Bessell, William W. (William Weston), 1901-1977

Colonel W. W. Bessell (right), newly appointed Dean of the Academy Board at West Point, talks with Tom Martin (left), Washington State Treasurer and Co-Chairman of the Association of the United States Army West Point Committee, and Major General Louis W. Truman (center).

Members of the West Point Committee: Colonel Peale, post engineer; Mr. Tom Martin, Washington state treasurer and committee co-chairman; Major General Louis W. Truman; Colonel W. W. Bessell, new dean of the academic board at the United States Military Academy, West Point; Mr. Jess Thomas; and an unidentified military officer.