List of United States Military Academy alumni

The United States Military Academy (USMA) is an undergraduate college in West Point, New York with the mission of educating and commissioning officers for the United States Army.

[1][2] It is also referred to as West Point (the name of the military base that the academy is a part of).

[1] The academy graduated its first cadet, Joseph Gardner Swift, in October 1802.

Sports media refer to the academy as "Army" and the students as "Cadets"; this usage is officially endorsed.

Notable graduates include 2 American Presidents, 4 additional heads of state, 20 astronauts, 76 Medal of Honor recipients (more than any other service academy or undergraduate institution),[10] 70 Rhodes Scholars,[11] and 3 Heisman Trophy winners.

In 1992, Moore wrote We Were Soldiers Once… And Young with co-author Joseph L. Galloway.

The book was adapted into the 2002 film We Were Soldiers, which was filmed at Forts Benning and Hunter Liggett, depicting Moore's command of 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, at Fort Benning and in the Battle of Ia Drang.

Moore and Joseph L. Galloway wrote another book together, a follow-up to their first collaboration.

Moore and Galloway reunited to give an interview on the book at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library on September 17, 2008.

The Minute Men: The First Fight: Myths and Realities of the American Revolution.

2.McChrystal, Stanley; Collins, Tantum; Silverman, David; Fussell, Chris (2015).

Building Blocks of Victory: American Infantry Divisions in the War against Germany and Italy, 1941 – 1945.

The GI Offensive in Europe: The Triumph of American Infantry Divisions, 1941–1945.

Surge: My Journey with General David Petraeus and the Remaking of the Iraq War.

Published March 2023 by Center Street (Hachette Book Group).

Hiring Veterans: How To Leverage Military Talent for Organizational Growth.

The McClellan Gate at Arlington National Cemetery is dedicated to him and displays his name.

McClellan Fitness Center is a United States Army gym located at Fort Eustis, Virginia near his Peninsula Campaign.

McClellan Heights Historic District in Davenport, Iowa is named in his honor.

The Jesse L. Reno School in Washington, DC was named in his honor.

McPherson Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota is also named for him.

McPherson County, South Dakota, founded in 1873, and organized in 1885, was also named in his honor.

McPherson County, Nebraska, and Fort McPherson National Cemetery, located near Maxwell, Nebraska, were named in his honor, and the National Cemetery was established on March 3, 1873.

^ a: Special Collections: Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U. S. Military Academy.

West Point, NY: United States Military Academy Library.