R. Michaux. Capt. Morgan R. Mills, Jr. Capt. Charles Ellet Moore. 2nd Lt. Richard W. Murphy. 1st Lt. Ralph W. McGee. Private John McKinney. . Lt. Col. Donald M. McRae. . Va., 1916. Highly commended by Division Commander for the manner in which he directed his Battery ("B," 51st C. A.) at St. Mihiel and promoted to Major. . Pa., 1901. Recommended by the Commander- in-Chief, Oct., 1918, for exceptionally meri- torious and distinguished services, to be promoted to the grade of Brigadier General and Chief of Operations of an Army Corps; but no action was taken by the Senate on any nominations after Oct. 1, 1918. The Commander-in-Chief, however, gave him the position without the rank, which he filled with extraordinary distinction and success. . Va., 1917. A. E. F. Commended for extra- ordinary gallantry in action. Lost 92 killed and wounded out of 150 of his Company in one battle. . Va., 1915. Signal Officer, 317th Inf., A. E. F. Highly commended for initiative and courage by his Colonel (Kellar). . N. C, 1917. 60th Inf., 5th Div. Citation from General Officer, for conspicuous bravery in action. . Va., 1917. U. S. M. C. Cited for conspicuously distinguishing himself in a determined Rt- tack by the Enemy after his Commander and next in rank had fallen. (Awarded Croix de Guerre by the French Government.) . Va., 1913. Highly commended by the Com- mander-in-Chief in a personal telegram for leading his Company with great gallantry at Vaux, July 1-2, 1918, and refusing to leave it, though badly" wounded, and recommend- ing him for the grade of Major, later. (He is still in Hospital, twenty-one months after- wards, suffering from his wounds.) Ala., 1916. U. S. M. C. Mortally wounded in action. Cited for distinguished gallantry in the Chateau Thierry Salient where he made the Supreme Sacrifice, Miss., 1913. 312th Ammunition Train, 87th Division, A. E. F. Recommended to be made Captain in Nov., 1918, but Armistice prevent- ed his promotion. N. Y., 1916. Co. "G," 105th Infantry, 27th Div., A. E. F. Highly commended for gallantry In action in Flanders, Aug. 31, 1918, in which he was very seriously wounded. D. C, 1912. Cited three times for acts of heroism in the B. E. F. where he served from Private to Major, and commended for distinguished bravery in the A. E. F. where he served from Captain to Lieutenant Colonel. (Awarded Military Cross by King George in person.) Citations and Recommendations (Continued) 81 Capt. Charles P. Nash. Capt. James A. Nelms. Major Edward W. Nichols. Capt. James A. Nichols, Jr.. Corporal B. B. Owens Ensign Sydney W. Owens.. Lt. Col. Alvin M. Owsle^. Capt. Clark Owsley. . W. Va., 1917. U. S. M. C. Attached to Air Service Section. His Squadron Commander wrote, "He did exceptional work previous to his being unfortunate enough to be miss- ing." (It was afterwards learned that he had been shot down from a height of over 2,000 feet, losing an arm, and being made a prisoner of War.) Received D. S. C. .Va., 1917. U. S. M. C. Cited by his Colonel for distinguished valour in action in the Chateau Thierry Sector where, by his remark- able coolness and intrepidity, acting in con- junction with his Major, he prevented his command from being annihilated. For his heroic act he was recommended to be pro- moted to Major (temporary) in the U. S. M. C. (He was awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French Government.) . Va., 1878. Commended repeatedly in the high- est terms by the War Department for his valuable and distinguished services, both in his administration as Superintendent of the V. M. I., making it such a valuable adjunct to the Service, and for his organization and conduct of the S. A. T. C, at that institution, under a commission of Major of Engineers, U. S. Army; the V. M. I. having the unique distinction of being the only institution in the United States which was honoured by having its head officer commissioned in the Army and placed in command of its S. A. T. C. , Va., 1910. Recommended for the D. S. C. for distinguished bravery in a number of major actions. Three times wounded. N. C, 1914. B. E. F. Recommended for French Decoration, at the same time he re- ceived the British Military Medal, for ex- traordinary bravery in action in Belgium in October, 19l7, while serving in the "First Royal Fusiliers." Va., 1920. U. S. N., Aviation Section. He grad- uated with the highest honours of his Class at Princeton University Ground School, hav- ing been one of four V. M. I. Alumni who at- tained the distinction of standing at the head of their respective Classes at Aviation Ground Schools. Escorted in the air the President's Convoy to Europe (both trips). Texas, 1909. Commended and promoted for his gallant and distinguished conduct at the front. Texas, 1918. (Brother of above). Highly com- mended and promoted for distinguished con- duct in action as Regimental Gas Director, 36th Div., A. E. F. 82 Virginia Military Institute — World War Record Major Victor Parks, Jr Va., 1915. Air Service, A. B. F. Cited three times by his own Government for most dis- tinguished service as an American Ace, hav- ing eight (8) Enemy Planes brought down to his credit, for which the French Govern ment awarded him two Decorations. Sergt. Andrew S. Patterson. Va., 1917. Air Service, A. E. F. Cited by his Major for a brave act. Capt. Allan C. Perkinson Va., 1914. U. S. M. C. Cited by his Regi- mental Commander for conspicuous gal- lantry, while a Lieutenant in command of a patrol of 12, in defeating Enemy troops in a night attack, killing a number of them, with the loss of only one man wounded. (Awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French Government. ) 1st Lt. James A. Pigue Tenn., 1905. Killed in action. He had been recommended for promotion to the grade of Major for exceptional bravery in action, and remarkable efficiency as an officer. He had already received four medals for distinction in the regular Service, before the World War. 1st Lt. Paul M. Potts, Jr La., 1917. Air Service, A. E. F. Distinguished as a Pilot and Bomber, and said to be an American Ace, though positive data are not yet in hand. One of ten Aviators picked to go to Foggia Training School. 2nd Lt. Thomas R. Potts Va., 1918. Air Service, A. E. F. Pilot in Com- bat Squadron, and highly commended. Award- ed "First Honour" of his Class of 400 at Princeton University Ground School. 1st Lt. George I. Rankin.... N. Y., 1910. Highly commended for gallantry in battle of the Marne. Returned to U. S. for recuperation, and to be an Instructor at Training Camps. 1st Lt. R. B. Rhett S. C, 1910. Med. Corps, B. E. F. American Citation and recommended twice for promo- tion. Private Charles S. Roller Va., 1902. A. E. F. Attached to 314th Sani- tary Train, 89th Div., as Stretcher-Bearer, and displayed distinguished gallantry and efficiency at the front, and, later, with the Red Cross in the Army in Germany. Com- missioned Captain of the Red Cross by the President, on his return home. 1st Lt. Irvine C. Scudder Miss., 1918. A. E. F. Cited in General Or- ders for extraordinary bravery and efficiency in the advance on Metz, in obtaining valua- able information, without regard to personal danger, by advancing in command of three sections of 16 men each, in face of the Enemy, and destroying entanglements, — reaching the objective with the centre sec- tion, after suffering great loss. Recom- mended for the D. S. C. Capt. Frank M. Smith Tenn., 1907. Infantry, 5th Division, A. E. F. (Formerly Calvin M. Smith) Received two Citations from General Officers for conspicuous bravery in action. Wounded near Cunel. Citations and Recommendations (Continued) 83 Capt. Horace L. Smith, Jr.. . Va., 1915. Cited a number of times in Division Orders for exceptionally valourous deeds and awarded the D. S. C. Capt. James Taylor N. J., 1918. For distinguished bravery and efficiency as a Battery Commander he was selected for service with the 301st Battalion, Heavy Tank Corps, B. E. F. Col. James D. Taylor Fla., 1898. Cited in Order of 32nd Army Corps, May 1, 1919, by its Commander, General Passaga, as "an officer of matchless courage and energy, particularly distinguishing him- self in August, 1918, North of Toul," when commanding the 335th U. S. Infantry. In 1919, he was awarded the D. S. M. for the distinguished service he performed, nearly twenty years before, which led to the cap- ture of the Insurrectionary Leader, Agui- naldo, in the Philippines. Capt. John B. Tomlinson Ala.. 1917. 18th Infantry, A. E. F. Died in the Service after his second gas attack. Commended in highest terms for his heroism I in leading a second raid into the German trenches by his then Regimental Commander, General Frank Parker, who ordered his name placed on the Regimental Roll of Honour. Lt. Col. Alfred P. Upshur Va., 1904. M. C, U. S. A. Recommended for Distinguished Service Medal for his work in organizing and successfully conducting Base Hospital at Camp Pike, and General Hospital No. 3, U. S. A. Master Engineer Henry M. W. Va., 1912. 23rd Engineers, A. E. F. Highly Venable commended for gallantry and efficiency. IstLt. William H.Wales, III.. Va., 1916. Air Service, A. E. F. Commended for valuable and distinguished services. "First Honour" Graduate of Princeton Uni- versity Ground School. Lt. Col. J. M. S. Waring Md., 1894. Commended and promoted for scien- tific ability and distinguished services in the administration of the General Ordnance Depot at Nitro, W. Va., which cost seventy millions of dollars. Capt. Edward L. Wells S. C, 1907. Second M. G. Battalion, 1st Division, A. E. F. Cited for "extraordinary bravery and efficiency in handling men." (In addi- tion to Citation with D. S. C. twice.) 1st Lt, Richard F. Welton, Jr. .Va., 1915. A. E. F. Commended for conspicuous bravery in action with the 46th Infantry. Capt. Thomas S. Whiting Va., 1917. U. S. M. C. (Then 1st Lieutenant.) Very highly commended while commanding his platoon in action at Chateau Thierry, June 2, 1918 (in which he was seriously wounded in many parts of the body), by his Regimental Commander, "as an example and inspiration to his men for his absolute devo- tion to duty and conspicuous bravery under fire," and by the Major General Commandant of the U. S. M. C. "for conspicuously dis- tinguishing himself in action." (Awarded the French Croix de Guerre.) 84 Virginia Military Institute — World "War Eecord Lt. Col. John S. Williams. .. Va., 1904. Received Citation from Gen. Jno. J. Pershing, Commanderrin-Chief, for "excep- tionally meritorious and conspicuous services as a member of the General Staff, Gen. Hdq,, A. E. F." Lt. Col. Jennings C. "Wise Va., 1902. Cited for "conspicuous bravery in action, courageous conduct and special devo- tion to duty, after being severely gassed and wounded by shell fire," while serving with the 133rd French Army, February, 1918. Later, awarded D. S. C. Casualties: Killed, oe Died in Service 85 CASUALTIES. KILLED IN ACTION, OR DIED IN THE SERVICE. (List not yet complete.) First Lieutenant Gail H. 1899, from Danville, Va. 47tli Infantry, 4tli Alexander Division. Killed in action at Bazoches, near the Vesle River, France, August 7, 1918. First Lieutenant Thomas D. 1916, from Wilmington, Del. 26th Regular Amory Inf., 1st Div. Killed in action leading as- saulting platoon ahead of his regiment, near Verdun, October 2, 1918. Awarded, post- humously, the D. S. C, and recommended for the "Medal of Honour." He was incapaci- tated for duty (walking with a limp from a wound previously received) when he was killed, but he insisted on returning to duty. He was called the bravest and best beloved member of his battalion. First Lieutenant J, Favre 1912, from Tyler, Texas. Surgeon, "Royal Baldwin Fusiliers," B. E. F. Killed in action in France, August 7, 1918. Private Archibald W. 1919, from Ambler, Pa. U. S. Marine Corps. Benners . . Died, July 3, 1918, of wounds received in action in France, June 3, 1918. (He had received a commission of 2nd Lieutenant in the U. S. M. C. Reserve, but resigned and went into the ranks, in order to get quickly to the front with the regulars. He had been selected for the Officers' Training School in France when he made the Supreme Sacrifice.) Lieutenant Col. Charles M. 1897, from Staunton, Va. 75th U. S. Infantry. Blackford Died in the Service of pneumonia following influenza, at Camp Lewis, Washington State, January 18, 1919. Private Mahlon W. Caffee 1906, from Carthage, Mo. OfBcers' Training School. Died of pneumonia, superinduced by an accident incurred in the Service, De- cember 30, 1918. Sergeant Irwin A. Carroll. . . 1913, from Beaumont, Texas. Officers' Training School. Died in the Service, at College Sta- tion, Texas, Oct. 9, 1918 Private Middleton Chambers. 1908, fromi Richmond, Va. Air Service, U. S. A. Died of pneumonia following influenza, just before receiving a commission, March 8, 1919. Captain Robert Y. Conrad. .. 1905, from Winchester, Va. Co. "I," 116th In- fantry. Killed in action, battle of the Marne, Oct. 12, 1918. Awarded, posthumously, the D. S. C. Corporal James L. Corey 1917, from Argos, Ind. TJ. S. Marine Corps. Killed in action at Chateau Thierry, July 19, 1918. Sergeant Joseph R. Cush- 1915, from Bedford Village, N. Y. Co. "K," man 107th Inf. Killed in action near Coulet, France, Sept. 29, 1918. 86 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord Second Lieutenant Frank 1914, from Richmond, Va. 309th Engineers. Cutchins Died in the Service in France of pneumonia following influenza, December 26, 1918. Private Powhatan R. Dance. . 1920, from Richmond, Va. U. S. M. C. Killed in action in France, November 1, 1918. Captain George F. Dashiell.. 1919, from Smithfield, Va. M. G. Co., 11th Inf. Killed in action near Souppy, in the Argonne, by bursting of a shell (which also killed other members of his Company), Nov. 10, 1918. Major A. Wood Dillard 1913, from Baltimore, Md. Inspector General's Department. (Late Captain of Infantry, A. E. F.) Accidentally killed at Nashville, Tenn., his Post, January 9, 1919. Previously awarded the D. S. C. First Lieutenant James H. 1901, from Richmond, Va. 24th London Regi- Drake, Jr ment, B. E. F. Died in a London Hospital from the effects of wounds, gas attacks, and extraordinary hardships, during his service at the front since 1916, September 23, 1918. First Lieutenant James H. 1909, from Goliad, Texas. C. A., U. S. A., A. Ewell, Jr E. F. First officer commanding a Battery of Anti-Aircraft Artillery. Died of pneu- monia while returning to France with troops he had trained for his branch of the Service, as his ship sighted Brest, October 18, 1918. First Lieutenant Alexander 1908, from San Antonio, Texas. Aviation Ser- H. Eraser vice, U. S. A. Died in the Service of pneu- monia following influenza, at Fort Sam Hous- ton, Texas, Oct 28, 1918. Captain Jesse H. Fugate, Jr.. 1916, from Reed Island, Va. U. S. M. C. Died at his Post at Santiago, D. R., of pneumonia, January 9, 1919. About to be promoted to Major for distinguished service. Captain Howard F. Gill 1914, from Petersburg, Va. C. A., U. S. A. Died in the Service at Fort Monroe, Va., of pneumonia following influenza, Oct. 14, 1918. Sergeant Walter S. Goddard. 1910, from Washington, N. C. Co. "I," 119th Infantry, 30th Division, A. E. F. Killed in action at battle of Ypres, Sept., 1, 1918. Private T. Sheafe Haskell. .. 1907, from Derby Line, Vt. Officers' Training School at Plattsburg, N. Y. Died from ef- fects of an accident while in training, sum- mer of 1917. First Lieutenant Edward T. 1915, from Oklahoma City, Okla. Pilot, Air Hathaway Service, A. E. F. Killed in action in France, June 25, 1918. Private Peter P. Homes 1912, from Lunenburg County, Va. Died while a candidate for commission at O. T. School at Camp Lee, Va., Feb. 27, 1918. Lieutenant Richard J. 1914, from St. Louis, Mo. "Black Watch," Howard B. E. F. Killed in action in France, March 17, 1916 Awarded the "Victoria Cross" (posthumously). Captain William H. Hum- 1915, from Crozet, Va. 58th Infantry. Killed phreys in action at the Argonne, France, October 4, 1918. Captain Bartlett James Va., 1915. U. S. A. Died at his Post, Colum- bus, N. M., Oct. 24, 1917. Casualties: Killed, or Died in Service (Cont'd) 87 Major E. Hammond Johnson. 1904, from Norfolk, Va. 112th Infantry. With Army of Occupation. Died suddenly of apoplexy at his Post in Germany (Cochem), May 17, 1919. Captain Gustav Karow Ga., 1916. U. S. M. Corps. Killed in the line of duty at his Post at Paris Island, S. C, June 25, 1920, by falling to earth with his burning plane. Ensign (Color-Bearer) Rus- 1914, from Cedarhurst, N. Y. French Foreign sell A. Kelly Legion. Mortally wounded at Givanchy, France, and died, June 7, 1915. Captain B. V. M. La Rue 1896, from Kansas City, Mo. 335th Infantry, 89th Division, A. E. F. Died in the Service in France of pneumonia following influenza, 1918. Captain Atwell T. Lincoln. . . 1897, from Columbus, Miss., and later, St. Louis, Mo. Co. "B" (M. G. Co.), 354th Inf., 89th Division. Killed in action at the St. Mihiel Salient, September 18, 1918. First Lieutenant Hope W. 1918, from Tyro, Va. 119th Infantry. Killed Massie while on patrol in France, August 6th, 1918. "You fellows are married, I am the one to go." A comrade wrote: "He had the perfect faith — and died that others might live." Private Eugene N. Mayer... 1912, from Norfolk, Va. (later, from Bristol, Va.). Officers' Training School at Camp Johnston. Died of pneumonia following in- fluenza in the Service, at Camp Johnston, October 21, 1918. Brigadier Genl. R. E. L. 1883, from Albemarle County, Va. U. S. Army. Michie Died in the Service in France very suddenly, of disease, June 5, 1918. Pharmacist Mate, 2nd Class, 1914, from Neshville, Tenn. U. S. Navy. Died Carter Milam aboard U. S. S. Louisville, just after the ship reached Brest, France, September 29, 1918, of pneumoniaj following influenza. (Body sent home and interred in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.) First Lieutenant Charles A. 1909, from New York City. Co. "I," 305th Minton Infantry, 77th Division. Died of pneumonia, in France, Oct. 18, 1918. Second Lieutenant Richard 1916, from Greensboro, Ala. U. S. Marine W. Murphy Corps. Mortally wounded at Chateau Thierry Salient, and died June — , 1918. First Lieutenant John Mur- 1916, from Richmond, Va. U. S. M. C. Killed ray McClellan in action at Vierzy, France, July 19, 1918. Awarded the Croix de Guerre (posthumously) by Marshal Petain, Commander-in-Chief of the French Armies of the East. First Lieutenant Alexander 1913, from Lexington, Ky. Infantry, U. S. A. McClintock (Previously for two years a Sergeant in the B. E. F.) Died in New York, from effects of wounds received in action and hard ser- vice in France with the British Expedition- ary Force, June 28, 1918. Awarded the British Distinguished Service Cross by King George, personally, for bringing from the ' field two wounded comrades when he him- self was badly wounded. Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord First Lieutenant James A. Pigue First Lieutenant Rodney W. Polack Private Edmund L. Rapkin . Captain J. N. C. Richards. Lieutenant KifRn Y. Rock- well Private Edward Marcus Smith Second Lieutenant Vernon L. Somers 1905, from Nashville, Tenn. 117th Inf. Killed in action on the Marne, July 18, 1918, 1908, from York, Pa. 60th Inf., 5th Div. Killed in action in France, October 14th, 1918. 1919, from Montclair, N. J. Co. "L," 107th In- fantry. Died in the Service at Army Hospi- tal, Blois, Prance, of pneumonia following influenza, October 31, 1918. ,1914, from Riverton, Va. Co. "F," 26th Inf., 1st Division". Killed in action at Soissons, France, July 19, 1918. D. S. C, awarded posthumously. 1912, from Asheville, N. C. Aviation Service, B. E. F. Killed in action in France, Septem- ber 23, 1916. He had been decorated twice. 1914, from Valdosta, Ga. Emergency Medical Reserve Corps, U. S. A. Died of pneumonia following influenza while ministering to those stricken with the disease, in Phila- delphia, Pa., October 7, 1918. The Dean of the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania said: "He died a martyr to duty as fully as the soldier who sacrificed his life on the field of battle." 1915, from Bloxom, Va. U. S. M. C. Killed in action in the Chateau Thierry Salient, June 6, 1918. The D. S. C. and Navy Cross awarded him, posthumously. 1897, from Petersburg, Va. Commanding the Richmond M. G. Co. (For Local Defense.) Died of pneumonia following influenza, while earnestly and indefatigably training this Company for possible future National Service, December 25, 1918. (Name of Co. changed to "Hugh Stockdell M. G. Co.") 1917, from Richmond, Va. U. S. M. C, Aviation Section. Killed, while flying in Florida, May 7, 1918. 1901, from Salem, Va. With A. E. F. Died in the Service in France, March 19, 1918. 1917, from Birmingham, Ala. 18th Infantry, 1st Division. Died in the Service at the Hospital at Langres, France, Oct. 14, 1918, from the effects of having been gassed on May 1st and again early in October, 1918, in the Argoune. 1918, Mt. Sterling, Ky. 41st Infantry. Died in the Service in France of disease, Novem- ber 9, 1919. Yeoman, 3rd Class, William 1910, from Independence, Mo. U. S. Navy- H. Waggoner, Jr Reserve Force. Died of pneumonia following influenza, at Great Lakes, Illinois, while in training, September 23, 1918. Captain Hugh Stockdell. Second Lieutenant Melville E. Sullivan Field Clerk Benjamin T. Tinsley Captain John B. Tomlinson. First Lieutenant James A. Van Sant Casualties: Killed, or Died in Service (Cont'd) — Wounded 89 Captain Edward L. Wells 1907, from Charleston, S. C. 2nd M. G. Batta- lion, 1st Brigade, 1st Division. Killed in action near Exermont, France, October 4, 1918. Twice promoted for gallantry. Spe- cially commended for conspicuous bravery by both his Brigade and Division Com- manders. Awarded, posthumously, both the D. S. C. (twice) and the Croix de Guerre. General Parker, his Brigade Commander, in a letter to the Mayor of Charleston, said the City ought to raise a monument to his mem- ory. Lieutenant William Wheat- 1871, from Washington, D. C. U. S. Navy — ley Reserve Force. Died in the Service, of dis- ease, January 29, 1918. First Lieutenant Crispin 1904, from Pittsylvania Co., Va. Surgeon, 41st Wright Division. (Western troops.) A. E. F. Died from effects of the Service at the front, in U. S. General Hospital No. 19, at Oteen, N. C, February 22, 1920. WOUNDED, OR SERIOUSLY GASSED, IN ACTION. (List not complete.) Captain Fred. W. Adams 1909, from Kansas City, Mo. 85th Inf., 18th Div. Slightlj'- wounded in action in France, July 20, 1918, but not evacuated from the field. Automatically assumed command of his Company, July 19th, when all other of- ficers became casualties. Awarded the D S. C. and Croix de Guerre. Field Clerk Eugene M. 1920, from Lynchburg, Va. Gassed at Metz, Adkins Alsace, , 1918. Major George Murrell 1909, from Lynchburg, Va. 116th Infantry. Alexander Wounded in action in France, October 11, 1918. 1st Lieutenant Wesley R. 1916, from Rosemont, Pa. Royal Flying Corps, Allison 208th Squadron; later, 65th Squadron. Shot down, wounded, July 9, 1918. Shot down, wounded, August 10, 1918 (in Hospital). Machine came apart in air, Dec. 15, 1918, and in Hospital from the fall until April, 1919. Major Edward M. Almond. 1st Lieutenant Thomas D. Amory 1st Lieutenant James M. Angle 1915, from Orange, Va. Captain Co. "A," 12th M. G. Battalion, 4th Division. Slightly wounded in action at battle of Vesle River, , 1918. Promoted Major. 1916, from Wilmington, Del. 26th (Regular) (Infantry). Severely wounded in action at Montdidier, France, May 24, 1918. (Re- . turned to trenches in August, and was killed in action, October 2, 1918.) Awarded the D. S. C, posthumously. Recommended for the "Medal of Honour." 1906, from Pittsburgh, Pa. Required to under- go operation from disease incurred in the Service, Nov. 26, 1918, and long in Hospital. 90 Virginia Military Institute— World War Eepord Sergeant Eugene H. Ashley.. 19j 5, from Valdosta, Ga. Co. "H," 109th In- fantry. Slightly wounded in. action at battle of Marne, July , 1918. 2d Lieutenant Samuel L. 1920, from Chicago, 111. A. S., U. S. A. In- Austin jured by an accident with his plane and thus prevented from going overseas. 1st Lieutenant English Ph. D., Adjunct Professor, V. M. I., from Mary- B^Sby land. Sanitary Corps and assigned to Air Service, U. S. A. Later, Commanding Of- ficer, Medical Research Laboratory at Kelly Field. Still later. Adjutant of Medical Re- search Laboratory at Hazelhurst Field. In- jured in line of duty, July 26, 1917, while serving in Ambulance Corps, U. S. A. 1st Lieufenant Raymond M. 1915, from Smithfiold, Va. Aviation Service, Batten A. E. F. Terribly gassed while serving with French and American Forces. Private Alden Bell 1880, from Culpeper, Va. 116th Inf. and 10th Engineers, A. E. F. Twice gassed in action and blinded for four months. (Aged 57 years.) Captain Stanton L. 1918, from Phoebus, Va. 6th Infantry, 5th Bertschey Division, A. E. F. Slightly wounded in ac- tion in France , 1918. 1st Lieutenant Ernest C. 1917, from Knoxville, Tenn. Adjutant, 117th Bi'own Infantry, 30th Division. Severely wounded in action at , , 1918. 1st Lieutenant Foster V. 1912, from Chattanooga, Tenn. Co. "F," 28tli Brown, Jr Infantry. Severly wounded in action at the battle of the Marne, July , 1918. Awarded Croix de Guerre with Palm'. Is*^ Lieutenant Jack W. 1918, from Richmond, Va. 371st Infantry. Bu^'i'^ss Severely wounded in action in Champagne Sector, Prance, September 30, 1918. (Wound- ed four times the same day.) 1st Lieutenant Claude R. 1915, from Winchester, Va. Acting Captain, C^"^™er M. G. Battn, 1st Division. Gassed, May 28, 1918, at Cantigny, and seriously wounded twice in action in France, July 18, 1918, at , and permanently disabled. 1st Lieutenant A. Horace 1918, from New York City. Co. "L," 317th Inf., Campbell 80th Division. Severely wounded in action at , , 1918. 1st Lieutenant William G. 1909, from Savannah, Ga. 151st M. G. Batta- C^^T^ lion, 42nd Division. Wounded in action at , France, July , 1918. 1st Lieutenant Franklin W. 1912, from Warrenton, Va. M. G. Co.. 165th ^^^^^^ Infantry. Severely wounded in action in Chateau Thierry Sector, France, July 28, 1918, and in Hospital over a year. Perma- nently disabled. Awarded the D. S. C. Major Turner M. Chambliss. 1914, from North Emporia, Va. Infantry Wounded severely in action at ' — , France, , 1918. Captain Camillus Christian. . 1914, from Lynchburg, Va. 363rd Infantry, J^ 91st Division. Severely gassed in action in Argonne Forest. Casualties: Wounded (Continued) 91 Captain Fred. W. Clarke, Jr.. 1917, from Savannah, Ga. U. S. Marine Corps. Wounded slightly in action, April 13, 1918. Again wounded in action, near Metz, July 19th, 1918. Major Joseph T. Clement 1906, from Charleston, S. C. 39th Infantry. Severely wounded near Ourcq River, July 18, 1918. Awarded Croix de Guerre with Silver Star. Major Philip Coldwell 1910, from El Paso, Texas. Infantry. Sta- tioned in Philippines till June, 1918. On his return then to U. S., was stationed at Camp Grant and commanded 3rd Regiment (4,000) of Depot Brigade, and for one month com- manded the Camp (35,000 men). While there was severely injured by an Army truck and confined in Hospital eight months. Captain B. Allison Colonna. . 1914, from Washington, D. C. A. E. F. Se- verely wounded , l!)18. Sergeant Alexander J. Con- 1909, from Columbus, Ohio. 48th Battalion, verse Canadian Infantry, B. E. F., and later, 2nd Battalion. Slightly wounded, Messines Sec- tor; severely~wounded, Ypres Sector; wound- ed Lens Sector. Many months in Hospital, but voluntarily returned to the front after receiving two last wounds, against protest of the Surgeons. Served to end of War. Still disabled (February, 1920.) Served nearly four years overseas. Major H. I. T. Creswell 1913, from San Francisco, Calif. Wounded in action in France, July 30, 1918. 1st Lieutenant George S. Crockett, Jr 1919, from Accomac, Va. Air Service, A. E. F. Slightly injured when Plane caught afire 2,000 feet up and he side-slipped to earth; machine destroyed. Commissioned Captain, A. S. R. C, upon discharge. 1st Lieutenant Gilman K. 1912, from Bedford City, Va. 9th M. G. Batta- Crockett lion, 3rd Division, A. E. F. Slightly wound- ed in action near Chateau Thierry, July 15th, and wounded again seriously, Oct. 9, 1918, in Argonne Offensive. Captain Samuel C. Gumming. 1917, from Hampton, Va. U. S. M. C. Wound- ed in action at Bois de Belleau, France, June 11, 1918. Captain Stuart Cutler 1918, from New York City. 23rd (Regular) Infantry, A. E. F. Severely gassed in ac- tion, April , 1918. Invalided home — lungs seriously affected, but after many months in Hospital partially recovered and returned to duty. Captain Edward T. Davant. . 1911, from Roanoke, Va. 315th M. G. Batta- lion, 80th Division, A. E. F. Severely wound- ed in action north of Sommerance, France, Nov. 1, 1918. Captain Ralph M. Davenport. 1911, from Denver, Col. Infantry, A. E. F. Slightly wounded in action in France, , 1918. 92 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord Sergeant Walter E. Denny. . .1912, from Newellton, La. Instructor, B. E. F. "Wounded in action on the Somme, September 15-16, 1917. Major A. Wood Dillard 1913, from Baltimore, Md. Captain, Regular Infantry, A. E. F. Severely gassed in ac- tion, — , 1918. (Subsequently accident- ally killed.) Lt. Colonel John W. Downer.. 1902, from Norfolk, Va. F. A., A. E. F. Wounded, Spring of 1918. Again hit by bullets and severely gassed, while command- j ing a battalion of Artillery in support of an extensive raid, near Beaumont, France, March 11, 1918. Received D. S. C. and Croix de Guerre for gallantry in this action, and later. Cross of Legion of Honour. Major Richard B. Dunbar. . 1908, from Augusta, Ky. lllth Engineers. A. E. F. Slightly gassed in St. Mihiel Offen- sive. Captain Charles A. Etheridge.1915, from Norfolk, Va. U. S. M. C. Wounded in action in Chateau Thierry Sector, July , 1918. 2nd Lieutenant Preston K. 1917. from Goldsboro, N. C. 60th Infantry, Faison 5th Div., A. E. F. Severely wounded in ac- tion in France, September 16, 1918, at Bois- de Bon Vaux, St. Mihiel Offensive. 1st Lieutenant John H. 1916, from New York City. 165th Infantry, Fechheimer 42nd Division, A. E. F. Slightly wounded in St. Mihiel Drive, September 28, 1918. 2nd Lieutenant Joseph H. 1910, from Gainesville, Texas. Air Service, Garnett, Jr A. E. P. Fell over 500 feet in his Plane and sustained serious injuries. Right arm shat- tered. In Walter Reed Hospital as late as February, 1920. Captain Willis A. Garvey 1916, from Topeka, Kansas. Battery "P," 15th F. A., 2nd Div., A." E. F. While acting as Liaison Officer in the fighting before Rheims, Oct. 3-9, 1918, was slightly wounded, Octo- ber 7th. Captain Lester T. Gayle, Jr. . 1912, from Portsmouth, Va. 26th Infantry, 1st Division, A. E. F. Transferred to Air Service. Severely injured in line of duty, when his Plane fell to the earth. Many months in Hospital, and finally retired from^ the Service by action of Medical Board, No- vember, 1919, permanently disabled. Ap- pointed Q. M. at V. M. I., 1920. Captain Gustave R. Gerson. . 1912, from Houston, Texas. Medical Corps, B. E. F. Wounded in action, while serving with the Scotch Highlanders. Decorated for conspicuous gallantry, and transferred to A. E. F., and promoted. Casualties: Wounded (Continued) 93 Captain Larkin W. Glaze- 1918, from Washington, D. C. F. A., A. B. F. brook, Jr Wounded in action aboujt July 21, 1918. Later, in St. Mihiel Sector when his horse was killed under him, was seriously hurt, and next day was severely gassed. Removed to Hospital, and, when he found himself alone, escaped, and again went into the battle nearby, and was again gassed. When he was returned to the Hospital he was severely reprimanded and promoted! Invalided home and long in Hospital. (At the first Fori Myer Officers' Training School he stood first among the 400 candidates there, and first among the 140 who passed the final test and were recommended for commissions. Captain Benjamin A. Good- 1917, from Norfolk, Va. U. S. M. C. Wounded man in action in France, , 1918. Ordered home, and assigned to command of S. A. T. C. at V. M. I. 1st Lieutenant Milton M. 1912, from Nashville, Tenn. F. A., A. E. F. Guthrie Slightly wounded in action in Picardy, Spring of 1918. Captain J. Addison Hagan. . 1916, from Richmond, Va. U. S. M. C, A. E. F. Severely wounded in action, June 11, 1918, at Belleau Wood. After suffering for more than a year, he was retired by a Medical Board, with the rank of Captain. 1st Lieutenant William A. 1918, from Clifton Forge, Va. Infantry, 80th Haley, Jr Division, A. E. F. Wounded at , 1918. 2nd Lieuteaant Thomas 1909, from Danville, Va. Light Tank Service, Hamlin, Jr. A. E. F. Slightly wounded in action in the Argonne Forest, Oct. 10, 1918, and promoted from Sergeant to 2nd Lieutenant for gal- lantry. Captain G. M. Harrison 1907, from Fredericksburg, Va. H. Q. Co., 116th Infantry, 80th Div., A. E. F. Severely wounded in knee in action, October 18, 1918, in the Argonne Offensive, and in Hospital as late as January, 1919. He was the only of- ficer left of his Company, after this terrific drive. Captain Jack S. Hart 1917, from Weatherford, Texas. U. S. M. C. Wounded in action at Bois de Belleau, June 24, 1918, and severely gassed, and again wounded in action, Sept. 15, 1918, at St. Mihiel. Twice cited for extraordinary brav- !"■ ery, and received D. S. C, Croix de Guerre ■ and the Naval Cross, and afterwards the MEDAL OF HONOUR. Major Jack Hastie, Jr 1912, from Seattle, Wash. 2d Cavalry (Reg.) A. E. F. Severely gassed in action. Later seriously hurt in victorious inter-allied Polo Contest in Paris. Invalided home. 2nd Lieutenant Herbert R. 1914, from Warrenton, Va., "Irish Guards," Hordern B. E. F. Desperately wounded in the spine in action at Thiepval, France, Aug. 2, 1916, and not entirely recovered, three and a half years later. 94 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord 1st Lieutenant Richard M. 1917, from Savannah, Ga. 4th Infantry, A. E. Hull F. Severely wounded in action in France, , 1918. Captain William H. 1915, from Crozet, Va. 58th Infantry, A. E. F. Humphreys Severely w^ounded in action, July 18, 1918, in Chateau Thierry Salient. (Subsequently killed in action.) Major E. Hammond Johnson. 1904, from Norfolk, Va. 38th Infantry, A. E. F. Wounded in action in the closing days ol the War. (Subsequently died in the Ser- vice, while with the Army of Occupation.) Captain Charles Johnston. .. 1902, from Roanoke, Va. 111th Infantry, 28th Division, A. E. F. Severely wounded in ac- tion near Fismes, France, August 12, 1918. 1st Lieut. Catesby Ap C 1913, from Richmond, Va. 3rd Cavalry, A. E. F. Jones Seriously injured by a kick of his horse (skull cracked), while on duty, and many months in Hospital. Later, invalided home, but finally recovered and returned to duty. Received decoration from Belgium. J. Julian Jordan 1910, from Hinton, W. Va. After serving his term at O. T. School at Fort Benjamin Har- rison, at beginning of War, was severely in- jured in May, 1918, when en route to join his " ' cavalry command. Brig. General Charles E. 1894, from Washington, D. C. U. S. A., A. E. Kilbourne F. Severely wounded in France, while serv- ing on Staff of Major General Wood, in Spring of 1918. 1st Lieutenant Clarke 0. 1915, from Hampton, Va. 12th F. A., A. E. F. Kimberly Gassed, July 21, 1918, near Vierzy, and three months in Hospital. Three Citations and Croix de Guerre. 2nd Lieutenant John B. 1917, from Old Point, Va. 343rd F. A., 9th Kimberly, Jr Division, A. E, F. Wounded at St. Mihiel. Sergeant Russell B. Kimbley. 1920, from Okmulgee, Okla. 117th Field Batta- lion, Signal Corps, A. E. F. Slightly wound- ed in Argonne Offensive. Major Matthew H. Kingman. 1913, from Des Moines, Iowa. U. S. M. C. Wounded in action, June 6, 1918, at Belleau Wood. "Croix de Guerre with Palm." Corporal Harry J. Kittrell. . 1916, from Mount Pleasant, Tenn. Co. "L," 117th Infantvy, 30th Div., A. E. F. Wounded at Estrees, France. (Taken prisoner, but re-captured same day by his own Company.) Captain B. V. M. La Rue 1896, from Kansas City, Mo. 335th Infantry, A. E. F. Severely wounded in Meuse-Ar- gonne Offensive. (Died soon afterwards of- pneumonia following influenza.) Captain George B. Lockhart. 1917, from Honaker, Va. U. S. M. C, A. E. F. Wounded and gassed in action in the fight- ing of the Marines, June 2-14, 1918. Captain William Lohmeyer, 1916, from Charleston, W. Va. Corps of Engi- Jr neers, U. S. A., A. E. F. Very seriously wounded in action near Chateau Thierry, July, 1918. Not yet recovered. Private William J. Loth, Jr. .1914, from Waynesboro, Va. British Expedi- tionary Force. Disabled on Piave River, Italy, and invalided home, after 3 years and 31 days' Service under the British Flag. Casualties: Wounded (Continued) 95 1st Lieutenant S. A. Lough- 1904, from Lexington, Ky. Severely injured ridge by an explosion in the B. E. F. Major R. G. Lyne 1916, from Orange, Va. Captain of 51st F. A., A. E. F. Slightly wounded at St. Mihiel, Sept. 12, 1918, where his battery received special mention. Promoted soon afterwards. 1st Lieutenant George M. 1910, from Savannah, Ga. Tank Corps, A. B. F. Maclean Wounded in action at — ' , France, , 1918. Captain Richard J. Marshall. 1915, from Portsmouth, Va. Commanding 6th F. A., 1st Division, A. E. F. Severely wound- ed, Ncv. 1, 1918, in Meuse-Argonne Offen- sive, and in Hospital until March 1, 1919. Captain Horatio P. Mason, 1917, from Hampton, Va. U. S. Marine Corps. Jr Wounded at , , 1918. 1st Lieutenant W. • F. 1919. from Glen AJlen, Va. A. S., A. B. F. Melton Injured while flying in France. Captain Edward R. Michaux. 1917, from Goldsboro, N. C. Co. "L," 60th (Regular) Infantry, 5th Division, A. E. F. Wounded in action in Prance at Cunel, October 12, 1918. Cited by a GenerarOfRcer for conspicuous bravery. 1st Lieutenant James A. 1914, from Richmond, Va. 47th (Regular) In- Miller . fantry. Severely wounded in two places in action in France, July , 1918. Again severely wounded at , Sept, , 1918. 1st Lieutenant J. Craig 1916, from Huntington, W. Va. Engineers, Miller, Jr later, F. A., A. B. P. Severely gassed near Lucy-le-Bocage, June, 1918. Captain Morgan R. Mills, Jr.. 1917 from Richmond, Va. U. S. Marine Corps, A. B. F. Wounded in action at Chateau Thierry, June — ' , 1918. Decorated. 1st Lieutenant Charles A. 1909, from New York City. 305th Infantry, Minton 77th Division, A. E. F. Severely gassed in Meuse-Argonne Offensive, early in Octo- ber, 1918. (Later died in Service.) Captain Charles Ellet Moore. 1913, from Berryville, Va. 23rd Infantry, A. E. F. Severely wounded at Vaux, July 1, 1918, and still in Hospital, Nov., 1920. Major D. G. Morrissett 1912, from Lynchburg, Va. Ammunition Train, 1st Div., A. B. F. Severely wounded in action in Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Oct. 2, 1918. Captain George G. Munce. . . . 1914, from Richmond, Va. U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F. Wounded at St. Etienne, Meuse- Argonne, October 8, 1918. Decorated. 2nd Lieutenant John Mc- 1917, from New York City. Co. "B," 107th Anerney, II Infantry, A. E. F. Severely wounded in Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Stpt. 29, 1918. (Lost an eye.) 1st Lieutenant William S. 1909, from Independence, Mo. 355th Infantry, McCoy 89th Division, A. B. F. Severely wounded in thigh. Sept 13, 1918, at St. Mihiel, and evacuated from Hospital, December 19, 1918. 2nd Lieutenant Stephen Y. 1917, from Duluth, Minn. 319th Infantry, McGiffert A. B. F. Severely wounded at Meuse-Ar- gonne Offensive, Oct. 4, 1918. Invalided home December, 1918, and many months In Hospi- tal. 96 Virginia Military Institute— World War Eecoru Captain John L. McKee 1915, from Richmond, Va. 7th Infantry, A. -E. F. Disabled, when his horse was killed un- der him in action at Chateau Thierry, June, 1918. Invalided home, Oct. 1918. Returned to duty December, 1918. Private John McKinney 1916, from Northport, N. Y. Co. "G," 105th Infantry, 27th Div., A. E. F. Severely wounded in action in Flanders, August 31, 1918, battle of Kimmel Hill. Major Donald R. McMillen. . . 1909, from Whitewater, Wis. 9th M. G. Batta- lion, 3rd Div., A. E. F. Severely gassed twice and evacuated to Hospital, and ope- rated on for appendicitis two days later. Lt. Colonel Donald M. McRae. 1912, from Washington, D. C. British Ex- Force, from Private to Major. Infantry, A. E. F. from Captain to Lt. Col. Wounded at Vimey Ridge, April 9, 1917, while in the Canadian Aimy. Captain Charles P. Nash. ... 1917. from Alderson, W. Va. U. ,S. Marine Corps, A. E. F. Aviation Section. Shot down with his Plane when 2,000 feet above the earth. Lost an arm, and made prisoner of War, September 13, 1918. Awarded D. S. C. Captain James A. Nichols, 1910, from Petersburg, Va. Acting Battalion Jr Commander, 345th F. A., A. E. F. Wounded three times slightly, near Rheims, July 1, at St. Mihiel, Sept. , and near Stency, Oct. , 1918. 1st Lieutenant J. Christian 1913, from Lynchburg, Va. 30th Infantry, A. Nowlin,* Jr E. F., 3d Division. Severely wounded in action at , October 9, 1918. Corporal B. B. Owens 1914, from Winston-Salem, N. C. First "Royal Fusiliers," B. E. F. Later, M. G. Co., 49th Battalion, H. Q. Section. Blown out of a trench, buried and gassed — all in 24 hours. iSeverely wounded in action in Belgium, Oct. 7, 1917. Decorated. Ist Lieutenant John C. 1914, from Franklin, Va. Pilot in Air Service, Parker A. E. F. 2nd Aviation Centre, Tours, France. Severely injured by defective motor in Plane, causing it to drop to the earth. His life was only saved by his belt breaking, which caused him to fall clear of his machine when it struck the ground. Col. George S. Patton, III... 1907, from San Gabriel, Calif. Tank Corps, A. E. F. Seriously wounded in action, Sep- tember 26th, 1918. Decorated. Captain Allan C. Perkinson. 1914, from Petersburg, Va. U. S. Marine Corps. Wounded in action near Soissons, July 19, 1918. Decorated. Major James W. Peyton 1906, from Charlottesville, Va. Infantry, A. E. F. Severely wounded in action at , France, — , 1918. 2nd Lieutenant George E, 1916, from Washington, D. C. Quartermaster Pickett, III Corps, A. E. F. Knee crushed and right arm broken, while driving an ambulance in an emergency in France, the day before ordered home. Maimed for life. Still in Walter Reed Hospital, Nov., 1920, Casualties: Wounded (Continued) ■ 97 1st Lieutenant Reid M. 1908, from Lynchburg, Va. Infantry, A. E. F. Pierce Slightly wounded in action at , France, , 1918. 1st Lieutenant Washington 1912, from Smithfield, Va. 1st Battalion, 60th Reed Infantry, 5th Division, A. E. F. Severely wounded near Pont-a-Mousson, France, Sept. 25, 1918. Three decorations. 1st Lieutenant Walter A. 1913, from Clifton Station, Va. Co. "G," 326th Richards Inf., 82nd Div., A. E. F. Twice wounded iu action at Aire River, Meuse-Argonne Offen- sive, Oct. 11, 1918. Second wound very seri- ous, requiring the sixteenth operation, Jan., 1920. (Left arm useless.) Decorated. Private KifEn Y. Rock- 1912, from Asheville, N. C. French Foreign well. Legion. Severely wounded at Arras, France, May 9, 1915. (Subsequently killed in Air Service.) 2nd Lieutenant Frank E. 1917, from Norfolk, Va. 60th Infantry, 5th Schlegel Division, A. E. F. Slightly wounded at , France, , 1918. Amb. Driver Bryan W. 1920, from Reading, Pa. Wrist broken in line Schwartz of duty, Jan. 1, 1918, in France. Captain Lemuel C. Shep- 1917, from Norfolk, Va. U. S. Marine Corps, herd, Jr A. E. F. Wounded in neck in action at Chateau Thierry, June 3, again wounded severely in hip at Bois de Belleau, June 7, 1918, having fought four days with bullet in his neck, declining medical treatment for the first wound. Severely wounded the third time at Mont Blanc Ridge, Oct. 8. Two decorations. 1st Lieutenant H. C. F. 1919, from Bedford, Va. First Pioneer Regi- Sitwell ment, A. E. F. Severely gassed in action at ^— , France, August , 1918. 1st Lieutenant Alan M. 1912, from Birmingham, Ala. 167th Infa-ntry, Smith A. E. F. Severely wounded in action in Chateau . Thierry Salient July 26, 1918. Captain Frank M. Smith 1907, from Rogersville, Tenn. 61st Inf., 5th Div., A. E. F. Wounded near Cunel, France, Oct. 14, 1918. Cited for gallantry by a Gen- eral Officer. Major Walter C. Smith 1909, from Wheeling, W. Va. 319th Inf., A. E. F. Slightly wounded, Argonne Drive. 2nd Lieutenant Vernon L. 1915, from Bloxom, Va. Slightly wounded in Somers action in France, May 3, 1918. (Subse- quently killed in action.) Decorated post- humously. 2nd Lieutenant William G. 1918, from Baltimore, Md. Air Service, U. S. Speed, Jr A. Maimed for life in aeroplane crash, while instructing students. In Hospital six months. Right leg permanently injured. Captain George A. Speer, Jr. 1912, from Atlanta, Ga. Resigned Lieutenancy in U. S. Army and joined British Expedi- tionary Force in France. Wounded in ac- tion several times. Decorated. 1st Lieutenant J. Vincil 1910, from Kansas City, Mo. Adjutant, 3rd Stark Battn., 140th Regular Infantry, A. E. F. Wounded twice, Sept. 26-29, 1918, at the Marne. Lost little finger of right hand, and struck in thigh. 98 Virginia Military Institute — World War Record Sergeant Albert L. Taylor. . 1910, from Swissvale, Pa. 110th Infantry, A. B. F. Gassed in action at , France, Sept. 8, 1918. Captain James Taylor 1918, from Orange, N. J. 301st Battalion, Tank Corps, B. E. F. Wounded in action at Mon- trebain, (Somme), October 23, 1918. John A. Thomas 1918, from Scranton, Pa. While serving the Government as Chemist severely injured by poisonous gases, and not recovered until after many months in Hospital. 1st Lieutenant James D. 1901, from Suffolk, Va. A. E. F. Severely Twitty gassed and in Hospital many months. Colonel Edmund C. Waddill. 1903, from Richmond, Va. While commanding Battalion of Infantry in the Chateau TTiierry Sector, June 25, 1918, "during a heavy gas attack, disregarding his own danger, he re- fused to be evacuated until he was so badly gassed that his face was black." Awarded D. S. C. 2nd Lieutenant Harry H. 1919, from Santa Barbara, California. Air Webb Service, A. E. F. Lost hand in line of duty in an explosion at Issoudun, France, result of an accident, May 10, 1918. Private Harry B. Welborne. . 1906, from Murray Hill, N. J. 104th Engi- neers, 29th Division, A. E. F. Slightly gassed in action in Meuse-Argonne Offensive. VEajor Edgar M. Whiting 1904, from Marshall, Va. 77th F. A., A. E. F. Severely wounded in action near Fere-en- Tardenois, France, August 7, 1915. Captain Thomas S. Whiting. . 1917, from Hampton, Va. U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F. Received five (or more) severe wounds and many smaller ones in action at Chateau Thierry, June 2, 1918. Decorated. Private Richard F. Wierum. 1919, from Montclair, N. J. Co. "1," 107th In- fantry, A. E. F. Wo.unded at , , 1918. Major Frederick J. Williams. 1915, from Ridgewood N. J. Many months in Hospital, Trier, Germany, and in U. S. from effects of being gassed. Subsequently died at his Post at Camp Stotsenberg, P. I., from injury reed, while playing Polo. ^ Captain Rogers M. Wilson. . 1911, from Savannah, Ga. Co. "L," 18th In- fantry, A. E. F. Severely wounded in ac- tion at Soissons, France, July 21, 1918, while commanding his battalion, and in Hospital many months. Decorated. Lt. Colonel Jennings C. Wise. 1902, from Richmond, Va. While Major of 318th Infantry, 80th Div., A. E. F., he was slightly wounded in action in the Meuse- Argonne Offensive, Oct. 4, 1918. 1st Lieutenant Austin W. 1917, from Suffolk, Va. 307th Inf., 77th Div.. Woolford A. E. F. Lost left arm in action, Oct. 4, 1918, in Meuse-Argonne Offensive. (Three wound stripes.) 1st Lieutenant William B. 1914, from Harrisonburg, Va. 51st Inf., M. G. Yancey Company, 6th Div., A. E. F. Wounded in action by H. E. Shell, Sept. 15, 1918. Casualties: Wounded (Cont'd)— Prisoners of War 99 Major Rice McNutt Youell. . 1914, from Norton, Va. (formerly Rockbridge Co., Va). 26th Inf., A. E. F. Painfully wounded, Oct. 1, 1918, in action near Ver- dun, France. Decorated. Captain Charles P. Nash. First Lieutenant John C. Nelsori, Jr First Lieutenant R. Barn- well Rhett Corporal Harry J. Kittrell. PRISONERS OF WAR. 1917, from Alderson, W. Va. U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F. Pilot in Aviation Squadron. While patrolling in Germany, September 13, 1918, lost his way, owing to weather condi- > tions, was shot down and made prisoner, losing an arm. Was released after the Armistice, (See "Wounded.") 1918, from Norfolk, Va. 119th Infantry, 30th . Division, A. E. F. Made prisoner at Belli- court, France, September 29, 1918. Released immediately after the Armistice. 1910, from Charleston, S. C. British Expedi- . tionary Force. He was made a prisoner, March 28, 1918, while serving as Medical Of- ficer of the Queen's Westminster Regiment, 56th Division. He was never wounded, but was slightly gassed, though he did not re- port sick. After the Armistice he was re- leased by the Enemy. The British Govern- ment decorated him with the "Military Cross" for his splendid work on the battle- field, March 28, 1918, the day he was cap- tured. .1916, from Mount Pleasant, Tenn. 117th In- fantry, 30th Division. Wounded at Estrees, France. Captured, September 29, 1918, at Bellicourt, France, but recaptured same day by his own Company. 100 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord SOME ALUMNI IN CIVIL SERVICE DURING THE WORLD WAR. H. G. Albert Md., 1907. Recommended by Autborities in Wasbington for Major of Engineers, but not called to Service because of blindness in one eye. Did important Government work dur- ing War. James G. Allen N. Y., 1913. Professor, New York Military Academy during War. Ralph H. Bader Va., 1908. Vice-Consul at Teheren, Persia. He tried to resign and enter the Military Service, but was requested by the Govern- , ment to continue at his post, where he is still serving. Edward M. Barron N. C, 1906. In Government Service at Cus- toms House, New York. J. H. C. Beverley Va., 1873. Member, County Draft Board. William T. Biedler Md., 1908. Elec. Engr. Supt. Elec. Constn., Consol. Gaslight & P. Co. of Bait. Services required by Govt. Benjamin O. Blackford Va., 1894. Continued to hold important posi- tion under U. S. Railroad Administration. (Two brothers in the Service, one giving up his life.) C. M. Blomquist Miss., 1912. Rejected for Military Service on account of physical disability; but serving the Government with honour by making all the food and cotton for munition plants, and buying all the Liberty Bonds, possible, throughout the War. Allmand M. Blow Va., 1910. (Met. E., Columbia University.) Engineer Dept., Non-Ferrous Metallurgy, Bureau of Air Craft Production, U. S. A. Resignation to enter Military Service not ac- cepted, because of value of his services in this Government position. Alter War Oil Producer, 241 Kennedy Building, Tulsa, Okla. Howard Bruce Va., 1897. Pres. Bartlett Hayward Co. Plant devoted to mfr. of munitions during War. Samuel E. Burgin Ala., 1917. With Mobile Shipbuilding Co. and exempted from Military Service, because in an industry essential to the Government. Murray F. Burleson Texas, 1911. Engineer with Expanded Metal Co. on Government Work. W. B. Campbell Pa., 1914. Held responsible position with Mid- vale -Steel Co., and exempted from Military Service as being engaged in an industry es- sential to the successful prosecution of the War. George L. Carson. , Va., 1913. Chemist with Bartlett Hayward Munition Plant, and with U. S. .Steel Cor- poration, on Government work. Some Alumni in Civil Service During World War (Cont'd) 101 James S. Carter Va., 1916. Rejected for Military Service, ac- count of defective vision, but engaged throughout the War as Engineer in large Steel Plant doing Government Work. H B Caskie Va., 1909. Engineer, Steel Works whose out- put was required by the Government. Thomas F Clemmer Va., 1916. One of four brothers who volun- teered for the War; one. Captain R. H. Clemmer (V. M. I.) of 351st F. A., and an- other killed in action in France. The sole support of his aged father on his farm, he was honourably exempted from Military Service. Clarence Coleman C. E. Mem. Am. Soc, C. E. Va., 1866. For many years, and until his death, October 31, 1918, United States 'Assistant Engineer, en- gaged, under the Chief Engineer, U. S. A., in constructing stupendous works at Duluth and at other Lake Superior points (succeed- ing a Colonel of Engineers, U, S. A.), and Special Disbursing Agent, Engineer Corps, U. S. A. (Since his death his position has been held by a Colonel of the Engineer Corps, U. S. A.) WW Cosby Va., 1916. Essential service during the War as Post Adjutant at the Virginia Military Institute. Alfred F. Crenshaw Va., 1909. Engineer with Du Pont Powder Company. Charles F Cross, Jr Va., 1915. Supervisor of Collections with Chesapeake & Potomac T. & T. Co., and deemed to be best serving the Government where he was. Benjamin F Crowson Va., 1910. Principal, Charlotte Hall Academy, Md. Malcolm H. Crump Va., 1873. Southern Field Agent in interest of "Preparedness for War" propaganda, and rendered fine service. (Son, Old Cadet, Of- ficer in A. E. F.) John Randolph Dean Ky., 1911. Chief Chemist for J. Hungerford Smith Co., Rochester, N. Y., doing Gbvern- ■ ment Work. Robert L. Eastham Va., 1912. Rejected for Military Service on account of physical disability, but served ef- ficiently as Commandant of a Military School, fitting men for the Service. Ernest C. Echols Va., 1914. Entered at first O. T. School at Fort Myer, but, later, rejected on account of phy- sical disability. Was manager of Coal Com- panies, throughout the War. (Three broth- ers. Graduates, officers in the Service. Murray F. Edwards Mo., 1907. In charge as Inspector of all Red Cross Work in Department of Calvados, France. 16 Hospitals with about 50,000 beds. He had volunteered for military service, 1917, but was rejected because of defective eye- sight. 102 Virginia Military Institute — World War Record William H. Edwards Va., 1912. Engineer; engaged in manufacturing explosives for the Government, throughout the War. James W. Engleman, Jr Va., 1914. In Government Railway Service during the War. Emory A. Field Ohio, 1916. Chief Engineer, Cabin Creek Re- fining Company, W. Va., working for Govern- ment. W. H. Plenniken, Jr S. C, 1916. Repeatedly rejected for Military Service because of physical disability. De- voted all his energies in an "essential" oc- cupation. Grenville Gaines Va., 1874. Chairman, U. S. Fuel Commission for Fauquier Co., Va. Roger Gant N. C, 1909. Manager, Cotton Mill whose en- tire output was used by the Government. Daniel M. Garber N. Y., 1909. Engineer and Contractor. En- gaged in constructing Customs House in North Carolina and other important Gov- ernment buildings, during the War. Edward DuPont Gelzer Va.. 1912. Engineer with DuPont Munition ■ Plant at City Point, Va. Alonzo H. Gentry Mo., 1908. In Government Service with U. S. Housing Corporation, Hampton Roads Dis- trict. Otis A. Glazebrook, D. D Va., 1866. United States Consul at Jerusalem throughout the War. (appointed by President Wilson in 1914), and rendered most valua- ble and distinguished service in protecting the interests of his own Country and of other countries. William M. Gwin, Jr Calif., 1899. Valuable member of French War Cross, from beginning of War. Served in Serbia and Greece for two years, ministering to refugees from typhus fever, and, later, Secretary and Int-erpreter to the Sanitary ' I.' Inspector-General of the Serbian Army. Still later, transferred to the A. E. P. and Gen- eral Manager of Distributing Service in Paris. Chamblin F. Hancock Va., 1911. With Air Craft Corporation, in ser- vice of Government. C. Nathan Hancock Va., 1904. Engaged in Government Construc- tion Work during the War. Edward H. Hancock Va., 1908. Engineer and Contractor. Engaged in erecting Camps and Cantonments for Gov- ernment, and homes for DuPont Munition Plant at Hopewell. Reginald L. Harris N. C, 1911. Secretary-Treasurer of various Cotton Mills in North Carolina whose entire output was used by the Government. A. W. Hawks W. Va., New Market Corps. Two years' ser-"* vice in Army and Navy Y. M. C. A. S. L. Hayes Ga., 1909. Secretary and Treasurer of Cotton Mill in Georgia whose entire output was used by the Government, and his services needed there. Some Alum'ni in Civil Service During World War (Cont'd) 103 Edwin Hodge, Jr Ky., 1910. Manager, Steel Works. On Gov- ernment Work. Burdette L. Hostettler Pa., 1906. Mechanical Engineer, and Foreman, large Government Plant. Died in the Service, of pneumonia, November 1, 1918. Charles B. Howry, Jr D. C, 1905. Secretary, Y. M. C. A., A. E. F., and correspondent of various Magazines and Newspapers. Morgan H. Hudgins Va., 1901. Prin. Pishburne Military School, fitting young men for Military Service. Washington Hull N. Y., 1912. Engineer with DuPont Powder Works. J. P. Hundley Ky., 1907. County Food Administrator. William M. Hunley Professor, V. M. I. Secretary of Virginia Council of Defense from its organization till ' February, 1918. Frank E. Hutchinson W. Va., 1912. Superintendent, Logan Coal Co., W. Va., and exempted from Military Service. Harold Hutchinson W. Va., 1917. Engineer with Logan Coal Co., W. Va., and exempted from Military Service. Ernest L. Ives Va., 1910. In full charge of Consulates at Nantes and Paris as Vice-Consul, since 1917, and incidentally did much relief work. (He had been Vice-Consul in Germany for two years prior to 1914.) Promoted from Class 7 to Class 6, June 1, 1920. Bradley T. Johnson Va., 1903. Appointed 2nd Lieutenant, U. S. R. C, but services retained by DuPont Muni- tion Plant as Superintendent of Smokeless Powder Dept. L. L. Jones Ga., 1909. Secretary, Canton Cotton Mills, Ga., whose entire output was used by the Gov- ernment. Charles E. Kain Texas, 1907. Commandant, Cadets, Dallas, Texas, High School during the War. About to enter Military Service when Armistice occurred. Patrick L. Kane Va., 1912. Engineer with U. S. Emergency Fleet Corporation. Resignation to enter Military Service not accepted. (Two V. M. T. brothers in the Military Service.) Fordyce K. Kimbell Mo., 1913. Engineer engaged in building es- sential Railway Terminals, at Dallas, Texas, during the War, and in other construction work. George E. Lancer Va., 1914. Rejected for Service in U. S. En- gineers on account of physical disability, then, throughout War, served as Foreman of DuPont Munition Plant. A. H. Land Va., 1890. United States Fuel Representative, State of West Virginia. Marshall M. Langhorne Va., 1891. Secretary of Legation at Hague, Holland, and served in other capacities dur- ing the War. S.H.Lea ^ ..*... Ala., 1881. (Candidate for Commn.) When he failed to receive the Commission prom- ised, he engaged in various War activities. 104 ViRGiJMiA Military Institute — World War Eecord James A. Le Gore Md., 1911. Instructor of Chemistry at Marion (Ala.) Inst., fitting students for Military Service. Arthur P. Lewis Mass., 1908. Engineer with Miller Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, on Government work. William D. Lewis, Jr W. Va., 1906. Coal Operator (Essential Indus- try.) Marion T. Mahone Va., 1910. Supervisor of DuPont Powder Plant at City Point, Va. William Mahone, Jr Va., 1904. Engineer in service of Government. J. N. Major Va., 1907. In charge of Canning Factory in Government Service. Howard G. Martin Va., 1914. Rejected for Military Service be- cause of "Essential Occupation," being Deputy Clerk of Norfolk County Court and of Circuit Court of City of Norfolk. (V. M. I. brother, officer in the Military Ser- vice.) William W. Massie Va., 1919. Supervisor, DuPont Ammunition Plant, Hopewell, Va., during War. H. E. Mecredy Va., 1906. Supervisor at DuPont Munition Works, City Point, Va. James R. Mecredy Va., 1911. Chemist, engaged in "Essential Industry" for prosecuting the War. William A. Mehegan Va., 1884. Y. M. C. A. Secretary with A. E. F., in charge of Transporation Work. (He re- signed the Agency of the Adams Express Co. in Richmond, Va., which he had held successfully for over 20 years, to go over- seas and engage in this work, although over fifty years of age.) Oscar L. Miles, Jr '^rk., 1914. With Louisiana National Guard on Mexican Border Service, 1916-1. Re- turned to duty with Missouri Pacific Rail- way, and served in his "essential" posi- tion during War. A. C. Miller Ga., 1912. In Government Service before and during the War as Civil and Mechanical En- gineer on Panama Canal. W. H. Milton, D. D Va., 1888. Member, War Church Commission. Philip L. Minor Pa., 1903. Consulting Engineer, U. S. Munition Plant No. 2, at Nitro, W. Va. Arthur H. Mitchell Va., 1913. After service on Mexican Border, asked by Secretary of War to resign Com- mission and become Supervisor at DuPont Works at Wilmington, Delaware, where he served efficiently during the War. Charles P. McCabe Va., 1914. Engineer with Standard Steel Com- pany during War, on Government Contracts. William McFerren 111., 1907. U. S. Food Administrator at Hoope- ston. 111., until he entered the Military Ser- vice. (See 1st Lts., U. S. Army.) Llewellyn Neale, Jr Va., 1917. Entered at first Port Myer O. T. School, but rejected because not of age. Then he became Superintendent of Machinery Installation at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.'s Plant. Some Alumni in Civil Service Dueing World War (Cont'd) 105 Edward W. Nichols Va., 1878. Superintendent, V. M. I. President of Virginia Council of Defense from its or- ganization until February, 1918, and Member of various other War Organizations. Com- missioned Major, Engineers, U. S. A., Comdg. V. M. I. S. A. T.^C, October. 1918. (See Majors. ) Stephen N. Noble Ga., 1910. In charge of Department of Demur- rage and Storage, under U. S. Railroad Ad- ministration, in Alabama. John D. O'Reilly La., 1907. Member, Storage Committee, Coun- cil of National Defense. William Parker Va., 1912. Electrical Engineer with Allis- Chalmers Elec. Co., Atlanta, Ga. J. H. Peek Va., 1908. Engineer with DuPont Company and. later, with Baltimore Dry Dock & Shipbuild- ing Company, constructing Cargo Boats for the Emergency Fleet Corporation. Robert H. Poage Va., 1914. Recorder in Valuation Department, C. & O. Railway Company, under U. S. Rail- road Admr. John I. Rhodes Va., 1907. Important position under U. S. Railroad Administration. (Continuation of his pre-war duties.) James K. Ring Va., 1917. Foreman and Asst. Manager, Roa- noke City Flour Mills, and exempted by Gov- ernment from Military Service as filling an essential post. Thomas W. Roby, Jr Va., 1904. Continued to hold his important Engineer position, under the U. S. Railroad Admr. (Seaboard Railway Company.) Charles S. Roller Va., 1901. Private and Stretcher-bearer with 314th Sanitary Train, 89th Division, A. E. P., and did valuable Red Cross Work. On his return to U. S., he was commissioned Cap- tain in American Red Cross by President Wilson, in appreciation and admiration of his splendid work. (See Enlisted Personnel.) Hal. E. Schenck N. C, 1914. Chemist. Volunteered repeatedly for active Military Service, but was turned down because he held an important position in large Cotton Mills in North Carolina, whose entire output was needed by the Government. (Two brothers in the Military Service.) John F. Schenck, Jr. N. C, 1914. Vice-President of several large Cotton Mills and other industrial concerns whose entire output was required by the Government, and, therefore, his services were deemed necessary, and he was exempted from Military Service. (Two brothers in the Mili- tary Service.) 106 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord Allen M. Schoen Va., 1889. He applied for a commission in a combatant regiment and was offered a Majority, but was asked by the Government to decline it and perform important civil duties in the prosecution of the War. He was Chairman of U. S. Naval Consulting Board, Greorgia Committee; Member of Na- tional Engineer Societies Commission for organizing the Engineer Officers' Reserve for U. S. Army; Member, Advisory Committee of the U. S. R. R. Administration (Insurance Section) ; Division Chief of American Pro- tective League (Auxiliary Bureau of In vestigation, U. S. Department of Justice), etc. J. E. Sebrell, Jr Va., 1908. Continued in important positions in two Railroads under U. S. Railroad Admin- istration. Thomas W. Shelton Va., 1889. Chairman, Central Legal Board for Virginia. Frank A. Shufeldt, Jr La., 1913. Professor, New York Military Acad- emy, during the War. Stephen W. Siddle N. C, 1914. Engaged as Engineer in building and developing Lighter-than-Air Craft Bal- loons for War purposes. N. Porter Sims Ky., 1909. In U. S. Treasury Department. Sta- tioned in Paris during the War. Claude M. Skinner Md., 1917. Inspector of munitions, Bartlett Hayward Co.'s Plant, Baltimore, Md. Clarence E. Smith W. Va., 1905. United States Marshal. Harold W. Smith Va., 1911. V^olunteered at the beginning of the War, but was turned down because of the important work he was doing as Chief E'ec- trical Engineer with the Federal Shipbuild- ing Company. . J Kenyon Smith Mass., 1917. Received Commission, but later rejected for underweight. Was head of an important department in large Railway and Machinist Supp'y concern, during the War, and regarded as holding an "essential" posi- tion, under the law. Charles Gordon Snyder (Formerly Carl G. Schneider.) Minn., 1906 Rejected upon volunteering on account of defective eyesight. He showed his patriotism then by changing his German name and en- gaging in industries to help the cause of his Country. Charles E. Stuart Va 1901. Chief of Power & Light Division, United States Fuel Administration. W O Sydnor, Jr Va., 1912. Rejected for Military Service, ac- count of physical disability. Continued to fill his important railway position, under the U. S. Railroad Administration. H A Tabb, M. D Va.. 1907. Medical Member of County Draft Board. Some Alumni in Civil Service Ddeing World War (Cont'd) 107 Clyde Taylor Fla., 1900. Manufacturing lumber for use of Government during War. (Manager, Hirsch Lumber Company, Jacksonville, Fla.) John A. Thomas Pa., 1918. Chemist, Department Manager, The Rollin Chemical Corporation, Charleston, W. Va. Under Ordnance Department, U. S. A. during entire War. Seriously poisoned by fumes. Richard F. Wagner va., 1909. With Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va. (Position he filled before the War.) Romeo Wagner Va., 1915. With DuPont Munition Plant at Hope\'ell, Va., in an essential capacity. R. H. Warner Mo., 1911. Auditor, Indiahoma (Oil) Refining Co., St. Louis. (Essential Industry.) Willis F. Westmoreland Ga., 1910. Manager, Steel Blast Furnace on Government work. Gilbert G. White Va., 1910. In Ordnance Department work. Isaac G. White Va., 1911. Asst. Superintendent, Acid Depart- ment, DuPont Powder Co. G. Otis Winston D. C, 1907. Paymaster with U. S. Shipping Board in New York, during the War. James M. Winston Va., 1900. Assistant Manager in charge of construction. Sun Shipbuilding Co., Ches- ter, Pa., building cargo vessels for Govern- ment during War. William P. Woolls Va., 1914. Lawyer and Town Attorney. Ap- plied for admission to first 0. T. School at Fort Myer, but disqualified by physical dis- ability for Military Service. He then served throughout the War on a United States Com- mission. Neil Young Va., 1899. Member, Electrical Division of War Industry Board, Council of National De- fense, 1917-18. W. Leslie Young Va., 1911. Foreman of Electrical Construction for the DuPont Powder Co. during War. 108 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord *V. M. I. TRAINING CAMPS. First Camp— April 3rd to July 3rd, 1917. April 2 (( 2 , (( 3 11 3 it 3 11 3 (t 4 n 4 It 5 (I 5 I( 5 (( 6 (( 6 It 6 ti 6 it 9 (( 9 (( 9 (( 9 11 9 It 10 it 10 It 11 it 11 It 11 it 11 II 12 It 12 It 12 II 12 It 12 It 12 It 13 II 13 II 13 11 13 l( 13 It 13 It 13 It 14 l( 14 u 14 MATRICULATES. Name Age C. Raymond Cole 20 J. Clarkson Ogilvie 23 Douglas S.Hill 18 Herold R. Hofheimer 19 Henry S. Wallerstein, Jr 20 Julian G. Patton 20 Later, entered V.M. I. and thence enlisted. Robert L. Wallerstein 26 Edward H. Dadmun 18 Douglas H. Lion 20 Edward A. Hatton, Jr 19 Entered V. M. I. Sept., 1918. James A. Oast 22 Abraham W. Calisch 20 Lewis A. Womble 20 Isaac L. Eanes 23 John W. Bovd 29 Walter S. Galeski 22 Darius T. Wool 23 Ralph D. Wallerstein 25 James M. Jordan, Jr 19 Lewis Berkeley Cox 22 First lieutenant, A. E. F. Severe- ly wounded; decorated. Ellis W. Butt 29 P. H. Baughn 29 Berryman Green 19 Young D. Pendleton 22 Courtland H. Smith 16 George C. Walker 20 Leroy Hutzler, Jr 21 William W. Nichols 20 George W. Goodwj'n 20 Henry W. Maclin 21 Roslyn D. Young 20 Thomas H. Pratt 23 Vincent L. Parker 28 Frank O. Strailman, Jr 21 John L. Holmes 21 vSamuel S. Holmes 22 Alfred P. Page, Jr 21 Albert M. Rothschild 18 Arthur D. Scott 20 William S. Hopkins, Jr 22 Robert G. Rennolds 26 Munro Black 20 Post-Office Simpson, Va. Virginia Beach, Va. Locust Dale, Va. Richmond, Va. Richmond, Va. Newport News, Va. Richmond, Va. Norfolk, Va. Manassas, Va. Portsmouth, Va. Portsmouth, Va. Richmond, Va. Richmond, Va. Chattanooga, Tenn. Richmond, Va. Richmond, Va. Norfolk, Va. Richmond, Va. Norfolk, Va. Baltimore, Md. Portsmouth, Va. Harrisonburg, Va. Norfolk, Va. Churchland, Va. Laurel Hill, Va. Lynchburg, Va. Richmond, Va. Petersburg, Va. Petersburg, Va. Petersburg, Va. Petersburg, Va. Ridgefield, N. J. Portsmouth, Va. Petersburg, Va. Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville, Fla. Norfolk, Va. Richmond, Va. Richmond, Va. Lexington, Va., A. E. F. Richmond, Va. Norfolk, Va. *These Camps were open to citizens of all ages and of all the States. Board and instruction were furnished by the Institute, with only a nominal charge per capita of one hundred dollars for the three months' term. V. M. I. Training Camps (Continued) 109 1917 April Name Age Post-Office 14 Thomas C. Tilley 23 Norfolk, Va. 14 Frank P. Lewis 21 Charleston, W. Va. 14 Francis Worth Payne 25 Charleston, W. Va. 15 Baynham M. Hill 34 Portsmouth, Va. 15 Kirkland R. Saunders 23 Richmond, Va. 15 Bruce Fergusson 22 Richmond, Va. 15 William A. Ewald 21 Portsmouth, Va. 15 Isaac R. Schewel 21 507 Harrison St., Lynchburg, Va. 15 Willard C. Kidd 20 700 Parke Ave., Petersburg, Va. 15 Herman L. Cooper 21 439 Rivermont Ave., Lynch- burg, Va. 15 W. McL. Christie 24 232 E. Ashley St., Jackson- ville, Fla. 15 E. U. Deitrick 2324 W. Grace St., Rich- mond, Va. 15 J. A. Schwalm 1504 Goddin St., Richmond, Va. 16 R. B. Grasty Crozet, Va. 16 Charles E. Hutton Lexington, Va. 16 John R. Patterson, Jr Petersburg, Va. 16 J. O. Traylor 34 Norfolk, Va. 16 G. B. Ferebee, Jr 20 727 Raleigh St., Norfolk, Va. Entered V. M. I. Oct. 12, 1917. 16 C. S. Miley 28 Norfolk, Va. 16 J. G. Marable 22 Norfolk, Va. 16 W. M. Hitt 19 Norfolk, Va. 16 Edwin S. White 20 Norfolk, Va. 16 H.O.Brown 19 Norfolk, Va. 16 Eugene Swingley 19 Norfolk, Va. 16 Byrd H. Breeden 21 Richmond, Va. 16 Archibald P. Woods 21 Petersburg, Va. 16 John N. Gordon Richmond, Va. 16 Walter E. Durham Appomattox, Va. Later, Instructor at V. M. I. 16 Samuel B. Wright Moffatts Creek, Va. 16 Carter H. Coupland 21 Norfolk, Va. 16 Wilfred Ferguson 25 Norfolk, Va. 16 Edward T. Taylor 21 Norfolk, Va. 16 G. L. Rosborough 24 Jacksonville, Fla. 16 Calvert A. Anderson (V. M. I.) 36 Lee, Va. First volunteer in "Rockbridge Battery," but rejected for physi- cal disability. Operated on, but still rejected. 16 James P. Gills 23 Appomattox, Va. 16 JohnL. Furnee 30 Kansas City, Mo. 16 WiUiam H. Frey, Jr 23 Petersburg, Va. 16 Marion N. Fitzgerald 24 Richmond, Va. 16 Martin O. Cahill 23 Norfolk, Va. 16 Sydney L. R. Wigg 24 Norfolk, Va. 16 William H. Davies 19 Norfolk, Va. 16 James H.Rowan 25 Greenville, Va. 18 Powell T. Charlton 18 Lexington, Va. 18 Jere P. Zollicoffer 26 Henderson, N. C. 18 Aubrey R. Bowles, Jr 21 Richmond, Va. 18 Edmund C. Lupton 21 Winchester, Va. 18 Roy W. Richards 21 Winchester, Va. 110 Virginia Military Institute — World War Record 1917 April 18 it 18 n 19 n 19 u 19 n 19 It 20 " 21 It 21 tt 21 It 21 " 21 II 22 II 22 11 23 II 23 II 23 II 23 " 23 « 24 II 24 11 24 II 24 II 24 II 24 II 25 " 25 " 26 II 26 II 26 " 27 May 27 28 30 30 30 30 30 30 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 Name Age Post-Off ice Allen B.Gray 27 Winchester, Va. Shirley O. Price 19 Winchester, Va. Charles H. Eypper 24 Montclair, N. J. George W. Eypper 23 Montclair, N. J. Henry A. Woodman 25 79 Leonard St., New York. H. S. Van Landingham 25 Care Mrs. M. F. Van Landing- ham, West Point, Miss. Charles C. Hardy Winchester, Va. Wayne G. Thompson 21 Jacksonville, Fla. Raymond E. Long 19 Norfolk, Va. Randolph H. Ruff in 19 Richmond, Va. Orlando B. Hinton 19 Petersburg, Va. L. Carol Ramee, Jr 19 Hackensack, N. J. J. C. Doyle, Jr 21 Richmond, Va. H.A.Doyle 19 Richmond, Va. William W. White 19 Norfolk, Va. John C. Thompson 19 Norfolk, Va. Herbert S. Kellam 18 Princess Anne, Va. Entered V. M. I Sept. 5, 1917. Ferd. E. Carter 20 Chevy Chase, Md. Winfield C. Parkins 19 R. F. D. 4, Sta. A, Washing- ton, D. C. Wallace T. Clark 19 Norfolk, Va. Robert W. Thornton 20 Roanoke, Va. L. Levv^is Rush 19 Roanoke, Va. LeRoy E. Nooney 21 Jacksonville, Fla. L. P. Graves 21 Fredericksburg, Va. John Shirley Riley 22 Roanoke, Va. Joseph Atkins 20 Norfolk, Va. Thomas E. Waugh, Jr 21 L3'nchburg, Va. Walter H. Rogers 20 Dendron, Va. Hugh L. Dougherty 18 Norfolk, Va. James H. Parron 21 Norfolk, Va. Holland Wright Clarkson 19 Chicago, 111. Later, entered V. M. I. and thence into Service. Returned to V. M. I. after Armistice, and in First Class, 1920-21. William T. Carrington 22 Richmond, Va. William C. Phillips 21 Suffolk, Va. Morris J. Legum 21 Norfolk, Va. Charles Myers 20 Norfolk, Va. Florian H. Yoste 19 Vicksburg, Miss. Felix T.Weil 19 Vicksburg, Miss. W. C. Tate Bedford, Va. W. Russell Giffin 20 Roanoke, Va. (Also in third camp.) William B. Burress 19 Richmond, Va. (In Service.) Richard B. Bridgforth 19 Kenbridge, Va. M. J. Crocker 19 Charleston, W. Va. Samuel T. Emory 20 Chase City, Va. W.E.Thomas 21 Charleston, W. Va. Whitton E. Norris 20 Staunton, Va. B. F. Morgan, Jr 20 Norfolk, Va. Entered V. M. I. and thence en- listed. Frank T. East 16 Norfolk, Va. Arthur P. Morton 23 Graham, Va. V. M. I. Teaining Camps (Continued) 111 Second Camp — June 20th to August 20th, 1917. MATRICULATES. 1917 June 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 July 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 23 23 25 25 25 25 25 26 2 5 6 6 16 Name Age Post-Office George W. Wilkinson '. 17 Rocky Mount, N. C. Brewer Dixon 19 Talladega, Ala. Richard T. Jeffreys 20 Rocky Mount, N. C. Robert S. Weatherly 18 Anniston, Ala. Robert D. Parrott 22 Norfolk, Va. John S. Whaley 21 Snow Hill, Md. William McKee Dunn 29 Richmond. Va. H. Normon Cole 26 Richmond, Va. Arthur J. Miller Masury 19 Norfolk, Va. Entered V. M. I. Sept., 1917. S.C.Bennett 21 Norfolk, Va. David Lowenberg 24 Norfolk, Va. Hunter H. McGuire 21 Richmond, Va. Edmund Rowland 20 Philadelphia, Pa. (Care W. L. Rowland, Media, Pa.) M. H. Taylor 18 Philadelphia, Pa. (Care Phil- adelphia Electric Co.) Hobart Rowland 18 Philadelphia, Pa. (Care W. L. Rowland, Media, Pa.) E. D. Cameron 31 Richmond, Va. C. W. Hogg 25 Huntington, W. Va. William C. King 19 Roanoke, Va. F.H.Smith 19 Easley, S. C. R. S. Bingham 18 Talladega, Ala. R.M.Smith 19 Norfolk, Va. S. F. Honaker 26 Wytheville, Va. J. R. Walker 26 Martinsville, Va. O. O. Haughton .*. . . 21 Charlotte, N. C. W. G. Strickler 35 Salem, Va. M. Hammond Connallv 18 Jacksonville, Fla. Entered V. M. I." August 23, 1917. Edmund Rice Smith 22 Raleigh, N. C. George C. Bell 30 Alcoa, Tenn. Elliott M. Stewart 23 Washington, D. C. Entered by T. J. Woodliff, Gads- den, Ala. Brandon Barringer 18 Real Estate and Trust BIdg. Philadelphia, Pa., care D. M. Barringer. D. M. Barringer, Jr 17 Real Estate and Trust Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa., care D. M. Barringer. Frank K. Saunders 25 Bedford, Va. John W. Johnston, Jr 33 Bedford, Va. Chester H. Lang 25 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Care Miss Ida E. Lang, Erie, Pa.) Theodore R. Heyck 17 Houston, Texas. Lawrence T. Long 22 Dante, Va. Dabney H. Maury, Jr 18 Evanston, 111. E. E. Moseley 19 Columbia, S. C. J. S. Sweeney 17 Houston, Texas. W. B. Tilghman, Jr 32 Salisbury, Md. 112 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord 1917 Name Age Post-Office Ju^ 17 Tom W. Herman 16 3564 Bogart Ave., Cincin- nati, Ohio. " 18 Julius F. Frenkel 18 3571 Alaska Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. " 18 Myron D.Kahn 18 731 S. Crescent Ave., Cin- cinnati, Ohio. " 18 L. John Bloch 19 3025 Fairfield Ave., Cin- cinnati, Ohio. 1918 June 13 " 13 " 13 " 13 " 14 " 14 " 14 " 14 " 14 " 14 " 14 " 14 '< 14 " 14 " 14 " 14 « 14 " 14 " 14 " 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Third Camp— June 15th to August 15th, 1918. MATRICULATES. Name Age Post-Office Charles E. Kain 32 Dallas, Texas. Graduate, V. M. I., Class 1907. Camp Commander till July 20th. E. D. Kizer 28 Dallas, Texas. (Defective eyes.) Joseph Baecher 20 Norfolk, Va. M. V. Gwynn 20 Norfolk, Va. J.S.Ellis 32 Waynesboro, Va. J. Roy Home 27 Waynesboro, Va. James E. Thomas 20 Roanoke, Va. N.D.Trent 31 Corinne, W. Va. J. E. Montgomery .Rocky Mount, Va. George H. Rovv^land Sumter, S. C. Conyers Button, Jir . . . 19 Philadelphia, Pa. R. A. Roberts . .Pittsburgh, Pa. A. L. Merrell Hampton, Va. Charles R. Alexander • Philadelphia, Pa. Gabe Meyer Pine Bluff, Ark. R. Mann Page Richmond, Va. (Naval Re- serve.) H. G. Carson 21 " Abingdon, Va. A. A. Goodwyn Bristol, Va. Benjamin Huger 27 Roanoke, Va. G. F. Scarlon 35 Philadelphia, Pa." Resigned on account of physical disability. S. M. Graham 20 Lexington, Va. Blake Tyler 20 Lexington, Va. William C. King 28 Charlottesville, Va. W. G. Lubling, Jr 19 Lynchburg, Va. Robert W. Shaner 26 Lynchburg, Va. Frank K. Johnston 25 Staff ordsville, Va. Willis T. Guild 18 Wiggins, Miss. Resigned, physical disability. Charles H. Lake 20 Shelby, Tenn. Wallace C. Haggard 18 Dayton, Tenn. Woodfin Ransley Elberton, Ga. Robert Wherry Pine Bluff, Ark. J. T. White Biloxi, Miss. Archibald M. Suthon New Orleans, La. Raymond E. Perrine 35 Berryville, Va. John H. Moore 19 Washington, D. C. W. G. Gaither, Jr Elizabeth City, N. C. H. F. Hutcheson, Jr 19 Boydton, Va. V. M. I. Training Camps (Continued) 113 191S > June 14 (I 14 ti 14 II 14 II 14 11 14 ou and your family, "W. L. Culberson, "Lieutenant Colonel, General Staff." In a letter to General Nichols, the proud father of these two boys (and of another, later sent to the V. M. I.), thus concluded: "A touch of V. M. I. fits men for many things, in time of peace, and puts them to the front when we get into War." Upon his discharge from the service, Lt. Col. Owsley was made Assistant Attorney General of Texas. 140 Virginia Military Institute — World War Record Lieutenant Colonel WALTON GOODWIN, JR., Class 1901. From District of Columbia. 59th Infantry, 4tli Division, A. E. F. Appointed Second Lieutenant, 5th, Infantry, U. S. A., June 9, 1904. He was Captain, Second U. S. Cavalry, w^hen War was declared. Promoted to Major, Cavalry. Left United States for France, March 22, 1918, with 2nd U. S. Cavalry. After spending about three weeks at the front, his regiment was ordered to the Service of Supplies for remount duty. He was stationed at Valdahon and Gievres on this duty until August 29, 1918, when he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and assigned to the 59th Infantry, 4th Division. He was in the St. Mihiel drive, and in the Meuse-Argonne drive until September 29, 1918, when he was severely wounded. He was in Hos- pital at S. O. S. until November 27, when he re-joined his command. Joined Army of Occupation in Germany, December 20, 1918. Transferred to 89th Division, January 23, 1919, as Acting Adjutant, 177th Brigade. Reverted to his pre-war rank of Captain, Cavalry, U. S. A. Lieutenant Colonel JOHN COCKE, Class 1896. From Virginia.. Ordnance Officer, 87th Division, A. E. F. Volunteered in Spanish-American War, Sergeant, Company "G," 3rd Vir- ginia Infantry. Enlisted in U. S. Army, Coast Artillery Corps, April 4, 1899 — private, corporal and sergeant. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 11th Cavalry, April 25, 1901. He was a Captain of Cavalry when War with Germany was declared, having graduated at both the Infantry and Cavalry School and the Mounted Service School. He served in France as Ordnance Officer of the 87th Division. Returned to the United States, he reverted to his pre-war rank of Captain of Cavalry. Lieutenant Colonel JAMES AYLOR ANDERSON, Class 1913, "First Honour," From Virginia. Assistant to Observations Officer, First Army, A. E. F. Entered Service, July 7, 1917, as Captain, Q. M. C, Virginia National Guard, and served as Asst. Q. M., 30th Division, U. S. A., both at Camp Sevier, U. S. and in France, until September 10, 1918. Promoted Major, August 1, 1918. At First Army Headquarters, A. E. F., Sept. 11, 1918 to January 20, 1919, as Assistant to Operations Officer, First Army (Colonel George C. Marshall, Jr., V. M. I.). January 21 to July 5, 1919, Assistant to A. C. of G., 7th Corps (Third Army of Occupation). Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, April 2G, 1919. With A. E. F., from May 1, 1918 to June 27, 1919. In three major operations — Ypres, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne. Discharged, July 27, 1919. Returned to duty as Adjunct Professor of Engineering, V. M. I. Promoted, June, 1920 to Associate Professor, Civil Engineering. Some op the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 141 Lieutenant Colonel JENNINGS CROPPER WISE, Class 1902, Cadet Captain. From Virginia. SlSth Infantry, 80tli Division, A. E. F. May 11, 1917, was returned to active duty as Major, U. S. R., Adjutant General's Section; and June 21, ordered to duty as Asst. A. G. Southern Department, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. July 18, was placed on duty as Instructor at the Reserve Officers' Training Camp, Camp Funston, Leon Springs, Texas, being re-commissioned Major of Infantry, August 15, 1917. At that time h.e was specially recommended to be commissioned Lt. Colonel, by the Camp and Department Commanders. Sept. 1, 1917, assigned to the Command of the 3rd Battalion, 357th Inf., 90th Division, N. A., Camp Travis, Texas, which he organized. Sept. 11, transferred, upon request, to the SOth Division, N. A., and, Sept. 16, placed in command of the 3rd Battalion, 318th Infantry, Camp Lee, Va. Nov. 18, assigned to the command of the 314th Machine-Gun Battalion and the 1st Provisional Infantry Recruit Battalion, 80th Division. Dee. 11, ordered to join the A. E. F., sailing from New York, Dea 14, and reporting to the A. G., A. E. F., Dec. 28, 1917. From Jan. 5 to March 5, 1918, served with the British Ex. Force (57th Division) in the line in Flanders, and with the French Army in the Vosges, being attached to the 42nd (Rainbow) Division, A. E. F., for a brief period, in February, 1918. While with the 133rd Reg. of Inf., French, Army, he was decorated, receiving the appointment of Grenadier, Regiment de Zuzey, for participation in battle on February 20, near Arracourt, in the Foret de Parroy. March 5-May 30, attended the Army General Staff College, A. E. F., at Langres, being graduated the latter date in the Operations Section, and was assigned to temporary duty with the 16th (Irish) Division, B. E. F., pending the arrival of the SOth Division in the British Sector, as part of the 2nd U. S. Corps. From June 6 to June 24, he was acting Operations Officer, 80th Division, having been appointed Division Machine-Gun Officer during his absence from the Division, and re-assigned to the 314th Machine-Gun Battalion. June 24-July 21, attended the. British G. H. Q. Machine-Gun School, at Camieres, France, graduating the latter date, and r (V. M. I.) Officer on the General Staff, A. E. F., wrote: "At the capture of Cantigny, May 28, 1918, one battalion of Infantry had to reinforce the line with some companies in broad daylight, under a terrific bombardment of very heavy artillery and a deadly machine-gun fire. It also, had to send companies, formed under similar conditions, and during a counter-attack, to carry ammunition. Its Commander, fearing some dif- ficulty about direction, or delay, due to the violent hostile fire, personally led these companies, formed them, and saw them properly placed. This was Creswell, of Class 1913. He had been recently promoted Major for previous good work, and was also commended for personally directing the work of digging Jumping-off trenches, during the two nights before the attack, when the hostile artillery was very active. The Machine-Gun Company in Cres- well's battalion was commanded by Cammer of 1915, who is making a fine record, and the First Engineers in this fight was commanded by Horace Smith, of 1915." [The Cantigny Campaign might, like the Chancellorsville Victory, not Inaptly, be called the work of the V. M. I., seeing that the Campaign was planned by Colonel George C. Marshall, Jr., V. M. I., and largely executed by V. M. I. officers. The three named (and there were others there) had no superiors In the Army for gallantry and efficiency.] Creswell was wounded, July 30, 1918. He continues in the*Service. Major EDGAR M. WHITING, Class 1904. From Virginia. Commanding 2d Battalion, 77th F. A., A. E. F. Transferred as Captain from 4th Cavalry to 19th Cavalry, May 29, 1917. Assigned to command Troops "G" and "H" (Battery "D"). Regiment con- verted from 19th Cavalry to 77th Field Artillery, November 1, 1917. Pro- moted Major, November 19, 1917, to rank from August 5, and assigned to command 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery. Sailed from New York, May 166 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord 19, 1918, landing at Liverpool, May 30, and at Havre, June 6, 1918. Arrived Chateau Thierry, August 2, 1918, the regiment being a part of the 4th Field Artillery Brigade, 4th Division. Severely wounded, August 7, 1918, between Fere^en-Tardenois and Marenil-en-Dale, while commanding the 2nd Bat- talion, 77th Field Artillery, In the action against the Germans on the Vesle River. [He was moving up to his position when he was hit by five fragments of a 22-shell, and it was the first shell fired by the Enemy in the action. All the outside of his right thigh was torn away and the upper third of the femur was broken, and the sciatic nerve damaged. He spent six months on his back, unable to move, and another like period learning to walk again. But it is most gratifying to know he is able to do full duty again.] On his return to duty, November 18, 1919, he was assigned to com- mand the 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry, and is now stationed at Camp Harry J. Jones, Douglas, Arizona (June, 1920). In the scarcity of Surgeons, while he was convalescing, a brother "Old Cadet" of the V. M. I., himself a convalescent, 1st Lieutenant George Tayloe Blackford, of Virginia, dressed his wounds, and Major Whiting said he did It very skilfully, too. Major Whiting is a son of an Alumnus of the V. M. I. and a brother of Colonel G. W. C. Whiting, U. S. A., A. E. F., Graduate of Class 1906 (above). Major WALTER C. SMITH, Class 1909. From West Virginia. 319th Infantry, 80th Division, A. E. F. Commissioned Captain, 319th, Infantry, 80th Division, at Camp Lee, Virginia, August 27, 1917. Promoted to rank of Major, October 22, 1918. With British In Artois Sector, from May to July, 1918. In reserve at St. Mihiel drive. In Argonne drive, September 26 to November 8, 1918. Knocked unconscious by exploding shell, but not evacuated from the field. Mustered out of Service at Camp Dlx, June 11, 1919, as Major, 0. R. C. His brother, Sidney C. Smith, of Class 1914, is likewise a Graduate of the V. M. I. and rose to be Major of Infantry in the Service, but was kept on duty at Camp Lee, throughout the War. They both made fine records. Major WILLIAM H. BECKNER, Class 1907, Second Cadet Captain. BYom Kentucky. Brigade Adjutant, 55th F. A. Brigade, 30th Division, A. E. F. He went into Service with the Second Tennessee Infantry, July 25, 1917, as a First Lieutenant. Was immediately promoted to Captain and trans- ferred to 115th Field Artillery. Served with this organization until it sailed for France In April, 1918. Was made a Major in July, 1918, and served with the 415th Field Artillery until September, 1918, when he was trans- ferred to the Headquarters of the 55th Field Artillery Brigade and made Brigade Adjutant. The 115th Field Artillery and 55th Field Artillery were part of the 30th Division. In January, 1919, he was transferred to the 10th Field Artillery, 3rd Division, with which he served until his return to the States in July, 1919. This modest report fails to tell of the actions this accomplished officer gallantly participated in, with the 30th Division. His successive promotions prove his claim to distinction, however. Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 167 Major Beckner has returned to his pre-war occupation — Lumber Busi- ness, Galax, Virginia. Major RANDOLPH TUCKER PENDLETON, Class 1908. From Virginia. 1st Battalion, Trench Artillery, 1st Army Corps, A. E. F. This accomplished Officer was a Captain of Coast Artillery, when the War began. He was promoted Major for gallantry. July 30, 1918. From June, 1917 to February, 1918, he was an Instructor in the C. A. C, at Fort Monroe, Virginia. From February to August, 1918, he commanded Battery "A," 2nd Battalion, Trench Artillery. From September, 1918 to March 1918, he commanded the 1st Battalion, Trench Artillery, 1st Corps, A. E. F., and participated in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Offensives. His father, the late E. Morgan Pendleton, was a Graduate of the V. M. I., Class 1877, and his distinguished grandfather. Colonel Edmund Pendleton, C. S. A., was a Graduate of the first Class to leave the V. M. I., in 1842. Major LEE S. GEROW, Class 1913. From Virginia. 36th Infantry, 12th Division, U. S. A. (A. E. F.) Later, he assisted in training the 95th Division. Still later, he was at- tached to the Finance Department, Washington, and placed in charge of Soldiers' "Bonus" Payments. This fine officer served with great distinction during the War, although he was denied the gratification of going overseas, until very recently. His Service Record is as follows: Commissioned in Regular Army, November 30, 1916, after competitive examinations. Was assigned to the 36th U. S. In- fantry, at Del Rio, Texas, and was on Border duty for a period of about three months. Promoted to First Lieutenant, dating from entry into Service, November 30, 1916. Went with 36th Infantry as First Lieutenant, Com- pany "G" to Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Promoted to Captain, July 26, 1917. Moved with his regiment to Camp Devens, Mass., in August, 1918, the 36th Infantry then becoming a part of the 12th Division. Was promoted to Major, September 26, 1918, and transferred to Camp Sherman, Ohio, to assist in the training of a new Division being formed there — the 95th. After the Armistice, this organization was demobilized, and he was called to Wash- ington to the Finance Department, in January, 1919. He was placed in charge of the payment of the "Bonus" granted by Congress to all honour- ably discharged soldiers who had served between April 6, 1917 and Novem- ber 11, 1918, in the World War. There were approximately one and one-half million claims to be paid by his office; these claims were paid at the rate of forty thousand a day, the entire million and a half being cleared up in approximately two months.. He continued on duty in the Finance Depart- ment, until the Spring of 1920, when he was sent overseas, and Is now (June, 1920) Commanding Officer, Visitors' Bureau, with the A. E. F. in Germany. His elder brother, Lieutenant Colonel Leonard T. Gerow, Graduate of Class 1910, served with distinction in' the A. E. F. (See above.) Major FREDERICK STUART GREENE, Class 1890. From Kentucky. First Battalion, 302nd Engineers, 77th Division, A. E. F. This rank is given this gallant officer because it belongs to him as of 168 Virginia Military Institute — World War Record right, though by some curious mishap, his commission, carrying promotion from Captain to Major, was by error given to another of the same, or similar, name, and, due to excessive "red tape," the error was not corrected before the end came. This Graduate comes of fighting stock. His father was Major of the 17th Alabama Infantry, C. S. A. (Later, becoming First Assistant Secre- tary of the Confederate States Treasury). And his maternal grandfather was the gallant Colonel of the First Virginia Infantry, C. S. A., Frederick G. Skinner, of Virginia, formerly a Cadet at the U. S. Military Academy; later, an Attache at the Court of Louis Philipe; and, after the War, until his lamented death, a distinguished citizen of New York and Virginia. As the chronicle states, this grandfather of the subject of this special notice was in mid-ocean when he was born. (He intended to be born in Virginia, at the old family homestead; but, by some mischance, he first saw the light in the little State of New Jersey). Colonel Skinner was returning from, Egypt where he had just refused a General's commission in the Khedive's New Army. When he saw his grandson, he is said to have turned to his mother with the remark: "By Jove, my dear, that boy will be a fighter, if you'll bring him up properly.'" And the prediction was literally fulfilled — Greene did become a fighter in the great War through which the World has just passed. He was an Engineer of prominence in New York when the War came, and was one of the first to volunteer, though he was a man of family, and past the military age. He went to the first Plattsburg Officers' Training Camp, in April, 1917, and was commissioned Captain, and assigned to the command of Company "B," 302nd Engineers, at Camp Upton. Later, he went overseas with the 77th Division, his being the only combat Engineer Regiment in the Division. In a letter, dated May 15, 1918, from "Somewhere in France," he hur- riedly wrote as follows: "I thought it proper to write you on 'New Market Day,' I am at the front, on a tour of observation, living in a dugout, and going through all that an Engineer Officer must. Outside, shells are tearing by overhead at thirty-second intervals, aero planes are whirling high in the sky, machine- guns are popping merrily away, and every other sound of modern warfare is about me. Last night, I visited our extreme outposts, being within thirty yards of the Boche line. I ha,ve been caught in one small straffe, and had to run for it; two whiz-bangs have exploded within twenty yards of me, and machine-gun bullets have zipped by my head; so, you see, I have enjoyed about all the luxuries of War. "I just write to say that you and Mrs. are in my thoughts, and that when I come back, I'll run down to dear old V. M. I. and, if you will let me, I'll tell the boys some first-hand War stuff,' and I promise not to lie too hugely." The record of this officer was fine, as was that of his whole Division. He led the attack on the Aire, in command of the Second Battalion of the 302nd Engineers. And as part of the reward for his accomplishment (as outlined by the Correspondent of the l^^ew York Evening Sun) his promotion to a Major followed, on the recommendation of General Pershing. Accord- ing to this Correspondent, Major Greene led his men to the Aire, as to the Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 169 Vesle at Cherieres. There, again, in face of a heavy machine-gun fire, they built bridges quickly and perfectly. The Americans stormed Grand Pre over bridges built by Greene's men. Major Greene's own graphic account is thrilling: "For four nights," he said, "we have had no clothes off, not even shoes or puttees, and all the sleep we got could be tucked away in a thimble. When we go forward, everything depends on the Engineers, especially If there is a river nearby. First, footbridges for the Infantry must be there from the start, then there are the light artillery bridges, and they must go up quickly, in order to let the 75s pass on a gallop. Finally, there must be the heavy bridges for the big guns and the trucks. The responsibility is tremendous. Everything depends on speed — speed and strength, but we got away with the job in fine style. One light artillery bridge was opened for the first gun just one half hour after the work begun, and, ye gods, the stream of trafiic that stormed across! The heavy bridges, of course, took longer, but they were ready on schedule time." In its edition of February 6, 1919, The New York Evening Sun said: "The story of the valour of the 77th Division in France has been told, time and time again, but the work of the Engineers of the Division has re- ceived only brief notice. Capt. Fred S. Greene, acting Major in command of the First Battalion of the 302nd Engineers, recently returned to this coun- try, told to-day the story of how the New York road builders performed their work, often in the face of the most terrific fire that the Germans could turn on them. "Captain Greene, a well-known clubman in this City, went overseas with the Seventy-seventh Division, and put in nearly a year of constant fight- ing along the Vesle and in the Argonne. At one stretch., his regiment was fighting, or hiking, for 153 days, without rest or relief. There was not a phase of the Hun's hell he and his gallant command did not endure. They were in the fighting when the Armistice was signed. "The 302nd Engineers built the bridges over the- Vesle and repaired the roads for the French camions. They strung the wire and made many a foray into 'No Man's Land' to cut down the mazes of wire the Huns had strung to retard the progress of the French and American armies. Out of the baptism of fire and gas the Seventy-seventh Division emerged with a deep- rooted love and regard for the glorious French fighters, who proved that a people known as volatile, temperamental and emotional were capable of prodigies. * * *. " 'The Seventy-seventh Division was the first to fight. After we landed in France the British forces and their Portuguese allies failed to hold their sector in Flanders. Nothing could save the Channel ports but a miracle. That miracle took definite form in the Seventy-seventh Division and a part of the Twenty-seventh Division. We sailed into Fritzie, stopped his advance, and saved the Channel. * * * " 'The French hurled Division after Division of Reserves into the lines, and all the efforts of the Germans to oust them failed. French artillery blocked the road as the guns came up in streams. The Hun horde concen- trated for a final attack, and our positions were subjected to a thirty-six- hour straffing that smashed them to smithereens. " 'From that time on to the end of the fighting we were in it con- stantly. When not engaged in the first line, we were hiking about to land in new positions. No one who has not been in the fight with the Huns in the Argonne can begin to imagine the horrors of fighting there. * * * " 'During the last phase of our advance in the Argonne we went fifty kilos in nine days. We outran artillery and rations, but we captured a German provision station and for three days lived on German grub. It was good, too. It was in this advance that the boys showed the stuff of 170 Virginia Military Institute — World War Record which they were made. They endured everything with, a smile, and re- turned for more. I've seen chaps fall asleep on their feet during a halt in a march, but rouse up and carry on when ordered to proceed. The dirt and other conditions made life unbearable, and I've seen boys discard their underwear to rid themselves of pests. In November ice was forming on the ponds, and you may form some idea of what they suffered. But through it all, you had only to say, 'Let's go,' and the boys were off again. " 'Our Engineers were in the thickest of the fighting,' said Capt. Greene. 'We built the roads along the Vesle, we built the bridges, we dug trenches In odd moments we fought in the trenches. I remember once we were building a bridge over the Vesle. A French Captain came up. He said nothing to us, but when we put the second section of the bridge in position he rode away. Just as we had the bridge finished, he came up at the head of a motor lorry company, and the transports rushed over the bridge. Not a minute was lost; not a word was spoken. " 'We built that bridge with captured Boche material, and it aided us greatly in driving them back. We captured many smaller guns, and in the advance through, the Argonne we took forty-nine big guns. " 'One of the feats we accomplished was when we were taken out of the Vesle sector. After an all-night march we were rushed into motor lorries and driven 101 miles overnight. We were put in fighting positions early in the morning and went right to the work of fighting. " 'Major Gen. Alexander cited the Division for its work. He was Justly proud of the work of the men in his command. The following Order issued by him tells his opinion of us better than I could begin to tell it: "1. The completion of the march of the Division from the Argonne to the new area where we are to be stationed marks the conclusion of one phase of our service in France. Since the undersigned assumed command of this Division the services of the Division appear to have met the wishes of responsible higher authority to an eminently satisfactory degree. The Division has at all times demonstrated that aggressive spirit from which alone success in war can be expected. It has at all times succeeded in reach- ing the objectives set for' it, and the advance made by the Division, the enemy material captured, and the rate of advance in time and distance are comparable with the records set by the best of our American Divisions. "2. While the front line is, of course, occupied by the Infantry, and while consequently upon the Infantry has fallen, as always, the bulk of the losses which have paid for this record, the Division Commander feels that it should be recognized that any success we have obtained has been due to the united efforts of all. The Artillery and Machine-Gun units, the Engineers and the Signal Corps and the administrative services are all entitled, and are asked, to receive herewith, the thanks of the Division Commander for the work done and the harmonious effort which, without exception, all have made. "3. The memories of our services together here in France— memories which will be re-awakened by the names Bazoches, Fismes, Chateau aux Diable Villters en Prayares, Vesle and the Aisne, the Forest d'Argonne, Grand Pre, Ayre, Raucourt, Autrecourt and the Meuse— will always awaken recollections which I am sure every one of my command of this Division will cherish as the brightest of his life. We have met the Enemy on all these fields; we have on each of them displayed the aggressive spirit, and the spirit of self-sacrifice, which bring success in war. Many of our original number have made the supreme sacrifice of all, and now rest unforgotten in the soil of France. "4 The Division Commander has already transmitted to the Division the thanks of our superior commanders of the Corps, the Army and the American Expeditionary Forces. He farther feels that this expression on his own part is, under the circumstances, entirely Justified. No one knows Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 171 better, or perhaps as well, as the Division Commander the magnitude of the obstacles encountered and overcome. "5. Furthermore, the Division Commander has confidence that tho memory of our past service and the realization of the record made thereby will be the greatest inspiration and incentive to the troops of this Division to show that they are indeed good Americans and good soldiers. "6. The Division Commander thanks the Division for its hearty support and feels the fullest confidence that this support will be as freely given in the future as it has been in the past. Robert Alexander, Major-General Commanding." This Order Is given here in its entirety because it eloquently tells of the work accomplished by this heroic Division of Which Major Greene's En- gineers formed an important unit. While Major Greene was overseas, his patriotic little wife gave all her time in work for the Red Cross, as Organization Manager, and to the families of the men of her husband's old Company. "The mothers and fathers of the boys of Company B, which my husband commanded before his promotion, meet every two or three weeks," she said. "We read over the letters and cables which have been printed in the papers, telling of the work of the men from New York." Upon his return home and discharge from the Service, Major Greene was honoured by the Governor of New York with, the appointment of State Com- missioner of Highways. Major HARDING POLK, Class 1907. From Texas. Alumnus of V. M. I. and Graduate, U. S. M. A., Class 1910. Major, Cavalry, General Staff Officer, 5th and 92nd Divisions, A. E. F. Before the European War he saw service in the United States, Philip- pines, Sulu Campaign, on the Mexican Border and with the Mexican Punitive Expedition. Service in U. S. Army in World War: With line troops, as Instructor at two Ofl^cers' Training Camps. Staff Ofl3-cer with 5th Division, 92nd Division and 17th Division. Served as General Stalf Officer in battles of American Army in France, with the 5th Division and 92nd Division, in 1918. Grandnephew of Lieutenant General (Bishop) Leonidas Polk, C. S. A., who was killed in action. Major H. H. PARSONS, Class 1906. From Montana. Medical Corps, A. E. F. Entered Service as First Lieutenant, Medical Corps, September 22, 1917. Trained at Camp Grant and Fort Riley. With Evacuation Hospital No. 7. In France, May 23 to December 8, 1918. Then to Prum, Germany, with Army of Occupation, until April, 1919. In all Engagements from June 10 till Armistice. Promoted Major, M. R. C. Discharged at Camp Devens, Mass., May 3, 1919. Major ROBERT ISHAM RANDOLPH, Class 1903. From Illinois. U. S. Engineers — attached to Second Army, A. E. F. Commissioned Captain. Engineers, R. C, June 5, 1917. Ordered to active 172 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord duty as Student at Engineers R. O. Training Camp at Fort Leavenworth, September 2, 1917. December 1, 1917, commanding Recruit Detachment, 23rd Engineers, Camp Meade, Md. December 17, 1917, commissioned Major, Engineers, U. S. A. January 10, 1918, assigned to duty as Assistant In- structor, E. R. O. T. C, Camp Lee, Va. May 10, 1918, in command of 535th Engineers, Camp Lee, Virginia. August 5, 1918, embarked, Overseas Service. Attached to Second Army, on Standard Gauge Railroad Construction, in the St. Mihiel Sectfir. April 29, 1919, honourably discharged. This "Old Cadet," son of one of the most famous Engineers in the World, and an Engineer himself of prominence, gave up his profession at the Call to Arms, and served gallantly overseas. Major JOHN STUART HARRISON, Class 1913. From West Virginia. Commanding 350th Machine-Gun Battalion, 92nd Division, A. E. F. He was living in Louisiana, at. time War was declared. April 1, 1917, First Lieutenant, Louisiana National Guard. April 8, 1917, Captain, Loui- siana National Guard. April 12 to July 31, guard duty. New Orleans Docks. August to November, 1917, commanded Company "H," 156th Infantry. In November, Company "H" became Companies "A" and "B," 142nd Machine- Gun Battalion. July 3, 1918, commissioned Major of Infantry, and assigned as Battalion Commander, 142nd Machine-Gun Battalion. Landed at Brest, France. September 3, 1918; 142nd Machine-Gun Bat- talion, used as Replacements. November, 1918, was assigned to 92nd Divi- sion, 350th Machine-Gun Battalion. December 8, transferred to 7th Division, 21st Machine-Gun Battalion. Was one of five Majors sent to Army School of Artillery, Trier, Germany, Colonel M. E. Locke (V. M. I.), Commandant. Sailed for home, June 9, 1919, on S. S. Prinz Frederick Wilhelm, with one hundred and ninety-two officers, seven thousand men and three hundred and two horses. Was Troop Commander on board. Mustered out, July 14, 1919. Both the 142nd and 21st Machine Gun Battalions received highest rating in A. E. F. Resumed pre-war position as Construction Engineer of Standard Oil Com- pany of Louisiana, July 17, 1919. Major Harrison is a nephew of Colonel H. C. Bonnycastle, U. S. A., of Class 1895. A younger brother, now deceased, was also an Alumnus of the V. M, I. Major GEORGE MURRELL ALEXANDER, Class 1909. From Virginia. Commander of 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry, 29th Division, A. E. F. He was elected Captain of th.e Lynchburg Musketeers, Co. "L," 1st Va. Infantry, on June 6, 1917. Called into State service, June 13, 1917, and on June 19 left for Camp Stuart, Richmond. Served with the 1st Va. Infantry at Brownsville, Texas, from July 10, 1917 until January 5, 1918. While at Brownsville Co. "L" won the competitive drill as the best drilled Infantry Company. During the World War this Company furnished Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 173 62 Ofiicers to the Service. On July 25, 1918, was called into Service; left for Camp McClellan, Anniston, Alabama, on September 26. On October 3 the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Va. Regiments were merged into th,e 116th Infantry, and he was given command of Co. "L," 116th Infantry, which was made up of Companies "E" and "L" (both from Lynchburg), and about 40 men from Co. "G," of Alexandria, Va. Left for France, June 15, 1918, arriving there, June 27. Took charge of the 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry, August 16, and was promoted to Major on September 4 and given permanent command of that Battalion. Spent two weeks in the trenches in the Vosges District, in the Gildwiller Sector. Took part in the Offensive North of Verdun, on the right bank of the Meuse, in October. Was wounded October 10 by a piece of high explosive in the Con- sovoye Woods, and was, as a consequence, absent from his Regiment until January 3, 1919, being at Hospitals at Chaumont and Limoges. On his re- turn he was again given command of the 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry. This Regiment was picked by the Division Commander as being the best in the Division. On March 6, he left England, being one of three officers sent from the Division to attend Universities there, and he was at Magdalen College, Oxford, for the Spring term. He returned to New York July 12 and was honourably discharged from service at Camp Dix, New Jersey, on July 31, 1919, All too modestly the writer of the above tells of his splendid service. No Officer of his grade in the A. E. F. served more faithfully or with greater gallantry. Major WILLIAM A. TABER, Class 1916. From Alabama. 61st Infantry, U. S. A. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry, 1917. Promoted 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, 1917. Promoted Captain, 61st Infantry (to rank from August 5, 1917). Promoted Major, Infantry. Commission as Captain, U. S. A. made permanent, March, 1919. After War, detailed as Instructor, Emory College, Oxford, Ga. Continues in the Service. Major JOSEPH T. CLEMENT, Class 1906. From South Carolina. V. M. I. Alumnus and Graduate, U. S. M. A. 39th Infantry, 4th Division, A. E. F. Promoted Captain of Infantry when War began, and assigned as Ex- amining Officer, Officers' Training Camps. Range Officer, 4th Division, Acting Brigade Adjutant, 7th Infantry Brigade. Promoted to Major of In- fantry. Severely wounded in action while serving as Liaison Officer, 39th Infantry, near Ourcq River, France, July 18, 1918. Major Clement had been sent to Hospital, ill with influenza, on July 13. He obtained his discharge on the 17 and joined his command, not will- ing to be absent from the impending engagement. For this act he was awarded the French "Croix de Guerre." And he received from General Pershing, Commander-in-Chief, A. E. F., a Citation for "distinguished and exceptional gallantry," for his conduct on this occasion. 