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Harvard's first Professor of Milltary Science and Tactics is honored in the new official name of Shannon Hall for the Mil Scl building on Boylston Street. Colonel James A. Shannon was head of the Infant ROTC in the summer of 1917, soon after it had been started by the War Department as one of the first units in the country.
Arriving at Harvard as a captain from the 11th Cavairy Division, Shannon was first an assistant professor, and was in command of the unit only from June until August, when he was promoted and went overseas. During that time, however, he took a major part in shaping the future policies of the baby regiment.
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