Active and alumni Pershing Riflemen went off to war, serving with distinction and valor. Coat of Arms The shield, crossed rifles and torch design with "P" and "R" had been used by Pershing Rifles as early as 1928. ASU Pershing Rifles Have Another Strong Showing at the Nationals On March 9 Pershing Rifle Company M-4 set out to Jacksonville, Florida for National Conference and Competition (NATCON 2017). But somebody had to supervise these young men in activities like that.. This. It is the oldest continuously operating U.S. national women's college organization dedicated to drill. Ultimately, the Pershing Rifles exists to develop leaders. The Army's action is the latest development in a mounting dispute over culpability for the death of the student, Thomas Fitzgerald, a 20yearold R.O.T.C. Regulations After Cadet's Death, https://www.nytimes.com/1977/08/14/archives/army-changes-rotc-regulations-after-cadets-death.html. But Captain Berdy told Major Nation that he had not seen the program until early December, when Colonel Rafferty told me to look for it and it was discovered in a Pershing Rifles file cabinet. Investigators for Mr. Savino say that R.O.T.C. The officers and cadets at St. John's told Major Nation that the only times the Pershing Rifles members had to inform the officers of their activities was when they were conducting an exercise that required military equipment, when they wanted to use an Army room for meetings or when they were having a social affair at which liquor would be drunk. Pershing Rifles is a fraternity which seeks to develop, to the highest degree possible, outstanding traits of leadership, military science, military bearing, and discipline within the framework of a military oriented, honorary fraternity. program at St.. John's. Pershing Rifles hosts the John J. Pershing Memorial Drill Competition each spring which attracts some of the finest college and high school level drill teams in the nation. 1 talking about this. Varsity Rifles and University of Nebraska. cadets were merely doing what the Army encouraged them to doperfecting the kind of rugged survival and escape training that some of them had been taught in Army camp the previous summer. In no sense, he says, were they engaged in a traditional fraternity hazing., To show how tough the Army's prisonerofwar training is, Mr. Borg is expected to call at least one witness who will testify that he observed soldiers at a base in Texas strapped to wooden crosses and shocked with electrodes when they refused to answer questions by the enemy.. Last April, Lieut. After the war they returned to finish their college education using their G.I. The Coed Affiliates Pershing Rifles (CAPER) was established in 1966 as the first officially recognized female auxiliary to the National Society of Pershing Rifles. It is the supporting corporation to Pershing Rifles which furnishes the Society with basic services such as insurance as well as legal, regulatory, and fiscal oversight. The Coed Affiliates of Pershing Rifles ( CAPERS) was formed. Our stitch founding date letter sets include two layer tackle twill letters with your organization founding date, in the center is a full embroidered crest of the Pershing Rifles. Excellence in drill, whether armed or unarmed, is a function of discipline and dedication that translate into other endeavors in life. Many accomplish this by partnering with local high school level J.R.O.T.C. James Savino, a 21yearold fellow cadet, is expected to stand trial next month on charges that he stabbed Mr. Fitzgerald to death during the exercise on Indian Island on Nov. 5. Our partner and member organizations include the National Society of Pershing Rifles, National Society of Pershing Rifles Alumni Association (NSPRAA), National Society of Pershing Angels, National Society of Blackjacks. Army Captain Richard J. Hock Company F-1 - HHC, 2 Bn, 501st Infantry, 101 Airborne Division. The Ohio State group, seeing the need for a national organization for basic course ROTC men, threatened to nationalize "The President's Guard" and leave Nebraska out of it if the two organizations could not work together. Pershing Rifles again closed its doors in 1943, this time as a result of World War II. To this end, he formed a hand-picked company of men, known as Company A, and made them his premier drill unit. By the 1920s, the prestige of the organization was once again on the rise, in no small part due to the popularity of General of the Armies John J. Pershing, then one of the most famous people in the World as the result of his skilled leadership of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. Army Sergeant Gregory Owens Jr. Company Q-17 Died of wounds on July 20, 2009, in Maydan Shahr, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle followed by an attack from enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades, Army Second Lieutenant Justin Sisson Company M-16 Killed in action in Tsamkani, Afghanistan on June 3, 2013, by a suicide bomber, "We, the members of Pershing Rifles, National Honorary Military Society, in order to encourage, preserve and develop the highest ideals of the military profession, to promote American citizenship, to create a closer and more efficient relation, and to provide appropriate recognition of a high degree of military ability among the cadets of the several senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units of the Government of our organization, do hereby establish this constitution." Fatally wounded January 16, 1972 in Thua Thien, South Viet-Nam from injuries received in a non-combat related helicopter accident. However the Society continued on in a few Pershing Rifles units across the country. We do many of the color guards for UK sporting events and around the local tri state area. Co C, 2d Bn, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. Together, these units form what is known as the National Society of Pershing Rifles. All Pershing Rifles units are encouraged to get involved in their local communities. Members may be either male or female and while a majority have affiliation with the military (especially ROTC), it is not a prerequisite for membership. Mr. Savino has not publicly discussed this alleged conversation. The Pershing Rifles is a national military honors society for ROTC cadets and midshipmen that participates in military drill exercises. Army Captain Matthew C. Mattingly Battery G-1 Killed in action on September 13, 2006, in Mosul, Iraq, when he encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations. Other Pershing Rifles companies, such as Company A-12[14] (Northeastern