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

Text from Pages 1 - 132 of the 1945 volume:

PUBLISHED 1945 PRINTED BY FOOTE 8: DAVIES ATLANTA PIJHT BH!-HSE I-XT WAR Cglze Station Gompfement Brigadier General JOHN T. KENNEDY, U. S. A. Commanding OVQWOT MANY elements contribute to final victory in battle. Leadership, team- work, courage and morale are extremely important elements, but of no less importance are the elements which sustain the combat efficiency of our troops through a smooth functioning system of service and supply. ln order to achieve victory, not only well-trained men but also well-equipped men must be placed in battle. The task of maintaining a steady stream of soldiers and supplies where they are needed is the problem of the Army Service Forces through its many agencies. , The Station Complements of the various Posts and Camps throughout the United States are part of the gigantic organization which is the Army Service Forces: of these Fort Bragg is one of the largest and most important installations. Like other Station Complements, that of Fort Bragg is engaged in supplying, housing and equipping the soldier and in furnishing him with facilities for medical care, for religious observances, and for recreational activities. To the Station Complement are assigned routine, but essential duties, such as, maintenance of installation utilities, maintenance of guns, tanks, vehicles and equipment, operation of Army Exchanges and various other duties which enable the soldier to carry on his training and to enjoy his off-duty hours. There is little reward in the work carried on by the Station Complement. The tasks are not spectacular, they receive no public acclaim. While cheering crowds greet the conquering heroes, we must continue to Work with unabated energy. The reward of the Station Complement must come from the inner satisfaction that springs from the knowledge of a job well done. In the following pages an attempt will be made to present the magnitude and scope of the job that has been done and is being done by the Army Service Forces, at Fort Bragg. the men and Women of the QS5tCltl.OI'L Gompfement who have untiringly and unfailiugly serviced the thousands of soldiers inducted or trained at Ft. Bragg, and Whose devotion to duly, cooperation and spirit of sacrifice have helped to organize the best equipped and best cared for Army iri the world: cgfzis Qooh gs Respectfully Qeaficatec! T BLE UF EU TE TS Subject Page Number Letter of Appreciation ..... Biographical Sketch of General Kennedy . Portrait of General Kennedy . . . Biography and Portrait of General Bragg . History of Fort Bragg ..... Scenes at Fort Bragg ...... Post Buildings ........ Headquarters Staff, Fourth Service Command Office of the Commanding General . . . Post Organization Chart ...... Post Adjutant . . Post Judge Advocate . Personnel Division . . Post Chaplain . . . Personal Affairs Branch . . Military Personnel Branch . Civilian Personnel Branch . . Special Services Branch .... Information and Education Branch . Intelligence Branch ...... Security Branch . . . Military Training Division . Fiscal Division . . . . Supply Division . Post Quartermaster . Post Engineer . . Post Surgeon . . . Post Ordnance Ollicer . . Post Chemical Warfare Officer . Post Signal Officer . . . Post Transportation Officer . Personnel Center Headquarters . . Armed Forces Induction Station . Reception Center .... Special Training Unit Reception Station No. 4 . Separation Center . . Prisoner of War Camp .... Station Complement Detachments . Fort Bragg at Work .... Bakers and Cooks School . American Red Cross . . . Field Artillery Board . . . Action Pictures of F. A. R. T. C. - Pope Field ...... Units in Training .... Life at Fort Bragg . . . Visitors at Fort Bragg . . Fort Bragg on the Home Front . Fort Braggas Civilian Army . 7 8 9 10 11-16 17-21 22-23 24-25 26-28 29 30-31 32 33 34 35 36-37 38-39 40-43 44 45 46-47 48-49 50-51 52-55 56-57 58-59 60-65 66-67 68 69 70 71 72-73 74-75 76-77 78-79 80-81 82-83 84-93 94-97 98 99 100-101 102-103 104-105 106-111 112-113 114-117 118-119 120-121 HEADQUARTERS FCIRT A BRAGG OFFICI or TH! coMMANnlNG GENERAL FORT BRAGG. NORTH CAROLINA AITHECIATION To the Officers, enlisted personnel, and civilian employees of the Army Service Forces who have served under me at Fort Bragg in the STATION COM LEMENT for the past three years, I wish to extend my sincere appreciation for the magnificient job you have done. When I think of the overall accomplishments of Fort Bragg in the present world conflict, I have a feeling of pride in the results of the work done here. At the same tine, I realize that we who have been here doing the unglamorous jobs, the nwork horses,' as General Somervell has called us, will never be recorded in history as battle victors. However, in this war of Logistics, more than in any other war, the Army Service Forces have played a vital part. The combat soldier cannot fight without his gun, his training, his equipment, and his supplies. J -You, who have served at Fort Bragg on the 'Service Front' and have put thousands of soldiers over there in the fighting positions with the necessary elements, are the men and women behind the men behind the guns. Without you battles could not have been won. For your tireless efforts and accomplishments you have gained for ' yourselves a prominent place in the annals of World War II. JOHN T. KENNEDY gadier General, U. S, Army Commanding BHIE IJIEH EE EH L .IIJH T. KENNEDY Brigadier General John T. Kennedy, Commanding General of Fort Bragg, and one of the honored few whose valor has earned for them the proudest of military dis- tinctions, the Congressional Medal of Honor, was born in South Carolina on July 22, 1885. His early boyhood was spent on a farm in Orangeburg County. His family later moved to the city of Orangeburg and it was in this city that he received his early education and spent his boyhood days. Later he attended the Citadel, a noted military academy at Charleston in his home state. The year he entered the Citadel he received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point. ln 1908 he was graduated from West Point where he was commissioned as a'Second Lieutenant in the United States Army and for two years thereafter served with the 6th Cavalry in the Philippine Islands. There he took part in several battles with the rebellious and hostile Moros. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for con- spicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in one of these engagements with the enemy on Patian Island on July 4, 1909. It was while he was in action against the savage Moros that he voluntarily entered with a few enlisted men the mouth of a cave occupied by the desperate enemy. In this action he was severely wounded, and was awarded the Order of the Purple Heart. Lieutenant Kennedy returned from the Philippines to serve at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, and at Texas City, Texas. While at Texas City he took part in frequent patrols along the Mexican border. In May, 1914, he was a member of General Frederick Funstan's command in the occupation of Vera Cruz. On December 8, 1914, he was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant. After an intervening period of duty at Fort Riley, Kansas, he again saw service below the border, this time with General John J. Pershing in his punitive expedition against the Mexican outlaw, Francisco Villa, in March, 1916. Upon returning to the United States, he became an in- structor in the Army Schools at Forts Riley and Leaven- worth. On January 13, 1917, he transferred to the Field Artillery, joining the 7th Field Artillery Regiment at San Antonio, Texas. On February 26, 1917, he was promoted to Captain. ln July, 1917, Captain Kennedy went to France with the 5th F. A. of the 1st Field Artillery Brigade, serving with the First Division. On August 5, 1917, he was promoted to Major, F. A. temporary. His service with the 5th F. A. at Le Valdehon and at the front near Nancy in the fall of 1917 was followed by his appointment as Director of ln- struction at Camp de Coetquidon fa two-brigade firing and training center for Field Artilleryj from January to July, 1918. In July, 1918, he rejoined the 5th F. A. flst Division? at the Battle of Soissons as a Lieutenant Colonel, temporary, his promotion having been attained on June 25, 1918. As a Lieutenant Colonel he commanded the 5th F. A. from immediately after Soissons until after the Armistice, and saw action in the Saizerais sector and in the battles of St. Mihiel and Meuse Argonne. The 5th F. A. fought with the 4-2nd Division and the 2nd Division, as well as with the 8 First Division. Witli the Army of Occupation in Coblenz, Germany, he served as Commandant of a school for four months. For his World War 1 service he was awarded the Dis- tinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, and from the French Republic the Etoile Noir. For four years following his return to the United States he was Director and Instructor of 'Tactics in the Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and a member of the Field Artillery Training Regulations Board. On July 1, 1920, he was promoted to the permanent rank of Major, F. A. ln 1923 he attended the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, where he was an honor graduate in the class of 1924. He was retained as an instructor at the school until 1926, when he became Com- mandant and Professor of Military Science and Tactics of the Field Artillery ROTC Unit at the Alabama Polytechnic lnstitute, at Auburn, Alabama. During the five years spent at Auburn, Major Kennedy helped to produce many of the reserve oflicers now on active duty in the Field Artillery throughout the Army. From the Alabama Polytechnic lnstitute he was sent to the Army's highest Educational Institution, the Army War College, in Washington, D. C. For four years follow- ing his graduation from the War College, he served on the War Department General Staff. His promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel came on March 1, 1932. - As Commanding Oflicer of the 2nd Battalion, 83rd Field Artillery, he spent two years at Fort Bragg. While at Fort Bragg he was promoted to Colonel, on January 1, 1937. ln 1938 he returned to Fort Sill to direct the much expanded Department of Tactics and Communications, which he had organized and developed during his previous assignment there. As the National Emergency approached in 1940, Colonel Kennedy was made Corps Artillery Officer of the First Army Corps, a post which he held until he was sent to take com- mand of the newly organized GHQ Field Artillery Brigade at Fort Bragg. On December 2, 1941, Colonel Kennedy assumed com- mand of Fort Bragg. On May 21, 1942, he was elevated to the rank of Brigadier General. ln the summer of 1942 he was appointed a member of the seven-man Military Com- mission to try the eight Nazi saboteurs who were captured after landing on the Atlantic Coast from German submarines. General Kennedy has been in command of Fort Bragg, one of the largest and finest Army Posts in the country, continuously from the week before Pearl Harbor to the present time. ln honor of their illustrious citizen and soldier of dis- tinction, the people of the State of South Carolina have placed a tablet in the State House at Columbia in recognition of his receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor, and the residents of Orangeburg have named one of the two air fields newlyestablished there Kennedy Field,', for .John T. Kennedy, Brigadier General, United States Army. MEM ,mink ww, Jrzlfrrrxffff X ffvjfjw if ,N if-rr Q M My My V , 'LW ,, W . ,W M-f,z,f,,f, 1,7 A w,-M Q 'V V 'wwf 'N-'fl r ' Fort Bragg was named in honor of a native North Carolinian who was born in Warren County on March 22, 1817. After he graduated from West Point at the early age of 20, he served in the Seminole War for three years as a Second Lieutenant. In the war against Mexico, as a member of General Zachary Taylor's staff, he won dis- tinction as an officer and was promoted to the rank of Captain for ugallant and distinguished conduct. His able leadership and superb strategy at the brilliant Battle of Buena Vista won for him the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was called from private life into the Confederate Army and was made a Brigadier General. Actively engaged in the two day Battle of Shiloh, in April, 1862, he further exemplified his mili- tary genius, and on the death of General Albert S. Johnson was elevated to the rank of full General. His most notable success, the defeat of General Rosecrans at the Battle of Chickamauga, was followed by his own defeat at Chatta- nooga in November, 1863. BRAXTON BRAGG, Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. A. Ceneral, C. S. A. Early in 18644 he was entrusted with the conduct of mili- tary operations as Commander-in-Chief of the Confederate Army under the direction of President Jefferson Davis, a distinction of considerable magnitude, and in November of the same year he was placed in command of the Depart- ment of North Carolina. His defeat at Bennettis Place, near Durham, N. C., where he and General Joseph E. Johnston endeavored to defeat General Sherman, marked the cessa- tion of Confederate action in this section. After the war he was for some time Chief Engineer for the state of Alabama and as such had charge of the improve- ments in Mobile Bay. The remaining years of his life were spent as an inspector for a large railroad in Galveston, Texas, where he died on September 27, 1376. Thus, Fort Bragg bears the name of a brave, resourceful, hard-bitten fighting man . . . a soldieras soldier . . . a fighting man who saw action in three wars and won distinction in each of them . . . GENERAL BRAXTON BRAGG. HISTIJHIEAL SHETIIH UF FUHT HH BE While many of its countless visitors have heard that Fort Bragg is one of the largest military reservations in this country, relatively few people comprehend the unbelievable size of the Post. Few know that in area it is more than three times as large as the District of Columbia and that it is usually considered the third largest city in North Caro- lina. Fort Bragg, one of the youngest of permanent military reservations, is a complete city within itself. As a matter of fact it has even more facilities than are found in hundreds of thriving cities throughout the United States. Fifty miles south of Raleigh, capital of North Carolina, and ten miles west of Fayetteville, nearest sizable city, the reservation is located in the sandhills of Cumberland and Hoke Counties, in the southeastern section of North Caro- lina, between the Piedmont area and the coastal plain. Miles of well-paved state highways make it easily accessible to the many communities that surround it. Covering an egg shaped area of 127,664 acres, it is 282 miles long and 14-M miles wide at its broadest point and contains approxi- mately two hundred square miles of terrain. One tenth of the entire reservation is used for buildings, barracks, developed areas and other installations. The remainder provides a range wherein there is room to fire with safety any weapon from a Springfield rifle to the great 240 mm howitzer. Owing to its sandy, hilly and varied terrain, military maneuvers of any kind may be undertaken here and owing to its exceptionally mild climate, it is pos- sible to carry on outdoor training all year round. ln 1913 the Chief of Field Artillery, General William J. Snow, seeking an area having suitable terrain, adequate water, rail facilities, and a climate which would make pos- sible year-round training, decided that the area which is now known as Fort Bragg possessed the desired character- istics and consequently Camp Bragg came into existence on September 4, 1918. The new reservation was named Camp Bragg in honor of a native North Carolinian, General Braxton Bragg. Prior to its establishment as a military reservation, the area was a desolate region. Huge forests of long-leaf and loblolly pines covered the sandy area, which was first explored by the commissioners from the Barbados in 1663 and settled by the Highland Scotch about 1729. The chief occupation of these industrious people was that of tilling the soil. They settled mainly along the Long Street area where is now located the Main Post area. Although Fort Bragg did not become a military reserva- tion until the latter part of the First World War, its mili- tary history dates back to the beginning of our country. In the War for Independence, Brigadier General Francis Marion, known as the Swamp Fox, used this area as head- quarters for the famous Marion Brigade, which continually harrassed the British, playing a vital part in the colonist's cause. Cornwallis, after-the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, in his retreat southward, made a temporary stand in the area. ln the Wai' between the States, 107 men, contesting the 'gUnion Cause, left this locality to fight in the Con- federate Army. Only seven of them returned. This caused the land to revert to the same wild state that greeted the early explorers. At the beginning of World War I only seven percent of the land was occupied and the population consisted of approximately 170 families. Long Street Church and Monument erected fo founders of the church, located on Fort Bragg Military Reservation. C 03? Pictures taken during construction period 11940-4I During the first year of its existence 356,000,000 was spent in purchasing land and erecting cantonments for six bri- gades. Although cessation of hostilities came in November 1918, work was rapidly pushed to conclusion and February 1, 1919, saw the completion of Camp Bragg. As soon as the war was over, the artillery personnel and materiel of Camp McClellan, Alabama, was transferred to Camp Bragg in order that the Field Artillery might have adequate facilities for testing the long range weapons developed during the war. Because demobilization had be- gun, the War Department decided to reduce the size of Camp Bragg from a planned six brigade cantonment to a two brigade cantonment. in order to provide a garrison for Regular Army units and a training center for National Guard Artillery units. lV1i1itary personnel then took over all the work at the Camp. a large part of which had been done by wartime civilian employees. The year 1920 found little military training in progress. 12 A large tract of land on the reservation had been set aside as a landing field to be used in connection with observation of Field Artillery firing. Here were stationed various air- craft and balloon detachments to serve the Field Artillery Board, by carrying out experiments in conjunction with the Board. On April 1, 1919, the landing lield was named Pope Field in honor of First Lieutenant Harley H. Pope, who was killed in an airplane accident near Fayetteville. Early in 1921 two Field Artillery units began training in the camp, the 13th Field Artillery Brigade and the lfth Field Artillery Brigade. Although training was being con- ducted according to schedule, the War Department decided to abandon Camp Bragg on August 23, 1921. Through the efforts of Brigadier General Albert J. Bowley, Commanding General of the Camp, and various civic organizations in the nearby community, the Secretary of War inspected the facilities of the reservation and on September 16. 1921, orders directing the abandonment of Camp Bragg were rescinded. h... x ' ' 'Q S- ' ..-f - FROM CAMP TO FORT Une of the most important dates in the history of the reservation is September 30, 1922, for on that date it be- came Fort Bragg and the work of making it a permanent Army post got under way. Under the leadership of General Bowley, the development of the Post progressed rapidly. Parade grounds and training facilities were furnished. Baseball diamonds and other athletic facilities were con- structed. Thus the various features of the Fort developed and the fruits of this work are well in evidence today. Because Fort Bragg was the only reservation in the United States sufficiently large to test the latest in long range artil- lery weapons, the Field Artillery Board was transferred here from Fort Sill, Oklahoma on February 1, 1922. From 1923 to 1926 Field Artillery regiments at Fort Bragg were recruited up to peace time strength mainly from the ranks of men who had served in World War l. Motor- ized regiments of the Field Artillery made considerable progress in learning how to operate in deep sand, heavy mud, swamps, streams and forests. For each type of Field Artillery weapon there was an organization stationed at Fort Bragg armed with that particular weapon. This was done in order that the War Department might have within easy reach of Washirigtoii a practical Field Artillery Labo- ratory where every new item of Field Artillery equipment and each new procedure might be tested under actual service conditions. Thus Fort Bragg became an experimental laboratory as well as a training camp. The training was made even more thorough since the soldiers could obtain first hand knowledge of the latest weapons of war. By that time, 1923, buildings used in World War I were reduced to a state of decay and, as a result, permanent structures began to appear on the reservation. During the four-year period which followed, four of the permanent brick barracks buildings were constructed, as well as 53 offi- cers quarters, 40 non-commissioned officers quarters, maga- zines, motor and materiel sheds. All of the unoccupied tem- porary buildings of the early period were torn down. Streets and sidewalks were built. l.awns, shrubs, and trees were planted. Fort Bragg took on the appearance of one of the hnest of all Army posts. Realizing the value of friendly relations between the mili- tary personnel and the surrounding civilian population, a series of developments were started to build up the desired friendship between Fort Bragg and its neighbors. A new highway was built connecting the center of the Post with the limits of the reservation, making the Fort more acces- sible to the outside world. ln 1932 was erected the beautiful Post Hospital in the main area of the Post. Additional brick barracks were also built then as were most of the permanent buildings which are standing today. The number of troops at the Post was increased by the arrival of the 4-th Field Artillery from Camp Robinson, Arkansas, June 9, 1931. Units of the National Reserve Olli- cers Training Corps, Officers Reserve Corps and Citizens Military Training Corps of the state used the facilities of the Post for their annual encampments. Fort Bragg, as head- quarters for District A of the Civilian Conservation Corps, supervised the work and administration of approximately thirty camps in the two Carolinas. rv ,, -. . . .2 ?