Fort Lewis Brown Bombers 1942

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FORT LEWIS BROWN BOMBERS
(1942)

Fort Lewis Military Base, Fort Lewis, Washington
Cowan Field

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One of two all black teams at Fort Lewis during World War II, the team would be coached by veteran boxing welterweight Frisco McGale who said "We're not going in for this fancy tricky stuff. My system calls for hitting 'em so hard they wake up in the next county". Lloyd Perkins bombed the second-longest punt in Northwest history at the time in the season opening loss to the Streaks. Perkins launched a 70-yarder through the air that hit and bounced 20 more to the goal line where a Streak safety picked up the ball and got smothered at the 5-yard line.

Sporting new yellow jackets in November, the Bombers crushed the Medics intercepting three passes while Johnny Randolph took a punt 75-yards for a score and added a 50-yard kickoff return. The Bombers were hoping to play the undefeated Indians to force another shot at the Streaks, but due to training in the field the game could not be played. The Streaks would claim the title with a 4-0-1 record and unscored upon during the regular season. The Bombers were to receive a post-season matchup with Powder River but it was called off. Walter Harris, Perkins and 6'4" Louis Amory were the standouts for the season.

In 1943, the Streaks and Brown Bombers would be replaced by the Wolverines as the lone all black team at Fort Lewis.

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1942 Players included:

Sgt Nathaniel Duty (Capt/), Pvt Horace Love (HB), Pvt Harvey Pack Jr. (HB), Pvt Gus Dowells (HB), Corp. Norman Reese (HB), Corp. Ollie Foster (HB), Pfc. George Dennis (HB), Pvt Robert Bendleton (HB), Pvt Robert O. Higgins (HB), Pvt Eugene Hibbett (HB), Pvt Herman Biggs (HB), Pvt Henry Moore (HB), Sgt Walter G Harris (FB), Corp. Andrew C. Burton (HB), Sgt W. Brown (L), Pfc William Graveley (L), Pfc James Mims (L), Pvt James Oliver (L), Pvt Louis Amory (L), Pvt Richard L. Lafton (L), Corp. James Wilbert (L), Pvt. Mason C. Terrell (L), Vanleah Francis (L), Corp. Vallery J. Ferdinand (L), Pfc Napoleon B. Woods (L), Contrell (E), Dicks (T), Johnny Randolph (HB), Lloyd Perkins (HB),

1942
Fort Lewis Football League
Record: 2-1-2
Sponsor: United States Army
Coach Frisco McGale

Private Louis Amory was the standout end for the Brown Bombers and Fort Lewis Warriors basketball center that dominated the Northwest Service Leagues in 1942-1943

Schedules and Results
Date	Opponent	Score
1942 Oct 12	Fort Lewis Streaks (Jamboree)	6-6
1942 Oct 15	Fort Lewis Streaks	0-19
1942 Oct 28	North Fort Lewis Beavers	6-0
1942 Nov 2	Fort Lewis Medics	25-7
1942 Nov 13	Fort Lewis Caissons	7-7
1942 Nov 21	Fort Lewis Indians	Cancel
1942 Dec 6	Powder River Calvary	Cancel