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World War II

Fort Sill, Oklahoma

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PREFACE

The objective, when this work was originally conceived, was

solely to compile a description of each course conducted by the

Field Artillery School during the emergency period of World War II.

As the work of compiling the course descriptions progressed, it

became apparent that some general historical information on the

School was essential to a complete understanding of the courses.

As the writer approached the end of his tour of duty as Secretary of the School, he undertook to assemble in permanent form the [ clavs data which Master Sergeant Frank Stanley, to his everlasting

credit, had so meticulously and accurately recorded in long-hand as

the courses progressed. These class data for each course are

appended to the respective course descriptions in Chapter Two of

this work.

The period covered here begins with 10 July 1940, when the

first of the war-time courses started, and ends no later than 30

June 1946. The last of what were considered war-time courses

terminated 3 May 1946. The several courses which were continued

into 1946 ran concurrently with the so-called interim courses, which

are not discussed here, as not coming within the purview of this work.

Except for these few courses and some data included in appendices,

the period covered herein actually ends in the autumn of 1945.

In connection with this project, a large number of Programs

of Instruction were collected and these may be found in the Field

Artillery School Library, presided over by the beloved perennial

Librarian, Master Sergeant Morris Swett (Retired)--an ever-willing

aind indispensable aide to all who seek historical informat~r'n on Fort

Sill .nd the Field Artillery School,

Fort Sill, Oklahoma THOMAS W. McCAW

31 October 1946 Lieutenant Colonel, Field Artillery

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PERTINENT DATES

National Emergency proclaimed by the President -- 8 September 1939

United States derlared war against Japan -- 8 Deceriber 1941

Germany and Italy declared war against

United States -1- i Decernbe !941

Field Artillery Replacement Training Center,

Fort Sill established -- 10 January 1941

Ceased to exist -- 'O April 1946

Officer Pools established at Replacement

Training Centers by War Department -- 19 December 1941

Army Ground Forces organized -- 9 March 1942

Replacement and School Command organized -- 9 March 194Z

Office of Chief of Field Artillery ceased

to exist -- 8 March 1942

Field Artillery School separated from Post

Headquarters, Fort Sill -- 11 April 1942

Hostilities with Germany ceased -- 8 May 1945

Japan accepted surrender terms and agreed

to cease hostilities immediately -- 14 August 1945

Surrender terms officially signed -- 2Sqptember .1945

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section Page

Preface

Pertinent Dates ii

CHAPTER ONE

THE FIELD ARTILLERY SCHOOL IN WORLD WAR II

I Organization of the Field Artillery School ...... 1

Sit Academic Depatrtments . .. .. .. .. ..... 3

III Transition from Peace-time Schedule to

War Schedule of Courses ............. 8 

IV Courses of Instruction . .. . . .. . . . . . . . 11

V Personnel . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 15

VI School Troops .................... Z5

CHAPTER TWO

DESCRIPTION OF COURSES

Battery Officers' Course and

Officers' Basic Course ............. Z9

Officers' Special Basic Course ........... 34

Basic Course for New Regular Officers ........ .. 37

Field Officers' Course and

Officers' Advanced Course ......... . 39

Advanced Course 2.................4Z

O fficers' Refresher Course ................ .44

Refresher Course ....... .................. 46

Field Staff Officers' Short Course .... ......... 47

Battery Officers' Short Course ............. .. 48

New Division Officers' Course and

New Unit Officers' Course ............... .. 49

Battery Executive Course ......... ......... 51

Officer Specialist Course (Fire Direction

and Survey) ........ .................... 55

Officers' Survey Course ...... .............. 56

Tank Destroyer Officers' Special Course ....... 59

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Artillery Intelligence Course .............. 60

Officers' Refresher Artillery

Intelligence Course ................. .... 63

Officer Specialist Course (Motors)

and Officers' Motor Course ... ............. ... 64

Enlisted Specialist Course (Motor

Mechanics) and Enlisted Motor Cour.e ....... .... 69

Tractor Course (Officers) and

Officers' Full Track Vehicle Course ...... 74

Enlisted Tractor Course and Enlisted

Full Track Vehicle Course .... 79

MZ9C Cargo Carrier Special Course . . . ...... 84

Observation Battalion Officers' Course and

Officers' Sound and Flash Ranging Course.. 85

Officers' Sound and Flash Ranging Course

(Special). . ................... 87

Enlisted Flash Ranging Course ............... .... 88

Enlisted Sound Ranging Course . . ...... . . .. 90

Enlisted Dodar Ranging Course ........... 92

Enlisted Inntrument Repair and

Maintenance Course ................ 94

Enlisted Sound Ranging Equipment Repair

and Maintenance Course . ............. 97

Enlisted Survey Course .. ..... ... ...... 99

Air Force Weather Officers' Course .......... 101

Officer Specialist Course (Communication)

and Officers' Communication Course ........ .... 102

Enlisted Specialist Course (Communication)

and Enlisted Communication Course .... ......... 105

Enlisted Specialist Course (Radio Mechanics)

and Enlisted Radio Repairman Course ........... 112

Officers' JASCO Course .................... 117

Enlisted JASCO Course ....................

Officers' Odograph Course .... .............. ..... 121

Enlisted Odograph Course ....... ............... I3

Officer Specialist Course (Animal Transport)

and Officers' Pack Artillery Course .... ......... 145

Officer Specialist Course (Horsemanship) .... ...... 127

Enlisted Specialist Course (Horsemanship) ...... 128

Enlisted Specialist Courde (Packrnasters)

and Enlisted Packmaster Course ............ IZ9

Enlisted Specialist Course (Saddlers)

and Enlisted Saddler Course ...... ............ 131

Enlisted Specialist Course (Horseshoers)

and Enlisted Horseshoer Course ........... 133

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FEnlisted Specialist Course (Battery Mechanics)

and Enlisted Artillery Mechanic Course . 135

Special Enlisted Artillery Mechanic Course 138

Radio Controlled Airplane Target Course ... 139

Special Naval Course 141...............lall

Naval Air Spotter Course ................ ... 142

Special Brazilian Course 144

Canadian Cadre Course ....... . . 146

Special Materiel-Gunnery Course

(For Canadian Personnel) ......... 149

, Comments on the Meteorological

Training Program ........ .............. 150

Meteorological Team Training Course 156

Enlisted Basic Meteorology Course . . . . . . . 158

Comments on the Radar Program ....... 159

Officers' Radar Preparatory Course ..... .1b3

Officers' Radar Course ........... . 164

Enlisted Radar Preparatory Course 165

Enlisted Radar Operator Course ....... 166

Enlisted Radar Repairman Course .... ..... 167

Radar Team Training Course 168

Comments on the Air Training Program . . 169

Field Artillery Pilot Course .......... 177

Refresher Course on Liaison Type Aircraft . . 182

Field Artillery Pilot Short Course ....... 183

Pilot Mechanic Course (Officers) ...... 184

Pilot Mechanic Course (Enlisted) ....... ... 186

Field Artillery Air Mechanic Course ..... 187

Fiela Artillery Air Mechanic Short Course . 194

Enlisted Field Artillery Air Mechanic

Cou'se (Special Classes) ........... 195

CHAPTER THREE

FIELD ARTILLERY OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL

I Origin of Officer Candidate School and

Procurement of Candidates .. ..... 197

II Operation of the Officer Candidate School .... 204

III The Officer Candidate Course ............. .... 213

IV Source of Candidates by Arm or Service

(Table) ......... ...................... 219

V Disposition of Candidates by Classes (Table) . 233

VI Table of Average Ages and Average

Education of the Candidates ........... 239

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VII Program of Instruction--IZ Weeks Course . 244

VIII Program of Instruction--17 Weeks Course 2. 49

IX Officer Candidate 201 Card and

Rating and Observation Report ......... 259

A PPENDICES

I Authorized Course Capacities .... . Z65

II Student Enrollmnent (By Months) ....... 266

III Personnel Roster of Field Artillery School 268

IV Composition of School Troops .... ......... ... 275

V Foreign Students at Field Artillery School . . 295

VI Artillery Ammunition Expenditures ...... 297

VII Certificate of Proficiency (Specimen) ...... Z98

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i, isCHAPTER ONE

THE FIELD ARTILLERY SCHOOL IN WORLD WAR II

SECTION I

ORGANIZATION OF THE FIELD ARTILLERY SCHOOL

During the emergency period and for some four mont'i after war

was declared, the senior officer present was in command of Fort Sil1.

This policy had been in effect down through the years. Thus, the

Commandant was in command of the Post as well as the Field Artillery

School, except for a brief period when the 45th Infantry Division wa.

stationed at Fort Sill. Then the Division Commander, the ranking officer present, was in command of the Post during the Division's stay --

September 1940 to February 1941.

In the spring of 1942 the War Department adopted a new policy of

placing the operation of posts, camps, and stations under the Army

Scrvice Forces. Under this policy, the Fort Sill Pont HcadquarterB

and the various services having to do with the operation and rna.ntena',ce

of the post as such--Quartermaster, Engineer, Finance, and so or* -

were placed tnder the Eighth Service Command, effectivv 11 April 1 142

Thereafter, the Commandant was responsible only for the Field Artiller,/

School directly urder the Commanding General, Replacement and School

Command, located at Birmingham, Alabama. The latter was direLtly

responsible to the Commanding General, Army Ground For-t,s, Wau'ir

ton, D. C,

The Field Artillery Replacement Training Center was established

at Fort Sill 10 January 1941, with its Commanding General also dir,.,¢ tl7,y

responsible to the Commanding General, Replacement ard School Cor,.

mand. Within this command there was a Field Artillery Officer Replace - ment Pool, as directed by War Department letter of 19 December 1941.

A profitable cooperative relationship existed between the Field Artillery

School and the FARTC throughout the war.

The FARTC at Fort Sill ceased to exist 30 April 1 946

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Upon being separated from Post. Headquarters in April 1944, the

organization of the School consisted essentially of the Commandant,

Assistart Commandant, Executive, Secretary, the academic departments, and the various service sections essential to the installation.

All instructions, research, publications, and the like were under the

Assistant Commandant. The Secretary performed the administrative

duties normally handled by an adjutant, aq well as the keeping or academic records and other administrative, clores having to do with stu

de:-its.

A reorganization of the School was effected Z September 1942,

the principal effect of which was to establish four staff sect.ons S-I

Personnel; S-2 Military intelligence; S-3 Operations and Training:

S. 4 Fiscal, Supply, and Facilitnes, ar.A a number of special staff sections. Somewhat latt , on I May 1943, the S-I assumed the additional

duties of the Secretary. The latter then functioned directly under the

Commandant.

Further changes in the organizational set-up wcre made I 3une

1943, principally by the addition of an Adjutant Ge'eral. That position

was not actually filled until the assignment of Colonel Warner W. Carr,

AGD, 5 August 1943. Thereafter, the Secretary's duties were largeiy

confined to academic matters, and be fuyiritioned under the Assistant

Commandant. There were 13 apecial staff sections, each reporting

directly to the Commandait, or through the Executive: Classification,

Bange, Inspector General and Staff Judge Advocate, Reproduction and

Book Store, Supply, Training Aids, Boi.d and Insurance, Pecreation

and Welfare, Public Relafions, Headquarters Superintendent, Mess

Purchasing Offi,:er, Ordna.ce Officer, and Chaplains.

On L June 1944 the t.nwieldy gromp of special staff sections W. ve

eliminated by assigning each of them to o;.e or the four principal staff

sections. The only special staff sections retained were Adjutant

General, Inspector General, and 1 arpc Section. Also, some se'ticns

formerly operatiig under the Assists:', Commandant were placed

under the S-3. (See Organization an(, F .nz!ional Charts, dated I June

1943 and I June 1944. Field Artillery Sc!ool Library.)

Only one other major reshuffling occttrred during the war period'

the separation of the Secretary from the S-. and the return of that

office to the office of the Assistant Commandant (i3 August 1945),

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SECTION II

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS

September 1940 fbund the School organized for instructional purposes into six departments. Animal Transport, Extension Courses,

Gunnery, Matcritl, Motor Transport, and Tactics and Communication.

The Department of Motor T -ansport hadjust been established, formerly

having been a section in the Department of Materiel.

On 15 November 1941 the Department of Tactics and Cornmunica.-

tion was separated into two departments - Department of Tactics and

Department of Communication.

The Department of Air Training was establisied 6 June 1942.

The Department of Observation was established 1 December 1943.

The name of the Department of Tactics was changed to Department of Combined Arms, which more accurately described its mission,

effective 3 April 1944.

In the only other change, the Department of Motor Transport

was redesignated the Department of Motors effective 22 August 1944.