-Eggiai , ' gf? N, Pictures taken during construction period H940-4l From September 16, 1918 Muy16, 1919 . . July 1, 1919 . August 16, 1919 . October 10, 1919 . February 5, 1920 . April 20, 1920 . August 16, 1920 . October 4, 1920 . November 25, 1920 February 2, 1921 . - February 16, 1921 July 5, 1921 . March 28, 1928 . July 4, 1928 . August 20, 1929 . October 5, 1930 . .January 2, 1931 . April 29, 1931 . June 3, 1931 . May 1, 1938 . May 11, 1938 . April 10, 1940 . June 15, 1940 . . September 13, 1940 September 20, 1940 November 4, 1940 July 4, 1941 . . September 29, 1941 December 2, 1941 PUST EUMMA IJERS COLONEL MAXWELL MURRAY .... BRIGADIER GENERAL LUCIUS R. HOLBROOK COLONEL GEORGE R. GREEN . COLONEL FRANK E. HOPKINS . . . MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM S. MCNAIR . COLONEL LEE J. AHERN . . COLONEL WILLIAM S. MCNAIR . . . LIEUTENANT COLONEL CHARLES R. LLOYD . COLONEL ALBERT U. FAULKNER . . . COLONEL ALBERT J. BOWLEY . MAJOR E. L. GRUBER .... LIEUTENANT COLONEL ROBERT C. FOY . . BRIGADIER GENERAL ALBERT J. BOWLEY . COLONEL THOMAS E. MERRILL . . . COLONEL HENRY W. BUTNER .... BRIGADIE-R GENERAL LUCIUS R. HOLBROOK . COLONEL ALBERT U. FAULKNER . . . BRIGADIER GENERAL HERBERT J. BREES . COLONEL ALBERT U. FAULKNER . . BRIGADIER GENERAL MANUS MCCLOSKEY . COLONEL GEORGE R. ALLIN . . . BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM BRYDEN . . LIEUTENANT COLONEL MILTON H. TAULBEE COLONEL JOHN P. STARKEY .... BRIGADIER GENERAL FRANCIS E. HONNEYCUTT . . BRIGADIER GENERAL RENE E. D. HOYLE . MAJOR GENERAL JACOB L. DEVERS . . COLONEL CHARLES B. ELLIOT . . COLONEL EDWIN P. PARKER, JR. . . BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN T. KENNEDY . 14 To . May . July . August October February . April . August October November February February . July . March . July . August October Januiafy . April .A June . April . May . April . June September September November . July September December 15, 1919 11, 1919 15, 1919 9, 1919 4, 1920 19, 1920 15, 1920 3, 1920 24, 1920 1, 1921 15, 1921 4, 1921 27, 1928 3, 1928 19, 1929 4, 1930 1, 1931 28, 1931 2, 1931 30, 1938 10, 1938 9, 1940 14, 1940 12, 1940 19, 1940 3, 1940 3, 1941 28, 1941 1, 1941 Present By June, 1940, the population of the Post had increased to 5,400 men living a normal peacetime army life which was not to continue for long. Events in Europe, notably the defeat of France and the subjugation of most of Europe by the ,Germans led to measures to increase the security of our country and as a result the first peace-time conscrip- tion for military service was in effect in our nation. Even before the Selective Service Act became law, prepar- ations were under way throughout the nation and at Fort Bragg to house our expanding Army. Construction was under way on the new Recruit Reception Center that was to process the thousands of men to be called for service from this area. Begun on August 16, 1940, construction work on the Reception Center was completed in 75 days and by November 18, 1940, the Center was ready, to re- ceive the first men to be inducted thereat. Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Earle C. Ewert, the center was ready to process 1,000 men daily. The completion of the Reception Center heralded the vast program of expansion which hit Fort Bragg like a tornado and which in nine months converted Fort Bragg into one of the largest military installations in America. The original plans were enlarged time after time and the pro- ject, one of twenty such, was easily the largest of its type. Notwithstanding, each phase was completed on, or ahead of, schedule. From a strength of 5,400 in June 1940, the num- ber of troops here increased to 67,000 by the summer of 1941. f Some idea of the size and speed of the project may be obtained from statistics gathered during the period. More than 31,544 men were employed on the project. More than 700 lumber mills throughout North and South Carolina were kept busy working overtime to furnish the more than one million board feet of lumber used daily. The payroll dur- ing this period averaged more than 35100,000.00 a day, the highest figure having been il5174,000.00 for a single day. The Finance Office at the Post paid out funds at the rate of 3140.00 per minute for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. The cost of the entire expansion project reached the sum of 344,681,309.00iin August, 1941, with the work practically completed. Seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day, these thou- sands of men, most of whom lived within a radius of ninety miles, worked steadily at the big program. Day and night huge trucks laden with building material crept along the highways, which were already clogged by thousands of vehicles of every description. The two railroads that serv- iced the Post, the Cape Fear and the Atlantic Coast Line, delivered an average of 65 carloads of supplies daily. The timely procurement and delivering of building material con- tributed largely to the phenomenal speed with which the work was accomplished. For nine months the work of expanding Fort Braggis housing facilities had continued unabated. Everywhere workmen were pushing roads through pine forests and, at one period during the project, buildings were being erected at the rate of one building every 32 minutes. Sights of soldiers in training, carpenters working, guns and construc- tion equipment, crowds and general upheaval, all presented a crazy patch-work of pictures. But there was method in this madness, because, by August, 1941, 2,739 new buildings were in use and several field units had progressed rapidly with their mobilization training. 'f A WTS, Pictures taken during construction period H940-4lj GENERAL JOHN T. KENNEDY AND GENERAL ALBERT J. BOWLEY The project constitutes a tribute to the workmen involved and to their directors. lt was a thorough test of the planning organization, and operating ability of the United States Army. Special tribute should be paid to Lieutenant General Jacob L. Devers, who at that time was Commanding General of the Post. The actual organization and supervision of this tremendous construction program was under the personal direction of Colonel Lawrence L. Simpson, the Constructing Quartermaster. By far the largest area of expansion and construction undertaken during this period was that of the Field Artillery Replacement Center, which became the largest center of its kind in the country. Rivaling the Replacement Center project was the construc- tion ofthe cantonment for the Ninth lnfantry Division, the largest unit at lfort Bragg at that time. Covering approxi- mately 500 acres. the Division Area was completed in ex- actly l07 days. Upon completion the entire Division was comfortably housed in the 623 buildings of the area. Hospitals, chapels, libraries, exchanges and service clubs were all built during this period. Two laundries the largest in North Carolina, a bakery with a production capacity of 40,000 pounds of bread daily, a Post Office building and three large cold storage units, each with sufficient capacity to supply 12,500 men for four days, were also built. Communi- cation facilities were established and miles of road were built. Sewage lines and water mains were established. Power lines and filtration plants were built. ln short Fort Bragg was ready to play its vital role in the war which was to come. During the summer of 1941 this nation saw the largest peace-time maneuvers ever engaged in by our Army. More than 4-00,000 men participated in the Carolina maneuvers. The officers and men of Fort Bragg played a large and suc- cessful part in these maneuvers and gained much valuable experience. When the Japanese attacked us on 7 December 194-1, the Station Complement under its newly appointed commander, Colonel John T. Kennedy, was ready to carry on with but one thought-Victory! Q NU.-an xv vm 3 N. 1 '15 ff.. ggi? . -4, 'i2::3,fiJ ,' -12. ii-, ',.V .i,i,.,M. V - t av. A f . , K ' X ?E,.I5f' ' Mx -, . Q fm? M.-,wa-hm W M ii- m Wea-rw-nmwf IJIQQ 2 is ax j : :..:, .A .gm Q We WM , 4-z.:18HGi eft: Post Chapel SEE ES N-'bi xv P qxbqbxxo ermenenf B dxagjlsvf 0 rrd C is 124' you FUHT BHAEE Preseniing the Scenic Beauiy of the Post. 'Q Wx K--...?Q:i..w+,f11:fr,45 f iw N 6 ' f ww, -' , W Li -Mfg 'h ?' Mflff A x if Q . ' A dr r ,,, I ,Asn if 1 y Polfce H wz., M-M '--. 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Q 0 l 5 ' A fi V A : s mf Q SQA A, an :A 151 SLM Q wsu. am: V5 ' fm, 1,5 'Z-L ., -x, A A W A f T ANIFBW' ,au m 'X'LUm... fw-wwf-Afxmfmmawww-f'v ' fl x ICTORY RHI. AVE STAIUI ARMYSERWCEFORCES HEADQUARTERS FOURTH SERVICE COMMAND AxLANfAs,ezoRsm 25 January l9h5 AN APPRECIATION OF FORT BRAGG'S WAR EFFORT The contribution of the Fort Bragg-Civilian-Military Team to the war,effort cannot be measured directly in terms of enemies slain or of territory liberated, and no battlefield honors or glories will come to its members. But the sustained 'efgort of Fort Bragg personnel through the dark days of Pearl Harbor and during the difficult and exacting training.period since those days, has been a factor of prime importance in the battle successes of our troops in theaters of operations around the world In Tunisia and Sicilyg at Salerno, Cassino, Saint Lo, Aachen, Metz and Strasbourgg on Guadalcanal, New Guinea, Saipan and Luzon -- wherever troops that were trained at Fort Bragg have served and are serving, Fort Bragg personnel may think with pride on their individual and collective contributions to the successful conduct of the war. . . I F. E. UHL, Major General, U. S..Army, Commanding. From left to right: Major Newcomb, Control Officer: Colonel Rosser, Executive Officer: General Kennedy, Commanding General: Lt. Col. Abrahams, Post Inspector General: Capt. McLean, Public Relations Oflicerg Capt. Bennet, Acting Aide cle Campe. Upon General Kennedy, the Commanding General, Ft. Bragg, rests the great responsi- bility of carrying out the various functions which have been assigned to Ft. Bragg by the Army Service Forces. It is his job to carry out this work efficiently, with a minimum of personnel and funds, and with a maximum of accomplishment. General Kennedy heads an organization lshown graphically on page 27h of approximately 10,000 persons, civilian and military, including men being processed in the WD Personnel Center. Assisting General Kennedy in the execu- tion of his many duties are the various staff division directors and technical service oflicers If and a small staff group having no operating We e 'A If responsibilities. This small group is known as the Office of the Commanding General and is made up of the Executive Officer, the ln- spector General, the Control Officer and the .X Public Relations Officer, each officer heading XXX Ni a small group of personnel. 26 The Executive Ollicer is the p1'in- cipal assistant and is next in com- mand to General Kennedy. It is his function to see that necessary action is taken to carry out the plans and policies of the Commanding Gen- eral. The Executive Oliicer coordi- nates the work of the various post agencies and acts for the Post Com- mander in his absence. The present Executive Officer is Colonel Landon C. Rosser, F. A., who has occupied this highly important position for more than three years. Assisting Col- onel Rosser in his work is Major John W. Sample, Infantry. om... of the EIJIVIIVIA HI H EE EHAI. The Inspector General, Lt. Colonel Holland S. Abrahams, makes inspec- lions and investigations of all agen- cies under the jurisdiction of the Post Commander. It is the work of the Post Inspector General to look into the status of the various post fundsg the morale and discipline of the commandg to hear complaints and to investigate the propriety of routine operations conducted by individuals and organizations of the command. From ,Iune 194-I to April 19414-1, Major Clarence IVI. Rogers IGD, was the Post Inspector General. In April 191144 Major Rogers was succeeded by Lt. Colonel Abrahams, the present Post Inspector General. at una-:4sf.es .wt 'Shu W 'lv COL. ROSSER, MAJ. SAMPLE OFFice of Post Inspector General , . . llio t.ontrol Ulliccr, Major l iclelis D. New- eomlr. assuinecl the tlirection of that oflice upon its organization in January 194-1. The Control Ollicc is a group which follows-up 011 the orders ol' the Post Connnantler to see tllat his orclers are carrictl out. This ollice makes reconimentla- lions to the Connnancling Coneral for the im- provement in the elliciency and economy ol' operations of all elements ol' the command. It gathers work load data and charts significant trenclsg it controls the dt-si0'n and em lo rn t G , . , . Bragg's contribution to United War Relief Fund, to Mr. Joseph F. Price, Chairman of Cumberland County Committee, United W ar Fund. Mr. W. M. Shaw, postmaster of Fayettetville and Ft. B ragg, and Capt. McLean, look on. eneral Kennedy presents checlr for Sl6000 00 Ft Control olifice. Public Relations office C p 3 en of all local liornisg it makes work sirnplihcation studies and develops uniliorrn organization and functional charts. lt is the commanderis own personal group of inanagenient engineers con- stantly on the jolt to recommend i niprovemc-nt and always following upg this duty ol' following np lmeing one of the most vital ol' all stall' func- tions. Assisting Major Newcomb is Lieutenant lNathan C. Haines. During the first year of existence the Control Ollice put into effect ree- onnnenclations for the saving of labor and material to the value of more than tlu200,tl00.0U. The Post Public Relations Uflicer, Captain Alexander T. McLean, has complete supervision over the pulrlic relations activities, lncluclecl i11 his function is the fostering of good will he- tween the military anfl civilian populaces. He must keep the public informed of what takes place at Ft. Bragg and must keep the home town papers supplied, as far as possible, with items ot' interest concerning residents of that town who are stationed at Ft. Bragg. He reviews the material which appears in the camp news- paper, Nlhe Fort Bragg Postfi and he must plan and execute various patriotic rallies and confer- ences which play an important part on the home front. PUST UBB!! 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' l :S ET U5 EES FEE S-:GJ DC-:O U3 1-7 111 f-C - NC O 1.,-45.4 -5-'CD Q?-I OCD C 10 H '4!-1 +909 2.45 S-'CD mlb 1945 January 0 ii. Sergeant Majors Office File Room PUST Lett to right: Lt. Wilson, Capt. Layton, Capt. Tatum, Maj. Waters, Lt. Vanderslice, Lt. Col. Russell, Capt. Parlcs, Maj. Willner, Lt. Sim- mons, Lt. Armiger, Lt. Fleet, Capt. Hatcher. Lieutenant Colonel Raymond H. Russell, Post Adjutant, signs official communications and papers in the name of the Commanding General, and authenticates, reproduces and distributes Post General and Special Orders as well as all directives which apply directly to the proper functioning of Post organizations. Assisted by Major Lynn S. Wiaters, he has complete jurisdiction over the processing of all incoming and outgoing mail and the classifying of documents as to their content and nature. ln the Post Central Files are kept a copy of all important documents and records issued from Headquarters, While the Message Center acts as a general clearing house for the distribution of all communications to the units located on the Post. Over 600,000 pieces of mail are handled during a peak month by the Fort Bragg Postal Section, one of the most important activities to come under the jurisdiction of the Post Adjutant. Operated by a staff of l7 persons, under the supervision of Major A. J. Willner', Post Postal Officer, and Cap- tain Ernest lt. Hatcher, this section performs the many functions of the Army Postal Service and coordinates the activities of 37 message centers scattered throughout the Post. Perhaps its most valuable contribution to the personnel of the Post is the maintenance of the Directory Service, where, by means of locator cards, is kept the correct present address of each organization and of each individual. Through these locator cards the eur- rent addresses of all individuals and units trans- ferred from tlw Post to other stations are kept for a period of two years. During an active month over 90,000 change of address cards were com- pleted. Schools for Unit Mail Clerks, which are conducted periodically by the Postal Otticer, have an average attendance of 300 officers and enlisted INCH. IIJ T!-XT The Post Publication Scction, directed by Lieutenant Vifilliam A. Fleet, is responsible for the requisitioning, stor- ing and issuing of most publications published by the Weir Department. Under his direction is operated a Message Center which receives and distributes all new publications. As head of the Ration Board Section, Captain Matthew L. Tatum supervises the various OPA rationing programs for the personnel at Fort Bragg. Included in the activities of this section are the issuance of shoe purchase certificates and ration currency, as well as gasoline and tire certificates. The Board processes and issues approximately 3,000 shoe pur- chase certihcates monthly, and during very busy months as many as 8,000 cars are rationed for gasoline and tires. ln a recent three weeks period, 3,500 basic NA7' gasoline rations were issued personally to applicants. The Post Adjutant is also responsible for the review of the Reports of Survey originating on the Post. Captain James T. Layton, who conducts the work in this activity, makes the necessary corrections, and insures the proper distribution of the Reports of Survey. He maintains records of the proceed- ings of the Board of Oflicers appointed by this Headquarters for various reasons, and conducts necessary correspondence in connection with same. The promulgation of a Safety Program for all military and civilian personnel on the Post comes with the scope of the activities of the Post Adjutant. As Post Safety Director Lieutenant Thomas W. Simmons, Jr., makes every effort to reduce the number of injuries to the Post personnel by super- vising and coordinating all safety activities within the Post. While seeing that potential and actual hazards are removed, he conducts an extensive educational program in safety pro- cedures, utilizing visual aids, posters, publications, and other media. Reading clockwise: Post Publication Warehouse .... Raiioning Board. . . . Office of Post Safety Director .... Army Directory Service. . . Message Center. t rib A .H .J ..