Show KID CORPORAL SCORES AGAIN john shoemaker through phoenix american legion draws draw wet west point appointment the kid corporal has scored again john shoemaker who enlisted in the army at fourteen and served e r v e d many months with the american expeditionary forces in france has now received presidential appointment to west point shoemaker recently graduated from a high school in phoenix ariz where he took special courses in military tactics under maj claude decatur jones major jones became interested in the lad because he had such an unusual war record young shoemaker served with a machine gun company in the fifty eltty fourth infantry tor for two years during and following the world war his west point appointment followed a campaign in ills his behalf by the phoenix american legion and major jones vho aho were anxious that a war veteran should take the place at the academy vacated by charles barrett an overseas hero who graduated at the head of his class last june |