Robert J. Benchoff

Robert J. Benchoff

Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.)

Military academies - Virginia - Woodstock

Military education - Virginia - Woodstock

Cadets - Virginia - Woodstock

Benchoff, Robert Johnston (1909-1968)

Portrait photograph of Robert J. Benchoff, a cadet at Massanutten Academy.

Robert was the son of Howard Johnston Benchoff and his first wife, Kathryn Leona Mahon (who died in 1918).

His father served as the influential headmaster of Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) for more than 50 years.

Robert was a member of MMA's class of 1927 and served as headmaster after his father retired.

Morrison Studio

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Shenandoah County Library

Labelled "Dec 1927" on box of plates.

Identified in 2024 utilizing information provided on Morrison Studio Collection image 018537 and utilizing the 1925 publication "The Massanutten Academy : a School preparing for College, the Universities, and Vocations, with Military Training."

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