University), Company B-9[15] (University of Colorado at Boulder), Company C-9 (Colorado School of Mines), Company B-12 (Boston University) and Company C-12(ABN)[16] (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), focus on tactical training. These traits are put to work on a regular basis by Pershing Rifles units which typically perform as color guards, exhibition drill teams, honor guards, funeral details, or ceremonial duties. Pershing Rifles Company W-4 at The College of William & Mary may wear uniforms based on those of the Scots Guards as recognition of their role as the Queens' Guard, the college's ceremonial guard unit, twice mustered upon visits by Queen Elizabeth II to the college. Army Changes R.O.T.C. officers saw copies of the program long before Nov. 5. Active membership is restricted to college students enrolled at an institution that hosts a Pershing Rifles company. These colors have traditional national significance and each represent the cornerstones of the Society and its members. It was established in 1894 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Please SHARE this post!!!!! Distinguished Flying Cross, Soldier's Medal, the Air Medal x6, Army Lieutenant Oscar H. Alexis Company A-2 Killed in action on June 25, 1944, at Montieri, Italy, Navy Lieutenant William S. Devereaux Company A-2 Killed in action in March 1943, in the Russell Islands while serving as the operations officer on a PT boat, Army First Lieutenant Archibald C. Dudley Company C-4 Killed in action on December 6, 1944, near Pachten, Germany while serving as an infantry platoon leader in C Company, 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, Army Air Corps First Lieutenant Robert Gehle Jobe Company F-1 Killed in action over Altenkirchen, Germany on February 22, 1944, while serving as a B-17 bomber navigator, Army Air Corps Second Lieutenant Wallace Hembrough Company F-3 Killed in action on February 21, 1945, while flying over north-western Germany as a bombardier-navigator, Army First Lieutenant George S. Koushnareff Company A-8 Died of wounds on 16 November 1942, during the invasion of North Africa, Army Air Corps Cadet Robert A. Nelson Company A-2 Died April 28, 1941, in a plane crash during pilot training, Navy Ensign Brooks L. Potter Company A-2 Died on May 24, 1944, near Seattle, Washington in a plane crash, Army Second Lieutenant James J. Kiernan Company D-8 Killed in action in North Korea on August 18, 1952, Marine Corps Second Lieutenant Jesse Rutledge Baker Company C-4 Killed in action on August 18, 1967, when the jeep in which he was a riding detonated a box mine in a road near Da Nang, Vietnam, Army Major Anthony J. Broullon Company Q-8 Killed on September 8, 1969, in Long An, Vietnam while serving as a military adviser, he was shot by a mentally disturbed South Vietnamese soldier. P/R Colonel John P. McKnight was the first National Commander. The Regimental/Brigade Headquarters locations listed are the historical locations of these units. [8][bettersourceneeded] On 1 June 1895, the organization, in appreciation of the initiative and cooperation of LT. Pershing, changed its name to the "Pershing Rifles." One example is Marine Corps Major Kenneth D. Bailey, an alumnus of Company F-3 at the University of Illinois. It is the oldest continuously operating US college organization dedicated to military drill. office was made about 1 P.M. on Nov. and was taken by Capt. The coat of arms was adopted at the 1932 National Convention by the National Legislative Body. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Our purpose is threefold: Todays organization is no different. - Stephen J. Candela, "We are amongst the most prestigious military organizations that you can join. By 1935 the Pershing Rifles had grown to 22 companies. While the weekend will include a number of business meetings, tourism events, and socials, the highlight of the event is the John J. Pershing Memorial Drill . in 1976 in hopes of gaining an Army scholarship for law school, was allegedly killed when Mr. Savinoposing as a Russian soldierattempted to intimidate him with a knife and missed a wooden block protecting his chest. Generally participates quite closely with collegiate ROTC programs of all branches. 27 were here. Company/Squadron F-15 George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Company G-15 Loyola College, Baltimore, Maryland, Company H-15 Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland (now J-8), Company Q-15 Pennsylvania Military College, Chester, Pennsylvania (was Q-5), Company P-15 Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland (1960s, later E-15), Company R-15 University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, Company X-15 University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware (Founded: May 1969), Headquarters University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida/ Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, +Company A-16 Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, Georgia, +Company B-16 Morehouse College. Membership Shoulder Cord (Fourragre) The Shoulder Cord is a symbol of honor bestowed to the Pershing Rifles member upon initiation and is to be worn on the left shoulder. Sarah M. Schmitz, XO, Pershing Rifles Company C-1, University of Kentucky 2014, +Company A-1 The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, Company D-1 The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, Company K-1 Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, Company B-2 State University of Iowa / Iowa State University, Iowa City, Iowa, Company E-2 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Company F-2 North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota (1948), Headquarters Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, +Company A-3 Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, +Company B-3 Western Kentucky University (Western Kentucky State / Kentucky Teachers College), Bowling Green, Kentucky (Founded: 4 February 1937, Rechartered 12 March 2016), Company C-3 University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, Company D-3 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Company E-3 Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, Company F-3 University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, Company F-3 West Virginia State College, West Virginia (1948), Company G-3 Murray State Teachers College, Murray, Kentucky, Company H-3 Western Michigan College of Education, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Company I-3 DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, Company