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

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THE FULL PACK ll 77 t HISTORY OF COMPANY F BERKELEY MANN When those students who were later to become BERKELEY MANN Company F went through' the mill, they had no idea of the ties of fellowship that would bind them together and make them one of the best companies in camp. Its members, as a whole, were drawn from Missouri. But enough of patting ourselves on the back! Let us get down to the company history. - On that never-to-be-forgotten day of 'August the first, nineteen hundred and twenty-five, individuals and also groups of boys could be seen wanderingraim- lessly around that. great and thriving metropolis of Leavenworth, until at length they ran into a Regular who herdedthem down to a point where army trucks were to meet them and take them to camp. This great personage spent the whole time telling the future defenders of our country what a stiff physical examination they were going ,to be put through. Thanks to the English trousers their knees were' not seen to knock and thus their outward serenity was not broken. - The boys that arri afternoon were not put through the mill until Sunday morn- ing. All Saturday evening they were the targets for jests and insults from their more fortunate comrades who ar- rived earlier in the day. Many and varied were the ideas of what the mill would be, but this was soon to be decided by every boy for himself. Early. Sunday morning they were marched up to the Service Club, where they were exanbined and their clothing issued to them. When they had gotten into their fatigue clothes they resembled a bunch of convicts from the Disciplinary Barracks. Upon arriving back at camp they were issued rifles and other necessities. Then the training started. . The first week was spent in acquainting the rookies with their rifles and their military duties. The second week they did squads east and west. The third week the whole ved at camp late Saturday s a ' second battalion was on, therrifl 'if' 5 if 0 L I V - 5! I K al Q A- S E' 5,32 Pagc Fifty-four e range. The adjoining figure' 'represents the first day on the range. There was one parade in which a character, known to all, acted as cadet colonel. Excuse the mention, but it was no other than our handshaking friend from Headquart- ers Company, Billy James. For him, as for no other, Company F Hstrutted its stuff . ' In the last few days of camp much was done in 'Company F , For instance, awards were made. The greatest of Company F's achievements was winning first place and a cup, for the most Efficient Company in the Field . Company F can also boast of the best rifle shot in camp. The great hero is no other.than Arthur Edwards of St. Louis, for this he won an enormous cup and also a place on the Fort Leavenworth rifle team, to shoot at Camp Perry.