West Point 1915

Detail from the yearbook page for Dwight Eisenhower, West Point class of 1915. Heritage Auction Galleries, Dallas Share This Article. 1846 Classmates Square Off. These 59 cadets graduated just weeks after the Mexican-American War began, and most headed south to get a taste of the country's first large-scale combat. Twenty went on to become

This book marks the hundredth anniversary of the 1915 graduating class of West Point, the quotclass the stars fell on,quot so named because 59 of its 164 graduates attained the rank of brigadier general or higher, the most of any class in history. It seems clear that what fell on these men was World War II, since by that time they were deep in

The Class of 1915 was comprised some of the most famous names in the history of the U.S. Army, including Dwight Eisenhower and Omar Bradley. There were 164 graduates that year and over one third, 59 total, went on to become generals, spawning the nickname 'The Class the Stars Fell On.quot

The graduating class of 1915, the class the stars fell on, was particularly noteworthy. Of the 164 graduates that year, 59 36 attained the rank of general, the most of any class in. Michael Haskew's West Point 1915 Eisenhower, Bradley, and the Class the Stars Fell On Zenith Press, 2014 explores the achievements of this remarkable group.

Members of the West Point class of 1915 quotThe class the stars fell onquot is an expression used to describe the class of 1915 at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. 1 In the United States Army, the insignia reserved for generals is one or more stars. Of the 164 graduates that year, 59 36 attained general officer ranks, more than any other class in the history of the

The West Point graduates of 1915 would later be known as the quotClass the Stars Fell Onquot because so many rose to the rank of general in World War II. Following graduation, Ike returned home to Abilene for the summer. He and Gladys Harding went to the quotpicture showquot and to band concerts in the park they spent lazy summer afternoons with

What was West Point like in 1915, because it's sort of an interesting time in military history because you're making that transition from how we did warfare for over a hundred years to modern warfare, did West Point changed their curriculum, any to reflect modern warfare or they sort of stick to the same curriculum they did back in the 19th

The West Point class of 1915. The previous class sharing the same nickname was the class of 1886. They were the largest graduating class from West Point until the Army expanded in 1903 - with 77 graduates. From that class, twenty-five reached into the stars - 32 - headlined by John J. Pershing. Fourteen reached the two-star level with

A book review of Michael Haskew's work on the West Point class of 1915, which produced 59 generals who led the U.S. Army in World War II. The review covers the background, education, and service of these officers, as well as the challenges and achievements of their careers.

The West Point Class of 1915-The Class the Stars Fell On-toured Gettysburg in early May 1915 a few days before the sinking of the Lusitania and graduated one month later. Two years after this many of these men would be lieutenants and captains serving in France.