Leveling rifles for Boehl's camera is a company of the Seventh Regiment, U.S. Volunteers, a unit authorized by Congress. Idea was to enlist recruits in Missouri and southern states where yellow fever had been severe. Theory was they were immune to disease, which was claiming more lives than guns. The 7th was recruited among Negroes in Missouri and neighboring states for what might very well have turned out to be a deadly assignment, five years prior to Dr. Walter Reed's discovery of the yellow fever cycle.
St. Louisans also seemed anxious to see what they could see about the new 37 mm. antitank gun at the encampment on Memorial Plaza. Soldiers were on hand to answer questions.
Missouri editors learned camouflage technique first-hand from Capt. William C. Pahlmann, commanding officer of Jefferson Barracks camouflage school, whose troops gave a practical demonstration to some 250 state editors, members of the Missouri Press Association, who were "inducted" into the army Friday for a 24-hour period. From left, Mr. and Mrs. Ray E. Miller of the Carl Junction Standard, Capt. Pahlmann, H. H. Coffee of the Western Newspaper Union, Mrs. C. L. Blanton Sr. of the Sikeston Standard and H. M. Jungbluth of the Western Newspaper Union, discussing the demonstration.
Rabbi Ferdinand M. Isserman of Temple Israel presents "The Eternal Light," Jewish symbol of the perpetual existence of God, in a candlelight service last night at one of Jefferson Barracks' chapels. The gift of Temple Israel's Junior Congregation, the light (seen in the top center of the altar) was accepted for the post by Chaplain First Lieutenant John L. Harris.
Toughening up for action in an obstacle race are these Jefferson Barracks soldiers. The 4-foot rail fence was only one of the obstacles that marked the quarter-mile course over which the trainees yesterday were sent in groups of six, armed and helmeted and ready for the enemy.
Mrs. Alfred Chance of Akron, Ohio, visited her son, Clarence, 25, at Jefferson Barracks yesterday on Mother's Day and shortly after her arrival found herself playing mother to nearly 25 service men. In the above picture Mrs. Chance plays piano for soldiers in the Hostess House. Her son stands behind her.
New recreation hall at the Jefferson Barracks Reception Center, where friends and relatives of newly-inducted servicemen may see them in uniform for the first time, will be formally dedicated at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Here is part of the new 55-piece Negro band at Jefferson Barracks, with the director, Technical Sergeant C. K. Young, at left. The band, compromised principally of soldier musicians who have played with top name bands in the country, made its debut yesterday when inspected by Maj. Gen. Irving J. Phillipson of Washington, executive director of the Army Emergency Relief, who came to the city in connection with the opening Monday night of the soldier show, "This Is the Army." The band introduced a new war song, "We Gotta Get Busy," the lyrics of which were written by Col. Thomas J. J. Christian, commanding officer at the post, and Mrs. Christian. The music was written by two members of the band.
Some of the 200 officers and men of the 356th Technical School Squadron at Jefferson Barracks who were guests of 200 members of the Women's Chamber of Commerce of St. Louis are shown as they roasted weiners on an oven at Wabash Country Club in Ferguson.
Miss Jane Pickens, accompanied by two members of the Red Cross Motor Corps, Mrs. John R. Caulk Jr. and Miss Francine Blessing Hammes, leaving the Park Plaza Hotel Thursday afternoon for Jefferson Barracks, where Miss Pickens sang for the patients at Station Hospital.
Good neighbor salute was this review held at Jefferson Barracks yesterday in honor of Lieut. Gen. Manuel Tovarias, commander of the Chilean Air Force, and other high-ranking Chilean officers who were visitors there.
Representative Negroes of St. Louis and Mayor Becker were guests of Col. Thomas J. J. Christian, commanding officer of Jefferson Barracks, yesterday at the first all-Negro parade and review ever held at the historic army post. Before the parade Col. Christian and his staff conducted the visitors on a tour of inspection where basic training is being given several thousand Negro soldiers by the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command. In the reviewing stand were (from the left) T.D. McNeal, field representative of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; Mrs. Leona Evans, head of the Garfield District Provident Association; Rev. Russell S. Brown; Mayor Becker; George D. Brantley (in back), principal of Sumner High School; Col. Christian; Elmer Mosee, vice commander of Missouri American Legion; James E. Cook, Y.M.C.A.; D. V. Essex of the Urban League and Arnold Walker of the Urban League.