Department of Air Training

This Department ceased to exist as such 7 December 1945,

having bc "edesignated Army Ground Forces Air Training School,

with an Assistarnt Commandant in charge. The training offered in the

Department of Air Training had been limited to field artillery personnel. Since the War Department then adopted organic aviation for five

other ground arms, Infantry, Armored Tank), Cavalry, Tank De -

stroyer, and Engineer, the Army Ground Forces Air Training School

was established to give all organic aviation training for the Ground

Foeces. (Sce also "Comments on Air Training. )

Department of Animal Transport

This Department conducted all courses offered for officers and

enlisted men cf field artillery units using animals (horses and mules). After the summer of 1942 practically all students were drawn from

pack artillery units. The Department ceased to exist 25 September

1944, since it was contemplated that no more pack artillery units

would he activated.

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Courses conducted by the Department:

Officers' Horsemanship Course

Officers' Pack Artillery Course

Enlisted Specialist Course {Horsernanship)

Enlisted Horseshoer Course

Enli3ted Saddler Course

Enlisted Packmaster Course

Department of Communication

This Department was established 15 November 1941, having previously been a part of the Department of Tactics and Communication.

The Department conducted all instruction in all types of communication used in the field artillery. In addition to communication subcourses of the general courses (such as Officers' Advanced Course,

Officers' Basic Course, and Officer Candidate Course), the following

i courses were conducted.

Officers' Communication Course

Enlisted Communication Course

Enlisted Radio Repairman Course

Odograph Course

JASCO Course

Department of Combined Arms

Prior to 3 April 1944, this Department bore the name Department of Tactics, which had been a part of the Department of Tactics

and Communication before 15 November 1941.

The Department conducted instruction in all subjects offered by

the School not fallin'g in one of the specialis. categories covered by

the other departments. Included were Tactics, Map Beading, Associated Arms subjects, Administration, Intelligence, Liaison, Amphibious Operations, Organization for Combat, and Combat Orders, armong

others.

The Director of the Department also served aL Course Director

for the Officers' Advanced Course, Officers' Refresher Course, Artillery Intelligence Course, and Officers' Refresher Artillery Intelligence

Course.

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Department of Gunnery

This Department has always existed in the School, offering in.

struction in all phases of field artillery gunnery, a subject in which

all field artillery officers are expected to be proficient.

The Department conducted various subcourses in the various

phases of gunnery included in the curricula of the general courses.

Some of these subcourses were Observed Fire, Unobserved Fire,

Fire Direction, Survey and Service Practice.

L The Officers' Specialist Course (Fire Direction and Survey) and

the Officers' Survey Course were also conducted by this Department.

The Director of the Department served as Course Director for

the Officers' Basic Course and Officers' Special Basic Course; also

for the Battery Executive Course from 7 May 1945 to 14 July 1945.

Department of Materiel

This Department had been in existence for many years con

ducting instruction in construction, care, and maintenance of field

artillery weapons and ammunition.

The Department conducted all materiel subcourses in the general

courses and conducted in their entirety the Radio Controlled Airplane

Target Course and the Enlisted Artillery Mechanic Course.

The Director of the Department also served as Course Director

for the Battery Executive Course from 24 February 1944 to 6 May 1945.

Department of Motors

This Department was established on or about I September 1940,

having previously been a section of the Department of Materiel.

The Department conducted all instruction in the construction,

care, maintenance, and operation of motor vehicles used in the field

artillery.

In addition to the motors subcourses of the general courses,

specialist courses were conducted as follows:

Officers' Motor Course

Officers' Full Track Vehicle Course

Enlisted Motor Course

Enlisted Full Track Vehicle Couree

MZ9C Cargo Carrier Course

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Department of Observation

An observation section was established within the Department of

Gunnery 15 June 194Z. At first the only course conducted by the section was the Observation Battalion Officers' Course, the name of

which was subsequently changed to Officers' Sound and Flash Ranging

Course. In May and June 1943, three courses for enlisted men from

observation battalions were inaugurated- -Enlisted Survey Course,

Enlisted Flash Ranging Course, and Enlisted Sound Ranging Course.

Effective I December 1943 the section was separated from the

Department of Gunnery and established as the Department of Observation, with Lieutenant Colonel Paul R. Walters as Director.

The Department ceased to exist 14 February 1944, this time

becoming a section within the Department of Tactics.

The Department of Observation was again established 20 March

1945. By this time a number of additional courses had been established and the Department had become deeply engrossed in research

and development work in connection with the use of radar and allied

electronic devices by the field artillery. (See "The Radar Program" 

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and "Meteorological Training Program" elsewhere in this volume.)

Courses conducted by the Department during tlhe period which

began with its establishment as a section in the Department of

Gunnery and ended in the Fall of 1945:

Officers' Sound and Flash Ranging Course

Officers' Radar Course

Enlisted Survey Course

Enlisted Flash Ranging Course

Enlisted Sound Banging Course

Enlisted Instrument Repair and Maintenance Course

Enlisted Sound Ranging Equipment Repair and Maintenance Courre ,

Enlisted Basic Meteorology Course

Enlisted Radar Operator Course

Enlisted Radar Repairman Course

Enlisted Dodar Ranging Course

Meteorological Team Training Course

Radar Team Training Course

The following courses were conducted under the direction of

the Department of Observation, but virtually all instruction was conducted by other departments:

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Officers' Radar Preparatory Course

Enlisted Radar Preparatory Course

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SECTION III

TRANSITION FROM PEACE-TIME SCHEDULE

TO WAR SCHEDULE OF COURSES

The peace-time schedule of courses (for officers) in effect at the

Field Artillery School for several years prior to 1940 was as follows:

Regular Course - A general course of 35 weeks duration

for Regular Army field artillery officers, running from September to

June of each year,

National Guard and Reserve Officers' Course - A general

course of 13 weeks' duration, running from February to May and

from September to December of each year. Open to National Guard field artillery officers of field and battery grades and Reserve Officers of battery grade,

Advanced Course in Horsemanship - A course of 35

weeks duration running from September to June and covering

advanced work in horsemanship including animal management,

driving and draft, equitation, and horseshoeing. Open to selected

Regular Army field artillery officers who had successfully completed

the Regular Course.

Advanced Course in Motors - A motors course of 20 weeks

duration running from September to February, designed to prepare the

graduates for duty as regimental motor officers and as motor Instructors. Normally open to selected Regular Army field artillery lieutenants who had successfully completed the Regultar Course.

Advanced Course in Communication - A course of 16 weeks

duration running from February to June, covering field artillery corn

munication systpms and equipment. Normally open to selected Regular

Army field artillery officers who had successfully completed the

Regular Course.

Refresher Course - A general field artillery refresher

course of 5 weeks duration, running from September to October.

Open to general olficers and field officers of the field artillery, Regular Army.

F,.,r the school year starting in September 1939, the courses

listed above were conducted in accordance with the schedule with one

major exception. The Regular Course and the Advanced Co,:rse in
Horsemanship were terminated on 1 February 1940 by War Department

instructions in order that the students and some instructors could participate in the army maneuvers which were held that spring. For the

same reason, the Advanced Course in Communication, scheduled to

start on 1 February 1940, was not given.

The first warning that the above-mentioned curtailment might

occur was received on 6 October 1939, and final instructions to that

effect were received on 21 October 1939. By increasing the instruction periods to eight hours a day, and continuing instruction during the

usual Christmas vacation period, it was possible to cover about W%

of the normal courses.

The existence of a national emergency, as proclaimed by the

President on 8 September 1939, caused a marked increase in enrollmert in the National Guard and Reserve Officers' Course for the

spring of 1940 (10 February 1940-11 May 1940). The enrollment for

the spring of 1940 wag 130, as compared with 45 for the spring of

1939 and 62 for the fall of 1939.

The lot Field Artillery and 77th Field Artillery were absent

on maneuvers during the spring of 1940, leaving only the 18th Field

Artillery (horse-drawn) to serve as school troops. It was thus

necessary to improvise a truck-drawn battalion for essential motorized instruction.

In May 1940 the usual announcement of courses for the forthcoming school year was published by the Field Artillery School in

the form of a booklet .ntitled "Description of Courses, 1940-1941,"

but it was obsolete by the time the first course was to start on

16 September 1940. In-the meantime, the expansion of the army had

progressed so rapidly that the establishment of more and shorter

courses was indicated. The first of these were several specialist

courses for enlisted men, starting 10 July 1940, followed by off1'.er

specialist courses in Communication, Horsemanship, and Motors,

starting I August 1940. These and additional courses started at

this time, with pertinent data, are listed below.

Class Capacity

Course Starting Date Duration And Frequency

Battery Officer.' 15 Aug 40 12 Weeks Class of 56 officers

entering each week.

Advanced 14 Nov 40 12 Weeks Class of 30 officers

entering ev/e iy

weeks.

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Course Startin Date Duration and Frequency

Field Offic't L',j, 10 .ulv 41 8 Weeks Class of 30 officers

olntering every 8

w eeks

Office r Sp1ialist I Aug 40 12 Weeks Class of 30 office re

Communication entering every 12

weeks.

Motorsa 1 Aug 40 12 Weeks Class of 20 officers

entering every 12

weeks.

.+Horsemnanship I Aug 40 12 Weeks Class of 20 officers

Sentering every 12

i weeks.

Basic Course for 9 Aug 40 12 Weeks One class.

New Regulars

Enlisted Specialist 10 July 40 12 Weeks (Class entering

every 12 weeks)

Communication 144

Motor Mechanic 96

Battery Mechanic 64

Horseshoer 18

Saddle r 18

Horsemanship 50

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SECTION IV

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION

The war-time courses for specialists, both officer and enlisted

men, continued tL, be known as specialist courses until August arid

September 194Z, when the te'rm "speCialst'" was dr-opptd from the

titles. For example , the Enlisted Specialist Course (Communication)

became the Enlisted Communication Course.

N . c urses were established or changes made in existing

courses . the need arose-. Headquarters, Army Ground Forces,

would direct such action upon its own knitiative or would authorize

it at the suggestion of the Commandant of the Field Artillery School.

The term "regularly authorized course, " as used in this volume,

refers to a course which had been authorized by Army Ground Forces

and for which quotas were allotted. Other courses were authorized

by the same headquarters for the purpose of training selected utudents

or special groups of students, and for which quotas were not allotted

to units, Authorized course capacities in both of the foregoing cat.egories usually were counted in computing the authorized ov.'rhead

personnel allotment for the School.

The Commandant had authority to establish courses for the

training of personnel under his control and some such courses were

conducted from time to time. However, theme could not b( considered

in computing personnel allotments.

The Commandant had full authority to cancel a class of any

course for good anti sufficient reason, with the exception of the Officer

Candidal Course. This was done on many occasions, particularly

during the waning months of the war, usually because too few atudents

reported to warrant the running of the class. When a class was can..

celled, its number was dropped and not used for a succeeding class.

Standards for graduation for each course were established by

the Faculty Board. Howeve-, the Board at any meeting could change

the standards or suspend them for an individual case in the presence

of extenuating circumstances.

Grades

Final grades, academic ratings (Superior, Excellent. etc.),

and class standings were not divulged to the students, in accordanct.

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with directives from higher headquarters. However, an officer

student's unit commander, at his reqtuest, would be furnished the

student's grades by subcourses, but not him general average. As

k, for enlisted students, a report was routinely mailed to the unit

commander showing the grade for the course, class standing,

academic rating, whether or not graduated, and Military Occupa

tional Specialty (MOS) for which the course qualified the graduate.

Certificates

Two types of certificates were used for issuance to students

who successfully completed a course, Each certificate bore the

signatures of the Commandant. Assistant Commandant. and the

Secretary. The officer Candidate School certificate bore the additional signature of the officer in direct charge of OCS (successively

the Commandant of Candidates, the Commanding Officer of the

Student Regiment, and the Commanding Officer of the Field Artillery

School Detachment).

* A Certificate of Proficienc was used for all regularly authorized courses and [or some other courses for which grades were

recorded. in the rase of general courser, (e. g. , Officers' Advanced

* Course) arnd wome specialist courses, the subcourses were listed on

the certificaite. If a student was graduated, although failing a Pubcourse, that uubcourse was red-liritd on the certificate.

A Certificate of Attendance was used for certain special

courser, and for all courses for 1 hich grades were not recortled.

Except for a few ces, fornign students (personnel of foreign

arryies) viere issued Certificates of Attendance, even though grades

were recorded, regardless of successful or unsuccessful completion

of the course.

No ce rtificates were issuud to onlisted Ktudentu during tile

period 7 Dececmber 194Z to 10 November 1943. Section III, NWar

Department Circular 396, 7 December 194Z, suspended the issuance

of diplomas anid certlficates of proficiency for enlisted men graduates9

of special service schools, The circular further provided that

successful completion of a course would be mentioned in special

orders at time of graduation and appropriate entry made in Fiervice

record. This provision was rescinded by Section 1, War Departmencrt

Circular 291, 10 November 1943, and the issuance of certificates

of proficiency wa, resumed.

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Students

Students for the various courses, during the first several years

of the war period, were recruited by the allotment of quotas to the

various field artillery units in training in this country, and the units

were required to fill their quotas, As units moved overseas, and

the personnel of remaining unite had taken appropriate courses at

the School in increasing proportions, a new plan wa4 adopted. All

units were given an opporturity to request quotas whic h were then

allotted in acc.ordancc with th reqcue sts.

