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The Mess Kit Camp Knox 1924 8” X 10.75” illustrated hardcover-unpaginated Illustrated with black and white photographs ______________________________________ The Mess Kit Volume III Fifth Corps Area Camp Knox Kentucky 1924 Prepared by the men of the Citizens Military Training Camp Under the direction of Edgar Dow Gilman Major, Engr.- ORC Editor in chief Published by the Military Training Camps Association of the United States Charles B. Pike President George F. James Executive Secretary The training camp movement: voluntary military training for the purpose of good citizenship and national defense goes back in the memory of the present generation to the camps which were organized in the United States just prior to the world war. In 1913 under the direction of Major General Leonard wood to vacation camps were held for students from educational institutions, one at Monterey California, and the other at Gettysburg Pennsylvania, the men paying their own expenses. Four camps were held the following year… Contains camp history and photos, company rosters and photos, activity/training photos. Vintage ad's include: Packard, Wrigleys, Rock Island Railroad, Kohler Plumbing, NCR, Montgomery Ward, Dodge Bros. Cars, Paige-Detroit Jewett & more Listing and template services provided by inkFrog