Citizens Military Training Camp - Sentinel Yearbook (Fort Sheridan, IL)

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lj THE SENTINEL track, and Ayres was on the doubles team that was runner-up for the tennis championship. In conclusion, it was a big year for D Company. The outfit was much larger than f V 1 is A ever before. So many clamored to get back in it that the unit was swelled to full wartime strength. This meant only one thing: that Company DH had more loyal boosters than ever before, as each man connectedwith it thinks it the best in the world,-knows it. For records tell, and when backed by the spirit of the men themselves, a military organization is practically unbeatable. THE MACHINE-GUNOLOGUE A HISTORY OF COMPANY D VINCENT NICCONOLOGUE July 27fThe Big Parade. K. P. for the ambitious who arrived too early. July 28-ASSCmbly. Transfers. Immigrants flocking from other shores. July 29-Sunday. McManus dons his kilts and goes to church with the freethinkers. July 30-Barrett Mason gets sunburned at the show, seeing Louise Fazenda in Do- mestic Troubles . July 31---Stiff drill begins today. Everybody gets a charley-horse limbering up. August I-'MOOFC goes to hospital. Company street quiet for a few days. August 2-First parade--2,000 aching dogs. August 3-Reid's flaming auto runs amuck, endangering lives of five officers. August 44Blue Students have their first lessons on the duties of oHi.cers. August 5-jChurch, chicken for mess, visitors, furloughs, janes. Company DD lent the Troop the street banner over the week-end. August 6-Colonel Noble B. Judah, U. S. Ambassador to Cuba, came to camp today. to be photographed with several of DU Company's officers. August 7-YVe study machine-gun stoppages and begin to hit our stride in copping the old banner for having the prize street. August S-Kleinke pitches no-hit game. August 9-Roche disgusted with women. August lo-The Blues of Company D organized a club to improve their efficiency. August 11-Drill, drill, drill. Fourteen casualties in the rush for week-end passes. August I2-Sunday again. Company Dv got the banner one more time. August I3-We get further instructions on machine-gun technic. August I4--Ayres, of Fort Sheridan Taxicab Company, still trying to collect bills. August I5-Blues go on pistol rangeg four qualify as experts, and two as sharpshooters. August 16--Finishing our practice on machine-gun range. August I7 'WC fire for record. Ayres coins immortal phrase in dining room: Gentle- men, this is notia livery stablef' August I8--We finish our range firing. Stessl and Fields top the marksmen. i August IQQAWC return early from Chi to rest up for tomorrow's hike, then spend the evenin in bunk-suillin. Rosenthal Reid and ohnson were amon the rominent victims. g l- 3 a g P August zo-Hark! I-lark! The dogs do bark! WVe tread our weary way to Great Lakes and sleep on the bottom of a tough storm. August 21-Trot, trot. back again. The horrors of war-'the less tired have an apple fight on the way back. Company D trots along blithely, watching men from other companies drop out on the way home. Much raspberries. August August 22-Hot practice parade. The boys practice the technic of receiving medals. 23-Visitors' Day. Our spirits somewhat dampened by the rain. lVe proudly point out the banner to the- girl friends. August 24--Jones and Kleinke star as our team beats the Navy, I3 to Il. Big water- melon feed. Evening spent in digging seeds out of one another's ears. August 25-'HOmCW21fd bound! NVe all swear to return next year. Greetings to everyone, and good luck to the excellent officers, under whom we have enjoyed serving. Page Fzfty-five

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THE SENTINEL is an excellent ofiicer. and as athletic mentor he won the devotion of the entire unit by his active interest in sports and in the teams under his control. Lieutenant A. Ii. Van Iisso, commander of the second platoon and Company Publicity Officer, is a CMTC product. When Company D was the stellar outfit at Camp Custer in 1925, Lieutenant Van lflsso was the prize Blue Course man for the entire camp. He is continuing his brilliant record here in D , and his work on the publicity staff has been quite effective, as two of the three journalistic prizes in all Camp Holliday were given to men in HD . As a further proof of his commendable work, write home to the folks that DH Company led in procuring subscriptions for the camp annual for the second time in two years-and this time we had a real watermelon feed on the beach, the night before camp was disbanded. The Blue Course men of the Company, the student officers, were a great bunch. They all made enviable records in pistol shooting, as each hit the bullis eye enough times to warrant classification as a first-class pistol shot. McManus led them with a score of ISI, and Riley was two points behind him with 179. McManus, in addition, was in charge of the tent which won the banner for being the trimmest igloo in the Company. In the same tepee with Mac were Karl Stessl, Rocco Grippe and Martin Lewein, which trio had bunked together in the prize-winning wigwam last year. Pretty good, getting the flag for having the best tent in the best Company. Company DH boasted a prize Basic in Fred kVinslow, who was awarded a medal by the Veterans of Foreign Wars for demonstrating the most proficiency of any first-year man in camp. Fred Wheeler was declared the second best Red Course man in all Holliday, another honor for the outfit in which he has received his only military training. Wheeler also earned four medals for track this summer. and consequently got his picture in every Chicago paper, standing beside persons of national prominence. Fred won the loo-yard dash by a beautiful sprint, he was captain of the champion inter-company relay team, he finished second in the hop, step and jump event, and won third in the broad jump. He is also a good centerfielder, and represented his Company on the all-star team. August Burg won the fencing championship ofthe entire camp. Burg is a classy hand at the foils. He was runner-up for the title last year, but this summer he foiled them all by winning a series of nifty matches. Don Brown gained laurels in the lightweight division in wrestling. He won the championship by putting two formidable men flat on their backs in the same night. Gerry Albert won the medal awarded for proficiency in CitiZC11Ship in each unit. Among other achievements, Albert is a big horn in the band. Don Chave was awarded a scholarship at Bradley Polyg Nub Kleinke was presented a sweater for being the camp's second best athleteg Vincent McConologue, our little boy Bluen, was given a gold cigar- ette lighter for turning in the best company historyin a keen competitiongifyon don't think his stuff is great, turn to it and read. Kleine and lYagner were on the winningwisconsin base- ball teamg Reid and Olson played on the Illinois football champs fevery touchdown in that game save one was made by Company D menlgCarl- son was second in the back- stroke in swimmingg Erickson was third in the mile run in up ':.-Gy Page Flfly-fu u r N- V-'l - - V- V-'-V- V-'N-V' -'-'-'- -'- - - -V-' .V.v.v.va.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v .v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v. ' o f

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