For certain speciai courses, students were selected for their

particular qualifications and background. For example, the Meteorological Team Training Course was emtablished to train personnel

for duty in Field Artillery Observation Battalion weather sections.

The officer students for the course were thosen from among available AAF weather officers.

When a given class was not filled to capacity from outside

sources, the Commandant was free to fill the vacancies by er.rulling

personnel under his control. This was frequently done,

For various rcasuons, students often were relieved before

completing a course:

For failure to do satisfactory work. Every effort was

made to salvage such studerts, Those-who were trying and ga%,e some

evidence that they could overcome their difficulties if given more

time were turned back to a succeeding class. Sometimes a student

was unable to concentrate on his work because of trouble at home,

such as illness. A leave of absence or emergency furlough very

often enabled such a student to find himself and to return to his

studies in a succeeding class with renewed hope and vigor. Other

times it would be quite apparent, after careful interviews by the

Course Director and the Secretary, that the only alternativc was

to relieve the studeit and return him to his organization,

Sornetim,,s a student would develop a physical disabilit.y

during the course which prevented his doinig satisfactory work. If

a medical report verified this, the student would be relieved without

prejudice to his professional qualifications.

Until I April 1944, when an officer student failed a g .- rl

course, the regulations required that the School initiate recfaUifiLa.

tion proceedings. After that date, the Secretary nerely rendered a

report on the case ,Form prescribed by para 3d 'i), Ali 600 -l8) to
the Commanding General of the army, separate corps, or major installation to which the officer's unit was assigned. Any further action

rested with the Commanding General, who usually placed the officer

on probation for a period of 60 days and made his decision as to reclassification after receiving the special efficiency report rendered

for the probationary period.

By request of his unit or higher commander. Officer

students were often relieved before the end of the course at the

request of their unit or higher comma-rider, In most cases, these

requests were made because the unit received overseas movement

orders. In a few instances, the services of the officer were urgently

needed in his unit and his return requested,

Army fRegulationi, ViJaia IA, AR 350-110) prescribed a

different treatment.for enlisted students, An enlisted man could

not be returned to his organization before the end of the course merely

on the request of his organization commander, unless it were specificaliy directed by the Commanding General, Army Ground Forces.

However, if the Commandant deemed the enlisted student ''unfttted

for any reason to continue a course of instruction, 11 the man would

be ordered to rejoin his proper organization and the facts reported

to his commanding officer. Special instructions governed the disposition of men from overseas stations and from replacement training

cente rs.

For failure to meet course prerequisites, Organization

commanders were quite often guilty of detailing to the School officers

and enlisted me., particularly the latter, who did not meet the

prerequisites of a course. This practice was prevalent during

the period when organization commanders were required to fill

allotted quotas, If the preliminary tests and interviews convinced

the School that the individual would not be able to absorb the instruction, he was immediately returned to his organization. If a more

basic course in the same category w-'re available, he was enrolled

in that course pending receipt of approval from the organization

commande r.

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SECTION V

PERSONNEL

Personnel for the Staff, Faculty and Detachment of the Field

Artillery School was authorized on a bulk allotment basis. Initially,

the War Department, working through the Chief of Field Artillery.I

authorized personnel by number and grade from time to time. Requiremants were determined by the work load. As a new course was

established or the capacity of an existing course increased, the Conmmandant would indicate how many additional personnel, by grade, he

needed, The War Dopartmeo~t (subsequently, Army Ground Forces)

would inae the final decision, taking due consideration of the existing

manpower situation. Work load reductiong were followed by a corresponding drop of personnel allotments.

A War Department letter dated U8 December 1940 allotted 160

officers to the Staff, Faculty and Detachment - consisting of 45 regu

lar and 115 reserve. A short time later, the allotment of resorve

officers was increased to 175, bringing the total to ZZO officers.

This included 24 officers specifically allotted by the War Department

for the Officer Candidate School, scheduled to begin operations in

July 1941. The War Department . cortinupid to determine the number

of personnel required to operate the Officer Candidate School, basted

on autnorized student capacity and recommendations of the Field

Artillery School, covering them by separate allotment, until February 1943. Thereafter, the OCS allotme %t was included in "he t-ulk

allotment for Staff, Faculty and Detacl'.rnent.

As a yardstick for computing the number of personnel requir~ed

for a given work load, early inIi q42 it was considered that five in.

structors for each two 3O-student, sections was about right. Also,

three tactical offict-rst were allotted for each OCS clas& of 900. Of

course, as the size of the! classes diminished, the ratio of tactical

officers to candidatos increased,

A reduction in overhead personnel at service schools, to

bring them down to the absolute minimum, wasn directed by Army

Ground Forces in February 1944. This was mandatory in ordE'r to

release all available qualified men and officers for duty overseas or

for assignment to tactical units ultimately destined for duty ovcrgeas.

It was pointed out that the ratini between the maximum capacity and

the maximum overhead at s,!rvice schouls as a group was approxi..

mately Z.0j. (The maximum enrollment of students at the Field

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Artillery School was reached in Februa / 1943 when the ratio was

exactly 2.0:1.'

On I ijecember 1943 the ratio at service schools was 1.0:1.

(The ratio at the Field Artillery School was 1. 28:1, including the

Truck Regiment strength of 948 men; excluding the latter figure, the

ratio was 1. 48:1.) Se rvice schools as a group were approximately

15%, or 3600, over their atuthorized overhead allotments.

The Army Ground Forces directive of February 1944 prescribed that the ratio between 1944 total class capacity and school

overhead be increased to approximately 1.5:1 by I May 1944. Also

that distribution of officer overhead between various grades would

be approximately:

Col Lt Col Maj Capt let Lt 2d Lt Total

4,0 9.0 31.0 27.7 10.7 1000

These provisions became the new allotment criteria.

A committee from the War Department Manpower Board

(WDMB) visited the School in July 1944 and made a very thorough

study of the personnel situation. The comnittee was armed with a

set of perMonnel criteria for service schools, known an WDMB Yardstick No. 8. Applying the yardstick without allowances for local

conditions peculiar to the Field Artillery School, the ratio of student

capacity to overhead was 2. 45:1. Making allowance for various local

conditions, as recommended by the Field Artillery School, the ratio

was 1.42:1. The members of the Board seemed disposed to agree to

the validity of the latter figure, Nothing further was heard from their

visit, and the ratio of 1. 5:1 continued to be used as the criterion,

Although total authorized student capacities for the School were

automatically changed by Army Ground Forces as changes in courses

were made, corresponding changes in overhead allotments did not

immediately follow. It was first necessary for the School to submit

a request showing the distribution by grades desired. The percentage

distribution of grades shown in the above table was not strictly applied;

some deviation was permitted. By the time the request had passed

through the Replacement and School Command, and Army Ground

Forces had considered it and taken final action, as much as four to

six weeks would have elapsed. In the meantime, further changes in

course capacities could have been made, in which case the original

request would be returned to the School for appropriate revision.

Sometimes the request would be denied because of anticipated further

changes in course capacities.

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The delay in approving allotment requests also had unfortunate

effects on promotions. Position vacancies for promotions were determined from the approved overhead allotments by grade (Tables of

Distribution). Often, promotion requests were returned because of

actual or cortemplated reductions in allotments during the long jo.rey

of the request to and through Army Ground Forces.

Here is an extreme example of the time-consuming negotiations

involved in the liotment process and of the caution the War Department

was obilged to exercise:

On 15 May 1942 the School submitted a request for a net increase

in the personnel allotment of 147 men to operate additional messes

made necessary by increased student strength. The letter went back

and forth between Fort Sill and Washington until it reached its "inal

resting place in the Field Artillery School files on I December 194Z.

It bore 20 indorsements. Final result: 78 additional men were ailowed.

Officer Rotation Policy

In the spring of 194Z a policy was put into effect prescribing that

an officer's tour of duty at the Schcoi would be limited to one year.

The policy did not apply to limited service and over-age-in-grade

officers. Furthermore, the polic) was inoperative in the case of

specialists for whom deferment had been approved by Army Ground

Forces. Replacements were drawn from troop units on a quota basis,

and it was understood that a unit thus losing an office,- to the School

would receive in exchange an officer who had completed at least a

year" of service at the School. Since a largt, proportion of the officers

filling the administrative positions at the School were not eligible for

troop duty, most of the officers rotat-Ang to troop units were instructors, and the unit commanders were usually glad to get them.

Army Ground Forces made every effort to reassign an officer

promptly at the end of his year. Many times, however, vacancies

were not immediately available, and delays of many months ensued.

Some officers made the mistake of preparing to leave immediately

upon completing a year of duty, even to the extent of surrendering

quarters and shipping household effects home, in anticipation of duty

in the field. Department directors complained that the efficiency of

many of those officers declined to such a degree that they were of

little value to the department. To make matters worse, from the

standpoint of morale, an officer who had been reported for rotation was not eligible for promotion so long as he remained at the S.'-oc".

A new rotation plan adopted by Army Ground Forces 24 October

1944 prescribed that lieutenants invariably would be reassigned at the

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end of 12 months duty at the School; captains and field grade officers

would remain beyond a year until the School reported them as qualified for troop duty or assignment overseas,

The new plan contemplated reassigning the affected lieutenants

to an officer replacement pool until troop assignments were available.

However, this never was put into effect at the Field Artillery School.

The School soon convinced higher headquarters that it was better to

allow the lieutenants to continue on their previous jobs than to let

them languish in an officer pool until troop assignments were found.

In the spring of 1945, the need for replacements overseas became more urgent, and all thought of a rotation policy was moor.

abandoned.

Personnel Allotments

Personnel allotments (overhead) were frequently changed an the

work load changed. No purpoue would be ierved here by enumerating

all changee, but in order to show the trend, an abbreviated tabulation

follows:

Officers Warrant Officers Enlisted Total

20 Nov 40 160 658 818

30 Sep 41 208 1233 1441

15 Jan 42 806 1233 Z039

15 Jul 42 867 12 2441 3320

30 Nov 42 955 14 1642 2611

12 Apr 43 1000 30 2415 3445

30 Sep 43 910 30 2319 3259

10 Dec 43 832 35 2480 3347

15 Jun 44 843 38 2517 3398

15 Sep 44 874 39 2560 3473

15 Jan 45 712 36 2479 3ZZ7

15 Apr 45 700 36 2292 3028

15 Jun 45 674 37 1668 2379

15 Oct 45 674 37 1668 2379

15 Dec 45 677 37 1702 2416

Below are examples of allotments by arm or service, and grade;

8 May 43

OFFICERS

Arm or

Service Col Lt Col M Cat Ist Lt Zd Lt Total

FA 216 23 354 13-3 966

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Arm or

Sorvice Col Lt Col MaJ Capt 1st Lt 2d Lt Total

Inf 1 1 3 u 0 0 5

BI 0 0 1 2 2 0 5

CWS 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

AGO 0 1 0 1 1 0 3

IGD 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

MC 0 0 2 2 0 0 4

VC 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

AC 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

23 80 153 241 357 133 987

ENLISTED

Gradev I II II I V V VI VII Total

"61 ZZ3 33 388 662 521 2453

21 September 1944

OFFICERS

Arm or

Se rvice Col Lt Col MajCa t 1 st Lt Zd Lt Total

FA 19 65 137 184 255 16 676

In 1 1 3 S

BI 1 5 6 6 2 20

CWS I I

AGD 1 1 z 4

IGD 1 1

MC 2 2 4.

VC I I

OD I I

AC I

Z2 70 148 t93 263 18 714

ENLISTED

Grades. 1 II I1 IV V VI VII Total

FA -5 67 239 525 328 532 378 2134

WAC 1 4 16 43 45 42 151 66 67 243 541 371 577 4Z0 Z285

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OFFICERS

Arm or

Servico Col Lt Col Maj Capt 1st Lt 2d Lt Total

19 65 1.37 183 251 14 669

Inf 1 1 3 5

BI 2 2 2 6

CW S 1 1

AIGD11

MC 4

AC 1 1

WAC(Opn) 3 2 5

WACiD:t) 1 1 2

22 68 144 189 259 16 698

WARRANT OFFICERS

Classifica:ion No, 1 7 20 27 29 33 Total

WO 9 4 14 6 3

ENLISTED

Grades I II III IV V VI VII Total

FA 65 67 236 511 324 545 386 2134

WAG Z 9 31 49 33 34 158

67 67 Z45 542 373 578 420 229Z

Enlisted Personnel

Enlisted personnel for duty at the Field Artillery School were

normally obtained by requisition to Army Ground Forces. When the

unlisted strength exceeded the authorized figure at any time, the surplus men were immediately reported by teletype to Army Ground Forces

and reassignment instructions usually were received by teletype with.

in a week or ten days. This was in contrast to the procedure used

in the case of officers. The actual strength of officers often e ceeded

the authorized strength by 10 to 20 percent for extended periods.

