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

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CoMMtr'riz12 DF Instruction in the tactical employment of all infantry combat units ranging from the individual scout to the brigade was covered by Committee D, Sufficient instruction in the tactics and technique of supporting arms, artillery, chemical warfare, cavalry and air service, were included to' enable infantry commanders to intelligently co-operate with or command supporting or attached units of these arms. The instruction was divided into several phases such as scouting and patroling, com- bined instruction in both defensive and offensive action of the rifie squad, section, platoon and company. and the tactical use of machine gun units, three-inch mortars, and 37 111111 QUUS. Qther subdivisions of the instruction concerned tactical principles for the handling of the units from the battalion to the brigade in combat, artillery tactics in general, and artillery-infantry team work. and sufficient knowledge of cavalry tactics to permit of in- telligent co-operation with the mounted troops. The tank as an auxiliary weapon was given a prominent place in the course, its tac- tical use in support of other infantry units being stressed. The mechanism of drafting field orders, training programs, and the preparation of map problems were also covered. To Committee D was also assigned the study of chemical warfare. This subject was limited to the uses of smoke and non-toxic chemical agents and to the study of the defense against the possible use of toxic chemical agents by a hostile force. s- fits i 1

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Q i i. 'I . . il ' '4 5, .F V -I gl! 1-I J -- .Z L' ' i S11Ec1.iL1s'rs. Major: Josemr XV. Rrxinoucn, S311 F. A.. Inslrucfor. M.-xjou B. A. BRACKENBURY, C. NV. S.. Instructor. CAPT. I. XV. LEONARD, I7l5fl'1lt'f01', Tanks. Except for some difference in the amount of detail covered both the Advanced and the Company Officers' Classes took the same subjects: Use of instruments, map reading, sketching, Field fortifications, aerial photographs, and the employment of engineer troops in open warfare. During the course conferences were held on the use of the prismatic' and lensatic compasses and practical work was given with these instruments. By conferences and prac- tical problems the elementary principles of map reading were covered. Explanations and demonstrations in the use of each article of sketching equipment were made to the classes. Several area and road sketches were made by the student-ofI'i- cers, the work in the latter involving both mounted and dismounted exercises. When in- clement weather interfered with the outdoor instruction, sketches were made from the sand tab es. Conferences illustrated by lantern slides were given covering the subject of aerial photography. The subject of field fortifications involved the study of various types of trenches, their profiles, the execution of field Works, camouflage, and entanglements. Demonstrations by Engineer troops, conferences, and map problems brought out the use of Engineers in open warfare and their duties with relation to the functioning of other troops. .

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