1 74 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord Major ROBERT M. DASHIELL, Class 1908. From Virginia. Company "M," 106th Infantry, and 302nd Tank Corps, A. E. F. Enlisted, first Officers' Training Camp, Fort Myer, Virginia, May 14, 1917. Commissioned Captain, Infantry, August 15, 1917. Placed on duty at Camp Lee, Virginia, commanding Company "K," 318th Infantry. Went overseas with his organization. Detailed on special duty. Second Army Corps, July 2, 1918. Assigned to 106th Infantry, Company "M," 27th Division, Septem- ber 25, 1918; three days later, placed in command of 3rd Battalion. Saw service at the front with this outfit. Transferred to 302nd Tank Corps, November 16, 1918. In Hospital for long time following Armistice. Promoted to Major, December 6, 1918. Entered Hospital, December 11, 1918. Returned to United States, and discharged, May 1, 1919. Major KENNA G. EASTHAM, Class 1910. From Virginia 815th Pioneer Infantry, 1st Section, General Staff, etc., A. E. F. When the United States entered the War he was in the Philippine Islands, commanding the 9th Cavalry. Later, he was promoted to Major and went to France. He served there with the following organizations: S15th Pioneer Infantry; the 1st Section, General Staff; Advance Section, S. O. S., and the 2nd Cavalry. He is an accomplished offieer, and served with great distinction, through- out thcj War. Major JACK HASTIE, Jr., Class 1912, Senior Cadet Officer in his Class. From Washington State. Infantry, 91st Division. Later, 2d Cavalry, A. E. F. Commanded Troop "H," 1st Washington Cavalry on Mexican Border, 1916-1917. Commissioned, November 26, 1917, Ca-ptain, Infantry, at Presidio, California. With 91st Division in France. Commanded Co. "E," Ammuni- tion Train, which was changed to a Provisional Cavalry Squadron and at- tached to the 2d Cavalry. He was severely gassed in action. His gallant conduct, witnessed by French Officers, caused the French Commanding Gen- eral to award him the Croix de Guerre. After the Armistice he commanded the H. Q. Troop of the 9th Corps, at St. Mihiel. Promoted Major. Was seriously injured in the victorious Interallied Polo Contest at Paris, and invalided home. Major WILLIAM D. SCOTT. JR., Class 1899. From Virginia. Medical Corps. In comraaixd, Field Hospital 320, A. E. F. In May, 1918, he received a commission as Captain in the Medical Corps, U. S. A., with orders to report for duty immediately. He was assigned to the 80th Division and sailed for France with it on May 24, 1918. In January, 1919, he was promoted to Major, Medical Corps, and made Com- manding Officer of Field Hospital 320, of the 350th Sanitary Train, 80th Division. In June, 1919, he returned to the United States and was mustered out of the Service at Camp Dix. Resumed tbe practice of his profession in Baltimore, Md. Some op the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 175 Major HENRY W. T. EGLIN, Class li)05. From Virginia. Assistant Cliief Ordnance Officer, 2n6. Army, A. E. F. War Service: May -July, 1917, Instructor, Officers' Training Camp; August, 1917-October, 1!)18, on Staff, Commanding General, 39th Division; October-December, 1918, Assistant Chief Ordnance Officer, Second Army, A. E. F. ; 1919 to date, on duty with War Department, Washington, D. C. Major STERLING M. HEFLIN, Class 1916, Second Cadet Captain. From Virginia. Infantry, Instructor, U. S. A. Commissioned Captain, Infantry, at first Officers' Training Camp, at Fort Myer, Virginia. Instructor at second Camp at same place. Instructor at Camp Lee, Virginia. Commissioned Major, Infantry, and sent to Camp MacArthur as Adjutant, C. I. O. T. S., where he served most efficiently until the Armistice. Served as Assistant Professor, Physics and Engineering, V. M. I., 1918- 1919. Recalled to the V. M. I. as Adjunct Professor of Physics, June, 1920. Major EDWARD M. ALMOND, Class 1915. From Virginia. Infantry, 12th Machine-Gun Battalion, 4th Division, A. E. F. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, U. S. A., 1916. Promoted to 1st Lieu- tenant, 1917. Promoted to Captain and assigned to command Company "A," 12th Machine-Gun Battalion, 4th Division. Sailed for France with his Division. In all of its engagements at the front. Slightly wounded at battle of Vesle River. Promoted to Major of Infantry. He continues in the Service, with reduced rank of Captain, Infantry, Regular Army. Stationed at Marion Institute, Marion, Alabama, at last report. C/o The Adjutant General, U. S. A., Washington, D. C. Major TURNER H. WILTSHIRE, Class 1909. From Maryland. Infantry, Headquarters Staff, 80th Division, A. E. F. Commissioned Captain, Infantry, August 15, 1917. Assigned to Head- quarters Troop, 80th Division. Went overseas with this Division. Promoted Major, Infantry, Staff, Major General Cronkhite, commanding 80th Division, and saw service in all the engagements of that Division. His brother, George D. Wiltshire, of Class 1916, was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, August 15, 1917. Promoted 1st Lieutenant (to rank from Octo- ber 22, 1917). Promoted Captain, Cavalry, August, 1918. As late as Janu- ary, 1920, h,e was serving with the 2nd Cavalry, at Fort Riley, Kansas. The permanent address of both is now Culpeper, Virginia. Major JOHN W. CARROLL, Class 1900. From Virginia. Medical Corps, Base Hospital, No. 4, A. E. F. Volunteered for Service, October, 1917. Received commission as Captain, Medical Corps, December 29, 1917. Called to active duty. Camp Sevier, May 1, 1918, with Base Hospital No. 41, Surgical Staff. Sailed for over- seas with this Unit, July 5, 1918. On duty at St. Denis, France, with Base Hospital No. 41, as Captain, Medical Corps, until December 30, 1918, when 176 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord ordered Lome. Sailed on Leviathan, February 3, 1919. Arrived, United States, February 12. Ordered to Camp Lee, Virginia, Surgical Section. Discharged, March 12, 1919. Promoted to Major, Medical Reserve Corps, November 11, 1919. Resumed his profession in Lynchburg, Virginia. Major HERMANN C. SCHMIDT, Class 1908. From Virginia. Engineering Division, Office of. Chief Ordnance Officer, A. E. F. Commissioned Captain, Ordnance Department, July 17, 1917. Assigned to active duty, December 1, 1917, as Executive Secretary, Gage Branch, En- gineering Division, Ordnance Department, H. Q., Washington, D. C. Arrived, France, June 2, 1918. Assigned to Engineer Division, Office of Chief Ordnance Officer, A. E. F. Promoted to rank of Major, January 1, 1919. After Armistice, in charge of captured German Ordnance material. Rfr turned to United States, July 3, 1919. Discharged from Service, November 1, 1919. Resumed his profession of Engineering. Residence, 1724 Hanover Ave- nue, Richmond, Virginia. Major STANFORD CHAILLE JAMISON, Class 1907. From Louisiana. Medical Corps, A. E. F. Enlisted, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. Commissioned, 1st Lieutenant, Promoted to Captain, Medical Corps, November 2, 1917, Fort Oglethorpe. Sailed for overseas, May 18, 1919. In command of Infirmary No. 2, Depot Medical Reserve Corps, May 19, 1917. Called to active duty, August 31, 1917. Division, 1st Army Corps. Promoted to Major, Medical Corps. This distinguished physician might have found exemption from mili- tary service, because of his many public duties in New Orleans, but he threw aside all personal and public considerations as soon as War came, and enlisted in the cause of his Country, rising to high command in the overseas Army. Home, 145 S. Rampart Street, New Orleans, La. Major EVAN C. SEAMAN, Class 1915. From Pennsylvania. Coast Artillery Corps, U. S. A. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Coast Artillery Corps, U. S. A., March 24, 1917. Ordered to duty at Fort Monroe, April 15, 1917, and remained there until August 6, 1917. Transferred to Fort Rodman, Mass., for duty, August 17. 1917. Was promoted to 1st Lieutenant, C. A. C, May 30, 1917. Served at Fort Rodman until May 3, 1918 (when he was returned to Fort Monroe). Promoted to Captain, November 5, 1917. Promoted to Major, Octo- ber 16, 1918. At last report (November 28, 1919), he was Coast Defense Adjutant at Fort Monroe. The rapid promotion of this officer attests to his merit and distinguished efficiency. Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 177 Major CHARLES H. CARSON, Class 1915. From Virginia. Depot Brigade, Camp Lee, and in charge. Advertising and Publicity Work for the Army, U. S. A. He was graduated at the Second Officers' Training Camp, at Fort Myer, with the rank of Captain. Assigned as Commanding Officer, 16th Company, 4th Training Battalion, 155th Depot Brigade, Camp Lee, Virginia, He or- ganized and commanded the 13th, 14th and 15th Recruit Battalions of 155th Depot Brigade, Camp Lee. He took the course in Machine-Gunnery at Camp Hancock, Georgia. Returned to Camp Lee as student in the Infantry Of- ficers' School. Ordered to Richmond and placed in charge of Advertising and Publicity Work for the Army for the State of Virginia, and continued in the performance of this duty until his discharge from the Service on September 27, 1919. His service throughout the War was with great efficiency. Since his discharge from Service he has been President, of The Charson System of Advertising at Roanoke and Newport News, Virginia, with, home office at 12y2 Campbell Street, Roanoke, Virginia. The grandfather of Captain Carson is the gallant Colonel Robert P. Carson, C. S. A., Graduate of Class 1854, of Abingdon, Virginia, now the oldest living Graduate of the V. M. I. He proved his loyalty by sending a son and a grandson to the V. M. I., both graduating. Major TURNER M. CHAMBLISS, Class 1914. From Virginia. 30th U. S. Infantry, A. E. F. He served two years in the Virginia National Guard after graduating, becoming Captain of Company "M,'' 4th Infantry. When his Company was not called to the front in the Mexican trouble, in 1916, he made immediate application for appointment as Second Lieutenant, United States Army. Secretary Baker was so impressed with the young man's record he at once ordered him to Washington to take the examination. He inherits the spirit of War, for his grandfather. Major General John R. Chambliss, was a gallant officer of the Confederacy, and was killed in battle. On November 28, 1916, he was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. A. He served at Leavenworth, Kansas, and on the Mexican Border in 1917. He was pro- moted Captain,, 30th U. S. Infantry, July 25, 1917. He went to France with his Company among the first regulars to go; and served with great gallantry throughout the War. He was severely wounded in the Argonne. He was promoted to Major, 30th Infantry. After the Armistice, he went with his regiment to Germany. [From Army and Navy Register, June 21, 1919:] "Mr. and Mrs. Thomas James Wilson, of Clifton Forge, Va., and Wash- ington, announce the engagement of their daughter, Bernice. to Major Turner Mason Chambliss, U. S. A. Major Chambliss is at present in the Army of Occupation. Miss Wilson has been engaged in war work ?n Wash- ington, for the past year. The marriage will take place shortly after Major Chambliss returns." Major HENRY B. HOLMES, JR., Class 1916, "Second Honour" and "First Captain." From Virginia. Instructor, Coast Artillery Training Corps, Fort Monroe, Va. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant, Coast Artillery Corps, U. S. A., 178 Virginia Military Institute — World War Record in the fall of 1916, receiving one of the V. M. I. "Honour" Appointments. He was soon promoted to First Lieutenant, Coast Artillery Corps, and on August 5, 1917, he was promoted to Captain, Coast Artillery Corps. In 1918, he was promoted to Major, Coast Artillery Corps. From May, 1917 to May, 1918, he served at Fort Wadsworth. N. Y. From May to November 11, 1918, he was Instructor, Coast Artillery Train- ing Camp, at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Since November 12, 1918, he has served at Camp Eustis, Fort DuPont, and Fort Kamehameha, H. T. He wrote: "I am not very proud of the above, but it is what they put me to, and I couldn't do any better." But tbe V. M. I. is proud of this remarkable record of one of her favourite and best-beloved sons — Major in the Coast Artillery Corps, two years after graduation. Doubtless, he would have been sent overseas had he not been so valu- able as an Instructor at the great Coast Artillery Training School, at Fort Monroe. Like so many others of the regular establishment, he could not be spared .from his important work of training officers for our huge Army overseas, which it was believed would be doubled very soon. But the Armistice occurred on that blessed Eleventh of November, the V. M. I.'s natal day! Major FREDERICK J. WILLIAMS, Class 1915. From New York. 342nd Field Artillery, 89th Division. A. E. F. Died in the Service. This exceptionally fine officer was both an Alumnus of the V. M. I. and a Graduate of the United States Military Academy. Graduated, United States Military Academy, June, 1916, as Second Lieutenant, Coast Artillery. July 1, 1916, promoted First Lieutenant, Coast Artillery, and stationed at Fort Totten, N. Y. While at this fort lie was detached to instruct the Rifle Squaa or the New York Police Department on the ranges at Fort Wadsworth. Although barely twenty-two years of age, he so commanded the admiration and respect of the Squad (some 400) that, at a dinner given him by the men, he was presented with a very valuable gold watch and an elaborate and specially designed medal, and received from Commissioner Arthur Woods a most grateful letter. His next station was Rockaway Point where the Government was beginning to build a fort. (This was in January, 1917.) In July, 1917, he was trans- ferred to the Field Artillery and went to Syracuse, New York, where the Field Artillery was being organized as part of the now famous 2nd Division. In August, 1917, he received his commission of Captain, and was given com- mand of Battery "A," Field Artillery. His Colonel said he was "absolutely dependable." This organization went to France (he with it) early in December, 1917. In June, 1918, he was detailed to the Artillery Information Service, much against his wishes, as he liked the life in the "line." On the evening of his departure for his new work, his non-commissioned officers, for themselves and the men, pre- sented him with a beautiful gold watch bearing the inscription, "A token of affection from his loyal Battery." Needless to say, this was his most prized possession. On July 3, 1918, he received his commission as Major (not yet twenty-three years old), and was made Chief of Artillery Information, 1st Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 179 Army Corps, and served in this capacity through the Chateau Thierry battles. When the St. Mihiel and Argonne Campaign was being planned, he was transferred to be Chief of Artillery Information of the 4th Corps, and served In that drive until late in October, 1918, when his urgent and oft-repeated request for transfer to the line was granted, and he joined the 342nd Field Artillery, 89th Division, and went with that organization into Germany, In January, 1919, he was stricken with pneumonia and sent to the Hospital at Trier. Having been gassed on three different occasions, his lungs were In bad shape to stand off the disease, and he was given up for lost twice. His clean life pulled him through, however, and he returned to America, May 30, 1919, but was under Hospital supervision, until July, 1919. Upon his discharge from medical supervision, he at once applied for service In the Philippine Islands. There were some seventy applications ahead of his, but his record in France gave him the preference, and he sailed on his twenty- fifth birthday, August 15, 1919. His station was Stotsenberg. He was In* Jured there in a collision in a Polo game, March 14, 1920, and died of con- cussion of the brain, March 15, 1920. His body was brought to the States and was buried with full military honours from the Catholic Chapel at West Point, April 27, 1920, members of his West Point Class being pall- bearers. He was in four of the major engagements in France and had one or two marvelous escapes — once, when, with three others, a shell killed all but him, his helmet receiving only a slight dent. Letters were received by his family from all grades in the Service. An enlisted man wrote: "He was the finest young officer I was ever under in all my twenty-six years of service. All the men would go through Hell for him." A Major wrote: "It is my belief he knew more of the operation of the Artillery Information Service than anyone in the A. E. F." A Lieutenant Colonel wrote: "He had none of the follies of most young men and was the cleaneet-living man I ever knew." A General wrote: "His personal charm and efficient qualities made him sought for by every commanding ofllcer in the A. E. F." These quotations from a few of the hundreds of letters received by his bereaved family give an idea of what his superior officers, and the enlisted men who served under him, thought of him. He was by far the youngest Chief of any branch of the Service in any of the Armies, and It is thought he was the youngest Major in the Service at the time of his death. His rank, of course, was a temporary one, but he had not been demoted, and probably would not have been as long as he was In the Philippine Islands. Major Williams was born in Charleston, South Carolina. August 15, 1894. He was a son of Edward C. Williams, of Connecticut, and his wife, Marie Louise Chazal, of Charleston, S. C. His paternal ancestry in America dated back to 1657. His maternal blood was French and Corslcan. His maternal grandfather was a Surgeon in the Confederate Army and his great grand- father (maternal) was an officer in 1812. He removed to New York City with his parents in 1898. He attended the Elementary and Grammar Public Schools and was one year at Stuyvesant High School. His uncle was a General in the Field Artillery, and a cousin was a Major in the Field Artil- 180 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord lery — both West Pointers; and he always had an Army career in view for his life work. He v^^ent to the V. M. I., in September, 1911, in the hope that he could graduate high enough to gain a commission, but fully intending, should he fail, to go through the ranks. A few months later he learned there was to be a competitive examination for a West Point appointment in the Spring of 1912. With the permission of General Nichols he went home and worked under a tutor. Although the youngest of the nineteen compe- titors, he won the appointment given him by Henry George, and entered the National Academy in June, 1912, and was graduated thirty-ninth in a class of one hundred and twenty-six, in June, 1916. It is truly pathetic that a young officer of his noble qualities and bril- liant achievements, and with such a future as appeared to be promised him, should have met such a death as befell him. Major MARSHALL M. MILTON, Class 1903. From Virginia. Commander, 1st Battalion, 60th C. A., 1st Army Corps, A. E. F. Major Milton entered the Service as captain of the Fifth Virginia Coast Artillery Company, from Roanoke, in June, 1917, and was in training at Fort Monroe until December, 1917, when his Company was assigned to the Sixtieth Artillery Regiment for duty with the A. E. F. Early in the Spring of 1918, the regiment sailed for France, landing at Bordeaux. Subsequently, Captain Milton was made major of the First Battalion of the Sixtieth Artil- lery and attached to the Fifth Army Corps of the First Army. With other officers of the regiment, he served with the British in the Summer of 1918 and, returning to the regiment in August, was sent to the T'oul front. There the Sixtieth Artillery was in continuous action during the St. Mihiel drive, then it was attached to the French Army on the Meuse River and finally ordered into the Argonne Forest tO' support the culminating American at- tack. At different times the regiment supported eight Infantry Divisions — the Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth, Thirty-second, Seventy-seventh, Eightieth, Eighty-second and Eighty-fifth, and the Rainbow. When the Armistice was signed, the guns of the regiment were within four miles of Sedan. Since his return from the Army, Major Milton has settled in Richmond. He is a brother of the Rev. William H. Milton, D. D., one of the most promi- nent Episcopal clergymen of North Carolina, a Graduate of the V. M. I., of the Class of 1888, and of Captain Taliaferro Milton, a distinguished Elec- trical Engineer, Graduate of the Class of 1897. Others of this rank who must be specially, though very briefly, men- tioned here are: Major JAMBS W. PEYTON, Class 1906. From Virginia. (Brother of Colonel Philip B. Peyton, above.) Seriously wounded in action, and was conspicuous for bravery. Major RICHARD F. BEIRNE, Class 1902. From Virginia. Distin- guished in the C A., in the A. E. F. Major ALEXANDER W. DILLARD, Class 1913. From Maryland. Captain, 102nd Infantry, 26th Division, and won his wound stripe and the <'D. S. C." only to meet death in an accident, afterwards. Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 181 Major THOMAS S. ARMS, Class 1915. From Ohio. 31st Infantry, A. E. F., who has but recently returned from his three years' bitter experi- ence in Siberia, where he distinguished himself, and won promotion. Major PHILIP G. BLACKMORE, Class 1911. From Virginia. During the whole War, he was kept in Hawaii, because his Post was so important, and he was such a meritorious officer. Major WILLIAM W. BRANDER, Class 1887. F^om Virginia. The be- loved Chaplain for over a score of years of the 8th Cavalry, who has but recently retired with honour. Major JAMES P. YANCEY, Class 1910. From Virginia. His fine service in thie Cavalry brought merited promotion. Major WILLIAM H. COCKE, Class 1894. From Virginia (later, St. Louis, Mo.). Adjutant, 70th Infantry Brigade, 35th Division, A. E. F. Another Volunteer from that remarkable Class of "Old Men," whose record in France was so fine. (Hero of two Wars.) He served with the General Staff in France^ — a signal honour bestowed on a National Guard Officer. Major PHILIP COLDWELL, Class 1910. liYom Texas. (One of four brothers in the Service, two being V. M. I. "boys." ) He returned from a long tour of service In the Philippines, in June, 1918, and was placed in high command at Camp Grant, and there met with an accident in the line of duty, which disabled him for eight months. Major BLANDY B. CLARKSON, Class 1914. From Virginia. Of the 328th Infantry, 82nd Division, A. E. F., the famous athlete who performed such fine service, and won merited promotion. Now that he has returned home, the Institute is to have the benefit of his valuable services. Major OCTAVIUS C. DREW, Class j.895. From Texas. (Hero of two Wars.) Assistant Adjutant of the 96th Division, A. E. F. Major JAMES T. GWATHMEY, Class 1883, the brilliant Surgeon who has twice given his service to his Country in time of War— one of three brothers who are loyal sons of Virginia and the V. M. I. Major GUY C. FENNER, Class 1898. l^rom Louisiana. 86th Infantry, 18th Division, whose tragic death, so soon after his honourable discharge from the Service, was deeply mourned. Major DANIEL E. MURPHY, Class 1910. From Virginia. A fine Cavalry Officer; his services were needed at home and in Hawaii. 182 Virginia Military Institute — EWorld War Kecord Major MAX G. PATTEBSON, Class 1913. From Virginia. His flae record for efficiency in the Infantry caused him to be retained in the Service for a long time after the Armistice. THE PITTS (twin) brothers, Class 1916. From Virginia: Major John L». Pitts, Jr., and Major Lindsay Pitts — who performed splendid service at Camp Lee during the entire War. Major LLEWELLYN POWELL, Class 1S99. From Virginia. Of the Medical Corps and one of the first Virginians to volunteer for the War. (Son of a gallant old Confederate "V. M. I. boy.") Major W. WALLACE SHEPPARD, Class 1901. From South Carolina. His record in the Judge Advocate's Department was exceptionally dis- tinguished. Major ROBERT S. SPILMAN, Class 1893. From Virginia. Member of the Medical Corps — in the Spanish-American War and in the World War, whose service was conspicuously honourable. Major WALTER R. WEAVER, son of the Chief of the Coast Artillery Corps during the war, of Class 1904. From Virginia. He served with great distinction in the Signal Corps, throughout the War, Major CARY R. WILSON, Class 1906. From Virginia. He served with distinction in the Coast Artillery Corps in the A. E. F. Major T. FOSTER WITT, Class 1912. From Virginia. His services at the Fort Monroe Artillery School throughout the War were so valuable he could not be spared for overseas service. His rapid promotion attests his merit and efficiency. Major HENRY G. POAGUE, Class 1910. From Virginia, (3on of the Confederate hero — Jackson's famous Artillerist — Colonel William T. Poague, for so many years the V. M. I.'s beloved Treasurer.) 816th F. A., 81st Division, A. E. F. [An elder brother was a Captain In the Service overseas.] Some of the accomplished Engineers who served as Majors and who received high commendation, along with promotion, are: Major JOSEPH SEAY, Class 1892. From Virginia. A. E. F. « Major HOWARD McC. YOST, Class 1906. From Ohio. Major C. P. NOLAND, Class 1904. From Virginia. A. E. F. Major EUGENE BRADBURY, Class 1896. From Virginia. Of the 5th Engineering Construction Division, U. S. A. Major GEORGE A. BLOW, Class 1906. From Virginia. (Whose father and brother are also Graduates, and both likewise distinguished Engineers.) Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 183 Major RICHARD BROOKE, Class 1908. From Virginia. A. E. F. Promoted for distinguished efficiency and courage. (Son of a gallant Con- federate Soldier who is also a Graduate, as is also an older brother, a high official in the B. and O. R. R. Co.) Major JAMES D. PAUNTLBROY, Class 1888. From Virginia. (Who won such a high reputation in the Philippine War.) Major CHARLES A. LYERLY, JR., Class 1907. From Tennessee. Major WILLIAM B. HARRISON, Class 1892. Prom Virginia. 153rd Engineers, U. S. A. Retained in Office of Chief of Engineer Corps, because of his valuable services. [Son of a distinguished Confederate Engineer — also a Graduate of V. M. I.l Major HUGH McLEOD, Class 1S93. From "\;irginia. Distinguished Min- ing Engineer In Montana, who was among the first to offer his services to his Country. Major JOSIAH N. PERRY, Class 1906. From District of Columbia. (Since deceased.) Major WALTER McI. AVOLPB, Class 1906. From New Jersey. A. E. P. Major WILLIAM E. SPRAGINS, Class 1906. From Alabama. A. E. P. One year overseas. Major EDWARD H. TALIAFERRO, JR., Class 1908. From I^ouisiana. A. E. F. (Who returned with a lovely French wife.) The list of Majors distinguished in the World War, given above, already long, could be added to, if space permitted. But, certainly, one more must be specially mentioned — one whose War record is brilliant, though he was not permitted to reach the "firing line." This is the distinguished Super- intendent of the Virginia Military Institute: EDWARD WEST NICHOLS, Class 1878. From Virginia. Major, Engineers, U. S. Army, World War. The services of this Graduate in the War were so valuable, and so distinguished, it is eminently proper that they be recorded here by the Historiographer of the V. M. I. Long before this Country entered into the War, he saw with prophetic vision the necessity of preparing Virginia's great School of Arms over which he had so long, and so successfully, presided for the impending struggle. Schooled, as he is, in the traditions of his Alma Mater by his service at the V. M. I. for over forty years— as Cadet, Assistant Professor, Professor and Superintendent, and knowing her record in all the Wars this Country has waged since 1839, he realized that the time had again come when she would triumphantly prove her raison d'etre, and fulfill her duty as she had ever done in her Country's crises. 184 Virginia Military Institute — World War Hecord To this end. with the approval of the Board of Visitors, he tendered to the War Department all the resources of the Virginia Military Institute, and his own personal services in the field, or wherever they might be useful. The War Department appreciated the value of this offer, and quickly signi- fied its intention to use the Institute, and its Superintendent, in every way possible. His own services were at once availed of by his appointment on various Commissions composed of the heads of many of the leading Literary Institu- tions of the United States, who were charged with important duties, in con- nection with preparing these institutions for greater usefulness, in case of War. Of two of the most important of these Commissions he was chosen Chairman. This was a compliment that all Institute men appreciated; but greater honours were yet to come to him, and to the V. M. I., through him. In the meantime, Virginia was busy preparing for the conflict, one of the first acts of her Executive being to appoint a *Council of Defense composed of distinguished citizens, and General Nichols was one of the appointees. At the first meeting of this body, his colleagues, realizing his pre-eminent fitness, elected him Chairman of the Council. The State was soon placed in a condition of better preparedness for the War by the action of the Council which held frequent meetings, at every one of which the in- defatigable Chairman was present, and took a leading part. But this work entailed exceeding labour and hardship upon him, already burdened with his exacting duties as Superintendent of the V. M. I., and weighed down with cares and responsibilities that few men would be willing to assume. Yet, while neglecting none of these legitimate duties, he performed, with tire- less energy and the most conscientious scruples, all the new duties that devolved upon him. The State felt safer when he had been placed at the head of the Council of Defense. He brought to the discharge of his new task ripe experience, scholarly attainments, remarkable business acumen, a restless energy and a "savotT faire^' that few possess. For over a year he continued thus to serve his State and the cause of the Country, and during that period this chronicler can testify that there never was a completer sacrifice of self for the public weal than that he made. In April, 1917, General Nichols established at the Institute a local Training Camp and School which had the hearty indorsement of the War Department. Several hundred young men from many parts of the United States attended the three months' course at this School where valuable train- ing was afforded them. The first Camp terminated July 3, and a second Camp was conducted during the iSummer, though not as largely attended. The next Summer a third Camp was held at the Institute. The Institute gave every possible facility in making these Camps fulfill the object for which they were established, furnishing all the Instructors who cheerfully and untiringly bore the brunt of the extra labour entailed *This was repeating history, for, in the beginning of the Confederate War, Governor John Letcher appointed a similar Council, with General Francis H, Smith, Superintendent of the V. M. I., as one of the members. Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 185 on the Institute. Many young men who went from these Camps to the Government's Officers' Training Schools testified gladly to the value of the preliminary instruction they had been given at these V. M. I. Camps. In the early fall of the second year of the War the War Department in- stituted the S. A. T. C. Unit in all the greater Colleges in the Country, and appointed experienced officers of the Army as Commanders of these Units — In every institution save one, and that one — the "V. M. I. To it belongs the unique distinction of being the only College in the United States whose Civilian Head was formally commissioned in the United States Army, and then placed in command of its S. A T. C. Unit. To General E. W. Nichols came this great honour. Here is his record of Service in the United States Army in the World War: September 28, 1918, appointed Major, U. S. A. (S. O., W. D. No. 228), and stationed at th,e Virginia Military Institute for duty, in command of the S. A. T. C. October 17, 1918, appointed Major, Engineers, U. S. A. (S. 0„ W. D. No. 273.) Served as Commanding Officer, S. A. T. C. Unit, Virginia Military In- stitute, embracing 13 officers and 367 enlisted men, September 28, 1918 to April 22, 1919. Honourably discharged, April 22, 1919 (S. O., No. 96, H. Q. Eng'rs Dept.). For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services, during the War, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia promoted Brigadier General E. W. Nichols to be a Major General in the Armed Forces of the State, June, 1919. There were over 300 Captains who belonged to the V. M. I. All could fittingly be mentioned specially for their deeds, but only the follow- ing (of the Army) can be referred to here, and every one was a hero: Captain CHARLES ELLET MOORE, Class 1913, "First Captain," Corps of Cadets. From Virginia. 23d Infantry (Regular), 2d Division, A. E. P. Returning from the University of Wisconsin, in the Summer of 1916, and believing that the United States would be drawn into the War, he offered his services to the War Department, and in the fall of that year was com- missioned Second Lieutenant in the regular Army, and ordered to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Here he spent several months in training, and was then assigned to the 23rd Infantry (Regular). He was soon promoted to a First Lieutenancy. The latter part of July, 1917, his regiment was ordered to Syracuse, N. Y., preparatory to embarking for France. Here he was promoted to the rank of Captain. The latter part of August, 1917, his regiment sailed for France. On arrival there, one-half of the officers, including himself, were ordered to a point near Nancy, where they were drilled in Trench Warfare. He remained in this camp about two months, and then returned to his regi- ment, and was engaged in drilling his Company until June, 1918, when the 186 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord regiment was ordered to a point in Northiern France. When it reached Paris, the Enemy's threatened advance on that City from Chateau Thierry caused it to be diverted to meet this advance. Captain Moore's regiment, the 9th Regulars, and tlie 5th and 6th Regiments of Marines were formed into a brigade, and took part in the fighting that preceded the attack at Belleau Wood. His Company participated in this attack, one of the results of which was to uncover the town of Bazoches, and Moore was ordered to occupy this town and to hold it. This he did for two weeks, under a very heavy and continuous cannonade which knocked down all the homes in the town. Two night attacks of the Enemy's Infantry were also made on the town, with the purpose of capturing it, but they were repulsed, the Enemy leaving some dead and wounded on the ground. Moore with his Company left Bazoches to take part in the fight at Vaux, which began the attack on Chateau Thierry. In this fight he re- ceived a bullet from a machine-gun that passed through h.is left arm above the elbow and severed the nerve that extends from the shoulder to the hand, contracting the movements of the wrist and fingers, and causing paralysis of the arm. He remained on the field after he was wounded, directing the movements of his Company, until its final objective was reached! For his conduct in this engagement he was recommended for promo- tion, and for a medal, by the Colonel of his regiment and Major of his battalion, neither of which has been received, due probably to his continued absence from the Army. He received this wound on July 1, 1918, was sent to a Hospital about 40 miles from Bazoches, where he remained for months, and was then ordered to the Hospital at Cape May, N. J. Here, his arm was operated on, and it was found that the severed ends of the nerve were imbedded in the cicatrice of his healed wound. He remained at Cape May Hospital until it was closed in the Summer of 1919, when he -was ordered to a Hospital on Staten Island, New York. From there he was transferred to Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, where he now is. (Dec, 1920.) His arm above the elbow is greatly improved, but the improvement be- low the elbow is so slow as to be scarcely perceptible. His Surgeon hopes for his ultimate recovery. Soon after Captain Moore reached the Hospital near Bordeaux, the Commander-in-Chief sent him the following telegram: "July 5, 1918. "Captain Charles E. Moore, Second Division. "I congratulate you on your fine conduct in the operations of July 1 and 2, when, though wounded, you refused to leave your command." (Signed) "Pershing." Captain SAMUEL MARSHALL, Class 1914. From Virginia. Machine-Gun Company, 30th (Regular) Infantry, A. E. F. He went overseas as First Lieutenant, Machine-Gun Company, 4th In- fantry (Regular). Transferred as Captain to Machine-Gun Company, 30th Infantry, August, 1918. Performed valiant service with his command. After the Armistice he was with the Army of Occupation in the 7th Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 187 Machine-Gun Battalion, with commission of First Lieutenant in tlie Regular Army. He was still serving in Germany as late as June, 1920, with this organization. A younger brother was also a Cadet at the V. M. I.; he was preparing to enter the Service when the Armistice was declared. Captain SUMTER DeL. LOWRY, Class 1914, 4th Cadet Captain. From Florida. 124th Infantry, 31st Division, A. B. F. Captain, Florida National Guard, on Mexican Border, 1916-1917. Returned to^ service as soon as he was relieved^ from duty on the Border and was commissioned Captain, 124th Infantry, 31st Division. Went to France with his Division and participated in all its engage- ments with great credit. Two brothers are also V. M. I. Alumni and were training for the War when the end came. Captain HORACE LILBURN SMITH, JR., Class 1915. From Virginia. First U. S. Engineers, A. E. F. [From his Commanding Officer.! "Headquarters, First U. S. Engineers, Camp Meade, Md., 20 Sept., 1919. "Captain Horace L. Smith, Jr., joined the First Engineers as a First Lieutenant at Washington Barracks, D. C, in June, 1917, and was assigned to Company 'F,' remaining with this Company until the winter of 1917-18 when he was promoted to Captain, and assigned to the command of Com- pany 'D.' He remained with this Company throughout the War. command- ing it in all engagements in which the First Division served. "A great deal of Engineer work was necessary, in preparation for the attack of the First Division upon Cantigny, in May, 1918, and this work was carried to a successful conclusion, under the supervision of Captain Smith. This work was executed under the most trying conditions, the routes to the work, as well as its site, being subjected to severe artillery and machine-gun fire. " 'D' Company, First Engineers, under the command of Captain Smith, participated in the attack, 28 May, 1918, and had the honour of being the first American Engineer Company to go 'over the top,' in this War. The Company accomplished the Engineer work assigned to it, and then remained in the line as Infantry for three days, under incessant fire, before being relieved. For its share in this engagement the Company was cited in orders by the Division Commander. "Captain Smith's work was beyond praise, showing utter disregard for personal danger, and proving an inspiration to his men. "In the St. Mihiel attack. Captain Smith's Company was assigned to escort the Tanks. This was a very dangerous assignment, as it took the men and oflScers beyond the Infantry, and brought them directly into the fire to which Tanks were subjected. Again, the Company proved its worth and Captain Smith, was cited in Division Orders for his gallantry. "In the Argonne, in October, Captain Smith's Company was engaged in road work, when an Ammunition dump, alongside the road, containing small arms ammunition, hand and rifie grenades, etc., was struck by a shell, and commenced to burn. In spite of the extreme danger, Captain Smith secured a detail of men and personally supervised the removal of the burning boxes, so that traffic along the road would not be halted. For this act he was awarded the 'Distinguished Service Cross.' "Again, in November, in the town of Youck, South of Sedan, Captain Smith and his Company distinguished themselves by reconstructing a demol- 188 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord ■ —t m ished bridge, under severe artillery fire, thus insuring the flow of supplies to the front. In every major operation in which the Division has been engaged, Captain Smith has proven his worth and his disregard of danger. "Captain Smith has shown himself the possessor of perhaps the keenest Engineer mind of any officer in the First Engineers, and was often called upon to undertake exceptionally difficult technical work. His last important work was on the erection of Monuments on the battlefields of the First Division. He was sent to Paris to let contracts for bronze work, oh certain approved designs of Monuments; but, on his own initiative, he secured the services of a famous Sculptor, and new designs, which have proven much more satisfactory to every one concerned. "It is a pleasure to me to be able to furnish this outline of Captain Smith's services. Yours truly, E. F. Miller, Lieut. Col., 1st Engrs." Captain Smith's Company broke the record in putting a pontoon bridge across the Rhine — ^1,400 feet — in 41 minutes and 7 seconds. The Commander-in-Chief, A. B. P., awarded Captain Smith the "Dis- tinguished Service Cross," by direction of the President, December 17, 1918, with this Citation: "Horace L. Smith, Jr., Captain, 1st Engineers. 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 crossroads for hours. [From the Evening Progress, of Petersburg, Va., May 30, 1919.] "This Distinguished Service Cross Citation is the culmination of many Citations received by Captain Smith for hJs valorous deeds rendered in the line of duty. "Captain Smith is a Graduate Civil Engineer of the Virginia Military Institute, Class of 1915. Prior to the War, he held the olRce of Secretary and General Manager of Horace L. Smith & Co., and was making a name for himself and firm in the business world. When Germany started her ruthless submarine warfare, knowing his Country would join the Allies, he laid aside these business interests, and, in February, 1917, volunteered his ser- vices to his Country. He was accepted and commissioned First Lieutenant in the Officers' Reserve Corps, April 18, 1917, and attended the first Officers' Training School at Fort Myer, as Instructor. He was, later, transferred to Washington Barracks. Needing three officers to complete a regiment going to France, by competitive examination from a class of 150, Lieutenant Smith was selected as one of these officers, and sailed for France, August 4, 1917, with the first expeditionary forces. "At this time the submarines were scouring the high seas, and Lieu- tenant Smith's transport h,ad an hour's thrilling fight with five of these monsters; but, as always, the Americans conquered, and the port was safely reached. "Lieutenant Smith, with the First Division, was sent to the Gondre- court Sector for training, and thon held the Toul Sector from January until Spring, and it was during this time he was promoted to Captain in the Regular Army. When ihe big German push, started. Captain Smith and his Company were transferred to the Montdidier Sector, and, from the time they entered the lines, there v as almost a continual barrage from both sides, the artillery fire being fearful. When it was decided to capture the town of Cantigny, Company "D,' First Engineers, with Captain Smith in com- Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 189 mand, was ordered to go over the top with the 2Sth. Infantry, and take the town. While waiting for the zero hour, a trench mortar shell burst in their midst, killing and wounding three officers and 45 men. Notwithstanding this handicap, as each officer had been assigned a certain task, Captain Smith with, his men went forth and built two strong points, and returned as regimental reserve for the 28th Infantry. However, at 6 P. M., Captain Smith received orders to take his men out, and hold a part of the front line, which they did for 32 hours, without relief. This was a most gruelling experience, as the fire of a whole Army Corps was concentrated on the little town; but, with true American spirit and valour. Captain Smith and Com- pany 'D' never lost an inch of ground. The whole Company received a Citation for the splendid v/ork, and Captain Smith isi proud that he had the honour of leading the first Engineer Company 'over the top.' "After taking Cantigny, the sector was quiet until the Soissons drive started in July, when Company 'D,' with the whole First Division, went over the top, and won undying fame. "In the big push that shoved in the St. Mihiel Salient, in September, Captain Smith, with Company 'D,' was assigned the task of getting the Tanks over bad places, streams, trenches, etc., and so satisfactorily was it done that Captain Smith received a personal Citation from the Commanding Officer, as follows: 'The Division Commander cites the following officer for distinguished conduct, during the operations against the St. Mihiel Salient, on Sept. 12-13, 1918: Capt. Horace L. Smith, Jr.-, First Engineers, for faithful and intelligent work in assisting the movement of the Tanks. 'By command of Major General Summerall.' "On October 11, Captain Smith received another Citation, as follows; 'The Division Commander cites the following officer for conspicious gallantry and heroism in the recent operations between the Argonne and the Meuse, Oct. 1-11, 1918. Captain Horace L. Smith, with splendid Judg- ment and utter disregard of personal danger, led a party of his men into a blazing dump, extinguished the fiames, and rescued much ammunition and other valuable supplies, just in time to avoid an explosion which would have destroyed the whole dump, and resulted in considerable loss of life.' 'By command of Major General McGlachlin.' "Then came the Argonne, with its heart-breaking, body-breaking endur- ance test. Captain Smith's Company was attached to the 26th Infantry, and orders were received one night to attack the next morning. Immediately, the Company started out from the position where they had dug in. The hike lasted about half the night, being across country — no roads, only the compass to follow, and rain coming down in chunks. The line had hardly been reached by zero hour, so there was no rest to be had there. The Company followed the Infantry over on a nine kilometer advance that day, and reached the town of Youcq, built a 19-foot artillery bridge under heavy fire — two men killed and a number wounded. Just at dusk, orders were received to go on a forward marchi to the vicinity of Sedan. The hike lasted all night, and the Division was in a position to capture Sedan, if they had not been stopped by the Armistice. "From Sedan to Coblenz, Germany, Captain Smith, with the whole First Division, hiked all the way, and is now* with the Army of Occupation, keep- ing 'The Watch on the Rhine.' "The valourous deeds, performed with such undaunted courage by Captain Smith, should make the City of Petersburg proud that such a son went forth, from her gates to champion the cause of right, and help bring lasting peace to the world." Captain B. V. M. LaRUE, Class 189G. Prom New York City. 355th Infantry, 89th Division, A. E. F. Commissioned Captain, 355th Infantry, August 15, 1917. 190 Virginia Military Institute — World AVae Eecoed Sailed for France with liis Division and participated with, it in all its actions, being wounded in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. He was, later, stricken with influenza followed by pneumonia, and died in the Service in France (date not known). rit is regretted that the full details of his service have not been fur- nished by his family. They have been several times asked for.] Captain ALFRED DICKINSON BARKSDALE, Class 1911. From Virginia. Company "M," 116th Infantry, 29th Division, A, E. F. As 1st Lieutenant of the "Lynchburg Musketeers" (later known as Com- pany "L," 1st Virginia Infantry), he spent about six months on the Mexican Border. Recalled into Federal Service, his Company (commanded by G. M. Alexander, Graduate, V. M. I., Class 1909, who, later, became Major of the First Battalion) was stationed at Camp McClellan, and from there it went overseas. He landed at Brest, early in June, 1918, and reached the front, the last of September, and received his baptism of fire, near the village of Samogneux, October 8. "Of the following twenty-one days," he wrote, "it would be a waste of time to try to write anything; it is beyond me to try to describe it in writing, but it taught me just what a man can do, if he wants to. I would never have believed it possible for men to go through v/hat our men did. But they did it, and we took every objective assigned to us, and held all we took." At the beginning of the engagement, on October 8, he was fourth in command of his battalion; but in a few minutes Major Opie (son of an "Old Cadet" of the V. M. I.) lost two fingers, and had to retire; Captain Robert Y. Conrad (V. M. I. Graduate) was killed, and the other Captain was shell-shocked; thus putting Captain Barksdale in command of the battalion, which position he retained until the close of the active flighting. His Company was devoted to him. One .of them wrote: "As one of these Virginia lads would fall, you would see that Captain on his knees, binding up his wounds, and ever his words would be^ — 'Courage, boys!' There never was an hour but that he had a kind word for his men. He was a father and a commander, too, and he trusted in his Lord, and was carried through what men call hell. He went out, in danger of his own life, to help a dying or wounded man, and God brought him safely through it all." Captain Barksdale was next in action near Molleville, October 12, and again October 15, in the Bois de Grand Montagne. He was awarded the "D. S. C," and the Citation was in these words: "Alfred D. Barksdale, Captain, 116th Infantry. "For repeated acts of extraordinary heroism, in action near Samogneux, France, October 8, 1918; near Mon.eville, France. October 12; and in the Bois de Grand, Montagne, France, October 15, 1918. Commanding a support Company, during the attack of October 8, Captain Barksdale discovered that his battalion had advanced ahead of the unit on the right flank, and was suffering heavy losses from machine-gun flre. Without orders, he attacked and captured the guns, taking many prisoners. On October 12, he worked for over an hour, exposed to a terrific bombardment, binding the wounds of hip men. On October 15, he advanced alone into ai thick wood, and, with the aid of his pistol, put out of action a destructive machine-gun which was pouring such a deadly fire that his men could not raise their heads." Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 191 The French Government, later, awarded him the "Croix de Guerre," and, still later, made him a Chevalier of the "Legion of Honour." All will unhesitatingly say that such valour as he displayed deserves the awarding of the "Medal of Honour" — the highest decoration within the gift of the United States, and it is hoped he will receive it yet. Captain GREENLEE D. LETCHER, Class 1886, "First Honour." From Virginia. Battery "F," 111th F. A., A. E. F. ("Rockbridge Battery.") As soon as War was declared, Greenlee Letch.er determined to volunteer for service in the field. Knowing his wish to enter the Service, the citizens of his County (Rockbridge, Virginia) requested him to organize a battery of artillery, to be known as the successor of the famous Confederate "Rock- bridge Battery," and to take command of it. He at once consented, and, in August, 1917, the battery was mobilized in Richmond. After some months spent at Camp McClellan, Alabama, the battery went to France, being known as Battery "F," 111th Field Artillery. It was thoroughly drilled in France, and was said to be the best trained battery in the brigade of which it formed a part. The officers and men were eager to get to the front line. In the early fall of 1918, it was moved nearer and nearer to the front; but it never reached its objective, the Armistice preventing. It was a sore disappoint- ment to the splendid battery, but all the members bore the disappointment like the good soldiers they were. In the Summer of 1919, the battery was demobilized. Its Captain, a distinguished lawyer, at the age of fifty (young- est son of Virginia's War Governor) had left his home and family, willing and ready to give his life for his Country, if there were need of the sacrifice. He is believed to have been the oldest Volunteer Line Officer in the American Army, and he was idolized by his men. Captain Letcher is the Commander of the Rockbridge Post, American Legion. Captain JAMES NEVILLE COCKE RICHARDS, Class 1914. From Virginia. 26th (Regular) Infantry, Company "F," 1st Division, A. E. F. Killed in action near Soissons, France. Buried, July 21, 1918, where he fell. His remains were later interred in Plaisy Cemetery. [Letter from his Chaplain to his Wife.l "Headquarters, 26th Infantry, Oct. 28, 1918. "My dear Mrs. Richards: "At the request of *Major Youell, an old friend of your husband, and now commanding the battalion with which your husband served, I am send- ing him the map location of the grave of Captain Richards. "I was serving with the same (Second) Battalion before and during that battle. The last I saw of your husband alive was when we talked together in the woods in which we camped, the day before going forward to the attack. "Captain Richards was killed by a machine-gun bullet which struck him in the abdomen. His wound was dressed, but apparently he died before he could be carried to our Aid Station, a few hundred yards away. *Rice M. Youell, his V. M. I. Classmate, so distinguished in the War. 192 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord "His battalion had gone over the top that morning, across a great National Highway, the Paris-Soissons Road. The German machine-gun fire was extremely severe, and we suffered heavily. "A detail of four soldiers was given me by Major Legge to bury Captain Richards and Lieutenant Boone. We buried your husband where he fell and marked the grave with a cross upon which his identification tag was placed. His personal effects, as I found them, were removed, and later placed in his bedding-roll. We endeavored to remove his ring, but found it impossible to do so, so we buried it with him. Records of the location of the grave were sent to the Adjutant General, American Expeditionary Forces, and to the Graves Registration Service; so his grave can be readily found after the War is over. "It was remarkable what a peaceful and spiritual expression was upon the face of Captain Richards. It did not seem as if he had suffered greatly, and we could fancy that he seemed well pleased to pay the supreme sacrifice upon the field of battle. "I have heard among the enlisted men and officers who knew your husband many, many remarks as to Captain Richard's nuiet thoughtfulness. his constant care for those under his command, his unfailing cheer, and his courage, and efficiency as a soldier and leader of men. His memory lives with us, and inspires us to emulate his devoted service to his Country. "We ask that you will accept our sincere sympathy for the burden of grief you bear; but we trust that your pride and joy in your husband's noble life and glorious death will enable you to bear his loss with courage. "May God strengthen and help you, and may the promise of our Saviour comfort you with the thought of meeting your husband in a better world. Sincerely yours, Robert Williams, Chaplain (Protestant), 26th Infantry." The copy of the General Order which contains his Citation reads as follows: "Secofid Brigade Headquarters, France, 2 August, 1918. "General Order No. 2. "1. The Brigade Commander cites the following officers and men for con- spicuous gallantry, during the operations, 18-23 July, near Soissons. (Extract.) "Captain J. N. C. Richards. 2Gth Infantry, during the attacks of July 18 and 19, displayed marked courage, leadership and coolness in directing his men against machine-gun nests, and was killed, while leading his men in the third attack across the Paris-Soissons Road against machine-guns that were causing heavy losses." "War Department, The Adjutant General's Office, Washington, Dec. 2, 1918. "Mrs. J. N. C. Richards, Sewanee, Tenn. "Dear Madam: "This office has been advised by cable by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, that he has awarded the 'Distinguished Service Cross,' posthumously, to your husband. Captain J. N. C. Richards, 2Cth Infantry, for displaying valorous leadership, throughout the attack on July 18, 1919, near Soissons, France, when he was killed, while charging Enemy machine-guns, at the head of his command. "The Quarter-Master General of the Army has been directed to cause the Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 193 'Distinguished Service Cross' to be forwarded to you, and it is believed that you will receive the same in a short time. Very respectfully, Ralph Harbison, Adjutant General." "R. H.: R. S." Captain Richards was of an English family of this name that came originally from France. On his mother's side he was a grandson of Captain H. H. Cocke, U. S. Navy, and Captain in the Confederate Navy; on his father's side he was a grandson of Major .James Russell Richards, of Vir- ginia. He was descended (on both sides) from twenty-two heroes who at different times bore arms in the defense of their Country. Captain Richards married Ada Nicoll Knight, only daughter of Right Rev. Albion W. Knight, Vice-Chancellor of the University of the South. He left one daughter, Elise Knight Richards. Captain EDWARD TAYLOR DAVANT, Class 1911. From Virginia. 315th Machine-Gun Battalion, 80th Division, A. E. F. He was commissioned Captain of Infantry at Fort Myer, August 15, 1917, and was assigned to the 318th Infantry, at Camp Lee, August 27, He was transferred to the 314th Machine-Gun Battalion, September 15, 1917, and on February 20, 1918, he was transferred to the 315th Machine-Gun Battalion. On May 19, 1918, he sailed for France with Ms Battalion. He served as second in command of the baitalion, until April 28, 1919, when he was transferred to the ofRce of Post Commandant, American Embarka- tion Centre, Le Mans, France, as Port Inspector. On June 18, 1919, he was transferred] to the Army Service Corps, and commanded the 9th Provisional Guard Company, until returned to the United States, September 19, 1919. He served in action with the British Expeditionary Force from July 26 to August 19, 1918. He was in the St. Mihiel Offensive, Sept. 12-15, 1918, and in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, September 26-November 1, 1918. On November 1, 1918, he was seriously wounded. The following Order attests to the manner in which this gallant officer served his Country: "Headquarters, 160th Infantry Brigade, American Expeditionary Forces, France, 15 May, 1919. "General Orders No. 3. (Extract Copy.) "3. Because of their special devotion to. duty, and their heroic conduct in action, it is the desire of the Brigade Commander to cite officially the 315th Machine-Gun Battalion: "Captain Edward T. Davant, North of Sommerance, France, the 1st November, 1918. Captain Davant's Company and the Infantry it was sup- porting, were held up by an Enemy resistance so fierce that the troops were on the point of falling back. Captain Davant, at this point, fearlessly ex- posed himself to a galling machine-gun fire, and, though wounded himself, re-organized the attack, and directed it successfully, heedless of his own wound, until the Enemy position was taken. By order of Brigadier General Brett, Wm. C. Vandewater, "A true copy." Captain, Infantry, Adjutant." 194 Virginia Military Institute — World War Record While suffering from his wound, Captain Davant learned of the death of his wife from influenza followed by pneumonia, on October 16, 191S. Their marriage had occurred only a little over a year before he went overseas. Captain Davant is the youngest of four brothers — 'all ex-Cadets of the V. M. I., and three of them Graduates. One had died before the War; the others, Captain Henry AV. Davant and Lieutenant Charles R. Davant, were also in the Service, throughout the War. Captain Davant was honourably discharged from the Service, October 8, 1919. Captain ATWELL THEiRON LINCOLN, Class 1897. From Mississippi, but later, a resident of St. Louis, Mo. o54th Infantry, 89th Division, A. E. F. Killed in action in France. Captain Lincoln first saw military service in the Spanish-American AVar, being a sergeant in the "Columbus (Miss.) Riflemen" which his father, Colonel C. L. Lincoln, commanded. He enlisted in the Officers' Training School at Fort Riley, in May, 1917, and was commissioned Captain in the following August, and was at once assigned to Camp Funston where he served as Regimental Adjutant, 354th Infantry, 89th Division, until in June, 1918, upon his request, he was trans- ferred to the line, as Captain of Company "B." He left for France, the latter part of June, 1918. Arrived in France, he was placed in command of a Machine-Gun Company. He was one month at the Machine-Gun School, and thien entered the front line trenches in command of a Machine-Gun Company. At about 2 P. M., September 18, 1918, he was killed in the fighting that followed the wiping out of the St. Mihiel Salient. He was buried at Xames, twelve and one-half miles Southwest of Metz. He left a widow who was Miss Annie Lou Porter, of St. Louis, and one son, Lee, aged three years. A brother. Lieutenant L. W. Lincoln, served in the U. S. Tank Corps in the World War. The details of Captain Atwell T. Lincoln's death in action were furnished by 1st Lieutenant Fred. W. Fickett, Jr., of his Company, as follows: "France, September 30. 1918. "Whatever information is given in this brief paper is not the evidence of eye-witnesses, but is the result of information obtained from several parties who were in position to know of the Captain's death and burial. On Monday afternoon, September 16, while I was in Bouillonville. attending to some matters relative to our Company Train (this, upon orders of Captain Lincoln), he received an order from Colonel Babcock, the Regimental C. O., requiring that our Company put four machine-guns in the front line trenches, which did not then exist, but which were to be established and dug. that night, by the 3rd Battalion. The order also stated that the position for these 4 guns should be chosen by the C. 0., M. G. Co. Captain Lincoln designated me to take command of the platoon; and so we went out across 'No Man's Land' for 1,500 yards, that night, together. He chose the posi- tions, helped me to get the men started digging, issued final instructions, and th.en left, about midnight, for Beney. "The next day, Lieutenant Clancy, our second in command, returned from the Corps Machine-Gun School wMch he had been attending for a month; and, so, on the following night, September 17, Captain Lincoln and Lieutenant Clancy oame out to visit me, and to acquaint Lieutenant Clancy Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 195 with the tactical situation. In the course of my conversation with the Captain, I jokingly asked about relief of my platoon, for I thought we had been 'hitting the ball' rather hard; and I was told by him that our only relief would be going fonvard. He then explained further by saying that another platoon of 4 guns was coming up the following night to take up positions in the front line, on my right. I did not talk with him much further. The next afternoon, shortly after dinner, Captain Lincoln, Lieu- tenant Clancy, Lieutenant Roderick (who was to command the platoon com- ing up that night), Sergeant Reagan (Platoon Sergeant), Sergeant Sindelar, and Private 1st Class Harbin (who was the Captain's orderly) left Beney, to reconnoiter the front line, looking for positions for the additional four guns. The Huns were shelling some, but not heavily. The party had little difficulty, and, having completed its reconnaissance, was making its way down the reverse slope, back of the front lines, along the little grove of pine trees there located, towards 3rd Battalion Headquarters. Captain Lincoln was leading the party. As he approached the corner of the woods ( indicated on the map), he was accosted by some Lieutenant, inquiring for informa- tion concerning the location of certain units. The other members of tha party, who had been separated by a considerable distance, closed up on the two. All were standing in this group, when a high explosive shell burst near them. Captain Lincoln and his orderly, Pvt. 1st Class Audley W. Harbin, were killed immediately. Lieutenant Roderick's leg was shot off. Lieutenant Clancy's knee cap was blown away, and Sgt. Reagan was seriously injured about the body. It appears that Captain Lincoln received the full force of th© explosion, for he was badly cut in several places on his back, and he is not known to have spoken a word after the accident. (Signed) Frrd. W. Fickett, Jr., 1st Lieut, 354th Inf." Captain FREDERICK WILLIAM ADAMS, Class 1909. From Missouri. 16th Infantry (Regular), First Division, A. E. F. At the completion of three months' training at the first 0. T. School, at Fort Riley, Kansas, he was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, Infantry. Sailed from Hoboken for France, Sept. 7, 1917. Attended Infantry Army School, B. E. F., at Hardelot, France, from Sept. 158 to Nov. 3, 1917. Reported to the C. O., 16th Infantry, Nov. 11, 1917, and was assigned to "B" Company. Placed on S. D., on Operations Section, 16th Inf., Nov. 15. Returned to duty with Company, Jan'y 15, 1918. Assigned to 1st Platoon. Brigade took over trench section on Toul Front. Jan'y 15 (Post at Xivray). Relieved March 3, by Second Brigade. On April 14, 1918, took over sector in front of Montdidier, from French. May 2S, Cantigny taken by 28th Inf. 1st Division relieved July 7, by French. July 18. started attack near Soissons. July 19, automatically took command of Co. "E," after all other officers were casual- ties. Continued attack on July 19, 20, 21 and 22. Relieved on night of July 22-23, by a Scotch Division. Slightly wounded by shrapnel, July 20, but not evacuated. Casualties in Company evacuated— 5 out of 6 officers and 141 out of 203 enlisted men (16 of the 203 had been left back in the kitchen, and were not engaged). Division took over Toul Sector, August 5, in front of Regnieville. August 15. ordered to return to the United States, to be assigned to a new Division, as Instructor. Landed, Hoboken, N. J., Sept. 9, 1918. Accepted commission as Captain, Infantry, U. S. A., Sept. 17, 1918 (commission dated July 30, 1918.) Assigned to 18th Division, 85th Infantry, at Camp Travis, Texas, Sept. 17. 1918. Assigned to Infantry Officers' School, Camp Lee, Va., March 1, 1918. 196 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecoed Citation, and Award of D. S. C: "G. O. No. 125, W. D., Dec. 12, 1918. "1. By direction of the President, under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (BuL 43, W. D., 1918), the 'Distinguished Service Cross' was awarded by the Commanding General, A. E. P., for extra- ordinary heroism in action in France, to the following-named officers and enlisted men of the American Expeditionary Forces and of the Allied Armies: * * * "Fred. W. Adams, First Lieutenant, 85th Infantry, 18th Division. For extraordinary heroism in action, near Soissons, France, July 22, 1918. "During the violent figh,ting of July 22, 1918, he distinguished himself by his courage, judgment and efficient leadership. After the strength of the regiment had been seriously reduced by losses, he took command of a large number of the remaining troops, disposed them, in effective positions, — walk- ing up and down the lines, under constant fire from the Enemy, and, by his example of coolness and bravery, inspired his men to hold the positions they had gained. "By order of the Secretary of War: Peyton C. March, General, Chief of Staff." "Official:" "J. T. Kerb, Adjutant General." This order was read, and the Distinguished Service Cross presented, in the presence of a large number of officers (Captain Adams being escorted by the 19th and 35th Infantry Regiments), by Brig. Gen. George H. Estes, Commander of tbie 18th Division, in front of Camp Headquarters, Camp Travis, at 9:30 o'clock, Saturday morning, Feb'y 8, 1919, the cross having been won by Captain Adams, while he was a Lieutenant with the 16th Infantry. Before pinning this coveted token of honour on Captain Adams, General Estes said: "Captain Adams, I esteem it a distinct honour that I am permitted to transmit to you this distinctive mark of appreciation and of gratitude of a great Nation for an act of heroism and unselfish devotion in her belialf. "As long as men are willing to forget self and all selfish interests, and are gladly willing to make the Supreme Sacrifice for their beloved Country, so long may we feel sure that their Country will not be interrupted on her march for the supreme and glorious heights of development to which her destiny points," Citation from Commander-in-Chief, French Armies, with the Croix de Guerre. "General Headquarters of the Armies of the North and North East, Staff, Personnel Bureau (Decorations). "Order No. 11,220-D." (Extract.) "With the approbation of the Commander-in-Chief of th© American Ex- peditionary Forces in France, the General Commander-in-Chief of the French Armies of the North and North East cites in the Order of the Army: * * * * "Lieutenant F. W. Adams, of the 16th Regiment, American Infantry. Has shown great presence of mind and courage in command of his com- pany, and has thus aided in the advance of his regiment, and in the estab- lishment of a new line. Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 197 "At General Headquarters, No-v ember 6, 1918. The General Commander-in-Chief, (Signed) Petain. "Original Extract: "The Lieutenant Colonel, Chief of Personnel Bureau." Captain Adams had two brothers also in the Service, and in the A. E. F.: Sergeant Calvert B. Adams and Private Walcott G. Adams. Captain Adams continues in the Service he has so greatly honoured. Captain ROBERT YOUNG CONRAD, Class 1905. From Virginia. Company "I," 116th Infantry, 29th Division, A. E. F. Mortally wounded in action In France. On June 19, 1916, the National Guard was called out, and Captain Conrad went to the Border with the Second Virginia Regiment, and was stationed at Brownsville, Tex., for eight months. The Second Virginia was mustered out of Service in February, 1917, but was called into Federal Service again in a few weeks. Captain Conrad, as commanding officer of Company "L," then did guard duty on the Southern and Norfolk and Western Railroads for five months, after which the Second Virginia was ordered to Camp Mc- Clellan, Anniston, Ala., and there became a part of the Twenty-ninth, or "Blue and Gray" Division. After nine months' training, the regiment sailed for France, June 15, 1918. [Letters from two of his Lieutenants:! "Captain Greenlee D. Letcher, Battery 'F,' 111th F. A., A. E. F. "At your request, it gives me pleasure to write of my C. O., Captain Robert Y. Conrad, Co. 'I,' 116th Inf., A, E. F. I was one of his Second Lieutenants, and was from Newark, N. J., of the 'BlUie and Gray' Division. I either served immediately under him, or with him. in the 116th Infantry, from May 1 1918, and I knew him well, and admired him greatly. A fine big fellow and every inch a man and a soldier. Loved by all his men who expressed their confidence in him by saying they would follow him through Hell, and they would, and they did. "In the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Captain Conrad's Company was m the thick of it, being assaulting Company, the first day. "Captain Conrad was shot through the head, leading his men, on the morning of October 8, 1918, between nine and ten o'clock, at the Enemy's third line trenches. ^ , -, <. u„„„v,ri "In the violence of their assault, they (his Company) had swept beyond the objective set for them, and, at the third line trench, met a murderous machine-gun fire, and Captain Conrad fell mortally wounded. "His men gave him first aid, and German prisoners (captured by his Comoanv) carried him to the rear. , ^ ^ . a "Private I. Allemange of his Company told me that the Captain urged his men to go forward, saying: 'Don't bother with me^ Go ahead! He d ^d the same day at Gloneux, in sight of Verdun, to the Sonth-west "He was shot in the Bois Brabant-Sur-Meuse. I write these details as they werTgiven to me. I was at the time on Detached Service at Grondue Courtl With this letter I give you a photograph of Captain Conraa's grave, made by me o\ the 24th of March. And I also give you the -gat-e, as you desire to have an enlargement made, to present to theV. M. I. where Captain Conrad received his military education. The School should be proud of him, anSiVist pleasure to me to write this remembrance of my Captain Conrad. Yours, &c., Harry A. Douglass, 2nd Lt., 116th Inf., 29th Div." 198 ViRGiisriA Military Institute — World War Eecord "Our Captain, Robert Young Conrad, commanding Company I, 116th Infantry, a man's man, beloved by all wbo knew him! Time after time, his men spoke of him, saying they would follow him through Hell. With his face to the fo€, he fell upon the Field of Honour, mortally wounded, while leading his men forward toward the Enemy's third line trenches, the morning of the 8th of October, 1918. His Company was the assaulting Company, on the right. As the hour approached, he was among his men speaking words of cheer. "At the first gun, the shrill blast of his whistle started the men forward across 'No Man's Land' toward the German lines. He was like a boy at a picnic, going hither and thither, encouraging here and driving there. On and on he led them, until the objective was almost reached — when a murder- ous stream of machine-gun fire from the Bois-Brabant-Sur-Meuse temporarily haulted his men. Undaunted, fearless, he passed among them; gathering them together, he led them forward, until he fell mortally wounded. Hur- riedly, he was evacuated to the rear by German prisoners captured by his men, and a noble effort was made to save his life. ',The Supreme Sacrifice was made, and an American Hero sleeps on the sunny fields of Franca HAKttLD C. DiNGrss, 1st Lt, Co. 'I,' 116th Infantry." His young wife wrote: ''It makes me so happy to hear of his beautiful deeds; he was always helping some one and mostly by the example of his happy, trustful nature. His mother sent me the last three letters he wrote her, and in one of them he says: 'All old people will have me for a friend forever. I never saw one that I remember who couldn't teach me something, and very, very few \vb.o were not very kind and very generous.' Isn't it strange that he should write that, just as you tell me about his stand for General Shipp? "He only taught me 'the glory of the trenches,' and, so, that is all I have ever been able to see, and I know he is content." The "Distinguished Service Cross" was awarded to him, posthumously, by direction of the President, through the Commanding General, A. E. F., with the Citation as follows: "Robert Y. Conrad, Captain. llGth Iiifantry. "For extraordinary heroism in action near Samogneux, France, Octo- ber 8, 1918. "Captain Conrad led his Company in assault, capturing many prisoners and machine-guns. He continually inspired his men by utter disregard of danger, and was mortally wounded, while leading a charge on a machine- gun nest." A daughter was born to Captain and Mrs. Conrad, after his death, and has been named for her father, and will be called "Robbie." "In Mkmoriam." "Robert Young Conrad, Captain, Co. 'I,' 116th Infantry, killed in action October 8, 1918. "They tell me with solemn pride that you have fallen on the field of battle, that you are counted among those countless thousands who have died to make men free. When you took your place in that Valhalla where the heroes are, the bells were tolled, and a gold star shines to you in per- petual remembrance. I know that you are dead; and, yet, across that twilight land, between the land of the real and the shadowy realm of souls, your Spirit comes, and seems to hover near me, and I who loved you as a brother can hear your voice across the chasm of Eternity. You were fashioned by your Creator to be a Soldier. He gave to you a strong and virile body; He made you quick of mind and eye; He set the seal of valour Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 199 in your heart, and dowered your soul with tb,e nobility of high courage; He breathed into your being a spirit that the fiery test of War was powerless to break; and He held before your eyes the shining vision that Crusaders see. "Your hour of glorv came upon a battlefield in France; and when you fell, you stood face to face with the Enemy of Mankind, with your devoted men behind you. , ^ , r j.i,„ + "You made the Supreme Sacrifice within a few short weeks of that wonderful day when Peace burst upon the World like a dazzlmg light from Heaven; when the thunder of the guns was heard no more; when men no longer killed on land and sea and in the air; when the world was purged at last of that unspeakable monster that sought to destroy mankind. Your ears could not hear the mighty acclaim that rose from earth to Heaven; your heart could not feel the wild joy that filled men's souls. But your blood was shed, so that the! blessed boon of peace might oome to restore^ and purify a distracted world, and you did not die in vam. With your lif e-a " you had to give-you helped put out the fires of Hell, and mothers of men. and little children, will bless your name forever! . , ^ "Wearing the uniform upon which you brought such signal honour, you sleep somewhere in the soil of France: and the spot where you lie is en- shrined in imperishable glory. High up in Heaven your heroic soul takes its place among those who fought and died for faith and Country; the flag vou defended with your life gains added lustre because of your deed; and your name is written in luminous letters upon the scrolls ot the Nation s Immortal Dead. D B C" "Life brought him joy his brief years through, And love and hope beside him kept; Then, like a cry the bugles blew. And straight his answer leapt. "At the first throbbing drum he turned, His face set for the long, long quest; The spirit of his fathers burned, A white star, in his breast. "Sweet are the dreams of Peace and Y'outh, But when the skies grew black with strife He counted comfort less than truth, And honour' more than life. "Death waited in the smoking ways. But he — he would not be denied. What can we speak but perfect praise? What can we know but pride? "So young, so strong, so gladly giving! Life loved him from his earliest breath; Yet, there are gladder things than living. And sadder things than death. "The Golden Years will write his story, And men shall mark the way he trod — Who gave his manhood in its glory, ^^ For Freedom, and for God. N. B. T. Captain WILLIAM LOHMEYER, JK., Class 1916, "First Honour." From West Virginia. Corps of Engineers, U. S. A., A. E. P. This is one of the most pathetic cases, among all V. M. I. men founded 200 Virginia Military Institute — World War Record in the War. Full details are still lacking, but enough is known to give the salient facts. Early in the War he volunteered at one of the Officers' Training Schools where, in due time, he was graduated with honour, and commissioned a First Lieutenant of Engineers. Soon, he was promoted to a Captaincy, and, later, transferred to the Regular Army, Corps of Engineers, and went to France. On July 19, 1918, near Chateau Thierry, he received a wound which proved very serious. For months, the reports from the Hospital gave little, if any, encouragement. In France, those V. M. I. Comrades, who could do so, visited him. One wrote that he was in a. "desperate condition," and he feared would never recover. Operation after operation was performed, and, month after month, he remained in the Hospital — till, finally, he was brought back to th.is Country. At last, came reports that he had undergone four operations, and there was some hope that he would get well. His father wrote, as late as September 16, 1919: "My son, Captain William Lohmeyer, Jr., Corps of Engineers, was wounded, July 19, 1918, near Chateau Thierry, in the drive which was started on July 18. He was struck in the leg by a fragment of shell which passed through both bones and lodged in the calf of the leg. He was brought back to this Country, arriving in December, 1919 (five months after re- ceiving his wound), after having been operated on three times in France. He was taken to Base Hospital, at Gamp Sherman, Ohio, where a fourth operation was performed in May, 1919, and, later, was brought to his home City Hospital. In August, he was returned to Camp Sherman. He is still in the Service, being in the Engineer Corps, Regular Army; and, unless he is discharged, or retired for permanent disability, he expects to remain in the Service. We have great hopes now that his leg will eventually be as well as ever, but, at the present time, he is quite lame, although he manages to get along with a cane. The Surgeon who performed the last operation is a local man who has a personal, as well as professional, in- terest in him, and he assures me that my boy will get well. I sincerely trust so, as he is all we have.'' Like the gallant Engineers generally, Lohmeyer distinguished himself in action — where the danger was greatest, always in the front line where his duties required him to be, or, more strictly speaking, in advance of the front line. No obstacle, or difficulty, or danger held him back. There is no record of his having been decorated, but he should have been. Captain WILLIAM HENRY HUMPHREYS, Class 1915. From Virginia. Company "L," 5Sth Infantry, A. E. F. Killed in action in France. On November 30, 1916, he was commissioned Second Lieutenant, U. S. A. He was stationed at Fort Leavenworth, until the following April, graduating there at the Training School. He was transferred to Brownsville, Texas, and was on Border Service until some time in June, 1917, when bis regiment was ordered to the Camp at Gettysburg, Pa., where it remained until early in the following winter, and then moved to winter quarters at Camp Greene, near Charlotte, N. C. In the early Spring of 1918, his regiment was ordered to Camp Mills, N. Y., preparatory to embarkation for France. Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 201 On May 10, the transport carrying his regiment, and other troops for overseas service, sailed and had an uneventlul voyage. Captain Humphreys went into action first in the Chateau Thierry Sector and was wounded in the leg on July 18, 1918. But in two weeks he waa back with his regiment as Regimental Adjutant in which position he served until September 30 when he was assigned as Second in Command of the 3rd Battalion of the 58th Infantry, forming the front and assaulting line. On October 3 he was placed in Command of the Assaulting Company (Co. "L"). In the early morning of October 4, he led a detachment from Com- pany "L," in search of hidden machine-guns in the Argonne Forest. One of these machine nests fired upon his detachment, while it was passing a small clearing (which could not be avoided), and he and every one of his sixteen men were killed. (This was October 4, and not the 5, as stated in the official Army report from the A. E. F.) Lieutenant Morrow, of Captain Humphreys's Company, wrote of his conduct at Chezy, France, in the battle of Chateau Thierry, as follows: "He continued to lead his company, though wounded, meriting the praise of his Regimental Commander, Colonel Armistead." He further wrote: "Cap- tain Humphreys represented a type of officer all-American. His leadership, backed by his valour, was an inspiration to his men, and an example to his brother officers." Lieutenant Robert A. Bringham, of the Machine-Gun Company of the 58th Infantry, wrote: "The fearlessness and aggressiveness of Captain Hum- phreys in leading his men had much to do with the success of the first day's fighting at Chateau Thierry. He, with Captain Johns (in command of Co. 'F') fought their way forward with pistols, advancing in front of their Com- panies, and pulling their men with them by word and example. It was magnificent leadership." Lieutenant Colonel Max B. Garber, after detailing the manner of his death, said of him: "Captain Humphreys was an able and efficient officer, and had endeared himself to all the regiment. Every one Joins me in ex- pressions of sympathy." General John J. Pershing, Commander-in-Chief, A. E, F.,- made the fol- lowing announcement: "In memory of William H. Humphreys, Captain, 58th Infantry, who was killed in battle, October 4, 1918. "He bravely laid down his life for the cause of his Country. His name will ever remain fresh in the hearts of his friends and comrades. The record of his honourable service will be preserved in the archives of the American Expeditionary Forces, John J. Pershing, Commander-in-Chief." And President Wilson graciously noticed in the Certificate below the death of our hero: "Army of the United States of America. "To all who see these presents. Greeting: "This is to certify that William H. Humphreys, Captain of Infantry, died with honour in the service of his Country, on the fifth (fourth) day of October, 1918. 202 Virginia Military Institute — Wokj-d War Eecord "Given at Washington, D. C, Office of the Adjutant General of the Army, this 18th day of July, 1919. The Adjutant General." There is apparently an error in the date of Captain Humphreys's death given by the Commander-in-Chief. It seems quite well established that it was the 4th, and not the 5th, of October. The sister of one of the detachment killed (George F. Jones, Company "L" 's Clerk) wrote the mother of Captain Humphreys that her brother was the last one seen with him; that Captain Kingwell was ordered to Company "L," on Oct. 7, and found only a handful of men fighting hand to hand with bayonets and pistols; there ■were no officers left in the Company. So, he united ihe remnants of Go. "L" with Co. "M," and fought on. He reported that Humphreys and Jones were missing on the 7th; they were thought then to have been captured; but he learned, later, that they were killed on the 4th. Mrs. Humphreys's corre- spondent wrote that her sister had written her as follows: "Captain Kingwell is now at home. I have not as yet seen him, but F. and E. have. He thinks he remembers our brother. He said Captain Humphreys v;as a fine young fellow, always finely groomed; never dirty, although no one could see how he kept so clean; when the other men were covered with mud, he was as clean as could be. He had plenty of nerve, grit. He Avas a fine soldier, and never sent a corporal or sergeant out with orders that he should have given himself. He said that the expedition he went on vfas most dangerous. He took sixteen men. All were killed. George (their brother) was one of them. They were all very young and brave, and saved a good many others by doing as they did, for they killed many Huns. Captain Kingwell says they certainly were heroes." Captain JAMES EDWARD COLE, JR., Class 1917. From Virginia. 61st (Regular) Infantry, 5th Division, A. E. F. Graduated, Fort Myer first 0. T. School, August 15, 1917. Commis- sioned 2nd Lieut. U. S. A. (Provisional) as ."Honour Graduate Appointee," V. M. I., October 25, 1917. 1st Lieut. (Provisional), Oct. 25. 1917. Captain (Temporary), Oct. 12, 1918. He participated in the defense of the following sectors: Arnould Sector, June 27 to July 4, 1918; St. Die Sector, July 10 to Aug. 14, 1918. He participated in t-he following Offensives: St. Mihiel Offensive, Sept. 12 to 17, 1918; Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Oct. 12 to 25, 1918. He received two Citations for exceptional gallantry from General Officers: one during the St. Mihiel and the other during the Meuse Argonne Offensive. He continues in the Service A brother. Alumnus of the V. M. I., gallantly served with the Marines in France. •Captain HAROLD B. TYREE, Class 1915. From West Virginia. Commanding Company "H," 59th (Regular) Infantry, 4th Division, A. E. F. He entered the Service, May 15, 1917, at Fort Sheridan first Officers' Training Camp. Commissioned Captain, August 15, 1917, and assigned to the 33Sth Infantry, 85th Division, Commanding Company "F," September, 1917. Sailed for France with his Division. Advance detachment to Tactical School at Chatillon, Cote d'Or, July, 1918, five weeks. Returned to his Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 203 Division in September. Transferred to Company "H," 59tli Infantry, 4th (Regular) Division, October, 1918. In the severe fighting in the Meuse- Argonne Offensive throughout October. Transferred after Armistice to 3rd Army Headquarters, Coblenz, Germany, December, 1918. Assistant to Pro- vost Marshal. Left Germany, February, 1919. Arrived in United States, April 15, 1919, and discharged two days later. Now in Research Department, The Detroit Edison Company, Detroit, Michigan. Heme. 1417 Gth Avenue, Huntington, W. Va. Captain EUGENE HENDERSON, JR., Class 1912. From Arkansas. Commanding Company "C," 312th Ammunition Train, 87th Division, A. E. F. He entered the Officers' Training Camp, Fort Logan H. Roots, May 11, 1917. Commissioned Captain, Infantry, August 15, 1917, and assigned to Company "C," 312th Ammunition Train, 87th Division, which he commanded until February 12, 1919. He sailed for overseas service, August 23, 1918, and was in all tie actions of his Division. From February 12 to July 19, 1919, he served as Camp Provost Marshal at Bordeaux Embarkation Camp. Sailed for United States, July 19, 1919, and was discharged, August 26, 1919. Captain WITHERS ALEXANDER BURRESS, Class 1914. From Virginia. 23rd Infantry, 2nd Division, A. E. F. After taking a competitive examination in August, 1916, he was com- missioned 2nd' Lieutenant, Infantry, to date from November 28, 1916. January 1, 1917, he reported for duty at Fort Leavenworth,, Kansas, for the three months' course for Provisional Officers at that Army School. April 1, 1917, he completed the course at Leavenworth, and was assigned to duty with the 23rd U. S. Infantry, at El Paso, Texas. April 1-June 1, 1917, on duty with 23rd Infantry as 2nd Lieutenant, "L" Co. June 1, 1917, the Regiment moved to Syracuse, N. Y., and he was as- signed to the 49th Infantry, having received his promotion to 1st Lieutenant (49th was 3) new Regiment, formed from the 23rd Infantry). June 1-Aug. 25, 1917, commanding Co. "L," 49th Infantry, and Battalion Adjutant, 1st Battalion, 49th Infantry. August 25, 1917, transferred back to 23rd Infantry, as Captain (Tempo- rary), in command of Hdqrs. Company. September 7, 1917, sailed for France with 23rd Infantry. Sept. 21, 1917, arrived at St. Nazaire, France. After a week there, his regiment was moved to the Training Area in the Department of the Vosges, and it re- mained there in billets and training until the end of February at which time his regiment went into line with the French., between Verdun and St. Mihiel, in a sector known as the Troyon Sector, Here he was made Operations Officer of his regiment, in addition to his duties as C. O., Hdqrs. Co., 23rd Inf., 2nd Division. He remained in this sector until the middle of May. May 15-30, 1918, in training with regiment at Robert Espargne and Claumont-en-Vexin (near Paris). 204 Virginia Military Institute — World War Record June 1 to July 10, in line, N. W. of Chateau Thierry — Regimental Sector from Bomasche (inclusive) to Le Thiolet. Took part in engage- ment here of the 23rd Infantry, 2nd Division, A. E. F., as Operations Officer, and C. O. Hdqrs. Co., as well as taking part in the "Vaux attack" which was in a sector of the 9th Infantry. July 10-July 16, in reserve with 2nd Division, near La Prierte-Sous-Janavie. July 18-20, Operations Officer, C. O., Hdqrs. Co., and C. O., Company "I," 23rd Infantry, 2nd Division, in what was known as Counter-Offensives of July 18, South of Soissons. His regiment went over the top at Chauvigny, Vierzy and Tigny, July 20 to Aug. 1, 1918, with 2nd Division in Reserve. Two weeks in August in the "Marpache Sector," near Pont-a-Mousson, North of Nancy. Sept. 12-15, St. Mihiel Of- fensive, as Operations Officer and C. 0., HdqrSL Co., 23ni Inf., 2nd Division. Oct. 7 to Jan'y 1, 1919, Army School of the line, Longres, France. Jan'y 1- Nov. 2, 1919, on duty with Visitors Bureau, G. Z. E., G. H. Q., A. E. F. at Paris, conducting distinguished visitors over Battlefields. Returned to U. S. Nov. 9, 1919, and assigned to 16th U. S. Infantry, Camp Taylor, Ky. Decorations: La Solidaridad (Panama Gov't); Chevaliera di Coronna D' Italia; Mexican Border Campaign; "Victory" Medal with 4 bronze stars. Recommended in August, 1918, for promotion by Col. Paul B. Malone, C. O., 23rd Infantry. (This promotion was prevented by the Armistice coming so soon.) Captain Burress is the eldest of four brothers in the World War, one of them, Lieutenant Jack W. Burress (V. M. I.), having been very seriously wounded. Captain RICHARD J. MARSHALL, Class 1915. From Virginia. 5th and 6th F. A., A. E. F. Commissioned 2nd Lt., Field Artillery, Nov. 28, 1916. Commissioned 1st Lt., Field Artillery, as of same date. Assigned to 8th Field Artillery, and placed on detached service at Provisional Officers' School, Ft. Leaven- worth, Kansas, Jan'y 1, 1917. Joined 8th Field Artillery at El Paso, Texas, on April 2, 1917. Transferred to 14th Field Artillery, Ft. Sill, Okla., May 5, 1917. Transferred to 8th. Field Artillery, Douglas, Ariz., June 14, 1917. Left Douglas, Ariz., en route, duty overseas, with 6th Field Artillery, July 20, 1917. Sailed from Port of Embarkation, Hoboken, N. J., July 28, 1917. Landed in France, Aug. 13, 1917, and went into training with 6th Field Artillery at Valdahon, France. Commissioned Temporary Captain, Field Artillery, Aug. 5, 1917. Assigned to duty as Instructor of Field Artil- lery at Coetquidan, Prance, Oct. 8, 1917. Commissioned Provisional Captain, Field Artillery, Oct. 12, 1917. Relieved, and assigned to duty, 6th Field Artillery, Feb. 8, 1918. First tour at the front was spent in the Defensive Sector, Northwest of Toul. Relieved from 6th Field Artillery, and assigned to instruction duty, about March 1, 191S. Re-assigned to 6th Field Artillery, Aug. 14, 1918. Re-joined the 6th Field Artillery, about Aug. 14, 1918, in the Saizerais Sector. (6th Field Artillery was a part of the 1st Field Artil- lery Brigade wh,ich was a part of the 1st Division.) Commanded Battery "B," 6th Field Artillery, in the Saizerais Sector, St. Mihiel Offensive, and in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Wounded, Nov. 1, 1918, by fragments of a high explosive shell. In Hospital until about March 1, 1919, when he re- Some op the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 205 joined the 6th Field Artillery, at Ransbach, Germany. Sick in Hospital at Coblenz, from about April 1 to May 6. Ordered home as Casual Oificer, about May 10, 1919. Sailed from Brest, May 31, 1919, arriving in New York on June 15, 1919. Since that time he has been assigned to duty in the Construction Division, Washington, D. C. Commission as Provisional Officer made permanent, about July 1, 1919. Previous to his service in the Regular Army, he was 1st Lieutenant and Battalion Adjutant in the National Guard, serving on the Border, during the Summer of 1916. Captain Marshall is a nephew of Brigadier General Richard C. Marshall, Jr., U. S. A., of the Class of 1898. He continues in the Service. Captain JAMES ANDERSON NICHOLS, JR., Class 1910. From Virginia. 179th Infantry Brigade, A. E. F. Commissioned Captain, F. A., Camp Benjamin Harrison, November 27, 1917. Captain and Adjutant, 344th F. A., 165th Brigade, 90th Division, Dec. 15, 1917-March 1, 1918. Captain and Adjutant, 345th F. A. (6", or M. M., Howitzer Regiment), 165th Brigade, 90th Division, March 1-April 15, 1918. Student Liaison Officer. Sailed from New York to Liverpool, May 6, 1918. Attaclred to 20th Division in Marne Offensive, S. W. Rheims, in July, 1918. Captain and Adjutant, on special duty with 179th Infantry Brigade, St. Mihiel, Sept. 10-October 2. Captain, on special duty with 179th Infantry Brigade, Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Oct. 10-Nov. 11, 1918. Captain and Adjutant, 345th F. A., 165th Brigade, 90th Division, Third American Army of Occupation in Germany, Nov. 12, 1918-Feb'y 1, 1919. Acting Bat- talion Commander, 2nd Battalion, 345th F. A., 90th Division, Third Army in Germany, Feb'y 1-May 27, 1919. Sailed from St. Nazaire, May 27, 1919. Arrived, New York, June 8, U. S. S. Kentuckian. Discharged, July 2, 1919, at Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, Ky. Wounded slightly, near Rheims, July, 1918; wounded slightly, St. Mihiel, Sept., 1918; wounded slightly, near Stenay, Oct., 1918. Recommended for "D. S. C." Captain GEORGE FISHER DASHIELL, Class 1919. From Virginia. Commanding M. G. Company, 11th (Regulars) Infantry, 5th Division, A. E. F. Killed in action in France. Captain Harry G. Dashiell, elder brother of the subject of this notice, wrote the Historiographer of the V. M. I., thus briefly giving the sad story of his death: "Smithfield, Va., July 28, 1919. "My father has handed me your letter requesting the details of my brother George's death in France. "He enlisted in the first Officers' Training Camp at Fort Myer, Va., in the spring of 1917. At the end of three months he was commissioned a Provisional Second Lieutenant of Infantry and assigned to the 11th Regi- ment, stationed at Chickamauga Park, Ga. He had elected the Regular Army, rather than a First Lieutenancy in the Reserve Corps. "For a few months, he was attached to 'B' Company, and wa? then re- assigned to the Regimental Machine-Gun Company. He was promoted to First Lieutenant about April, 1918, continuing in the Machine-Gun Com- pany. The 11th Infantry was assigned to the 5th Division, and sailed in April or May. It entered a quiet sector in the Vosges, upon its arrival 2C6 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord overseas. Later, it was in the St. Mihiel drive and savir strenuous service around Thiacourt. "George was promoted to a Captaincy on October 4, 1918, and given command of the Machine-Gun Company. I was with him for about three days, at that time, just before his Division went into the Argoane. He went in about October 5th and stayed in during ten days of severe fight- ing. He tlien came out and rested two days, when I saw him again. His Regiment then went back into the line and stayed until November 11th. My Artillery Brigade was supporting his Infantry, at that time. (My Division (3d) had gone out to recuperate and replace losses, while the Artillery stayed on the front.) "George was killed about 2 P. M., November 10th. His Regiment had reached its daily objective, and he had stationed his machine-guns, and was inspecting them, (some of them were in the attic of the church in the town of Remaiville, near Souppy), and just as he had reached the ground an enemy shell of large calibre fell just in front of him. Two or thiee others were also killed by the same shell. "I visited the Regimental Headquarters the next day and obtained the details from one of his junior officers, and the Chaplain who buried him." This superb young Officer was most highly esteemed. He had shown such efficiency and gallantry, while commanding his Company in the terrific fighting in the St. Mihiel Sector, that he was advanced to its Captaincy, receiving his merited promotion just as his regiment entered the Argonne. Throughout all those strenuous days he had been conspicuous for valour and utter disregard of danger and his escape from death seemed all but miraculous. But, alas! within a few hours of the time set for the cessation of hostilities a stray shell did its fell work, and his heroic spirit took its flight to its celestial home and was re-united to the many other like spirits, who on earth had been his beloved comrades in the bonds of V. M. I. Captain HARRY GARLAND DASHIELL, Class 1911. From Virginia. 3d Ammunition Train, 3d Division, A. E. F. This Graduate was an Electrical Engineer, in the employment of the Western Electric Company, in Chicago, when war came. He immediately volunteered for the duration of the War and was com- missioned a Captain. He was assigned to the command of the 3d Ammuni- tion Train of the 3d Division. He sailed for France with his Division and served with great gallantry and distinction in all its actions, returning home unscathed after the Armistice. He was an elder brother of Captain George F. Dashiell above. Captain F. TRAVERS WOOD, Class 1904. From Virginia. Engineers, U. S. A. Who can estimate the debt the World owes the United States En- gineers? The V. M. I. furnished a goodly number of Officers to this important branch of the Service, all of whom covered themselves with gloi-y and honour. They served abroad and at home, and those who missed the glory of the battlefield deserve equal praise with their more fortunate brothers who were ordered to the front. Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 207 One of these accomplished officers is the subject of this special notice. Captain Wood volunteered, and was commissioned in the Engineers, U. S. A., in June, 1917, and was assigned to tempor;iTy duty in the con- struction of Camp Lee, Virginia, as Engineer Officer in charge of Construction Work. He was engaged in this duty until February, 1918, when he was ordered to Washington, and given charge of construction work on four pro- jects, near that City, for about four months After this he was ordered to Denver, Colorado, and put in charge of the Construction of U. S. Hospital No. 21. This Hospital cost approximately $5,000,000; the buildings are of permanent construction, being of concrete and tile, and the plant comprises one hundred and twenty buildings in all. It was intended for the housing and treatment of soldiers having tuberculosis. On the completion of this work. Captain Wood was ordered to return to Washington, and was then transferred to San Antonio, Texas, in March, 1919, with the rank of Major, Quartermaster Corps. He did not accept this commission, and applied for immediate discharge, to take up his present work as Southern Manager of The West Construction Company, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Captain DOUGLASS N. McMILLIN, Class 1910. From Tennessee. Commanding Company "B," 114th M. G. Battalion, 30th Division, A. E. F. This is the elder of two gallant V. M. I. brothers who served in the same Machine-Gun Battalion in Prance, each as Captain. This superb officer commanded Troop "B," of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, on the Mexican Border, in 191G-1917, and his brother (below) was Second Lieutenant in the same Troop. This command was, later, changed to a Machine-Gun Battalion, and as such served through the War, taking part in all the actions and operations in which the 30th Division was engaged — at Ypres and Kemmel Hill, Belgium (the Ypres-Lj's Offensive and Defensive), July to September, 191S; and on the Somme in France (the Hindenburg Line, Bellicourt, Montrebain, Brancourt, Busigny, Molain, etc., in the Somme Offensive), September 24-October 24, 1918. In all these battles Captain McMillin led his Company with conspicuous bravery. On April 22, 1919, he was mustered out of the Service. He is now following his pre-war profession of General Engineering. Home. St. Elmo, Tennessee. Captain EDWYN W. McMILLIN, Class 1913. From Tennessee. Company "D," 114th M. G. Battalion, 30th Division, A. E. F. Entered U. S. Service, June 18, 1916, as 2nd Lt., Tennessee Cavalry. Mexican Border Service, June 18. 1916 to April 20, 1917. Ist Lieut, and Adjutant, 1st Separate Squadron, Tennessee Cavalry, June 26 to Sept. 4. 1917. 1st Lt. and Adjt., 114th M. G. Battalion, 30th Div., Sept. 4, 1917. American Expeditionary Forces, May 10, 1918 to March 20, 1919. Capt., Company "D," 114th, Machine-Gun Battalion, Oct. 4, 1918. Discharged, April 15, 1919. Battles and Engagements: Ypres Sector, July 12-Sept. 5, 1919; Ypres Sector, Mt. Kemmel Offensive, Aug. 30 to 31, 1918; Ypres-Lys Offensive. Aug. 30 to Sept. 3, 1918; Somme Offensive, Sept. 24 to Oct. 20, 1918; Somme Offensive, Bellicourt, Hindenburs: Line. Sept. 24 to 30. 1918: Somme Offensive, 208 Virginia Military Institute — -World War Eecord Prement, Brancourt, Vaux Andigny, St. Souplet, Busigny, Mazinghiem, Oct. 5 to 20, 1918. This brief and modest personal report does not tell half the story. The writer was a splendid soldier and officer. On his discharge from the Service, he became Superintendent of the Chattanooga Knitting Mills whose Presi- dent is himself an "Old V. M. I. boy," and he knows well the sterling worth of his subordinate. Captain STANTON L. BBRTSCHEY, Class 1918, and 6th Captain, Corps of Cadets. From "Virginia. 6th Infantry, 5th Division, A. E. F. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry at first Fort Myer Officers' Training Camp, August 15, 1917. Assigned to 6th Infantry (Regular). Sailed for France with his organization. Promoted to 1st Lieutenant, Octo- ber, 1918. Slightly wounded in action. Promoted to Captain. He continues in the Service with reduced rank of First Lieutenant, U. S. A. Captain JOSEPH N. DALTON, Class 1912, "First Captain," Corps of Cadets. From North Carolina. Infantry, A. E. F. He was commissioned 1st Lieutenant in the Army in 1916. (Honour Appointment from V. M. I.) Promoted Captain, Infantry, commission to date from August 5, 1917. He was Instructor at Officers' Training Camps until ordered overseas. He served with great distinction in France, though it is regretted that his splendid service can not be given in full, for want of data, never received, although repeatedly asked for. After the Armistice, he went with the Army of Occupation, and was serving as late as June, 1920, as Assistant to A. C. of S. G.-4, at Ooblenz. On June 19, 1920, he wrote to the Superintendent, V. M. I., telling of the organization of a Chapter of the V. M. I. Aiumni Association in Germany, composed of the V. M. I. Men who are still serving as officers in th.e Army of Occupation, and of the enthusiastic meeting, when all generously sub- scribed to the V. M. I. Endowment Fund. [This Chapter Is unique, in that it is the only one that has ever existed on foreign soil and whose members are all serving in an Army occupying Enemy territory.] Captain RUFUS A. MORISON, Ciass 1905. From Virginia. Medical Corps, A. E. F. Commissioned First Lieutenant, Medical Corps, U. S. A., May, 1917. Ordered to England on Cardiac Commission. On duty there from August, 1917 to April, 1918. On duty in France from April, 1918 to July, 1919. Promoted Captain. Commanding Officer, Convalescent Camp, Hospital Centre, Sanmay, of two thousand beds capacity. Captain ALANSON D. BROWN, Class 1912. From Missouri. 167th Infantry, 42nd Division, A. E. F. Later, Senior Instructor of Tactics of 3rd Corps School. Enlisted, June, 1917, Second Training Camp, Fort Sheridan. Commis- sioned, August 27, 1917, Captain of Infantry, and ordered overseas. Landed Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 209 in Liverpool early in January, 1918. Two days later, reached France. Was sent to Langres and attended The Army School of the Line. He was graduated with such a high rating that he was selected as Instructor of Military Science and Tactics, and was assigned to G. 5, G. H. Q., A. E. F. In May, 1918, received orders to join the 42nd Division. Was attached to I67th Infantry. In middle of June, was recalled and made Instructor of Tactics at 1st Corps School. In August, 1918, was sent to Clamecy as Senior Instructor of Tactics, at the 3rd Corps School, and remained there till the School closed. Then assigned to Le Mans on the Rifle Competition. Re- turned to U. S., landing August 17, 1919. A brother, Major Charles C Brown, Graduate of Class 1910, also served gallantly in the A, E. F., but, un- fortunately, the Historiographer has secured no details of his service. Captain Brown was honourably discharged, Sept. 9, 1919. Captain JAMES D. LANGSTAFF, Class 1907. From Kentucky. Commander of Company "C" of "Lost Battalion," 308th Infantry, 77th Division, A. E. F. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Infantry, R. C, August 15, 1917. Assigned, to 159th. Depot Brigade, Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky. Pro- moted to First Lieutenant, Infantry, January 15, 1918. Volunteered for foreign service with 801st Pioneer Infantry (Colored), July 26, 1918. Sailed, September 8, 1918. Promoted Captain, Infantry, U. S. A., October 18, 1918. Sent to forwarding camp at St. Aignan, and re-assigned to 77th Division, commanding Company "C" of the "Lost Battalion," 308th Infantry. Captain CLARENCE A. MARTIN, Class 1917. From Virginia. Company "G," 56th. Regular Infantry, 7th Division, A. E. F. Designated as "Honour" Graduate Appointment to the Regular Army from the V. M. I., in May, 1917. Went to Fort Myer Training Camp, May 14. Camp ended August 14, 1917, but being too young then to hold a commission in the Regular Army, he was commissioned Captain in the National Army and ordered to Camp Lee, Virginia, reporting August 27, 1917. Here he was assigned to Com- pany "K," 320th Infantry, which he organized, and commanded until November 22, 1917. He then resigned his commission as Captain, National Army, to accept a commission as Second Lieutenant in the Regular Army. He was assigned to the 56th Infantry, and reported to that regiment on November 27, 1917, at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. The Seventh Division was concentrated at Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas, and as the 56th was a regiment of that Division, it moved to Waco, on February 2, 1918. He was promoted to First Lieutenant, and assigned to Company "G," 56th Infantry, which he commanded, organizing the re- cruits which he received at Waco. He was transferred from Camp Mac- ArthiUr to Camp Merritt, New Jersey, from which place he sailed for France, August 3, 1918, landing at Brest, on the 11. He moved to a training area In France, and went through another training period. Arrived at the front the first part of October, in the Puvenelle Sector, just West of the Moselle River. Was at the front continuously from that time until the Armistice on November 11; On November 1, his Company made its first organized 210 ViRGiYiA Military Institute — World War I^ecord attack, and lest very heavily. It went over with a strength of one hundred and fifty men, and ninety-two were killed and wounded. There were never more gallant and loyal men. On the mornings of November 2 and 3, the Germans turned all the guns they had defending Metz loose on the remnants of Captain Martin's Company, and made very strong counter-attacks. He had less than sixty men on a kilometer of front, while the Germans counter-attacked with be- tween six hundred and eight hundred men. The gallant Captain said: "The men fought; like demons, many dying, until only a handful were left, but they broke the attack, and th,6 day was saved. That night we received reinforcements." In recognition of Captain Martin's magnificent conduct in this action, he was recommended to be promoted, and on Armistice Day he took the oath of office. He remained in France until June 16, 1919, when he was ordered home, arriving at Newport News on June 27. Here most of his men were discharged, they having been replacements. On July 4, 1919, Captain Martin arrived at Camp Funston, which is his present station. In less than sixteen months from his graduation this youthful Captain had written his name high on the scroll of fame. Captain LEWIS H. ELLISON, Class 1909. From Virginia. Regimental Supply Officer, 37th Engineers, A. E. F. May, 1917 to November, 1918, First Training Camp, commissioned Captain, Engineers. Assigned to dutj'^ in office. Chief of Engineers for pur- chasing of all supplies and special equipment of 37th Engineers, Electrical and Mechanical Regiment, supplies and equipment amounting to about four million dollars. Recruited regiment, and assigned as Regimental Supply Officer. Served with the outfit both in U. S. and in France. November, 1918 to July, 1919, assigned to Army Transport Service in France, in charge of repair shops and electrical installations at Base Sections 6 and 1, Mar- seilles and Saint Nazaire Shops; at both of these places employing about 200 men. Shop Superintendent in both of these assignments; was responsible for the procurement of all such supplies as needed for operation in machine, blacksmith, wood-working, foundry, sheet metal and electrical repair shops. July, 1919 to November, 1919, Personnel Department, Office of Chief of En- gineers, Washington, D. C-, dealing with the discharge of commissioned personnel. Service in France with First Army. Three major Engagements: Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne. His brother. Captain Alexander H. Ellison, Graduate of Class 1910, was also with the Engineers in the A. E. F. Honourably discharged upon return to U. S. Now with U. S. Shipping Board, Passenger Ship Section, Construction and Repair Department, 45 Broadway, New York City. Captain ALEXANDER H. ELLISON, Class 1910. From Virginia. 