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

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dbxx O Fort Eustis- O-D -Fort Eustis COMPANY F BED TIME STORY 4 L. S. GHISELIN One DEY the BAUMGARDNER was found making LOVE to his NANNX' While he was Wearing his XVHITE VEST. His BOONE companion was much SHORTER and a triHe IYOUNG, but he Was away ahead of the line when it passed through the GATES. The BAKER and the COOKE each had a cup to measure his Hour With, but one cup had a DENT in it, so he used a GLASS instead. ' A One day as I was walking down the EAST HALL I heard a NOCK and found out that the TAYLOR had come to tell me that the PRICE of STEEL had dropped. The BUTLER and the CARVER fired the GUNN, but the man from the Wild and WVOOLLEY west couldn't stand the noise so he hopped upon his STEED and HABELed off. BASEBALL STATISTICS P. B. HENDERSON FH Company had hardly settled down to militarytactics when Corporal Jaworski sounded his call for baseball candidates. From these candidates a squad of fifteen was soon organized. Shortstop Keeton was elected Captain. Then the fireworks began. HF Company went thru the short season in Whirlwind fashion, dropping only one game. The championship game was played between UF and H Companies. H scored first, but FU took revenge in the second and fifth innings by scoring one and ive runs respectively. These tallies put the game on ice for F and also put a crimp in HHH Company's hopes for the championship. The hnal score was 7-2. HF scored fifty runs to her opponents? twenty-four. f X W Ffyf - -' 1 Lf, 'I' ly .V ,il 'f ,,x X-il iff if ' A Qian A af - 1- 'fi' X X A LJ X I X .K N I I 'sf-' 'lx-aj Wg. 1 fifi X. r. la 4 ff. tg hat if :S if A N ll. A..fW.,rJ S.Lx....s DA, tt. tiff. fpalma 4 Zymlx Marg gif Pagz' Sixty-figlzz Q fo .v.v.v.v.v.v.vmv.v . . . . . 1 . . . . . -A . o

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if Fort Eustis- O-D -Fort Eustis GGNIPANY F IMPRESSIONS G. SCHVVARZMANN qi I Gig X K F- W x It 77 I 1 t f Everyone is fresh, eager and happy, and at the first rest many of the boys growl because they can't go on. Everywhere along the line songs and cheers are heard, for they are really a jolly group of young soldiers. Four .miles out on the road the step is lagging, the cheering has ceased, and occasionally there is heard the call, 4WVhen do we restil? A blimp soars overhead, the tents are pitched and make a beautiful but awesome, sight, awesome enough to any General who might have to defend himself against them at least. The second battalion attacks the first, which represents the British. Of course we know who won, they always do. The boys look fine as they go, a bit dusty, to chow line for supper. But they have a victory chalked up to their credit and are soon to have a refreshing swim in the York river. The march back to camp is made with no casualties. Groans are heard, complaints, and grumbling because of sore feet, tired and aching muscles and other discomforts of a hike. Now that itis over everyone wants to try it again. It was a fine hike. SUNG TO THE TUNE OF HTRAMP, TRAMP, TRAMPU Hike, hike, hike the boys are marching. Hello, Yorktown, here we come. Then beneath your starry skies, Wfe will pitch our tents slant-wise, And weill gather round our old camp fires again. ATHLETICS IN COMPANY FH WILLIAM W. GLASS Since the first day in camp, athletics have played a very important part in the life of Company NF . Boxing and baseball equipment was early in evidence, and the boys from Old Virginia were swatting that pill and hitting him in the eye with a vim and excellence to be expected of professionals only. Soon organized athletics began, and we had our introduction to speedball. The formation of a baseball team and the tennis tour- nament also occupied our attention. Boxing was started in earnest, and competition be- tween the companies became very keen. Company FH was almost always sure of bringing home the bacon when either Sartelle, Johnson, Young, or Matthews stepped into the ring. These men show great promise for future triumphs in the ring, and we will always be rooting for them just as we did in the arena. Wfhen we had been in camp about a week the new swimming pool was opened, those who were ambitious along aquatic lines were soon sporting in the water and trying out various dives and strokes, Quite a few of our men signed up for the track meet. Our success has been largely due to the diligent work of Lieutenant WVelsh in base- ball, Lieutenant Baxley in speedball and tennis, Lieutenant Sowers in track, and Sergeant Michael in boxing. i Nlassie showed up very well in the tennis tournament by beating all rivals until the finals when he had to play right after beating his man in the semi-finals. He won his first set 6-0, but after that he was too worn out to put up his best game and so lost out. Pagr SZIXIBV-.VL'i c'7l n nYa'1V .VY VVV MYY- mV -V-'.YYV- . 1 A 4 1 n u 0 J A '

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if Fort Eustis- O-D -Fort Eustis A THE FIRST SUBSCRIBER TO THE 1926 O-D 7 I XI? f s F v, -I 7 George R. Fletcher, twenty years old, son of Mr. and lX4rs. Charles H. Fletcher of 1507 King Street, Alex- technic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia, assigned to Company GU, lfVhite Course. ' THE FIRST FIVE MEN 'William H. Flaharty, twenty-one years old,is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Flaharty of Kirkwood, Pennsylvania, he is a sophomore at Franklin and Nlarshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and was assigned to Company C , Basic Course. Park S. Shetter, seventeen years old, is the son of Mr. and lVIrs. Augustus E. Shetter of Florin, Pennsylvania, Shetter is in his senior year at MountJoyHigh School, Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, he was assigned to Company C , Basic Course. VVilliam M. Light, seventeen years old, the ,son of Mr. and Nlrs. VValter B. Light of Florin, Pennsylvania, is a sophomore at Mount Joy High School, Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, Light's assignment was to Com- pany c'C , Basic Course. Charles O. Cole, assigned to Company GH, Basic Course, the son of Mrs. Mary E. Cole of 425 York Street, Norfolk, Virginia, is a sophomore in the ,Maury High School, Norfolk, Virginia, he is seventeen years old. Anthony Via, eighteen' years old, 'son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Via of 163 Fast lVIain Street, Frostburg, Maryland, is a freshman in Beall High School, Frostburg, Maryland, he was assigned to Company Cv, Red Course. FLETCHER FLAHARTY SHETTER LIGHT COLE VIA I Page Sixty-nine , , I , . I 1 A , , I s , , . . . . . v.v.v.v.vs. . .vmv.v.v.v.v.v.v.n -- U ,w-., andria, Virgnia, a freshman at the Virginia Poly-