- sw' PUST J HBE IJVIJII TE V The legal staff of Fort Bragg consists of Lieutenant Colonel Walter Wadlington, JAGD, and his assistants, all of whom were practicing attorneys in civilian life. The primary mission of the Post Judge Advocate is to act as legal adviser to the Post Commander and to the di- rectors of his various staff divisions. ln the execution of this mission the duties of the Judge Advocate fall into four categories: Military Justice, Military Affairs, Claims, and Legal Assistance. Probably the most important of these is that of Military Justice. The Judge Advocate is responsible for the proper preparation of charges for trial by courts-martial, the preparation for trial, the actual trial of the case, and a re- view thereof for final action by the Commanding General. He personally interviews each prisoner sentenced by the court for a possible consideration of clemency and, if war- ranted, a recommendation that clemency be afforded to the prisoner is made to the Commanding General. Fort Bragg was given General Court-Martial jurisdiction in April of l943, and since that time approximately 150 general court- martial cases have been tried. Since this number includes trial of cases by this headquarters for various attached Army Ground Forces, and Army Service Forces troops, it is indicative that on a post of this size, the discipline among troops of the Station Complement is excellent. The trial of offenders by Summary and Special Courts-Martial gen- erally averages from two to three times the number tried by General Courts-Martial. In the field of Military Affairs, the Judge Advocate is called upon for opinions on various miscellaneous ques- tions of law pertaining to officers, enlisted personnel, and civilian employees. These questions cover a wide scope of the law on pay, allowances, retirements, discharges, taxa- tion, and other matters related thereto, as well as questions on legal problems involved in the operation of various governmental instrumentalities such as the Post Exchange, flllicers, Messes, Service Clubs, and the like. The Claims Section of the Judge Advocate's Office investi- gates, processes, and reviews all claims in favor of or against the government. ln February of 1944, the Com- manding General was given authority by the Secretary of War to pay all claims against the government up to 325000, and in August of 1944, this authority was in- creased to SSl,000.00, the maximum provided under the claims statutes. From January through September, 1944, the Claims Section processed 75 claims. The average amount of each claim filed was 357500, while the amount actually allowed and paid by this Headquarters averaged about 34-3.00. In addition to these duties, the Judge Advocate's Office also acts as legal counsel to the military personnel of the entire post in their personal legal affairs, and offers legal advice to the soldiers on such matters as divorce, property, contracts, and other legal problems that confront them. The office prepares and offers advice on various legal documents such as wills, powers of attorney, deeds, bills of sale, con- tracts, and similar legal instruments. Top: Lt. Col. Wadlingion, LL Pilurslri, Li. Cooper, C. W. O. Rosenbaum. . . . Second from top: General court-martial in session. - - -V .vw , When the Personnel Division was organized at the Post in August, 1942, in compliance with War Department Orders directing the reorganization of many branches of the Army, including Service Command installations, it corn- prised only four Branches: Civilian Personnel, Military Personnel. Special Services. and Chaplains. Since that time the Morale and Education Branch, now called the ln- formation and Education Branch, has been established separately from the Special Services Branch, and a Personal Affairs Branch, has been established. Also under the super- vision of the Director of the Personnel Division are the Station Complement Detachments. MAJOR H. s. HEATH ' I Although the functions and activities of each Branch differ, the Personnel Division, as such, has general super- vision over all the activities of the various Branches co- ordinating their work and maintaining liaison between the Branches. The frequent changes required because of a con- stantly changing war picture, the Wide fluctuation in the number of military and civilian personnel, and the training and supervision necessary for maximum efficiency in so many varied activities in these Branches, and the replace- ment of military personnel by civilians, indicate the scope of work in the Division. Major Henry S. Heath, Director of the Personnel Division since September. l94fl-, succeeded Colonel Clyde H. Hale, who retired after serving approximately four months as Di- rector. Lieutenant Colonel McKinnon Carmichael served as Director of the Division from the time of its organiza- tion until he was followed by Colonel Hale. PEHSUNNEL IJIVISIU l Office personnel of the Division. YW, Y i Interior views of Post Chapel. Col. Trexler and his assistants. Conducting services in the field. L34 '4Before going into battle the foolish, unmeaning oath is silentg with the bracing of the nerves there goes up a prayer for strength and valor and deliverance? PIQIST IIHAPLAI The Corps of Chaplains is specifically charged with the religious and moral welfare of the members of the Army. Chaplains are the guides, counselors, and friends of every oflicer, enlisted man and enlisted woman. They provide spiritual and moral leadership for all troops. The chaplain is also the advisor and consultant of his commander in all matters of religious observance and in matters involving the morale and character building of the troops under that commander. Regular worship services, as well as various religious ceremonies and functions, are conducted by Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish Chaplains for the men and women of their respective faiths. These men have. by virtue of the high place that they occupy in the Army, exerted a very important influence on the morale of the American Army. Here at Fort Bragg every effort is made to provide for the spiritual welfare of the soldiers. The twenty-two chaplains allocated to the Post hold services not only for the Army Service Forces troops station here, but also for Army Ground Forces and Army Air Forces soldiers in the geographical boundaries of the reservation who do not have chaplains present. Of the twenty-three chapels on the Post, thirteen are utilized by the Army Ground Forces and one by the Army Air Forces under chaplains furnished by their own headquarters. Lieutenant Colonel Albert Matthews was named Post Chaplain in the reorganization of 19412. He was succeeded by Colonel James L. McBride in April of the following year. Colonel lVlcBridc remained here until August 19-14, when he left to become Service Command Chaplain for the 6th Service Command, with headquarters in Chicago. The present Post Chaplain is Colonel Charles D. Trexler. a native of Pennsylvania and former pastor of the St. James Lutheran Church in New York City. The true extent of the work accomplished by the Chap- lains is dilflcult to gauge. Some measure of the appreciation that is felt for their efforts is best evidenced by the faith- ful and continued response given by the soldiers and their families. PEHSI1 I-ll. AFFAIRS BH!-1 EH Wfhe Army cares for its Ownn is the guiding motto for Personal Affairs Officers throughout the Army. Realizing that financial worries are too often the cause of low morale among soldiers, the Army has always striven to do its utmost in reducing these worries to a minimum. In March 194-2, a private charitable organization, the Army Emergency Relief, was formed to assist all military per- sonnel and their dependents in need of emergency financial relief. Soon thereafter Fort Bragg established an Army Emergency Relief Office coordinating its work with the activities of the American Red Cross, these two agencies being the only organizations ofhcially approved by the War Department to engage directly in welfare activities for military personnel. ln February of 1944 a'Personal Affairs Branch was established at Fort Bragg. Functions of this branch in- cluded the services rendered by the Army Emergency Be- lief and Captain H. A. L. Harvey, who initiated the re- lief work in 1942, became chief of the branch. He is presently assisted by Lieutenant Charles P. Bigo. The Personal Affairs Olhcer, who is always available, gives information and assistance on all matters pertaining to financial emergencies, pay and allotments, soldierls bene- fits, dependentis benefits, insurance, war bonds, or any other matter of a personal nature. He maintains liaison with all governmental and private agencies engaged in relief activities. Since its origin at Ft. Bragg, Army Emergency Relief has administered relief in more than 600 cases, involving expenditures of more than 334-0,000.00, over half of which has already been repaid. The Womenis Volunteer Committee on Personal Affairs, headed by Mrs. Lucille A. Cubbison as chairman, is com- posed of wives and relatives of army personnel. This Com- mittee renders valuable assistance to the Personal Affairs Oflicer in all matters requiring a woman's touchf, The Personal Affairs Officer is also the Post War Bond Officer and the Post Life Insurance Officer. He is respon- sible for the promotion and dissemination of information relating to those two subjects. Fort Bragg personnel have purchased approximately ffSf'l,000,000.00 in War Bonds in their effort to help win the war. Because civilian employees here have surpassed the goal of 9051! participation and 1022 gross pay deduction in the purchase of War Bonds, Fort Bragg is entitled to fly the lVlinute lVlan NT Hag. Over 97f,Z of military personnel at Fort Bragg have either National Service or U. S. Government Life lnsurance with an average policy of better than 359,500.00 Top to bottom: Capt. Harvey, Lt. Rigo .... Office employees .... Minute man T Flag Presentation .... Women's Volunteer Committee. , W Views of Office of Military Personnel Branch Mejor Hochstim, Lt. Lamberth The establishment of the military Personnel Branch as a part of thc Personnel Division in August 1942, represented a consolidation into one department of all Military Person- 11el activities of the Army Service Forces at Fort Bragg. As such, the Branch took over the work that had been formerly carried on under the supervision of the Personnel Adjutant, a member of the S-l section of the Commanding Ceneral's staff. Major Henry S. Heath, present Director of the Per- sonnel Division, was the Chief of Branch until October, 19444, when he was succeeded by Major J. J. Hochstim, who had been Assistant Personnel Adjutant of Fort Bragg from early in 1942, and head of the Officers, Section since the organization of the Branch. Major Hochstim is aided in the discharge of his duties by Lieutenant Carl J. Lamberth, Assistant Chief of the Military Personnel Branch. Besides acting as the Unit Personnel Office for the de- tachment of Service Command Unit No. 1449, the Military Personnel Branch handles requisitions, assignments, re- assignments, promotions, and relief of military personnel for all Service Command installations on the Post. It prepares and maintains necessary records and reports, for all officers and enlisted men assigned to the Station Com- plement, including efficiency reports, classification Cards, service records, locator hles, strength reports, authorized allotments, payrolls and pay cards and the processing of various allowances, deductions and allotments. MILITARY PEHSUNNEI. BBA EH The transfer of general prisoners for disciplinary action, the naturalization of aliens, and the processing of appli- cants fOl'k0fli.C61'S Candidate School are among other im- portant duties performed by the Branch. During the past two years approximately 20,000 officers and enlisted men have passed through Station Complement units to serve overseas or in other units within the United States. ln the same period over 3,000 men have been dis- charged from the Army for every conceivable reason. ln addition to the Omcers, and the Enlisted Menis Section. the Military Personnel Branch maintains a section which is directly responsible for the administration of all Army Service Force units at the Post as they prepare for overseas duty under Preparation for Overseas Movement and Prep- aration for Overseas Replacement regulations. The pro- curement of qualified personnel, and the reclassification and transfer of all disqualified personnel from these units during their organization phase is accomplished by this section. It also confers With these units and supervises the maintenance of all individual and organizational records and files, and checks their morning reports, sick registers, and other forms for correctness in content and form. Prior to the establishment of the Civilian Per- sonnel Branch as a part of the Personnel Division, civilian personnel functions were handled inde- pendently by the individual services, which re- ceived their directives from the respective Chiefs of Services. This centralization of activities under one ofhce eliminated considerable duplication, per- mitted standardization of wages, and resulted in better utilization of personnel. It also afforded opportunities, through various simplification studies, training and personnel surveys made from time to time, to improve the working conditions and morale of approximately 5,000 civilian em- ployees on the Post. Lieutenant Colonel McKinnon Carmichael, former Director of the Personnel Division, also served as Chief of the Civilian Personnel Branch from its organization in September l9-1-2 until June 5, 1944. At that time Major Elgin W. Johnston be- came Chief of Branch. The Civilian Personnel Branch is primarily responsible for the administration of the functions pertaining to the employment, payment and separa- tions necessary to maintain these civilian em- ployees, and to insure proper placement for them according to their job qualifications. Other activi- ties which supplement the services rendered by this office include a training section, a job evalua- tion and classification section, and an employee relations section. The results of the training section, especially, have been gratifying. Through the efforts of this section employees receive train- ing in Job Instruction, Job Relations and Job Methods. On-the-job training courses have sup- plied a large number of trained personnel not available in the currently tight labor market Orientation training is also offered in the form of lectures and Hlms conducted at regularly scheduled intervals. Top, left to right: Capt. Orr, Capt. Reynolcls, Major Johnston . . . Center: A Class in Job Methods Training .... Lower right Classification Section .... Lower left: Placement Section. IIIVILIA PEHSUNNEI. BBA EH l ort Bragg is intensely proud of the hne record of its civilian army. Very few people realize fully what is actually accomplished with their help. Replacing military personnel for overseas duty, they equip and supply ground force organizations in training, repair and maintain all government equipment, and they render numerous other services affecting the morale, health, education, and general welfare of our troops. A few illustrations of the activities engaged in mainly by civilian employees will show the need for them and their importance. In our three large laundries, working two shifts, great Warehouses and stor- age plants, salvage section, clothing repair shops, hospital units, automotive and electrical shops, these workers are contrihuting directly to our War Effort. They perform a major part of the maintenance work on the reservation, covering the Water system sewage disposal, heating and repair of buildings, and the roads and highways. They compose the entire personnel of our post exchanges. Clerical workers of every type are used in many of the offices on the Post, and they operate our very efficient com- munications system. Top: Taking oath of office .... Bottom: Pay Roll Section. 'M Joh improvement suggestions made by our civilian cm- ployees have resulted in savings in manpower, material. and time, their savings to the Government amounting to over S5l00,0Utl at Fort Bragg alone. The Minute Man MTM flag, which flies in front of Service Club No. 1, testifies that our civilian army is not only physically working for victory, hut is also doing its part financially. C177 fo J' In 12,0 -ff, e 0 'Of ,776 691' 'lf 179 06,066 321095 .r O f Z I 4 ,O '7 Top, right: Officers Special Services Branch, left to right, seated: Major Cobb, Major Robertson, Major Crowell, Capt. Armstrong: standing: Lt. Howard, Lt. Bernschweig, Lt. Ward .... Top, left: Hostesses, Service Club .... Center: Cafeteria, Service Club .... Bottom: Entrance to Service Club. SPEIII Through the Special Services Branch, Post Authorities have gone all out to provide recreational facilities for the off-duty hours of personnel stationed at Fort Bragg. Due to the efforts of the Special Services Branch, under the leadership of Major Victor M. Robertson, every type of recreational activity is provided for making it unnecessary for personnel to leave the Post in search of recreation. Among the facilities offered are: theaters, service clubs, libraries, exchanges, and a well organized athletic program. The eleven Post theaters, conveniently located, are the most popular of the various recreational facilities. Approxi- mately 70,000 patrons weekly, is the record of the Post theaters, whose receipts, derived from a small admission charge, total Sl5500,000.00 annually. For the past two years Fort Bragg has led all installations in the United States in dividends received from the United States Army Motion Picture Service, a record of which Major Albert ,l. Crowell, Post Theater Officer. and his helpers may he proud. The six Service Clubs of the Post function as centers for the social activities of the soldier. All Service Clulms are equipped with a library, a cafeteria, a soda fountain and a guest house. Here the soldier may enjoy a meal, or a sandwich, he may read the latest magazine, or write a letter home, he may play a tune on the piano, or listen to SERVICES his favorite recording. Weekly programs are made up for his enjoyment and each night of the Week the entertain- ment differs. There are dances, amateur shows, impromptu musicals, variety shows,i quiz programs and other activities. Five large Arnphitheaters throughout the Post provide facilities for showing U. S. 0. Camp Showsg for giving public addresses, or for any occasion in which there may be large gatherings. The soldier plays as hard as he works and at Fort Bragg he is given the opportunity to participate in almost every indoor and outdoor athletic game. Under the super- vision of Captain Robert P. Armstrong, the athletic pro- gram embraces all major sports from baseball in summer to basketball in winter. League competition provides an opportunity for spirited and friendly rivalry between units. ln the winter of l943-44 more than 400 'basketball games were played in the Fort Bragg league. The large Field House is the center for basketball and all other indoor sports and for individual and group physical conditioning programs. For outdoor activities Fort Bragg has fifteen baseball diamonds, fifty tennis courts, three golf courses and nine swimming ponds, to mention only a few of the facilities. Soldiers enjoying activities of special services Views of recreational and athletic events. ln addition to tlie activities mentioned, the Special Serv- ices Branch is charged with the supervision of the Fort Bragg Councils of the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, the Sergeant's Cluli and the Post Grade School. The Fort Bragg Army Exchange Service, part of the Special Services Branch, operates or supervises all the revenue producing agencies on the Post. Included among these agencies are dry cleaning and tailoring estalmlisli- ments, a meat market and a grocery store. photo studios, barber shops, beauty parlors, the bus service, a shoe repair shop, a watch repair shop. and a dairy. Those agencies just mentioned are operated as conccssionsg other agencies. such as, the 'cafeterias and guest houses ol' the Service Clubs. are operated directly by the Exchange. A few statistics will widely illustrate the tremendous scope ol' the Exchange Service Operations. The total volume of sales ranges lmetween 5:Sl0,000,000.00 and 35l2,000,000.00 annually. All average ol 230,000 liottles ol' soft drinks and an equal nuinlier of bottles of licer are sold daily. Seventy- live thousand liars of candy are sold eacli niontli. wliile smokers buy 500,000 packs of cigarettes in time same tmeriod. This tremendous task requires a force of 96,11 civilian eni- plovecs. operating sivtv lwranclies. under the direction of four oflicers, headed lvy Major Farrar M. Colmlm. Major Colili. in Scplcnilier IUI-1, took over the direction ol' the Exchange from Major C. li. Triruble, who was the Fx- change Officer during most of 1912. 43 and bl-l. Exchange officers, left to right, seated: Major Robertson, Chief Special Services Branch: Capt. Cooper: Major Cobb, Chief Army Exchange Section. Standing: Lt. Manley, Lt. Siemenslu. Office employees at worlr SPECIAL SEHVIEES The MPX , as the Exchange is known, is the soldiers general store. Like such establishments back home, it serves as an informal club, a place where the soldier can relax a bit and discuss what he pleases with his friends while consuming a bottle of beer or a dish of ice cream. ln the EXE a soldier may obtain all items of ordinary use not supplied by the Army, be it a tube of tooth paste or a box of stationery. EE.