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Identifier
20031578
Description
Colonel Carl L. Caphton, professor of military science and tactics.A middle-aged man in military shirt, trousers, and tie with rifle insignia on his collar. He's standing in front of a world map of the era that includes the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the territories of Alaska and Hawaii. Clipping:"New Military Professor Talks With Green About Plans to Increase InterestPlans for stimulating interest in military training among students in Fort Worth high schools were discussed Wednesday when Col. Carl L. Caphton, newly appointed professor of military science and tactics, reported for duty to Superintendent Green.Colonel Caphton on Sept. 30 will relieve Lt. Col. Thomas C. Brown, who is retiring.Until that time, Colonel Caphton explained, he will observe present training methods to get his 'feet on the ground.''I don't plan on any radical changes,' he said. 'The program is laid out by the War Department for R.O.T.C. units and it is our job to follow that outline.'Col. Caphton came to Fort Worth from tExas A. & M. College, where he had been assigned as senior instructor and co-ordinator of military activity.He said he hoped to see the dummy weapons now in use by Fort Worth R. O. T. C. cadets replaced eventually by real rifles, but he pointed out that even such senior military schools as Texas A&M are now using similar dummy equipment and there is little expectation that real rifles can be supplied until the regular army is entirely equipped with the new-type Garands.Col. Caphton looked over reports showing that enrollment of Fort Worth students for military training during the Fall term has decreased since last year, but he attributed this to the fact that older boys are now engaged in the industrial work and many of the 17-year-olds have enlisted in the Army and Navy.The new military science professor served in Fort Worth as instructor for the 142nd Infantry of the Texas National Guard in 1936.He attended the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis for three years, but resigned in 1912, took an examination and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army. In 1913, he was sent to Texas for duty on the Mexican border, then spent several years in Hawaii. Subsequent assignments took him to various military posts in the United States, including five years on the staff of the 79th Division adjutant in Philadelphia.Colonel Caphton returned to Texas in 1936 and in 1940, when the Texas National Guard was mobilized, he was placed in charged of training and was made advisor to the division commander.Assigned to Texas A. & M. in 1941, Col. Caphton remained there until accepting the present appointment, except for a brief tour of duty at Eighth Service Command Headquarters in 1942.â€â€Star-Telegram Photo."Stamped Star-Telegram. Eve. Sep. 15, 1943
Archival Date
1943-09-15
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-297
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Negatives, Black & White
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JPG
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Subjects
Military Science; Military career; Recruitming & enlistment; Fort Worth School District; Maps; Military uniforms
Names
Caphton, Carl L.
Subjects
Military Science; Military career; Recruitming & enlistment; Fort Worth School District; Maps; Military uniforms