Pershing Rifles

In 1891, General Pershing, then a 2LT in Troop L, 6th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Bayard, New Mexico, became the Professor of Military Science and Tactics at the University of Nebraska. Pershing wished to increase the morale and discipline of the battalion there, as well as to increase support for the Cadet Corps throughout the university's staff and community. To this end, he formed a hand-picked company of men, known as Company A, and made them his premier drill unit.[5][6]

The following year, Company A won the Maiden Competition at the National Competitive Drills held at Omaha, Nebraska, earning the "Omaha Cup" and $1,500 for the group. The spectators were so excited by the event that they left their seats and carried the cadets off the field.[7] On 2 October 1894, former members of Company A formed "Varsity Rifles". A total of 39 picked cadets and alumni met in the university's armory to hold their first meeting, Lieutenant Pershing consented to act as temporary drillmaster for the organization.[8] On 1 June 1895, the organization, in appreciation of the initiative and cooperation of LT. Pershing, changed its name to the "Pershing Rifles." Under Pershing's leadership, the organization won the Army Silver Cup for drill team competition, coming in second place after West Point.[9] When Pershing left Nebraska in 1895, at the request of a committee, he gave to the company a pair of his cavalry breeches. These breeches were cut into small pieces and were worn on the uniform as a sign of membership.[10]

The first decade of the 20th century saw the Pershing Rifles reach the height of its existence prior to the First World War. It was one of the most important features of University of Nebraska military and social life. Membership was considered a great military honor. Its influence in the Military Department continued strong until just before World War I.[8]

As war clouds gathered over Europe in 1915, Pershing Rifles membership began to decline. By 1918 the Reserve Officer's Training Program (ROTC), that had just been established two years earlier in 1916 was suspended. It was temporarily replaced by the Students' Army Training Corps (SATC) which had a mission of rapidly training and commissioning new officers for service in World War I. As a result, the Pershing Rifles activities at the University of Nebraska were suspended and its records were burned.[8]

The end of World War I saw the disbandment of SATC and the return to campus of ROTC and Pershing Rifles.

A 1918 photo of General of the Armies John J. Pershing. Pershing maintained a deep and abiding interest in Pershing Rifles for his entire life.

In 1919 the Pershing Rifles was reborn. As organized in 1919, the Pershing Rifles became an organization for junior officers. It regained its status as a fraternal organization for ROTC basic course cadets. The presence of Scabbard and Blade on the Nebraska campus probably prevented its growth as an officers' organization.[8]

By the 1920s, the prestige of the organization was once again on the rise, in no small part due to the popularity of General of the Armies John J. Pershing, then one of the most famous people in the World as the result of his skilled leadership of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. Special drill units across the nation began to seek admittance into the Pershing Rifles.

The present National Society of Pershing Rifles owes its existence to The Ohio State University (OSU). In the spring of 1924 it applied for affiliation with the Pershing Rifles, but the Nebraska organization refused. The Ohio State group, seeing the need for a national organization for basic course ROTC men, threatened to nationalize "The President's Guard" and leave Nebraska out of it if the two organizations could not work together. Finally, after a year of negotiations, Nebraska's Pershing Riflemen approved Ohio State's formal application of 13 May 1925. Ohio State's company was chartered on 22 May 1925, marking the beginning of a nationwide organization.[11]

The year 1928 brought the establishment of an official National Headquarters at the University of Nebraska which was organized along the lines of a US Army brigade headquarters. P/R Colonel John P. McKnight was the first National Commander. National Headquarters used 1928 to plan the foundation for an expansion at the company level which would ensure a strong national organization. In the summer of the same year, a number of circulars were sent to universities that did not hold a Pershing Rifles units, inviting their crack drill units to apply for charters from the national headquarters. Those who knew the value of the Pershing Rifles as an organization capable of promoting interest in drill work for basic students heeded the circulars. During that summer, officers attached to the schools where Pershing Rifles chapters were hosted met with officers from other institutions and as such, the organization received excellent publicity.

By 1929, six companies formed the original nucleus of the Pershing Rifles national organization:

National Headquarters – University of Nebraska

First Battalion

• Company A – University of Nebraska – 1894
• Company B – Ohio State University – 1925
• Company C – University of Tennessee – 1927
• Company D – University of Iowa – 1929

Second Battalion

• Company E – Northwestern University – 1929
• Company F – Indiana University – 1929

By 1935 the Pershing Rifles had grown to 22 companies. The 1930s were the first Golden Age of Pershing Rifles, which saw so much sustained growth that it had expanded its structure to emulate the organization of the World War I US Army Infantry Division.

Pershing Rifles again closed its doors in 1943, this time as a result of World War II. Active and alumni Pershing Riflemen went off to war, serving with distinction and valor. One example is Marine Corps Major Kenneth D. Bailey, an alumnus of Company F-3 at the University of Illinois. Major Bailey was killed in action on September 26, 1942, on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands and posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his valor that day. Another is Army Air Corps Lt Richard Joyce, an alumnus of Company A-2 at the University of Nebraska, who piloted a B-25 that bombed Japan as part of the famous Doolittle Raid on 18 April 1942.

