University of Maine - Prism Yearbook (Orono, ME)

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1 I 1. I T A II Y C O A X T A II T I M. E II Y |T :V 1 T Haw, Loupret LIEUT. C;01.0NEL JOSEPH C. HAW Professor of Military Science and Tactics Colonel Haw, giacluate of United States Military . cademy, later serving as instructor there, has been on Foreign Service to Panama. Hawaii, and on V. S. t oastal diitv. Came to Maine in itiyti. C. PT. IN CEORGE J. LOUPRET Professor of Military Science and Tactics CajJtain Lonpret, graduate of United States Militarx . cadeniv. has been on ilut at Coast niiler Schools, at Fort Momoe. ' a.. and For- eign Service in Honolulu and Philippines. Came to Maine in iii ' fi from F ' ort liarancas, Florida. JUNIOR t OAST AKTILLEnY O F F I C E R ( Second Kow— MacGregor. Littlefielil. Derry. Coupcr, Kicliards, Ht-bt-I, MacDuiiald. Keyes, Kaci ' ii. I ' aul. liahrt, Stewart, Stuart, Marshall. Treinaine First Row— Colonel Haw. Weaver. Rich. Adkins. Htggins, Holland, Halliwill, Hutchinson. Ueardsell, Charpentier, Russell, Breton. Morton, Piorkowski, Captain Loupret

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.1 I A I 4MI I X F A T l( V O V FIT K It .S ecuiul Row — Murphy, Andrews, McCain, Pipes, Duby, Burke, Hawes. Huss, FitzPatrick. Barrell. Gardner. Morin First Row— Major Henkle. Bronsdon. Whitney, Grimmer, Carlson, Maasen, Files, Loring. Cotting. McDowell, Schmidt, Gerrislt, Major Cooper NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS THE Intantiy unit of the University R.O.T.C. Oirps is composed of all pliysicallv fit male stiidentN ol all the Colleges in the University with the exception of the College of Technolouv which has its own unit. The Achancccl Course in Military is limited to toriN cadets, . fter each Advanced cadet com- j)letes the coiuse successfullv. he is connnissioned a .Second Eieutenant in the Officeis ' Reserve Corps of the Army of the United States. Before receiving their commission, the . il- anced cadets are required to spend six weeks in (ani]j (lurint; the siunnui lollovving the Junior year. Infantry Advanced cadets take their sum mer camp at Fort Devens in Massachusetts. The classroom work in Infantrx is correlated witli lnlantr maneu ers and (hill, iniludin de- tailed maneiaers with machine guns and moriars. To win high honors in the annual inspection at the close of the year is the chief objective of tile vvhole battalion. The annual ins])eciion is made b an Arm officer sent 1) the Conmiand- ing C.eneral of the First Clorps . iea. Knowledge ol the subjeil. discipline, steadiness in ranks, and jjrccision are the main objeciixcs for the annual insjaection which termiuaies miiiiaiv lor the year. - bore— .Sergeant Haraboskv, Su| |)h OIIkci for Coast . nillcrv I nil. lii ' low, slandhig—Sergeam |cisc|ih A. Rc . Sup- ply Officer for Infantry liiii. S(, a prf— Sergeant Joseph J. Rinkaus. RkcimI Sergeant.

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C O A .S T A It T I I. I. E IK Y r : I T E (.1. EERI (. siiukius ol ilic tlaN: ol 1940 MiT the liiM to take tlic course in the new C ' .oast AnillciA I ' liii n[ [hv Rcscr c Officers ' Irainiiii; C orps. islalilislK d lure in 11)36. Xow all students ol the lollege ol ent;iiiecring who take Military are assigned to this unit because the mathematical studies required ol artillery oi- luers are included in the curriciihnn ol the col- lege. The idea of being enrolled in the Coast Guard was done awav with b the daily chant: The mission of the Cloast Artillery is to attack eneni na al essels b gun-fire and submarine mines and to attack enem airjjlanes by fire from the ground. The Coast .Artillery does close order Infantrv drill, and the three batteries usu- allv win a fair share of first lines Iroiu the In- lantrv at Saturdax parades. As Freshmen the studies ranged Irom Mili- tary .Sanitation to Coast Artillery Ammunition antl drill on the massi e fifteen-ton 155-millimeter gun that adorns the Indoor Field. Last year, range-finding for moxing targets was studied and drill in the 3-inch anti-aircraft gun and range- finding devices with a complete plotting room set-up. From the Juniors who volunteered last fall twenty-eight men of 1940 were selected to consti- tute the first .Advanced Course group. The Coast .Artillery [uniors are looking forward to the six- weeks ' camp on the coast of A ' irginia this summer. Next year, with four classes represented for the first time, the new unit will reach maturity: we of 1940 shall always be proud that we blazed the trail for those who will follow. Loading the 155 mm. giiii Anti-aircraft gun in action