US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Bragg, NC)

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' ' I, ' GEORGE W. GARDES Maior Execufive Officer HEGIME TAL STAFF JEOHN K. KEYS ROBERT W. WOOD, JR. R. A. WHEELER Capfain Captain Warranf Officer S-I . S-I Assisfani S-I MAXMILIAN J. B. WELKER ' WILLIAM E. MOSS LEONARD W. SCANNELL MILTON ZANCHIN Capiain Second Lieufenant Firsi Lieuienanf ' Firs1'LieuI'enan'r S-3 .S-4 Chaplain S-2

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PAUL . ELLMHN Galena! Commanding Graduated from College of Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, in 1913 with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Entered the Army in 1917 as a Lieutenant. Graduated from the United States Army Engineer School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, in 1923, and the' Army Industrial College in 1929. Rose suc- cessively through the grades, and promoted to Colonel, Corps of Engineers in May, 1942. During World War I, served overseas with the 114th Engineers, the First Engineers of the First Division, and as assistant to the First Corps Engineer. Served for 10 months with the Army of Occupation in Germany, returning to the United States for duty in the War Department in theoiiice of the Chief of Engineers. Served five years with the Second Engineers at San Antonio, Texas, and at Fort Logan, Colo- rado. Following another four-year tour with the War Department in Washiiigton, served three years in Hawaii with the Third Engineers from 1935 to 1938 inclusive. Was in charge of Flood Control operations on the Winooslci and Lamoille Rivers and Champlain Basin in Vermont. This project included in addition to channel im- provement, the construction of large earth fill and concrete dams, and relocation of highways and bridges. Prior to assignment to Command of the 36th Engineers, was on duty as a professor of Military Science and Tactics in the College of Engineering, New York University, in charge of the Engineer unit of the R. O. T. C. 131

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UF THE 36 flfwpmcd lfmenze TH ENGINE ERS COMBAT 5 x - IIN ffi wif vjljtb ff , all ill lla 535: , NF' 595' 5. L g x I 5 i S x g. XX 1 New BLAZON RY Engineer colors: Red and White on a shield with alter- t. nate wavy silver and blue lines bar dexter represen ing water. Thisis taken as indicating the formation of the Regiment on the shores of Lake Champlain and the training of the Regiment, a great deal of which has been in river crossings and on the water. The sea horse is erim osed on the right of the shield symbolizing SHP P the amphibious training of the Regiment and marine activites. E51 The motto of the Regiment is Ruggecl,,' which at first was held up as the aiming mark by its original com- manding officer and which subsequently came into more . IC. f or less habitual use by ofiicers and men in spea ing o their Regiment. This motto has been approved by the Y l ' e of War Department and reserved for the exc usivc us the 36th Engineers.