Overage, limited service, and men otherwise ineligible for

duty overseas were utilized to 1he maximum extent. This or-licy

necessitated constant and careful surveillance by the Ciassitication

'and Assignment Unit, S-1 Section. "rhls unit consisted oa the average

of 3 officers, 17 enlist'd personnel, and 2 civilian clerk-typists.

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In addition to conducting routine interviews of the men of the

Detachment and School Troops, the Assignment Unit had to interview

the attached, unassigned enlisted students to determine their Military

Occuational Specialties and their future assignments. The Unit also

prepared the initial WDAGO Forms 66-1 for OCS graduates, selected

the graduates to be retained for enrollment in officer specialist

courses, and determined the duty assignments for the new Second

Lieutenants.

All Forms 20 of the enlisted personnel of the Detachment and

enlisted students were in the custody of the Classification and Assignment Unit, but service records, morning reports, and the like were

kept by the personnel sections of the units to which the men were

assigned or attached. In September 1945 the units were rea. ed of

the latter function, and all enlisted personnel administration was

centralized under the Adjutant General, Field Artillery School.

With the issuance of Redeployment Regulations in May 1945

immediately after VE Day, an added burden of considerable proportions was placed on the personnel administration people of the School.

This included the determination of eligibility for separation, for

duty overseas, or for indefinite retention at the School.

When the School Troops training detachments were organized

in February 1945, it was necessary to replace all men qualified

for duty overseas with other men not so qualified. Several thousand

replacements were received and they had to be screened to determine

their fitness for duty with School Troops. Those found unfit, and the

surplus remaining after all vacancies were fi.lled, were reported for

reassignment.

The shipping of men was so constant that an officer and several

enlisted assistants were kept busy on the details incident to their

departure and transportation. Teletype requests for reports on

availability of men in special categories were received daily. These

reports required the screening of thousands of personnel records,

and oftentimes the interviewing of the men concerned.

War Department letter AGMP-M 210. 31(5 Mar 45), dated 12

March 1945, subject: Oversea Service for Male Officers and Enlisted

Men, prescribed that physically qualified male military operating

personnel without previous overseas service since 7 December 1941

would be released for ovtrseas service as qualified replacements for

them became available. Further, that all operating jobs in zone of

interior establishments would be filled by returnees, civilians, personnel physically disqualified for overseas service, and female personnel, as rapidly as practicable.

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The School personnel most affected by this directive were instructors of long experience and a high degree of skill in their specialties. Almost never were their replacements capable of taking over

their jobs immediately. Take the hypothetical case of a man assigned

to the Department of Materiel who had been instructing in the Enlisted

Artillery Mechanic Course for a year or more. He is eligible for

oversea assignment and an oversea returnee is selected as his replacement, Even though the new man may have served as an artillery

mechanic with a field artillery battalion in combat, he still would not

V be familiar with the course in which he is expected to be expert. He

may be an excellent mechanic but possess no native ability or experience as an instructor, and he very probably is not familiar with the

latest practices in the care and maintenance of materiel as taught

in the course. All of his service may have been with the 75-mm gun

and the 105-mm howitzer, and now he must take over the job of instructing on the 240-mm howitzer and the 8-inch gun, as no replacement is in eight with experience on these weapons. First, this man

must take the course, which consumes eight weeks. Then he must

put in some time observing an experienced instructor; then some

more time as an assistant instructor. In fact, it would be a fortunate

situation if he could take over the job unaided short of four months

from the date he reported for duty. Some required six months.

Everyone at the School, from the Commandant on down, recognized the necessity for the procedure prescribed in the above-cited

directive, and wholeheartedty did everything possible to make it work.

The example is cited merely in an attempt to portray the situation an

it existed.

During the spring of 1945 there was a big influx of noncommissioned officers of the first three grades, most of them redeployed

from overseas. This created a stalemate so far as promotions were

concerned, since the surplus eliminated any possibility of position

vacancies for quite a long time. Consequently, highly-skilled instructors of Grade V or VI were teaching classes which included students of the first thr'ee grades. B ut of course this condition existed

in some degree throughout the war.

Civilian Personnel

The number of civilians employed by the School prior to World

War II emergency period was very small. In January 1941 only ten

civil service employees were on the payroll. However, as the School

grew in size, the number of civilians izcreased proportionately. In

December 1941 there were 127, in March 1942, 185; and in July 1942,

380.
Every effort was made to utilize civilians to the greatest

possible extent in order to release military personnel for strictly

military duties. Still some positions were filled by military personnel which could have been handled by civilians had they been

available. A large proportion of the stenographic and clerical

positions were filled by dependents of military personnel stationed

at Fort Sill, although the turnover in this group was rather rapid.

Both male and female civilians were employed. The following

figures are typical:

Date Male Female Total

30 Jun 44 TF-r __1;_

31 Jan 45 146 143 Z89

While most of the women were employed in clerical and

secretarial capacities, the men filled a variety of jobs. Examples

(1 February 1945):

Reproduction Plant 5

Supply a

Training Aids Shops 8

Janitors 99

Flight Instructors (Air Training) 15

After I July 1942 hiring was done under war civil service regulations, i.e., appointments were temporary. This work was facilitated by the fact that the Civil Service Commission maintained both

a regional and a local office on the Post. Examinations were given

almost weekly in Lawton.

Civilian flight instructors had been employed from the beginning

without reference to civil service, and they were paid from non-appropriated funds, However, during the summer of 1944 the Civil Service

Commission in Washington took cognizance of this situation, after receiving several complaints regarding pay from former employees.

Consequently, the jobs of flight instructor and maintenance instructor

in the Department of Air Training were surveyed, job descriptions

prepared, and classifications assigned.

WAC Detachment

A detachment of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, with an

"enlisted' strength of 151, was assigned to the Field Artillery School

10 April 1943. The unit was redesignated Women's Army Corps

Detachment in August 1943.

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During most of the life of this detachrment, three adrinistrative

officers were authorized 'sometimes only two), Additional WAC

officers performed operational duties in the various departments and

staff sections of the School. As many as seven WAC officers were

present at one time.

Except for the necessary overhead personnel of the detachment,

the enlisted women performed various duties in the School, thus relieving an equal number of enlisted men for other duties.

The authorized enlisted strength of the detachment renmained

at 151 most of the time. although it was raised to 158 for a brtef

period (February to May, 1945). In May 1945 the authorized strength

was reduced to 100.

The Womnen's Army Corps Detachment, Field Artillery School,

wak discontinued 30 April 1946 (Gen. Orders 11, Field Artillery

School, 30 April 1946).

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SECTION VI

SCHOOL TROOPS

During the war period a great number of field artillery units

served the School as school troops, some actually designated as

such and others functioning in that capacity while temporarily

attached to the Field A rtillery School.

On I8 April 1940 the 18th Field Artillery {regiment) was l

officially designated as school troops by the War Department, A

third battalion of this regiment was organized 27 May 1940, and

about this time the Zd Battalion of the 18th was transferred to the

76th Field Artillery on the west coast. Another battalion was

immediately organized to replace the battalion thus lost to the

regiment.

The Lot Field Artillery and 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery, were then stationed at Fort Sill but were absent on maneuvers

much of the timt.

On I October 1940 the I at, 51at, and 53d Field Artillery

Battalions were formed from the lot Field Artillery, and together

with the Ist Battalion, 77th Field Artillery, were used as school

troops. At this time, the lot Battalion, 38th Infantry, was filling,

the infantry requirements for the School.

The 349th Field Artillery, a regular army regiment of colored

troops, was activated at Fort Sill August 1940. They were armed

with thc 155-mm Gun GPF and were thus not unable as school troops.

In 1942 the regiment was given smaller guns, and it functioned at

school troops thereafter.

During the early part of the war, the field artillery of various

divisions moved into Fort Sill for firing for thirty days at a time.

Later on it was for more extended periods. These units assisted

the regularly assigned school troops in fulfilling School requirements, particularly service practice.

The Field Artillery School troops were organized into a

Groupment 15 July 194Z, with Colonel Charles R. Doran in command.

The Groupment was made up of the following units:

18th FA

I 2th FA

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47th FA Bn 70th FA Bn

71 st FA Bn

83d FA Bn

3d FA Oban Bn

5th Oban Sqdn (SP)

Zd Bli, 47th UM Pogt

Co L), 49th QM Regt

Co (, 491h QM 1Regt

601at Ord Co

The 170th infantry Battalion was activated at Fort Sill Z January

1943 and attached to the School as a unit of school troops.

1hOn 19 January 1943 the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery,

7lth Field Artillery Brigade, was activated, and all school troops

units previously included in the Groupment were attached to it. The

new Brigade Commander was Colonel Doran, who wa promoted to

Brigadier General 17 March 1943.

in common with the other field artillery regiments of the army,

the field artillery regiments of bvhool troops were redesignated as

field artillery groups ,.{fective, I March 194.3. At the same time,

the battalions of those regiments wert' appropriately redesignated,

The 285th Field Artillery Cibsorviition Battalion arrived at Fort Sill and was attached to the 17th Fieid Artillery Brigade 20 August

1943,

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 31st Field Artillery,

was activated at Fort Sill 7 Decembei 1943, with Brigadier General

George H. Paine in command, and attached to the Field Artillery

School (Ge'n. Orders No. 97, Field Artillery School, 7 December

1943). This was done in anticipation of the departure for overm. as

of the Headquarters and Headqua rtcr. Battery, 17th Field Artillery

Brigade.

Effective Zl Dcernber 1943, the following school troop units

were transferred from the 17th Fic'l Artillery Brigade to the 31it

Field Artillery Brigade (Gen. Order, No, I05, Field Artillery

School, 18 December 1943):

hq k Hq Btry, 401st FA Gp Hq & 1-q Btry, 349th FA Gp

Z59th FA Bi 349th FA Bn

Z61st FA Bn 686th FA Bn

262d FA B'k 578th FA Bn

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242d FA Bn Hq & Hq Btry, 4221 FA Gp

Hq & Hq Btry, 193d FA CGp 241st FA Bn

193d FA Bn 691 st FA Bn

688th FA Bn 692d FA Bn

945th FA Bn 208th FA Bn

34Zd Armd FA jn 285th FA Oban Bn

Hq & Hq Btry, 472d FA Gp Truck Regiment, FAS

47Zd FA Bn 3536th QM Trk Co

694th FA Bn 3537th OM Trk Co

179th FA Bn 3538th QM Trk Co

167th Ord Bn (Am) 3539th QM Trk Co

57Zd Ord Am Co 3540th QM Trk Co

599th Ord Am Co 3553d QM Trk Co

620th Ord Am Co 3554th QM Trk Co

166th Inf ReSt (less Zd Bn) 3555th QM Trk Co

601st TA Bn

School Troops Reorganized

The manpower situation, particularly the need for overseas

replacements, prompted Army Ground Forcesc in November 1944 to

explore the possibility of replacing school troops table of organization unite at service schools with permanently assigned training detachments, organized on a table of distribution basis, The School

made a study of the proposal and submitted proposed tables of distribution based on school capacities to become effective I January

1945.

The proposed training detachments were to be composed of

overseas returnees and other personnel not eligible for duty overseas, A large proportion of the personnel of the table of organization units comprising school troops were eligible for duty overseas

and these men would thus be released for assignment as overseas

replacements. (Army Ground Forces letter, 352/809(26 Nov 44)

GNGCT-12, subject: Replacement of T/O Units by Training Detachments at School Troops.)

The plan was adopted and became effective in February 1945.

Mot of the table of organization units attached to the Field

Artillery School were inactivated and their personnol transferred

to the new training detachments. Subsequently, the men cligible

for duty overseas were transferred for such duty, and the vacancies

thus created were filled by men from various sources who were not

eli jle for duty overseas.

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Each of the field artillery training detachments was equipped

with two or more types of artillery weapons, and the personnel were

trained to serve several different types, The training detachments

were similar to battalions, so far as organization was concerned,

except that they had no service batteries. The normal service

battery functions, as well as personnel adminiatration, were centralized at School Troops Headquarters or at Field Artillery School

Headqua rte re.

Unit training was unnecessary with the training detachments,

thus eliminating an extra responsibility always confronting the table

of organization unite, and which was difficult to meet when School

requirements were heavy.

In the following list, personnel of the inactivated units were transferred to the training detachments shown opposite their names,

Inactivated Organized

Effective II February 1945

FA Tng Det No. 4

FA Motor Pool Det

Effective IZ February 1945 A or oD

Hq & Hq Btry, 31sat FA Brig Hq It Hq Dot, Sch Tps, FAS

518th FA Bn FA Tng Dot No. I

566th FA Bn FA Tng Dot No. 3

Btry A, 4ZSth Armd WA Bn VA Tng Det No. 5

3d En, 166th Inf In& Tng Dot

hP Bn acth 

Effective 18 February 1945

Range Detachment, WAS

626th FA Bn FA Trig Det No. 2

Hq & Hq Btry, 213th FA Gp FA Oban Tng Det

Some table of organiza'ion units not immediately required

for duty overseas, or not yet ready for such duty, remained attached

to School Troops and continued to fill School. requirements as forme rly.

