Henry Thomason was the Valedictorian of his P.M.A. class of 1879. He was trained as a doctor and served in the US Military. In 1898, he enlisted in the Spanish American War as Major and Surgeon in the Michigan Volunteer Infantry. He served as an...
The Webb family claims deep roots at Pennsylvania Military College. Several generations of the family graduated from PMC and continued in active support of the school. Colonel George Herbert Webb, an 1880 graduate of PMA, had leadership roles in...
George Bjotvedt graduated from PMC in 1951, and began his tour of duty in Korea in 1952. When he reached Korea, he and his peers were randomly assigned to infantry divisions. Bjotvedt served with the 65th Puerto Rican Regiment, gaining a smattering...
James Elmer Turrell was born in 1884 in Noxen, Pennsylvania. A 1905 graduate of PMC, Turrell spent much of the rest of his life working in the lumber business and remained an active alumnus of PMC.
From 1941-1961, Turrell served as a member of...
George Turner Cann was born in Savannah, Georgia on July 22, 1866. In 1885, Cann graduated from PMA as valdictorian and ranking cadet officer. In 1886, Cann received his LL.D from Columbia College (now University) and was admitted to the Georgia...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Education and the war; Pennsylvania Military College; Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.)
In Chapter 16 - Cadet Life 1930-1954, Moll discusses the climate at PMC during Word War II and how the ASTP, ASTRP and later Veterans students shaped the student body. Moll, C.R. (1954). A History of Pennsylvania Military College 1821-1954....
Born in 1907 in Chester, PA, John R. Hanna resided at 1123 Upland St. until age 10, when his family moved to Swarthmore. Hanna graduated from Swarthmore High School in 1926 and PMC in 1930. While at PMC, he was a star guard on the football team...
Caesar Augustin Grasselli II was born on February 17, 1901 in Cleveland, Ohio. His great-grandfather founded Grasselli Chemical Company of Ohio, which became a duPont subsidiary in 1928, and his father was vice president of E.I. duPont de Nemours...
