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