1918: API joins the American Expeditionary Force
Title
1918 : API joins the American Expeditionary Force
Description
This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn , a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms , 3rd edition , 2013 , depicting the history of the city and the University . From page 114-115 : On October 1 , 1918 , nearly all of API's able-bodied male students eighteen or older voluntarily joined the United States Army for what turned out to be short-lived military careers on campus . The student-soldiers numbered 878 , according to President Charles C . Thach , and formed the academic section of the Student Army Training Corps . The vocational section was composed of enlisted men sent to Auburn for training in radio , auto mechanics , and general mechanics . Both sections apparently were assembled on the drill field where Ross Square is today for the swearing-in of the student-soldiers . They heard brief patriotic talks from Thach and others . The students received honorable discharges in December following the Armistice that ended The Great War on November 11 , 1918 . Each received "a sixty-dollar bonus check from Uncle Sam " the Glomerata reported . Photo source : Auburn University Archives .
Date
1918
Place
Auburn – Lee County – Alabama
LC Subject Headings
Auburn (Ala.) Auburn University Auburn University -- Students College students -- Alabama Education, Higher -- Alabama Military cadets -- Alabama World War, 1914-1918 Auburn University -- History Universities and colleges -- Alabama Male college students -- Alabama
EOA Categories
Education -- Higher Education Education -- Military Education History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era Peoples -- Military Life
Original Medium
black and white photograph , 2573 x 1469 pixels
Type
Image
Format
JPEG
File Name
ed2p104-105014.tif
Citation
Logue , Mickey and Simms , Jack . Auburn , A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village . 3rd edition . 2013 .
Repository
Auburn University Libraries . Special Collections and Archives .
Digital Publisher
Auburn University Libraries
Language
eng
Rights
This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at achives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
Submitted by
Coates , Midge
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