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Show :CMTC Cadets Go To Homes After Training Period To the 202 trainees assembled at Fort Douglas from four states during July, their month of soldiering, soldier-ing, with its bugle calls, drilling, rifle work, athletics, hearty meals and out-of-door sleeping, was a memory Monday. James Angell, Clifton James, Gordon Murdock and David S. Williams jr. all of Milford represented Beaver county at the 1937 camp. The 1937 camp completed demobilization de-mobilization Friday of last week and the trainees returned to their homes scattered through Utah, Idaho, Nevada and western Wyoming, Wyo-ming, carrying with them prizes and awards valued at more than $1000. Formal presentation of awards to nearly 100 of the trainees featured fea-tured the visitoas' day program July 29, which attracted more than 300 parents and friends to Fort Douglas. The trainees held their final review re-view parade for the visitors, "strutting their stuff in a manner which army officers readily conceded con-ceded was "worthy of men in the regular amny". The awards were quite proportionately propor-tionately divided among the trainees train-ees from the four states represented represent-ed in camp. Brigadier General Walter C. Sweeney, Fort Douglas commandant and camp commander, delayed fcis departure for the war games in California long enough to present the major awards on visitors' day. A surprise award was the presentation pre-sentation of sabers to Joseph Anderson, Salt Lake City, trainee battalion commander, and his adjutant, ad-jutant, Paul H. Brown jr. Salt Lake, for "distinguished service." No inkling of this special award was given the trainees prior to the actual presentation, Bud Clark of Boise, Idaho, received a $500.00 scholarship to the Hill Military academy, Portland, Oregon, Ore-gon, for his outstanding work as a trainee. A saber for the best company com-pany commander went to Stanley M. Whittiagton, Ogden. Max B. Domina, Aberdeen, Idaho, won a silver cup for his athletic achievement achieve-ment and a medal showing he was the oustanding blue (fourth year man) in camp. A scholarship at the University of Wyoming went to Roland E. Whiston, Kemmerer, Wyoming, adjudged the best trainee from that state. In addition, 120 medals, three watches, ten leather jackets, two trips to the national rifle matches at Camp Perry, Ohio; a pen and pencil set, books, ring, -miniature sabers and other awards were presented pre-sented to the cadets who had been outstanding in military and athletic ath-letic accomplishments. The trainees, in return, presented present-ed surprise gifts to Major William H. Hammond, camp executive officer, of-ficer, Major Allender Swift, camp adjutant, and Staff Sergeant John Pool. On their departure, a large number num-ber of trainees expressed a keen j desire to be allowed to return in 1938 to continue their work, which ! is intended to qualify outstanding i candidates for membership in the j'officers' reserve corps. |
