Western Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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THE CCDMMAN AN Colonel Moore, Western Military Academy '21, is a colorful personality in the modern Western tradi- tion. His twoscore and three years of active service with the regular army and the ROTC unit at Western have associated him with every phase of recent Western history. His professional life has been Western: Cadet, Tactical Officer, Commandant, PMST. He has quali- fied himself for unusual service to his Alma Mater. Colonel Moore has lived a colorful life with many facets, a regular army commission as Colonel, a nationally-known small arms expert and an expert marksman, a lecturer, a director of tours, and an expert in military organization. He, despite his greying temples, is still as youth- 'ful as the cadets he serves. His daily association with boys has endeared him to generations of Western Cadets. THE COMMANDANTS STAFF ,iv-wg. Col. Moore, Lt. Valter, Lt. Webber Sgt Pratt Sgt Peacher

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W THE PMST LT. COLONEL JOHN M. DAVIES III lINFANTRY, USA? Colonel John M, Davies is the regular United States Army liaison officer at Western Military Acad- emy. He commands the ROTC unit on campus, and supervises the Academy's Military Program. Colonel Davies graduated from the United States Military Academy in l942. He saw duty in North Africa and Italy during World War ll, in the Trieste area after the war, with the 7th, infantry at Fart Devens, Mass., in the Pentagon, and twice in Greece. He has been awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Purple Heart, and the Combat Infantry Badge during his Army career. Although this was Col. Davies first year at Wes- tern, he has become an intregal part and an outstanding figure in the life of the Academy. THE PMST'S STAFF a w ...ev , , .5 .. r, M .. inf' is . 7 . ,qs fl, :pq if AW, gf s X wil-.g W- l tt'i A ' L , i 'H is TV., Vi' Q.. il. Col Davies Sgt. Salus, Sgt. Atkins, Sgt. Peacher, Sgt. Pratt, Sgt, Brokaw, Capt, Jackson,