The Society was reactivated in January 1946, heralding the second Golden Age of Pershing Rifles which lasted to the early 1970s. During World War II many Pershing Riflemen were drafted directly from college and served as enlisted men to meet urgent wartime manpower requirements. After the war they returned to finish their college education using their G.I. Bill education benefits. It was this nucleus of WWII combat veterans that spearheaded the rebirth of Pershing Rifles.

The late 1940s and the 1950s were years of great expansion for the Society. By 1948, just two years after reactivation, Pershing Rifles had grown to 38 companies in seven Regiments. It was now larger than its prewar strength. By 1957, Pershing Rifles had grown to 130 units in twelve Regiments an over 300% increase in size in just 11 years.

In 1955, Pershing Rifles produced and released a documentary, "The Highest Ideals". This 27-minute Technicolor film discussed the history, traditions and missions of Pershing Rifles. Copies of the film were distributed to Pershing Rifles units throughout the country as a means of promoting the organization to prospective members.[12]

With the establishment of a separate US Air Force on 18 September 1947, Air Force ROTC cadets joined the ranks of Pershing Rifles. The Pershing Rifles National Assembly in November 1947 agreed to accept Navy ROTC cadets making the Society a true multi-service organization.

With the President's Executive Order 9981 of 26 July 1948 that abolished racial discrimination in the US Armed Forces, Pershing Rifles rapidly integrated African American cadets and Historically Black units into the Society. As a result, today the Society counts among its alumni many African American military leaders such as General Colin Powell former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and United States Secretary of State.

Over the next several decades, the Pershing Rifles continued to grow. In 1961, the Society had 139 active units with nearly 4,100 initiates for that year alone. Then Pershing Rifles disappeared from many college campuses during and following the Vietnam War with the dissolution of ROTC programs and the end of compulsory ROTC basic courses. In response to the shrinking number of units and Riflemen within these units, the National Headquarters increased the emphasis on tactics and marksmanship. By 1974 the Pershing Rifles was organized into thirteen regiments comprising 137 units.

The Coed Affiliates Pershing Rifles (CAPERS), established in 1966, were the first officially recognized female auxiliary to the Society which established units alongside Pershing Rifles units for decades until it was disbanded in the 1980s. The 1970s saw the introduction of women into the National Society of Pershing Rifles as full members, with the first female pledge at Company L-4 (North Carolina State University) in 1971 and the first female active member from M-16 (Florida State University) a year later.

The high school auxiliary to Pershing Rifles, The National Society of Blackjacks (a tribute to General Pershing's nickname), was founded in 1967 as an after school programs that provide positive leadership experience through drill.

The late 1970s through the 1990s was a period where the number of Pershing Rifles units continued to decline. After Desert Storm both the US Military and Pershing Rifles were hard pressed to attract members. However the Society continued on in a few Pershing Rifles units across the country. The spirit, strength and traditions of the Society continued on in a few strong Pershing Rifles units across the country.

The 9/11 attacks created a groundswell of support for the US Military brought on by a new spirit of patriotism in the American public. This was echoed in the sense of duty and service amongst college students which has sustained the growth and popularity of Pershing Rifles from 2001 to present.

After over 125 years Pershing Rifles is going strong and continues to inspire students and create future leaders in the military, business, industry and the arts.[13]

• Nelson Gibbs – Company R-8 – Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
• Sid McMath – Decorated Marine, attorney, 34th Governor of Arkansas
• Charles Burton Robbins – Member of the original Company A, served in the Spanish–American War, Mexican Border service and World War I, Assistant Secretary of War 1928–29
• Colin Powell – Company A-8 – chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of State
• George L. Sheldon – Commander of Company A – founding member of Varsity Rifles, 14th Governor of Nebraska
• Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr. – Company C-1 – Secretary of the Army 1961–62, president West Virginia University & Indiana University, president National Audubon Society

