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

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0 THE IEFFERSONIAN is A 'I i C R A C K S BRIEF BUT NOT BRIGHT ' RED'? SHARROCK Elmore Patterson, the.Big Boy from Arkansas, wonders why they don't make the bunks longer and the tent doors taller. ' There is 'cStacomb Spencer, the Boy Wonder. He eats, he sleeps, he drinks like any other human but never answers a call on time-the boy with the womanly shape. ' Now there is Houston Wallace, the Camp Goof. He is a direct descendent from Jocko, the missing link. Tell him you know me. I And also there is Abie Marcus, the Tight Guy, who would sooner lose his right arm, than spend a cent on a post card. His famous byword, c'Sergeant, do you think this letter will go for two centsv? ' ' There is Sir Milton Young, the boy that has a bright future on Uncle Sam's Dread- naughts. , The great and bright boy by the name of Howard King, the boy who got the medal on Citizenship. Five minutes after the boy got it he came around and asked the First Sergeant who was the first President of the U. S. Vester Johnson, the Company Barber, had the following crack pulled on him: Abie Marcus, the Tight Guy, came in and asked for a shave and also asked the price. Johnson told him ten cents for a shave. Abie asked him if he would shave one side for five cents. Johnson replied 'cYes . Abie said 4'Shave the outside, please-.H The last seen of Marcus he was hollering, Help',, in the middle of the hiississippi. Sergeant Harding-Clerk, get me Phillips' record. Private Yesinskas-Yes, Sir. CAn elapse of one hour.j . Sergeant Harding-Clerk, what is the delay? Give me Phillips' Record immediately. Private Yesinskas-Sir, I've looked all through the c'F's,' and can't find him. Dig a grave for William Stockton, dig it wide and dig it deep. For his girl has in- somnia, and he talks in his sleep. i I- Goodwinls curosity got the best of him-he tried to see if a water bucket wouldn't fit his head. I HEARD ARUUND CAMP I Private Last Class Haslach-f'Say, buddie, would you like to get your pay?,' Student Keith- Yes, Sir. Private Last Class Haslach- Go over to the Finance Cflicer and tell him you know me. ' Student Keith Claterj-C'Say, Haslach, that guy ainft got no heartlw Student Sam Scull made a remark that down home in Arkansas he never had to go outside of his shack to herd the sheep. When asked how he did it, he replied with a sheep- ish grin, c'The hills are so high that all I have to do is look up the chimney to see the sheep grazmgf' - , Vincent G.. Haslach will be given honorable mention for all of his famous wise cracks. Page Fifty-fix nvavefnvnvbvs' 'Q 0 u'Ho'Q'o'fv1'u's'a'l'4VuV0 ' Q',Q',QQ'x.'.Q'.'.'8.n't'.'.Q'.'.'uGv.v.Qm I U

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THE JEFFERSONIAN 0 ,s QQ? r g HISTORY OF COMPANY. C RALEIGH SHARROCK The call of the CMTC ' t k' h ld i is a ing o ofmorebo I h dk ' 1n.the hearts of .red-blooded American youths. fiSi1ia3fifl?erfii101D bbiyssgffnoviiiniikraiiiiisiiir Missouri, and Illinois, 183 went to make up Company C the lar est com an exl clusively from Arkansas and damn proud of it! 7 g p yi MQUY Sager and Slfiepy boys filed off old No. 6 at 7:30 on the morning of July 8 ready for a taste of army life. VVe firstsigned up at the Chaplain's Tent and all the boys will always remember the.Jolly chaplain who was there to joke and to make life merry for a bunch of tired boys in their first hours of arrival. .Next day many boys learned there are other mills besides flour mills-the army mill, for instance. At the finish line we were pronounced clean and fit for the CMT Camp. We were issued our supply of clothing for our .stay in camp and received a plentiful supply of shoes. X ou were considered a lucky bird if your collar did not wrap more than 'EWICC around your neck and if you didn't have more than a two inch space between the top of your toe and the end of your shoe. - A During the first few days we really got a taste of army life-many made their first bunks,and took their turn at housekeeping and later served on the f'Royal Qrder of the K. P.' The boys often wondered how the regulars had enough patience to teach us how to do 'fsquads east and westf' but after we learned the difference in directions, things ran smoothly. But from the instructions of the officers and the work of the regulars we began to realize their importance to the nation and'our future duty to her. ,Rifies were issued to us at the first of the second week. In the following days we were taught how to chase the 'fbullv through the ffpeep hole . This week was occupied by our range work. Our Company made a good showing for first year men. Out of 183 men, 145 qualified as marksmen. While on the range, some of the boys got tired of firing at their own targets and changed over on their comrades'-Snow and Young shot at the ammunition house, and Wallace tried to shoot the ants off the weeds within 20 feetiof the firing line. The boys of Company C always tried to make their street and tents look neat. We turned out in the early morning and 'fpoliced up . We all worked together to make things go right. iThe boys were usually found writing,-Lord only knows to whom- sleeping, and resting in the afternoons. ' In the evening there was boxing, wrestling, and baseball. While boxing, some boys would have a little grudge and exchange love taps to even the score. Cold water was usually the cure for such pastime and after an innocent victim had a free shower then the fun began. CI leave that for you to picture.j As for baseball, Company C did some tall and fast climbing. Weclimbed from seventh to second place. How is that for a showing? ' In competitive drill the first Platoon represented Companyf' C and won second plape. All the boys will remember the hike, the fun and hard knocks that went along with it and how light the packs were. In the closing days of camp the days seemed to grow much longer for the. general thought was about home and friends-girls included. But for all this we realized the good we had derived from this CMT Camp, both- from military and physical training. No record of Company HC's'7 training in this camp would be complete without an acknowledgement of our indebtedness to the officers whose hearts and patience were in their work: Captain W. W. Parker, known and .liked by all., lst Lieutenant R.oss,.who developed the lst platoon into the second best in competitive drill and who is highly regarded by all who know him-to us he was one ofthe boys, 2nd Lieutenant C. H. Moor and lst Lieutenant M. Glod who tried with all their skill and might to make future soldiers out of the 2nd and 3rd platoons. We also want to thank.Sergeants.I-farding and Clayton, Corporal Lewis and all the other Regulars who helped in Our UQIUIUS- H N We bid a fond farewell to the CMT Camp of1926, and lf We are lucky, an eager hello to the CMT Camp of 1927. - A ' i Page Fifty-five avi' QVQVA flvovovavovnfo - '

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THE SECOND BATTALION MAJOR EDMUND R. ANDREYVS Commanding The Second Battalion, under com- mand of Major Edmund R. Andrews, consisted of Companies C , F , and HGH. Under the able leadership of' their battalion commander and company othcers, the men Were de- veloped into a splendid outfit. J wi