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

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lnlf 62Eilz'5?5 fl ' ' ' .XX Department of Tactics COMMANDANT OF CADETS. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL FRED W. SLADEN, In- fantryg Commandant of Cadets and Instructor of Artillery, Cavalry and Infantry Tactics: class of 1895: Com- mandant of Cadets, 1911. Relieved 1914. INSTRUCTORS. CAPTAIN FRANK A. XVILCOX, Infantryg Senior Assistant Instructor of Infantry Tactics: class of 1892. CAPTAIN JULIAN R. LINDSEY, Cavalry, Senior Assistant Instructor of Cavalry Tacticsg class of 1892. - CAPTAIN I-IERMAN I. IQOEHLER, Master of the Swordg Instructor of Military Gymnastics and Physical Cultqi-eg on duty since-18853 First Lieutenant, 19013 Captain, 1905. CAPTAIN ITERMAN GLADE, 5th Iufantryg class of 1900. - FIRST LIEUTENANT GEORGE H. BAIRD, Cav- alryg class of 1901. FIRST LIEUTENANT EDWARD WV. VVILDRICK, Coast Artillery Corpsg Senior Assistant Instructor of Artillery Tacticsg class of 1906. FIRST LIEUTENANT NVALTER S. STURGILL, Field Artilleryg class of 1906. FIRST LIEUTENANT PHILIP TXTATHEVVS, Coast Artillery- Corpsg class of 1906. FIRST LIEUTENANT xxr.-XLTER V. GALLAGI-IER, 9th Infantryg class of 1903. FIRST LIEUTENANT CLIFTON M. BUTLER, In- fantryg class of 1903. FIRST LIEUTENANT KEITH S. GREGORY, 6th Infantryg class of 1903. FIRST LIEUTENANT I'IARVEY D. HIGLEY, 6th Field Artilleryg class of 1908. FIRST LIEUTENANT ARTHUR H. W'ILsoN, Cavalryg class of 19045 Medal of Honor. ' FIRST LIEUTENANT EVAN E. LENVIS, 25th Infantryg class of 1907. SECOND LIEUTENANT WILLIAM W. ERXVIN, 9th Cavalry: class of 1908. MR. LOUIS VAUTHIER,.Civilian Instructor in Fencing, on duty since 1905. MR. THOMAS JENKINS, Civilian Instructor in Boxing and VVrcStlingg on duty since 1906.

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