US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Eustis, VA)

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Fort Eustis- O-D -Fort Eustis CRillej, G. Hendricksen, Company HG . The best Blue of the regiment, Percy C. Rear- don, Company C , also was honored with an NITCA Medal, the most coveted prize of the camp. The following students were designated as having the highest qualities of citizenship in their respective companies and were given medals by the Civitan Club: Reese M. Dennis, CO. A , John D. Quillin, Jr., CO. HB , joseph P. Forbes, Co. CH, Milford H. Clarke, CO. D , Fred F. Friar, CO. E , lVilliam WL Glass, CO. F , Gerhard C. Hendricksen, Co. NG , Henry Heaton, CO. HH . Scholarships were awarded as follows: Washington and Lee University: Albert Vlfeinberg, Company AH, principal, and Barton Sexton, Company B , alternate. Virginia Nlilitary Institute: Edgar Nl. Dickerson, Company D , principal, and Preston O. Sartello, Company UF , alternate. 'Washington Business College night school: John E. Carver, Company F , principal, and Eugene Gilbert, COmpany, H,', alternate. Day School: Wlm. Arehart, Company H , principal, and Benjamin Pendleton, COmpany, B , alternate. Catholic University: Adriano Kimayong, Company C , principal, and Carl E. Houghton, Company MCH, alternate. Charlotte Hall: Dallas Batton, Company H , principal, and Richard lesser, Com- pany H , alternate. NATIONAL RIFLE AssOcIATION NIATCH EOR CMTC CHAMPIONSHIP, 1929 Bfzric Comte Matrh V lst, WVilliam G. Kirk, Peach Bottom, Penn., 68: 2nd, Stoll Jagger, Dingsman Ferry, Penn., 67, 3rd, Carl E. Houghton, Ronks, Penn., 60. Red Courfe Match lst, Charles YV. Allen, Dryden, Va., 995 2nd, Olen Gates, Keokee, Va., 995 3rd, Richard O. Buchanan, Bristol, Va., 96. XVILLIAM G. PRICE, JR. RIFLE COMPETITION FOR THIRD CoRPs AREA lst, N. E. Wagner, Camp fMeade, Md., 74, 2nd, Oscar T. Gibson, Fort Eustis, Va., 72, 3rd, John E. WVeaver, Fort Humphreys, Va., 71: 4th, Seber L. Lynn, Fort Nlyer, Va., 70. PRESENTATION OF AXVARDS, AUGUST 4, IQ26 I . Page One Huzidrrzl Tlzirtevzz I - - - - - Q - - - - - - - . . wmv. 4 .vmvsmv.v.v.vmv.v.vmv.v.v.v. ' V I

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Wuxx ll Fort Eustis- O-D -Fort Eustis THERE ARE STEEL SHIPS WANTED ON THE SEA Viking Song V LIEUTENANT W1LL1s J. PLUMMER, Inf-Res. The day of wooden vessels of war was ended March 8, 1862, when the iron beak of the lllerrimae tore into the side of the Cumberland and sank her with no important dam- age to herself other than the loss of her sting in her victimis side. With the sinking of Cumberland near Newport News, the burning of the Congrer: and the grounding of the the Mirzuesota just beyond range of the MET7'fmdC,I guns, but waiting for whatever might be her fate on the morrow, Union hopes sank and Confederate enthusiasm was correspond- ingly high. It was the Confederate purpose completely to destroy the Union fleet that had bottled up the James and made the retention of Norfolk of almost no military value. The attack was completely unexpected. Aboard the Cumberland the sailor's garments hung out to dry-for it was Saturday, Wash day. She was hurriedly prepared for battle and the men aboard the Union ship thought the Merrimae an easy prey. As she rammed them and they leaped to her sloping sides to board her, however, they slid down her armor, which had been greased with tallow, and were drowned. This feature of the first day's fight accounts for the heavy losses on the Union side. Captain Franklin Buchanan of the Merrinzac was especially anxious to destroy the Cumberland as she was reported to be the only ship of the Union fleet equipped with the new riHed guns. The gunboats Raleigh and Beaufort were sent by Buchanan to take off the wounded of the Congreff and to fire the ship, as she had hung out white Hags. Perhaps, through some mistake, the boarding party was fired upon by shore batteries and Buchanan seriously wounded aboard his own ship. Buchananls own brother, McKean Buchanan, was paymaster aboard the Cougrefx, but it was characteristic of the Confederate naval officer that he told the Page One Humlrezl Fourteen .vN.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.V.y.I.7.IN-V. . . . . . . . . - - - - .