Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The United States Military Academy (USMA, West Point, or Army [7]) is a United States service academy in West Point, New York.It was originally established as a fort during the American Revolutionary War, as it sits on strategic high ground overlooking the Hudson River 50 miles (80 km) north of New York City.
Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig at West Point, 1927. West Point is home to many historic as well as modern athletic facilities: Christl Arena (part of the Holleder Center) Gillis Field House: Built prior to WWII and named after William G. Gillis, this facility houses the track and field program and the women's volleyball practice facilities.
Major general; military engineer; Union Army veteran [55] 16 1864 1866 George Washington Cullum: 1833 Brigadier general; military engineer; wrote Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. in 1891 and developed the Cullum number system [56] 17 1866 1871 Thomas Gamble Pitcher: 1845
In 1857, West Point began the current process of admitting candidates nominated by the members of the United States Congress, one for each congressional district. The 1850s saw a modernization of many sorts at West Point, and this era was often romanticized by the graduates who led both sides of the Civil War as the "end of the Old West Point era".
West Point, NY: United States Military Academy Library. ^ b: Heitman, Francis B. (1903). Historical Register and Dictionary of the Officers United States Army. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. ^ c: Hoppin, C. J. (2009-04-24). Same Date of Rank - Grads at the Top and Bottom from West Point, Annapolis and the Air Force Academy. Xlibris ...
In a statement, West Point said, "A review of our records indicates Peter Hegseth was offered admission to West Point in 1999 but did not attend.
Pete Hegseth’s lawyer and Sen. Tom Cotton slammed West Point on Wednesday for falsely claiming the defense secretary-designate was never offered admission to the nation’s top military academy ...
The United States Military Academy (USMA) in West Point, New York, founded in 1802; The United States Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, Maryland, founded in 1845; The United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) in New London, Connecticut, founded in 1876; The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) in Kings Point, New York, founded in 1943