ROTC Training Center - Sand Yearbook (Camp Custer, MI)

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IIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIllllllllllllllllIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIKIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIlllllIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllIlllllli Did We Succeed? XVhen camp first opened on Saturday june twenty-first, every man who was assigned to the First Company undoubtedly was wondering what kind of men he was going to be assembled with, to make the smooth running machine which our Company finally turned out to be. This was only accomplished by zealous work and earnest attention which was put forth by the men during the first few weeks of instruction, which we believe were by far the most important of the entire course. However most of the credit must be given to the Company officers, who patiently and ably assisted the men at all times. Major McKenna, our Company commander, deserves great praise for the manner in which he planned the work and made the drills so inter- esting and beneficial to all concerned. Due to his long period of service in the United States Army and his great experience in the training of men, he has been able to impart to us many points of great value for our future work, and also point out the fine technicalities of the military life. To Captain VVilloughby we owe much, for it was from him that we learned our theoretical part of the course. He spent many hours in clear explanations of such subjects as musketry, which includes all problems of firing, fire control, use of cover, and various other subjects of greater importance which gave us the foundation for our practical work. We were fortunate in having a man like Captain VVilloughby who knows so much about modern warfare because of his service overseas. Captain Darst, commander of the second platoon, was the man who certainly proved the example of the true soldier-a man who was always snappy, and up to the scratch on discipline, military bearing, courtesy and efficiency. Mose is certainly a man to be admired and will long be remembered by every man in the company. Sergeants Cady, Collins, Anderson, and Smith were four real fellows who were always on the jump and right with us any time we wished to hnd out anything which was not clear to us. Sergeant Cady, who has seen twenty-seven years of service and who has held the rank of major, is certainly a real soldier. Collins, our supply sergeant, was there with anything we needed, and was ready to please the men at all times. King of the Swedes Anderson, the big boy from the North Sea regions, was a big brother to us all. Smith is a real fellow even though his hobby is strict quiet after taps. Add to this list of able men the picked bunch of men in the First Company and you have the ideal combination for an efficient and well trained company. Have we been successful? Nile leave that to YOU. llllllIIllllllllllllllIIIIIIllIllllllllllllllllllllllllIKlllllllllllllllllllllllllIIK!IIIlllllllllllllllllllllllIlIIIIIIIIIIIIKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIKIIIIIIIIlllllllllll 36

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Some of Ours Talent The First Company, being the only Senior Advanced company, was expected to put out some leaders in all branches of activities in the camp-and it did. The First Company Quartet, composed of lloswell, llrunnemeyer, Smejkae, and Yeager, was an instantaneous hit. Their ''Skin-na-ma-wink was soon on the lips of every student and officer. They appeared at tiull Lake, at nearly every evening' in the Y, at base hospital, Red Cross, and at the oliicers' club. Their voices blend excellently and they sure do put out some harmony. The jazz Band, founded, fathered, and managed by our own energetic Leo Kolb, soon embraced some mighty line talent from other companies. VVolff and Storey, from our company, did their share with the saxaphone and cornet. They played at Hostess House, Community House, Red Cross, Base Hospital, and K. of C. I Then too, First Co., when the rifle team to shoot at New jersey was chosen, had their share of 5 men on the 14-man team. But of this bunch, Yeager, was high shot,-shooting 405 out of a possible 450. -I 38