1 10 1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/39779/archive/files/ed6c504dbd02d8a9dd860d6f1a2f8bcd.pdf?Expires=1779321600&Signature=M1wN6Gn27j8pILXYbM78HZIc5Axwe1lfvvEIRfZeT2z95zQLmkIgYe26RRPcX-a66BiYof46rMVvPBdWP5wEP0lChTYbqjYGjUlTpsylqLlx4df%7EvLGyAdy41tr6IspvFIhxtnXrJoSCUgb38CVSUOeZNoTYFro9HTxJQZmhNSnK9HCQZmBvwp-lSZKOQrSB73woVZrdQ7j6amNdNm-%7Ey9cfB13OlfrJJXjX-S7-5mhzigw7pD-ueCSbBETTnrS8yVl4BflboaV2g271eM259oA00BVk9uoyFWJO795VjXxq-HI8uhKLnY3jINQ%7E8duTXRzZYNZ-l%7Ep3N985hTqRWg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 8d2d4e741d278aeb8a6de2dfce41128a PDF Text Text �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bond, Oliver J. Collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bond, Oliver James, 1865-1933 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Citadel Archives & Museum Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Materials in The Citadel Archives & Museum Digital Collections are intended for educational and research use. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. For more information contact The Citadel Archives & Museum, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 29409. Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource Oliver J. Bond was a member of The Citadel’s Class of 1886. After graduation, he accepted the position of assistant professor of mathematics at The Citadel. From this position, he went on to become a full professor, and president of The Citadel from 1908 to 1931. A research guide to Bond's archive collection at The Citadel Archives can be found <a href="https://library.citadel.edu/ld.php?content_id=56227805">here</a>. Subject The topic of the resource Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CP9 Relation A related resource Oliver J. Bond Collection Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/collections/show/17 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Charleston (S.C.) Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. Citadel Class of 1886 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document [Page 1] Walterboro S.C. Dec. 31 1819. (1918) Col O. J. Bond Charleston S.C. Dear Sir: Mr. S. L. Reid asked me ^to write to you giving you information in regard to my son Capt. Edward B. Hope and his service in the war and I have also received the Bulletin published by the Association of Graduates in which the same request was made. So I am writing to give you the facts you ask for. <ol><li style="font-weight:400;">Dates of service and dates of commissions. </li> </ol>Date of beginning of service, I think from April 6, 1917- You will be able to answer this better than I. He received his diploma a short time before the usual date for graduation &, I think, went at once into service, his commission, as I remember, dating from The Time of his entrance. <ol><li style="font-weight:400;">Description of Service</li> </ol>He received his commission as a Second Lieut. in the 5th Regiment and 45th Company of the U.S. Marine Corps. [Page 2] He spent two weeks at Paris Island in training, and then went with the first body of the U.S. Expeditionary Forces under Gen. Pershing to France. <ol><li style="font-weight:400;">“Badly wounded at Chateau Thierry, France. June 6 1918, in leading his platoon in attack”! He was cut down by machine gun fire-</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Two Citations & two decorations. </li> </ol><ol><li style="font-weight:400;">By the French-</li> </ol>“Cited for conspicuous courage and coolness of leadership while engaged with his men against a superior force of the enemy on the night of April 19, 1918= Received for this the Crosin de Guerrero= <ol><li style="font-weight:400;">By the American Commander-</li> </ol>Gen. Barnett wrote to me on Aug- 6 1918 saying: “I am in receipt of an official communique from the Commanding General of the American Expeditionary Forces which executions among other things the fact that your son First Lieut. Edward B. Hope Marine Corps was awarded the distinguished service cross for gallant and conspicuous service in action. Gen. Pershing has appended the following after your son’s name in awarding him this high honor: “At Chateau Thierry, France, June 6, 1918, displayed coolness and courage in directing his platoon in attack, during which he was [Page 3] Badly wounded but refused assistance until the wounded men near him had been treated.” News of this kind is always pleasant to import to others, and I know that you will be proud to learn that your son has performed his duty in such a gallant manner”- Hoping that I have given you the information you wish- I am Very Respect S.R. Hope Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from S. R. Hope to Oliver J. Bond, December 31, 1919 Subject The topic of the resource Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hope, S. R. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CP9 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Citadel Archives & Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1919-12-31 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Materials in The Citadel Archives & Museum Digital Collections are intended for educational and research use. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. For more information contact The Citadel Archives & Museum, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 29409. Relation A related resource Oliver J. Bond Collection Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Letter written by S. R. Hope to Colonel Oliver J. Bond. S. R. Hope was the father of Captain Edward B. Hope from The Citadel class of 1917. This letter describes Captain Hope's service in the United States Marine Corps and his actions on June 6, 1918.