US Army Infantry School - Doughboy Yearbook (Fort Benning, GA)

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CoMM1'r'1'EE B. CA1-T. R. C. ACXN VLIET, IR., Head of Conznzittce CAPT. G. L. Mormow, Iurtrzzcfur C.x1'T. A. J. IQENNEDY, Instrzrcfor The subject of organization included a discussion of Infantry organization in gen- eral and covered the detailed composition. armament and transportation, and the general duties of the personnel of war strength units. Staff instruction covered the organization and functioning in combat of the battalion, regimental, and brigade staffs, the course being concluded with a held exercise in communi- cation and command with a reinforced brigade for the Advanced Class and a regiment for the Company Ofhcers' Class. Under the subject of supply were discussed the principles governing the system of supply of equipment, rations, and munitions to Infantry units in combat. The study of troop movements involved movement by marching, rail, and motor transportation. The material under the heading of shelter pertained primarily to the prin- ciples to be observed in the selection of camp sites and billets with a discussion of perma- nent and semi-permanent types of shelter. The scope of the instruction covered by Committee A was practically the same for the Advanced-and. Company Ohficers' Classes with the exception that the latter did not 111- clude .instruction involving units larger than a regiment. Due to restricted time only the most important elements covered in the course were presented to the National Guard and Reserve Oficers' Class. COMMITTEE HB. 'The work of Committee B during the 1922-1923 year involved the two sub-divisions of military intelligence and infantry signal communications.

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COMMITTEE A. MAJ. GEORGE R. KOEHLER, Head of Coninziltce CAPT. J. E. Gu.l..En.LAN, Instructor MAJ. R. VV. H.NRDENBERGH, Iinvtruictor CAPT. W. M. CARTER, Instructor FIRST SECTION, DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY ART. For the school year of 1922-1923 the First Section was organized in four lettered committees, A, B, C and HD. In turn their work was re-allotted within each com- mittee. For specific demonstration purposes the following troops of the post were trained under the general supervision of the First Section: First Battalion, 29th Infantry, all Headquarters Companies, 29th Infantry, First Bat- talion, 83rd Field Artillery, Company HA, 7th Engineers, a detachment of the ISt Gas Regiment, and the 15th Tank Battalion. An outline of the instruction covered by each of the four committees follows: COMIVIITTEE HA. Committee A was charged with the presentation of all subject matter relative to organization, staff, supply, troop movement, and shelter, the instruction being given through conferences, map and terrain exercises, map problems, and demonstrations.

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COMMITTEE C. MAJ. R. C. CRAXYFURDI, Head of Conzzlzillcc C.xPT. C. S. Bnonmzxr, flI5fl'IIL'fl,H' IST LIEUT. E. J. CURREN, Irzsfrizffor CAPT. F. I. PEARSON, Irzslrzzufur IST Lnzur. E. IQUTSCHICOV, III.YfV11L'f0l' CAPT. T. N. XV11.LI.xMs, I11.rI1'urlor 2D LIEUT. T. R. Howix-RD, Ill.Yfl'IlCf0I' lsr Lieur. L. L. Conn. Izzsfruvloz' 2D LIEUT, F. N. Rorserars, Izzstructor , The subjects covered under communications were wire, radio, panels. message cen- ters, visual signaling, signal communications officers, demonstrations of infantry-aeroplane communication, combat principles of signal communications platoons, and field exercises in command and signal communications. The object of the instruction throughout the year was to familiarize students in the Advanced and Company Officers' Classes with the methods and means of signal communi- cations within the infantry brigade, with a minimum of time devoted to the technical and theoretical side of the subjects discussed. The course in military intelligence covered primarily the organization and use of combat intelligence units of infantry organizations, their training and functioning in combat, the methods of acquiring information, of interpreting it, of preparing it for use, and giving it the proper distribution.