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CHAPTER TWO

DESCRIPTION OF COURSES

BATTE2RY OFFICERS' COURSE

AND

OFFICERS' BASIC COURSE

Purpose: To train battery grade officers for duty with field artillery

batteries and am battalion staff officers.

*Scop2e! Field artillery tactics; administrationj combat orders; maps .

and mnap substitutes; logistics; reconnaissance; staff duties; fire

direction, observed and unobseeved fire; firing battery; materiel,

motor transport OR animal transport (students take one or the other,

depending on the type of traasport u-ied by the unit to which assigned).

By the sumnmer of 1942, instruction in animral transport was discon-.

tinued in this course.

Prerequisites: originally students we're sent to the Battery Officer.' -

Course from the corps areas, the four artries, and the armored

force. The commanders of the armies and the armor-,.d force could

select such a proportion of Regular, National Guard, and Reserve

(except Thomason Act) officers as they thought best. Corps area

commanders could select and order to active duty for 12 consecutive

months Reserve Officers in the grade of captain with not more than

four years mtervice in grade. If necessary to fill quota., senior first

lieutenantu could be selected, By October 1940, it was necessary to

* include second lieutenants to fill the quotas.

With the declaration of war in December 1941, students were

drawn from captains and lieutenantm of all component& already on

active duty, and who had not graduated from the Officer Candidate

Co ursme.

Comnments: One mission of the Battery officers' Course during the.

arly months was to train battery commanders for replaccment

training cenitkirs.

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Class No. 114, Officers' Basic Course, beginning I July 1943,

was made up entirely of United States Military Academy graduates,

Class of 1943,

The Officers' Basic Course actually terminated with the graduation of Class No. 124 on 27 May 1944. However, the special courses

conducted for USMA graduates in 1944 and 1945 wcre designated ab

Class No. 125 and Class No. 126 respectively of Officers' Basic

Course. (See "Basic Course for New Regular O'ficers. )

Classes Dates Duration

No, I to No. 86 (BOC) 15 Aug 40--10 Mar 43 12 week,

No. 87 to No. 114 (OBC) 24 Dec 42--22 Sep 43 12 weeks

No. 115 to No. 124 (OBC) Z Jul 43--27 May44 17 weeks

No. 125 (OBC) 10 Jul 44--30 Sep 44 12 weeks

No. 126 (OB3C) 9 Jul 45-- 1 Sep 45 8 weeks

Battery Officers' Course

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 15 Aug 40--6 Nov 40 101 94 94 6 6

2 1l Sep 40--4 Dec 40 102 98 192 4 10

3 10 Oct 40--8 Jan 41 93 100 292 0 10

4 7 Nov 40--5 Feb 41 100 91 383 7 17

5 5 Dec 40--5 Mar 41 201 181 564 15 32

6 Z Jan 41--26 Mar 41 214 202 766 16 48

7 6 Feb 41.-30 Apr 41 223 201 967 14 62

8 6 Mar 41--28 May 41 243 216 1183 16 78

9 3 Apr 41--25 Jun 41 Z35 215 1398 15 93

10 J May 41--23 Jul 41 224 213 1611 6 99

11 29 May 41--19 Aug41 227 204 1815 25 124

12 26 Jun 41--15Sep 41 55 53 1868 0 ,4

13 3 Jul 4 1--Z2Sep 41 60 56 1,924 1 .125

14 10 Jul 41--I Oct 41 56 54 1978 2 127

15 17 Jul 41--6 Oct 41 57 53 2031 129

16 24 Jul 41--13 Oct41 57 52 2083 4 13.,,

17 31 Jul 41--20 Oct 41 58 53 2136 2 135

18 14 Aug 41 -- 3 Nov 41 57 53 2189 4 139

19 21 Aug 41--10 Nov 41 52 47 2236 0 139

20 28 Aug 41--17 Nov 41 58 52 2288 3 142

21 4 Sep 41-- 24 Nov 41 57 53 2341 4 146

22 11 Sep 41--I Dec 41 59 59 2400 1 147

23 18 Sep 41--8 Dec 41 58 55 2455 2 149

24 15 Sep 41--15 Dec 41 59 51 2506 5 154

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Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

25 2 Oct 41--20 Dec. 41 57 53 2559 2 36

26 9 Oct 41--5 Jan 42 58 52 2611 7 163

27 16 Oct 41--12 Jan 42 60 55 2666 4 167

28 23 Oct 41--19 Jan 42 60 7 2713 7 174

29 30 Oct 41--26 Jan 42 57 50 2763 5 179

30 6 Nov 41-- 2 Fe b 42 57 45 2808 4 183

31 13 Nov 41-- 9 Feb 42 55 45 2853 5 188

32 20 Nov 41--16 Feb 42 55 47 2900 1 189

33 27 Nov 41--23 Feb 42 60 46 Z946 4 193

34 4 Dec 41-- 2 Mar 4Z 59 50 2996 5 198

35 11 Dec 41-- 9 Mar 42 60 50 3046 6 204

36 18 Dec 41--16 Mar 42 59 56 3102 0 204

37 1 Jan 42--23Mar42 57 52 3154 1 205

38 8 Jan 42-.-30 Mar 42 58 55 3209 1 Z06

39 15 Jan 42-- 6 Apr42 58 56 3265 2 208

40 22 Jan 4z--13 Apr42 59 48 3313 6 214

41 29 Jan 42--20 Apr42 58 49 3362 3 217

42 5 Feb 42--27 Apr42 60 59 3421 z 219

43 12 Feb 42-- 4 May 42 61 61 3482 5 Z24

44 19 Feb 42--11 May 42 60 53 3535 3 227

45 26 Feb 42--18May4Z 57 54 3589 0 227

46 5 Mar42--25May

4 2 61 57 3646 3 Z30

47 12 Mar 42-- l Jun 42 58 58 3704 1 231

48 19 Mar 42-- 8 Jun 42 57 56 3760 0 231

49 26 Mar 42--15Jun4Z 59 60 3820 0 231

50 2 Apr 42--22 Jun 42 60 54 3874 1 232

51 c Apr 42--29 Jun 42 60 58 3932 1 233

52 16 Apr 42-- 6 Jul 42 60 55 3987 2 235

53 23 Apr 4'--13 Jul 42 61 54 4041 2 237

54 30 Apr 42--Z0 Jul 42 62 52 4093 0 237

55 7 May42--27 Jul 42 60 64 4157 0 237

56 14 May4Z-- 3 Aug 42 57 57 4214 3 240

57 21 May42--10 Aug 42 59 50 4264 0 240

58 Z8 May 42- -17 Aug 

4 2 60 48 4312 3 243

59 4 Jun 42-26 Aug 42 62 60 4372 1 Z44

60 11 Jun 42-- 2 Sep 4? 60 54 4426 0 244

61 25 Jun 42--16 Sep 42 59 62 4488 1 245

62 2 Jul 42--23 Sep 42 60 49 4537 0 245

63 9 Jul 42--30 Sep 42 60 62 4599 0 245

64 16 Jul 42-- 7 Oct 42 61 58 4657 0 245

65 23 Jul 4Z--14 Oct 42 61 64 4721 2 Z47

66 30 Jul 42--Zi Oct 42 61 63 4784 1 248

67 6 Aug 42--28 Oct 42 60 56 4840 01 248

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Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No, Total No. Total

68 13 Aug 42-- 4 Nov 42 64 57 4897 0 248

69 20 Aug 42--II Nov42 6i 58 4955 2 250

70 27 Aug 42--18Nov42 160 152 5107 0 250

71 3 Sep 42--25Nov 42 84 86 5193 0 250

72 10 Sep 42-- 2 Dec 42 59 56 5249 0 Z50

73 17 Sep 42-- 9 Dec 4Z 69 58 5307 0 250

74 24 Sep 42--16 Dec 42 168 153 5460 1 251

75 1 Oct 4.--23 Dec 4Z 71 64 5524 0 251

76 8 Oct 42-30 Dec 42 89 89 5613 0 251

77 15 Oct 42-- 6 Jan 43 56 66 5679 0 251

78 22 Oct 42-13 Jan 43 188 182 5861 0 251

79 29 Oct 42--20 Jan 43 91 84 5945 1 252

80 5 Nov 42--27 Jan 43 72 79 6024 0 252

81 12 Nov 42-- 3 Feb 43 63 60 6084 2 254

82 19 Nov 42--10 Feb 43 123 111 6195 0 25,1

83 26 Nov 42-17 Feb 43 12? 120 6315 0 254

84 3 Dec 42--24 Feb 43 70 60 6375 0 254

85 10 Dec 42-- 3 Mar 43 118 110 6495 0 254

86 17 UL'c 42--10Mar 43 110 111 6596 1 255

Officeris' Basic Course

87 24 Dec 42--17 Mar43 64 64 6660 0 255

88 31 Dec 42.-24Mar43 69 72 6732 0 255

89 7 Jan 43--31 Mar 43 61 66 6798 2 257

90 14 Jan 43-- 7 Apr 43 58 53 6851 0 257

91 21 Jan 43-14 Apr 43 57 43 6894 0 257

9z Z8 Jan 43--21 Apr 43 50 56 6950 0 257I

93 4 Feb 43--28 Apr 43 60 74 7024 2 259

94 11 Feb 43-- 5 May 43 66 69 '7093 1 260

95 18 Feb 43--12 May4,3 69 62 7155 0 260

96 25 Feb 43--19May43 129 118 7273 1 261

97 4 Mar43--26?May 43 146 128 7401 2 263

98 11 Mar43-- 2 Jun 43 148 138 7530 2 265

99 18Mvar43-- 9 Jun 43 49 55 7504 1 266

100 25 Mar 43- -1 6 Jun 43 71 80 7674 0 266

101 1 Apr 43--23 Jun 43 51 48 7722 0 266

102 8 Apr 43--30 Jun 43 41 38 7760 5 271

103 15 Apr 43-- 7 Jul 43 36 35 7795 1 272

104 22 Apr 43-14 Jul 43 48 47 7842 2 274

105 29 Apr 43--21 Jul 43 58 55 7897 5 279

106 6 May43- -28 Jul 43 54 51 7948 0 279

107 13May43-- 4 Aug43 40 38 7986 1 280

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Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Date. s£nr. No. Total No. Total

108 20 May 43 -- 11 Aug 43 48 42 8028 6 Z86

109 27 May 43 -- 18 Aug 43 4Z 43 8071 1 287

110 3 Jun 43.-25 Aug 43 46 37 8108 5 292

ill 10 Jun 43 - 1 ISep 43 39 38 8146 5 297

II Z 17 Jun 43-- 8 Sep 43 32Z 30 8176 1 298

113 24 Jun 43--15 Sep 43 41 35 8211 3 301

11I4 1 Jul 43--ZZ2Sep 43 56 53 8264 0 301

115 2 Jul 43--280Oct 43 23 13 8277 6 307

116 9 Jul 43-- 4 Nov 43 26 17 8294 5 312

117 16 Jul 43--Il Nov 43 3Z 32 8326 2 314

118 23 Jul 43--18 Nov 43 40 35 8361 0 314

119 30 Jul 43--2S Nov 43 34 28 8389 2 316

120 6 Aug 43-- 2Dec 43 34 22 8411 6 322

121 13 Aug 43--9 Dec 43 41 39 8450 1 323

122 20 Aug 43--16Deo 43 31 25 8475 4 327

123 27 Aug 43 -- 23 Dec 43 66 60 8535 3 330

124 31 Jan 44:--27 May 44 23 34 8569 1 331

125 10 Jul 44--30 Sep 44 66 66 8635 0 331

126 9 Jul 45-.- 1 Sep 45 96 96 8731 0 331

Note- Classes No. 114, 125 and 126 were composed of members of

USMA graduating classes. (See description of Basic Course

for New Regular Officers.)

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OFFICERS' SPECIAL BASIC COURSE

Purpose To give field artillery training to officers of other branches

who are being converted to field artillery and for field artillery officers

who have not attended a general course at the Field Artillery School.

Scope: Includes instruction in maintenance and inspection of motor

vehicles; field artillery communication systems; characteristics, use

and maintenance of communication equipment; care and maintenance

of field artillery weapons; ammunition; firing battery; conduct of

observed fires, unobserved fives; fire direction technique; map and

air photograph reading; battery and battalion RSOP.s; observation and

liaison; tactical employment of artillery.

Preeequis: (1) Field artillery officers of any grade who have not

graduated from Officer Candidate Course or Officers' Basic Course at

the Field Artillery School. (2) Otficers of all grades whose basic arm

is other than field artillery and who are being converted.

Comments Classes No. 51 and No. 52 were cancelled because of

scheduling of Officers' Basic Course, Class No. 126 (USMA graduates).

