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

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THE JEFFERSONIANC ll . 153.1 . ff' ,Z-500 Scholarship, Missouri Military Academy, Mexico, Mo. Steward G. Beatty, Company A I H Best Blue Student in Camp, Gold Medal . .. ..... D. H. Miller, Companyu Iii Second Best Blue Student, Silver Medal ....... F. M. Bunchman, Company HBH Third Best Blue Student, Bronze Medal . . R. M. McHenr5f, Company HAH Best White Student in Camp, Cold Medal . . D. T. Brush, Company ,FH Second Best White Student, Silver Medal . . . . Earle Stroup, Companyu In Third Best White Student, Bronze Medal ...... H. H. Kaesser, Jr., Company A Best Red Student in Each Advance Company, Cold Medal Company A -J. M. Bledsoe Company I -E. Thebus Company E -R. F. Burris Battery CH-J. R. Alexander Second Best Red Student in Each Advance Company, Silver Medal Company A -J. B. Westmoreland Company I fW'. G. Vogt Company E -George L. Eldred Battery HC -J. L. Burnside Third Best Red Student in Each Company, Bronze Medal Company A -J. L. Lindsay Company HI -E. XV. Layman Company HF. -B. C. Mayberry Battery MCH-R. O. Burns Best Basic Student in Each Basic Company, Gold .Medal Company B -R. C. Rueif Company G -W. XV. Frick Company C -J. C. Grove Company K -S. KI. Ragsdale Company F +L. M. Courtright Company L -C. N. Smith Second Best Basic Student in Each Basic Company, Silver Medal Company B -B. E. Barlow Company G -W. 'W. Fisher Company C -R. W. Sharrock Company HK -XV. Plankenhorn Company F -T. F. Smart 1 Company L -J. Stephens Third Best Basic Student in Each Basic Company, Bronze llledal Company 'cB -M. G. Allen Company GH-R. C. Kaegel Company CH-J. S. Waddle Company KH-H. F. Leslie Company F -D. H. Clark Company L -P. A. Yllhite Automatic Rifle Competition Highest Score, Cold Medal . ....... F. L. Spurlock, Company HA --68 Second Highest, Silver Medal . . . . R. O. Bost, Company F, -67 Thirdflighest, Bronze Medal ...... G. V. Anderson, Company E -61 I Pistol Competition Highest Score, Cold Medal ...... sl. Nl. hflullins, Company li -174 Second Highest, Silver llledal ...... R. XV. Foreman, Company UF' -171 Third Highest, Bronze lldedal ....... Wh H. Lathrop, Coinpmiy 'tl' -103 Highest Score with Rifle in Basic Companies, Cold .Medal C0mP-any P- Baker Company HG -R. lil. lrlarris Company HCH B- W- Powell Company UK -A. NI. Mason Company F -W. F. Alexander Company L,'-C' 13. 'l'hOmuS Page One Hundred -'N-V-'N-V-VN-V-V-V V V v v v.v.v.v.v.vmv.v.v.v.nv.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.vm o o

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A L fa THE CLIMAX OF THE CAMP THE IEFFERSONIAN WALTER E. SCHROEDER , P The 1926 Citizens, Military Training Camp closed its month of duty in as brilliant manner. It was a glorious month, full of work and good times for everyone of the 1600 boys who were fortunate enough to take part. On Tuesday, August 3, the entire command with the exception of Battery UC , which was then on its return trip from Arcadia, moved out on a practice march. The start was made at the chaplain's tent, from there the route taken lay over Telegraph Road to South Broadway and back to the Arsenal grounds on the Reservation. Shelter tents were pitched and the night was spent there. Wednesday morning the long-awaited sham battle took place. The camp was divided into two opposing forces. The Red Army was composed of thefirst and second battalions and the defensive force consisted of the third battalion. At the start ofmthe maneuver, each man was issued ten rounds of blank ammunition. Instruction was also given that all firing should be done over the heads of men and not nearer than fifty paces. The battleground was on the heights north of the parade ground on what is known in military parlance as Ridge-16-PM and the advance of the attacking force was through the woody slopes which were covered by an almost impassable undergrowth of shrubs and brush so thick in places that it was hard to see a man on the right or left. After what seemed hours of trudging and fighting the entangled masses of shrubs, the valiant Blue Army at last arrived in sight of the opposing forces. So fast did the attack- ers push their campaign into the enemy's territory that both sides exhausted their am- munition stores by nine o'clock, an hour after the battle began. A truce was declared and the companies were marched back to their respective streets. One of the features of this encounter was a smoke screen thrown over the advancing troops by the men attached to the Chemical Warfare Service. At one o7clock Company FH CBasicD put on a demonstration guard mount which was highly commended by all who saw it. It would be no exaggeration to say that it was an exhibition such as would merit praise were it put on by Regular troops. The entire regiment marched in review at three o'clock before Mayor Miller of St. Louis, Colonel Moor N. Falls, Commandant, Colonel Allen C. Grrick, head of the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners, Carl F. G. Meyer of St. Louis, State Civilian Aide to the Secretary of War, Colonel Albert T. Perkins of the United Railways, State Senator Sneed of Marion, Illinois, and others. Sunburned, hardened, and disciplined by a month of intensive training, the men marched in a soldierly array before the admiring eyes of several hundred visitors from the surrounding communities. . Following the parade, medals were presented to the prize-winners. The highest camp honor for general proficiency went to Stewart Cvillman Beatty of Alton, Ill., a member of Company E , who won the scholarship presented by Missouri Military Academy of Mexico, Missouriq Gold medals for highest military qualifications were awarded according to scholastic grade as follows: fourth year, De Loss Miller of Company TH, third year, Dewey Brush of Company EH, and for second year, Robert Burris of Company HE . At that time medals ,were also presented for athletic supremacy, company efficiency, and individual marksmanship. . Mess Officer Pruit outdid himself in preparing the evening meal. Viands were served that would do credit to a first-class hotel. The final bigevents of the day were the dances put on that evening under the super- vision of Captain Hildebrand and Lieutenant Pollack. Girls were both plentiful and beauti- ful. Socially this event was the outstanding affair of the camp. Page Ninety-vlivze .'.'.v.'.vs.v.'.'.' hvnfn e's'uVaVa'u'AYlvs'a'.'-Ya Ynvnfn gYnVoVpVA O 4

