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ARMY RESERVISTS IN FINAL WEEK OFFIELD TRAININGField Artillery Reservists of Ceri-ttaha's Battery C. were nearing the end of their two weeks sum-mei training at Camp McCoy, YVis.. today. They will return home Sunday.During the first week of camp specialists brushed up on the army's new ways of doing things. Cannoneers practiced on the 105 howitzer, getting ready for service practice this week. The rifle team had their meet and two Centra-lians, Bob Peifer and David Frazer were top in points on the 927th battalion team, which plated fourth in the meet.Saturday was the traditional division review in which Missouri and Illinois units of the 102nd division swept past the reveiwmg stand.(apt, Wendell Lambtin commands the Centralia artillery unit.Helpful Health Hints. ; fly Edwin P Jordan M D ONE PARENT CHILDREN f NEED EMOTIONAL lt;iI II)AM EPAPER WORK ARTISTS—These four members of Batterylt; get field training in supplies and reports for the skeleton field artillery unit that In war time would be expanded to more than 100 men. Seated are Julius McKenzie, company clerk and Merlin Cofer, fir-t sergeant. Standing are George White, mess sergeant and Robert Jackson, supply sergeant.CIVILIAN SOLDIERS—These members of Battery C, lt;entralia’s field artillery unit of the Organized Reserxes, pose with one of their 105 mm howitzers at Camp McCoy, Wis. They are in their final week of summer training and will return home Sunday. Left to right, front row: M-Sgt. Roller! L, Jackson, NFC Charles Crowder. Sgt. George White. Sgt. Julius McKenzie and M-Sgt. Merlin (Curly) Cofer. Rear row: PFC Robert Hatfield, S FC William Cortelyou, PFC Don Cruzen, PFC John Cook, Sgt. Gerald Johnston. PFC Boh Peifer, Lt. Lester Davis, ( apt. Wendell Lamhlin, Lt. Virgil W . Fixecoale and M-Sgt. Roy McKenzie. PFC David Fraz.er, a Sentinel staffer who is a member of the reserxe unit, took the pictures. Aiso not shown in the picture are txxo basic” reserxists, Bobby Bloom of Odin and Leslie I). Sutherland of Centralia, who xvere taking recruit training xvith another unit.
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Centralia Evening Sentinel
Centralia, Illinois, US
Thu, Jul 22, 1954
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