34th Engineers, A. E. F. Commissioned First Lieutenant, early in War, and assigned to 20th En- gineers with which unit h,e went overseas. He was detailed for duty with Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 211 the Chief of Engineers, A. E. F., and was assigned to the 34th Engineers. Promoted Captain. It is regretted that the full details of his Service abroad have not been furnished, as promised, but it is well known that his record was very fine. He is a brother of Captain Lewis H. Ellison, Graduate of Class 1909 (above). Captain CHARLES H. DRAYTON, Class 1909. From South Carolina. Commanding Company "H," 32ord Infantry, 81st Division, A. E. F. He was commissioned First Lieutenant, Infantry, R. C, April 5, 1917, and ordered into active service at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, as Assistant Instructor at the first Officers' Training Camp, May 8, 1917. At the end of the training period, August 15, he was promoted to the rank of Captain, and ordered to Camp Jackson, South Carolina, for duty. On September 5, he was assigned to the command of Company "H," 323rd Infantry, 81st ("Wild Cat") Division, v/hich command he held until discharged. For a period of about four months, he commanded his battalion, because of the death of the Major commanding; and he commanded it again the last three weeks of its existence. His first service at the front was in the St. Die Sector, Vosges, where he remained about six weeks, until withdrawn and given a short rest before going into the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Here he remained until November 11, 1918. He returned to the United States, June 14, 1919, and was discharged six days later. On October 10, 1917, Captain Drayton married Miss Emily Appleton Beatty, daughter of Rear Admiral Frank G. Beatty, U. S. Navy, and Mrs. Beatty, and soon left his bride for overseas service in his Country's defense. Captain BENJAMIN BOWERING, Class 1915, "First Honour." From Virginia. Commanding Battery "D," 74th C- A. C, A. E. F. While Assistant Professor at th.e V. M. I., early in the year 1917, he re- ceived a V. M. I. "Honour" Appointment as Second Lieutenant in the Regular Army, Coast Artillery Corps. He was promoted to First Lieutenant, C. A., and Captain, C. A., October, 1917, to rank from August 5, 1917. His regi- ment, 74th C. A. C, left Hoboken, September 13, 1918, for overseas, and arrived at St. Nazaire, October 7. He was in command of Battery "D," an exceptionally fine body of men, of varied talents and experiencesi. It was learned afterwards that it had a sad experience in crossing — the influenza was at its worst and the submarines were seeking their prey in the various zones. Captairh Bowering was fortunate to escape the former, and the ship. President Grant, escaped with her cargo of human freight; but, alas, one hundred or more of the gallant boys who had left the shores of their beloved Country to fight in her defense in a foreign land were laid to res't in the deep sea — victims of the terrible scourge which swept over this and all other lands. From St. Nazaire the regiment moved forward to the front, experi- menting, as all did, with French Railroad or Mortar guns. Captain Bower- ing's battery was equipped with railroad, long range guns; so it moved forward and was not far from the line of action when the Armistice was called, and the awful strife ceased. The regiment was then ordered to Brest, 212 ViKGiNiA Military Institute — World War Eecord Camp Pantangan, well known for its unsatisfactory condition at first, but afterwards pronounced the best prepared of all camps for the embarking of the many thousands of troops ordered home. The 74th Regiment was soon ordered to return to the United States, but Captain Bowering was placed on detached service and destined to be separated from his battery. He was assigned to duty at the Inspector General's Office to inspect the men and ammunition ordered home. In this connection an amusing incident is told. Among the troops ordered to be inspected by Captain Bowering was the GOth Artillery Regiment which had been on the firing line with its big guns. When its turn to be inspected came, its gallant Colonel, Abe Lincoln, said: "Why, this is a remarkable thing — that my own nephew should inspect my regiment." [Captain Bowering had, a short time before, married Colonel Lincoln's niece.] Captain Bowering gave the gre-atest satisfaction to his superior in discharging this trying duty. After six months' service at this port, he was ordered home, assigned to Fort Dupont, Delaware, and placed in charge of Ordnance. Engineers and Signal Service and all Recreations. Unsolicited testimonials to Captain Bowering's splendid qualities as an officer and a gentleman have repeatedly come. Two, in particular, from a lieutenant and a private, in his battery, speak in the strongest terms of his extraordinary success as a Battery Commander and of the devotion of his men. He possessed that rare "Savoir faire'' which enabled him to hold the love and admiration of every man under his command, while getting from them always the best possible service. Captain Bowering wrote the beautiful V. M. I. Hymn (both words and music) — "The Spirit of V. M. I.." which is sung whenever V. M. I. men come together. Captain LAWRENCE H. EARLE, Class 1908. From New Jersey. Ordnance Department, Traveling Supervisor, A. E. F. He was commissioned a First Lieutenant in the Ordnance Department on July 27, 1917, and was called into active Service on August Ifi, 1917, and sent tO' the Holt Manufacturing Company, Peoria, Illinois, to assist in the design and manufacture of artillery tractors. He was, later, officially ap- pointed as Army Inspector of Ordnance at the above-named plant, under which appointment he was responsible for the development and organiza tion of Government inspection of all material produced by the Holt Manu- facturing Company for war use. On July 8, 1918, he was commissioned Captain in the National Army, and in July of the same year he was transferred to Washington, D. C, and appointed Traveling Supervisor for the Ordnance Department, under which appointment he was required to install and supervise Government inspection in all plants producing artillery tractors and tanks. On (approximately) September 1, 1918, he received orders to proceed overseas with a group of Liaison Officers with instructions to investigate and report on the manu- facturing and inspection methods of the British and French Ministries of Munitions in the production of Tanks and Tractors. He sailed on September 16, arrived in Liverpool on September 29, and spent the month of October in Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 213 England, during which he visited all the plants producing tanks and tractors, or parts for the same. He arrived in France on November 1, and there re- ceived orders to visit all plants in France producing material of this type, and to observe tanks and tractors in action at the front. The Armistice was signed, while he was on his way to the British front to observe the action of the British tanks. Following the Armistice, and up to the latter part of December, he completed his work among the manufacturers of tanks and tractors, and covered the entire front, from Switzerland to the North Sea, in search of material which had been in action, prior to the Armistice. On returning to the United States in January, 1919, he was appointed to the Technical Staff of the Ordnance Department in Washington, where he remained until he received his discharge, on March 15, 1919. He is now (May, 1920) associated with Tlie Buda Company, of Harvey, Illinois, manufacturers of internal combustion motor truck and tractor engines, as their Eastern Sales Manager, with offices at 33 West 42nd Street, New York City. Captain DAVID L. RUFPNER. Class 1917. Prom Virginia. Battery Commander and Instructor at Artillery Schools. A. E. F. At the request of the War Department, his Class was graduated one month abead of the regular time, in May. 1917. He at once entered the first Officers' Training School, at Fort Myer, and was graduated therefrom, August 15, 1917. and commissioned a Captain in the F. A. R. C, and as- signed as Instructor at the Second Officers' Training School, at Fort Myer. On October 25. 1917. he was commissioned a Provisional Second Lieutenant of Field Artillery, in the regular Aiiny, and his First Lieutenant's com- mission was dated the same day. [He resigned his Captaincy in the Na- tional Army and accepted a Second I^ieu tenancy in the regular Establish- ment, hoping, thereby, to get to the front sooner.l He was assigned to the Third Field Artillery, U. S. A., but remained on duty at the Training Camp as Instructor. On December 1, 1917, he was as- signed to the Sixth Field Artillery, U. S. A., and reported for duty with the Sixth Field Artillery Training Battalion On December 12, 1917, he sailed with h.is command from Hoboken, land- ing in Liverpool, on the 25. He was a student at the First Corps School at Gondrecourt, France, February and March, 1918. He served with the 103rd Field Artillery as Battalion Adjutant and Battery Commander in the Toul Defensive Sector, April to June, 1918. He was promoted Captain, , 1918, and commanded his battery in the fighting at Chateau Thierry, in July, 1918. He was detailed as In- structor at the Artillery School at La Constine, France, August to October, 1918. He was Instructor at the Artillery School at Valdahon, France, November, 1918 to May, 1919. He sailed for the United States, June 10, 1919, landing on the 19. He was then assigned to duty as Instructor at the Army Artillery School at Camp Knox, Kentucky, Colonel Clarence Deems, Jr., commanding. Captain Ruffner's two brothers also served in the War, the elder In the Ambulance Corps in France, and the younger in the Navy, making a number of voyages in the transport of troops to France. 214 YiEGiNiA Military Institute — ^^^okld War Eecord Someone observed their mother's service pin, and pityingly said: "You poor woman!" when she instantly retorted: "No — not poor, but the richest, proudest woman in the United States — with my three sons and only brother serving their Country in this righteous War." It is no wonder that the son of such a mother should have won the dis- tinction that fell to the gallant Captain Ruffner. Captain WILLIAM V. SMILEY, Class 1902. From Virginia. Commanding 46th Engineers, A. E. F. From June, 1912 to January, 1917, he was Captain of Company "K," 1st Virginia Infantry, National Guard, and saw service on the Texas Border until mustered out of the Federal Service, in January, 1917. On July 7, that year, he was again called to Service and served as Captain of Infantry until the middle of October. He was then transferred to the 104th Trench Mortar Battery, 54th Brigade, 29th Division. In March, 1918, he was again trans- ferred to the National Army as Captain of Company "A," 46th Engineers. He sailed for France and was at once put in charge of construction of the Gievres Yards, the largest project of its kind ever attempted. He was, later, made Engineer of Maintenance, Paris-Orleans R. R. In addition to this posi- tion, he was in command of the 46th Engineers from November 1, 1918 to the middle of October, 1920. His record speaks for itself. Captain HOWARD F. GILL, Class 1914. From Virginia. Coast Artillery Corps, U. S. A. Died in the Service. "Agricultural College, Mississippi, April 1, 1920. "Colonel Joseph R. Anderson, Historiographer, Y. M. I., Lee, Goochland County, Virginia. "My dear Colonel Anderson: "Your mention in your last letter, of recent date, of the difficulty of obtaining data concerning Institute Men who- were in the Service during the War has prompted me to send a few lines of personal knowledge of the record of Howard F. Gill, Class of 1914, who died at Fort Monroe, Virginia, October 14, 1918. You, of course, have data on his record as a Cadet, and I don't believe I can add anything to that, except the general recollection that his academic record was brilliant, for he undoubtedly possessed an exceptional mind, and also, that he filled ably and well the confidential position of Mili- tary Secretary to the Commandant of Cadets. During the year after gradua- tion he was connected with the Allis-Chalmers Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, but returned to the Institute, in th.e Fall of 1915, as an Instructor in the Department of Physics. There, he demonstrated a thorough knowledge of the subject. But, led bv a desire to devote his military and technical train- ing to a wider connection, he passed with high honours the examinations for a commission in the Coast Artillery Corps of the United States Army, in August, 1916, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in that branch, in November of that year. I served with him at Fort Monroe, Virginia, from January to June, 1917, and was thoroughly familiar with the excellent record that he made in all subjects of instruction in the Officers' School, during that time. "In June, 1917, we were ordered together to the Panama Canal Zone and served there until September, 1918, when we returned to the States for duty in th,e Officers' Training Camp at Fort Monroe. He had hardly reported for duty when he was attacked by the influenza which was at that time sweep- ing the Country in the first epidemic. His fighting spirit kept him going against the first attack of the disease, and he refused to go to the Hospital Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 215 until too late. There, he made a brave fight which aroused the admiration of the attending Surgeons, but finally succumbed, in spite of their efforts, aided by thoSe of his brother who was Flight Surgeon at Langley Field. Six V. M. I. officers on duty at Fort Monroe, and the training Company of which he had been commander, sorrowfully escorted the remains to the train for h.is home in Petersburg, Virginia. "It was in Panama that I learned to know Howard Gill really well, We served at the same Post, and shared quarters together, and I soon saw the esteem in which he was held as a most competent and conscientious officer. He served as Assistant Adjutajit of the Post, and was second in com- mand of the 14-inch Gun Company which won the Knox Trophy for excellence in big gun target practice, over all other Coast Artillery organizations in the Service, for the year 1917. Later, he became commanding officer of the same Company and established a record for that command by demolishing a moving target at 15,000 yards, at the first shot in a record practice. "Howard Gill's service was marked by an intense devotion to duty; and, although he never permitted the quality of his relatively inactive service in Panama to suffer from an overwhelming desire to serve in France, this prospect was always uppermost in his mind. He brooded over it constantly, and on one occasion tendered his resignation as a Captain in the Regular Service, in order that he might return to the States and enlist in an organization bound for overseas. No resignations were accepted at this time, so that he was unable to succeed in his desire; but I have never seen anyone as eager as he, when orders came to sail for the States. "Had not the influenza cut short a most promising career, the Institute would have had even greater cause to be proud of this loyal Alumnus and untiring worker who constantly maintained the highest ideals! in his service to the Nation. Very truly, K. S. PUKDIE, Captain, C. A. C, U. S. A. (Late Major, C. A. C.)." Nothing need be added to this eloquent and fitting tribute to a brother Officer and brother Graduate by one so well qualified to appraise his char- acter and accomplishments. A younger brother was graduated in the Class of 1919. Captain JAMES TAYLOR, Class 1918. From New Jersey. Tank Corps, A. E. F. Second Lieutenant, 3rd Field Artillery, from August to December, 1917. Second Lieutenant, 6th Field Artillery, December, 1917 to June, 1918. Transferred to the 301st Battalion, Tank Corps, June, 1918. Wounded in action, October 23, 1918, at Montbrebain (Somme). Duty away from Regiment during War: Adjutant, 2nd Brigade, Tank Corps, August to September, 1918. Corps Tank Officer, 9th Army Corps, March to May, 1919. Welfare Inspector, A. E. C, LeMans, May to June, 1919. United States Courier, P. E. S., June to September, 1919. Attached to Motor Transport Corps, September to December, 1919. Assigned to 3rd Field Artillery, January 6, 1920. Courses of Instruction attended: 1st Officers' Training Camp, Fort Myer, Virginia. Machine-Gun School, Bovington, England. Field Artillery School (one-half), Gondrecourt, France. 216 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord Tank School, Bovington, England. G-Pounder School, Bovington, England. Senior Officers' School, B. E. F., Sautre-Court, France. Promotions: 2n.d Lieutenant, O. R. C, August 15, 1917, P^'ield Artillery. 2nd Lieutenant, Regular Army, October 26, 1917, Field Artillery. 1st Lieutenant (Temporary), July 10, 1918, Field Artillery. 1st Lieutenant, Regular Army, July 26, 1919, Field Artillery. Captain (Temporary), May 12, 1919, Tank Corps. From the above formal report, sent by Captain Taylor himself, one would never judge that he is tne young hero his valorous deeus have made him. Captain JOHN BRYAN TOMLINSON, Class 191S. From Alaoama. Commanding Company "M," 18th (Regular), Infantry, 1st Division, A. E. F. Died in the Service. John Bryan Tomlinson was born on the 19th day of November, 189G, at Birmingham, Alabama, and died, in the service of his Country, at I^ngres, France, October 14, 1918. In the Spring of 1917, at the small manufacturing town of Ragland, Alabama, where he was working, true to the manhood of the South, and the glorious traditions of the Virginia Military Institute, Bryan Tomlinson sprang to tlie call to arms of his Country and was among the first to volunteer for the impending struggle. On the 12th of May, 1917, he went to Fort McPherson, Georgia, and attended the first Officers' Train- ing Camp, winning a first lieutenancy, and the confidence of his superior officers to the extent that he was chosen to be among the vanguard of young American officers sent to "France. Early in September, 1917, he sailed from Hoboken, landing in Liverpool about the 23rd of the month, going from there to France and shortly after to a military school at La Valbonne, near Lyons. After five weeks' training he was assigned to "K" Company, 18th Infantry, First Division, which was training at Houdelancourt. Here he re- mained until January 15, 1918, entering the trenches on January 19, at Seicheprey, about fifteen miles East of St. Mihiel. His military ability, his manly bearing, and the confidence he had instilled in his men and his senior officers, won for him the distinction of being one of the five officers to lead 150 men in the first raid put over by the American Expeditionary Forces. These officers and men were chosen from virtually all the soldiers in the 16th and 18th Infantry Regiments. Br3^an led the first platoon over the top. On March 11 following, for leading a further raid into the German trenches. General Frank Parker, then Colonel of the 18th, cited him for bravery and ordered that his name be placed upon the Regimental Roll of Honour. During all this period of intensive training and severe hand-to-hand en- counters with the Gfrmans, this lovable, high-minded and manly American boy was sending home letters, with never a word of his achievements, minimizing his dangers to those he loved, and breathing a spirit of deter- mination ever increasing in intensity and steadfast purpose. The more active the 1st Division, the more pronounced the sentiment in his letters became to Some op the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 217 see the struggle through to the bitter end, and to impress upon those left in this country to bend every energy towards War activities. Shortly after March 11, 1917, the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division was relieved, and Lieutenant Tomlinson was recommended for promotion. On the 22nd of April, the l8th Infantry went into action between Montdidier and Amiens at Villers Tournelle. Late in April, Bryan was given command of "K" Company, following the death of Captain Quisenberry, killed in action. On the 3rd of May, he was severely gassed and was in the Hospital about six weeks. On leaving the Hospital he was sent to the 77th Division, being attached to Battalion Headquarters of the 3rd Battalion, BOGth In- fantry. At the request of General Parker, he was returned to the 18th In- fantry, on August 3, and given command of "M" Company, receiving his Captaincy, August 30, 191S. He led his Company through the St. Mihiel drive, writing home after it: "You should have seen the Boche run." Immediately after the St. Mihiel Drive the 1st Division moved behind Verdun, and was in support of the 1st Army, for the first four days of the Argonne-Meuse Offensive, going into action on September 30. Captain Tom- linson was gassed the next day, and was sent back to Base Hospital No. 53. Here he showed the keenest interest in the further progress of the Argonne Offensive, talking all the time of getting back into it again. On the 12th of October, 1918, he lost consciousness, issuing orders in his delirium to his men, until his death on the 14th. He died a boy in years, but a full man in action, ideals and achievement. Captain ALPHONSE J. STUDB, Class 1907. From Texas. 14th Engineers, Railway, A. E. F. Enlisted at Boston, Mass., June 9, 1917, as private in 4th Reserve Engineers, U. S. A. (In October, 1917, this regiment was re-named 14th Engineers, Railway.) Called to Training Camp at Salem, N. H., June 25, 1917. Promoted to Sergeant, June 28, 1917. Appointed First Sergeant, July 12, 1917. Sailed from New York, July 27, 1917. Arrived in England, August 12, 1917. Paraded in London, August 15, 1917. Arrived at the front near Arras, France, August 21, 1917. Promoted to First Lieutenant from First Sergeant, February 23, 1918. Promoted to Captain from First Lieutenant, September 26, 1918. Sailed from France, April 17, 1919. Arrived in United States, April 27, 1919. Discharged at Camp Devens, Mass., May 8, 1919, Entire time in the Service was with the 14th Engineers, Railway. His discharge paper has the following notation: "At the front with the British, Light Railways under artillery fire. Arras-Bapaume Sector, Aug. 21, 1917-May 20, 1918, including Somm© De- fensive, Mar. 21-April 26, 1918; Aisne-Marne Front, Aug. 2, 1918-Sept. 10, 1918, including Aisne-Marne Offensive, Aug. 2 to Aug. 6, 1918; Meuse- Argonne Front, Sept. 19-Nov. 11, 1918, including Meuse- Argonne Offensive, Sept. 26 to Nov. 11, 1918." Appointed Personnel Adjutant, May 22, 1918, and discharged as such. May 8, 1919. An older brother is also a Graduate of the V. M. I. 218 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord Captain JOHN D. EWING, Class 1913. Prom Louisiana. 128th Infantry, 32nd Division, A. E. P. Commissioned Captain, 128tli Infantry, 32nd Division, in 1917. Went to Prance with his Division. Commanded Scouts and Snipers and served on the Staff as Operations' Officer. His gallantry is described below: [Prom the Shreveport Times, of May 21, 1919:] "Captain John D. Ewing received a delightful surprise yesterday when his father. Col. Robert Ewing, owner of The Times, brought with him from New Orleans on his visit to Shreveport, a Croix de Guerre, with gilt star, and the Citation certificate recently awarded to Captain Ewing by the French Government for distinguished service in the American Army during the War. The Croix de Guerre and Citation, which is in Prench and is signed by Marshal Petain, Commander-in-Chief of the Prench Armies of the East, were forwarded to Captain Ewing by the War Department. Captain Ewing is the first Shreveport officer to be awarded this honour. "Captain Ewing commanded a Company and served on the Staff as Operations Officer, in the 128th Regiment of the famous 32nd Division in France. The 128th was one of the regiments that recently was awarded th,e 'Fourragere,' the highest decoration given to any American Division by a foreign government. "The letter of Adjutant General Cole, forwarding these honours to Captain Swing, follows: 'Washington, May 10, 1919. 'From: The Adjutant General of the Army, To Captain John D. Ewing, 604-606 Canal Street, New Orleans, La. Subject: French Decoration. 'There is forwarded herewith by registered mail a Croix de Guerre with gilt star. Citation Certificate and translation of same, awarded to you by the Prench Government. It is requested that you furnish this office with receipt for the Croix de Guerre and Citation. By order of the Secretary of War, W. B. Cole, Adjutant General.' " Tbanslation. ' 'General Headquarters of the French Armies of the East. Staff. 'Personnel Bureau. Order No. 14,382. (Decorations) "D" (Extract) 'With the approbation of the Commander-in-Chief of the American Ex- peditionary Forces in France, the Marshal of France, Commander in Chief of the French Armies of the East, cites in the order of the Army Corps 'Captain John D. Ewing, 128 Reg. U. S. Inf. 'A remarkable and brave young officer, possessing true judgment and great energy. Detailed to assist the Colonel of his Regiment, throughout the campaign, he assisted his chief in the preparation and execution of operations often very difficult. Rendered important services in the engage- ment which led to the taking of Juvigny, August 31, 1918, and in the advance on Terny Sorny, September 1. 1918, when the Division was a part of the Tenth French Army. At General Headquarters, March 14, 1919, The Marshal, Commander-in-Chief of the Prench Armies of the East, Retain.' " Captain Ewing is one of four brothers who were Cadets at the V. M. L, two graduating. Three of these brothers were in the Military Service during the War. Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 219 Captain Ewing, upon being discharged, returned to his pre-war position of Assistant General Manager of The ShreveDort (La.) Times. Captain LAKKIN W. GLAZEBROOK, JR., Class 1918. From District of Columbia. 12th (Regular) Field Artillery, 2nd Division, A. E. F. He entered the first Officers' Training School at Fort Myer and was graduated, August 15, 1917, with "First Honour" in the Class of over four hundi'ed, and was first out of the one hundred and forty who passed the final test and were recommended for commissions. He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the 12th (Regular) Field Artillery and served at St. Asaph's Camp, IT. S. A., for three months. He sailed for France, January 11, 1918, with his organization, and fought at Chateau Thierry with the Second Division. His regiment (12th U. S. A.) supported the Marines at Belleau Wood and at Soissons where he was gassed, July 22, and also Avounded by a shrapnel shot. His wound was in the upper left thigh. It was dressed, and he kept on. Later, the same day, he was holding one end of a map with young McClellan of the Marines (a V. M. I. Man) when a shell exploded killing McClellan. He carried him to the rear, but found he was dead. Later, while going ahead with his guns another shell fell in his group and his horse was killed under him. The next day, while passing a Tank, his horse bolted and both went down a forty-foot ravine. He was badly stunned, and, before he could get out, was gassed. He was removed to Paris, and, later, developed a pretty bad attack of shell shock for which he was sent to a special Hospital (117) where he remained until October. He was then (October 24) detailed to the S. 0. S. at Tours, on the General Staff. G. 4. He had, in the meantime, been promoted to Captain. He wrote October 24, 1918, most interestingly to General Nichols, telling about the V. M. I. "boys" he had met in France, and some of their achieve- ments, but said never a word about himself, except this: "The 'Medocs' have me in the S. O. S. for a while, as I have been wounded three times, and they won't let me go back for a little while, but I hope that will be soon." A New York dispatch telling of the arrival in that Fort of seven thou- sand, seven hundred and forty heroes (of whom Captain Glazebrook wa^ one) on December 11, 1918, said: "Stories without number were told by troops who themselves had survived the War's dangers and spoke moderately of that fact. Illustrative of Yankee heroism was the account given of Captain L. W. Glazebrook, Jr., of Washington, D. C, a member of the Field Artillery. Shot in the lung, gassed, wounded in the leg, removed to a Hospital, Captain Glazebrook (arrivals said), stole away from his cot, assembled a uniform, attached a captain's bars, climbed through a window, rode thirty-six hours on an army truck, without letting his companions know of his condition, and entered action in the American advance on the St. Mihiel Salient. Four days later, once more gassed, he was back in the same Hospital. "Asked about this incident. Captain Glazebrook said: 'The Chief Surgeon gave me h — • — . 'If you don't die,' he said, 'and you probably will, you will be court-martialed.' But outside the door, I heard him laugh, and I knew it was all right.' " Instead of being court-martialed, he was promoted. 220 Virginia Military Institute — ^World War Eecord Captain Glazebrook is tlie only son of Dr. Larkin W. Glazebrook. Surgeon of the Wasliington Railway and Electric Company, and the grandson of the Reverend Doctor Otis A. Glazebrook, the heroic United States Consul at Jerusalem from 1914, throughout the World War, and who, in 1864, was a First Corporal in the famous "New Market" Corps of Cadets of the V. M. I. He continues in the Service, with the reduced rank of First Lieutenant, U. S. Army. Captain STUART CUTLER, Class 1918. From New York. 23rd U. S. Infantry, A. E. F. Left v. M. I. in middle of Third Class year to enter West Point. Re- jected on account of physical disability. He stood well in his Class at the V. M. I. and was a Corporal. After his rejection at West Point, he worked for three months in the Credit Department of The Fairbanks Company, New York. Left there to go to Texas with the 7th Regiment, New' York National Guard. Was in Federal Service at McAllen, Texas, as a Corporal, for six months, until December, 1916. He continued a member of the 7th Regiment after its return home, until May, 1917. He was then commissioned Second Lieu- tenant, and assigned to the 23rd U. S. Regulars. But let his proud father give his further record. Mr. T. R. Cutler, of the E. B. Paul Company, 101 Park Avenue, New York, wrote. December 12, 1918, as follows: "In June, 1916, Stuart went to Texas with the 7th Regiment of New York, as Corporal, and staid there during the duration of the trouble. "As soon as War was declared, he made application for a commis- sion, went to the Plattsburg Camp, received his commission, and sailed for France, September 7, 1917, with the 23rd U. S. Regulars. During the winter of 1917-18, he was in Southern France and attended the School at Gondre- court. He was then in the Toul Sector; was over the top and gassed in April, 1918, and made First Lieutenant. "In May, 1918, he was sent back to the U. S., as Instructor, and ordered to report at Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ga., about July. He staid there three months. His lungs were troubling him; so, in November, 191S, he was sent to Otisville, N. Y. He has now a commission as Captain, and is in Base Hospital No. 8, Otisville, N. Y. "You may be glad to know that Stuart's older brother, Lloyd, volun- teered in June; went to Pelham, N. Y., and received a commission as Ensign, and is now on Sub Chaser Bagley. "Merritt Cutler, my youngest son, enlisted with the 7th Regiment (18 years of age), and is now in Prance with the 107th U. S. Infantry, as Cor- poral. He wrote us a wonderful description of the battle of September 29, in which he was the only one, out of a group of forty, who was not seriously wounded or killed. He is now in the Officers' School in France, and hopes to come home a Lieutenant. "So, my three only sons went to the front, and I am very proud of them." [TTiis was the spirit of all true Americans. And how the Germans' eyes were opened when they learned the truth!] After many months, in Hospital, Captain Cutler recovered and returned to duty, it is believed, although no report has been received from him since July, 1920. [Later. He is a 1st Lieutenant in the Service.] Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 221 Captain CAMILLUS CHRISTIAN, JR., Class 1914, Third Cadet Captain. From Virginia. Company "E," 363rd Infantry, 91st Division, A. E. F. He was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, at Presidio, California, August 15, 1917, and assigned to the 363rd Infantry. He went to France with this organization and distinguished himself in the fighting that ensued later. In the famous battle of the Argonne his Company fought desperately, often in hand-to-hand encountres with the Enemy, as it crawled along, cut- ting the wire entanglements. He nearly lost his life here while fighting with a desperate antagonist whom he finally disarmed. He was promoted to the Captaincy of his Company, and was cited for bravery. . , i i ' «).':p: " > In a letter written to his grandmother, Mrs. Camillus Christian, of Lynchburg, Virginia, dated October 5, 1918, he did not mention either his Citation or his promotion. He wrote: "I will try to relate some of the things in the big push * * *. "We slept out in the open without blankets * * *. (I am speaking of the night of September 26 and day of the 27.) We at- tacked early' in the morning; it was a beautiful movement; thirty men and I were the first to reach the road * * *. We captured sixty-two meu and two officers * * *. I was in the front six days and nights." Describing an attack, he said: "About sixty of the Boches broke into a run across an open field. We had some good big game shooting * * *. I am a lucky boy to come out safely. The love and prayers of friends at home, I believe, had much to do with my escape. I saw men pray on the battlefields who had never been in a church." On November 20, he wrote : "Our Company, at the time of the announce- ment of the Armistice, v/as the farthest advanced Company of American troops in Flanders. We had been driving the Germans for two weeks, they retreating 30 kilometers in that time. The fighting here was a picnic in comparison with the fighting our Company did in the Argonne. I had not the close escapes I had in the Argonne Forest." During the advance in Flanders, however, Captain Christian said: "One night the corner of the house in which I was sleeping was blown off, and I suddenly found myself in the middle of the floor." After the Armistice, Captain Christian went with his Division to a small town in Belgium, expecting to receive orders soon to march into Germany. He was, however, permanently detached from his Division and placed in the diplomatic courier service, being attached to the American Peace Commis- sion. His duties carried him on short trips to the neutral Capitals of Europe, and he had an interesting experience while performing this honour- able duty. He had many thrilling encountres with the Huns during the period of the War, and several very narrow escapes from death, or serious injury; at one time his helmet Avas split by a shell fragment. The report officially of his being wounded grew out of the fact of his having been gassed in the Argonne Forest. 222 Virginia Militaky Institute—World War Eecord He remained in Paris until the work of tlie Peace Commission was finished and then returned home, and was honourably discharged from the Service. ' i , ! :: i '' ' i'\ ' .J ' J Captain ROGERS M. WILSON, Class 1911. From Georgia. Commanding Company "L," ISth (Regular) Infantry, 1st Division, A. E. F, Severely wounded in action. It is a pleasure to put in enduring form the record of this superb officer and Graduate of the V. M. I. He was married, and was occupying an enviable position in the busi- ness world, when, in October, 1916, he stood the examination for provisional Second Lieutenant in the United States Army. He received hisi comm,Is- sion, March 27, 1917. He reported to Fort Leavenworth in April, and was from there ordered to France, embarking on the S. S. Mallory, June 9, 1917. He aiTived in France, June 28, 1917, with the first troops of the American Expeditionary Forces. He went immediately into training for service on the front line. He was assigned to Company "L," 18th (Regular) Infantry, First Division, and his entire service in France was with that command. On May 15, 1917, he was promoted to First Lieutenant, and on August 5, 1917, he was promoted to Captain of his Company. He was in all the actions of the First Division, including the battle of Soissons, until July 21, 1918, when he was severely wounded while in command of his (the 3rd) Battalion. He received two maohine-gun bullets in the upper right arm near the shoulder. He was three months in Hospital in France and was then sent home, and for many months he was in the General Hospital at Fort Mc- pherson, Georgia, before he was able to return to duty. For his gallantry in command of his Company, in every action in which it participated, until he was wounded, he was awarded the D. S. C. and, later, the French Croix de Guerre. The Citation of his Regimental Commander, which caused the Commander-in-Chief, A. E. F., acting for the President, to award to him tl'e Distinguished Service Cross, is given in the following "General Order No. 16." "Headquarters 18th Infantry, France, August 12, 1918. Extract. '<* * * "2. The Regimental Commander cites the following-named officer for the reason hereinafter given: "Captain Rogers M. Wilson, 18th Infantry, in command of Company 'L' of this regiment, since October, 1917, has shown himself to be a most excellent Company Commander, notably on the Cantigny front where his Company took an active part in the capture of Cantigny, and, later, during the battle of Soissons where, until the evening of the 21st, he commanded his Company with the greatest energy and efficiency until wounded, while near the town of Berzy-le-Sec. By order of Colonel Parker, F. W. Cheney, Capt, 18th Inf., Asst. Adjt." The Citation following came from the President, through the Commander- in-Chief: "Rogers M. Wilson, Captain, ISth Infantry. "For extraordinary heroism in action near Soissons, France, July 18-21, 1918. Some op the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 223 "Throughout this period Captain Wilson led his Company against the Enemy in a masterly manner, displaying exceptional judgment and energy and conspicuous gallantry, until he received a severe wound which, per- manently disabled his right arm.* "Home address: Mrs. R. M. Wilson, wife, 357 College Street, Macon, Ga." Later, the French Government awarded him the Croix de Guerre. The following personal letter from his Regimental Commander, the gaflant Colonel (afterwards Brigadier General) Frank Parker, written three weeks after Captain Wilson was wounded, is of interest as showing the high esteem and affection with which he regarded the valourous young Captain, as well as the tender feeling of this nohle gentleman himself: "France, August 11, 1918. "My dear Wilson: "I have just received your letter of July 28 and am certainly very glad to hear from you and to have good news concerning your wound. "It is very difficult for us in the regiment to follow our wounded, as there are many Hospitals and no clue as to which one of them receives any particular casualty. "I am sending you a Regimental Citation for your own self, and I assure you that your services have been, at all times, most efficient and satis- factory, and that you will be immediately returned to your Company as soon as you return, which I hope will be very soon indeed. "I have received your note concerning Lt. , and shall act upon it at once, as he has made a most excellent impression on me. "We are back on the old sector and everything is very quiet. We have commenced to build up again, and I wish very much that you might be here to assist in the work. A number of the wounded are coming back already. The following officers were killed, or died of their wounds: "Lieut. Colonel R. C. Hand, 1st Lt. J. R. Graham, 1st Lt. H, C. Ringer, 1st Lt. W. J. Deery, 1st Lt. W. F. Bloocher, 1st Lt. F. R. Common, 1st Lt J. A. Doherty, ist Lt. R. J. Groogan^ 1st Lt. G. G. McCoy, 1st Lt. R. J. Hutchinson, 2nd Lt. F. D. Pollard, 2nd Lt. T. Young. "I shall be very glad to hear from you, from time to time, as to the progress of your convalescence, and to let you know the principal points of interest concerning the regiment. You may rest assured that your Company will always be waiting for you when you come, and I shall hope to arrange speedy promotion for you, once you return to the regiment. Always faithfully your^s, Frank Parker." Who wouldn't be proud of such a letter from his Commanding Officer? In the fall of 1919, Captain Wilson had sufficiently recovered to return to the Service, and he was at once placed in command of Company "G," 45th U. S. Infantry, as Captain, and stationed at Camp Dix. N. J. Captain CHARLES JOHNSTON, Class 1902. From Virginia. Co. "G." 111th U. S. Infantry, A. E, F. "1321 Kensington Ave., Youngstown, Ohio, January 31, 1920. "Your postal card of the 5th inst. has at last reached me, after many devious side trips in search of me. *He was believed to have been permanently disabled, but after many months in Hospital he was able to return to the Service. 224 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord "It is a pleasure to know that you are preparing the data on the V. M. I. in the late 'pleasantness,' and I wish that I were able to give you more 'dope' of myself, but such is beyond my power. "T was a Captain in the 18th Pennsylvania Infantry, National Guard, from 1913 to time of muster into Federal Service, in 1917, serving on the Mexican Border in 1916. Commanded Co. 'G,' 111th U. S. Infantry, 28th Division, until January, 1918, when I was placed in command of Head- quarters Co., 111th Infantry. Sailed from U. S., May 5. 1918; arriveji in France, May 14. "The lllth Infantry trained with the British in the vicinity of Calais until the middle of June, when we were transferred to the outskirts of Paris. Moved to the Marne, July 1. Participated in the Defensive of July 15-17, and the allied counter-attack of July 18, following the Enemy to the Vesle, and suffering very heavy casualties. I v/as wounded on the Vesle, near Fismes, on August 12, 1918, suffering a complete severance of the right femoral artery, due to shell fire. At time of accident was engaged in remov- ing wounded from the field. Invalided home on November 16, and discharged from Hospital and Service, June 21, 1919. That is about all there is to tell. I was the only V. M. I. Man, and only Southerner, holding a commission in . the regiment. "My permanent address will be 707 Chamber of Commerce, Richmond, Virginia. Have for five years been with the General Fireproofing Company, of Youngstown, Ohio, as District Sales Manager. "It is my hope that i can attend the coming Finals, as I would have done last year, had I known anything about what was coming off. It is with pleasure that I look forward to seeing you at that time. "With my most sincere regards, I am, Yours very truly, Charles Johnston, (Class of 1902)." [It is not hard to read between the lines and guess what manner of man the writer is. It is too sad that such a noble fellow shiould have been so cruelly wounded.] Captain WILLIS A. GARVEY, Class 1916. From Kansas. Commanding Battery "F," 15th Field Artillery, 2nd Division, A. E. F. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, April, 1917. Promoted to 1st Lieutenant, Battery "F," 15th Field Artillery, August 9, 1917. Pie had training at Camp Funston. and arrived overseas with his battery on Christmas Day, 1917. His battery was assigned to the Second Division with which he served all through the War. In April, 1918, he was promoted to the Captaincy of his battery. He was in all the engagements participated in by his incomparable Division. In the battle of Chateau Thierry he served as Liaison Officer with the 5th and 6th Marines and the 23rd Infantry. He went over the top five times in seven days, during the engagement. He was wounded October 7, 1918, before Rheims. Having returned to his duties, he was at the front at the time of the signing of the Armistice. Following the battle in which he received his wound, he was recommended for promotion and for the Dis- tinguished Service Cross. He served as Battery Commander, Liaison Officer, Captain of Head- quarters Company, and, for a time, as Adjutant of his Regiment. He was one of two of his Regiment chosen to take the special course at the Artillery Officers' School at Gondremont, France. Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 225 He went with the Army of Occupation to Germany. He was detailed as an Executive Officer of the Peace Commission, and as a member of the Military Board appointed by order of Oie War Department to handle the military side of the Peace Commission. (Several other V. M. I. men had the same honour conferred on them.) The TopeTca Daily State Journal of September 9, 1918, thus spoke of him: "A touching tribute to the courage and patriotism of the French who so bravely strove to withstand the Teuton hordes during the early part of this War, and who, despite fearful sacrifice and suffering, are still cour- ageously doing thieir part toward the winning of tlie War, is contained in a recent letter from Captain Willis A. Garvey, one of the Topeka boys on the front. i "This representative American youth has an instinctive gallantry, which, coupled with his inborn appreciation of all that is truly great and noble, causes him to pay unfailing deference to these qualities, whether they be found amid distinction and ranli, or in the very humblest circles. "The following extract is taken from a letter written by Captain Garvey, July 2, 1918: 'France, July 2, 1918. 'We Americans haven't had the chance, until the past month, to really do much of anything. And, as it is, we don't really know what war is yet. "True, we have done some work, and lost some men and some sleep. But we haven't had our homes? destroyed, all our property destroyed, the greater part of our male relatives killed, and our sisters, wives and sweet- hearts carried off, for four long years, as have these poor 'Frogs.' 'If you want to know what War reallj is, talk, as I did, to the old French peasant with whom I was billeted at one place. Let him tell you how the Boche invaded his peaceful, prosperous little farm; how they razed his house, took his crops, and carried off his two daughters; how they made penniless refugees of him and his wife (both over 70, I should judge.) Let him tell you, with a look of indescribable pride in his face — ■ how, of his seven sons, six have died for France and the seventh, is a German prisoner. Then, you'll understand what I mean when I say that we Americans have no idea yet what War really is. And these old peasants are so stoical and brave! 'You know in the French Army a captain is 'some pumpkins,' more like a captain used to be in our old Army — and these French peasants make regular idols of their Army, and especially the officers. 'Well, the second night I was billeted with this old couple, the old man came in about 7:30, after a long, hard day's work in his vineyard, and I was standing in the doorway of my room talking to the old lady, who was feeding their two cows (the cows, by the way, occupied the chamber right next to mine). The old man and I talked for a minute and then he started to bend over and undo the button leggings he had around his legs for working in the field. I beat him to it and got down on both knees and unbuttoned them for him and took them off, also took off his wooden shoes and shook the dirt out of them and replaced the straw mats in them and held thsra while he replaced his bare feet in them. At first he wouldn't hear to my even unbuttoning his leggings for him, but I went right ahead, despite his protests. Well, he just couldn't get over it — a captain getting down on his knees to help him off ^ with his leggings and shoes. His little, wizened, wrinkled face beamed with a smile I'll never forget! Then, to make the whole thing natural and complete, I heard the old lady, later that night, just giving him fits for letting the "captain" do such a thing. I sure have to laugh every time I think of it, but when I go to laughing about it I get a funny little stick in my throat.' "Captain Garvey has been overseas since Christmas, and at the front since March. He says in another of his letters: 226 Virginia Militaky Institute — World War Uecoru 'We are right now engaged in the biggest 'show' that the Americans have yet tried to pull off. Long before you receive this letter you will have read the results in the newspapers. Everyone in our Division has been due a regular leave for over two months, but regular leaves have all been dis- continued in the American Army until further orders. * * * To-day the weather is beautiful and very clear, and we have witnessed some very in- teresting air battles. At one time there were thirty Planes in view. Saw a balloon brought down, and two observers came down in parachutes. Yes- terday morning I went up to the foremost point of the Infantry lines to an observation post, in order to adjust the battery and fire on some trenches, Boche kitchens, observation posts, etc., that the 'doughboys' wanted us to fire on. To-day is my day to spend all day at the battalion observation post, which is up in the 'doughboys' front lines, but not so far from the battery by three kilometers as the one I fired from yesterday. Am so happy to know you had a nice trip and that you are back safely. How I'd like to be there also! I mean if the War were won and over. It would certainly break my heart and spirit completely, if I should have to return before that time.' " The following letter from Colonel Edward R. Stone, of the Twenty- third Infantry to the Commanding Officer of the Fifteenth Artillery with wnich Captain Garvey was officially connected will be read with interest: "I wish to submit tor your consideration the following report on the conduct of Captain Garvey, of your regiment, who acted as Liaison Officer with the Twenty-third Infantry during the recent operations, October 3 to 9, 1918. "Captain Garvey was with me during the period named and rendered most valuable service to me. He not only performed all duties as Liaison Officer in a most efficient manner, but voluntarily acted for me as message carrier, at times when my staff officers were busily engaged, and other Qieans of liaison were lacking. "I cannot commend him too highly as a man and as an officer, and his conduct during the trying days, through which the regiment passed is de- serving of highest praise. "I strongly urge that he be recommended for promotion, if compatible with the interests of tlie Service. "I have recommended that he be awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions while with me. "EuwAKD R. Stone, "Colonel, Twenty-third Infantry." But the end came before these additional honours could come to him. In spite of the horrors of the War, the little god Cupid put in his work, with never a rest, as witness this announcement: "Captain Willis A. Garvey married February 18, 1919, in Paris." "The marriage is announced of Miss Dorothy Grace Marling, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Prank H. Marling, of Montciair, N. J., and Captain Willis A. Garvey, 15th Field Artillery, 2nd Division, American Regular Army, which took place on Feb. 18, at the home of Professor Herbert Adams Gibbons in Paris. Captain Garvey is a son of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Garvey, of Topeka, Kan." Captain EDWIN P. CONQUEST, Class 1914, "Second Honour" and 5th Cadet Captain. From Virginia. Sth F. A., First Division, A. E. F. On Jun*? 2, 1916, he was commissioned Captain, Company "A," Virginia Signal Corps. On March 26, 1917, he was mustered ov* ^f federal Service. Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 227 He was then appointed an Assistant Professor of the V. M. I., ana assigned as the first Commandant of the John Marshall High School, of Richmond, Virginia, his home City. He proceeded at once to organize the large number of students into a Battalion of Infantry, and was meeting with encourage- ment, when, War with Germany having been declared by the United States, he felt the call to return to the Military Service. On July 25, 1917, he was called back to service in the Virginia Sig-nal Corps, with the rank of Captain. He left Richmond for Anniston, Alabama, Camp McClellan, September 16, 1917. On October 8. he was transferred to H. Q., 54th F. A. Brigade. On May 13, 1918, he was transferred to the 112th Field Artillery. With this Unit he sailed for overseas service, June 28, 1918, and arrived at Havre, France, July 12. He served with this command until November 1st, 1918, when he was transferred to the 5th F. A.. 1st Division, with which he saw service until he received the honour of being detailed to attend Oxford University, England, as a Special Student, on March 6, 1919. He was ordered back to th,e United States, arriving at New York, July 13. 1919, and was honourably discharged from the Service at Camp Lee, in September following. His active service in the field embraced a period of about three yearis, and reflected the highest honour on him and on the V. M. I. Captain EDWARD LAWRENCE WELLS, Class 1907. From South Carolina. Second Machine-Gun Battalion, First Brigade, 1st Division, A. B. F. Killed in action in France. Commissioned Second Lieutenant in August. 1917. at first Officers' Train- ing Camp, at Fort Oglethorpe. Georgia. Sailed for France in September, 1917. Served there in Company "C," Second Machine-Gun Battalion, 1st Division, from January, 1918 until his death, in action, near Exermont (Meuse-Argonne), October 4. 1918. He was twice promoted for gallantry and efficiency in action. (He received his promotion to Captain before hip death.) He was cited for "extraordinary bravery and ability in handling men." Ha was twice awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (Oak Leaf Cluster), and he was awarded the Croix de Guerre. He was especially commended by his Commanding General, Frank Parker, whose letter to the Mayor of Charleston, lauding Captain Wells, is preserved in the archives of that City. [This letter is given herein.! Citation accompanying the second award of Distinguished Service Cross: "Edward L. Wells, Second Lieutenant, 2d Machine-Gun Battalion. For extraordinary heroism in action near Exermont, France, October 4, 1918. When the attack was held up by heavy machine-gun fire, he volunteered for the mission and led a platoon of Infantry, reinforced by four machine- guns, into Exermont. In spite of desperate resistance, he led the attack through the streets, capturing many prisoners and, learning from one of these the approximate location of machine-guns on heights to the North, led the three remaining members of the command against these. Within 50 yards of the enemy emplacements one of his men was killed and Lieut. Wells was mortally wounded, but-Record of Har- risonburg, Virginia. Home, Keezletown, Va. Captain Keezell's younger brother, Nathaniel H. Keezell, was graduated in 1919. He was a candidate for commission when the Armistice occurred. 238 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord These two Graduates are sons of the Hon. George B. Keezell, the dis- tinguished Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Senate of Virginia for so many years. Captain RALPH M. DAVENPORT, Class 1912. From Colorado. Ammunition Train, Motor Section, 1st Division, A. E. F. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Infantry, August 15, 1917. Sailed for France with 1st Division. Promoted 1st Lieutenant, August 29, 1917. In all the fighting with his Division. Slightly wounded in March, 1918. Pro- moted Captain. In command of Ammunition Train, Motor Section, 1st Division. Home, 1531 Ogden Street, Denver, Colorado. Captain GUNYON M. HARRISON, Class 1907. From Virginia. Headquarters Company, 116th Infantry, 29th Division, A. E. F. He served on the Border in 1916-1917 as Captain, Company "L," 1st Virginia Infantry. Called back into Federal Service on declaration of Wpr with Germany. Commissioned Captain, Headquarters Company, llGth In- fantry, 80th Division. He sailed for France with his unit and participated in the actions in which it was engaged, and behaved with great gallantry. He was the only officer of his Company left after the terrific (Trive of his Division, all his lieutenants having been killed. On October 18, 1918, he was very severely wounded, and was in Hospital for over a year. It is regretted that more details of service are not in hand, and that there has been received no recent tidings of this brave officer's condition. Captain DAVID M, WADDEY, Class 1913. From Virginia. Coast Artillery Corps, A. E. F. He saw service on the Mexican Border, 191G-1917, as Sergeant, 1st Vir- ginia Cavalry. August 15, 1917, he was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Coast Artillery Corps. Soon promoted to 1st Lieutenant; and went to France in September, 1917. December, 1917, received training at Heavy Artillery School In France. Promoted Caplain, Coast Artillery Corps (44th Artillery). Served overseas from September 12, 1917 to June 15, 1919, with great honour. After his return home fmd discharge, he became Secretary of the Everett Waddey Company, Richmond. Virginia. Captain GEORGE W. POLK, Class 1909. From Texas. Gist Field Artillery Brigade, A. E. F. Commissioned, May IG, 1917, Captain, Jst Texas Cavalry. Transferred to Captain, Battery "C," 132nd Field Artillery, 3Gth Division, on October 15, 1917. April, 1918, completed course, School of Fire, Fort Sill, Oklah.oma. June, 1918, ordered to France for advance training in Field Artillery. Completed course at Coetquidan, France, and ordered to report to Gist Field Artillery Brigade, at Redon, and remained with this organization dur- ing its entire service in France. Landed, United States, April, 1919, and discharged at Camp Bowie, Texas Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 239 This scion of a distinguished family added fresh lustre to the honoured name by his splendid service in the World War. He returned to the practice of law, after his service abroad. Address, 302 Reynolds Building, Fort Worth, Texas. Captain FRANCIS M. BROWN, Class 1918. From Alabama. Commanding 320th Field Artillery, 82ik1 Division, A. E. F. He enlisted in the National Guard of Alabama in April, 1917. Sent to Officers' Training Camp in May, 1917. Commissioned Captain, Field Artillery, at the close of th,e Camp. Assigned to 320th Field Artillery, 82nd Division. Sailed for France with this Division. Saw ser^ace at St. Mihiel and in the Argonne, in command of a "75" Battery. In France one year. On his discharge from the Service, he resumed his law practice, at Birming'hiam, Alabama. Captain CHARLES T. HOLTZMAN, JR., Class 1915. From Virginia. Operations Officer, llCth Infantry (Regular), 29th Division, A. E. F. He served on tlie Mexican Border as Second Lieutenant, Company "I," 2ud Virginia Infantry, 191G-1917. Recalled to Federal Service on declaration of War and commissioned Second Lieutenant, H. Q. Company, 116th Infantry (Regular), 29th Division. Promoted to First Lieutenant, Company "H," 116th Infantry and made Battalion Operations and Intelligence Officer. Sailed for overseas with his Division. Promoted Captain, 116th Infantry, Operations Officer. He was in all the engagements in which the 29th Division served. After the Armistice he had four months' service as Convoying Officer for the Polish Army from> France, and then from Germany, back to Poland. Disdharged, Camp Lee, September 3, 1919. Returned to pre-war service with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, Engineering Department. Now Assistant Division Engineer, Huntington Division. Home, Luray, Virginia. Captain HENRY PERCIVAL GRAY, JR., Class 1918. From Virginia. 51st (Regular) Infantry. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, 51st (Regular) Infantry, August 15, 1917. Promoted 1st Lieutenant, June, 1918. Sailed for France, and participated with honour in all the actions in which his organization served. In General Pershing's Third "Composite" (Escort) Regiment in France and England. Promoted to Captain, October, 1919. He continues in the Service. Home, 605 W. Grace Street, Richmond, Virginia. Captain JOSEPH S. WALTON, Class 1912. From Virginia. Regimental Adjutant, 811th Pioneer Infantry, A. E. F. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant, Infantry, at Fort Myer, Vir- ginia, August 15, 1917. Assigned to duty with 155th Depot Brigade at Camp Lee, Virginia. Commissioned First Lieutenant, Infantry, January 13, 1918, 240 Virginia Military Instituie — World War Record and appointed Adjutant, Second Section, 155th D. B. Oommissioned Cap- tain, Infantry, July 20, 1918, and assigned to 811th Pioneer, Infantry, Camp Dix, N. J. Appointed Regimental Adjutant of this Regiment on its forma- tion. Reached France, October, 1918. Served with his regiment there until January 13, 1919. Discharged from Service, August 15, 1919. His promotions prove his fine soldiership. Captain JOHN L. McKEE, Class 1915. From Virginia. 7tl> (Regular) Infantry, 3rd Division, A. E. F. In January, 1917, he took the examination for Second Lieutenant of Infantry, Regular Army; successfully passed it and was commissioned. On August 5, 1917, he was promoted to the rank of Captain, and has held that rank since. He was graduated from the 2nd Army Corps School in France with grade of "Excellent." Ho served with the 7th Infantry, 3rd Division, overseas, from February to October, 1918, and took part in four major engagements. He was injured when h.is horse was killed in battle, and was invalided home. Since his return to the United States, he has served with the 21st Infantry, 16th Division, which, was still his assignment when last heard from (March 26, 1920). Captain EDWARD RANDOLPH MICHAUX, Class 1917. From North Carolina. Commanding Company "L," 60th U. S. Regular Infantry, 5th. Division. A. E. F. He was with the National Guard of North Carolina on the Mexican Border, 1916-1917, as First Sergeant, 2nd N. C. Infantry. As soon as his unit was demobilized, after War with Germany had been declared, he entered the Federal Service, receiving a commission as First Lieutenant, Infantry, November 26, 1917. He was assigned to Com- pany "L," 60th U. S. (Regular) Infantry, " and went overseas with his regiment. On October 12, 1918, he was wounded in action. After about a month in the Hospital, he returned to duty. In this action he commanded his Company. His Captain, who was in command of the battalion, was killed, and four Lieutenants of his Company were wounded in this action. He received his promotion to the Captaincy of his Company for conspicuous gallantry, soon afterwards, his commission dating from October 4, 1918; and he received an Official Citation for conspicuous bravery in action from a General Officer. After the Armistice, he served with his command in the Army of Occupation in Germany. Soon after the return of his organization to the United States, he resigned from the Service. He is now in the I/eaf Tobacco business, with headquarters at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky (J. P. Taylor Company). Home, Goldsboro, N. C. Captain Michaux had completed all but the First Class course, when he volunteered for Service on the Mexican Border, and was serving still in the National Guard, when his Class was graduated. By his long and dis- tinguished service in the defense of his Country, and his fine record at the Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 241 V. M. I., for three years, he is believed to have well earned his Diploma from his Alma Mater, and she will honour herself by bestowing it upon him. This is the judgment of all who know this splendid and loyal Alumnus. Captain EDGAR C. OUTTEN, Class 1912. From Virginia. 1st Lt., 17th F, A., U. S, A., A. E. F., and later promoted to Captain 36th F. A., U. S. A. Sergeant, Field Artillery, Virginia National Guard, November, 1915- May, 1917. From June 19, 1916 to March, 14, 1917, and again from April 2 to May 31, 1917, he was with the Virginia National Guard in Federal Service. May 31, 1917 to August 15, 1917, he served at the First Officers' Train- ing Camp at Fort Myer. On the last named date he was commissioned 1st Lieutenant in the Field Artillery Reserve Corps. He left the U. S. for foreign service, September 7, 1917. He was in training at the Ecole d'Artillerie, Fontainebleau, France, from September 24 to November 30, 1917. At School of Fire, Saumer, France, December 1- 31, 1917, receiving a Certificate of Service. He was assigned to the 17th F. A., 2d F. A. Brigade, 2d Division, A. E. F., on January 12, 1918. He served with this organization until August 11, 1918, as follows: At Firing Centre, Valdahon, France, January-February, 1918. In Verdun Sector, Western Front, March, April and May, 1918. At Chateau Thierry, May 31-July 13. In Soissons-Chateau Thierry Counter-Offensive, July 18-August 1, 1918. In Lorraine, August, 1918. Ordered to U. S., arriving September 1, 1918. Temporarily attached to 33rd F. A., Camp Meade, Md., September 9-16, 1918. Promoted to Captain and assigned to 36th F. A., Camp McClellan, Ala., (per W. D. Tel., September 13, 1918.) • In command of Battery "A," 36th F. A., September 19, 1918-February 7, 1919. Honourably discharged as Captain February 7, 1919, at Camp McClellan, Ala. Accepted commission as Captain, Field Artillery Reserve Corps, April 23, 1919. This gallant son of the V. M. I. made a record in the World War to be proud of. The blood of martyrs runs in his veins, for his maternal grandfather. Captain Joseph W. Clanton, of Virginia, gave his life for the Confederate cause at Marietta, Georgia. It is not strange then that from his earliest youth he was imbued with a martial spirit which found a field for its fullest development in the great War from which we have just emerged with so much honour. Captain Outten's bravery is exceeded only by his modesty. It is such men as he his Alma Mater delights to honour. These verses on "Preparedness," written by the subject of thig special notice early in 1916, appeared in the Richmond Times-Dispatch at that time: 242 VinciiNiA Military Insiitute — Would Wak Kecoud AMERICA'S DEFENDERS. America, we are thy sons, And we shall keep thee free. For in our veins there flows the blood Of Washington and Lee. No foreign flag upon thy soil Shall we allow to stand; No iron shackles from abroad Shall touch thy foot or hand. They mock thy army, say 'tis small. Thy navy, too, they scorn; Have they forgot the laurels won Since freedom here was born? They say thy untrained citizens Will never soldiers be; Have they forgot those valiant men Who fought with Robert Lee? / America, thy sons are true. And if thou wilt but call, Ten million men will give to thee Their homes, their lives, their all. For thou dost stand for what is right. For "freedom of the seas'.'; God grant the Stars and Stripes may float Forever in the breeze! Of the more than two hundred and sixty First Lieutenants who served in the Army alone, only the following can be specially mentioned here, because the details of service are still lacking: First Lieutenant HENRY JOUETTE GEIGER, Class 1902. From Virginia. Chaplain, 51st (Regular) Infantry, Gth Division, A. E. F. As far as known, there were but four Graduates who served throughout the War as Chaplains, namely: Major William W. Brander, Clsss 1887. 8th Cavalry, U. S. A. (Retired in .lanuary, 1020, after nearly twenty years' faithful service with the 8th Cavalry) ; Captain William T. Willis. Class 1905. 150th Infantry, A. E. F.; First Lieutenant Henry J. Geiger, Class 1902. 51st (Regular) Infantry, A. E. F.; and Captain Robert C. George, Class 1887. U. S. A. The first three are Clergymen of the Episcopal Church, and are Vir- ginians. The fourth is from Texas, and is a Minister of the Methodist Episcopnl Church, South. Some op the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 243 It is regretted that the full details of service of Major Brander and of Captains Willis and George are not yet in hand. First Lieutenant Geiger's splendid service is known, and it is due him, and the important branch of the Service to which he is attached, that the facts be given here. First Lieutenant Geiger's whole life may be truthfully characterized as one of Service — service to God and service to his fellowmen. He is, withal, a born soldier. He comes of a race of soldiers. His father was a Con- federate Soldier. And all the high ideals of the true soldier inhere in him. He deliberately chose the sacred ministry as his vocation in life — no other appealed to him like that. But he has never lost his love for things mill-, tary. Wherever his home has been, since his ordination 'to the Christian Ministry, he has been a soldier — a member (Chaplain) of the National Guard. In Kentucky, he was Chaplain in that State's armed force, and, later, in Alabama, he became Chaplain of one of the leading Military organizations. When her State troops were mobilized for service on the Mexican Border,.. in 1916, he was with them. This somewhat active experience in the field, that savoured of War, served but to' increase and emphasize h.is desire for a soldier's career, in connection with his work in his sacred calling. And so he applied for a commission as Chaplain in the regular Army, and re- ceived it, in August, 1917. He immediately reported for duty with the 51st (Regular) Infantry at Chickamauga Park, Georgia. There, his regiment re- mained until the latter part of June, 1918, when it was ordered to Camp Mills, New York, from which station it was ordered to embark for Liver- pool, July 17tli. In a few days after arriving in England, his regiment reached France. The duties of a U. S. Chaplain, in this great War, were manifold. Besides looking after the souls of the men under his spiritual charge, he was required to look after their bodies and their material comfort, as well, in a measure. On the field of battle, at the advance Emergency Hospitals, he was a valuable assistant to the Surgeons. When the dead could be reached, he buried the riddled bodies, with Christian rites, though without formal ceremony — often where the shells and machine-gun bullets were thickest. Visitation of the v/ounded and sick was one of his paramount duties and pleasures. Wherever religious, mental, or bodily comfort was needed, there he found ib is post of duty. But other duties were his — not connected with his sacred calling. He had to assist the Graves Registra- tion Service, and he was called on to perform a hundred other services. In fact, he was probably, after the Surgeon, the hardest worked officer of the regiment. One of his duties was to act as "Town Major," that is, to remain behind, when his regiment removed from its station in a town and settle all proper claims that were presented; to remove all Government property — ammunition, supplies, etc. (for which he was given a detail of enlisted men and the necessary trucks) ; to see that the place vacated by th,e troops was left in a proper sanitary condition; and to perform such other acts as might be devolved by superior authority on him. All these duties were performed by First Lieutenant Geiger, Chaplain of the 51st Infantry. So he was always a very busy officer in the A. E. F. 244 Virginia Military Institute — World War Becord At Arc-en-Barrois, Haute Marne, his regiment was in training (in billets) until the latter part of August, 1918. It was here he first served as Town Major, when the troops left the trenches about August 27. He re-joined the regiment in the Leming Sector, in Alsace, in a few days. Here the regiment remained until September 10, and here First Lieutenant Geiger was first under shell fire — for two hours, on September 9. On the 10, the regiment was transferred to Lac Noir Sector, Alsace. Here the regiment was shelled daily. Its work consisted in patrolling "No Man's Land," raiding, and generally keeping the Enemy busy — "And the Enemy seemed obsessed," said Lieutenant Geiger, "with the same purpose, as to us." The artillery fire was incessant, and the regiment suffered quite a number of losses. Infa.ntry engagements were mere raids, and patrol clashes were sometimes severe, and then of minor importance. On October 12, the regiment was sent to a Rest Area, in the rear, to fill up with replacements, and to re-equip, or to re-place shortages. In the meantime, while the regiment was at rest near Gerardmer, he was ordered forward with an "Advance Party" to Souilly (First Army Head- quarters), Department of the Meuse, and then on to Rambluzan, to prepare for the regiment entering the lines, NSrth of Verdun. He staid there until October 24, and then proceeded, by orders, to Camp des Roumaines, in the Argonne, and thence on to Ippecourt, where he and his detail were sub- jected to severe aerial bombardment. He waited for two days in an abandoned camp for the regiment to come up. From then on the regi- ment was in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, until in sight of Sedan, when it was withdrawn, on November 6, and ordered into the line at Bois-de Champneuville, seven miles from Verdun. The regiment had retraced its steps and was at Cornay, when the Armistice was signed. It continued to retrace its steps (on foot), reaching Recey-sur-Ourco, December 8. On De- cember 12, he was ordered to Colmiers-le-Bas, as Town Major. He took over the Commune and remained in charge of it. On April 26, 1919, the regiment left for Germany, but he staid behind as Town Major to clean up the town, which work was finished on May' 2, and he then returned the Commune to the French authorities. He was ordered to proceed to Toul, for the same purpose, and then to Metz, and thence to Luxemburg, and on the following day to Coblenz; and the next day he reported to his regiment at Eller, on the Moselle River, and was permanently billeted at Bremen, three miles from Eller. Here he staid until the regiment left Germany, in June. While there he visited Cologne, Bonn, Coblenz, Mainz, Bingen and Wiesbaden, and had a "Howling Good Time," he said. While at Bremen, he frequently visited the nearby towns and villages to see the men of the regiment billeted in them. He was at Cochem the day Major Hammond Johnson, Class 1904, dropped dead, and he buried Lira in the German Cemetery there, on the Moselle River. About the 28 of May, the regiment was ordered to Brest, and in a few daj'^s, embarked for home, arriving at New York, June 12, 1919. It then proceeded to Camp Merritt; and then into Canada; and then to Detroit; and then to Camp Grant, near Chicago, where he has been stationed ever since, except when with a recruiting detachment, touring Wisconsin and Illinois in trucks. Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 245 He was several times knocked down bj' shells bursting, but never re- ceived a scratch, though he was , always on duty with the front line as Regimental Chaplain, and never on any line but the front. Every regi- ment had three chaplains — one in the front line, one in the support line and one in the reserve line. Many of his burials were conducted under fire, and several in "No Man's Land,'' in the dark. But such a running account as that above given can not show the countless acts of mercy and love and deeds of valour performed by this Chaplain, in the times of stress and peril, in which he took such an active part. He was at the beck and call of every living man in his regiment and of all its honoured dead, as well. Aye, that was one of his chief duties — to perform "the last sad rites" of the Church over his fallen comrades, whenever and wherever they made the supreme sacrifice. His place — all who know this practical Christian and brave soldier know of a surety — was always on the front line where lurked the "King of Terrors"; but Geiger had no fear of him. It is fitting to recall here the heroic deed he performed on April 1, 1912, when the waters of the Mississippi deluged the town of Hickman, Kentucky, where he lived and ministered, when he rescued from watery graves, two women ard two children, at the imminent risk of sacrificing his own life (but that gave him no concern). It was for this sublime act, this crucifixion of Self, that, upon the recommendation of his fellow-townsmen, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission awarded him a bronze medal and one thousand dollars. He consecrated this gift to the education, in part, of his little son, when he should be old enough to enter the V. M. I. When a fellow Alumnus of the V. M. I. was foully murdered by a leading politician of his Kentucky town, and the officers of the town were slow in performing their duty in bringing the murderer to the bar of Justice, it was he who fearlessly sought and found the evidence to prosecute him. He was the organizer of the Boy Scouts of his town and the founder of the Juvenile Court there. He wrote the writer in 1912: "If there be credit due anyone for the duty I performed to the flood sufferers, it is to the Virginia Military Institute who gave me my State Cadetship, and to my heroic soldier brother who provided the other neces- sary means and made it possible for me to graduate at the V. M. I. where I learned the true meaning of Obedience and Duty, and I could not have been true to my Alma Mater, had I failed to have tried to do my full duty." t No wonder such a hero was wanted as a Chaplain in the Army! No wonder the members of the glorious "Fifty-first" hold him in everlasting admiration an^d love! An older brother, also a Graduate, Captain William C. Geiger, U. S. A., gave up his life, gallantly fighting in the Philippine Insurrection. It is such Graduates as these who honour their Alma Mater and their Country. And the V. M. I. will ever cherish their memory as one of the most precious jewels in her crown. 246 Virginia Military Institute — World AVar Record First Lieutenant CLAUDE R. CAMMER, Class 1915, "Honour" Graduate and "First Captain." From Virginia. Maehine-Gun Company, 1st Division, A. E. F. He was commissioned First Lieutenant at the first Fort Myer Officers' Training Camp, May 9, 1917, and held that rank during his entire service. He sailed for overseas service, June 14, 1917, and went into the trenches on November 17, of that year. He was in command of his Machine-Gun Com- pany at the battle of Cantigny, May 28, 1918. He was also in the Counter- Offensive of July 18, 1918, west of Soissons. He was gassed at Cantigny and severely wounded — permanently disabled — in the action of July 18.' He was in Hospital in France, and tihen invalided home to Walter Reed General Hospital, at Washington, at which place he was honourably dis- charged, January 13, 1919. Lieutenant Gammer's wounds were very serious, though the fact was not known until he reached the Hospital in Washing:ton. A bullet ent3i"ed his breast, a little above the heart, and passed downward through the left lung, just missing .the kidney; and while waiting to be evacuated, he was again wounded by a shrapnel breaking several of his ribs, one piece pene- trating his left lung, and another his left shoulder. It was this last wound in the shoulder that has given him most trouble, as it injured the nerve and rendered the arm useless. During half of his service he commanded his outfit, and the remainder of the time was second in command. A high V. M. L Officer on the Staff of the Commander-in-Chief, A. E. F., in a private letter to the Superintendent of the V. M. I., said (referring to the battle of Cantigny) : "One battalion of Infantry had to reinforce the line with some com- panies, in broad daylight, under a terrific bombardment of very heavy artillery and a deadly machine-gun fire, and, during a counter-attack, to carry ammunition forward. This battalion's commander was Major H. I. T. Creswell (V. M. I.), who personally led it in the attack, and the Machine- Gun Company in the battalion was commanded by Cammer who is making a fine record." First Lieutenant FOSTER VINCENT BROWN, JR., Class 1912. From Tennessee. — 28th Infantry, 1st Division, A. E. F. Enlisted at Officers' Training School at Fort Oglethorpe, and was com- missioned Second Lieutenant in August. 1917. He was among the first to volunteer for overseas duty. He arrived in France, September 1-10, 1917, with Company "F," 28th Infantry, in which command he remained. He was severely wounded at the Marne in July, 1918, and was in Hospital for some time. He was at the battle of St. Mihiel. He was severely gassed in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, and was still in Hospital when the Historio- grapher heard of him last (January, 1919). He was promoted to First Lieutenant, and was awarded the "Croix de Guerre" for a gallant act, of which lie said nothing to his family, except that he had performed a "little stunt," which a French General witnessed, and he was then given this honour. But his father, Judge Brown, learned from other sources that the "little stunt" consisted in his carrying his Captain from the battlefield. SojviE OF THE Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 247 under lieavy fire, after he himself had been severely injured, and that it was for this act of valour and sublime self-effacement he was decorated by the French Commander-in-Chief. His father said he was sure Lieutenant Brown "would not wish any- thing put in the V. M. I. record that would make any great claim for him." But it is just such heroes as he whom his Alma Mater wishes to memorialize. First Lieutenant CHARLES ARMAND MINTON, Class 1909. From New York City. Commanding Company "I," 305th Infantry, 77th Division, A. E. F. Died in the Service in France. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant, Infantry, at the first Officers' Training Camp at Plattsburg, N. Y., August 15, 1917, having been a volun- teer for the duration of the War. He was assigned to duty as Second Lieu- tenant, Company "M," 305th Infantry, 77th Division, and served as such from the time of the formation of the regiment to January 1, 1918. Then, as First Lieutenant, to June 28; then, on detached service, purchasing horses for the Government. He re-joined his regiment, August 18. Was appointed Adjutant of the Third Battalion, September 17. Transferred to Company "I" which he commanded from September 28 to October 15. Evacuated sick. Died at his post in Evacuation Hospital No. 9, October 18, 1918. There were two reports — onei that he was wounded (gassed). But the immediate cause of his death was pneumonia, as his father wrote. He was in action with Company "M," at the Vesle and the Aisne, and commanded Company "I" at the Argonne in its first phase. The above is the information regarding his Service which the War Department gives. He was a son of Mr. J. McKim Minton, a prominent lawyer of New York, and a nephew of Hon. DeLancey Nicoll, and was a man of the highest ideals and always true to his Alma Mater. First Lieutenant THOMAS DWYER AMORY, Class 1916. From Delaware. 2Gth Infantry, BMrst Division, A. E. F. Killed in action in France. Here the writer's pen falters, as well it may; but another tells the story of this heroe's deeds and death in true and eloquent words. He and his younger brother, First Lieutenant George S. Amory (also a V. M. I. boy), enlisted in the first Plattsburg Officers' Training School, and both were commissioned Second Lieutenants in August, 1917. Lieutenant Thomas Amory was told to be ready to sail at a moment's notice, and on September 8, 1917, he embarked from New York witJh the 26th Infantry (Regular), First Division. Abroad, Lieutenant Amory was picked, with three others of the First Division, to train at the Fifth British School of Scouting. Two of the others were killed within sixty days at their dangerous work of scouting, and Amory was wounded at Montdidier, May 24, 1918, four days before the Cantigny fight in which sixty-two per cent of the oflficers of the 26th were killed. He returned to the trenches in Au- gust, but was not cured of his severe wound, and was really unfit for duty; but his dauntless spirit would brook no longer surcease from the duties 248 ViKGiNiA Military Institotl — World War Eecord and dangers at tha front. The days passed and October 2 dawned. It was desired to locate the defense line of the German forces opposing his regi- ment, and it was necessary to send forward a patrol. So volunteers were called for to perform the hazardous duty. Of course, every officer re- sponded, but Amory was selected, and took out a patrol of sixty-four men. But let the Commander-in-Chief's Citation, accompanying the "D. S. C." awarded him, posthumously, tell the story, so pathetic and yet so glorious: "Second Lieutenant Thomas D. Amory. deceased, 26th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action near Verdun, France, October 2, 1918. Lieutenant Amory took out a patrol of sixty-four men, penetrating the Enemy's lines for the purpose of reconnoitering terrain over which an ad- vance was to be made on the following morning. When his patrol was fired on by machine-guns from all sides, this officer led three of his men forward to clear the machine-gun nests, placing the rest of his men under cover. He succeeded in overcoming one of these nests, and killing the crew; but as he was advancing on another gun, located about ten yards away, Lieutenant Amory was killed by a machine-gun bullet, his last words being: 'We will take that nest or die trying.' " Lieutenant Charles Ridgoly, of New York, his dear friend and comrade, of the same regiment, wrote beautifully and most tenderly of him, telling h,0AV the men all wept when the survivors of the patrol came back and reported their commander's heroic death. He told of the mess cook, who begged to be given a rifle that he might avenge this officer, "the most popular and most beloved officer of the battalion," and "afraid of nothing," as his Major (later. Lieutenant Colonel), Barnwell Rhett Legge, of South Caro- lina, told one of Amory's V. M. I. comrades. The Editor of the loading journal of his home City th.us wrote of this valorous soldier and noble gentleman: * "0?s^E OF A Hundred Heroes." "It is a beautiful consolation to the father and friends of Lieutenant Thomas D. Amory that the action in which he lost his life, fighting to make the world free from the accursed grip of the damnable Hun, was picked out by General Pershing as one of the hundred of the bravest acts performed by the 2,000,000 American soldiers in a war wherein the valour of our men reached the highest test that can be applied to the human kind. Wilmington proudly insists that she shall share the glory won by this son of our citizen who mourns th,e loss of one so finely fit and perfectly attuned to serve the Country, and who yet rejoices that he had such an off-spring to give to the cause of liberty and Christianity. "General Pershing picked well in making this ohoiee to illustrate the efficiency and unfailing sense of appreciation of the American Soldier — that all he had, and was, belonged to the nation, and that he was unafraid to give this all, were he called upon. Lieutenant Amory knew no sense of danger, hesitation or dread. The opportunity came to him to immortalize himself at the darkest hour of the world's war, at a time when the cause of right and truth demanded that no man fail, or think of self, or pause, even though confronted with the assurance that death waited where the great cause called him. *In allusion to the article in the Ladies'' Home Journal in June-August, 1919, wherein the Elditor gives brief sketches and photographs of "One Hundred Heroes" slain in France, whom the Commander-in-Chief named as those specially worthy to be immortalized. Some of the Specially Distingdislied Alumni (Cont'd) 249 "Marching with, a handful of men into the jaws of death, with machine- guns pouring their deadly torrents of bullets from every quarter, requires more than heroism, as the world understands heroism. It demands a con- secration to God above, that is an inspiration to all who even read in pulse- less types of such an achievement. "Lieutenant Amory went to his death, as such men ever do, when rarely they are found, with rejoicing on his lips that he had done his part and had not considered in the sligihtest the peril to his own life. One after another of his men had fallen, some he had sent to cover, while he kept on until the Boche machine-gun found its mark. Then, even though knowing that his life was forfeited, it was not for 'him to murmur, or to bewail his passing, but he husbanded his last breath to shout to his little handful of men: 'We will take that nest or die trying.' He did both. "In all the valorous deeds of a war that developed the highest type of courage and inspired the highest sense of duty in those who followed the Stars and Stripes, there are none recorded that show so eloquently as this why the German armies were free to admit that they were undone, beaten, and regarded with fear the clean, alert men, the eager gymnasts, the men who lived in the open much, the men who through the freedom of their Country had learned to fear nothing, had acquired initiative and force, and were indeed invincible. "When the history of Germany's awful wrong is written we will find outstanding on the pages such, brilliant achievements as will make us proud as a people, but none, or few, will probably approach the magnificent dash of Lieutenant Amory, or bring more glory to the American Army. "We congratulate the father of the valorous young soldier that his son has won eternal and enduring fame, and we are proud as Wilmingtonians^ — yea, as Delawareans — for his deed is great enough to shed its glory over all our State — for having such a man to give to a cause so great, so intimately affecting all mankind. "When in these after days we as Delawareans set about to memorialize the deeds of our sons in some poor way, but the best we may, let us set a shaft or tablet to the man who, as he was dying on the field of battle^ the memorable Verdun — spent his last breath calling: " 'We will take that nest or die trying.' " Lieutenant Amory was promoted to First Lieutenant on September 5, but he made no official use of his new rank; he was occupied about more serious things then. The following 'letter from Lieutenant Charles Ridgely, mentioned above, to Lieutenant George S. Amory, shows how the fallen hero was loved for his sterling traits, while, at the same time, it does credit to the fine feelings of the gallant and modest gentleman who penned it: "February 27, 1919. "Dear Amory: "Yesterday I got your own long letter and the nicest kind of a letter from your father. It is utterly beyond me to express how it makes me feel — the attitude you all have taken toward me. Heavens, man, I did noth- ing. Certainly, I could not have done less than write Tom's father, when he was gone. And if there was anything extraordinary about my letter, it was that I felt worse about his going than I could have felt about anyone, except my own kid brother, who fought through with the 33rd Division. And you know that there is nothing extraordinary in the fact that I loved Old Tom. Wherever courage and gentleness and a clean heart command respect, he would have been loved. "I am sending this note home, for I suppose you are already on your way. I shall follow you before long with, Company 'I' of the 30Sth Infantry, in the 77th Division, where I have transferred to go home and get back to civil life. * * *. 250 ViRGiJv'iA Military Institute — EWorld War Eecord "When I come back, I shall, of course, go to see your father, and I hope to meet you there. If occasion presents itself, I shall go myself to Eclise- fontaine and find where Tom rests. I have wanted to for a long time. "Please tell your father that the things he has written me, and written you, about me, put an ache in my heart; and I feel altogether unworthy, as I read his fine letters. "In timie, I have no doubt a 'Medal of Honour' will come to you for Tom. I wish I could tell you how his example helped me. His was a fine life, finely given. Why do the> always take the best, and let others of us through ? "Until I see you. Sincerely yours," In January, 1920, Lieutenant George S. Amory returned to France, taking his brother's First Sergeant, Charles W. O'Connor, with him, to find, if possible, his brother's grave on the battlefield. It is gratifying to know that they succeeded in their sacred mission, and that his brother's remains were removed to a French Cemetery, and there interred with religious ceremony, as it was his family's wish that they lie there, near where he gave his life to help save France. In this connection, the following extract from an article, entitled — "Back to the Battlefields," by Sergeant O'Connor, a Cleveland newspaper man, which recently appeared, will be read with interest. Sergeant O'Connor was wounded while serving with Company "D," 26th Infantry: "Suddenly, just a few weeks ago, I found myself leaning on the aftrail of the liner, La Lorraine, looking back at the Statue of Liberty, headed once more for France — in civies. "Going back, after more than a year, to the very ground in the Meuse- Argonne upon which my outfit, Company "D," 26th Infantry, had advanced in those wild days of October, 1918 — back to the ruined towns and the fields and ravines where so many comrades fell, and where a machine-gun finally got my range. "On this return there was to be a very definite test of memory of those scenes of battle. "My particular mission was to try to locate on a desolate hillside, the grave of an Officer of my Company, Lieutenant Thomas. D. Amory of Wil- mington, Del. "We had buried Lieutenant Amory in pitch darkness at midnight, Oct. 4, 1918, after a mad day, near the hill-crest where he had been killed by machine-gun fire, while leading a daring day-light patrol. "The grave had been marked by a small cleft stake, bearing a silver identification tag—the only thing we could find, feeling in the darkness. "Later search had failed to find the burial place. It had not been possible for me to return, because I was hit, three days later, on patrol. "At the request of Lieutenant Amory's family, I sailed last December to search for the grave. I knew the spot was near a small town and a cross roads. And I felt I could go back there and locate the wrecked stable, the red-roofed farmhouse, the row of trees, th,e ridge, the pathway, and the little stake at the foot of the slope. "I remembered the sentence in the First Division Order which sent Lieutenant Amory out on his patrol — to find the Enemy, that gray morning of October 2. 'This patrol will be commanded by a particularly faithful and courageous officer.' "Then the memory of how this young officer, just returned to the fight- ing after being seriously wounded at Montdidier, looked back as he started, and grinned, and said: 'This is all in the game, old boy.' Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 251 "Of that patrol of 75 men, about 30 came back in the next two days to tell how they advanced until machine-guns opened fire all about, killing Lieutenant Amory, and Sheppard and Clater, and Zak, and the rest, in- stantly. "'Man, there was as fine an officer as God ever made,' big Sergeant Yarboro had told me. tears in his eyes. He bad come back with one arm swinging loose. He had tried to carry his lieutenant out of tlie fire. "But halfway along the road from Gegnes to Exermont I caught sigbt of a ridge that seemed familiar. I jumped frojn the car, looked about, then, once more for me, I was back in it — back without the crash of shells, and the whistle of machine-gun bullets, and the sight of running men. There was the wrecked stable at the crossroads, the red-roofed farmhouse from which the murderous fire had come, the little stream — tlie very planks^ — we had dashed across. And there, on the ridge, were the shelter-holes where my Company had dug in at night, the tree that marked Company P. C, the ravine where battalion headquarters had been, and the dressing-station. "Straight to the end of the row of trees -we went. There, in the weeds, with thumping heart, I saw the little cleft stake, and the silver identification tag, and the pile of stones. * * *. "A new white cross has been added to the long rows at Argonne Ceme- tery. It is marked 'Thomas D. Amory, Lieutenant, 26th U. S. Inf.' " First Lieutenant JOHN CRAIG MILLER, JR., Class 1916. From West Virginia. Second Engineers, later, F. A., A. B. F. When War was declared, he was in New York, and he went immediately to Washington and offered h,is services to the Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army, and was told that he would be notifird in due time as to his appointment as an Officer in tlie Engineers. But he was impatient and went to Wheeling to see the Commander of the Pittsburgh Regiment of Engineers, but found that organization was already completed. He then enlisted in the first Engineer Training School at Fort Benjamin Harrison, where he remained five or six weeks, being then ordered to Fort Leavenworth. On August 10, 1917, he received his commission of Second Lieutenant in the Second En- gineers, U. S. A. He had two weeks previously passed the examination for Field Artillery and was offered a commission in that branch of the regular Army, which he declined, preferring to remain in the Engineers. After his leave home, he was ordered back to Fort Leavenworth for additional in- structions, and to be an instructor there in some branches. After finishing that course in December be was given a short leave to visit his home, and then ordered to Camp Dodge, Des Moines, and, on January 20, was ordered to report to the General commanding at Hoboken for overseas duty. He sailed from New York, January 26, 1918, and arrived safely in France about February 10, his ship being in the convoy immediately in advance of the ill- fated Tuscania. He was on the front during March, April and the first of May, and then at a Training School; returned to the front later in May, and continued there all of June and a part of July, in the Toul Sector. He was with the Second Engineers, Second Division, which regiment was in the Drive the Allies started in the neighbourhood of Lucy-le-Bocage, a few miles from Chateau Thierry. A sergeant of Artillery, from his City, was in the same Drive and stated that Lieutenant Miller was thirty-eight days on the front under almost 252 Virginia Military IjSistitute — World War Eecord continuous fire, and for twelve days especially in June, being under both shell and gas fire. He stated also that one night Lieutenant Miller went out with the thirty-seven men left in his platoon and returned the next morning with only seven, the others having been either killed or wounded. It was then he performed the gallant deed for wliich he later received both the "D. S. C." and the "Croix de Guerre." He was called to Headquarters, A. E F., July 19, and while there was transferred (at his request) to the Field Artillery, Regular Army, with a Second Lieutenant's Commission, receiving later promotion to th© grade of First Lieutenant. He was sent to the Artillery School for about three weeks to qualify for duty. A Lieutenant-Colonel, Judge Advocate General, at General Headquarters, A. E. F., a near neighbor and friend of his family in Huntington, wrote his father, August 1, 1918: "Your letter of July 2 has just reached me. I wrote you the other day that Craig had been here and had gone down towards Nice on a leave. He came in about the 18th of July, looking fine and was in fine spirits. He had in his possession an order, setting out that he had been appointed a provisional Second Lieutenant of Field Artillery, with rank from May 1 (as I remember the date). He told me that he had accepted it and was sent over here to report to the Commander-in-Chief and he expected to be as- signed to Staff duty, or sent to a School. After he reported here, he was told that it would be some days before his orders would come through, and, upon his application, he was given a leave of twelve days. Thereupon, he cleaned me out of all the money I had, and embarked for Nice. I admonished him in a fatherly way. He seemed to know what was going on at home and had some letters. My idea is that he will be sent to one of the Schools, and when he gets through with that, he will get on a Staff, and that seems to be his notion about it. "He seems to have gotten along well at the front, and had been in a scrap or two, and has received favourable comment from his Superior Officer for his conduct under fire, and I heard that he had been recommended for a decoration. Don't give yourself any concern about him, as he is getting along all right. He told me he was going to accept the regular commis- sion, as it carried with it more prestige; that he was sorry he did not take a regular commission a year ago, in which event he would now be a Captain. He further stated that it was not his purpose to stay in the Army, that he was fed up on this War, and when it was over, he was going to marry a rich girl and come home. He did not indicate that the girl had been selected, or, if selected, had been consulted about it." Lieutenant Miller wrote his parents from "The Heavy Artillery School, A. P. O. No. 733, A. E. F.," November 17, 191S: "I have never done so much work before in my life as I am doing now. Really, it is as one of the boys remarked — 'if you drop your pencil and take time to pick it up, you find yourself a month behind.' What I am doing is studying heavy artillery, and I am at Angers. The work is very interesting and also very hard, being quite complicated and technical. * * *. "I received your letter saying my commission as First Lieutenant, F. A. had come. I received a telegram last Wednesday from G. H. Q. to the same effect, so I am wearing white bars now, instead of gold. "You knew I was awarded the 'D. S. C back in June. It was presented to me Wednesday by General West. There was a special formation of all Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 253 the troops at Angers — about 3,000 enlisted personnel and 700 officers, in- cluding twenty field officers and Generals." He also received the French "Croix de Guerre." The Commander-in-Chief's Citation with the "D. S. C." was as follows: "Second Lieutenant John Craig Miller, Jr., Engineers. About midnight, June 19-20, 191S, near Lucy-le-Bocage, with a few volunteers, entered a woods heavily shelled and gassed, and recovered two wounded members of his platoon." First Lieutenant Miller's father, J. C. Miller, was graduated in the Class of 1880, and is a most loyal, generous and devoted "Old Cladet." First Lieutenant JOHN C. NELSON, JR, Class 1918. From Virginia. 119th Infantry, 30th Division, A. E. F. Prisoner of War. Left the Institute, June 8, 1917, for first Officers' Training Camp at Fort Myer, Virginia. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. R., August 15, and assigned to the 80th Division at Camp Lee. Transferred to the 30th Division at Camp Sevier, Sept. 2. Assigned to Co. "F," 2nd N. C. Infantry, which Company he remained with until March 1, 1919. The 2nd North Carolina Infantry was changed, under the re-organization plan, to the 119th Infantry. Sailed from Philadelphia, May 6, 1918, on a British boat and landed at Liverpool, England, May 27, and at Calais, France, May 28. Trained in the Licque Area during June, and went into the line at Ypres, early in July, for instruction with the British. Went to a School in July in the Southern part of France, and returned to his outfit on the first of August in the same area. Relieved the 33rd British Division in the Ypres Sector, August 15, and stayed there until September 4. During this time the Boche evacuated Mount Kemmel which was just to his right, and he took part in a little attack advancing about 1,500 or 2,000 yards. This was his first action, other than merely holding the line, and his unit was very successful. He moved from this sector on Sept. 7, and went in training for the fall advance between Cambrai and St. Quentin. Went into the line, September 27, and attacked the famous Hindenburg Line on the morning of September 29. Very successful in this attack, taking all the objectives and capturing 1,800 men and killing many more. He was captured that day about noon, with six other men from various companies of the regiment. His capture was due to the fact that his right flank was held up for a lonfe time, early that morning, and in the fog and smoke he got separated from his outfit. When captured he was within bombing distance of his objec- tive, and at least 2,000 yards ahead of the line. He found out later that the Division did not reach this objective (which was the last one) until around 7 o'clock that evening. The line broke very easily, directly in front of him, and as communication was very poor, and vision still worse, he walked into a trap, without knowing it. The first three weeks of his captivity was anything but pleasant. He was moved from place to place, sometimes by train and sometimes walking. The nights were very sharp, and all suffered a great deal from the lack of food and clothing. He traveled at one time for thirty-six hours without 254 Virginia Miijtaey Institute — World War Eecord food or water, other than a quarter of a loaf of black bread which was un- palatable. During his journey into Germany he went through two allied air raids, which, though not very pleasant, raised the air service in his estima- tion 100 per cent. His first stop in Germany, for any length of time, was at Karlsrhue. He was kept there locked in a room in an old American hotel for three days. After being questioned he was sent to a concentration camp in the heart of the town where he stayed for two weeks. Upon enter- ing this camp he was searched again, and everything he had succeeded in smuggling through previous inspections was taken from him. He got very good treatment here, as the American Red Cross had established its head- quarters, and the prisoners were given some good food through them. They were all given a good bath too, which was something none of them had had for at least three weeks, and some had been longer than that without one. At this camp there were officers from all the allied armies. Several of them tried to escape, but were not succef.sful. From here all the American officers were sent to Villingen which is near Constance, on the Swiss border. They were sent there about the middle of October and stayed until the 23 of November when they were started on their way back to France. At this camp Nelson met 1st Lieutenant R. B. Rhett, from Charleston, S. C, who graduated from the Institute in the Class of 1910, and Charlie Nash, of Class 1917, who were both prisoners. On November 29 he crossed the Swiss border, and, after a long day's journey through Switzerland, landed at Bel- grade, France, that night. The prisoners were met there by an American Red Cross train and carried to the Base Hospital at Allerey. They were kept there two weeks and then most of them were returned to their old outfits. He rejoined his regiment about the middle of December, in the Le Mans area. He stayed there until about the middle of February when he moved to the forwarding camp at Le Mans. He remained there until March 10, when he was moved to St. Nazaire for transportation to the States. He sailed from there, March 18, and landed at Charleston, S. C, April 1. From there he was sent to Camp Jackson to be mustered out, and on April 29, after he had had two weeks' leave, he received his discharge. [Three V. M. I. men had the misfortune to be made Prisoners of War — Surgeon R. B. Rhett, Captain Charles P. Nash and First Lieutenant John C. Nelson, Jr., Rhett and Nash have given their experiences of prison-life. Now, let Nelson give his experience.] A Few Events in the Every Day Life of a Kriegs-Gefangenenlager at Villingen, Baden, as related in his Diary by J. C. Nelson, Jr., 1st Lieu- tenant, U. S. Army, Officers' Prison Camp, Villingen, Baden, embracing the period, September 29-November 27, 1918: "Sept. 29th, 1918. " 'Jumped off' at 5:50 A. M. just in front of Bellicourt. Everything went 0. K. until about 7:30 when the fog became so dense that one could not see any distance. Lost connection with my platoon then, and with rest ol the Company. Decided to push ahead with the men I had, who were from E, F, G, H, and K Companies. Met Jackson about 8 o'clock with a few men. and we both decided the only thing to do was to keep up with the barrage and trust to luck that the line would catch up with us. We mopped up several trenches and sent back numerous prisoners. At this time we Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 255 were not in connection with either my right or left flank, and I kept con- nection with the few men I had by calling from one man to another. Sud- denly machine-guns opened up on us, and two men were wounded next to me. The line stopped and lay down, but did not fire, as they could see nothing to fire at. At this time Jackson and I had about ten men. We ordered them to take cover and wait for the fog to lift. Jackson and I and one runner took cover in a small T. M. hole, and proceeded to wait until the fog lifted. It lifted very suddenly about ten o'clock, and we found that we were about 15 yards in front of the Boche line which was very heavily manned with machine-guns and infantry. We lay quiet, in the hope that the Australians would pass over us, but no such luck. About 10.30 a party of Boche surrounded us and made us prisoners of war. We were first searched in the trench, and everything of value was taken from us. I lost a good safety razor, field glasses and all toilet articles. We were then marched about twenty kilos to Division Headquarters where we wei'3 again searched, and here I lost my trench coat, with the wool lining. The Intelligence Officer kept it, and he was seen by Hawkins wearing it the next day. He was from Chicago and about as contemptible as could be. I should like very much to meet him after the War, on an equal basis, and give him what he deserves. We spent the night at this place which was Bousseny. Found a young R. P. C. man there the next m.orning. Hawkins arrived about 5 o'clock, that afternoon, with some other officers — British, Scotch. Welsh, and New Zealanders, and all of us started for LeQuesnoy. We went to Le Cateau and spent the night, and thence to Le Quesnoy. Here we ran into a bunch of British officers, and one American Captain, from the 106th. We stayed at Le Quesnoy until the 3 of Oct., and then we left for Karlsrhue. Had a miserable trip up. T'he first night we spent in a coach with no win- dow panes in the frames, and nearly froze. The second night we spent at the Station in Charleville, with a bunch of German soldiers. We were fed pretty well here, in comparison to what we had been getting. Here, we lost a British aviator who was taken sick and left in the Hospital. Left Charleville Saturday A. M. and arrived at Metz about 8 P. M., going all day without anything to eat but a loaf of sour bread. Spent the night at the Station in Metz and slept on the bare stone floor. Had fairly good food here. They bombed Metz all night long, and it was a sight to see the people run and scream. Left Metz Sunday A. M. and had a nice trip from there to Karlsrhue. The scenery was very beautiful, and this part of the trip was enjoyed by all of us. Spent Sunday night and Monday night in a hotel there, and Tuesday we left for the camp. Were met here by the American representative (of the Red Cross) who gave us an emergency kit and a cake of chocolate. This went mighty good. "Tuesday, Oct. 7th. "Coffee for breakfast as usual; same old soup, with potatoes and coffee, for dinner, and a little more bread. Has been raining all morning and everything is quite dreary. A new prisoner came in last night. Have done nothing but lie around all day, and am bored to death. Wish they would move us to our final destination. Spent my last cent last night, and have only a few cigarettes left. Am saving the butts, so that I can roll one out of them. Sure would like to have a bath, as I am quite dirty now, not having had a bath since Sept. 18. Left hotel about 2 o'clock for Camp Karls- rhue. This Camp seems to be quite nice. Have seen a few American aviators, the first I have ever seen outside of Paris. Had a pretty good supper and was issued a nice little emergency kit by the Red Cross. Will get an issue of heavy underclothes, socks and O. D. shirt tomorrow. "Wednesday, Oct. 8th. "Answered roll-call at 10 A. M. Was then issued my clothing. Got a huge issue of food from the Red Cross, about eleven o'clock, and have been stufling ever since. I feel uncomfortably full now, for the first time since • 256 A^TRGiNiA Military Institute — World War Eecord I have been in captivity. This is quite a lazy and boring life. Nothing to do but amuse yourself. Had a fine shave this A. M., the first I have had in four days. Am going for a walk around the courtyard this afternoon. Hope to get a good bath tomorrow and get clean once more. Know I will weigh 20 lbs. less after I bathe. Will finish this just before I go to bed. Am going to write a letter home now and tell them all about it. Had a big feed, about 7 o'clock, with some good hot tea which I liked very much. Have just come back from roll-call and am going to bed tout de suite. "Thursday, Oct. 9th. "Had a singing contest until about 11 P. M. last night, to the great annoyance of our neighbors. Took a nice hot bath this morning, and, 'sure nuff,' I feel 20 lbs. lighter, as I predicted. We were issued food at 2 o'clock, and Mclntyre and Davies are now making out a menu through Monday when we get another issue. We are to have a huge feed soon, and, be- lieve me, I'll be ready for it. This life is terribly lazy; all we do is to look for 'eats', and sleep. There is to be a big baseball game this evening between the fliegers and the doughboys. There's no question as to who will win. Heard this morning that we had advanced ten miles from Belli- court (the place where I was taken). If that keeps up we will soon be over the Rhine, and then back to the dear old U. S. A. We are having lovely weather; and here's hoping it keeps up, so that we can show the Boche who's who. Here comes the food, so will call this off until this afternoon^ "Friday, Oct. 10th. "Nothing exciting this A. M. Answered roll-call at 10 o'clock and then played auction bridge until dinner, losing four marks. I am still one mark to the good. Dinner was poor, but we are having a big feed at 3 o'clock, which will make up for it. Have been playing baseball and feel very good. It's the first exercise I have had since I have been in captivity. I am going to play every day for exercise. Have just heard that we captured 10,000 prisoners and 200 guns, near Cambrai yesterday. "Saturday, Oct. 11th. "The day has been very quiet and deci'dedly lacking in excitement. Answered roll-call at 10 A. M. and then had my usual morning 'whiskey and soda,' without the tchiskey. Read the communique from the French, and am very well satisfied. La Gateau has been taken, and we are still going strong. I was in La Gateau about ten days ago, and then it was distinctly German. Would like to be there now and help get rid of some more Boche. Have heard wild rumors about Germany's agreeing to withdraw to the border, and have an armistice. Gertainly hope it is true. Had another hard bread issue this afternoon. There is to be a show tonight, think I shall go and give the 'local talent' a chance. "Sunday, Oct. 12th. "The show was very good last night and I enjoyed it very much. Shea, our representative, took a very prominent part in it. Roll-call was late this A. M., on account of church. I didn't go to church. We had regular horse flesh for dinner today. We have a big feed tonight, and we get a big issue from the Red Gross tomorrow. They certainly are a life-saver, and I don't know just what we would do if they didn't help us. Have just heard that the interpreter said that Germany has agreed to Wilson's terms. He ex- pects to be home by Xmas, and for us to be on our way. Learned from French communique, of Sept. 30, that our stunt of the 29 was successful. We captured 4,000 prisoners and 60 guns. I am glad to say that I helped to capture and kill some of them, before I was captured. Have been over here exactly five months and two days. Today is my 15th day of captivity. Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 257 'Monday, Oct. 13th. "Nothing of excitement has happened this A. M. Answered roll-call, as usual, and drew rations at 2.30. Am eating again, or, rather am still eating. The more I eat, the more I want to eat. Several new officers came in this evening, and they had some very good 'dope' to give out. We had quite a hit of excitement last night. The little fat Boche officer got mad Decause somebody made a noise and called us back at 11 o'clock. None of us minded it. because going to bed late made us sleep better. "Tuesday, Oct. 14th, "Had a meeting after roll-call this A. M. and decided that all American officers would fall in together, and all British officers together. Nothing exciting has happened today. It has been raining all day, and things look very dreary. Time certainly drags. Am very uncomfortable, as a result of the big feed we had tonight. Can't get any more 'dope' on the Armistice, and am afraid it is going to fall through. I don't believe it makes so much difference, for we are going good now. Sure would like to see the war over by Xmas, though. "Wednesday, Oct. 15th. "A bunch of British officers left this A. M. We lost three of them that were with us, and I certainly am sorry, for they were mighty nice fellows. No news, officially, so far. Heard that President Wilson had de- manded an unconditional surrender by Germany. That's a pretty bis thing, but President Wilson knows what he is doing. We draw hard bread at 2 o'clock, and then for another big feed. I am getting worse every day about eating. This life sure runs you. Lost 12 marks at auction bridge. "Thursday, Oct. 16th. "Three American officers arrived last night, two from the ^Artillery and one from the Medical Corps. No 'dope' today. Rations are coming forth, and we shall have a good feed once more. Read President Wilson's note today, and it certainly is a wonder. Am very anxious to see what 'Germany is going to have to say. The map looks very encouraging today. We will soon be in Lille, and then the Boche transport lines will be shot to pieces. Played cards last night and again this A. M. It is a very good way to pass the time. No lights last night, but am hoping we will have some this P. M. Oh, I almost forgot that I had a wonderful bath this A. M. I'm beginning to get quite civilized once more. They have been taking down all the wire on the inside of the grounds. We have been wondering just what their idea is. "Friday, Oct. 17th. "Left Karlsrhue about noon today, and, after traveling until about six o'clock, arrived at Villingen which is only thirty kilometers from Con- stance, on the Swiss border. This is quite an old and auaint town. The town proper has ti high wall around it. with gates at both ends and in the centre, with high towers and loop holes in them. It has grown quite a bit, evidently, for now there are as many houses outside the ^wall as there are inside. Our camp is about a half mile from the town, in a large open field, with miles of rolling ground around. Just across the road there is a barracks with about five hundred Germans in it. They all seem to be either very old men or young boys. There are about two hundred Ameri- can officers here and they all seem to be very nice. One of them, Dr. Red- mond, has asked me to eat with him tonight, and has offered to help us get our mess started in the morning. It certainly is nice of him to ask me. and you can bet that I appreciate it. Hope I will be able to do something for him some day. The Boche took my little diary away from me today, and we are all speculating on what they are going to do to me, for I have 258 ViKGixiA Military Institute — World War Eecord said some things tbat are not very complimentary to them. Guess I will have to stop this, as my paper has given out and I can't get any more. [Between this date and November 27 the following notes were made, at odd times:] "Oct. 24 Lieutenant Mowary was buried in the village cemetery. Oct. 27 Charlie Nash (Marine Corps aviator) and Bellamy arrived. Charlie was shot down on Friday, Sept. 13, and has had his left arm amputated; he is the same old Charlie and just as bright as ever. Bellamy was wounded and captured, the same day I was, but I thought he was dead, as none of us had heard anything from him. Sure was glad to see both of them, for they had a lot of 'dope' to give out. Nov. 1. We had a pretty heavy snow last night and everything looks beautiful this morning. We are about twenty seven hundred feet above sea level, and it is awfully cold; wish I had my overcoat and some good shoes. We had a little singing contest last night, much to the annoyance of the guard; it's a good thing he can't speak Eng- lish, for we would all be in the 'brig' if he could. "Wednesday, Nov. 27th. "Haven't been able to keep this written up like I wanted to. Didn't get my little diary back until the other day, and now I have just finished copying it into this book; will try to set down a few things that happened after the Armistice was declared. Soon afterwards the Boche promised us every day that we would go the next day; and after about ten days of restless waiting the Inspector from Rastatt came down and told us we wouldn't go before Thanksgiving. That nearly caused a riot, and after that we proceeded to boycott the Canteen. Some British came in, a few days later, from Rastatt, and, soon, their Colonel, and Colonel Brown fixed it up so that we were allowed to go walking, without a guard, from 9 to 12 and 2 to 6. Spent most of my time visiting the town. It was very pitiful to see the old German Avomen and the little children with hollow faces, due to the lack of food. Food is very expensive and of an inferior type. Soap is practically unheard of and it commands fabulous prices. Quite a few officers traded soap and canned food for souvenirs. I have only a few things; was unable to get any more on account of the lack of money. We left Villingen Tuesday morning at 5:30 and" arrived in Constance about 10:30. Here we were very much disappointed to find that we had to stay over until Friday morning. We got up this morning in a rain and it has been raining ever since. I am very sorry, for I had hoped to be able to see something of the city while here. Captain Truxai has just passed around nine cigarettes, and I certainly am glad, for I was completely out of smokes. Before leaving Villingen the Commandant made the following speech: " 'Sooner than you expected, your day of liberation has arrived. In a short time you will be back again with your own dear folks in America and England. Tell them that the German people have no more grievance against them. They do not consider themselves as conquered, but as con- quering (as you can see by the troops coming back from tlae front), because they have won their own liberty. Now, it is your time to give the German people a just peace in the peace terms which will give them the liberty to live justly and peacefully with the world at large, and which will leave no hate to again disturb the peace of the world. " 'We all hope that you will reach your homes safely and find every one in good health. I again request you not to part from Germany with hatred against us, and not to influence your people against Germany, as it is now not as it has been judged (perhaps justly) up to the present time. The new Germany has the desire to live at perfect peace with her recent thirty Enemies; but at the same time, claims an honourable peace which will give her the possibility to live as promised by President Wilson. " 'Again, happy returns.' " Some of the Specially Disiinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 259 ViTsl Lieutenant WILLIAM T. GOULD, JR., Class 1918. From New York. Air Service, A. E. F. Commissioned 1st Lieutenant, Field Artillery. Detailed to Air Service. Graduated with "First Honour" of his Class at Princeton Ground School and Commandant (temporary). Sailed for overseas service, March, 1918, with rank, "Cadet, Air Service." Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. Transferred to Italy for flying duty. Fifteen months' service in France and Italy. He wore the "Black Bird" and two Gold Vs. First Lieutenant J. CHRISTIAN NOWLIN, JR., Class 1913. From Virginia. Company "L," 30th Infantry, 3rd Division, A. E. F. Commissioned, August 15, 1917, 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry. Promoted to 1st Lieutenant, and assigned to 159th Infantry, at Camp Kearny, California. Transferred to Company "L," 30th Infantr3% 3rd Division. Severely wounded in action in France, October 9, 1918. Home, 1100 Federal Street, Lynchhurg, Virginia. First Lieutenant RICHARD M. HULL, Class 1917. From Georgia. Company "L" — later, Company "K," fth U. S. Infantry, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, A. E. F. Commissioned at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, December, 1917, 1st Lieu- tenant, Company "L" (later, transferred to Company "K"), 4th U. S. In- fantry, 3rd Division, 3rd Corps. In all the fighting of his Division. Severely wounded at , . 1918. In the second battle of the Marne, where his regiment was cut to pieces, he was cited for exceptional bravery. Home, 10 Drayton Street, Savannah, Georgia. First Lieutenant WILLIAMS L. EFFINGER, Class 1907. From Maryland. Company "C," 143rd Infantry, A. E. F. He was commissioned First Lieutenant in the 5th Texas Infantry. June 4, 1917. Transferred, November IG, 1917, to Company "C," 143rd Infantry, Camp Bowie, Texas. On July 6, 1918, he sailed with his outfit for France. He was in the following actions: Champagne Front, Mont Blanc, Octo- ber G-27, 1918; Argonne Forest, November 11, 1918. Discharged at Camp Dix, N J., July 9, 11'19. He is now in the wholesale Lumber Business at Fort Worth, Texas, 404 Wheat Building. First Lieutenant G. OTHO THOMPSON, Class 191S. From Texas. 142nd Infantry, A. E. F. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 142nd Infantry, June 4, 1917, at Amarillo, Texas. Promoted to First Lieutenant, same regiment, June 7, 1917. Sailed for France with his organization and was in all the engage- ments in which it participated, behaving with great gallantry. Awarded French Croix de Guerre for bravery in action. 260 ViRGiiSriA Military Institute — World War Record Upon his discharge from the Service, he returned to has pre-war occupa- tion with The B. R. Roach Drug Company (wholesale), Amarillo, Texas. His brother, Lt. Colonel Ernest 0. Thompson, of Class 1914, attained distinction likewise in the A. E. F. First Lieutenant ALAN McC. SMITH, Class 1912. From Alabama. 167th Infantry, 42nd (Rainbow) Division, A. E. F. He served as First Lieutenant and Battalion Adjutant in the Alabama National Guard (4th Alabama Infantry), on the Mexican Border in 191(5-1917. He was, later, assigned to the 167th Infantry, "Rainbow" Division and went to France. He served frfom April, 1917 to January, 1919, and one year of the time overseas. He was in all the engagements in which his Division participated, until wounded. He was in the Baccarat Sector five months; in the Champagne Sector two weeks; in the Marne Offensive, and in the Chateau Thierry Salient. He was severely wounded, July 26, 1918, at the battle of La Croix Rouge Farm (Chateau Thierry Salient). He behaved with conspicuous gallantry and was highly commended. First Lieutenant CONRAD HOCK, Class 1918. From Virginia. Machine-Gun Battalion, 59th (Regular) Infantry, 4tb Division, A. E. F. Left V. M. I., as he entered the First Class, and enlisted in the first Officers' Training Camp at Fort Myer, Virginia. Commissioned Second Lieu- tenant, Regular Army. Ordered to Camp Greene, N. C, and assigned to B9th Infantry (Regular), 4th Division. Sailed for France in May, 1918. Promoted First Lieutenant. September 25, 1918. In Machine-Gun Battalion, Served in all the engagements participated in by the 4th Division. Address, Box 186, Gary, W. Virginia. Home, GOl Campbell Avenue, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia. His brother, Frederick S. Hock, of Class 1915, served in the "War as First Lieutenant, Infantry, 155th Depot Brigade, stationed at Camp Lee, Virginia. First Lieutenant RICHARD F. WELTON, JR., Class 1915. From Virginia. 60th Infantry, 5th Division, A. E. F. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant, November 27, 1917, and as- signed to the 60th Infantry, Company "I," at Camp Greene, N. C. He sailed for Ffance, April 16, 1918. Saw service in the Vosges Moun- tains during June, July and August; also in th,e St. Mihiel Drive, and in the Meuse-Argonne, with the 5th Division. He was promoted to First Lieu- tenant, October 12, 1918. He received one Citation for bravery from a General Officer. He was in the Army of Occupation, and served in Luxemburg from November, 1918 to July, 1919. On July 20, 1919, he returned l^ome and was discharged six days later. He has reentered the Insurance and Real Estate Business in which he left to enter the Military Service. Address, P. 0. Box 193, Portsmouth, Virginia. Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 261 First Lieutenant SCOTT WILSON, Class 1910. From Missouri. 356tli Infantry, 89th Division, A. B. F. First Training Camp, Fort Riley, May 12 to August 12, 1917. Com- missioned Second Lieutenant there, August 12, 1917. With 164th Depot Brigade, September 12 to December 17, 1917. Instructor, 3rd Officers' Train- ing Camp, Camp Funston, Kansas, January 18-April 18, 1918. Sailed for overseas Service with 356th Infantry, 89th Division, May 18, 1918. Saw service with 89th Division in Toul Sector, Enrizon Sector, St. Mihiel Offensive and Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Promoted to First Lieu- tenant. With Army of Occupation from November 18, 1918 to May 19, 1919. Honourably discharged, June 24, 1919. Occupation, Wholesale Dry Goods, c/o Carleton Dry Goods Company, St. Louis, Mo. First Lieutenant ROBERT T. CROWDER, Class 1908. From Virginia. Adjutant, and then Intelligence and Liaison Officer, 314th Maohine-Gun Battalion, 80th Division, A. E. F. Graduated, first Officers' Training Camp, Fort Myer, August 15, 1917, as First Lieutenant, and assigned as Adjutant, 314th Machine-Gun Bat- talion, 80th Division, Camp Lee, Virginia. Sailed with unit for France. Served as Adjutant until September, 1918, and then until after the Armistice as Intelligence and Liaison Officer, 314th Machine-Gun Battalion, 80th Divi- sion. Commander of "A" Company, and, later, of "D" Company, 315th Ma- chine-Gun Battalion, until return to United States, May 30, 1919. Was Ob- server with British near Ypres, in July, 1918. In Somme Offensive. August, 1918. In Meuse-Argonne Offensive, November 1-11, 1918. December, 1918 and January, 1919, he served as Billeting Officer and Town Ma^or. Since discharge from Service, in business of manufacturing Cotton Goods, Coca-Cola Building, Kansas City, Mo. First Lieutenant WILLIAM R. JOHNSON, Class 1907. From West Virginia. Headquarters, 32nd Division, A. B. F. Entered first Fort Benjamin Harrison Officers' Training School, May 8 1917. Commissioned 1st Lieutenant, Field Artillery, August 14, 1917. Assigned to 323rd Field Artillery. 83rd Division, September 1, 1917. Sailed for France, June 10, 1918. Attached to Headquarters, 32nd Division, during the Argonne Offensive. Assistant Adjutant, Headquarters, 158th Field Artil- lery Brigade, 32nd Division, Army of Occupation, Coblenz Bridge Head. Returned to United States, June 5, 1919, and mustered out of Service. Resumed pre-war occupation as Coal Operator, Montgomery, West Virginia. One brother was graduated in 1910 and another was a Cadet at the V M I His brother. Captain Francis L. Johnson, U. S. A., World War, was promoted to Major, R. C. when he resigned from the Service, Decem- ber 1. 1919. First Lieutenant PAUL MIMMS POTTS, Class 1917. From Louisiana. Air Service, A. B. F. He enlisted in the U. S. Army, May 8, 1917. Sent to Camp Roots, Arkansas. Was there about six weeks when he was transferred to the Avia 262 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord tion Service and was ordered to the Ground School at Austin, Texas. He remained there until August 11, 1917. He was selected as one of ten picked men and sent to Italy (Foggia Training School). He received his commission as 1st Lieutenant, March 15, 1918, His father wrote, in August, 1918: "The boy is on the front in Italy, back of the lines, near Milan. He is a full-fledged Italian and American Aviator, wearing both the Gold and Silver Eagles. "He was especially trained to drive an Italian Caproni Bombing Airplane They are called Battle Planes of the Air, and are the largest Air Planes in use. "He did not leave the Training School until about July 21, 1918, so has been on the front only a month. "I, his father, have filled this Questionnaire out the best I can, and I hope it will serve your purpose. Yours very truly, Paul M. Potts, Sb., Natchitoches, La." First Lieutenant SANFORD P. GRAVES. Class 1914. From Georgia. 306th Engineers, 81st Division, A. E. F. He entered the first Officers' Training Camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, May 8, 1917, and was graduated First Lieutenant of Engineers, August 15, 1917, at American University, Washington, D. C. Assigned to Company "C," 306th Engineers, August 29, 1917, at Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C. The Division was transferred to Camp Sevier, May, 1918, and left for France, July, 1918. He attended the 2nd Corps Engineers' School at Chatillon-Sur-Seine, and then joined his regiment in the Vosges Mountains. Was there a month, in a quiet sector. He was then sent to the line, just South of Verdun, and participated in th,e Meuse- Argonne Offensive, November 1-11, 1918. Then ordered back to the vicinity of Chatillon-Sur-Seine, and home, June, 1919. Mustered out, July, 1919. He resumed his pre-war profession of Engineering, and is now Junior Engineer, Southern Railway Company, at Knoxville, Tenn. Like all V. M. I. Engineers in the A. E. F., this accomplished young officer won merited praise for efficiency and gallantry in action. First Lieutenant WILLIAM G. CANN, Class 1909. From Georgia. 151st Machine-Gun Battalion, 42nd Division, A. E. F. He served with the National Guard of Georgia on the Mexican Border, 1916-1917. As soon as the United States entered the War with Germany, he returned to Service, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant, Company "B," 42nd (Rainbow) Division. He went to France with this Division, and participated in its gallant fighting. On July ^ 1918, he was wounded at St. Mihiel. He Yad been promoted to PMrst Lieutenant, and was serving in the 151st Machine-Gun Battalion of the 42nd Division. A younger brother, Judge Samuel A. Cann. of the Class of 1913, served also gallantly in France as First Lieutenant of Company "G," 307th Ammuni- tion Train, 82nd Division. Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 263 It is unfortunate that the full details of service of both these loyal "Old Cadets" and gallant officers are lacking at this writing, but it is believed both returned home with their respective organizations and were honour- ably discharged from the Service. Their address is 114 W. Gaston Street, Savannah, Georgia, Lieutenant William G. Cann being Manager of an Insurance Agency, and his brother, a prominent and successful young lawyer. First Lieutenant WILLIAM 0. OWEN, Class 1915. From Virginia. Machine-Gun Company, 61st Infantry, 5th Division, A. E. P. He had served as a private in the Illinois National Guard before the War. On August 15, 1917, he was commissioned Second Lieutenant in Re- serve Corps, and October 25, 1917, Second Lieutenant in U. S. A. Commis- sioned First Lieutenant, the next day. Assigned to Machine-Gun Company, Gist Infantry, 5th Division. Left for France, March 6, 1918. Served in all the engagements par- ticipated in by his fighting Division, as follows: Robeadeau, La Cude, St. Die Sectors, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Offensives. With Army of Occupation. Returned to United States, June 3, 1919, and resigned from the Service, June 12. Now Vice-President and Assistant General Manager, Owen-Osage Oil and Gas Company, C^ney, Kansas. There were many V. M. I. "boys" in the 5th Division, and all behaved with conspicuous gallantry and received th,e commendation of their General Officers. First Lieutenant MONTAGUE BLUNDON, Class 1902. From Maryland. (Civil Engineer.) 74th Engineers, U. S. A., A. B. F. He volunteered, October 1, 1917, and was commissioned First Lieutenant in the Engineers. He was detailed to Military Mapping. Later, he was assigned to the 74th Engineers— a Flash and Sound Ranging Battalion. He specialized in High Burst Ranging, and was attached to the 30th Brigade, R. A. R., operating near Verdun. On his return to America he was assigned to the Office of Chief of En- gineers, United States Army, and prepared a manual on "High Burst Rang- ing and Flash Ranging." He was honourably discharged from the Service. December 1, 1919. First Lieutenant Blundon's father was a gallant member of the "New Market" Battalion of the V. M. L, and a younger brother was also a Cadet at the V M. I. The spirit that animated his brave father, over fifty years ago when he charged with the Cadets over Bushong Hill, that memorable dly was his spirit wh,8n, though past the age, and otherwise exempt from military service, he volunteered in this War for human freedom, and nobly performed his part. First Lieutenant FRANKLIN . W. CARTER, Class 1912. From Virginia. Machine-Gun Company, 165th Infantry, 42nd Division. A. E. F. In April, 1917, he enlisted at the first Officers' Training School at Platts, burg N Y and was commissioned Second Lieutenant, August 10. He was 264 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord one of the fortunate young officers selected at that time to sail for France at once, where he arrived in September. He was sent to a Training School at La Valbonne, which, wasi th,e first of its kind for American Oflicers. General Bullard, U. S. A., was at that time the Commanding Officer, and the Instructors were French Ofl[icers, the pick of the French Army for such work, and Lieutenant Carter says: "A finer lot of men I never had the pleasure of meeting." He decided to take up Machine-Gun work under these Officers, and in December, 1917, he was selected, among others, as being competent to take charge of troops and train them for Machine-Gun work. He was sent to the 42nd Division, which had arrived in France in November. It is well known what wonderful work this Division did. He v/ent into the trenches first in February, 1918, and remained there almost continuously until the Armistice was signed, having taken part in every big fight during that time. He was in the Champagne battle near Chalons, when the Germans put across their big drive and were stopped by our own front line. It was a glorious time for both France and America. From there he went to the Chateau Thierry Sector, and entered the Foret de Fere on July 23, 1918. His Division relieved the 28th Division, and it continued to drive the BocLie back. On the 28th it drove them from the heights across the Ourcq River. That morning he started early with five machine guns and about sixty men to defend the right flank of the advancing Infantry. He accomplished his object, but with dearly-bought glory. He reached the hill beyond the River v/ith only seven men and one gun, and soon after was himself struck dovv^n by a pieee of high explosive shell. The wound was just above the ankle and the Surgeons found it necessary to remove one and a half inches of bone from his leg. He said: "I considered myself fortunate, for v%rhat I saw th?,t day, and what all of us went through, was Hell on eart^. Our losses in that fight alone were over fifty per cent." He remained in the Hospital in France for sometime and was then re- turned to the United States and placed in General Hospital No. 2, at Fort McHenry, Baltimore, where he remained until April, 1919, when he was discharged, cured, but limping. He at once returned to his pre-war work as Electrical Engineer with the Westinghouse B. & M. Company, at Pitts- burgh, Pa. He received his promotion to the grade of First Lieutenant in Au- gust. 1918. By the direction of the President, he was awarded the "D. S. C " by the Commanding General, A. E. F., with this Citation: "Franklin W. Carter, Second Lieutenant, Machine-Gun Company, 165th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action near Villers-sur-Fere. France. July 28, 1918. When all the men in his platoon had become casualties, he operated the one remaining gun, with the aid of two volunteers from a line company. Even after he himself had been severely wounded, he remained at his post until the Infantry, having effected a crossing of the Ourcq, were firmly established. Refusing assistance to the dressing station, he tried to crawl back, but dropped exhausted." [From the Sales Letter of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, of June 23, 1920:] Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 265 "Franklin W. Carter graduated in Electrical Engineering from the Virginia Military Institute in June, 1912, His first position was with The Fauquier National Bank in Virginia. In September, 1912, he decided to enter the Graduate Student Course of our Company. "After completing his shop work he entered the Sales School, and from there he came to the Railway Sales Department where he filled several important assignments before our entrance into the "War. Among these as- signments was the handling of correspondence on the Norfolk & "Western Railroad electrification for F. H. Shepard. Mr. Carter remained at East Pittsburgh until in 1916 when he was transferred to the New York Office to work on Heavy Traction matters for Mr. Shepard. "In April, 1917, the call came for young men to be trained for service in France. He applied; and wasi accepted at the first Plattsburg Ca^mp, and in July was given a Second Lieutenant's Commission and ordered immediately to France, where he served with the Rainbow Division until July 28, 1918, when he was severely wounded. "After returning from the service he again entered the Railway Sales Department at East Pittsburgh, where he is now in charge of negotiation work, handling hieavy traction negotiations — both Foreign and Domestic — • assisting W. R. Stinemetz. "It seems entirely fitting at this time to mention briefly the splendid service Mr. Carter rendered his country during the War. This can be told best by quoting what others have said. Mr. Carter himself would never tell it, and, risking extreme embarrassment to him, we quote a remark of Francis P. Duffy, Chaplain of the 165th Regiment during its campaign in France : " 'One of the nicest, decentest, squarest, bravest youths that ever wore a uniform.' And to give this pronouncement its full force — to realize that Father Duffy knew the man, we continue the quotation: " 'I've said it at last, and I know it will make him fussed and blushy, but it's true, and I don't care.' "Few of us have the advantage of being summed up before we are dead- after that occurrence, we probably don't care. "Mr. Carter was honored with the D. S. C. — General Orders No. 64. (See Citation above.) "What his superior officers recorded: 'Lt. Carter has repeatedly shown marked efficiency in leading men. He is an excellent instructor in machine-gunnery. I recommended him for promotion to First Lieutenant in July and to Captain in August, for his gallantry and bravery under fire at Chateau Thierry where he was seriously wounded. I have also recommended him for a D. S. C. for his conduct under fire at Chateau Thierry, July 20 to 28. Kenneth C. Siebekt, Captain, U. S. A., 165th Infantry.' ( 'Tours, France, March 13, 1919. 'I remember Lt. F. W. Carter as one of the best officers in my old regiment, and during the very active service in July last he was brought to my attention by outstanding ability and bravery, particularly on the Ourcq, where he was severely wounded, and for which he was recommended for promotion, and for the D. S. C. Fbank McCoy, Brig. Gen., U. S. Army.' "Lack of space prevents the publication of other letters of commenda- tion from Mr. Carter's commanding officers, all of which concur wth the gx3,iiit)1gs privGH. "The same sterling qualities that endeared Mr. Carter to all closely as- sociated with him during the great conflict are manifesting themselves each day in his work in the Heavy Traction Section of this Company." 266 Virginia Military Institute — World War Kkcord First Lieutenant WALTER ALAN RICHARDS, Class 1913. From Virginia. Company "G," 326th Infantry, 82nd Division, A. E. F. Entered first Officers' Training Camp at Fort McPherson, Ga., May 13. 1917. Commissioned First Lieutenant, 326tli Infantry, at Camp Gordon, Ga., August 15, 1917. Made Battalion Adjutant. Went overseas, April 29, 1918. Entered trenclies in June, in Toul Sector. "He had passed through, three or four important engagements, including the five days' drive at St. Mihiel, and was considering himself quite a sea- soned soldier," wrote his father, "when he was severely wounded in the left shoulder by a machine-gun bullet, on October 11, 1918, in the Argonne Forest Advance, near the town of St. Juvin, and within a few minutes received a second wound in the back by an exploding shell." He wrote a short letter home ten days later, but made rather light of his wounds (it is known now because he feared to alarm his young wife). So that it was a great shock to his family when the facts became known (as given by some of his com- rades) that he was in a Hospital at Beaune, France, in a very serious condi- tion. He had then been operated' on five times, and his condition had been critical for sometime. He was in such a weakened state that transfusion of blood was resorted to, and 500 c.c's of blood was given by a fellow-officer of his battalion, Lieutenant Frank Carter, of Atlanta, Georgia, who was him- self wounded in the same action. His friends wrote that he staid alive simply by his determination to live, and his devoted nurse wrote: "He has displayed more nerve and heroism than any patient I ever saw, and I am going to send him back home to his wife." On December 16, he himself wrote his father, saying he was making some progress towards recovery, but that another operation would be necessary after returning to this country, to restore some of the bones that had been shot away, or Injured. His Colonel, Brigadier General MacArthur (that splendid officer who, as a brigadier general, personally took part in more real fi.ghting, it is said, than any other officer of his grade) wrote that he had been recommended for promotion and that he stood first on his list for honourable mention in the 326th Infantry. On December 29, the wounded officer wrote that fair improvement was noted in his condition, and he hoped he might be able to travel by the middle of February, 1919. But it was after that he was permitted to return home. On Friday, May 23, 1919, at Fort McPherson, Georgia, he was decorated by Colonel Bratton, Officer in Command, with the "Distinguished Service Cross." The Citaiion, under which the Cross was awarded, reads, as follows: "H'dqr's, 82nd Div., American E. F., France, 10 March, 1919. "First Lieutenant Walter A. Richards, 326th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action, near St. Juvin, France, 11 October, 1918. "Leading his platoon in attack, Lieutenant Richards was subject to fierce and devastating fir^ of enemy artillery and machine-guns. Although he himself was wounded, and ninety per cent, of his platoon made casualties, he continued to press forward until he was felled by machine-gun fire, after reaching the foremost position of the entire action. "The Commanding General takes particular pride in announcing to the command this fine example of courage and self-sacrifice. Such deeds are evidence of that spirit of heroism w^hich is innate in th,e highest degree in the American soldier and responds unfailingly to the call of duty, wher- ever or whenever it may come. Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 267 "This Order will be read to all organizations at the first formation after its receipt. By command of Major General Duncan, George E. Roosevelt, Lt. Col., Acting Chief of Staff." "Official: R. L. Boyd, Lt. Col., A. G. D. Adjutant." The official Citation, in the name of the President, and signed by John J. Pershing, Commander-in-Chief, has also been received by Lieutenant Richards. After many efforts to persuade him to tell how he received his wounds. Lieutenant Richards has at last furnished the following graphic narrative which, for the sake of historical truth, it is thought well to give here in its entirety: "We had been in the Argonne Forest for more than a week, and on the morning of October 10, 1918, had advanced some five kilometers in support of the third battalion of our regiment which was then attacking. Shortly after noon that battalion reached its objective and began to 'dig in,' and our Company was sent forward to take up 'a position which would protect its left flank which was exposed. This gave the battalion a strong defensive position on the heights jUst within the Forest and overlooking the Aire River valley. This was the Corps objective, and as our maps did not cover the! ground to the North of the river, we supposed this would be our 'haven of rest' — at least for a while. "We had scarcely completed our 'funk holes,' however, when orders came for all officers to report to the battalion P. C. There we found General Cronin, our brigadier, Colonel MacArthur, and the officers of our battalion, as well as some from the third. The General said he had just received a report that the town of St. Juvin was unoccupied and that he wanted our battalion to capture it and the hill North of it, the attack to take place at five o'clock. "Reference to the map showed that St. Juvin was a small town on the North slope of the Aire River and was protected on the North by a strong chain of hills about as high as the ones on which we stood. It also developed that the town was five kilometers away, that the intervening country had not been reconnoitered, and that nothing was known as to the condition of the bridges or fords, if any. Although it was then nearly four o'clock, we were ordered to attack as directed, without further information, except that we would be supported by both artillery and machine-gun barrages. It soon developed, however, that the artillery could not assist us, as it was too far to the rear, and the machine-guns did not have sufficient ammunition, "Our Company was to lead the attack and so we got under way as soon as the men could be gotten together. We moved forward as rapidly as possible, but did not reach the river until nearly six o'clock. In the mean- time, darkness had fallen, making our progress slower. Up to this time we had met no opposition, but our advance party had scarcely set foot on the highway bridge when several machine-guns opened up on the bridge and the approach. We soon developed the enemy position and found that they had attempted to destroy the bridge and had prepared for a 3tiff delense. We made several attempts to get across, but each time were met with such a heavy fire that we decided to locate a ford, instead. The men were with- drawn several hundred yards and ordered to 'dig in,' while several patrols were sent to the river, and Captain Jeffers went to report conditions to the Major who had established himself in the town of Marcq, some two kilo- meters to the rear. The Enemy then put down a heavy artillery barrage which siwept back and forth along the river bank for a depth of five hundred 268 Virginia Military Institute — WorlI) War Record yards. In a couple of hours we received orders to withdraw to the hill behind Marcq and there await orders. All of the officers who had been to the river realized that a crossing could not be effected without artillery assistance, and possibly a general attack, so they urged that it should not be attempted. "About four o'clock on the morning of the eleventh, however, orders came to return to the river. I carried the Company to the railroad which was about five hundred yards from the river, and there awaited the arrival of Captain Jeffers who came about a quarter to five with an attack order similar to that of the night before, but with the assurance of artillery and machine-gun support. "The zero hour was set for five o'clock, and as our artillery had not begun to fire, we sent up our artillery rocket. Finally, at five o'clock we started over, although none of our supporting barrages were firing "According to our pre-arranged plan of attack, I carried over the first wave. We rushed forward in small groups at a point about three hundred yards on the Enemy side of the bridge, and there took up our wave forma- tion of a man every five yards. We used the bridge as a crossing, and, while it was badly damaged, we scrambled over without great difficulty, although under a rather hot fire. As soon as we reached our position we began firing to protect the advance of the battalion which was to follow close behind us. Dawn was just breaking, and the breeze was rapidly dispelling the mist which had hung over the river. As the Enemy located our position they opened up on us with a terrific fire of machine gun, high explosive and gas. I M^as hit almost immediately by a machine-gun bullet on the shoulder and a number of my men were put out of commission. "My orders had been to wait until our entire Company was across the river before I advanced further; but, realizing that we could not stay in that exposed position, I ordered the men to move forward to the protection of a hedge some distance to the front, at the same time dispatching two de- tachments toward machine-guns in St. Juvin, the edge of which was only two hundred yards to our left. As we approached the hedge we found it occupied by Germans who had either just come out of dugouts or had held their fire. "By this time most of my men were killed or wounded; and, realizing the folly of advancing further, I ordered a halt in a depression which pro- tected us from the men in the hedge. High explosive shells were hitting all among us now, and I was hit by fragments of one which fell only a few feet away. Fortunately, the ground was soft and I was lying flat on the ground, and the large pieces passed over me. My pack was torn all to pieces, and probably protected me greatly. "Then came the order to withdraw to our side of the river. I signalled to my men, but only one or two obeyed, and, thinking they couldn't hear or see me, I crawled along to each one, but the big majority of tliem were either dead or unconscious. I got those who were able started back, and then took a try at it myself, but didn't have much luck. I couldn't crawl on my breast because my arm dragged under me, and 1 couldn't get on my back on account of the remainder of my pack. Finally, I slipped into a shell-hole and got out of my equipment. Travelling light, I made better progress; but, as we were still under heavy fire and a 'Jerry' was jumping out of every hole and coming toward us, it seemed I was going mighty slowly. "It was in getting back that I saw really what a hot bed we had gotten into. The hill we were to attack was seamed with trenches, and I don't believe there were less than thirty machine-guns playing on the ground in front of the bridge, either from the town to the left, or the hill to the right. As we had no return fire to keep them down, you could see large numbers of Boche slipping down hedges toward the river, in an effort to cut us off. "Realizing that it was to be a race, I put every effort into making speed, and eventually I got to the river, although I don't see how in the world I managed it. I passed dozens of men who had been picked off as they crawled Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 269 back. I got into the river about fifty yards ahead of a couple of Germans and they made it hot for me until I got behind the willows on the other side; but the cold water helped me, and I walked from then on. I had to pass through a couple of belts of gas, but my gas mask was all shot up, so I couldn't wear it. It difln't seem to bother me much. Occasionally, a ma- ohine-gun bullet cracked by, but it all seemed so tame, after the other side of the river, that I didn't mind. "I walked back to the dressing-station (about two miles) and there found Captain Jeffers and Lieutenant Carter, who had both been wounded, trying to locate me; also Lieutenant Liebenlt and my platoon sergeant, both in a dying condition. We were congratulating ourselves on getting out when a 'Jerry' Plane came over, and pretty soon they began shelling the dressing- station. They couldn't get the range exactly, however, and in an hour or two Carter and I were patched up and started back to the evacuation Hospital. "Thus, unhappily, ended the first battle of St. Juvin." First Lieutenant HOPE WILLIAM MASSIE, Class 1918. From Virginia. 119th Infantry, 30th Division, A. E. F. Killed in action in France. So eager was he to serve his Country he did not wait to get his diploma, but left the Institute to enter the second Officers' Training School at Fort Myer. Here he was commissioned Second Lieutenant. His first call was to Camp Lee; remaining there for two weeks, he was ordered to Camp Sevier where he was promot-id to First Lieutenant before going overseas. He made the supreme sacrifice, August 6, 1918. His Captain wrote his parents that he was mortally wounded while on patrol duty in "No Man's Land." Lieutenant Benjamin Gray, of Winston-Salem, N. C, sent back from France to be an Instructor in the Training Camps, reported that Massie's company was worried by a machine-gun that could not be located, but which hampered the men in their work. Massie told his men he was going to find that gun. On three successive nights he made personally diligent search for it in "No Man's Land," but without success. While out with his patrol party on the third night, he attempted to locate the gun alone. He walked right into the machine-gun, and received the full burst of fire in his chest. Massie found that gun and a Martyr's Crown! Statement of Major J. M. Robeson, Senior Chaplain, 30th Division, A. E. F.: "Lieutenant Hope W. Massie was commissioned Second Lieutenant from the first Officers' Training School of Fort Myer, Virginia, and sent im- mediately to Camp Sevier, South Carolina, where he was assigned to the 119th Infantry Regiment. "Shortly afterwards he was assigned to Company 'I,' where he soon gained the attention ot the Commanding Officer for his ability as a soldier. After a few months with this Company, he was promoted to First Lieu- tenant and transferred to Company 'L,' with which unit he remained until his death in Flanders. "He went with his regiment to France in May, 191S, being stationed with them in the British lines, about two miles South of the City of Ypres. "He was for several weeks, absent from the regiment, in a special school for Signal work. On his return he found his Company taking their first turn in the trenches. I remember seeing him the night he returned from school and inviting him to be our guest at Regimental Headquarters. He said: 270 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecqrd 'No, my Company is in the line and I must go on to-night and join them, I can't be satisfied to be away any longer.' "Two days later, he was killed in a night raid which he led into 'No Man's Land.' "After his Company returned from the trenches for rest, I was in- structed by Colonel John VanB. Metts to interview Corporal Hopkins and Private Oswald who were with Lieutenant Massie when he was killed, and secure their statement as to the circumstances surrounding his death, for Lieutenant Massie was a favourite with the Colonel, as he was generally in the regiment." Corporal Hopkins' and Private Oswald's Story, As Related to Major J. M. Robeson, Senior Chaplain, 30th Div., A. E. F. 'They (the Boohe) had been shooting up our lines every night about twelve o'clock with machine-guns. They were hidden in some 'Nissen' huts, that the British had before the Spring drive and which were now in 'No Man's Land.' It was decided to send out a patrol to capture or destroy these. Volunteers were called for, as it was known to be a very dangerous duty. Lieutenant Massie had just come back to our platoon, and we were all so glad to see him again, as all of the boys thought the world of him. He volunteered to lead the patrol, and said 'the other fellows' had done more than he had, because he had been away at school, and he wanted to be allowed to do something; so they let him have his way. He asked for volunteers from the whole battalion, as he said he could only take single men on such duty. Our whole platoon of fifty men volunteered to a man, and we all begged to go with him, until he said he would select the men he wanted from us. 'Before leaving the trenches he kept telling us boys: "Don't be worried, for if anybody gets hurt, I will not come back unless I bring everybody with me; no hurt man shall be left behind." This was the last thing he said to us as we slipped over the parapet that night and made our way through the barb wire entanglements. We, went on until we came to the huts where we thought the Boche were hidden. He placed us around the huts, and then went in each one by himself to see if there were any Boche inside. He struck a match and looked around, which was "a dangerous thing to do ; but, Major, Lieutenant Massie was the bravest man you ever saw, he wasn't afraid of anything. All of us were uneasy until he came back and told us there was no one there, to come on and go further, as he thought he was too early for the Boohe, that we might find them further on. We struck an old railroad track and pushed on a short distance. Lieutenant Massie was in the lead. All of a sudden several machine-guns opened up, and Lieutenant Massie fell. Myself (Oswald) and Corporal Hopkins got to him first. He said: "Tell the men to get back to the trenches, while they have a chance, I am done for." He told us, time and time again, to go too. Every time the machine-guns would stop shooting for a while, he would say, "Now is your chance, go back; I am dying, and it's no use for you to stay and get killed too." We tried to put him on the back of Corporal Hopkins and I hold bim, while the Corporal crawled back. We found we couldn't do it: for every time we moved, the Boche would shoot, and we did not want him to be hit again. Finally, Corporal Hopkins said he would go and see if he could get a stretcher; but he got lost, by himself, and did not get back until next day. After a while. Lieutenant Massie said, "Oswald, you have stood by me, and I want you to take my wrist watch to remember me by; I have left everything else I had at tbe trenches." After a while, he got very quiei, and I put my hand on him and found he was dead. I think he lived about an hour after being wounded. 'Major, I never felt so bad in all my life as I did when I knew the best friend I ever had was dead. I crawled on back to our trenches, as I couldn't Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 271 carry Lieutenant Massie's body by myself. I got lost, and didn't reach our trenches until day-light came so I could tell where I was. Next night a detail went back and brought the body in. 'Every man in our platoon grieved as if he had lost a brother, for he was so good to us, and always looking out for us before he did for himself. We asked to be allowed to bui-y him; so they let a detail take his body back to a place about two miles behind the lines, called Nine Elms Cemetery, where all our men are buried.' J. M. Robeson, Formerly Major-Chaplain, U. S. A." "I think Private Oswald v/as later awarded the D. S. C. for his bravery, and devotion to Lieutenant Massie." [Copy of a letter from Lieutenant Julien Wood, Jr., Company "L,"' 30th Division:] "France, Sept. 9, 1918. "Mrs. C. F. Massie, Tyro, Va. "My dear Madam: "I am taking this opportunity to express my sympathy for you in your grief over the deathi of your son, Hope. I was his immediate commanding officer, and I was more than devoted to him. And I can assure you that his death has been keenly felt by me and the men of the Company. He possessed all the qualities of an excellent soldier and he always faced and performed the hardest tasks with a smile and good cheer. His men were absolutely devoted to him; and, indeed, it was a sad night for this little Company when he died. His death was noble in every respect, emphasizing the true qualities of a Christian and real soldier in his fearless acceptance of death. He has been buried in a little cemetery, a few mites from the bat- tlefield on which he died, and we have had a little cross erected to his memory. "Again, assuring you of my sympathy in this most trying time for you, Most sincerely yours, Julien Wood, Jk." "Edenton, N. C. (Home address)." [Copy of a letter from Capt. W. O. Holland, 119th Infantry, Company "L," his Company Commander. The stars indicate that this letter was censored : ] "With the American Expeditionary Forces, Aug. 14, 1918. "Mrs. Madison E. Massie, Tyro, Virginia. "My dear Madam: "No doubt you have long since heard, through, the War Department, of the death of your son, L=-jutena.nt Hope W. Massie, killed in action. He especially asked that the particulars of his death be told to you; thus, T communicate these few facts, which I gained from those who were with him at the last. "A patrol was undertaken on the night of * * *; the * * * and our men were given an opportunity to volunteer. Your son was one of the two American officers who were determined to go. The party went over the top at * * *, accomplis'^ed its purpose, and was on its return, when a burst of maohine-gun fire from an advanced enemy post caught them; apparently, yonr son received the full burst of fire in his chest. "While the other members of the patrol pressed on, facing a terrific enfilade fire. Private Lawrence J. Oswald remained by the side of his officer until the last. Your son felt that his end was soon, because of his loss of blood and fast-going strength, for it was then he said: 'I hate to go, not so much for myself, but for ihe anguish it will cause my Mother.' 272 Virginia Military Institute — World War Record "His personal effects he had taken care to leave behind, and these (except his Swiss-movement wrist watch which he had on him, and which he gave Private Oswald) will reach you through regular channels. "When his body was brought back our boys fashioned a box in whicb they laid him. Circumstances seldom permit of such treatment of the bodies of fallen soldiers. "In the death of your son my Company loses an officer who was con- spicuous for his bravery; he apparently thought nothing of his personal safety, for he was continually walking the trenches, cheering the men. Our cause loses a man of the sort of ilbre which is needed in these irying times. "May God bless you in thus- offering so splendid a man in the cause of Democracy! Most respectfully yours, W. 0. Holland, Capt., Co. L, 119th Inf." [Extract from letter written by Sergeant R. R. Martin, member of the patrol selected by Lieutenant Hope Massie, the night he went over the top.] (In allusion to the picture of Lieutenant Massie sent by his mother. Sergeant Martin said : ) "April 20, 1919. "I am so proud of it, and I think it was so kind and thoughtful of you to send all the boys one. "Lt. Massie was such a good man, and we all loved him so much. I have never seen an officer that was more loved by his men tban he was. He was alv;-ays so thoughtful of his 'boys,' and so devoted to duty. It was a sad day for us when he was killed. But he died as bravely as any man I have ever seen, and requested that his mother be told that he died doing his duty. ' "I got home about two weeks ago, and was so happy to be home again; but my greatest regret is that every mother's boy could not return. But they who died did so for a good and just cause, and bravely — and that is something to be proud of. Sincerely yours, Redus R. Martin." "Maxton, North Carolina." [Extract from a letter written by Jno. B. Keerans, from England, to Mrs. Keerans, his mother, at Massie's Mill, Va., and very kindly sent to Hope Massie's mother to read.] "England, Oct. 13, 1918. "Hope Massie was one of the first from our neighbourhood to go, and. although he will not come back, his name is now better known in France than in Virginia. A wounded 'Tommy' was speaking of him here last week. 'He had the perfect death. He died that others might live.' * * * A man who was noble enough, at the supreme moment, to place the lives of his com- rades over Ms own, and make the sacrifice." [Extract from a letter written by Mrs. Nelson Poe, of Greenville, S. C, giving a portion of a conversation she had with Lieutenant Welsh, A. E. F.] "Sept. 4, 1918. "Lieutenant Welsh said: 'He (Lt. Massie) and several others were de- tailed to find the location of a certain machine-gun which had been very deadly. They went out on their mission and were almost positive they had located the gun, but agreed that their report must be made without the Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Contd) 273 existence of a doubt. This involved great personal danger to some one. (I did not understand the description of the danger.) Lieutenant Massie. turning to his comrades, said: 'You fellows are married — I am the one to go.' Lieutenant Welsh was ver}- much touched by the clean, noble death of your son, for his bravery seems to have stood out conspicuously. * * * *_ A braver soul than your son never met his Pilot face to face. If you care to, you could write Lieutenant Welsh, Camp Dix, N. J., and I am sure he could answer any questions. * * *. Mbs. Nelson Poe." First Lieutenant WILLL\M IRVINE OWENS, Class 1919. From Virginia. 15th M. G. Battalion, 9th Brigade, 5th Division, A. E. F. In June, 1917, he left the V. M. I., just as he was entering the Second Class, and enlisted in the first Officers' Training Camp at Fort Myer. On August 15, he was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry, Reserve Corps. He was immediately assigned to duty with the 11th U. S. (Regular) Infantry, at that time stationed at Camp Forrest, Georgia. He remained with this unit until February, 1918, when he was transferred to the 15th Machine-Gun Battalion. This battalion was attached to the 6th and 11th Regiments of Infantry, composing the 9th Brigade, 5th Division. His or- ganization left Camp Forrest, April 17, 1918, for Hoboken, N. J., whence it embarked for overseas Service a week later. Arriving at Brest, Prance, May 2, it entrained for Bar-sur-Aube where it had intensive training until June 1, 1918. On this date his battalion went to the front to occupy a Sector near the Swiss border, and he was sent to the Machine-Gun School at Chatillon-sur- Seine. He remained at this School until July 5, and then joined his bat- talion which had moved, and was then occupying another sector. After ten days it moved to the St. Die Sector for three weeks. It next moved to the St. Mihiel front, arriving in line two days before the attack. His Division occupied a position on th.e right in the attack, with the 1st Division on its left and the 90th Division on its right. Major General McMahon was in command of the 5th Division and Brigadier General Malone commanded the 9th Brigade. After this attack, his organization moved up behind the Verdun Sector, arriving there about six days after the attack had begun. It was then put in line and occupied a position, with the 33rd Division on its left and the 3rd Division on its right — between his Division and the Meuse River. Here his brigade encountered the hardest fighting which reduced it to nearly one-half of its original size. His brigade remained in the fighting for four- teen days and was then withdrawn to receive replacements. It was called back to the line in two days, with orders to cross the Meuse River and advance eighteen kilometers over the Meuse heights. It crossed the river at Bruells and made a steady advance for several days, until it reached Souppy where it was notified the Armistice had been signed. After this, 1st Lieutenant Owens was stationed at Luxemburg until June, 1919, when his command entrained for Brest and embarked for home. He was discharged at Camp Lee on September 16, 1919, as First Lieu- tenant, Infantry, Reserve Corps. He had received h,is promotion to the grade of First Lieutenant on November 5, 1918. 274 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord Other V. M. I. Men in his Division were Colonel P. B. Peyton, Captains r.ertschey, Michaux, Smith, R. D. Wysor, Jr., J. Edward Cole, Jr., George F. Dashiell, 1st Lieutenants W. 0. Owen, R. W. Polack, Washington Reed, Richard F. Walton, Jr., and H. G. Garland, and 2nd Lieutenant Schlegel, and some others. Dashiell was killed the night before the Armistice, near Souppy, France, and Polack was killed, October 14, near Cunel. First Lieutenant ERNEST C. BROWN, Class 1917. From Tennessee. Adjutant, 117th Infantry, 13th Division, A. E. F. Commissioned 2d Lieutenant, June, 1917. Promoted 1st Lieutenant, 117th Infantry, 13th Division. Served at Camp Sevier, S. C, as Battalion Adjutant. Sailed for overseas in same capacity. Severely wounded in action and invalided home. [It is regretted that details asked for have not been received, though it is known that this Graduate served with great gallantry for many months in France, was very seriously wounded, and was barely recovered as late as the Spring of 1919.] First Lieutenant WASHINGTON REED, Class 1912. From Virginia. GOth (Regular) Infantry), 5th Division, A. E. F. Commissioned Second Lieutenant at Fort Myer, November, 1917, and assigned to 60th U. S. Infantry. During the engagement near Ponta-Mousson, September 25, 1918, his regiment was on its way from the St. Mihiel Sector to the Argonne Forest when it stopped for a few days' rest, near that place. The French who were occupying this sector along the Moselle River requested that two or three companies of the American Infantry, with ma- chine-guns, be allowed to take a small salient, preparatory to establishing a "jump-off" for the general assault to be made by them th© next morning. Company "A," 60th Infantry, of which Reed was then Second Lieutenant, and in command, was designated as one of the companies to perform this duty. The salient was taken, but Lieutenant Reed was severely wounded, while leading his Company in the assault. For his gallantry in this action he was recommended by his Major, in a communication to the Adjutant General, A. E. F., dated November 26, 1918, for the "Distinguished Service Cross" which was, later, awarded him by the Commanding General, A. E. F., acting by direction of the President, with this Citation: "Washington Reed, Second Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, 60th Infantry For extraordinary heroism in action near Pont-a-Mousson, France, September 25, 1918. Wounded severely in the knee while leading his Company in action, he refused first aid and continued to h,is objective, five hundred yards away. Here he organized the position under intense shell fire and flank infiltration by the Enemy. When ordered to withdraw, he used the stretcher which had been sent for him to carry back a dead soldier of his Company." The French Government also decorated him with the "Croix de Guerre'' for his gallant deed. After he returned to the United States, and had been honourably dis- charged from the Service, he received the French "Legion of Honour" Medal carrying with it the rank of Chevalier, with a Citation from General Petain: Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 275 "It is needless to say," wrote this V. M. I. hero, "that I am proud to possess these decorations, but the 'Distinguished Service Cross' of the American Army means more to me than all of the others that have been awarded, or could be awarded me." First Lieutenant WARREN M. AMERINE, Class 1912. From Alabama. 56th Infantry. . Later, Intelligence Officer, Headquarters, 13th Infantry Brigade, 3d Corps, First Army. Attended Second Officers' Training Camp, Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., from Au gust 26 to September 29, 1917. Prior to August, stood examination for ap- pointment as Provisional Second Lieutenant in the Regular Army. Received notification in September of having successfully passed examination. Upon his own request he was discharged from the Training Camp to wind up his business affairs. Commissioned Provisional Second Lieutenant, October 26, 1917, and assigned to 56th U. S. Infantry. Attended 5th Provisional Officers' School at Ft. Leavenworth,, Kansas, from November 26, 1917 to February 2G, 1918. Joined the 56th Infantry at Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas, March 11, 1918. Attended School of Musketry, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, April 27 to June 8, 1918. Promoted to 1st Lieutenant, June 17, 1918. Left United States as a member of Advance School Detachment, 7th Division. July 26, 1918; arrived Brest, France, August 6, 1918. Attended Second Corps School, August 11 to September 12, 1918. Rejoined Regiment, September 13. On October S. 5Cth Infantry relieved 360th Infantry, 90th Division, in the Puvcnelle Sector, near Metz. Detailed as Intelligence Officer, Heart- quarters, Thirteenth Infantry Brigade, on October 26. Was attached to Third Corps, First American Army, for observation and instruction in in- telligence work, from October 258 to November 5, serving with Corps Observers during second phase of Argonne drive, starting November 1. Rejoined Brigade, November 6, serving witli it in the following actions: Occupation of the Puvenelle Sector, West of the Moselle River, 10 Octo- ber 9 November. (Defensive.) Occupation of the Puvenelle Sector, 9 November-11 November, 1918. (Second Army Offensive.) From November 12, 1918 to August 22, 1919, continued to serve on Staff of Brig. Gen. A. W. Bjornstad, Commanding 13th Infantry Brigade, Seventh Division. Acting Brigade Adjutant from May 20 to August 22, 1919. Returned from France, June 20, 1919, and stationed at Camp Mills, N. Y. to June 27. Arrived, permanent Division Station, Camp Funston, Kansas, June 29. Stationed, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, with Provisional Regiment, August 21 to 23, 1919. Resignation accepted by President, Au- gust 22, 1919. Returned to his pre-war position of Actuary of the Georgia Casualty Company, Macon, Georgia. ^ First Lieutenant GAIL HAMILTON ALEXANDER, Class 1899. From Virginia. (Born in North Carolina.) 47th Infantry, 4th Division, A. E. F. Killed in action in France. He wrote the Historiographer from Philadelphia (his home), August 12, 1917: 276 Virginia Military Institute: — World War Record "I have given up the Medical profession (he was In his third year in the Medical Department of the Uni-versity of Pennsylvania), and am President of the Blakeborough Paper Bag Company of Philadelphia. I have entered the Second Officers' Training Camp, and leave for Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., August 22, to begin my sentence, and I hope to be of some service to my Country." He enlisted August 27 as a volunteer (being past the draft age), though but recently married, and having in prospect a bright and prosperous busi- ness career. He received his commission as First Lieutenant, and was as- signed to the 47th Infantry, 4th Division, and -sailed for France, arriving at Brest, May 24, 1918. On August 7, 1918, he was killed in action. The letters that follow tell the pathetic story: "47th Infantry, U. S. A., A. E. F., France, Sept. 3, 1918. "Mrs. C H. Alexander, 2127 Spring Street, Philadelphia. "My dear Mrs. Alexander: "It is with a deep sense of sorrow that I write you of the death of your beloved husband, and our beloved companion-in-arms, 1st Lieutenant Gail H. Alexander. "Doubtless, the news has reached you through official sources already, but I wish to add the personal touch which only a companion and friend can supply. "I know the news of your great loss is hard to bear, and I could not express, as also you would not read, any sentiments that were false; but that he was true hearted, courageous, and splendid, withal, and that out of the abundance of his love for home and country, he made the greatest sacri- fice men can make, should not only soften the poignancy of your grief, but should fill you with sober pride. "It makes me happy to tell you that he was received into God's Eternal Rest pure in mind, brave in spirit, and with peace and love in his heart. His memory will ever be enshrined in the hearts of his comrades. "Lieutenant Alexander was killed August 7, about 11:30 A. M., 200 yards North of the Vesle River and 50 yards East of Bazoches, by machine- gun fire, while advancing with his platoon against German machine-gun nests. East of Bazoches. He fell on the field of honour, while coolly and bravely leading his platoon into action, as ordered. "While his life is cut short, it will unfold itself in God's sight and find new employments in the spacious fields of Eternity "May God's peace that passes all understanding fill your heart and mind, and may you be able to say with confidence and good courage — 'Thy will be done'! I shall always feel very close to you in spirit, because we are companions in the same sorrow. "Believe me, with cordial affection, Faithfully yours, J. Philip Anshutz, Chaplain, 47th, Infantry, U. S. A., A. E. F. [A comrade from New Jersey wrote his mother:] "Your son and I were in the same Company in Charlotte, N. C, and, until his very sad death, in France. Some of the very happiest recollections of my life in the Army were associated with your dear son whom all the officers and men of that Company came to love very much. "We were billeted in the same little chateau, near Meaux, France, dur- ing our training period of July, 1918, and many were the happy evenings we spent together. He often referred to his dear mother and his early boy- hood, and he had the happy faculty of relating incidents in his life, which, Some op tt-iti; Specially Distingctished Alumni (Cont'd) 277 if attempted by the majority of men, would seem uninteresting, and, yet, wiien told by him, were full of interest; his happy smile and mirthful laugh were always a sure cure for the 'blues.' "He was exceedingly popular with the men of his platoon, all of whom would have followed -him anywhere, and was tireless in his energy and efforts for the welfare of his men." [The story of Lieutenant Alexander's death is touchingly told in a letter to his wife by his Major, as follows:] "The pride which you and I feel in the death of your dear husband is a poor recompense for the grief it has brought. You, who knew him best of all, are acquainted with all his sterling qualities, and during our three months' training in France I came to know him very w*ell, and to esteem him highly, both as an officer of rare courage and as a true and sincere friend. 5 "Our battalion encountered the Enemy just North of the Vesle River and East of Bazoches, on the morning of August 7. As wei advanced North- westward to surround Bazoches, your husband's platoon was the extreme left of our line and rested between the river and the railroad North of the river. The Scouts in his front, stopped by a hostile machine-gun, wavered for a moment. It was then that your husband, a little rashly, but with magnificent courage, went deliberately forward to locate the offending gun. Another machine-gun, trained accurately to prevent an approach to the first gun, caught him squarely as he crossed a bit of open ground, and he fell dead, riddled with, bullets. This was at about 11:30 A. M. of August 7. 'Ere long, perhaps, my Colonel will be writing such a letter to my poor little wife. Knowing what sorrow and suffering it will bring, and how in- curable is the loss, I can only express my deepest sympathy with you in your present bereavement, and assure you that you have made a supreme sacrifice for the cause in which our whole energy is united. Sincerely yours, James A. Stevens, Major Infantry, Com'd'g 2nd Batln., 47th Infantry." Private Gott, of Indiana, of his platoon (a. young man who had lost one leg in action), said: "Yes, I knew him; he was my officer and he was good to his men. Why, he could make us do anything when he talked to us; he treated us like we were human, like he was. We called him 'Aleck,' off duty. He was always jolly and laughing and helping us along; never seemed to be conscio^is cf death. We got to this little town which was just full of shells bursting and dust and smell. They divided our platoon (50 men), and half went forward and the other half followed. Lieutenant Alexander was in the first half, and the last I saw of him he was smiling, going over a big hill, and then word came that a sharpshooter, in a tree with a machine gun, caught him in the head and he never moved. Acting Captain Johnson was gassed, and all the officers almost were gone by night. The fighting was so bitter that hardly a man is living to-day who was in the platoon that morning. We didn't take that position; but the men said if Lieutenant Alexander could have staid to lead them, they would have won; but they lost heart with his loss. The position was taken later * * *. Our men did the work. If we hadn't been there to head the Germans off, they would have gone right to Paris, and have been dictating laws for us, by now. I lost my leg, and some lost legs and arms, and some life; but you people over here don't seem to realize that it was this price we had to pay for independence. It was a high price, but freedom is a priceless thing to us who love it, and the Germans marked it high." [Private, though he was, could nobler sentiments be uttered?] 278 Virginia Military Institute — World War Record "A kind friend who did everything possible to learn all about Lieutenant Alexander's last hours on earth wrote his widow that he had met Lieutenant Robert W. Wilson, Jr., of Company I, 47th Infantry, who told him that he knew Alexander, though not intimately (as they were in different battalions of the 47th), but he spoke, of his own accord, of his- popularity among the officers of the regiment. He was wounded two days before Alexander fell, and hence got his information indirectly. "He told me," said this gentle- man, "that the regiment was a part of the forces which came through to follow up the drive against the Germans, which began at Chateau Thierry, and that for weeks they were under heavy shell fire, with a great many casualties. They started a new advance on July 28, In which Lieutenant Wilson got his wound. He told me that Gail's platoon, taking part in the movement described to you by Major Stevens, was advancing steadily, though with heavy losses, and on the morning of the 7th they started forward again to wipe out German machine-gun nests. They had already cleaned up one nest, and had started for another, when Gail was killed instantly by machine- gun bullets, as described by Major Stevens. ' Wilson said that Gail personally had accomplished much in the line of his duty before he met this death, meaning, of course, that his crowd must have accounted for many Huns, up to that time. As you probably know, our men were not taking very many prisoners, on occasions when the Germans were shooting into them with machine-guns, within a very few feet, and throwing up their hands when the bayonets were over them. "Wilson told me that Gail was greatly beloved by his brother-officers, and was everything a soldier, and particularly an officer and a gentleman, should be; an officer who inspired his men and had no hesitancy in taking any personal risks for the welfare of the men under his command." A friend wrote: "I forgot to tell you that I recently met a Major Murray who knew Gail, in fact, was with him in France, who said that one of his high officers told bim of Gail's glorious death; and never In my life have I heard anyone so beautifully spoken of. It would have done you worlds of good to have heard the wonderful story that he told us tliat night of Gail. He said that in all his civil life, or Army career, he had never met a finer man or braver soldier." The University of Pennsylvania has placed the name of First Lieutenant Gail Hamilton Alexander on the monument recently erected to perpetuate the memory of the valorous deeds of her sons killed in the World War, he having been among the first to make the supreme sacrifice. First Lieutenant JAMES ALBERT VAN SANT, Class 1918. From Kentucky. Company "B," 41st U. S. Infantry (A. E. F.). Died in the Service in France. Resigning a responsible position in a wholesale Hardware Company in Duluth, Minn., he entered the first Ofl^cers' Training Camp, at Fort Snelling, Minn., in May, 1917, and was commissioned Provisional Second Lieutenant in August, and assigned to the 41st U. S. Infantry. In October, 1917, he was promoted to First Lieutenant. He continued to serve with this regi- ment until he was ordered overseas with replacements, in May, 1919. He landed at Brest, June 14, and w^as on duty at that Post for a short time, and was then sent on a tour of instruction with the American Expeditionary Forces in France until August 1, when he was assigned to duty with the Prisoner of War Escort Company No. 13, and stationed at Gievres, France. On October 1, 1919, he was detailed to accompany this Company to the port of Brest, and from there was assigned to duty with the Commanding General, Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 279 District of Paris. From Paris he was sent to Romagne-Sous-Montfaucon, for duty at the Argonne Cemetery. On Saturday, November 8, 1919, he went to Sedan, Meuse, France During that night he was taken ill and was removed to the French Military Hospital where he died at 4:45 P. M., November 9, 1919, of intestinal hemor- rhage, following intestinal obstruction. He was buried with full military honours November 11, 1919, in the United States Cemetery at Romagne-Sous- Montfaucon, Meuse, France, in Grave 100-3-36. The following letters must give comfort to the hearts that mourn over the "going West" of this fine young officer at his post of duty in a foreign land: "My dear Dr. Van Sant: "It is indeed with a sad heart that I write to tell you of the death of your son, Lieutenant James A. Van Sant, yesterday, November 9, 1919, the official notice of which you should receive from the War Department be- fore the receipt of this letter. Your son and I had been here together on duty with the 13th Administrative Company since early in October. We came here together, had worked together, and lived together; and in Lieu- tenant Van Sant I had found an able and conscientious officer, a willing and helpful co-worker, and a true friend. Your loss is indeed my loss, too, and I bear for you and Lieutenant Van Sant's mother a profound sympathy which I am unable to express * * *. (Signed) W. C. Brigham, Captain, U. S. Infantry." "Mayen, Germany, Jan'y 1, 1920. "* * * You knew him as a son; I knew him as a real friend and companion. Yes, I knew him as he really was, and I thank God for so rich an acquaintance. He was a gentleman of the highest type. What greater tribute could I pay him? What higher honour could a man attain? "He was always ready to help, to console, and, if need be, to sacrifice his own desires for those around him. Never have I seen him shirk his duty as an officer, and I know for a fact that the men under him, without exception, greatly admired and respected him * * =f! William D. Powell. 1st Lieut., 50th Infantry." "Rom.agne-Sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France. "* * * This flower is from the grave of your dear boy buried here in the Argonne Cemetery. Three volleys of musketry were fired, and I am enclosing one shell from each fire. When all three were fired it was like one gun. "The ground was covered with snow, and all looked so white and peace- ful. The services at the grave were so impressive. I am sure all was as you would have had it." Nora Welch Crump. American Y. W. C. A." The glory of death on the battlefield was denied him; and, yet, he died for his Country, and his sacrifice was complete. First Lieutenant J. RIVES CHILDS, Class 1912. From Virginia. Infantry, A. E. F. Here is the record of this brilliant young officer: 280 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord Volunteer, American Ambulance in France, 1915. Applied for examina- tion. Officers' Reserve Corps, March, 1917. Admitted, First Officers' Train- ing Camp, 3d Co., Fort Myer, Va., May 15, 1917. Commissioned 2d Lt., Infantry, August 15, 1917. Assigned to 318th Infantry, 80th Division. Ap- pointed aide-de-camp, C. 0., 159th Brigade, 80th Division, September 14, 1917. Assigned, War College Division, General Staff, 21, 1917, for course of instruction. Resigned as aide-de-camp, C. O., 159th Brigade, 80th Division, Nov. 15, 1917, and ordered to Geneva, Illinois, for an advanced course in Intelligence duty. Upon completion of these duties, ordered to report to Commanding General, A. E. F., for Intelligence duty. Embarked, New York for Liverpool, Dec. 24, 1917. Reported, G. H. Q., A. E. F., Feb. 1, 1918. Appointed Chief, Bureau of Enemy Ciphers, G 2 A 6, Radio Intelligence Section, General Staff. At various times, between Feb. 1 and Nov. 11, 1918, assigned to temporary duty with British War Office, French Ministere de la Guerre, French G. H. Q., British G. H. Q., and British 5th and 6th Armies. Commissioned 1st Lt., Infantry, October 8, 1918. Assigned to duty with American Commission to Negotiate Peace, Dec. 2, 1918. Relieved from duty with American Commission to Negotiate Peace and assigned to duty with the American Relief Administration, April 10, 1919. From April 10 to Sept. 5, 1919, in charge of the C. R. B. ot the Amjerican Relief Adminisitira- tion, in Southern Serbia, with headquarters at Salonika, Greece. Decorated by Jugo-Slavic Government in August, 1919. Returned to United States, Oct. 4, 1919. Discharged, Oct. 23, 1919. TTie son of a gallant young courier on the Staff of General Lee, who saw service in the world-famed Army of Northern Virginia, C. S. A., it is not surprising that this "Old Cadet" proved true^to his tradition. Patriotism was bred in him and had its fruition in his splendid service in the World War, which is abundantly attested by letters from the Assistant Chief of Staff of the Commander-in-Chief, A. E. F., and the Secretary of the American Peace Commission. He is now on the Staff of the Associated Press in Washington, and will soon go abroad as a Foreign Correspondent. First Lieutenant JAMES A. MILLER, Class 1914. Prom Virginia. Company "K," 47th (Regular) Infantry, 4th Division, A. E. F. He served with the 1st Virginia Cavalry on the Border in 191G-17. He was commissioned at Fort Myer 2d Lieutenant, Infantry, November 26, 1917, and was assigned to the 47th (Regular) Infantry, U. S. A. He served at Camp Greene, North Carolina, and, later, went to France with his command. He saw hard service and won distinction for bravery and efficiency. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant. In the Summer of 1918 he received two wounds at one time, and was, later, wounded again. Some op the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 281 First Lieutenant RODNEY WILLARD POLACK, Class 1908. From Pennsylvania. In command of Company "D," 60th Infantry, 5th. Division, A. E. F. Killed in action in France. He wag commissioned, November 26, 1917, 1st Lieutenant, at Fort Ogle- thorpe, Georgia, aiid assigned to the 60th Infantry, 5th Division. He began his career as a Mechanical Engineer; later, giving up his profession for mercantile life. He early enlisted in the cause of his Country; received a commission, as above shown, and sailed for France with his unit. On October 14th, 1918, he was killed by a sniper's bullet at, or near, Cunel, about twenty miles from Verdun, while gallantly leading his Company. He had previously fought at the head of his men at St. Mihiel and the Argonne. The two letters that follow from a Corporal in his Company and from a brother-officer of his regiment are of deep and pathetic interest: "Go. 'D,' 60t.h Inf., American E. F., Dec. 20, 1918, Esch, Luxemburg." "Dear Mr. Polack: "Undoubtedly, you will be rather surprised to hear from me, as I do not think you know' me, although my home is in York, Pa.; however, I am •a member of the Company which your brother, Rodney, was in command of, at the time he met his death. Being in the same Company together, and both coming from the same City, we naturally became acquainted, and as- sociated considerably with one another, even though he was an officer and I an enlisted man. "On October 13, our Company went up in support of the front line South of Cunel, a town North of Verdun. That night we moved up to the front line where we stayed in shell-holes until the following morning when we went 'over the top,' directly in front of the town of Cunel, 8:30 A. M. We advanced to the town and very shortly after entered it. We met con- siderable resistance in the town, due to machine-gun fire from all sides; and, while leading several men in an attack on a machine-gun nest, on the left- centre of the town, your brother was hit by a machine-gun bullet in the tread. "At the time he fell I was only a few yards away, on his right, and by the time I reached his side he was unconscious. I can not say how often he was hit in the body, but I know the wound in his head was the fatal one, as life was extinct almost instantly. I had spoken to him only a few minutes before we decided to wipe out the machine-gun nest, and that was about how we should advance. "The censorship doesn't allow mei to enumerate casualties, but Lieu- tenant Polack's loss wasn't the only one we had that day, but it was the worst blow the Germans could give the men under his command. He was a fearless leader whom the men under ham would follow anywhere. Every man in the Company had the highest respect for him, and the loss of him to us^ — those of us who still remain — is an occurrence which we shall never forget. His career as commander of Company 'D' was one which showed his true American spirit; and in action, his cool, fearless leadership shewed his patriotism and earnestness in the cause for which he! sacrificed his life His body is buried South of Cunel where he fell, at a place called Madeleine Farms, in a large cemetery where many true Americans now rest. Lieu- tenant J. B. Crane, formerly with our Company, but now of Co. 'B,' this Regiment, is sending you a map of the sector showing Cunel and Madeleine B^arms. "Mr. Polack, I hereby wish to extend th,e most sincere sympathy of every man in Company 'D' to you and the relatives of First Lieutenant Polack who will miss him far more than we; but in years to come we shall 282 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord remember his loyal leadership, and think of him as one of the heroes who fearlessly gave his life on earth to continue it anew with God. "On the Mayflower. His father was Joseph Wood Cushman, Manager of the Cus man Estate, and member of the Arm of Cushman and Denison Manufacturing Company, 240 W. 23rd Street, New York. (Residence, 59 W. 51st Street.) His mother was Fanny Rathborne, born in New York City, daughter ot Captain Richard Rathborne, of the English Lancers. I Tt is a grief to th.9 Historiographer that he has so far been unable to hear from the family of this young martyr. 1 Sergeant ANDREW S. PATTERSON, Class 1917. From Virginia. Go7th Aero Squadron, Air Service, A. E. F. He enlisted in the Aviation Service, October 23, 1917. Graduated, Princeton University, School of Aeronautics, as Private 1st Class, February 9, 1918. Promoted Corporal, 667th Aero Squadron. Sailed for France. Promoted Sergeant. He passed the examination for 2nd Lieu- tenant a few days before the Armistice was signed. It was a great disappointment to him not to get his commission v/hich he so well deserved and which he was so near securing. It was learned that he had been cited for bravery. His mother wrote him to know about it. His reply was: "It was nothing; I only captured a suspicious character and took him to the Guard House. The Citation was only from a Major for doing the right thing at the right time." But, all the same, he was commended for bravery in the line of duty. He was still in France in June, 1919. but has now returned home, and ^een discharged, with a most honourable record in his Country's foreign service, during the World War. Home, Brownsburg, Virginia. Sergeant Flyer R. R. BROOKS, Class 1914. From Montana. Air Service, U. S. A., A. E. F. Enlisted, May 21, 1917, in Aviation Service, Signal Corps, as a private. Sailed for overseas Service, August 22, 1917, on S. S. Baltic which was torpedoed outside of Liverpool harbour, but made port. His outfit, the First Reserve Aero Squadron, landed in France, September 18, 1917, where he served twenty months, being successively corporal, mechanic, sergeant, sergeant (first class), sergeant-major and sergeant flyer, with rating R. M. A. Discharged at Mitchell Field, Long Island, April 26, 1919. Sergeant WALTER STATON GODDARD, Class 1910. From North Carolina Company "I," 119th Infantry, 30th Division, A. E. F. Killed in action in France. His Company Commander wrote his uncle, N. S. Fulford, Esq., of Green- ville, N. C, as follows: 304 Virginia Military Institute — World War Record "I will gladly give you the information you desire, concerning your nephew, Sergeant Walter S. Groddard, Co. "I," 119th Infantry, 30th Division, A. E. F. "Sergeant Goddard was killed in action, September 1, 1918, in the Canal Sector at Ypres, Belgium, in the first actual offensive participated in by our Division. It was called the battle of Ypres in Regimental Records; it was a minor offensive. The town of Voormezeele, several machine-guns and other small arms, and fifteen Germans were captured. The engagement l Corps is, perhaps, the most exacting branch of Service in the armed forces of the U. S. He proved himself, however, capable of meeting these demands, and by his ability and devotion to duty he had won the respect and esteem of his superior officers and his men. Below are published two letters which admirably set forth this fact. Captain Fugate is survived by his father, step- mother and two younger brothers who mourn the loss of a devoted son and brother. He will ever live in their memories, leaving behind the fragrance of a noble life. "With us their names shall live. Through long succeeding years. Embalmed with all our hearts can give — Our praises and our tears." "Santiago, D. R., Jan. 10, 1919. "Dear Mr. Fugate: "As Commanding OlRcer of the regiment of which your son was one of the senior officers, I wish to express to you the sympatiliy and condolence of all the officers and enlisted men of the regiment, and not only the mem- bers of the regiment, but also of the people of Santiago by whom your son was loved and endeared. "As Food Control Officer of this section of the country, your son was worshiped by market people who brought their produce from the country, and also by tihe poor people who bought their food at a price fair to every- one. The officers and men honoured your son who played 'fair and square' with everyone of them. He looked after the food of his men and had one of the best companies — if not the best — in the regiment. I had known your son for more than a year. I valued his services so highly that I granted his request to stay in Santiago, although he was offered the command of an- other Post. Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 317 "Captain Jesse H. Fugate, awaiting promotion (to which he was entitled) to Major, was an officer and a gentleman. "You have lost a son. We have lost a friend and brother officer. Please accept the deepest sympathy and condolence of us all. Your son's last wishes were to be buried in Arlington Cemetery. Yours very truly, William N. McKelvy, Colonel, U. S. Marines." "Headquarters, 4th Regiment, U. S. Marines, Santiago, D. R. "Mr. J. H. Ftigate, Radford, Va. "Dear Sir: "Kindly accept our heartfelt sympathy in the less of your beloved son, Captain Jesse H. Fugate. Captain Fugate was one of the most beloved of- ficers in this regiment and we feel his loss keenly. It was with great sorrow^ that we had to part with him. He was an inspiration and a model by which many officers and men strove to better themselves, and their command, by adopting his standard for their work. He was a kind and gentlemanly of- ficer who had the respect of all who knew him; and it is such men as he who have been the foundation upon which the Marine Corps has built the famous organization it is to-day. "The officers and men of this regirr-ent extend' to you, in your great bereavement, their utmost sympathy. Sincerely yours, J. C. Pai,mek, Regimental Adjutant." Captain Fugate died of pneumonia following influenza at his Post, Santiago, D. R., January 9, 1919, while awaiting his promotion to Major. Captain NATHANIEL HARDEN MASSIE, Class 1916. From Virginia. U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F. Served with the Second Battalion, Fifth Regiment, U. S. Marines, Second Division, A. E. F., for twenty-two months. Participated in the following engagements: Chateau Thierry (Bois de Balleau), June 1 to July 5, 1918; Soissons, July 18-25, 1918; and Champagne (Blanc Mont), Argonne-Meuse. Awarded "Croix de Guerre" for a Citation during battle of Blanc Mont, Champagne. Promoted Captain, U. S. Marine Corps. Resigned from the Service, September 30, 1919. Chosen to write the History of the Second Battalion, Fifth Regiment, U. S. Marines, which duty he has performed with great satisfaction to all concerned. Captain GEORGE B. LOCKHART, Class 1917. From Virginia. U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant, U. S. Marine Corps, in June, 1917, a few days after receiving his diploma. He went at once in training at Quantico, Virginia. On September 20 he married Miss Al-Willie Ward, of Richmond, Virginia. Soon after this event he sailed for France, and joined his comrades of the Marine Corps who had preceded him. He took part in the famous drive of the first two weeks in June, 1918, in which he was wounded. Ha rejoined his regiment, September 5, 1918, and served with honour and distinction witli it until it returned to the United States. 318 Virginia Military Institute — EWorld War Eecord Captain MORGAN REAGAN MILLS, JR., Class 1917. From Virginia. U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F. Sailed from United States, September 16, 1917, as Second Lieutenant, Sixth Regiment, U. S. Marine Corps. Arrived St. Nazaire, France, October 5, 1917. Attached to 95th Company. On duty of various kinds in the rear, until March 22, 1918. Then, at the front, just South of Verdun. Platoon Commander, 95th Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Regiment. Trench duty till middle of May, 1918. Then, to Offensive training at Outrepont and Serens. Ordered to Chateau Thierry with regiment. June, 1918, duty at front with Company between Torcy and Lucy-le-Bocage. Wounded slightly, June 3-7, 1918, hand, head and leg. Belleau Wood, June 10-14. Gassed and evacuated, June 14, to Evacuation Hospital No. 16, thence to Evacuation Hospital at Jouey, thence to Red Cross Hospital No. 2, Paris. Evacuated to Army Base Hospital No. 6, Bordeaux, July 8; sent to Officers' Convalescent Pavilion, Beechville, Saronne. Returned to Base Hospital No. 6. Classified as C-2 by ]3isability Board. Ordered to Casual Officers' Depot. Blois Loire et Char, August, 1918, ordered to Tours, thence to St. Aignan. Made Commanding Officer, Prisoner of War Escort, Company 15. Ordered to Central Prisoner of War Enclosure, A. P. O. 717, near Tours. September, 1918, detach,ed from P. W. E. Co. 15 and assigned as Asst. Supply Officer, C. P. W. E. Also Mess Officer, Paymaster, for Marne personnel on post. October, 1918, re-classified A-1. Received official notification of First Lieutenancy. November, 1918- March, 1919, Prison officer: C. O., P. W. W. Camp 1, Camp Fire Marshall, C. P. W. E. No. 1. February 17, 1919, decorated by French at Tours, France, "Croix de Guerre." March, 1919, re-classified by Disability Board as C-2. Ordered to United States, via Brest. Sailed, April 1, 1919. Trench duty. South of Verdun, March, April and May, 1918. Platoon Commander, 95th Co., 6th Regiment. Entered Service May 23, 1917. Discharged May 1, 1919. (Citation) "Lieutenant Morgan R. Mills, U. S. Marines: Au Grand Quartier General. • le 28 Octobre, 1918. Le General Commandant en Chef. (Signed) Retain." "In the course of a lively attack by the enemy he held, with quiet coolness and remarkable ability, two platoons of his Company, weakened by the loss of its captain and second in command. By the accuracy of his Com- pany's fire, wihose morale he had rallied, by his example, he repulsed the Enemy's attack, inflicting upon them terrible losses." Promoted Captain, U. S. M. C. Resigned on return to United States. Captain JAMES L. DENHAM, Class 1910. From District of Columbia. U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F. Commissioned May 20, 1917, Lieutenant U. S. M. C. Promoted to Captain. Service at Paris Island, S. C, and Quantico, Virginia, until February 5, 1918. In Foreign Service from last date to February 12, 1919 With 6th Regiment, 2nd Division, in all its actions. After February, 1919, at New York Navy Yard. Some op the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 319 Captain FREDERICK W. CLARKE, JR., Class 1917. From Georgia. U. S. Marine Corps, A. B. P. He was commissioned First Lieutenant, U. S. Marine Corps, April 11, 1917 (before graduation). He was stationed at Paris Island for several montlis and then transferred to Quantico, Virginia He sailed for France in September, 1917. On April 13, 1918, he received a slight wound in action. He was again wounded in action near Vierzy, July 19, 1918, and was in Hospital for some weeks. But he made light of both wounds. He was awarded the "Croix de Guerre with silver star," and was recommended for the "D. S. C." In none' of his letters home did he mention the distinguished service he performed, but Major General Barnett, Commandant of the Marine Corps, tells of it in the following letter to his wife: "I am pleased to inform you that I have received a copy of a com- munication from the Commanding Officer, Sixth Regiment of Marines to the Commander of the Second Division, A. E. F., dated July 28, 1918, which mentions among other things the fact that your husband, Captain Frederick W. Clarke, Jr., Marine Corps, has been commended for distinguished service in action, and also recommended for the Distinguished Service Cross. The Citation is as follows: 'Captain Frederick W. Clarke, Jr., in action near Vierzy on July 19, led his Company to the advance through terrific machine-gun and artillery fire, and, although, his Company suffered severe losses, advanced until it was impossible to move another foot. There he consolidated and held, en- couraging his men and showing great resourcefulness in using the guns in abandoned tanks to stand off the Enemy.' "News of such a nature is always pleasant to impart to others, and I know you will be proud to learn that your husband so performed his duty as to call forth such high commendation on the part of his Com- manding Officer." Captain SAMUEL CALVIN GUMMING, Class 1917. From Virginia. U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F. Appointed Second Lieutenant, U. S. Marine Corps, April 7, 1917. Pro- moted to First Lieutenant, August 11, 1917. Arrived in France, June 28, 1917, as Platoon Commander, 51st Co., 5th Regiment. Served as Battalion Adjutant, January to June 1, 1918. Wounded by machine-gun at Chateau Thierry, June 11, 1918. Returned to Service, August 1, 1918, and assigned to duty as Regimental Intelligence Officer. Promoted to Captain of 51st Company, 5th Regiment, U. S. M. C, September, 1918. With Army of Occupation in Germany. Won an official Citation. Decorated with the "Croix de Guerre" for deeds of bravery, performed in the attack on Belleau Wood. "In this battle which will go down in history as one of the decisive battles of the War, Captain Cumming's platoon was completely wiped out, with the exception of one man and himself. He was so severely wounded with machine-gun bullets that he was confined to the Hospital for a period of seven weeks. Recovering from this wound, he was again ready for action and took an active part in every battle that the Marines were engaged in during the War. He led his men to victory at St. Mihiel, on the Champagne front, in the battle of Mont Blanc, in the Argonne Forest drive, and his Company was one of the first to cross the river Meuse and establish an American front line trench on the other side, the night before the Armistice was signed." 320 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord Captain H. P. Mason, Jr., U. S. M. C, his Classmate and fellow-towns- man, himself a Croix de Guerre hero, thus wrote of ihim, December 29, 1918: "I saw Calvin about two weeks ago and had a long talk with him. He had quite an interesting time on the day the armistice was declared. Two battalions of the 5th succeeded in crossing the Meuse River on the night of Nov. 10, with very, very heavy losses. They fought very hard all that night and the next day, until about 2:30 in the afternoon, when two German officers, with a flag of truce, came across 'No Man's Land,' and asked to see the Commanding Officer. As the Major was wounded, the men took the officers to Calvin. The Germans spoke good English, and one of them asked Calvin if he did not know that an Armistice had been declared to take effect at eleven o'clock thiat morning, and asked why the Americans were still fighting. Calvin had no communication with the rear, and did not know about the Armistice; but he also did not want the Boches to know that he was cut off; so, he said they would stop fighting at fGur-thirty,' and sent the Boches h.ome." In this connection, the following extract from a letter, dated January 30, 1919, from Captain CummJng, will be found interesting: "I had pushed ahead too far with my outfit, fighting all night long, and the morning of the 11th found me with my back to the Meuse River, and surrounded by the Huns — a whole regiment of Infantry, besides machine-gun companies, between me and my nearest reinforcements. So I gave orders to 'dig in' and consolidate the position, as we were going to fight to the last man. The wounded were carried down into a cellar * * *. I'll tell you the story of the fight sometime. We did not know about the Armistice." His aunt wrote: "I am very proud of him — kept up the War for three hours and a half, after the Germans surrendered!" The letter following is taken from The Japan Advertiser, published in Tokio, October 16, 1918, and will be found to be a graphic narrative of historical events, written by Captain Gumming :< "A number of letters recently received from 'Japan Boys' in the War are given below. The first is from First Lieutenant S. Calvin Gumming, of the United States Marine Corps. Lieutenant Gumming is the son of the Rev. C. K. Gumming (Presbyterian Church, U. S. A., South), Toyohashi. He was born in Kobe 23 years ago. He joined up as soon as America entered the War and was one of the first to go over to France in June, 1917. He was wounded at Chateau Thierry in the advance on Belleau Wood. Lieutenant Cumming's letter is not only a narrative of an unforgettable personal experi- ence; it is of great value as showing that those first American troops, when put to the test, were worthy of their Country and their comrades. 'U. S. Army Hospital No. 1, June 20, 1918. — While lying here in bed, waiting for a machine-gun hole through my right leg to get patched up, I am going to write to you. The Hospital in which I am now is located at Vichy, in Southern France. There are two Captains in the ward with me, and we figure that we are about the luckiest people in the world, as there are but few left of the old outfit which has gotten credit from General Foch for greatly assisting in stopping the Hun drive on Paris. We stopped, cut to pieces and were driving back, two Divisions from Baden, when the Huns threw against us two Divisions of Prussian Guards, which they had in- tended using in the drive against Campiegne. We drove them back also until wo gained all objectives, which gave us a commanding position over im- portant places held by the Huns. 'I will tell you a few instances and take the chance of the censor's letting them get by. This fighting was all in open country — through woods, wheat fields and townS — the country being hilly. The Hun Infantry is not Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 321 what we call Infantry, in that it is armed with the light Maxim machine-gun weighing about fifty pounds (a wonderful gun), and the ammunition car- riers are armed with rifles. They also have a well organized sniping system. Because of this kind of fighting it was very hard to get anything up to the Infantry; and we often had to roll over our dead for food and ammunition, and dig holes for water in the ravines. We could get water at a depth of two feet or so. During our ten days' fighting there, I never saw a man buried — either Marine or Hun, so it got to be very disagreeable, after the first few days. 'One afternoon I was told to take up a position across a certain ravine, as a counter-attack was expected. In choosing the position I noticed In a very good natural ridge that the Huns had dropped several shells there. So I decided not to use it, but had the men crawl out to an imaginary line in the grass about a hundred yards in advance of this position; and then lay still until night — about four hours. The Huns did not fire because they did not want us to know that we were observed. The counter-attack did not come that night, so the men dug in little individual holes, striking water at from twelve to eighteen inches. 'At 3:15 A. M. the Huns dropped a heavy artillery and machine-gun barrage just in the rear of us, and where they thought we ought to be. At 3:30 A. M. they attacked and we did not fire a shot until they were within a hundred yards of us. Well, not one Hun got near us, and I lost only one man, while the ground in the rear of us was all churned up. 'Skipping now to a few days' later. At four A. M. on June 11 a whistle blew and the arm-motion "forward" was given; and line after line moved off towards a woods, six hundred meters away, across an open and level field, covered with grass about six inches high. Tlie ground became covered with a sheet of machine-gun bullets from a Prussian Guard machine-gun battalion and their supporting Infantry, which was placed to hold the woods, as it was an Important position. We moved forward at a slow pace, keeping perfect line. Men were being mowed down like wheat. A "whiz-bang" (high explosive Shell) hit on my right, and an automatic rifle team which was there a moment before had disappeared; while men on the right and left v/ere armless, legless, or tearing at their faces. We continued to advance until about 50 yards from the woods, when something hit me and I spun around and hit flat. I did not know where I was hit, and so jumped up to go forward again, but fell. I crawled to a shell-hole nearby. I don't see how I ever got there, as the ground was being plowed up by the machine guns. I heard later that my Company had one officer and 29 men left, when they reached the objective. We had gone to this sector with eight officers and 250 men. The shell-hole in which I found myself happened to be one made by a trench-mortar, and was about six feet deep and ten feet across. I put on a first- aid dressing, and started figuring on how to get back to a first-aid station. Shells of fire were still lighting around, shrapnel bursting, machAne- gun bullets passing overhead; and these sounds, mingled with the cries of the wounded and tTie dying, made it an unpleasant place to be in. 'In cleaning out the woods a sniper (who was undoubtedly up a tree, at that time), had been left behind. From the sound of his rifle I figured that he was about 50 yards away, and was picking off any wounded who were moving around, and had not yet reached cover. I had lost the rifle I was carrying, so I decided to try my Colt 45 on him. I crawled up to the edge of the shell-hole and heard a "ping." I looked at my pistol and found it minus a front sight. That ball had knocked it off. A few minutes later, I heard someone running, and another 'crack' from the Hun and a Marino came rolling in. However, h,e kindly brought his Springfield rifle with him After his rifle had spoken three times, the way was clear, and I started crawling to a First-Aid Station, leaving all equipment behind, but a, blanket (so that when I got weak I could roll up and keep warm), a canteen and my trusty 45. 322 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord 'I got picked up later by stretcher-bearers, and went through battalion and regimental dressing-stations, and then in an ambulance when we were taken to the Evacuation Hospital which I reached at 1 P. M. Was operated on. Stayed there three days, was put on a Hospital train and came straight through to this Hospital at Vichy where I now am. S. Calvin Gumming, 1st Lieutenant, 5th Regiment, 51st Company, U. S. Marines." Captain Cumming was appointed (with his Classmate, Captain L. C. Shepherd, Jr., U. S. M. C, and a few others) on a Commission, under Major Charles D. Barrett, to return to France, in August, 1919, and make a Relief Map of the battlefields on which the Marines fought. Captain LEMUEL CORNICK SHEPHERD, JR., Class 1917. (Graduated May 3rd). From Virginia. U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, U. S. M. C. Reserve, April 11, 1917. Commissioned Second Lieutenant in the regular Service, August 10, 1917. The next day he was promoted to First Lieutenant. On June 11, 1917, he was sent to France with a section of the Marine Corps attached to the 55th Cojnpany, and billetted in the Training Area, in the vicinity of Gondrecourt (Meuse). He was in the Trenches, Verdun Sector, from March 15 to June 1, 1918, and entered the line in Chateau Thierry Salient, June 1, 1918. ' On July 1, 1918, he was promoted to Captain, U. S. M. C. He had gallantly led his platoon at Chateau Thierry and Belleau Wood, June 1-7, 1918. In the terrific fighting in this Sector, he received two wounds. On June 3, he was clipped in the neck by a machine-gun bullet. Receiving first aid from the nearest of his comrades, he went steadily on. For almost four days he car- ried a bullet in his neck, fighting all the time. On June 7, a big shell burst and a fragment struck him on the left thigh, and linocked him unconscious, while in a skirmish on th,e edge of Bois de Belleau. He was carried to the nearest dressing-station; but the Surgeons, thinking his wound was ex- tremely serious, sent him to one of the big Red Cross Hospitals in Paris. He soon began to recuperate, responding at once to treatment, the bones not being shattered, and returned to his Company, in the 55th Regiment, 2nd Division, August 24, 1918. For his gallantry in action he received the Distinguished Service Cross, August, 1918, with, this Citation from the General Commanding, A. E. F.: "Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., First Lieutenant, 5th Regiment, United States Marine Corps. On June 3, 1918, near the Lucy-Torcy Roads, he declined medical treatment, after being wounded, and continued courageously to lead his men." Major General Barnett, Commandant of the Marine Corps, wrote his family, August 31, 1918, as follows: "It is indeed a pleasure to be able to write you that your son, Lieutenant Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., Marine Corps, has been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by the Commanding General of the American Expeditionary Forces in France for gallant and conspicuous service in action (as set forth in the Citation above given). He displayed exceptional bravery in organiz- ing and leading a party of volunteers through heavy machine-gun fire, for Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 323 the purpose of rescuing two wounded men on the Lucy-Torcy Roads, June 6, 1918. News of this nature is always pleasant to impart, and I am sure you will be glad to learn that your son has maintained himself so gallantly in the presence of thel Enemy as to have called forth the commendation of his commanding officers, and the awarding of the highest honours." The French Commander-in-Chief, recognizing Lieutenant Shepherd's gal- lantry in action also decorated him with the "Croix de G-uerre with gold star." Another honour given him was a Commission of Captain, on July 1, 1918, as stated above. He was also awarded the "Navy Cross." He participated in the St. Mihiel Offensive, September 12-14, 1918. On September 13, he wrote his parents: "* * * I got through this last push all 0. K. We are out now behind the lines in camp, in a woods. It was 'fruit' — the 'push' at Mt. Mihiel, I mean. The weather conditions before it were hard on us. For two weeks we were on the march at night, and lay in the woods all day. It rained the whole time, and the night before we 'went over' was the worst I have ever seen. We couldn't get anything to eat for three days. Outside of that, and some pretty heavy artillery fire to which we were subjected, everything went along O. K. * * *." He participated in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive (Champagne Sector) and in the taking of Blanc Mont Ridge, October 1-10, 1918; and on October 8, was wounded the third time. He wrote his parents, October 12: "Well, I am back in the Hospital again, with another wound, but I was as lucky this time as before — only a piece of shrapnel in my right thigh. It was just a small piece and went around the bone, not breaking it. The doctor cut through from both sides to clean the wound and get the piece out; and, as soon as it heals up, I will be O. K. "I guess you want to knov/ how and where I got my third wound. We were up in the Champagne Sector. It is North of Chalons and West of the Argonne Forest — an awful sector, one of the worst on the entire front, so the French say. We were with the Fourth French Army, General Gourade. When the French wouldn't go any farther, they shoved us in. You know the Second Division, which is mine, is supposed to be the best American Division. We ran a salient into the German line, and held, and this caused the general retreat in the Rheims Sector, thus delivering the famous City from gun fire. In the second day's attack, in which my regiment led, we were only two Companies wide. This was a most dangerous position, as there were Boche on all sides ot us and we were likely to be cut off at any time. We held there, though, and it was worth it, for the praise we got from General Gourade. He said we had done something wonderful, etc., etc. It sounded great afterwards, but those were seven awful days we spent in the front line. "If there ever was a hell on earth, it was up there. In one attack, in fact, most of the time, there were Boche on all four sides of us. The coun- try is full of small trees and shrubs and they would hide in there with machine-guns, and, when we passed, open up; our salient was so narrow and with no protection on the sides, they easily filtered in around us, and they gave us all the artillery they had. I never have seen so much. My Captain was wounded, but I took the Company through all right. We were in a reserve position, another outfit having relieved us, when a shell dropped beside me and laid me out. It is very funny, indeed, as I had been through those eight or nine days without even getting touched. Our losses were quite heavy. I was the only officer left in my Company, and the others had only one or two in each. 324 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord "Here is an extract (found on a German officer) from an Order from a higher German command: 'You must hold on the right, at all costs, as the Second Division, American, is on our left, and ground captured by them can never be retaken.' "Please don't worry over me one bit, as- I will be all right soon; I shall not be laid up over two monthiS, at the most." On December 7, he wrote the Historiographer that he had fully re- covered, and expected to join his regiment in the Army of Occupation very soon. On January 9, 1919, he returned to duty with his regiment at Segendolph, Germany, and commanded the 55th Company, from February 1 to July I, 1919, On the last date named, he was detailed as Assistant Adjutant Gen- eral, 4th Brigade, Headquarters, and served as such until the Brigade was broken up. Captain JAMBS ARCHIBALD NELMS, Class 1917, Fifth Cadet Captain. From Virginia. 