Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 163, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1916 — Kniman Boy Makes Good In U. S. Manne Corps. [ARTICLE]

Kniman Boy Makes Good In U. S. Manne Corps.

In an official bulletin issued by Headquarters, United States Marine Corps, Washington, appears the name of Edward W. Robertson, of Kniman, this county, as having qualified as a marksman in that most interesting branch of the government service. Edward, who is a son of Robert L. Roberfson, of Kniman, enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at its Chicago recruiting station on December 28, 1915, and is now serving at the marine barracks, Port Royal, S. C., awaiting transfer to expeditionary duty, where he will have many interesting experiences and adventures, or to a cruising battleship which will visit strange lands and give the Jasper county youth an excellent opportunity to see the world. Considering the fact that Robertson is scarcely more than a recruit, his performance in gunnery is looked upon by Marine Corps officials as very promising.