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Forgotten Front Written by: Kelly Durham The Italian Campaign in World War II is sometimes called the “Forgotten Front,” overshadowed by Operation Overlord, the June 1944 Allied invasion of France. …
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Forgotten Front Written by: Kelly Durham The Italian Campaign in World War II is sometimes called the “Forgotten Front,” overshadowed by Operation Overlord, the June 1944 Allied invasion of France. …
From Teacher to Warrior Written by: Kelly Durham They were fighting over what in ordinary times would have appeared to be nothing more than a worthless sliver of mango-covered coral,…
Cut Short Written by: Kelly Durham The headlines in The Tiger campus newspaper in August 1941 included nothing about the war that had been raging in Europe for nearly two…
Cold War Heats Up Written by: Kelly Durham The start of the Korean War in June 1950 caught the United States by surprise. American forces were quickly pushed south, retreating…
On His Way Written by: Kelly Durham John Dendy McBrearty was a young man on his way. After graduating from high school in Pelzer in 1931, he enrolled at Clemson…
Deadliest Season Written by: Kelly Durham Clemson’s Scroll of Honor, which lists alumni who died while on military duty, includes four hundred ninety-three names reaching back to 1918 and the…
Deon Stevenson Legette supervises 42 Extension agents and staff members in a 10-county area, but her impact on the Clemson Cooperative Extension Service is statewide. Deon Legette The winner of…
Lesly A. Temesvari, Alumni Distinguished Professor in the biological sciences department in the College of Science, received Clemson University’s 2020 Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievements in Research for her work…
Calling All Teachers, Counselors, Coaches and Educational Leaders! As the time draws near for a new and uncertain academic year, we want to salute all of our alumni who work…
Non-Battle Death There were surely many ways to die in World War II. The National World War II Museum estimates that sixty million died world-wide during the conflict, a staggering…
Stuck Throttle The F-100 Super Sabre was the United States’ Air Force’s first fighter aircraft capable of supersonic speed in level flight. Designed by North American Aviation, the F-100 served…
Target Tokyo The night was filled with the roar of more than two thousand powerful Wright-Cyclone 2,200 horsepower engines as the bombers lined up along the miles of Tinian’s taxiways. …
The last time it happened was just two years after the end of World War II when President Harry Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947 creating a separate…
Army ROTC Cadet Eric Brown, Air Force ROTC Cadet Jacob Siebert and student veteran Victoria Graham were this academic year’s recipients of the Chalmers R. Carr and Jeannette D. Carr…
The Clemson Alumni Association recently honored founder and president of College Connections, LLC, Jim Warren, with the designation of Honorary Alumnus of Clemson University. The distinction of Honorary Alumnus is…
Night Mission It seems odd to drive through campus without seeing students. The University’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic has left campus and downtown Clemson with only a tiny fraction…
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Bloodiest Battle In With the Old Breed, his classic memoir of combat in the Pacific Theater of World War II, Eugene Sledge described the feelings of “utter helplessness” when enduring…
Calling All Healthcare Heroes and Essential Workers We want to salute all of our alumni and their families who are making an impact in their community. If you are in…
Scroll Shared History They were born two months apart in late 1918, studied agriculture, marched across campus in the same parades, graduated as members of the Class of 1941, and…
The Clemson Alumni Association has selected J. Brian Cave to receive the 2019 Frank Kellers III Volunteer of the Year Award. The award recognizes a Clemson University alumnus for outstanding…
One of the Most Promising Young Men John McKenzie McIntosh of Columbia was noted for his “ready wit and congenial nature” according to the 1914 edition of Taps. “Mc” McIntosh…
A Fine Pilot and a Fine Man written by: Kelly Durham Since the flight of Icarus, flying had always been seen as a dangerous endeavor. Many had been killed during…
Hartsville physician presented with Clemson’s Distinguished Service Award Hartsville, South Carolina physician Thomas James “Jimmy” Bell, Jr. is being honored by the Clemson Alumni Association with the Distinguished Service Award,…
Executive director of the Arts and Heritage Center of North Augusta presented with Clemson’s Distinguished Service Award The executive director of the Arts and Heritage Center of North Augusta, Mary…
WYFF News 4 anchor presented with Clemson’s Distinguished Service Award WYFF News 4 anchor, Jane Robelot DeCarvalho, is being honored by the Clemson Alumni Association with the Distinguished Service Award, the highest…
Retired York County attorney presented with Clemson’s Distinguished Service Award Retired Attorney, James Henry “Hank” Owen, Jr, is being honored by the Clemson Alumni Association with the Distinguished Service Award, the highest…
Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Scientific Research Corporation presented with Clemson’s Distinguished Service Award Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Scientific Research Corporation (SRC), Steven…
The Last Class Written by Kelly Durham His was the last class to enroll at Clemson College before the war began. Most of its members would be long gone before…
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The Clemson Alumni Association surprised Athletics Director of Broadcasting Don Munson by naming him an Honorary Alumnus of Clemson University. The distinction of Honorary Alum is a special recognition intended…
Candice “Candi” Wilson Glenn received her Juris Doctorate from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas in 1991. She is the wife of Gerald M. Glenn (Class of 1964) and mother of…
Excellence in academics has been a lifelong pursuit for Terry Don Phillips. He has an undergraduate degree from Arkansas (1970), a master’s degree from Virginia Tech (1974), a doctorate degree…
Jacqueline “Jackie” Morrow Reynolds graduated from Texas A & M University with a BBA degree in marketing. Jackie Reynolds’ distinctive and lifelong devotion to Clemson University is an outgrowth of…
Victim of Tet written by Kelly Durham By the fall of 1967, President Lyndon Johnson had become concerned by the declining levels of public support for his administration’s prosecution of…
In Japanese Captivity The treatment of prisoners of war during World War II varied greatly depending upon the combatants involved. For Americans, being captured by the Germans was preferable to…
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