United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY)

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Brigadier General Charles W. G. Rich Brigadier General Charles W. G. Rich is a new figure in the Chain of Commandant. Assuming the duties as the forty-eighth Commandant of Cadets, he is responsible for the command and supervision of the I nited States Corps of Cadets. General Rich graduated from the Military Academy in 1935, and an early assignment placed him at Schofield Bar- racks. Hawaii, during the Japanese attack of the islands. In 1943 he was assigned to the Parachute School and soon be- came commander of the Second Parachute Training Regi- ment at Fort Benning. Ordered to Europe in late 1944. he served first on the staff of the 6th Army Group and later as Deputy Chief of Staff of the XXI Corps. After serving in Korea he was assigned as Assistant Division Commander of the 101st Airborne Division, the position he held prior to assuming his duties as Commandant of Cadets. Commandant of Cadets Brigadier General William W. Bessell. Jr. Brigadier General William W. Bessell. Jr.. was appointed to the position of Dean of the Academic Board in the Fall of 1959. In this capacity he is responsible for the adminis- tration of the academic system and for the maintenance of the high educational standards of the Military Academy. His assignments as a member of the Corps of Engineers include duty in the Office of the Chief of Engineers. War Department General Staff. Army Director of the Joint War Plans Committee, and Commanding General of the Antilles Department. In addition to the Bachelor of Science awarded him l West Point in 1920. General Bessell holds a Civil Engineer- ing degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and he has been graduated from the rm Engineer School and the Command and General Staff College. As a graduate of the Academy, and having held the posi- tion (if Professor of Mathematics from 1947 to 1959. General Bessell i- thoroughly familiar with his newly-acquired duties, and he has ahead) done much to maintain the high stand- aids of the Academy. 22

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LIEUTENANT GENERAL ;- lil!ISON II. DAVIDSON Lieutenant General Garrison II. Davidson lias been the Superintendent of the Military Academy Eor the past lour sears. We ol llie ( ' lass ol I ' HiM have seen him mosiK as a hard-working Superintendent; however he has excelled in arious other fields, including coach and teacher. Following graduation in ' )2 . ' Gar began his eleven season coaching career as assistant coach from l ' »27 through 1932. During this period he doubled first as an assistant coach and plat i leader of the 1st Engineers and later as an assistant coach and Instructor in the Department of Philosoph) al est Point. In I ' ' . ' 52 he was selected Head Football Coach, the youngest in Army ' s history. He filled this position until June. 1938. As a soldier, he participated in thirteen major campaigns, as an engineer in World War II and with the infantry in Korea. By commanding the Army ' s Command and General Staff College at Fort Leaven- worth. Kansas, prior to becoming Superintendent of the Military Academy, General Davidson shares with General W. D. Connor. USMA 97. the distinction of having commanded two of the Army ' s more important schools — another merit on a distin- guished record. Superintendent of the United States Military Academy

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- First Row: Col. Gregory, JB, Ureas.) ; Col. Hardin, JS, (Chief (Adj Gen) ; Col. Lux, HG, (Posl of Staff); Lt. Gen. Davidson, Engr) ; Col. Wetherill, R, (DCS- GH, (S ; Col. Elliott, PL, PA); Col. Woolwine, W.I (DCSLOG) ; ( I. Wilson, NB, i Vlumni Sec) : Col. Mallory, PW, (Surgeon); Col. Ireland, l ' . (SJ : -I. ( base, I ' ll . (Dental Sural Set mi, I Rou ; Lt. ( I. Superintendent ' s Staff W heelis, RE, l I rans 0) ; Lt. Col. Capers, I S, 1 1 tepurj l . i ; Lt. Col. Dixon, RT, (IG) ; Lt. Col. Durham, EE, I Vssl D( SLOG); I.i. ( !ol. Bui li. in. in. I-.K. i Posl i. ' l i . Lt. Col Stephens, JB, i Info Hi : Lt. ol. Sutton, AJ, 1 1 omptroller ; Lt. !ol. Murray, in . i Vssl DCSPA) : Lt. Col. Reynolds, UK. (Provosl Mar- shal) : Lt. Col. Lock, GJ, (Posl ( lhaplain i . I hird Ron : Lt. !ol. Spigelmoyer, RW, (Ord 0) : Lt. i ol. Day, RS, (Registrar) : Lt. Col. Boiling, li. (Chiei Vdm Div) ; Lt. i ol. Mini Icier, HI), | Sig Hi : I.i. ( ol. Kasserman, IIW . i --i omptrollei I ; Maj. Imiii, PB, i SGS) ; Maj. Smith, JE, (P CO) : Maj. Miller, ll . (SSO); Maj. Paulus, . | I ' M li ; Maj. Dobson, KK, i mi (h. Fourth Rou : Maj. Burns, I. II. (Sec 0) : Maj. Sch- empf, II. (USMA Band) ; Capt. Minor, JM, I I- In 0) ; Rev. Speers, TC, (Chaplain, I SM ; lapt. Harman, GL, i Vide i : lapt. Wetzel, KL. I Aide; ; Ur. Kurman. S, (librarian); Right Re . Msgr. Moore. JP, (Catholic Chap) ; Mr. I odd, II ' . i Mil-emu Direi toi I ; Rev. Gooch, HR, (Assl Chap, I SM : CWO Kriebel, MM, i --i (. i : Rev. McCormii k. III. i Vsst Catholic Chap). The Academic Board First Row. Col. Schick. LE: Brig. Gen. Rich, W ; Lt. Gen. David- son, GH: Brig. Gen. Befell. WW; Col. West, CW. Second Rou-. Lt. Col. Day, RS; Col. Gil- lette. EE; Col. Barrett, CJ; Col. Stephens. GR: Col. Nicholas, CP: Col. Bartlett. BW; Col. Heiberg, ER; Col. Mallory, PW; Col. Lin- coln. GA; Col. Schilling, JR; Col. Bfflingsley, JD. 23