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1. On September 27, 28-year-old Samuel George shot at 13-year-old Curtis McGuffie with a .22-caliber rifle outside Bleyl Middle School in Houston, Texas. The following day, George shot and wounded 10-year-old Joshua Baker Littell as he raised the American flag at Millsap Elementary School in Cypress, Texas.
The major was one of the first graduates of the Escuela Militar de Aviación (EMA) (Military Aviation School), founded in 1916, and became its first commander in 1931. "He was a military aviator [of] outstanding performance. He commanded the Bolivian aviation as First Commander of the Air Force campaign during the Chaco War (1932–1935).
Chicago Military Academy. / 41.8305; -87.6190. Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville is a public four-year military high school located in the Bronzeville neighborhood located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, in a building known as the Eighth Regiment Armory. The academy opened on August 24, 1999. [6]
Fort Sheridan, Highwood, Illinois (closed 1993) Fort Arlington, Arlington Heights, Illinois. Green River Ordnance Plant. Haley Army Airfield. Joliet Army Ammunition Plant, Joliet, Illinois. Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois. Savanna Army Depot, Savanna, Illinois (Closed circa 2000)
The school was founded in 1864 as Mr. Tracy's School. In 1866, after David A. Holbrook purchased the school, it became known as Dr. Holbrook's Military School. The school ran until 1915, after which it was used in World War I as a field hospital and headquarters to a New York Guard regiment. From 1919 until at least 1927, the school served as ...
Chicago with six academies has more than any other city, a third of all in the country. [3] Air Force Academy High School (Chicago, Illinois) Bridgeport Military Academy First Responders (Bridgeport, Connecticut) Carver Military Academy (Chicago, Illinois) Chicago Military Academy (Chicago, Illinois) Cleveland Junior Naval Academy (St. Louis ...
The restoration and conversion into a school has been recognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. [4] The nearby Victory Monument honors the regiment for service during World War I. The armory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 1986, and was designated as a Chicago Landmark on
Military academy. A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps. It normally provides education in a military environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned.