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

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o THE FULL PACK . ' 1 HISTORY OF COMPANY G ' Josef-H B. COOLIDGE From the cities, towns and rural districts of Ar- kansas' came boys of every class, who were knitted by this military training into one organization. This or- ganization was Company G'f of the CMTC. Of the hundreds of boys who assembled at Uncle Sam's call to take advantage of the wonderful oppor- tunities offered them, 176 were drawn together to be- come everlasting friends. Though strangers, they took up the spirit of the camp and became friends to all. The spirit of democracy led them to exercise the ideals of this government. The success of this camp and company was largely due to our staff and company officers. Captains jones and Way, with Lieutenants Engler, Latimer and Bunn and the regular sergeants, taught the boys the fundamentals of a soldier's .life and instilled in them principles of discipline, which they should never forget. These ofiicers, friendly but firm, were well prepared to command, and by..their teachings and example made the company one body with one idea of patriotign. JOSEPH B- COO!-IDGE For the glory of the camp and Company thes? poys sent reprisentafiveskto all literagydapd aflgetic contests. Some were not suc- cess u , others won, ut a too victory an e eat i e gentlemen. , .. Baseball was a popular sport and each company had a team out for the cups. Though ciaur tlifim didhnot lgank withkthi leaderls, thvcidof oplzl men were placed on the all-star team, rin ey at rst ase and - a in rig .t- e . - e members of the team were: White, Nala,bBrinkley, Marks, Graham, Patton, McGibbony, Rushing, Ellis, Rice, Hollis and We er. ' Our indoor baseball, team had more success than its twin brother,- the baseball team. It lost only one game during the entire season and that to Company K , the camp cham- pions. , , Pugilistic, contests caused much interest. The more ambitious members of Company G offered many thrills to the boxing fans. Men of Company G in the contest for cups were McGibbc?ny, Hare, Bllaine,f Cpaven, Mooure and Henderson. McGibbony lost the championship o his weight y a ou . At the annual track meet only three men from GH qualified for the finals, and these three won third place for our company, with 19 points. Fletcher won second in the shot- put and third in the discus throw. Cox jumped into first place in the high jump, clearing the tape at five feetsix and one-half inches. Rice made one of the highest scores in the camp by-taking first place in the running road jump and javelin throw. Patton and Estes represented Company GH in the tennis tournaments. On therifie range out of 176 men, 121 qualified as marksmen. Fifteen made sharp- shooter: Of these, Wood, cadet captain, made the rifle team and was sent to Camp Perry. This honor is coveted by every boy in camp. McMillan was the high score man in the company and in his platoolnil HH.',C. johnson was,.highfscore man inothe first platoon and Howard in the third. Mc i an s score was 91 out o a possib e1 0. McHenry was chosen best Blue Course man in the company, Moore best White, Fletcher best Red and Kemper best Basic. These men were awarded company,medals. Fletcher was ronounced second best Red Course man in the battalion! O'Neal aiid Webber represented the company in literary events. O'Neal spoke on the subject of Citizenship. Webber entertained an audience in the contest for the best vaudeville act. Now the members of Company G are scattered over their state. Some perhaps will never meet again. But never will they forget their friends whom they knew at camp. These boys are better prepared now to become the citizens they should be. Page F zfty-:wen I h , I i . ' . , , , , , , , , - . . . . . . . .v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v. 0

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