Aerial view of the campus in 1942. The campus included the following new buildings by this year: Alumni Lodge, Hyatt Hall, The Armory, and Memorial Stadium.
Aerial view of the campus in 1965. The campus included the following new buildings by this year: Alumni Auditorium, 2nd Webb Hall, Loveland and Victory Halls, MacMorland Center, Sharples Hall, Kirkbride Hall and the dormitories Hanna Hall, Thayer...
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...
Alumni; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy
This autobiography chronicles 72 years of Carl A. Shaubel's life. He discusses his childhood in Philadelphia, college day at Pennsylvania Military College, marriage to Ruth Malcomson (Miss America 1924), military service and post war work in the...
Reenactment of the Broom Drill, 1914. PMC alumni annually reenact the event that, according to school lore, prompted Theodore Hyatt to begin military training in 1858.
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...
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....
Construction on this building began in 1961. It quickly became the location at which many important campus events took place. In his will, Burt Mustin bequeathed a portion of his estate to Widener, to be used as the University saw fit. To honor...
Burton Hill Mustin was born February 8, 1884, and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from PMC in 1903 with a degree in civil engineering, an 88.7 average and received the Eastern Alumni Association Marksmanship Medal. At PMC Mustin...