-as Buying magazines at news stand , 4l4, Profits derived from Exchange Service Operations are divided into two equal parts. Fifty percent goes to the Army Exchange Fund in Washington and fifty percent goes to the Fort Bragg Central Post Fund. Through the latter are financed most of the recreational, athletic and publication activities of the Post. . of hange tnwll -to . oif- Q' May!! P l ' 4 43 1 l 44 4-v ' .ff Office of I. 8: E. Branch. I FIIHMI-ITIII and EII IIATIII Not only the best trained and best equipped but also the best informed soldier in the world is the aim of the Information 81 Education Branch, which came into exist- ence as the Morale Services Branch early in February 1944. The most important function of this branch, headed by Major Francis M. Dwight, is to carry out the different phases of the Army Orientation and Education program. Weekly meetings for the Army Service Forces Orientation Officers are conducted where plans for improving the program are discussed. The material on which the dis- cussions are based is made available to units of all forces on the Post. Orientation Kits and publications, such as, Hjournal of Recognitioni' and What the Soldier Thinksf, are also made available to all units. The official Post newspaper, the '4Fort Bragg Postfi is published weekly by the Information and Education Branch. This particular activity is under the direction of Lieutenant Gerald J. Ford, former Public Relations Officer of Fort Bragg. The uFort Bragg Post,', in addition to containing news of the important and interesting events which take War rooms. MAJOR DWIGHT LT. FORD place on the Post or among the units stationed here, also contains a four page orientation supplement known as 4'The War Review, which deals with various aspects of the War. Every day except Sunday a mimeographed sheet con- taining in brief the latest war news, known as the MDaily News Digestf' is circulated. This is supplemented by a weekly mimeographed summary of the news. In the office of this Branch there is an elaborate War Room and in each of the six Service Clubs there is a miniature HWar Room containing war maps and exhibits whereby the daily changes in battle positions are accurately recorded for everyone to see and thereby keep informed. The broadcasting from its own studios of two daily programs, a special program on Wednesday nights, and the weekly summary of the news on Saturday nights, is among the activities of this Branch. The Information and Education Branch is the central agency for the dissemination of material and information regarding off-duty education. They see to it that the soldier becomes acquainted with the advantages of self and group instruction and the benefits of the educational program of the United States Armed Forces Institute, more popularly known as the USAFI. Foreign language classes are also conducted, as well as open forum discussions, in which the views of the soldiers of the Post are presented. I mast JW' A G 1 H 2 W A ll ... -we rf :asf W' A if dt, if 4 kibxtglw -by ,,..,m, 73.2-tx' 7 ' J ff - .,.,, ,,. M5 , .. W ,r Capt. Goble, Capt. Daub, Lt. Col. Larsen, Capt. Rankin, Lt. Holmes. The Intelligence Branch is part of the Security and Intelligence Division, which is directed by l,t. Colonel Hans C. Larsen, Provost Marshal, Fort Bragg. At various periods of time, according to the organization under which the Post was operating, the Intelligence Branch had the status of a Staff Division. Major A. J. Martin, Cav., headed the Intelligence Branch until early in 194-4 when he was suc- ceeded by Captain Harold J. Daub, who is assisted by Captain Arthur J. Goble. The possession of information is essential to prepared- ness. A knowledge of the enemy,s plan will go a long way in determining our own plans for offensive action. Impor- tant functions of the Intelligence Branch involve the collect- ing. evaluating and disseminating of information classed as intelligence or counter-intelligence in nature. This branch formulates plans and assists in carrying out measures to insure continued and uninterrupted progress of military activities and operations in spite of enemy inspired sub- versive elforts. Advice, instruction, and assistance are given to all units. organizations, and qualified individuals on or off the post on matters having a relationship to the mission of this agency. On the other hand, secrecy of plans and activity is important to the surprise and success of any operation. Since Fort Bragg, because of the nature, scope, and impor- Capt. Daub, Capt. Goble, Sgt. Cann. ,sf Office of Intelligence Branch. I TELLIEE EE tance of its activities, has always been considered a vital area in the War Effort, a comprehensive Security Educa- tional program is carried on for the 'Safeguarding of Military Informationf' The objective of the program,directed by Captain Edgar B. Rankin, is to secure voluntary assist- ance and cooperation in the self censorship of personal conversations or communications. The need and reasons for safeguarding military information are impressed on every individual, and his or her responsibility in this matter is emphasized. Through slides and hlm trailers pro- jected on screens at regular showings in the theaters of the Post, and in those of adjacent communities, military and civilians are kept constantly aware of these objectives. Slogans, advertising, and editorials are inserted in the 'Tort Bragg Post, unit publications, and local newspapers. Other media used with success include radio broadcasts, leaflet distribution, and poster displays. Material prepared and used at Fort Bragg is also furnished to other installations of the Fourth Service Command in similar programs. Slogans such as MZip The Lipn have become nationally accepted. A typical poster of Zip the Lip campaign. .' aogcf' AN'mFx-'out-lAVE. Yvnv l umm Summits THE Dorn' DISCUSS N7LlT'P.l5'Y is Q... 2 9 is-ev' J! THE LIP 'RQ ff AQQXBYRX wx. ' suaiscr 'ro CONFISCATION Q Ir :camo as vow: Possession 07 P455 Xzfsyfc :- AT D E S K Control Station Little understood, and greatly misunderstood, the job of the Military Policeman is one of the biggest on the Post. His duties are so manifold and complex that they are diiii- cult to list completely. He is the Post patrolman, guard, game warden, forest ranger, kennel keeper, license dis- penser, auxiliary to the town policeman, prison keeper, and '6Sherlock Holmesf' Since his work deals mainly with safety and protection, he is a member of the Security Branch of the Security and Intelligence Division. As Provost Mar- shal of the Fort Bragg District, Lieutenant Colonel Hans C. Larsen, Director of the Division and Chief of the Security Branch, assisted by Major F. W. Beams, is charged with the internal security and the maintenance of order not only on the Post but in seven surrounding communities as well. ln addition to these counties, Fort Bragg now has military jurisdiction over the area formerly under the control of Camp Davis, consisting of six counties. A de- SEIIUHITY MILITARY POLICE OFFICERS CoI. Hans C. Larsen. R: Capt. H. C. Morgan, Maj. Capt. C. J. Griswold. George Gebert, Lt. Roy G. C. Holmes, Lt. Norman L. Front Row: Lt. 2nd Row, L to F. W. Reams, 3rd Row: Capt. Byers, Lt. Van Knef. War Dog Training tachment of Military Police from Fort Bragg is now located at Wilmington, working under the supervision of Lieutenant Max C.-Vogt, Provost Marshal at Wilmington. Since Pearl Harbor more than 550,000 temporary and close to 30,000 permanent passes have been issued to civilians entering the Post, by the ldentilication and Regis- tration Section, one of the most interesting departments of the Military Police. Passes are furnished only after these civilians have been properly identilied and qualified. ln addition to the identification and registration of civilian employees, dependents of military personnel, and visitors to the Post, this section has registered approximately 36,000 privately owned automobiles and carriers, and has issued over 2,000 fishing licenses. All cameras authorized by the Commanding General to be kept on the Post must be registered with this oflice, as is the case with personally owned firearms and pets. Complete records are kept by this office of the passes, permits, and registrations issued. The lnvestigation Section is the detective bureau of the Post. This agency is engaged in the investigation of crimes, accidents, and charges of a minor nature. ln this section are found records, files, fingerprints, and a photographic department. Photographers are employed to record scenes of accidents and crimes, to photograph the bodies involved, as well as to use ultra-violet ray equipment for the perma- nent registering of finger prints and other evidence for crime detection. Almost daily contact is maintained with the F. B. I., Secret Service, and Narcotics Bureau, and various state and local law enforcement agencies in the joint con- duct of investigations where concurrent jurisdiction is in- volved. Since January 1943, this section has prepared complete reports on more than 4,000 separate investigations. 46 amiifxis With thc installation of the Corps of Military Police Radio System in June, 194l, Fort Bragg became one of the first military posts in the country to have a complete two- way radio communications system. By means of this system permanent contact is maintained at all times with the mobile patrol units operating throughout the reservation, with the State Highway Patrol, and with other police radio stations. The 12,000 messages carried over the system have been largely responsible for the recovery of over 375 stolen vehicles, the identification of 4,000 automobile owners, the apprehension of 600 escaped military prisoners, and more than 1,200 absentees and desertcrs. The Military Police Ranger Section operates three sta- tions along the borders of the reservation. The Rangers patrol the Fort's extensive territory to apprehend tres- passers, to steer the unwary from danger on the artillery ranges, to protect and preserve fish and game, and to re- port fires and other natural hazards. They also check on all troops in bivouacs and control speeding along the reser- vation roads. Post traffic is controlled by three motorcycle units, each composed of eight men. These constantly patrol all thoroughfares, stopping traffic violators, and educating drivers and pedestrians as to safety measures. To them fall the duties of guiding convoys, escorting visiting dignitaries, furnishing information and direction, and the tracing of missing or stolen vehicles. ln order to keep soldiers out of trouble and to insure that credit is reflected upon the Service, the Branch main- tains town patrols in Fayetteville and' surrounding com- munities. These patrols meet trains and busses and visit the more frequented places. Patrolmen call to the soldieris attention discrepencies and curb unseemly conduct. Among other important duties that are discharged by the Security Branch may be included the maintenance of the Main Post Guard House, wherein are confined both garrison and general prisoners, and the prison hospital, which is operated in conjunction with the personnel of the Medical Corps. A training school is conducted for '4rookies , who are instructed in the fundamentals of police work, and for special men and investigators, who are later sent for advianeed training to the Provost Mar- shal General School at Fort Custer, Michigan. This Branch also provides training for War Dogs for guard and special duty, and furnishes military escorts and honor guards for funerals. Military police at work. ff' I onfto Rah3e C Left to right: Maj. Perry, Maj. Rendell, Capt. Bensinger. ILIT HY TRAINING IIIVISIIJ The present Military Training Division, in operation since January, 1944, is an outgrowth of the former Opera- tions and Training Division. This Division makes the de- tailed plans and programs for mobilization and training on the Post in accordance with the directives of the War De- partment. It also acts as coordinator for all units using the small arms ranges and the artillery ranges for maneuver- ing and firing practice. Exercising absolute control of all ranges on the Post, it allocates their use for all troops, tactical and non-tactical, in training at Fort Bragg, whether it be for firing or for tactical non-firing activities. Periodi- cal iiring memoranda are issued through this ollice, giving schedules and information as to danger areas. Director of the Military Training Division, and Post Training Oflicer, is Major Walter N. Perry, who has worked in the same capacity since April, 1941. Assisting him is Major William E. Rendell, Assistant Director, who has complete charge of schools for the training of Army Service Forces troops stationed on the Post. Captain Alfred Ben- singer acts as Preparation for Overseas Movement co- ordinator, handles the showing of all training films, works with Major Rendell in arranging school schedules, and is Bomb Reconnaissance Officer. Fort Braggis line rolling terrain, light sandy soil, and climate make it almost ideal for tactical maneuvers for all training purposes. The Post is well equipped with training aids that condition troops for all types of combat. Some of the training aids are: Infiltration Courses, Grenade Courts, Anti-tank, Anti-aircraft, Machine-gun and Rocket- launcher Ranges, Close Combat Reaction Course, Open and Turreted Vehicle Range, Carbine Transition Course, Moving Vehicle Range, Sunken Track Range, afNazi Villagew, 'tBooby Trap Houseli and five known-distance Rifle Ranges with 11-30 targets. 7 Z3 Especially unique to Fort Bragg is Combat Range No. 5, large enough to accommodate an entire regiment in com- bat field firing exercises. On this range, which is a transi- tion course between a normal combat range and a divisional field exercise range, are used all the weapons of modern warfare from a carbine to and including the 105 mm. Howitzers. With an enemy outpost line, main line of resistance, enemy regimental line, and with its disap- pearing silhouettes, the range has been designed to test the efficiency of troops, as well as to give them simulated war practice. Also on the reservation are several areas where an entire division may undertake tactical tiring exercises and full- scale maneuvers. Here are employed all types of weapons, including support weapons of heavy artillery. Among the units that have used these areas during their period of training, many of which have already distinguished them- selves on battlefields throughout the world, are, the 9th In- fantry, 2nd Armored, 32nd Airborne, 101st Airborne, 13th Airborne, and the 100th Infantry Divisions, the 13th, 22nd, 34-th FA Brigadesg and various field artillery groups of the 13th, 22nd, and 32nd Corps. Fort Bragg was the first installation at which para- troopers were taught the all-round defense of objectives seized by them, namely bridgeheads, airfields, and strategic points. The system was evolved whereby men could defend the captured points immediately on landing without firing on fellow paratroopers participating in the seizures. Working under the direction of the Training oliicer is a Range Detail, whose job it is to insure proper use and care of existing installations. With their trucks, telephone systems, and other facilities they operate all range activities. Their eliiciency is illustrated not only by the smooth con- trol they have over the ranges, but also by the fact that this detail has sent out a number of cadremen to other posts. Among the important duties of this Division are the periodic inspections of the units in training, and a final in- spection under Preparation for Overseas Replacement and Preparation for Overseas Movement regulations to insure the readiness of these units and personnel for overseas service. l Ul' 't' 1 h or if 5 r vm ,ff A xylem. ,L Xia-Amt M, W' ,Ak M 'Yr-.151 Top lett: Instruction for P. O. M. lnspection .... Top right: Rifle Range .... Center left: Roclret Launcher Range .... Center right: Grenade Court .... Bottom left: lntiltration Course .... Bottom right: Calibration Firing, 240 MM Howitzers. 49 WAR BOND SECTION FISCAL DIVISION OFFICERS Left to right: Col. D. R. Nimocks, C. W. O. Pendley, W. O. IJGj Patterson, Major Calpestri, Major Pettway, Lt. Myers, Major McNeill. FISCAL HIVISIIJ The Fiscal Division, whose Director is the ofhcial pay- master of the Post, was established during the reorganiza- tion of Post Divisions in January 194-4. Colonel Moses Alexander. the Finance Officer, previous to its establish- ment, was the first Director of the Division. The present Director is Colonel David R. Nimocks, a veteran of many years of service, in this country and abroad. The Division consists of three branchesg these branches, with their chiefs, areg Receipts and Disbursement, IVIajor l. H. Mc- Neillg Budgets and Accounts, lVlajor Richard W. Pettwayg and Audit, Wairrant Oflicer Wa1'cI Pendley. The Receipts and Disbursement Branch receives and dis- burses all appropriated funds pertinent to the Post. the Fayetteville Quartermaster Market Center, and State Selec- tive Service for North Carolina. The Budget and Accounts Branch prepares estimates of appropriated fund require- ments for all elements of the Post and accounts for all ap- propriated funds allotted the Commanding General, Fort Bragg to meet budgetary requirements. The Audit Branch audits all appropriated and non-appropriated funds on the Post, for which expenditures the Commanding General is responsible. 50 Besides paying the oflicers and men of Fort Bragg. the Fiscal Division pays out large sums to the civilian em- ployees of the Post and through the commercial accounts section makes payments to commercial firms for goods or services rendered to the government at Fort Bragg. Every effort is made to promptly pay these commercial accounts, as in the case of payment to enlisted men. The Division has achieved such success in this held that a letter from the Quartermaster General was received, commending the Division for its cooperation with the Fayetteville Quarter- master Market Center. Farmers of this area have been paid so promptly that they have the greatest conhdence in and desire to deal with the Market Center, thus facilitating the procurement of subsistence for the Army and Navy. Disbursements of approximately fz'5I50,000,0I7tI and 2,000,000 payments to military and civilian personnel i11 two and one-half years attest to the magnitude of the work carried on by this Division. Total War Bond sales through payroll deductions and cash sales, supervised by the bursing Agent, who acts as Bond lssuing Ollicer, have to- talled well over a million and a quarter dollars since May, I942. Top: Personnel of Budget and Accounts Branch .,.. Center: Personnel of Disbursing Branch .... Bottom: Personnel of Audit Branch. 5l SUPPLY DIVISION OFFICERS L to R: Lt. Bashford, Capt. Nauman, Lt. Col. McCartney Isittingj, Capt. Mulcbay Istandingl, Lt. Col. Goodman Isittingj, C.W.O. Hudson Istandingj, Capt. Puckett, Capt. Stennah, Capt. Messman, Ca pt. Jones. 5 PPLY From Pearl Harbor until August, 1942, the S-4 of the Post Commanderfs Staff had responsibilities which corres- pond in general to those of the present Director of Supply. The organization of which he was head operated all central- ized supply and maintenance activities at Fort Bragg. When the first Supply Division was organized on August 20, 1942, Lieutenant Colonel Landon C. Rosser, Post Exe- cutive Offlcer assumed the additional duties of Director of Supply. Three major reorganizations have been made since then. The first Supply Division comprised seven branches. These branches, and their Chiefs, were as follows: Quarter- master, Lieutenant Colonel William K. Dickson, Ordnance, Colonel Garland T. Rowland, Signal, Major Marlin S. Moody, Chemical Warfare Service, Lieutenant Stanley F. Scholl, Post.Exchange, Major Warren S. Miller, Trans- portation, Lieutenant Eugene V. Fisher, and Engineer Property, Lieutenant Joseph E. Stannah. The Quartermaster Motor Maintenance District was organ- ized and put into operation on October 1, 1942. On March 28, 1943, the designation 'of the District was changed to Fort Bragg Motor Transport District, and on August 1, 1943, it was transferred to the Ordnance Department. The first major reorganization of the Supply Division was made in November 1942. Lieutenant Colonel Horace L. Johnson was named Director of Supply on that date. The reorganized Division consisted of the following branches: Control, Service Detachment, Automotive, Com- munication, Distribution, Subsistence, Maintenance, Trans- portation, and Army Exchange. OFFICE OF PURCHASING BRANCH HIVISIU The Supply Division was designated Supply and Service Division on February 9, 1943, with Lieutenant Colonel Johnson as Director. The constituent branches, and their Chiefs, under the new plan were: Quartermaster, Lieutenant Colonel Dickson, Ordnance, Lieutenant Colonel Walter D. Koch, Ordnance Motor Transport, Colonel Jacob H. Spangler, Signal, Lieutenant Colonel Moody, Chemical Warfare Service, Captain James B. Costello, Engineer Property, Captain Stannah, Transportation, Captain Earl N. Ziegler, Supply Detachment, Captain Virlyn Y. Jones. On October 20, 1943, Colonel Dickson was named Director of the Division. Other appointments made at this time included: Lieutenant Colonel Calvin H. Burkhead, Chief, Signal Branch, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph A. Rozell, Chief, Ordnance Branch, Major Earl Loden, Chief, Supply Detachment Branch, and Lieutenant Charles DeBrell. Chief, Chemical Warfare Service. On December 1943, Lieutenant Colonel Burkhead became Director, Combined Maintenance Branch, Captain Francis M. 'Mulchay, Chief, Storage Branch, and Lieutenant Andrew H. Warlick, Post Signal Officer. Lieutenant Colonel Koch became Chief of the Ordnance Branch later, in December, 1943. Integration of maintenance activities of the Supply Branches was accomplished, at this time, when all main- tenance shops were combined. ln the execution of their work the Combined Maintenance Shops of Fort Bragg have since done some repair work for other military installa- tions. The Post Engineer Heavy Maintenance Shop was merged with the combined shops in July, 1944. Siam ' 123553 U 22?-Qtr nina' B ,fer Mft 45 .it ts. Top left: Office of Consolidated Property Branch .... Top right: Electrical Repair Shop .... Center left: Working at the Sanitary Fill lsalvagel . . . Center right: Salvage Yard .... Bottom left: Inspection Lane Automotive Repair Shops. . . . Bottom right: Salvage Yard. Top left: Maintenance Branch Officers, left to right: Capt. Withers, Lt. Carlson, Lt. Shapiro, Lt. Col. McCartney, Lt. Col. Goodman lDir. Sup. Div.l, Capt. Passmore Lt. Williams, Lt. Tobin .... Top, right: Tractor Shop .... Bottom, left: Small Arms Shop .... Bottom, right: Electrical Shop. The Supply Building was so badly damaged by a fire. which occurred in December, 1943, that it was necessary for the offices to be changed to temporary quarters near the Maintenance Shops. They were removed to their former quarters upon completion of repairs in March 1944. In the reorganization of the Supply and Service Divi- sions, in January 1944, the Division Was again designated as the Supply Division and the present organization was put into effect. The various Supply Branches did not re- main as integral parts of the Division, but became identi- fied as separate Technical Services. Lieutenant Colonel Burkhead became Director of the Division, and Captain William H. Puckett Executive Officer. As reorganized, the Supply Division comprised four branches. These branches, with their Chiefs, were Maintenance, Lieutenant Colonel Bozell, Stock Control, Captain Wynian C. Lowe, Storage, Captain Francis M. Mulchayg and Purchasing, Lieutenant Emmy G. Bashford. ln April the Salvage Branch was added to the Supply Division, and Captain Jones was named Chief of Branch. Colonel Myron W. Tupper became Director, Supply Divi- sion in March 1944, a position he held until October l9i-44 at which time he was succeeded by Lieutenant Colonel liiarle S. Montgomery, who had been Deputy Director for Main- tenance since March 1944. Lieutenant Colonel H. A. Mc- Cartney the present Deputy Director for Maintenance. The main functions of the Supply Division include the supervision and coordination in general of the supply activities of the Postls seven technical services. It acts in supply and maintenance matters and discharges its func- tions after consultation with the Chiefs of Technical Serv- ices. The establishment of the Purchasing Branch for the purpose of making purchases for all organizations and services on the Post did away with the erstwhile practice of individual action by each unit. This centralized the control and hastened the procurement of all supplies purchased by the Post. The Branch also awards contracts for the sale of salvage material. All warehousing activities of the Post are coordinated by the Storage Officer. Approximately 630,000 square feet of fioor space is required to store the supplies used by the Services. 