Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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V J.T. COL. K. S. rEKKIXS Born Norfolk, V., 1885. Entering V. M. I. in 1900 he graduated in 1905 as a Cadet Captain. Entered Field Artillery United States army in 1908. During the wai ' he was assigned to the 350th Field Artillery for a time but was soon transferred to the Inspector Generals Depart- ment uudei- whieh his duties were to inspect the different Artillery or- ganizations befoi ' e they went over seas. Du iiu $(ivv - that. Huh? LT. CUL. A. B. DOCKERY Born December 6, 1878, Hernan- do, Miss. Graduated V. M. I. 1898. Graduated U. S. M. A. 1912. Com- missioned 2nd Lieut. Cav. and sta- tioned at San Francisco, Cal. Trans- ferred to Phillipine Islands 1903. Promoted to 1st Lieut. Cav. JNIarch 1911. Piomotcd to Capt. 10th Cav. July 191H. Mexican Border 1915 to 1917. Promoted to Major Cav. 1916. Instructor Fort Meyer, Va., Train- ing Camp. Commander 1st Bn. 318th Inf. Cam]) Lee, Va. Inspector 155th Depot Brigade Camp Lee Va. Pro- moted to Lt. Col. Inf. Aug. 1918. Ass ' t Chief of Staff 14th Div. at Camp Custer, Mich. War College Washington, D. C, Nov. to Dec. 1918. Commander 1st squadron 4th Cav. McAllen, Texas. Trans, to Ringgold, Texas. Assistant Prof. Mil. Science and Tactics V. M. I. since Sept. 1919. am the only instructor — here. — Quit talkinii. quit talking — Everything is filthy, nasty, iin l ilirty. y m-- l ' n,j,- TK,;,ly-in„r ' - ' M

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COL. HENRY M. NELLY Bom January 1, 1878, Parkers.- burg, W. Va.. V. M. I. September 1894 to June 1895. Graduated U. S. M. A. 1902. Commissioned 2nd lieut. Inf. and stationed at Fort Sheridan, III, upon graduation. Phillipine Island 1903-1906. Trans- ferred to San Franeiseo, Cal. 1906. Graduated V. S. Infantry and Caval- ry School 1907. Instructor in Draw- ing U. S. M. A. 1907-1911. Head Coach and Football Representative U. S. M. A. 1908-10. Commissioned 1st Lieut. Inf. 1911, stationed Fort Douglas, Utar. El Paso, Texas 1913 to 1915. Transferred to Tientsin, China 191 5- ' 17. Promoted to Major A. G. D. July 1917. Major Div, Adj. 34th Division, Camp Cody, New Mexico, 1917 to ' 18. Service in France Oct. ' 18 to Nov. ' 18. Pro- moted to Lt. Col. and Corp. Adj. 1st Army Corjjs, France, Nov. ' 18 to April ' 19. Promoted to Col. Inf. May 1919. Commandant and pro- fessor of Mil. Science Tactics V. M. I., since Sept. ' 19. Men of the corps, a bomb has been fired. LT. C(tL. ROBERT BARCLAY POAGUE, B. S. Born Rockbridge Co., Va., Decem- ber 5, 1881. He graduated from V. L L ill 1900. standing fourth in his class. i;h Amei-ican Telephone and Telegraph Co., and the Pennsyl- vania Railway. Commandant of Cadet; Chambcrlain-Hunt Academy, Port (;ibson, Mifs., ' 02- ' 03. With 1he (lulf and Ship Island Railway, (Julfpoi ' t, Mis-., ' 03- ' 04. Assistant I ' l-ofesi-oi ' of Physics V. M. I. ' 04, being tranffcrred to the Department of Drawing as adjunct professor ' OS- ' 13. In charge of the Summer Coaching School, ' 08- ' 12. Since ' 13, Lt. Col. and arociate professor of Engine ci-iiiT ; acting head of the De- pai ' tiiK nt f ince 1917. yon hnve nny knoivledgc uhatever you htive most effectively concealed it. Page Twenty-three

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MAJOR BRAXTON DAVIS MAYO. B. S. Born at Shenandoah, Page Coun- ty, Virginia, May 24, 1884. Enter- ing V. M. I. in 1905, he graduated as third distinguished graduate of his class in 1909 with the degree of B. S. Instructor at Fishburne Mili- tary Academy ' 09- ' 10. He was as- sistant professor of Engineering V. M. I. ' 10- ' 17, teaching branches of Higher Mathematics. Since 1917 he has been adjunct professor in the department of Mathematics at the Virginia Military Institute. It ' s a lead pipe cinch. MA J. STEWART W. ANDERSON Graduated V. M. I. 1908. Com- mandant Charlotte Hall Mil. Acad- emy. Electrical Eng. Navy Dept. Ass ' t Prof. V. M. I. Instructor Uni- versity Wis. Adj. prof. Physics V. M. I. 1914- ' 17. U. S. Army 1917- ' 19. Commissioned 2nd Lieut. Eng. •lune 1917. 1st Lieut. Aug. 1917. Capt. Aug. 1918. Stationed at Fort McPherson. Transferred to Camp (lordon. In France with 307th Eng. St. Mihiel and Argonne Drives. Since Sept. 1919 adjunct professor of Electrical Engineering V. M. I. Go to the Board. - ' - S ' SX ' Fay, -..,« }- ,: