US Army Infantry School - Doughboy Yearbook (Fort Benning, GA)

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'cf u 1 .I 5 . hifi t 4, 1924 QOUGHQQLDDTM X BERNARD FR.-XNCIS HuR1.ESs Cizpliliu, lnfuulrr llennie 'ru,x'r's SUMIYIAIIINKL i cAx r L'xur1i:s'i'.xxn Wl'lEN he speaks of my company in Germany his face lights up like that ol' a nu-ther speaking of her fzixurite sun. lie has reason tn beam, too. l-Ie lin-cs In :argue :ind thinks that Nebraska is the chief state in lill' Union. :X hanly man with any weapi-n-except the pistol- :lnd one uhm knous his stuff, FREDERICK 'WESTON HYDE cftlflfrlill, IIl'fiHlf!'X' YVeS cours on c:Axc FL'LL of vim and rigor hut forgetful of the uhcre-:ihouts of his lunch box. llc is :I tactician of note, will argue about anything at anytime and advocates draining the oil from a car to prevent freezing. An aggressive Duugllhny who uill fight to uphold his ideals. STONEWALL JACKSON C iz plain , Illfdflffy Jack USTAY IN THERE, CHARLIE!! JACK was the second high rifle shot in the class and attributes this to the time spent in practicing on Kentucky squirrels when a youth. Now he keeps away from the squirrels. He is a prospective member of the Infantry Rifle team, a duly elected good feller and a proven Student. THOMAS JEFFERSON JACKSON Captain, Ivzfmzlry Tommy UQUESTIONF U TOMMX',S prior service consisted of nice jobs in Europe. To his linguistic accomplishments the Sth Squad of Co. C has aided an excellent groundwork of elementary profanity. This, with tobacco chewing and a course in general cus- sedness will fit him to command anything from 21 regiment up to Joe Starkey.

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ll ,Y -Q. 4 'M 1 1 NJA' re 1924 nousniib 1 JOHN EDNVIN HULL Captain, Izzfazztry Eddy USAY FELLAU YOU would think that he was Il newly com- missioned chaplain until you get to know him and then you rexise your thought. An earnest student who applies himself diligently and is possessed of n rare sense of humor that crops out when least expected and is more appreciated because of its unexpected appearance. OTIIO XVILDER HUMPHRIES C 1: praiu, Illfclllffj' Hump IfIxI,I. IN ON MED HUNII' is a rare bird of a species now almost extinct in the service. He has never been known to growl, complain or cuss. One of the biggest kidders in the class, he kids himself into believing that he is good Illld then kids the in- struztors into admitting it. ROSSER LEE HUNTER Czlptaifz, Ilzfanfry Ross WHEN I was XVITH COLONEL MCNABBD THIS youth wrote several of the textbooks used at the school but, due to misinterpretation of same by the instructors who succeeded him, only drew il C on the tests. Little Rollo . The original of that great drama, '4Who Splashed the the Mud on Rollo? An authority on the 2lllfOlU2ltlC rifle. FREDERICK WM. HUNTINGTON Cllffdill, Ilzfmzlry Fritzle HMY BA'I I'AI.IoN IN THE l8TII THE big leader of the lst Platoon of Co. B who has :I most commanding voice. Evidently afflicted with a cold, he went to NC Drill and Command. A member of the football team and a credit to it, a soldier wlIo plays the game all of the time and :I big man whom everyone likes- that is Fritzie. V A

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'cf no Mv- feng I924- DOUGH BOY ' ,. -s f 9 9' 1. , ,-Y -Jia.: N AP' .y , , K M ,-rt. L ,F .,:9Ip?,L 'Z Zi . J 3' , ERNEST JOHN C' 41 pfaizl , Illfflllfffl' johnny Boy WHEN 1 WAS A MAJORU ERNEST john, he is, and sometimes most annoy- ing. His anterior contour was made famous in a conference in a manner that hrought glee to the class. Johnny packs a lot of good old Army ideas, never loses his temper and, taken all arnunrl, can he rated as being a good fellow. LUTHER NATH.ANIEL JOHNSON Capfizifl, Illfdllffy .lohnnic 'Tm A 'R' S'I'L'DEN'1'U JOHNNIE and a clam have some of the same characteristics, but both can be depended upon. Inrlinetl tn worry all by himself over nothing, yet we classify him as a helpful and steady sort uf a chap to have around. He may he a MBU student hut he has UA ideas and gets the Alpha nuxv anti then. CDSC.-XR KAIN Captain, Illfrlllffjl Oscar l'xv1slv11: oo'r 'ro CUT DOWN ON THE ovERHr2Au AS president of the Fort Benning narrow guage 'L - ' ' - KC ' IIlllI'U1lLl his platform was, Sleeping coaches and parlor cars . He was finally removed from office for failure to fulfill his promises to the traveling public. However, Oscar couldn't be worried and his smile is as realy and his laugh as licarty as ever before. GEORGE ERNEST KELSCH Crzjwfailz, Illf!ll1f7'1l George f'wHA'r'S XVRONG XVITH THIS PICTURED THE length and breadth of his distinguished military career is rivaled only by the length and breadth of his seven-league boots. George was the first American soldier to enter Tientsin, hut we helieve that long before that event he was :1 divisional machine gun officer in the Crimean or Peninsular Wars.