Citizens Military Training Camp - Full Pack Yearbook (Fort Leavenworth, KS)

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THE FULL PACK ' f HISTORY OF COMPANY E ' JAMES D. HENDERSON . A A The first day of August, one hundred and forty-seven sturdy youths from Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri were assembled and formed into one organization. This was Com- pany E , which later, as the camp progressed, proved to be one of the best companies in the camp. They were given their equipment and assigned their quarters. To Captains John L. Dunn and John J. Nealon, and to Lieutenants Browning, Robins and Rowland goes the credit for making the company as good .a one as it was. These men worked day and night in order that the company would be successful and they were not disappointed. . . Company E began winning honors the third week and kept on winning them throughout the camp. The first honor was the fiyweight championship, won by Jesse Gilmore of Downs, Kansasj Then came the tennis championships. These were taken by Ralph M. Draut of Kinsley, Kansas, and Thomas N. Venard of Ness City, Kansas, Draut and Venard win- ning the tennis doubles and Venard the singles. Next came Lester E. Siems of.Osborne, Kansas, who won a cup for putting on the second best stunt and a medal for being the second best Basic student in the camp. Siems was a happy-go-lucky fellow and, with his ukulele and witty songs, he- was soon known by the entire camp and universally liked. Thejmost important cups won were the general efiiciency and the highest marks- manship cups. ' Company E was the only company that put on stunts for the camp and all who saw them were highly pleased, the programs were in demand most of the time. The stunts were in charge of Cadet Captain Clyde E. Barrett of Abilene, Kansas and Cadet First Lieutenant Royal B. Whitecotton of North Little Rock, Arkansas. I We must not forget our sergeants, Hughs, Wade, McCalvey, Messett and Robinson. These men, though grizzled veterans -of several wars, were patient at all times with the CMTC students, and always ready to show them any thing that would benefit them. Oh, yes, and we can't forget our mess sergeant, Loper. -, . - COMPANY E PRIZE WINNERS Ralph H. Draut, Kinsley, Kan., tennis doubles championship team member, Thomas N..Venard, Ness.City, Kan., tennis singles champion and member doubles championship pair, Captain Dunn, holding cups for highest average company rifie score and for best eliiciency in camp, Jesse Gilmore, Downs, Kan., champion fiyweight boxer. Page Fifty-three I I I U , . . I , , . v. . .vm-v.v.v.v. v.v.v.v.v.v.vm