5th Regiment, U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F. He was commissioned as soon as he graduated. Second Lieutenant, and then First Lieutenant, and went to France with his battalion, in June, 1917. He was engaged in every big battle fought by the Americans, and yet ho emerged unhurt from every one, as far as his record is known. For his gallantry he received the French "Croix de Guerre with gilt star," and was promoted to be Captain. Unusual "qualities of leadership" and "confident courage" displayed in battle, under trying conditions, won for Captain Nelms a recommendation by his Colonel that he be promoted to the grade of Major (Temporary), U. S. M. C. This was made in a Citation to the Com- manding General of the Second Division by Colonel Logan Feland, Regi- mental Commander, in the following communication: "Due to the failure of friendly troops to keep' up with our advance, the regiment was almost surrounded, and in the necessary withdrawal under the heaviest fire, some confusion and disorder resulted. Major George W Hamilton, in conjunction with Captain J. A. Nelms, with absolute disregard of personal safety, controlled the situation, organized and consolidated the position, and tenaciously held on to the advance won. I recommend that Major Hamilton he promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (Temporary), U. S. M. C. "Captain James A. Nelms. ThiSi officer, a Graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, has been with the regiment since its organization, serv- ing as platoon commander and second in command of the regimental ma- chine-gun Company to August 9, 1918, and since that date in command of the Company. Ha has borne a brilliant part in every engagement in which the regiment has participated, and is noted for his cool courage, devotion to duty and control of men. On the critical occasion, Oct. 4, 1918, men- tioned above. Captain Nelms was the first to see the danger, and was the first to act. He immediately ran out into the fire-swept space, forced to halt at the point of his revolver the men who were retreating, selected positions for them, and had them dig in. He was joined in this task by Major Hamilton and, later, by other officers; but, in my opinion. Captain Nelms's prompt grasp of the situation, immediate action without regard to risk in- curred, and confident courage, were the deciding factors in enabling the regiment to hold thei ground gained, and to stand off the desperate counter- attacks thrown against it by the Enemy. He displayed qualities of leader- ship which I have never known to be excelled. Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 325 "Without hesitation I recommend that Captain Nelms be promoted to the rank of Major (Temporary), U. S. M. C." In November, 1918, he wrote his parents as follows: "On the East Bank of the Meuse. "Just finished one of the worst jobs imaginable, namelj^ crossing the Meuse River by night. It was a bloody adventure, and I don't see how I got out of it. Your son is very proud this day, for he has been through every big battle of the American War, every minute and part of it, and is here, alive and well, to tell the tale." Captain CHARLES PATTERSON NASH, Class 1917, Third Cadet Captain. From West Virginia. U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F. Major General George Barnett, Commandant of the Marine Corps, had personally visited the V. M. I. and selected a large number of Cadets to be commissioned (as soon as graduated) in his Corps. The Class of 1917 was graduated one month, or more, ahead of the usual time, to comply with the request of the War Department, and to gratify the impatient members who all longed to join the A. B. F. in the World War. Nash was one of the men commissioned, and he sailed for France, June 13, 1917, with the Fifth Regiment, U. S. M. C. He was detached from his regiment, December 8, 1917, and assigned to the U. S. Air Service for flying duty. On September 13^ 1918, while participating in a raid on a German aerodrome, he was shot down. He fell behind the Enemy's line, and was a prisoner until December 1, 1918. He had accompanied his Squadron in a raid on a German aerodrome, with orders to scour the St. Mihiel territory for Enemy Planes and engage them. This was on the second day of the St. Mihiel battle. He was in a Scout Plane, and the weather was rainy and cloudy. With others of the Squadron, he had penetrated the area protected by fire from the anti-aircraft batteries, and had pushed forward against the resistance of German opposing Planes. He was flying at a height of 2,009 feet, and had become separated from his Squadron, when a German Plane dropped down on him from the clouds above, firing as it came, and he was struck by a bullet in the shoulder. Though numbed by the ball, he shut off his power and glided down to the earth, alighting inside the German lines, near Rezonville. He was picked up and carried to a dressing-station — an old school-house — where his left arm was amputated by a German Surgeon. Captain Nash who is extremely reticent about relating his thrilling experience stated that he really did not know whether he was given an amaesthetic or not, as he was practically unconscious from the time he was wounded, at eleven o'clock, until the next morning, when he recalls his first utterance was for water. He said smilingly: "It was the only German word' I could speak, and I thanked Heaven for that. Did I get it? No, not at that time. The German muttered something, and went on about his work. There were about twenty wounded Germans in the station; I was the only American. After two or three hours the orderly brought me some water." After two 326 ViEGiNiA Military Institute — World War Eecord weeks, he was removed to another place. "I never knew where I was going, or whether I was going to have my head cut off, when I got there, or not," he said. As the wounded, under heavy guard, were removed to the big German Hospital, at Mayence on the Rhine, Nash happened to glance upward antl saw several members of his own Escadrille in the air above him (the num- bers on the machines being visible). The feelings of the young officer may well be imagined at that moment — his comrades flying home, unaware that he was near, a prisoner and desperately wounded (it had been reported that he was dead), and he being taken further back into Germany! After spending three weeks in the Hospital, he was taken to Carlsruhe Prison Camp, and there he met First Lieutenant John C. Nelson, his old V. M. I. contemporary, who was also a prisoner. It goes without saying that it was a joyous meeting. He remained at this distributing camp two weeks. From there he was sent to Villigen, the American Officers' Camp. He remained there until the Armistice was signed. Although he had been treated very well in prison, the attitude of the Germans changed per- ceptably now; they were at great attention to convey him safely to Swiss territory, where he was turned over to the officials there for transporta- tion to France. "And when I got back, oh, boy, I would meet ^ome fellow I knew and h,is mouth would gape open and he would tell me I was a sport. I emphatically denied it." It was not until he came from France that he knew he had been promoted to a Captaincy, and had beeen awarded the D. S. C. The first month of his imprisonment Captain Nash almost starved, until the Red Cross found him at the Prison Camp. His clothing was stolen when he fell, but the British Red Cross sent him clothing. He suffered many hardships, having his wound dressed only once a week. He was bruised all over from the fall, and his face was cut in many places. He carries a scar on his sh,oulder where the incendiary bullet burnt him. He suffered greatly, but he says little about it. His health is fully restored now, and only the empty sleeve indicates the sacrifice he made. In May. 1920, Captain Nash married Miss Lydia Taylor, of Norfolk, Va., whose brother is an "Old Cadet," and whose grandfather, the gallant Major Richard C. Taylor, C. S. A., was a Graduate of the Class of 1854. Captain THOMAS SPADY WHITING, Class 1917. From Virginia. U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, U. S. M. C, April 7, 1917. Promoted First Lieutenant, August 11, 1917. Promoted Captain, July 1, 1918. Embarked for France, January 21, 1918. Arrived at St. Nazaire, Febru- ary 5, 1918. In training at Neuf Chateau, Verdun Sector, Paris, and Chateau Thierry, from February to June, 1918. Went into action first. March 2?,, 1918, Verdun Sector. Participated in following engagements: Verdun, 191S; Belleau Wood, June, 1918; Champagne Offensive, September, 1918. Wounded by high explosive shell at Belleau Wood, June 2. 1918. Received French "Croix de Guerre," April 7. 1919, through Admiral Fechteller, at Marine Barracks, Norfolk, Virginia, on citation from the French War Office that he was thus h.onoured for leading his men into action, in the face of heavy Some op the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 327 fire at Chateau Thierry where he received eight shrapnel wounds, and for showing conspicuous bravery. His Colonel's Citation to the Major General Commandant, U. S. M. C, was this: "First Lieutenant Thomas S. Whiting, Company G, was an example to his men in his absolute devotion to duty and courageous bearing under fira, and, even after receiving eight shxapnel wounds, inspired them by his splendid courage." At French and English Hospital at Suilly, June 3, 1918; American Red Cross Hospital No. 3, Paris, June 6-July 19, 1918; Base Hospital No. 13. Limoges, July li^^i-August 18, 1918; permanently disabled — stiff elbow joint of right arm — part of bone gone. Returned to United States, December 29, 1918. Discharged from Service. Permanent Officer in Marine Corps, retaining rank as Captain. The circumstances of his wounding are these: His Company went into battle, June 1, at Chateau Thierry, after a 36-hour ride in motor trucks; he was wounded late in the afternoon of Sunday, June 2, during heavy artillery firing. They had been fighting at close range all day, and late in the afternoon the artillery attack began. His Captain received a slight wound, and, seeing him stagger, he ran to him to see how seriously he was hurt; and, just as he got back to his platoon, he was hit by a high explosive shell which killed 6 and wounded 26 of his men. He gave orders to his men, and walked about a hundred yards towards the field dressing-station, before he became unconscious. Later in the night, he was moved farther back, and while on the way, his ambulance which had no lights was hit by a Ptench car and turned over into a ditch. When he finally reached the surgeon and nurses, they believed he would die. He had five serious wounds and many smaller ones. One was an open- ing 6 inches long and 4 inches wide — an eighth of an inch closer would have killed him instantly. A number of operations had to be performed on account of his many wounds. The surgeons at first determined to put him in Class "D," and send him home; but he urged them to put him in Class "C-2," and let him stay oversees; and he was so classified. Five days after he was so badly wounded, he dictated to his faithful nurse a short letter home, saying, "I have been lying in bed now for five days in one position, flat on my back * * *. j was hit on the right arm just over the elbow joint by a piece of shell, also on the left arm near the shoulder; another piece of shell entered my left side, just above the hip; the fourth piece got me on the inside of the left knee; and the fifth took part of my left foot, from the bone out, but there are no bones broken, so this wound will grow out all right and leave my foot in a normal condition. All of my wounds have been carefully dressed and are getting along nicely. I was wounded in the smaller places by lots of fiying rocks and gravel, but they are not serious and do not discomfort me at all * * * This will only be a short letter to-day, because I think my good friend is tired of my poor dictation." This postscript was added: •._ He had already received the "Croix de Guerre with Palm" from the French Government, and the "Navy Cross" from the Navy. He received his promotion as Captain soon after this. But the greatest of all honours awaited this gallant oflicer. A great gathering of citizens was held in the town of Weatherford, Texas, on the night of November 23, 1919, to do honour to one of its gallant sons, who had honoured the place of his birth by his heroic deeds in France. This was Captain Jack S. Hart. The principal speaker was Judge James C. Wilson, formerly of Weatherford, but now a resident of Fort Worth, Texas. While Judge Wilson was a Congressman from that district, h,e was a member of the Naval Affairs Committee, and it was due to his efforts, possibly, as he explained, tt'at Captain Hart was sent to the front early in the conflict. His ambition was to get to the front, and he applied to Mr. Wilson for assistance in getting there. Mr. Wilson explained at length his feelings when Lieutenant Hart appeared in his ofl^ce and made the request. He had known him from his boyhood; he knew that he was a young man of courage, and that he wanted to be in the lead in all his undertakings; and he could only commend the young man's indomitabk spirit, and personally desired to see his wish gratified. But he also knew the dangers to which he would be exposed, and the daring of the boys who composed the Marine Corps, and he did not feel like taking the responsibility of the situation upon himself; so he wired Mr. and Mrs. Hart the facts and asked what he should do in the circumstances. Jack's father replied: "Use Jack where he can be of the best service to the Government." The reading of this cablegram was greeted with applause. Clothed with this authority, Mr. Wilson made an effort to comply with Lieutenant Hart's request, writing a letter to Secretary Daniels, asking that his young friend be sent across at the earliest opportunity, and it was only a few months until he sailed for service overseas. Mr. Wilson elaborated on the services which Captain Hart performed for his Country, and recited in- cidents of the visit he made to the battle front, and under what conditions h,e visited him on the front lines. He then read the following correspon- dence: 330 Virginia Military Institute — World War Record "Headquarters, Sixth Machine-Gun Battalion, Marine Corps, A. E. F., Wilsbach, Germany, Jan'y 21, 1919. "From Commanding Officer, Sixth Machine-Gun Battalion To Commanding General, Second Division. "Subject: Recommendation. "I recommend that Captain Jack S. Hart, Company "D," Sixth Machine- Gun Battalion, U. S. Marine Corps, be awarded The Medal of Honour For meritorious deeds performed by him in the St. Mihiel Sector, France: "Captain Jack S. Hart, at 7 A. M., on September 15, 1918, went forward with the first wave of his Infantry battalion to which his machine-gun Company was attached. This battalion was then attacking the wooded ridge west of Janluy, near Triaucourt, in the St. Mihiel Sector. Captain Hart, looking for machine-gun positions, and the advancing Infantry, were caught in a flanking machine-gun fire from the left, where, at the time, no enemy was supposed to be. He sent back a runner to bring up his guns, and further reconnoitered the left flank of the attacking wave. In doing this, he ran into a machine-gun nest in a thicket, was fired upon point blank, at a range of a few yards, and was severely wounded in the right arm. The closeness of the Germans prevented their concealment, and he dashed at them, firing his pistol. They scattered away from two machine-guns, some of them shouting 'Kamerad,' and holding their hands above their heads, others reaching for hand grenades. He called upon them to surrender, and rounded up seventeen men. Though Captain Hart was weak from loss of blood, he conducted these prisoners back to our lines, turning them over to his Company, before allowing himself to be evacuated. "The capture of these two guns and seventeen prisoners, accomplished by one officer, who was alone at the time, was under circumstances clearly beyond the call of duty. Alone and wounded, with such tremendous odds before him, he could not rightly have been censured had he, instead of boldly attacking the enemy, decided that further resistance was useless and surrendered himself, which would have been the decision of any but the most exceptionally brave. By the performance of this act, our leading waves were freed of the destructive fianking fire from these guns, and were enabled to move forward and establish a line on high ground where they could not be dislodged. "Witnesses of the above deed were First Sergeant Henry S. Remington, Jr., 108503 and Second Lieutenant Vernon Bourdette, M. C, of Company 'D/ Sixth Machine-Gun Battalion. "Next of kin: father, .Tohn M. Hart, Weatherford, Texas. A. B. Hale." "Headquarters, Second Division, A. E. F., Board of Consideration of Recommendation, January 29, 1919. "To Commanding General, Second Division. "Forwarded, recommending the award of the Medal of Honour, in the case of Captain Jack S. Hart, Company 'D,' 6th Machine-Gun Battalion, U, S. Marine Corps. Hub. Myers, Colonel General Staff, Member." H. Lay. Lt. Col., U. S. M. C, Member." R. S. Keyer, Major (Marines), G. S., Member." Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 331 "Headquarters, Second Division, A. E. F., Germany, January 31, 1919. "To the Adjutant General, A. E. F. "Forwarded, recommending the award of th>e Medal of Honour to Cap- tain Jack S. Hart, Co. 'D,' 6th Machine-Gun Battalion. John A. LeJeune, Major General, U. S. M. C." "At the conclusion of Judge Wilson's address. Captain A. L. Howard, of the U. S. Marines, read the award of the Commander-in-Chief of the American Army, and presented the "Medal of Honour" to Captain Hart's mother who, in turn, presented it to Captain Hart who decorated his bride of only a few weeks. The service was very beautiful and impressive, and one that will linger in the hearts and minds of Weatherford citizens for years to come. It was an honour and a satisfaction to those citizens to know that a boy who had been born and reared in their midst had, in the great struggle for democracy and freedom of the World, exhibited such courage as to command the recognition of his Government for which he had fought so bravely." It is well to note the significance of this decoration. It is the highest decoration awarded by our Government, and can be given to any officer or enlisted man who shall "in action involving actual conflict with an enemy distinguish himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity, at the risk of his life, above and beyond the call of duty." It was first authorized by Act of Congress in 1861, and is presented "in the name of Congress"; hence the frequent allusion to it as the "Congressional Medal." It is worn suspended from a ribbon passed around the neck, under the collar. Colonel Robert E. Wyllie, General Staff, U. S. A., in his exhaustive article on Military Insignia in the December, 1919, Number of The National Geographic Magazine, states that only 79 Medals of Honour had been awarded up to that time, for deeds of valour in the World War, as compared with 5,000 "Distinguished Service Crosses" awarded. Captain Jack Sims Hart, of the Class of 1917, has the unique distinction of being the only V. M. I. man in the World War who won this great honor. Captain GUSTAV KAROW, Class 1916. From Georgia. U. S. Marine Corps. Killed In the line of duty. In October, 1916, he was commissioned Second Lieutenant, U. S. Marine Corps. Promoted to First Lieutenant. Promoted to Captain. He was about to be promoted to Major when the Armistice occurred, which stopped all promotions. His service during the War was at Santo Domingo and Haiti, and in command of the Marine Barracks at New London, Connecticut, and at the training school at Paris Island. In every position he occupied he served with conspicuous efficiency and distinction. It was a sore trial to him that he could not join his brothers of the V. M. I., and of his splendid Corps, on the battlefields of France; but he bore his disappointment without repining, and continued to perform his duties with cheerfulness and en- thusiasm. Alas! though he did not get into action where the battle raged, yet, he sacrificed his life for his Country; and just as truly as his V. M. I. Comrades, 332 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord McClellan and Murphy and Somers and Benners and Sullivan and Corey and Dance died in defense of World freedom, so he died a martyr to the cause so dear to his heart. On June 25, 1920, the wires flashed the sad announcement that on that day Captain Gustav Karow and two fellow-oflicers of tlie Marine Corps were killed at Paris Island, South Carolina, as the Air Plane, in which they had set out to return to Savannah, fell to the earth in flames. Two days later. Captain Karow's brother wrote the following letter to the Superintendent of the V. M. I., giving the pathetic details of the tragedy: "Chatham Crescent. Savannah, Georgia, June 27, 1920. "My dear Gen. Nichols: "I want you to know the particulars of my brother's death (I mean the part not carried by the Press), for you took such an interest in him when at V. M. I., and he always spoke so highly of you. Gustav was a Captain^ U. S. M. C, and staying here in Savannah, pending his retirement, but he had to report at the Post at Paris Island, S. C, every fifteen days, and he usually traveled by air, as the distance is but thirty miles. Friday morning the Plane came here for him and took him to the Post where he remained until after njess; then, at four P. M., with Lt. Molther as pilot and Lt. St. George in the rear seat, both belted in, and Gus in St. George's lap, they started to fly back to Savannah. The Plane seemed to be in good repair and left the field in good form, but when it reached an altitude of 400 feet, the motor went dead and the Plane started to operate to earth. Gustav was seen to leave the lap of St. George, and, with one hand and foot secure himself in the wire stays that hold the wings, and with the other hand he tried to free Lt. Molth,er of his belt, and St. George was working to unbuckle his belt; when, within 50 feet of the ground, the pilot managed to right the Plane; and, as she headed for one of the big buildings and seemed sure to strike it, he switched on his motor. An explosion, and the Plane fell to earth in flames! I am so proud of my brother to think he faced his death so bravely when he could have left the Plane and taken his chances of escape with a few bruises (for they were but 50 feet from ground) ; but this he did not do; he risked his life in those wire stays and helped his comrades to loose their belts, and went to his death like a man. He entered your Military Institute a mere boy, and stayed there under your influence while his character was being formed ; and I am sure you will take pride in knowing that, through your influence, and the training he received at V. M. I., he developed into a man that could die so gloriously, and with no thought for himself. His brothers-in-arms at Lexington may remember him as one who brings honour to you, my dear General. He leaves a wife and one son just two years old. My mother is bearing up bravely, I am glad to say. I am looking forward to meeting you who helped us to form the char- acter of my brother. Sincerely, Lester Kakow." "To Gen. E. W. Nichols, V. M. I., Lexington, Va." Gustav Karow came of a race of heroes and his brave death was in keeping with the splendid traditions of his family. His mother was born Annie Wilson and her father. Claudius Wilson, of Savannah, Georgia, entered the Confederate Service as Colonel of the 25th Regiment of Georgia Volun- Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 333 teers (a regiment which he himself raised), and was in command of his brigade when he died in the Service, immediately after the battle of Chickamauga. (His commission as Brigadier General, now in the Con- federate Museum at Richmond, was received by his widow after his death.) On his mother's side our fallen hero was descended from General Daniel Stewart, of Georgia, to whose memory a splendid monument was erected in the old Midway Cemetery in Liberty County, Georgia, in April, 1915; and back of this ancestor was a long line of colonial worthies. His father was the Honourable Edward. Karow, the distinguished Austro- Hungarian Consul in Savannah for many years, and until his death in 1911, and the principal facts in his life are given in the American Encyclope- dia. He had received two orders from Emperor Franz Joseph. He was not an Austrian, having been born in Stettin, Pomerania, Prussia. His family history is most interesting, teeming, as it does, with generations of military ancestors and scholars. His father, for whom our dear comrade was named, Gustav Ludwig Karow (though Gustav had dropped his middle name, as he declared it was "too German" for him), was what might be translated a Privy Councilor. He and his forbears belonged to that race of Prussians which is now unfortunately extinct. Gustav and his two older brothers were all in the military service of their Country, and all three were married men. As their doting mother wrote, "they could not but serve, as they were such true Americans." Gustav Karow was graduated at the famous St. Paul's School, at Con- cord, New Hampshire, with distinction, winning many prizes. He then spent one year at Princeton University, leaving there to enter the Virginia Mili- tary Institute, on January 1, 1914. He was graduated with the degree of B. A., In June, 1916. On February 25, 1918, he married Sarah Pope Barrow, daughter of the late Hon. Pope Barrow, of Savannah, and his wife, Cornelia Jackson, daughter of the distinguished Henry R. Jackson, of Savannah, Confederate General, and, later. Minister Plenipotentiary to Austria, and afterwards Minister to Mexico. A son, Gustav, was the result of tliis union. Captain Karow's mother, writing to the Historiographer in 1918, re- ferred to Macaulay's wise saying that "a people unmindful of the deeds of their ancestors will never do anything worthy to be remembered by posterity." Gustav Karow was not unmindful of the deeds of his noble race; and the memory of his sublime act — sacrificing himself on the altar of duty, in the vain effort to save his comrades from an awful death — will be cherished for all time, and the legacy he thus left to his son, we are sure, will be prized above all earthly possessions until his life's end. First Lieutenant H. A. DeBUTTS, Class 1916. From Virginia. U. S. Marine Corps, U. S. A. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in the Spring of 1918, and was assigned to the Machine-Gun School at Quantico, Virginia, where he was made In- structor of Machine-Gunnery, and received his corporal's, and, later, his sergeant's warrant. He was sent from this School to the Second Officers' Training Camp at the same place, from which he was graduated with the 334 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord first stand in his Company and with the second honour of the entire school of four hundred and fifty candidates. He was made Instructor in the third Officers' Training Camp, where he served with distinction, until he tendered his resignation in July, 1919. He retired from the Service with the rank of First Lfleutenant. First Lieutenant JOHN MURRAY McCLELLAN, Class 1916, and Fourth Cadet Captain. From Virginia. U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F. Killed in action, July 19, 1918. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant, U. S. Marine Corps, in June, 1917. After training two months at Quantico, he sailed with the Fifth Regiment for France. He was Battalion Adjutant. For several months he served as Regimental Adjutant. He was then made Intelligence Officer, and was serving as such when he was killed. He had continuous service with his regiment — in Les Espages, at Verdun, and at Belleau Wood, in the drive of July 15. He was instantly killed by a shell at Vlerzy, July 19, 1918. His death occurred after severe fighting of the French and American troops. The French fell back, but the American Marines refused to give ground; and, as the fighting progressed, they became practically surrounded by the Germans. When it became imperative that the Americans seek shelter. Lieutenant McClellan volunteered to lead a party of nine to a German dug- out. The Americans had just reached the dugout when a bomb exploded among th;em, literally tearing every member of the party to pieces. The gallant First Lieutenant Larkln W. Glazebrook (V. M. I.) rushed to Mc- Clellan's aid, but found life was extinct. He had been promoted to First Lieutenant before his death. With the approbation of the Commander-in-Chief of the American Ex- peditionary Forces in France, Marshal Petain', Commander-in-Chief of the French Armies of the East, cited In the order of Division First Lieutenant John Murray McClellan, Fifth Regiment of American Marines, who "was killed July 19, 1918, at Vlerzy, while accomplishing a mission which he volunteered to carry out." Accompanying the Citation was the Croix de Guerre, which was forwarded to Lieutenant McClellan's family. Lieutenant McClellan was a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. McClellan, of Hampton Gardens, Richmond, Virginia. His V. M. I. and Marine Corps Comrade, Lieutenant (later Captain) N. H. Massle wrote from Paris: "McClellan's body was brought from Vlerzy and burled on the edge of the Forest of Compiegne toward Vauxcastile, near the VlUers-Cotterets, Vauxcastile-Vierzy road. The exact location was given the Graves Regis- tration Bureau by Chaplain Brady, 5th Marines." Major General Barnett, Commandant, U. S. Marine Corps, telegraphed to Mr. and Mrs. McClellan, as follows, upon receiving advice of Lieutenant McClellan's death in action: "Deeply regret to Inform you cablegram just received states your son, Lieutenant John Murray McClellan, Marine Corps, killed in action, July 19. Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 335 "Please accept my heartfelt sympathy in your great bereavement. Body will be interred abroad until termination of hostilities. Should further re- ports be received, will advise you immediately. "Your son nobly gave his life in the defense of his Country." Lieutenant Commander OGDEN D. KING, Class 1909. Prom North Carolina. Medical Corps, United States Navy — attached to U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F. He was attacl^ed to the 6th Machine-Gun Battalion, U. S. Marines, as Battalion Surgeon, and participated in the following engagements: Verdun Sector, March-April, 1918; Chateau Thierry Sector, June, 1918; Soissons Sector, July, 1918; St. Mihiel Sector, September, 1918; Champagne Rector, October, 1918; Argonne-Meuse Sector, November, 1918. He v/ent with the Army of Occupation to Germany. He was awarded the "D. S. C." in September, 1918, and the "Navy Cross" in December, 1919. This Citation accompanied the awarding of the D. S. C: "Assistant Surgeon 0. D, King, attached to U. S. M. C: For extra- ordinary heroism in action near the Boia de Belleau, June 9, 10, 1918. On two successives days the regimental aid station in which Surgeon King wa= working was struck by heavy shells and in each case demolished. Ten men were killed, and a number of wounded were badly hurt by falling timbers and stone. Under these harassing conditions, the officer continued without cessation his treatment of the wounded, assisting in their evacuation, and setting an inspiring example of devotion and courage toi the officers and men serving under him." A younger brother of Lieutenant Commander King, J. Frank King, of Class 1914, served also in the A. E. F., as a member of Company "E," 54th Infantry, 6th Division, and was with the Army of Occupation. They are sons of Mrs. King, widow of Dr. O. D. King, of Albemarle, N. C. Second Lieutenant RICHARD W. MURPHY, Class 1916. From Alabama. 83rd Company, 6th Regiment, U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F. Died from wounds received in action in France. He stood his examinations for the Service in New York, and went to Quantico, Virginia, in July, 1917, for training. There he received a com- mission as Second Lieutenant. He trained his platoon of sixty men there until the last of October, when they sailed for France on the S. S. Von Steuben. At the battle of Chateau Thierry he was mortally wounded, dying on June — , 1918. The details of his service and death have not yet been received, but enough is known to warrant the writer in saying that he did his duty nobly, and met his fate bravely. His stricken mother wrote: "Dick had been fighting earlier in the trenches, and volunteered in the Machine-Gun Service for the battle of Chateau Thierry. I know he died bravely; he was the kind to give what he had, and give it gladly." One who knew him intimately from earliest childhood thus wrote of hdm to his Cit;^ paper: "To the Editor of the Tuscaloosa Neios: "The death of Lieutenant Richard W. Murphy, of Greensboro, from wounds received a few days ago on a battlefield of Prance, deserves more than a passing notice. I have known him since he was a child, and when I heard that the Marines, of which he was an officer, were engaged at 336 ViEGiNiA Military Institute — World War Eecoed Cantigny, I felt that the name of Richard Murphy would appear in the dispatches. I knew that when the order to advance came he would not turn back, and that the only thing that could stop him would be a bullet. He was one of the most admirable young men that I have ever known. 'The bravest are the tenderest, The loving are the daring.' "The word 'fear' was not in Dick Murphy's vocabulary. He knew no guile. His disposition was sunny, and if there was a single human being in this world who knew him, and who did not love him, I do not know who that h.uman being is. "He was the son of the late Matthew Hobson Murphy, and a brother of Captain Matt. H. Murphy, who is now in the United States Army, at; Macon, Ga. Through his father and his mother he claimed descent from men and women who aided in the foundation of this government, and from men and women who, since its foundation, have upheld its liberties on fields of battle and in council chambers. He was young, popular and promis- ing, and no nobler young patriot ever gave his life, in order that his Country might remain free. "The death of Dick Murphy is a call to patriotism, and his life should be an inspiration to all those who love justice, and who believe in the main- tenance of liberty under the law. 'He has sounded forth a trumpet that shall never call retreat. He is searching out the hearts of men before His judgment seat, Be swift, my soul, to answer Him, be jubilant, my feet, For God is marching on.' Edward de Graffexried." "June 18, 1918." " [From "Overseas Alumni Notes" in The Cadet of November 25, 1918: J "Second Lieutenant "Pat" Murphy, '16, of the Marines, died a real American soldier; he was killed in action going 'over' at Chateau Thierry. He was one of the most popular men among men. His record does credit to the V. M. I., and it is proud of him. He set example after example for his men by his bravery and fearlessness. His example should inspire all Cadets." Second Lieutenant VERNON LEE SOMERS, Class 1915. From Virginia. U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F. Killed in action in Ffance. The Commander-in-Chief, A. E. F., acting by the dirfection of the President, awarded him, posthumously, the "Distinguished Service Cross," with this Citation: "Vernon L. Somers, Second Lieutenant United States Marine Corps, killed in action at Chateau Thierry. June 6, 1918. He gave the supreme proof of that extraordinary heroism which will serve as an example to hither- to untried troops." The following is from tbe Memorial Notice by the Rev. R. S. Monds, read at the Tasley Fair Grounds, Accomac County, Virginia, September 17, 1919: "Ll&utenant Vernon Lee Somers, the subject of this brief sketch, was born near Bloxom, Accomac County. Virginia, March the 23, 18S9, and was killed while leading his men in action at Belleau Wood, France, on June 6, 1918. From boyhood, it could be seen that Vernon Somers had the characteristics of a hero and the principles of which real soldiers are made. He loved military training, and it was no surprise to his friends when he chose to secure his education at a military institution. He entered the Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 337 V. M. I. in the fall of 1911, from which School he graduated in June, 1915. While there, so rapidly did he develop along military lines that he -won various promotions and at the time of bis graduation, had the distinguished honour of being a First Lieutenant. In September, 1916, he was given the position of Commandant in the Georgia Military Academy, College Park, Georgia, which place he filled with credit to all concerned until December of that year, when he resigned to take the physical examination for Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps, having been highly recommended by General E. W. Nichols, of the V. M. I. He was twice rejected on account of defective eyesight, but when the United States declared War, he again applied for the commission, and went to Washington for examination. This time he passed, and, with joy at the prospect of serving his Country, entered the Marine Corps as Second Lieutenant, on May 2, 1917. Three weeks at Paris Island, S. C, was spent in rapid training, then a few days at Quantico, Virginia, from which place he was sent to France with the first contingent, sailing from Hoboken, June 13. On June 25, he landed in France, and was assigned to Provost duty, and given some special training with his Division, Co. 49, Reg. 5, U. S. M., near the Swiss border. In April, 1918, he went into action on the Verdun front, and May 3 was wounded and taken to the Hospital, where he had to remain for about twenty-five days. From the letters written to his family, during this period of confinement, it was easy to detect the heroic spirit in the soldier and the man. The wish and prayer of his heart, as expressed in all these letters, was that soon he might be able to go back to the front; and I know he was happy when on June 2 he was again per- mitted to go back into action. But, alas, after bearing proudly aloft the honours of his Company in the lead of his brave Division, in the face of terrible odds, through fire and blood, after four days of awful fighting, he made the supreme sacrifice, falling, dying in the defense of right and liberty. "One of the many horrors of war is that the particulars of the last moments of those who fall can often never be known. The last brave deed, the parting word, the final struggle are hidden secrets that we crave so much to know. In the case of our hero, we rejoice that we do know some- thing of these last moments. Private Leonard D. Hall, writing to his mother on June 19, has this to say: 'Mama, I have bad news for you. Lieutenant Somers was killed some few days ago. Tell his mother and any of his people that he was a boy to be proud of. He was wounded several times, but still led his men, and when he reached his objective he was nearly dead. The stretcher-bearers put him on a stretcher and started to the rear with h,im. They had only gone a little distance when he said: 'Put me down, I am dying and want to die with the boys.' They laid him down, and he said to the boys: 'Stay with them, boys, and show them where you are from'; and, then, he lay down and put his hands back of his head and went to sleep, never to wake any more.' "On June 20, H. P. Mason, U. S. M. C, and a V. M. I. comrade of Lieutenant Somers, writing to his brother, said: 'I haven't heard of but one V. M. I. man being killed, and that was Lieutenant Somers. A sergeant from his Company was telling me about him and said that Somers's platoon had seen a great deal of hand-to-hand fighting, during the afternoon, and, when last seen, Somers was covered with blood and wounded in the arm and also in the leg, but he had a dagger in one hand and a pistol in the other, and was still leading his men forward. They say he sighted a big bunch of Huns and made for them, almost single-handed. When the fight was over, they found his body in 'No Man's Land.' In my opinion, a man who is found dead in advance of his own lines, after a big battle, is a real hero.' "In the face of such bravery as was thus shown it must have been a real joy to General Pershing to award on June 28 the 'Distinguished Service Cross' posthumously to Lieutenant Somers." A sisiter, a Red Cross Nurse, soon afterwards gave her life to the sacred cause in which this brave young officer died. 338 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord Second Lieutenant MELVILLE E. SULLIVAN, Class 1917. From Virginia. U. S. M. Corps— Aviation Section. Killed by fall of his Plane, in the line of duty. Lieutenant Sullivan was from Richmond, Virginia, and was a son of Mr. Lawrence P. Sullivan, Comptroller of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. He enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps and was commissioned Second Lieu- tenant in December, 1917, a few days before his twenty-first birthday. He was assigned to the Aviation Section of his Corps and was stationed at the Marine Aviation School, near Miami, Florida. He had made an excel- lent record by his high character, mental attainments and soldierly qualities, and was regarded as one of the best flyers in his squadron. He was experi- menting with a new machine, and had for a companion his machine gunner. He was acting as pilot; when the motor stopped and the Plane slipped into a tail spin and fell to the ground from a height of about 500 feet. He and his gunner were instantly killed. As his body was being escorted to the train to be conveyed to his home, five airplanes hove over the funeral procession, and continued to escort the train for several miles, dropping flowers all the way. This fine young officer was but a brief time a Cadet of the V. M. I., leaving to enter another institution. But he worthily wore the "old gray coatee" of the V. M. I. and gave his life for his Country, and therefore has a rightful place in the Institute's Valhalla of Immortal Heroes. Corporal JAMES L. COREY, Class 1917. From Indiana. 83rd Company, 6th Regiment, U. S. Marine Corps, A. F. F. Killed In action in France. After leaving the V. M. I., where he spent a very profitable year, he was graduated in 1917, at Marquette College. A few months afterwards, in November, 1917, he enlisted In the Marines. He was tr lined at Paris Island, and went to France In February, 1918. He wrote in June: "Have been over the top three times and am now in Hospital recovering from shell shock." His Captain wrote: "We went into the battle of Soissons on July 19, and were pushing the fight on the retreating Enemy when we met terrible machine-gun opposition from their rear guards. It was during this advance that Corporal Corey was killed by a machine-gun bullet, near Vierzy, France. He died instantly, and was burled on the spot by his comrades.' An older brother, also a V. M. 1. Alumnus, First Lieutenant Lawrence O. Corey, likewise served in the A. E. F. Private LOUIS GEORGE LANGE, Class 1920. From Louisiana. U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F. (Acting as Intelligence Officer In Scotland.) Enlisted in the Marines and sailed for Europe, November 25, 1917. Served with the British Grand Fleet until December 12, 191S. He was repeatedly attacked by submarines while patrolling the North Sea. Took part In the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet, November 21, 1918. Took part in the Presidential Escort into Brest, France, December 13, 1918. In 1917, Private Lange passed the examination for a commission, but was turned down on account of age (17). He passed two examinations for com- mission in 1918. but was again turned down as being too young. (He was only nineteen years old on November 3, 1918.) He was sent to the Marine Officers' Training Camp, Quantico, Virginia, without examination, upon his return to the United States; but, the War Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 339 being practically over, he took a discharge as a private in preference to a permanent commission in the Marine Corps. This gallant and brilliant young fellow kept a "Diary" written in verse while on night watch "over there," which would be a credit to one of far greater age. His record was very fine. Private ARCHIBALD WRIGHT BENNBRS, Class 1919. From Pennsylvania. 80th Company, 6th Regiment, U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F. Mortally wounded in action, June 3, and died July 3, 1918. He received a commission as Second Lieutenant, U. S. Marine Corps Reserve, but gave it up and enlisted as a Private in the regular Marine Corps. Just before he was killed, he was selected to attend an Officers' Training Camp in France for a commission in the Regulars. He had been two and a half years at the V. M. I., having received no demerit in the Fourth Class, and was very popular. At the frequent meet- ings of the large number of V. M. I. men in the Marines, in France, he was alv/ays present; and he was mentioned most affectionately by the "Chapter" Correspondent in his letters to "TTie Cadet.'" His father, Mr. George B. Benners, Graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, and a prominent lawyer, of Ambler, and now of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, wrote the Historiographer of the V. M. I., April 2, 1919, as follows: "My dear Sir: "Please accept my abject apology for not answering your letter of November 5, 1918, before this. Your letter was in reference to a sketch of my son, Archibald Wright Benners who was killed in France, while a member of the United States Marine Corps. Both my wife and I have been abso- lutely unnerved since my son's death, and until this late date I could not pull myself together enough to write about him. He was all we had in the world, and we did look forward to some years of pleasure with him in our old age. The dear old V. M. I. had indeed made a man of him, and from what I have heard from his comrades of the V. M. I., who were also his comrades in the Marine Corps, he was a typical American soldier, which means that he was a good soldier. All honour to the V. M. I. for what it did for him. I shall never forget it. "We do indeed thank you for your kind sympathy as expressed in your letter, and I have tried to fill out the enclosed sketch about Archie as best I could. I do hope I am not too late in sending this to you, and that it is properly done. "If not too much trouble, could you furnish me with, a list of the V. M. I. boys who were killed and wounded, and also tell me if there is a movement on foot towards erecting a fitting monument, or memorial, at the Institute, to the boys who gave their lives in this terrible War, and who formerly at- tended the V. M. I.? I will very much appreciate it if you will advise me as to this. Yours very sincerely, Geo. B. Benners." Private POWHATAN R. DANCE, Class 1920. From Virginia. Second Training Battalion, 1st Training Regiment, U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F. Killed in action in France. He resigned his Cadetship, as he entered the Second Class as Fourth Line Sergeant, in order to enlist in the Marine Corps. He was enrolled in this branch of the Service, June 15, 1918, and trained at Paris Island, S. C, until 340 Virginia Military Institute — World War Record August 8, and was then at Quantico Training School one week, leaving on August 17 for the embarkation point, and sailing for overseas service at once, with the 6th Battalion, U. S. Marines. He was one of eleven V. M. I. contemporaries who enlisted at the same time, and the only one sent overseas. He was killed in action, November 1, 1918. The Richmond Times- Dispatch thus speaks of him: "* * * -phg news of his death has been received widely with poignant regret, that one of his acknowledged possibilities for a brilliant and valuable future should suffer the supreme sacrifice, virtually in the last week of a victorious War. * * *. By friends and acquaintances he was regarded with the highest respect and esteem, as attested by his exceptional popularity. He entertained ideals and ambitions beyond the ordinary, and his kindly, cordial spirit endeared him tc his friends. He relinquished the promise of a favoured future for the pri-'.'ilege of defending the honour of his Country and the protection of the World, and his magnificent service was not in vain." His doting mother passed away a few weeks after the news of his death came. She bore her sorrows of heart and suffering of body with supreme Christian fortitude. The News-Leader, of Richmond, Virginia, in its issue of May 1, 1920, made the following gratifying announcement: ["Letter from a Comrade."] "Through the American Legion Weekly, W. Freeman Dance has at last secured some details in regard to the death of his son, Powhatan Dance, who was killed in action on Nov. 1, 1918, while serving with the Fifth Marines, Second Division. Although notified by the Marine Corps of his death, Mr. Dance had never been able to secure any of the particulars, until he inserted notices in both the Marines' Magazine and the American Legion Weekly. "He has received the following letter from C. F. Hanson, of 403 Nassau Street, St. Peter, Minnesota: 'In looking through the American Legion Weekly for April 2, I found your notice asking for information concerning the death of your son, Powhatan, who was reported killed in action Nov. 1, and as I was a good friend of your son and was near him at the time he was hit, I thought that perhaps I might give you a little information concerning his death. 'I first met your son at Paris Island, S. C., and was with him in the same Company from that time until he was wounded. It was toward evening on Nov. 1, while we were being held up temporarily in our advance by German machine-gun fire. Powhatan was a carrier in an automatic rifle squad, and was going from one shell-hole to another, where his gunner was. when a machine-gun bullet caught him between the shoulders. He was taken to the rear, and we heard no more of him until we were up in Germany, when we were notified that he had died of his wound. 'Your son was one of those men who thought little of his own safety, readily sacrificing himself for the welfare of the Company— a spirit that made him one of the best, if not the best, liked men in the Company. It was this spirit that made the American Army so successful in the field. V/hile it grieves us to see young men thus cut down in the flower of their youth, let us be assured that the cause was worth while, and that they, and those of us who remain to mourn their untimely death,, shall be re- warded in the life that is to be. If I can be of any further aid to you, do not hesitate to call on me. I would be glad to hear from you.' ["Letter From a Father."] 'I read your notice in the Marines' Magazine in regard to your son. I am quite sure he and my boy went over on the same ship, the 'Henderson,' Some oe the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 341 and arrived at Brest, Aug. 28, 1918. My boy was with the Fifth Marines, Second Division, Fifty-ninth Comp'y, and was reported killed, Nov. 2, near Landres St. Georges Ar , France (Argonne). "My boy's best 'buddy' got back home all 0. K., but was wounded through the knee, just a few moments afcer my boy fell, and I'm quite sure he will be able to give you some information about your son. His address is John H. Reig, 258 Himrod Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. I'll do all I can here to get information for you. 'Dear brother, I certainly know how to sympathize with you, not as some say in your loss, for he gave his life freely that father and loved ones may live. Then, let U9 in our sorrow, knowing we will meet them no more on earth, bless and honor their sacred names the remainder of our sojourn here, knowing that we can go to them, to be separated no more forever.' " It is deeply regretted that of the sixty-two Officers in the Navy, from i:i!Sign to Captain, and of ethers who held no rank, there are in hand the details of service of only very few. While our Navy was not engaged in battle, durir.g the War, all the World knows how effective it was in helping to bring about the victorious ending of the great conflict. As far as known, every V. M. I. Man in the Service gloriously main- tained the traditions of the American Navy, and reflected honour on th.e Service. But, unfortunately, the Compiler can mention now only the follow- ing Officers, because he lacks official details: Medical Director CHARLES M. DeVALIN, Class 1888. From South Carolina, U. S. Navy, A. E. F. Served with great distinction in the A. E. F., receiving the Navy Cross, and the C. B. E. from the Prince of Wales. Commander CARY D. LANGHORNE, Class 1894 (United States Navy. Retired.) From District of Columbia. United States Navy, R. F. Medical Corps, A. E. F. Having taken his Medical degree in 1897 at the University of Virginia, he entered the United States Navy as Assistant Surgeon in 1898. He served through the Philippine Insurrection. Was wounded at Novalita, P. I., in 1899, and mentioned in dispatches for gallantry in action. In 1903, he was promoted to Surgeon. He served at Vera Cruz, Mexico, 1914, landing there in May of that year. He was awarded the Medal of Honour for conspicuous gallantry in action at the taking of the Naval Academy at Vera Cruz, in May, 1914. He resigned from the Navy in 1916. When War with the Central Powers was declared he returned to the Service and was commissioned in the TI. S. Navy, R. F., Medical Corps, as Lieutenant Commander; and he served as Senior Surgeon on the U. S. Transport President Grant. He was mustered out. May 26, 1919, with the rank of Commander, M. C, U. S. N. R. F. Commander Langhorne is a brother of Colonel George T. Langhorne (above). 342 Virginia Military Institute — World War Record Lieutenant Commander 0. M. READ, JR., Class 1909. From South Carolina. United States Navy. Alumnus of the V. M. I. and Graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy. From July, 1918 till December, 1919, he was in command of the U. S. S. 0-9, a submarine that was completed and put in commission in July, 1918. During that summer, this submarine was on duty on the U. S. Atlantic Coast, with other submarineo, engaged in searching for the four German submarines that visited, and worked, on that Coast. He sailed in command of the 0-9 for the Azores Islands on November 2, 1918, and arrived on the 16; returned to the U. S. on November 20, 1918, the Armistice having been signed. He was awarded the "'Navy Cross/' in recognition of his distinguished Service. Lieutenant Commander Read is a son of O. M. Read, Graduate of Class 1875. Commander ADOLPHUS STATON, Class 1900. From North Carolina. United States Navy, A. E. F. In 1902 he was graduated at the U. S. Naval Academy. While Executive Officer of the U. S. Transport Mt. Vernon, in 1918, his ship was torpedoed, 200 miles from port, with, a loss of thirty-seven sailors. But, through the heroic conduct of crew and officers, he was enabled to save his ship, for which act he was awarded the "Navy Cross." At the conclusion of the War, he was Executive Officer on board the U. S. S. Leviathan. He is now serving on the U. S. S. Tennessee. Commander Staton's father, Dr. L. L. Staton, a very prominent citizen of North Carolina, is an old V. M. I. "boy," and his brother, Henry Staton, a successful lawyer in New York City, was gi;'aduated in the Class of 1893. Lieutenant Commander JULES JAMES, Class 1906. From Virginia. United States Navy, A. E. F. Alumnus of the V. M. I., Graduate of the U. S. N. A. and B. S., Stephens Institute of Technology. Awarded the "Navy Cross." During the entire War, he was Executive Officer of the U. S. S. Rochester, and was successfully engaged in convoying troops to Europe. At present, he is aide on the Staff of Vice Admiral Hilary P. Jones (of Virginia), commanding the Second Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet. Lieutenant Commander James is one of four remarkably brilliant brothers— all Alumni of the V. M. I., and all in the Service at one time or another; one. First Lieutenant John F. James, giving up his life in the Philippine Insurrection; another. Captain Russell James, Graduate of Class, 1905, and "First Captain," Professor, Military Science and Tactics at the V. M. I., 1913-14 (on detail), and, later, dying in the Service; and another brother. Captain Bartlett James, U. S. A., who died in the Service October 24, 1917. His two uncles are "Honour" Graduates of the V. M. I., the elder, the Hon. Rorer A. James, having been for many years, and until July, 1920, the distinguished and indefatigable President of the Board of Visitors of the V. M. I., and elected, in November, 1920, a Representative in Congress. Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 343 Lieutenant ROBERT GIBSON TOBIN, Class 1915. From Virginia. United States Navy, A. E. F. He graduated at the United States Naval Academy, in Class 1917 — on April 6, 1917— w^ith the "First Honour." He was assigned to the U. S. S. Hopkins as Engineering Officer, and was second in command until October 24, 1918. He was then given comm-and of the U. S. S. Hopkins. He was at that time 23 years old, and the youngest officer in the U. S. Navy command- ing a fighting ship. This ship was a Torpedo Boat Destroyer and carried about one hundred officers and men, and it was among the most active ships during the War. Lieutenant Tobin was the only member of his Class to receive a com- mand during the "War. With about twenty other Destroyers, the Hopkins was ordered put out of commission after the War. After winding up the affairs of his ship, June 22, 1919, Lieutenant Tobin turned it back to the Government at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, taking a receipt therefor. He was then given an appointment on Admiral Rodman's Staff as Communicating Officer of the Torpedo Boat Destroyer Flotilla sent to the Pacific Coast (about 68 ships in all). As Communicat- ing Officer, Lieutenant Tobin was second in command of the Flotilla. A high Naval Officer has stated that Lieutenant Tobin is the youngest officer ever in the U. S. Navy to hold such a high position in a Fleet. Lieutenant Commander ANDREW LANGSTAFF JOHNSTON, JR., M. E., E. E., Class 1902. From Virginia. U. S. Navy, R. F. He enrolled in the Navy Reserve, April 3, 1917, with the rank of Lieu- tenant (S. G.). and was called to duty, April 18. On December 11, 1918, he was promoted to Lieutenant Commander. Relieved of active duty, Septem- ber 30, 1919. During his thirty months of service, he was Senior Assistant Inspector of Machinery, Bureau of Steam Engineering, at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, and in charge of all Electric Engineer- ing work covering new construction of the Shipyard, and the repairs and maintenance of all troop ships and cargo ships that entered the port of New- port News. His office established the record of not having a single ship miss its convoy sailing date, or go lame, while in convoy, due to engineer- ing defects. In addition to two short cruises, for the sake of experience, on the battleships Delaware and Pennsylvania, he took out many Destroyers con- structed at the Newport News Yard, for official trials. He received a special letter from his Commanding Officer, commenting on the valuable services he had rendered. He invented and gave to the Navy several electrical devices. Lieutenant Commander Jolniston is a son of the late A. Langstaff John- ston, Graduate of Class 1872, the distinguished Electrical Engineer who built the first Electric Passenger Railway in the World to operate success fully — in Richmond, Virginia, in 1888. 344 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord Lieutenant HARRY M. MASON, Class 1917. From Virginia. Supply Officer, U. S. Navy, A. E. F. He was sworn in in the Navy, August 3, 1917, as Assistant Paymaster (Ensign). He has had sea duty since October 4, 1917, making eight complete trips to France on the U. S. S. Finland. At the time last heard from, he was putting the Finland out of com- mission, and was ordered to Squadron 3, Destroyer Force, as Supply Officer, Atlantic Fleet. He was one of a large number of V. M. I. Graduates and Non-Graduates, from 1911 to 1917, to enter the Navy, at the beginning of the War, and all made remarkably fine records. His present rank is Lieutenant (S. G.), and he is in the regular Navy, and will continue in the Service. Lieutenant (J. G.) B. W. FIGGINS, Class 1912. From Virginia. U. S. Navy, R. F., A. E. F. In May of 1916, he enlisted in tb,e Maryland Naval Militia, as a seaman. Took the annual cruise in 191G, and, in March, 1917, was commissioned Ensign in the Maryland Naval Militia. April 6, 1917, called to active duty, went to Philadelphia Navy Yard, and for a brief time had charge of a Naval Guard at a Naval Base. Saw service on the U. S. S. Von Steuben, U. S. S. Missouri, U. S. S. Massaclnisetta, and was aide to the Executive at St. Helena Naval Base, Norfolk. Had 18 months' sea duty in convoy work, and trained at least 300 men for Gun Crews to go on the ships of the Merchant Marine. Some of th.ese gun crews won prize money for efficiency in firing, after being assigned to their new stations. Trained Junior Division Officers who went to duty in foreign waters, immediately after being detached froni his Division. Was one of the five Senior Watch and Division Officers on a 12,000 ton Battleship for over twelve months. Jan. 1, 1918, was commissioned Lieut. (S. G.) by the Secretary of the Navy. Was detailed to Inactive Duty, Dec. 28, 1918, and at present is on tlie Inactive List, Class 2, Reserve. The following V. M. I. men, among others, in the Allied Armies, were specially distinguished: Lieutenant Colonel JAMES McK. BROWN, Class 1907. From Kentucky. • This fine officer joined the British Expeditionary Force soon after England declared War, and his whole service was in Persia and Russia. Promotion came to him rapidly. He saffered untold hardships, but survived them all. He received the "D. S. 0." (British). It is hoped he will yet submit his splendid Service Record. Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 345 Captain GEORGE A. SPEBR, JR., Class 1912, Second Cadet Captain. From Georgia. 21st Canadian Battalion, B. E. F. Lieutenant, IJ. S. A., on outbreak of European War. Resigned liis commission, and enlisted at Ottawa, Canada, in the Cana- dian Army, then making ready for overseas Service. He was sent to France with the 21st Canadian Battalion in a few weeks. He was appointed Lieutenant, and was mentioned in orders for conspicuous bravery with a Company of picked men on patrol, which made a night foray and destroyed important wire entanglements, while under constant machine-gun fire, and without a casualty. He was in the trenches from September 1, 1915. He was a Grenade Officer in January, 1916, when he wrote home, regretting that hie would soon receive a promotion that would carry less hazard with it. He experienced his first gas attack on December 19, 1915. The Germans charged four men deep over a three-mile front, only to be stopped by a withering fire before they had progressed fifty yards. He said it was certain death to the man who took fifteen seconds to adjust his helmet (gas). In 1917, he had been in the British Service nearly three years. He was awarded the Military Cross (July 1916) for "deeds of valour," being decorated by his Majesty, the King, The following letter to Lieutenant Speer's father from his Battalion Commander shows in what esteem he was held, and how well he performed his duty: "Flanders, June 10, 1916. "Dear Sir: I have the honour to advise you that your son. Lieutenant George A. Speer, Jr., has been granted the Military Cross by the War Office of Great Britain for deeds of valour he has performed while serving with me in the Twenty-first Battalion. It gives me great pleasure to be able to write you thus, and I share your joy and pride in his accomplish- ments. He tells me you are coming over to England this summer. I hope we will be able to arrange m.atters so as to permit George to meet you in England. I am very proud of my 'American' officer. "With best regards, believe me. Yours sincerely, W. St. Piekke Hughes, Lt. Col. 21st Canadian Battalion." It is regretted that no further details have been received, though it is believed he received promotion to a Captaincy. First Lieutenant WESLEY RONALD ALLISON, Class 1916. From Pennsylvania 208th and fiSth Squadrons, Royal Flying Corps, B. E. F. He was rejected for the U. S. Aviation Service, September 4, 1917, be- cause of deficient hearing. In November, 1917, he joined the Royal Flying Corps as Cadet Flyer. On March 16, 1918, he. was copamissioned Second Lieutenant, and, on April 10, First Lieutenant, on which last day he sailed for England. He was assigned to the Home Defense at Dover, May 1. Went to France and joined the 208th Squadron, June 19. On August 9, he was shot down, 346 Virginia Military Institute — World War Record wounded. On August 10, he was again shot down, wounded; sent to Hospital. On October 6, he was assigned to the 65th Squadron. On December 15, his machine came apart while in the air, and he was in the Hospital from the accident until April, 1919. Continued flying duty until September 26. Discharged from the Service, December 29, 1919. First Lieutenant JOSEPH FAVRE BALDWIN, Class 1912. From Texas. (M. D., Tulane UniA'^ersity.) Medical Corps, U. S. A., attached to 11th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, B. E. F Killed in action in Prance. Volunteered in October, 1917, and went overseas at once. The letters below tell the sad story of the cruel "taking off" of this noble young officer: [From The Daily Courier-Times of Tyler, Texas:] "Dr. and Mrs. A. P. Baldwin have received a letter from a friend of their late son, Lieut. Favre Baldwin, who recently was killed, while serving at the front in France. This friend, Lieut. Robert W. Ashley, was with Lieu- tenant Baldwin just a few minutes before he met his death. This letter, from 'Somewhere in France,' dated August 7, 1918, is printed below, as well as the last letter that Lieutenant Baldwin wrote. It was taken from his dead body by Lieutenant Ashley. "The Courier-Times editor has read many letters from soldiers written as they were going into battle, but he does not recall having read one of loftier tone, more patriotic sentiment and of higher faith in God than this last message penned by this gifted Tyler boy. There is an element of philo- sophy running through the lines that tells of the spirit with which our boys go to their death, in their fight to free th,e world from German kultur and German autocracy. "We are sure the bereaved father and mother will find much to console them in the patriotic utterance in this letter. What could be more con- soling than the final paragraph, which reads , "In the words of the old Romans, 'We who are about to die, salute you.'" [Lieutenant Ashley's Letter:] 'In the Field, Aug. 7, 1918.— 'My Dear Dr. Baldwin: 'Sitting in a little room in one of the large cities menaced by the great German advance of March 21, listening to the hum of Hun planes and the terrific noise of the exploding bombs, and wondering when we should be able to find the units to winch we had been assigned, our thoughts flew back to those we love at home. We then (it was March 26) promised that in case either of us should fall the survivor would write 'home' for tli.e one who fell. This sad duty now devolves uuon me, and I am writing this within three hours of your son's death. I can only give you a brief account now— I shall write you again as soon as I get out of the line. 'Joe and I were medical officers to two battalions of the same brigade, and he had arranged to have his aid post with mine, so we could work together. He brought his men and supplies here and then stated that he had to go to his battalion headquarters. I tried to get him to send a message by a runner and go to bed, as he had had little sleep last night. This he would not do, however, and started on his journey— (about a thousand yards away). The next I heard was that he had been struck by a piece of shell. No one was with him at the time, but several had seen the shell burst and ran over to him. His death was probably instantaneous and painless. His l)ody has been removed by the 54th Field Ambulance, to which we both were attached for some time, and I shall later on ascertain the exact location ol his grave, and arrange to have this location sent to you (censorship will Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 347 prevent my sending it direct to you). I shall attend to all of this, if my own opportunity for rendering the supreme sacrifice does not come before I get out of the line. If you do not hear from me soon, you will know that I, too, have met my shell. This information will probably be furnished by the Adjutant of the 11th Royal Fusiliers also, but we are a long way from you and cannot be too careful. 'I inclose a letter found in Joe's pocketbook (but not as he promised, scaled and addressed ) . I had to read it to determine to whom it was written. It is a very beautiful letter, and I am glad I was forced to read it. I shall write again very soon. 'Please believe that my heart goes out to you and Mrs. Baldwin. I have seen a lot of Joe for the last four months, and he was a very dear boy — and true blue. Very truly yours, Robert W. Ashley.' [Lieutenant Baldwin's Last Letter:] "My Darlings: The long-awaited orders have just come through, send- ing me 'up the line,' and to-morrow will find me in the thick of things. I am writing this letter simply as a precautionary measure — having no idea of ever sending it, unless I am killed outright. In that event, it will be found on my person — stamped and addressed to you, and you will receive it as my very last message. "The chances are about one out of ten of your ever reading this letter. I fully expect to come through unscathed. And why not? Scores of my R. A. M. C. friends have been through four years of the same sort of thing, and are still here to tell about it, and lend encouragement to th ^ unsophisticated. i T" iji^^ "If I am killed, or even mortally wounded, it Willi be a death that should be a consolation to you for all time. There are few of my friends who have been fortunate enough to offer the supreme sacrifice within so short a time of initial enlistment. "Death in itself has no terrors for me. Its physical aspect is dependent entirely upon one's moral stamina: its contiguity with the Life Hereafter is simply a matter of Faith, and Trust, and not a matter to inspire fear. "You will always have the knowledge that I met a glorious fate and died with a high heart and a perfect Faith. "As for our mutual love, no mere words written on white paper need attempt to proclaim it. I know what incomparable parents you have been to me, and how your wonderful unselfishness and self-sacrifice have been like a clarion call to the best in me. "Future life to me would mjean a striving upward from the foundations that you have laid for me to the heights that your love and ambition have pinnacled for me. "And, so, I go — with your dear faces before me, and ysur love my guide and strength. "Why should I fear bombs and shells, when I know that your love has annihilated the spaces, and you are both with me in spirit, walking by my side through all my labours. "And, now, my saintly mother and my revered father, in the words of the old Romans: 'We, who are about to die, salute you.' "Good-by, Favbe." [From his Lieutenant Colonel:] "Eleventh Royal Fusiliers, B. E. F., August 8, 1918. "Dr. A. P. Baldwin: "Dear Sir: I deeply regret to report that your son, Lieut. J, F. Baldwin, U. S. M. C, attached to this battalion, was killed in action about 11 A. M., 348 ViKOiNiA Military Institute — EWorld War Record on the 7th Instant. I am afraid that no words of mine can help you in your great loss, but I should like you to know how much your son had endeared himself to all in the battalion, and how greatly we feel his loss. I myself know that I have lost not only an invaluable medical officer but also a sincere friend. "Tlie battalion attacked at dawn on the 7th inst., and I myself saw your son doing some invaluable work about 8 A. M., collecting the wounded, with great coolness under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire, to which he paid no attention. I saw him again at headquarters about 10:30 A. M., when he went out to attend a wounded runner. He was fatally hit, in assisting this man down the Bray-Corbie road, at a point almost due South of Albert, by a shell, and died on his way to the dressing station. The doctor who attended him tells me that he could have felt no pain. He was buried in the cemetery in Frankvillers. "I have strongly recommended him for mention in dispatches for his gallant conduct throughout the morning. "Any further information ycu may require I will do my best to furnish. "Please accept on behalf of myself and this battalion our sincerest sympathy with you in your great loss. Yours sincerely, K. H. Plew^llyn, Lt. Col., Commanding 11th Bn., Royal Fusiliers." [Action of the Medical Profession of his home city:] The physicians of Tyler, Texas, gave expression to their sympathy in the loss sustained in the death of Lieutenant Baldwin, as follows: "We have gathered together to-day in a spirit of unison to express our sorrow over the loss sustained in the passing away of our deceased friend. "This is an unusual occasion, and in expressing our own sorrow we realize that the reason for our sadness is due to the taking away from us of the first one of our native-born citizens to give up his life upon the battlefields of Europe, fighting for freedom and the right. We recall too that the life gone out has linked closer together the ties of friendship, and of love for the others whose lives are still to be offered upon the same altar of freedom. "A man's life is measured by his deeds, and good deeds never die. "We do not know all of the incidents that occurred in the death of Favre Baldwin, and we may never know them, but we have learned that he gave up his life somewhere along the firing line in France. "In commemoration of his decease it was not too much honour shown him for the stores and places of business of our city to be closed for just a short while, to permit our citizens to gather together and recall the acts of valour and courage shown by him, as well as for all th,6 others enlisted in this great War now raging across the seas. "Doctor and Lieutenant Joseph Favre Baldwin was born in the city of Tyler, Texas, on August 3, 1893, and was a graduate of the Tyler High School. In 1909 he entered the Virginia Military Institute where he re- mained for a period of one and one-half years, resigning his Cadetship in the Second Class on account of fever. In 1911, he entered the Medical De- nartnaent of Tulane University, New Orleans, La., from which, school he was graduated with the Class of 1914. After graduating from Tulane he became associated with Touro Infirmary of New Orleans, where he remained for two years. In October, 1917, he volunteered his services to the government and was accepted, and sailed for Europe in the same month. "His death occurred August 7, 1918. "We recall has pleasant, genial companionship, and the high ideals for which he lived. Bright, studious, friendly, a physician of high character. These were some of his attributes. His departure has cast a spirit of gloom over our city and a sadness which members of our profession deeolv feel. Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 349 "In testimony of our friendship and esteem for our deceased brother and friend, we to-day stand in the presence of the Ruler of the universe witli bowed heads to offer this preamble and resolution in memory of Favre Baldwin: " 'Whereas, Doctor Joseph Favre Baldwin, we learn, has lost his life upon the battlefields of France, fighting for what we know to be right, and " 'Whereas, we have known him as a physician, whose life and character were exemplary in every way, and " 'Whereas, the medical profession has lost one of its honoured members, whose death is deeply deplored by us all; therefore, be it " 'Resolved, That the medical profession of Tyler in meeting assembled, this 29th day of August, 1918, express our sorrow at the loss sustained in th& death of Doctor Joseph Favre Baldwin, and that we herewith convey to his parents and relatives our sincere sympathy in thisi their hour of great bereavement, and that a copy of this preamble and resolution be sent to the parents of our deceased friend, that a copy be published in the papers of our city and in our State Medical Journal.' This resolution was unanimously adopted. .Aj,bekt Woldert, M. D., E. H. Vaughn, M. D., C. L. Hudson, M. D. Committee." First Lieutenant ROBERT BARNWELL RHETT, Class 1910. From South Carolina. Medical Corps, 169th Brigade, 5Gth Division, B. E. F. He was commissioned First Lieutenant in the U. S. Medical Reserve October 25, 1915, on his application, made just after the Lusitania was sunk. In response to a request for volunteers for service with the British Expeditionary Force in France, he offered himself and was called to active duty, June 23, 1917. He sailed for France, July 28, 1917. He was attached to the Royal Army Medical Corps (British), August 16, 1917, and arrived in France three days later. Attached to London Field Ambulance, 56th Divi- sion, B. E. P., August 27. 1917. Battalion Medical Officer, London Rifle Brigade, August 29, 1917. After this he served with the various battalions of the 169th Brigade on the Cambrai front until October 15, 1917, when he was ordered to the 56th C. C. S. (British), in which he served two months. He then re-joined the 56th Division at Arras and served in the various battalions of the 169th Brigade until March 28, 1918, when h,e had the mis- fortune to be captured by the Enemy, while on duty as Medical Officer of the Queen's Westminster Regiment. During the first four months of his captivity, he cared for the wounded British in the hands of th.e Enemy. After this, he was sent to the American Prison Camp at Villingen, in Bad on, Germany. All American Officers were released, November 30, 1918, under the terms of the Armistice. For three weeks, he was (with the other captive officers) kept in th,e Convalescent Camp of the AHerey Hospital Centre, France. He was never wounded but was slightly gassed twice, though he did not report sick, or leave the field. He had the good fortune to meet at Villin the only other V. M. I. men captured by the Germans during the War: Captain C. P. Nash, of Class 1917, and First Lieutenant J. C. Nelson, Jr., of Class 1918. It was a joyous meet- ing, as may well be imagined. 350 ViKGiNiA Military Institute — World War Record The British Government decorated First Lieutenant Rhett with the "Military Cross" for his work on March 2S, 1918 — the day he was captured, while ministering to the wounded Erilish soldiers, with this Citation: "1st Lieutenant R. Barnwell Rhett, Medical Corps, 169th Brigade, Infan- try, 56th Division, B. E. F. For conspicuous gallantry during the period preceding the battle of Gavrelle, March 28, 1918, and during the battle itself, he showed great keenness in proceeding to the shelled trenches to tend the wounded. Instead of waiting until they were brought to the R. A. P. "On March 25, 1918, he accompanied a raiding party as far as the front line where, in spite of heavy shelling, he waited until the pai'ty was back and his services were no longer required. "He worked with the utmost devotion on March 28, 1918, refusing to leave the wounded when the trenches were overrun by the Enemy. He tended them in the midst of vigorous bombing, and was finally captured." He received a Citation from the American Army, also, "in recognition of meritorious services rendered the Allied Cause." He was twice recommended for promotion in the A. E. F. by his British Superiors, once for a Captaincy and again for a Majority. Lieutenant Rhett's father, the late distinguished Dr. R. Barnwell Rhett (who served in the Spanish-American War with so much honour), and one brother were "V. M. I. boys" also. Four sons of Dr. Rhett, Sr., served in the World War — two of them in the Armies Overseas. He was honourably discharged, aj Camp Dix, N J., January 25, 1919, after eighteen months' overseas service. First Lieutenant JAMES H. DRAKE, JR., Class 1901. Ffom Virginia. Battalion Bombing Officer, First Company, Twenty-fourth Battalion, London (Queen's) Regiment, B. E. F. Soon after England declared War against the Central Powers he volun- teered his services and received a commission in the British Army as Second Lieutenant, and, later, was promoted to First Lieutenant. Two years later, when his own Country entered the War, he at once took steps to be trans- ferred to the A. E. F. ; but, by that time, though his spirit was as brave as ever, his constitution had been wrecked by wounds, shell shock, gas, and all the hardships of his long and gallant service in the British Expeditionary Force. In July, 1915, while engaged as a lieutenant in tlie British Army, drilling "Rookies" at one of the recruiting camps, he wrote: "Busy, interested, tired at night, hungry at mealtime. A good bunch, a good camp — in fact, I'm lucky, very, very, lucky." He had the spirit of the born soldier, and, besides, the training to make him an efficient officer; and, at this time, he was very optimistic and very happy. Soon, he was on French soil, and at the front. In a short time, he went into action, was wounded, and commended for gallantry. News came in March, 1916, that he was in command of his Company of bomb throwers (for which duty only the best men were chosen), and was winning fame for himself, and rendering valuable aid to His Majesty, King George V, on the battlefields of Northern France Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 351 Mrs. Henry Ainley, a native of Vermont, but who had been living in London for th.e last sixteen years, told an interesting story (in March, 191G; of Lieutenant Drake, which the Richmond 'News-Leader thus relates: " 'When a request came from the front for two able officers to be sent on,' said Mrs. Ainley, 'Lieutenant Drake was chosen over ten others who had greater experience than he. At the front, Lieutenant Drake was placed in command of a Company of bombers to hold a most dangerous position. The trenches were so close together that the men used nothing but hand grenades and old-fashioned maces. It was in a recent battle in Northern Prance that Lieutenant Drake distinguished himself for bravery, acquitting himself (in the words of his superior officer), "with unusual courage, steadiness and remarkable unselfishness, holding his position for eight days, when he was only ordered to maintain it for forty-eight hours." Lieutenant Drake re- mained at his post until forced to yield to an attack of trench fever.' "Mrs. Ainley whio had seen service in both the German and Allied terri- tory as a Red Cross nurse was well acquainted with Lieutenant Drake's commanding officer. She said this officer regarded Lieutenant Drake as a very fine soldier, of whom great things were expected. "This lady was asked about the report that Lieutenant Drake had been gazetted on the field of battle for conspictious bravery, and had been recom- mended for the Victoria Cross. She replied that it was true that Drake had been recommended for promotion, but she was unable to say whether he had been recommended for the Victoria Cross, or not." On June 28, 1916, First Lieutenant Drake wrote to the Richmond Times- Dispatcli, as follows: "To the Editor of The Times-Disjyatch: "Sir: "To one who for years has been interested in 'preparedneess,' the present hysteria in. America is rather amusing, or would be, were it not so pathetic in its aspects of futility. "To my mind, it has always appeared that our dawdling, weak-minded, feeble policy has been due to three causes: first, the desire of the Congress to dip into the pork barrel; second, the desire of the Congressmen to appeal to the unintelligent mass of the untaught proletariat who bumptiously be- lieve that one Americaii with a peashooter can keep at bay a regiment of trained soldiers; third, to the selfish efforts at self-aggrandizement of militia officers who, rather than see an efficient army not subject to their influence, would prefer tbe Country to be defenseless. "I know something of the American, British, French and German Armies. Also, I have seen the 'territorials' of these Armies, and I assert that the worst territorial regiments of the foreign armies are as good as, and the officers better trained than, any regiments in the American National Guard, save only the very best. "On the other hand, the American Army is the equal in quality and training of any foreign army, save only in matters in which its efficiency has been curtailed by pernicious government. "Only about two or three years ago, the regular army wanted money for one motor truck to test out this method of transportation, and even this was denied. Why, during the first month at Verdun, France lost 1.200 motor carriers, and this was so small a proportion as to make no difference to the Service. Yes, the regulars know their business, and America would do well to listen to them. They are like the 'contemptible little Arrny' that England sent to France — 'the Army that saved France, saved Europe, and saved the soul of the world. "Listen to your regulars; they are soldiers." During the ensuing nine months, this brave officer saw hard service in the trenches, and was in numerous actions where he suffered from wounds, 352 Virginia Military Institute — ^World War Eecord and gas attacks, and shell shock, until he was a physical wreck. After he became practically disqualified for active service at the front, he came home on leave, but staid only a few weeks, though his family and friends urged him to ask for an honourable discharge, owing to his sad and precarious condition. But, in his unconquerable optimism and zeal for the cause so dear to his heart, he refused to yield to their entreaties. Following his return to England, he was assigned to a training camp near London, as Bombing Instructor, he being a specialist in this form of warfare which played such an important part in the battle against the Huns. But soon his condition was found to be so serious, he was invalided from the Service with "honourary rank," according to a cablegram re- ceived by his family. He, however, chose to remain in London, while seek- ing admission to the American Army. He had received the highest com- mendation from his superior officers in ifhe B. E. F., for exceptional gallantry in numerous actions and for conspicuous efficiency as an officer. Copies of letters written by Lieutenant Colonel William Parker, D. S. 0., commanding Lieutenant Drake's regiment, and Lieutenant Colonel G. A. Buxton Carr, former Commander, attesting to his brilliant career, were forwarded through American Officials to the Commander-in-Chief of the A. E. F., along Avith Lieutenant Drake's application for transfer. Lieu- tenant Colonel Parker wrote as follows: "Lieutenant J. H. Drake, when acting as Battalion Bombing Officer, was attached to the companies then under my command, during the operations following on the German attack on the 'Hairpin,' near the Hohenzolleru redoubt, Loos Salient, on December 30, 1915. During this very trying Perioa he displayed the most tireless energy, and it was largely due to his skillful dispositions that all attempts against the sector held by the Twenty-fourth Battalion were without result to the Enemy. I took over command of the battalion in March, 1916, and Lieutenant Drake' was evacuated m April or May, suffering from shell shock, the effects of which were aggi^avated by strain on his vitality, during the operations referred to." A similar letter was written by Lieutenant Colonel Carr. But the brave soldier never reached the American Army. Soon after arriving in London, he was stricken with paralysis, and was carried to a Military Hospital in that City. The Surgeon (a heart Specialist) wrote his parents that he was In a critical condition, but that he had warm friends who would do everything that was possible for him. When stricken, Lord Sandwitch had already arranged for him to take an absent speaker's place at a large gathering. He lingered only a short time. On September 23, 1918, his brave spirit was released from the suffering body. And then, it is hoped, hp got his "transfer"— his translation— to a world of Everlasting Peace. His broken-hearted parents wrote: "We are sad old people, but comforted in knowing he was brave, and tried to do his best." [From the Times-Dispatch of Richmond, Va.:] «* * * 'Jimmy' Drake, as he was best known by his many Richmond friends, was among the most popular men of the Richmond bar. He was born on February 22, 1881, the son of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Drake, 1408 Floyd Avenue, and received his early education in MoCabe's School in Rich- Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 353 mond. In 1897 lie was admitted to the Virginia Military Institute, leaving there after several years to enter the University of Virginia. He gradu- ated in 1903 with the degree of bachelor of law, and was immediately ad- mitted to the Richmond bar. "He practised law here until early in 1915, when he decided to throw himself in the fight against the Germans, who a few months before had trampled through Belgium. Drake was an ardent partisan and advocate of the allied cause, and on April 10, 1915, set sail for England. Arriving in London, he enlisted in one of the m.ost famous of British units, the Twenty- fourth London Regiment, Queen's Own, which has been organized since 1661. "Shortly after enlisting, Drake's previous military training at Virginia Military Institute and his capabilities won for him a commission as Second Lieutenant in this famous London organization, and, later, he was raised to First Lieutenant. In August, 1915. the young man sailed for France and immediately went into action at the front, where he stayed for a year. Then he was gassed and was invalided to London, suffering from shell shock In April of this year the young man suffered a stroke of paralysis, the resulr of the shell shock, and lingered until Monday, when he died. "Official notification was received yesterday by the young man's father, who is General Freight Agent for the Southern Railway. Both parents of the attorney survive, in addition to three brothers and two sisters. "Lieutenant Drake was for some years a member of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues, and rose to the position of First Lieutenant of Com- pany 'B.' " 'Jimmy' Drake." "To the Editor of The Times-DispatcJi: "Sir, — Among the many thousands of high and brave men serving in this war there is not and has not been one braver or higher than 'Jimmy' Drake, Richmond, whose death, in a British Hospital, was announced in your columns Friday morning. He was a knight errant in the highest sense. The chivalry that glorified the days when knighthood was in its noblest flower lived in him. From his soul he hated wrong and meanness and oppression. He was impulsively eager to do battle against them, regard- less of their power of strength. He loved and honoured honour and justice and right, and in standing and fighting for them took no account of con- sequences to himself. "Ten or twelve years ago when a few men in Richmond were trying to overthrow the 'Money Sharks,' who then were grinding the faces of the poor, 'Jimmy' Drake voluntered to do for them the legal work. When his fight became formidable, because he won all his cases, he was offered very attractive terms to cease. He did not consider, or even mention, the proposition. Day after day his service was at the command of the poorest and lowliest man or woman, white or black, who had been wronged and despoiled. He was a practical, quiet, tireless and dauntless reformer and champion of the weak and helpless and miserable against ill-gotten riches and might, taking no collections, asking no fees, advertising or salaries, not even thanks. Probably he drew and worked through the General As- sembly the measure which has done much to rid the State of the pests his generous heart abhorred, and against whom his quick hand was lifted be- cause th,ey were thriving on the sorrows of the ignorant and sorely pressed: but he lifted no voice against the construction of society, and never vaunted himself as a deliverer of the people "It was in accordance with his character and career that he left home and safety and ease and friends and crossed the sea to offer his life for the allies, when their prospects were darkest and there were no signs of help for them from his own government. That was 'Jimmy' Drake exactly. What he believed to be right he was ready to die for and sacrifice himself for, and without stopping to measure odds or ask terms. It is safe to say that he faced the last foe of all with the same bright and ready smile with 354 Virginia Military Institute — World War Record which he met his friends — the smile of the man unafraid, conscious that he cannot be made afraid, and so facing the world serenely, affectionate to the many he loved, generous and fair to those he fought, abundant in his gentle kindliness to the weak and wretched — a gallant, happy gentleman and type of the best of Virginia. "He was the kind of man many of us believe the Almighty especially loves. No death could be sweeter than his was, or oould have been more desired by him — death from the dedication of his manhood, his courage and his all for the good cause of the stricken and wronged against the strong, and the news of victory ringing in his heart with his last throbs. W." "Richmond, Va., September 30, 191S." First Lieutenant SIDNEY A. LOUGHRIDGB, Class 1904. From Kentucky. Royal Field Artillery, B. E. F. He joined the Anglo-American Corps, October 1, 1914. This Corps having been disbanded soon afterwards, he joined the Royal Field Artillery, December 17, 1914. After training in the Artillery School, he was sent to the B. E. F., January 22, 1915, being posted to the Meerut Division, Artillery, in France; as Second Lieutenant. About this time he v/rote his brother the following letter: "4th Brigade A. C, Meerut Div., R. F. A. Indian Forces. "My brigade has just oome out of action for a ten-day rest. We had some rather lively times while in action. I was observing fire with the Seventh Battery, from a point just behind the trenches, and there were plenty of shells flying. Besides that, the snipers shot at you both coming and going. You soon get used to the whole show, but never so you like it. "A major and telephonist were wounded in the observation station while I was there. Just luck that I didn't get it. Three shells came through and two burst in the room. The effect of shrapnel is forward, as the bursting charge is in the base and these burst a little late. "There are plenty of sensations to be experienced in this show, as all other wars are child's play by comparison. "We have the Germans properly set and no one is worried about the outcome. When the time comes, and the new armies are out, there will be something doing. I belong to the regulars, which isn't so bad. In fact, I got to the front very quickly, after taking the officers' course at the artillery school at Shawburyness, which is at the mouth of the Thames. "The war zone is a wreck. Wherever the line comes everything is wrecked for three miles on each side. You cannot imagine the destruction caused by modern artillery. This is not real war, but scientific murder. In the observation station we look over a plain covering three thousand yards. In front are the German trenches with no sign of life except a rifle crack from portholes. "Behind haystacks, hedges, ditches, etc., the artillery is concealed, with branches of trees for covering. The whole scene is one of peace and in- action, but the roar is awful. "I have seen few Germans, although using a telescope, but the stuff they send I hear whistling about always. They are awfully brave, and good fighters, but they are on the wrong trail. As individual fighters they don't compare to the English,, because without their officers they are lost, whereas, the English Tommie fights on his own initiative. "We go back into action on the 24th. I hope that I will get a chance to do something real, as this war is one that every American should feel a personal interest in. The Germans insist upon forcing their ideas of life upon the rest of the world, and you know how far that would go in America. Some of tpie Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 355 "We have fine horses and plenty of them. I have two, one is* a fine jumper and very spirited, in fact a polo pony. "The French farmer can show^ you a lot about farming. Every farm that keeps cows has a wheel like a 'squirrel cage,' in which they place a dog (any kind of a dog), and he churns the milk. To thresh the grain they hitch a horse or oxen to a turnstile, connected to a gear which runs the thresher. Nothing that has energy is allowed to loaf. The farms are all compactly built in the form of a square. The house is in front; cow barn on one side, horse barn on other, chickenhouse, dog kennel, store rooms, etc., at back, the court is paved and in the center is a pool into which the manure, etc., is put. All roofs are tile, they last. All buildings brick, they last. All the flooring is tile, it lasts. "And a farm is never dilapidated, and is always saleable. It looks good. No machinery is allowed to stay in the open. Everything has a value, straw, manure, water, everything. Even twigs are used for fencing, thatching, sweeping. No wonder we can't compete with the European farmer. "It is remarkable to see the way they come back and plow and sow, as the battle line moves forward. They come up to a thousand yards of the trenches and plant, with shells all about, and well within the range of rifle flre. "Every morning when you get up you should thank George Washington, or some one, that America has no powerful foes close by. Every family here has one or two members at the front. The farm, I write this from is four miles from the line. The farmer has three sons serving. He can't do too much for us, and we try to do all we can for him. We pay for everything we use. ' I I ■ I : •i|.>*!''.vQ '- "I love this life and can't say that the hardships are not pleasant in a way. Weather is bad, but that is to be expected. Your devoted brother, Sid." He continued in the same organization, seeing much hard service at the front in France, until August 15, 1915. He had been blown up in an ex- plosion and was evacuated to a Hospital in England. He remained in Hospital until October 15, 1915, when he was posted to the 4th Reserve Brigade at Glasgow, as Telephone and Artillery Instructor. A call was made for volunteer officers for duty in the Anti-Aircraft Service at home. He volunteered in May, 191G, and was transferred from the Artillery School to the Dover Anti-Aircraft Defenses, in June, 1916. He was in charge of Langdon Anti-Aircraft Battery at Dover, until June, 1917, when he was appointed Officer in Charge of Electric Heights Finders, on the Kent Coast. (He had been promoted to First Lieutenant in April, 1917.) When this work was completed, he was put in charge of the Battery In the Sherness Defenses where he remained until th,e close of the War. He was demobilized in- January, 1919, and re-patriated in September, 1919. He was in the battles of Neuve Chappelle, La Basse and Fromelles. In 1915, he received the British Overseas Star, and the Allied Victory decora- tion afterwards. He was recommended for the Order of the British Empire by Lieutenant Colonel Dittman, Officer of the Dover Defenses. He returned home safely, a few months ago, and is now in business as an Oil Operator at Shreveport, La., 328 Market Street. His old home is Lexington, Kentucky. 356 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord Second. Lieutenant HERBERT R. HORDERN, Class 1914, Cadet Quarter- master. Prom Virginia. "Irish Guards," B. E. F. Born at Federal Hill, Alexandria County, Virginia, of distinguisJied English (his father's) and American (his mother's) ancestry. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the "Irish Guards," B. E. F., in July, 1915, and joined the 3rd Battalion at Warley, England, December 20, 1915. He was later transferred to the 2nd Battalion at Ypres. He served as Adjutant for six months, until he was desperately wounded in the spine, August 2, 1916, in the battle of the Somme, near Thdepval, France. His mother wrote, August 6, 1917: "My boy's life at the V. M. I. was full of joy, and the ideals he formed there were high. His pride in the School is unbounded, and when I was with him last winter in England, the first thing he said, when well enough to talk, was that he found among British Army Officers the V. M. I. stood higher, was much better known, than West Point. "His dearest wish ever was to be a soldier; and when this War came he felt from the first the most intense desire to go to the front in any capacity. However, he was lucky to get a commission in the Irish Guards, where, I am told by his officers, he made good from the first; and those warm-hearted Irish adopted their American 'Sammy' with sincere affection. "He was hit in action, August 2, 1916, by a bit of shell-casing and very badly wounded (his spine splintered). After six weeks in France where he was given wonderful care, and after a tedious operation, he was moved to a small Military Hospital for officers in Vincent Square, London, where I joined him. In November another operation was performed; and, after many anxious weeks and agonies of pain unspeakable, he began slowly to creep back to life. He is still in Hospital, but convalescent, and we are now hopeful he may in time be well. Whether he will again be with his beloved regiment, we can not yet say, but he has iiO other hop© than to get back to his work. He has been brave — never a murmur. I am sure he would rather suffer it all again than to have lived his life in ease, not a soldier. "I have only the one son, but I wish I had others to give for this wonderful fight, that men may be free, "While in London an American woman (married to an Englishman, and living in London) came to see my boy, and while there told me of another American boy she had found in King George's Hospital for enlisted men. I went at once to see him, as she said she was sure he was from the' South. I found Alexander McClintock, from Lexington, Kentucky, who told me he, too, was an 'old V. M. I. boy.' He had gone in, with, a Canadian regiment, and, after they were so badly cut up, was sent to fill in the Cold Stream Guards, and was very badly wounded in a charge they made, September, 1916. I left London soon after seeing him (he was then getting on, well, and Mrs. Page, our Ambassador's wife, promised to look after him.) On reaching New York in February, I waS) surprised to see an account of his being decorated by the King; th,e young men of the Embassy had Avritten him up. [See a brief account of this gallant young soldier in this book.] "I fear I have been very tiresome, but you will forgive, I hope, a very loving soldier's mother." Lieutenant Hordern was not graduated with his Class in 1914, owing to some Academic deficiency; but, upon the presentation of his pathetic case to the Board of Visitors, together with an account of his splendid conduct as an officer in the British Army, the Board conferred upon him his Diploma as a Graduate of Class 1914, at its meeting on January 1, 1918. Some op the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 357 This glad news was communicated at once to his mother; whereupor., she wrote the Historiographer, as follows: "6801 McPherson Street^ Pittsburgh, Pa., January 26, 1918. "My dear Colonel : "How can I thank you for your delightful letter and its most wonder- ful news? "It is indeed a deep joy to me, for it has been a real heartache to think that after all those happy years at Lexington, and his devotion to the V. M. I. (for he truly loves every stone in the walls), my boy's name is not on the Graduate Roster. (It is now. — Historiographer.) "I feel sure all his Classmates will be glad. I will send him a cable at once. "He is, I am most happy to tell you, very much better, can now walk about in the house, and even get up steps, with his sticks. He is still under his medical board, at a convalescent home for officers at Brighton (Tie Herbert Samuelson Hospital, 2 Sussex Square), and spends most of his days in the wonderful bracing air of that charming place. "He would so love to have a letter from you, if you are not already too much taxed to send him one. With a most grateful heart, I am very truly yours," Nearly four years have passed since this gallant officer received his wounds, and he is not yet entirely recovered, and probably will never be. But that Diploma, it can not be doubted, had much to do with saving his life, humanly speaking. Second Lieutenant RICHARD JACKSON HOWARD, Class 1914. From Missouri. "Black Watch," B. E. F. "Entered into rest 'Somewhere in France.' " Son of the late Edward T. Howard, Graduate of the U. S. M. A. and Edith Powell, of Saint Louis, Missouri. He enlisted in the "Seaforth Highlanders," B. E. F., April, 1915, and received a commission as Second Lieutenant in the "Black Watch," in August, 1915, which position he held at the time of his death, March 17, 1916. His mother wrote: "Richard was naturally a military man, and I feel sure his training at Roller's and the V. M. I. htelped him to get his commission. Everyone on the other side has been most kind about writing to us. Four letters have been received — from his Colonel, his Captain and from two of his brother- Lieutenants. "We only know that a brother officer and he were helping with the wounded, when a high explosive shell burst and killed them both instantly. "He was buried by the Roman Catholic Chaplain, with full military honours, just back of the trenches — 'Somewhere in France.' " This is the short record that has been received. Nothing more can be added now, except this: he was awarded, posthumously, the "Victoria Cross" — the highest decoration for valour the British can bestow. 358 Virginia Military Institute — World Wah Record Second Lieutenant KIFFIN YATES IIOCKWELL. Class 1912. From North Carolina. Sergeant and Volunteer in Franco-American Flying Corps. Killed in action before he knew of his promotion. (Born in Tennessee, but entered V. M. I. from Asheville, North Carolina.) He gave up his work with the Massingall Advertising Agency in Atlanta, Georgia, and left for Europe on August 5, 1914. He enlisted in the Foreign Legion of France, August 31, 1914. He was wounded in the hip in the battle of Arras, May 9, 1915, being in the regiment that made the bayonet charge that drove the Germans from their trenches on that day. He fought for five hours, and so great was the number of wounded in this action that it was four days before he received surgical -attention. He was in Hospital at Reaves, France, but after three months' stay he was back with his regiment. He was then transferred to the Aviation Seiwice. After three monthg spent at the Aviation School he mastered the most difficult machine then known to the French War Department. At the end of 1915 he became a licensed aviator, serving on the Western front. About the middle of September, 1916, h,e received orders to report at Bourget, the great aviation centre of Paris. From there his Escadriile was sent to the town of Luxeuil. in the Vosges, to take part in the ^Mouscr raid. [Sergeant Pilot James R. McConnell (afterwards killed) thus wrote, in part, of Rockwell in The World's Work of March., 1917.] How RocKAVELL DiED, Septembek 23, 1916 "Kiffin Rockwell and Lufbery were the first to get their new machines ready and, on the 23 of September, went out for the first flight since the Escadriile had arrived at Luxeuil. They became separated in the air, but each flew on alone, which was a dangerous thing to do in the Alsace Sector. There is but little fighting in the trenches there, but great aerial activity. Due to the British and French squadrons at Luxeuil, and the threat their presence implied, the Germans had to oppose them by a large fleet of fight- ing machines. I believe there were more than forty Fokkers alone in the camps of Kolmar and Habsheim. Observation machines, protected by two or three fighting planes, would venture far into our lines. It is something the Germans dare not do on any other part of the front. They had a special trick that consisted in sending a large, slow observation machine into our lines to invite attack. When a French plane would dive after it, two Fokkers, hovering high overhead, would drop on the tail of the Frenchman, and he stood but small chance, if caught in the trap. "Just before Kiffin Rockwell reached the lines he spied a German machine under him, fiying at 3,500 metres. I can imagine the satisfaction he felt in at last catching an enemy plane in our lines. Rockwell had fought more combats than the rest of us put together, and had shot down many German machines that had fallen in their lines, but this was the first time he had had an opportunity of bringing down a Boche in our territory. "A Captain, the Commandant of an Alsatian village, watched the aerial battle through his field glasses. He said that Rockwell approach.ed so close to the enemy that he thought there would be a collision. The German craft, which carried two machine-guns, had opened a rapid fire when Rockwell started his dive. He plunged through the stream of lead, and only when very close to his enemy did he begin shooting. For a second it looked as though the German was falling, so the Captain said, but then he saw the French machine turn rapidly, nose down; the wings on one side broke off and fluttered in the wako of the airplane, which hurled earthward in a Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 359 rapid drop. It crashed into tlie ground in a small field— a field of flowers — a few hundred yards back to the trenches. It was not more than two and a half miles from the spot where Rockwell, in the month of May, brought down his first enemy machine. The Germans immediately opened up on the wreck with artillery fire. Despite the bursting shrapnel, gunners from a near-by battery rushed out and recovered poor Rockwell's broken body. There was a hideous wound in his breast where an explosive bullet had torn through. A surgeon who examined the body testified, that if it had heen an ordinary bullet Rockwell would have biad an even chance of landing, with only a bad wound. As it was, he was killed the instant the unlawful missile exploded in his breast. "Lufbery engaged a German craft, but before he could get to close range two Pokkers swooped down from behind and filled his airplane full of hiOles. Exhausting his ammunition, he landed at Fontaine, an aviation field near the lines. There he learned of Rockwell's death, and was told that two other French machines had been brought down within the hour. He ordered his gasolene tank filled, procured a full band of cartridges, and soared up into the air to avenge his comrade. He sped up and down the lines, and made a wide detour to Habsheim, where the Germans have an aviation field, but all to no avail. Not a Boche was in the air. "The news of Rockwell's death was telephoned to the Escadrille. The captain, lieutenant, and a couple of the men jumped in a staff car and hastened to where h© had fallen. On their return, the American pilots were convened in a room of the hotel and the news was broken to them. With tears in his eyes, the Captain said: 'The best and bravest of us all is no more.' "No greater blow could have befallen the Escadrille. Kiffin was its soul. He was loved and looked up to by not only every man in our flying corps but by every one who knew him. Kiffin was imbued with the spirit of the cause for which he fought and gave his heart and soul to the perfor- mance of his duty. He said: 'I pay my debt for Lafayette and Rochambeau,' and he gave the fullest measure. The old flame of chivalry burned brightly in the boy's fine and sensitive being. With his death, Fl-ance lost one of her most valuable pilots. When he was over the lines, the Germans did not pass — and he was over them most of the time. He brought down four enemy planes that were credited to him officially, and Lieutenant de Laage, who was his fighting partner, says he is convinced that Rockwell accounted for many others which fell too far within the German lines to be observed. Rockwell had been given the Medaille Militaire and the Croix de Guerre, on the ribbon of which he wore four palms representing the four magnificent citations he had received in the order of the Army. As a further reward for his excellent work he had been proposed for promotion from the grade of sergeant to that of second lieutenant. Unfortunately, the ofiioial order did not arrive until a few days following his death. • "The night before Rockwell was killed, he had stated that if he were brought down he would like to be buried where he fell. It was impossible, however, to place him in a grave so near the trenches. His body was draped in a French fiag and brought back to Luxeuil. He was given a funeral worthy of a general. His brother Paul, who had fought in the Legion with him, and who had been rendered unfit for service by a wound, was granted permission to attend the obsequies. Pilots from all near-by camps flew over to render homage to Rockwell's remains. Every Frenchman in the aviation at Luxeuil marched behind the bier. The British pilots, followed by a detachment of five hundred of their men, were in line, and a battalion of French troops brought up the rear. As the slow-moving pro- cession of blue and khaki clad men passed from the church to the grave- yard, airplanes circled above and showered down myriads of flowers. "Rockwell's death, urged the rest of the men to greater action, and the few who had machines were constantly after the Boches * * *." 