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VMI Alumni in the Military
- General and Flag Rank Officers
List by VMI Class year - Medal of Honor Recipients. Seven alumni have received our nation's highest military honor
- Military Oral History
Full text interview with veterans. Some of the interviewees are VMI alumni. This collection covers World War II - present day. - Military History Manuscripts
Quick guide to collections of personal papers. Details in the Archives Online Catalog. - Many books about VMI history have information about Alumni contributions in times of war
Mexican War
Some online information is available in the historical rosters database.
More than 20 VMI Alumni are known to have served in the Mexican War, 1846-1848. The most detailed information is in an essay by Joseph R. Anderson, Jr., written in 1914. It appears in appendix I of The Military History of VMI by Jennings C. Wise, available online at the Internet Archive. See pages 513-549.
Civil War
- See our Civil War and New Market Resources
- The historical rosters database includes military records for Civil War alumni
- Civil War Alumni in Union forces
Spanish American War
Some online information is available in the historical rosters database.
World War I
- World War I Casualties and Prisoners of War
- Alumni in British and French Armies during World War I
- Kiffin Rockwell, Aviator, Lafayette Escadrille
- Gen. Samuel Rockenbach, WWI Tank Corps
- Record of Service of Alumni by Joseph R. Anderson, Jr.
(online book at Internet Archive) - World War I Cadet Life
- Guide: Primary Sources in the VMI Archives
World War II
During the period 1939-1945 approximately 4,100 VMI alumni served in all branches of the armed forces. Explore a variety of topics and collections relating to this period.
Korea
- VMI Alumni Deaths in the Korean War
- Oral History interviews, including William D. Badgett (Class of 1953)
and Leonard L. Lewane (Class of 1950)
Vietnam
- Alumni Killed in the Vietnam War
- Oral History interviews, including Paul Maini and Lawrence E. Boese (Class of 1966)
Gulf War
- Two Alumni Killed in the Gulf War, 1991. Article from Spring 1991 issue of the Alumni Review
- Oral History interviews, including Steven Amato (Class of 1983)