• Lieutenant General Christopher P. Weggeman USAF - Company E-3 - Deputy Commander of Air Combat Command.
• Major Kenneth D. Bailey Marine Corps – Company C-3 – posthumous Medal of Honor recipient during the Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II
• Major Myron F. Diduryk – Company N-8 – Two Silver Stars, company commander in the Battle of Ia Drang, Vietnam, KIA 2nd Vietnam tour
• Lieutenant General Samuel Ebbesen – Company A-8 – Commander, 6th Infantry Division, 2nd Army; Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army[17]
• General Larry Ellis – Company J-8 – Commander, Forces Command
• Major General Galen Jackman – Company A-2 – Commanding General, Military District of Washington ; US Army Chief of Legislative Liaison
• General Jack Keane – Company D-8 – Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
• General Curtis LeMay – Company A-1 – Chief of Staff of the Air Force
• Brigadier General Charles McGee – Company C-3 – Fighter Pilot, Tuskegee Airmen, 409 combat missions as a fighter pilot in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam
• Lieutenant General Paul T. Mikolashek – Company D-1 – Army Inspector General
• Major General James H. Mukoyama – Company C-3 – Infantry company commander in Vietnam where he was wounded and received the Silver Star, 70th Division commander
• General Colin Powell – Company A-8 – chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of State
• Colonel Thomas L. Ridge, Marine Corps – Company F-3 – Commander of 3rd Bn 1st Marine Division, Korean War led his men to safety in the retreat from the Chosin Reservoir, Silver Star, 3x Purple Heart
• Lieutenant General Michael Rochelle – Company C-15 (today R-4) – Commanding General, US Army Recruiting Command; Deputy Chief of Staff G-1
• General Hugh Shelton – Company L-4 – chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Lieutenant General William E. Ward[18] Company J-8 – Commander, Africa Command

• Edward M. Coffman – Company C-1 – Noted military historian
• Geary Eppley – Athletic Director, University of Maryland 1937–47, won seven national championships
• Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr. – Company C-1 – Secretary of the Army 1961–62, president West Virginia University & Indiana University, president National Audubon Society

• James Earl Jones – Company D-3 – Award-winning actor
• G. Gordon Liddy – Company D-8 – Army officer, lawyer, FBI agent, politician, radio personality, actor
• Robert Mapplethorpe[19] – Company I-8 – Photographer
• Brooke Magnanti[20] – Company M-16 – Bestselling author

• Marine Corps Major Kenneth D. Bailey – Company C-3 – Killed in action on September 26, 1942, on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor, Silver Star
• Army Lieutenant Oscar H. Alexis – Company A-2 – Killed in action on June 25, 1944, at Montieri, Italy
• Navy Lieutenant William S. Devereaux – Company A-2 – Killed in action in March 1943, in the Russell Islands while serving as the operations officer on a PT boat
• Army First Lieutenant Archibald C. Dudley – Company C-4 – Killed in action on December 6, 1944, near Pachten, Germany while serving as an infantry platoon leader in C Company, 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division
• Army Air Corps First Lieutenant Robert Gehle Jobe – Company F-1 – Killed in action over Altenkirchen, Germany on February 22, 1944, while serving as a B-17 bomber navigator
• Army Air Corps Second Lieutenant Wallace Hembrough – Company F-3 – Killed in action on February 21, 1945, while flying over north-western Germany as a bombardier-navigator
• Army First Lieutenant George S. Koushnareff – Company A-8 – Died of wounds on 16 November 1942, during the invasion of North Africa
• Army Air Corps Cadet Robert A. Nelson – Company A-2 – Died April 28, 1941, in a plane crash during pilot training
• Navy Ensign Brooks L. Potter – Company A-2 – Died on May 24, 1944, near Seattle, Washington in a plane crash

• Army Second Lieutenant James J. Kiernan – Company D-8 – Killed in action in North Korea on August 18, 1952

