Making your own Memorial Article information available is a thoughtful action
that will be greatly appreciated by relatives, classmates, and/or other friends
at a later time. Those classmates not wishing to prepare a memorial narrative
for themselves are invited to record their MA information on an outline such as
that which follows. This format is only a guide which may be readily modified as
to space and content as you deem appropriate.
| Name |
| Class of 1954 |
Cullum # |
| 1. LIFE
BEFORE WEST POINT |
| a. Date of Birth |
Place of Birth |
b. Family
background (military connection and/or lifestyle that helped prepare you
for West Point)
|
| c. High School and
graduation year |
City & State |
| d. Prior College and
attendance year(s) |
City & State |
e. Your
reason for attending West Point and nature of appointment
|
| 2. CADET
LIFE |
a. Special
achievements or incidents as a cadet that tell more about you as a
person
|
b. What
significant values, experiences, or instruction were carried over to
your life after graduation?
|
| 3. ACTIVE
DUTY PERIOD |
|
a. Branch |
Assignments
(If answer to b. below is yes, disregard unless you wish to amplify.)
|
b. Is Register info current and complete?  Yes No
If no, list what should be added.
|
c.
Significant assignments and achievements
|
|
d. Date you left military service |
Did you
retire? Yes No
Place of retirement |
| 4. CIVILIAN
EMPLOYMENT (after military service) |
a. Career
Field(s)
|
b. Post
Graduate Schools attended, degrees attained
|
c.
Position(s) held, significant achievement(s)
|
| d. Date you left
civilian employment |
Did you retire? Yes No |
| e. Current
contact information (City, State, ZIP, phone number and e-mail address)
|
| 5. FAMILY
LIFE |
| a. Date and
place of marriage |
|
b. Names and contact information for Spouse and children |
|
c. Children
and other relatives attending/attended West Point (names and class year)
|
| 6. LIFE
AFTER RETIREMENT |
| a.
Interests, hobbies, pursuits, and accomplishments |
b.
Reflection on your life, you as a person as you want to be remembered
|
7. Names and
contact information of FAMILY MEMBERS, CLASSMATES, OR FRIENDS who would
be good sources of information about you and your life
|
8. PHOTO(s)
ENCLOSED Yes
Use Howitzer photo Yes No |
9. COMMENTS
not covered above
|
Once assembled, this information may be forwarded (e-mail or hard copy) to
the AOG at:
Memorials@aogusma.org. or Memorials Editor
Association of Graduates
698 Mills Road
West Point, NY 10996
and/or your company MA Liaison. It may also be archived at another place of
your choosing, but your MA Liaison needs to be aware of its location and the
means by which it may later be accessed.
Please contact your MA Liaison or the MA Project coordinator for answers to
your questions.