80,000 additional square feet are available for depoT-storage. The Stock Control Branch supervises the property re- cording of the Technical Services. Close to 75.000 stock record cards are kept to record the information concerning serviceable properly, and several thousand cards are needed for unserviceable material. The Consolidated Property Branch was formed in July. 19-ll, hy combining the supply functions ol' the Post linginecr texcepting ll K li Supplyt, the Post Signal Offi- cer. the Post Chemical Warfare Ullicer, and the Post 'l'ransportation Ufiicer. The mission of this Branch is to re- ceive, store, classify, and issue equipment and supplies peculiar to the four Technical Services represented in the Branch. MAINTENANCE BRANCH The lVlaintenance Branch, by far the largest agency of the Supply Division, in whose combined maintenance shops over 1.000 persons, under the supervision of Lieutenant Colonel 1V1cCartney, are actively engaged in restoring un- serviceable material to use. The work performed in these shops covers a wide range and the amount ol' work that they have produced makes a very creditable record. Head- ing the list in this respect are the clothing shops. with an average of 57,460 articles completely repaired monthly, the shoe repair shop, which accounts for 7.951 pairs of shoes monthly. and the automotive shops, which repair ap- proximately 600 vehicles monthly. Other repairs made in the maintenance shops during a recent month include: 5,110 electrical units, 4-,753 wood and metal items, LL,-172 small arms. 2.579 items of canvas and wehhing equipment, 2,5-19 machine shop repairs and fahrications, 391 instru- ment and optical items, 157 artillery weapons, 1415 oflice appliances. and 67 tanks and tractors. Since June 194-1-, l risoners ol' War have been used in the Clothing and Equip- page Shops, and presently there is one ltalian Ordnance HAM Company at work in the Maintenance Branch. This company is composed of ltalian prisoners of war who are loyal to the cause ol' the tinited States. The disposition as scrap and waste of unserviceable supplies and the reclamation of those that are salvageable are the main functions of the Salvage Branch. Salvage is an extremely important phase of work. Not only does the government receive large sums of money through the sale of salvagesapproximately 315,000.00 monthly--but much mritical material such as paper and tin is recovered. Top, left: Heavy Artillery Shop .... Top, right: Shoe Repair Shop .... Bottom, left: Clothing and Equipment Shop. . . . Bottom, right: Machine Shop. WM xv P sk Ouatwlmas Q o toxins O . NP own Z PIJST U AHTEHMASTEH The proper feeding and clothing of the thousands of men that pass through Fort Bragg is the staggering job per- formed by approximately 1,200 persons, both military and civilian, under the supervision of Lieutenant Colonel F. G. Everett, Post Quartermaster, and his staff of eight officers. The magnitude of these activities may best be illustrated by the fact that, when Fort Bragg was at peak strength, close to 10,000,000 pounds of perishable com- modities alone were needed monthly to subsist the garrison, to say nothing of clothing, supplies and equipment re- quired to furnish these men. The Quartermaster Olhce was a branch of the Supply Division from August 1942 until January 1944 when, through the reorganization of that Division, it was made one of the Post's technical services. The Post Quarter- master became responsible for the operation of all Quar- termaster activities at Fort Bragg. V These activities include: the requisitioning, storing, and issuing of subsistence items, supplies, equipment, gasoline, lubricants, and forageg mess management, including the preparation, serving and con- servation of food, as well as the correlation of master menus with Post needs, and the operation of the Post Laundry. As is the case with the chiefs of other services, the Post Quartermaster confers with the Director of Supply on the maintenance, repair and warehouse facilities re- quired for Quartermaster items. Over 333,000 has already been saved through the Post Fat Rendering Plant, which has been in operation since the spring of 1944 under the direction of the Post Food Supervisor, Major Ormond K. Cummings. At this plant the rendered fat from the kitchens under the jurisdiction of the Food Conservation Program is re-rendered, clarified, packed in 200 pound containers, and delivered to the Post Bakery for use as shortening in lieu of lard needed for the production of bread. The Office of the Post Food Supervisor is also responsible for the operation of the Post Menu. ln the preparation of this menu special attention is given to nutritional adequacy, dietary balance, and pro- curement practicability. Approximately 60 messes, which are under the direct supervision of this office, are inspected regularly for sanitation, food conservation, proper cooking practices, correct mess management procedure, and garbage disposal. The subsistence Branch of the Quartermaster Office, directed by Captain Hugh B. Kohlmeyer, procures, stores, POST QUARTERMASTER OFFICERS Left to right: Lt. Williams, Capt. Roig, Capt. Kohlmeyer, Major Cummings Lt Col Everett, Major Loden, Capt. Bennet, Lt. Dinger, W. O. Felts. and issues the prescribed subsistence supplies for Fort Bragg. Seven large Warehouses are needed to store the non- perishable items used at the Post, while the Cold Storage Plant, a modern three unit freezer with a temperature varying from 8 degrees to 40 degrees, holds 1,350,000 pounds, or 52 carloads, of perishable items, such as meat. butter, eggs, cheese, fruits, and vegetables. At the Post Bakery is baked all the bread required for the garrison and Held ration issue. At times the production of bread has run as high as 50,000 pounds per day, necessitating a three shift operation. This branch is also charged with the operation of the Post Sales Commissary, where authorized individuals may purchase commodities at the same price that the Government pays for its enormous purchases of food from contracting agencies. The Fort Bragg Laundry, consisting of three modern units, contains the largest laundry facilities operated by the Quartermaster Corps on any post in the country. Employ- ing approximately 800 civilians, who are under the super- vision of Captain John R. Bennett, the laundry handles an average of 4,000,000 pieces of clothing each month, and, in addition to performing the work for the personnel and various organizations of Fort Bragg, it also services Camp Mackall and the Laurinburg-lVlaxton Air Base. Working in three shifts, the personnel prepares an average of 175,000 enlisted menis and 5,000 officers' bundles monthly. When during an emergency in July 1943 Laundry No. 3 turned out 191,210 bundles, it achieved the distinction of processing more bundles in o11e month than any other Quartermaster laundry unit in the country. The requisitioning, inspecting, storing, and issuing of all Quartermaster supplies, except subsistence, is carried on by the Property Branch, directed by Major Earl Loden. The classihcation of items turned in by combat and service organizations has resulted in full utilization of these. ltems found to be serviceable are returned, after launder- ing, to the shelves ready for reissue to troops. Those found to be unserviceable are turned over to the Salvage Branch for disposal. Others are sent to the Maintenance Shops, where they are repaired. When they are returned, they are stored for reissue.'The extent of the operations of this branch can best be understood when it is considered that in one month over 220,000 pieces were classified by the Clothing and Equipage Section, while the Shoe Section in- spected over 66,000 pairs of shoes. Top left Interior View of Fai Rendering Plani .... Top riglwf: Baking Bread at Posi Bakery .... Cenler left: Breaking Down the Raiions Subsisience Warehouse .... Center right: Carcass Beef in Cold Sfordgli Warehouse. . . . Boifom lefi: Clothing Classification W'arel1ouse. . . Bottom right: Interior of Posi Laundry. PUST E EI EER Major Bryant, Major McLawhorn, Lt. Col. Mann, Capt. Solomon. The maintenance and repair of all buildings, structures. roads and grounds, as well as the operation of all utilities at Fort Bragg including Pope Field, is the responsibility of the Post Engineer. The scope of this work can readily be seen when one realizes that these activities include the up-keep, care, and improvement of more than 4,000 build- ings, 100 miles of paved roads, over 200 miles of primary stabilized earth roads, walks, hundreds of acres of im- proved grounds, all target ranges, and similar training aids. The maintenance and operation of water supply and dis- tribution, sewage disposal, electric power, central heating systems, refrigeration plant and units, sanitary fill for dis- posal of wastes, storm sewer systems, and insect, rat, and vermin control fall within the range of Post Engineer ac- tivities. Approximately 850 civilians, including engineers, mechan- ics of all trades, skilled technicians, and clerical personnel, supervised by Lieutenant Colonel Carroll L. Mann, Jr., Post Engineer, and a staff of four officers, are engaged in main- taining buildings and utilities systems, in furnishing heat. fuel, water, electricity and in disposing of sewage and waste. Six fully equipped maintenance shops, one located in the Main Post and one in each of the five outlying areas, are manned by the tradesmen necessary to perform quickly and adequately continuous maintenance requirements for every section of the Post. Special heavy maintenance equipment, such as power shovels, draglines, bulldozers, tractors and pans, air com- pressors, transit concrete mixers, and other similar items are serviced by skilled mechanics in the large Post Engineer Garage. These services are also extended to a fleet of over l50 trucks and other vehicles required in performing main- tenance to the extensive svstem of roads, runways, grounds, and developed areas on this Post. No Army Post can boast a more modern, well equipped, water filtration and sewage disposal plant than are in operation at Fort Bragg. A steady ample supply of potable Filter Gallery-Water Filtration Plant water, and an efficient sewage disposal system are of prime importance, and these two plants, each capable of handling seven million gallons per day, adequately supply the re- quirements of the Fort. At the area laboratory additional services are rendered in analyzing water samples for other Army installations in both North a11d South Carolina. A well organized and well trained Fire Department for the entire Post, supervised by the Post Engineer as Post Fire Marshal, has been responsible for the very creditable fire loss record achieved here. This department, consisting of 96 trained firemen, operates 14- Hre trucks from eight strategically located fire stations. Included is one station and three crash fire fighting trucks for plane crashes and other emergencies at Pope Field. A continuing mosquito contirol progrlam, eliminating breeding places on many miles of streams and swamps is carried on by Post Engineer personnel under the tech- nical supervision of the Post Surgeon. Other insect, rodent, and vermin control measures are also performed by this group, if required, for adequate health and safety of troops stationed at this Post. ln addition to maintenance, repair, and operation of utilities activities, the Post Engineer organization is respon- sible for many other important duties. Over 120,000 tons of coal consumed annually at the Fort are received, stored, and issued to the various units stationed here. The readiness and usefulness of combat troop equipment are dependent upon the packing and crating for overseas destination, which duty is performed by Post Engineer personnel, trained and skilled in this work. Finally, the Post Engineer must prepare plans and estimates of costs for requests of projects of a non-recurrent nature, involving additions and alterations to existing build- ings, structures or utilities, as well as reconstructions of facilities damaged or destroyed by fire, storms, etc. After approval by higher headquarters, the work is performed by either Post Engineer personnel or by contract. , rg mmiigu ifrrw twiki? 452 f Mania: Top lett: Asphalt Plant .... Top right: Sewage Disposal Plant .... Center left: Fire Department in Action .... Center right: Loading Coal Fuel Yard No. I. . . . Bottom left: Laying Asphalt Paving. . . . Bottom right: Area Laboratory. Water Filtration Plant. 59 Admrttrng Office Right, left to right: Col. J. N. WillIams, C. O. Regional Hospital Col. J. R. Underwood, Post Veterinariang Brig. Gen. H. C. Coburn Post Surgeon: Col. E. W. Cowan, Post Dental Surgeon. Second row Col. R. C. Tatum, Assistant Post Surgeon: Lt. Col. F. H. Herpe! Personnel Center Surgeon: Lt. Col. J. W. Nance, Executive Officer. Third row: Maj. R. L. Siegel, FARTC Surgeon: Maj. G. R. Carpenter, Medical Inspector: Capt. T. W. Long, Post Dispensary. PUST SUHGEIJ THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Among the basic requirements for a successful army are Officers and men in prime physical condition. The rigors of modern warfare make it imperative that the soldiers on the battlefields and the troops performing the many vital tasks behind the lines maintain the highest standards of physical robustness and health. Keeping our Army healthy, preventing and eradicating disease, treating the sick and wounded, and training skilled personnel are the special mission and responsibility of the Army's Medical Department. ' Under the direction of the Post Surgeon, Brigadier General Henry C. Coburn Jr., the Medical Department on this reservation has been expanded greatly to answer the vastly increased demands made upon its services since our country entered the war. The enlargement of the medical services here was not a haphazard improvisation, some- thing hastily thrown together. Built on the firm foundation of a Medical Department in continuous operation for more than two decades, the medical services of today have kept pace with the rapid wartime growth of the Post. The Medical Department at Fort Bragg was established at the same time this station was activated as Camp Bragg in September, 1918. The first Post Surgeon was Major Douglas W. McEnery, and the earliest medical facilities consisted of a 500 bed Base Hospital, the major portion of which was never required or utilized for patients. Few changes occurred in the hospital setup of the Post until October, 1932, when a new 100-bed brick structure was erected. In time this building became the present Regional Hospital, Section 1. A year later, the Post Surgeon assumed responsibility for the medical care of the Civilian Conservation Corps units stationed in North Carolina. Early in 1939 Colonel Coburn succeeded Colonel Phillip Huntington as Post Surgeon, the position he now holds. Colonel Coburn has since been elevated,to the rank of Brigadier General. He is assisted in the performance of his duties by Colonel Roy C. Tatum, who has also been stationed at Fort Bragg since 1939. Shortly after Colonel Coburn became Post Surgeon, the expansion program at Fort Bragg got under way. Progress at first was gradual, but, following the countryfs entry into the War emergency, the building program was rapidly accelerated. By December, 1941, hospital facilities on the Post had already been extended to care for a military population of over 75,000. Two cantonment-type hospitals were completed and occupied in 1941. These became Sections 2 and 3 of the Station Hospital, with beds for over 3,000 patients. They were placed under the command of Colonel George D. Chunn and Colonel John H. Sturgeon, respectively. Later in 19411 the two sections were combined under the com- mand of Colonel Chunn, who operated the hospital until mid-1944, when he was transferred to Cushing General Hospital and Colonel James N. Williams was made Com- manding Oflicer of the hospital. As greater facilities were made available, additional personnel-doctors, dentists. nurses, trained enlisted men, and others-were added to the Post Surgeon's staff. Plans were ready at all times to broaden the scope of the department's activities as the population of the Post increased. During one period bf the Army's wartime growth, the Station Hospital was able, by absorption of other facilities, to accommodate 9,000 patients. 'WWUQ N., 'W Top left: Siclc Call at the Post Dispensary. Captain Long Seated at Table ..,. Top right: Dental Technicians At Work .... Center lett: Surgi cal Operation, Regional Hospital .... Center right: X-Raying Sinuses at Regional Hospital .... Bottom left: Guinea Pigs Used by Respira tory Disease Commission .... Bottom right: Respiratory Disease Laboratory Workers. Q -I V, 3 ff? MEDICAL OFFICERS OF FORT BRAGG The Medical Departmentls record of achievement since the outbreak of the war is impressively reflected by a few salient statistics. At the hospital more than 145,000 in- dividual patients have been treated for all types of ail- ments, and 5.514 major surgical operations have been performed. The registrar of the Regional Hospital has prepared and has on Hle a clinical record of every patient admitted. These records are of the greatest importance in the proper evaluation of applications for pensions on the part of discharged military personnel, as well as a source of protection to the Government against improper claims. The X-ray Department has made over 247,000 films, while the Laboratory has completed more than 1,140,000 tests of various kinds. Six and a half million separate patient meals have been served by the messes. Since December, l941, the Dental Staff has inserted considerably more than 830,000 Fillings, extracted over 199.000 teeth, made 23,2241 dentures, and replaced more than 187,000 teeth, for a total of' approximately 604,000 patients. Seven dental clinics are now i11 full time operation in various parts of the Post. Soldiers at Fort Bragg receive the best of dental care Food consumed by military personnel has been subject to rigid inspection by the Veterinary Department. More than 12,000,000 pounds of meat have been inspected. ln- struction demonstrations in Held sanitation have been given to over 56,000 officers and men by the Sanitation Branch. The guiding aim of the Medical Department has always been that of service to the Army as a whole. A striking example of the furthering of this aim is the material con- tribution made towards the success of the vast training program that has been in progress at Fort Bragg since the outbreak of the war. Training units were relieved of the responsibility of caring for the hospitalization and major medical needs of the scores of thousands of trainees who have been prepared for military duties at this Post. The Medical Department has also furnished these units with the necessary medical supplies, and with dental, veterinary, and inspection services. Ever since the local Field Artillery Replacement Train- ing Center, was established at Fort Bragg, in 1941, the Post Surgeon has had general supervision of the medical activities of the Center through the medical officers assigned to it from his staff. Every training regiment has its own dispensary and its own complement of Medical Department officers and enlisted men furnished from the Post medical personnel. With the passage of the National Selective Service Act, Fort Bragg became one of the major Induction Cent-ers of the nation. It was here that most of the draftees of North Carolina and many from South Carolina were inducted into the Army. The doctors and dentists needed to examine this large number of prospective soldiers were furnished from the staff of the Medical Department at this station. The Post Surgeon, as a staff officer of the Commanding General, supervises the work of the Armed Forces Induc- tion Station medical examiners. ln addition to its usual medical activities, the Medical Department has conducted an extensive training program of its own, giving instruction to military personnel for duty overseas. Operating through a Provisional Hospital Train- ing Center, there have been trained at Fort Bragg, seven numbered general hospitals, twelve numbered station hos- pitals, six field hospitals, one portable surgical hospital, one medical supply company, and one sanitary company. This work represents the training of over 800 officers, 1,100 nurses, and 3,000 enlisted men. All these locally trained medical units are now on active duty in the various overseas theaters of operations. ln addition, more than 650 medical officers of the Station Com- plement have heen trained at this Post and are now serving all over the world. Included in the responsibilities of the Medical Depart- ment are the examination of applicants for Ofhcer Candi- date and other special schools. and physical examinations for discharge from the Army. for marriage licenses, life insurance, and for other similar purposes. Nlaintenance of proper animal hygiene is another activity of the Medical Department. Through the Veter- inary Branch, supervised by Col. Jean R. Underwood, all animals of the Post are constantly and scrupulously in- spected for disease. This hranch advises as to proper methods of caring for animals, inspects the forage, and in the Station Yeterinary Hospital, ministers to sick or in- jured public animals, animals helonging to the Post Ex- change, and pets of organizations and families residing on the reservation. About 1,200 animals are treated at the Hos- pital annually. The control of contagious diseases on the Post has heen effectively maintained hy the competent work of the Sanita- tion Branch. headed hy Captain George ll. Jones. Through the periodic inspection of messes, civilian and Post Ex- change eating establishments, and food storage and issue facilities, high sanitary standards are enforced and germ- hreeding centers eliminated. Another agency for the pre- vention of disease on the Post is the Insect, Rodent. and Vermin Control Section. This unit is part of the Post lfngineeris organizations its activities are supervised hy the Sanitation Branch. The sewage disposal plant. the Postis three ineinerator plants, and the water treatment plant are other vital installations under the guidance of the Sanitation Branch. The Sanitation Demonstration Area. largest of its kind in the country. has provided training for thousands of troops prior to overseas duty and afforded many prac- tical ideas relating to sanitation under field conditions. Medical supplies are procured, stored, and issued hy the Medical Supply Branch. lt operates under the direction of the Medical Department. ln addition to inspecting and surveying medical property this Branch furnishes medical equipment to tactical units training at Fort Bragg. 