US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Leonard Wood, MO)

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HlHIMlNIHl EUMMHNHEHS COLONEL ALBERT J. N. HANNON Commanding Officer, Division Artillery 5 , if is , E 'fix F- ,,fi sk P 1 My L as gig 'Mu ,ult me COLONEL FRANK T. OSTENBERG Commanding Officer, Reserve Command

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COLONEL LIEUTENANT COLONEL ROBERT E. MOORE JAMES E. WILKINS Cr-1 G-Z W K. Vi- 53 , - L ' A 4 . 'WN ,ypvwv . ,i,N..Zf,,-,L:,ffq,f,,.5 Q RR Sq ! s i JJ M JSE A COLONEL LIEUTENANT COLONEL WILLIAM S. CROCKER, JR. IRVING W. FINBERG C'-3 G-4 mv '53 59 ,g X' jx W - -5 ,ffg19v'42QfLaiQaf,mf LIEUTENANT COLONEL FRED W. MAY MASTER SERGEANT J. F. TAYLOR Public Irmiormation Officer Post Sergeant Major

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neers are responsible for the production and aerial photos. Engineers activities. time the Corps of Engineers has well deserved the praise it has received for the fine job it has done. Many of the men who have received their training at Fort Leonard Wood have aided the Corps in the successful completion of its mission. Missions undertaken by the Engineers include river crossings and passage of other obstacles, beachheads and airheads, operation of landing craft during amphibious operationsg supply of camou- flage, fortification and construction materials. Also. the Engi- Hindering enemy movement by use of barriers, mine fields and road blocks is also within the scope of the In past wars, in recent conflicts and in peace rv .sf Men of the 6th Armored Division are trained to be Engineers. The mission of the Corps of Engineers is to increase the com- bat power of the field forces. At Fort Leonard Wood, the world's largest engineer training center, the men undergo first an eight week basic training to qualify them as soldiers of the Army of their country. Most of the men are then selected to continue for further eight week period to be trained in the basic functions of thc Corps of Engineers. of maps, mosaics