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Lyman Thompson, a former Journalism professor at Knox, describes life at Fort Sheridan with other Knox men, and how anxious he is to get to France to help win the war.

Knox's yearbook, 'The Gale,' included a list of all the people enrolled in Knox College's chapter of the S.A.T.C.

Curtis Redden was a faculty member at Knox prior to joining the war effort.

This photograph was reproduced in Knox's yearbook after Smith's death.

This photograph features Ralph Noble as the basketball team's captain. Noble is fourth from the left.

This picture of Herbert Lass Miller was taken prior to the war.

Herbert Miller poses for a photograph in front of a set of hurdles.

Herbert Miller was a renowned sportsman while he was at Knox.

Herbert Miller and his fiancée got married after the United States joined World War I.

Herbert Lass Miller in uniform.

President McClelland writes to recommend William Ferris as "a suitable person" for a commission in the Officers' Reserve Corps.

William Mead Ferris in uniform.

William Mead Ferris requests a letter of recommendation for his application for a commission in the Signal Officers Reserve Corps.

John Brian McCormack writes to William Ferris' sister about the circumstances of her brother's death. He writes about the friendship he and William Ferris had shared, saying, "Bill's death comes home to me very close, for we had faced death together…

Bertha Bates writes that William Ferris' nurses and doctors "spoke of him with the greatest admiration and affection. His special nurse broke down and cried when she spoke to me about him. She said he was so sweet and brave and uncomplaining. His…