Jefferson Barracks Citizens Military Camps - Jeffersonian Yearbook (Lemay, MO)

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lt- JEFFERSONIAN 1,1131- r. Coroxiai, llt' li. Xlvialts Xlajor Fred L. Lemmon, lnfantry, has been Recruiting Adjutant for the 7th Corps Area. since November IO, IQZO, and in charge of the recruiting for the C. M. T. C. in IQZI and IQ22. He had earlier been Camp Re- cruiting Officer at Camp Funston, Kansas, and before that he had commanded hlotor Recruiting Parties and toured the Central Wvestern States in securing recruits for the Army. The military career of Xlajor Lemmon began in the National Guard of Ohio, and in the National Guard of Kansas with which he served as First Lieutenant, Captain and Kia-ior. During the World Har he was Klajor and later Lieut. Colonel of the I.1fOIl1 Infantry, 25th Division. On account of his great interest in young men and by reason of his experience as Recruiting Oflicer, he has achieved a re- markable success for the training camps held in the 7th Corps Area. I.ieut. Colonel llu li. Xlyt-rs. General Staff. has been Acting Chief of Statl of the 7th Corps .Xrea during the major part of the period in which candidates were selected for enrollment at the three Citizens' Klilitary Training Camps. lle entered the .Xriny from Tennessee and served in the Philippines as captain, Ist Tennessee lnfantrv. during the Spanish-American lliar and Philippine ln- surrection. He was appointed first lieutenant. lv. S. Cavalry, in IQOI and passed through the grades of Captain and Xlajor in that branch of the service. lle xvent overseas during the lliorld lliar as Acting Chief of Staff of the 83rd Division, serving subse- quently as Colonel, General Staff. with the 2nd Division as Operations Uflicer and Chief of Staff, in which latest position he continued until February 1. IQZI. when he was trans- ferred to the 7Tll Corps Area. 1 1 Xlvgoi: l'1+1,n I. liuuox Page Yiicwfzfgt' 1 l I

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ii t JEFFERSONIAN 1 l l i l l l l 1 l 1 I X , . , Col.. H. lt. XAIIAA ' Camp l.lUNI7IIII7IflJ1'I' E Message of the Camp Commander I i i You young men of Arkansas and Xlissouri, who have completed thirty days intensive i military training at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., have made one of the most important steps l 1 u in your lives. y l You have learned obedience and discipline and you have learned how to accomplish l things quickly yet efficiently. You have learned to keep yourselves physically fit at all l times and under all conditions. 3 You men, the future leaders of our nation and the pride of your country, will return Kip to your homes better citizens and better, cleaner and quicker thinkers. You have been trained to become commissioned and non-commissioned officers. You men will, in time 5 of war, be already trained and it will be you who will step forward when our brave old l eagle of freedom first screams forth in anger at the approaching enemy. Q ll e will all look forward to the returning of you men next year. You have done nobly during your training period and you have accomplished much. You have worked when tllgere was work to be done and when the recreation hour was at hand you made the Hlcisl V O lt. lt is true that you were kept hard at work a large percentage of the time but l haw yet to hear you grumble. l repeat that you have done nobly. Klay you ever prosper, H.x1,sr5v li. Yvrrzs, Colonel lv. S. gkriny. l Qainp C oininztntler. l'r1'w' 7l C 'llfX'-l 'f1 e . .t , tt ,