Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-10
First Company the Initial Or
ganization Of the Hancock
Training School
ROSTER OF THE COMPANY

That inaltefable determination That
has so spiendidly characterized the in
tensiYe training of American soldiers in
the present emergency is perhaps no.
where more beautifully exemplified than
in the ranks OF the First Company at
the Machine Gun Officers Training
School at Camp Hancock, where more
than a hundred and twenty embryo
officers are being subjected to the tests
that may determine their fitness for en-
trance into the commissioned ranks of
the army. Representing as they DO the
finished product from the non-commis-
stoned personnel of crack National Guard
units, these men are making name for
themselves. pep" has been and will
continue to be their accepted keynote.
Smartness and precision. founded upon
simple efficiency are the dominating facS
tors through which these men hope to
make their organization % well regu-
lated and thoroughly disciplined as to set
an example for the entire school
The organization Of centralized Of
Ncers training school for the machine
gun branch Of the service is IN compli-
ance with War Department orders and
is done in order that the greatest stress
may he laid in this vastly important field
UPWARDS Of eight hundred men are in
training under command, OF 1t Col
Wade II. Westmoreland, 1t is the sup
position that the initial course of in
striction will not extend over a period
Of two months as the Candidates, the
name that applies to the students AT
ready had had a months training IN in
fantry before being transferred to THIS
school. As ono class graduates, others
win be brought here TO undertake the
work.
True to it's designation the First Com
pany was the first organization effected
and set into operation al Augustus new
training school First T.ieutent d. "
McGinnis has been placed IN command
and his experience rs an officer in the
regular army admirably adapts him for
this work Prior to being transferred to
Camp Hancock Lieutenant McGinnis
served in the 10Th U, ;. infantry ana
was stationed at Fort benjamin Harri-
son Indiana Other officers assigned to
the First Company as instructors are
First Lieutenant NJ D. Roller and Sec
ond Lieutenants Ralph ColYin. II. u.
Crum. John A. Carr, James J. Callahan,
BENJAMIN F. Collins, Henry s. Campbell,
Albert W Walker. Raymond u, Ortiz
and John A. Wagner, most Of whom
are graduates from the Third Officers
Training School.
In the FIRST two weeks, the men have
covered the School Of the Soldier, Squad
and Company, elementary work in Guard
I}4+ss++ ,el1Z-.ica Training. military court
esy and the rudimentS o. me I-OuTrs=
Martial Manual. This week advanced
instruction is being ttken uD in the
above subjects and in addition some
preliminary tactical field work. Actual
work with machine guns including the
pey Browning model. will begin. It Is
thought, in the course Of another week,
when the instruction will grow less mo-
notonous and more interesting.
The personnel Of the First COMPANY
consists Of the contlngents from three
camps. Bowie, Sheridan and Mcclellan.
The Bowie candidates came from Fort
Forth Texas; Sheridan from WontgOm-
cry. Alabama. and Mcclellan from An
nistOn. Ala. In short order, however the
men blended themselves into n single
working machine and their previous des-
ignations hsvF become thing Of the
past. They are altogether now for the
FYst Company and thew boast Of this
with that old English click.
Virtually all Of the candidates will be
given actual experience as instructors
before the present school terminates
of the men who originally came from
machine gun units the commanding Off
Ger has designated several candidates
who have received special instruction
during the past two weeks under SUPER
vision Of members Of the British Military
Mission to instruct both men and Off
GERS at Camp Hancock in the mechanism
an deportation Of the new Browning ma
chine gun, which in time viii be used
exclusively by the American Expedtion-
First Company detailed for this work are
Candidates w c. Blemle. W. o. IIgin-
fritz. j. 0. Bell. II. q. Hoyt. c. Meng.
e. W. Num-, 9. Connor, g. D. WOrley
w. r. Kenneulur w. J. Hart J. +. Eft
terer. F. A. Raymer and f. J. Schuck.
Men from the various companies auali-
fed in other subjects also win be detailed
as instructors. Among those selected
from this organization in the different
schools are as follows;
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