Instructors and facilities were not available to run both classes at the

same time,

This course replaced the Officers' Basic Course of seventeen

weeks duration, It was believed that there was no further need for

the latter course, since nearly all battery grade officers who had not

had the course were graduates of the Officer Candidate Course, which

followed practically the same curriculum, with administrative and

elementary subjects added.

FAS recommended that OSBC be a 12 weeke course, but higher

headquarters decreed that it be no longer than 8 weeks. However,

before Class No. I had completed 8 weeks, an additional 2 weeks was

authorized in order to include adequate instruction in map reading, as

required by Circular No. 160, WD 1944. The established duration of

the course thus became 10 weeks,

The original primary purpose of the course was the indoctrina

tion of officers being converted from other arms to field artillery.

The principal source was AAA, since many officers became surplus

in that arm when the allied forces attained domination of the air in the

ETO, However, shortly after the course was inaugurated, the War

Department started returning to duty with the field artillery officers

whose service in this war had been exclusively with other branches,

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principally administrative in nature. Consequently, a large percentage

of the students in this course were in this category.

Classes Date s Duration

No. I to No. 60 13 Mar 44-,-4 Jan 46 10 weeks

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 13 Mar 44--20 May 44 30 22 .2 3 3

2 20 Mar 44--27 May 44 20 18 40 0 3

3 47 Mar 44- 3 Jun 44 23 20 60 a 5

4 3 Apr 44--10 Jun 44 17 14 74 2 7

5 10 Apr 44--17 Jun 44 24 22 96 1 8

6 17 Apr 44--4 un 44 L9 16 11a 1 9

7 24 Apr 44-- 1 Jul 44 19 16 128 1 10

8 1 May44-- 8 Jul 44 28 26 154 1 11

9 8 May44--15 Jul 44 26 30 184 0 11

10 15 May44--2Z Jul 44 25 21 205 1 12

11 2 May44--29 Jul 44 26 20 225 1 13

12 29 May44-- 5 Aug44 10 11 236 0 13

13 5 Jun 44--12 Aug 44 26 26 262 1 14

14 12 Jun 44--19 Aug 44 26 25 287 0 14

15 19 Jun 44--26Aug 44 20 13 300 0 14

16 26 Jun 44-. 2Sep 44 22 21 321 0 14

17 3 Jul 44- 9Sep 44 43 42 363 1 15

18 10 Jul 44--16 Sep 44 29 25 388 0 15

19 17 Jul 44- 23 Sep 44 28 19 407 2 17

20 24 Jul 44--30 Sep 44 18 13 420 0 17

21 31 Jul 44-- 7 Oct 44 30 17 437 0 17

22 7 Aug 44--14 ict 44 15 15 45Z 1 18

23 Cancelled

24 Cancelled

25 28 Aug 44- 4 Nov 44 30 28 480 3 21

26 4 Sep 44--1 Nov 44 3Z 21 501 0 21

27 11 Sep 44--18 Nov 44 26 27 528 0 21

28 18 Sop 44--25 Nov 44 29 24 552 0 21

29 25 Sep 44-- 2 Dec 44 30 30 582 0 21

30 2 Oct 44-- 9Dec 44 31 22 604 1 22

31 9 Oct 44-.16 Dec 44 28 22 626 0 22

32 16 Oct 44--23 Dec 44 22 16 642 0 22

33 23 Oct 44-30 Dec 44 16 15 657 0 22

34 30 Oct 44-- 6 Jan 45 16 12 669 1 23

35 13 Nov 44--ZO Jan 45 30 27 696 0 23

36 27 Nov 44 - 3 Feb 45 20 16 71Z 2 25

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Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

37 11 Dec 44--17 Feb 45 11 16 728 0 25

38 25 Dec 44-- *

39 8 Jan 45--17 Mar45 15 23 751 3 28

40 22 Jan 45--31 Mar45 2) 15 766 0 28

41 5 Feb 45--14 Apr45 37 23 789 1 29

42 19 Feb 45--28 Apr45 42 4?. 831 0 29

43 5 Mar 45.,-2May 45 21 15 846 1 30

44 19 Mar 45--26 May 45 25 20 866 2 32

45 2 Apr 45-- 9 Jun 45 26 22 888 1 33

46 16 Apr 45--23 Jun 45 17 16 904 2 35

47 30 Apr 45-- 7 Jul 45 28 26 930 0 35

48 14 May 45--21 Jul 45 37 33 963 4 39

49 28 May45-- 4 Aug 45 Zz 20 983 1 40

50 Cancelled F

51 Cancelled

5,2 Cancelled

53 23 Jul 45--29 Sep 45 21 i 998 0 40

54 6 Aug45--13 Oct45 z8 15 1013 1 41

55 20 Aug45--27 Oct45 22 9 1022 0 41

56 3 Sep45-- **

57 7 Sep45--24 Nov45 15 15 1037 0 41

58 Cancelled

59 Cancelled

60 29 Oct 45-.11 Jan 46 12 14 1051 0 41

* The 16 officers remaining in Class No. 38 on 29 Jan 45 were transferred to Clas. No. 39 on that date.

'k The 5 offictrs remaining in Clasm No. 56 on 8 Oct 45 were transferred to Clas No. 57 on that date.

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BASIC COURSE FOR NEW REGULAR OFFICERS

Purpose: To provide basic field artillery training for the members of

the United States Military Academy graduating class who receive commissions in field artillery and ROTC honor graduates whu receive

Regular Army commissions in field artillery.

Scope; Practically identical with Battery Officers' Course and Office-s'

Basic Course.

The program of instruction for the 1945 class was especially designed for an 8 weeks course and was somewhat different from that of

the Officers' Basic Course, inasmuch as tha lattur course had not

been conducted for about a year. Also, with the end of the fighting in

Europe, the instruction was pointed toward the type of warfare in use

against the Japanese.

Prerequisites; Course limited to members of USMtA graduating class

and ROTC honor graduates commissioned in field artillery.

Comments: A total of 43 ROTC honor graduates took this course*:

1940 class, 1Z; 1941 class, 10; 1942 class, 21. One National Guard

officer was enrolled in the 1942 class. All other students in this

course were USMA graduates.

It was originally intended that the graduates of the 1945 class

(OBC 126) be assigned for a period of 3 months to field artillery replacement training centers as instructors before being assigned to

troop units. However, hostilities having ceased in all theatres by

the time this class finished the course, they were ordered overseas

immediately. Some went to Europe and some to the Pacific, with

delay enroute to the port until 1 October 1945, except for 6 lieutenants,

who volunteered for parachute training at The Parachute School, Fort

Benning, Georgia.

Second Lieutenant Delano Edgell, a member of the 1940 USMA

class, was killed in an automobile accident near Springfield, Ky.,

while enroute from Newport, N.H., to Fort Sill to enroll in the 1940

clas, of this course.

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' 1940 74 9 Aug 40 -31 Oct 40 12 week.

1941 66 7 Aug 41--Z8 Oct 41 12 weeks

1942 53 18 Jun 42-- 9Sep 42 12weeks

1943 (OBC 114) 53 1 Jul 43--2Z Sep 43 12 weeks

1944 (OBC 125) 66 10 Jul 44- 30 Sep 44 12 weeks

1945 (OBC 126) 96 9 Jul 45-- 1 Sep 45 8 weeks

Ortg, Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No, Total

1940 9 Au; 40-31 Oct 40 74 74 74 0 0

1941 7 Aug 41--28 Oct 41 66 66 140 0 0

1942 18 Jun 42-- 9 Sep 42 57 53 193 0 0

* Also known as 'Basic Course (West Point Graduates.)"

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FIELD OFFICERS' COURSE

Purpose: To provide advanced training in the tactics and technique of

field artillery for field officers, with the objective of qualifying them

for duty as battalion commanders and as battalion, division artillery,

and corps artillery staff officers. Emphasis is placed on the tactics

and technique of the field artillery battalion.

. 'Scope: Conduct of service practice, emphasising ricochet and time

fire; unobserved fire, including survey, fire direction, corrections,

air photos, prearranged fires, and metro data; tactics, including

support of infantry in offensive action, displacement, advance guard

action, defensive and retrograde action; non-divisional artillery; combat orders; artillery information and map reading; artillery staff duties

and logistics; communication equipment, including capabilities, limitations, and uses of all communication facilities; sighting and laying

equipment; artillery weapons; operation, maintenance, and inspection

-- of field artillery motor vehicles.

Prerequisites: Open to field officers and senior captains.

Comments: This course was succ.eeded by the more comprehensive

Ofier'Advanced Course of lZ weeks duration. FOC was terminated with Class No. 12 and the first OAC class was given No. 13..

OFFICERS' ADVANCED COURSE

. Purpose: To qualify officers for duty as field artillery battalion commanders, and as battalion, group, division artillery, and corps artillery staff officers. Emphasis is placed oni the tactics anti technique of

the field artillery battalion.

ScoZ; Includes instruction in sighting and laying equipment; ammunition; care, maintenance and inspection of artillery weapons; operation,

maintenance, and inspection of motor vehicles; capabilities, limitations

and uses of all communication equipment employed by field artillery;

gunnery technique for field artillery, including condact and critique of

observed fire; preparation and delivery of unobserved fire; battalion,

division artil)ery, and corps artillery fire direction; tactical employment of field artillery in support of other arms, including combined

operations; forward observation; liaison with the supported unit;

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ope rations of the infantry-artille ry team.

Prerequisite@: Officers will be in the grade of first lieutenant or

higher, This course Is especially planned for battery commanders

and for commanders and staff officers of field artillery battalions,

groups, and brigades, and division artillery.

Comments; This was a comprehensive course and proved to be ver,

popular. The classen were filled to capacity (75 students) up until the

last few classes, and the demand for quotas was so great that the

capacity was exceeded in some instances.

In some of the service practice periods, the student officers

rotated as battalion commander in directing the firing.

While first lieutenants were eligible to attend the course, only

a small percentage of the students were below the grade of captain,

This course replaced the b weeks Field Officers' Course which

ended with Class No. 12. The first class of the Officers' Advanced

Course was designated as No. 13.

Classes Dates Duration

No. I to No. 12 (FOC) 10 Jul 41-- 8 May 43 8 weeks

No, 13 to No. 55 (OAC) IZ Apr 43--24 Feb 45 12 weeks

Field Officers' Course

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No, Total No. Total

1 10 Jul 41-. 3 Sep 41 30 30 30 0 0

2 11 Sep 41-- 4 Nov 41 36 3Z 62 4 4

3 6 Nov41-- 6 Jan 42 59 55 117 4 8

4 8 Jan 42-- 3 Mar 42 58 53 170 4 12

5 5 Mar 42--28Apr 42 70 66 236 z 14

6 30 Apr 42--23 Jun 42 73 68 304 4 18

7 25 Jun 42-18 Aug 4Z 68 64 368 1 19

8 20 Aug 42--13 Oct 42 73 58 4Z6 4 23

9 15 Oct 42-- 9 Dec 42 69 76 50Z 1 24

10 10 Dec42-- 3 Feb 43 85 82 584 0 24

11 15 Feb 43--10 Apr43 77 75 659 0 Z4

12 15Mar43-- 8 May 43 78 75 734 2 26

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Officers' Advanced Course

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

13 12 Apr 43-- 3 Jul 43 85 79 813 1 27

14 10 May 43--30 Jul 43 76 72 885 0 27

15 24 May43 .14 Aug43 77 69 954 5 32

16 7 Jun 43- 28 Aug 

43 75 70 1024 4 36

17 21 Jun 43--11 Sep 43 73 70 1094 38

18 5 Jul 43--25 Sep 43 87 84 1178

19 19 Jul 43-- 9 Oct 43 79 73 1251 0 40

20 2 Aug 43--23 Oct

43 70 60 1311 4 44

21 16 Aug 43- 6 Nov 43 66 55 1366 6 50

z2 30 Aug 43--20 Nov 43 71 60 1426 5 55

23 13 Sep 43.,- 4 Dec 43 78 71 1497 3 58

24 27 Sep 43--18 Dec 43 76 73 1570 1 59

, 25 11 Oct 43-- I Jan 44 T4 65 1635 2 61

26 25 Oct 43-15 Jan 

44 97 82 1717 0 61

27 8 Nov 43- 29 Jan 

44 88 75 1792 3 64

28 22 Nov 43--l2 Feb44 85 71 1836 2 66

29 6 Dec 43--2.6 Feb 44 80 58 1921 3 69

30 Z0 Dec 43--11 Mar44 85 65 1986 2 71

31 3 Jan 44-25 Mar 

44 85 66 2052 2 73

32 17 Jan 44-- 8 Apr 44 76 66 21'18 4 77

33 31 Jan 44--42 Apr 44 87 73 2191 0 77

34 14 Feb 44-- 6 May 44 83 72 2263 1 78

35 Z8 Feb 44-20 May 44 75 66 2329 2 80

36 13 Mar 44-- 3 Jun 44 81 73 2402 2 82

37 ?,7 Mar 44--17 Jun 44 77 63 2465 z 84

38 10 Apr 44-- 1 Jul 44 79 64 2529 0 84

39 Z4 Apr 44--15 Jul 44 77 57 2586 0 84

40 8 May 44--29 Jul 44 93 73 2659 3 87

41 22 May 44--12 Aug 

44 85 75 2734 1 88

42 5 Jun 44-.26 Aug 44 81 64 Z798 3 91

43 19 -n-44- 9Sep 44 82 63 z861 0 91

44 3 Jul 44. 23 Sep 44 86 74 2935 1 92

45 17 Jul 44-- 7 Oct 44 82 54 2989 0 92

46 31 J1l 44--21 Oct 44 85 66 3055 1 93

47 14 Aug 44-- 4 Nov 44 79 58 3113 3 96

48 28 Aug 44--18 Nov 44 65 42 3155 1 97

49 11 Sep 44-- 2 Dec 44 75 50 3205 1 98

50 25 Sep 44--16 Dec 44 82 43 3248 1 99

51 9 Oct 44--30 Dec 44 56 38 3286 5 104

5z 23 Oct 44--13 Jan 45 50 33 3319 1 105

53 6 Nov 44- 7 Jan 45 49 39 3358 0 106

54 20 Nov 44--10 Feb 45 55 42 3400 1 106

55 4 Dec 44--24 Feb 45 75 70 3470 7 113

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ADVANCED COUR~SE

purpoMTo train field arti*,ery officers for duty with the higher

Scope. Comprehensive review of current developme .to, dioctrine

and methods involving artillery Lacticst guinnery, motor transport

and weapons. Includes employment of large masses of artiller~y

with the division, corps and army; U8e Of maPS and air photos;