'LJ ts' . t K Top lett: A veterinarian officer inspects meat .... Top right: Evacuation hospital personnel prepare tor overseas service .... Bottom left: Sanitation demonstration area, . . . Bottom right: Medical technicians at work in regional hospital. annum. . , ...an,-- , , ...n...... STATION COMPLEMENT NURSES At times it has furnished large amounts of supplies and equipment to Ground Force units preparing for overseas movement, thus assuming the functions of a Field Medical Supply Depot. A little known, but highly important, organization as- sociated with the Medical Department is the laboratory of the Respiratory Disease Commission for the Control of Influenza and Other Epidemic Diseases. Established here in 1942, under the direction of the Preventive Medicine Division of the Surgeon Ceneral's Office, the Commission has conducted intensive studies and r-esearch into respira- tory diseases from a clinical, epidemic, and laboratory point of view. The laboratory of the commission is fully equipped to make investigations of epidemics of influenza and other respiratory diseases wherever they may occur, and -to recommend necessary measures to prevent their spread. lt has done pioneer work covering the cause and control of pneumonia and similar diseases. ln 1944 the function of the Station Hospital was changed to that of a Regional Hospital to include patients trans- ferred from satellite station hospitals in the eastern half of North Carolina. A Reconditioning Program for all patients, other than those who are critically ill, was inaugu- rated at the hospital early in March, 1944, under the super- vision of Colonel Williams. The program is carried through on a graduated scale, and the patients are grouped in classes according to their particular state of debility. Patients are transferred from one class to another, depend- ing on their speed of recovery. ' At Hospital No. 2 calisthentics and supervised athletics occupy an important part on the program. Daily orienta- tion periods, including a summary of the latest war news, group discussions, and talks, serve to keep the soldiers mentally alert. The Reconditioning Program at Hospital No. 3 accom- plishes the all important task of restoring the soldier to top physical and mental alertness. As he becomes stronger, the soldier takes more vigorous exercises, longer drill periods, and longer marches-. A well-planned sports pro- gram includes every type of contest. Classes are held each day, during which news summaries, orientation talks, train- ing films, and courses in military training are given. The soldiers are encouraged to use the library and to take courses from the United States Armed Forces Institute. At the large craft shop, under the expert guidance of skilled craftsmen, the soldier has the opportunity to learn a new skill and trade which may be of benefit to him on his return to civilian life. The primary aim of the program is to return soldiers to duty ready to take up where 'they were when hospitalized. The Ar1ny's need for soldiers today is paramount, and when victory comes our nationwill need keen, intelligent and healthy citizens. It is the goal of the Pteconditioning Pro- gram to supply both needs. .-ya, .auf GENERAL XNCXNERATOR want souiiasf W Top left: Whirlpool tub for ailing limbs in Physio-tlwerapy Section of Regional Hospital .... Top right: Eminent American psychiatrists in- spect work done at Regional Hospital .... Center left: Bed patients talce calisthenics at Regional Hospital .... Center right: General lncin- erator and Soalrage Pit at Sanitation Demonstration Area .... Bottom left: Laboratory Staff in Mosquito Control Wort. O CZ Offlnan . Q P04 tntuio' View O Gicl- Left 'co right: Lt. Col. Koch, Major Rehm, Lt. Knapp, C. W. O Milewski, Capt. Veltre, Capt. Lewis. UHIINANIIE The Post Ordnance Office, since 1942 an important part of the Supply Division, was designated as one of the seven Technical Services in January, 1944. Through this change the Post Ordnance Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Walter D. Koch, who succeeded Colonel G. T. Rowland in that posi- tion on 6 November 1942, became responsible for the su- pervision of all ordnance activities under the jurisdiction of the Post Commander. He supervises the functions per- taining to requisition, storage, distribution, issue, inspec- tion and classification of Ordnance supplies and equipment. lncluded in this category are armament, vehicles, and am- munition. Lt. Colonel Koch is presently assisted by five oliicers and a staff of approximately 350 persons, almost all of whom are civilians. The duties of the Branch as pertains to vehicles and ve- hicle spare parts are carried out by the automotive section under Captain Julian F. Lewis. The automotive needs of all activities at Fort Bragg are supplied by this section. ln so doing approximately 300 tons of vehicle spare parts are used monthly. In the Redistribution Pool, alone, an aver- age of 6,000 vehicles are stored daily, with a monthly turn- over of nearly 2,500 vehicles. This section makes numer- ous shipments of vehicles direct to Ports of Embarkation from which places they will be sent overseas. Properly servicing the vehicles for shipment and properly performing the in-storage preservative maintenance of thousands of vehicles is the tremendous job which is performed by the Redistribution Pool. The armament section, which supplies all types of weap- ons from bayonets to the largest field pieces, has a difficult job to perform. The job is difficult because it has to be done by a small amount of personnel and always in a much too short period of time, and, at Fort Bragg, almost every conceivable type of armament equipment must be handled. Included in the duties of this section is the painstaking job of inspecting and classifying armament materiel-with the thousands of slnall but highly important items which are included under the term armament spare parts. ln a nor- mal month approximately 3,000 tons of armament materiel are handled in this section. Last but not least of the major elements under the Post Ordnance Officer is the Magazine Section where all types of ammunition are supplied to units on the Post. ln a recent month the Magazine issued more than 2,000,000 rounds of small arms ammunition and handled more than 1,600 tons of heavy artillery ammunition. The Post Ordnance Organization by its present and past performances has indicated that it is living up to the tra- dition of the Ordnance Department, which is to uKeep the Troops Rolling and Firingf' Small arms classification. Partial view of ammunition supply point. Ammunition warehouse, magazines. Armament parts warehouse. ,ILQS Wag wie' WEWM Just a few ot the thousands of vehicles in the redistribution pooi. lnteirior view of automotive parts warehouse. 67 i wi' Q Utility Lf. E. M. Loughery, Capt. C. T. De Brell, Post Chemical Warfare 1 Officers. CHEMICAL W HF HE The Post Chemical Warfare Officer is entrusted with the training of the Army Service Forces units and all non- divisional units on the Post in the defense against chemical attacks. It is his task to provide each soldier with a gas mask and to instruct him in the proper use and care of the gas mask. All phases of the training are made as realistic as pos- sible in order that the soldier may have a thorough under- standing of gases and their effects. Fully aware that he possesses the best gas mask in the world, the soldier is trained not to fear gas but to possess a healthy respect for it, and to conduct himself in such a manner that he will not become affected by il. He is taught about gases which the enemy might use. how to identify them, and how to care for himself and his equipment in case of an attack. When this period has been completed, he has learned the employment of smoke in comhat, the use of white phos- phorus grenades, and, where applicable, the use of the flame thrower. As an actual test of his training, he is taken through the gas chamber and submitted to a concen- tration of toxic at-id. During the past year, all organiza- tions leaving Fort Bragg have been taken through the gas chamber under the supervision of the Post Chemical War- fare Officer, Captain Charles T. Delfvrell. More thorough training is provided in schools for both officers and enlisted men, so that, in the absence of an of- ficer of the Chemical Vlfarfare Service, they will he able to instruct properly their units and to carry on such ad- ditional training as might be deemed necessary. Prior to July, 1911-4, the Post Chemical Warfare Ofti- cer was responsible for the requisitioning, receiving, stor- ing, and issuing of all chemical equipment and ammunition, and for providing the soldier, as well as his organization with all protective and training equipment. This work was at that time assigned to the Consolidated Property Of- hcer, in order to conserve manpower. Top to bottom: Troops training 'for a gas attack .... Deconiaminaiing a vehicle .... Deconfaminaiing a gassecl area .... inside the gas chamber. SIE AL UFFIIIEH The administrative telephone system of Fort Bragg, with equipment for 2,600 lines, is one of' the largest installed in any post of the country. Army owned. it is operated and maintained by the Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company under contract to the Government. This agency. or1e of' the activities controlled by the Signal Ufhce, com- pletes thousands of calls that are placed to and from the Post. 'fihe tele-graphic service for the Post is handled by the Signal Office, through the Communications Center, into and out of which l,50U messages are sent daily. ln addition to its telegraphic machines, the Center has a machine con- nected with the National Typewriter Exchange and a radio station. All three means of' messagessending function 2-1- hours a day seven days a week. Witli modern high powered equipment the radio station is capable of transmitting messages even when the lines required by other methods of electrical communications fail. An emergency power plant is maintained and ready for use in case of emergency. The Signal Ofhce is the Postls official photographer Vtfork- ing in close conjunction with the Public Relations Ofhce it takes pictures of notable events which occur on the reserva- tion. These pictures are then released by the Public Rela- tions Office to the 'Tort Bragg Postn and state and national newspapers for publication. lt also performs work of a similar nature for the many activities of the Post. This includes: identification pictures, visual training aids, and pictorial evidence of' current needs. A complete file of negatives is kept for reference at the well equipped Photo- graphic Laboratory. Another important function of the Signal Office is the distribution of training films to the units stationed here. its well-stocked Film Library is as large as any in the Fourth Service Command. with thc exception of the Central Li- brary at Atlanta. 05 projectors are used daily by the per- sonnel of the Branch to show the films. When the Signal Office was made one of the l ost's tech- nical services in January lU-1-Jr, it was headed by Lieuten- ant Andrew H. Warlicli Jr., who succeeded Lt. Col. Calvin H. Burkhead, who had been the Signal Officer since Sept. 19-l-2. Nfajor Hifding Y. Foreen, present Post Signal Officer, succeeded Lieutenant Warlick in July 19-1-1. Bottom, left: Switchboard operators at work . . . Right, top to bottom, left to right: Chief Warrant Officer Paul L. Davis, Post Signal Officer, Major Hilding V. Foreen, Lieutenant Andrew H. War- lict, and Lieutenant Vivian l. Shackleton . . . Photo lab workers inspecting neg- ative . . . Scene in tele- graph ottice . . . Scene in film library. it Top, left, from left to right: Lt. Joseph F. Rollings, Assistant Transportation Officer: Major Earle N. Zeigler, Post Transportation Officer: Lt. Dorothy E Wolfe Mileage Administrator, and Capt. Robert L. Hinson, Motor Pool Officer .... Top, right: Office staff of Transportation Branch at work .... Bottom, left: Dispatchlng vehicles at the Post Motor Pool .... Bottom, right: Selectees leaving Reception Center on troop train 'For Replacement Center. THA SPUHT!-XTIIJ UFFIEEH Before the expansion of the Army, transportation at the Post was handled by an ollicer appointed by the Quarter- master, assisted by a clerk who executed the necessary paper work involved. The rapid growth of the Army brought with it an enormous increase in volume of traftic, and the need for a separate agency to handle the work became acute. The reorganization in the War Department, in 19-1-2, included the creation of the Transportation Corps. The principal function of the Transportation Corps per- sonnel here is to arrange and provide for the transporta- tion of military personnel and military supplies and equip- nzent moving to and from the Post. There are approximately 28 miles of Government-owned trackage on the reservation, and a classification yard with a capacity of 265 cars. Switches and side tracks can ac- commodate an additional 750 cars at one time. The Post Railroad, using four locomotives, is operated, under con- tract to the Government, by the Cape Fear Railways, lnc. A staff oi' l5U persons, including both military and civilian personnel and headed by the Post Transportation Ufficer, Major Earle N. Zeigler, assisted by three other officers, is required to handle the work performed by the Branch. Between ,lanuary l, 1942, and September 30, 194-1 411,063 freight cars and l7,298 passenger cars have been handled by the Post Transportation Uftice. A major share of the work has dealt with personnel moving to and from the Reception Center, the lnduction Station, and the Field Artillery Replacement training center. On one occasion. l0,000 troops were handled in approximately 10 hours. Without a single train departing late. During one week, in another instance, the office moved, for one organization alone, -l-8 mixed trains consisting of approximately l.5UO cars, all this in addition to routine work performed. The Post Transportation Officer is also charged with supervision over all buses and taxi-cabs operating in and out of, as well as on the Post, and hc supervises the opera- tion of the Post Motor Pool and the Office of Mileage Administration. PEHSUNNEI. EE TEH The War Ileparlrnent Personnel Center at Ifort Bragg. one oi' TT such installations sit up throughout the lni.ed States. is tln- most recent organization to he established at the Post. In operation since Septemher 1, l9l-li, it is de- signed to he-gin and to end the cy cle ol' the military life of thousands ol' men and women from this area. from induction into the Armed Forces to Separation and return to civilian Iile at the termination of their periods of active duty. The Personnel Center is composed of live Service Command units. narnc-ly the Armed Forces lnduction Station, the lte- ception Center. the Special Training linit, the Reception Station. and the Separation Center. Four of these had already been in operation for some time, but were in- corporated into the Personnel Center on its establishment. The Separation Center, which is the most recent to he acti- vated. is set up to process the men and women from this area who are to he released from active duty. When the Personnel Center began to function in Sep- tember, I9-1-1-, its commanding ollicer was Brigadier General John T. Kennedy, Connnanding General of Fort Bragg. Lieu- tenant Colonel Horace I.. Johnson, formerly Commanding Oilicer of the lteception Center and Special Training Unit. was named Executive Uflicer. and Captain Homer W. Rain- sey, previously on duty at the Armed Forces Induction Sta- tion, Adjutant. On November 15, 194-lr, Colonel Johnson assumed com- mand of the Personnel Center. and Major Williatrri lVl. Gil- lespie became Executive Oflicer. The Cominanding Ollier-rs of the five units operating under the Personnel Center, although they supervise the activities within their own units, are directly responsible to Colonel Johnson. These include: Captain ,lohn H. Newsom, Armed Forces Induction Stationg Major Dallas l. Larkin, Reception Centerg Major Hcnjamin IT. l.enhardt. Special Training Unitg Major Simon N. Graham, Reception Station No. 11-, and Major 0. D. Uoehler, Separation Center. Top, left. Personnel Center Statf Officers, seated Uett to rightjz Lt. Col. Frederick K. Herpel, Surgeonq Lt. Col. Horace L. Johnson, Commanding Officer: Major W. M. Gillespie, Executive Officer: Capt. Brooks S. Stuart, Control Officer. Standing lleft to rightjz Lt. Robert D. Gamble, Assistant Adjutant: Capt. Homer W. Ramsey, Adjutantg Major William R. Middleton, Jr., Supply Officer: Lt. Don E. Friedcwald, Special Services Officer, and Lt. James E. Bryant, Assistant Adjutant. . . . Commanding Officers of Personnel Center Units, from left to right: Capt. John H. Newsom, Armed Forces Induction Station: Major Otto Doehler, Separation Center: Lt. Col. Horace L. Johnson, Commanding Officer of Personnel Centerg Major Benjamin F. Lenhardt, Special Training Unit: Major Simon N. Graham, Recep- tion Station No. 4, and Major Dallas I. Larkin, Reception Center .... Bottom, left: Office section ofthe Personnel Center Headquarters .... Bottom, right: Exterior view of Personnel Center Headquarters. af-- 'A f f' V ,X ff! as tittt R . N M. if Interviewing section of the Armed Forces Induction Station. Officer Personnel of the Armed Forces Induction Station, seated lleft to rightlz Capt. John H. New- som, Commanding: Capt. Ozzie L. Wilson, Adjutant .... Standing ileft to rightl: Lt. George S. August, Capt. J. J. Abbott, Capt. R. R. Juele, Lt. Commander J. C. Belk, Major J. Kempfner, Major E. F. Buchner, Jr., Lt. Commander Charles I. Solomon, Capt. Edmund Weber, Lt. QSGJ M. J. Capron, Major J. M. Murphy, Lt. F. T. Cook, Lt. Lester J. Waldman, Lt. R. W. Scott, Lt. Arthur Berger, Lt. W. C. Buchanan. Arrival at the Armed Forces lnduction Station is for most men of this area the first step in the process of becom- ing a soldier. Here is determined whether or not the pros- pective 'ccandidatesi' furnished by the State Selective Service local boards meet the standards for induction into the Armed Forces as set up by the War' Department in Washington. Those who fail to meet these minimum requirements are re- turned to civilian life. The eligible ones are sent to their homes to await the call to military duty. Actual induction procedures for all selectees begin on the day when they register for possible military duty with their local boards. A preliminary physical screening eliminates the most obviously disqualified men. The physically quali- fied individuals, as well as borderline and doubtful cases, are passed on to the lnduction Station, where the examina- tions are much more rigorous. The local boards also decide on the deferment of civilians on account of dependency and essential work performed. The Fort Bragg lnduction Station was activated on November 13, 1940, under the supervision of Colonel Earle C. Ewert, Commanding Ofiicer of the Reception Center. The actual induction of selectces did not begin until De- cember 1, when the first small group arrived. The station was set up to handle only 200 men per day, and twelve Medical Othcers were assigned here to conduct the examina- tions of the selectees. The Fort Bragg Induction Station, as set up originally, eX- amined only men who were drafted for Army Service, the other branches of the Armed Forces conducting separate in- duction and recruiting centers of their own. The recruiting of all service personnel was started here in January, 1943. On February 11 of the same year the lnduction Statigi was re- designated the '4Armed Forces lnduction Stationi. Lieuten- ant Colonel Lloyd S. Spooner was appointed Commanding Olhcer. At this time joint induction by the Armed Forces was begun. Representatives from the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including ollicers and enlisted men, were as- signed to the station to conduct induction Work for their respective branches. lnductions have been made for these branches since that time. When the Personnel Center was established at Fort Bragg in September, 1944, the Armed Forces lnduction Station be- came one of its units. The present Commanding Ufhcer of the Station is Captain John H. Newsom. Over 300,000 men have already been processed at the Armed Forces lnduction Station since its activation. Of these approximately 135,000 have been rejected for service in the Armed Forces. Although the Station was set up to handle 200 men per day, the number of inductees passing through has increased considerably, a daily average of more than 700 undergoing examinations during the two-month period of March and April 1944. Jia ,I I .yy- V Y , as f A 5 'iq J, I ,I , w . 