1918: API joins the American Expeditionary Force
This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 3rd edition, 2013, depicting the history of the city and the University. From page 114-115: On October 1, 1918, nearly all of API's able-bodied male students eighteen...
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Auburn The Loveliest Village Collection |
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Auburn photographs Auburn (Ala.); Auburn University; Auburn University -- Students; College students -- Alabama; Education, Higher -- Alabama; Military cadets -- Alabama; World War, 1914-1918; Auburn University -- History; Universities and colleges -- Alabama; Male college students -- Alabama; Education -- Higher Education; Education -- Military Education; History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era; Peoples -- Military Life; |
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This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 3rd edition, 2013, depicting the history of the city and the University. From page 114-115: On October 1, 1918, nearly all of API's able-bodied male students eighteen or older voluntarily joined the United States Army for what turned out to be short-lived military careers on campus. The student-soldiers numbered 878, according to President Charles C. Thach, and formed the academic section of the Student Army Training Corps. The vocational section was composed of enlisted men sent to Auburn for training in radio, auto mechanics, and general mechanics. Both sections apparently were assembled on the drill field where Ross Square is today for the swearing-in of the student-soldiers. They heard brief patriotic talks from Thach and others. The students received honorable discharges in December following the Armistice that ended The Great War on November 11, 1918. Each received "a sixty-dollar bonus check from Uncle Sam," the Glomerata reported. Photo source: Auburn University Archives. |
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1918: API joins the American Expeditionary ForceThis image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 3rd edition, 2013, depicting the history of the city and the University. From page 114-115: On October 1, 1918, nearly all of API's able-bodied male students eighteen or older voluntarily joined the United States Army for what turned out to be short-lived military careers on campus. The student-soldiers numbered 878, according to President Charles C. Thach, and formed the academic section of the Student Army Training Corps. The vocational section was composed of enlisted men sent to Auburn for training in radio, auto mechanics, and general mechanics. Both sections apparently were assembled on the drill field where Ross Square is today for the swearing-in of the student-soldiers. They heard brief patriotic talks from Thach and others. The students received honorable discharges in December following the Armistice that ended The Great War on November 11, 1918. Each received "a sixty-dollar bonus check from Uncle Sam," the Glomerata reported. Photo source: Auburn University Archives.1918Auburn – Lee County – AlabamaAuburn (Ala.); Auburn University; Auburn University -- Students; College students -- Alabama; Education, Higher -- Alabama; Military cadets -- Alabama; World War, 1914-1918; Auburn University -- History; Universities and colleges -- Alabama; Male college students -- Alabama;Education -- Higher Education; Education -- Military Education; History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era; Peoples -- Military Life;black and white photograph, 2573 x 1469 pixelsImageJPEGed2p104-105014.tifLogue, Mickey and Simms, Jack. Auburn, A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village. 3rd edition. 2013.Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.Auburn University LibrariesengThis image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at achives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.http://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/village/id/41 |
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