• Marine Corps Second Lieutenant Jesse Rutledge Baker – Company C-4 – Killed in action on August 18, 1967, when the jeep in which he was a riding detonated a box mine in a road near Da Nang, Vietnam
• Army Major Anthony J. Broullon – Company Q-8 – Killed on September 8, 1969, in Long An, Vietnam while serving as a military adviser, he was shot by a mentally disturbed South Vietnamese soldier
• Army Major Roy E. Congleton – Charter Member of Company L-4 – Killed in action on December 21, 1964, as a result of small arms fire while serving as a Military Assistance Command Vietnam advisor.
• Army First Lieutenant Frank Cesare Deusebio – Company D-8 – Died of wounds on March 18, 1968, as a result of enemy small arms fire, Silver Star Recipient
• Army Major Myron F. Diduryk – Company N-8 – Killed in action on April 24, 1970, during his second tour in Vietnam. Two Silver Stars, company commander in the Battle of Ia Drang, Vietnam
• Ammy First Lieutenant Raymond Joseph Flynn, Jr., Company L-1, Wounded in the head while serving as a pilot returning from a mission in Ba Xugen Province, South Vietnam on 2 December 1970, died 15 days later on 17 December 1970.
• Army First Lieutenant Gary Dennis Fernandez – Company Q-8 – Killed in action on January 7, 1968, by a landmine in Binh Duong Provence, Vietnam
• Army Private First Class Galen Dean Grethen – Company G-2 – Killed in action on April 16, 1966, by small arms fire in Vietnam while serving as a combat medic.
• Air Force First Lieutenant John Charles Hauschildt – Company F-3 – Killed in action on October 5, 1965, by small arms fire during his F-100 fighter direct air support mission near Tuy Hoa, Vietnam, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal recipient; attended the University of Illinois before acceptance at the Air Force Academy
• Army First Lieutenant John Robert Hagood- Company A-2/National Headquarters – Killed in action on November 1, 1969, in Quang Binh, Vietnam as a result of an explosive device (Buried in Arlington National Cemetery)
• Army Captain Thomas T. Hewitt - Commander Company E-7. Co C, 2d Bn, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. Killed in Action on July 2, 1970, in Thua Thien province, Vietnam. Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Vietnam Gallantry Cross
• Army Captain Richard J. Hock – Company F-1 - HHC, 2 Bn, 501st Infantry, 101 Airborne Division. Fatally wounded January 16, 1972 in Thua Thien, South Viet-Nam from injuries received in a non-combat related helicopter accident.
• Army First Lieutenant Richard Douglas Hogarth – Company D-1 – Killed in action on May 6, 1966, in Binh Dinh, Vietnam as a result of small arms fire.
• Army First Lieutenant Vasser W. Hurt III – Company O-4 – Died of wounds on May 2, 1970, in Quang, Vietnam as a result of an explosive device (buried at Arlington National Cemetery)
• Army Captain John J. Kalen – Company A-12 – Killed in action on September 16, 1969, when his helicopter was shot down during a low-level reconnaissance mission near Pleiku, Vietnam
• Army Second Lieutenant James P. Kelly – La Salle College – Killed in action on September 27, 1965, while serving near An Khe, Vietnam
• Army First Lieutenant Phillip Lewis Lee – A-1 – Died of wounds in a stateside hospital on June 17, 1971, as a result of wounds from small arms fire in Vietnam to month earlier.
• Army Major David R. Mackey – Company B-3 – Killed in a helicopter crash near Long An on September 17, 1969, while serving in South Vietnam, two Silver Stars, seven Bronze Stars with V Device recipient.
• Army First Lieutenant Terry Lee Manz – Company D-2 – Killed by Friendly Fire on January 28, 1967, when the helicopter he was flying was hit by South Vietnamese artillery fire, Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal recipient
• Army Captain Fred Howell McMurray, Jr – Company C-4 – Missing in action, presumed dead on November 13, 1974, in Au Shau Valley, Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam. His aircraft was hit by enemy ground fire, began burning in flight, and crashed. Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Purple Heart
• Army First Lieutenant James A. Merrett – Company D-10 – Killed in action by small arms fire on December 12, 1968, in Hau Nghia Province, Vietnam
• Army First Lieutenant Emory George Mikula – Company N-8 – Killed when his jeep drove over a Mine, October 13, 1966 ; Gallantry Cross w Palm; Bronze Star; Purple Heart; National Order Medal Fifth Class – Buried Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ – First St Peter's College Graduate to die in Vietnam
• Army Captain Michael R. Odum – Company M-16 – Killed in action by small arms fire on September 11, 1969, in Phong Dinh Province, Vietnam (Buried at Arlington National Cemetery)
• Army Captain Christopher J. O'Sullivan – Company D-8 – Killed in action in Vietnam on May 30, 1965, hit by shrapnel while helping carry wounded men to safety and directing strikes, O'Sullivan Plaza in New York City was named in his honor, Distinguished Service Cross and Silver Star recipient
• Army First Lieutenant Michael Peterson, Troop L-1, Killed in action on 24 October 1970 in Phuoc Tuy Province (now Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, South Vietnam.
• Army First Lieutenant Robert Thomas Rice, Jr – Battery G-1 – Killed in action by enemy mortar fire on August 8, 1970, near Pleiku, Vietnam, Silver Star recipient
• Army First Lieutenant Gregory C. Schoper – Company C-4 – Killed in action on February 14, 1970, in Tay Ninh, Vietnam by enemy small arms fire (Buried in Arlington National Cemetery) Bronze Star w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal, Purple Heart, Silver Star recipient
• Army Second Lieutenant Gary Arold Scott – Company F-8 – Died of wounds in Vietnam on March 29, 1968, as a result of enemy ambush in Hue, Vietnam, Silver Star recipient
• Air Force Captain Robert Wilbur Smith – Squadron A-15 – Weapons system officer, in rear seat of F-4 that was lost to enemy ground fire on 17 April 1970 over Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam
• Army Captain Charles F. Thomas, IV – Company B-3 – Killed in action on April 8, 1971, as a result of enemy mortar fire in Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam.
• Army First Lieutenant David B Wainwright – Company F-1 – Died near Tuy Hoa Vietnam on October 4, 1967, when the MEDIVAC helicopter he was flying crashed, Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal recipient
• Army First Lieutenant Sterling A. Wall – Company A-12 – Killed in a helicopter crash on August 24, 1967, while returning to his forward operating base in Pleiku Province, Vietnam

