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The Summerall Guards drill exclusively with the M1903 Springfield rifle with an attached parade chrome-plated bayonet. Other than regimental color guards, the Summerall Guards are the only unit at The Citadel to use this particular rifle. In addition to a buttstock identification number, each rifle is given both a first and middle female name.
The Summerall Guards. The South Carolina Corps of Cadets is the military component of the student body at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina.The Corps of Cadets is the only residential, full-time undergraduate program at The Citadel, focusing on educating the "whole person."
The Summerall Guards performing the Citadel Series. The Summerall Guards is a silent drill team consisting of 61 cadets chosen each spring from the junior class. Founded in 1932, the team performs a routine called The Citadel Series that has changed very little from its inception and has never been written down.
Summerall Chapel is a cruciform chapel on the campus of The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. Constructed from 1936 to 1938, the chapel serves the South Carolina Corps of Cadets and the broader Citadel and Charleston communities. The chapel is non-sectarian, but hosts Catholic, Protestant, and Episcopal worship services weekly during the ...
Padgett-Thomas Barracks is the dominant building on the campus of The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina.Constructed from 1920 to 1922 as the first building on The Citadel's new site but demolished and replaced from 2000 to 2004, the barracks serves as the living quarters for up to 560 members of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets.
Summerall retired from active service in March 1931, and was president of The Citadel from 1931 until 1953. He died in Washington, D.C., on 14 May 1955. [2] Summerall is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. [16] The elite rifle drill team at The Citadel is named The Summerall Guards in his honor.
The Citadel Regimental Band and Pipes were the United States representative to the 2013 Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo. The Tattoo, the world's largest annual indoor show, is presented annually the first week each July by the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Society with support from the Government of Canada, the Province of Nova ...
The President of The Citadel is the chief administrator of The Citadel. Previously known as the Superintendent, the title was changed in 1921 during the tenure of Colonel Oliver J. Bond. The Citadel, located in Charleston, South Carolina , was a component of the South Carolina Military Academy from 1845 to 1865.