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

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Jef it -- ,J Q I n S , 1924 DOQGHBOY 9 EUSTACE PEABODY STROUT I Cfzjwlaill, Ilzftzfzlry ' llig Shorty' MP1-IRI-'lCC'I', 1 CALLS rrl' N.-X'l'L'RlZ spoiled :l tzill :Ind commanding form when Shorty, in his curly youth, was teles- coped. llis good humor is as wide as his form, liowt-vui', :ind he is noted for his repzlrtee :ini ' hzundiaige. A nickle pitcher of note, he still hopes to represent his tountry :it the Olympic gzlmes. ' JEFFERSON lN1ILFORD STEWART Cripfaiu, Illfclllffj' Jeff uXYURS1i,N A SCAR!-ICROXV IN 'run COUNTRYU HE loves the nohlv eagle, the red-man-in pro- file. Columhiuggrent men's faces :ill heckon :ind heguile. Bard of quip, riposte :ind story, I'. M. in rt-palrtce, at knowledge :ull trzinsceniing, in pulp :ind metzillurgy. If -lUl11ll7S lyre could stremhle :md Mirizunls voice ring out, in duo sneer, the two would meet, :Ind herald it nhout. TREVO11 XVASHINGTON SWETT Clclffzlill, Illfdllfl'-Y A Tom iw 'ruff SECOND DIVISIONH S' IT is confidently believed that, if he ever Iczxrns f. to count, this soldier will eventually master f the :nrt of holding il pivot. He czln count strophe 1. :ind hui- in music, liowever, :ind rivals Pol Plam- con in tone production. A prominent memher of ' liiglcrvillels social inner circle. VVILLIAM ARTHUR SWVIFT Clrlflfdill, Illfzlllfljl Bill - Urlfisl' OR NO BILL is :ln extremely hoistcruus person. I'-lis jovial delight in life has heen somewhat hlighted hy his efforts to touch Swett the fine points of golf fSeottish, not Africzml. Beneath l1is terrihly quiet demeanor there is ll lot of thought :md Il flush of humor which makes him :I gool student.

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11 Q. . - 'iz q.: - ', y-T1--A----l 4 l?!4rA A - QQUQHBOZF In .' U i 5Q.,v I F 's XY , ' 3 X- l.5f2 RiXI.l'I-i CoRI.IIs'I I' SMl'I'lfl fjdfftlill, llI.l'i'HlfI'Y R. C. oI'I-:s'I'Iow, sin TlllS suher l11il1.lL'xl person l1IliL'S life xery ser- iously and works :it his play as well :Is .Il his work. lie was greatly wnrrieil when it was decided that the remains uf Pnr:IlnnIt.Is were to he kept in England. lle was Ctllhlllt' worried when the marking pencil usetl on his exam papers went further than the first letter nf the Lilphahet. lQ1DGENVAY PANco.'xs'r SMITH Capriziu, lflfimlrr Dizzy UDOR' nI.Isl' TPIIS cheruhic countenance camouflages prela- tury instincts that would have done credit to Napoleon. The nickle games helped his Cxchequer and the days receipts could he estimated hy the number of black cigars cnnsiimenl. A consistent A getter, he has never heen known to have a groucli. XVILSON NICKAY SPANN Ciillffdfll, llifaflfry lfVilson comix 'ro A'I r1-LNTION, THIRD SQUADD Tl!-IIS erstwhile instructor at the school is noted for his inability to maintain order in his squad. He prefers administering physical violence to the use of conversation :Ind thus tal-:es his daily ex- ercise. His knowledge of weapons is unlimited and his squad profited greatly as Zl result. JOSEPH VVHEELER STARKEY Captain, I7LflllZli7'fV Joe HGIVE Us A CHEKVU A chemical analysis of Joe would show one part TNT and two parts' perpetual motion. A war is about the only thing that will keep him occupied. He could always he located nt the center of the cone of flying missels. At odd times our Joe turns the same energy to academic channels, hitting the hulls-eye with the same nc- curncy as hitting the eye of a fellow student. I I iii. V ,I I ,I fs'-V,

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IA is -sf lww w as I g :Q i9z4 DOUGHBQIDB .R . A tloiix Sixc:a.it'a'ox Sxa'a'rxicR, Alll. C,i.If'f.li'f, lflfaillfra' illlfli aa'aa,a'a' noi-'s 'rm-' scaiooi, .-aiaa'og:-a'l'a-:C JACK is aa aavll aaaixcal caamlwinaitioai ull kiaoxalcalgv, clialaicttr :and tlaa- raalcs ull saacci-ss. Sa. fina-ly .lI'L' tlacsc naixa-al iaa aalal Saailz lla.it, lx- lllt' kIllL'SllHIl aali.at it na.ay, llac u.'xPl'l'UXL'xl Soliatioain is zalaaxays foaalacaaaaaiaag aairlaaaaat tlac asking. .Lack is Ilia- aariginzal 'll'a'ia'y C--aaaasvllairf' for no course aaiaailal he conaplctar uitlaoaat soanc lamrlp frona laina. JAMES rl-lAYI-OR Cilffalfll, llffilzflm' 'linamy l2xiP'1'a' ria,a'r c:R.Aa'ra-1, aa'1-3,avifR GIVE tlaa' 'l':ankcr timv :aia.l ln' uill graaalaazally :assunav tlac pa'oporLiaiaas uf za rczal Diaaaglalmy. A Nianroal of Llac pzarts, lac roaanas nhl- rcsurvzalion in scnrcla of gnanc. As ra clisciplc of tlac lzatc Mr. I. VV:altun, ln' crooks :i uickcal finger on lais ru-l zinal :applies lais knoaalcdgc- of Scouting :anal Psa- trolling in sncxaking up on rlaa- avzara' fisla. ROBERT CA1xfiP1a13LL YAN XYLIET, JR. ' Cafalizifl, Illfllllffj' Yam c:Racfa'1' cia'1'a-'as1f TllE king of tlac nickle: pitclaurs :anal winnvr nf the naial-.lily savcup stakes. Tlac lwcst tennis plzaycr on tlac post. In fzact, Cnnaanic scams tc- cxccl in most :any linr' wlactlaca' on tlac Llrancc floor, in the guessing contests or witla the what nots. Chief of the lst Platoon of C Co., lac was l1oa'ril11y strict. WILLIAM EDGAR VERNON Ctlpalllill, Illfzlllffj' Bill UHOLD ,ICR N1:IWV'I'n A model luzaclaclor :anal ra one man dcmonstrzation of the principle- of economy of time. llc never stood in ranks four seconds before the comanzancl, Report,' and never was zalascnt. Bill never l'aurriecl :md nc-vcr growled :and was always rczady with ra bed-time story. During his short stay ut the school he his made miany lasting frienclslaips in AlalJan1.