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West Point taps 3 enlisted men in largest plebe group
A West Point class this year includes 177 enlisted men among 1,053 plebes the largest ever. Stannard, Williams and Lester, from North Dakota, Arizona and elsewhere, secured appointments amid expanded cadet intake after Congress raised limits. Enlisted men face tough tests and strict cadet rules as they join the academy’s storied ranks.
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Est Point
N. Y
John E. Stan- Vaysa
Williston
N. Dak
164Th Infantry
Koli Point
Guadalcanal
Tom Williams
Navy
Norfolk
Frank G. Lester
Phoenix
Ariz
Pacific
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Stannard
Williams
Lester
Congress
Military Academy
Francis B. Wilby
Academy
Philip E. Gallagher
Cadet Corps
Gallagher
Army
Solomons
South
Coast Artillery
Congressman Smith
Frank Lester
Australia
Ernest W. McFarland
Arizona
The
Hudson
Robert G. Williamson
Springfield
Mass
Sheppard Field
Tex
Corps
Tattoo
Reveille
Henri Giraud
Terry de la Mesa Allen
Sicily
Tunisia
Allen
George S. Patton Jr
Seventh Army
Edwin M. Watson
Roosevelt
China