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THE UNIVERSITY AND THE WAR
When the call to the colors came in the great world war, the University of Nebraska "went over the top" in every form of service she might possibly render. Faculty, alumni, students, buildings, and equipment, all were at the disposal of the United States government.
Immediately upon the declaration of war more than a thousand young men withdrew for military, naval, or industrial service. And these numbers have been steadily growing with records still incomplete. The 2,300 stars upon the University service flag bear silent witness to her men, young and old, who entered camp and trench, ready if need be to die for their country. Forty-four of these stars are already known to have turned to gold, twenty-six of them among the American Expeditionary Forces. They represent privates and officers; a Lieutenant Colonel: an army chaplain; a Red Cross nurse; a physician; men killed in the thick of action; and men who gave their lives in the training camps.
Faculty as well as students joined the colors. Fifty members of faculty and administrative officers entered military service, while others were called to Washington for important services in their specialized lines. Chancellor Avery was called to Washington because of his special knowledge of chemistry and was later commissioned a major in the chemical warfare service. Dean O. V. P. Stout of the college of engineering and Dean Irving Cutter of the college of medicine were granted leaves of absence by the University when commissioned a major and captain, respectively. Major L. W. Chase of the ordnance department, engaged in responsible work in the crating of gun carriages; Major Stokes of the medical corps in the organization of Base Hospital Unit 49; Major F. M. Fling in the historical section; Major Sturdevant of the Base Hospital at Camp Cody; Major Amos Thomas of the eighty-eighth division serving overseas; Captains P. M. Buck, A. R. Davis, C. J. Frankforter, and C. W. Taylor, are but a few of the faculty members who are serving as officers.
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