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

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I Lit ' .N' l924- x NIOHN MERl.,E XVEIR Captain, lllfaurrpv J, .x. Comic 'ro oRuif:R'l TllE disturbing factor in Silvester's daily life, innocently guiding the latter out ut' ranks while on the march and then leaving him stranded hy himself. Helped up the hatting avcragv: of C COI1'lPIll'lj'lS fighting first squad. Also inclined In agitate his horse during equitatiou. VVILLIAM HENRX' XVILLIAMS Cafiffrin, lllftlllffjl Bag Bill UAlNl'I' ll' 'I'lll-I 'I'RL I'll?n WHENEX'ER was heard the mixed roar of :i pleasecl lion and a happy rhino, the class knew that Big Bill had just hearl a new one. As an adjunct to the Tanks, Bill considers the ln- fantry not so dusty, hut, Ohl boy. I loves to hear them rattle. CHARLES HENRX' VVILSON Captain, Iflfaflrlj' Splash i'r's '1'ERRIBLEU THE man who made the Fort Benning-Columbus daily risk famous and now craves to adver- tise the Lincoln Highway. The job is done when the fault is recognized. The job is com- pleted when the faults have been correctedf' Fly at it olil man, we are all with you. FRANc1s HOWARD VVILSON Capfaivz, Illfdllffjl Woodie BEAVER A philosophical person. Apropos immediate ac- tion, he remarked 'lThey spoke disparagingly of me at each gun. However, in I. D. R. he shone, for he reported, I had a nice confidential little talk with the examiner and he seemed to agree with me. fNote: The agreement was hut hypotheticalj FRED CHARLES VVINTERS Captain, Infantry Dad 'fro-Ho LEADER of the 'LYo-ho gang on the narrow guage and chief athletic director of that line. Stimulated, promoted, provoked and engaged in various activities aboard train. An authority on tanks of all kinds and describes all tanks with authority. Came to Benning to get a kick and got it--in the equitation section.

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i f of 3 lf: JL 'Xp I A - - ,,. . Q I924 DOU HBQY ARTHLTR RICHARD WALK Captain, lilfllllffy Dick RAND 1 'I'HOlTGH'l' 1 HAD AN A DICK takes things very seriously and, by pur- suing that course of action vigorously, usually profits greatly. A quiet, unassuming chap who is real stuff all of the way through and has acted as the governor for the more restless spirits who seein to predominate. NELSON MACY VVALKER Czlpfllill, Izzffzlzlry johnny UTI-IAT REMINDS ME W.ALKER is full of pep and ginger. He is either A good or DU bad, as there is nothing halfway about nur johnny. 'Tis rumored that several noted speakers have tried to get him tu substitute for them on the lecture platform. :X good fellow and Il fine soldier. THERON DEXNTITT XRTEAVER Captain, C. of E. Ted, Noisy HSILIQNCE, MENU 'THE class l'L'PI'CSCHfllllX'E of that great guild of intellectuals, the Corps of Engineers. If silence is golden, Ted is a millionaire. His quiet dignity, sense of humor and courtesy have made for him a large circle of friends among his Doughhoy classmates. LAMAR VVEAVER . Cltlfifflill, Izzufaufry Pie 1 PLAY HARDEPL THAN YOU FIGHTH THE Beau Brummeln of Co. C and self an- nouncel candidate for office of homeliest mar: in his company. Declares he is so homely that he is good looking. Is from Georgia, but hasn't said much about it. Like Lincoln, Pie's good qualities far outshine his good looks.

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In r w I ,X I 3 , A -is , - f V --V THE INFANTRY SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY CART OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF SECOND SECTION The Company Officers Class of 1923-24 completed Record Firing on the afternoon of November 6th. All previous records for a class of this kind were broken. Following are the results: HIGH SCORE-SCHOOL RECORD Capt. YV. McCormick Total 333 Capt. S. Jackson Total 332 PREVIOUS HIGH SCORE Lieur. A. D. Rothroek Total 328 Class of 1922-23 CLASS AVERAGE 1923-24 300.84 PREVIOUS HIGH AVERAGE 1922-23 291.77 OUALIFICATION EXPERT SHARPSHOOTER MARKSMAN 92 40 24 Company B. Average 301.12 Company C. Average 300.54- SOUAD STANDING No. 1-7th Squad Co. C 311.71 No. 11-9th Squad Co. 300.36 No. 2-4-th Squad Co. 13 311.6 No 12-Sth Squad C0 299.62 No. 3-2nd Squad Co. 13 309.37 No 13-10th Squad Co 299.37 No. 4-3rd Squad Co C 305 No 14--8th Squad 298.00 No 5-Sth Squad Co 13 304.25 No 15-lst Squad 296.62 No 6-7th Squad Co. 13 303.87 N0 16-3ICl Squad 295-62 No 7-6th Squad Co I3 303.1 No 17-8th Squad 290.88 No, 8-6th Squad Co C 303 ' No. 18-4th Squad 290.75 NO. 9-lst squad C818 301.87 P No 19-9th squad 289.28 No 10-2nd Squad Co. C, 301.37 ONE HUNDRED PER CENT OUALIFIED NOTE-Basie No. 1, West Point Class, 1920-21, devoted 214 hours to Rifle Marksman ship and made an average of 307.19. Total time for the class of 1923-24 was 96 hours.