K-3 Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois, Company L-3 Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan, Squadron M-3 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, Company N-3 Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri (Currently B-2, was B-7), Headquarters Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 1st Battalion Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, +Company A-4 Saint Augustine's University, North Carolina, Company A-4 Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina, Company A-4 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee (1930s & 40s, 1948) (Founded: 1927), Company B-4 Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, Crossville, Tennessee, Company B-4 University of Alabama, university, Alabama (1930s & 40s, 1948), +Company C-4 Clemson University/Agricultural College, Clemson, South Carolina, Company D-4 Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Company D-4 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1930s & 40s, 50s), Company E-4 Mercer College/University, Macon, Georgia, Company E-4 Campbell College, Buies Creek, North Carolina, Company E-4 Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia (1949), Company F-4 Georgia School/Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, Company G-4 Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, Company G-4 University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (1948), +Company H-4 Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, Alabama (Assigned to 6th Regiment), Company H-4 Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina (1961), Company I-4 Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama, Company J-4 University of North Alabama, Florence, Alabama (Formerly Florence State University), Company K-4 South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina, Company K-4 University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, Company L-4 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, Company M-4 University of Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee, +Company M-4 Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, +Company N-4 North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro, North Carolina, +Company O-4 Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia, Company P-4 Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama (Now P-6), Company Q-4 University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, +Company R-4 Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia (Was C-15), Company R-4 East Tennessee State College, Johnson City, Tennessee (1958), Company S-4 Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina, Company T-4 Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, +Company U-4 Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia (Was D-15)(Founded: 28 November 1950, Rechartered 2000), Company V-4 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, Company W-4 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee (1958, 62), +Company W-4 College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, Company X-4 Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Company Y-4 Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia, +Company Z-4 University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, Headquarters Pennsylvania State University / University Park, Pennsylvania, 1st Battalion University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (195859), 2nd Battalion Pennsylvania Military College, Chester, Pennsylvania (195859), 3rd Battalion Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia (1958)/Morgan State College, Baltimore, Maryland (1959), Company A-5 Pennsylvania State College / University, Altoona, Pennsylvania, Company A-5 Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Company A-5 University of Syracuse, Syracuse, New York (1930s & 40s, 1948), Company B-5 Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, Company C-5 University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland (1930s & 40s, 1948), Company D-5 College of the City of New York, New York (1930s & 40s, 1948), Company D-5 Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia (1958)(Now O-4), Company E-5 Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (1930s & 40s, 1948), Company E-5 Virginia Polytechnical Institute, Blackburg, Virginia (1958), Company F-5 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Company G-5 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1948), Company H-5 Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania, Company H-5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1948), Company I-5 Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Company I-5 Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia (1958), Company K-5 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Company K-5 Fordham University, New York City, New York (20 April 1948), Company?-5 New York University, New York City, New York (1948), Company L-5 Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Company M-5 Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Company N-5 Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Company O-5 Gannon College, Erie, Pennsylvania, Company P-5 Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland (1952-late 1950s), Company Q-5 Pennsylvania Military College, Chester, Pennsylvania, Company R-5 Scranton University, Scranton, Pennsylvania, Company S-5 Chapin Hall, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (1958), Company T-5 Loyola University, Baltimore, Maryland (1958), Company V-5 Morgan State College, Baltimore, Maryland (1954), Company W-5 Villanova University NROTC, Villanova, Pennsylvania (1958), Company X-5 Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, Company Y-5 Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Headquarters Platoon Ogontz Pennsylvania State University, Abington, Pennsylvania, Headquarters Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana / University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, Company A-6 Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Company A-6 University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (1948), Company A-6 San Diego State University, San Diego, California (1991), +Battery B-6 East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, Company B-6 University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico (Chartered 1959), Company B-6 University of California, Berkeley, California (1948), Company C-6 Florida A&M College/University, Tallahassee, Florida, Company