• Army Second Lieutenant Jeffrey C. Graham – Company C-1 – Killed in action in Iraq on February 19, 2004, when a bomb exploded as he was warning others in his platoon
• Army Captain Matthew C. Mattingly – Battery G-1 – Killed in action on September 13, 2006, in Mosul, Iraq, when he encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations.
• Army Captain Jonathan D. Grassbaugh – Company E-8 (Now T-8) – Killed in action on April 7, 2007, in Zaganiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated as he conducted a combat logistics patrol.
• Army First Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones – Company E-12 – Died of wounds on May 2, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq of injuries suffered when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb.
• Army First Lieutenant Michael L. Runyan – Battery G-1 – Killed in action in Balad, Iraq on July 21, 2010, as a result improvised explosive device in Muqdaiyah, Iraq
• Army Captain Kafele H. Sims – Company G-8 – Died June 16, 2009, in Mosul, Iraq, of a non-combat-related injury.

• Army Sergeant Gregory Owens Jr. – Company Q-17 – Died of wounds on July 20, 2009, in Maydan Shahr, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle followed by an attack from enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades
• Army Second Lieutenant Justin Sisson – Company M-16 – Killed in action in Tsamkani, Afghanistan on June 3, 2013, by a suicide bomber

• Headquarters – University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio / The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
  • 1st Battalion – Kent State University, Kent, Ohio (1970s), originally organized at the University of Akron, Akron, Ohio in 1961
  • 2nd Battalion – University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky (1970s)
  • 3rd Battalion – West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia (1970s)
• +Company A-1 – The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio[26] (Founded: 1925)
• +Company B-1 – The University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
• +Company C-1 – The University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
• Company D-1 – The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
• +Company E-1 – The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio[27]
• Company F-1 – Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
• +Battery G-1 – Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Company H-1 – West Virginia State College/University, Institute, West Virginia
• Company H-1 – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (1948)
• +Company I-1 – Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio[28]
• +Company J-1 – Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio (Founded: 2011)
• Company K-1 – Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
• +Troop L-1 – University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio (Founded: February 5, 1951)
• +Company M-1 – John Carroll University, Cleveland, Ohio
• Company N-1 – Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia
• +Company O-1 – Cedarville University, Cedarville, Ohio (Founded: March 14, 2015)
• Company P-1 – Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio
• Company Q-1 – Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (Founded March 16, 2018)
• +Company R-1 – Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky
• Company S-1 – West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
• +Company T-1 – Central State University/College, Wilberforce, Ohio (Founded: May 1957, Rechartered 2010)
• Company V-1 – Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky
• Company W-1 – Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania
• Company X-1 – Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Company Y-1 – PennWest Clarion, Clarion, Pennsylvania
• Company Z-1 – Capital University, Columbus, Ohio

• Headquarters – Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin / University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota / University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
• +Company A-2 – University of Nebraska–Lincoln (Pershing's Own), Lincoln, Nebraska[29]
• Company B-2 – State University of Iowa / Iowa State University, Iowa City, Iowa
• Company B-2 – Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri (Has also been N-3, B-7)
• Company C-2 – University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
• Company D-2 – University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Company D-2 – University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota (1948)
• Company E-2 – University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• +Company E-2 – South Dakota School of Mines, Rapid City, South Dakota[30]
• Company F-2 – University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota (Company D-2 in the 1930s & 40s)
• Company F-2 – North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota (1948)
• Company G-2 – Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa (Founded: 1929)
• Company H-2 – Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota
• Company I-2 – Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• +Company K-2 – Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri
• Company K-2 – South Dakota State College/University, Brookings, South Dakota
• Company L-2 – Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin
• +Company L-2 – Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri (Was L-7)
• Company M-2 – University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
• Company M-2 – Kemper Military School, Booneville, Missouri
• Company N-2 – University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
• Company N-2 - Minnesota State University, Mankato, Mankato, Minnesota (1980s)
• Company O-2 – Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
• Company P-2 – Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
• Company W-2 – University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri (Company A-7 in 1948)

• Headquarters – Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
• +Company A-3 – Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana[31] (Founded: 1929)
• +Company B-3 – Western Kentucky University (Western Kentucky State / Kentucky Teachers College), Bowling Green, Kentucky (Founded: 4 February 1937, Rechartered 12 March 2016)
• Company C-3 – University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Champaign, Illinois[32]
• Company D-3 – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Company E-3 – Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana
• Company F-3 – University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
• Company F-3 – West Virginia State College, West Virginia (1948)
• Company G-3 – Murray State Teachers College, Murray, Kentucky
• Company H-3 – Western Michigan College of Education, Kalamazoo, Michigan
• Company I-3 – DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
• Company K-3 – Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois
• Company L-3 – Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan
• Squadron M-3 – Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
• Company N-3 – Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri (Currently B-2, was B-7)

