A Guide to the West Point High School Yearbook, 1916 West Point High School Yearbook, 1916 38247

A Guide to the West Point High School Yearbook, 1916

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 38247

Library of Virginia

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Funding: Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Processed by: Jay Gaidmore

Repository

Library of Virginia

Accession number

38247

Title

West Point High School Yearbook, 1916

Physical Characteristics

1 volume (104 pages)

Physical Location

Organization records collection, Acc. 38247

Language

English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

West Point High School. Yearbook, 1916. Accession 38247, Organization records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Selden Richardson, 6 August 2001

The Skeeter for 1916 is the school yearbook for West Point High School, West Point, King William County, Virginia. This yearbook is notable because of the photographs and information concerning the early life of Lewis Burrell "Chesty" Puller (1898-1971), retired United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General and veteran of Nicaragua, World War II, and Korea, who is the most decorated soldier in the history of the Marine Corps. Puller was born on 26 June 1898 in West Point, Virginia to Matthew M. and Martha Richardson (Leigh) Puller. He graduated from West Point High School in 1917 and attended the Virginia Military Institute for one year. In July 1918, he enlisted in the Marine Corps, retiring in 1955. He died on 11 October 1971.