The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-17
TRAINING CAMP OF
CITIZEN MILITARY
Men Selected Will Have Opportunity
of Coming in Contact with
Famous Division

The Young men who are selected &c
ate. j the Citizens Military Training
| Camp. which is to be held by the
Fourth Corps Area at Camp Jackson
! July 18th to August 18th, will have the
opportunity to come in contact with
| one of the most famous Divisions OF
the Regular Army--"The Fighting
Fifth"
Selected units from THE Fighting
Fifth" will give demonstrations to the
students who are fortunate enough to
attend this camp.
The Infantry Units viii give dem
onstrations with hand grenades. 81 nm
guns, stokes mortars, automatic rifles
machine guns and tanks.
The Field Artillery will give demon
STATIONS of tactics, technique. and ar
mament of Field Artillery
The Coast Artillery will give demon :
STATIONS of mateHal. methods. and
technique of Coast Artillery.
The Engineers will give demonstra-
tions of constructing trenches and OBJ
stacles. demolitions, construction of
various types of bridges, maps and
map making, and other military engin-
eering operations.
"A Dr1ei history u thS f'ShS-tS
Fifth" Is as follows:
This Division was organized in 1917
in accordance with the War Depart
ment's program for the rapid expan-
sion Of the Regular Army for impend-
ing service in France.
The major portion Of the Division
sailed the early part of April. 1918,
and Division Headquarters were estab-
lished at LeHarvre. France, May 1st.
After short training period at Bar
Sur-Aube the Division moved into the
trenches in the Vosges, June first.
The Fifth captured Frapelle in Aug
ust and caused the Germans to make
their first retrenchments in their Sou
thern Sector in three years.
The Division participated in the st.
Mihiel drive in September and it en-
tered the Mouse -Argonne fight driving
the Boche to Bots de Rappes; entered
a second time and was the first divis-
ion to cross the Neuse river, penetrat-
ing the territory east of the Meuse to
a depth of approximately ten miles
when it's drive came to an end on Ar
mistice day.
The Fifth Division captured 2.405
prisoners, 9S pieces of artillery and S02
ma chine guns. 1t lost 1,90S killed, u
975 wounded and SO prisoners. To in
dividuals in the Fifth Division, 1863
Distinguished Service Crosses were
awarded.
The Fifth was one of the ten Amerif
can Divisions in the Army of Occu-
patton and was stationed in Luxem-
burg along the line of communication
tho Ard ARMY
This Division returned to the United
States in July 1919, and was stationed
at Camp Gordon until November 1920,
and then moved to Camp Jackson for
station.
The following states to which the
Fifth Division has been allocated have
a right to feel justly proud of the rec
ord made by their Division:
North Carolina. South Carolina, Flor
ida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,
Tennessee, and Louisiana.
The young men who attend camp
this summer will have the, benefit of
the supervision of one of the army's
most capable officers.
General Hines is in command of the
Fifth Division and all other troops at
Camp Jackson, s. G..
BY direction of the President, Dis
Service Cross was awarded
General Hines. by the Commander of
American Expeditionary Forces for ex-
heroism in action in
France. He was also awarded a Dis
Service Medal for excep-
tionally meritorious and distinctive
service as Regimental. Brigade, Div
Isl; and Corps Commander. His CT
tation states that he displayed marked
ability, in each of the important du-
ties with which he was entrusted and
exhibited in the operations near Mont
didier. scissors, st. Mihiel and Meuse-
Argonne high attainments as soldier
and commander.
Students attending Camp will re-
ceive instructions on the following
subjects:
Duties of the private in the school
of the soldier, squad and company:
small arms rifle practice: guard duty:
and marching: individual
cooking; care of equipment; personal
hygiene; physical development; dis
cipline and morale.
Citizens who, are interested and de-
sire application blanks or additional in
can obtain same by address
ing letter to Information Officer, Civ
ilian Military Training Camp. Fort Nc
Pherson. Ga.