Bell of the battleship Pennsylvania at Wagner Building
The bell of the battleship Pennsylvania is displayed at the main entrance to Wagner Building along Curtin Road, University Park. Home of the University’s Army, Navy and Air Force ROTC units, the building is named in honor of Lt. H. Edward Wagner '41.
H. Edward Wagner
Lt. H. Edward Wagner '41
Penn State Veterans Plaza, University Park campus
The Penn State Veterans Plaza, a gift of the class of 2011, on the University Park campus. The plaza honors all Penn Staters who have served in the United States Military. The wall is named for Lt. Michael Patrick Murphy, a 1998 Penn State graduate, who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for heroic actions during the war in Afghanistan.
Lt. Michael P. Murphy
Lt. Michael Patrick Murphy, a 1998 Penn State graduate, was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for heroic actions during the war in Afghanistan.
Penn State military students during World War II marching on the University Park campus
Penn State students in the Army Corps of Cadets march in military formation near Schwab Auditorium, on the University Park campus, during World War II. Defense training was part of the curriculum for most male undergraduates.
World War II black oaks on University Park campus
Two black oak trees near Beaver Stadium memorialize Penn State foresters who lost their lives in World Wars I and II.
W. Garfield Thomas
Lt. j.g. W. Garfield Thomas '38
Garfield Thomas Water Tunnel
The Garfield Thomas Water Tunnel, shown here under construction in the late 1940s, was named in honor of Lt. j.g. W. Garfield Thomas, the first Penn State graduate to be killed in naval service during World War II.
WWI ambulance corps at Penn State 1917
The Penn State Ambulance Corps, a World War I student training unit, poses on the steps of the “old” Old Main in 1917.
Student Army Training Cadets, Penn State, 1915
Student Army Training Cadets at Penn State, c. 1915. In the background can be seen the "old" Old Main and the Armory. From 1892 to 1964 the Armory, which symbolized the University's land-grant commitment to offer military training as part of the nation's tradition of the citizen-soldier, stood as a campus landmark. Before World War I, participation in the Cadet Corps was mandatory for all male undergraduates.
