Most of us have heard the comments about "More commissioned officers than anyone other than the military academies…". Is there a place where that number is tracked? And if so, how would one see those types of stats?

Additional follow up: anyone have any idea how many Aggies have lost their life while fighting in the military? Friend of mine asked me those questions last night and I didn't know where to reference.

Thanks.

TAMU Foundation

Throughout the worldwide conflict, nearly 20,000 Aggies served in the nation's military, more than 950 of whom laid down their lives for their country. Seven former students were awarded the Medal of Honor, the country's highest and most prestigious military award for valor, for their heroic deeds.


This is just WWII I think, but they may well have more info

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University_Corps_of_Cadets

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USA*** said:

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TAMU Foundation

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Thanks for that. In the paragraph below your highlighted section, it states:

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More Aggies served as military officers during World War II than graduates of any other school in the nation, while campus offered military training courses for over 50,000 additional soldiers.

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I guess this isn't including the military academies? Or is it claiming we had more officers than Annapolis and West Point?

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As I understand it they sent more commissioned officers than both Academies combined during WWII

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That seems to be what that site is implying/saying but for some reason I thought that had been debunked through the years. I could very well be mistaken, just wandering if there was a way to confirm that.

Check the various links I posted in my initial response

USA*** said:

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Check the various links I posted in my initial response

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Helpful thanks! (Missed the edit earlier where you added the other links)

1920 Longhorn (A&M College Yearbook)

January 11, 1944, Battalion Newspaper

May 9, 1942 Battalion Newspaper

April 22, 1946 Battalion

1943 Longhorn
List 102 KIA and MIA. Majority are Lieutenants (two Sergeants) from Class '39-'41. There are two Class of '44 already listed. Oldest is Class of '16 MIA is Philippines. Almost all MIAs are listed are in Philippines.

1945 Longhorn
264 in Memoriam. Oldest was class of '08 General Douglas B. Netherwood, USAAF died on August 19, 1943 while piloting a B-25 from Orlando Army Air Base, Florida, to Pope Field, North Carolina.
There are 10 Class of '46.

I did find the notice for Silver Taps in the Battalion on April 19, 1945.. It is for every Aggie killed to that date- 450
WWII Silver Taps

Actual newspaper page
https://newspaper.library.tamu.edu/lccn/sn86088544/1945-04-19/ed-1/seq-4.jp2

Longhorn/Aggieland Yearbook

You probably know about the book published by the Texas A&M Press in 2006. Title" Texas Aggie's Go to War" by Henry C. Dethloff and John A. Adams Junior.
Foreword by H. W. Bush. Lots of great info per your discussion.

I'd be careful about placing too much credibility in the information found in "Texas Aggie's Go to War." Based on my personal experience the information included is not necessarily accurate. For example, my father, an Air Force Colonel who served in both WWII (April 1941 to October 1945) and the Korean War (1951-1952) is not even mentioned. In my case, I served in Vietnam, but my class was wrong by a couple of years. Small errors I suppose, but it was important to me.

I'm sure there are ancedotal instances as you pointed out. My uncle was in the Battan Death March and was a POW in Japan.
One of the first writings on the subject did not list he or many others like him….
I thought the book was well done and at least brought some substance and credibility to the sacrifices and contributions Aggies have made for our country that has never really been documented and written about before…..and appreciated the effort and attempt to tell a part of the Aggie story.
As with my uncle, I realized a publication of that scope and depth might miss some details.
With that said…. Thanks for your sacrifices and service sir.