360 Virginia Military Institute — World War Record [From The Literary Digest History of the World War:] "Kiffin Rockwell, the American Aviator, brought down his fourth air- plane in September (1916), and so was only one short of the number that would rank him among the stars of th,e Air Service * * * "Flying near Verdun at about 3,000 meters, Rockwell attacked a double- seated German airplane just beneath him. He killed the gunner with his first volley, and probably wounded the pilot, for the machine immediately began to descend in a circular spiral. Rockwell plunged in pursuit, caught up with the German at 1,800 meters, and riddled him with bullets. He saw him fall near the trench lines. In the act of descending to verify the result, the American was attacked from above by two Fokkers. "A swift turn which 'banked' his Nieuport almost vertically saved his life. He tried to maneuvre to engage each foe separately, but, after a brief fight, finding his ammunition exhausted, decided to retreat, and succeeded in escaping unhurt. "On September 23, Rockwell came to his death, mortally wounded by a German airman, over the town of Thann. His body fell in re-conquered territory near the spot where Rockwell had sliot down his first adversary, five months before." Sergeant Major ALEXAND>:r JENKINS CONVERSE, Class 1909. From Ohio. 48th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, British Expeditionary Force. February 28, 1915, enlisted, 48th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. March 1, 1915, promoted Corporal. March 10, 1915, proceeded to England. May 15, 1915, promoted Sergeant Instructor of Musketry. Sept. 18, 1915, pro- moted Sergeant Major. October 11, 1915, proceeded to France, 2nd Infantry Battalion. November 22, 1915, slightly wounded, Messines Sector; invalided to Hospital in England. March 15, 1916, proceeded to France, 2nd Infantry Battalion. June 4, 1916, severely wounded, Ypres Sector; invalided to Hospital in England. December 1, 1917, proceeded to France, Intelligence Section. April 10, 1918, wounded, Lens Sector; .invalided to Hospital in England. August 28, 1918, proceeded to France, Survey Section, 8th Bat- talion, Canadian Railway Troops. January 12, 1919, proceeded to England for demobilization. June 4, 1919, discharged, Quebec, P. Q., Canada. Battles and engagements: Messines Sector, October 11 to November 22, 1915. Ypres Sector, March 15 to June 7, 1916. Third battle of Ypres, June 2 to 7, 1916. Lens Sector, December 1 to April 10, 1918. Arras Defensive and Lys Defensive. Ypres Sector, final Offensive, resulting in Armistice, November 11, 1918. He returned voluntarily to the front, after being wounded in June, 1916; and, later, after having been marked totally unfit for further service; and again in August, 1918. All of his service was in the advanced area, and either with, or attached to, combat units. This brief record, modestly prepared and furnished by this gallant sol- dier, at the earnest request (frequently repeated) of the Historiographer, does not tell the full story of his long and distinguished service with the British Army in the World War. Because of his severe wounds and terrible hardships, he is almost a total wreck, and yet, no word of murmur has ever been uttered by him. Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 361 He comes of martial stock, his fathier being Colonel George L. Converse, a Graduate of the U. S. M. A., retired for disability received in the line of duty, but who returned to active duty and performed splendid service m the War. And he himself had a long training for war, having served in the Philippine Islands as an Officer of the Constabulary force, and after- wards in the United States Army in the Enlisted Personnel, and received several citations for gallantry and efficiency. He married at Hastings, Sussex, on December 1, 1916, a daughter of Sir Mark Ridley, K. C, of Tumbridge Wells, Kent, England. He is now engaged, under tlie Attorney General of the United States, in running down the dangerous Radical element with which the Country is infested, and in investigating and securing evidence for their deportation. He has a handsome letter from his immediate Commanding Officer, recommending him for a commission for his conduct under fire, and when he was wounded; but, as the officer died in Hospital shortly th,ereafter, his recommendation received no attention. Sergeant ALEXANDER McCLINTOCK, Class 1913. From Kentucky. 87t.h Canadian Infantry, B. E. F. Later, First Lieutenant, U. S. A. He volunteered with the Canadian forces early in 1915, and sailed for France at once, and was attached to the British Expeditionary Force. He was engaged in many battles during the next three years. He was several times wounded and gassed. He was awarded the D. S. 0. by King George personally, who visited him at the Hospital in London. The decoration was given for his conspicuous act of valour in bringing from the field two wounded comrades who with him had bombed Enemy trenches under intense fire, although he himself had been badly wounded. It was during his enforced absence from the front that he wrote a series of remarkable letters to one of his State newspapers which were widely copied, and which were afterwards published in book form. These letters gave a most graphic and interesting account of trench warfare, as practised in this War, and were a valuable addition to the War literature of the day. As soon as he could get his release from the B. E. F., after the United States entered into the War, he returned to this Country and entered thp Officers' Training School, at Plattsburg, N. Y., from which, in a short time, he was graduated, and commissioned a First Lieutenant of Infantry, U. S. A. He was assigned to duty in the Depot Brigade at Camp Dix, N. J. But the poor fellow's constitution had been completely wrecked by his long service at the front, and he died in New York, June 28, 1918, from the effects of his wounds and hardships in France, during three years of the bitterest fighting. It is truly pathetic that this brilliant and gallant young Alumnus, after attaining the rank he so richly deserved, should have met death under such sad circumstances. Sergeant WILLIAM TAYLOR MONEY, Class 1915. From Virginia. Third Canadian Heavy Battery, B. E. F. After a happy cadetship of two years he resigned, as he entered the Second Class, to take service with the Bank of Montreal, Winnipeg, Canada, 362 "Virginia Military Institute — World War Elcord July 1, 1913. He had been two years in this service — gaining advancement all the time — when he left to give his service — and his life, if there were need of the sacrifice — to England, the home of his ancestors, in her mighty struggle. He enlisted in the 32d Battalion of Fort Garry Horse, in Winni- peg, in July, 1915. Afterwards, he was transferred to the "Winnipeg Grenadiers," with which unit he sailed for England, September 26, 1915. For a long time he was confined in Hospital on account of an injury and when he was released he was put in the C. A. S. C, as a "light service man." He hated this, and, although he could have obtained a commission in this organization, he re- fused to do so. But he did his duty faithfully, and saw much hard service. At last, early in the spring of the last year of the War, he was placed where he always wanted to be — in the Artillery, having been transferred to the Third Canadian Siege Battery (Heavy Guns), and from that time to the end he was always in the thick of the fray, following the- Huns until the order came to "cease firing." His life in the Artillery was entirely to his taste, and his pride in his battery, and in its wonderful work, was unbounded. "He idolized his guns," wrote his heroic mother. He at last consented to comply with her wish and take the examination for a commission, but the Armistice came all too soon. His battery sailed-'for Canada, May 4, 1919, but he remained behind as a volunteer to help in the work of disbanding the Canadian General Hospi- tal at Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. TTiis work was completed July 1, and "he went flying about England, delivering patients at their homes." This was a pleasant occupation, after the strenuous four years he had spent at the front where Death ever lurked. The Hospital Unit sailed, July 4, 1919, but as he was not permanently attached to it he had to await transportation orders. The glad day finally came when he was allowed to sail for his Virginia home, arriving there early in September, 1919. His own modest report was made in these few words: "Enlisted, Winnipeg, July, 1915. Served four years, Canadian Infan- try and Artillery. Rank, Sergeant. Never wounded. Discharged, Winnipeg, September 2, 1919." He is not one whit different from all his brother V. M. I. men in minimizing his services; not one has yet been found to will- ingly tell of his achievements in the War. But four years loith the Cana- dians! That tells the story. Money comes of a race of fighters — soldiers and sailors. It was bred in him to fight for principle and for conscience sake. His mother's father. Captain J. B. Frizell, of Derbyshire, England, fought the Maoris in New Zealand for seven years, and for his gallant deeds was decorated by his Queen. (In Time's whirligig strange things often come to pass. Numbers of the descendants of these same one-time enemies of England, whom Captain Frizell so valiantly fought, gave their lives for England in this righteous War, fighting by the side of his grandson.) The paternal grandfather of the subject of this special notice. Colonel William Taylor Money, of Herefordshire, England, served for thirty years in India. He was the youngest son of Admiral Rowland Money, C. B., who performed distinguished service in England's Navy, when his country was Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 363 at War with the world, in the early part of the last century. At the battle of New Orleans he received a wound from which he never recovered, al- though he lived many years. The Scotch head of our comrade's mother's family, with a corps of his own gillies, performed valiant service in Flanders in the World War. And scores of our heroe's kinsmen, likewise fought for the freedom of the World, and a number of them made the "supreme sacrifice." It is not sur- prising then that this young Anglo-Virginian^reflned, cultured, lovable and "as modest as a girl" — was aroused when the test came, and performed "deeds of valour." It could not have been otherwise, for he is his mother's son — her only son, and she sorrowed because she had not ten sons like him to give to the holy cause. Money is a most loyal old "V. M. I. boy." He was not greatly impressed with the discipline of the British Army when he first went over, and fre- quently had warm discussions with his English drill sergeant as to the relative discipline in the Imperial and Canadian Forces. "I tell you. Ser- geant," he said, on one occasion, when the argument had waxed warm, "the Imperial Forces don't know what real discipline is. The Virginia Military Institute has better discipline than they know anything about." Our gallant young comrade has returned to his pre-war work in the Bank of Montreal, at Winnipeg, and we wish for him a happy and pros- perous career. Lance Corporal B. BERTRAM OWENS, Class 1914. From North Carolina. Headquarters Section, "C" Co., 79th Machine-Gun Battalion, B. E. F. He enlisted in the First Royal Fusiliers, B. E. F., June 15, 1915. He was wounded, July 8, 1915, at Ypres Salient. In the fall of 1916 he was blown out of a trench, buried, and gassed in the space of twenty-four hours. On October 7, 1917, he was very severely wounded in Belgium and taken to Wharscliffe War Hospital, Sheffield, England, from which he was dis- charged on December 27. He was then sent to Harrowby Gamp, Grantham, England, and thence to Bolton Park, Grantham, where his muscles and nerves were restored. He then returned to his command in France (April 1, 1918). He was awarded the "Military Medal" for "gallantry in action from October 4 to the morning of the 7, 1917," and was recommended for a French decoration. He was with the firsit British Division that helped to take Bapaume, August 28, 1918. He was attached to the 10th Company, Machine-Gun Battalion, before he was wounded. Later, was Lance Corporal of Headquarters Section, "C" Company, 79th Machine-Gun Battalion. A comrade wrote, November 14, 1917: "I am so glad to hear you are in dear old Blighty, and recovering from your wounds as rapidly as we can expect * * *. You took the trouble to acknowledge your appreciation of what I did on the night when you were hit. Well, I thank you for the same, but I was in duty bound to satisfy my own conscience that the one lad who had done so very much for the Company in general was not in need of a helping hand. You would have done equally as much for me, and therefore the thought spurred me on to 364 ViEGiNiA Military Institute — World War Eecord leave no stone unturned until I was perfectly satisfied that you were not left to your fate in the open, as, I regret to say, so many of our poor lads are. "Needless to say, I cursed myself scores of times that night, and after, for not accompanying you on your mission; but perhaps it was as well, the way things worked out, as I was able to 'carry on,' after you had been hit, also to make certain you were out of harm's way, and, as the day was dawn- ing, to bring the boys out all right. I must congra-tulate you on receiving the M. M., but sincerely wish you had got the V. C, for your grit and deter- mination were deserving of the highest honours. "I have had the pleasure of knowing you for over a year and I can not speak too highly of your character, and only hope I may be permitted in the future to meet you again, under more pleasant circumstances. "1 should just like to add that if tlie majority of the American Army are made of the same stuff as you, then, God help Germany." [From Private Carson, S., 10th Company M. G. Battalion, No. 3 Section:] "Dear Madame: "Just a line to tell you that your son is in England wounded. He was hit on the right leg and arm, but is getting on splendidly. He is one of the best soldiers we ever had in this Company, and we all hope to see him coming back to us soon. When he goes to see you I expect he will be wearing the D. S. M. When you write him, please give him my best respects." [Extract from letter to his sister:] "Wharscliffe War Hospital,. Sheffield, England. "Dearest: "As you will see by the above address I am in Hospital in England. I was wounded on tlie ni'ght of the seventh of October and landed here on Sunday last. I would have written before, but on the da.y after my arrival they inoculated me in the right arm, and the result was ludicrous to behold, also painful for the time being; but it is 0. K. now. Don't get excited over the fact that I am wounded, as it is nothing to speak of. I received unto myself one lump of shrapnel in the lower part of the left leg. But, as it missed the bone, I am lucky to get it, I say. You see it has resulted- in my being sent to England, that haven of all British soldiers' hopes, into a nice, warm Hospital and in a real bed again, with clean sheets, and all those things we dream about, but which I was beginning to believe had ceased to exist. You see, sister mine, I have been two years and four months in the land where the God of War reigns supreme, and in that land such things as beds, warm houses, etc., are the stuff that dreams are made of * * *. "I am now going to give you a short synopsis of my doings in France. * * *. I went out, as you know, in June, 1915, and joined the first Royal Irish Fusiliers who were in the Ypres Salient. I got there just in time for the last phase of the second battle of Ypres, which, as historians now give it, ended with a small local attack by the British, on the S of July. (I call it something else, and won't forget it soon.) We got relieved in the end and went back for a rest. I stopped two w^eeks with the battalion at rest and then had to go into Hospital, as you will remember. And here I must own up to a slight prevarication. I wrote you people that I was in with fever, but it was really a combination of being blown out of a trench, buried and gassed, all in the short space of twenty-four hours. Anyway, when I re- joined the battalion in October, 1915, they were on the Somme which, at that time, had not come into fame, and had a very quiet part of the line. In fact, they had just taken it over from the French who had been in the same spot since the latter part of 1914. We Avere just in front of a village called Beaumont-Hamel which came into prominence in the battle of the Ancre, a tributary of the Somme. We stopped in these trenches until the following February, living seven days in the trenches and seven days in billets, during the first few months. Then, as the winter came on, we had Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 365 to cut it down by degrees, until it was two days in the line, two days in reserve, and four in billets. We left there in February, 1916, and went into the line at another quiet spot in front of Manchy-au-Bois, just to the left of the famous Manchy Wood. We staid there six weeks and then started tracking back from the line and moved about, training here and there for the coming offensive. About the end of June, we went back to our old trenches near Beaumiont-Hamel, and on a bright summer morning we went over the top, at the left flank of the 'Battle of the Somme.' What happened that day is history now, and you can bet I won't forget it. From there to our old home at Ypres that lovable (?) salient where you get it from three different directions. There we had only a narrow entrance to the famous old horse-shoe salient, and all around was Fritz and his 'whiz-bang.' Here we staid until September, 1916. Then we started ambling back to where the big fight was going on, and took part in three more 'pushes' from then until the middle of November. Then came that happy moment when I was named for leave. I don't suppose I could have been happier had I been offered a King's job. Then followed two days in London. When I re- turned from leave I found the Company down near Abbeville in rest. We stopped there until just before Christmas. That Christmas found us hold- ing the trenches astride the Bapaume-Peronne Road where we remained until the following April, 1917. * * *. On Easter Monday we attacked and broke the German line. The battle of Arras, it is called. The 4th and 9th Divisions took ten thousand prisoners and 198 guns, ranging from 18 pounders to 8 inch * * *. Here we stopped until May 1, and then back again for a rest. "About July 1, we went back to Arras which was getting quiet again, as they were keeping Johnny busy at Vimey Ridge and Ypres. We staid there until the middle of September, 1917. Then back again to old Ypres which was no longer in such a dangerous predicament, as the fighting which began July 31 had shoved back the wings on the salient. * * *. "On the morning of October 4, 1917, we went over again in one of the methodical rushes which, is a part of the British programmie. Three days after I got 'clipped,' and thus endeth the first term." Ensign (Color-Bearer) RUSSELL A. KELLY, Class 1914. From New York. First Regiment, French Legion. Killed in action in France. In the New York World of June 6, 1916, there appeared the first of a series of letters written by this young volunteer who had more than eighteen months before joined the French Foreign Legion, and had by this time been in some of the severest fighting at the front. They were, as the World said, "remarkable pen pictures of actual conditions along the Western front— 'Somewhere in France,' " The brilliant young writer became known all over the United States as "Kelly of the Legion." Several of these letters are inserted here to show the spirit of this devoted Alumnus whose fate is so pathetic. A month or two before he reached the front, he wrote, as follows, giving an interesting description of the Legion: "Depot de Lyons. ^^We\ave signed articles and were assigned to a room. The barracks was a school house before the War and our room is full of maps and teaching paraphernalia. It is about 20x20 by 10 feet high. When we arrived there were eight in the room, but newcomers kept arriving until we have twenty- five men We were gi^ven a straw mattress, pillow, two blankets. There was ?ome' bunch on the battle boat, but this outfit 'takes the cake. In the foreign Legion every nationality is represented, save the Chinese. 366 ViEGiNiA Military Institute — World War Eecord "They have a system here which enables the men to save their supply of cash. A man is given a complete outfit, but should he have some articles of clothing which could be substituted for the military ones he is paid a fair price for them, and does not get their equivalent from the quarter- master. I had heavy underwear and the doctor's heavy sweater, for whicli I got 17 francs. One fellow made 90 francs that way. "After we got our complete outfit Larney (Lawrence Scanlon, a New Yorker, who is in Hospital at Rennes, seriously wounded) and I had our pictures taken. Look at the picture with the overcoat and I will describe it. "If you look closely you will see that the cap has a cover on it. The cap is made of red cloth, but the colour is too conspicuous, so the blue linen cover is worn. Next we have the overcoat. It is blue and comes down to the knees. Notice how it is buttoned back. This is to allow of free move- ment. The trousers spoil the whole uniform. They are bright red. At the outbreak of the War they were used at the front, but they are a good target and can be seen for a great distance; so a sort of a blue overall is issued at the front to hide the red. Patent leather puttees are worn. In the photo I have on 'Diouglas' shoes, but the regulation oniesi are regular canal boats. By actual count etach shoe has 162 hobs in the sole, which is one-half inch thick. They are awfully heavy. I never thought I would put my foot into a thing like that, let alone wear one. You will notice around my waist is a broad band. This is blue linen and is fifteen feet long. It is the insignia of the Legion. A broad leather belt with a brass buckle sup- ports the bayonet, the hilt of which is visible at my left side. This is a murderous weapon, and I don't blame the Germans for being afraid of it. It is nearly 1% feet long and comes to a needle point. It has four grooves in it and each, edge is one-fourth inch deep and one-eighth inch wide at the hilt. It is one-half inch in diameter at the hilt. The gun has a nine-shell chamber and is six inches longer than the present United States gun. With bayonet attached, it is a formidable weapon. "This is our dress uniform — the way we appear on the street. In the other photo you see our fatigue cap. It is very comfortable and handy. The blouse is dark blue and short. The same pants and puttees are worn. The blue band insignia is always v/orn. "At intervals they are calling for volunteers from the different Com- panies who desire to go to the front These men are placed in a special Company and drilled separately. Before leaving for the front it is necessary to be vaccinated four times against typhoid. Larney and I, with three other Americans, are in this Company, but as we are not inoculated I do not know when we shall go. Our new barracks are in a nearly complete school. The room we now occupy is about ninety feet long and thirty feet wide. It has a row of eight windows on each side and accommodates 100 men. One of the men v/e met here is an ex-soldier who fought in the Chile insurrection and served in Mexico under Villa. He works a machine-gun. We lost him yesterday, as he left for the front. "This legion is the most cosmopolitan organization in the world. In one comer of the room you will hear Greek spoken. The next group will speak Spanish. Then you hear German spoken, and English from our bunch. I saw a fight through interpreters. A Greek got into an argument with a Pole, and as neither could speak th,e other's language, or French, their friends were called, but not for the purpose of arbitration. The Greek's friend could not speak Polish and the Pole's friend could not speak Greek, but as each could speak French, as well as his native tongue, French was the medium of argument. When each combatant was enlightened as to his adversary's intentions, they proceeded to maul each other, and before long the interpreters were engaged, too: so there was plenty of action before the officers arrived. There are many such happenings which are laughable "A great number of the men can not speak French, and the officers have their hands full. We have had rifle practice and sham battles. The manual Some of the Specially Distiist^guished Alumni (Cont'd) 367 of arms here is very different from V. M. I., but the training I got there comes in handy. I can not understand the commands, but generally know what to expect. "The weather is warm, here. An overcoat is only necessary at night. One thing I miss dreadfully and that is sweets. If I could, I would eat pie until I was sick. The pastry over here is wonderfully light, but it is ridiculously expensive. They do not know what pie is As you know, our pay is one cent a day, naid every ten days. [Resumed writing, Jan. G, 1915.1 "Our squad contains sixteen men and is divided into two rooms. In my room there are two Americans (Paul Pavelka, a Connecticut sailor, is with me), two Italians, one German-Swiss, who is a very excellent soldier, two Spaniards and one Arab. One of the Spaniards is absolutely no good. He has been in prison twice and is now serving his third term (fifteen days this time). He is the laziest dog I ever saw. The otbier Spaniard is slightly 'loco.' One of the 'wops' is a good soldier. The other has just been with us a couple of days and claims to have been at the front, but is a rank four-flusher; he talks too much and is guilty of an unpardonable sin — he snores. Every night h.e wakes us all up, and last night Paul Pavelka threw a shoe at bjm. It hit him and he woke up with a jump. He was going to exterminate Paul, but his music had so provoked us that we were only waiting for an excuse to rend him limb from limb. He was wise in getting under the covers again. All in all, we have a pretty good room. It is comical when it comes to conversation. One day we talk English, the nexi Spanish, the next Italian, but we all fall down when it comes to Arabic. When an Arab talks it sounds as though he were choking to death. The language consisits of a couple of spits and a cough. Larney is in the next room with John Smith (th,e fourth American), three Spaniards, a Swiss corporal, a Russian and a Greek. They are fine boys. There are three brothers, and absolutely inseparable. The youngest is about thirty-five years old, I should judge. They come from Argentina, and have served in the artillery there — three excellent men; they were sent over by the French Consul in Argentina. You remember I told you four of us joined together at Bordeaux. One of the Greeks who came over with us has been 'reformed' today, and sent back to Bordeaux. He has consumption. The news has completely nonplused me, as, when we were examined, he showed up the best of us. He was extremely well muscled and looked th© picture of a trained athlete. He expected to go to England, and thence to Cape Town where he has a store with his brother. He is a very good hearted chap, and I am sorry for bim. "I must get this letter off without any more delay. With love, Russell." Later, he wrote telling of taking part in the terrific fighting at La Torgette, near Souches, and not far from the celebrated "Labyrinth." His Company was badly cut up, but he escaped with a bad bruise on the fore- head, caused by the vacuum of a great shell which passed a few inches from his head. [Under date of May 29. 1915, he wrote:! "After our attack of May 9-10, we went to the rear, about ten miles from the front, and were re-organized. We needed it, as I understand more than half of the regiment wero either killed or wounded. The General reviewed us. and distributed Hvf' military medals. "The recruits came up from Valbonne and Lyons; so we aie ready to go back. We have a new Captain, in place of the one who was killed. The one we lost was a very game man; he led us Avithout a sword or any side arms, only using his swagger-stick. Our new Captain is a Swede. Many 368 ViEGINIA MiLITAEY INSTITUTE — WoRLD WaR EeCORD German prisoners have passed us lately — one day as many as 800 went by; they looked well. By a strange coincidence, the same Bavarian troops who faced us in Champagne are against us here; and, yesterday, we recognized among the prisoners a man who deserted from us in Champagne. I guess it is all over with him; it should be. "You remember, in my letter from Lyons I spoke about three brothers from Argentine, and how inseparable they were. Well, they are inseparable in death, as they were killed side by side. "After leaving our trenches, and crossing the Germans', which were battered to pieces by the bombardment, our first stop was in the shelter of a road. Here, the good-looking Italian, the fellow who hit me with a brick in the scrap I wrote about, became reckless and tried to survey the land- scape. He was killed instantly by a bullet through the heart. No con- vulsive tossing of the arms that one reads about, or sees in the movies; he just sank down, and it was all over. Soon after we left this position, his chum, the other Italian, was shot through the leg. There was absolutely no ill-feeling between us on account of our scrap. "We advance by sections. When the order comes, we jump up, and, carrying the sack as a shield, run about 100 feet; and talk about Ty Cobb sliding into second base, it isn't a circumstance to the way I hit the grit; and what a strain to the nerves, waiting for our turn to advance, fellows all around being hit. In a couple of cases I have seen men lifted from the ground, so hard were they hit. One fellow very near me got hit and began to squeal; almost immediately a second bullet hit him, and he made for the rear on all fours, crying like a baby. The field was full, of such sights. But, compared to the shells, the bullets are nothing; give me almost any- thing but an artillery bombardment. Shortly after we gained the crest of the hill, their artillery came up and began firing on us; it was terrible. The way those shells would tear by and dig a hiole five feet deep was enough for the most solid nerves. At nightfall, we intrenched, but were on the watch all night. The next day, their Artillery opened on us and their Infantry started an attack; but we stood firm and smeared them." [In a letter dated June 10, he said:l "The German trenches are built much better than ours. Some of the huts in which the men lived were twenty feet underground. They used a great number of dirt sacks. There must be a' shortage of material in Ger- many, as these sacks were made from everything, mostly from cheap, light calico, hardly strong enough to hold the earth. They had an extensive system of mines, and we made th© attack (May 9) just in time, as Pavelka and I investigated the saps, v/ith the aid of a candle. They were all loaded and wired, ready to be set off. One had been exploded. The Germans, in digging, must have lost their bearings, because the hole was actually nearer their own line than ours. They user! a tremendous charge, and the explosion must have been terrific, for the result reminded me of a volcano. The hole was easily thirty feet deep. "Our bombaidment of May 9 played havoc with the German trenches; a great number of the roofs on the huts had fallen during the cannonading, burying alive all the occupants. All through these trenches was evidence of heavy losses on the part of the Germans; at intervals, arms and legs pro- truded from the walls and floors; and, all in all, it was a gruesome journey. As a result of May 9, our line is advanced about two miles; but the Germans hold a dangerous position on the side of a large hill, and it will be hard work chasing them off. "We have been out to dig trenches, and believe me, you 'sure' do work. Imagine getting up and working on the ground about 250 yards from the Germans' line, with them shooting all the time. Work — you let the men work with a will, and it does not take them very long to get a good trench dug. We walk about nine miles from this town to the first line, Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 369 dig a trench, and walk back. We leave at 6 P. M. and get back at 5 A. M. The idea of walking nine miles to work! "There is not much left of this regiment, since May 9; the Italians have just been liberated to return to their own army. Our Company at present has fifty-five men, out of a full Company of 250; but we expect to be filled up with men from Valbonne and Lyons. "Well, this War is a great game. The next person who mentions the 'glories of war' to you, jump on him with both feet. Picture the charge, with, the hand ■playing and the men singing — what tommy-rot! In the firs-t place, the instruments never get near the actual fighting, and in the second place, the men don't care a hang for a song. "We have some fun with the boxing gloves, and it is surprising to know how many good boxers there are here. The other day, two Zouaves turned up; they weighed about 180 pounds each, and were very good. One had boxed for the amateur championship of Tunis. They would give many professional fighters a run for the money * * *. "We are all in the best of health, and getting plenty to eat. We are unanimous in wishing for the War to end soon. Take it from me, those who clamour for war the most in the States, are those who know nothing about it. War is an asinine waste, and I take my hat off to Wilson and his level-headedness." But Time moves on; and events crowd events, as the fighting becomes severer. Then occurs the affair at Givanchy, June 16 (17), 1915, when the end came to this glorious young soldier! From the New York Correspondent of the RicTimond Times-Dispatch, of January 14, 1917, referring to the many Americans killed, while fighting in the 'Allies' cause: '<* * * The engagement at Givanchy on June 17, 1915, also resulted in the death of several Americans. There were Russell Kelly, of New York, and * * *. Kelly was a son of a New York lawyer, had distinguished himself in many fights, and had written home long, breezy accounts of his experi- ences. He was at first reported captured by tlie Germans, and his family had a long dreary seven months of uncertainty, before they learned the sad truth concerning him." The 'New York World said, early in 1916: "Russell A. Kelly — 'Kelly of the Foreign Legion,' who lived at Cedar- hurst, L. I., is still among the missing. "His father has received a letter from the Department of State which was asked to see if he was among the prisoners taken by the Germans. Th,e letter repeated a cablegram, received from Ambassador Gerard at Berlin, which read: 'War Ministry states Russell Kelly not reported among the prisoners of war in Germany.' "The boy's father hasi not given up hope, and still believes his son will turn up. He thinks he has taken an assumed name, for fear of being executed by the Germans, if taken prisoner and found to be not a citizen of a country at war with Germany. "The young soldier's father has used every possible means to trace the boy who dropped out of sight, after the battle of June 16, 1915. The French War Office had advised that he is not among the killed or wounded, and that his disappearance is an honourable one, and that hie will be carried on the rolls until definite information is obtained. Young Kelly is a born soldier, an Alumnus of the Virginia Military Institute." The grieved but hopeful father wrote the Historiographer of the V. M. I., in January, 1917: 370 ViKGiNiA Military Institute — World War Eecord "It was a great pleasure to receive your very kind letter of 18th inst., and it is equally a pleasure to inform you that, no matter what may appear in any newspaper, or elsewhere, nothing, except legal evidence, can convince me that my son Russell has passed away. "I am a lawyer and know that courts will not accept evidence from a person having attended another's funeral, as proof of death; the witness must identify the dead body. "Besides, the French War Office still lists my son as 'missing'; and that office informed me, last year, that they had a report from Germany, as follows, viz.: '5 Aout, 1915. Nous avons Kelly (sans autre indications), Blesse, a la cuisse et fait prisonnier Interne feld Lazaret 4 — 15 — A K- Wenorcq.' "There is no other Kelly in the French, Army; and 'wounded in the thigh' fits in with the report that he was seen a prisoner in Belgium, having lost a leg." But, alas! as the months and years passed and no tidings came, even the hopeful father lost heart, and became convinced that his gallant son had made the supreme sacrifice, and rested in an unknown grave — "Somewhere in France." Kelly's regiment did magnificent work in May and June, 1915. In the New York Sun, the statement was made, August 14, 1916, that the French Minister of War had recently revised the ancient "Fourragere" band. This decoration was awarded to units — for example — squad, com- pany, battalion, or regiment; and, after two years of this War, it had been awarded to only seventeen units, the firsit being Kelly's own regiment — the Second Regiment de Marche, of the First Foreign Regiment. Under the rule, every member of the regiment became entitled to the decoration (given only for a second heroic act). Kelly, therefore, had this honour conferred upon him before his lamented death. It is th.e intention of his family to make the V. M. I. the custodian of this decoration, when it shall be received from the French Minister of War. Captain Warren Kelly, an older brother of the martyr, is also a V. M. I. "boy," who served likewise in the World War. Of the many V. M. I. Alumni who distinguished themselves in the Government Civil Service during the World War only the following can be specially mentioned here, for want of space. (See partial list elsewhere in this Record.) OTIS ALLAN GLAZEBROOK, D. D., Class 1866, "First Honour." From Elizabeth, N. J. (Formerly, Richmond, Virginia.) United States Consul at Jerusalem during the World War. After a wonderfully blessed Service in the Ministry of the Episcopal Church in Virginia, Georgia and New Jersey, for over fifty years. Doctor Glazebrook voluntarily retired, a short time before the European War be- gan, in 1914. Having been Rector for many years of one of the largest and most in- fluential Churches in New Jersey, he was active in all good works in that State, and had the trust, confidence and love of every one of its citizens. I Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 371 without respect to creed or party. Such a citizen could not but wield an influence for good. He was a great admirer of Mr. Woodrow Wilson, and, when he was mentioned for the Governorship of New Jersey, few laboured harder to ensure his election than he. It was no't surprising then that Mr. Wilson, when he became President, • should honour this splendid citizen by placing him where he could do most good for his Country; for he was still as vigorous in mind as ever, though, physically, he was worn by his indefatigable labours in the Christian Min- istry, for so many years. The President not only believed he was specially well fitted to perform the duties of Consul at Jerusalem, but that a resi- dence in the Orient would be of great benefit to his health, and be the means of prolonging his useful life. So he gave him the appointment, and urged his acceptance. Doctor Glazebrook remained in Jerusalem throughout the entire War, serving his sixth year as United States Consul; and it is not hazarding too much to affirm that probably no official of the Government ever served his Country more faithfully, more successfully, or more heroically than he has done. The following letter from the Washington Post's well-known Special Correspondent at Jerusalem shiows what manner of man and patriot this beloved and distinguished Graduate of the V. M. I. is: "U. S. Consul a Hero." "Dr. 0. A. Glazebrook, in Jerusalem, Saved Many Lives." "Represented Dozen Lands. "Former Virginia Preacher defied Turks to violate our Flag. "His life in Holy City one adventure after another — Was almoner of more than a million dollars in gold — American strategy used to save British Archives from the Moslems." By William T. Ellis (Special Correspondent of The Washington Post and New York Herald.) "Jerusalem, Oct. 18, 1919.— It will be many years before the full story of the dramatic and tragic events enacted behind war's screen in Turkey are fully known to the public. America has her heroes here, both men and women; and one of the most pictorial is the American Consul, the Rev. Dr. Otis A. Glazebrook, of Virginia, who is now back at his post, and the recipient of many honours and tokens of gratitude from the diversified population of this cosmopolitan City. "For soldier service Dr. GlazeHfook has the soldier spirit. His experi- ences with the Turks make a patriot's blood tingle. He is a veteran of the Civil War and has had no Consular training; but never an American has come in contact with him who has not wished that there were more of his kind representing the United States in the difficult places of earth. For he is a fearless American, a polished gentleman, and an efficient custodian of the interests of his Country. "There is the incident of the Turkish attempt to seize the British archives, before America broke relations with. Turkey. The papers and work of all the Entente Consuls, and of some Neutrals, had been turned over to the American Consul. How important the safeguarding of these is has been revealed in Beirut, where the French Consul had scooted between sunset and sunrise, without disposing of his documents. The Turks straight- way seized and examined these, and, on the evidence discovered, hanged 40 of the leading citizens of Beirut. This incident greatly embittered the Syrians against the French, for when your neighbor's neck is in your keep- ing, you are expected to exercise care for its safety. 372 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord "Some time after the Beirut hangings, and while the whole Country was still exercised over it — for news runs swiftly by undergi-ound channels in the East — Dr. Glazebrook's kavass or dragoman, appeared in his office and announced, with the imperturbability of some Orientals, 'There is a Turkish officer with fifteen soldiers at the gate who have come to get the English archives.' " 'What is that you are saying?' inquired the Consul, unwilling to be- lieve that he had heard aright. "The kavass repeated his message. 'Go out and learn what the officer really wants. You haven't got the message right. What you say is foolish- ness and impossible.' Dr. Glazebrook himself has such an exquisite sense of the proprieties, with all the traditional polish oi a Virginia gentleman of the Old School, that he can not conceive of others violating the fundamental' code of diplomatic usage. "Back came the kavass with the same message, prefaced by apologies, but repeated. The Consul sent for the officer who with real deference and distress of mind — for Dr. Glazebrook had won the sincere esteem of the Turks, from Gen. Djemal Pasha down to the private soldiers — explained that he had been instructed by the military Governor to search the American Consulate for the British archives known to be there. 'Orders are orders,' he offered, in apology. "Calm, dignified, but ablaze. Dr. Glazebrook said: 'Sir, I am astonished and affronted that the Turkish Government would dare to offer such an insult to me. Don't you understand that you might as well ask me to tear down that flag over the gate and trample upon it? This Consulate is United ■States territory, and you might quite as reasonably propose to invade the White House in Washington and seize the President's private papers, as to ask to come here and take away documents given to me in trust, and in full accord with all international law. My Country's flag means protection, or it means nothing. Of course. Sir, you understand that when you have got the British archives, I will not be alive; nor will the fifteen armed kavasses of the various Consulates whom I have here in the compound. Go tell his excellency, the Governor, that I am grieved and amazed that he could for an instant suppose that I could brook such an attack upon my honour and upon the honour of my Country.' "Embarrassed and thwarted, the officer withdrew, with further apologies and protestations, to report to headquarters. Then came the Governor, to be met with an attitude of aggrieved dignity on the part of Dr. Glazebrook. 'I am surprised, your Excellency, that you, my friend, could think so meanly of me as to suppose that I could ever return to America, after having failed in my trust. What you have proposed is an insult to America — an assump- tion of a state of hostilities. Does Turkey mean to go to War with America?' "That was the one thing the Ottoman Government particularly did not desire. Nevertheless, the Governor was in straits. With most profuse apologies he protested: 'But, my dear Dr. Glazebrook, it is my head. Djemal has ordered me to get those British archives. If I do not, I may lose not only my position, but my head. What can I do?' "Then the innate diplomacy of Dr. Glazebrook took charge of the situa- tion. It was plain that the Turks would not dare push to extremes their threat to search the Consulate by force, great as was their desire to duplicate their discoveries in the French Consulate in Beirut; and, to anticipate, it was learned upon the return of the British to Jerusalem that many eminent men would have lost their lives had the Turks learned the contents of the archives. Dr. Glazebrook was fighting not only for his own and his Coun- try's honour, but also for the lives of many of the most enlightened Syrians. A way out must be found to save the Governor's 'face' and the situation as a whole. "Without so much as a wink, and quite as if making his first response to a Government request. Consul Glazebrook said to the panic-stricken Gover- nor: 'If your Excellency insists upon searching the British Consulate for Some of the Specially Distinguislied Alumni (Cont'd) 373 the papers you desire, I suppose I cannot prevent you, and I will accordingly break the seals and open the doors. Then, you may deliver to your Govern- ment whatever you find.' "Of course, both men knew ihat the British Consulate was as empty as a last year's bird nest, and that the coveted documents were all packed away in the American Consul's residence. Nevertheless, they went through the farce of making a minute examination of the British premises, and the Governor solemnly reported to his superiors that he had made exhaustive search for the desired documents, and was able to report conclusively that the English had destroyed them all, before their departure from Jerusalem. "Thus it will be seen that Dr. Glazebrook exercises 'suaviter in modo,' as well as 'fortiter in re.' His natural gifts enabled him to keep upon good terms with Djemal Pasha who became his real friend, even bringing Enver Pasha to call upon him. Many other Turkish officers looked upon Dr. Glazebrook as friend and counselor, and when Germans tried to intrigue against America it was this friendship for the gentle and gracious Consul that foiled them. * * *^ "As an Episcopal Rector in Virginia (and in other States) Dr. Glaze- brook had received no training to prepare him for what proved to be perhaps the most delicate and difficult post in the American Consular service; no training, that is, except a spotless integrity and a soul-deep solicitude for the welfare of his kind. Yet, when the day came that he was practically the only official representative of Christian Civilization in Jeru- salem, he proved equal to all the extraordinary demands made upon him. Jews and Christians alike had no channel for the distribution of relief to the people of Palestine, except the American Consul. The gate over which flew the American flag became 'the gate beautiful' to thousands of hungry and sick and persecuted. "More than a million dollars in gold was distributed by Dr. Glazebrook in those dreadful days. Never a single gold piece was lost in transmission. American warships brought the money to Jaffa, and Dr. Glazebrook and his faithful dragoman, Elias Gelat (who, later, passed two years in exile, and lost his son as a result of his service) transported the gold to the Consulate. At times the house was full of gold. 'I slept on gold; I was sun-ounded by gold ; 1 worked in gold ; I thought of gold ; I dreamed of gold,' said Dr. Glaze- brook. 'Was ever a poor Minister of the Gospel in such perplexity?' "One afternoon, Dr. Glazebrook, overburdened with the yellow metal, deposited $25,000 in gold eagles in the Imperial Ottoman Bank of Jerusalem. Musing over the matter on his bed that night, he concluded that the Con- sulate was a safer place for the money than the bank; so he went to the President of the bank, the next morning, and told him that he wanted to take th,e money back. Well and good; but would Dr. Glazebrook wait until after banking hours to remove the bags of gold, so as not to excite comment, or start a run on the bank? Nobody is more obliging than the American Consul, and the request was entirely reasonable. "That afternoon, the bank President called in distress to announce that the Turkish military authorities had closed the bank at noon, and that nothing could be withdrawn. Here was a problem to be met by other virtues than Christian resignation. So Dr. Glazebrook hied him off straightway to the Turkish high' command. Not in vain had he kept on terms of real friendship with the authorities upon whom he was dependent for all his opportunities to serve the people. " 'Tliere are $25,000 in American money in that bank's vaults belong- ing to me. It is not the bank's money, but mine. Every coin bears the American eagle. They came on an American warship. They belong in the American Consulate.' "At first, the commander had protested that the Government's seal on the bank was inviolable, and that not under any circumstances could a single piastre be withdrawn by the most favored depositor. This stressing of the strictly American character of Dr. Glazebrook's funds impressed him. A 374 Virginia Military Institute — World War Record visit was made to the vaults, and the presence of the golden American eagles was proved, and every single coin was at once turned over to the benign Consul, trained in a wholly 'impractical' profession. "Anybody who hias had to do with the distribution of relief, especially among Orientals, knows that gratitude is not usually to be found. Perhaps, the most amazing fact about Dr. Glazebrook's achievements in Jerusalem is that he has been the recipient of many tokens of appreciation from Jerusalem Jews, Armenians, Syrians and Greeks. All the peoples whom he served testify to his fairness, as well as his efficiency. He embodied, in the hour of the Holy City's distress, the American spirit of good will and practical efficiency." It will interest all V. M. I. Alumni to know that Doctor Glazebrook was First Corporal on the "Colors" at "New Market," and, two years later, was the accomplished Adjutant of the Corps of Cadets. A V. M. I. grandson gloriously distinguished himself in France. In the World War. ALLEN McGEB SCHOEN, Class 1889. From Richmond, Virginia. (Later, Atlanta. Georgia.) A list of specially distinguished Alumni in Service in the World War would be incomplete that omitted the name of this very distinguished Graduate. When the War began, he immediately volunteered, asking that he be placed in a combatant regiment. He promptly received a tentative com- mission as Major; that is, he was informed his services were gratefully accepted, and he would be commissioned formally, if he insisted, but that the Government believed he could best subserve its interests, and that he could best serve the Country, if he continued, in civil life, to perform the many high and important duties that he had already been selected to perform. In the light in which those in high authority presented the case, there seemed nothing for him to do, as the patriotic citizen he is, but to acquiesce in the Government's view, and hang up his "sword," or, rather, hand it over to his V. M. I. son — who was just completing his training for the Aviation Service when the Armistice occurred, and who, alas, died of pneu- monia following influenza, in 1920 — which he (metaphorically) proceeded to do, at once. He held, among many important positions requiring such technical knowledge and skill as he possesses in an eminent degree, the following: Chairman, U. S. Naval Consulting Board (Georgia Committee); Member, National Engineers Societies Committee, for organizing the Engineers' Reserve for the Army; Member, Advisory Committee of the Insurance and Fire Protection Section of the United States Railroad Administration,, and Division Chief, American Protective League (Auxiliary Bureau of Investigation, U. S. Department of Justice.) And during the World War, few had harder tasks to perform, or worked more wholeheartedly for the cause at stake, than he. Since 1893, he has had charge, as Chief Engineer, of the Electrical Work for the South Eastern Tariff Association of Atlanta. Georgia, later known as the South Eastern Underwriters Association, and has been inde- pendently engaged as a Consulting Engineer and Electrical Expert, of con- Some oj? the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 375 spicuous ability and distinction, recognized as such both at home and abroad. He has written already three valuable works on Electricity, and is a member of a number of Learned Societies, among which may be mentioned: American Institute of Electrical Engineers (of which he served as Manager); Committee of Consulting Engineers, in connection with the National Board of Fire Underwriters; Electrical Committee of th.e Underwriters; National Electrical Association, etc. His only son was two years a V. M. I. Cadet, and, later, served in the Air Service, during the War; and two of his three brothers are ex-Cadets. His third brother, Ernest R. Sdtioen, distinguished himself in the War as a Captain in the Air Service. ERNEST L. IVES, Class 1910. From Norfolk, Virginia. Vice-Consul at Paris. [From the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch of March 23, 1918:] "Deputy and Vice-Consul in Paris, is Ernest Linwood Ives, a former Norfolk boy. Educated at Virginia Military Institute and William and Mary College, he began his career in 1909, and during his eight years of Consular service has been stationed at many important German cities, serving longest at Frankfort-on-the-Main. Here he wasl visited by his mother and sister, Mrs. Eugene Ives and Miss Lila Ives, who remained with him until the out- break at the War in Europe. "When *he British and French Consuls were given their passports, the American Consulate became for a time a refuge for the many tourists in Germany, and it was at this time that Mr. Ives rendered valuable assistance, not only to Americans, but also to English travelers who sought his aid in procuring passports to return to their homes. "Proof of the Government's approval of his work is the important post now held by Mr. Ives in France." Before being transferred to Paris, he served for a time in Nantes. The following extracts from letters to his family give some idea of his duties and life at that place: "Nantes, Friance, Nov. 6, 1917. "I have been of considerable assistance to the army of late, especially to the Engineering Corps, with regard to the ports, and the building of rail- ways. I am getting things so mobilized that I get information in a minimum length of time, so I feel that I am doing my part in the War, though I am not in uniform. My work has attracted considerable attention which is very gratifying; but I feel that as soon as I get things working as I want them, along will oome a wire ordering me somewhere else. "In the meantime, I am enjoying the social life of Nantes, particularly the friendship of the officers on one of our Steamships now in port. The quartermaster gives me nice white bread occasionally. "My, but it tastes good! "This evening I am planning for a small dinner party of four. Lieu- tenant J and Mrs. J , of Tennessee, and a Mrs.^ M . from New York. "I found that my knowledge of French was unequal to the ordering of a dinner, so I sent an S. O. S. call to Mrs. M who has promised to look in beforehand, and see that the 'Bonne' arranges everything properly." "Nantes, Dec. 26, 1917. "I suppose I should have been very happy yesterday, Christmas Day. for I was showered with good things to eat from the boats in port. I have 376 Virginia Military Institute— World War Eecord been able to give a great deal of help to the different officers on these boats, and they showed their appreciation by sending me by way of Christ- mas presents, many delicacies that would be impossible to get anywhere else. There were fruit cake, plum puddings, mince pies, some more good white bread, candy and tobacco, galore; so you see that I was well fortified for a large Christmas. "So much mail has been arriving from the States, lately that the post- office has been swamped. One boat alone brought over 27,000 sacks for the soldiers. I am up to my ears in work, having three vice-consuls and four clerks under me. I also have a large automobile with a military driver at my disposal." Just as he had surmised, Mr. Ives was ordered back to Paris, on the first of January. There he met a number of Norfolk friends, including Miss and Capt. Armistead Dobie, with whom he dined on New Year's Day. He has made a host of friends in Paris, all of whom gave him a warm welcome, on his return. The most interesting of his letters was written two days after the German air raid, and is here given in full: "Paris, February 2. 1918„ "Dear Home Folks: "Just a line to let you know that all's well. The air raid was terribly exciting night before last. Quite a number of people were killed and in- jured. The Germans came in about eleven-thirty and stayed for a couple of hours. The fire engines were going around giving the alarm. A bomb was dropped about two blocks from this office in the middle of the street and shattered all the windows for blocks around. Another Plane dropped three bombs on a house near the station and wrecked it. The cannon were firing at a great rate. It was the most exciting experience I have ever been through. The night was perfect. One could see distinctly the German Planes as they signalled red and white lights. The French signals were white. One French Plane was forced to land, as the commander and both occupants were injured. Considerable damage .was done in various parts of the City and suburbs. I am well, and unha'rmed." Ives was at home on a two months' vacation in 1916, and, under ordi- nary circumstances, he would have had another leave last Spring. But he did not expect to come home, nor does he wish to leave his post of duty, while his Country still needs the services of all her loyal sons. Through all of his letters ran the assurance of ultimate victory to the Allies, he being convinced that Germany could not hold out against the combined forces of England, France, Italy and America. He is still in the Consular Service, but has just been promoted from Class 7 to Class 6 (June 1, 1920). Major MURRAY F. EDWARDS, Class 1907. From Missouri. Upon the entry of the United States into the War, Major M. F. Edwards. B. S., M. A. (Wisconsin), was Adjunct Professor of German at the V. M. I. He at once endeavoured to enlist in the Military Service, but was dis- qualified by reason of impaired eyesight. This was a grievous disappoint- ment to him, but he was determined to served his Country in other capacities, when he found he would not be allowed to serve as a soldier. He at once became active in the Rockbridge County Chapter of the American Red Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni (Cont'd) 377 Cross. When, later, the request came to the Institute authorities from the students of its nearby sister institution for practical military instruction (which was gladly complied with by the authorities). Major Edwards or- ganized the fine body of patriotic students of Washington and Lee University Into a Battalion of Infantry, and became (by detail) its Commandant. At the same time, members of the V. M. I. Graduating Class were detailed as drillmasiters, and they gladly performed this extra duty, in addition to their regular duties as Cadets, devoting four afternoons a week to the work of drilling the squads. For nearly three months Major Edwards enthusiastically performed the duties of his pleasant assignment, and gave the greatest satisfaction to both the students who composed the battalion, and the govern- ing authorities of the University. Most of these "Rookies" entered the Service, and many of them won distinction and promotion at the front (some of them making the supreme sacrifice). Major Edwards! then went overseas, and sought service with the Ameri- can Red Cross. In 1918-19, he was made Inspector of the American Red Cross, and was given charge of all Red Cross work in the Department of Calvados, France, which embraced one American, ten British, one Canadian and sixteen French Hospitals, with approximately fifty thousand beds. Thus, it will be seen what splendid work this Graduate did for the cause, in his civil capacit5\ ARTHUR. W. HAWKS, of the New Market Corps. From West Virginia. Lecturer and Evangelist. This devoted son of the V. M. I., member of the historic New Market Corps, known probably all over the World as "Sunshine Hawks," Lecturer and Evangelist, gave two years' service to the Army and Navy Y. M. C. A., during the War. He spoke to over one hundred thousand United States Soldiers and Sailors, and privately interviewed over twenty-five thousand. A Red Cross nurse in France wrote of one of our brave American boys whose last message was: "Tell Sunshine Hawks I have tried to live his motto. After all, there is only one thing really worth while." Sunshine Hawks is seventy-thiree years "young." He has lectured and preached for fifty-two years, but his best work was done during the World War. He can be addressed at his home, Ruxton, Maryland. "To be good, to do good, and always to smile." [The father of this Old Cadet was Stonewall Jackson's accomplished Quartermaster, and General Jackson died with his name on his lips — "Tell Major Hawks to send forward provisions for the troops."] 378 Virginia Military Institute — World War Eecord "LAST WORDS" OF SOME OF V. M. I.'S MARTYRED SONS. "We will take that Nest or die trying!" (1ST LT. THOMAS D. AMORY., "The only 'relief will be going forward.'" (CAPT. at WELL T. LINCOLN.) "'We who are about to die, salute you!'" (1ST. LT. J. FAVRE BALDWIN.) "You fellows are married: I am the one to go." (To attack the machine- gun nests.) * * * * * * * * ** "Tell the men to go back, while they have a chance, — I am done for." (And to faithful Private 0.swald) — "Note is your chance; go back; I am dying, and it's no use for you to stay and get killed too." (1ST LT. HOPE W. MASSIE.) "Put me down, — I am dying, and I want to stay with the boys." ********** "Stay with them, Boys, and show them where you come from." (2D LT. VERNON L. SOMERS.) "Don't bother with me: go ahead r (CAPT. ROBERT Y. CONRAD.) "I pay my debt to Lafayette and Rochambeau." ^******^** "I want to be buried where I fall." (2D LT. KIFFIN Y. ROCKWELL.) "I am going to take a good long rest." (CAPT. JESSE H. FUGATE.) "We all can't be heroes and wear medals and get our names in the dispatches But we can do our full duty, and wear our medals on our hearts." (1ST LT. JAMES A. PIGUE.) Conclusion. 379 CONCLUSION. One fact, in particular, impressed the Compiler of this Record in his correspondence with his fellow Alumni in the Service, throughout the War, and that is the note that pervaded every letter he received, which, interpreted, meant — Am I maintaining the glorious traditions of the V. M. I.? As American Soldiers, but, in an especial sense, as Sons of the V. M. I., these peerless Alumni were, one and all, anxious to discharge every duty with scrupulous fidelity. Did any one of them fail to do his duty ? If so, we never heard of it. On the contrary, the records of the War em- phatically show that V. M. I. Men fulfilled every requirement as perfect soldiers. Evidence accumulates which shows that those highest in command were most generous in praising their valour and their efficiency, while some of them declared that V. M. I. Men were sui generis. At the start, they had the advantage of thorough V. M. I training as soldiers, and they were' quick to receive, and profit by, the special, technical training given them, both in this country and overseas — and this applies to all, from the youngster, hardly out of his novi- tiate, to the seasoned veterans in the Service. Whether in high command, in the Schools of Instruction (at home and overseas), in the trenches, or on the field of battle, — wherever they were placed, they all stood the severest tests and bore themselves as finished soldiers. The Story has been told, and while all too poorly, yet, its recital can not but call forth the admiration of all patriots, be- cause of the spirit which animated all whose deeds are here recorded. Many made the supreme sacrifice; scores more received frightful wounds ; many were denied participation at the bat- tlefront; but all won undying fame, and (what is far better) all maintained the highest traditions of V. M. I. They splend- 380 Virginia Military Institute — EWorld War Record idly illustrated the teachings of their Alma Mater, and proved themselves to be worthy successors of their heroic brothers who had preceded them. A halo of glory will always surround their names ; and their Foster-Mother, and all who reverence true manhood and honour heroism, will recount their deeds with pride and forever hold them in cherished re- membrance. Headquarters^ Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va., November 30, 1920. By command of Major General IN'ichols. Joseph R, Andekson, Colonel and Historiographer, V. M. I. GENERAL PERSHING'S ESTIMATE OF V. M. I. American Expeditionary Forces, Office of the Commander in Chief. Washington, D. C, April 21, 1920. Mr. William Couper,* Lexington, Va. My Dear Mr. Couper: In your letter of April 12th you ask me for an estimate of the value of the training given at the Virginia Military Institute as a National Asset. I am very glad to comply with your request, if I can in this way assist in the further development of this institution. Before the World War there were a number of Graduates of the V. M. I. in the Commissioned Personnel of the Regular Army. Their average of efficiency was high and evidenced the excellent training they had received as Cadets. When we entered the War our first and greatest need was trained officers. The short period of intensive work carried out at the Training Camps was devised to meet this emergency, but the time available was too short to develop properly in- structed leaders. In this emergency the Graduates of the Virginia Military Institute proved a great asset to the Government; their tactical and, above all, their disciplinary training made it possible to qualify them quickly as efficient officers. In France the Chief of the Tank Corps, the Assistant Chief of Staff of the First Army, the Chiefs of Staffs of several Divisions and members of the General Staff at G. H. 0- were V. M. I. Graduates. They were especially numerous in the First and Second Divisions, v/hose hard fighting played such an important part in the vic- tory, and in which they established a reputation for gallantry and leadership. At home, the post of Chief of the Construction Division and many other staff positions were filled by your Graduates. To-day our greatest needs in the way of military preparedness are effective plans for the prompt conversion of our industries to war production and the development of a Corps of highly trained officers. The United States Military Academy alone can not meet the latter requirement, and it is to institutions with the standing and traditions of the Virginia Military In- stitute that we must look to provide the necessary Officer Per- sonnel. Very sincerely yours, JOHN J. PERSHING. ♦Lieutenant Colonel Couper, Graduate of V. M. I., Class 1904, served throughout the War most efficiently in the Construction Division of the Army. See his record above. Appendix 383 APPENDIX V. M. I. ALUMNI, OFFICERS IN POST-BELLUM SERVICE. United States Army. The Commissioned Strength of the Regular Army, authorized by the Reor- ganization Act of June 4, 1920, is (aggregate) 17,726. Of this number 226 are V. M. I. Men, as per the Army List of December 1, 1920. [This number will prob- ably be increased soon.] The names of these Alumni, with Rank, State, Class, Arm of Service and Sta- tion, in all cases, foUow: COLONELS. (Relative Rank.) Blake, Edmund M S. C, 1885 (C. A.) Insp. Gen. Dept., Hdqrs., Balboa Heights, Canal Zone. Collins, Christopher C Va., 1892. Med. Corps, Office, Ch., Mil. Bureau, Wash., D. C. Langhorne, George T Va., 1887. Cav., Fort Bliss, Tex. Rockenbach, Samuel D Va., 1889. Inf., Camp Meade, Md. Cochran, William B Va., 1888. Inf., Ft. Mcintosh, Tex. Goodfellow, John C D. C, 1894. C. A., Ft. Terry, N. Y. Garrard, Louis F Ga., 1894. Q. M. Corps, Hdqrs, Panama, Canal Zone (Balboa Heights). Bonnycastle, Henry C Ky., 1895. Q. M. Corps, Wash., D. C. Taylor, James D Fla., 1898. Inf., Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. Lee, Fitzhugh Va., 1896. Cav., R. O. T. C, Culver Mil. Acad., Culver, Ind. LIEUTENANT COLONELS. (Relative Rank.) Kilbourne, Charles E D. C, 1894. C. A., Gen. Staff Coll., Wash., D. C. Aloe, Alfred . .Mo., 1895. Inf. Recruiting Sta., 17 Hampden St., Springfield, Mass. Hickman, Edwin A Mo., 1895. (Finance Dept.), Gen. Staff Corps, Off., Ch. of Finance, Wash., D. C. Brooke, George M Va., 1896. F. A., Honolulu, Hawaii. Griffin, Francis W Va., 1896. F. A., Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. Gregory, Junius C Va., 1895. Med. Corps, Hdqrs., Sixth Corps Area, Ft. Sheridan, 111. Steger, John Overton Va., 1898. (C. A.) Adjt. Gen. Dept., Manila, P. I. Shipp, Arthur M Va., 1897. Inf., Camp Grant, lU. Locke, Morris E O., 1899. F. A., Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. Winn, Charles D Ky., 1893. Q. M. Corps, Columbus, N. Mex. Cootes, Harry N Va., 1896. Cav., Ft. Myer, Va. Cleaves, Samuel R Va., 1898. Cav., Off., Ch. of Cav., Wash., D. C. 384 Appendix MAJORS. (Relath^e Rank not yet determined.) Akin, Spencer B Miss., 1910. Sig. Corps, Hdqrs., First Corps Area, Boston, Mass. Baldinger, Ora M Va., 1910. (Inf.) A. S., Gen. Staff, Wash., D. C. Baxter, Jere Tenn., 1905. Inf., Camp Lewis. Wash. Biscoe, Earl D. C, 1900. C. A., Hoboken, N. J. Blackmore, Phihp G Va., 1911. Ord., R. O. T. C, Yale Univ., New Haven, Conn. Booker, Philip W . Va., 1905. F. A., Camp Knox, Ky. ' Brett, George H O., 1909. A. S., Off., Ch., Air Serv., Wash., D. C. Browne, Bowyer B Va., 1901. Eng.. Camp Grant, lU. Buckner, Jr., Simon B Ky., 1906. Inf.; U. S. Mil. Acad., West Point, N. Y. Campbell, Arthur G Va., 1906. C. A., Off., Ch. of Staff, War Dept., Wash., D. C. Christian, Thomas J. J Ga., 1909. F. A., R. O. T. C, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N. Y. Clement, Joseph T S. C, 1906. Inf., Honolulu, Hawaii. Cock, John Va., 1896. Cav., Douglas, Ariz. Coldwell, Philip Tex., 1910. Inf., Walter Reed Gen. Hosp., Takoma, D. C. Currier, William P Va., 1904. C. A., Vancouver Bks., Wash. DeArmond, George W Mo., 1905. A. S., Middletown, Pa. DeVoe, Ralph G M^ash., 1905. Med. Corps, Ft. Slocum, N. Y. . Dockery, Albert B Mo., 1899. Cav., Comd't. Cadets, V. M. I., Lex- ington, Va. Dodson, Richard S Va., 1906. C. A., Manila, P. I. Downer, John W Va., 1902. F. A., Am. Forces, Germany. Downing, Frederick B Va., 1902. Eng., Los Angeles, Calif. Eastham, Kenna G Va., 1910. Cav., Ft. Riley, Kan. Eglin, Henry W. T Va., 1905. C. A., Budapest, Hungary. English, Paul X Va., 1911. Inf., R. O. T. C, El Paso High Sch., El Paso, Tex. Erck, Alfred H Porto Rico, 1908. Inf., care The Adjt. Gen. U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Falk, Jr., David B Ga., 1911. Inf., R. X). T. C, Pittsburgh Univ., Pittsburgh, Pa. Gerow, Leonard T, Va., 1911. Inf., Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. Gill, WiUiam H Va.. 1907. Inf., care Adjt. Gen., Va., Richmond, Va. Goodwin, Jr., Walton D. C, 1901. Cav., Ft. BHss, Tex. Harrington, Francis C Va., 1908. Eng., U. S. Eng. Office, Bait., Md. Harrison, Wm. Burr Va., 1892. Eng., Off., Ch., Eng., Wash., D. C. (Appointed since Dec. list published.) Hawes, Jr., George P Va., 1898. Q. M. Corps, Camp Holabird, Md. Hunt, Claude DeB Mont., 1910. Cav., Ft. Clark. Tex. Hyatt, John W Va., 1900. Inf., Hdqrs., First Corps Area, 99 Chauncy St., Boston, Mass. Jenkins, Coleman W Va., 1909. C. A., Camp Eustis, Va. Jordan, Harry L Va., 1900. Inf., Hdqrs., Third Corps Area, Bait., Md. Keen, Hugh B Va., 1909. Inf., 1705 Lawrence St., Denver, Colo. Kimberly, AUen Va., 1906. C. A., Ft. Totten, N. Y. Lyerly, BaUard Tenn., 1906. F. A., Q. M. Corps, Wash., D. C. Maddux, Rufus F Ky., 1912. Chem. Warfare Serv., care Chief, C. W. S., Wash., D. C. Magruder, John Va., 1909. F. A., Asst. Mil. Attach^, Peking, China. Marshall, Jr., George C Pa., 1901. (Inf.) Gen. Staff Corps, A. D. C. to Gen. Pershing, Wash., D. C. Appendix 385 MarshaU, Gilbert Miss., 1904. C. A., Off., Chief of Staff, Wash., Miller, Benjamin F Va.,'l9bl. F. A., Ft. Sill, Okla. Moreno, Aristides N. Y., 1899. Inf., Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. Morrissett, Daniel G Va., 1912. Cav., Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. Mort, John E Va., 1904. F. A., care 65th N. Y. F. A., 29 Masten St., Buffalo, N. Y. Murphy, Daniel E D. C, 1910. Cav., Ft. Brown, Tex. McMillen, Donald R Wis., 1909. Inf., Camp Benning, Ga. Nelly, Henry M W. Va., 1898. Inf., Hdqrs., Sixth Corps Area, Ft. Sheridan, lU. Nichols, William R Va., 1908. C. A., care Post Commander, Antwerp, Belgium. Patton, Jr., George S Calif., 1907. Cav., Ft. Myer, Va. Peek, George M Va., 1907. F. A., Am. Forces, Germany. Peek. William H Va., 1906. Q. M. Corps, Ft. Monroe, Va. Pendleton, Randolph T Va., 1908. C. A., R. O. T. C, Mass. Inst, of Tech., Boston, Mass. Perkins. Kenneth S Va., 1905. F. A., R. O. T. C, V. M. I., Lexington, Va. Peyton, Philip B Va., 1901. Inf., R. O. T. C, Shattuck Sch., Fari- bault, Minn. Polk, Harding Tex., 1907. Cav., Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. Sinclair, Jesse L Va., 1909. C. A., Ft. Monroe, Va. Smith, Estil V Kan., 1912. Inf., Am. Forces, Germany. Talbott, Samuel G Va., 1899. Inf., Am. Forces, Germany. Templeton, Hamilton Tex., 1912. F. A., Ft. Sill, Okla. Upshur, Alfred P Va., 1904. Med. Corps, Walter Reed Hosp., Takoma, D. C. Waddill, Edmund C Va., 1903. Inf., Ft. Slocum, N. Y. Walker, Walton H Tex., 1909. Inf., Ft. Sill, Okla. Weaver, Walter R Ind., 1904. A. S., March Field, Calif. Whitine, Edgar M Va., 1904. Cav., Douglas, Ariz. Whiting, George W. C Va., 1906. Inf., Camp Benning, Ga. Wilbourn, Arthur E Va., 1904. Cav., Ft. Riley, Kan. Williams, John S Va., 1904. C. A., Ft. Hancock, N. J. Wilson, Gary R Va., 1906. C. A., Ft. Monroe, Va. Wood, William S Va., 1899. F, A., Camp Grant, lU. Yancey, James P Va., 1910. Cav., Hdqrs., Eighth Corps Area, Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. CAPTAINS. Adams, Frederick W .Mo., 1909. Inf., care The Adjt. Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. [Later — Camp Jackson, S. C] Almond, Edward M Va., 1915. Inf. R. O. T. C, Marion Inst., Marion, Ala. Arms, Thomas S O., 1915. Inf., Manila, P. I. Bowering, Benjamin Va., 1915. C. A., Ft. Monroe, Va. Brown, Charles C Mo., 1910. Q. M. Corps, Camp Dix, N. J. Burress, Withers A Va., 1914. Inf., Camp Benning, Ga. Chambhss, Turner M Va., 1914. Inf., Camp Benning, Ga. Christian, Mortimer H Va., 1916. Cav. Schofield Bks., Hawaii. Cockrill, Thomas McF Mo.. 1913. Cav., Ft. Riley, Kan. Crane, .James M Tex., 1914. F. A., Manila, P. I. Creswell, Harry T. T Cahf., 1913. Inf., Manila, P. I. Dalton, Joseph N N. C, 1912. Inf., Am. Forces, Germany. Drewry, Guy H Va.. 1916. C. A., Manila, P. I. Gates, Oscar I Ark., 1909. F. A., Ft. Sill, Okla. Gerow, Lee S Va., 1913. Inf., Am. Forces, Germany. Goodman, Moses Va., 1912. (C. A.) A. S., Carlstrom Field, Fla. Handy, Thomas T Va., 1914. F. A., Camp Travis, Tex. 386 Appendix Holmes, Jr., Henrj'^ B Va., 1916. C. A., Ft. Armstrong, Hawaii. Hutton, Jr., Francis B Va., 1913. Med. Corps, Camp Jackson, R. C. Lafferty, Frederick R Calif., 1917. (Cav.) A. S., March Field. CaUf. Marshall, Richard J Va., 191.5. Q. M. Corps, care Ch., Constn. Div., Off., Q. M. Gen., Wash., D. C. Marshall, Samuel Va., 1914. F. A., Ft. Sill, Okla. Minton, John T Kan., 1012. Cav., Ft. Riley, Kan. Moore, Charles E Va., 1913. Inf., Office, Chief of Infantry Wash., D. C. McMillin, Douglass N Tenn., 1910. Inf.. Camp Benning, Ga. McRae, Donald M D. C, 1912. Inf., Camp TraAds, Tex. Nash, John. Va. 1906. F. A.. Ft. Sill, Okla. Parks, Jr., Victor Va., 191.5. (Inf.V A. S., Kelly Field, Tex. Pendleton, Arvid M N. Y.. 1909. C. A.. Manila," P. I. Purdie, Kenneth S .- . . Va., 1912. C. A., R. O. T. C, Miss. A. and M. Coll.. Agricultural College, Miss. Rawls, Jr., William A Fla., 1913. Inf., care The Adit. Gen., IT. S. A., Wash., D. C. [Later — Camp Jackson, S. C] Seaman, Evan C Pa., 191.5. C. A., Ft. Randolph, Canal Zone. Smith, Frank M Tenn., 1907. Inf., Camp Jackson, S. C. (Former- ly, Calvin M. Smith.) Taliaferro, Jr., Edward H La., 1908. C. A., Key West Bks., Fla. Thomas, Charles B Md., 1916. F. A., Camp Knox, Ky. Walbach, James deB Md., 1913. (C. A.) Ord., Balboa Heights, Canal Zone. Wilson, Rogers M Ga., 1911. Inf., Camp Benning, Ga. Wise, Jr., James B Va., 1915. Cav., Ft. Brown, Tex. Withers, Alex. Putney Va., 1907. Inf., Am. Forces, Germany. (Former- ly, Stephen Putney, Jr.) Yost, Howard McC O., 1906. Eng. Gen. Staff, Wash., D. C. FIRST LIEUTENANTS. Barrett, William S Va., 1917. Inf., Manila, P. I. Bertschey, Stanton S Va., 1918. Inf., R. O. T. C, V. M. I., Lexington, Va. Brabson, Samuel M Tex., 1914. Inf., Camp Benning, Ga. Bradford, William B Fla., 1916. Cav!, Ft.' Riley, Kan. Bucher, Oliver B Va., 1917. C. A., Ft. Amador, Canal Zone. Buracker, Samuel L Va., 1916. Inf., Camp Benning, Ga. Campbell, George B Va., 1911. Inf., Camp Benning, Ga. Chittum, Harold T Va., 1916. F. A., Camp Travis, Tex. Colbern, William H Mo., 1916. Inf., Tientsin, China. Cole, Jr., James E Va., 1917. Inf., Camp Jackson, S. C. Conrad, George B Va., 1919. Inf., Am. Forces, Germany. Corzehus, Frank M .Ky., 1918. Inf., Camp GaiUard, Canal Zone. Coupland, Richard C Va., 1915. C. A., 99 Chauncy St., Boston, "Mass. Crockett, Oilman K Va., 1912. Inf., Camp Devens, Mass. Cutler, Stuart N. Y., 1918. Inf., Ft. Porter, N. Y. Deeble, Jr., William R D. C, 1914. C. A., Ft. Sherman, Canal Zone. Echols, Marion P Va., 1919. F. A., Camp Bragg, N. C. Epes, William J Va., 1919. F. A., Camp Grant, 111. Foy, Levie W Ala., 1918. Inf., Camp Grant, 111. Gaillard, Fred. E Tex., 1916. Inf., Camp Benning, Ga. Geiger, Henry J Va., 1902. Chaplain, Camp Grant, 111. Goodyear, George A Va., 1915. Cav., Gen. Staff Coll., Wash., D. C. Gray, Henry P Va., 1918. Inf., Camp Stephen J. Little, Ariz. Hepner, John F Va., 1915. F. A., Camp Funston, Kan. Hill, Luther L Ala., 1916. Cav., Des Moines, la. Holt, Jr., Henry W. Va., 1917. F. A., Am. Forces, Germany Hughes, John B Va., 1917. Eng., Camp A. A. Humphreys, Va. Appendix 387 Hurt, Shirley R Va., 1914. F. A., Camp Jackson, S. C. Jenkins, Elmer M Va., 1919. Inf., Manila, P. I. Jones, Catesby ap C Va.. 1913. Gen. Staff Coll. Mess, Wash., D. C. Jones, Charles P Ala., 1919. F. A., Ft. Bliss, Tex. Kibler, A. Frankhn Va., 1912. (F. A.) Sig. Corps, Camp Alfred Vail, N. J. Lee, Richard Va., 1918. Eng., Camp A. A. Humphreys, Va. Loth, Moritz A. R • . Va., 1916. (Inf.) Q. M. Corps, Hdqrs., Fourth Corps Area, Ft. McPherson, Ga. Lunt, Samuel M Va., 1915. A. S., Post Field, Ft. Sill, Okla. Martin, Clarence A Va., 1917. Inf., Camp Funston, Kan. Martin, MarUn C Ark., 1912. Inf., R. O. T. C, Los Angeles H. Schools, Los Angeles, Calif. Maury, Lewis A Va., 1913. Cav., Camp Travis, Tex. Minnigerode, Karl Va., 1908. Inf., Camp Benning, Ga. Moore, Roy C S. C, 1916. F. A., Am. Forces, Germany. Morris, William S Md., 1916. Inf., Camp Benning, Ga. Morrison, Henry T Va., 1920. (C. A.) A. S., March Field, Calif. Munday, Benton F Mo., 1915. Cav., Am. Forces, Germany. McKee, John L Va., 1915. Inf., Camp Lewis, Wash. Page, Edwin R Va., 1904. A. S., Office, Chief of Air Service , Wash., D. C. Ranson, Henry H Va., 1914. Inf., Hachita, N. Mex. Robinson, Warren S Va., 1911. F. A., Camp Stotsenburg, P. I. Rodman, John W Ky., 1912. Inf., Ft. Clayton, Canal Zone. Ruffner, David L Va., 1917. F. A., Camp Knox, Ky. Scudder, Irvine C Miss., 1918. Inf., Camp Funston, Kan. Snidow, Robert C Va., 1910. C. A., Am. Forces, Germany. Stark, John V Mo., 1910. Inf., Camp Grant, 111. Taber, William A Ala., 1916. Inf., R. O. T. C, Emory Univ. Acad., Oxford, Ga. Taylor, David A O., 1919. Cav., Ft. Myer, Va. Taylor, James N. J., 1918. Inf., Camp Benning, Ga. Tinsley, George C Va., 1917. A. S. care Chief of Air Service, Wash., D. C. Wilson, Leroy C Md., 1912. Inf., Camp Benning, Ga. Wiltshire, George D Md., 1915. Cav., Ft. Riley, Kan. Wysor, Jr., Robert E Va., 1915. Inf., Camp Gordon, Ga. SECOND LIEUTENANTS. Downing, Leslie B Va., 1919. F. A., Camp Knox, Ky. Gillet, Norman D Va., 1919. Inf., Camp Benning,. Ga. Healy, John H Va., 1916. Cav., Ft. Huachuca, Ariz. Keerans, Jr., Charles L N. C, 1920. Inf., Camp Benning, Ga. Ladd, Arthur K Tex., 1909. A. S., Hdqrs., Eighth Corps Area, Marfa, Tex. Lowry, Loper B Fla., 1920. C. A., Ft. Monroe, Va. Roane, Thomas W Va., 1919. Inf., Camp Benning, Ga. Thornton, Arthur L .Va., 1917. A. S., Post Field, Ft. Sill, Okla. Wylie, Robert H W. Va., 1920. Inf., Camp Grant, 111. EMERGENCY OFFICERS, UNITED STATES ARMY. *Chambliss, Hardee Ala., 1894. Lt. Col. Ord., U. S. Nitrate Plant No. 1, Sheffield, Ala. *Colonel Chambliss was disqualified for permanent commission in the Regular Army by reasonof his far-sightedness and, accordingly, was discharged from his "Emergency" position in the Service November 29, 1920. He was immediately appointed permanent Plant Manager of U. S. Nitrate Plant No. 1, Sheffield, Alabama, with practically the same duties, pay, etc., as when he was Lieutenant Colonel and Commanding Officer of the Plant. His Civil Service designation is that of Chemical Engineer, for which he passed the Commission's examination with the grade of 94.1%. Could any act of the Government better attest its high appreciation of the conspicuously able manner in which this distinguished Officer and Scientist organized and administered this great Plant during the War than by this appointment? 388 Appendix Fray, John M Va., 1908. Capt., F. A., R. O. T. C, Culver Mil. Acad., Culver, Ind. Garnett, Joseph H Tex., 1910. 2d Lt. A. S., Walter Reed Gen. Hosp., Takoma, D. C. (Undergoing Physical Recon- struction.) Loop, Chester H Tenn., 1905. 2d Lt., C. A., Ft. Monroe, Va. Pickett, III, George E Va., 1916. 2dLt. Q. M. Corps, Walter Reed Gen. Hosp., Takoma, D. C. (Undergoing Physical Reconstruction.) RETIRED OFFICERS. (Listed Alphabetically.) Bull, Raymond C Major, Med. Corps. Surgeon and Professor, V. M. I., Lexington, Va. Chambliss, Nathaniel R Ala., 1895. 1st Lieutenant. Sanatorium, White- stone, L. I., N. Y. Derbyshire, George A Va., 1899. 2d Lieutenant. Col. Va. N. G. and Executive, Officer, V. M. I., Lexington, Va. Gayle, Jr., Lester T Va., 1912. Captain. Duty, Oklahoma Agr'l CoU., Stillwater, Okla. Lee, George M Va., 1896. Lt. Colonel, care Military Attach^, American Embassy, Paris, France. Lohmeyer, Jr., William W. Va., 1916. Captain. Care William Lohmeyer, Insurance, Charleston, W. Va. Merritt, James A Md., 1915. Captain. 963 11th St., Boulder, Colo. Mills, Morrel M Va., 1897. Captain. Care The Adjt. Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Nichols, Maury D. C, 1S80. Colonel. Cambridge Crescent, Nor- folk, Va. Owen, WiUiamO Va., 1876. 2719 Ontario Road, N. W., Wash., D. C. Peyton, James W Va., 1906. Major. Livingston Apts., 18 Vincente Terrace, Santa Monica, Calif. Schwabe, Harry A W. Va., 1904. Captain. 18 Grammercy Park, New York. Taylor, Blair D Va., "New Market" Corps. Colonel. 755 Pied- mont Ave., Atlanta, Ga. Townes, Jr., John E Va., 1907. Major. 208 S. Sycamore St., Peters- burg, Va. Walker, Freeman V S. C, 1880. Captain. Bluffton, S. C. Wilson, J. Pendleton W. Va., 1911. Captain. Duty, Salt Lake City H. Schools, 410 CUff Bldg., Salt Lake City, Utah. Wise, Hugh D Va., 1891. Colonel. Watertown, N. Y. [Colonel Taylor was retired April 30, 1911, at his own request, after 30 years' service. He had gallantly served in two Wars, having been a member of the his- toric "New Market" Corps of the V. M. I. and Surgeon, U. S. A., in the Spanish- American War. The others named were retired for disability incurred in the Ser- vice.] The list embraces two hundred and twenty-six Commissioned Officers. This is a very great reduction from the Institute's Army Commissioned War strength, though it is not as great, proportionately, as the reduction to a Peace basis of the whole Army's Commissioned Personnel. The large number of Volunteers (in all branches of the Service, but particularly in the Army) who so promptly responded in the solemn emergency have, for the most part, resumed their pre-war pursuits. But when their Country shall again need their services, it is very certain they will be as freely and as gladly given, as before. Appendix 389 United States Navy. The V. M. I.'s Commissioned strength in the Navy has been considerably re- duced from that of the War period. The following-named Alumni are now in the Service (per Navy Directory of December 1, 1920) : CAPTAINS. Gatewood, James D Va., 1876. Med. Corps. Comd'g Naval Hospital, Gulfport, Miss. DeVaUn, Charles M S. C, 1888. Med. Corps. Comd'g Naval Hos- pital, New Orleans, La. Procter, Andre M Ky., 1891. (Line.) 3d Naval Dist. (Board of Investigation; also Member, G. CM.) COMMANDERS. Hyatt, Claudius R Va., 1906. Naval Acad., Annapolis, Md. (Asst. to Officer in charge, Post-Grad. Course.) Staton, Adolphus N. C, 1900. U. S. S. Tennessee (Exec.) LIEUTENANT COMMANDERS. Belt, Haller Tex., 1906. Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y. (Inspector, Ord.) Byrd, Jr., Richard E Va., 1908. Navy Dept., Wash., D. C. (Naval Operations, Aviation — Planning Division. Re- tired, but on active list.) HarriU, WiUiam K Tenn., 1912. U. S. S. Nevada. Henderson, Samuel L Ark., 1902. Panama, Canal Zone. Hull, Carl T N. Y., 1910. Comd'g U. S. S. R-25 and U. S. S. 0-15. James, Jules Va., 1906. Aide and Flag Lt., Staff, Comd'r., Battle Force, Atlantic Fleet. Kmg, OgdenD N. C, 1909. Med. Corps. Instructor, Naval Med. Sch., Washington, D. C. Parsons, Henry E Va., 1905. U. S. S. South Carohna (Eng.). Peyton, Thomas G Va., 1910. Comd'g U. S. S. McCook. Read, Jr., OUver M S. C, 1909. Navy Dept., Bureau Eng., Wash., Yeatman, PhiHp W Va.,' 1912. U. S. S. Bell. LIEUTENANTS. Campman, John H Tex., 1914. Home, awaiting Orders. Hartt, William H Va., 1916. U. S. S. Harding. Mason, Harry M Va., 1917. (S. C.) U. S. S. Columbia. Price, George D W. Va., 1913. U. S. S. Mayflower. Rembert, Arthur S. C, 1915. (S. C.) U. S. S. Boggs. Rembert, Gaillard S. C, 1911. Fleet Supply Base, South Brooklvn. N. Y. ' Snead, George M Va., 1916. (S. C.) Asiatic Station. Tobin, Robert G Va., 1915. Communicating Officer, Dest. Div. 10 (U. S. S. Schley.) LIEUTENANT (J. G.). Barrett, Russell S Va., 1917. U. S. S. S-17. ENSIGN. Cruzen, Richard H Mo., 1918. U. S. S. Claxton (Chief Eng.). 390 Appendix RETIRED (INACTIVE LIST). Lt. Comd'r Gilbert P. Chase. . . . Va., 1894. Boonton, N. J. Lt. Cond'r John Q. LoveU Miss., 1879. Care Baltimore Trust Co., Balti- more, Md. Lt. Comd'r John J. McCracken.Va., 1899. Magnolia & Carroll Sts., Larehmont Norfolk, Va. Lt. Cond'r Horace B. Worden.. .Mont., 1904. 328 E. Pine St., Missoula, Mont. United States Marine Corps. A number of Officers have left the Service— by Retirement for DisabiUty in- curred in the Service, and by Resignation, The following continue in the Service, according to the latest official Directory (December 1, 1920): MAJORS. Lee, Sydney S Va,, 1903. Div. Officer, U. S. S. Wyoming Pacific Fleet. ^ s.» Upshur, WiUiam P Va., 1902. Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va. CAPTAINS. Bain, James M Va., 1915. Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va Brewster, Joseph E N. Y., 1916. 1st Prov. Brig. (Gendarmerie) Haiti. Brown, Campbell H Tenn., 1917. U. S. S. Pennsylvania. Burks, Jesse J Va., 1916. Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va Clement, Wilham T Va., 1914. Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va. Cummmg, Samuel C Va., 1917. Temp. Serv., France (Map Detach- ment). [Later— Returned to U. S.i Davis, James E Va., 1915. Naval Air Sta., Pensacola, Fla. Denham, James L D. C, 1910. Recruiting Sta., St. Louis, Mo Gait, Alexander Md., 1914. 2d Reg., 1st Prov. Brig., Port au Prince Haiti. ' Geyer, Jr., Peter C Canal Zone, 1916. Marine B'ks., Parris Island, S. C. Goodman, Benjamin A Va., 1917. Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va Griffin, Raphael Va., 1915. 4th Reg., 2d Brig., Santo Domingo, D. R. Hamner, George C D. C, 1910. Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va Howard, Samuel L D. C, 1912. Marine Recruiting Sta., Richm'd, Va. Kingman, Matthew H la., 1912. Marine Rec'tg Sta., New Orleans La Leech, Lloyd L Va., 1913. Naval Ammu. Depot, Hingham, Mass Lloyd, Egbert T D. C, 1912. Naval Ammu. Depot, Dover N J Lockhart, George B Va., 1917. Marine B'ks, Parris Island, S. C. McLean, James D Va., 1915. Naval Torp. Sta., Newport R I MiUner, Bruce J Va., 1916. U. S. S. Florida. Nelms, James A ■ Va., 1917. Am. Legation, Peking, China. Old, Jr., Nimmo Va., 1916. Am. Legation, Managua, Nicaragua. Pendleton, Robert S Va., 1917. Marine B'ks, Parris Island, S. C. Shepherd, Jr., Lemuel C Va., 1917. Temp. Serv., France (Map Detach- ment). [Later — Returned to U. S.l Spotts, George W Va., 1914. 4th Reg., 2d Brig., Santo Domingo. D. R. Ward, Joseph G Va., 1917. Marine B'ks, Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va. Appendix 391 SECOND LIEUTENANT. Patton, Jr., John M Va., 1914. U. S. S. Utah. RETIRED (INACTIVE LIST). Captain J. Addison Hagan, Va., 1916. 409 E. Franklin St., Richmond, Va. Captain Jack S. Hart, Tex., 1917. 118 Columbia St., Weatherford, Tex. Captain Frederick C. McConnell, Ala., 1902. 7 Rue de Tilsitt, Paris, France, Care J. A. Logan. Captain Charles P. Nash, W. Va., 1917. South Boston, Va. Captain Thomas S. Whiting, Va., 1917. V. M. I., Lexington, Va. (Asst. Prof.) Second Lieutenant Hugh M. Howard, D. C, 1902. Firemen's Ins. Co., 7th St. and La. Ave., N. W., Wash., D. C. V. M. I. Men in the Marine Corps had their share of Casualties. Nine (9) were killed, or died, in the Service, during the AVar, as f oUows : Captain Jesse H. Fugate, Jr., 1916, from Reed Isjand, Va. Died of Disease. Captain Gustav Karow, 1916, from Savannah, Ga. Killed by fall of his plane. First Lieutenant John M. McClellan, 1916, from Richmond, Va. Killed in action. Second Lieutenant Richard W. Murphy, 1916, from Greensboro, Ala. Killed in action. Second Lieutenant Vernon L. Somers, 1915, from Bloxom, Va. Killed in action. Second Lieutenant Melville E. Sullivan, 1917, from Richmond, Va. Killed by fall of his plane. Corporal James L. Corey, 1917, from Argos, Ind. Killed in action. Private Archibald W. Benners, 1919, from Ambler, Pa. Killed in action. Private Powhatan R. Dance, 1920, from Richmond, Va. Killed in action. And there were sixteen (16) officers wounded in action, as follows: Major Matthew H. Kingman, 1913, from Des Moines, la. (Severely.) Captain Samuel C. Gumming, 1917, from Hampton, Va. (Seriously.) Captain Frederick W. Clarke, Jr., 1917, from Savannah, Ga. (Twice, severely.) Captain Charles A. Etheridge, 191.5, from Norfolk, Va. (Severely.) Captain Benjamin A. Goodman, 1917, from Norfolk, Va. (Slightly.) Captain J. Addison Hagan, 1916, from Richmond, Va. (Seriously.) Captain Jack S. Hart, 1917, from Weatherford, Tex. (Three times, twice severely . Captain George B. Lockhart, 1917, from Honaker, Va. Captain Horatio P. Mason, Jr., 1917, from Hampton, Va. Captain Morgan R-. Mills, Jr., 1917, from Richmond, Va. (Severely.) Captain George G. Munce, 1914, from Richmond, Va. (Severely.) Captain Charles P. Nash, 1917, from Alderson, W. Va. (Lost an arm.) Captain Allan C. Perkinson, 1914, from Petersburg, Va. (Severely.) Captain Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., 1917, from Norfolk, Va. (Three times, severely.) Captain Thomas S. Whiting, 1917, from Hampton, Va. (Five or more serious wounds and many smaller ones— in same action.) Second Lieutenant Vernon L. Somers, 1915, from Bloxom, Va. (Severely. Sub- sequently killed in action.) SUMMARY. V. M. I. Alumni, Officers in the Military and Naval Establishments of the United States, December, 1920: Army ; 226 Navy 30 Marine Corps 35 Grand Total 29 1 392 Appendix ADDITIONAL DATA FOR THE SERVICE ROSTER. [The following important facts have come to light since the foregoing was put in type and are given in this Appendix as a part of this Record, and belonging to the divisions indicated:] Commissioned Personnel. UNITED STATES ARMY. Major Charles W. Kollock, Class 1877. From South Carolina Commissioned Jjieutenant Colonel, Medical Reserve, U. S. A., after the Armistice. (See pages 20 and 160.) Second Lieutenant Wadsworth W. Rogers, Class 1919. From Michigan. Served in 48th (Regular) Infantry, U. S. A., from November. 1917, to September, 1919. (See page 47.) Second Lieutenant Charles E. Ford, Jr., Class 1917. From Virginia. Commis- sioned 2d Lieutenant, F. A., R. C; U. S. A., at Camp Taylor, Ky., in 1918. Second Lieutenant Frederic R. Scott, Class 1919. From Virginia. Entered O. T. School, Camp Lee, Va., October 12, 1918. Assigned to 3Cth Company, In- fantrv. Honourably discharged, December 5, 1918. Commissioned 2d Lieu- tenant, O. R. C; U. S. A., October 31, 1919. Second Lieutenant Raymond Alvis, Class 1920. From Virginia. Trained for two months in Heavy Artillery at Fort Monroe, Va., previously to Armistice, and afterwards commissioned 2d Lieutenant, Engineers, Reserve Corps, U. S. A. (See page 59.) Second Lieutenant Max R. Recker, Class 1921. From Indiana. Enlisted F. A., Training School at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., October, 1918. Commis- sioned 2d Lieutenant; F. A., R. C, U. S. A. (See page 58.) U. S. MARINE CORPS. 2d liieutenant Frank M. Page, N. C, 1923. EnUsted as a private. Promoted to 2d Lt. Served one year at Parris Island, S. C, and Utica, N. Y. Enlisted Personnel. UNITED STATES ARMY. Private Henry D. Draper, Calif., 1921. Enhsted in 144th (2d CaUf.) F. A. Served six months at Camp Kearny, Calif., in 1918. Private Fairfax I. Gregory, 111., 1924. 63d Inf. Served nine months at Ft. Ogle- thorpe, Ga., in 1918. UNITED STATES NAVY. 1st Class Radio Electrician Eugene T. Carlton, Va., 1924. Served two years on U. S. S. Mississippi; at Harvard Radio School; on Gunboat at Compass School at Pelham Bay, N. Y.; at Compass Station, Mantoloking, N. J., and in Cuba. Midshipman James M. Mitchell, Ala., 1923. At U. S. Naval Academy from June, 1918, to June, 1920. U. S. MARINE CORPS. Trumpeter Charles A. Burress, Va^ 1922. Enlisted Aug. 7, 1918, and served until Feb. 25, 1920, at Mare Island, Calif.; in Honolulu, Hawaii; in Philippine Islands; at Vladivostok, Siberia; at Nagasaki, Japan, and at Guam. (One of four brothers who gallantly served in the War.) Appendix 393 STUDENTS' ARMY TRAINING CORPS. Private Russell G. Duff, Mich., 1921. In V. M. I. Marine Section three months, in 1918. Private William C. Preston, Jr., Tex., 1923. At Texas Christian University six months, in 1918. Private James G. Reid, Va., 1923. At Richmond College, three months, in 1918. Private Charles E. Townsend, N. J., 1922. At Dartmouth College (Lewis Machine Gun Co.) three months, in 1918. Private William K. Ford, Va., 1920. At W. & L. University, in 1918. DECORATIONS. Major ROBERT S. SPILMAN, Va., 1893. Medical Corps, 59th Infantry, 4th Division, A. E. F. Awarded four (4) bronze stars and one silver star, per G. O. 75, G. H. Q., A. E. F. (See below.) CITATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. Major ROBERT S. SPILMAN, Va., 1893. Medical Corps, 59th Infantry, 4th Division, A. E. F. Cited several times in Brigade and Division Orders, and recommended for pro- motion and for the D. S. C. (See below.) The War Department advises that Private POWHATAN R. DANCE, Auto- matic Rifle Squad, 5th Reg., Second Division, U. S. Marine Corps, was promoted on the Field, just before he made the Supreme Sacrifice. He was kiUed while ad- vancing from shell hole to shell hole (having received two machine-gun wounds), November 1, 1918. He was one of 300 volunteers called for to attack a machine- gun nest. (See page 339.) Sergeant JOSEPH R. CUSHMAN. It is gratifying to be able to announce, at the very last moment, that a letter has come from the mother of this hero, giving the following Citation which he received: "Sergeant Joseph R. Cushman, Company "K," 107th Infantry. For courage and determination in battle. On September 29, 1918, in the attack on the Hinden- burg Line, this soldier displayed unusual bravery m leading his squad against heavy machine-gun fire, and was killed while advancing." (See page 302.) [A friend of Cushman's related this incident: A Major inspecting spoke very highly of C.'s squad, and asked him — "Corporal, where did you get your training before you came into the 7th?" He replied — "At, the V. M. I., Sir." The Major- then said — "Oh, I am a regular myself."] CASUALTIES. THOMAS TODD, Md., 1901, B. E. F. Since this work was printed, word has come from his brother, J. Talbott Todd, Commonwealth Bank Building, Baltimore, Md.. that he made the "Supreme Sacri- fice" while serving with the British Army during the last year of the War. Nothing further is known, except he enlisted in the B. E. F. early in the War. His brother has been asked for the full particulars of his service and death, but no response has yet come. (See page 68.) Major ROBERT S. SPILMAN, Va., 1893. Medical Corps. 59th (Regular) Infantry, 4th Division. Gassed in action on the Vesle River and in the Meuse-Argonne drive. (See below.) Captain BEVERLEY H. TUCKER, Calif., 1902. M. G. Company, 137th Infantry, 35th Division. Seriously gassed in battle of the Marne and evacuated to Hospital, where he vmderwent three operations. (See below.) 394 Appendix SOME ALUMNI IN CIVIL SERVICE DURING THE WORLD WAR. Charles B. Coffeen, 111., 1894. Associated with his Classmate, Lt. Col. J. M. S. Waring, Ord. Dept., commanding U. S. Nitrate Plant No. 2, at Nitro, W. Va., and did fine work in his civil capacity. Leonard K. Nicholson, La., 1901. President and Joint Owner of New Orleans "Times-Picayune Publishing Company," who threw the weight of his paper — the largest Daily Newspaper in the South — in the scale for victory over the Huns. (His brother, Yorke P. Nicholson, associated with him in the ovsTier- ship of this great newspaper — bequeathed them by their Mother, its former owner and publisher— is also an old "V. M. I. boy.") Paul J. Thomson, W. Va., 1904. Associated with his older brother in the owner- ship and management of "The New Orleans Item" worked faithfully for the Cause throughout the War. Son of a gallant member of the immortal "New Market" Corps of the V. M. I., he has ever been faithful to the traditions of his race. James L. Ewing, La., 1912. Associated with his father in the ownership and man- agement of "The New Orleans States," and with three V. M. I. brothers in the Military Service, he rendered yeoman service in the War for Righteousness and the Freedom of the World. David T. Williams, Va., 1899. Rendered efficient service as a member of the Ex- emption Board and of the Legal Advisorj^ Board of his county and town during the War. Ross A. Cauthorne, Va., 1905. President of the R. A. Cauthorne Paper Co., Inc. He did a patriot's part in the War and a generous and loyal son's part in helping to give to the World this glorious record of his Alma Mater and her Sons. REVISED RECORDS. Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni in the World War Brigadier General RICHARD C. MARSHALL, JJR. (See page 115.) Mem- ber, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers , and American Institute of Electrical Engineers. Born, March 13, 1879, at Portsmouth, Va. Honour Graduate, Virginia Mili- tary Institute, 1898; served as -Captain of Volunteers, Spanish-American War 1898-1899; Summer Law University of Virginia, 1899; from September, 1899, until February, 1902, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Commandant of Cadets, Virginia Mihtary Institute; commissioned Second Lieutenant Artillery Corps, Regular Army, February 3, 1902; Honour Graduate, Artillery School, Fort Monroe, Va., 1904; commissioned First Lieutenant, January 21, 1904; Instructor, Dept. Power and Electricity, Artillery School, Fort Monroe, Va., 1905-1907; Captain, Coast Artillery Corps, January 20, 1908; Detailed Captain, Quartermaster Corps, June, 1908 to June, 1912, also January 7, 1915; and Major, Coast Artillery Corps, August 5, 1917. On February 12, 1918, assigned as Officer in Charge of Canton- ment Division, which was later reorganized and known as the "Construction Division of the Army." Commissioned Lieutenant Colonel, Quartermaster Corps, February 13, 1918; Colonel, March 20, 1918, and Brigadier General, June 26, 1918. As Chief of the Construction Division of the Army responsible for all building construction by the War Department in the United States and insular possessions, involving an expenditujre of more than $800,000,000. With this fund, he organized and had built Appendix 395 more than 500 projects, on which there were employed over 200,000 motors at one time, and some of which projects cost as much as $30,000,000. The projects in- cluded camps, cantonments, barracks, army supply bases, port terminals, storage depots, warehouses, wharves, docks, roads, hospitals, aviation fields, hangars, prov- ing grounds, embarkation camps, engineers' camps, special camps, gunnery schools, balloon schools, emergency housing, lighters, power plants, factories and shops, munition plants, and special new plants for the production of nitrates, phosphorus, T. N. T., and other acids, gas and explosives. For the handling of such a vast con- struction program an organization of some 1,500 officers and several thousand civilian experts was built up; practically the entire building industry in the United States was mobilized to carry on the work, not only from Washington, D. C, but at each of the project sites. In recognition of services rendered, awarded Dis- tinguished Service Medal, the citation reading: "For exceptionally meritorious and conspicuous service in the Construction Division of the Army. His zeal, judgment and exceptional administrative ability have enabled serious difficulties to be over- come and the construction necessary for a great army to be provided." On June 30, 1920, resigned from the Army and accepted position as General Manager of The Associated General Contractors of America, with offices at 1037 Munsey Building, Washington, D. C. He was later nominated ])y the President to be a Brigadier General, R. C, U. S. A. It is confidently believed the nomination will be confirmed by the Senate. Colonel BALLARD LYERLY, Class 1906. From Tennessee. 78th Field Artillery, A. E. F. He carried this regiment to France, commanded it with great gallantry, through- out the War, and brought it back to the United States. [It is a great disappointment that a complete report of the services of this con- spicuously able and distinguished Officer has not yet been secured. See page 133 . Lieutenant Colonel ALLEN KIMBERLY, Class 1896. From Virginia. Aide-de-Camp to Division Commander, and, later, Commanding Division Ammuni- tion Train, A. E. F. He was on duty in the Philippines and China from 1915 to 1917. When War came he was Major of Philippine Scouts, having before that been aide-de-camp to the Commanding General. He saw no prospect of being transferred to the Army in France from his far-off Island post; so he applied for leave of absence to visit the United States, believing that if he was near the seat of Government he might have a chance to see active service during the War. His application was approved, and he came home. He was successful in having a Division Commander going overseas select him as aide-de- camp, and, so, for two months, in the latter part of 1917, and early the next year, he did a tour of duty on the French, British and American fronts. In March, 1918, he returned to the United States, and in April he was assigned to command a Division Ammunition Train. In July, he was ordered overseas with his unit, and was on duty at different points in France until April, 1919, when he was ordered to accompany the American Embassy to Rome. While on this service he was taken ill, and underwent an operation in Rome; and, as he thought his con- valescence was not as rapid as it should be, he applied for leave to go home. He spent several months on sick leave on the Italian Lakes, and his recuperation there was complete; so, that when he reached Paris he was ready for duty again. 396 Appendix He was then assigned to the Headquarters of the American Forces in France, in charge of a service there. In February, 1920, he returned to America and was on duty in Washington for three months. In May, 1920, he was transferred to Headquarters, Second Coast Artillery District, at Fort Totten, N. Y., where he has been serving since last July, as the Coast Artillery District Adjutant, with the rank of Major, C. A. C, U. S. A. (See pages 17 and 151.) Major ROBERT S. SPILMAN, Class 1893. From Virginia. Medical Corps, 59th U. S Infantry, 8th Brigade, 4th Division, A. E. F. [This record was received too late for insertion in its proper place. See page 182. j Called to active service May 3, 1917. Assigned to 4th Division, U. S. Regulars. Regimental Surgeon, 59th U. S. Infantry. At Gettysburg, Pa., and Camp Greene, N. C, organizing and training. Sailed from New York May 3, 1918. Arrived Liverpool May 16; by train to Dover. Arrived Calais, France, May 17th. With British, May 20th, Northern France. June 9th his outfit ordered to Marne to help check drive to Paris. Then with French troops at La Ferte Sous Jouarre. In following battles: Second battle of the Marne, Chateau Thierry, Haute Oisnes, Courchamps, St. Gongociept, Hervilliers, Vesle River Vesle Savoye, St. 'Martins, Fismes, Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne. Gassed on the Vesle River and in Meuse-Argonne drive. Recommended for promotion and for the D. S. C. Cited several times in Brigade and Division Orders for good work. G. O. 75, G. H. Q., A. E. F., gave him four (4) bronze stars and one silver star. He was in the front line, and under fire; for four months, lacking three days. Discharged from the Service, November 17, 1919. Major CHARLES A. LYERLY, Jr., Class 1907. From Tennessee. Engineers, U. S. A. He was commissioned Captain, Engineers, U. S. A., early in 1917. Promoted, later, to Major. His service during the War was so distinguished he was selected, under the Reorganization Act, for appointment to the Hegular Army, his commis- sion, as Captain of Cavalry, U. S. A., being received in Julj', 1920, which was de- clined. Major Lyerly is a brother of Colonel Lyerly above. [It is regretted in this Officer's case also that no detailed report of his service has ever come to hand. See page 183.] Major WILLSON H. CRALLE, Class 1891. From Virginia. Commissioned Major, Heavy Artillery, U. S. A., July, 1918. This Graduate, prominent in the business world and long past the age for com- pulsory service, was so anxious to serve in the field, that he submitted to a surgical operation, passed the mental and physical examinations, and was given the high commission of Major in the Heavy Artillery. This case, it is believed, had few parallels in the volunteer service. His father, also an Alumnus of the V. M. I., served gallantly as a youth in the Confederate War; and a brother, a Graduate of the United States Military Academy, served with conspicuous distinction as a Field Officer in the World War. It is profoundly regretted that the name of this beloved Comrade and dis- tinguished Officer was omitted from the list of Majors, on page 18 of this Record, and that a full report of his service has not yet been obtained. Appendix 397 LATER. [The following letter from Major Cralle, received since the above was written, although a personal one and never intended to be given this publicity, is an historical document of such great value that the Historiographer of the V. M. I. feels that it is due — alilce to Major Oralis, to the splendid men who composed his four Companies of Heavy Artillery, and to the State of Virginia, that it be inserted here, and given the widest publicity, and he hopes he will be forgiven for the liberty thus taken, in the interest of the truth of history.] Major Oralis said: "My War record is very short; due to the fact that when the War broke out I served with the Lumber Commission for Emergency, with the exalted salary of 'a dollar per year.' "The Secretary of War asked Governor Stuart to raise four Companies of Ar- tillery, which he did raise, just at the close of his administration; and when Governor Davis came into office he found these four Companies mustered into service. But the Chief of Staff, U. S. A., said he would never let them be Federal Soldiers. So, Governor Davis asked me to help him get the President to recognize them as Federal troops. I agreed to do this, and I volunteered, myself, at once, as a private. I got the Federal Government to give the Companies recognition. But this act involved the appointment of a Major. I was told to stand an examination (and I can tell you that Colonel Lyell, in his best V. M. I. days, never put up a harder one.) By hard study I passed, and was recommended for Colonel of a regiment of Artillery — to teach at Fort Monroe. As soon as I found this out, I personally visited the Secre- tary of War^ and stopped the recommendation — by telling him I would rather be a private in France than Chief of Staff in America. So, my appointment as 'Major of Artillery' was made. I was stationed for a short while at Governor's Island, N. Y., and was then sent to Fort Monroe for intensive training, and it was there, when we had just received orders to embark at Newport News for France (being a part of the 35th Regiment of Heavy Artillery, U. S. A.) that the news of the Armistice came to us. "I knew then that the end was in sight. I told the Secretary of War that every man under me was a Volunteer, and that most of them were business men, and asked him to issue orders for the demobilization of the battalion, if he had no further use for it. We were then transferred to Camp Meade, Md., and there demobilized in December, 1918. "I want to tiay this about these four Companies — that they were Volunteers who suffered because the Chief of Staff wanted to keep them as Home Guards; but the President, on November 7th, recognized them as federal troops; and, on Novem- ber 8th, when orders came to proceed to France, they cheered lustily — to the last man. "When we moved into Camp Meade I was told by Ex-Secretary of War Stimson (who was then a Colonel in the National Army) that this body of troops that I had the honour to command was the best that had ever been to Camp Meade. I said: 'Colonel, let me tell you — every Captain is an Alumnus of the V. M. I., and some of the other Officers, and many of the enlisted personnel, are also V. M. I. Men.' 