Aberdeen Proving Ground - Yearbook (Aberdeen, MD)

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CH H0 ULUGI Dec. Xb, NOX: Study or Ordnance Xnsrruchon begun. Feb. '28, X9O'2z Caprarn Dunn suxomrrs reporrs and recommendahons. Ordnance SchooX oi Pxp- phcahon esraxohshed soon rhereahrer ar Sandy Hook Vroxfrnq Ground, New Jersey. H2051 Programs or prachcaX shop work esjrabhshed ar prKncrpaX manugackurrnq, arsenaXs. N061 Ordnance SchooX 0? TechnoXoqy esrabhshed air Wakerrown Pxrsenah Massachuserfrs. X9Xb: hAachKne Gun SchooX opened ak SprKnqheXd Pxrmory, Massachusekrs. Summer, XCIX7: Ordnance SchooX or Pxpphcahon ar Sandy Hook Provknq Ground, New Jersey. ' and Ordnance SchooX or TechnoXoqy, ar Warerrown Pxrsenak Massachuseirs, dKscon'rKnued. Sepk. XCIVI: Ordnance Xnsrruchon 'rn manu'rac'rur'rnq pXan'rs approved by Secrerary off War. Rock Xdand PxrsenaX SchooX for Oihcers and Yznhskred men opened. Oc'r., WW: Kenosha, NNKs.,'Branch opened ar Nash Morors Company, for oihcers. Ock. '23, WW: ?eor'ra, hhnors, Branch or Ordnance Xnskruchon SchooXs dedrqnared as Headquar- rers for O-rdnance,Mo'ror Xnsrruchon SchooXs, for oihcers and enhsfred men, and dasses open ar khe Hoh'hAanuracrur'rnq Company. Ocr. 30, XQVI: FAN. D. Branch or Ordnance Xnsrrucfron SchooXs opened ar rhe Four NNheeX Drrye Company, Chnronvrhe, NNKS., vfrkh 'rnsfrruchon for ofhcers. 'Y Dec. XC2.X'l: Enhsred s'ruden'rs en'rer F. NN. D. Branch ak Chnronyrhe. Dec. V2, WW: Enhsred sjrudenrs enrer Kenosha Branch. VNS: Ordnance Xnsrrumenk Reparr SchooX opened ar Frankiord Pxrsenak Vennsyhlanka. Pxpr'rX '23, XQXB: Machrne Gun SchooX moved from Spr'rnqheXd Pxrmory, Massachuserrs, 'ro Camp Hancock, Oeorq'ra. ' June, VNS: Specfrahsrs SchooX for mo'ror 'rnsrruchon opened ai Camp Jackson, Soukh Carohna. duXy, XQXB: Moror, Pxrhhery and Machkne Gun SchooXs consohdared ar Rar'r'ran Pxrsenak New der sey, and cahed Ordnance hAa'rn'renance and Reparr Schook Sepr., VNS: EXecrr'rc NNeXd'rnq SchooX ar XfxncoXn Hecfrrkc Company, CXeyeXand, Oh'ro, opened A

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L' nik, 'K K K K . , 2 i X K . GREGORY C. LEE JASON L, CAMPBELL RALPH J. RUSSO Captain Captain Captain Chief of Ordnance Service Section Chief of Administration Section Chief of Ammunition Section RILEY M. SHARP RAYMOND L. JOHNSON RICHARD N. ROLLASON JOHN A, PAWLOWSKI First Lieutenant Captain First Lieutenant First Lieutenant Military Law Section Director of Fire Control Section Chief of Machine Shop Section Chief of Welding Section OSCAR A. RAMNES ALBERT L. HETTRICK LEROY ASKREN GLENN H, STALEY Captain Captain First Lieutenant First Lieutenant Chief of Artillery Section Chief of Automotive Section Chief of Small Arms Section Chief ot Aviation Ordnance Section

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MARY lVov. 11, 1918: Armisfice Day, Personnel af Ordnance Schools numbered 458 ofhcers and S86 enhsfed men. Schools ohsconfinued shorfly affer Worlo' War l ov. 23, 1918: Elecfrie Welohng School closed Nov 2Z 1918: Ordnance lnsfrumenf Peparr School closed 1 91 9: Plans considered for consohdahen of all Ordnance fralnfng acfivifies af Aberdeen Prov- ing Ground Maryland Ordnance Operafibns, Marnfenance and Repair School esfabhlshed af Parifan Arsenal New Jersey. Sepf., 1919: Ordnance School of Technology reesfabhshed af Waferfown Arsenal Massachuseffs. Ordnance School ofAppl1caf1en reesfabllshed af Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland 1921: Ordnance School of Apphcafion fransferred fo Waferfown Arsenal and consohdafed wifh Ordnance School of Technology fhere. Consohdaffen lnown as fhe Ordnance School Arrangemenfs made wifh Massachuseffs lnsfifufe of Technology Cambridge, Massachuseffs, fo give cerfain former School of Apphcafion Courses. Sepf. 1, 1921: Ordnance Operafrons, Malnfenance and Repair School changed fo Ordnance Spe- clahsfs' School ' 1931: Ordnance Specfahsls' School changed fo Ordnance Held Service School 1932: loleadquarfers of Ordnance School moved fo Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland from Waferfown Arsenal wilh cerfarn courses, howeven remaining af Massachuseffs lnsfil fufe of Technology under supervision of fhe Cofnmanohng Ofhber of Waferfown Arsenal Dec. 11, 1936: Aofufanf General approved plans for consohdaffen of Ordnance School and Ord- nance Held Service School af Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland 1 June 1, 1940: Ordnance School and Ordnance Held Service School consohdafed af Aberdeen rroymg Ground Maryland lfnown as The Ordnance School Jan. 1, 1941: Ordnance Training Cenfer acfivafed consishng of fhe Ordnance School Ordnance Peplacemenf Training Cenfen and Ordnance Unif Training Cenfer. July 16, 1942: Ordnance Training Cenfer made fnscffve and fhe Ordnance School made a sepae rafe echelon under fhe Mlhfary Training Division of fhe Ordnance Deparfmenl. -'-l