5 xx ' Q 1 I ' fv N, a df QE 5531 A 4. if W 21 if u 1 fa A ! '1 5 ai 1? x wsu : - X, ' '.. . ' .. ,1 ,, I jg is .:.,..:,.,,.,. l M .1 ...., l W ? A J., A 1 , gf: . ' 4 -gif , if M. ,mv .. wif ww A V ul'-'S' iw-I .1 2 vwimw Us-W' www' ,F K .Lv ,X ,JU M, 'up- ' ,W . . ' Q - at ' . Q we S2 ' ' 5 X 'sw f X 'mf .5 NW S N ,335 V M5 3 3 ,f. Qgggjfihus 4 . W 'M sw ', up 1 1 . ,xxx f , fi ,K , C. it f ram? . , K f 1. WE , 4 an if 5 f- K av .A ' iw, w o Mm qrhu .5 'N . Q ,.-M 'f'-'Qi Above: Officers of Reception Center .... Center: The classification interview is a very important phase of Reception Center activities .... Bottom: Shoes are being issued to inductees in the Supply Section. HEIIEPTIU IIE TEH It is at the Reception Center that the soldier gets his first taste of the Army. He comes here fresh from civilian life, and, by the time he leaves il, he is a full-fledged, although inexperienced soldier. Although he has been adjusting himself to the thoughts of Army life si11ce the day he received his MGreeting7,, the actuality of it docs not strike him with full force until he advances from o11e phase of processing to the other. Here, for the first time, he sleeps in an Army barracks, cats in a mess hall, marches in ranks from building to building, gets up at reveille, and learns Army regulations and cus- toms. l jr Let us follow the selectee as he makes the transition from ,civilian to military life. His first stop, on leaving the Induction Station, is at the Checking Station, the function of Which is to receive him, check his records, prepare identification tags for him, initiate the Various W D AGO forms, and assign him to the receiving area. After a short orientation talk here he is assigned to barracks. The testing pro- gram next occupies his attention, and here he is given the Army Gen- cral Classification Test, the lllechanical aptitude Test, and the Radio Operator Aptitude Test. His physical qualifications are determined by a screening test conducted by the Medical Section. Back again at the Classification and Assignment Section he is interviewed, screened for possible special assignments, classihed, and reported to the Adjutant General. The Supply Section is his next hurdle, and this he takes with ease, as he advances from one outfitter to the other. As he leaves this section hc has gathered all the clothing that he will 11CCd for his training. The horrors of the needle, which have been haunting him, soon fade, for, before he realizes it, he has received anti-typhoid and small-pox vaccinations, the first of many nshotsw that he will receive as a soldier. Applications for in- surance and allotment are filled for him in the Final Check group in the Records Section. An orientation movie and a lecture on the Articles of War complete his processing procedures. He is then re- turned to his barracks, where he awaits the shipment orders translierring him to il replacement training center. Although they have no direct contact with him during his stay at the Reception Center, several sections of station complement troops play a very important role in the pro- cessing procedures. 'lihere is, for example. the Records Section. which handles processes, completes, checks, and forwards his service records and allied papers. The Mess Section is responsible for feeding him while he is at the Center. lt also furnishes meals on troop trains leaving here. Although the mess halls can accommodate an average ol' 2,500 men per meal. records show that during the Peak ot' operation here as many as 7,200 men have lmeen fed one meal. The recreational and morale activities for the selectees and the overhead personnel are provided by the Special Services Section. 'l'ransportation for the men to their new stations, as well as motor transportation lor all Recep- tion Center installations, is furnished by the Transporta- tion Section. lfirst of the units to he completed at lfort Bragg during the expansion program. the Reception Center has processed approximately 200,000 men from this area. Un Sep- tember 1, 194--14 it became one ol' the units of the Wai Department Personriel Center, and is now under the com- mand of Major Dallas l. Larkin. Top, right: Newly arrived selectees at Checking Station .... Center, right: Selectees taking Army General Classification Test .... Bottom, right: Allotment and insur ance section .... Top, left: Selectees receive shots at the Medical Section. . . . Bottom, left: Detachment headquarters of Receiving Companies at Reception Center Q .f f Personnel Consultant Discusses Problem Facing Training Class Instruction is Provided for ell Trainees As men were called for induction into the service, a large number of them were rejected because they could not meet Army educational requirements. Many of these were able-bodied and intelligent, they simply had not had an opportunity to complete their education. Yet it was also known that lo be of value to our Army a soldier must be able to read instruction manuals and notices, and to read and write messages. This problem carrie to the atten- tion of leading educators, who laid out a plan whereby soldiers could be taught to read, write, and interpret orders, directives, and messages. This plan was adopted by the Army, and schools, called Special Training Units, were established throughout the country. Soldiers who are receiving instruction in the Special Training bnits represent every race and possess every language background imaginable. The basic reading and writing materials are the same for all. They tell of the experiences of Private Pete, a new recruit like the trainees, who does the things which they must learn to do. Additional materials are added to each unit according to its needs. Because a soldier would soon lose interest ill his Work if he were taught nothing but reading and writing all day, addi- tional subjects are covered, such as arithmetic, oral expres- sion, and Military Field Training. In the Military Field Training the soldier is given an introduction to each part of the basic training which he must take after being graduated from the Special Training Unit. All soldiers must take this basic training, but the Special Training Unit soldier has the opportunity to become familiar with it beforehand. OFficers of the Special Training Unit. The level in reading and writing which these soldiers are required to attain before graduation approximates that of the fifth grade in elementary school. This appears to be rather low until it is realized that the average literate adult reads on a sixth grade level. The average time re- quired for this training is eight weeks. The Special Training Unit at Fort Bragg was estab- lished on June l, I943, for colored soldiers. Major Simon N. Graham, an able and experienced educator from Roanoke Rapids, N. C., was designated as Commanding Offl- cer. Starting with 65 trainees the unit rose on several oc- casions to an enrollment of 2,500 More than 11,000 were graduated from this unit. Most of the trainees, as well as in- structors, were from Noith and South Carolina. In addition to the personnel and facilities for the ad- ministration of the prescribed academic and military pro- grams, the Special Training Unit includes: an Educational Section, which produces graphic visual aids to learning, a Personnel Consultant Section, which assists with special educational problems and problems of adjustment, sa Special Services Ollicer, who looks after the social and re- creational requirements of the trainees, and two chaplains who administer to the spiritual needs of the trainees. In November, 1944-, the Special Training Unit for colored trainees was transferred from Fort Bragg to Fort Benning. Georgia. Its place was taken by a Special Training linit for white soldiers, which was transferred from Fort Jack- son, South Carolina. lr1 command of the Special Training Unit now at Fort Bragg is Major Benjamin I . Lenhardt. Top, right: Individual instruction is 'Furnished the trainees .... Center, right: Training office personnel at worlr .... Bottom, right: Display of flash cards used in Special Training Unit. I SPEEI!-II. TRAINING UNIT Reception Station Officers, Left to right, standing: Lt. S. M. Holme, Lt. E. E. Barwiclr, Lt J. T. Carter, Lt. J. L. Burden .... Sitting: Capt. M. F. Mathews, Capt. C. E. Carson, Major C B Vaughan, Major S. N. Graham C. O., Capt. N. R. Carter, Lt. S. A. Ashmore, . NO' ron st-wo' X new ak . Koons . we eiucz S XS9ftn'5 J. W. Parlrer. HEEEPTIU TAT IJ Since October 23. 191-3, Reception Station No. 11, one of the more recently organized units of the Fort Bragg Per- sonnel Center, located in the Reception Center area, has been performing one of the most varied and colorful ad- ministrative jobs in the Army. Through this unit are pro- cessed the men and women of every rank from every branch of the Army, who have returned from the various battlefronts of the world. Included among these people have been many outstanding soldiers of this war, repre- sentatives of every major engagement. lipon reaching home ports from overseas, the ureturneesii are sent directly to the Reception Station. Here they re- main for approximately 2-1 hours, during this period, is determined which of the many dispositions will be made of the returned personnel. The processing includes an interview, a brief reorientation talk, and a physical exam- ination. Clothing, back pay, campaign ribbons, and shoe ration certificates are distributed. Government transporta- tion requests are executed, and baggage is cleared. They are then sent to their new stations, usually with a three week delay en route for the purpose of visiting their homes. ln addition to the overseas returnees, the Reception Sta- tion also processes overseas and domestic recovered enlisted personnel, overseas recovered commissioned casualties, re- turnees for reassignment, returnees for 30-day furlough and return overseas, returnees for discharge or transfer to the Enlisted Reserve Corps, returnees for Officer Candidate School, and surplus ex-Aviation Cadets transferred from the Army Air Forces to other Arms and Services. ln order to accomplish certain functions peculiar to their own needs, the Army Air Forces and the Army Ground Forces have established Liaison Oflicers at the Reception Station to advise and assist i11 the processing of their re- turnees. Naturally enough, many unusual incidents have been related by the men and women who have been processed by the Reception Station at Fort Bragg. Many of these re- turnees are survivors of very spectacular and harrowing experiences. There was the sergeant, for example, who fell 20,000 feet in a crippled airplane into the ocean, but man- aged to escape with minor injuries. Another sergeant, lead- ing a greatly outnumbered but highly bold and expert force, concentrated his fire upon the enemy with such deadly effect that he caused a vastly superior force to withdraw. On l September, 19-14 the Reception Station No. -1 be- came a component part of the War Department Personnel Center at Fort Bragg. On that day Captain Numa lt. Car- ter was designated Commanding Officer of the Station. In November, 1944, Major Simon N. Graham, formerly Com- manding Officer of the Special Training Unit, assumed com- mand of the Reception Station. Reception Station No. ll, with its intricate and greatly varied functions, has been a monument of home front economy in the use of manpower. Despite the long and intense hours, including inevitable night and Sunday Work with the tired, nervous, and hurried returnees, the personnel of this unit are sustained by their rare op- portunity to give vital and speedy service to those who have risked everything and have endured unimaginable hard- ships for their country. Approximately 15,000 returnees have been processed through Reception Station No. -L since its activation. 'f 9? fig? 1, , MQ xg' A M .nm N ,g if Q Q 3 if 3 I , ,V 5 QM 3 ,gym S ww H git W Us-Q Eijw 5 Nw, 2533 Q . 2 Fl? 5 5 WWE? BV' l Officers of 'che Separation Center. SEPAH TIU uDischarge,,' that magic word that means homey to millions of embattled soldiers of the widespread fighting forces of the United States, became a reality at Fort Braggis Separation Center on November 6, 19-14, as this Wzir Department Personnel Center ollicially hcgan its func- tions. unit of the The Separation Center, Fort Bragg, is one of the seventeen Army installations set up in the nation to handle the discharging of military personnel. The administrative machinery of the Separation Center is expected to take care of hundreds ol' separatees sent here daily. Men and women report here for discharfr f h ge or t e convenience of the Government, or other military reasons, and are homeward bound civilians within 48 hours after arrival. The Center handl l es mae personnel, officer and enlisted from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia and 7 female personnel from the seven southeastern states of the Fourth Service Command, plus the- states, Virginia and Louisiana. Wheri the separatee Hrst arriwes t h , - c ' f a t c Separation Center, he delivers his papers and surplus clothing, after which he is billeted. His records are then initiated for the processing to follow. While items of his past civilian and military activities are being checked, he is given a thorough physical examination. In the event any contagious disease is present he receives 'I ,d' IHITIP lal1S COI'I'0CllV6 tI'CillI'I1CI'll to ll1C extent necessary. Having passed the physical examination the separatee is given orientation lectures explaining Separation Center processing, classification procedure, in- surance, the C. I. Bill of Rights, and what is expected of him when he arrives home. The-se lectures are given by officers of the Counselling Branch. Center: General Kennedy hands out 'First discharge. Bottom: Officer Separation Section. A Chaplain Talks to Dischargees IIE TEH Next the separatee is counselled by trained enlisted personnel as to occupational, social, and personal problems that he must face as a civilian. Every effort is made to have the separatee mentally conditioned as to the changes that have taken place in his home town while he has been in service. Especially is this emphasized with those who have seen foreign service. Orientation and counselling are two outstanding features of the Separation Center. They are characteristic of the planned processing of separatees, as distinguished from procedure that followed World War l, in which a soldier was separated in his own unit without special regard for his future relationship in society. They mark the humane and:-regardful attitude of the Army for the outgoing indi- vidual. Besides the usual Separation Qualification Record a new War Department form is given to the separatee, enabling him to present accurate evidence to his old or new employer as to his civilian and Army occupational history. Duplicates go to State Selective Service boards which have the respon- sibility of reinstating the discharged soldier in his old job. The Veterans Administration and United States Em- ployment representative of the War Manpower Commission assist the soldier in securing a job under a new employer if the soldier desires to change from his old job. Represent- atives of the Veterans Administration, United States Employ- ment Service, Selective Service, and American Red Cross are always available to the separatee during his stay at the Center. The Commanding Officer of the Separation Center is Major O. D. Doehler, whose previous assignment was Com- manding Oliicer of the Armed Forces Induction Station at Camp Forrest, Tennessee. Counsellors Tall: to Separatees Fiscal Section, Separation Center Separaiees Receiving Final Pay and Service Badges nrt anfsosit OF an CAMP sim 1--W Exterior View Prisoner of War Camp Headquarters Q Right, left to right: Lt. L. M. Farr, Capt. T. A. McFarland, Major 21 J. Frese, Major M. F. Simmons, Capt. F. L. Leupp, Lt. A. E. Rose, Lt. S. L. Leblang, Lt. S. B. Odens. Q PHISU EH UF W H E MP The first contingent of the present group of prisoners of war at Fort Bragg made its appearance in May 1944, with the activation of the Prisoner of War Camp. These prisoners were not the first to be interned at Fort Bragg, however, for early in 1942 this Post was holding some of the very first German Prisoners of War to be captured by U. S. forces in the present war. At that time no attempt was made to Work the prisoners and late in 1.942 those prisoners that were here were transferred out and the Camp was in- activated. No more prisoners of war were confined here until May 19441. The Prisoner of War Camp is located in the Animal Area, on the south end of the reservation, covering approximately 42 acres. It includes barracks, day rooms, mess halls and the usual buildings found in a cantonment type camp. Since the activation of the camp, the increase in the number of prisoners of war sent here necessitated the establishment of three branch camps at Seymour-Johnson Field, New Bern, and Scotland Neck, all in North Carolina. When prisoners from a battle area are received at the camp, they are photographed, finger-printed, classified, and organized into companies. Clothing and toilet articles are issued and they are put to work. Prisoners are elassihed according to their civilian background and put to work on jobs that are similar to their civilian occupations. The prisoners are interned and worked according to the Geneva Convention of 1927. The provisions of this con- vention are scrupulously adhered to by the United States in order to give the enemy no excuse for mistreating any of our men that may be in their hands. Germany is a signer of the Geneva Convention. Prisoners of war at Fort Bragg have been employed on many projects. They operate the Post Bakery, and in the compound of the Camp there are shops operated entirely by them, supervised by American personnel. Their well- known mechanical ability is put to work repairing clothing, typewriters, tools, and other equipment. The Post Engineer detail builds boxes and other items made by carpenters. They operate a saw mill and perform many labor de- tails such as unloading equipment, clearing tire breaks, etc. ln the branch camps the prisoners work at harvesting crops, cutting wood, warehousing tobacco, and similar tasks. The prisoners are paid SOC a day for work that they perform. The full use of Prisoners of War' at Fort Bragg has resulted in the saving of thousands of dollars to the govern- ment and in the release to other more critical employment of hundreds of individuals. The good record made by Fort Bragg is due to its Prisoner of War Camp Commander Major Morgan 17. Simmons and his entire body of com- missioned and enlisted assistants. Some Members of the Dekachment, Men Who Have Served Overseas Interior View of the Headquarters P. O. W. Camp D Prisoners Doin g Carpeniry Work A Prisoners Working on Clothing Repair Prisoners Repairing Typewrifers and Olifice Machines Headquarters Detachment Section No. I Deml. Sub Section: First Lt. Chester J. Krutul Commanding. Pay Day at HQ Det. Deml. 8: Sup. Det. No. I. STATIU EUMPLEME T DET EH E TS Recent headlines of the outstanding battle successes made by units equipped and trained at Fort Bragg have behind them a story that does not appear in the news accounts- a story of the achievements of the Station Complement troops. Although these achievements have not received the same public recognition as have the heroic deeds of our combat soldiers, they have been just as essential to our march to victory. That the Work done by these detach- ments. in servicing and equipping thousands of troops, is acknowledged by both tactical and non-tactical units trained here, is attested to by the numerous letters received from the commanding ollicers of these units. ln these letters they express the appreciation they feel for the services rendered them while they were stationed at the Post. No matter how alert or valiant its troops are, our Army is worthless unless it has the necessary equipment and tools with which to train. It is necessary that services, supplies, equipment, and training facilities be made avail- able to the troops in training, in order to prevent a break- down in their preparation for combat. It is necessary that these troops be kept physically, spiritually, and morally alert if they are to fulfill successfully the mission for which they are preparing. Station Complement personnel under- stand this, and in spite of the many difficulties encountered, and in spite of continual reductions of available personnel, they have persistently striven to maintain the high standard of efliciency so necessary to accomplish the duties and re- sponsibilities assigned to them. The diligent execution of these duties has resulted in the efliciency of operation which has been so characteristic of Fort Bragg during the present emergency. Supply Detachment No. I Lt Chester J Krutul Commandlng Members of Station Complement detachments, many of whom have already seen action in several campaigns of the present war and have been returned to the lfnited States through the Army Rotation Plan, or for injuries received in combat, undergo a regular weekly training schedule. This schedule includes the various phases of the School of the Soldier, as well as Orientation and other military subjects. To the Station Complement units are assigned the numerous jobs that are to be performed in the servicing of the transient troops in training here. ln caring for these troops, the Station Complement attends to matters of ad- ministration, housing, feeding, clothing, medical aid, trans- portation and recreation. Because of the varied nature of the duties that they perform, the personnel of the Station Complement are grouped in several detachments, depend- ing on the type of work assigned to them. Headquarters Detachment is primarily concerned with the administrative work at the Post. Personnel of this De- tachment work at Post Headquarters and in the various Division offices. Commanded by Major Frank W. Rearns, the Detachment consists of two sections. Section 1 Sub- sections, and their commanding officers, include: DEML, Lieutenant Chester ,l. Krutalg MP, Captain Hampton C. Morgan, and Finance, Lieutenant ,l. E. Myers. Section 2, made up of Negro personnel and containing DEML and an MP Sub-section was formerly commanded by Lieutenant J. E. Moye, who has recently been succeeded by Lieutenant C. R. Trevette. Work in the Postis technical services, with the exception of the duties which come under the supervision of the Post Surgeon, is performed by the troops of Supply Detachments. Section l and Section 2, commanded by Lieutenant Krutul and Lieutenant C. R. Trevette respectively. Medical Detachment, Sections l and 2, comprise the largest Station Complement unit at Fort Bragg. This De- tachment is responsible for accomplishing the work as- signed to the Post Surg-eon, and the work assigned to the ASF Regional Hospital. The Commanding Officer of the Detachment is Captain Robert N. Reynolds. He is assisted by Lieutenant Harold B. Suttenfield and Lieutenant Robert B. Jones Jr., lfnit Supply Officer. QM 1 in Q am HE!