Conditions Governing Use

Manuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Materials from our collections may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission from the VMI Archives. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions

Preferred Citation

John H. Randolph, Jr. collection, 1938-1945. MS 0441. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

John Hager Randolph, Jr. (VMI Class of 1942) served as a pilot in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. Randolph saw action in the Pacific Theater and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of items related to John H. Randolph, Jr., including: Military orders Documents relating to bombing missions Military records Five photographs The collection also contains information dating from Randolph's VMI cadetship, including material relating to his involvement in the production of the "Second Class Show," and a notebook containing engineering class notes.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Military records
• Notebooks
• Orders (military records)
• United States. Army—Officers—Biography
• Virginia Military Institute—Alumni—Biography
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1930-1939
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1940-1949
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1942