C-6 University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho (1930s & 40s, 1948), Company D-6 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Now D-17), Company D-6 Utah State Agricultural College, Logan, Utah (1948), Company F-6 University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Company F-6 University of Arizona (1952), Company G-6 Mississippi State College, State College Mississippi (1958), Company I-6 Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana, Company K-6 Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, Company M-6 Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, Company O-6 Centenary College, Shreveport, Louisiana (1958), Company P-6 Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama (Was P-4), Company P-6 College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Company S-6 Stetson University, DeLand, Florida, Company U-6 University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida (1958), Company V-6 McNeese State College, Lake Charles, Louisiana, Company V-6 Spring Hill College, Spring Hill Station, Alabama (195859), Company W-6 Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama, Company Y-6 Northeast Louisiana State College, Lake Charles, Louisiana (1958), Company A-7 Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas (Formerly Kansas State College), Company A-7 University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri (1948), Company A-7 Kansas State Teacher's College, Pittsburg, Kansas (1958,59), Company B-7 Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri (Has also been B-2, N-3), Company B-7 Arkansas Poly Tech College, Russellville, Arkansas, +Company C-7 Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma (Formerly Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (Oklahoma A&M)), Company D-7 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Company D-7 Louisiana State University, university, Louisiana (1958), Company E-7 University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, Company F-7 Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, +Company G-7 Kansas State College/University, Manhattan, Kansas, Company H-7 University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, Company I-7 Arkansas State College, Little Rock, Arkansas, Company K-7 Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla, Missouri (Formerly University of Missouri at Rolla/Missouri School of Mines), Company L-7 Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri (Currently L-2), Company L-7 Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas, Company M-7 Missouri Southern State College/Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, Missouri (unit disbanded), Company M-7 Southern Methodist College/University, Dallas, Texas (1952), Company N-7 Ouachita Baptist College, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, Company O-7 Texas College of Mines & Metallurgy, El Paso, Texas (became H-10), Company P-7 University of Texas, Austin, Texas, Company P-7 - University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff, Arkansas (2000), Company Q-7 Prairie View A&M College, Prairie View, Texas, Company R-7 University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri (Formerly Central Missouri State), Company R-7 Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas (1958,59), Company S-7 Henderson State Teacher's College, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, Company T-7 Southern State College, Magnolia, Arkansas, Company T-7 Midwestern University, Wichita Falls, Texas, Company T-7 - University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri (1990), Company V-7 Southwestern State College, Weatherford, Oklahoma, Company W-7 Panhandle State College, Goodwell, Oklahoma, Company X-7 University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma, Company Y-7 East Central State College, Ada, Oklahoma, Headquarters City College of New York / Seton Hall University / Saint Peters College, 1st Battalion Fordham, university, New York, New York, 2nd Battalion Seton Hall, university, South Orange, New Jersey, +Company A-8 City College of New York, New York, New York (Founded: 1936, Rechartered 12 March 2016), Company B-8 - The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania (Previously B-5 and 5th Regiment HQ, became B-8 in 1970s), Company B-8 Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, +Company C-8 - University of Maryland (Chartered 11 March 2017, Was C-5, A-15), Company C-8 St. Bonaventure University, Bonaventure, New York, Company C-8 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1952), +Company D-8 -Fordham University, New York, New York (20 April 1948), Company E-8 New York University, Bronx, New York, Company E-8 Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland (19741981, 19842006, 2012, Was E-15, Now T-8), +Company F-8 Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, +Company G-8 Howard University, Washington, D.C. (Founded: 8 March 1974), Company G-8 Siena College, Londonville, New York, Company G-8 Brooklyn College, New York City, New York, Company G-8 Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York (1952), Company H-8 Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York, Company I-8 Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, Company I-8 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Company I-8 Boston, university, Boston, Massachusetts (1952), +Company J-8 Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland (Was H-15) (Founded: 15 March 1954), +Company K-8 Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey (Founded: 17 March 1951, Rechartered 12 March 2016), Company L-8 New York University, New York, New York, Company L-8 Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Company M-8 Columbia University, New York, New York, Company N-8 Saint Peters College, Jersey City, New Jersey, +Company O-8 Canisius College, Buffalo, New York, Company O-8 Gannon College, Erie, Pennsylvania, Company P-8 State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime, Bronx, New York, +Company Q-8 Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, Company R-8 Clarkson College, Potsdam, New York (Founded: 1936), Company R-8 Saint Johns University, Jamaica, New York, Company S-8 Niagara University, Niagara, New York (Funded: 7 November 1959), +Company T-8 Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, Company T-8 University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, +Company X-8 University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, Company Z-8 Rochester Institute of Technology.