planving of artillery movements; use of air observation; communication systems,, survey methods for locat~ng own battery and enemy

targets; fire direction techniqum for controlling fire of several

batteries or battalions, acquaintance with construction, operation,

maintenanice and inspection of artillery motor vehicles.

No. of Hours

Current BOC subjects as a refresher 120 Map problems and terrain exercises - 210

Individual studies on assigned subjects 80

Committee studies 70

Total U

Proreuisitu, Field artillery officers of alI components# not below the rade of captain.

e2~nL: This course* was discontinued at the end of the fifth

clauu,.nce it wan not serving its intended ptirpose. The officers

being sent to the course did not have the field artillery background

anticipated by the curriculum. Furthermore, of the students in

classes 2-5 inclusive, 60 per cent were from the National Guard.

Under existing regulations they could not be given assignments in

higher echelons but had to be raturned to their units. It is quite

possible that many of thepo officers were later benefited by the

course when those regulations were relaxed,

*'Note. Not to bo confu.sod with the Officers' Advanced

Cusei1 which fitarted 12 April 1943.

Clawises Dates Duration

No. I to No. 5 14 Nov 40--21 Feb 42 12 week@

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Orig. Graduate$ Failures

Class Date$ £nr. No. Total No. Total

1 14 Nov 40-- 5 Feb 41 20 19 19 1 1

2 26 Feb 41--21 May 41 42 41 601 2

*3 28 May 41-19 Aug 41 31 30 90 1 3

4 27 Aug 41-18 Nov41 29 21 111 0 3

5 20ONov 4--Z1 Feb 42 21 15 126 2 5

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OFFICERS' REFRESHER COURSE

Purpose: To give broad refresher training to field artillery officers.

S,,. Includes instruction in sighting and laying equipment; main- 1

tenance, ope ration and functioning of field artillery weapons; animunition; mnines aLnd booby traps; operatior, inspection and maintf-nance

L: . of motor vehicles; field artillery communication systems; capabilities,

lirntations, use and maintenance of communication equipment employed by field artillery; conduct of observed fires; fire direction technique; preparation and delivery of unobserved fires; organization for

combat; tactical ernplo~ment of field artillery ir suppo t of other

arms, including arnphibious operations; staff duties; military intelligence; planning and coordination of division and corps artillery fires.

Prerequisites: Field artillery field grade officers, and captains

who will have completed 6 months service in grade of captain prior

....... to completion of course,

Comments- Class No. II was termrinated at the end of the seventh

week by authority of higher headquarters because of the suspension

of all classes during the holiday period, 22 December 1945--i Jan- I

uary 1946, inclusive. Classes were held on the preceding four

Saturdays to compensate, so that the class received the prescribed

instruction for the course.

The 8 weeks course was inaugi.ratea to replace the Officers'

started to decline with Class No. 51 (starting date 9 Oct 1944) due

to several factors, including: (1) fewer units remaining in this

country; :Z) units preparing for and taking AGF firin$ tests.

This course supplied a need for refreshing field artillery

senior captains and field grade office b who had a fairly good field

artillery background but for some time had been serving with other

branches or in administrative assignments. It also attracted

officers who had previously completed the Officers' Basic Course

or the FA Officer Candidate Course and who could not be spared

from their units for the 12 weeks required for the Officers' Advanced

Course.

Classes Dates Duration

No. 1 to No, II Z9 Jan 45--ZI Dec 45 8 weeks

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Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dateb Err. No. Total No. Total

1 9 Jan 45-- '" .Aar 45 61 46 46 8 8

2 26 Feb 45-1 Apr 45 62 54 100 0 8

3 26 Mar 45--19 May 45 77 70 170 0 8

4 23 Apr 45--16 Jun 45 51 41 213 1 I

5 21 May 45--14 Jul 45 35 Z4 235 L 11

6 18 Jun 45--I1 Aug 45 Z5 1 256 0 11

7 Cancelled

8 13 Aug 45-- 6 Oct 45 35 30 286 0 11

9 10Sep 45-- 2 Nov 45 27 17 303 0 11

10 8 Oct 45--30 Nov 45 19 15 318 0 ±1

11 5 Nov 45-21 Dec 45 28 Z8 346 0 11

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Al REFRESHER COURSE

Purpose To train Reserve Officers recently ordered to active duty.

Scope Basic instruction in field artillery subjects, including Gunnery,

Tactics, Communication, Materiel, Motors, and Administration. The

class is divided into 4 sections, each section receiving instruction on

different weapons. (1) 155-mm gun or 240-inm howitzer; (-) 75-mm

Sgun, truck-drawn or 75-mm howitzeri (3) 155-mm howitzer; (4)

75-mm gun, horse-drawn or 75-mm pack howitzer.

Prerequisitem: Field artillery reserve officers in grade of lieutenant.

Comments: Ninety-se' en officers were enrolled in this course, which

was established in accordance with the Chief of Field Artillery's 1939

Protective Mobilization Plan. Only I claus was conducted, mince it

was found to be too brief for the purpose.

Note: This course should not be confused with the 8 weeks

Officers' Refresher Course, which started 29 January

1945.

Classes Dates Duration

No. I only 10 Jul 40-- 9 Aug 40 1 month

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 10 Jul 40-- 9 Aug 40 97 97 97 0 0

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FIELD STAFF OFFICERS' SHORT COURSE

Purpose; To familiarize field grade and staff officers with the

latest developments in materiel, tactics, and technique of field

artillery as employed in the Pacific Theater.

Sc : Includes instruction in the organization and mission of

corps and non-divisional artillery, corps SOPs, the planning of

artillery fires, tank-infantry-artillery team, local security;

amphibious operations; Japanese military organisation and tactical doctrine; functions of artillery intelligence, use of maps and

photos, and information and education (orientation); new communication equipment, security and procedure; characteristics and

maintenance of motors; developments and maintenance of materiel;

dodar and radar mortar location and the new metro message; fire

direction technique, time fire and fire with VT fuze; employment

of photos, time plot observed fire chart, corrections and barrages.

Prerequisites: Field artillery officers who have completed Officer

Candidate Course or basic course in field artillery or its equivalent and who are of field grade or who have served on the staff of

battalion or higher echelon.

Comments: The primary purpose of this course was to provide

quick refresher training for officers of units being redeployed via

the United States from the European and Mediterranean Theatres

to the Pacific Theatre. Classes No. 1 and 2 were scheduled a

little prematurely, and by the time C.asa No. 3 had ended, the

fighting in the Pacific had ceased.

Classes Dates Duration

No. 3 only 7 Aug 45-- 8 Sep 45 2 week.

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 Cancelled

2 Cancelled

3 27 Aug 45-- 8 Sep 45 5 5 5 0 0

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BATTERY OFFICERS' SHORT COURSE

Purpose: To familiarize battery grade officers with the latest dovelopments in materiel, tactics, and technique of field artillery

as employed in the Pacific Theatre.

Scope: Includes instruction in Japanese infiltration tactics, local

security, Japanese miltary organization and tactical doctrine,

target location, use of maps and photos, amphibious operations,

and information and education (orientation); developments in communication equipment; communication procedure; preservation and maintenance of materiel in the Pacific Theater; care and maintenance of

motors and vehicles; gunnery tactics for field artillery, including

high-angle fire; time fire; fire with VT fuzes, radical line mosaics,

and time plot observed fire chart.

Prerequisites: Battery grade field artillery officers who have

compleLed OCS or basic courses in field artillery or equivalent.

Comments: This was one of the short courses established to provide quick orientation in combat practices peculiar to the Pacific

Theatre. It was designed for field artillery officers being sent

from Europe to the Pacific area. No students were available for

the first two classes. Cessation of hostilities in the Pacific caused

the course to be terminated with Class No. 4.

Classes Date s Duration

No. I & No. 2 Cancelled

No. 3 & No. 4 27 Aug 45--15 Sep 45 2 weeks

Orig. Graduate s Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 Cancelled

2 Cancelled

3 27 Aug 45-- 8Sep45 6 6 6 0 0

4 3 Sep 45--15 Sep45 6 6 12 0 0

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NLW DIVISION OFFICERS' COURSE

Purpose: To cover the latest developments in tactics and technique

of division artillery, and to weld into a team the division artillery

commander, battalion commanders, and their respective staffs,

including battery commanders, of the artillery of new divisions

immediately prior to activation.

Scopet Each class is divided into two groups: (1) Command and

Staff Group. Special emphasis is on planning and supervision of I training, and the use of training aido. Most of the instructional

time is devoted to tactics and gunnery with brief periods in commnknication, materiels and motors. (2) Battery Commanders' Group.

This course is designed to acquaint, the battery commanders

thoroughly with administration, care and maintenance of their

organizational materiel and equipment, and to qualify them in

methods of instruction and training and the use of training aids,

For some periods (e, g., service practice), all officers

are assembled by divisions and inatrurtion is conducted under

supervision of the respective division artillery commanders.

Prerequisites; Officers are assigned to this course by higher headquarters. They are chosen from the artillery of divisions soon

to be activated.

Comments: No permanent record of grades. Informal grades

were recorded for the information of the respective division artillery commanders. This course gives the division artillery commander an opportunity to become acquainted with his officers and

to determine tentative assignments for them before joining their

units.

NEW UNIT OFFICERS' COURSE

This was practically the same course as the New Division

Officers' Course, except that officers of rewly-activated field

artillery groups and separate battalions were included. For the

benefit of the latter officers, some instruction in the tactics and

techniques of corps artillery was added to the curriculum. All

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statements appearing under the heading "New Division Officers'

Course" apply here, adding "field artillery group" to "division

artillery" where appropriate.

Clase s Datev Du ration

No. I to No. 15 (NDOC) 26 Jan 42-- 3 Jul 43 4 weeks

No. I to No. 5 (NUOC) V7 Sep 43 -- 8 Apr 44 4 weeks

~Now Division Officers' Course

Battery Command

Commander Op & Staff Op

Class Date# Enr, Total Enr. Total

1 26 Jan 42--ZI Fab 42 72 7% 40 40

2 14 Mar 42-- 9 Apr 42 42 114 26 66

3 11 Apr 42-- 7 May 42 62 176 40 106

4 l2May 42--0 Jun 42 83 259 54 160

5 15 Jun 42--11 Jul 42 86 345 50 210

6 13 Jul 42-- 8Aug 42 107 452 59 269

7 10 Aug 42-- 5 Sep 42 58 511') 48 317

8 7Sep42-- 3 Oct 42 79 589 68 385

9 5 Oct 42-31 Oct 42 42 631 36 421

10 11 Jan 43-- 6 Feb 43 93 724 119 540

11 8 Feb 43-- 6 Mar 43 100 824 95 635

12 8 Mar 43-- 3 Apr 43 63 887 61 696

13 5 Apr 43-- 1 May 43 43 930 46 742

14 10 May 43-- 5 Jun 43 69 999 79 821

15 7 Jun 43- 3 Jul 43 77 1076 83 904

New Unit Officers' Course

1 27 Sep 43--23 Oct 43 42 1118 54 958

2 8 Nov 43-- 4 Dec 43 6 1124 21 979

3 12 Jan 44--12 Feb 44 47 1171 71 1050

4 14 Feb 44--11 Mar 44 47 1218 81 1131

5 13 Mar 44-- 8 Apr 44 85 1303 105 1236

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BATTERY EXECUTIVE COURSE

Purpose; To qualify officers for duties of executive in a field

artillery battery.

