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THE DAILY . NEBRASKAN
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Michigan State College, posts the score of Cadet James Kelley, Uni
versity of Nebraska student, during M-l rifle firing for ROTC cadets
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a retreat parade. The cadets hold a retreat parade, complete with
band, at least twice a week. (U. S. Army Photo.)
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INSPECTION One of the duties of the ROTC cadets at Camp Mc
Coy is to keep the barracks neat and clean. This entails cleaning of
. the rifle, beds and keeping clothes neatly hung. Above, Mat Mateja,
left, and John Maher stand at attention while two officers inspect
them. (U. S. Army Photo.)
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NEBRASKA CADETS The 15 University advanced infantry ROTC students ' pictured above with
Capt. John Davis, instructor at the University, are in their third week of training at Camp McCoy,
Wisconsin. In the nicture the students are learnine the intricate parts of the inner-workings of a jeep
from Capt. Davis. They are, from left to right: George Pinkerton, Charles Bush, Lowell Neilson, Jackson
Good, Mat Mateja, Gordon Francis, James Rosenquist, George Morris, Robert Myers, John Taylor, Wil
liam Stewart, John Maher, John Gudgel, James Kelley, and Bob Laflin. (U. S. Army Photo.)
Fifteen Husker Students Study
War Methods at Camp McCoy
BY JERRY WARREN
Daily Nebraskan Correspondent
CAMP McCOY, Wis. As signs of a third great world
conflict, highlighted by the Korean War and the renewal
of the draft, present themselves each day, 15 University of
Nebraska advanced ROTC students are preparing them
selves to meet the challenge of a new war.
More than, ever before these future infantry, officers
are realizing their task and the
importance of their collegiate
training.
No longer is the six-week sum
mer camp regarded a free vaca
tion interupted by dull military
routine. The cadets are enjoy
ing their training and are fulfill
ing every minute detail of the rig
orous schedule with the utmost
seriousness:
These men: Charles Buh, Grand
Island; Gordon Francis, Bellevue;
Jackson Good, Gregory, South
Dakota; John Gudgel, Lincoln;
James Kelly, Grand Island; Bob
Laflin, Lincoln; John Maher,
Devils Lake, North Dakota; Mat
Mateja, Crete; George Morris,
Lincoln; Robert Myers, Rapid
City, South Dakota; Lowell Neil
son, Spalding; George Pinkerton,
Beatrice; James Rosenquist, Om
aha; William Stewart, Lexington;
and John Taylor, Grand Island
had just reached the mid-way
point in their training program
when I arrived at McCoy.
DAILY ROUTINE
A normal day in the life of a
ROTC Cadet is as follows: 5:30 a.
a.m. rise and shine. 5:45 breakfast,
6:45 to 7:30-movement to the field,
7:30 to ll:20-firing.of the 60 and
81 mm mortar, rocket launcher,
hand grenades and rifle grenades.
From 11:30 a. m. to 12:30 p. m.
the cadets have lunch in the field.
Then again from 12:30 to 4:20
p. m, they return to the firing of
weapons mentioned above. At
4:30 p. m. they return to the bar
racks and prepare for a retreat
parade that is held at 5 p. .m.
The above .schedule does not
hold true for every day at Camp
McvCoy. Before entering the field,
the cadets are thoroughly briefed
on the mechanics of the weapon
and the procedure of fire. The
weapons are tested by ROTC in
structors before the student Is al
lowed to fire.
The main training objective of
the summer session, according to
Brigadier General C. S. Ferrin.
training center commander, "is to
give attending personnel every op
portunity to glean practical ex
perience in their branch of serv
ice, to learn latest methods in
supply, logistics, transportability
and weapons."
"By this means the student will
be able to apply theories to prac
tice and justify their past military
education," the General con
tinued. When the students arrive at Mc
Coy they began a fifing program
which will give them actual ex
perience on every weapon from
the carbine to the 75 mm recoilless
rife.
The day I followed the Nebraska
contingent through a day of train
ing the cadets were not in. the
field but rather listening to
demonstrations by an infantry di
vision. The demonstrations were
on vehicle movement and the
using of the recoilless rifle,
Later in the day the cadets
heard talks by veteran officers
who told them of their war ex
periences and methods of battle.
One of these monographs was
given by a Maj. Don Thompson,
ROTC instructor at Wentworth
Military Academy. Maj. Thomp
son, who is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Nebraska, spoke on his
tour of duty on Bataan peninsula,
and the ensuing "death march"
which is now history.
It is not all work for the Ne
braska advanced ROTC students
at Camp McCoy. They have won
distinction for themselves in other
fields of interest. In the Ml rifle
competition, for example, Ne
braska was the only University to
register a score of at least marks
man. Another note of interest is
that not one Nebraska student
failed to pass the physical exam
ination. The Nebraska group is also
proving to be a worthy compe
tition in the athletic field. McCoy
offers a wide and varied sport
program, as well as movies and
special shows, and at the present
time Company C, of which Ne
braska students are a part, is lead
ing the field in many sports.
Company C Softball team, cap
tained by Lowell "Butch" Neilson,
is tied for first in company compe
tition with a two-won, one-lost
record. The volleyball team is also
atop the league with an unde
feated record in three games.
This well-rounded schedule at
Camp McCoy is responsible for the
high morale of the ROTC cadets.
Another reason for the high
spirit of the corps is the excellent
food being consumed by the stu
dents. The Army Food Service
staff is providing for the health
and stamina of the students with
three abundant meals a day.
The ROTC cadets are receiving
10 more calories a day than
regular army personnel. Regular
army staff members consume 3600
calories whereas the students eat
4500 calories a day.
92c Cents Per Day
In price, figures total about 92
cents a day for regular army mem
bers and $1.12 per day for the stu
dents. The Camp has a bakery which
is capable of supplying more than
8,000 persons a day with an en
riched bread that closely re
sembles the homemade kind. A
large cold storage plant stores all
the necssary fruits, vegetables and
meat that feed an army of hungry
men.
Camp McCoy provides ideal
training terrain and the demon
stration and exercises are greatly
enhanced by the splendid area at
the student's disposal.
In the words of the command
ing general, "I am certain that
our summer encampment will
accomplish it's mission to make
our officers and soldiers acutely
aware of the problems of modern
warfare and better prepared to
meet them."
Located 275 miles northwest of
Chicago and 30 miles northeast
of La Crosse and the Mississippi
river, Camp McCoy is situated in
Wisconsin's scenic vacation land.
War Functions
During World war II, McCoy
served as a site maneuvers of
many infantry divisions as well
as serving as the center for the
Sixth Service Command nurses
training.
Small units such as combat en
gineer groups, tank destroyer
units, medical units, quarter
master battalions and artillery,
ordnance, military police . and
anti-aircraft units, also trained
at McCoy.