Legends Index

The Pennsylvania Military College Legends represent the threads of the fabric that bind us to PMC. Because the fabric is strong, our bond will always continue.

This page contains the stories of all legends in all categories with the most recently added article first. Easily navigate through the many stories using either the dropdown menu, or by clicking on the tabs below to expand the list of stories in each category.

Notable Cadets

Herb Amey ’35 (Bravery on Tarawa)

William John Wolfgram ’43

Richard O’Malley ’38 (The Iron Major)

Henry Clay Robinett

Edmund Cook (PMC’s First Casualty In WWI)

Richard Mulhern ’71 (Eagle Flight)

Sylvanus Morley ’04 (Agent 53)

Walter Layer ’32 (A Distinguished Alumnus)

John Lance ‘Jack’ Geoghegan ’63

Zadoc Aydelotte, Fallen Leader

Dennis Isom ’66 (Ambush in Plei Trap Valley)

Larry Liss ’63 (Rescue at Cau Song Be)

Carl Schaubel ’30 (Coach and Soldier)

Cadets During the Gettysburg Campaign

Tumbelston ‘07 and the Tools of Ignorance

All American “Reds” Pollock

John Tilelli ’63 (A Soldier’s Soldier)

David Wilson ’66 (Convoy Ambush)

Joseph P. McCaffery ’27 (A Marine Raider in the Pacific)

Thomas Merendino ’41 (Heroism During D-Day)

Evans Kayser ’65 (Gallantry in Vietnam)

Wilfred F. Farrell ’39 (Prisoner of War in Nazi Germany)

James Spurrier ’40, Emery Hickman ’40, William Dudley ’42 (From the Polo Field to the Battlefield)

William Tumbelston ’37 (Silver Star)

Honorary First Captain: Dwight D. Eisenhower

Thomas Anderson ’42 (Heroism During WWII and Korea)

Bill Stern ’30 (Broadcasting Great)

Charles F.B. Price ’02 (WWII Marine Commander)

Manie Sacks (Pied Piper of the Stars)

Burt Mustin ’03 (Character Actor)

Walter Reasor ’64 (Viet Cong Rocket Attack)

Joseph LoPrete (A Marine on Iwo Jima and in Vietnam)

Russell A. Freas, Jr., ’41 (Battle of the Bulge)

Jesse W. Roberts ’36 (Battle of the Bulge)

Edwin A. Howell, 1890 (Howell Hall)

George Bjotvedt ’51 (Scout Dogs)

Walter D. Fetterly ’29 (The Liberator of Stalag IX-B)

John Grant ’65 (A Marine aboard Stars & Stripes)

Hugh F. McCaffery, Jr. ‘24 (Army Air Corps)

Gordon M. Bettles ’10 (Philippine POW)

Judge George T. Cann, 1885 (No Ordinary Cadet)

George B. Christian, Jr., 1896 (White House Insider)

Percival G. Lowe, 1883 (Scout Commander)

John W. Loveland, 1867 (Alumni Association)

George M. Studebaker, 1885 (“Studebaker Tigers”)

Two Cadets Join the Spanish-American War

George H. Webb, 1880 (Distinguished Railroad Man)

Frank B. Wood, 1899 (Storyteller)

John L. Fancourt ’43 (Capture and Escape)

Major Benjamin S. Berry ’02 at Belleau Wood

Eugene L. Melchoir ’49 (PMC’s First Korean War Casualty)

Joseph A. Minturn, 1880 (Camoufler)

Churchill B. Mehard, 1902 (Brigadier General)

Frank W. Jakob ‘41 (Combat Infantryman)

Major General Irving J. Carr, Class of 1897

James C. Hobart Jr., ’16 Determined to Serve

Julius T. Conrad, Class of 1887 (Cavalryman)

R. Kelso Carter, Class of 1867 (Early Graduate)

Killed In Action

Herbert Amey (World War II)

William J. Ahlum (Vietnam)

Robert Aldrich (Vietnam)

Zadoc Aydolette (Civil War)

Gordon Bettles (World War II)

Samuel H. Bolton (Civil War)

John I. Burns (World War I)

William F. Callahan, Jr. (World War II)

Douglas T. Cameron (World War I)

Robert N. Chinquina (Vietnam)

Robert S. Currier (World War II)

William H. Derr (World War II)

S. Ellsworth Duff (World War II)

Elliott Durand (World War I)

John H. Faust (World War II)

Russell A. Freas Jr. (World War II)

Robert S. Frutchey (Vietnam)

John L. Geoghegan (Vietnam)

James W. Gilbert, Jr. (World War II)

Roscoe Gray (World War II)

Phelps R. Holman (World War I)

Emery Hickman (Korea)

Dennis Isom (Vietnam)

Benjamin R. Kimlau (World War II)

Daniel Alfred London (World War II)

James G. Lynch (World War II)

Hugh F. McCaffery (World War II)

Joseph P. McCaffery (World War II)

Frank H. McCracken (World War II)

Daniel F. Monahan (Vietnam)

Frank J. Montagnolo (Korea)

Richard A. Mulhern (Persian Gulf)

Don Olmstead (Korean Casualty)

Thomas O’Malley (World War II)

Richard J. O’Malley (World War II)

William F. Spang (World War II)

William J. Stephenson (Vietnam)

Alan Stiteler (Korea)

Peachy Ridgway Tallaferro (Civil War)

Charles H. Terry (World War II)

Alfred E. Townsend (Civil War)

George Wilkens (World War II)

John C. Williams (World War II)

David Wilson (Vietnam)

William Wolfgram (World War II)