'Ah, that,' said the Colonel, 'explains their condition.' "I have written you much more than I expected; but I feel that the facts as to these four Companies should be told. You can imagine the amount of pressure that had to be brought to have the Secretary of War override the Examining Board's recommendation for my appointment as Colonel (to teach Mathematics), and also the Herculean task of overriding the Chief of Staff's desire, and threat . never to allow these troops to be a part of the Federal Army, except as Home Guards, or Coast Artillery, in the United States.' "But the Secretary of War saw the justice of the matter; and, in company with him and Senator Martin, I placed the matter before the President, and was finally rewarded; and the four Companies became a part of the 35th Regiment of Heavy Artillery, U. S. A." These Companies were — "A," commanded by Peyton T, Jamison, V. M. I., Class 1900, 398 Appendix "B," commanded by Henry C. Franklin, V. M. I., Class 1918. "C," commanded by Samuel K. Funkhouser, V. M. I.. Class 1904, and "D/' commanded by John V. Thompson, V. M. I., Class 1910. These were all highly trained and accomplished Officers; and they were aided by lieutenants who had been carefully selected. The enlisted men were of unusual intelligence, character, zeal and patriotism. The Companies were organized quickly, the latter part of 1917. The Adjutant General of Virginia declared that one of them (Thompson's) had required less time to be mustered in the State's service than any Military organization of which his Department had a record. The men were all eager to be received into the Federal Army as National troops, and to see service at the front. And, yet, for weary months they were kept in this country as "Home Guards." Though disappointed, and chafing under what they believed was unfair treatment by the National Govern- ment, they yet performed all their duties faithfully and cheerfully. (What was said of one of these Companies — Franklin's — by the leading newspaper of the town of Chester, Pa., when it left the great shipbuilding plant in that town, for Camp Meade to be demobilized — "a splendid body of men— the last one of them;" could truthfully have been said of all ) But, at last, justice triumphed — ^when they got their battalion commander in the person of Major Willson H. Cralle, an Officer of rare soldierly ability and decision of character. A peculiar interest to V. M. I. Men attaches to these Companies, because — Each was commanded by a V. M. I. Man Their battalion was commanded by a V. M. I. Man. Their regiment was commanded by a V. M. I. Man. And the Senior Major of the regiment was a V. M. I. Man. Colonel Ayres and Major Beirne, with a portion of the regiment, saw active service on the "fighting line," but the coming of the Armistice prevented the last battalion from participation at the front. Captain WILLIAM LOHMEYER, JR. (See page 199.) Oct. 16, 1917, commissioned Second Lieutenant, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A.; Nov. 10, 1917- Jan. 4, 1918, Student, Engineer Officers' Training School, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; Jan. 8-March 20, 1918, Second Lieutenant, Co. "B," Fourth Engineer Regiment, Fourth Division, Camp Greene, N. C; Mar. 21-Apr. 22, 1918, First Lieutenant, Co. "B," Fourth Engineers, Camp Greene; Apr. 24-Apr. 29, 1918, Camp Merritt, N. J.; Apr. 30, 1918, assigned to command Co. "B," Fourth Engineers; Apr. 30-May 12, 1918, en route, Hoboken to France; May 13-May 20, 1918, in Rest Camp, Bassens, near Bordeaux, and en route, British Training Area at Samer, near Calais; May 21- June 4, 1918, construction of Ranges, Billets, etc., for Seventh Brigade; June 5- June 14, 1918, en route, Samer to Crouttes, on the Marne; June 15-July 3, 1918, construction of portion of second line position complete with accessories; June 27, 1918, commissioned Temporary Captain, Corps of Engineers; July 4-July 17, 1918, en route to Crouy-sur Orque and construction of portion of second Une near there; July 18, 1918, accompanied Infantry attacking waves for reorganization of captured terrain, at beginning of Aisne-Marne Offensive; July 19, 1918, wounded. Hill 172, near Chezy-en-Orxois; relieved, command Co. "B," Fourth Engineers, and evacuated to Hospital; July 28-Nov. 28, 1918, in Base Hospital No. 6, Bordeaux; Dec. 11- Dec. 26, 1918, in Debarkation Hospital No. 3, Fox Hills, N. Y.; Dec. 28, 1918-Aug. 31, 1919, in Base Hospital, Camp Sherman, O.; Jan. 7, 1919, Captain, Corps of En- gineers; Sept. 2, 1919-May 24, 1920, in General Hospital No. 28, Fort Sheridan, 111.; Appendix 399 May 24, 1920, retired from active service because of "physical disability incident thereto, caused by gun-shot wound received in action." His wound was badly infected and persistently refused to remain healed, ac- counting for his long stay in the Hospital, and (together with some limitation of motion in his knee) causing his retirement. It has now been healed for over six months; so that there is a possibility of his being restored to active duty. His compulsory withdrawal from the field was a keen disappointment, as he had a splen- did company in a regiment which bridged the Vesle in the Aisne-Marne Offensive and built the Aisne-Malancourt road in the x\rgonne, the latter considered the great- est front-line engineering achievement of the American Army. Captain BEVERLEY H. TUCKER, Class 1902. From California. M. G. Company, 137th Infantry, 35th Division, A. E. F. [It is most gratifying to the Historiographer of the V. M. I. to be able to give, at this last moment, the brief facts below, in regard to this worthy Officer, scion of one of Virginia's historic families, who distinguished himself on the field of battle.] He enlisted in California early in 1917, and was commissioned a 1st Lieutenant. He was assigned to the 137th Infantry, 35th Division, He went with his unit to France and was conspicuous for bravery and efficiency, receiving on the battlefield of the Marne, in that famous drive, promotion to a captaincy. He was seriously ga?sed in this battle and had to be evacuated to the Hospital. Upon his release, while still unfit for active military duty, the Commander-in-Chief ordered him to the University of Sorbonne, at Paris, to take a literary course, and he was awarded a diploma upon graduating therefrom. A few days later, he had to be operated upon, on account of his gassed condition. As soon as he could leave the Hospital he re- ceived orders to join the 5th Division for transfer to the United States. But at Brest, the point of embarkation for home, he was again examined, and ordered to the Hospital there, where two more operations were performed on him. Upon his discharge from Hospital, he was placed on the Casual list and ordered home. (See page 32.') First Lieutenant WILLIAM J. PENN, Class 1909. From North Carolina. Motor Transport Corps, A. E. F. He enlisted in the first Officers' Training Camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., May 13, 1917, and was graduated, and commissioned a 2d Lieutenant, Q. M. Corps, August 15th On August 29th, he was ordered to Camp Jackson, S. C. After attending the Quartermaster School there for a short while, he was transferred to the 306th Sani- tary Train as Supply Officer. On December 20th, he was ordered to Camp Joseph E. Johnston, Fla., and was assigned to duty with the Advance Spare Parts Depot, Unit No. 1. In February, 191S, his Unit received sailing orders. At the time of its organization this LTnit was composed of a captain and three lieutenants and fifty enlisted men. It went from Camp Johnston to Camp Merritt, N. J., where it em- barked on the White Star Liner, Olympic, then doing transport duty. This ship was a fast one and had a picked crew of gunners from the British Navy to man the large guns, so that the voyage was made without mishap in six days, and without convoy. On a beautiful day in March, 1918, land was sighted off the coast of France. An honour-escort of several submarine chasers and torpedo boats and five airplanes came out to meet the ship, laden with six thousand troops from the United States 400 Appendix to join the Allied Armies fighting for World freedom. These were the first boats sighted after lea\'ing the shores of America. The troops were disembarked at Brest, and for a few days were quartered in the barracks at that port that were built by- Napoleon. Then Lieutenant Penn's Unit received orders to entrain for a little town in Northern France called Langres. There, the Unit established a Spare Parts Depot, within a short distance of the front lines. In August, the subject of this brief sketch was transferred from the Q. M. Corps to the Motor Transport Corps. The Depot increased iif size, as time went on; and as the line moved forward, new Depots — ever in advance — were established. On October 12th, he was promoted to First Lieutenant, M. T. C, and soon after that he was given command of the Supply Depot, then known as Advance Motor Transport Supply Depot No. 1. On November 1st, he was recommended for a Captaincy, and the recommendation went to Headquarters for approval ; but the Armistice coming so soon thereafter, he never got the promotion his distinguished efficiency and fine conduct merited. In January, 1919, he was discharged and was sent to a Concentration Camp at St. Aignan, where he was put in command of Casual Company No. 1409. After two weeks there he was ordered to Brest, and from that port, he sailed for home, in a few weeks, aboard the Mt. Vernon, formerly the German Kronprincess Cecelia (named for the Kaiser's daughter). Upon arrival at Camp Merritt he was relieved of his Casual Company and given command of an outfit of men from his own section of the Country, and proceeded to Camp Lee, Va.; where he received his final honour- able discharge. ' Second Lieutenant WILLIAM W. WATSON, Class 1918. From North Caro- lina* 18th M. G. Battalion, 63d (Regular) Infantry, 6th Division, A. E. F. Enlisted in first Officers' Training Camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., May 8, 1917. Graduated, and commissioned 2d Lieutenant, August 16th, and assigned to 53d (Regular) Infantry. Served in 18th M. G. Battalion of this regiment from De- cember 25, 1917, to August 1, 1919, when he was honourably discharged. In France with the 18th M. G. Battalion from June, 1918. to June, 1919. In action: in Gerard- mer Sector, August 1-Septembcr 8, 1918; in Meuse-Argonne, November 1-11, 1918. With Army of Occupation, April-May; stationed at Cochem, Germany. (See page 48.) Second Lieutenant THOMAS M. YANCEY, Class 1914. From Virginia. 44th Regular, U. S. Artillery, Battery "A," First Army Corps, A. E. F. Volunteered, April, 1917. Training at — Fort Myer — where he received a Commission of 2d Lieutenant. Fort Monroe, Va., and Fort Moultrie, S. C. Assigned to 61st Heavy Artillery (Regular), C. A. C. Transferred to 53rd Ammunition Train. Transferred to Battery "A," 44th Regular Heavy Artillery, 1st Army Corps, A. E. F. Served in France from July 10, 1918, to February 6, 1919. Battles, Engagements and Skirmishes: Thiacourt, Bemy Woods, Saint Benoit. Twelve miles from Metz when Armistice was signed. Last orders were: "Pull up Battery and follow the Infantry to h * * *, but get to Metz." Discharged, February 15. 1919 at Fort Totten, N. Y. (See page 49.) Appendix 401 Private THEODORE J. WOOL, Jr., Class 1917. From Virginia. Aviation Service. Later. 34tli Artillery, C. A. C, U. S. A. Enlisted December 8, 1917, at Washington. D. C, as Private, First Class, Cadet Detachment, Aviation Service, U. S. A. Ordered to Ground School, Uni- versity of Texas, Austin, Feb. 9, 1918. Graduated, April 20, 1918. Then ordered to Camp Dick, Texas, and remained there one month. Thence ordered to Carlstrom Field and Dorr Field, Arcadia, Fla., where he remained until August 18, 1918, w^hen he was honourably discharged from this branch of the Service because of "in- aptitude for Aviation." He returned home and immediately re-enlisted m the Service — in the Coast Artillery, and was assigned to Battery "A," 34th Artillery. In training at Fort Washington, Md., and Camp Eustis, Va., and was at the latter School when the Armistice occurred. Honourably discharged, December 3, 1918. [The earnestness with which this young Alumnus sought to serve his country can not but be commended. He would not be deterred from doing his "bit" be- cause he showed he lacked the essential aptitude to be an Aviator, but quickly en- listed in another branch of the Service, and was preparing to do his best in the Ar- tillery, when the end came. See page 65 ] Captain JAMES D. GATEWOOD, Class 1876. From Virginia. Medical Director, United States Navy. This Graduate, V. M. I.'s senior Naval Officer, has always been distinguished. He was a "Star" man in his Class (after only two years at the Institute), and served as an Assistant Professor there for two years after graduating. Receiving his Medical degree at the University of Virginia, he took Post-Graduate courses at the New York University and Belle\aie Hospital Medical College, and was then com- missioned Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Navy, July 6, 1880. He was promoted Passed Assistant Surgeon July 6, 1883; Surgeon, January 28, 1896; Medical Inspector, September 19, 1908; Medical Director, July 12, 1911. He served on the Franklin, the New Hampshire, the Kearsarge (the ship that fought the Alabama), the Dis- patch (when she was lost in 1891), the Dolphin, the Puritan (during the Spanish- American War), the Lancaster, the Yankee, the Tennessee, and the California. He was Instructor at the U. S. Naval Academy, 1887-90; Surgeon, Naval Station, Havana, Cuba, 1899; Assistant to Bureau, Medicine and Surgery, 1900-2; Instructor, U. S. Naval Medical School, Washington, 1905-9; Fleet Surgeon, Pacific Fleet, 1909-10; President, Naval Examining Board, 1910-12; in command. Naval Medical School and Naval Hospital, Washington, 1912-1917. Delegate to International Congress, Charities and Corrections, Chicago, 1893; International Congress on Leprosy, Berlin, 1897; International Sanitary Conference of American Republics, Washington. 1905, City of Mexico, 1907; and Member of Second Pan-American Scientific Congress, Washington, 1915-1916. He holds the Cuban Campaign Medal and Badge. Author: "Naval Hygiene," 1909, used as a text-book in the U. S. Naval Medical School and in the British Medical School, and by the Naval Services of both countries. When the World War came this accomplished Officer was on duty in Wash- ington. It is regretted that the details of his service during the War have not been re- ceived; although it is known he performed distinguished service. He is now commanding the Naval Hospital at Gulfport, Mis?. 402 Appexdix Captain Gatewood's father (of blessed memory to this writer — one of his old pupils), the Rev. Robert Gatewood, A. M., of the Episcopal Church, was graduated at the V. M. I. in the Class of 1849, and spent his long life as a famous Principal of Boys' Schools, and in the Holy Ministry (in which he declined to receive pecuniarj' reward). He sent three sons to the V. M. I., two graduating with great distinction and the third meeting with a tragic death while standing among the highest in his Graduating year at the Institute. A grandson (son of WilHam Gatewood, "Second Honour" Graduate of Class 1886, the prominent Naval Architect) was graduated in the Class of 1918, having served as a Second Lieutenant in the War, and his younger brother is now serving as a Cadet at the V. M. I. Captain Gatewood was the first Graduate to be awarded the degree of M. A. by the Virginia Military Institute. (There have been so far only three recipients of this degree). In recognition, and in testimony, of his pre-eminent scholarship, and especially of his valuable writings in the field of Medical Science, this high honour was conferred upon him, on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary Reunion of his Class, in June, 1916. Captain CHARLES M. DeVALIN, Class 1888. From South Carolina. Medi- cal Corps, United States Navy. [The re^'ised record here inserted, though all too brief, warrants placing this accomplished Officer in the "Specially Distinguished" Class of V. M. I. Alumni in the World War; but the Historiographer regrets that it came to him too late for insertion in its proper place herein. See page 341.] Appointed to U. S. Navy, January 27, 1892. Medical Director, with rank of Captain, since October 15, 1917. Senior Medical Officer at U. S. Training Station, Great Lakes, 111., from Maj' 5 to December 15, 1917; then to command the U. S. Naval Base Hospital No. 3 at Seafield, Leith, Scotland, A. E. F. He was created Commander of the Order of the British Empire and was awarded the U. S. Navy Cross, for distinguished services in the War. Captain GEORGE B. LOCKHART, Class 1917. From Virginia. U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F. He reported for active duty as a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps, at Marine Barracks, Parris Island, S. C, May 25, 1917, a few days after he was gradu- ated with his Class at the V. M. I. He remained at this station until July 15, 1917. He was then transferred to the Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va., and he attended the Officers' School there for one month. August 15, 1917, he was assigned to the 6th Regiment, then organizing for duty overseas. His Company was the 96th (Captain D. F. Duncan, Company Com- mander). He was second in command and aided in the organization of the Com- pany. He underwent intensive training at Quantico until January, 1918. In October, 1917, he was promoted to First Lieutenant. On January 18, 1918, he left for France on the U. S. S. Henderson, and arrived there February 4, landing at St. Nazaire. He was in the Training Area with the 6th Regiment until February 22. On this date he went to an Army School for a month's intensive training in trench warfare. On March 24 he left this school and rejoined his Company, then in the trenches in the Verdun Sector. His regiment continued in these trenches until about May 10, and during this Appendix 403 period his Company occupied four different positions in the front lines and as many in the second line. It was partly engaged in one raid and was several times under fire. From May 10 to 29 his regiment was in the Training Area for rest and reorganiza- tion. On the latter day it entrained for the front, on a hurry call, and went to the Belleau Woods Sector. On June 1, the regiment took its positions. Lieutenant Lockhart's platoon had a front of about three hundred yards, on the extreme right of the Regimental Sector, his platoon's right resting on the Paris-Metz road, and connecting with the 9th U. S. Infantry, across the road. Lockhart's platoon (and Company) had its first skirmish on June 3, 1918, and after that, during the remainder of the month, it was in the midst of the fighting. His Company captured Bouresches on June 6. He was wounded on the night of June 14, 1918. Ankle badly smashed, and a scalp wound, and badly gassed — both lungs — and body burns. He was in Base Hospital No. 30, at Royat, France, from about June 16 until August 10, and then he was on six weeks' leave. He returned to duty about the middle of September, and was classified as B-2 (that is, not physically fit for front line duty). He tried to get his classification changed, twice a month thereafter, in order to rejoin his regi- ment, but he was continued as B-2 until December. However, the War was prac- tically over then. He was Regimental Adjutant, First Marine Training Regiment, from October, 1918, until about January 5, 1919 (Colonel L. M. Gulick, Commanding), and was stationed at Chattillon-sur-Cher. In October, 1918, he received his Captaincy, his commission bearing date July 1, 1918. He was Commanding Officer of the 65th Marine Guard Company, from January 4 to July 25, 1919, on duty as Dock Guard at St. Nazaire, France. He rejoined the Second Division as Casual Officer in July, and returned home with the Machine Gun Battalion on the U. S. S. Santa Paulo, arriving at New York, August 5, 1919. During the last year Captain Lockhart has been doing routine duty at Quantico, Va., and Parris Island, S. C. He was a student at the Marine Officers' Training School at Quantico, from January to June, 1920, and after graduation was classified as an "Honour Graduate." His certificate from the Major General Commandant accompanies this formal re- port of service. (See page 317.) [The Historiographer knows the modesty of this gallant young officer and, therefore, will be chary in his words of praise; but it can be said, in all truth, that his splendid Corps does not contain an officer of his grade who is deserving of greater honour than Captain Lockhart; and that his lovely young wife whom he left, as a newly-made bride, to go overseas to fight for his country and for her, during the long and anxious period of separation, showed the same heroic spirit that characterized aU the noble wives, mothers, daughters and sweethearts of our dauntless American soldiers.] GILBERT G. WHITE, Class 1910. From Virginia. Production Supervisor, Ordnance Department, U. S. A. When War was declared he was with the Hudson Motor Car Company, with the 404 AprENDix title of Assistant to Plant Superintendent. This Company received an order from the Government for 4,000 trucks. When Production was established he went with the Ordnance Department, May 27, 1918, as Production Supervisor. In this capacity he supervised the pro- duction of Ordnance material — first the production of Artillery Ammunition. This included shells of all caUbres. On Nov. 11, 1918, the Government had signed con- tracts for approximately ten million shells, of which four million were actually made and delivered on, or before, Nov. 11, 1918. After the Ammunition Section was well under way he was given additional duties in the production of Motor Equip- ment — Trucks, Automobiles, Tractors and Tanks. All of the above were being manufactured in the State of Michigan. In this State War contracts amounting to approximately one-half billion dollars were under way. After the Armistice he was Secretary of the Claims Board that acted in the settlement of the contracts in Michigan. When this Board was dissolved, March 17, 1920, he was made Representative of the War Department Claims Board for the State of Michigan, until July 1, 1920. Since that date he has been Plant Superin- tendent and Personnel Manager for the Detroit District Salvage Depot, Ordnance Department, U. S. A. He says he will always regret that he was not actually in the Military Service in France. He tried five times to get in, but was turned down for physical reasons. He did the best he could in trying to give his knowledge and experience to the Gov- ernment, and faithfully and very ably served the Cause. (See page 107.) JAMES L. WATKINS, Class 1871. From Alabama. This most loyal son of the V. M. I. comes of good old Southern fighting stock, and would have liked, we are sure, to have been on the "fighting line" in France; but he was just a little too old for that; besides, his Country could ill have spared him, for he is reputed to be probably the greatest cotton expert and cotton statistician in the world, and is, withal, one of the Country's ablest industrial virriters. His fame (it is not extravagant to say) is co-extensive with the limits of civilization. During the years of stress and suffering through which the world has hardly yet fully emerged, he wrought earnestly for the cause of Humanity. His Alma Mater wUl ever hold him in love and admiration. Index. 405 INDEX. EXPLANATION. (1) The Letters, and Words, enclosed in Parentheses immediately following Names signify, as follows : (A. E. F.) — American Expeditionary Forces. CB. E. F.)— British Expeditionary Force. (U. S. M. A.) — United States Military Academy. (U. S. M. C.) — United States Marine Corps. (U. S. N. A.) — United States Naval Academy. (O. T. O— Officers' Training Camp. (S. A. T. C.) — Students' Army Training Corps. (Medical Corps) — Of United States Army. (Navy) — United States Navy. (Aviation)— United States Air Service. (Civil Ser\'ice) — Civil Position in U. S. Government, or service in its behalf, during World War. (French) — French Army. (V. M. I. Tr. Camps) — Service in the Training Camps established at V. M. I., open to Citizen Candi- dates for Enlistment. (2) Those Officers and Enlisted Men whose names are not followed by letters, or names, in paren- theses, served in the United States Army. (3) The Text enclosed in Brackets gives the Post- War Occupation and Present Address of Alumni, and others, who served in the War. N. B. — See Appendix for Post- War Rank of all Officers in the Service. Abel, H. B. (S. A." T. C). [85 Clinton St., Brooklyn, N. Y.] 69 Acker, Capt. Joseph E. (B. E. F.). [Director, Laboratory of Hygiene, Health Dept., Atlanta, Ga.]. 56 Acree, 2d Lt. Vernon D. [Paymaster, Army Supply Base (Civil). Norfolk, Va.] 42 Adams, Jr., Capt. Arthur A. [Real Estate & Insurance, 2120-12th Ave., Birmingham, Ala. jl. . 23 Adams, Capt. Frederick W. [Care The Adj. Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C.]-.. 23,72,89, 195,385 Adams, Jr., J. B. (S. A. T. C): [2116 Rose Ave., Birmingham, Ala.] .. 69 Adams, 2d Lt. J. V. [Student, Colorado Sch. of Mines, Golden, Colo. Home, 600 W. 7th St., Tay- lor, Texas.]-. - . 42 Adams, T. Stokes (Navy). [Union, S. C. Care T. T. Adams, L'br., Mutual Bld'g, Richmond, Va."] 63 Adams, Lt. Col. Walker H. [Sec'y & Treas. , Mutual Savings Bank & Trust Co., Lynchburg, Va.] 15, 147 Addison, G. D. (S. A. T. C). [With Old Dominion Trust Co., Richmond, Va. 4205 Forest Hill Ave., Richmond, Va.] 69 Addison, William M. (O. T. C). [Care Planters Nat'l Bk, Richmond, Va.]. 67 Additional Data for the Service Roster 392 Adelstein, P'vt Kenneth M. (Aviation). [Mech. & Elec. Eng'r with The Richmond Engineering Co., Box 514, Richmond, Va. Home, Smithfield, Va.] 58 Adkins, Field Clerk EugeneM. [Adkins Hardware Company, Lynchburg, Va.] ...58, 89 Adkins, Ensign Frederick B. (Naval Air Serv.). [Salesman, Virginia Paper Co., Richmond, Va.]... 55 Adkins, H. T. (S. A. T. C). [Manager, Southern Auto Co., Danville, Va.] 69 Adoue, James H. (A. E. F.). [Care J. Adoue, Calvert, Texas.] ... ... ... .. 58 Agnor, G. L. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V.M. I. Home, Lexington, Va.].... 69 Aiken, 1st Lt. ArchibaldM. [Lawyer, and City Attorney, Danville, Va.]. 33 *Ainslie, Captain George. (Civ. Serv.). [Lawyer. Mayor of Richmond, Va.l See FooUiole. Airth, W. S. (S. A. T. C). [108 Parshley St., Live Oak, Fla.].... 69 Akin, Maj. Spencer B. [Care The Adj. Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Greenville, MisB.].-18, 384 Albert, H. Grei^nway (Civil Serv.). [Civ. & Mining Eng'r in foreign lands. Home, Cedar Lawn, Govans.Md.] 75,100 Alexander, Charles R. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Philadelphia, Pa.]... 112 Alexander, 1st Lt. Gail H. Killed in action in France 33, 75, 85, 275 Alexander, Maj. George Murrell. [Pres. & Treas., Ivey & Kirkpatrick, Res. Agents, Insurance, Lynchburg, Va.] 18,89, 17 2 Allderdice.Maj. Fitzhugh B. [Resigned from Service. Pres. Boatwright Tie & Timber Co., and in Loan & Investm't Bus. 414 Bisbee Bldg., Jacksonville, Fla. Former home, Hagerstown,Md.] 18 Allied Armies — Commissioned Personnel 56 Allied Armies — Enlisted Personnel • 64 Allen, Lt. Col. James G. (Civil Serv.). [Lt. Colonel and Associate Professor, V. M. L] I... 100 Allen, 2d Lt. Joseph C. [Former home, Corsicana, Texas.]... 42 Allison, Ist Lt. James A. [Home, Draper, Va.] 33 Allison, 2d Lt. Parker R. [Care Mrs. Berta M. Allison, Douglas, Ariz.] 42 Allison, 1st Lt. Wesley R. (B. E. F.). Salesman, "Brookwood," Rosemont, Pa.] 56, 89, 345 Almond, Maj. Edward M. [Care The Adj't. Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Orange, Va.] 18, 75, 89, 175, 385 Aloe, Col. Alfred. [Care The Adj't. Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, St. Louis, Mo.] 13, 133, 383 _*It was the good fortune of the City of Richmond to have for its Executive Officer during the whole period of the War this distinguished Graduate of the V. M. I. who knew no surcease from labour in be- half of the triumph of American Arms. 406 Index. Alsop, Capt. Thomas (M. C). [Physician, 1801 Pacific Ave., Atlantic City, N. J.] -. 23 Alston, 2d Lt. Edwin S. [1800 N. Pearce St., Dallas, Texas.] 42 Alt, G. T. eg. A. T. C). [P. O., University of Virginia] 69 Alverson, 2d Lt. Henry L. [Home, 207 Jefferson Ave., Danville, Va.] 42 Alvey, 1st Lt. R. W. [Care Capt. J. P. Alvey's Family, Galveston, Texas.]. 33 Alvis, 2d Lt. Raymond. [Instructor Science, Fishburne Mil. Sch., Waynesboro, Va. Home, Fishers ville, Va.] --- — - 67,392 Amerine, 1st Lt. Warren M. [Actuary, Ga. Casualty Co., Macon, Ga.]. 33, 275 Amiss, Jr.,F. T. (S. A. T. C). [Student, Univ. of Va. Home, Luray, Va.] 69 Amory, 1st Lt. George S. [Salesman with Gen. Motors Acceptance Corp., 120 West 42d St., New York. Home, Wilmington, Del.] 33 Amory, 1st Lt. Thomas D. Killed in action in France ...33, 72, 85, 89, 247, 378 Ancker, P'vt William M. (U. S. M. C). [3507 N. Charles St., Baltc, Md. App'td to U. S. Naval Acad, on his fine record.] . 62 Anderson, Sg'tMaj. Brooks N. [With N. N. S. B. & D. D. Co., Newport News, Va. Home, 354 Ward Ave., Norfolk, Va.] 58 Anderson, Calvert A. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Farmer, Lee, Va.] 109 Anderson, C.E. (S. A. T.C.). [Student, V. M. I. Home, Sandy Level, Va.] . 69 Anderson, 1st Lt. George K. [Blast Furnace Business, Mallow, Va. Home, Clifton Forge, Va.] 33 Anderson, Lt. Col. James A. [Lt. Colonel and Associate Professor, V. M. I 15, 140 Anderson, 1st Lt. John Kyle. [Field Dept. Eng'g, Midwest Refining Co., Casper, Wy. Home, Lexington, Va.] 33 Anderson, Col. Joseph R. [Historiographer, V. M. I. P. O. Lee, Va.]-.. 380 Anderson, 1st Sg'tMarvin J. [Former Newspaper Owner, Marion, Va.] 58 Anderson, Capt. Stewart W. [Lt. Col. and Associate Professor, V. M. L] ...23, 233 Andrews, 2d Lt. Harris G. [Home, 1132 Hampton Ave., Newport News, Va.] 42 Angle, 1st Lt. James M. [Eng'r. With Morris Knowles, Inc., Consulting Eng'rs, Pittsburgh, Pa. Address: 5728 Baum Blv'd.] . 33, 89, 296 Appendix 1 383 Arens, R.M. (S. A. T. C). [1422 Charles St., Indianapolis, Ind.] 69 *Armistead, 2d Lt.Moss W. [Florist, 402 Middle St., Portsmouth, Va.] 42 Armistead, 2d Lt. Fred V. [Gen. Elec. Co. Res., 216 Glenwood Blv'd., Schenectady, N. Y.] 42 Arms, Maj. Thomas S. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, St. Clair Road, Euclid, O.] 18,181,385 Armstrong, P'vt Allan G. [Auditor, 1601 Debree Ave., Norfolk, Va.] 58 Armstrong, 1st Lt. Anthony G. (U. S. M. C). [Resigned after War. Eng'r with Const'n Co. in New York. Died Jan'y 23, 1921, from accidental asphyxiation. Sister, Mrs. H. E. Moran, East Falls Church, Va.] 51 Armstrong, Reuben C. (U. S. M. C. Aviation Section). [Planter, Gilnookie Plantation, Leland, Miss.] 62 Armstrong, 2d Lt. William D. [Of firm W. E. Armstrong & Co., Wholesale Druggists, 13-15 N. Union St., Petersburg, Va.] 42 Arrington, William A. (O.'T.C). [Automobiles. 176 Banyon Place, Miami, Fla. Home,Arring- ton,Va.] 66 Ashley, Sg't Eugene H. [Gen. Elec. Co., Schenectady, N. Y. Home, Valdosta, Ga.] .58, 90 Atkins, Joseph (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.] 110 Atwill, 2d Lt. Charles B. [Trav. Salesman, M. P. Hubbard Co., Inc., Balto., Md. Home, Kin- sale, Va.] 42 Austin, 2d Lt. Samuel L. (Aviation). [Asst. Dept. Sales Mgr., Chicago Mill & L'b'r Co. Res., 112 ClintonAve.,OakPark, Chicago, 111.] 42,90 Averill, 2d Lt. Henry. [American Vice Consul at Port au Prince, Haiti. Home, Orange, Va.] 42 Ayres, IstLt. BlackstoneD. [Law Student, Univ. of Va. Home, Accomac. Va.] 33 Ayres, Lt. Col. Henrv Fairfax. [Pre-war add., V. P., Dickey Steel Co., 233 Broadway, New York] 16 Ayres, J. C. (S. A. tIC). [Student, V.M. I. Home, Accomac, Va.] 69 Bacharach, P'vtBertramM. (U. S.M. C). [With "Bragers," Dept. Store, 1910 Eutaw PL, Balto., Md. Home, Parkway Apt's, Atlantic City, N. J.] 62 Backus, P'vt J. H. (Engineers). [Care A. J. Backus, Real Estate, Norfolk, Va.] 68 Baecher, Joseph (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.]. 112 Bader, Ralph M. (Civil Service). [Vice-Consul, Teheran, Persia, since 1915. Home, McGayes- ville.Va.] - 100 Padgett, J.M. (S. A. T. C). [Farm ville, Va.] 69 Bagby, 1st Lt. English (Aviation). [Ma.ior and Adjunct Professor, V. M. I., 1919-20. Resigned. Dept. Philosophy, Yale Univ., New Haven, Conn.] ...33, 90 Bagley, P'vt Isham T. [Real Estate. Capt., Va. N. G., 1920. Blackstone, Va.] 58 Bailey, 2d Lt. Nathaniel H. [Gri/fin, Ga.] 42 Bailey, Capt. WeldonM. [Lawver. Southern Bld'g, Wash., D. C. Home, Gainesville, Tex.] 23 Bain, Capt. James M. (U.S.M.C.). [Care Marine Corps H.Q., Wash., D. C. Home, Norfolk, Va.].50, 390 Bain, Jr., K. A. (S. A. T. C). [326 North St., Portsmouth, Va.] 69 Baker, Capt. Arthur M. [Salesman for H. D. Adams Company, Wholesale Grocers, Macon, Ga. Res., 10 Nevarro Apt's.] 23 Baldin!rer,Mai.OraM. (Aviation). [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, Norfolk, Va.] . ....18,161,384 Baldwin, 1st Lt. J. Favre (Medical Corps, B. E. F.). Killed in action in France 56, 75, 85, 346, 378 Baldev, Charles T. (Naw). [Care Charles Thorn, Cotton Broker, New Orleans, La.l 63 Balfoiir,.Jr.,C. H. (S. A.iT.C). [Student, V.M. I. Home add., 619 Olney Road, Norfolk, Va.].. 69 Ballou, J. W. (S. A. T. C). [With Imperial Tobacco Co., Limited, Oxford, N. C] 69 ♦Appointed 2d Lieutenant, U. S.M. C, in September, 1916, but rejected for underweight. Through the efforts of Maj. General (then Colonel) Lejeune he secured a re-cxnmination by the Surgeon General of the Navy, who sent him bark to the Examining Board, with rcroninipiidntion 1o pass him. But this Board still rejected him. A few months later, he was appointed to the Officers' Tniining Crmp, but was rejected by the Examining Board at Fort Monroe, for the same reason — underweight. Index. 407 Bancroft, 2d Lt. John T. [Stud, of Architecture, Univ. of Pa. Home, 47 5th Ave., New York.] 42 Bancroft, Thomas C. (O. T. C.) [Student. Home, Orange, Texas.] 67 Banning, Jr., Lt. Hancock (Navy). [Eke. Engineer, 45 Regent St., Schenectady, N. Y. Home add.,594PaoificElec,Bld'g, Los Angeles, Cal.] _. 53 Barbour, Louis W. (Aviation). [Home, 304 N. Wash. Ave., Wellington, Kansas.]... 58 Barker, C, C. (S. A. T. C). [Merchant. Axton, Va.] 69 Barksdale, Capt. Alfred D. [Lawyer. Kemp & Barksdale, Law Bld'g, Lynchburg, Va.] 23,72,190 Barley, Jr., Louis C. (U. S.M. A.). [U. S.M. A., West Point, N. Y. Home, 211 N. Wash. St., Alex- Barlow, Jr.', J. 'AVfV''MVlVTV."Camp).""lNorfolk;' Va^^^^^ 113 Barnard, Jr., 2d Lt. James H. [Mercantile Bus. Care P. B.M. Co., Wichita Falls, Tex.) 42 Barnes, Capt. Olin B. [Sales Mg'r, Provident Estates Co., 230 Ohio Bld'g, Akron, O. Home, 2031 "O" St., N. W., Wash., D. C] 23 Barnes, 2d Lt. Robert E. (U. S. M. C). [Resigned after War. With Underwriters Ass'n, Norfolk, Va. Home, Hotel Matz, Bluefield, W. Va.] 52 Barr, Capt. Albert T. [Address not knWn— formerly, Norfolk, Va. Son of late James M. Barr, formerly Pres., S. A. L. Ry.] 23 Barrett, Jr., FrankM. (O. T. C). [225-25th St., Newport News, Va.] 66 Barrett, Frank S. (O. T. C). [225-25th St., Newport News, Va.] 67 Barrett, Ensign Russell S. (Navy). [Care Navy Dept., Wash., D. C. Home, Newport News, Va.l 54,389 Barrett, 1st Lt. William S. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Newport News, Va.] 33,386 Barringer, Brandon (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [1242 Real Est. Trust Bld'g, Phil., Pa.] Ill Barringer, Jr., D.M. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [1242 Real Est. Trust Bld'g, Phil ,Pa.] 111 Barron, Edward M. (Civil Serv.). [In Gov't Serv. Room 523, U. S. Customs House, New York.] 100 Barrow,Jr.,F. P. (S.A.T.C). [Student, V.M. I. Home, 400Chautauqua Ave., Portsmouth, Va.] 69 Barry, 2d Lt. Arthur P. (B. E. F.). [Care Capt. N. J. Shelton, U. S. A. Retired, 264 Waverly Place, New York.] 56 Barry, N. G. (S. A. T. C). [Asst. Mg'r, R.M. Barry's Coco Cola Plant, Middlesboro. Ky.'] 69 Bartenstein, L. R. (S. A. T. C). [Dep. Circuit Ct. Clerk, Fauquier Co., Warrenton, Va.] 69 Bass, Capt. Lucian L. [Sec'y & Treas., Van Doren Constn. Co., Richmond, Va.] 23 Batten, 1st Lt. Raymond M. (Aviation). [Care Mrs. Ida L. Batten, Smithfield, Va.] 33, 90 Battle, J.M. (S.A.T.C). [927 Jefferson St., Charlottesville, Va 69 Baugham, 1st Lt. William E. [Tobacconist. Washington, N. C] 33,287 Baughn, P. H. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Harrisonburg, Va.] 108 Baxter, Maj. Jere. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, Nashville, Tenn.].18, 384 Beard, 2d Lt. Charles G. [Hillsboro, W. Va.] . 42 Beasley, Jr., James W. (S.A.T.C). [CareBeasley Hdw'e Co., 210-lOth St., N. W., Wash., I). C] 69 Beasley, Capt. Oscar H. [CareBeasley Hdw'eCo.,210-10thSt., N.W.,Wash., D.C] 23 Beasley, Capt. Thomas H. [Wholesale Commission Merchant, Roanoke, Va.] 23 Beauchamp, James R. [With The Md. Casualty Co., 100 Lagunna St., San Francisco, Cal. Home, Princess Anne, Md.] 58 Beavers, Jr., JohnM. [Sec'y to Lawyer and doing Export Commercial Work. Address, 1752 Co- lumbia Road, Washington, D. C] : .,,. ... 58 Becker, Capt. Leland S. [Eng'r. With H. W. Johns-Manville Co., Chicago, 111. Home, Roa- noke, Va.] 23 Beckner, Maj. William H. [Lumber. Galax, Va. Former home, Winchester, Ky.] 18,166 Beirne, Maj. Richard F. [Pres., Industrial Commn. of Va., Ashland, Va.] . 18, 180 Bell, Pv't Alden. [Lawyer and Journalist. Culpeper, Va.] 58, 75, 90, 308 Bell, Jr., Capt. Francis. [Farmer. Dublin, Va.] ... 23 Bell, George C (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Alcoa, Tenn.] 111 Bellezza, 2d Lt. Russell G. [Post-Grad. Student, Mass. Inst, of Tech. Care Mrs. LydiaG. Whed- bee, Hertford, N. C] 42 Belt, Lt. Comm'dr Haller (Navy). [Care Navy Dept., Wash., D. C Former home, Dallas, 'fex.].53, 389 Bender, 1st Sa't Theodore K. [Phoenix Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.] . _ 58 Benners, Pv't Archibald W. (U. S.M. C— Killed in action in France.) 62,75, s'5,,339 Benners, Jr., Thomas H. (O. T. C). [With his father in Pig Iron, Coal & Coke Bus., 605 Am. Trust Bld'g, Birmingham, Ala.] . ... .. 66 Bennett, G. M. (S. A. T. C). [Buckhorn, Va.] . . 69 Bennett, Corp. John R. [Law Student, 28 S. Battery, Charleston, S. C] .. 58 Bennett, S. C (V.M. L Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.] l 111 BentJey, Capt. James B. [Comd't, Shen. Valley Acad., Winchester, Va. Home, Hampton, Va.] 23 Bergman, Maj. Lloyd H. [Teacher. Honle, 1212 N. Ballinger St.. Fort Worth, Texas.] 18 Berman, Gus. (S. A. T. C). [Asst. to Executive Head, Snyder & Berman, Inc., Box 636, Lynch- burg, Va.] ... ._ _ _ _ 69 Berry, D.W. (S.A.T.C). [Care Horton& Horton, Houston, Texas.] I 69 Berry, Capt. Edwin S. [Eng'r. Care Pope Yeatman, Inc., 60 Broadwav, New York.] 23 Berry, Jr., 2d Lt. Francis W. [Civil Engineer, West Palm Beach. Fla. Home, Lurav, Va.] . . 42 Berry, Marshall K. (O.T.C). [Student, V. M. I. Home add., Herring Nat'l Bank Bld'g, Vernon, Texas 1 68 Berry, Jr., 2d Lt. wllTiamT. " [Rivermont"Ave.VLvnchbur!r,"V^^^^ " 42 Bertschey, Capt. Stanton L. [U. S A. Detailed as Asst. Prof., Mil. Sc. & Tactics, V. M. L, 1920. Home, Phoebus, Va.] 23,90,208,386 Beverley, J. H. C (Civil Service). [Farmer, The Plains, Va.] 100 Biedler, William T. (Civil Service). [Sup't, Const. Dept., Consol. Gas, Elec. L. & P. Co., Balto, Md.] ": : 100 Bigbee, 2d Lt. William O. [Accountant. 900 Court St., Lynchburg, Va.] 42 Billups, Ford I,. (O. T. C). [With Zumwalt, Willson & Garnett, Certified Pub. Accountants, 304 Patterson Bld'g, Oklahoma City, Okla.]-... . 66 Bingham, R. S. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Talladega, Ala.]... Ill Biscoe, Col. Earl. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C Former home, Washington, D. C. 13, 132, 384 408 Index. Black, Munro (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.] 108 Black, 1st Lt. William L. [Local Mg'r, Amer. Finance & Trad. Co., Paris, France. Care Judge J. W. Black, Nashville, Tenn.] 33 Black, Jr., 1st Lt. William M. [Care Gen. W.M. Black, 2324 CaKfornia St., Wash., D. C.]- 33 Blackford, Benjamin O. (Civil Serv.). [Agent, B. & O. R. R., Staunton, Va.] 100 Blackford, Lt. Col. Charles M.— Died in the Service 16, 85, 135 Blackford, 1st Lt. George T. [Civil Eng'r, with Mayfield Bros. Constn. Co., Box 312, Eastland, Texas.] -- 33,75,290 Blackmore, Maj. Philip G. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, Hamp- ton, Va.] - - 18,181,384 Blair, 2d Lt. Alexander H. [With West India Oil Comp'y. Home, Max Meadows, Va.] 42 Blair, Jesse H. (U.S. M. A.). [West Point, N. Y. Home, 1929 S. Meridian St., Indianapolis, Ind.]. 68 Blake, Col. Edmund M. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, Columbia, S. C.]... 13,72,128,383 Blake, O (S. A. T. C). [CareUnderpinning Foundation Co., Woolworth Bld'g, New York.] 69 Blanford, I. I. (S. A. T. C). [With Portsmouth Stationery Co., Portsmouth, Va.] 69 Bletcher, Jr., Frank O. (S. A. T. C). Died, July 30, 1920 69 Bloch, L. John (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [3025 Fairfield Ave., Cincinnati, O.], 112 Blomquist, CM. (Civil Serv.). [Manager, P. G. Oil Works, Port Gibson, Miss.] 100 Blow, Allmand M. (Civil Serv.) . [Mining En'g'r. Oil Producer. 241 Kennedy Bld'g, Tulsa, Okla. ] 100 Blow, Maj. George A. [Mining Eng'r. Knoxville, Tenn.] 18, 182 Blow, 2d Lt. George W. [Post-Grad. Student, Harvard Univ. Home, LaSalle, 111.] 42 Blum, 2d Lt. Albert H. (Aviation.) [Clk., with The Nelms & Blum Co., Greenville, Miss.] 42 Blundon, 1st Lt. Montague. [Civil Eng'r. Care D. C. Gallaher, Lawyer, Charleston, W. Va.]..-33, 263 Bly, 2d Lt.MerwinC. (Aviation). [Advertising Bus. in New York. Home, Leesburg, Va.] 42 Boatwright, Jr., J. L. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Home add., Care John L. Boatwright, Hampton Place, Portsmouth, Va.] 69 Bolen, 2d Lt. Charles H. [R. F. D., Culpeper, Va.].. 42 Boiling, R. W. (S. A. T. C). [Mem. firm, W. H. Boiling & Son, Lumber Mfrs., Roanoke, Va. Head of Branch Office, Box 161, La Grange, Ga.] 69 Bond, A. J. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Homeadd., Care Va.-Car. Chem. Co., Richmond, Va.] 69 Bond, Jr., 1st Lt. Edward J. [1st V. P., Maryland Casualty Co., Balto. & North Sts., Ba!to.,Md.].. 33 Bond, Jr., Robert N. (S. A. T. C). [Cotton Bus. with Flippin& Hurt, Memphis, Tenn.] 69 Bonnycastle, Col. Henry C. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, Louis- ville, Ky.] 13,130,383 Bonsai, 2d Lt. Hall P. [511 Calvert Bld'g, Baltimore, Md.] 42 Booker, Jr., H.R. (S. A. T. C). [Clerk with H. R. Booker & Co., Hampton, Va.]. 69 Booker, Col. Philip W. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Hampton, Va.1.13, 133, 384 Booth, Electrician Charles Murray (Navy). [Sp'l Salesman. With Nat'l Biscuit Co., 190 Albany St., Cambridgeport, Mass.] - 63 Borde, 1st Lt. Harry J. [Lawyer. 1009 Title Ins. Bld'g, Los Angeles, Cal. Appointed 1st Lt., U. S. A., July 1, 1920. Declined.] 33 Borden, Chief Yeoman Edward B. (Navy). [Planter. Goldsboro, N. C] 63 Borden, Jr., 1st Lt. Frank K. (Aviation). [Brick Mf'r, Goldsboro, N. C] 33 Borden, 2d Lt. Thomas F. [Banker, Goldsboro, N. C] 42 Bosley, Col. John R. — Died soon after retirement, January 8, 1920 13, 127 Bouldin, Thomas V. [With American Motors Corpn. 305 Hendrix St., Greensboro, N. C] 58 Bowe, Jr., Capt. William F. [Contractor. Perm, add., 332 Greene St., Augusta, Ga.] 23, 234 Bowering, Capt. Benjamin. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Fredericksburg, Va.] .23,211,385 Bowles, Jr., Aubrey R. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Richmond, Va.].... 109 Bowles, Jr., J. C. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V.M. I. Home, Columbia, Va.] 69 Bowles, Jr., 1st Lt. William B. [Salesman with Lidgerwood Mf g. Co. Address, 403 N. Mertland St., Homeward Station, Pittsburgh, Pa. Home, Salem, Va.] 33 Boyd, John W. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Richmond, Va.] 108 Boykin,2dLt. HenleyP. [Majorand Adjunct Prof., V.M. I. Home, Suffolk, Va.].._. 42 Boykin, Lt. Maury W. (Navy). [Resigned from Service. Care C. C. Boykin, Druggist, Norfolk, Va] 53 Boykin, 1st Lt. Richard S. [With Stand. Oil Co., Elizabeth, N. J. Res., 308 Westfield Ave. Home, Suffolk, Va.] 33 Boykin, 1st Lt. Robert S. [Real Estate. Wilson, N. C] 34 Boylaa, Corp. Rufus T. [Banker. Raleigh, N. C.]... 58 Boynton, P'vt Paul W. (Canadian Volunteers). [Student. 112 Parker St., Ithaca, N. Y.] 64 Brabson, 1st Lt. Samuel M. [A'p'd 1st Lt. Inf., U. S. A., July 1, 1920. CareThe Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Greenville, Tenn.] 34,386 Bradbury, Maj. Eugene. [Architect. Charlottesville, Va.] _..18, 182 Bradford, 2d Lt. John R. (Aviation). [With Fed. Reserve Bk., Richmond, Va. Res., 24 N. Blv'd St.] 42 Bradford, Capt. William B. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, Talla- hassee, Fla.) ...23,386 Branch, Alpheus (O. T. C). [With J. P. Taylor Co., Inc., Carrollton, Ky. Leaf Tobacco. Home, 600 W. Nash St.. Wilson, N. C] 67 Brander, Maj. William W. (Chaplain). [Retired from Service after War. Rector of Episcopal Church at Clovis, New Mexico.] 18, 181 Branton, P'vt .Tames L. [Cotton. Burdette, Miss.] --- 58 Brazelton, Capt. Thomas B. [Lumber. 324 N. 12th Street, Waco, Texas.]... 23 Breeden, Bvrd H. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Richmond, Va.].. 109 Brennan, Rudolph W. C. (.\\'iation). [CareMrs.M. G. Brennan, Oakland Apt's, Wash., D. C.]_.. 58 Brett, Maj. George H. (Aviation). [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, Cleveland, O] 18,155,384 Brevard, Robert J. (Aviation). [Rancher and Miner, Medford, Oregon.] 58 Brewster, Capt. Joseph E. (U. S.M.C.). [CareMarine Corps H.Q., Wash., D. G. Homeofformer Guardian, Chas. A. Miller, Lawyer, Utica, N. Y.] —50. 390 Index. 409 Bridgforth, Richard B. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Kenbridge, Va.] no Brigadier Generals J3 Briggs, 2d Lt. Archer K. [2319 W. Grace St., Richmond, Va.] -"I'lIIII" 42 Briggs, Jr., R. C. (S. A. T. C). Eng'r Student, Rice Institute, Texas. Home, Taylor, Texas.]-!!!! 69 Briggs, 2d Lt. William H. [Merchant. Felden-Briggs Co., Greensboro, N. C] . 42 Brister, Jr., Capt. Charles M. [Asst. Metallurgist. With Balto. Copper Smelting & R. Co^.'SalTi- more, Md.] 23 British and French Armies — Commissioned Personnel . 5g Brittle, P.N. (S. A. T. C). [Garage Business. Warrenton, Va.] ..I"" 69 Broaddus, Francis C.(O.T.C.). [Asst. Cash'r, The Border Nat'l Bank, El Paso, Te,tas.] . 66 Brockenbrough, Jr., Austin (S. A. T. C). [Student, V.M. I. Homeadd., 7 South Byrd St., Rich- mond, Va]--- 69 Brooke, Col. George M. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S A., Wash., D. "C. Former hoinerLexing- ton, Va.] 13,125,383 Brooke, Maj. Richard. [Div. Eng'r, B. & O. R. R. Home, Sutherlin, Va.]- 18, 183 Brooks, 1st Lt. George R. [Cost Accountant in Charge, Duquesne Steel Foundry Co., Coraopolis, Pa. Former home, Fairmont, W. Va.] _. 34 Brooks, J. K. (S. A.T. C). [Care Mrs. W. A. Brooks, Forney, Texas.] I-!!I!!!!I"II"'!!""III" 69 Brooks, Sg't Flyer Reginald R. (Aviation). [Artist. Missoula, Montana.],.- 58,75,303 Brown, Capt. Alanson D. [Salesman, Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co., St. Louis, Mo. Box484, Ruston, La.] 23,208 Brown, Maj. Charles C. [App'd Capt. Q.M. Corps, U. S. A., July 1, 1920. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, 5842 Clemsen Ave., St. Louis, Mo.] 18 385 Brown, Capt. Campbell H. (U. S.M. C). [Care Marine Corps H. Q., Wash., D. C. Home, 137 Davis Ave.,W. New Brighton, Staten Island, N. Y.] 50, 390 Brown, 1st Lt. Ernest C. [Merchant. Care Brown-Ross Shoe Co., Knoxville, 'Tenn.] 1.34, 90, 274 Brown, Jr., 1st Lt. Foster V. [Lawyer. Chattanooga, Tenn.] .....34', 72, 90, 246 Brown, Capt. Francis M. [Lawyer. With Tillman, Bradley & Morrow, 2100-28 Jeff. Co. Bk Bld'g, Birmingham, Ala.] . 23,239 Brown, H. C. (S. A. T. C). [Clk. with The Young & Vann Supply Co., Birmingham7Aia.'] 69 Brown, H.O. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.] ." 109 Brown, Lt. Col. James McK. (B. E. F.). [Farmer in Canada. Care Mrs. C. W. Brown, Mt. Vernon Ky.] 56,72,344 Brown, 1st Lt. John S. [With Evans-Snider-Buel Co., Live Stock Agents, Fort Worth, Texas.] 34 Brown, 1st Lt. Mills. [Real Estate. La Grange, Texas.] 34 Brown, 2d Lt. Percy. [Post-Grad. Student, Yale Univ. Home, Lexington, Va.]- - 42 Brown, Lt. Willard C. (Navy). [Elec. Eng'r, Nat'l Lamp Works, Nela Park, Cleveland, 0.]...1 53 Browne, Lt. Col. Bowyer B. [Appointed Major, Eng'rs, U. S. A., July 1, 1920. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, Winchester, Va.] 16, 151, 384 Bruce, Howard (Civil Service). [Pres., Bartlett Hayward Co., Balto., Md.] 100 Bruner, F. D.P. (S. A. T. C). [N. & W. Ry, Roanoke, Va.] .".. 69 Bruns, Sg't T. M. Logan. [Lawyer. 2308 Prytania St., New Orleans, La.]--- 58 Bryan, Jr., B. M. (S. A. T. C). [Care Red River Oil Co., Alexandria, La.] .. 69 Bryan, C. J. (S. A. T. C). [Student, Univ. of N. C. Care State Hospital, Goldsboro, N. C.]'- 69 Bryan, 2d Lt. Edward D. [Rep. in Chicago of Richmond Hosiery Mills, Rossville, Ga. Home add.. Care Capt. H. T. Bryan, Tarboro, N. C] 42 Bryan, Jr., Capt. Henry T. [Gen. Sup't, Richmond Hosiery Mills, Rossville, Ga. Home, Tar- boro. N. C] 23 Bryan,Jr.,Maj. L.Randolph. [Asst. Cashier, The Lumberman's Nat'l Bank, Houston, "f ex.] ..19, 159 Bryson. J. E. (S. A. T. C). [Student, Univ. of Ga. Home, 214 Broughton St., Savannah , Ga.] . 69 Buch.G. R. (S. A. T. C). [Student. V.M. I. Care FrankM. Buch, 315 8th St., Lyn chburg, Va.] 69 Bucher, Capt. Oliver B. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, Phoebus, Va] 23,386 Buckner, Jr.. Maj. Simon B. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, near Munfordville, Hart Co., Ky.] 19, 384 Bulkley, Edward A. [With The Lackawanna Steel Co., 2 Rector St., New York. Home, 16 E. 30th St., New York.] 58 Bull, Lt. Col. Raymond C. (Med. Corps). [Colonel and Surgeon, and Professor, V. M. I.] 16, 388 Bullington, Jr., R.McC. (S. A. T. C). [Student, Univ. of Va. Homeadd., 1323 E. Gary St., Rich- mond, Va.] _ 69 Bunting, Jr., J. (S. A.T.C.). [Student, V.M. I. Homeadd., CareCity Stove& F'dy Co., Bristol, Va] 69 Buracker. Jr., Instructor Edward M. (Navy). [Merchant. 2800 Calvert St., Baltimore, Md.] .. 63 Buracker, 1st Lt. Samuel L. [App'd 1st Lt. Inf., Reg. Army, 1920. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Luray, Va.) 34, 386 Burchell, Arthur L. rV. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Brooklyn. N. Y.] -- _ 113 Burdeau, Jr., 1st Lt. George T. [513 Wainright Bld'g, St. Louis, Mo.] 34, 76 Burdeau, Jr., J. (S. A. T. C). [513 Wainright Bld'g, St. Louis, Mo.] 69 Burger, 2d Lt. Henry I. [Instructor, Fishburne Mil. Sch., Waynesboro, Va. Home, Natural Bridge, Va] 42 Burgin, Samuel E. (Civil Serv.). [1130 N. 25th St., Birmingham, Ala.] 100 Burks, Capt. Jesse J. (U. S. M. C). [Care Marine Corps H. Q., Wash., D. C. Home, Compton Bridge, Va.j 50,390 Burleson.MurrayF. (Civil Serv.). [Engineer. 8 W. 40th St., New York.] 100 Burress, Trumpeter C. A. (U. S.M. C). [Student, V.M. I. Home, Walnut Hill, Richmond, Va.] 392 Burress, 1st Lt. Jack W. [Asst. Manager, PattenMf 'g Co. , Box "D," St. Elmo Station, Chattanooga, Tenn. Former home, Richmond, Va.] 34,90,288 Burress, William B. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Box "D," Chattanooga, Tenn. Former home, Richmond, Va.] 110 Burress, Capt. Withers A. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, Rich- mond, Va.l 23,72,203,385 Burton, Jr., 1st Lt. Reuben. [Capt., Co. "B," R. L. I. Blues, 1920. (Resigned later) 806 Semi- nary Ave., Richmond, Va.j— 34 410 Index. Butler, Jr., Corp. Charles N. (U.S. M.C.). [KUS Land Title Bld'g, Philadelphia, Pa.] 62 Butler, Edward L. (O. T.C.). [Post-Grad. Student, Tulane Univ. Home, Bains, La.] 67 Butler, 2d Lt. Percy S. [Clinchfield P. Cement Co., Kingsport, Tenn.] .._ . . . 43 Butt, Ellis W. (V.M. LTr. Camp). [Portsmouth, Va.] 108 Button, Jr., Conyers (V.M. L Tr. Camp). [Philadelphia, Pa.] 112 Button, 2d Lt. Frank W. [Home, 646 Elsmere Park, Lexington, Ky.] 43 Byrd, Jr., Lt. Commander Richard E. (Navy). [Care Navy Dept., Wash., D. C. Home, Win- chester, Va.] 53,389 Cabell, C. F. [Address not known, — formerly. Bowling Green, Ky.] 58 Cabell, M. N. (S. A. T.C.). [Norwood, Va.] 69 Caf fee, Mahlon (O. T. C— Died in the Service.) 66, 85 Caffery, Capt. .lames P (Aviation). [Division Storekeeper, Southern Pacific Lines in La. Home Lafayette, La.) ___ 23 Cahill, Martin O. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.] 109 Caldwell, 1st Lt. Francis Y. [East Radford, Va.] 34 Calisch, Abraham W. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [1643 Monument Ave., Richmond, Va.] 108 Cameron, E.D. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Richmond, Va.].-- 111 Cammer, 1st Lt. Claude R. [Sec'y & Treas., The Valley Service Stations, Inc., Winchester, Va.] 34, 76, 90, 246 *Camp,Sg't Oilman L. (O.T.C.). [Special Agt., Hartford Fire Ins. Co., 120WestGranite St., Butte, Mont. Home, Billings, Mont.) 68 Camp, Capt. P. Ryland. [Gen'lMg'r, Roanoke Ry Co. and Associated with CampMf 'g Co., Frank- lin, Va.] ■ 24 Camp, 1st Lt. Vaughan. [Sec'v & Treas., Carolina Wood Exp. Corp., Norfolk, Va. Home, Frank- lin, Va.] 34 Camp Fremont (O.T.C.) - 68 Camp Gordon (O. T. C.) . . . 68 Camp Grant {O.T.C.) _ 68 Camp Hancock (O. T. C.) 68 Camp Joseph E. Johnston {O. T. C.) 68 Camp Kearny (O. T. C.) 68 Camp Lee (O.T.C.) . . 67 Camp Pike (O.T.C.) 67 Camp Taylor (O. T. C.) 66 Campbell, Capt. Ale.xander G. [Tobacco Bus., Le.xington, Ky. Home, 1201 W. Franklin St., Rich- mond, Va.) _ ___ 24 Campbell, Lt. Col. Arthur G. [Care The General Staff, U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Lexington, Va.]--.. 16,76,146,384 Campbell, 1st Lt. A. Horace. [Const'n Engineer, with The Foundation Co., 125 Liberty St., New York. Care Father, A. I. Campbell, Hotel Ashton, 1306 Madison Ave., New York.] ...34, 90 Campbell, Jr., A. M. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Home add.. Care Glamorgan P. & F. Co., Lynchburg Va.]- . 69 Campbell, Capt. George B. [App'd 1st Lt., Inf., U. S. A., July 1,1920. Care The Ad j't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C] .-24,386 Campbell, Jr., 1st Lt. Hugh A. [Asst. Sup't Const'n for J. C. Curtis, Denbigh, Va. Home, Mul- berry Island, Va.] - - -- 34 Campbell, T. P. (S. A. T. C). [Care J. F. Campbell, Morristown, Tenn.] 69 Campbell, William E. (Civil Serv.). [Production Asst., Delco Light Co., Dayton, O. Home, Irving Coll., Mechanicsburg, Pa.] .- 100 Campbell, 2d Lt. William P. [With Reo Automobile Co., Lansing, Mich. Home, Augusta, Ark.].. 43 Campbell, 1st Lt. William S. [Home, Lexington, Va.] 34 Campman, Lt. J. Henry (Navy). [Care Navy Dept., Wash., D. C. Home, Houston, Texas.] 53, 389 Candidates for Commission 66 Cann, 1st Lt. Samuel A. [Insurance. Home, 114W. Gaston St., Savannah, Ga.] ...34,262 Cann, 1st Lt. William G. [Lawyer. Home, 114 W. Gaston St., Savannah, Ga.] 34, 90, 262 fCannon, Corp. Edward R. (U. S. M. C). [Trav. Salesman, Charlotte Casket Co., Charlotte, N. C] iSee Footnote. Cantrell, 2d Lt. Charles C. [Journalist. Greenville, Texas. Colonel, Governor's Staff.] 43 Captains — British Army 56 Captains — V. S. Army (After War) 385 Captains — U. S. Ariny (During War) 23 Captains — U. S. Marine Corps (After War) 390 Captains — U. S. Marine Corps (During War) 50 Captains— U. S. Naoy (After War) 389 Captains — U. S. Navy (During War) 53 Carlton, 1st CI. Radio Electrician Eug'ineT. (Navy). [Student, V. M. I. Home, Roanoke, Va.] 392 Carlton, Capt. Harry. [Sr. Mem., Carlton, Young & Catlin, Inc., Mfrs. The "C.Y.C." Elec. Gen- erating Plant. Grand Central Palace, New York. Home, Centralia, Va.] 24 Carneal, 2d Lt. Charles W. (Aviation). [Real Estate and Insurance. 4 N. 11th St., Richmond, Va.] 43 Carneal, Capt. William L. [Architect. 707 Chamb. Commerce, Richmond, Va.] 24 Carpenter, 1st Lt. .John I. (Automobile Supplies. Lawrenceburg, Ky.] 34 Carr, IstLt. AllenP. (U. S.M. C). [Resigned after War. 508McGowan Ave., Houston, Texas.]... 51 Carr, 1st Lt. Harrison F. [Drilling Contractor & Oil Producer. 217 N. Second St., Independence, Kan. Home, Fred'ksb'g, Va.] 34 Carrington, William T. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [930 Park Ave., Richmond, Va.] 110 Carroll, Sg't Adrian M. [Civil Eng'r. 409 W. 1st St., Burlington, N. C] 58 •He was in the Aviation Service at the Ground School at University of California, and was discharged from the Service in March, 1919. fEnlisted, U. S M. C, April 26, 1918. Received Warrant as Drill Instructor and Corporal, August 8, 1918. Stationed at Parris Island, S. C. Discharged. February 10, 1919. Index. 411 Carroll. Jr., E.L. (S. A. T.C). [Student, V. M. I. Home, Charlottesville, Va.] 69 Carroll, Pv't Irwin A. — Died in the Service 58, 85 Carroll, Maj. John W. (Medical Corps). [Physician. 811 Church St., Lynchburg, Va.] 19, 175 Carson, Maj. Charles H. [Pres., Charson System of Advertising, 124 Campbell Ave., Roanoke, Va.] 19,177 Carson, George L. (Civil Service). [With U. S. Steel Corp., 116 Walnut St., Birmingham, Ala. Home, Riverton, Va.] 100 Carson, H. G. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Abingdon, Va.] 112 Carter, Jr. A. B. (S. A. T. C). [1101 W. Franklin St., Richmond, Va.] 69 Carter, 1st Lt. Charles S. [Sales Eng'r. With Westinghouse E. & M. Co. Res., 5599 Baum Blv'd, Pittsburgh, Pa.] 34,293 Carter, Ferd. E. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Chevy Chase, Md.] 110 Carter, 1st Lt. Franklin W. [Elec. Eng'r & Dept. Asst., Westinghouse E. & M. Co., New York. Home, Warrenton, Va.] 34,72,90,263 Carter, 2d Lt. J. Prescott. [Student of Spanish, Madrid, Spain, till Apl., 1921. Home ada.. Box 21, Lynchburg, Va.] 43 Carter, James S. (Civil Serv.). [Civ. Eng'r. With Va. State H'wy Comm'n. Home, Chatham, Va] 101 Carter, Jr., P'vt S. Fain (Aviation). [Care S. F. Carter, Banker, Houston, Texas.] 58 Cary, Jr., 2d Lt. T. Archibald (U. S. M. C). [Resigned after War. With Spotless Company, Rich- mond, Va.] 52 Casey, J. F. (S. A. T. C). [Care J. F. Casey & Co., Lynchburg, Va.] 69 Casey, B. Weldon (O. T. C). [Law Student, Univ. of Va. Care J. F. Casey & Co., Lynchburg, Va] 67 Caskie, H. B. (Civil Serv.). [Construction Eng'r, Bethlehem Steel Co., P. O. Box 282, Bethlehem, Pa. Former home, Bedford, Va.] 101 Castleman, Capt. Howard B. [Farmer. Gaylord, Va.] 24 Casualties 85, 393 Caswell, W.D.(S. A. T.C). Student, Univ. of Ohio. Homeadd., CarelstNat'lBk.,Cleveland,0.] 69 Gates, McF.L. (S. A. T. C). [Care R. Z. Gates, Spartanburg, S. C] 69 Gauthorne, Ross A. (Civil Serv.). [Pres. R. A. Cauthorne Paper Co., Inc., Richmond, Va.] 394 Chambers, Middleton (Aviation). Died from effect of Service 58, 85 Chambliss, Lt. Col. Hardee. [Ph. D., Chemist, etc., continuing as Permanent Manaper of U. S. Nitrate Plant No. 1, Sheffield, Ala.] 16, 76, 136, 387 Chambliss, 1st Lt. Nathaniel R. [Retired. Sanatorium, Whitestone, L. I., N. Y.] 388 Chambliss, Maj. Turner M. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home. N. Emporia. "Va.] 19,90,177,385 Ghapin, Jr., 2d Lt. Cornelius C. [Real Estate & Insurance. Home, 922 Floyd Ave., Richmond, Va] 43 Ghapin, Jr., P'vt William E. (U. S. M. C.). [Medical Student, Johns Hopkins Univ. Home, 922 Floyd Ave., Richmond, Va.] 62 Gharas, Charles H. (V.M. I. Tr. Gamp). [Lexington, Va.] 113 Charbonnet, Capt. Pierre N. (Medical Corps). [Retired for disability incurred in the Service. Former home, 1114 Carrollton Ave., New Orleans, La.] 24 Charlton, Capt. S. Allen. [Lawyer and Asst. City Atty. 1023f Main St., Dallas, Texas.] 24, 236 Charlton, Powell T. (V. M. I. Tr. Gamp). [Lexington, Va.] 109 Chase, Lt. Commander Gilbert P. (Navy). [Retired. Boonton, N. J. Former home, Lancaster Co., Va.] 53,390 Chen, Ting Chia (Chinese Army). [Care Chin-Tao Chen, Inspector of Education, Canton, China.] 57 Cheyne, William E. (O. T. C.). [Eng'r with S. East'n Underwriters Assn., Atlanta, Ga. Horre, 144 Victoria Ave., Hampton, Va] 67 Childs, 1st Lt. J. Rives. [Journalist. Home, 911 Rivermont Ave., lynchburg, Va.] '4, 72, 76, 279 Chittum, 1st Lt. Harold T. [App't'd 1st Lt. F. A., U. S. A., July 1, 1920. Care The Ad.i't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D.C. Home, Timber Ridge, Va.] 34,386 Christian, Capt. Arthur H. [Civil Entr'r. Care 1519 West Ave., Richmond, Va.] 24 Christian, Jr., Capt. Gamillus. [V. P., Dicks, David Co., Inc., 19 N.Moore St., New York. Mf'rs, Dye Stuffs, etc. Home, 909 Court St., Lynchburg, Va.] ?4, 76, 90, 221 Christian, 1st Lt. John H. [Merchant. Huntington, W. Va. Former home. lynchburg, Va.] 34 Christian, H. T. (S. A. T. G.). [Student, V. M. I. Home. 1519 West Ave., Richmond, Va.l 69 Christian, Capt. Mortimer H. [CareThe Adi't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D.C. Home, Keswick, Va.].?4, 385 Christian, Lt. Col. Thos. J. Jackson. [Care The Adi't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C.] 16, 384 Christie, W. McL. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [232 E. Ashley St., Jacksonville, Fla.l i 109 Church. 2d Lt. John F. (U. S. M.G.) [Resiened after War. With Western Elec. Co. Home, 1027 Valley Lane, Avondale, Cincinnati, Ohio] 52 Citations and Recommendations 75, 393 Glapp, 2d Lt. Robert V. [Student, Cornell University. Care R. G. Clapp, Mentor, O.] 43 Clark, E.M. (S. A.T.G.). [Student, V.M. I. Home, 830 Green St., Danville. Va.l 69 Clark, Ma.i. Harvey R. [Lawyer, San Diego, Duval Co., Tex. Former home, Schulenburg. Tex.]. 19 Clark, W. A. (S. A. T. C). [Law Student. Univ. of Texas. Care L. H. Clark, Greenville, Texas.]. 69 Clark, Wallace T. (V.M. I. Tr. Gamp). [Norfolk, Va.] 110 Clarke, Ashton W. (O. T. C). [Ship Draftsman. 122 34th St., Newport News, Va.] 68 Clarke, 2d Lt. Basil M. (Aviation). [800 S. 2Pth St., Birmingham, Ala.] 43 Clarke, Capt. Charles K. [Sales Manager, Babcock Corporation, New York. Home, 53 Larch Ave.,Bogota, N. J 24,232 Clarke, Jr., Capt. Frederick W. (U. S. M. C.). [Resigned after War. Box 170, Savannah. Ga.l 50, 72, 76, 91, 319 Clarke, N. K. (O. T. C). [205 E. Hall St., Savannah, Ga.l 66 Clarkson,Maj. BlandyB. [Capt. and Asst. Prof., V.M.I. Former home. Millboro, Va.]... 19, 181 Clarkson, Clifford G. (O. T. G.). [Banker. 819 E. 33rd St., North Portland, Ore 1 68 Clarkson, Holland W. (Navy). [Student, V.M. I. Homeadd., 5749 Midway Park, Chicago, 111. ]..63, 110 412 Index. *Clement,Maj. Joseph T. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Charleston, S. C.) 19, 72, 91, 173, 384 Clement, Capt. WiHiam'T. (U. S. M. C). [Marine Corps H. Q., Wash., D. C, Care W. J. Clement, "" Trav. Salesman, Lynchburg, Va.) 50, 390 Clemmer, Capt. Richard H. [With Loth Stove Co., Waynesboro, Va. Home,Middlebrook, Va.]-24, 236 Clemmer, Thomas F. (Civil Serv.). [Farmer, Middlebrook, Va.1 101 Clopton, 1st Lt. Edward J. [Insp.. Office Ch. Eng'rof M. of W,. B. & O. R. R., Balto.,Md. Home, Washington, Rappahannock Co., Va.] 35 Cobiirn, 1st Lt. Hush S. [Special Agt., Insurance Co. of North America. Box 922, Salt Lake City, Utah. Home, Meridian, Miss.] 35 Cocke, Lt. Col. John. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home. Prince George Co.. Va.]. : 16,140,384 Cocke, Capt. P. St. George. [Cotton. Care Boston Club, New Orleans, La.] 24 Cocke, Maj. William H. [Pres., Southern Acid & Sulphur Co., Boatmen's Bank Bld'g, St. Louis, Mo.] 19,181 Cochran, P'vt Carreck F. [3rd & Washington Sts., Madison, Ind.] 59 Cochran, T. B. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [The Plains, Va.] 113 Cochran, Brig. Gen. William B. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home. The Plains, Va.l 13, 116,383 Cockrill. Capt. ThomasMcF. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, Kansas City, Mo.] 24,385 Cockshaw, Jr., Herbert (Navy). [932-934 E. 174th St., New York.] 63 Cofer, Jr., Johnl. (Aviation). [Home, Smithfield, Va.] 59 Coffeen, Charles B. (Civil Serv.). [Engineer. Peoria, 111.]. 394 Cohen, Capt. Rodney S. [Lawyer. 1030 Greene St., Augusta. Ga.]. 24 Cohoon, Thomas J. (O. T. C). [Paying Teller, The Farmers Bank, Suffolk, Va.] 67 Colbern, Jr.. 1st Lt. William H. [Still serving in Tientsin, China. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., T>. C. Home, Lee's Summit, Mo.l 35, 386 ■ Colburn, 2d Lt. Albert E. [Home, 46 Maple St., Somersworth, N. H.] 43 Coldwell,Maj. Philip. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, El Paso, Texas.]..-. 19, 91, 181, 384 Cole, C. Raymond (V.M.I. Tr. Camp). [Simpson, Va.] 108 Cole, H. Normon (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Richmond, Va.] 111 Cole, Jr., Capt. James E. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Norfolk, Va.l 24, 76, 202. 386 Cole, Pv't John (U.S. M.C.). [law Stud., Univ. of Va. Bk. of Comm.erce Bld'g, Norfolk, Va.].... -62. Coleman, Clarence (Civ. Eng'r, U. S. Eng'r Corps. Died in Service.) 101 Coleman. M.R. (S. A. T. C). [202 W.Main St.. Ardmore. Okla.] 69 Collins, Col. Christopher Clark (Medical Corps). [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home. Lynchburg, Va.l 13,72,76,121,383 Collins, Maj. Charles J. [Office Manager, E. E. MacCrone & Co., Brokers, 301 Penobscot Bld'g, Detroit, Mich. Home, Tampa, Fla.l 19, 76, 160 Collins, 2d Lt. George R. [V. P., Smokeless Fuel Co. Home, 1116 Kanawha St., Charleston, W. Va] . .... .. ... 43 Collins, 2d Lt. HaroldM. [CareMissMollie Collins, Marion, Va.] 43 Colonels— U. S. Army. (After War.) 383 Colonels — U. S. Army. (Durina War.) , 13 tColonna, Capt. B. Allison. [With C. D. Jackson & Co., Inc., 140th St. and Locust Avenue, New York. Importers, etc. Former home, 140 "B" St., N. E., Wash., D. C] 24, 91 Comegys, Jr., E. F. (S. A. T. C). [N. Y. Life Insurance Co. Home„504 Colcord, Oklahoma City, Okla.] 69 Commanders — U. S. Navy (After War) 389 Commanders — U. S. Navy (During War)- 53 Commissioned Personnel — Allied Armies 56 Commissioned Personnel — V. S. Army (After War) : 383 Commissioned Personnel — U. S. Army (Durina War) 13. 392 Commissioned Personnel — U. S. Navy (After War). 389 Commissioned Personnel — U. S. Navv (During War) J. 53 Commissioned Personnel — U. S. N. R. F. (During War) .- 55 Commissioned Personnel — U. S. Marine Corps (After War).. 390 Commissioned Personnel — U. S. Marine Corps (During War) 50,392 Compiler's Note __ ... ^ Compton, Sg'tWilliamB. [MineEngineer The Carbon FuelCo., Carbon, W. Va.] 59 Conclusion . 379 Connally.M. Hammond (S. A. T. C). [45 W. Fifth St.. Jacksonville, Fla.] 69, 111 Conquest, Capt. Edwin P. [Lumber. Maj. Va. N. G., 1920. Res., 110 Cathedral Place, Rich- mond, Va.]. _. 24,226 Conrad, 2d Lt. George Bryan, fist Lt. Inf., Am. Forces in Germany. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Winchester, Va.] 43,386 Conrad, Capt. Robert Y.— Killed in action in France 24, 72, 85, 197, 378 Contents 1 Converse, Se't Alexander J. (B. E. F.). [On duty, Office of Att'y Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Columbus, 0.1 64,76,91,360 •Retired because of wounds received in action, but still on active duty with Recruit and Replacement Depot at Fort McDowell, Calif. tCalled to active duty as 2d Lt., Inf., R. C, Mav 8, 1917. Madison Barracks Training Camp, May 1.5-Aug. 15, 1917. Captain 311th Inf., Sept., 1917. Camp Dix during training period. Regt'l Supply Officer until Dec. 6, 1917; thereafter, in command. Company "B." Left for overseas. May 15, 1918. Slightly wounded, Sept. 26, 1918, in St. Mihiel Sector. Company advanced about one kilometer, with- out support, when it was surrounded and forced to retire. Entered St. Mihiel drive T^-ith 187 men; morn- ing report, Sept. 27, showed 57 men. Graduated Army School of the Line, Langres, France, Jan. 1, 1919. Returned to IJ. S. and mustered out. May 20, 1919. Index. 413 Converse, 2(i Lt. Joseph B. [Engineer. Home, Selnaa, Ala.] 43 Conway, Capt. Coleman B. [With Danville Knitting Mills, 749 Main St., DanvineVVa.' Home" Moss Neck, Va.] _ ' 24 Conway, Jr., Eustace R. (S. A. T. C). [Tobacco Business. Home, 104 AdamsSt",' Henderson Ky.]— - - ' 69 Cook, Jr., Capt. Robert E.L. [Home, Tarboro, N. C] _ 24 Cooke, H. H. (S. A. T. C). [Student. V. M. I. Home, Care C. E. Cooke, Charfes Town,"w" VaT' 69 Cooley, H. R. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Richmond, Va.]„.. ." 113 Cooper, Herman L. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [439 Rivermont Ave., Lynchburg, Ya] ' 109 Cootes, Col. Harry N. [CareTheAdj'tGen., TJ. S. A., Wash..D.C. Home, Norfolk, Va. [-13, 76Vl27 383 Core, J_T. (S. A. T. C). [Student, Columbia Univ., New York. Home, 411 N. Davis Ave., Rich- mond, Va.] 69 Corey, Corp. James L. (U. S. M. C. — Killed in action in France.) ' 62, 76, 85, 338 Corey, 1st Lt. Lawrence O. [Ed. & Publisher. Monticello. Ind.] ' ' 35 Corzelius. 2d Lt.' Frank M. [CareTheAdj'tGen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Richmond' Ky] 43 386 Cosby, Walter W. (Post Adj't, V. M. I.). [Tenn. Elec. Supply Co., Johnson City, Tenn. Home, ' Brandy, Va.] 101 Coulbourn, 2d Lt. Charles B. [Care Insurance Comm'r, Richmond, Va.] " 43 Coulbourn, Cap. Daniel L. [Chemist, Va.Ag'lDept., Richmond, Va.] ^.""24, 76 Coulbourn, 2d Lt. Joseph O. (Aviation). [220 Woodward Bld'g, Birmingham, Ala.] ."."1. ' 43 *Couper, Lt. Col. William. [Asst. Gen. Manager, The Associated General Contractors of America 1037 Munsey Bld'g, Wash., D. C] 16 77 1.3,5 Coupland, Carter H. (V.M.I. Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.] ' ' 109 Coupland, Capt. Richard C. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, 26 York Place, Norfolk, Va.] 24, 237,386 Co.ii:, 1st Lt. Daniel E. [Farmer. Carsonville, Va.] _. 35 Cox. Lewis Berkeley (V. M, I, Tr. Camp. Later, 1st Lt. A. E. F. Severely wounded.) [Professor W. & L. University, Lexington, Va.] 108 Cox, Jr., 2d Lt. Ross P. [Medical Student, Jeff. Med. Coll., Phil. Home, Rome, Ga.] ' 43 Craig, John E. (O. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Home, Deerfield, Va.] "."".;; 66 Craig, 1st Lt. M. L. Weems. [Student, Univ. Texas, Austin. Care Mrs. A. L. Craig, Columbia, Texas.] 35 Craighill, Dabney H. (O. T. C.).- [Instructor, Augusta Mil. Acad., Ft. Defiance, Va. Care Col. R. E. Craighill, Lynchburg, Va.l . 66 Cralle.MajorWillsonH. [Lumber. Firmof J. R. Wheler Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. Home, Blackstone, Va.] 396 Crane, Ma j. James M." [CareTheAdj'tGen., U. S. A., Wash.,D. C] 19, 385 Crenshaw, Alfred F. (Civil Serv.). [Civ. Eng'r. With DuPont Powder Wks. Home, 1016 W. Franklin St., Richmond, Va.] . 101 Creswell, Maj. Henry I. T. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, 2412 Webster St., San Francisco, Cal.] 19, 77, 91, 165, 385 Crist, Jr., George W. (U. S. M. A.). [Student, Harvard Univ. Home, Clover Dale Road & Locker- bie St., Montgomery, Ala.] 59 Crittenden, George B. (Navy). [Bank Clerk, Merchants Sav. Bk, Greenville, Miss ] 63 Crittenden, 2d Lt. John D. [Bonds & Stocks. CareSecurityT.& S. Bk, Los Angeles, Cal. Home, Kansas City, Mo.] .43, 299 Crittenden, Jr., Orlando B. (Aviation). [Cotton. Greenville, Miss.] 59 Crocker, M.J. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Charleston, W. Va.l 110 Crockett, Ensign Albert S. (Navy). [CaSllacMotor Car Co., Detroit, Mich. Home, Bedford, Va.] f4 Crockett, J. F. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V.M. L Home, Dublin, Va.1 69 Crockett, Jr., 1st Lt. George S. (Aviation). [Grain Brokerage Bus., Nashville, Tenn. Home, Ac- comac, Va.] 35,91 Crockett, 1st Lt. Gilman K. ICare The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Bedford, Va.] 35,91,289,386 Crockett, Jr., William S. (S. A. T. C). [With Comm'l Nat'l Bk, Shreveport, La. Home, Ardmore, Okla.]... .^. 69 Cross, Jr., Charles F. (Civil Serv.). [Collection Supervisor, Ches. & Potomac Tel. Co. of Va., Rich- mond, Va.] 101 Crowder, 1st Lt. Robert T. [Mf'r, Coca-Cola Bld'g, Kansas Citv, Mo. 1 35, 261 Crowdus, 1st Lt. John W. [Engineer. 220 Mills Building, El Paso, Tex.] 35 Crowson, Major Benjamin F. (Head of Literary Institution during War). [Lt. Colonel and Asso. Prof.,V.M. L] 101 Crump, Col. Malcolm H. (Civil Service). [Consulting Geologist, Bowling Green, Ky.] 101 Crump, Jr., 1st Lt. Malcolm H. [Insurance. Bowline Green, Ky.l 35 Cruzen, Ensign Richard H. (Navy). [CareNavy Dept., Wash.,D. C. Home, Gallatin, Mo.] .54,389 Gumming, Jr., 2d Lt. Hugh S. [Student, Univ. of Va. Care Surg. Gen. H. S. Gumming, Pub. Health Serv., Wash., D. C] 43 Gumming, Capt. Samuel C. (U. S.M.C.). [CareMarine Corps H.Q., Wash., D.C. Home. Hamp- ton, Va.] 50, 72, 77, 91, 319, 390 Cunningham, Capt. W. Frank. Taxicab Business. Birminffham, Ala.] 24 Currier, Lt. Col. William P. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D.C. Home, Witt, Va.]. 16, 151,384 Curry, Robert D. (In Mil. Service). [Care W. G. Curry, Automobile Salesman, Glasgow, Mont. Home, Kansas City, Mo.] 59 Curtis, 2d Lt. Doualas C. [Contractor. Home, Lee Hall, Va.] 43 Curtis, Lloyd E. (Navy). [Contractor. Home. Lee Hall, Va.] 63 Cushman, P'vt Joseph R.— Killed in action in France 59, 85, 302, 393 *Colonel Couper spent four months, after the War, preparing elaborate plans for the enlargement of the V. M. I., which were approved by the Board of Visitors, June, 1920, and laid the foundation of the V. M. I. Endowment Fund. Soon afterwards, he was called by Brigadier General Richard C. Marshall, Jr., (V. M. I.), late Chief of The Construction Division of the Army (his War Chief) to become closest to him in his post-war work, with the title of Assistant General Manager of TThe Associated General Con- tractors of America. Verbum sat aapienti. 414 Index. Cutchins, 2d Lt. Frank. (Engineers. — Died in the Service in France.) 43, 86, 301 Cutchins, Jr., Sol (S. A. T. C). [With Export Leaf Tobacco Co. Home, 1007 W. Franklin St., Richmond, Va.] 69 Cutler, Capt. Stuart. [CareThe Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home of father, T. R. Cutler, 101 Park Ave., New York.] 24, 91, 220, 386 Dabney, Robert L. (S. A. T. C). [Estimating Dept., Wright Aeronautical Corpn., Paterson, N. J. Home add.. Mason Bld'g, Houston, Texas.] 69 Dance, P'vt Powhatan R. (U. S. M. C— Killed in action in France.) 62, 77, £6, 339, 393 Dance, P'vt Willis J. [Tobacco. Wilson, N. C] 59 Dadmun, Edward H. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.] 108 Dalton, Capt. Joseph N. [Capt., Inf., Am. Forces, Germany. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Winston-Salem, N. C] 24,208,385 Daniels, Lt. (J. G.) George S. (Navy). [With Bank of Wayne, Goldsboro, N. C] 55 Darby, P'vt James F. (U. S.M. C). [Home, Lampasas, Texas.] 62 Dashiell, Capt. George F.— Killed in action in France ....25, 77, 86, 205 Dashiell, Capt. Harry G. [Farmer. Smithfield, Va.] . 25, 206 Dashiell, Maj. RobertM. [Ma.i., Va. N. G., 1920. Sales Specialist, Western Elec. Co., Richmond. Home, 920 W. Grace St., Richmond, Va.] 19,174 Davant, 2d Lt. Charles R. (Home, 1225 Clark Ave., Roanoke, Va.] 43 Davant, Capt. Edward T. [Home, 1225 Clark Ave., Roanoke, Va.] 25, 77, 91, 193 Davant, Capt. Henry W. [Home, 1225 Clark Ave., Roanoke, Va.] 25 Davenport, Capt. Ralph M. [With Stevens-Eaton Co., 1 Madison Ave., New York. Home, 153? Ogden St., Denver, Col.] 25, 77, 91, 238 David, 2d Lt. Robert F. (U. S. M. C). [Resigned after War. Refer to Marine Corps H. Q., Wash., D. C] 52 Davidson, Richard P. (O. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Home add.. Care H. Bradley Davidson, Chevy Chase, Md.] 66 Davies, William H. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.] 109 Davis, Capt. James E. (U. S.M. C). [CareMarine Corps H.Q., Wash., D. C. Home address. Box 403, Birmingham, Ala.] 50,390 Davis, 2d Lt. J. K. [Care Dr. Charles N. Davis, 1931 Spruce St., Phil., Pa.] 43 Davis, N. B. (S. A. T. C). [Student, Univ. of Fla. Care H. A. Davis, Palatka, Fla.] 69 Davis. 2d Lt. Ronald L. (Aviation). [201 Washington St., Monroe. la.] 43 *Davis, Governor Westmoieland. (Civil Service). [Lawyer. Fsfrmer. Governor of Virginia. Home, Morven Stock Farm, Leesburg, Va.] See Footnote. Davis, T. Calvin (O. T. C). [Tobacco Business. Home, Pamplin, Va.] 66 Dawes, 1st Lt. BvronF. [V. P., Guaranty Trust Co. In charge of Constantirople Branch. Home add., 2062 E. 105th St., Cleveland, O.] 35 Dean, John Randolph (Civil Serv.). [Chemist. Care J. Hungerford Smith Co., Rochester, N. Y.] 101 Dearborn, James B. (Navy). [1730 15th Ave., Birmingham, Ala.] 63 DeArmond, Lt. Col. George W. (Aviation). [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Butler, Mo.] _.. _ 16,384 Dearing, A. W. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V.M. I. Home, 1731 ColumbiaRoad, N. W., Wash., D. C] 69 DeBardeleben, D. (S. A. T. C). [46 Elizabeth Apt's, Chatta., Tenn.] 69 DeButts, 1st Lt. Henry A. (U. S. M. C). [Resigned after War. Train Master, Sou. Ry, Birming- ham, Ala. Home, ITpperville, Va.] ..51,333 DeCew, 2d Lt. Llewellyn. [Civil Eng'r. Care Mother, 4S6 E. 14th St., N. Portland, Ore.] 43 Decorations __ _ _ 72,393 Deeble, Jr., Capt. William R. [CareThe Adj't Gen., U. S. A. -Wash., D. C. Home ofMother,Mrs. W. R. Deeble, formerly, 2020 "P" St.. Wfsh., D. C.]__' 25,386 DeGraff, 2d Lt. DeLancy A. (Engineer. With DeGraff & Hogeboom, Inc., Contractors, 168 Wash- ington Ave., Kingston, N. Y.] 43,298 Deitrick, E. U. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [2324 W. Grace St., Richmond, Va.] 109 fDeitrick, Geo. W. (Civil Serv.). [Pres. and Treas., Pr. Geo. Elec. L. & P. Co., Hopewell, Va.] See Footnote. DeLeon, 1st Lt. J. Waldo. [Banker. 1st Nat'l Bk, Key West, Fla.l. 35 Denham, Capt. James L. (U.S.M.C). [CareMarine Corps H.Q., Wash., D. C. Home, 1324 Mon- roe St., Washington, D. C] 50,318,390 Dennis, Maj. William F. [Rw'y& Consulting Eng'r. Home, 220Mass. Ave., Wash., D. C] 19 Denny, Sg't Walter E. (B. E. F.). [Home, 1128 Ele-nore St., New Orleans, La.] ....65, 92 Derbyshire, 2d Lt. George A. [Colonel and E.xeoutive Officer, V. M. I.] 43, 300, 388 Derryberry, Jr., Marshall E. (O. T. C). [Wholesale Merchant. Home, Hillsboro Road, Nashville, Tenn.] 66 DeShazo, J. S. (S. A. T. C). [Teacher. R. F'. D. No. 2, Houston, Va.] 69 DeShazo, 1st Lt. Martin. [Comd't, High School, Hollywood, Cal. Home, Houston, Va.] 35 DeVa1in,Medical Director CharlesM.(Navv). [Care Navv Dept., Wash., D. C.l 53,72,341,389,402 DeVoe, Lt. Col. Ralph G. (Medical Corps). ' [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C] ...16, 384 Dew, 2d Lt. Thomas R. [Insurance Adjuster, Aetna L. Ins. Co., Am. Nat'l Bk Bld'g, Richmond. Home, Wytheville, Va.]. 43 Dickens, 2d Lt, Frank A. [N. N. S. B. & D. D. Co., Newport News, Va.]... 43 Dickerson, H. W. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V.M. L Home, 3510 E. Broad St., Richmond, Va.].... 69 *Governor Davis was graduated in the Class of 1877. Called to the high office of Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia after the Country had entered upon War, he executed with consummate ability and tireless energy the momentous duties that devolved upon him during the trying period that followed. Nosonof the V.M. I. rendered more successful or more devoted service to his Country's cause than he, and his Alma Mater will always be proud of his brilliant administration during this, the great- est crisis in the world's history. tGraduate of Class 18S5. He made strenuous efforts to get into theMilitnry Service, but was barred by the age limit. Nevertheless, he saw to it that his Company should do a patriotic part in helping to bring the War to a victorious end by furnishing light and power for those engaged in making gun cotton, during the entire War. Index, 415 Dickson, 2d Lt. Horace K. [Mg'r, Lumber Dept., No. American Wood Products Corpn., 50 Union Sq., New York. Home add., 81 Harrison St., Ap't 4, E. Orange, N. J.] _ _ 43 Dickson, R. R. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. T. Home, Orffan Cave, W. Va.] - 69 Dickson, R. F. (S. A. T. C). [Williamsburg, Va.] 1 './.'.".////. 69 Died in the Service gg_ 393 Dillard, Ma.i. Alexander W. — Died in the Service 19, 72, 86, 92,' 180 Diliard, 2d Lt. John A. B. [Care Mrs. Mary Q. Hicks, Fredericksburg, Va.) 35 Dillard, Capt. John W. [Tobacconist. With W. T. Clark Co., Wilson, N. C. Home, Chatham, Va.) 25 Dillard, Corp. William F. (O. T. C). [Asst. SalesMg'r, U. S. Gypsum Co., 977 Ellicott Sq., Buffalo, N. Y. Home, 601 Court St, Lynchburg, Va.] 66 Dillon, Jr., Edward (O. T. C). [Civ. & Min. Eng'r, Consol. Copper Mines, Kimberly, Nevada. Home, Indian Rock, Va.] _ _ 68 Dil'ey, Edward S. (O. T. C). (Iron Manufacturer, Pine Bluff, Ark.] " "'.V/.l.'. 66 Dishman, 2d Lt. Charles H. [Contractor. Henderson, Ky.] . _ _ 43 Dixon, Brewer (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Talladega, Ala.] . 'ill Dixon, William H. (S. A. T. C). [Physician. Rocky Mount, N. C.]... 69 Dockery, Lt. Col. Albert B. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Prof, and Comd't, V. M. I. since 1920. Former home, Hernando, Miss] . . _ 16, 144,384 Dodd, 2d Lt. Randell S. [4324 McPherson Ave., St. Louis, Mo.] 43 Dodson, Lt Col. Richard S. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, 5forfolk, Va.] 16, 151, 384 Dorsey, A. H. (S. A. T. C). [Student, Centre Coll., Danville, Ky. Home, 211 Pleasant St., Hills- boro, 111.] . 69 Dougherty, Hugh L. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.] 110 Douglas, 1st Lt. Howard N. [Care Sister, Mrs. Lilian D. VanHoose, Mcintosh, Ala."] 35 Douglas, 2d Lt. Thomas B. [1st Sg't, "A" Co., V. M. I., 1920-1921. Home, Pittsfield, ill".'] 44 Downer, Lt. Col. John W. [Maj. F. A., with American Forces in Germany. Care The Adi't'Oen , Wash.,D. C. Hom,e, 343 W. Bute St., Norfolk, Va.] 16, 72, 92, 134,384 Downes, 1st Lt. Joseph W. [Home, 109 E. German St., Baltimore, Md.] 35 Downing, Col. Frederick B. [Care The Chief of Engineers, U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Fair- port, Va.] 14, 133,384 Downing, 2d Lt. Leslie B. [CareThe Adj't Gen.. U. S A., Wash., D. C. Home, Fairport, Va.] 44,387 Doyle, H. A. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Richmond, Va.] '" 110 Doyle, 2d Lt. Robert E. [Supt. Constn., J. T. Wilson Co., Inc. Home, Chesterfield Ap'ts, Rich- mond, Va.] ___ 44 Doyle, Jr., J. C. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Richmond, Va.] _ 110 Doyle, Capt. John E. [Br. Manager, U. S. Tire Co., 1303 H. St., N. W., Wash., D. C.j 25 Drake, Jr., 1st Lt. James H. (B E. F.— Died in the Service in France.) ..56, 72, 77, 86, 350 Draper, Pv't H. D. [Student, V. M. I. Home, Santa Barbara, Calif.] 392 Drayton, Capt. Charles H. [Stocks, Bonds, etc. 19 Tradd St., Charleston, S. C] 25,211 Drennen, Charles W. (O. T. C.). [Drenren Motor Car Co., Birmingham, Ala.] 67 Drennen, Donald W. (Navy). [Drennen Motor Car Co., Birmingham, Ala.] 63 Drew, Maj. OctaviusC. [Manager, etc. Pre-War address, 548 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.]' 19,181 Drewry, Capt. Guy H. [CareThe Adj't Gen. U. S. i^„ Wash., D. C. Home, Capron, Va.] ..25,385 Drewry, Capt. Herbert R. (Medical Corps). [Physiciari, 1029 Redgate Ave., Norfolk, Va.] 25 Driscoll, 1st Lt. Marvin G. [Instructor, Columbia Mi'. Inst., Columbia, Tenn.] _____ 35 Dudley, H. E. (S. A. T C). [Student, University of Va. Home add., Box 394, Danville, Va.]_.. 69 Duff, 2d Lt. Joseph E. [BelfastMills, Va.].. 44 Duff, R. G. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Home, Saginaw, Mich.] .. .393 Duffey, H. S. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Winchester, Va.] 113 Duffy. 2d Lt. Frank L. [Civil Engineer. Home, Cynthiana, Ky.l _ 44 Dufur, 1st S'gt Walter M. [IronMf'r. 309 N. Howard St., Baltimore, Md.] 59 Dunbar, Maj. Richard B. [Eng'r & Contractor, Route 5, Box 77B, Fort Worth, Texas. Former home, Augusta, Ky.] 19,92,162 Duncan, 2d Lt. Paul H. [Civil Eng'r for U. S. Coal & Coke Co., Wharnoliffe, W. Va. Home, Jones- ville, Va.] 44 Dunlap, Field Clerk William A. [With American Consulate, Sydney, Australia. Care W.M. Dun- lap, City Eng'r, Bristol, Va.] . 59 Dunn, William McKee (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Richmond, Va.] . Ill Dunseth, J. F. (S. A. T. C). [Home, 142 S. 1.5th St., Paris, Texas.] 69 Durant, Capt. .4rmand. [Home, Peachtree Road, Atlanta, Ga.] _____ 25 *Durham, Walter E. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Real Estate. lOS N. 9th St., Richm.ond, Va. Former home, Appomattox, Va.] ' 109 Dykeman, 1st Lt. Conrad F. [Civil Eng'r, Underpinning Foundation Co., New York. Home, 657 Jefferson Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.] 35 Eanes, Isaac L. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Chattanooga, Tenn.] 108 Earle, Capt. Lawrence H. [Eastn. Sales Mg'r, The Buda Co., Mf'rs of Truck & Tractor Engines, Harvey, 111. Perm, add., 33 W. 42 St., New York.] 25, 212 Earley, Corp. Richard N. [Home, Dawsonville, Va.] 59 Easley, 1st Lt. Gary B. [Electrical Eng'r. Di d, January 22, 1920.] 35 Easley, 2d Lt. Richard B. [In Business. Hom". Riverview, Richmond, Va.] 44 East, Frank T. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.] 110 Eastham,Maj. KennaG. [CareThe Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Harrisonburg, Va.] 19, 174, 384 Eastham, Capt. Robert F. [Civil Eng'r. Office of U. S. Public Roads, Wash., D. C. Home, Flint Hill, Va.] . . 25 Eastham, Major Robert L. (Civil Service). [Comd't, G. C. Mil. Acad., Gulf Port, Miss. Home, Harrisonburg, Va.] 101 'Commissioned 2d Lt. R. C, U. S. A. 416 Index. Eberle, 1st Lt. Eugene G. [With Bosley & Johnson, Mdse. Brokers, etc., Little Rock, Ark. Home, Care Dr. J. G. Eberle, Fort Smith, Ark.] 35 Echols, 2d Lt. Charles L. [Chem. Eng'r., W. Va. Pulp & Paper Co. Covington, Va.] 44 Echols, Ernest C. (Civil Service). [Coal Operator. Care Ernest Echols, Glasgow, Va.] 101 Echols, 1st Lt. Frank. [Dist. Road Eng'r, Pocahontas Co., W. Va. Marlington, W. Va. Home, Glasgow, Va.] 35 Echols, 2d Lt. Joseph. [With WestinghouseE. &M. Co. Care Ernest Echols, Glasgow, Va.] 44 Echols, 2d Lt. Marion P. [IstLt.F.A. CareThe Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Uni- versity of Va.] .44,386 Echols, Ralph (S. A. T.C.). [With WestinghouseE. &M. Co. Care Ernest Echols, Glasgow, Va.].. 69 Edwards, 2d Lt. Augustus D. [Jr. Mem., Edwards, Parr & Co., Cotton, Terrell, Texas.] 44 Edwards, Jr., George L. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Kirkwood, Mo.] 113 Edwards, Maj. Murray F. (Red Cross in France). [Head of Planning & Production Dept., Rich- mond Hosiery Mills, Rossville, Ga. Home, Kirkwood, Mo.) 101, 376 Edwards, Lt. Col. Robert O. [Resigned, October 4, 1920. Care Garrett & Co., Norfolk, Va.] 16, 144 Edwards, William H. (Civil Service). [Operating Eng'r, H. Kappers Co., Union Arcade Bld'g, Pittsburgh, Pa. Home, Leesburg, Va.] 102 Effinger, 1st Lt. Williams L. [Lumber. 404 Wheat Bld'g, Ft. Worth, Texas. Home, Baltimore, Md.] .35,259 Eglin, Maj. Henry W. T. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Lewinsville, Va.] 19, 175, 384 Elden, 1st Lt. John A. [Lawyer. Williamson Building, Cleveland, O ] 35 Elebash, 1st Lt. Clarence C. (Medical Corps). [Physician in Charge, Medical Dept., Vaughan Me- morial Hospital, Selma, Ala.] . 35 Eley, Claud E. (Navy). [Care J. W. Eley, Suffolk, Va.] 63 Ellerson, Sg't Douglas G. [Care Mr. Armstrong Thomas, Lawyer, Maryland Trust Bld'g, Balti- more, Md.] 59 Ellerson, Maj. John H. [Care Mr. Armstrong Thomas, Lawyer, Maryland Trust Bld'g, Balti- more, Md.] 19 Elliott, R. F. (S. A. T, C). [Edenton Cotton Mills, Edenton, N. C] 69 Elliott, Maj. Samuel T. (Medical Corps). [Physician. Charlotte, Va.] .— 19 Ellison, Capt. Alexander H. [Civ. Eng'r. Mg'r, Eastn. Dept., Clyde Iron Wks., 141-9 Centre St., New York. Home, 519 Pa. Ave., Norfolk, Va.] 25, 210 Ellison, Capt. Lewis H. [Eng'r. Elec. Eng'r, in Ch'ge all Elec. Equipment, U. S.MailS. S. Co.,45 B'wy, New York. Home, 519 Pa. Ave., Norfolk, Va.] 25, 210 Ellis, J. S. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Waynesboro, Va.] 112 Ellyson, 2d Lt. Robert W. [Home, 406 N. Mulberry St., Richmond, Va. Eng'r. With W. P. Thurston Co.] , 44 Ely, Pv't Gus Z. [Store Manager for Coal Company. Home, Jonesville, Va.] -W Ely, Sg't Price W. [Miner. Home, Jonesville, Va.] 59 Emergency Officers — United States Army 387 Emery, 1st Lt. Nathaniel W. (U. S. M. C.). [Resigned after War. Add. not known.] 51 Emory, Samuel T. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Chase City, Va.] 110 Engleby, 2d Lt. George B. [Home, 338 Campbell Ave., S. W., Roanoke, Va.] 44 Engleman, Jr., James W. (Civil Serv.). [In Railroad Service. Home, Route No. 1, Lexington, Va.] 102 English, Maj. Paul X. [CareThe Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Richmond, Va.] 19, 384 Enlisted Personnel — Allied Armies {During War) 64 Enlisted Personnel — U. S. Army (During War) 58, 392 Enlisted Personnel — U. S. Marine Corps {During War) 62, 392 Enlisted Personnel — U. S. Navy {During War) .' 63,392 Ensigns — U. S. Navy {After War) 389 Ensigns — U. S. Navy {During War) 54 Ensigns— U. S. N. R. F. (During War) 55 Epes, 2d Lt. William J. [1st Lt. F. A., CareThe Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Ports- mouth, Va.] .-- -44, 386 Erck, Maj. Alfred H. [CareThe Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C] 19, 384 Erck, 1st Lt. Carl B. (Aviation). [Care Atlantic Hotel Supply Co., 676 Hudson St., New York.]... 35 Estes, Carlton C. (In Military Service during War.). [Home, Longmont, Colorado.] 59 Estes.J. S. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V.M. I. Home, 163 Va. Ave., Danville, Va.].... 69 Etheridge, Capt. Charles A. (U. S. M. C). [Care Marine Corps H. Q., Wash., D. C. Home, Nor- folk? Va.].. - . :. 50,77,92,313 Etheridge, Capt. David M. [U. S. Int. Rev. Service, Statesville, N. C, or Portsmouth, Va.] 25 Etheridge, 1st Lt. Fletcher H. [Home, 621 Orange St., Macon, Ga.] 35 Eva, 2d Lt. Victor F. [Mg'r, H. V. Eva Tire Co., 527 Superior St. Home, 2135 Woodland Ave., Duluth, Minn.] 44 Evans, Capt. Robert D. (U. S. M. C). (Resigned after War. Chemist. With Graphite Co., Niagara Falls, N. Y. Home, 1364 Rivermont Ave., Lynchburg, Va.] 50 Evans, T. B. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Home, Church View, Va.] 69 Ewald, William A. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [700 Park Ave., Portsmouth, Va.].. .- 109 Ewell, Jr., 1st Lt. James H. — Died in the Service in France 35, 77, 86 Ewell, 2d Lt. Jesse R. [Home, 935 W. Redgate Ave., Norfolk, Va.] 4* Ewell, Capt. NathanielMcG. [Farmer. Ruckersville, Va.] 25 Ewing, Major James L. (Civil Service). [Adv. Manager, "The States," New Orleans, La.] 394 Ewing, Capt. John D. [Associate Publisher, The Daily Times, Shreveport, La.] 25, 72,218 Ewing, .Jr., 2d Lt. Robert. [Home, 2009 Carondelet St., New Orleans, La.] 44 Ewing, 2d Lt. Toulmin H. [Home, 2009 Carondelet St., New Orleans, La.].... 44 Eypper, Charles H. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Montclair, N. J.j - IJO Eypper, George W. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Montclair, N. J.] H" Fain, J. C. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Home, Care John A. Fain, 620 W. 32d St., Oklahoma City, Okla.] - -x— " ^^ Fairlamb, Wilbur F.(S. A. T.C.). [WestinghouseE.&M.Co., Wilkesb'g,Pa. Home, 2614 W.Grace St., Richmond, Va.] ^^ Index. 417 Faison, 2d Lt. Preston K. [Insurance. Care Dr. W. W. Faison, Goldsboro, N. C] .44, 92 Falk, Jr.,Maj. David B. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Savannah, Ga.]...20, 384 Falligant, Maj. Louis A. [Resigned Commission after War. Care Raeford Falligant, Lawyer, Savannah, Ga.] 20,72,157 Falligant, Lt. (J. G.) Philip L. (Navy). [Care Raeford Falligant, Lawyer, Savannah, Ga.] 55 Farrell, 1st Lt. Doddridge. [Home, 6306 McPherson Ave., St. Louis, Mo.] 35 Fauntleroy, Maj. James D. [Civil Eng'r. Care Walter Fauntleroy, Altavista, Va.] 20, 183 Fechheimer, 1st Lt. John H. [Curb Broker. Home, 176 W. 87th St., New York.] 35, 77, 92, 291 Fanner, Maj. Guy C. [Died, April 9, 1919.] 20,181 Fenno, Capt. Sylvan A. [Home, Cairo Apt's, Wash., D. C] 25 Fentress, T. S. (S. A. T. C). [Home, 364 W. 13th St., Norfolk, Va.] 69 Ferebee, Jr., G. B. Q^.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Home, 727 Raleigh Ave., Norfolk, Va.] 109 *Ferguson, Edwin C. (Navy). [Student, V. M. I. Home, Waynesville, N. C] See Footnote. Ferguson, Jr., J. W. (S. A. T. C). [U. S. Naval Acad., Annapolis, Md. Home, Waynesville, N. C] 69 Ferguson, Wilfred (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.] 109 Fergusson, Bruce (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Richmond, Va.] 109 Fetterolf, IstLt. CarlosM. [Asst.Mg'r, Brokerage Dept., Cosmopolitan Ship. Co., Inc., New York. Home, 135 Bellevue Ave., Upper Montclair, N. J.] 36 Field, Emory A. (Civil Service). [Home, 1324 Quarrier St., Charleston, W. Va.l 102 Figgins, Lt. Commander B. W. (Navy). [With Hydraulic-Press Brick Co., Balto., Md. Home, Arlington, Va.] 55,344 Finley, Corp. Hugh P. (U. S. M. C). [After June 1, 1921, Mining Engineer with Proctor Coal Co., Williamsburg, Ky.] 62 First Lieutenants — British Army 56 First Lieutenants — U. S. Army (After War) 386 First Lieutenants — U. S. Armtj {During War) 33 First Lieutenants — U. S. Marine Corps (During War) 51 Fishburne, 1st Lt. Richard. [Elec. Eng'r, 222 S. Washington St., Alexandria, Va. Home, Lees- burg, Va.] - 36 Fisher, P'vt Ralph A. (IT. S.M. C). [Care William. Fisher, Lawyer, Pensacola, Fla.] 62 Fitzgerald, 1st Lt. John H. [Tobacco. Home, Mays ville, Ky.] 36 Fitzgerald, Marian N. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Richmond, Va.] 109 Flannagan, Capt. Coke. [With Assembled Tire Corpn. of Newark, N. J. Care Dallas Flannagan, Lawyer, 20 Broad St., New York.] ., 25,72,77 Fleming, Capt. Charles S. [Lawyer. Jacksonville, Fla.] 25 Flenniken, Jr., W. H. (Civil Service). [Applied for Mil. Serv. three times, but rejected for phys. un- fitness; then Teller in Nat'l City Bank, New York, till health broke down. Died, Feb. 21, 1920.1 - 102 Fletcher, E. L. (S. A. T. C). [Cost Accountant, Am. Saw Mill Mach'y Co., Hackettsville, N. J. Home, Accomac, Va] 69 Fletcher, 2d Lt. Marshall P. [CareMrs. Mary P. Fletcher, Charlottesville, Va.] 44 Follett, J. D. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Home add.. Care Mrs. John D. Follett, Berwyn, Pa] 69 Fontana, Jr., A. W. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Home, 29 Warrington Place, East Orange, N. J] - - - - 69 Fort Monroe (O. T. C.)_. - - 67 Fort Sheridan (O. T. C.) ..- 68 Foster, Capt. Sidney. [Address not known — formerly. Care Maj. James M. Foster, San Antonio, Texas.] - — 25 Ford, Jr., 2d Lt. Charles E. [Lawyer. Box 284, Newport News, Va.] 392 Ford, Pv't William K. (S. A. T.C.). [Elec. Student. Home, Clifton Forge, Va.] 393 Fowler, E. H. (S. A. T. C). [437 N. 3d St., Philadelphia, Pa.] 69 Foy, Corp. Fred. H. (U. S.M. C). [With W. R. Grace & Co., New York. Home, Care W. H. Foy, Eufaula, Ala.] 62 Foy, 2d Lt. Levie W. [IstLt. Inf. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Eufaula, Ala.] 44,386 Franklin, Capt. Henry C. [Stock Promoter. Earl Court, Preston & St. Paul Sts., Balto., Md.] 25 Franklin, Jack R. (O. T. C). [Clothing Business with father. Home, 600 Court St., Lynchburg, Va] — 67 Frary, 2d Lt. Charles C. [Gen. Elec. Co., Lynn. Mass. Home, Eustis, Fla.] 44 Frary, 2d Lt. Rodney W. [Comd't, Chalmers Military Acad., Jacksonville, Fla. Home, Eustis, Fla] 44 Fraser, IstLt. Alexander H. (Aviation.— Died in the Service.) 36,86,286 Eraser, Instructor Douglas D. (U. S.M. C). [Insp. N. News S. B. & D. D. Co., Box 771, Newport News, Va. Home add.. Box 547, Staunton, Va.] 62 Eraser, 2d Lt. Douglas M. (Aviation). [Home, 1501 Main Ave., San Antonio, Texas.] 44 Fraser, 2d Lt. Malcolm W. (Aviation). [Examiner of Patents, U. S. Patent Office. Homeadd., Care Peoples Bank, Johnstown, N. Y.] 44 Fray, Capt. JohnM. [Emergency Capt., F. A., at Culver Mil. Acad. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Culpeper, Va.] 25,388 Frazer, 1st Lt. Edward J. (Aviation). [V. P., G. T. Howard Co., Wholesale Hdw'e, Front Bld'g, San Antonio, Texas.] 36 Freeman, Jr., 2d Lt. Edward W. [Asst. Bus. Mg'r, Pine Bluff Commercial, Pine Bluff, Ark.] 44 Frenkel, Julius F. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [3571 Alaska Ave., Cincinnati, O.] 112 Frey, Jr., William H. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Petersburg, Va.] 109 Friedman, 2d Lt. Robert H. [Real Estate & Ins., 737 Chapel St., Norfolk, Va.] 44 Frv, IstLt. Henry P. [Lawyer. Home, 738 Broad St., Newark, N. J.] 36 Fudge, Capt. Caleb S. [Broker. Care Union Trust Co., Chicago, 111.] 25 Fugate, Jr., Capt. Jesse H. (U. S.M. C— Died in the Service.) 50, 86, 315, 378 . • *E. C. Ferguson enlisted in U. S. Navy Sept. 17,1917, and served at Norfolk, Mare Island and Brook- lyn Navy Yards, and on U. S. Destroyer McKee in the Bermudas and the Azores on Convoy and Patrol duty. Discharged, January, 1919. Entered V. M. I., September 5, 1920. 418 Index. Fuller, W. A. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V.M. I. Home add., West End Pharmacy, Danville, Va.].. 69 Fullton, J.M. (S. A. T. C). [Brown-Marx Bld'g, Birmingham, Ala.] 69 Funkhouser, Capt. Samuel King. [Lawyer, McBain Bld'g, Roanoke, Va.] 25 Furnee, John L. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Kansas City, Mo.] 109 Gaillard, C. C. (S. A. T. C). [Home, 2303 Stonewall St., Greenville; Texas.] 69 Gaillard, Capt. Frederick E. [Appointed 1st Lt., Inf., U. S. A., July 1, 1920. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Greenville, Texas.] 25,386 Gaines, Col. Grenville (Civil Service). [Lawyer. Mem. Bd. Vis., V.M. I. Home, Warrenton, Va.] 102 Gaither, Jr., W. G. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Elizabeth City, N. C] 112 Galeski, Walter S. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Richmond, Va.] 108 Gallagher, 1st Lt. John C. [Teacher, Augusta Mil. Acad., Fort Defiance, Va.] 36 Gallalee, R. M. (S. A. T. C). [Home, 910 Dinwiddle St., Portsmouth, Va.] 69 Galleher, J. F. (S. A. T. C). [Home, R. F. D., Leesburg, Va.] 69 Gallman, Jr., O. T. (S. A. T. C). [Merchant. Home, Commerce St., Spartanburg, S. C] 69 Gait, Jr., Capt. Alexander (U. S. M. C). [Care Marine Corps H. Q., Wash., D. C. Home, 207 Monroe Road, Charlotte, N. C] 50,390 Gamble, Lt. John G. (Navy). [Elec. Eng'r. With Gen. Elec. Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind. Home, care Howard Gamble, Tallahassee, Fla.] 53 Gannaway, 1st Lt. Waiter C. [Hardware. 500 Wash. St., Lynchburg, Va.] 36 Gant, Capt. Edwin H. [Cotton Mf 'r. & Prop'r, Edwin H. Gant Textile Works, Burlington, N. C.].. 25 Gant, Roger (Civil Service). [CottonMf'r, Burlington, N. C] 102 Garber, Daniel M. (Civil Service). [Gen. Contractor in New York. Care D. A. Garber, Con- tractor, Ridgeway, N. J.] 102 Gardenhire, 2d Lt. Birch C. [Merchant. Davton, Tenn.] 44 Gardner, 2d Lt. James. [Cotton Buyer. 127 8th St., Augusta Ga.l 44 Garland, 1st Lt. Herbert G. [Civil Eng'r. Home, 303 Madison St., Lynchburg, Va.] 36, 294 Garing, Capt. Robert F. [Care Daily States Pub. Co., New Orleans, I a. Home, Le.xington, Va.]__ 26 *Garnett, Jr., 2d Lt. .Joseph H. (Aviation). [Home. Gainesville, Tex.] 44, 92, 299, 388 Garrard, Lt. Col. Louis F. [CareTheAdj'tGen., U. S. A., Wash., D.C. Home. Columbus, Ga.]. 16, 383 Garry, Corp. Edward H. (U. S. M. C). [Resigned. Stud. Marquette Dental Coll. Home, 109 7th St., Milwaukee. Wis.] 62 Garth, W. Willis (O. T. C). [Automobiles. Address, 1st Ave. & 21st St.. Birmingham, Ala.] 68 Garvey, Capt. Willis A. [With International Mack Motor Truck Co., 4-6 Harvey St., New Bruns- wick, N. J. Home, 515 Buchanan St., Topeka, Kans.] 26, 77, 92, 224 Gary, 2d Lt. Barham.R. [Law Student, Univ. of Va. Home, 129 33d St., Newport News, Va.] 44 Oassed in Action 89, 393 Gates, Maj. Oscar I. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Fort Smith, Ark.]___.20, 385 Gatewood, 2d Lt. Arthur R. [Post-Grad. Student, Mass. Inst. Tech. Home, 327 52d St., New- port News, Va.] 44 Gatewood, Capt. and Med. Director James D. (Navy). [Care Navy Dept., Washington, D. C] 53,389,401 Catling, 1st Lt. Peter F. P. [Real Estate. Box 1266, Wichita Falls, Tex. Former home, 1019 W. Graydon St., Norfolk, Va.] 36 Gayle, Jr., Capt. Lester T. [Retired for dis. incurred in the Serv. On duty, Oklahoma A. andM. Coll., Stillwater, Okla. Home, Portsmouth, Va.] 26,92,388 Gayle, Pharmacist Robert B. (Navy). [Lawyer. Office 209 N Ninth St., Richmond, Va.] 63 Gee, Sg't W. Webb. [Home, 1030 W. Grace St., Richmond, Va.] 59 Geiger, 1st Lt. Henry J. (Chaplain). [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, Staunton, Va.] 36,242,386 Gelzer, Edward DuPont (Civil Service). [Address not known.] 102 General Pershina's Et^Hmate of V. M. I .' 381 Gentry, Alonzo H. (Civil Service). [Architect. 1169 Schofield Bld'g, Cleveland, O.] 102 George, Capt. Robert C. (Chaplain). [Director, City Surveys for Ark. Inter-church World Move- ment, 9 Pythian Bld'g, Little Rock, Ark.] 26 Gerow, Maj. Lee S. [Capt. Inf., with Am. Forces in Germany. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Petersburg, Va.] 20, 78, 167, 385 Gerow, Lt. Col. Leonard T. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Petersburg, Va.] 16, 72, 142,384 Gerson, Capt. Gustave R. (Medical Corps). [Physician. 2502 LaBranch St., Houston, Texas.] 26, 72, 92, 237 Gettysburg, Pa. O. T. C. 68 Getzen, 2d Lt. Thompson H. [Lawyer. Lakeland, Fla.] 44, 298 Getzen. Sg't W. L. [Physician. Webster, Fla.] 59 Geyer, Jr.. Capt. Peter C. (U. S.M. C). [CareMarine Corps H. Q., Wash., D. C] 50,390 Gibson, Corp. Holcombe D. (U. S. M. C). [With Westinghouse E. & M. Co. Care Mrs. H. D. Gibson, Fredericksburg, Va.l 62 tGibson,M. L. (O. T. C). [With Westinghouse E. &M. Co. Care Mrs. H. D. Gibson, Fredericks- burg, Va.] 67 Gibson, Capt. William L. [Salesman. Care Dr. W. S. Gibson, Bureau, Med. & Surg., Navy Dept., Wash., D. C ] 26 Giffin, Capt. David E. [Real Estate & Building. Pre-war add., 414 Atlanta Nat'I Bk Bld'g, At- lanta, Ga.]. ._ - 26 Giffin, W. Russell (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Roanoke, Va.] 110, 113 Gignilliat, Col. Legh R. [Sup't, Culver Military Acad., Culver, Ind.] 14, 72, 127 Gilbert, C.B. (S. A. T.C.). [Student, V. M. I. Home, Donner, La.]- -.- 69 *Lt. Garnett was very seriously hurt when he fell with his plane 600 feet. He is still retained in the Service, but is in Walter Reed General Hospital, at Takoma, D. C., undergoing physical reconstruction. He hopes, when recovered sufficiently, to resume his pre-war position of Claim- Adjuster for the G. C. & S. F. R. R. Co. ' * tM. L. Gibson took the examination for the Aviation Service the day before the Armistice was signed. He then returned to the V.M. I. to continue his course there. Index. 419 Gill, Edward H. (O. T. C). [Home, 3 Old St., Petersburg, Va.] 67 Gill, Capt. Howard F.— Died in the Service 26, 86, 214 Gill, Richard S. (O. T. C). [Home, 109 Franklin St. Petersburg, Va.]- 68 Gi!l,Maj. William H. [CareThe Adj'tGen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Leesburg, Va.].20,78, 154.384 Gillespie, 2d Lt. Victor R. [Maj. & Asst. Comd't and Senior Tactical Off., C. H. Mil. Acad., Le- banon, Tenn., of which he is part owner.] 44 Gillet, 2d Lt. J. N. D. [App'd 2d Lt., Reg. Army, 1920. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, 337-55th St., Newport News, Va.] 44,387 Gilliam, Jr., James R. (O. T. C.). [Cashier, The Lynchb'g Tr. & S'vgs Bk, Lynchburg, Va.].. 66 Gills, J. B. (S. A. T. C). [Appomattox, Va.] 69 Gills, James P. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Appomattox, Va.] 109 Gish, P. T. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Bedford, Va.] , 113 Glazebrook, Jr., Capt. Larkin W. [Hon'bly discharged from Service Oct., 1919. Now taking Course of Commercial Art, under Vocational Bureau, U. S. A. Home, 2022 "P" St., N. W., Wash., D. C.].. 26, 78, 93, 219 Glazebrook, D. D., Otis A. (U. S. Consul, Jerusalem). [Continued to serve as Consul at Jerusalem till July, 1920, and wa'' later appointed U. S. Consul at Nice, France. Care Dr. L. W. Glaze- brook, 2022 "P" St., N. W., Wash., D. C.) 102,370 Gleason, H. C. (S. A. T. C). [Care L. M. Gleason, Clifton Forge, Va.] 69 Gleaves, Clifton B. (S. A. T. C). [Student, Univ. of Va. Home, care Mrs. Taylor Gleaves, Roa- noke, Va.] - 69 Gleaves, Col. Samuel R. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Wytheville, Va.] 14, 72,78, 119,383 Glenn, 2d Lt. William R. [LocalMg'r, Overland Automobile Co., P. O. Box 284, Asheville, N. C.].. 44 Goddard, Sg't Walter S.— Killed in action in France ..59, 86, 303 Goldsmith, 2d Lt. Henry C. [Asst. Sup't, Tannery, Ziegel, Eisman & Co., Leather Mf'rs. Ad- dress 59 Hillside Ave., Newark, N. J.] 44 Goodall, Yancey H. (S. A. T. C). [Student, Univ. of Ala. CareMrs. R. M.Goodall, Glen Iris Park, Birmingham, Ala.] 70 Goodfellow, Col. John C. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A. , Wash., D. C. Former home. Wash., D. C] 14, 128, 383 Goodman Capt. Benjamin A. (U. S.M. C.). [Care Marine Corps H.Q. Wash. D. C. Home, Nor- folk, Va.] 50, 78, 93, 390 Goodman, Capt. Moses. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Norfolk, Va.]...26, 385 Goodman, 2d Lt. Willard G. (Aviation). [Farmer. Bondville, 111.] 44 Goodwin, Jr., Lt. Col. Walton. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C.]... .16, 140, 384 Goodwin, 1st Lt. Weir R. (U. S. M. C). [Resigned after War. With Standard Oil Co., New York. Home, Louisa, Va.] 51 Goodwyn, A. A. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Bristol, Va.] 112 Goodwyn, George W. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Petersburg, Va.] 108 Goodwyn, Jr., Robert T. (U. S. M. A.). [Inspector, Bessemer RollingMill, Bessemer, Ala. Home 1264 So. Court St., Montgomery, Ala.] 59 Goodyear, Capt. George A. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home. Charlottesville, Va.] 26,386 Gordon, John M. (6. T. C.). [Insurance, and Mem. Firm of McCuUoch-Gordon Co., Furniture. Bryan, Te.xas.J 67 Gordon, John N. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Richmond, Va.] 109 Gordon, Capt. T. Croxton. [With Richmond Foundry & Machine Co., Richmond, Va.] 26 Gould, .Jr., 1st Lt. William T. (Aviation). [Home, Hastings-on-Hudson, N. Y.j. 36, 78, 259 Graham, Andrew H. (O. T. C). [Chemist, Aluminum Ore Co., 1734 College Ave., East St. Louis, Mo. Home, Harrisonburg, Va.] 67 Graham, Chief Boatswain Joseph E. (Navy). [416 Fairfax Ave., Norfolk, Va.] 63 Graham, S.M. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Lexington, Va.]. 112 Grant, 1st Lt. Charles S. [Lawyer. Norfolk, Va.] 36 Grant, Capt. Percy S. [Care British Cigarette Co., L'td, Shanghai, China. Home, 932 Park Ave., Richmond, Va.] -26-78 Grantham, Corp. Thomas D. [Lawyer. 637 Bryson Bld'g, Los Angeles, Cal.] 59 Grasty, R. B. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Crozet, Va.] 109 Graves, 2d Lt. Henry L. (Aviation). [Farmer and Lawyer. Covington, Ga.]. 45 Graves, L. P. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Fredericksburg, Va.] 110 Graves, 1st Lt. Sanford P. [Jr. Eng'r, Southern Rwy,M. of Way Dept., Knoxville, Tenn.] 36, 262 Gray, Allen B. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Winchester, Va.] HO Gray, Jr., G. T. (S. A. T. C). [121 W.Main St., Norfolk, Va.] 70 Gray, Jr., Capt. Henry P. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, 605 W. Grace St., Richmond, Va.] -26, 78, 239, 386 Greathead,Jr.,R. N. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V.M. I. Home, 317-34th St., Norfolk, Va.] 70 Green, Alfred A. (O. T.C.). [Lawyer. Daytona, Fla.] ■. 67 Green, Berryman (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.] 108 Green, F. K. (S. A. T. C). [Post-Grad. Student, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N. Y. Care D. C. Sands, Jr., Middleburg, Va.] 70 *Greene, Capt. (Maj.) Frederick S. [New York State Comm'r of Highways, Albany, N. Y. Re- signed. Address after Feb. 1. 1921, 345 E. 33d St., New York, Consulting Engineer.] 26, 78, 167 Greene, J. F. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V.M. I. Home, 3027 "N" St., Washington, D. C] 70 Gregory, Pv't F. I. [Student, V. M. I. Home, Ft. Sheridan, 111.] 392 Gregory, Col. Junius C. (Medical Corps). [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, TunstallsVal - ...14,129,383 Gregory, 2d Lt. William K. [Efficiency Eng'r, 3T6 Keller Bld'g, Louisville, Ky.] 45 Grey. Jr., 2d Lt. James P. (Aviation). [Cotton Mf 'r. Box 639, Hendersonville, N. C] 45 Gridiey, W.Gregg (S. A. T.C.). [Student, V.M. I. Home, care O. G. Gridley, Fayetteville, N.Y.] 70 *The fact is j ust made known that Major Greene was continuously subjected to mustard and phos- gene gas attacks from Aug. 12 to Sept. 13, 1918, in the Vesle Sector, and, as a result, was sent to Hospital, after the Armistice, and is now suffering from chronic bronchitis due to the gas. 420 Index. Griffin, Col. Francis W. [CareThe Adi'tGen.,U. S. A., Wash.,D.C. Home, Bedford, Va.].. 14, 133, 383 Griffin, Capt. Raphael (U.S.M.C.). [Care Marine Corps H.Q., Wash.,D.C. Home, Fredericks- bui^g, Va.]..-.— - — — - 50,390 Groover, 1st Lt. Carl. [Automobile Dealer. Home, Quitman, Ga.] 36 Groover, Paul (O. T. C). [Instructor, Augusta Mil. Acad., Ft. Defiance, Va. Home. Quitman, Ga.) - 66 Grove, I'st Lt. Arthur A. [Merchant, Grove & Brother, Luray, Va.] 36 Grove, Jr., Capt. Frank A. [Major and Adjunct Professor, V.M. I.] 26 Grymes, W. R. (S. A. T. C). [Orange, Va.] _ 70 Guest, 2d Lt. John L. [Post-Grad. Student, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N. Y. Home, 1506 West Ave., Richmond, Va.] - — --- 45 Guild, Willis T. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Wiggins, Miss.]..- 112 Guthrie, 1st Lt. MiltonM. [Sales Mg'r, Bonner Furniture Mf'g Co., Nashville, Tenn.j 36, 93 Gwathmey, Maj. James T. (Medical Corps). [Physician. Care G. Tayloe Gwathmey, Norfolk, Va.] 20,181 Gwin, Jr., William M. (Civil Service). [Architect in Paris, France. Address not known; formerly taa San Francisco, Cal., care Hon. William M. Gwin.] 102 Gwynn,M. V. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.].. 112 Hafter, Apprentice Seaman Charles C. (Navy). [Merchant. With the Parisian Co., Birmingham, Ala. Home, Greenville, Miss.] - 63 Hafter, 2d Lt. Jerome S. [Lawyer, Greenville, Miss.]... 45 Haaan Cant J. Addison (U. S. M. C. Retired for wounds.). [Tobacconist. Care W. L. Petty & Co' Lexington, Ky, Home, 409 E. Franklin St., Richmond, Va.].... 50, 78, 93, 314, 391 Hagan.'john C. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Home, 409 E. Franklin St., Richmond, Va.].... 70 Hagani 1st Lt. J. Morton. [District State H'ghway Engineer, Va. Home, 409 E. Franklin St., Richmond, Va] 36 Hagenbuch, Capt. Joseph S. [Pharmacist. Mahanoy City, Pa.] 26, 79, 235 Ha°er, 1st Lt. Richard B. [Mg'r, Nashville, Tenn. Br., B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co. Care Judge "j. 'f. Hager, Ashland, Ky.] 36, 295 Haggard, Wallace C. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Dayton, Tenn.].. 112 Ha^ner, T. W. S. (S. A. T. C). [Care Alexander R. Hagner, Hagerstown, Md.] — 70 HaTrsto'n, J. J. (S. A. T. C). [Student, Mass. Inst, of Tech. Care Samuel Hairston, Wenonda, Va ] ' - -- 70 Hairston^Jr" Robert (O. T. C). [Eng'r, with N. C. Highway Commission. Care Robert Hairston, Tobacconist, Reidsville, N. C.]. 67 Haley Jr., 1st Lt. William A. [Post-Grad. Student, Univ. of Va. Home, Clifton Forge, Va.] 36,93 Halsey, Seth C. (S. A. T. C). [Student, Barnes Comm'l Sch., 1625 Champa St., Denver, Colo. Care Y. M. C. A., Denver. Former home, Lynchburg, Va.] 70 Hamilton, F. T. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. 1. Home, care Ala. Pipe & F'dy Co., Anniston, J^lg,] ' ' 70 Hamlin,Jr"lst"Lty James T. [Hamlin & Hamlin, Jobbers, Danville, Va.] 36 Hamlini 2d Lt. Thomas. [Division Salesman, Beech-Nut Packing Co., Canajoharie, N. Y. Res., TheMarne, Wash., D. C. Former home, Danville, Va.] 45, 93 Hammond, Quartermaster Gordon (Navy). [With W. A. Hammond, Wholesale Florist, Ashland, Va ] 64 Hnmner Capt George C. (U. S.M. C). [CareMarine Corps H.Q., Wash., D.C. Home, careMrs. S L Hamner, Rutland Ct, 17th& Riggs St., Wash., D. C.].. 