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Y THE IEFFERSONIAN Second Highext Score with Rifle in Bafic Gornpanief, Silver Medal Company HB -J. C. Courtney Company HG -E. L. Grubb Company C -L. James Company K -L. Ray Company F +R. Bailey ' I Company HL -H. M.'Seago Third Higheft Score with Rifle in Bafic Gornpanief, Bronze Medal I Company HB -H. Welge Company HGH-T. K. King Company HC -M. Smith Company HK -C. NIcDonald Company F --Q. D. Bailey Company L -R. E. Spangenberg Student in Bach Company Making Greateyt Improvement During Garnp Com an 77 Civitan Club Medal p y C. C. Frey Company HG -A. C. Hartman Company -E. W. Benham . Company I -S. N. hlurphy Company H-I-I. King Company K -J. G. Logsdon Company H-W. H. Corey Company L -W. A. Wright Company -J. V. Anderson Battery C -C. A. Meisenheimer G Higheft Rifle Scorer, Advance Gornpanief, Gold Medal Company HA -J. F. Phillips Company EH-L. V. Fenwick Company I -D. E. Walker Second Higheft Rifle Scorer, Advance Gornpanier, Silver Medal Company A -C. R. Anderson Company E -B. E. Bond , Company HI -J. P. Westall Third Higheft Rifle Scorer, Advance Gornpanief, Bronze Medal Company A -C. W. Tolbert Company HE -R. A. Bertram Company I -P. D. Morgan Bert Gunner, Gold Medal .......... B. McGlasson, Battery C Second Beit Gunner, Silver Medal . . . .'.. M. N. Shaw, Battery C Third Beit Gunner, Bronze Medal ......... L. A. Ford, Battery C Awardf in Bert Bafeball Playerf, Context , Catcher-J. M. Candeish, Company B ....... Babe Ruth Ball and Bat 2nd Base-C. N. Lacey, Company A . . . Sisler Bat Pitcher-B. W. Powell, Company C . Kenney Williams Bat Catcher-J. W. Thompson, Company I . Kenney Williams Bat Pitcher-T. F. Miller, Company KW . . . Jimmy Dykes Bat Outfielder-P. A. Keene, Company E . . Sisler Autographed Ball Short Stop-C. F. Gerhardt, Company G . Sisler Autographed Ball Ist Base-F. L. Catanzaro, Company F . . Hornsby Autographed Ball 3rd Base-F. W. Steuernagel, Company Ln , . Sisler Autographed Ball Best Player-A. H. Os-borne, Battery CH . . . . Hornsby Autographed Bat Award: of Gupr in the Four Major Sporty Baseball-Company LH Volleyball-Company FH Baketball-Company G Playground Ball-Company E Winrter of Tracle and Field Meet, Cup . . . ..... Battery C Award of Medal! at the Tracle and Field Meet IOO Yard Dash-G. L. Eldred, Co. E , Ist, D. O. Pipkin, Btry. CH, 2nd, R. Boylan, Co. FH, jrd. 440 Yard Dash-K. D. Beckemeyer, Btry. C , Ist, J. A. Phillips, Co. I , 2nd, O. E. Rose, Co. I , 3rd, Time, 56 Hat. 220 Yard Dash-S. N. lVIurphy, Co. I , Istg G. H. Burkhart, Co. F , 2nd, E. C. Ballard, Co. F , 3rd. Time, 23 :9. Pole Vault-A. L. Lane, Btry. C , Ist, W. R. Evins, Co. BH, 2nd, C. Baker, Co. HF , 3rd. Height, IO ft., I in. Page One Hundred One v v v.v.v.v v v.v.v.v. .v.v.v v v. .v.v.v.v. , o