• Headquarters – Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
• 1st Battalion – Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
• +Company A-4 – Saint Augustine's University, North Carolina
• Company A-4 – Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina
• Company A-4 – University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee (1930s & 40s, 1948) (Founded: 1927)
• Company B-4 – Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, Crossville, Tennessee
• Company B-4 – University of Alabama, university, Alabama (1930s & 40s, 1948)
• +Company C-4 – Clemson University/Agricultural College, Clemson, South Carolina[33]
• Company D-4 – Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• Company D-4 – Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1930s & 40s, 50s)
• Company E-4 – Mercer College/University, Macon, Georgia
• Company E-4 – Campbell College, Buies Creek, North Carolina
• Company E-4 – Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia (1949)
• Company F-4 – Georgia School/Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
• Company G-4 – Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
• Company G-4 – University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (1948)
• +Company H-4 – Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, Alabama (Assigned to 6th Regiment)
• Company H-4 – Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina (1961)
• Company I-4 – Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama
• Company J-4 – University of North Alabama, Florence, Alabama (Formerly Florence State University)
• Company K-4 – South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina[34] (Founded:December 14, 1966)
• Company K-4 – University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
• Company L-4 – North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
• Company M-4 – University of Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee
• +Company M-4 – Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina
• +Company N-4 – North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro, North Carolina
• +Company O-4 – Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia
• Company P-4 – Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama (Now P-6)
• Company Q-4 – University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
• +Company R-4 – Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia (Was C-15)[35]
• Company R-4 – East Tennessee State College, Johnson City, Tennessee (1958)
• Company S-4 – Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina
• Company T-4 – Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
• +Company U-4 – Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia (Was D-15)(Founded: 28 November 1950, Rechartered 2000)
• Company V-4 – Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
• Company W-4 – Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee (1958, 62)
• +Company W-4 – College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia[36]
• Company X-4 – Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
• Company Y-4 – The University of Virginia's College at Wise, Wise, Virginia
• +Company Z-4 – University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina

• Headquarters – Pennsylvania State University / University Park, Pennsylvania
• 1st Battalion – University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1958–59)
• 2nd Battalion – Pennsylvania Military College, Chester, Pennsylvania (1958–59)
• 3rd Battalion – Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia (1958)/Morgan State College, Baltimore, Maryland (1959)
• Company A-5 – Pennsylvania State College / University, Altoona, Pennsylvania
• Company A-5 – Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Company A-5 – University of Syracuse, Syracuse, New York (1930s & 40s, 1948)
• Company B-5 – Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
• Company C-5 – University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland (1930s & 40s, 1948)
• Company D-5 – College of the City of New York, New York (1930s & 40s, 1948)
• Company D-5 – Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia (1958)(Now O-4)
• Company E-5 – Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (1930s & 40s, 1948)
• Company E-5 – Virginia Polytechnical Institute, Blackburg, Virginia (1958)
• Company F-5 – Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
• Company G-5 – University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1948)
• Company H-5 – Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania
• Company H-5 – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1948)
• Company I-5 – Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania
• Company I-5 – Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia (1958)
• Company K-5 – University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Company K-5 – Fordham University, New York City, New York (20 April 1948)
• Company ?-5 – New York University, New York City, New York (1948)
• Company L-5 – Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Company M-5 – Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
• Company N-5 – Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• Company O-5 – Gannon College, Erie, Pennsylvania
• Company P-5 – Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland (1952-late 1950s)
• Company Q-5 – Pennsylvania Military College, Chester, Pennsylvania
• Company R-5 – Scranton University, Scranton, Pennsylvania
• Company S-5 – Chapin Hall, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (1958)
• Company T-5 – Loyola University, Baltimore, Maryland (1958)
• Company V-5 – Morgan State College, Baltimore, Maryland (1954)
• Company W-5 – Villanova University NROTC, Villanova, Pennsylvania (1958)
• Company X-5 – Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania
• Company Y-5 – Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
• Headquarters Platoon Ogontz – Pennsylvania State University, Abington, Pennsylvania

• Headquarters – Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana / University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
• Company A-6 – Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Company A-6 – University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (1948)
• Company A-6 – San Diego State University, San Diego, California (1991)
• +Battery B-6 – East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
• Company B-6 – University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico (Chartered 1959)
• Company B-6 – University of California, Berkeley, California (1948)
• Company C-6 – Florida A&M College/University, Tallahassee, Florida
• Company C-6 – University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho (1930s & 40s, 1948)
• Company D-6 – Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Now D-17)
• Company D-6 – Utah State Agricultural College, Logan, Utah (1948)
• Company F-6 – University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• Company F-6 – University of Arizona (1952)
• Company G-6 – Mississippi State College, State College Mississippi (1958)
• Company I-6 – Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Company K-6 – Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Company M-6 – Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
• Company O-6 – Centenary College, Shreveport, Louisiana (1958)
• Company P-6 – Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama (Was P-4)[37]
• Company P-6 – College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
• Company S-6 – Stetson University, DeLand, Florida
• Company U-6 – University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida (1958)
• Company V-6 – McNeese State College, Lake Charles, Louisiana
• Company V-6 – Spring Hill College, Spring Hill Station, Alabama (1958–59)
• Company W-6 – Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama
• Company Y-6 – Northeast Louisiana State College, Lake Charles, Louisiana (1958)

