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Bill Slothower, a former Cornellian who was heavily involved with the theater department, managed to recover some German officer uniforms after securing a town in Northern France. After a few days of heavy fighting, they managed to push the Germans…

Lieutenant Harlan Nelson died in a C-47 plane crash on June 21st, 1944 after his plane hit a mountain side. He were on route to Yugoslavia when the plane went down. The Cornellian reported a funeral was being held for Nelson on September 24th, 1944.…

Lieutenant Harlan Nelson died in a C-47 plane crash on June 21st, 1944 after his plane hit a mountain side. He were on route to Yugoslavia when the plane went down. The Cornellian reported a funeral was being held for Nelson on September 24th, 1944.…

Private Theodore Golan was killed during his first bombing raid over Munster, Germany on October 7th, 1944. He was believed to be missing in action by the Red Cross, but had his death confirmed in 1945. Only two people out of his ten man crew…

Paul Reynolds went to Cornell from September of 1942 until March of 1943. He left in March to join the United States Army. During Reynolds's time in the military, he was transferred to the 101st Airborne Division. Private Reynolds fought at the…

The following picture is of Admiral William D. Leahy during his visit to Cornell College. He gave the commencement address at Cornell to the class of 1944, advocating for them to maintain world peace in the post-war world.

The porch was added to Bowman Hall during World War II to make room for the influx of naval cadets on campus. Many other buildings on campus such as Law Hall and Merner Hall also underwent major renovation. Law Hall had its four biggest classrooms…

Picture of some of the cadets at the U.S.O. club in Mount Vernon during World War II dancing with Cornell girls, eating, and drinking.

Picture of some of the members of the Naval Flight Preparatory School (N.F.P.S.) that was established at Cornell College.

Pictures of the headlines for the Wednesday April 23rd, 1919 issue of the Cornellian. The issue discusses Cornell forming the R.O.T.C. and the acquisition of war materiel for the program.