John C. West was born in Camden, South Carolina. He graduated from The Citadel in 1942, and received his law degree at the University of South Carolina Law School in 1948. West was governor of South Carolina from 1971 to 1975.
***The oldest known…
The oldest known Citadel Class Ring dates to 1895, and features a dark stone with the year '95 inscribed in the center. Early rings changed design from year to year until the design was standardized in 1940. A special war ring was made for those who…