• Headquarters – Oklahoma State University
• Company A-7 – Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas (Formerly Kansas State College)
• Company A-7 – University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri (1948)
• Company A-7 – Kansas State Teacher's College, Pittsburg, Kansas (1958,59)
• Company B-7 – Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri (Has also been B-2, N-3)
• Company B-7 – Arkansas Poly Tech College, Russellville, Arkansas
• +Company C-7 – Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma (Formerly Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (Oklahoma A&M))
• Company D-7 – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
• Company D-7 – Louisiana State University, university, Louisiana (1958)
• Company E-7 – University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
• Company F-7 – Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
• +Company G-7 – Kansas State College/University, Manhattan, Kansas[38]
• Company H-7 – University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
• Company I-7 – Arkansas State College, Little Rock, Arkansas
• Company K-7 – Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla, Missouri (Formerly University of Missouri at Rolla/Missouri School of Mines)
• Company L-7 – Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri (Currently L-2)
• Company L-7 – Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas
• Company M-7 – Missouri Southern State College/Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, Missouri (unit disbanded)
• Company M-7 – Southern Methodist College/University, Dallas, Texas (1952)
• Company N-7 – Ouachita Baptist College, Arkadelphia, Arkansas
• Company O-7 – Texas College of Mines & Metallurgy, El Paso, Texas (became H-10)
• Company P-7 – University of Texas, Austin, Texas
• Company P-7 - University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff, Arkansas (2000)
• Company Q-7 – Prairie View A&M College, Prairie View, Texas
• Company R-7 – University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri (Formerly Central Missouri State)
• Company R-7 – Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas (1958,59)
• Company S-7 – Henderson State Teacher's College, Arkadelphia, Arkansas
• Company T-7 – Southern State College, Magnolia, Arkansas
• Company T-7 – Midwestern University, Wichita Falls, Texas
• Company T-7 - University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri (1990)
• Company V-7 – Southwestern State College, Weatherford, Oklahoma
• Company W-7 – Panhandle State College, Goodwell, Oklahoma
• Company X-7 – University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma
• Company Y-7 – East Central State College, Ada, Oklahoma

• Headquarters – City College of New York / Seton Hall University / Saint Peters College
• 1st Battalion – Fordham, university, New York, New York
• 2nd Battalion – Seton Hall, university, South Orange, New Jersey
• +Company A-8 – City College of New York, New York, New York (Founded: 1936, Rechartered 12 March 2016)
• Company B-8 - The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania (Previously B-5 and 5th Regiment HQ, became B-8 in 1970s)
• Company B-8 – Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
• +Company C-8 - University of Maryland (Chartered 11 March 2017, Was C-5, A-15)
• Company C-8 – St. Bonaventure University, Bonaventure, New York
• Company C-8 – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1952)
• +Company D-8 -Fordham University, New York, New York (20 April 1948)
• Company E-8 – New York University, Bronx, New York
• Company E-8 – Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland (1974–1981, 1984–2006, 2012, Was E-15, Now T-8)
• +Company F-8 – Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
• +Company G-8 – Howard University, Washington, D.C. (Founded: 8 March 1974)
• Company G-8 – Siena College, Londonville, New York
• Company G-8 – Brooklyn College, New York City, New York
• Company G-8 – Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York (1952)
• Company H-8 – Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York
• Company I-8 – Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
• Company I-8 – University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Company I-8 – Boston, university, Boston, Massachusetts (1952)
• +Company J-8 – Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland (Was H-15) (Founded: 15 March 1954)
• +Company K-8 – Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey (Founded: 17 March 1951, Rechartered 12 March 2016)
• Company L-8 – New York University, New York, New York
• Company L-8 – Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania
• Company M-8 – Columbia University, New York, New York
• Company N-8 – Saint Peters College, Jersey City, New Jersey
• +Company O-8 – Canisius College, Buffalo, New York
• Company O-8 – Gannon College, Erie, Pennsylvania
• Company P-8 – State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime, Bronx, New York
• +Company Q-8 – Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York[39]
• Company R-8 – Clarkson College, Potsdam, New York (Founded: 1936)
• Company R-8 – Saint Johns University, Jamaica, New York
• Company S-8 – Niagara University, Niagara, New York (Funded: 7 November 1959)
• +Company T-8 – Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
• Company T-8 – University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
• +Company X-8 – University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware[40] (Has also been X-15)
• Company Z-8 – Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester, NY