50, 390 Handy, Maj. Thomas T. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Emory, Va.] Hancock ChamblinF. (Civil Service). [Clerk. 211 Cabell St., Lynchburg, Va.] 102 Hancock' C Nathan (Civil Service). [Contractor. C. W. Hancock & Sons, Lynchburg, Va. Died, Jan '4 1921.] . 102 Hancock Edward H. (Civil Service). [Contractor. C. W. Hancock & Sons, Lynchburg, Va.] 102 Hancock', Walker K. (V.M. I, Tr. Camp) (St. Louis.Mo.j 113 Hardaway Jr Maj Benjamin H. [Eng'r, Hardaway Construction Co., Columbus, Ga., his home.] 20 TTnrrlv Charles C. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Winchester, Va.] 110 Hardv F B (S A T. C ). (With Westinghouse E. &M. Co., Wilkinsburg, Pa., Blackstone, Va.]... 70 Hardy, Jr., George W. (6. T. C). [Law Stud., La. State Univ., Baton Rouge. Home, 819 Robin- Hardy! Jr.i'wilfn. (O. T. C). [With Texas Mf'g Co. Home, i5ixie Lodge, R. R. No. 4, Fort Worth, Harman JrVAVw. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Home, 2116 Floyd Ave., Richmond, Va.].... 70 Hnrman' Ga'pt Charles P. [Care State Treas., Richmond, Va.] 26 HarS^n 2d Lt Lawrence W. (Care John H. Harmon, 22§ St. Clair St., Rochester, N. Y.] 45 Harper, 'james B. (O. T. C). (With Imperial Tob. Co. Branch, Winston-Salem, N. C. Home, Hnrnpr J S ' (S a't.C.Y. "[Care j. C. Harper, IDen'ton, 'Te.xas.l 70 H«rrill ' Lt William K. (Navy). (Care Navy Dept., Wash., D. C. Home, Knoxville, Tenn.]..53, 72, 389 Harrington. Col. Francis C. (Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, Bristol -TT I -._ - _-__ ____-__._»____—___ __14, l^U) 004 Wnrris 2(YLt Herbert"w.'"[Dep. Clk., Law & Equity Court, Richmond, Va.) .45, 285 uZtZ' Reginald L. (Civil Service). (Treas., various CottonMills, Roxboro, N. C] 102 S:r'ison,CaptGunVonM. (Teacher (before War) Fredericksburg Va.) --'^'f.'^.fo lltvrUnn Mai John S. [Eng'r, Standard Oil Co., Baton Rouge, La.] 20, 172 Harrison^ 2d Lt. Lucius A. (With Minter Holmes Corpn., Huntington, W. Va. Home, Colonial H«rH?nn'i?*Se^hv^Uam°'^^Sw^Stud\!■Co7^^^^^^^ 59 Srrrison.Ma'j.WilliamBurr. (Maj.Eng'rs.U.S.A. (App't'd, 1920.) Care U. S. Engineers' Office \Aj Vi T^ r* T"IomG Leesburg Va 1 - -^^i loo, oo^ Harries jr. S. G. (S.A.'t. C). (StudentVV. M. I. Home add., 705 Peoples Bld'g, Lynchburg, Hart 'jrY Yd LtVi. Brower. [CarVMrs. W. A. Garden, 1429 St. Andrew St., New 5"rleans, La.] 45 Index. 421 Hart, Capt. Jack S. (U. S. M. C). [Retired for disability from wounds in action. Oil Operator. Home, 118 Columbia St., Weatherford, Texas.) 50, 72, 9a, 328, 391 Hartt, Jr., Lt. William H. (Navy). [Care Navy Dept., Wash., D. C. Home, Norfolk, Va.) 53, 389 Hartz, Lt. Col. Rutherfurd S. (Aviation). [Resigned from Service, Mch. 24, 1920. 16 Chestnut St., Palmyra, Pa.] -.- - 16, 138 Harwood, Jr., E. E. (S.A. T. C). [Student, V.M. I. Home, Trenton, Tenn.] 62 *Harwood, 1st Sg't Robert H. [Teller, Bank of Trenton & Trust Co., Trenton, Tenn.] 59 Haskell, J. C. (S. A. T. C). [1008 Park Ave., Richmond, Va.] 70 Haskell, T. Sheafe (O. T. C— Died in the Service.)—- .68, 86 Hastie, Lt. Commander Colin C. (Navy). [Civil Engineer. Care brother below.] 55 Hastie, Jr.,Maj. Jack. [Orange Grower. E. Bennett ave., Glendora, Los Angeles Co., Cal.] 20,72,93,174 Hathaway, 1st Lt. Edward Trafton (Aviation — Killed in line of duty in France.) 36, 79, 86, 288 Hatton, Jr., Edward Alex. (S. A. T. C). [Salesman. 939 Lecklie St., Portsmouth, Va.] 70, 108 Haughton, O. O. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Charlotte, N. C] Ill Hawes, Jr., Col. George P. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Richmond, Va.] 14, 131, 384 Hawkins, 2d Lt. Chilton T. [Foreman of Heat Treatment of Projectiles, U. S. Naval Ord. Plant So. Charleston, W. Va. Home, 402 Morris St., Charleston, W. Va.] 45 Hawkins, Howard B. (O. T. C). [With Broad River L'b'r Co., Stackhouse, N. C. Care 1st Nat'! Bk.Bld'g, Charleston, W. Va.) 66 Hawkins, Jr., S. A. (S. A. T. C). [Material Agt., Ohio Fuel Oil Co, Blue Creek, W. Va. Home, 402 ^ Morris St., Charleston, W. Va.] 70 Hawks, A. W. (Civil Service). [Evangelist & Lecturer. Ruxton,Md.] .102,377 Hayden, Capt. Alfred D. [Care father, Capt. Edward E. Hayden, U. S. Navy., Wash., D. C.]' 26 Hayes, 2d Lt. Ross H. [329 Broad St., Thomasville, Ga.] 45 Hayes, Samuel L (Civil Service). [Sup't, Lanett Bleachery & Dye Wks, West Point, Ga. Home, Thomasville, Ga.] - — - 102 Healy, 2d Lt. John H. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Streets, Va.] 45, 387 Heflin.Maj. Sterling M. [Majorand Adjunct Professor, V.M. I.] 20, 175 Henderson, Jr., Capt. Eugene. [Motor Truck Salesman. 300 L. R. Ave., Fort Smith, Ark.] 26, 203 Henderson, Lt. Commander Samuel L. (Navy). [Care Navy Dept., Wash., D. C. Former home, Imboden, Ark.] 53 389 Henderson, Pv't S. T. [Home, 607 E. Queen St., Charlotte, N. C] ".'."".. 59 Henshaw, Jr , 2d Lt. F. R. [Student, Bus. Administration, Harvard Univ. Home add., 608 Pythian Bld'g, Indianapolis, Ind.] 45 Henshaw, Seth B. (O. T. C). [Charleston Window-Glass Co., Charleston, W. Va.] 68 Hepner, Capt. John F. [CareThe Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Strasburg, Va.] 27,386 Herman, 1st Lt. Stanley S. (U. S. M. C). [Resigned after War. Merchant, 179 W. Main St., Dan- ville, Va.] 51 Herman, Tom W. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [3564 Bogart Ave., Cincinnati, O.] 112 Herrick, Capt. George F. [Home, 2132 Sunnyside Ave., Chicago, 111.] 27 Herring, Frank L. (O. T. C). [Pass Book Teller, National Bk & Trust Co., New Orleans. Home, Moss Point, Miss.) 66 Heyck, Theodore R. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Houston, Texas.]--. - m Hickman, Col. Edwin A. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, Lexing- ton, Mo.] 14, 132,383 Hicks, 2d Lt. Hassel T. [Axton, Va.] 45 Higgins, Pv't John D. (U. S.M. C). [Law Student, Univ. of Pa. Home, McKenzie, Tenn.].. 63 Hill, BaynhamM. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Portsmouth, Va.] 109 Hill, Douglas S. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Locust Dale, Va.] 108 Hill, J. M. (S. A. T. C). [Medical Student, Princeton Univ. Care Fort Worth Nat'I Bk, Fort Worth, Texas.] 70 Hill, 2d Lt. Luther L. [1st Lt. Cav. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Mont- gomery, Ala.] 45 Hill, 1st Lt. Thomas L. [Dentist. 725 Market St., San Francisco, Cal.] 36 386 Hinton, Orlando B. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Petersburg, Va.] 110 Hirst, 1st Lt. J. Terry. [Pulp Wood, Ties, etc. Purcellville, Va.] .36 Hirst, Capt. Virginius B. (Medical Corps). [Phvsician. Purcellville, Va] „.. 27 Hitch, Chief Petty Officer Rives C. W. (Navy). [Coal Bus. Box 81, Norfolk, Va.] '..'. 64 Hitt, Capt. Walter L. [Supervisor, Maint'nce Div., Westinghouse E. & M. Co., E. Pittsburgh, Pa. Home, Culpeper, Va.] . 27 Hitt.W.M. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.] ' 109 Hix, Jr., Lt. Charles H. (Navy). [V. P. & Treas., R. W. WhitehurstMf'g Corp., Box 584, Norfolk, Va] 53 Hock, 1st Lt. Conrad. [Home, 601 Campbell Ave., S. W., Roanoke, Va.] 36, 260 Hock, 1st Lt. Frederick S. [Coal Business. Home, 601 Campbell Ave., S. W., Roanoke, Va.]- 36 Hodge, Jr., Edwin (Civil Service). [V. P., Pittsburgh Knife & Forge Co., 709 Belmont St., Pitts- burg, Pa. Home, Henderson, Ky.] 103 Hofheimer, Herold R. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Richmond, Va.] - 108 Hoge, Charles E. (S. A. T. C). [Post-Grad. Student, Centre College, Danville, Ky. Care S. French Hoge, Frankfort, Ky.] 70 Hogg, C. W. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Huntington, W. Va.] II m Holland, Corp. Robert C. (Aviation). [Care R. E. Holland, Brownsville, Tex.] 59 Holmes, Jr., Maj. Henry B. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, New- port News, Va.] 20, 177 Holmes, John L. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Jacksonville, Fla.] 108 Holmes, Samuel S. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Jacksonville, Fla.] - — 108 Holt, Jr., 2d Lt. Henry W. (1st Lt. F. A , with Am. Forces in Germany. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Staunton, Va.] - 45, 386 _*lst Sg't R. H. Harwood was promoted to 2d Lt., Co. E, n7th Inf., A. E. F. His fine record was received too late for insertion in the proper place. 422 Index. Holtzman, Jr., Capt. Charles T. [Asst. Eng'r, C. & O. Rw'y, Huntington, W. Va. Home, Luray, Va.l 27,239 Homes, Peter P. (O. T. C— Died in the Service.) ...67, 86 Honaker, C. F. (S. A. T. C). [Keister Apt's, Huntington, W. Va.] 70 Honaker, S. F. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Wytheville, Va.] Ill Hopkins, A. F. (S. A. T. C). [Home, care T. S. Hopkins, Tasley, Va.] 70 Hopkins, L.R. (S. A. T C). [Testing Dept., Gen. Elec. Co., Erie, Pa. Home, Onancock, Va.]... 70 Hopkins, Jr., William S. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [With U. S. Shipping Board. Home, Lexington, Va.] 108 Hordern. 2d Lt. Herbert R. (B. E. F.). [He still retains his commission as a regular officer in the Foot Guards. 5434 Dunmoyle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.] 56,93,3.56 Horgan, 1st Lt. Charles J. [Student, Univ. of Va. Home, care Mrs. W. E. Horgan, Fairfax, Va.].. 36 Home, J. Roy (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Waynesboro, Va.] 112 Hostettler, Burdctte L. (Civil Service— Died at his Post, Nov. 1, 1918.) 103 *Howard, Capt. Conway R. [Civil Eng'r. Care Mrs. Conway R. Howard, 514 W. Frederick St., Staunton, Va.] .27, 233 Howard, 2d Lt. Hugh M. (U. S. M. C. Retired). [Real Estate. Firemen's Ins. Co., 7th St. & La. Ave., N. W., Wash., D. C] 52, 391 Howard, 2d Lt. Richard J. (B. E. F.— Killed in action in France.) ..56, 72, 86, 357 Howard, Capt. Samuel L. (U. S. M. C). [Care Marine Corps H. Q., Wash., D. C. Home, Wash- ington, D. C] ....50,310,390 Howell, Capt. Evan P. [Salesman for Metro Pictures Corpn. Home, Ponce De Leon Ap'ts, At- lanta, Ga.] .. 27 Howlett, H.M. (V.M. l.Tr.Camp). [Firemen's Ins. Co., 7th St. & La. Ave., Washington, D. C.].. 113 Howry, Jr., Charles B. (Civil Service). [Advertising Bus., 126 E. 39th St., New York. Home, Hicks Wharf, Va.].. ..... 103 Hudgins,Maj. Morgan H. (Civil Service). [Prin., FishburneMil. School, Waynesboro, Va.] 103 Hudgins, Jr., 1st Lt. Robert S. [Real Estate. 3 Mutual Bld'g, Richmond, Va.] 36 Huff, Jr., C. W. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Home add., care S. A. L. Ry, Richmond, Va.]. 70 Huger, Benjamin (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Roanoke, Va.] 112 Hughes, Jr., Charles E. (O. T. C). [918 Paxton Ave., Danville, Va.] 66 Hughes, 2d Lt. Gregory W. [Law Student & Sec'y to Congressman. Home, 2220 5th Ave., Lynch- burg, Va.] 45 Hughes, 2d Lt. John B. [1st Lt. Eng'rs. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, "Lynchburg, Va.] .45,386 Hughes, 2d Lt. Rozier P. [Asst. Eng'r, M. of Way, A. T. & S. F. Ry, Topeka, Kans. Home, Kansas City, Mo.] 45 Hull, Lt. Carl T. (Navy). [Care Navy Dept., Wash., D. C] 54, 389 Hull, 1st Lt. Richard M. [Home, 10 Drayton St , Savannah, Ga.]. 36,94, 259 Hull, Washington (Civil Service). [Chemist. Care DuPont Powder Wks, Wilmington, Del.] 103 Humphreys, C. K. (S. A. T. C). [Farming for his father at Easton,Md.]. 70 Humphreys, Capt. William H.— Killed in action in France 27, 86, 94, 200 Hundley, J. Phillips (Civil Service). [Banker, Lebanon, Ky.] 103 Hunley, Col. William M. (Civil Service). [Professor, V. M. !.]. 103 Hunt,Maj. Claude DeB. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C] 20, 384 Hunt, 2d Lt. R. G. [Student. V. M. I. Home add.. Box 92, Gordonsville, Va.] 45 Hunter, 1st Lt. Chapman K. [Tobacco Business, Appomattox, Va.] 36 Hunter, 1st Lt. Charles E. [Lawyer. Strickland Bld'g, Roanoke, Va.]- 36 Huntt, Pv't Spotswood H. (U. S. M. C). [With Va. Ry & P. Co. Home, 1003 West Ave., Rich- mond, Va ] , 63 Hurt, Jr., Henry A. (O. T. C). [V. P. and Field Mg'r, K. M. A.— Texas Prod. & Refining Corpn., Wichita Falls, Tex. Home, Fort Worth, Texas] .. 67 Hurt, 1st Lt. Shirley R. [Appointed 1st Lt. F. A., U. S. A., July 1, 1920. Care The Adj't Gen., U, S .A.., Wash., D. C. Home, Blackstone, Va.) 36, 387 Husson, Capt. WilliamM. [CivilEng'r. 440Taylor Ave., Bronx, New York. Perm, add., Palatka, Fla.] 27 Hutcheson, Jr.. H. F. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Boydton, Va.] 112 Hutchinson, Frank E. (Civil Service). [Sup't, Logan Coal Mines W. Va.] 103 Hutchinson, Harold (Civil Service). [Eng'r, Hutchinson Coal Co., Fairmont, W. Va.] 103 Hutter, 1st Lt. James L. [With Lynchb'g Fd'y Co., Box 709, Lynchburg, Va.] 37 Hutton, Charles E. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Lexington, Va.] 109 Hutton,.7r., Capt. Frank B. (Medical Corps). [Care The Adj'tGen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Abingdon, Va.] 27,236,386 Hutzler, ,Ir.,Leroy (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Richmond. Va.] 108 Hyatt, Commander Claudius R. (Navy). [Care Navy Dept., Wash., D. C. Home, Jonesville, Va.]. . ... 53,389 Hyatt, Maj. John W. [CareThe Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Jonesville, Va.].. 20, 157,384 Hyland, Capt. John L. [Engineer with A. & V. R. R. Co., Vicksburg, Miss.] 27 Inglesby, 2d Lt. Francis J. [Care Thomas S. In^lesbv, Greenville, S. C] 45 Ingram, D.T. (S. A. T.C). [Student, V. M. I. Home, 1201 Porter St., Richmond, Va.] 70 Ingram, 2d Lt. Sylvanus r<. (Aviation). [Student. Home, 1201 Porter St., Richmond, Va.) 45 "In Pace Deciis — In Bella Praesidium" (V. M. I. Motto.).. _ 2 Ireys, III, Henry T. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Home, care Mrs. H. T. Ireys, Jr., Mana Aprs., Frankfort, Ky.] 70 Irvine, W H. (S. A. T.C). (Evington, Va.] 70 Irwin, Senior Surg. Fairfax. (U. S. Pub. Health Service (Attached to Navy during War). Home, 410 Chestnut St., Phil., Pa.] 53 Ives, Ernest L. (Deputy Consul, Paris, France). [Care Eugene Ives, 317 Plume St., Norfolk, Va.]. 103, 375 Izzard, 1st Sg't James J. [Care Dr. John Izzard, Roanoke, Va.] 59 *Captain Howard is still in Austria, serving as Assistant to the Technical Adviser to the Austrian Government. (Dec. 1, 1920.) Index. - 423 Jackson, Maj. Charles S. (Aviation). Home, Parkersburg, W. Va.l 20 Jackson, 2d Lt. Charles R. [Care Capt.M. C. Jackson, Petersburg, Va.] 45 Jackson, Jr., Montgomery C. (S. A. T. C). [With Jackson Coal & Coke Co., Petersburg, Va.] 70 Jackson, 1st Lt. William C. [Care Mrs. James B. Pace, 1113 Grove Ave., Richmond, Va] 37 James, Captain Bartlett (U. S. A.— Died in the Service, Oct. 24, 1917.) 27,86 James, Lt. Commander Jules (Navy). [Care Navy Dept., Wash., D. C Home, Danville, Va.] 53, 342, 389 James, 1st Lt. Raymond P. (U. S.M. C). [Resigned after War. Comd't, J.M. High School, Rich- mond, Va.] 51 Jamison, Capt, Peyton T. [Sec'y & Treas., Exchange L. Co., Roanoke, Va.] 27 Jamison, Maj. Stanford C. (Medical Corps). [Physician. 145 S. Rampart, New Orleans, La.] 20, 176 Jarman, 1st Lt. Emerson W. [Home, Farmville, Va.] 37 Jefferies, Edward S. (O. T. C). [Gen. Shipping Bus. Care W. W. Jefferies, 9 Broadway, New York] 68 Jeffries, 2d Lt. Francis C. [Real Estate. Bk. of Commerce Bld'g, Norfolk, Va.] 45 Jeffreys, Richard T. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Rocky Mount, N. C] 111 Jemison, Capt. Elbert S. [.Jemison Real Est. & Ins. Co., 211 N. 20th St., Birmingham, Ala.] 27 Jenkins, Maj. Coleman W. [CareThe Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D.C. Home, Norfolk, Va.]_.-20, 384 Jenkins, 2d Lt. Elmer M. [CareThe Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C Home, care John Jenkins, Contractor, Norton, Va.] 45,387 Jenkins, JuleD. (U.S.M.C). [114 34th St., Newport News, Va.] 63 Jennings, William L. (O. T. C). [Wholesale Candy Mf'r. Care Health Food Baking Co., New- port News, Va.] 67 Jerman, 2d Lt. William B. [Asst. Treas., Va. Trust Co., Richmond, Va.] 45 Jernigin, 2d Lt. Russell C. [Asst. Director, Athletics, Univ. of Miss. Home, Commerce, Texas.].. 45 Jessee, 2d Lt. Joshua E. [Mem., Ward-Jessee Co., Chemists, Thompson-Pierce Bld'g, Huntington, W. Va. Also, Coal Operator. Home, Dryden, Va.] 45 Johns, Maj. Glover S. [Automobiles. Bo.x 128, Corpus Christi, Texas. Home, Austin, Tex.] 20 Johns, Jr., Capt. Claude D. [Lawyer. Home, 2501 Whitis Ave., Austin, Tex.) 27 Johnson, Capt. A. Broaddus (Aviation). [SalesMg'r, Dicks, David Co., Inc. Mf'rs, Dye Stuffs & Chemicals, 19 N. Moore St., New York.] 27 Johnson, Bradley T. (Civil Service). [Sup't, Smokeless Powd. Dept., DuPont Powder Co., Penn's Grove, N. J.] . 103 Johnson, Capt. Conrad. [Prin., City High School before War. Box 95, Alexandria, Va.] 27 Johnson, Maj. E. Hammond (A. E. F.— Died in the Service in Germany.) 20,87,94, 163 Johnson, E. R. F. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Merion, Pa.] . 113 *Johnson, Capt. Francis L. [Coal Operator and Banker. Montgomery, W. Va., and Richmond, Va] 27 Johnson, Capt. I. Branch. [Lawyer. Later, Insurance. Box 271, Richmond, Va.] 27 Johnson, Capt. James V. [Lawyer. Later, Clergyman. Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Arkadelphia, Ark,]___ 27 Johnson, 2d Lt. Robert W. (French Army). [Artist. Care Farmers Loan & "Trust Co., 41 Boulevard Haussman, Paris, France.] 56 Johnson, 2d Lt. S. Ladd. [Inspector for Glamorgan Pipe & F'dy Co., Lynchb'g, Va. Home, 601 Harrison St., Lynchb'g, Va.] 45 Johnson, 1st Lt. William R. [Coal Operator. Montgomery, W. Va.] 37,261 Johnson, 1st Lt. Wilton R. [In Tobacco Business in China. Home add., Boscobel, Va.] 37 Johnston, Jr., Lt. Commander A. Langstaff (Navy). [Elec. Eng'r in New York. Home, Gresham Court, Richmond, Va.] 55,79,343 Johnston, Capt, Charles. [SalesMg'r, General Fire-Proofing Co., 1321 Kensington Ave., Youngs- town, O. Permanent add,, 707 Chamber of Commerce, Richmond, Va.] 27, 79, S4, 223 Johnston, E.M. (S. A. T. C). [9 Roger St., Bluefield, W. Va.]..._ 70 Johnston, 2d Lt. Francis B. [Eng'r, Homestead Steel Co., Munhall, Pa. Home, Bessemer, Mich.] 45 Johnston, Frank K. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Staffordsville, Va.] 112 Johnston, Corp. Horace Stuart (U. S. M. C). [With Fed. Res. Bk, Richmond. Home, Knoxana Apt's, Fredericksburg, Va.] 63 Johnston, Jr., John W. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Bedford, Va.] 111 Johnston, Walton B. (O.T.C.). [Student, V.M, I. Home, 209 S.Mercer St., Bluefield, W. Va.]... 68 Jones, Capt. Alger. [North Texas Rep., Fort Worth Record, Fort Worth, Texas.] 27 Jones, 1st Lt. Bernard M. [Railway Supplies. Hom.e, 1102 West Ave., Richmond, Va.l 37 Jones, 1st Lt. Catesby Ap C. [Care The Adj't Gen., TJ. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Richmond, Va.] Recently promoted Captain, Cav., U. S. A 37, 72, 94, 387 Jones, Jr., Pv't Charles A. (U. S. M. C.). [Captain and Asst. Prof., V. M. I. Home, Winchester, Va.] 63 Jones, 1st Lt. Charles H. [Monroe, N. Y.] 37 Jones, 2d Lt. Charles P. [1st Lt. F. A., care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Mont- gomery, Ala.] 45,387 Jones, C. W. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Care Jones, Son & Co., Inc., Cotton Factors, Nor- folk, Va.] 70 Jones, Decatur (Naval Aviation). [Home, 918 Park Ave., Richmond, Va.] 64 Jones, 2d Lt. Fitzhugh B. [Post-Grad. Student, Col. Sch. of Mines. Home, Gloucester, Va.] 45 Jones, 2d Lt. Harry T. [V. P., Jones, Fon & Co., Cotton Factors, Norfolk, Va.] 45 Jones,H. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V.M. I. Home add.. Box 132, San Angelo, Texas.] 70 Jones. J. H. (S. A. T. C). [Care W. O. Jones, Elberton, Ga.] 70 Jones, Capt. James S. [Lawyer. Ex-Legislator. Bastrop, "Texas.] 27 Jones, Lt. Commander Jack W. (Medical Corps, Navy). [Resigned after War. Physician. Home, Canton, Ga,] 53 Jones, Jr., John W. (S. A. T. C). [Martinsville, Va.] 70 Jones, Louis L. (Civil Service). [Cotton Mf'r. Canton, Ga.] 103 Jones, 1st Lt. Norman D. (B. E. F., Aviation). [Home, 515 Grove Ave., Jenkintown, Pa.] 56 Jones, Thomas D. (O. T. C). [Care Dr. J. B. Jones, 517 High St., Petersburg, Va.] 67 •Promoted to Major, R. C, U. S. A., when discharged. 424 Index. Jones, Jr., 1st Lt. Thomas G. [Banker. Montgomery, Ala.] 37 Jones, Lt. (J. G.) T. Ralph (Navy). [Cotton. SavaEe, Son & Co., Inc., Norfolk, Va.] 5.5 Jones, Ist Lt. William B. [Sec'y-Treas., The Suffolk Fertilizer Co., Inc., Suffolk, Va.] - 37 Jones, 1st Lt. W. Carlton. [Cotton. Savage, Son & Co., Inc., Norfolk, Va.] 37 Jones, Jr., W. D. (O. T. C). [Post-Grad. Student, Univ. of Va. Home add., Bay & Main Sts., Jacksonville, Fla.] 66 Jones, Jr., W. F. (S. A. T. C). [1420 New York Ave., Wash., D. C] 70 .Tones, Ist Lt. W. Garland. [Cotton. Clerk, Jones, Son & Co., Norfolk, Va.] 37 Jordan, Lt. Colonel Harry L. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, Smith- field, Va.] 17,149,384 Jordan, Jr., J. C. (O. T. C). [Garrett Tobacco Co., Rocky Mount, N. C. Home add.. Box 473, Dan- ville, Va.].... 66 Jordan, 2d Lt. James E. [Smithfield, Va.] 45 Jordan, J. H. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V.M. I. Home, 203 E. 5.5th St., Kansas City, Mo.]. 70 Jordan, Pv't J. Julian. [Cash'r, Nat'l Bk of Summers, Hinton, W. Va.] 59, 94 Jordan, Jr., James M. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.] 108 •Jordan, 2d Lt. S. H. Pope. [Agt. N. Y. Life Ins. Co., Garland Bld'g, Los Angeles, Cal. Home, Keyser, W. Va.] 45 ~ Josey, Jr., .1. E. (S. A. T. C). [Josev-Miller Grain Co., Beaumont, Texas.] 70 Joyce, Claude A. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Shaff,Va.] 113 tJudd, Ensign M. H. (Naval Aviation). [Civil Engineer. Dalton, Ga.] See Footnote. Julian, 2d Lt. Leo S. [Care Dr. A. J. P. Julian, Lake City (or Jacksonville), Fla.] 45 Kahn, Capt. Lucian L. [Sales Mg'r, Furnace Dept., The Estate Stove Co., Hamilton, O.] 27 Kahn,MyronD. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [731 S. Crescent Ave., Cincinnati, O.] 112 Kain, Capt. Charles E. (Civil Service). [Mf 'r's A'gt, 1014 Dallas County State Bank Bld'g, Dallas, Texas.] . 103,112 Kane, F. C. (S. A.T.C.). [Student, V.M. I. Homeadd., care Truscon Steel Co., Youngstown,0.] 70 Kane, Ensign HeywardM. (Navy). [Pharmacist with Wholesale Drug Co., 1020 Post St., San Fran- cisco, Cal. Home, Gate City, Va.] 54 Kane, Jr., 1st Lt. Henry S. [Instructor, Shen. Valley Acad., Winchester, Va. Home, Gate City, Va.]-.. ,37 Kane, Patrick L. (Civ'l Service). [Elec. Eng'r. Home, Gate City, Va.] 103 Karow, Capt. Gustav (U. S. M. C— Died in the Service.) 50, 87, 331 Karst. Jr.. Mai. Charles. [V. P., North Eastn. Realty Co, and Banker. Box 920, New Orleans, La.] 20 Kasey. J. W. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Lynchburg, Va.] 113 Keen,Ma.i. Hugh B. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Hamilton, Va.l 20, 384 Keerans, Jr., 2d Lt. Charles L. [Appointed 2d Lt. Inf., U. S. A., July 1, 1920, care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash.. D. C. Home, 812 S. Tyron St., Charlotte, N. C] 45, 387 Keezell, Nathaniel H. (O. T.C.). [Farmer. Keezletown, Va.] 67 Keezell, Capt. Rembrandt P. [Journa'ist. Keezletown. Va.] 27, 237 Keith, 2i Lt. A. A. Morson (Aviation). [Lawyer. Richmond, Va.] 45 Keith, Corp. John W. fCJ. S. M. C). [Oil Operator, Bowling Green, Ky. Home add., 1170 Calder Ave., Beaumont, Texas.] 63 Keith, 1st Lt. Lucien. [Farmer. Warrenton, Va.l 37 Kellam, Herbert S. (S. A.T. C). [Draftsman, U. S. Navy Dept. Home. Princess Anne, Va.] 70,110 KelJosre. 2d Lt. Kemper L. (Aviation). [With N. N. S. B. & D. D. Co. Home, 201 Hawthorne Ave., Richmond, Va.] 45 Ke!1y,P.R. (S. A.T.C.). [Huey&Thilp H'dw. Co., Dallas, Texas.] 70 Kelly, Russell A. (French Army— Killed in action in France.) ...65, 73, 79, 87, 365 Kelly, Capt. Warren. [Advt'g Director, Current Opinion Mag., New York. Home, Cedarhurst, N. Y.I.... ._ 27 Kennard, Capt. Hartwell J. (Ranch Owner and Farmer. Drawer 158. Gonzales. Texas.] 27 Kennedy, W. T. (Naval Aviation). [Deaver-Kennedv Co., Knoxville, Tenn.l 64 Kennon, Ashby R. (O. T. C). [Merchant. Mineral H'dw. Co.. Mineral. Va.l 66 Kennon, Cant. William G. CMedica' Corps). [Phvsioian (Ppeoia'ist). Nasb%nlle Tenn.] .. 28 Kerlin.W. C. (S. A. T. C). [Care J. W. Kerlin, lilOCampbell Ave., Roanoke. Va.] 70 Kester, 1st Sg't Walden W. [In Automobile Bus., Paris, France. Care Mrs. E. A. Kester, Lexing- ton, Va.] 59 Kiblpr, Capt. A. Franklin. [Care The Adi't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Staunton, Va.]..28, 387 Kidd, Willard C. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [700 Park Ave., Petersburg. Va.l 109 Kidd, Ensign Winfred E. (Navy). [Div. Sup't Schs.. Nelson Co., Va. Home, Lovinsston, Va.].. 55 Kilbourne, Brig. Gen. Charles E. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, Washington, D. C.l ..13, 73, 94, 115, 383 Killed in Action, or Died in the Service .-85, 393 Kimbell. Fordyce K. (Civil Service). [Care J. W. Thompson, Gen. R. R. Contr., 6178 Boatmen's Bank Bld'g, St. Louis, Mo.l 103 Kimberly, Lt. Col. Allen. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Fort Monroe, Va.l 17, 151,3?4, 395 Kimberly, lat Lt. Clarke O. [With C. Kenyon Co., Cord Tires, 754 Pacific St., Brooklj'n. N. Y. Home, Hampton, Va.l 37, 73, 79,94,292 Kimberly, .Jr., HarrvH. (O. T. C). [.Student, Yale Univ. Home, Hampton, Va.l. Kimberlv, .Tr., 2d Lt. John B. [Credit Dept., Chase Nat'l Bank, New York. Home, Fort Mon- 67 roe. Va.l --. 45,94 Kimbley. Pv't Russell R. [Garage Operator. Perm add., 4th & Grand Sts., Okmulgee, Okla.]...59, 94 Kinder. Warren L. (O. T. C). [Lawyer. Box 1418, Tucson, Ariz. Home, Federalsburg, Md.] 68 King, Pv't James Frank. [Care Mrs. O. D. King, Albemarle, N. C] 69 •2a Lt. S. H. P. Jorc an was promotO'-l to 1st I/t. tM.'H. Jiidd, Graduate, Class 1906, enlisted in U. S. Naval Reserve'Force (Aviation), 1917, and was promoted to Ensign, Dec. 20, 1918. Ground School, Mass. Inst. Tech.- stationed fit Buffalo, N.Y., Eliza- beth, N. J., and Norfolk, Va. He fell about one thousand feet in theHS2L, off Sandy Hook. This partial report was, unfortunately, not received until after this book was printed.] Index. 425 King, Capt. Lawrence G. [Lawyer with Treadway & Marlott, Society for Savings Bld'g, Cleve- land, O.]-. 28 King:, Lt. Commander Ogden D. (Asst. Surg., Navy). [Care Navy Dept., Wash., D. C. Home, Albemarle, N. C.].-.- 53, 73, 335, 389 King, William C. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Aged 19. Roanoke, Va.j . Ill King, William C. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Aged 28. Charlottesville, Va.l 112 Kingman, Maj. Matthew H. (U. S. M. C). [Care Marine Corps H. Q., Wash., D. C. Home, Des Moines, Iowa.] 50, 73, 94, 308, 390 Kinnear, Jr., W. A. (S. A. T. C). [Lexington, Va.] 70 Kinsolving, Jr., Capt. Herbert B. [Lawyer. Mount Sterling, Ky.] ; 28, 79 Kirkpatrick, 2d Lt. James D. (Aviation). [Mg'r, Kirkpatrick Diamond Drilling Co., Birming- ham, Ala.] 45 Kir ven, Oliver C. (Navy). [1576 W. 4th Ave., Corsicana, Texas.] .. 6^ Kirwan, J.McG. (S. A. T C). [Care Capt. C. Kirwan, 1121 Harlem Ave., Balto.,Md.] 70 Kittrell, Corp. Henry J. [Asst. Cashier, The Farmers & Merchants Bank, Mt. Pleasant, Tenn.]. 59, 94, 99 Kizer, E. D. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Dallas, Texas.] 112 Klapp, E. M. K. (S. A. T. C). [Bond Salesman with Geo. W. Kendrick, 3d & Co., Philadelphia. Home, 1716 Spruce St., Phil., Pa.l . 70 Knapp, 2d Lt. Frederick D. [Bank Clerk. 2320 West Grace St., Richmond, Va.] _ 46 Knapp, Jr., John W. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Home add., care J. W. Knapp, Sup't, C. & ' O. Ry, Richmond, Va.] 70 Knight, Jr.,B.M. (S. A. T. C). [Student, Pa. State Coll. To be an Horticulturist. Home, Win- cli6ster Vfi.l _ _ 70 Knight, Capt. RobertR." [SecVATreas'TKnighY Screen Mf'gCo.rFrank^^ Knight, 1st Lt. Robert W. [Care J. W. Knight. Cirtersville,Ga.] 37 Knox, Jr., 1st Lt. Robert W. [With T - Lucey Manufacturing Corpn. Res., Beaconsfield Ap'ts, Houston, Tex.] 37 *Kollock, Maj. Charles W. (Medical Corps, Air Service.) [Physician. (Specialist.) Char'eston, S. C] 20,160,392 Kraft, Capt. William R. [Motor Trucks. Kingston, N. Y.] ..28,234 Kraft, R.W. (S. A. T.C.). [907 Washington St., Portsmouth, Va.l ... 70 Krentel, Sg't Fritz E. [Civ. Eng'r. With S. S. White Dental M'fg Co., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Home add., care Henry Krentel, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.] 59 Kuykendall, 2d Lt. James E. [Salesman, Charleston Milling & Produce Co. Home, 215 Morris St., Charleston, W. Va.) 46 Kyle, Gunnery Sg't Gordon (U. S. M. C). [Sec'y & Treas., Sou. Motor Co., Box 413, Lynchburg, Va] 63 Lackey, Jr., Capt. Samuel C. [Farmer and Stockraiser. Cuero, Texas.] 28 Lacy, 2d Lt. Seddon C. [Insurance. Winchester, Va.] .. 46 Ladd, 2d Lt. Arthur K. (Aviation). [App't'd 2d Lt. Air Serv. U. S. A., July 1, 1920. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Sherman, Texas.] , 46, 387 Lafferty, 2d Lt. Edgar R. [Va. Highway Comm'n, Richmond, Va.] 46 Lafferty, Capt. Frederick R. (Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, San Francisco, Cal. Care Supreme Ct. Chambers.] ^ 28,386 Laine, E. R. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Home, R. F. D. No. 2, Windsor, Va.] 70 Lake, Charles H. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Shelby, Tenn.] 112 Lamb, Pv't E.Blair (U. S.M. C). Home, 109 N. 5th St., Richmond, Va.] 63 Lancer, George E. (Civil Serv.). [Last Employment with the Dupont Co., Hopewell, Va. Home, Phoebus, Va.l 103 Land, A. H. (Civil Serv.). [Pres., Dickinson Fuel Co., Charleston, W. Va.] 103 Land, H. C. (S. A. T. C. [Student, V. M. I. Home, Blackstone, Va.] 70 Land, 2d Lt. Langley P. (Aviation). [Farmer, Landon Bridge, Va. Home, Virginia Beach, Va.] 46 Landau, Sidney (O. T. C). [5231 Washington Blv'd, St. Louis, Mo.] 68 Lane, S. M. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Hagerstown, Md.] 113 Lang, Chester H. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Care Miss Ida E. Lang, Erie, Pa.] Ill Lange, Pv't Louis G. (U. S. M. C). [With .loseph St. Mary, Cotton Mercht., f 30 Gravier St., New Orleans. Home, 2218 Peniston, New Orleans, La.] ._ 63,338 Langhorne, Commander Gary D. (Navy). [Physician. Home, 1520-2nth St., Wash,, D. C] 55, 341 Langhorne, Col. George T. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Washington, D. C] 14, 79, 129, 383 Langhorne, Marshall M. (Civil Serv.). [Care Dr. C. D. Langhorne, 1520 20th St., Wash., D. C. Late, Sec'y, Legation, Hague, Holland, etc.] 103 Langstaff, Capt. James D. [Langstaff-Orme Lumber Co., Paducah, Ky.] 28, 209 Lanier, Ravmond S. (Navy). [Farmer. Box 724, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Former home, Danville, Ky.] 64 Lansing, Col. Cleveland C. [Farmer. Salisbury, Conn.] 14, 130 LaPrade,Maj. W. W. [Civ. Eng'r. Real Estate Bld'g, Richmond, Va.] 20 Larew, Jr., R. F. (S. A. T. C). [R. F. D., Staunton, Va.]. 70 LaRue, Capt. B. V. M.— Died in the Service in France.. 28, 87. 94, 189 LaRue, R. H. (S. A. T. C ). ^Student, Univ. of Kansas. Care H. A. LaRue, 1st Nat'l Bk, Co- lumbus, Kans.] 70 Lasker, Henry M. (0. T. C). [Advertising Business. >The Belmead, 36th St. & Broadway, New York.]... 68 "Last Words" of Some ofV. M. I.'s Martyred Sons 378 Lathrop. 2d Lt. Charles P. [Bmlders' Supplies. Richmond, Va.] 46 Lauck, Edward W. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Home, Luray, Va.] 70 Law, Maj. William L. [Erg'r. Rock Hill, S. C] 21 Lawrason, Capt. George B. (Medical Corps.— Died, Feb. 3. 1918.) 28 Lawson, 1st Lt. Joseph's. [Cotton Bus.. Newton, N. C Home, South Boston, Va.]... 37 Lawson, Sg't R. Barksdale. [Garage Owner. South Boston, Va.] 59 *Pronioted to Lieutenant Colonel. See Appendix. 426 Index. Lea, S. H. (Civil Service). [Engineer of Mineral Co., W. Va., Keyser, W. Va.]_ .. 103 Lee, Col. Fitzhugh. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D C] 14,133,383 Lee, Lt. Col. GeorgeM. [Retired. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C] 17, 388 *Lee, 1st Lt. Henry Fitzhugh. [Mg'r, Carolina Power & Light Co., Goldslsoro, N C. Home, Fred- ericksburg, Va.]- 37 Lee, Capt. James C. [Seo'y, Alabama Grocery Co., 1805-7 First Ave., Birmingham, Ala ] 28 Lee, 2d Lt. Richard. [IstLt., Eng'rs. CareThe Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Rocky Mount, Va.l 46,387 Lee.Maj. Sydney Smith (U. S.M. C). [Care Marine Corps H. Q., Wash., D. C. Home, Fred'ksb'g, Va.] 50,390 Lee, Yen Chu (Officer, Chinese Army). [Round Stone, Shang Tan Too, Fu Chou, Kiangsi, China.] 57 Leftwich, 1st Lt Lewis C. [Cotton. Box 846, Dallas, Texas.] 37 Leech, Capt. Lloyd L. (U. S.M. C). [Marine Corps H. Q., Wash., D. C. Home, Lexington, Va.]..50, 390 Leech, 1st Lt. James C. (U. S.M. C). [Resigned after War. Grad. Class, V.M. I. Home, Lexing- ton, Va.] 51 Leggett, 1st Lt. William B. [With Vacuum Oil Co., Fulton Bld'g, Pittsburgh, Pa. Home, 427 W. 7th St., Plainfield, N. J.] 37 Le Gore, James A. (Civil Service). [LimeMf'r, LeGore,Md.] 104 Legum, Morris J. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). (Norfolk, Va.]_ 110 L'Engle, Frank F. (Navy). [Reporter, R. G. Dun & Co. Care Hon. Claud L'Engle, .Jacksonville, Fla] 64 Letcher, Capt. Greenlee D. [Lawyer. Lexington, Va.] 28, 79, 191 Lewis, Arthur P. (Civil Service). [Chief Eng'r, The Miller Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio. Home, Cohasset,Mass.] 104 Lewis, Frank P. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Charleston, W. Va.] 109 Lewis, John D. (O. T. C). [Merchant. 417 Broad St., Charleston, W. Va.] 68 Lewis, Jr., Pv't Magnus M. [Pharmacy Stud., Va. Med. Coll., Richmond. Home, Fredericks- burg, Va.] , 59 Lewis, Capt. S. Oliver. [Sec'y & Treas., The Texas Exchange, Prince Theatre Bld'g, Houston, Texas. ]__ 28 Lewis, Capt. WickliffeB. [Special Agent, TheU. S. Fidelity & G. Co., Fletcher Savings &Tr. Bld'g, Indianapolis, Ind.] 28 Lewis, 1st Lt. William B. [Tobacco. Liggett & Myers Tob. Co., Lexington, Ky. Hom.e, 715 Duke St., Durham, N. C] 37 Lewis, Jr., William D. (Civil Service). [Coal Operator. 417 Broad St., Charleston, W. Va.] 104 Lewis, Jr., Yancey (S. A. T. C). [Student, Harvard Univ. Home, 4503 Live Oak St., Dallas, Texas.] 70 Lieutenant Colonels — British Army 56 Lieutenant Colonels — U. S. Army (After War) . 383 Lieutenant Colonels — V. S. Army (During War) 15 Lieutenant Commanders — U. S. Navy (After War) 389 Lieutenant Commanders — U. S. Navy (During War) 53 Lieutenant Commanders — U. S. N. R. F. (During War) 65 Lieutenants — U. S. Navy (After War) 389 Lieutenants — U. S. Navy (During War) 53 Lieutenants — U. S. N. R. F. (During War) 55 Lieutenants (J. G.)—U. S. Navy (After War) 389 Lieutenants (J.G.) — U. S. N. R. F. (During War) 55 Lincoln, Capt. Atwell T.— Killed in action in France 28, 87, 194,378 Lind, Warner E. (Aviation). [Bookkeeper. Care Mrs. Thomas C. Lind, McMinnville, Tenn.] 60 Lindner, Capt. John A. [Care John Lindner, Carlisle, Pa.] 1 28 Lindsey, Capt. Eugene L. [Factorv Mg'r, The Pioneer Pole & Shaft Co. of Piqua, O., at Cairo, 111. Home, Alexandria, Va.] 28,79 Lion, Douglas H. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Manassas, Va.] 108 Lipper, Capt. Lawrence. [Lawyer. 1716 Crawford St., Houston, Texas.] 28 Litzenberger, Levin M. (O. T. C.). [Student, Univ. of Wisconsin. Care Mrs. Mary Litzenberger, Middletown, Ind.] 66 Lively, 1st Lt. LewisM. [Home, Tallahassee, Fla.] 37 Llovd, Jr., 1st Lt. Edward. [Home, Apt. 23, 2301 Conn. Ave., N. W., Wash., D. C] 37 Lloyd.Capt.EgbertT. fU. S.M.C.). [CareMarineCorpsH.Q., Wash., D C. Home, Apt. 23, 2301 Conn. Ave., N. W., Wash., D. C] 50,390 Lloyd, Maj. Orin C. [Labour Mg'r, Ederheimer Stein Co., 1911-58 Roosevelt Road, Chicago, 111. Home, Durham, N. C] 21. 79, 161 Locke, Col. Morris E. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash.,D.C. Former home, Cincinnati, O.] 14,73, 119,383 Lockhart, Capt. George B. (U.S.M.C.). [CareMarineCorpsH.Q., Wash., D.C. Home. Honaker, Va.] 51,94,317,390,402 Ijogan, Capt. Dulaney. [Banker. National Bk. of Ky., Louisville, Ky.] 28 Lohm.eyer, .Ir., Capt. William. [Retired because of disability incurred in the Service. Post-Grad. Stud., Mass. Inst, of Tech. Home add., 401 Broad St., Charleston, W. Va.] 28, 94, 199, 388, 398 Look, 2d Lt. Frederick W. [Construction Eng'r. Res., Hamilton Ap'ts, Paterson, N. J. Form.er home, Kingston, N. Y.]_ 46 ♦Commissioned 1st Lieutenant, C. A. C, early in 1917. at Ft. Monroe. Assigned to 60th Artillery, Battery "C." Sailed inMarch, 1918. Trained in Southern France until Sept. 6, 1918. Then to the front. Participated in following battles: St.Mihiel. Sept. 12-15; Meuse-Argonne, Sept. 26-Oct.3; second phase, Oct. 4-22; third phase, Oct. 23-Nov. 11, 1918. Slightly wounded near Fleville, Oct. 23, 1918. He was on special duty as Regimental Telephone Officer from the time he finished his training until his return to the U. S. After the Armistice he was in charge of Battery "E," and continued in that capacity until dis- charged at Ft. Monroe, March 3, 1919. [This fine young officer behaved with consummate gallantry, and it is greatly regretted that this abbreviated record of his service was secured too late to be placed among the"Specially Distinguished." His older brother. Major Sydney Smith Lee, U. S.M. C.,andhisgallant father, Captain D.M. Lee, G. S. Navy and C. S. Army, also graduated at V.M. I.] Index. 427 Long, Lawrence T. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Dante, Va.l 111 Long, Matthew R. (Naval Aviation). [Pres. & Treas., Light & P. Co., Roxboro, N. C] 64 Long, Raymond E. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.] 110 Loop, 2d Lt. Chester H. [Emergency 2d Lt. Coast Art., Ft. Monroe, Dec, 1920. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C.l 46, 388 Loop, 2d Lt. John E. [Chattanooga, Tenn.] 46 Loth, Capt. Moritz A. R. [Care The Adj 't Gen., U.S.A., Wash , D. C. Home, Waynesboro, Va.]-28, 3S7 Loth, Jr., William Jefferson (B. E. F.) [With Loth Stove Co., Waynesboro, Va.] 65, 94 Loughridge, 1st Lt. Sidney A. (B.E. F.). [Oil Operator. 328 Market St., Shreveport, La. Home, Le.dngton, Ky.j , 66, 73, 79, 95, 354 Lovell, Lt. Commander John Q. (Navy). [Mf 'r. Garrison, Md.] 53, 390 Lowenberg, David (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.].__ Ill Lowery, 2d Lt. William T. [Care Mrs. Nellie G. Lowery, Fredericksburg, Va.] 46 Lowry, Blackburn W. (Medical Corps). [Physician. Home, 333 Plant Ave., Tampa, Fla.] 60 Lowry, 2d Lt. Loper B. [Care The Adj't Gen.. U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Tampa, Fla.] 46, 387 Lowry, 2d Lt. Robert A. [Mining Eng'r. Cattlettsburg, Ky.] 4fi Lowry, Jr., Capt. Sumter L. [Insurance, 514 Citizens Bk. Bld'g, Tampa, Fla.] 28, 187 Lubling, Jr., W. G. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Lynchburg, Va.] 112 Luck, Jr., Charles S. (O. T. C). [Contractor. Ashland, Va.] 66 Luke, Maj. J.Marvin. [Chattanooga, Tenn. Old home, Norfo'k, Va.] 21 lium, 2d Lt. Robert E. (Aviation). [With Griffin Wheel Co., Kansas City, Kansas. Home, Aber- deen, S. Dakota.] 40 Lunt, 1st Lt. Samuel M. (Aviation). [Appointed 1st Lt. A. S., U. S. A., July 1, 1920. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, 119 S. Columbia St., Alexandria, Va.]. 37,387 Lupton, C. P. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Bedford, Va.] 113 Lupton, Edmund C. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Winchester, Va.] 109 Lutz, 1st Lt. Robert S. [Elec. Eng'r. 190 Oak Crest, Decatur, 111.] 37 Lyerly, Col. Ballard. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Chattanooga, Tenn.] 14, 133,384,395 Lyerly, Jr., Maj. Charles A. [Appointed Capt. Cav., U. S. A., July 1, 1920. Declined. Pres., Southern Well Supply Co., Box 626, Gorman, Texas. Former home, Chattanooga, Tenn.]..21, 183, 396 Lynch, 2d Lt. James B. [Care LevinM. Lynch, Oyster Packer, Chincoteague, Va.]_ . 46 Lynch, Jr., G. P. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Home, 2619 West Grace St., Richmond, Va.]... 70 Lyne, Maj. Richard G. [Sec'y & Treas., Orange Light Co. and Coal & Ice Co. Home, Orange, Va.] 21,80,95, 1-58 Lyons,MarionH. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V.M. I. Home, care Baker, Lyons & Co., Mobile, Ala.] 70 Macdonald, 1st Lt. Charles G. [Mechanical Eng'r. Dunster Road, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass ]. 37 Mackall, Capt. Porter A. (Aviation). [Naval Stores. 12 W. Harris St., Savannah, Ga.] 28 Maclean, 1st Lt. GeorgeM. [Pres., So. Oil & Chem. Co., Savannah, Ga.] 37, 95 MacHn, Jr., Henry (S. A. T. C). [Sales Dept., The Texas Company, Greensboro, N. C Home, North Emporia, Va.] 70 Maclin, Henry W. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Petersburg, Va.] 108 Macrae, E. B. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Care John Macrae, 681 Fifth Ave. (E. P. Dutton & Co.), New York (or Staten Island), N. Y.] 70 Madden, 1st Lt. Louis J. [Mining Eng'r. Box 676, Knoxville, Tenn.] 37 Maddux, Lt. Col. Rufus F. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C] 17, 3S4 Magoffin, Jr., Maj. Beriah. [V. P., Paxton Mining Co., Deerwood, Minn. Former home, Lexing- ton, Ky.] 21 Magruder, Lt. Col. John. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Woodstock, Va.] 17, 150, 384 Mahone, Marion T. (Civil Service). [Care William Mahone, Norfolk, Va., Or City Point, Va.] 104 Mahone, Pv't Thomas W. (U. S. M. C). [With Richmond H'dwe Co., Richmond, Va.] 63 Mahone, Jr., William (Civil Service). [Civil Eng'r. Petersburg, Va.] 104 Major, Julian N. (Civil Service). [Gen. Mg'r, Old Va. Orchard Co., Front Royal, Va.] 104 Majors — U. S. Army (After War).- 384 Majors — U. S. Army (During War) 18 Majors — U. S. Marine Corps (After War) 390 Majors — U. S. Marine Corps (During War) 50 Mallory, Jr., Pv't Francis D. (U. S.M. C). [Training for Salesmanship with WestinghouseE. &M. Co., East Pittsb'g, Pa. Home, care 1st Nat'l Bk, Paris, Texas.] 63 Malone, Jr., 1st Lt. John F. (Aviation). [Insurance. With John F. Malone and Sons, Inc., Buffalo. Home, 290 North St., Buffalo, N. Y.] 37 Malone, Capt. Paul (Aviation). [Insurance, with John F. Malone and Sons, Inc., Buffalo. Home, 290 North St., Buffalo, N. Y.] 29 Malsberger, 2d Lt. August H. (U. S. M. C). [Resigned after War. Accounting Dept., Dupont & Co., Wilmington, Del. Home, Massey, Md.] 52 Mann, 2d Lt. David M. B. [Civ. Eng'r. With N. & W. Ry. Co. Care Bernard Mann, Lawyer, Petersburg, Va.] 46 Mann, J. C. (S. A. T. C). [Student, Univ. of Va. Killed in Auto wreck, June 25, 1920.]... 70 Mann, J. H.C. (S. A.T. C). [Student, V.M. I. Care Bernard Mann, Lawyer, Petersburg, Va.] . 70 Mansfield, Jr., 1st Lt. Charles F. [Insurance. 835 S 2nd St., Monticello, HI.] 38 Mantor, 2d Lt. Lawrence. [Oil Business. Home add.. Box 116, Taylor, Texas.] 46 Mantor, 2d Lt. Mayhew. [Student, Univ. Texas. Home add.. Box 116, Taylor, Texas.] 46 Marable, J. G. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.] 109 Marchant, Bernard W. (O. T. C). [With N. N. S. B. & D. D. Co., Newport News, Va. Home, Mathews, Va.] 67 Markham, Fred S. (Navy). [Address not known. Old home, Houston, Texas. Son of C. H. Markham, Pres., 111. Central R. R.] 64 Marr, Jr..Top Sg'tRobert A. [Asst. Prof., V.M. I. Home, 624 Boissevain Ave., Norfolk, Va] 60 Marrow, Maj. George P. _ [Died, January 8, 1921, in Government Hospital in Washington, D. C, as a result of disability incident to the Service.] 21 428 Index. Marshall, 1st Lt. Adam J. [Chemist, with Nat'l Metallurgical Co., Matelunala, Mex. Care F. P. Marshall, Mingo, W. Va.] - 38 Marshall, Jr., Col. George C. [Staff of General of the Army, Wash., D. C. Home, Uniontown, Pa, ---.r 14,73,80, 117,384 Marshall, Lt. Col. Gilbert. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Bay St. Louis, Miss.] 17,385 Marshall, Jr., Capt. JosephM. [Portland Cement Ass'n, Providence, R. I. Home, Norfolk, Va.].. 29 Marshall, Joseph Paige (S. A. T. C). [With Boxley & Sons, Contractors. Home, Simeon, Va.] 70 Marshall, 2d Lt. Peyton J. [Ath. Director & Coach, Shenandoah Valley Acad, and Apple Grower. Home, Winchester, Va.] 46 Marshall, Jr., Brig. Gen. Richard C. [Gen. Mg'r, The Associated Gen. Contractors of America, 1038Munsey Bld'g, Wash., D. C] 13,73,115,394 Marshall, Capt. Richard J. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Portsmouth, Va.] 29,95,204,386 Marshall, Capt. Samuel. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Simeon, Va.]..29, 186, 386 Martin, Capt. Clarence A. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Accomac, Va.] 29 80 209 387 Martin, Pv't Donald M. [Care Mrs. William N.Martin, 27 John St., Kingston, N. Y.] '...'.... ' 60 Martin, 2d Lt. Frank K. H. [Comd't, Gulf CoastMil. Acad., Gulf port. Miss.] 46 Martin, Howard G. (Civil Service). [Dep. Court Clk., Norfolk, Va.].. 104 Martin, 2d Lt. James G. [Lawyer. Later, Treas., French Dredging & Wrecking Co., Norfolk, Va.] 46 Martin, L.B.(S. A. T.C.). [Student, V.M. I. CareMrs.M. E.Martin, 1730 "M" St., N. W., Wash., D. C] - - 70 Martin, Capt. Marlin C. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, Little Rock, Ark.] .- 29,387 Martin, Top Sg't William P. [With Transpn. Dept., Cosden Pipe Line Co., Tulsa, Okla. Home add., careMrs. S.C.Martin, 1102 W. Brady, Claremore, Okla.] 60 Mason, Lt. H.Millard (Navy). [Care Navy Dept., Wash., D. C. Home, Blackstone, Va.] 54, 344, 389 Mason, Jr., Capt. Horatio P. (U. S. M. C). [Resigned after War. Home, Hampton, Va.] 51, 73, 95 Mason, 1st Lt. Robert Bruce. [Pres., Farm & City Land Co., 415 Geer Bld'g., Durham, N. C] 38 Mason, S. A. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V.M. I. Home, Hampton, Va,].... 70 Massie, 1st Lt. Hope W.— Killed in action in France ...38, 87, 269, 378 Massie, Capt. Nathaniel H. (U. S. M. C). [Resigned after War. Oil Operator. Hampton Court, Lexington, Ky.] ...51,73,317 Massie, Pv't Wilbur N. [Chemist. 217 Albemarle Ave., S. W., Roanoke, Va. Home, Pulaski, Va] 60 Massie, William Withers (Civil Service). [Supervisor, Dupont Co., City Point, Va.J 104 Massingham, R. S. (S. A. T. C). [949 Penn, Ave. Pittsburgh, Pa.].. 70 Massingham, Jr., S. H. (S. A. T. C). [949 Penn. Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.]... 70 Masury.A. J. Miller (S. A. T. C). [Mercantile Brokerage Bus,, Lakeside, Virginia Beach, Va.]...70, 111 Matthews, H. F.McG. (S. A, T. C). [At U. S.M. A. Perm, add., careMrs. J. J.McGuire, 1012 E. ««ij Cervantes St., Pensacola, Fla.] 70 *Maury, Lt. Col. Dabney H. [Consulting Eng'r, 1445 Monadnock Block, Chicago, 111. Home, Evanston, 111.] 17 tMaury, Jr., Dabney H, (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Home Evanston, HI.] Ill Maury, Capt. Lewis A. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, San Antonio, Tex.].29, 387 Maverick, 2d Lt. Maury. [Lawyer. Care Houston & Woodhull, Atty's, San Antonio, Tex.] 46 May, 2d Lt. Hubert D. [Lawyer. Later, Merchant. Care Schwabe & May, Charleston, W. Va.].. 46 Mayer, Top Sg't Charles Leonard. [Care William N. Mayer, Bristol, Tenn.]. 60 Mayer, Eugene N. (O. T. C— Died in the Service.) '. 68, 87 Maxwell, 1st Lt. Edward G. [Wireless Officer with U. S. Ship. Board. Home, 412 Mowbray Arch, Norfolk, Va.] ...38,80,296 Maxwell, R. O. (S. A. T. C). [Trav. Rep., Bradstreet Co. Homo address, P. O. Box 1213, Nor- folk, Va.] 70 Mecredy, Capt. H. Edward (Civil Service). [Service-Supervisor, Dupont Co., City Point, Va ]... 104 INlecredy, James R. (Civil Service). [Chemist. Care Davis Chem. Co., South Baltimore P. O., Md".] 104 Medical Directors — U. S. Navy (After War) 389 Medical Directors— U. S. Navy (During War) 53 Meech, R. W. (S. A. T. C). [Stud., Mass. Inst, of Tech. Home, Edgewater, Norfolk, Va.] 70 Meech, S.M. (S. A. T. C). [Salesman, W. R. Meech & Co. Home, Edgewater, Norfolk, Va.] 70 Meekins, Lt. (J. G.) Jeremiah C. (Navy). [Care J. C.Meekins, Sr., Washington. N. C] 56 Meem, Capt. John G. [With Nat'l City Bank of New York. Home, add. Box 763 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.] - - - .--29,230 Mehegan, William Ambrose (Y. M. C. A., A. E. F.). [Examiner of Fed. Trade Commn., 1937 BUt- moreSt., Wash., D. C. Late Mg'r, Sou, Express Co., Richmond, Va.] 104 Melton, Waverly F. (Aviation). [With Stand. Oil Co., Foreign Marketing Dept. Home, Glen Allen, Va.! ...38,95 Mendel,E. J. (S. A. T. C). [Automobiles. 1109 N. 12th St., Fort Smith, Ark.] 70 Menninger, E. J. (Special Student, V. M. I. in Mil. Service.). [Bonds, Investments. Bucyrus, O.] 60 *(Son of Major General Dabney H. Maury of Confederate War fame.) Second Honour Graduate of Class 1882. One of the most eminent Engineer Experts in America. Vohinteered and rendered distin- guished service in the Construction Division of the Army, as Advisory Engineer on Water Supply, in planning and constructing nearly 400 Water Works Systems in the United States and its Island Posses- t'(Son of the above!) Alumnus, Mass. Inst, of Technology. 2d Lt., Intelligence Section, 147th F. A., A. E. F. Awarded Croix de Guerre with gold star for gallantry during the German Offensive, May 27- June's, 1918. Gassed at the Vosges front. Grad. with distinction at Sa>imer Artillery School (and be- lieved ito have been the youngest officer ever to have graduated there, receiving his commission when only a little over nineteen) . Soon after the Armistice came near dying of double pneumonia. Invalided home and discharged from Walter Reed Gen. Hospital, and from the Service, February 18, 1919. Third generation of his honoured name uistinguished in War. Index. - 429 Meredith, Jr., Gilmer (In Mil. Service.). [Care G. Meredith, 203 New Eng. Bld'g, Kansas City Ma.] - 60 Merrell, A. L. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Hampton, Va.] _.. 112 Merriam, Jr., 1st Lt. Lewis. [Care Major Lewis Merriam, U. S. A. Retired, Hotel Dorchester, San Francisco, Calif.] 38 Merritt, Capt. James A. [Retired. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C] 29, 388 Merry, Ensign Edward T. (Navy). [Oil. Hopkinsville, Ky.] 55 Merry, 1st Lt. Howard R. [Oil. Hopkinsville, Ky.] 38 Merson, D. A. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Care Charles Merson, 418 Fourth St., Portsmouth, Va.] 70 Mertz, Oscar L. (O. T. C). [With Carnegie Steel Co. Care John C. Mertz, San Benito, Texas.] 67 Metcalfe, Fred. R. (Aviation). [Cotton. Home, Greenwood, Miss.] . . 60 Metcalfe, Jr., Pv'tHarley (U. S.M. C). [Planter. Home, Metcalfe, Miss.] 63 Metcalfe, 2d Lt. Willis R. [Bank Clerk. Greenville, Miss.].. '." 46 Mettenheimer, 2d Lt. JohnM. [With Westinghouse Elec. &M. Co., Dallas, Texas.]... 46 Meyer, Gabe (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Pine Bluff, Ark.] """ 112 Michaiix, Capt. Edward R. [Resigned after return from Overseas. Tobacco Bus. with J. P. Tay- lor Co., Inc., Lexington, Ky. Care L. M. Michaux, Postmaster, Goldsboro, N. C.]— 29, 80, 95, 240 Michie, 2d Lt. H. Norwood. [Asst. City Eng'r, Durham, N. C] 46 Michie, Brig. Gen. R. E. Lee — (Died in the Service in France.) 13, 87, 114 Milam, Pharmacist (2d Class) Carter (Navy. — Died in the Service in France.) 64, 87 Miles, Jr., Oscar L. (Civil Service). [Care Missouri Pacific R. R., Monroe, La.] 104 Miley, C. S. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.] l." 109 Miller, A. Erskine (O. T. C). [Coal Operator, etc. Home, Staunton, Va.] 67 Miller, A. C. (Civil Service). [Mech. Eng'r. Care T. T. Miller, Lawyer, Box 238, Columbus, Ga.j 104 Miller, Lt. Col. Benjamin F. (Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Washington, Va.] 17,385 Miller, Jr., Pv't Charles B. (U. S. M C). [Post-Grad. Student, Mass. Inst, of Tech. Care Dr. C B. Miller, Goldsboro, N. C] 63 *Miller, 1st Lt. Charles G. [Elec. Eng'r. Care H. R. Miller, Lawyer, Mutual Bld'g, Richmond, Va.]... 38 Grace St., Richmond, Va.] 38,95,280 Miller, Jr., 1st Lt. John Craig. [Mg'r, Branch of J. C. Miller Supply Co., at Williamson, W. Va. Home, Huntington, W. Va.] 38, 73, 95, 251 Miller, Peter Otey (Navy). [Student, V.M. I. Home, 615 Seminary Ave., Richmond, Va.] 64 Miller, 1st Lt. Rush F. [Civil Eng'r, with Southern Rw'y. Home, 615 Seminary Ave., Rich- mond, Va.] 38 Miller, William P. (Hospital Service). [Lawyer. Box 238, Columbus, Ga.] 60 Millner, Capt. Bruce J. (U. S. M. C). [Marine Corps H. Q., Washington, D. C. Home, Danville, Va.] 51,390 Millner, H. V. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V.M. I. CareMrs. J. R.Millner, 1107 Wise St., Lynchburg, Va] -. :. 70 Millner, Jr., Capt. SamuelM. [Lieutenant Colonel and Associate Professor, V.M. I.] 29 Milton, Maj. Marshall M. [Elec. Engineer, Dept. Pubhc Utilities, Richmond, Va. Maj. Va. N. G., 1920.]... 21, 180 Milton, D.D.,W.H. (Civil Service). [Episcopal Clergyman. Wilmington, N. C] 104 Milton, Jr., W. H. (S. A. T. C). [Post-Grad. Stud. With Gen. Elec. Co., Schenectady, N. Y. Home, Wilmington, N. C] 70 Mills, Jr., Capt. Morgan R. (U. S. M. C). [Resigned after War. Sales Eng'r, Va. Equipment & Supply Co., Box 666, Richmond, Va.] 51, 73, 80, 95, 318 Mills, Capt. MorrelM. [Retired. CareThe Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C] 388 Minnigerode, 1st Lt. John H. [CareMrs. James C. Busey, Dumbarton, Pikesville, Md ] 38 Minnigerode, 1st Lt. Karl. [Appointed 1st Lt., Inf., U. S. A., July 1, 1920. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C] 38, 286, 387 Minis, 2d Lt. Carol E. [R. R. Service. Home, 24 Gaston St., W., Savannah, Ga.].. 46 Minor, Philip L. (Civil Service). [Consulting Eng'r. Home, Uniontown, Pa.] ^. 104 Minton, 1st Lt, Charles A. — Died in the Service in France 38,87,95, 247 Minton, Capt. John T. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C] 29, 386 Mitchell, Arthur H. (Civil Service). [Engineer, New York Telephone Co. Home, Nyack, N. Y.],. 104 Mitchell, Jr., Midshipman J. A. (Navy). [Student, V. M. I. Home, Livingston, Ala.] —... 392 Mitchell, Corp. Samuel P. (Civ. Eng'r. Care W. L. Zimmer, Petersburg, Va.]. 60 Mitkiewics, 1st Lt. Eugene de. [Address not known. Formerly, Wash., D. C] 88 Moncure, Jr., James A. (S. A. T. C). [Richmond Guano Co., Richmond, Va.]. 70 tMoncure, Sg't James D. [CareMiss Gabrielle Moncure, 232S 19th St., N. W., Wash., D. C] 60 Money, Sg't William T. (B. E. F.). [With Bank of Montreal, Winnipeg, Can. Ho e, Campbell, Va.] 65,361 Monroe, Jr., D. D. (S. A. T. C). [Care The Texas Co., Houston, Texas.] 70 Monroe, Jr., Edward R. (S. A.T. C). [Merchant, 1414 Church St., Lynchburg, Va. Home.Brook- neal, Va.] 70 Monroe, Jr., W. D. (S. A. T. C). [Salesman for The Elec. Storage Battery Co., Wash., D. C, Branch, 1823 L St., N. W. Home, The Farragut, Wash., D. C] 70 Montague, Jr., Frank L. (S. A. T. C). [Asst. Prof., V. M. I. and assigned as Asst. Comd't, John Marshall H. S. Home, 1105 E. Clay St., Richmond, Va.] 70 Montgomery, J. E. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Rocky Mount, Va.] 112 Montgomery, Jr., Walter S. [Hardware Business. Spartanburg, S. C] 60 *lst Lt. Charles G. Miller was in 301st Field Signal Battalion (and not Battery, as stated on page 38.) Miller, 1st Lt. James A. [Clk. on Accounts, Valuation Committee, C. & O. Ry. Co. Res., 1615 W. tMoncure enlisted in the U. S. Army soon after the S.-A. War and has served ever since, with an ex- cellent record. He was promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lieutenant, Q. M. Dept., during the World War, and served at Camp Pike, Ark. He is now Master Sergeant of Infantry, at Camp Benning, Ga. He served on foreign stations seven years, and is now eligible for retirement, but he will probably continue in the Service. 430 Index. Montjoy, Lynn (O. T. C). [Home, 215 Lamar St., Greenwood, Miss.] 67 Moore, 2d Lt. Alonzo H. [With Davis-Mocre Mercantile Co., Weleetka, Okla.] 46 Moore, Capt. A. Wylie (Medical Corps). [Surgeon. Charlotte, N. C] 29, 235 Moore, Capt. Baxter S. (Medical Corps). [Surgeon. Charlotte, N. CI _. 29,235 Moore, Barnes T. (S. A. T. C). [Medical Student, Univ. of Va. Care W. L. Moore, Tazewell, Va.] 70 Moore, Capt. Charles E. [Incapacitated by wounds. Still in Walter Reed Gen. Hospital, Takoma, D. C. Home, Berryville, Va.]__ 29, 80, 95, 185, 3,----fr- V^f-r Richards, 1st Lt. Walter A. [Res. Eng'r, Lockwood, Green & Co., Columbus, Ga. Home, Uit- ton Station, Va.] 40. 73, 97, 266 Richardson, Jr., Ensign Edmund E. (Navy). [Planter. Glen Allan, Miss.] 55 *The late Judge Quarles, Graduate of Class 1870, was a leading citizen of Arkansas. He served as a private in the Confederate War, and as Major of Arkansas Infantry in the Spamsh-Amencan War. He carried to his grave the scars of wounds received in battle, when a boy. During the World War, he served his country in various capacities, but chiefly as a Special Agent for the Government, under the belective Service Act. His grandson is now a Cadet in the Third Class at V.M. I. . . , , . ^This is an error. It was Alfred Renshaw, son of this "Old Cadet," who was commissioned and who gallantly served in the War. 436 Index. • Richardson, Jr., Jack E. (S. A. T. C). [Care J. E. Richardson, 1616 Denver St., Muskogee, Okla.] 71 Richardson, Ensign J. Gray (Navy). Planter. Glen Allan, Miss.) 55 Richardson, R. Preston (S. A. T. C.). [Produce Business, Franktown, Va.]-. 71 Riddick, Jr., Capt. Alfred T. [Civil Ens^'r. Portsmouth, Va.] 30 Ridgely, Jr., R. M. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Home, care RuxtonM. Ridgely, Walbert Apt's., Baltimore, Md.] 71 Riley, John Shirley (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). (Roanoke, Va.] 110 Riley, Sg't WiOiam L. [Civ. Eng'r. CareMcArthur-Hanger Co., Evansville, Ind.] 61 Ring, James K. (Civil Service). [Treas. & Asst. Mg'r, Roanoke City Mills, Inc., Roanoke, Va.] 105 Ripley, Jr., Fitz Edward (S. A. T. C). [Cotton Business with Threadgill & Womack, Taylor, Tex ] 71 Ripley, 1st Lt. Daniel H. [With Weatherford, Crump & Co., Brownwood, Tex. (Cotton.) Home, Taylor, Tex.] 40 Riser, 1st Lt. G. Seaman. [Care A. O. Riser, 815 S. 19th St., Birmingham, Ala.] 40 Rising, 2d Lt. John D. [With Champaign Nat'l Bank, Box 88, Champaign, 111.] 47 Roane, 2d Lt. Thomas W. [Appointed 2d Lt., Inf., U. S. A., July 1, 1920. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, 505 Fauquier St., Fred'ksb'g, Va.] 47, 387 Roberdeau, Horace L. (O. T. C). [Law Student, Univ. of Texas. CareMaj. Roger C. Roberdeau, Austin, Texas.] 67 Roberts, 2d Lt. Alfred E. [With Calcasien Nat'l Bk, Lake Charles, La.]^ ■..- 47 Roberts, Littleton S. (O. T. C). [Student, Mass. Inst, of Tech. Care L. P. Roberts, 63 Com- mercial Place, Norfolk, Va.] — 66 Roberts, R. A. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Pittsburgh, Pa.]— ^ 112 Roberts, Capt. William A. [Kensington, Md.] 30 Roberts, W. T. S. (S. A. T. C). [In Bureau of Standards, Wash., D. C. Care Capt. M. B. Corse, Lexington, Va. Home, Kensington, Md.] - 71 Robertson, Pv't B. Lynn. [Farmer. Manassas, Va.] 61 Robertson, Capt. James F. (Medical Corps). [Surgeon. 15 S. 5th St., Wilmington, N. C] 30 Robertson, Jr., J. J. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Care J. J. Robertson, Cumberland, Va.]... 71 Robertson, Maj. Reuben Lindsay (Medical Corps). [Physician. Charlottesville, Va.]—- 22 Robertson, .Jr., 2d Lt. Robert G. [1-307 Clay St., Lynchburg, Va.] 47 Robertson, Capt. William J. [City Editor, Roanoke Times. Home, Roanoke, Va.] 30 Robinson, C. R. (S. A. T. C). [Care J. J. Robinson, The Star, Portsmouth, Va.].. 71 Robinson, Capt. Fielding S. (U. S. M. C). [Resigned after War. With Pacific Mail S. S. Co., Traffic Dept., 400 Exchange PI., Balto., Md. Home, 343 W. Bute St., Norfolk, Va.] 51, 73, 328 Robinson, James K. E. (O. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. CareE. T. Robinson, Lexington, Va.] 66 Robinson, 2d Lt. Saunders L. (U. S. M. C). [Resigned after War. Insp., W. G. BuddMfg Co. Care G. B. Robinson, Registrar of Bonds, Pa. R. R., 418 W. Price St., Phil., Pa.] 52 Robinson, 1st Lt. Warren S. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, 343 W. Bute St., Norfolk, Va.] .40,387 Roby, Jr., Thomas W. (Civil Service). [Engineer, S. A. L. Ry, Norfolk, Va.] 105 Rockenbach, Brie. Gen. Samuel D. [Chief of Tank Corps, Camp Meade. Md. Former home, Lynchburg, Va.] -. 13, 73, 115, 383 Rockwell, 2d Lt. Kiffin Y. (Br.-Am. Aviation— Killed in action in France.) 57, 73, 88, 97, 358, 378 Rodman, .Ir., 1st Lt. John W. [App't'd 1st Lt. Inf., Reg. Army, July 1, 1920. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Frankfort, Ky.] -40, 387 Rogers, Capt. Clark (Medical Corps). [Physician. Office, Hume-Maus Bld'g, ■ Indianapolis, Ind.] 30 Rogers, 2d Lt. Edward B. (Aviation). [WithMcDougall Duluth Co., Shipbuilders, etc., Duluth Minn. Home, Dendron, Va.).- - -- 47 Rogers, Capt. Lvnn (Medical Corps). [Physician. French Lick Springs, Ind] 31 Rogers. 2d Lt. Wadsworth W. [Retail Merchant. Norton Hardware Co. Address, 534 Capitol Ave., Lansing, Mich.].- 47, 392 Rogers, Walter H. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Dendron, Va.] - -- HO Rohrbough, IstLt. Wendell W. [Civ. Eng'r. Care B. B. Rohrbough, Banker, Behngton, W. Va.]-- 40 Roller, Pv't Charles S. (Red Cross, A. E. F.). [Asso. Prin., Augusta Mil. Acad., Fort Defiance, Va. -. ..- -61, 82, 105 Roller, 2d Lt. John E.' [Resident Eng'r with N. C. State Highway Comm'n. Home, Harrison- burg, Va. - f; Root, Lt. Kenneth C. (Navy). [Home, 5019 Raymond Ave., St. Louis, Mo. — 54 Root, Lt. Philip W. (Navy). [Home, 5019 Raymond Ave., St. Louis, Mo.]... 55 Roper, Capt. LeRov. [Capitalist. Petersburg, Va.] 31 Rosborough, G. L. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Jacksonville, Fla.]... - 109 Rosenberger, 2d Lt. H. G. [Building Materials. Winchester, Va.] 47 Rosenstook, Corp. Edwin A. [Merchant. Box 435, Danville, Va.] 61 Ross, B. W. (S. A. T. C). [Care Kenneth Ross Lumber Co. Home, 905 Gerald Ave., Missoula, Mont.] - 71 Ross, George E. (O. T. C— Died, March 3, 1920.) ^ Rothert, Pv't J. Milton. [Furniture. 4th & Broad Sts., Richmond, Va.] 61 Rothschild, Albert M. (V.M. L Tr. Camp). [Richmond, Va.] 108 Rountree, 2d Lt. Andrew J. (Aviation). [Automobiles. Quitman, Ga.] - 47 Rowan, .Tames H. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Greenville, Va.]— -.- 109 Rowland, Edmund (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [CareW. L. Rowland, Media, Pa.] 11} Rowland, Hobart (V.M. L Tr. Camp). [CareW. L. Rowland, Media, Pa.] --- Ijl Rowland, GeorseH. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Sumter, S. C] 112 Royal), Capt. William L. [N. Y. Life Insurance Co., New York.] 31 Ruehrmiind, Max E. (O. T. C). [Architect. Allison Bld'g, Richmond, Va.]- ^' Ruffin, Randolph H. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Richmond, Va.] 110 Ruffin, 2d Lt. Thomas E. [Eng'r. Va. Highway Commn. Home, Danville, Va.] 47 Ruffner, Capt. David L. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, E. Lexington Va] -- -. - . 31,213,387 Rush, LVLVwis"ivVMVLTr."Camp)."'TRoanok^^ 11? Russell, S. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. L Care J. B. RusseU. 200 Fifth Ave.. New York.] 71 Index. 437 Rutherford, Sg't James B. (O.T. C). [Inspector. Penn. State Highway Dept., Scranton. Home, 1541, Caponse Ave., Scranton, Pa.] 69 Ryall, Ensign George D. (Navy). [Gen. Ag't, Col. & Mex. S. S. Co. & Mg'r, GeorgeM. Ryall Co., Mazatlan, Mex. Jonathan Club, Los Angeles, Cal.] - 55 Sale, Jr., E. Ashton (O. T. C). [With So. Eastn. Underwriters Assn., A.M. Schoen, Chief Eng'r, Atlanta, Ga. Home, Lexington, Va.] 66 Sams, 2d Lt. R. Troj'. [With Tilly-White Motor Co., Bristol, Va.] 47 Sanford, 1st Lt. William V. (Medical Corps). [Physician. Home, Ripley, Tenn.] 40 Sansberry, 2d Lt. James C. [Post-Grad. Student, Mass. Inst, of Tech. Home, 216 E. 11th St., Anderson, Ind.] 47 Satterfield, Jr., Capt. Calvin. [Penn. Mutual Life Insurance Co., Richmond, Va.] 31 Satterfield, Frederick M. (O. T. C). [With Dupont Co. Address, 137 Euclid Street, Woodbury, N. J] 66 Sauer, Jr., C. F. (S. A. T. C). [Care C. F. Sauer, Richmond, Va.] 71 Saunders, Lt. Carlton J. (Navy). [With J. P. Taylor Co., Tobacconists, Ky. Home add., 14th & Gary Sts., Richmond, Va.] -- 54 Saunders, Frank K. (V.M. L Tr. Camp). [Bedford, Va.] HI Saunders, Capt. Isaac H. [Training off.. Fed. Bd. for Vocational Education, Disabled Soldiers, Rehabilitating Div. Res., Olympia Apt's, 14th & Euclid Sts., N. W., Wash., D. C] 31 Saunders, Pv't John W. [With N. Y. Life Ins. Co., Jackson, Miss. I 61 Saunders. Kirkland R. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Richmond, Va.] - 109 Scarlon, G. F. (V.M. L Tr. Camp). [Philadelphia, Pa.] 112 Schenck, Hal E. (Civil Serv.). [Chemist. Laundale, N. C] 105 Schenck, Jr., John F. (Civil Serv.). fCottonMf'r. Laundale, N. C] - 105 Schewel, Isaac R. (V.M. L Tr. Camp). [507 Harrison St., Lynchburg, Va.]- 109 Schillig, IstLt. Stephen. [Port Gibson Oil Works, Port Gibson, Miss.] 40 Schlegel, 2d Lt. Frank E. [With FamousMf'g Co., Norfolk, Va. Home, 308 Fairfax Ave.] 48, 97 Schmidt, Maj. Hermann C. [Sales Engineer. Off., 502, 1423 N. Y. Ave., N. W., Wash., D. C. Home, Richmond, Va.] 22,176 Schoen, Major AllenM. (Civil Service). [Ch. Eng'r, Eng'g Dept., So. Eastn, Underwriters Ass'n, and Consulting Eng'r. Box 1743, Atlanta, Ga.] - 106,374 Schoen, Edward C. (Aviation).— Died, February, 1920 6l Schriver, 2d Lt. Zany J. [Banker. E. Tenn. Nat'l Bk, Knoxville, Tenn.] 48 Schwabe, Col. Henry A. [Retired for disability incurred in the Service. 18 Gramercy Park, New York. Former home, Charleston, W. Va.] 15, 133,888 Schwalb, 1st Lt. Allyn H. [Efficiency Eng r, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, O.] 40 Schwalm, J. A. (V. M. L Tr. Camp). [1504 Goddin St., Richmond, Va.] 109 ♦Schwartz, Ambulance Driver Bryan W. [Sales Me'r, G. & M. Sales Co., Reading, Pa. Home, 1343 Good St., Reading, Pa.) ;. 61,97,305 Scott, Arthur D. (V. M. L Tr. Camp). [Richmond, Va.] 108 Scott, 2d Lt. Frederic R. [Sec'y, Bryan Coal Corpn., etc. Mutual Bld'g, Richmond, Va.]. 392 Scott, Capt. Kirkwood D. [Brokerage Business. Lynchburg, Va.] -- 31 Scott, Jr., Pv't Thomas B. [Completed Course, Eastman's Bus. Coll. Care Thomas B. Scott, Capitalist, Mutual Bld'g, Richmond, Va.] 61 Scott, Jr., Maj. William D. (Medical Corps). [Physician. 816 Pennington Ave., Baltimore, Md. Home, Fredericksburg, Va. 22, 174 Scott, W. W. (S. A. T. C). [Stud., Colorado Sch. of Mines. Care W. C. Scott, 315 Barnes Bid g, Muskogee, Okla. --- 71 Scriven, Sg't Edward B. [Chemist & Assayer. 60 Kent Road, Duluth, Minn.] 61 Scudder, 2d Lt. Irvine C. [App't'd 1st Lt. Inf., U. S. A., after War. CareTheAdj'tGen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Mayers ville. Miss.] .48,82,387 Seaman,Maj. EvanC. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Hamburg, Pa.].22, 176, 386 Searles, IstLt. Hugh W. (Grottoes, Va] 40 Seay, Maj. Joseph. [Civ. Eng'r & Contractor. 414 Matoax Ave., Petersburg, Va.l 22, 182 Sebrell, Jr., J. Emmett (Civil Serv.). [Cashier, .So. Ry & Ches. S. S. Co., Box 437, Norfolk, Va.].... 106 Sebrell, Pv't Russell G. [Real Estate & Insurance. No. 1 Vaughan Bld'g, Roanoke, Va.) 61 Sebring, E. E. (S. A. T. C). [Student, Ohio State Univ. Home, 256 Ohio Ave., Sebring, 0.] 71 *Brvan W. Schwartz was attached to Companv No. 13, Ambulance Corps, First Division, and served with the greatest gallantry throughout the War. Just before Christmas, 1917, he, with five other Ameri- cans, received a Citation from the British for courage under fire, ana for saving wounded men's lives, while serving with a large bombing partv. It was in the trenches in the Luneville Sector, to the right of Verdun, on the night of November 2, 1917, that he received his baptism of fire, while his battalion was relieving another. He did splendid work here in removing the wounded, and received a concussion wound himself, which rendered him unconscious for awhile; but soon he returned to his work of saving men's lives. On December 31, he broke his wrist, while cranking his car, and was in Base Hospital No. 18, at Bazville, for two weeks. Then to the Toul Sector with his Division. On March 21, the big push started in which his outfit took part. From then on to the capture of Cantigny it had the worst grueling in his experience. He had three cars blown up— two while he was driving them and the third which he had just left. Two of his orderlies were killed in the seat by his side and three were wounded. For eighty-four hours he worked without sleep or food. At last, he received two wounds, but he kept on work- ing. Then, just as he had filled his Ambulance with wounded men, a gas attackwas started. One wounded man had no mask and he gave him his own. He managed to get his patients to a dressing- station, but after that he knew nothing until he was taken to Paris. His wounded leg had become in- fected, his hair had become grav from gas, and he was totally blind. But the nurses and surgeons finally pulled him through, after staying in Hospital in Paris until August IS. He was then sent to the Re- assignment Camp at Blois, where it was decided he was unfit for further duty m the trenches, and was ordered to Cherbourg and placed in charge of a Statistical Office, with the rank of Acting Regimental Sergeant Major, where he remained until the Armistice was signed. He has not yet entirely recovered from the effects of his hard service, but declares he is 'ready for the next war." Of all V. M. I. s sons in the War, there was no greater hero than this noble boy. 438 LvDEx. Sedwick, Jr., John H. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Home, care J. H. Sedwick, Sr., Albany, Texas.] 71 Second Lieutenants — Allied Armies 5g Second Lieutenants — U. S. A^my {After War) " 387 Second Lieutenants — U. S. A''">ny {During War) ] 42 Second Lieutenants — U. S. Marine Corps {After War) 391 Second Lieutenants — U. S. Marine Corps {During War) . " 52 Seelye, Jr., Range Sg'tT. T. [No. 1, Union St., Willoughby. Ohio.] "" 6' Semans, J. T. (S. A. T. C). [Student V. M. I. CareF.M. Semans, Jr., Uniontown, Pa.] I 71 Semmes, 2d Lt. B. W. L. [CareMrs. BernardM. Semmes, Newport News, Va.] 48 Semmes, Capt. Thomas M. [Cotton & Grain Brokerage. 1202 Chestnut St., Chattanooga, Tenn.] 31 Semple, 2d Lt. Samuel M. [Oil Scout with Prairie Oil & Gas Co. . Box 218, Eastland, Te.xas. Home, Titusville, Pa.] 4S Service Roster 13 Sewell, 2d Lt. Houston P. (U. S.M.C.). [Resigned after War. CivilEng'r. Home, Jone'sville'Va."] 52 Shackelford, Jr., William C. (O. T. C). [Post-Grad. Student, Lehigh Univ. & Univ. of Va. Home, Terrace Court, Birmingham, Ala.] 66 Shadle, 2d Lt. Harold B. (Aviation). [CareMorgan L'rob'r Co., Charleston. W. Va.) " 48 Shaner, Capt. Henry L. [Comm'nr, Public Wks, Winston-Salem, N. C. Home, Lynchburg, Va.] 31 Shaner, Robert W. (V. M. L Tr. Camp). [Lynchburg, Va.] . 112 Sharp, Jr., W. W. (V. M. L Tr. Camp). [New York.] " 113 Shaw-Kennedy, Lt. Vernon (B. E. F.). [Address not known.] 57 Shelton, Maj. Thomas W. (Civil Service). [Lawyer. Suite 915 Nat'l Bk of Commerce BJd'g, Nor- folk, Va.] 106 Shepherd, Jr., Capt. Lemuel C. (U. S. M. C). [Marine Corps H. Q., Wash., D. C. Home, 303 Co- lonial Ave., Norfolk, Va.] 51, 74, 97, 322, 390 Sheppard, Maj. W. Wallace. [Lawyer. In U. S. Legal Dept., Wash., D. C. Home, Edgefield, S. C] 22, 182 Shepperd, Ch. Petty Officer G. F, (Navy). [Vice-Pres., ShepperdMf'g Co. (Dress Goods), Lever- ington Ave. & Wilde St., Phil., Pa.] 64 Shields, 2d Lt. William R. [Reporter for Dun's Agency, in New York. Home, Lexington, Va.] _ 48 Shipley, H. V. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V.M. I. Care Thomas Shipley, York Mf'g Co., York, Pa.] 71 Shipp, Col. ArthurM. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Lexington, Va.]. 15, 129,383 Shotwell, 1st Lt. Randolph K. [Civ. Eng'r. CareMrs. W. J. Shotwell, Culpeper, Va.] 40 Short, Jr., S. H. (V. M. L Tr. Camp). [Lawrenceville, Va.] 113 Shufeldt, Jr., Prof. Frank A. (Civil Serv.). [Head, English Dept., Mooseheart Vocational In- stitute, Batavia, 111.] 106 Siddle, Stephen W. (Civil Serv.). [Aeronautical Dept., Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, O. Home, Yanceyville, N. C] . 106 Sims, N. Porter (Civil Serv.). [Lawyer. Bowling Green, Ky.] 106 Sinclair, Maj. Jesse L. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Hampton, Va.] 22, 385 Sitwell, 1st Lt. Herbert C. F. [Farmer, and Field Director for the Red Cross. Bedford, Va.]....40, 97, 286 Sive, 1st Lt. Abram S. [Salesman. Care Ralph Sive, 1597 Wash. St., Charleston, W. Va.] 40 Sizer, Jr., 2d Lt. James B. (U. S. M. C). (Resigned after War. Student, Davidson College, N. C. Care J. B. Sizer, Lawver, Chattanooga, Tenn.]._ 52 Skiles, 2d Lt. Loyd A. [Home, 3117 Live Oak St., Dallas, Texas.] 48 Skinner, ClaudeM. (Civil Service). [With Geo. Oldham & Son Co.. Mf'rs, Pneumatic Appliances. (Br., Bartlett Hayward Co.), Balto., Md. Home, Catonsville, Md.] 106 Slack, Tom A. (O. T. C). [With Engineering Commission of Fla. Care T. W. Slack, Banker, Ft. Worth, Texas.] i ri6 Slauson, 2d Lt. Frederick C. T. (Aviation). [Rep., Leitchfield Clothing Co. of Ky., 3616 Euclid Ave , Dallas, Texas. Home, 1874 North Ave., Bridgeport, Conn.] 48 Slingluff, Capt. Fielder C. [Architect. 106 Grand View Blv'd, Palms, Calif.] 31 Slingluff, 1st Lt. Philip D. (Aviation). [Stock Broker, 115 Broadway, New York.] 40 Sloan, 1st Class Sg't James K. CTank Corps). [Sup't, Irwin Gas Coal Co., Greensburg, Pa.] 61 Smiley, Capt. William V. [Sr. Highway Eng'r with U. S. Bureau of Pub. Rds. Box 191, Little Rook, Ark. Perm add., Moffetts Creek, Va.] 31, 214 Smith, 1st Lt. Alan McC. [Lawyer. Title G. L. & Trust Co. Bldg., Birmingham, Ala.] 40, 97, 260 Smith, Bennett H. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Care H. B. Smith, 210 Broadway, Billings, Mont.) 71 Smith, IstLt. Breedlove. [Care Hon. W. R. Smith, Colorado City, Texas.] 40 Smith, 1st Sg't Charles G. [CareMrs. R. E. L. Smith, Marshall, Mo.] 61 Smith, ClarenceE. (Civil Serv.). [U. S. Marshal for Northern District of W. Va., Fairmont, W. Va.] 106 Smith, CourtlandH. (V.M. L Tr. Camp). [Laurel Hill, Md.] 108 Smith, C. K. (S. A. T. C). [Care Samuel W. Smith, Wilson, N. C] 71 Smith, 2d Lt. Dudley V. [Medical Student. Home, Leesville, La.] 48 Smith, Jr., E. A. (S. A. T. C). [With Phenix Mills Co. (Cotton), KingsMountain, N. C] 71 Smith, E.Marcus (Medical Corps — Died in the Service.) 61, 88 Smith, Edmund Rice (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Raleigh, N. C] 111 Smith, Maj. EstilV. [CareThe Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Orange, Cal.]... -22, 153,385 Smith, F.H. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Easley, S. C] Ill Smith, Capt FrankM. (Formerly, CalvinM. Smith). [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home. RogersvDle, Tenn.] 31,82,97.386 Smith, Pv't Gilbert R. (U. S.M. C). [7714 Eastlake Terrace, Chicago, 111.] 63 Smith, Harold W. (Civi! Service). [Elec. Eng'r in charge of all equipment, Am. Steel & Wire Co. Res, .523 So. Braddock Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Home, Purcellville, Va.l 106 Smith, Jr., Capt. Horace L. [Specialty Product Co., Hopewell, Va. Home, Petersburg, Va.] 31, 74, 83, 187 Smith, Jr., Pv't Howard F. [Mg'r, Howard Smith Co. Pumps, Well Supplies, etc., 806-8 Walnut St., Houston, Texas.] - 61 Smith, J. Kenyon (Civil Service). (Rep. of Smith-Courtney Co., Richmond, Va., at Gordonsville, Va. Home, North Adams, Mass.] 106 Index. 439 Smith, J. T. (S, A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Care Mrs. J. T. Smith, 310 N. Centre St., Long- view, Texas.] 71 Smith, Capt. Julian P. [Firm of Smith Company, Industrial Builders, 30 Third Ave., West, Bir- mingham, Ala.) 31 Smith, Jr., 2d Lt. Mortimer W. [Civ. &M. Eng'r, 437 W. Main St., Clarksburg, W. Va.] 48 Smith, 1st Lt. Myron A. [Care Hon. W. R. Smith. Colorado City, Texas.] 40 Smith, Pv't Philip. [Landscape Forestry. 503 16th Ave., S. W., Roanoke, Va. Former home, Oberlin, O.] — 61 Smith, Jr., Richard H. (Navy). [Care Planter's Nat'l Bank, Richmond, Va.] 64 Smith, Robert L. (O. T. C). [Farmer. Alma.Mo.] - 66 Smith, R.M. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va ] 111 Smith, Jr., 1st Lt. Roy B. [With J. R, Millner Co., Lynchburg, Va. Res., Ap't No. 4, Burroughs Bld'g. Home. 21 Mountain Ave., S. W., Roanoke, Va.] - 40 Smith, 2d Lt. Russell M. (Aviation). [With Goodard Tool Co., Chicago. Home, 7714 E. Lake Terrace, Chicago, 111.] 48 Smith, Maj. Sidney C. [Civ. Eng'r. 529 Main St., Wheeling, W. Va.] 22 Smith, 2d Lt. T. Chilton. [With Stockham Pipe & Fittings Co., Birmingham, Ala. Home, 2229 Sycamore St., Birmingham, Ala.] 48, 298 Smith, Jr., 2d Lt. Thomas O. [Care Col. T. O. Smith, Birmingham, Ala.] 48 Smith, T. W. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Care W. D. Smith, 320 Graymont Heights, Bir- mingham, Ala.] 71 Smith, Maj. Walter C. [Civ. Eng'r. 529 Main St., Wheeling, W. Va.] 22, 97, 166 Smith, Jr., W. D. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Care W. D. Smith, 320 Graymont Heights, Birmingham, Ala.] 71 Smith, William N.H. (Aviation). [313 Tucker Bld'g, Raleigh, N. C] 61 Smoot. Charles C. (O. T. C). [Asst. Gen. Mg'r, Wilkesboro Tannery, N. Wilkesboro, N. C] 68 Snead, Lt. George M. (Navy). [Care Navy JDept., Wash., D. C. Home, 2138 Rivermont Ave., Lynchburg, Va.] _ 54, 389 Sneed, 1st Lt. John L. (Aviation). [Civ. Eng'r with Va. State Highway Commn. Honae, 1225 Clay St., Lynchburg, Va.] 40 Snidow, Capt. Robert C. [Ist Lt., C. A., with Am. Forces in Germany. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash,, D. C. Home, Pembroke, Va.] 31, 233, 387 Snyder, Charles Gordon (Civil Service). [Mg'r, Farm Loan Dept., Liberty Trust Co., Kansas City, Mo.] 106 Some Alumni in Civil Service during the World War 100, 394 Some of the Specially Distinguished Alumni in the World War 114, 394 Somers, 2d Lt. Vernon L. (U. S. M. C— Killed in action in France.) 52, 74,88, 97, 336,378 Somerville, A. D. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Cleveland, Miss.] 113 Speed, Jr., 2d Lt. William G. (Aviation). [Insurance, 30 New Amsterdam Bld'g, Balto., Md 48, 97 Speer, .Tr., Capt. George A. (B. E. F.). [Asst. Sup't, Niagara Plant, Niagara Falls Power Co., Niagara Falls, N. Y. Home, 31 Peachtree Circle, Atlanta, Ga.] 56, 74, 97, 345 Spence, Pv't Elias H. (U. S. M. C). [Care Marine Corps H. Q., Wash., D. C. Home, Richmond, Va] -- 63 Spessard, Mai. Rutherford H. [Comd't. Marion Institute. Marion, Ala. Home, New Castle, Va.' 22, 74, 154 Spicer, 1st Lt. Rolf. (Salesman, Tractor Dept., New Britain Mach. Co., New Britain, Ct. Hom_e, 7 Pel ham Road, Lexington, Mass.] 40 Spilman, Commander John A. (Constructor, Navy). [Resigned, 1920. Manager, The U. S. Bureau of Survev, 23 Liberty St., New York.] 53 Spilman, Maj. Robert S. (Medical Corps). [Physician. 206 W. Freemason St., Norfolk, Va.] 22, 182, 393, 393, 393, 396 Spindle, T. H. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Care R. B. Spindle. Christiansburg, Va.] 71 Spotts, Capt. George W. (U. S. M. C). [Care Marine Corps H. Q., Wash., D. C. Home, Dublin, Va.] 51, 390 Spraains, Maj. William E. [Wholesale Hdw'e, Spragins & Co., 175 East 2d South St., Salt Lake City, Utah. Home, Huntsville, Ala.] 22, 183 Sp-ague, 2d Lt. Henry H. (Aviation). [Stocks & Bonds. 11 East 38th St., New York.] 48 Spratt, T. G. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Care W. B. Spratt, Richlands, Va.] 71 Sprigg, Capt. Rodnev S. [Home, 2044 First St., San Diego, Cal.] 31 Springs, 2d Lt. Eli B. (Aviation). [With Bond, McEnany & Co., Cotton Brokers, 26 Exchange PI., New York. Home, Charlotte, N. C] -- 48 Squiers, Herbert G. (B. E. F. & A. E. F.). [Decoy Pond, March Wood, Hampshire, England; or. Thorn's Beach, Beaulieu, Hampshire, England. ]._. 61 Squire, 2d Lt. J. Walter. [Lumber Business. Home, 246 Jefferson Ave., Danville, Va.] 48 Stacy, 1st Lt. John L. [Manager, Stacy Plantation for A. E. Jennings, Stacy, Ark.] 40 Stafford, Capt. Frederick D. [Res. Eng'r. Lockwood, Greene & Co., Eng'rs, 101 Park Ave., New York. Former home, Chattanooga, Tenn.l 31 Stalling. ,Ir., 2d Lt. GustavH. [Tobacco. 316 Washington St., Lynchburg, Va.] 48 Stark, 1st Lt. John Vincil. [Appointed 1st Lt. Inf., U. S. A., July 1, 1920. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home add., 1211 Rialto Bld'g, Kansas City,Mo.l 40, 97, 284, 387 Starke, Jr., H. M. (S A. T. C). [Reinforced Concrete Steel Bus. 1520 1st Ave.. Richmond, Va.].. 71 Staton, Commander Adolphus (Navy). [Navy Dept., Wash., D. C. Home, Tarboro, N. C.j 53, 74, 342, 389 Steadman, Pv't Walter T. (U. S.M. C). [CareT. P. Steadman, Banker, Elsie, Mich.] 63 Steele, 1st Lt. Matthew W. [Planter. Tehula. Miss. Home, care T. F. Steele, Greenwood, Miss.] 40 Steger, Col. John Overton. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home.. Rich- mond, Va.] 15,131,383 Stevens, 2d Lt. Cecil W. [R'wy Supplies. 1235 Mutual Bld'g, Richmond, Va.] 48 Stevens, Jr., 2d Lt. George W. [R'wy Supply Bus. Stewart & Stevens, 312 Am. Nat'l Bk Bld'g, Richmond, Va.) .--,--„vv,.— ,:;---A- Stevenson, 1st Lt. Merile H. (U. S. M. C). [Resigned after War. Now Chemist with N. N. S. B. & D. D. Co. Home, 4J13 Wash. Ave.. Newport News, Va.] ' 52 Stewart. EUiottM. (V. M. L Tr. Camp). [Care T. J. Woodliff, Gadsden, Ala.]. lU 440 Index. stipes, Frank C. (V.M. I, Tr. Camp). [Elkton, Va.]- 113 Stockdell, Capt. Hugh. (Home Defense. Diedin the Service.] . 88 Stokes, Thomas A. (Aviation). [Act'gMg'r, L. S. Sloop & Co., 43 S. College St., Charlotte, N. C. Home, 410 S. Duke St., Durham, N. C] 61 Stone, Jr., Pv't Everett B. [Forester. U. S. Forest Service. Home, Bedford City, Va.] 61 Stoops, Jr., Sg't Thomas D. (Gas Inspector, Monongahela Valley Traction Co, Fairmont, W. Va. Home, Box 453, Coraopolis, Pa.] 61 Strailman, Jr., Frank O. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Petersburg, Va.]. 108 Strauss, L. G. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Cincinnati, O.] . 113 Strawn, Bethel L. (S. A. T. C). (Oil Business. Care L. P. Strawn, Banker, Strawn, Texas.] .. 71 Strickler, W. G. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Salem, Va.] Ill Strother, Henry S. (O. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Care Dr. W. J. Strother, Culpeper, Va.] 66 Stroud, Jr., Maj. E. B. [Lawyer & Counsel for Fed. Res. Bk, Gt. Sou. Life Blcfg, Dallas, Texas. Res., 3809 Mocking Bird Lane.] 22 Stroud, W.S. (S. A. T. C). [Died at V.M. I., December 24, 1919.] 71 Stuart. Charles E. (Ci\al Service). [Electrical Engineer. 25 Beaver St., New York.] 106 Stuart, C. E. (Special Student, V.M. I. InMil. Service). [Home, Stratford. Va.] 61 Stuart, Jr., Capt. HarryC. [Asst.Mg'r, D. C. Stuart & Sons, Stock Farmers, Blackford, Va.] ■ 31 Stucky, Harry C. [Eng'r. Home, care Dr. J. A. Stucky, Lexington, Ky.].. 61 Stude, Capt. Alphonse J. [Oil Drilling Contractor. Home, 2210 Fannin St., Houston, Texas.].. .31, 217 Students' Army Training Corps.. . 69, 393 Sturcke, Albert F. [Asst. Teller, Union Square S'gs Bk, New York. Home, 230 Washington Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.] 61 Sullivan, Joseph J. (O. T. C). [Instructor, Augusta Mil. Acad. Care Almond's Store, Lynch- biu-g, Va.] 67 Sullivan, 2d Lt.M. E. (U. S.M. C, Aviation Section— Killed at his Post while flying.) 52, 88, 338 Summary of Officers in the Military and Naval Establishments 391 Summers, Pv't Francis L. (U. S. M. C). [Student, V. M. I. Care C. J. W. Summers, 901 Duke St., Alexandria, Va.]. 63 Suthon, Archibald M (V.M. L Tr. Camp). [New Orleans, La.]. 112 Sweeney, J. S. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Houston, Texas.] Ill Swift, Pv't Carter G. (U.S. M.C.). [Build. Constn., Detroit,Mich. Home, West View, Va.] 63 Swingley, Eugene (V. M. L Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.]. 109 Sydnor, Harold (S. A. T. C). [With Stand. Oil Co., Bayonne, N. J. Home, care A. R. Sydnor, Gen. Ag't, C. & O. Ry, Norfolk, Va] 71 Sydnor, Ensign Leslie W. (Navy). [Asst. to President of the Lake & Export Coal Corpn., General Offices, Lecco Bld'g, Huntington, W. Va.] 55 Sydnor, Sg't Richard Barrett. [Salesman. Sydnor Mercantile Co., Mannboro, Va.] 61 Sydnor, Jr., William O. (Civil Service). [Sec'y to Gen. Ag't, C. & O. Rw'y, Newport News, Va. Home, 1305 Third Ave., Huntington, W. Va.] 106 Syme, Samuel A. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. 3458Macome St., Washington, D. C] 71 Tabb, Harry A. (Civil Service). [Physician. Gloucester, Va.] 106 Taber, Maj. William A. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, 1727 Pendleton St., Columbia, S. C] 22, 173, 387 Talbott, Lt. Col. Samuel G. [Maj. Inf., with American Forces in Germany. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Richmond, Va.] 17, 149, 385 Tait, Jr., Yeoman (3d Class) Robert (Navy). [Mg'r, Spring Garden Farm. Monroe, Va.] 64 Taliaferro, Jr., Maj. Edward H. [Appointed Capt., C. A., U. S. A., J\ily 1, 1920. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Bunkie, La.] 22, 183, 386 Taliaferro, Jr., Capt. John C. [Farmer. Tappahannock, Va., or care J. C. Taliaferro, Mf'r, Balto., Md] 31 Taliaferro, 2d Lt. John Mars hall. [Mg'r, Frontier Chocolate Co , North Tonawanda, Pa. Home, Rapidan, Va ] 48 Taltavall, 2d Lt. Walter P. (B. E. F.j. [Printing Telegraphy in New York. Home, 54 Prospect St., East Orange, N. J.] 57 Tardy, Sg't Thomas H. [Elec. Eng'r with Detroit United Lines, Detroit, Mich. Home add., care J. R. Tardy, Lexington, Va. 6l Tate, K. B. (V.M. I. Tr.Camp). [Bedford, Va.] 113 Tate, W. C. (S. A. T. C). [Care J. R. Tate, 128 Union St., Danville, Va.] 71 Tate, W. C. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Bedford, Va.]... 110 Tate, Capt. William P. [Prin., High School, Draper, Va.] 31 Tavlor, Sg't Albert L. [Care Mrs. ClaraM. Taylor, Belleville Dwellings, Pittsburgh, Pa.] 61 , 98 Taylor, Col. Blair D. (Retired). [755 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta, Ga.] 15, 388 Taylor, Clyde (Civil Service). (Mir'r, Hirsch Lumber Co. , Jacksonville, Fla.] 107 Taylor, 2d Lt. David A. [CareThe Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash.,D. C. Home, 238 Benedick Ave., Norwalk,0.] 48,387 Taylor, Edward T. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.]. -- 109 Taylor, FredM. (O. T. C). [Kinston CottonMills, Kinston, N. C.]... .-- 68 Taylor, 1st Lt. George DeB. (Aviation). [Norfolk, Va.] .-- 40 Taylor, Capt. James. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, 66 Harrison St., E. Orange, N. J.] 31. 83, 98, 215, 387 Taylor, Col. James D. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Plome, Jacksonville, Fla.] 15, 83, 123, 383 Taylor, 2d Lt. John Hume. [Law Student, Univ. of Va. Home, Boissevain Ave., Norfolk, Va.]..- 48 Taylor, 1st Lt. James M. (U. S.M. C). [Resigned after War. Insurance Adjuster, Aetna L. Ins. Co., Am. Nat'l Bk., Richmond, Va. Home, Taylorsville, Va.] 52 Taylor, Sg'tMorgan. [Home, 315Moffitt Ave., Joplin.Mo.) 61 Taylor.M.H. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). (Care Phil. Elec. & T. Co., Phil., Pa.] Ill Taylor, Jr., R.W. (S. A. T. C). [Care R. W. Taylor, Moreliead City, N. C] 71 Taylor, 2d Lt. John T. [Automobiles. 131 Campbell Ave., S. W., Roanoke, Va.] 48 Teaford, J. Luther (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Lexington, Va.)... ----- 113 Templeton, Lt. Col. Hamilton. [CareThe Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C] 17, 148, 385 Index. 441 Terrell, 2d Lt. T. F. King (U. S. M. C.)- [Resigned after War. With Pinnacle Block Coal Co., Inc., Altman, W. Va. Home. 326 Norfolk Ave., Lynchburg, Va.] 52 The Virginia Military Institute in the World War. _ 5 Thomas, Capt. Charles B. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, 33 So. Charles St., Balto.,Md.] - 31,386 Thomas, John A. (Chemist in Gov't Serv., during War.). [Chemist. Home, 221 Williams St., Scranton, Pa.] - - 98,107 Thomas, James E. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Roanoke, Va.) 112 Thomas, 1st Lt. Newell E. (Aviation). [Banker. Home, Taylor, Texas.] 40 Thomas, W.E. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Charleston, W. Va.].- 110 Thompson, Lt. Col. Ernest O. [Lawyer and Hotel Proprietor, Amarillo, Tex.] 17, 145 Thompson, 1st Lt. G. Otho. [Wholesale Drug Bus. Care E. R. Roach Drug Co., Amarillo, Tex.] 40, 74, 259 Thompson, JamesM. (O. T. C). [W'houseMg'r, R. A. Toombs S. & D. Co., Fort Worth, Texas.] 67 Thompson, John C. (V.M. L Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.] _. 110 Thompson, Capt. John V. [With Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co., MuUins, S. C. Former home. Lynch Station, Va.] 31 Thompson, R. C. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Care Vinson, Thompson, Meek & Renshaw, Atty's, Huntington, W. Va.] , 71 Thompson, Wayne G. (V. M. L Tr. Camp). [Jacksonville, Fla.] 110 Thomson, 2d Lt. Edward W. (B. E. F.). [Manager, Buechele Iron & Tool Co., Pittsburgh. Home, 903 College Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.] 57 Thomson, Paul J. (Civil Service). [Asst. Bus. Mg'r, "News-Item," New Orleans, La.] 394 Thomson, 1st Lt. Robert R. [Asst. Mg'r, Kentucky Clothing Co., Louisville, Ky.].. 40 Thornton, 2d Lt. Arthur Leslie (Aviation). [App't'd 2d Lt. Air Servic , July 1, 1920. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Fred'ks'b'g, Va.] — 4S, 387 Thornton, Robert W. (V.M. L Tr. Camp). [Roanoke, Va.] .„ 110 Thraves, 2d Lt. Oscar R. [Lawyer in Oklahoma. Address, Chula, Va. To be forwarded.].. 48 Throckmorton, Capt. Robert J. [Asst. Elec.Eng'r in charge, Norfolk Div., Va. Ry. & P. Co., Home, Richmond, Va.] : 31,234 Throckmorton, 2d Lt. Richard W. (Aviation). [Home, 728 Dayton St.,Muskoge3, Okla.] 48 Tilghman, Jr., W. B. (V. M. L Tr. Camp). [Salisbury, Md.] 111 Tilley, G. S. (S. A. T. C). [Care G. T. Tilley, 107 Berkley Ave., Norfolk, Va.] 71 Tilley, Thomas C. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Care G. T. Tilley, 107 Berkley Ave., Norfolk, Va.] 109 Tillman, S. B. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. L Home, 2614 Highland Ave., Birmingham, Ala.].. 71 Tinsley, Field Clerk Benjamin T. — Died in the Service in France 62 88 Tinsley, Capt. GeorgeC. [Care The Adj'tGen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Dixondale, Va.]..32, 387 Tinsley, Jr., 1st Lt. James W. (Aviation). [Trav. Mg'r, Southeastn. States, Contl. Casualty Co. of Chicago. 519 Southern Bld'g, Wash., D. C. Home, E. Radford, Va.] 41 Tobin, Lt. Robert G. (Navy). [Care Navy Dept., Wash., D. C. Home, Danville, Va.] .54, 343, 389 Todd, Capt. C. L. [Address not known — formerly. Civil Engineer, Richmond, Va.] 32 ''Todd, Thomas (B. E. F.). [Reported after this book was put in type: "Lost in the British Army in last year of War."] .65, 393 Tom'.inson, Capt. John B.— Died in the Service in France 32, 83, 88, 216, 378 Total Number of Officers in U. S. Army after the War 391 Total Number of Officers in U. S Navy after the War ,391 Total Number of Officers in V. S. Marine Corps after the War 391 Towers, 2d Lt. Robert S. [Towers Hdw'e Co., Jacksonville, Fla.] 48 Townes, Jr., Lt. Col. J. E. [Retired, July 1, 1920, asMajor, U. S. A., for physical disability incurred in line of duty. Home, 208 S. Sycamore St., Petersburg, Va.] 17, 143, 388 Townsend, C.E. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. L Home, 45 Lloyd Road, Montclair, N. J.]... 393 Traylor, J. O. (V.M. L Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.]... 109 Trent, N.D. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Corinne, W. Va.] 112 Trevillian,J. W. (O. T. C). [CareMrs. W. F. Trevillian 2719 W. Grace St., Richmond, Va.] 68 Trinkle, Capt. Lacy L. [Mining Eng'r for the Elk Horn Coal Corp' n, Inc., Wheelwright, Ky. Home, Dublin, Va.]..... 32,235 Trinkle, Capt. Robert J. [Elec. Engineer, Bethlehem Steel Co., Sparrows Point, Md. Home, Dub- lin, Va.] 32 Trisler, Jr., Sg't John L. [Jr. Eng'r, Fortification Work, Dist. of Wilmington, N. C. Care U. S. Eng'r's Office, Wilmington, N. C. Home, Hartwell, O.] 62 Truslow, 2d Lt. Hansford B. [U. S. Int. Rev. Service. Home, Falmouth, Va.] 48 Tucker, Capt. Beverley H. [Civil Eng'r. Care James E. Tucker, "The Pacific Union Club. San Francisco, Cal.] ...32,393, 399 Tucker, 2d Lt. CharlesM. [Stud., Med. Coll. of Va. Home, 2507 Park Ave., Richmond, Va.] 48 Tucker, 2d Lt. Isaac D. [Home, Blackstone, Va.].. 48 Tucker, Ch. MeTihanic James E. (F. A.). [Motor Inspector. Home, 159 E. High St., Lexington, Ky.] 62 Turley.Jr.,J.C. (S.A.T.C). [.Student, V. M. L Care J.C. Turlev. Bluefield. W. Va.] 71 Turman, Solon B. (S. A. T. C.). [In Sugar Bus. in Cuba. Care H. T. Sykes, Tampa, Fla.] 71 Turner, Iluntington McD. (S. A. T. C.). [Business School, preparatory to leaving for London, Eng., in a few months in Service of U. S. Shipp'g Bd. Perm, add., 103 Hammond Courts, 30th & Q Sts., N. W., Wash., D. C] 71 Twitty, 1st Lt. James D. [Clerk's Office, Suffolk, Va.] 41,98 Tyler, Blake (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Lexington. Va.]. 112 Tyler, Jr., H. G. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. [Care H. G. Tyler, 531 Citizens Bk, Norfolk, Va.] 71 *His brother has furnished the following facts (since the Appendix was closed) : _ _ After leaving V. M. I., Todd finished his course at Cornell University, and was then in business with the R. M. Sutton Co., Baltimore. In 1915, he went to Canada and enlisted in the Canadian Army, and, after several months' training, was sent to France, where he served throughout the War in various branches of the B. E. F. At the time of his death, August, 1918, he was in the Tank Service and engaged in the attack on Cambrai. 442 Index. Tynes, 2d Lt. William F. (Aviation). [Sup't, Production, Hardee-TynesMf g Co., Engine Builders, Birmingham, Ala.] , 4S Tyree, Capt. Harold B. [Research Dept., The Detroit Edison Co., Detroit, Michf' Home, Hunt- ington, W. Va.] ,...32, 202 Uhler, Capt. Alfred L. [Ship Chandler, Wash., D. C. Home, 202 N. Wash. St., Alexandria, Va.] 32 United States Army — Commissioned Personnel (After War) 383 United States Army — Commissioned Personnel (During War). _ 13 United States Army — Emergency Officers (After War) _._ ^ 387 United States Army — Enlisted Personnel (During War).. _._ 58 United States Army — Retired Officers (After War) ._ ' 388 United Sta es Marine Corps — Commissioned Personnel (After War) 390 United States Marine Corps — Commissioned Personnel (During War) 50 United States Marine Corps — Enlisted Personnel (During War) .., " 62 United States Marine Corps — Retired Officers (After War) 391 United States Navy — Commissioned Personnel (After War) _ 389 United States Navy — Commissioned Personnel (During War) 53 United States Navy — Enlisted Personnel (During War).. .... 63 United States Navy— Retired Officers (After War) 390 U. S. Naval Reserve Force — Commissioned Personnel (During War) 55 Unknown Camps (O. T. C.) . _ '68 Upshur, Lt. Col. Alfred P. (Medical Corps). [Care The Adj't Gen.' U. S'. A., Wash." D. C. "Some' 1103 W. Franklin St., Richmond, Va.] 17,83, 147,385 Upshur, Maj. William P. (U. S. M. C). rCare Marine Corps H. Q., Wash., D. C. Home, 1103 W. Franklin St., Richmond, Va.] . 50,390 Urquhart, Whitmel H. (O. T. C). [Va.-Carolina Chem. Co., Richmond, Va.]. C6 Utter, 1st Lt. Jasper S. [Civil Eng'r. Hamlin, N.C.] 41 Vaden, T. H. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. L Home, Chatham, Va.] 71 VanDyke, 2d Lt. Wilson J. [Chemist. Home, 1745 Park Ave., Baltimore, Md.] 48 VanLandingham, H. S. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Care Mrs. M. F. VanLandingham, West Point, Miss] 110 VanMeter, 1st Lt. Jacob B. [Insurance. 202 Fayette Bk Bid'g, Lexington, Ky.j. 41 VanSant, 1st Lt. James A.— Died in the Service in France. 41, 88, 278 VanSyckel,Jr.,R.E. (S.A.T. C). [Med. Student, State Coll., Pa. Home, care R. E. VanSyckel, Troy, Pa.] 71 VanValkenburgh, 1st Lt. Joseph B. [Build. Materials & Transfer Co. Huntsville, Ala.] 41 VanWagenen, Jr., Frederick (O. T. C). [With Dan River CottonMills. 1124Main St., Danville, Va.].. 67 Vaughan, III, 1st Lt. Cecil C. [Banker. Franklin, Va.]. 41 Vaughan, F. F. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Care R. B. Vaughan, 421 Depot Ave., Hamp- ton, Va.] 71 Venable, Master Engineer Henry M. [Civil & Mining Eng'r and Contractor. 22^ Capitol St., Charleston, W. Va.] 62,83,304 Venable, R. R. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Care Capt. W. P. Venable, Farmville, Va.] 71 Venable, Jr., William P. (Navy). [Student, V. M. I. Care Capt. W. P. Venable, Farmville, Va.].. 64 V. M. I. Alumni, Officers in Post-Bellum Service 383 V. M. I. Training Camps 108 Waddey, Capt. DavidM. [Sec'y, Everett Waddey Co , Richmond, Va.]. ..32, 238 Waddill, Col. Edmund C. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Richmond, Va.] 15, 74, 98, 121, 385 Waggoner, Jr., William H. (Navy — Died in the Service.) 64, 88 Wagner, Richard F. (Civil Service). [Asst. City Eng'r, Lynchburg, Va.] 107 Wagner, Romeo (Civil Service). (Civ. Eng'r. 507 W. Grace St., Richmond, Va. Home, Maurer- town, Va.] .- 107 Walbach, Maj . James deB. [Care The Adj 't Gen. , U. S. A. , Wash. . D . C. Home, Baltimore, Md. ] 22, 386 Waldo, G. E. (S. A. T. C). [AtU. S.M. A. Home add., careM. A. Waldo, Bartow, Fla.j 71 Wales, T. S. (S. A. T. C). [Care W. H. Wales, IIL 1400 Colonial Ave., Norfolk, Va.] 71 Wales, HI, 1st Lt. William H. (Aviation). [A^st. Sup't, AtJantic Creo^oting & Wood Pres. Co. Home, 1400Colonial Ave., Norfolk, Va.] .41,83 Walker, 1st Lt. Alexander S. [Care A. S. Walker, Cotton Planter, Leander, Tex.] — 41 Walker, Capt. Freeman V. (Med. Corps. Retired). [Physician & Planter. Bluffton, S. C] 388 Walker, George C. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Lynchburg, Va.l 108 Walker, 1st Lt. Henri Davin. [Civil Eng'r with 111. Central R. R., Clinton, 111.]... 41 Walker, J. R. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). (Martinsville, Va.] Ill Walker, Richard (Aviation). [Chem. Dept., Power Co., Durham, N. C] 62 Walker, Lt. Col. Walton H. (Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Belton, Tex.l 17, 138, 385 Wall, Lt. Col. William G. [V. P. & Chief Eng'r, Nat'lMotor Vehicle Co., Indianapolis Ind. Home. Buck Lodge, Md.l ,- --18, 173 Wallace, Charles (O. T. C). (Tester with Westinghouse E. & M. Co., East Pittsburgh, Pa. Care Mrs. J. S. Wallace, Fredericksburg, Va.] fiS Wallace. Sg't Lee A. [Civ. Eng'r. Care W. A. Wallace, Bos 85, R. F. D.. Norfolk. Va.] 62 Wallerstein, Jr., Henry S. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Richmond, Va.] 108 Wallerstein, Ralph D. (V. M. L Tr. Camp). [Richmond, Va.] 108 Wallerstein, Robert L. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Richmond, Va.] 108 Wallis. 2d Lt. S. Teackle. (Care Mrs. S. B. Wallis, 1752 Corcoran St., Wash., D. C] 48 Walton, Capt. Joseph S. [Automobile Business. Box 406, Roanoke, Va.] 32, 239 Ward, Capt. Jqseph G. (U. S. M. C). [Care Marine Corps H. Q., Wash.. D. C. Home, 35 Din- widdie St., Norfolk. Va.] - - -51' ^90 Warner. Pv't James L. (Home, 6003 Clemens Ave., St. Louis, Mo.]... 6^ Index. 443 Warner, Robert H. (Civil Serv.). [Auditor, Indiahoma (Oil) Refining Co., Fed. Res. Bk Bld'g, St. Louis, Mo.] - 107 Waring, Lt. Col. J. M. S. [Mem. of firm of L. L. Summers & Co., Consult. Eng'rs, New York & Chicago. 29 S. La Salle St., Chicago, 111. Res., Asbury Park, Evanston. 111.) 18, 83, 137 Warren, Jr., 1st Lt. Robert H. [Lowry Nat'l Bk, Atlanta, Ga. Home, Albany, Ga.] _.. 41 Warwick, Ensign Henry C. (Navy). [Mech. Eng'r. Desk Officer, U. S. S. Sydonia, U. S. Coast & Geodetic Survey. Home, Slab Fork, W. Va.j 55 Washington, D. C, Aviation School 67 Waters, W. E. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V.M. I. Care J. S. Waters, R. F. D. No. 1. Sta. "A," Louis- ville, Ky.].. - 71 Watkins, James L. (Civil Service). [Cotton Statistician. Box 1151, Phila., Pa.]... 404 Watson, Capt. Howard E. [Care.D. R. Watson, Oyster Bus., Chincoteague. Va.].. 32 Watfon, 1st Lt. Thomas M. [With Watson Constructn. Company. Home, 3700 Mirarner Ave., Highland Park, Dallas, Texas.] 41 Watson, 2d Lt. William W. [Resigned Commission. Trav. Salesman for Lindner Shoe Co., Car- lisle, Pa. Care C. S. Watson, Shoe Salesman & Broker. 1101 E. Market St., Greensboro, N. C] 48,400 Watt, Capt. Gordon (U. S. M. C). [Resigned after War. Elec. Eng'r. Home, 4109 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, La.] -.- 50 Waugh, Jr., Thomas E. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Lynchburg, Va.] 110 Wayer, Fred. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Cincinnati,©.] . 113 Wayte, 1st Lt. Harold C. [Care Wilbur A. Keyte. Kirksville, Mo. ] 41 Wear, 1st Lt. William D. [Law .Student. Care Judge W. C. Wear, Hillsboro, Tex.] 41 Weatherly, Robert S. (V. M. L Tr. Camp). [Anniston, Ala ]L 111 Weaver, R. C. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Care Mrs. J. M. Weaver, 238 Broad St., South Portsmouth, Va.] - 71 Weaver, Maj. Walter R. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C.].. ....22, 182, 385 Webb, Jr., 2d Lt. Harry H. (Aviation). [Training for Foreign Sales Dept., Standard Oil Co., at 18 B'dway, New York. Home, 12 Summit Road, Santa Barbara, Calif.] 48, 98 Weidman. 2d Lt. Frank A. [Claim Adjuster, Am. Sheet Tin& Plate Co., Pittsburgh. Res., 3501 Forbes St., Pittsburgh, Pa.] - 48 Weil, Felix T. (V. M. L Tr. Camp). [Vicksburg,Miss.] 110 Welborne, Pv't Harry B. [Capitalist. Care Rev. W. A. L. Jett, Murray Hill, N. J.] 62, 98, 307 Wellford, Jr., 1st Lt. Armistead L. (Aviation). IPost-Grad. Student, Mass. Inst, of Tech. Home, 112 Cathedral PL, Richmond, Va.].. ..'. 41 Welsh, Pv't Cecil T. [Farmer. Route No. 1, Lexington, Va.] - 62 Wells, Capt. Edward L.— Killed in action in France 32, 74, 83, 89, 227 Wells, L.W. (V.M. LTr. Camp). [Bedford, Va.] 113 Welton, Jr., 1st Lt. Richard F. [With C. R. WeltonReal Estate Co., Portsmouth, Va.] .41, 83, 260 Welton, R. H. B. (S. A. T. C). (Student, V. M. I. Box 193. Portsmouth, Va. , 71 Wenderoth, Collier (O. T. C). [Mg'r, Hay, Grain & Comm'n Co., Fort Smith, Ark.] . 67 Wenger, R. A. (S. A. T. C). [Student, Cornell Univ. Care C. A. Wenger, R. F. D. No. 2, Waynes- boro, Va.] 71 Wenger, R. A. (S. A. T. C). [Student, Mass. Inst. Tech. Care C. A. Wenger, R. F. D. No. 2, Waynesboro, Va.] 71 Wessells, S. A. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Care A. H. Wessells, Greenbush, Va.] 71 West, Capt. Oscar H. [General Insurance, Waverly, Va.] 32 West, 2d Lt. Robert A. [Sup't, White Sulphur & Huntersville R. R. Co. Also in Lumber Bus., White Sulphur Springs. W. Va. Home, Forest, Va.} 49 West, 1st Lt. Robert G. [Home, 608 San Antonio St., Austin, Texas.] - 41 West, 2d Lt. Thomas Seaton. [Wholesale Hardware. Norfolk, Va.] 49 Westmoreland, Willis F. (Civil Serv.). [With Anniston Steel Co., Anniston, Ala., in charge three Blast Furnaces.] 107 Whaley, 1st Lt. Harry E. [Physician. Lundale, W. Va.] 41 Whaley, John S. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Snow Hill, Md.] HI Wharton, John O. (Aviation). [Of firm of F. L. Shaw Co., Studebaker Automobiles, Dallas, Tex.] 62 Wheatley, Lt. William (Navy— Died in the Service.) 55,89 Wheeler, 2d Lt. Carnall (Aviation). [Civ. Eng'r with Dawson Constrn. Co., Muskogee, Okla.] 49 Wherry, Robert (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Pine Bluff, Ark.] 112 White, Capt. Benjamin H. [With tf. S. Shipp'g Board, Buenos Aires. Home, Leesburg, Va.] 32 White, Edwin S. (V.M. L Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.] 109 White, 1st Lt. Eugene T. [3226 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Home, Clarksville, Tex.] 41 White, E. V. (S. A. T. C). [Care B. V. White. Leesburg, Va.] 71 White, Capt. George W. [Teacher. Care Hon. H. A. White, Lexington, Va.] 32 White, Gilbert G. (Civil Service. [Plant Sup't & Mg'r, Detroit Salvage Depot., Ord. Dept., U. S. A., Detroit, Mich.] 107, 403 White, Isaac G. (Civil Service). [V. P., Kimbalton Lime Co. Home, Shawsville, Va.] 107 White, J. T. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Biloxi, Miss.] 112 White, William W. (V. M. L Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.] 110 Whitefield, 2d Lt. W. Irvine. [Asst. Sup't, L. & P. Dept., R. R. & G. Co., Roanoke, Va.].... 49 Whiting, Maj. Edgar M. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, Marshall, Va.] 22,98, 165,385 Whiting, Col. G. W. C. [Care The Adj't Gen.', U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, Marshall, Va.] 15, 134,385 Whiting, Capt. Thomas S. {V. S. M. C). [Retired on acct. wounds. Captain and Asst. Q. M., V. M. I. Home. Hampton, Va.] 51, 74, 83, 98, 326, 391 Whittle, Capt. William M. [Wholesale Automobile Tiree. Martinsville, Va., 32. 232 Wickham, 2d Lt. George B. [Sec'y, Richmond Gas & Elec. Appl. Corp'n, 912 E. Grace St., Rich- mond, Va.l_ _- . _ _ .... 49 Wierum, Pv't Richard F. [Student, V. M. I. Care Otto C. Wierum, Jr., 223 E. 17th St., New York.] 62, 98 Wigg, Sydney L. R. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.] 109 Wilbourn, Lt. Col. Arthur E. [Care The Adj't Gen., V. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Lexington, Va.] 18, 145,385 Wilkins, Jr., 1st Lt. Gilbert H. [Asst. Mg'r, Export Dept., Dicks, David Co., Inc., 19 N. Moore St., ("< New York. Home, Lynchburg, Va.] 41 444 Index, Wilkins, Irvin C. (O. T. C.) . [Draftsman with N. N. S. B. & D . D . Co. , Newport News. Va. Home, care Mrs. Maggie A. Saunders, Suffolk, Va.] 68 Wilkinson, George W. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Rocky Mount, N. C] HI Wilkinson, Jr., William H. (O. T. C). [With Nat'l City Bank of New York. Branch at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Home, Bedford, Va.] :. 67 WiUcox, Capt. Charles S. OJ. S. M. C). [Resigned after War. Home, 256 W. Freemason St., Nor- folk, Va] - ---- - 51 Willcox, Jr., Capt. Thomas H. [Lawyer. Home, 256 W. Freemason St., Norfolk, Va.] 32 Williams, 1st Lt. Charles F. [Address not known.] 41 Williams, David T. (Civil Service). [Lawyer. Chatham, Va.]- 394 Williams, 2d Lt. Elmer B. [Care Stewart, Gwynne Co. Cotton. Memphis, Tenn.j ' 49 Williams, Maj. Frederick J.— Died in the Service 22, 98, 178 Williams, Lt. Col. John S. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, Staunton, Va.] -._ ..... . 18, 74, 84, 148, 385 Williams, Jr., 2d Lt. John W. (Aviation). [Care Col. J. W. Williams, Capitol Bld'g, Richmond, Va] . 49 Williams, 2d Lt. LawrenceM. [Automobile Acceesorier. 1512 Gaines St., Little Rock, Ark.] 49 Williams, 2d Lt. Philip (Aviation), [Lawyer. City Attorney, Winchester, Va.] 49 Williams, 2d Lt. RobertM. [Teacher. Driver, Va.] 49 Williams, 1st Lt. Thomas C. [Prin., High School, Sparta, Va.] 41 Williams, 2d Lt. Winthrop T. [Student, Princeton Univ. Care J. G. Paxton, Lawyer, Indepen- dence, Mo.]-.. 49 Wilharason, Jr., 2d Lt. Robert B. [Asst. Eng'r, Crozer Land Ass'n, Elkhorn, W. Va. Home, Gra- ham, Va.] 49 Williamson, Col. Sydney B. [Consult. Eng'r. 120 Broadway New York. Former home, Lex- ington, Va.] .- 15, 125 Williamson, Jr., Thomas S. (O. T. C). [Comd't, DanvilleMil. Acad., Box 245, Danville, Va.; 67 Willis, Capt. William T. (Chaplain). [Epis. Clergyman, Point Pleasant, W. Va.].. 32 Wills, Jr.. Waller G. (O. T. C). [With Wills-Camp Co., Clothiers, Lynchburg, Va.] 67 Wilmer, 1st Lt. Thomas W. [Elec. Eng'r, Western Elec. Co. Home, 817 W. Grace St., Richmond. Va.] 41,291 Wilmot, Capt. Fred. A. [Merchant. Lexington, Mo.] .. 32 Wilson, Maj. Gary R. [Care The Adj't Gen.. U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Norfolk, Va.l..22, 182, 385 Wilson, Frank C. (Medical Corps). [Physician. Care Dr. Cunningham Wilson, Birmingham, Ala] 62 Wilson, 1st Lt. Fred. W. [Address not known — formerly, Chattanooga, Tenn.] 41 Wilson, Maj. J. Pendleton. [Retired for disability incurred in the Service. Prof., Mil. Science, Salt Lake City High Schs,. Salt Lake City, Utah. Home add.. Box 427, Wheeling, W. Va.]_-..22, 388 Wilson, 1st Lt. Leroy C. [CareThe Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Lafayette & Mount Royal Aves., Balto., Md.] 41, 295, 387 Wilson, Capt. Rogers M. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, 27 Bay St., Savan- nah, Ga.] .... 32,74,98.222,386 Wilson, 1st Lt. Scott. [Care Carleton Dry-Goods Co., St. Louis, Mo. Home, Belton, Mo.] 41, 261 Wilson, Capt. William V. [Care S. G. Wilson, Carleton Dry-Goods Co., St. Louis, Mo.] 32 Wilson, W. Y. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Care S. B. Wilson, 1938 Peabody Ave., Memphis, Tenn.] 71 Wiltshire, Capt. George D. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Culpeper, Va.] 32, 175, 387 Wiltshire, Maj. Turner H. [Home, Culpeper, Va.] t 22, 175 Wimberley, Benjamin B. (O. T. C). [Med. Student, Univ. of N. C. Care Dr. G. B. Wimberley, Rocky Mount, N. C] 67 Winchester, 1st Lt. Thomas H. [Asst. Eng'r with Rust Engineering Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. Home, Macon, Ga.] 41 Winfree, R. N. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Home, 1007 Federal St., Lynchburg, Va.]... 71 Winn, Col. Charles D. [Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, Winchester, Ky.] 15,74,134,383 Winston, G. Otis (Civil Service). [Paymaster, U. S. Shipp. Board. Home, 401 West 118th St., New York.]. 107 Winston, JamesM. (Civil Service). [Mg'r, "Sun" Shipbuild. Co., Chester, Pa. Home, Richmond, Via.] 107 Winston, William A. (O. T. C.). [Law Student, Harvard Univ., Cambridge, Mass. Care James O. Winston, Kingston, N. Y., and Richmond, Va.] - 66 Wise, Maj. Henry A. [Lawyer. 15 William St., New York.].. 22 Wise, Col. Hugh D. [Retired after .32 years' Service. Res., Watertown, N. Y.] 15, 133, 388 Wise, Jr , Capt. James B. [CareThe Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Cheriton, Va.]...32, 386 Wise, Lt. Col. Jennings C. [Lawyer. Washington Rep. of Munn, Anderson & Munn, Counsellors at Law, of New York. Office, 735 Southern Building, Wash,, D. C. Appointed Major, U. S. A., July 1, 1920. DecUned.l 18, 74, 84, 98, 141 Withers, Capt. Alexander Putney. [Capt. Inf. with Am. Forces in Germany. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Former home, Richmond, Va.]... 32, 386 Withers, Jr., N. R. (S, A. T. C ). [Asst Mg'r, Ice Co., Suffolk, Va.] 71 Witt, Jr., 1st Lt. S. B. (U. S. M. C). [Resigned after War. Law Student, |Univ. of Va. Home, 808 Park Ave., Richmond, Va.] _ 52 Witt, Maj. T. Foster. [Special Ins. Ag't. Home, 808 Park Ave., Richmond, Va.] 22, 182 Wolfe, Maj. Walter McI. [Resident Vice-Pres., North-Eastern Constn. Co., Engineers & Contrac- tors. Lexington Bld'g, Balto,, Md.]... --22, 183 Wolfson, 1st Lt. William L. (Medical Corps). [Physician & Surgeon. 3019 Church Ave., Flat- ■ bush, Brooklyn, N. Y. Old hon e, Miami: Fla.]. *1 Womble, Lewis A. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Richmond, Va.] 108 Womeldorf, L. A. (S. A. T. C). [Student, V. M. I. Care C. R. Womeldorf, 313 Lawton, El Paso, ►«* Tex.] 71 Wood, Capt. F. Travers. [Sou. Mg'r, West Construction Co., Atlanta, Ga.] 32, 206 Wood, 2d Lt. John W, (Aviation). [SalesMg'r, Wood-Taylor Corpn., Bristol, Va.-Tenn.] 49 Index. 445 Wood, Cbl. William S. [CareThe Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C] 15, 128, 385 Woodhall, J. C. (S. A. T. C). [Student, Univ. of N. C. CareMrs. Edward S. Raid, 5 W. Morehead St., Charlotte, N. C] 71 Woodman, Henry A. (V. M I. Tr. Camp). [79 Leonard St., New York.] 110 Woods, Archibald P. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Petersburg, Va.] 109 Woods, 1st Lt. LeGrand J. [Lawyer. Comnaercial Nat'l Bk Bld'g, Sherman, Tex.]- 41 Woodson, John S. [Care Dr. J. L. Woodson, Oakman, Ala.] _ 62 Woodward, 1st Lt. C. D. (U. S. M. C). [Resigned after War. Teacher. Care Pres. J. C. Wood- ward, College Park, Ga.]..- 62 Wool, Darius T. (V.M. I. Tr. Camp). [Norfolk, Va.] 108 Wool, Jr., Pv't Theodore J. [Bank Clerk. Home, 715 Colonial Ave., Norfolk, Va.] 62, 401 Woolford, 1st Lt. Austin W. With Franklin Trust Co., New York, and Student. CareMrs. Ar- thur Woolford, 237 Main St., Suffolk, Va.] 41,98,282 Woolls, William P. (Civil Service). [Lawyer and U. S. Commissioner, 109 N. Fairfax St., Alex- andria, Val - - 107 Worden, Lt. Commander Horace B. (Navy). [Retired. Now Farmer. 328 E. Pine St., Missoula, Montana.] - -. - 53, 390 Worrell, 1st Lt. Churchill F. (Medical Corps). [Practising Physician and Surg, to Wabash and Lake Erie & W. Railroads, Peru, Ind. Home, Dublin, Va.]. 41 Worthington, Jr., 1st Lt. Thomas. [Civ. Eng'r. 1st Nat'l Bk Bld'g, Birmingham, Ala.] 41 Wounded, or Gassed, in Action 89, 393 Wright, 1st Lt. Crispin (Medical Corps, A. E. F.— Died in the Service in U. S. A.) 41, 89 Wright, Capt. Jesse B. [Highway Eng'r, Coconino Co., Ariz., and City Engineer, Flagstaff, Ariz.] 33 Wright, Jr., Richard H. (Aviation). [Tobacco Packing Mach'y Bus. Durham, N. C] 62 Wright, 1st Lt. Saunders. [CareMissM. O. Hobson, Pemberton, Va.] 41 Wright, Samuel B. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp). [Moffatts Creek, Va.] 109 Wright, Thomas D. (Aviation). [Sec'y & Treas., Interstate Telephone & Telegraph Co., Durham, N. C] 62 Wylie, 2d Lt. Robert H. [Appointed 2d Lt. Inf., U. S. A., July 1, 1920. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home add., care Gwinn Bros. & Co.. Huntington, W. Va.j -49, 387 Wysor, Capt. JohnD. [Mg'r, Hill Crest Farm, Dublin, Va.j 33 Wysor, Jr., Capt. Robert E. [CareThe Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Dublin, Va..-.33, 387 Yancey, 2d Lt. Henry A. [CareT. J. Yancey, Waynesboro, Va.] 49 Yancey, Maj. James P. [The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home, Culpeper, Va.]....22, 181, 385 Yancey, 2d Lt. Thomas M. [With N. & W. Ry. Co. Home, Bedford City, Va.]- —49, 400 Yancey, 1st Lt. William B. [Lawyer. Later, Insurance. Harrisonburg, Va.j 42, 98, 286 Yates, Jr., Lt. J. William. [Not yet settled in Business. Home, Flint Hill, Va.]. 42 Yeatman, Sg't Charles E. (O. T. C). [With U. S. Shipp. Board. Home, 702 Boissevain Ave., Norfolk, Va.] - - 68 Yeatman, Lt. Philip W. (Navy). [Care Navy Dept., Wash., D. C. Home address above.] 54, 389 York, Charles A. (V. M. L Tr. Camp). [Cumberland, Md.] - 113 Yost. Maj. HowardMcC. [Appointed Capt., Eng'rs, July 1, 1920. Care The Adj't Gen., U. S. A., Wash., D. C. Home. Massillon, O.] -22, 182, 386 Yoste,FlorianH. (V. M. I. Tr. Camp), [^'icksburg, Miss.] 110 Youell, Maj. RiceM. [Wholesale Hardware, Norton Hardware Co., Norton, Va.] 22, 74, 99, 152 Young, HogeD. W. (O. T. C). [Comd't, BlackstoneMil. Acad., Blackstone, Va.l- - 67 Young, Neil (Civil Service). [Commercial Eng'r with Westinghouse E. & M Co., East Pittsburgh, Pa. Res., R. F. D. 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