Fort Moore
U.S. Army Fort Moore and The Maneuver Center of Excellence
Maneuver Center of Excellence Libraries
MCoE HQ Donovan Research Library
Maneuver Center of Excellence Libraries
MCoE HQ Donovan Research Library
OCS Yearbooks 1946-1986
This historical collection of Officer Candidate School Yearbooks date from 1946 to the mid-2000s. Also included are donated items from patrons and/or organizations to include the first OCS class of 1941. This is in no way a complete collection but what exists at the MCoE HQ Donovan Research Library Archives and at OCS. The yearbooks and other materials are displayed according to how they were digitized. Additional items will be added in the near future. For more information on OCS go to www.moore.army.mil/MCoE/199th/OCS or contact the OCS Alumni Association at https://ocsalumni.org
Special Addition
E-book: "The OCS Story (DA Pam 601-1)", Headquarters Department of the Army, October 1969.
The following items below were donated to the library's digital archives by Ms. Mary (Diane) Lane Starling and her cousin, George Paul Yung, whose fathers, Edwin William Lane and George Peter Yung, attended the first OCS Class back in September 1941.
OCS Class of 1941 Photo
Edwin William Lane is seated on Row 5, first on the right. George Peter Yung is seated 2nd on the back row to the right of the center line where the photo looks separated.
CLICK HERE! to access the 1941 Class Roster which has been redacted. The List which may be incomplete shows 140 names. In the September 1961 issue of The Bayonet, an article on the 20th anniversary of OCS , states General of the Army George C. Marshall spoke to 166 graduates.
CLICK HERE! to access the article, "OCS at Fort Benning Completes 20 Years" which appeared in the September 29, 1961 issue of The Bayonet.
LT Edwin William Lane
LT Edwin and Mrs. Mary Cotton Lane. Lane died October 1945, three weeks after returning home from the war.
LT George Peter Yung
LT George and Mrs. Louise Yung. Yung retired in 1957 as a Lieutenant Colonel after 21 years of service.
OCS Yearbooks
OCS Class No. 45-413 (located at OCS as 413-45); CLICK HERE! to access OCS Class 45-413 (413-45) Class Roster which has been redacted with 108 graduates to include William H. Gates Sr., father of Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
OCS Class No. 62-2 (located on shelf at OCS as Class 2-62)
OCS Class No. 65-05 (located on shelf at OCS as Class 5-65)
OCS Class No. 67-2 Graduation Program (Class 2-67- Yearbook is missing)
OCS Class No. 67-3 (located on shelf at OCS as Class 3-67)
OCS Class No. 67-11 ((located on shelf at OCS as Class 30-67)grad date: 17 Feb 1967)
OCS Class No. 67-30 (located on shelf at OCS as Class 30-67)
OCS Class No. 67-44 (located on shelf at OCS as Class 44-67)
OCS Class No. 67-48 (located on shelf at OCS as Class 48-67)
OCS Class No. 67-56 (located on shelf at OCS as Class 56-67)
OCS Class No. 69-14 Graduation Program from 3 Apr 1969 (on shelf as Class 14-69)
OCS Class No. 69-20 (located on shelf at OCS as Class 20-69)
OCS Class No. 70-11 (located on shelf at OCS as Class 11-70)
OCS Class No. 77-2 (located on shelf at OCS as Class 2-77)
OCS Class No. 87-1 (located on shelf at OCS as Class 1-87)
OCS Class No. 00-1 (located on shelf at OCS as Class 1-00)
OCS Class No. 00-3 (located on shelf at OCS as Class 3-00)
OCS Class No. 01-5 (located on shelf at OCS as Class 5-01)
OCS Class No. 02-1 (located on shelf at OCS as Class 1-02)
OCS Class No. 02-5 (located on shelf at OCS as Class 2-05)
OCS Class No. 03-3 (located on shelf at OCS as Class 3-03)
OCS Class No. 03-7 (located on shelf at OCS as Class 7-03)
OCS Class No. 04-509 (located on shelf at OCS as Class 509-4)