-UIUUAHTEHS IIETMIHMENT NU. 1 ll. M. P. SUBSEIITIIJN Li. Col. H. C. Larsen, Chief Securiiy Branch Major F. W. Reams Ass'4:. Chief C. O. H. Q. Dei. N I EEPIXHI-XTIUN IIENTEH HETAIIHMENT Major O. D. Doehlzr, Commanding MEHIIJAI. IIETZXIIHMENT NU. 1 Capi. R. W. Reynolds, Commanding 2 6 Q gr AM N, YSWWQQQ ggk' ll M n -f E ESM U 3X',f5 Fg m1Q1i'f,a s 1fti'Y Lggig ' 3 88 ff 1 'Q MEDICAL HETAIIHMENT NU. E Capt. R. W. Reynolds, Commanding Chaplain Leads Singing at Thanksgiving Dinner. WAC Deiach No. 2 19 n, 5515 WMI DET!-XEHMENT NU. E - l cepi. H. B. White, commanding 1 i World Maps Disiribufed by I 81 E Find Wide Usage SUPPLY DET!-XEHMENT Nll. 2 AND HEI-UIUUAHTEHS HETAIIHMENT Nll. 2 Li. J. E. Moye, Commanding Orderly Room Headquarlers Detachment No. 2 340th ASF B d th M h 89 AQ' Mn in 9 Q Q 4 :Z ' ' ' ' 'Url 'I 7 ,V x' , ' ' .f.r- '15' V 'K xiii! '4'1 ' v . 7 .f.- ' X . 'X W nj ,li 'F Q? g?i'fi?2 fi f l ' f E? 5 F i?-'E 'fir Y :Q Q mi x Q. Y j 'AK ek Tvs Yi..h,. .lu 'xg' - l '6 A',, -?- .g. xii, , Vx '.V Q Q .MVT4 'Q Q gg I 1 j I 1 'i' 'r' f I A i 5 K.. Q, 5 v 1 I I . 4 1 iv . , . 2 1 . . N 3 . A - gm ' ' ' W A ' ' ' . K . 'L w . LQ 5' wg Q- W . f, ' ' Q fp fuk .M 1 1 .. wif , 8 ,, . a ' .WQYJ Y Q A g A 'A vu . W: L pisgtxk y ni' . 1 g 1 X . if. Z. f, V K . - ' san, if uf I in I Xe? 3 fi. it U sl. 51,5 Wig PR Q ygq 531 Ak an 3 ,gi 'air 4 J 5 wwf , V Y ' W I QW ' -, K A 2 f W ga I I , N L. Sp . L- ii? Special Training Unit tachment, Major B. F. hardt Commanding. Sfeflbn .Comp life Sdffhenf T 1175, In roops WAC Detachment No. I, sffucf- Rec Capt. V. V. Burholt Com- manding. De- Len- NC '00, e'. '77g www? New if 'Q 41 my-as 522, 555323543 wg? if M 2235575 ff 1511435-iff F ' a 3 , ..?Q4.2S'f?fE5g53,, -. iyggggff f 7 C if- K ' xi Reception Center Detachment, Major D. I. Larkin Commanding may , .Mfg Station Complement Troops on Review Medical Detachment Section No. 2. 91 Induction Station Detachment, Capt. J. B. Newsom, Commanding. WAC No. I Barracks are inspected by Gen. Kennedy. The task of guarding and working our Prisoners of War is entrusted to Service Command Unit 4421, the detach- ment of this unit is commanded by Lieutenant Stanley H. Leblang. A substantial portion of Station Complement personnel is assigned directly to the five Service Command tvnits of the War Department Personnel Center: SCtf l-151, Armed Forces induction Station, SCU 1925, Reception Centerg SCU 3401. Special Training Init: SCt' 7419-1, Reception Station No. tif, and SCL' 3493, Separation Center. The commanding ollicer of each of these units is responsible for the administration, duty, and care of the personnel as- signed to and working with that unit. The 340th ASF Band, consisting of 26 colored musi- cians. became the youngest Station Complement Unit at Fort Bragg. when it was transferred to the Post from Camp Sutton in November l9f14. Directed by WOJG Rutherford B. Strider, formerly director of Music at Alabama State A and M College, the band was activated at Camp Sut- ton in February, l9f1'fl. During their brief existence they have received numerous commendations from Army olhcials and civilian organizations. WAC Dl'iTACHlVlENTS Fort Bragg points with pride to the important mission that the inernbers of the two detachments of the Wcmrrreriis Army Corps at this Post are fulfilling in the present War. These women soldiers are efficiently carrying out various assignments and have become vital to the functioning of many activities here. Many of them have requested and have obtained overseas service and are continuing there the fine work that they formerly performed here. It was in January, l9-'13, that members of WAAC De- tachment Section l first reported for duty in the various. Reception Station No. 4 Detachment, Capt. Mathews Commanding branches of the Post, although several WAAC officers had been here since October of the preceding year. WAAC De- tachment Section 2, composed of Negro Women, was activated in August, 19.13. At hrst the appearance of women in uniform on the Post, and working at Army jobs, was inet by skepticism by some of the Post personnel, but the business-life manner with which these soldiers carried out their assignments soon dispelled this skepticism. Wh:-n the WAAC went out of existence, on August 3. 1943, members of the Auxiliary were sworn into the Womeriis Army Corps, a component of the Armed Forces. Very few of them availed themselves of the opportunity to leave the service, although they were free to do so. They felt that their place was in the Army. doing their part to bring about a speedy and victorious conclusion to the present conflict. As members of the WAC they are subject to the same regulations that apply to their brother soldiers. Included on their training schedule are: Physical Training, First Aid, Orientation. and other allied subjects. Today, at Fort Bragg, the WAC lletachments are serv- ing in practically every activity of Station Complement. Most of them have already completed training in special- ist schools and are serving in skilled capacities. Several members are now attending specialized schools in order to equip themselves to offer a greater contribution to the work on the Post. WAC Detachment Number l, Sections A and B, is com- manded by Captain Virginia V. Burholt. Lieutenant Kath- erine f.. Johnson is the Executive Officer. Officer Personnel of WAC Detachment Number 2 consists of Captain Harrietle B. White, as Commanding Officer, and Lieutenant Calonia Y. Powell, as Executive Officer. Members of WAC Detachment No. I discuss world affairs l or m 4 Top: Office of Purchasing and Contract- ing Branch .... Second: Projection Room Theater No. I .... Third: Headquarters S. T. U .... Bottom: Planning of Book Fort Bragg at War, by members of the Public Relations and Control Offices. 'ta-N 1 Scoring tests Reception Center. AT WUHH Lk Range Central. Wi wil, ir Top: Induction Station .... Second: Miiliiary Police at work .... Third: Grass cuiiing olekail .... Bofiom: Mimeograph Room, Posl: Heaclquariers. Li. Col. Russell and Major Wafers, Posi Adiuiant and Assistant Automotive repair. FUHT BRASS Maintaining targets, Range Control Section OFfice of information and Educa- tion Bran ch. Electrical Communications Section, Post Headquarters. Being outfitted, Reception Center. Blocking range roads. WUHH Clearing duds from range lnduciion Station. Phermacf Regional I-'ospltal Supply Room, Personnel Center Regional Hospital Laboraiory. Ralzioning Board, Post Head quarters. NUl'LllVl'xlUN Officer class receiving instructfon. OFFicers learning to cook dehydrated foods. B!-XHEHS fl ll Ellllli SIIHIJUI. The Bakers and Cooks School at Fort Bragg, a Fourth Service Command installation, opened in March, 1941, under the supervision of Major Ormond K. Cummings, who was sent here from Fort MacArthur, California, ex- pressly for that purpose. Major Cummings served as the first Commandant of the School and continued in that ca- pacity until October, 194-3, at which time he was appointed Post Food Supervisor for Fort Bragg. He was succeeded at that time by Lieutenant Conrad A. Knowles. Lieutenant Knowles continued in the capacity of Commandant of the school until January, l944, at which time Captain Sidney M. November was appointed Commandant. Captain No- vember held that position until October of 1944. ln October, 1944-, the Fourth Service Command School for Bakers and Cooks at Fort Bragg, its mission having been accomplished, was closed. While in operation an average enrollment of from 350 to 500 students was main- tained at the School. These students came not only from the various units stationed at Fort Bragg and other in- stallations within the Fourth Service Command, but many of them came from other Service Commands as far west as Enlisted men learning 'co dehydrate foods. the Pacific Coast. During this period the school graduated more than 750 officers, ranging in rank from Second Lieu- tenants to Colonels, more than 2,000 Mess Sergeants, and about 8,000 student cooks. During the past year and a half, in addition to the many hundreds of mess sergeants and student cooks that have been graduated from the school, more than 2,000 officers and enlisted men have completed the comprehensive courses in dehydrated foods. Up until the time it was closed, the Bakers and Cooks School at Fort Bragg was recognized as one of the largest and top-ranking schools of its type, not alone in the Fourth Service Command, but in the United States. ln the many overseas movements of troops during the past three years, there have been included a large number of men who have graduated from this school. These men have served as a nucleus for bakery companies and messes overseas, and they have been assigned to instruct the men under them in these arts throughout various theaters of operations. Re- ports coming back indicate that the School did a remark- able job during its three and one half years of existence. Some samples of dehydrated foods. ff' as -1- s a n f vgzfb 'f'e x o,,p Q, ,tlflylsui x c x s's '.-3' xxx' fx' 'ts ffxffi n,.!4 ,v,p n,,'s ul, . 'b xe .- Field Director Richard N. Hart and assistants. Day room equipment furnished by Red Cross. 1 l MEHIIIA RED IIHIJSS The services of the American Red Cross have been available to the personnel of Fort Bragg since l9l3, when a chapter was first established at this Post. As the num- ber of troops on the reservation continued to grow, the scope of these services increased accordingly. At the present time, in addition to the main ollice and two hos- pital sections, several branches are located throughout the Post to better serve the troops in the various areas. ln charge of Red Cross activities at Fort Bragg are Field Director Richard N. Hart and eight Assistant Field Direc- tors. Services rendered by the Red Cross to the members of the Armed Forces cover a wide variety of problems. Since these problems are so varied, it is futile to attempt to describe all the activities of the Red Cross. Suffice it to say that the Red Cross personnel on the Post are available 24- hours a day. The major services that they perform in- clude the following: they provide individual counsel and guidance, they obtain information and reports on home conditionsg and they grant loans or grants of money to enable soldiers to return home in cases of distress, sickness, or death in the immediate family. For the four year period from July l, l940 to June 30, l9-111, lO3,525 enlisted men and women were assisted with their problems by the Red Cross at Fort Bragg. Financial assistance in the form of loans or grants for emergencies, during the same period totaled 5l534O,599.39. Conscious of thc effect that personal and family prob- Welfare worlc at Regional Hospftal lems have on the ill and convalescent soldiers, the Red Cross maintains a program of medical and psychiatric social work in the Fort Bragg Regional Hospital. Work- ing under the guidance of the Medical Officers, and in co- operation with the patients and the Home Service Workers, the Red Cross Hospital worker obtains important data needed by the doctor for diagnosis and treatment. There is the task of looking after the comfort and welfare of rela- tives who may be summoned to the bedside of service men critically ill. Providing writing material, Writing letters for the incapacitated. and encouraging families to Write cheerful letters to patients are other services which go far toward alleviating worry and hastening recovery at the hospital. The recreational and entertainment activities which the Red Cross provides for convalescing soldiers help to fill in the long hours that the soldier must en- dure during his period of recovery. Shortly after December 9, 19411. because of its size and the efficient operation of the military sctup here. Fort Bragg was designated as one of the training centers for Assistant Field Directors. Several hundred Assistant Field Directors have received this training for domestic and overseas as- signnients. The Red Cross is a long-established link between the military and home fronts. From the far corners of our country this cross-How of Red Cross service safeguards the welfare of the enlisted men and women and their families both in peace and in war. Conducting occupational therapy. F. A. B. DETACHMENT Lt. Col. Wages, Commanding Colonel Campbell and Staff FIELD AHTILLEHY BU Pill Each combat arm of our Army has a service board made up of practical soldiers of wide background and experience in the particular arm. These boards play a key role in the development and application for tactical use of the materiel for the arm of which they are a part. They test, improve, and on occasion, design new materiel. ln all of their activities they are guided by only one thought--that the materiel will do the job it is supposed to do under all possible combat conditions and types of handling. Their approach, therefore, is a practical one, they think always in terms of the combat soldier who is going to use the materiel. It is fitting, then, that the Field Artilleryls service board be stationed at Fort Bragg, the worldls largest Field Artil- lery Training Center. Although it is under the Army Ground Forces and not part of the Station Complement the Field Artillery Board has been located at Fort Bragg since l922, and has worked and cooperated so whole- heartedly with the Station Complement that it is more than fitting to include a brief article about it in this book. It was established in 1002, and spent its first twenty years at Fort Biley, Kansas, and Fort Sill, Oklahoma. ln its forty- two years of existence the Board has counted among its members many of the most important Hgures in American Field Artillery, the men to whom the credit must go for creating what is generally recognized as the finest Field Artillery in the world. Tables of Organization for the Field Artillery Board today provide for eight voting members, twelve test officers, and a detachment of twenty-seven men. The voting members are composed of the Board president, Colonel Alan l.. Campbell, a recorder, and chiefs of the following sections: Gunnery, Guns and Carriages, lVlotors, Communications, Ordnance, and Instruments and Survey. Test oflicers are assigned to each section where they, under supervision of the Chief of Section and with the assistance of enlisted personnel, conduct service tests of various equipment pro- posed for Field Artillery use. Reports are prepared by the test officers, and, after due study and consideration by the Board members, recommendations are made to the Com- manding General, Army Ground Forces. The roster of enlisted men, all non-commissioned officers or technicians, includes: a draftsrnan, a metcorologist, photographers, file and supply clerks, and expert mechanics for light, medium, and heavy artillery and all artillery prime movers. A small civilian staff performs the secretarial and custodial work of the Board. Because of the increased demands on the Board in war time, a battalion of light artillery has been assigned to the Board to meet the manpower requirements necessary in its work. This battalion, at present the 798th, is composed of men trained to serve all kinds of Field Artillery equip- ment. This includes the servicing and firing of weapons from the .30 caliber carbine to the B inch gun and 240 mm Howitzer, the operation of vehicles from a motor bike to the powerful Diesel high speed tractors, and the use of fire control and meteorological instruments. ln order to keep abreast of the actual battle-field per- formance of materiel the Board maintains close liaison with all fronts. Overseas reports flow in steadily, and mem- bers of the Board have been sent to various theaters as observers and instructors. Frequent conferences are held here with representatives of other branches of the service and of industry, and there are many demonstrations of new equipment. The Board serves as a clearing house for thi- many ideas and inventions that come from the troops of thc line. Finally, the Board cooperates to the fullest with Artillery units that come to it for assistance and advice. This was especially true during the expansion in heavy artillery for which Fort Bragg was the principal training center. -1 -- -1-fr 1 :vu .e:.,..w-.al A I55 mm gunshell burst over the Field Artillery Board Effect Field. A 'formidable array of Field Artillery materiel. One of each standard The Gunnery Section makes important studies ot the effect ot all artil- item of Field Artillery materiel as well as numerous items of test and lery projectiles. foreign equipment is maintained. Mortars, generally considered an Infantry weapon, have been tested and A forward observer in action. found suitable 'For Field Artillery use. V V Lu Ready to launch a balloon. The F. A. B. Meteorology Section furnishes metro messages tor all Artillery units at The F. A. B. mechanics service the I55 MM Howitzer M-I, Fort Bragg. one ot the numerous weapons lrept for use in board tests. s AIITIIJ PICT HES UP F. I-L H. T. II. MAJOR GENERAL DONALD C. CUBBISON Commanding F. A. R. T. C., Fort Bragg 102 cv Vfw 'fx N 'HQQSMX 1 ' 1Y f:rQ'ik ,SL mf K: SK kiwi ss? 5125 ff? ?,,'V'?'Q , 1' .. . 4 ,, WM. -W 10.1 WNY TUMIHIRDW l Q x x x PUPE FIELD Colonel Glenn C. Salisbury, A. A. F., Commanding Officer, Pope Field FIELD AHTILLEHY Y Q UNITS IN TRAINING wid? INF!-XNTHY 2 TRAINING 'g,,1'-- ji-fi SPECIAL THIIIIP5 IN TH!-IININH DIVISIIJ 5 Top left: l3tl'r Airborne, judo training. . . . Top righi: lO0th lnfanfry passing in review .... Center: 9th Infantry, amphib- ious training .... Botiom left: 82nd Air- borne, paracllulze jumping .... Boflcom right: l0lsl: Airborne, tactical problem. Chow. Mail call. 90 Xaixqvc l Cleaning up. Decorating Christmas tree LIFE AT Passing an hour In the day room. FUHT HHAEB K. P. Group of nurses play cards R elqxfng Mail room. df fhe Englancl's Prime Minister Churchill visits Fori Bragg, June, I942. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT Photo taken during his visit to Fort Bragg in l94l. IIISTI GUISHEII Secretary of War Stimson visiis Fort Bragg, March, I944. Major Gen. Bryden is guesi of Gen. Kennedy, January, I944. Sir John Dill, Gen. Marshall, Anthony Eden, Gen. Cubbison, Gen ' Ridgeway, Gen. Kennedy, March, I943. 114 Generals Marshall and Arnold visit Fori Bragg, l94I. VISITUHS l Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau loolrs over a ianlr, August, l942. Catholic digniiaries visit Fort Bragg, I944. On Gen. Kennedy's lefi is Archbishop Spellman. Chinese Ambassador Dr. Wei Tao-Ming at Fort Bragg, I7 Sept. I943. 115 Brazilian Officers ai Fort Bragg Lt. Gen. Lear, second from left, 4 August I944. Lt. Gen. Robert S. Lim, right, Chinese Medical Corps. Gen. Coburn, Post Surgeon, left. Lt. Gen. McNair, right, Gen. Kennedy, March, I944. DISTI UISHEH Polish Army officers call on Gen. Kennedy, December, I942. Senators Truman, Kilgore and Burton. Gen. Kennedy greets Maj. Gen. Uhl, left, I2 May, I944. VISITUHS Gen. Marshall and Sir John Dill at one of the Service Clubs. President of Nicaragua, Hidalgo, calls on Gen. Kennedy. Under Secretary of War Patterson, center, leads a group of Trade Association executive -visiting Fort Bragg. Gen. Kennedy with a group of South American otiicers, November, I942. Right: War Bond Rally, Fayetteville. Sp Salute to Cotton. Left: A Fort Bragg display at Laurinburg Textile Rally FUHT BH HE U Right: A Fort Bragg Band conducting a Textile Rally. 1 1 Left: Children of Upchurch School, Raeford, N. C., inspect ambulance similar to one which their donations have already purchased. Right: Textile rally at Erwin, N. C., conducted by Fort Bragg Personnel. A display at a textile rally THE HUME FRU T Left: Ist Sergeant turns in his organization's contribu- tion to the March of Dimes. Right: Fort Bragg takes part in showing This ls the Army, Fayetteville. six. Left: Fort Bragg puts on a waste paper salvage drive 4l,O00 pounds ot paper were salvaged above the nor mal daily salvage of l5,000 pounds of paper. l l V Mosquito control worlr Waste Disposal General Kennedy shown with group of civilians who received cash awards 'For suggestions submitted. FIJHT BH!-KGB S Presenting emblems to civilians with more than six month's service. 120 Working in the Dental Laboratory Training on the Job: Projectionists EIVILIA ARMY Quartermaster Classification Warehouse Clothing lssue Warehouse 121 Clothing Repair Shop I ,V 3 WN Q-M-.-..........,X Major Heath, Director Personnel Division, presents awards to civilians 'for ideas which they have suggested. IN MEMIJHIZUVI v ..., -h . Q H .f A 'Ad V- 4 1.1.4, nf: - 4.4.1 ' -' ' vw- .4 f ' w 1 1 1 . 5 I 9 I I , Y 2 ,