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This assortment of photographs provides perspective on the size of and activities undertaken by Knox College's chapter of the S.A.T.C.

Knox College students and Galesburg townspeople celebrated the end of the Great War with a parade.

This illustration recounts the busy schedule kept by S.A.T.C. members at Knox College during the war.

Knox student Ildra Jessup created this illustration decorating the introductory page to the section of the yearbook detailing the accomplishments of Knox College faculty, alumni, and students who were officers during the war.

Contributions of Knox College alumni to the fighting in France are recorded in this section of the yearbook.

Colonel John H. Finley was involved in medical and relief work in Palestine during World War I.

Lieutenant Knotts was a flying ace during the war. He was captured by the Germans, and eventually abandoned in "freezing water in the street of a little farming village in Belgium," where a hospitable Belgian farmer saved his life. Sergeant…

These photos depict several Knox students during the war, including Knox's youngest aviator, who is, sadly, unidentified.

Hettie Anderson served as a Y.W.C.A. secretary in Lyons, France during the war. In that position, she was responsible for "teaching some classes, acting as advisor to the women, and providing entertainment and interest for the working women of the…

Katharine Bagby performed canteen work during the war (Bagby's first name is alternately spelled "Katherine" and "Katharine," but Knox's records spell her name "Katharine"). Pearl Williamson worked as a nurse at Fort McPherson.

Yvonne Ropinion and Marie-Louise Léautier studied at Knox "as a direct result of the war." They were selected to spend a year abroad in America so they could "become fully acquainted with customs and language here and so return to their native…

These pictures from Knox men's military service show views of their service in the navy, the army, or the air force.

An anonymous illustrator contributed this picture detailing life in the U.S. Navy to the Knox College yearbook.

This page, by an anonymous artist, describes the humorous miseries of life in the A.E.F.

Knox College's service flag is displayed on Old Main. The image was taken some time near the end of the war. The number 642 represents the number of Knox men serving in the armed forces during the war (the final number was 660).