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

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-la ,X ll ,FJ f f i dm. -u Q- ' . J A: be given for all work of this kind that may be performed. No doubt valu- able suggestions occur to many officers who, through modesty, fail to give the service the benefit of these ideas. Officers are urged to study and develop any ideas they may have for improvement of the Infantry, and give the service the benefit. Both the service and the individual will derive benefit from any such study. All proposals or suggestions from personnel located at points other than Fort Benning should be sent to the Chief of Infantry. When the Infantry Board was originally organized, General Farnsworth, who was then President of the Board, sent a memorandum and letter to the commanding officer of each infantry brigade, regiment and machine gun bat- talion, urging cooperation with the board and asking that the contents of the memorandum be called to the attention of all officers of their organiza- tions. The letter and memorandum are published in full in the Infantry Journal for june 1920. General Orders 112, War Department, 1919, covers the subject of Military Education in the Army. In paragraph 4 of that order it states: It will be the constant aim of all concerned to improve and perfect the methods employed. With this end in view, officers of all grades shall be encouraged to submit proposals for improvements in methods or char- acter of instruction through proper channels to the War Department. These proposals will receive careful consideration by superiors, and their action thereon will be such as to encourage initiative upon the part of their subordinates and to make certain that no proposals of merit escape recognition. The principle contained in the foregoing paragraph applies with equal force to suggestions for the improvement of the Infantry Service. Progress is always necessary if we are to keep abreast of development and-progress in other nations and have our arm of the service properly prepared to play' its part in the national defense. This progress which is vital to efficiency cannot be maintained except by the earnest cooperation of all infantrymen. iff. ow ' it fr 'vii' - , . I .1373 9 Y , ff I ' , ,gi weft. r 1 if e r i if is x t' . . fax, lu . yy. up -f X , a ge? ,L LQ- f ifty. Qi s f f' - 1 - A f '- ,,g..',,4.L.-g1T,Eil-.r-:rg-. .-.f f- -- -,-- . -7, f m .-- - HA-- f1'fi-'-XJQY -.x-K, c ,. T -.V X.. .. 2, ,Y 5 I-As... -sw.. - L '- f V -.-XJ

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J 2. i -N' .sal 35 X 924 DOUETIHOY A before or recently handled by the board are listed to show the general type. 1. Reduction of load carried by the Infantry soldier CSee Major Max B. Garber's article in February, 1924 Infantry journal on this sub- jectj 2. Improved Tripod for Browning Machine Gun, Caliber .30, involving New mechanical traversing mechanism with click detent of one mil and other improvements. 3. Study of Infantry Organization, involving all infantry organizations to and including the brigade. 4. Auto weapons test-will include all present caliber .30 weapons, also Garand and Thompson auto-loading rifles and will involve an expenditure of over 300,000 rounds of ammunition. 5. Communication Carts-One has been improvised by modifying a machine gun cart and attaching the RL-16 wire cart as trailer, all to be drawn by one mule. SERVICE COOPERATION As the studies and investigations made by the board cover such a broad field, it is manifest that the board can not perform its functions with the desired efficiency except by effective cooperation on the part of all Infantry- men. At Fort Benning the board has available for consultation a large number of officers of varied experience in the faculty and student body of the Infantry School and among the commissioned personnel on duty with the school troops. This personnel includes a large number of officers who have been selected for their expert knowledge or special qualifications for the work on which they are engaged. The Infantry Board takes full advantage of the opportunities for consultation, advice and valuable cooperation thus made possible. The assistance of all these agencies has always been of material aid to the board in preparing its recommendations or conclusions. The board encourages and Welcomes suggestions from any person fofficer, enlisted man or civilianj who is interested in the Infantry. Much valuable assistance has been received from these sources in the past that has been highly appreciated by the board. All officers may be assured that any proposals submitted will receive careful thought and consideration and whether your ideas are adopted or not, recommendations will be made that proper notations be made on your military record and official recognition 'Wg pgs? 111 5' 21 9 gg -6 W 5 , . r. p ls, vi? 46- A ill

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.lg V N ! 4 T 1 - f me f, ir DEPARTMENT OF EXPERIMENT CAPT. PAUL S. JONES CAPT. M. S. EDDY LT. COL. H. PENDLETON, JR. LT. EARL CUSTER CAPT. THEO. F. WESSELS