Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-05 | Page 11 | Training Camp Opens for Citizen Soldiers

Training Camp Opens For Citizen Soldiers Sold y 1 S ec 54 5 SS 4 55 S F S t 43 Y 4 S S S S 4 tr Jr L- L M 4 55 Ray and Roy Downing year 19 old twins of Boise Idaho top look so o much alike that officials are having a hard time distinguishing distin them at the citizens' citizens I military training camp Ed McGovern McGovern McGovern Mc- Mc Govern of Salt SaIt Lake City is shown being given the once over by Major O. O J. J Christian Christian- sen dentist on the post medical staff in the bottom photo 2 Day 28 Encampment Dr Draws ws Youths From Four Western States I Ready Beady to begin a a day 28 period of active training under unde- the he direction of some of Uncle Sams Sam's best military men enthusiastic boys from four western states were taken In for duty in the annual citizens' citizens military training camp at Fort Douglas DouClas Thurs Thurs- day Post officers medical men and others others oth oth- ers assisting in getting the camp Under under un un- der way were busy during the da day registering examining and putting the boys in khaki The young soldiers hail from Utah Idaho Nevada and Wyoming Some are here for lor their first years year's training train ing while others are arc in their second third or fourth year Their ages range from 17 to 25 years ears Housed In Tents The recruits will be housed in 30 tents with four boys in each tent They arc are tenting west of the main post buildings below Wasatch boule boule- van vaid vard From July 5 to August 3 the boys will be be kept busy in infantry training first aid hygiene sanitation citizenship rifle marksmanship and athletics H Headed e a d e d by Brigadier General Pegram Whitworth post commander ranking officers at Fort Douglas in in- eluding Colonel A. A F. F Dannemiller post executive ve officer Captain Everett Everett Everett Ev Ev- Ev- Ev erett Yon commander o of the Second battalion Thirty-e Thirty i g h t h infantry Colonel H. H L. L Taylor commander of the Third battalion of the infantry Lieu Lieutenant Thomas M. M Crawford camp adjutant Lieutenant G. G P P. P Larson Larson Larson Lar Lar- son athletic director and Lieutenant Arthur Tyson mess officer were on the scene early to see sec that the program program pro pro- gram moved along as scheduled d. d Generals General's Son Registers Among the trainees registering were Pegram Whitworth Jr son of oC General Whitworth who is taking the final course and John Taylor son of Colonel Taylor who also is a blue The program for each day is reveille at a. a m. m drill from to 1130 a. a m. m mess and athletic contests contests con con- tests in the afternoon Every Friday afternoon the rookies will have guard mount parade and be re re- reviewed viewed Visitors' Visitors day has bas been set for August August Au Au- gust 2 the day before the camp closes w W fr 7 t c V j I 81 i I a S 4 5 I- I r J S