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Staunton Military Academy Foundation, Inc. P. O. Box 958, Woodrum Station Staunton, Virginia 24402-0958 Staunton Military Academy Alumni Newsletter Published by the Staunton Military Academy Foundation • Staunton, Virginia December 2012 Lt. General Alexander Patch Professor of Military Science and Tactics 1921 – 1936 General Alexander McCarrell “Sandy” Patch (23 November 1889 – 21 November 1945) was an officer in the United States Army, best known for his service in World War II. He Staunton Military Academy Alumni Association commanded U.S. Army and United States Marine Corps forces during the invasion of Guadalcanal, P. O. Box 958, Woodrum Station, Staunton, Virginia 24402-0958 and the Seventh Army in Operation Dragoon (the invasion of Telephone: (540) 885-1309 / (800) 627-5806 southern France). See pages 12, 13 and 14 E-mail: [email protected] • Website: http://www.sma-alumni.org for reunion information Please fill out this form and mail it to above or fax it to: (866)-950-4452. Early career and registration form. SMA Alumni Association, Inc. (payable to: SMA Alumni Association, Inc.) Patch was born on Fort Huachuca, a military post in Arizona • Annual Membership Dues: ($60.00 per year, 1 September through 31 August) $___________ where his father commanded a detachment. He never considered If you are paying for multiple years, please indicate below which years (past/present/future). any career other than the army, and received his appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in SMA Legacy Fund Contribution: (payable to: SMA Foundation, Inc.) $___________ • The Legacy Fund is an endowment fund intended to perpetuate our SMA Legacy, as the number of our alumni 1909. He wanted to follow his father into the cavalry, but realizing decline. Lt. General Patch in 1945 that it was becoming obsolete, he instead chose the infantry, into which he was commissioned in 1913. In World War I, Patch SMA Foundation, Inc. (payable to: SMA Foundation, Inc.) SMA Foundation, Inc. served as an infantry officer and as an instructor in the Army’s machine gun school. While he • SMA Foundation Contribution: $___________ Make your was commanding troops on the front line in France, his leadership came to the attention of Tax-deductible donations are used to fund the Kablegram, SMA-VWIL Museum, reunions, related expenses. past George C. Marshall, then a member of General John Pershing’s staff. • SMA-VWIL Initiative Fund $___________ part of your Staunton Male Academy as it looked in September 1884 when it opened future! Tax-deductible donations are given to VWIL for discretionary utilization. StauntonBetween Male Academy the World as it looked Wars in September 1884 when it opened • SMA Leadership Scholarship Fund $___________ After the war, Patch studied at the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Tax-deductible donations are used to fund the annual SMA Alumni Association Leadership Scholarship. and as a major, he spent the next 15 years as Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Staunton Military Academy in Staunton, Virginia. • SMA Special Donation: $___________ Assigned to SMA in 1921, Alexander Patch made such a deep impression on the Tax-deductible donations are used as specified by the donor, such as the Howie Rifles, VWIL Band, etc. cadets that they dedicated their 1922 yearbook to him. The dedication read “to INSIDE THIS ISSUE Total: $___________ Major Alexander McCarrel Patch, sterling officer and thorough gentleman, whose devotion to our alma mater PAYMENT Billing Address: Briefly ....................................2 has been untiring, this volume Lt. General Patch ............. 2-4 • Check (please see above for correct “payable to”) (exactly as written on CC billing statement) of the Blue and Gold is Letters ............................... 4-5 • Credit Card (can only accept MC/Visa) Master Card Visa _____________________________________ dedicated.” Webmaster ...........................5 Card Number: __________________ _____________________________________ Leaving SMA in 1936, Life as a Cadet ................... 6-11 Expiration Date: __________________ _____________________________________ he was promoted to colonel Reunion ........................ 12-14 VWIL ............................... 15-17 Security Code: (CCV2 code on back of card) __________________ ____________________ Zip: _____________ and was placed in charge of the recruitment camp at TAPS ............................. 