Endnotes

     [1] J.E. Cassidy to Augustine De Zavala, 5 April 1944, Box A, St. Edward’s Military Academy, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas. 

     [2] Attendance Regulations, September 1, 1942, Box R, St. Edward's Military Academy, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas. 

     [3] Order no.3, September 13, 1943, Box A, St. Edward’s Military Academy, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas.

     [4] Barracks Regulation, September 1, 1942, Box R, St. Edward’s Military Academy, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas. 

     [5] Uniforms September 1, 1942, Box R, St. Edward’s Military Academy, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas. 

     [6] Study Hall, September 1, 1942, Box R, St. Edward’s Military Academy, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas ; Study Hall Saturday and Sunday Schedule, 1945, Box R, St. Edward’s Military Academy, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas. 

     [7] Probation and Failure, September 1, 1942, Box R, St. Edward’s Military Academy, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas. 

     [8] Cadet Classifications, September 1, 1942, Box R, St. Edward’s Military Academy, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas. 

     [9]Chief staff, September 1, 1942, Box, R, St. Edward’s Military Academy, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas ; William Dunn, Saint Edward’s University: a Centennial History, (Austin, Tx: Saint Edward’s University Press, 1986.) 

     [10] William C. Wilkes and Mary M. Standifer, "TEXAS STATE GUARD," Handbook of Texas Online, accessed April 05, 2019, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qqt01.  

     [11] Cadet Roster, 1944-1945, Box R, St. Edward’s Military Academy, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas. 

     [12] Drill Schedule for Week Beginning Jan. 24 through Jan. 29, 1944, January 24, 1944, Box R, St. Edward’s Military Academy, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas. 

     [13] "Field Maneuvers Begin in Earnest." St. Edward's Cadet (Austin, Tex.), Wednesday, Februrary 21, 1945, St. Edward's University Archives, Austin, Texas. 

     [14] “Marksmen to Decide Positions this Week.” St. Edward’s Cadet (Austin, Tex.), Wednesday, January 24, 1945, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas. 

     [15] “Major Introduces Machine Gun Drill.” St. Edward’s Cadet (Austin, Tex.), Wednesday, April 25, 1945, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas. 

     [16] “Lt. Col. Mauger Reviews Corps for ROTC.” St. Edward’s Cadet (Austin, Tex.), Wednesday, March 21, 1945, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas. 

     [17] William Trousdale, Military High Schools in America (Walnut Creek, Ca: Left Coast Press, 2007), Chap 14,  Kindle edition + ProQuest, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/stedwards/reader.action?docID=677837&ppg=286 

     [18] List of Military Awards, 1944-1945. 1944 - 1945, Box A, St. Edward’s Military Academy, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas. 

     [19] Honor Roll and Honorable Mentions, April 20, 1945, Box R, St. Edward’s Military Academy, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas.  

     [20] Cadets Awarded Dinners and Theatre Passes for Exceptional Academic and Military Performance, October 29, 1943, Box A, St. Edward’s Military Academy, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas. 

     [21] Request Letter to The Reader's Digest, May 9, 1944, Box A, St. Edward’s Military Academy, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas. 

     [22] Honor School, 1944-1945. June 8, 1945, Box A, St. Edward’s Military Academy. St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas. 

     [23] Rev. F. Joseph to Reverend Thomas P. Jones, Aurora, Illinois, 22 November 1943, Box R, St. Edward’s Military Academy, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas. 

     [24] John Alfred II. Coulter, History of Military Schools of the United States (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, 2017), Google Books.

     [25] Percentage of Students in Honor Roll, Honorable Mentions, and Probation. Second Semester First Six Weeks, 1943-44, Box R, St. Edward’s Military Academy, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas. 

     [26] Regulations for the Military Academy of St. Edward’s University Corps of Cadets: Attendance 1945-1946, Box R, St. Edward’s Military Academy, St. Edward’s University, Austin, Texas. 

     [27] Regulations for the Military Academy of St. Edward’s University Corps of Cadets: Probation and Failure, 1945-1946, Box R, St. Edward’s Military Academy, St. Edward’s University, Austin, Texas. 

     [28] James P. Gibbons to Fathers Boehm, Kline, Houser, d’Autremont, Jones, Brothers Lucian, Hubert, 2 December 1943, Box R, St. Edward’s Military Academy, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas. 

     [29] John Cassidy to The Commandant, 1 December 1943, Box R, St. Edward’s Military Academy, St. Edward’s University, Austin, Texas. 

     [30] Thomas E. Alexander and Dan K. Utley, Faded Glory a Century of Forgotten Texas Military Sites, Then and Now, 1st ed, (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2012), Project MUSE. 

     [31] "Cadet’s Bombard the City of Austin with War Bonds," The Cadet (Austin, Tex.), St.Edward’s Military Academy, 3 February 1944, Box 1, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas; St. Edward’s Military Academy, 29 November 1944. Box 1, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas.  

     [32] "Pledges Rally, and Raffle Help Sixth Bond Drive," The Cadet (Austin, Tex.), St.Edward’s Military Academy, 29 November 1944, Box 3, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas. ; Joseph Cassidy, Memorandum, 1 June 1945, Box R, St. Edward’s Military Academy, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas. 

     [33] War Bond Drive Pledge. St.Edward’s. 29 November 1944, Box A, St. Edward’s Military Academy, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas.

     [34] “Cash Award Made to Bond Salesmen,” The Cadet (Austin, Tex.),  March 2, 1944, St. Edward’s University Archives, Austin, Texas.