Citizens Military Training Camp - Defender Yearbook (Camp Meade, MD)

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THE DEFENDER RICOCHETS Tuesday, July 1-The truck stalls on the way to processing . Don't hurry, driver, we're here for thirty days. Wednesday, July 2-5:45 a. m. Reveille. Voice from barracks: Hey, bugler, don't rub it in, we know we have to get up. ' Thursday, July 3-The boys tell anecdotes. The Engineers' motto originates, What chance does the first liar have? Friday, July 4-We have a dumb waiter installed in the kitchen. He spills the lem- onade. Saturday, July 5-Jones- Do you want to go home with me today'?', Hill- How many sisters do you have? Sunday, july 6-Springy chicken for dinner fresh from Noah's ark. Monday, July 7-Barney finds a private entrance beside his bunk. Tuesday, July 8-Somebody thinks one who makes allegations is an alligator. Wednesday, july 9-Weisgerber, right guide. Unger, number one front rank. Thursday, July 10-The cook offers to put us to sleep and he doesn't mean maybe. Nobody accepts. Friday, July 11-Major Prescott tells the inspecting officers he uses Palmolive for washing, shaving and tooth paste. Saturday, July 12- It's pretty cold this morningf' You'll get warm quick. We are going to have rapid fire on the range. Sunday, July 13-Great oil scandal. VVho stole the gun oil? Monday, July 14-Nagle finishes the letter he started to write July 3. Tuesday, July 15-The General gets sore because we ride in an auto the same as he does. Wednesday, July 16-We explode 108 pounds of TNT and break all the cut glass in the kitchen. Thursday, July 17-Engineers tie for fourth place in CMTC track meet with the lk and cracker squadn. Friday, July 18-Muller wakes up to iincl the sun rising in the west. Saturday, July 19- Have you read 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'?' Sure, I read all those football stories. Sunday, July 20-Bucko wakes everybody in the barracks to hunt for K. P.'s. Bucko- Get up, you are on K. P. Clarke- Is Smith on the list for K. P.'?', Bucko- Sure, your name is on it. Clarke- Well, my name isn't Smith. Monday, July,21-Seventeen Blue course men make arrangements to become second lieutenants. Tuesday, July 22-Jones leaves camp overnight with official leave. Wednesday, July 23-Barr, the company's jazz hound, goes to another dance, not having missed any yet. , Thursday, July 24-Hamme- What did you score, McKee? McKee- I made 189. Hamme- Gosh, you even beat me! Friday, July 25-Manoeuvres. Brill cuts cake of soap in half to make pack lighter. We blanket-tossi' but Hamme puts his foot in it. Keighton and Brill put Barr to sleep. Saturday, July 26-The first squad attempts to cut off enemy food supply by eating huckleberries. Sunday, July 27-The bugler plays a bugle call correctly. Monday, July 28-The first Civics appear. What manner of men are these- Tuesday, july 29-The twenty-ninth daily argument on whether Southerners talk like niggers or niggers', talk like Southerners. Wednesday, July 30-The thirty-day soldiers startle the folks back home. 66 Page One Hundred Eight v.v.v.v-vvV.vN.v.v.v.v-v.vN.V.V.vi1.7.7N. . . . . . . . W! G M I E 1.v.v . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . .

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THE DEFENDER f N HISTORY OF. CO. HBH 13TH ENGINEERS Our outfit started coming in June 30th when one of our Whites reported from Langley Field. On the first of July the rest of our platoon came, registering thirty-eight in all. The first week we reviewed the I. D. R. In the afternoon the Blues studied Military Law and the work for the next day, while the Reds began training for the track meet, the tennis tournament and the swimming meet. W'e started engineering work the second week. Wire entanglements were our first task. We next took up the study of entanglements and the means of keeping them in shape, known to Engineers as revetments. We stretched trenches on the ground and to be true to our name of ditch-diggers we issued our picks and shovels. However, to be more true to our principles, we returned them without getting them dirty. We took up sighting practice in the mornings before going out to the engineering field. In this weekis work Cross, Warde and Weisgerber received ratings of 100 per cent. Haines and Hensley received 98 per cent and Bell 97 per cent. Hamme was rated best Red and McKee was given honorable mention. The next week we took up demolition, in other words, we blew up everything that we could find. Captain Grifiin showed us how perfectly harmless TNT is and how dan- gerous it can be. Then to prove it we blew up several blocks and whittled others to show both of its qualities. One squad planted a charge under a stump and demonstrated the manner in which engineers do hard work. Then to further prove its efficiency we cut off several large trees, and in doing this the hardest work we did was tying the Triton blocks to the trees. In the CMTC track meet the engineers entered Reilly, Ashton and Prescott. Reilly placed second in the century dash. Ashton was among the last to be eliminated in the shot put, while Prescott did well in the half mile run. Davidson reached the finals of the tennis tournament. The same week we began range practice. In this the engineers made a fine showing. The Blues and Whites showed the training of past years and the Reds rapidly picked up the knack of firing with a proficiency characteristic of the engineers. Our fourth week marked the most interesting work we had. We went out to the Patuxent in trucks where we built bridges. We began with a heavy pontoon bridge. The platoon was divided' into details and in this way we completed the work in short order in a manner that would bring credit to any CMTC engineering outfit. We then built a Lampert bridge, finally we ran out a bridge of the Kapok variety. In the work we had the first of the week the engineers showed what they are made of when it came to plowing, rushing and creeping through the woods, crossing streams and fields. On the two hundred range we showed our ability by having two expert rifie- men, three sharp shooters and seven marksmen out of thirty-eight in the Company. Mc- Kee shot the highest score, 199 out of a possible 200, Sharrett was next with 187. In the swimming meet Davidson won the 100 yard back stroke and took second in the 50 yard dash. He was high scorer for the meet. Haines was well applauded for his effort in the fancy diving. YVeisberger did exceptionally well in the 100 yard breast stroke. In the manoeuvres the engineers were the first to leave Camp in the morning and their first squad was among the last to leave the firing line. The second section gave a good account of itself early in the battle but had to retire for lack of ammunition. All our hikes and work were lightened by the merriment of Warde and WVeisgerber, the singing of Muller and Reilly and tl1e stories of Jones. On all marches when at route step we sang popular songs and parodies of many of them. The outflt could never have been such a success if it were not for the wonderful spirit inculcated in the men by Captain Griffin, Captain Debenham and Sergeant O'Brien who were in charge of the platoon. We thank them heartily. V Page One llundrfd Swan v vv.v.v. .V-V-VN.V.v.v.v. Vvvvvv.Y.1.v-v.V.v.v.v Y-V. V-V .vvv .I U M I E lx. . . N. . .VJ 7.1. .mvm , VNNNYVVN-v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v. . N- J.

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