17-18 Name: (exactly as written on credit card) _________________________ Cadet Store ........................27 Camp Croft in South Dues/Initiatives ...................28 Carolina. During the military Contact Phone Number: _____________________________________ buildup before the United Email Address: ___________________@________________ © Copyright 2012 Staunton Military Academy Signature: _____________________________________ Major Patch in 1921 Major Patch in 1933 Continued on page 2 Alumni Association —20— — 1 — BOARD OF DIRECTORS Briefly QUAN. ITEM EACH TOTAL CADET STORE _____ Baseball Caps ........................................................... $7.00 $____________ Structured Hats: White with Blue Lettering “Staunton Military Academy” Blue with Gold Lettering “Staunton Military Academy” President ................... William K. Bissett, SMA ‘74 SMA Sabre for sale? Recently, Arlene Nicely was asked by one of Blue with Gold Hat Shield Vice President ...... Thomas E. B. Phillips, SMA ‘74 our alumni, if anyone had an SMA sabre for sale. If you have a sabre _____ Baseball Caps ......................................................... $15.00 $____________ Secretary ................................ Al Rossy, SMA ‘74 The Cadet Store is located in the Unstructured Hats: Blue, White, OR Tan with Cross Rifles and Lettering Treasurer ..................... Thomas A. Davis, SMA ‘62 you would consider selling, or if you know anyone who might, please SMA-VWIL Museum in the former “Staunton Military Academy” T-Shirts: M-3X contact Arlene at our SMA Alumni Association office in Staunton. SMA Supply Room. The form at right $____________ PERMANENT COMMITTEES _____ Blue: (Gold Silk Screened Hat Shield) .................... $7.00 should be completed and mailed, with _____ Blue: (Gold Embroidered Hat Shield) ....................... $7.00 $____________ ALUMNI RELATIONS P. O. Box 958, Woodrum Station, your check enclosed, to: _____ Gold: (w/ Blue Embroidered Hat Shield on front & Lee W. Lawrence, SMA ‘56 ........... Member SMA Alumni Association Embroidered SMA Shoulder Patch on sleeve) .......... $18.00 $____________ Staunton, Virginia 24402-0958 P. O. Box 958, Woodrum Station _____ Gold: (with full color hat sheild patch) .................... $20.00 $____________ $____________ FINANCE Staunton, Virginia 24401-0958 _____ Black: (with full color hat sheild patch) ................... $20.00 T-Shirts: M-3X - Long sleeve Thomas A. Davis, SMA ‘62 .......... Chairman Telephone: (540) 885-1309 / (800) 627-5806 You can also contact the store by $____________ Edmund A. Smith, SMA ‘76 .......... Member _____ Gold: (with full color hat sheild patch) .................... $25.00 e-mail at [email protected] Sweatshirts: M-3X $____________ LEGAL E-mail: [email protected] or call (540) 885-1309 for informa- _____ Blue: (Gold Embroidered Hat Shield Patch) ............. $17.00 tion, leave a message, and your call _____ Gray: (Embroidered Cross Rifles and lettering Simon M. Painter, Jr., SMA ‘58 ... Chairman Website: http://www.sma-alumni.org $____________ will be returned as soon as possible. “Staunton Military Academy”) ..................................... $17.00 Warren Hutton, SMA ‘75 ............... Member _____ Polo (Golf) Shirts: M-3X Credit card orders can be pro- _____ Solid White or Blue with Blue Embroidered Hat Shield ... $39.00 $____________ SCHOLARSHIPS cessed by using the form on page 28. _____ Solid Black with Gold Embroidered Hat Shield ........ $39.00 $____________ Tom Davis, SMA ’62 ...................... Member Dr. Brenda Bryant Memorial Walk-Run. There will be a new Your order will be shipped when pay- _____ Blue (Chevron design on collar and cuff) Brig. Gen. N. Michael Bissell .......... Advisor ment is received. Embroidered with cross rifles and lettering event at this year’s combined reunion, a Walk-Run event in memory “Staunton Military Academy” ................................. $20.00 AD-HOC COMMITTEES of Dr. Brenda Bryant. It is scheduled from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on _____ Jackets: $65.00 M-3X $____________ rd _____ Navy Blue with Gold Embroidered Hat Shield SMA-VWIL INITIATIVE Saturday, March 23 . Registration will be on the asphalt before the (3)-2XL (1)XL - ONLY SIZES LEFT .................... $50.00 $____________ William K. Bissett, SMA ‘74 .......... Chairman race. _____ Gold with Full color Hat Shield ................................ $75.00 $____________ _____ Black with Full Color Hat Shield Patch .................... $75.00 $____________ REUNION _____ Blue Fleece 1/4 zipper front pullover Edmund A. Smith, SMA ‘76 ......... Chairman Patch continued Embroidered with Gold Hat Shield ........................... $39.00 $____________ Thomas E. B. Phillips, SMA ‘74 ..... Member _____ Small cooler bright yellow w/black trim: full color Lee W. Lawrence, SMA ’56 ........... Member States’ entry into World War II, George Marshall was appointed Chief Hat Shield Patch on front ......................................... $24.00 $____________ Jay Nedry, SMA ‘69 ....................... Member of Staff of