Bomb . S><L. William Outten Skillman, DALLAS, TEXAS Born 1900. Matriculated 1918. InfantryOolen, Bill Wee Willie Fourth Class: Private Co. B; Sootball Squad; Texas Club: Minstrel Club. Thii-dClass: Corporal Co. E; Texas Club. Second Class: Serg-eant Co. E; AssistantCheer Leader; Texas Club; Marshal Final Ball. First Class: Lieutenant Co. E;Cheer Leader; Texas Club; Secretary-Treasurer ; Marshal Final German. ??Life is short—to hell with diet.^ In the fall of 1918 those who had arrived early gazed out of the window andsaw a great crowd approaching. On closer scrutiny, however
Bomb . S><L. William Outten Skillman, DALLAS, TEXAS Born 1900. Matriculated 1918. InfantryOolen, Bill Wee Willie Fourth Class: Private Co. B; Sootball Squad; Texas Club: Minstrel Club. Thii-dClass: Corporal Co. E; Texas Club. Second Class: Serg-eant Co. E; AssistantCheer Leader; Texas Club; Marshal Final Ball. First Class: Lieutenant Co. E;Cheer Leader; Texas Club; Secretary-Treasurer ; Marshal Final German. ??Life is short—to hell with diet.^ In the fall of 1918 those who had arrived early gazed out of the window andsaw a great crowd approaching. On closer scrutiny, however, they saw that itwas only Ooten, the sinewy, sun-burned son of the sizzling sands of the LoneStar State. Many limes did Willy hunt his hole during this first year, and withthe rest of us suffered the hardships of a rat; but in the end he came out wholeand hearty—that is, most of him did, for he lost exactly fifty-seven pounds andeight ounces during these weary ten months. In our Third Class year Bill becam
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