US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Leonard Wood, MO)

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A Me sage to fhg Men lille ' 0 I HEADQU ARTEBS YOYCY LEON MRD WOOD . A n- 1 1,,C '1, Office oi the Commanding General ' Yort LeonaroxNood, Missouri EliEgfii y5e!5, ' . '-r351agm5, 2 3 1 vgif' gf-.. ,J 2 E, '45i:f3 'bAR?'fv3,ng X M. .Mr-K gvttg. cg,- 33. , Y 'QQJFQ-irffi Q37 'is a MQ ,bv .gy .NV 31? gig- 525, if 'ff 'Ni 1 vi 33:5 men who have taken their basic training together at Tort Leonard 'iigggsia f' wood have special ties which bind then in the brotherhood oi the tried -lar '14 ff A p, , ,5'X!bEi,-rQ S3251 and ready soldiers oi the united states Army. ln these rugged Ozark 'iiqyi foothills they have shared the summer heat or the wintry blast as they pursued the intensive course which the Suited States Army prescribes tor its soldiers. ln the unatcelled training facilities oi this station ' qxfigigi ff-'iji,g they have acquired that sasic know how oi the soldiery to march, to 1 shoot, to iight on the team. , N 1 J 'fr 4,3 4 P:-+d',:.f As you nove on to advanced individual training, or to an assign- j nent with an active army unit, the oiiicers and men oi your cadre are 'f if Qi fggjg vzt proud oi you. 'iou have proven yourselves in the trials and pressures 6 55512 oi basic training. 'lou have developed your physique, have acquired new military skills, have learned the importance oi team play in an Vila- organization where your comrades depend upon you. ,Q ' xi.,:7'i?'X Li a . fs 1 ln the years ahead you will look back upon these weeks as some oi the most significant in your lives . The new talents which you have b y 'gg acquired will assume increasing importance as you progress through I life, whether you remain in the military service or return to your ffi-l,Ef'3'?:' civilian ccasvunity . ,53 1 To all oi you l extend ny appreciation oi your service and my best wishes for your continuing success in the years ahead. rjj. IEi'ifg,.gzif:.ei gsfgxfsfsgfi-jf fy X .. Af' fffiayfkf ff if :f'f'mf,i'39 ' . ARD KB gi-f ,A R A gi3'5iff-5.15253 Maier Gene al, USA 'lu waz'i..2,.,f, fu- ,f gQ32sgg'5fL1'fXp Coullmudi. 7 f,.QgVagf'3ja.i,,S' '. N: eg..a.f11'f. gg afi.i'Iif4f'i'f1M:5r ' i Ztiggggafiiafyz , frfgbqi fn' E . wig? .V . af3FssjEg5,3g,,mw 'i3Q'? siaizigwkpw. ' iii: r ig: - ra.,,m.+my,5g, Z N I V Ngfziigidaigird- ... ,.. A af?m,tgfa,,q,?X6g 'h133.QQiiaaQ,..p x p . K Jw, Q93-1.5.1 bmiyvy an 'gXff'?fff5zf!'iw . lifts! .Z ,setup 'UMW fa . , V 0 'fm1fg?.,ffafV' ,,,., , 1226.2

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2 kia- an rafsg ,,-v- BIAJOR GENERAL HOWARD KER was born in Staunton, Virginia, October 12, 1902. He graduated from the US Military Academy in 1924 and from Cornell University in 1927, receiv- ing the degree of Civil Engineer. He is also a graduate of the U. S. Army Engineer School, the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and the Army War College. Prior to Worlcl War ll, he served with engineer units at Fort Humphreys, Virginia and at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. He served on Reserve Officers Training Corps duty at the Uni- versity of Alabama from 1930 to 1954. From 1934 to 1937, while assigned to the Philadelphia Engineer District, he was in charge of the conversion of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal from a barge canal to a ship canal. From 1937 to 1941, he served at the Wluite House as Engineer Ofhcer in Charge of Buildings and Grounds. ln 1941 and 1942, he commanded the 86th Engineer Heavy Ponton Battalion at Fort Knox and Camp Joseph T. Robinson. From 1942 to 1944, he served as Chief, Department of Engi- neering and later as Executive Officer, the Engineer School. From November 194-fi till September 1945, he commanded the oth Engineer Special Brigade in the European Theater of Oper- Major General HOWARD KER C017I11lH1lI1i1Zg General ations, participating in the Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes Campaigns. He returned to the Engineer School in 1945 as Chief of Operations and was appointed Assistant Commandant in 1946. He attended the Industrial College in 1947-1948. From 1948 to 1950, he served as Assistant Engineer of Maintenance of the Panama Canal. He became a member of the staff and faculty of the Army War College in -Iuly 1950, remaining there until july 1953, when he was assigned to the Far East Command, where he served first as Engineer, First Corps and later as Engineer, Eighth Army. ln June 1954, he was appointed Assistant Chief of Engineers for Troop Operations. He served additionally, from July 1956, as Acting Deputy Chief of Engineers for Military Operations. ln March 1957, he was assigned as Engineer, US Army Europe, his last assignment before assuming command of Fort Leonard XVood. July 13, 1960. His decorations include the l.egion of Merit with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Order of the British Empire QGreat Britainb, the Order of Military Merit 4Brazilb and the Order of Merit CULCHIJ with Silver Star CRepublic of Koreaj.