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Bryant Boy AppointedcNatMascot By Gen. Pershing canBryant, Ind., Oct. 9.—J. Lyle Sisk,fru!seeiQi• lt;13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L.Sisk, has been appointed mascot of 4lie One hundred and fifty-second In-.‘antry, Indiana National Guqrd. The i p point men t papers are signed by General John J. Pershing, commander of the United States army.The appointment came as a result of young Sisk's great desire to belong to the military band of the regiment. When the hand was being organized here the lad made known his pet desire to his father, who accompanied him before the medical j pa] examiner. The physician found the mi boy to he rugged physicially, and be-ja11 cause of his unusual musical ability;*^ he was allowed to enlist the age limit *being waived.He accompanied the soldiers to Camp Ivnox, where he attracted the notice of the officers, who took the matter of his enlistment before Gen- j eral Pershing. • |The general appointed the ambi- (ma sor am weam Wc edtafcI My fulmerI^ I tious young soldier mascot and at the sflftne time awarded him service stripes indicating 15 years of service in our ; army. Thus the lad lias two more1 stripes than he is years old.The warrant of the official mascot carries with it authority over all noncommissioned officers and soldiers.
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Decatur Daily Democrat
Decatur, Indiana, US
Wed, Oct 10, 1923
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