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

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A Me 3 Men rom the COMMA DI G GE RAL U55 -E f f S4 fre 32355, HEADQU MVYEYRS FORT LEON ABU WOOD 5 111 L Oiiice oi the Commanding General f,Qiffff72ff2'5QZi3-ld'3 jg Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri I.. Tiggfg-grf,ZQ2,Q 3 mg? gsm :wife H' fm 5A 'i??' Wi fi ff ff! V- Zim '12 512 235 ti? 1? fn 35 1182 2331555 gfeyilmf ffm ' Eff 2 ,Qu :?f A'WffQ.1fI if Y l 41:5 fs 553 coscaxnlu-rrosst 41? is :ga ?gA4i:L ag of M? gy, f,H?'J'51'f?'3 By becoming a member oi the Armed Forces oi the United States, you f 'mf3g3,g,1 have undertaken one oi the elemental clvlc duties toward the preservation 12 ffgfijiq or our Government and the American way oi llie. By completing basic ' f :ill 1 training you have taken the ilrst Eundgmentel step ln the endless process iyQ?,,f'1 yd. f.,,,fr,y,f-.Y ff? we-If oi learning and readiness which every soldier iaces. 4 -vs, iff 1.6353 -'35-vrleij s .f Y I 'r'91iWg'f 'lou have been exposed to the best training that can be devised in peacetime, and lt ls my hope that the knowledge gained here will provide 3' 'gggge e ilfm ioundstlon ior your iurther mllltary education. , Qigfgj. w V, A 9,3 ,f . A SJW 2 a, The time, the people, and the lncldents oi your basic trslnlng are no-A deeply engraved on your memory and personal llie, as well as on the QQXQ H ,'f, Jegfi long roll oi men who have served and -alll serve our country. Our proud f, ,mow 9 A at Ji gc ui-if 1 herltsge is iounded on dedicated cltlzensg lt ls up to you to lnsure a vgygqg 3-f is trultiul future 'Axe' - 3, f ,,f'Fi1f Vlhatever tomorrow holds ior you, you and your associates bear the 'Mgt' ,e-15 fr, , 1Ur'5gj,-,gg responslblllty ior our country's deiense. Thls challenge requires sltllls gfgjffff V which cannot be permitted to wane--much depends upon you and your contlnued development. l extend to you my appreciation ior your BCCONQXKBYWYBBK here qg,?aP,Q and my best wlshes tor continued success ln the years ahead. 1 gifs? 'af' N' 'ti' '23 421 T53 BEET: L-A 'L Ivo., -go 55 .5 13,5 rg H ,V-vw' 4 ,we l?fs,Q .M tis! V, ji, if - 9 we -3 ffiirff it ff' i A- ? of 'jr rf: V 4 ,, 1P??5, 'fi if ,A 'kts t ,A .-W' e ff' '31-Ewff'If 1.4 gl 'M L.'r.. ssswm l4a3or General, USA Commanding I 4? ea 12353, fgyrflk if: if 'few g V' D11-'Jai K E1 -.:2fiQQX'11.g, if Q . xii r-f 'QQ' ge A x so 2 if 351 ,xii K 'Mi fs' fjsfajf , vm -M-fe .hw- t . ' fr 5 sf.3+f'3,w I 53-rsbffi f93IfxTfw.r , 'W' .,gb,fgT:,,'N,ii:3.1' 'Liar , ,,el 1, 1155553 T ffl-fllil -3 fs , 5 FK Elf 1 l - fs, V 'L '7 ff , 6 ' ' 6 E.

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MAJOR GENERAL LYLE E. SEEMAN was born in Baraboo, Wisconsin, 15 july 1906. He was appointed to the United States Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1928, receiving a commission in the Engineers. He received a grad- uate degree in civil engineering from Princeton University in 1934. He graduated from the National War College in 1953. Prior to World War II, his assignments included duty with the cavalry at Fort Riley, Kansas, with the Nicaragua Canal Survey, from 1934 to 1936, and ROTC duty at Ohio State University from 1936 to 1940. His World War II duty was with the Engineer Research and Development Laboratory at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, with the Air Force as regimental commander of aviation engineer troops, and later on the Air Force staff in the China-Burma-India The- ater. General Seeman served with the Manhattan Engineer Dis- trict from 1945 to 1946, and with the Central Intelligence Agency during 1947 and 1948. He was district engineer of the Alaska District from 1949 to 1952. During this latter as- signment, he was responsible for the largest permanent con- struction program ever undertaken in Alaska. General Seeman was assigned to the Ofhce of the Comptroller of the Army in 1953 and 1954. On 1 September 1954, General Seeman was appointed division engineer, Southwestern Divi- sion, Dallas, Texas. While in that assignment, he also served on the Mississippi River Commission 'and the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors. On 18 May 1958, he was assigned to the Oliice of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, as Chief, construction division. On 1 August 1958, he was designated Director of Installations, where he served until May 1962. On 20 May 1962 he assumed command of Fort Leonard Wood. His decorations include the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Bronze Star Medal. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Society of American Military Engineers. General Seeman is married to the former Marjorie Roberta Korp and has three children. He was promoted to first lieutenant on 1 December 1933, to captain, 9 june 1938, to major, 31 january 1941, to lieutenant colonel, 1 February 1942, to colonel, 21 May 1943, to brigadier general, 14 july 1955, and to major general, '10 March 1959. Major General LYLE E. SEEMAN Commanding General