• Headquarters – University of Colorado at Boulder/University of Denver (1958)
• Company A-9 – University of Alaska, college, Alaska
• Company A-9 – University of Denver, Denver, Colorado (1958)
• +Company B-9 – University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado[41]
• Company C-9 – Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado
• Company D-9 – Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Company D-9 – Southern Colorado State College, Pueblo, Co
• Company E-9 – South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota
• Company E-9 – New Mexico College of A&M, State College, New Mexico (1958)
• Company F-9 – Idaho State College, Pocatello, Idaho (1958)
• Company G-9 – Utah State University, Logan, Utah
• Company H-9 – Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
• Company H-9 – Texas Western College, El Paso, Texas

• Headquarters – Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona/University of Arizona (1958–59)
• Company A-10 – University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
• +Company B-10 – California State University, Fresno, Fresno, California
• Company B-10 – University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California (1958,59)
• Company C-10 – New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
• Company D-10 – Arizona State College/University, Tempe, Arizona
• Company E-10 – University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California
• Company F-10 – San Jose State College, San Jose, California
• +Company G-10 – California Baptist University, Riverside, California
• Company G-10 – University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
• Company H-10 – Texas Western College, El Paso, Texas (became UTEP, later H-17, now A-14)
• Company I-10 – University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California

• Headquarters – Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon (Ended after 1964)
• Company A-11 – University of Alaska, college, Alaska
• Company B-11 – University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
• Company C-11 – University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
• Company D-11 – State College of Washington, Pullman, Washington (1958–59)
• Company E-11 – Oregon State University, Eugene, Oregon
• Company F-11 – Montana State University, Missoula, Montana (1958–59)
• Company G-11 – University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
• Company H-11 – Seattle University, Seattle, Washington

Headquarters – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, through June 1962, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, June 1962 through (approx) 1978 / University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut

• Headquarters 1st Battalion, 12th Regiment – Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
• Headquarters 2nd Battalion, 12th Regiment – Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island
• +Company A-12 – Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts[42]
• Company B-12 – Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts[43]
• +Company C-12 (Airborne)- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts[44]
• Company D-12 – University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island
• Company E-12 – Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts
• Company F-12 – University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
• Company F-12 – Stonehill College, Easton, Massachusetts
• Company G-12 – University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
• Company H-12 – University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire
• Company K-12 – Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island
• Company I-12 – Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine
• Company L-12 – University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
• Company M-12 – University of Maine, Orono, Maine
• Squadron N-12 – Lowell Technological Institute, Lowell, Massachusetts

Headquarters – Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

• Company A-14 – University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas (has been E-7, H-10 & H-17)[45]
• Company W-14 – University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Company Z-14 – Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

• Headquarters – University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
• Company/Squadron A-15 – University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
• Company B-15 – Virginia State College, Petersburg, Virginia (now Puerto Rico Co O-4)
• Company C-15 – Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia (now R-4)
• Company C-15 – Virginia Polytechnical Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia (1961)
• Company D-15 – Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia (now U-4)
• Company E-15 – Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland (late 1960s-1974, later E-8)
• Company/Squadron F-15 – George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
• Company G-15 – Loyola College, Baltimore, Maryland
• Company H-15 – Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland (now J-8)
• Company Q-15 – Pennsylvania Military College, Chester, Pennsylvania (was Q-5)
• Company P-15 – Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland (1960s, later E-15)
• Company R-15 – University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
• Company X-15 – University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware (Founded: May 1969)

• Headquarters – University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida/ Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
• +Company A-16 – Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, Georgia
• +Company B-16 – Morehouse College. Atlanta. Georgia
• +Company B-16 – Georgia State University. Atlanta. Georgia
• Company B-16 – University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico (was B-6)
• Company B-16 – Alcorn State University, Lorman, Mississippi
• +Company C-16 – Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida (was C-6)[46]
• +Company E-16 – Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida
• Company E-16 – Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida
• Company F-16 – University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• +Company G-16 - Albany State University, Albany, Georgia (Chartered 12 March 2016)
• Company I-16 – Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Company J-16 – Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi
• Company M-16 – Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
• Company N-16 – Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana
• Company P-16 – College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico (was P-6)
• Company S-16 – Stetson University, DeLand, Florida
• Company T-16 – University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida
• Company U-16 – University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida (was U-6)
• Company V-16 – University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
• Company W-16 – McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana
• +Company Z-16 - Florida International University, Miami, Florida (Chartered 12 March 2016)

• Headquarters – Prairie View A&M University[47]/Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
• Company A-17 – Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
• +Company B-17 – Alcorn State University, Lorman, Mississippi
• Company C-17 – New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
• +Company D-17 – Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (was D-6)
• Company D-17 – Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
• +Company G-17 – Grambling State University, Grambling, Louisiana
• Company H-17 – University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas (Now A-14)
• Company L-17 - Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas
• Company M-17 – Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
• Company M-17 – Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, New Mexico
• Company Q-17 – Prairie View A & M University, Prairie View, Texas
• Company R-17 – Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
• Company T-17 – Midwestern University, Wichita Falls, Texas
• Company T-17 – Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas