 Alexander P. Cronkhite was the son of Major General Adelbert Cronkhite, from the class of 1882, and the grandson of Brigadier General Alexander C. M. Pennington, Jr., of the class of 1860.Ranked 7th in the class, Cronkhite died in a mysterious shooting accident on 25 October 1918.John F. Conklin was the son of Colonel John Conklin of the class of 1884.