Scope: Includes instruction in training of firing battery; delivery

of fire; use of instruments; care and maintenance of materiel,

including small arms and automatic weapons; field maneuvers,

including firing, as well as reconnaissance, selection, and occupation of position.

Prerequisites: Officers selected to attend this course should be

second lieutenants or junior first lieutenants within age-in-grade

restrictions. It is desirable that atudents be graduates of the

Officers' Basic Course or Officer Candidate Course at FAS.

Comments: On 7 August 1942 the Commanding General, Replacement and School Command, recommended to the Commanding

General, Army Ground Forces, that a 5 weeks course for battery

executives be inaugurated at the Field Artillery School, for the

purpose of training battery executives for assignment to new

divisions. This was not considered favorably by CC, AGF. However, such a course was conducted on a local basis in the fall of

1942 under the supervision of the Commanding Officer, School

Troops. This was a hurriedly organized course of 4 weeks duration for 12 lieutenants from the 78th Infantry Division Artilliry,

Camp Butner, N.C. No record of this class was kept in the Academic Records unit of the Secrtary's office, and no Certificates

of Proficiency were issued. A record of grades may be found

in the AG Files, File No. 352. 11, Binder No. I.

On 10 November 1942, CG AGF directed the inauguration

of a Battery Executive Course of 4 weeks duration with a capacity

of 36 students. A new class was to enter every 4 weeks. The

students were to be drawn from the graduates of every fourth OCS

class. It was intended that the graduates of this course be used

in the cadres of new field artillery units.

The first class in this regularly authorized course started

on 22 December 1942 with 36 graduates of Officer Candidate Course,

Class No. 42, as students.

Effective with Class No, 2 (18 January 1943), the course

capacity was increased to 60 students, with a class of 30 starting

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every 2 weeks. Starting with Class No. 44 (Z1 August 1944), the

capacity was increased to 1 20 with a class of 30 starting every

week.

On 1 January 1945 the course capacity was reduced to

75 students, and commencing with Class No. 64 (15 January 1945),

the schedule was changed back to a class starting every 2 weeks.

This schedule more than met the reqktirements, for with the inception of Class No. 54 (30 October 1944), it became necessary

to cancel a class occasionally for lack of students. These cancellations continued in 1945 in increasing proportion until the completion of Class No. 75 on 14 July 1945, when there was no further

need for the course. Subsequent classes were scheduled, but no

students were forthcoming.

On I March 1944 the course was revised and the schedule

rearranged so that each student would receive materiel instruction

on the weapon which his unit employed.

The Battery Executive Course was originally conducted

under the supervision of the Commanding Officer, School Troops,

Colonel Charles IR. Doran, with the assistance and cooperation

of the Directors of the Departments of Gunnery and Materiel.

Effective £4 February 1944 the responsibility for the course was

transferred to the Director of the Department of Materiel, who

continued in charge until 7 May 1945, when it was again transferred, this time to the Director of the Department of Gunnery.

He ran the course for the remainder of its life, which was actually

for Z classes only, No. 72 and No. 75.

During the life of the course, 1930 students were enrolled, 1767 graduated, and 65 failed.

Classes Dates Duration

No. I to No. 75 22 Dec 4Z--14 Jul 45 4 weeks

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Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 22 Dec 42--16 Jan 43 36 35 35 0 

0

2 18 Jan 43-13 Feb 43 42 41 76 1 

1

3 1 Feb 43--27 Feb 43 30 28 104 1 

2

4 15 Feb 43--13 Mar 43 32 32 136 0 

2

5 1 Mar 43--27 Mar 43 30 30 166 0 

2

6 15 Mar 43-10 Apr 43 30 29 195 0 

2

7 29 Mar 43--24 Apr 43 30 29 224 2 

4

a 12 Apr 43-- 8 May 43 30 29 253 1 

5

9 26 Apr 43--22 May 43 30 28 281 z 

7

10 10 May 43-- 5 Jun 43 30 30 311 0 

7

11 24 May 43--19 Jun 43 30 30 341 0 

7

12 7 Jin 43-- 3 Jul 43 30 25 366 4 11

13 21 Jun 43--17 Jul 43 30 Z4 390 6 17

14 5 Jul 43-31 Jul 43 30 V7 417 3 204

15 19 Jul 43--14 Aug 43 30 30 447 0 20

16 2 Aug 43--28 Aug 43 30 Z3 470 6 26

17 16 Aug 43--11 Sep

43 29 23 493 7 33

18 30 Aug 43. -25 Sep 43 29 29 522 0 33

19 13 Sep 43-- 9 Oct 

4 3 30 24 546 6 39

20 27 Sep 43--23 Oct 43 32 29 575 0 39

21 11 Oct 43-- 6 Nov 43 32 29 604 1 40

22 25 Oct 43--20 Nov 43 34 29 633 4 44

23 8 Nov 43-- 4 Dec 43 31 30 663 0 44

24 22 Nov 43.-18 Dec 43 3Z 30 693 1 45

25 6 Dec 43-- 1 Jan 44 31 28 721 1 46

26 20 Dec 43--15 Jan 44 32 31 752 1 47

27 3 Jan 44--29 Jan 44 27 23 775 2 49

28 17 Jan 44--12 Feb 44 29 26 801 3 52

29 31 Jan 44-26 Feb 44 28 28 829 1 53

30 14 Feb 44--ilMar 44 30 29 858 0 53

31 z8 Feb 44--25 Mar 44 27 25 883 0 53

32 13 Mar 44-- 8 Apr 44 31 25 908 0 53

33 27 Mar 44--22 Apr 44 34 20 936 0 53

34 10 Apr 44-- 6 May 44 31 Z4 960 0 53

35 24 Apr 44--20 May 44 35 35 995 0 53

36 8 May 44-- 3 Jun 44 33 32 1027 0 53

37 22 May 44--17 Jun 44 36 32 1059 0 53

38 5 Jun 44-- 1 Jul 44 37 37 1096 0 53

39 19 Jun 44--15 Jul 

44 32 32 1128 0 53

40 3 Jul 44--29 Jul 44 32 30 1158 0 53

41 17 Jul 44--12 Aug 44 25 23 1181 0 53

42 31 Jul 44--26 Aug 44 27 25 1206 1 54

* ', 43 14 Aug 44-- 9 Sep44 33 33 1Z39 0 54

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Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

44 21 Aug 44-16 Sep 44 28 26 1265 0 54

45 28 Aug 44--23 Sep 44 33 27 1292 2 56

46 4 Sep 44--30 Sep 44 33 33 1325 0 56

47 11 Sep 44-- 7 Oct 44 31 30 1355 0 56

48 18 Sep 44--14 Oct 44 36 32 1387 0 56

49 25 Sep 44--21 Oct 44 35 27 1414 0 56

50 2 Oct 44--28 Oct 44 25 26 1440 1 57

51 9 Oct 44-- 4 Nov 44 35 33 1473 0 57

5a 16 Oct 44--lI Nov 44 24 21 1494 1 58

53 23 Oct 44-18 Nov 44 19 19 1512 0 58

54 30 Oct 44-- *

55 6 Nov 44-- 2 Dec 44 44 43 1555 0 58

56 13 Nov, 44-- 9 Dec 44 31 29 1584 2 60

57 20 Nov 44 -16 Dec 44 34 33 1617 0 60

58 Cancelled

59 4 Dec 44--30 Dec 44 32 28 1645 0 60

60 Cancelled

61 18 Dec 44--13 Jan 45 26 26 1671 0 60

62 Cancelled

63 Cancelled

64 15 Jan 45--10 Feb 45 30 28 1699 3 63

65 Cancelled

66 12 Feb 45-10 Mar 45 19 18 1717 0 63

67 Cancelled

68 12 Mar 45-- 7 Apr 45 17 16 1733 0 63

(9 Cancelled

70 9 Apr 45-- 5 May 45 22 18 1751 0 63

71 Cancelled

72 7 May 45-- 2 Jun 45 13 6 1757 2 65

73 Cancelled

74 Cancelled

75 18 Jun 45--14 Jul 45 Z4 10 1767 0 65

* The 13 officers remaining in Class No. 54 on 2 Nov 44 were transferred to Class No. 55 on that date.

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OFFICER SPECIALIST COURSE (FIRE DIRECTION AND SURVEY)

VA

Purpose Experimental, to develop the use of survey and fire direction in the masing of fires and to determine the feasibility of conducting such a course.

Sc e: Battalion survey procedures; long and short base intersection;

traverse, Y-aaimuthe, and coordinates; battalion fire direction

dfm dteoCteicNhn.que,

Prerequisites Members of class are selected from graduates of

the Battery Officers' Course, Students for Class No. I were selected from gradates of BOC Class Noi 7m and for Class No. 2 from

Comments: Much experimentation was done in these classes with

fire direction technique and the massing of fires, Toward the latter

part of the second class, a demonstration was held for the School

to show the manning of fires of a field artillery battalion and the

work of fire direction. A group of high ranking officers attended.

Claesem Dates Duration

No. I and No. Z 30 Apr 41--23 Jun 41 4 weeks

Orig. Graduates Failureb

Class Dates Enr, No, Total No. Total

1 30 Apr 41--Z6 May 41 10 10 10 0 0

Z Z7 May41--Z3 Jun 41 10 10 ZO 0 0

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OFFICERS' SURPVEY COURSE

Purpose: To quality officers for division artillery and battalion

survey,

Scope Battahon aind division artillery survey procedures; long

and short base intersection; traverse, calculation of distancem,

Y-aximuths and coordinates; corrections; astronomical methods

for orientation; use and adjustment of transit, aiming circle, steel

tape, stadia rod, battery commander's telescope and altimeter;

survey procedure with grid sheet, photo-map and battle map;

battalion fire direction technique,

Prerequisites: Officers selected should be in grade of Lieutenant,

within age in-grade restrictions and possess an aptitude for survey

work,

Comments: This course was an outgrowth of the Officer Specialist

Course (Fire Direction and Survey), which ran from 30 April 1941

to 23 June 1941.

Classes Oates Duration

No. I to No. 97 i Jan 43-.1 Jul 45 4 weeks

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

I II Jan 43-- 6 Feb 43 Z8 2 27 2 z

2 8 Feb 43 - 6 Mar 43 24 Zt 55 0 2

3 15 Feb 43--13 Mar 43 29 22 77 z 4

4 2 . Feb 43 20 Mar 43 24 23 100 1 5

5 1 Mar 43- 27 Mar 43 24 2z IZZ 2 7

6 8 Mar 43-- 3 Apr 43 Z*' 22 144 6 13

7 15 Mar 43--10 Apr 43 27 Z6 170 0 13

22 Mar 43--17 Apr 43 27 26 196 0 13

9 29 Mar 43--24 Apr 43 27 27 223 0 13

10 5 Apr 43-- 1 May 43 25 22 245 4 17

11 12 Apr 43-- 8 May 43 Z7 23 268 4 Z1

12 19 Apr 43- 15 May 43 27 25 293 2 z3

13 26 Apr 43--22 May 43 29 26 319 3 26

14 3 May 43 -29 May 43 27 27 346 0 26

15 10 May 43-- 5 Jun 43 50 45 391 4 30

16 17 May 43-- 12 Jun 43 52 44 43 5 7 37

17 Z4 May 43--19 Jun 43 51 45 480 5 4Z

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Class Dates E nr, No. Total No. Total

18 31 May 43--26 Jun 43 51 46 526 4 46

19 7 Jun 43-- 3 Jul 43 54 44 b70 8 54

20 14 Jun 43--10 Jul 43 50 37 607 14 68

21 21 Jun 43--17 Jul 43 51 38 64 11 79

22 28 Jun 43--24 Jul 43 53 40 685 13 92

23 5 Jul 43--31 Jul 43 55 48 733 8 100

24 IZ Jul 43-. 7 Aug 43 5z 45 778 6 106

25 19 Jul 43--14 Aug 43 49 47 825 3 109

26 26 Jul 43-21 Aug 43 47 44 869 2 111

27 Z Aug 43--28 Aug 

4 3 56 s0 919 5 116

28 9 Aug 43-- 4Sep43 50 44 963 6 124

29 16 Aug 43--1 Sep 43 50 53 1016 2 124

30 23 Aug 43--18 Sep 43 53 5z 1068 0 124

31 30 Aug 43--25 Sep 43 52 48 1116 2 126

32 6 Sep 43-- 2 Oct 43 45 39 1156 5 131

33 13 Sep43-- 9Oct43 51 42 1197 8 119

34 20 Sep 43--16 Oct 43 55 47 1Z44 8 147

35 27 Sep 43--23 Oct 43 47 44 188 14

36 4 Oct 43-30 Oct 43 51 49 1337 2 149

S37 11 Oct 43-- 6 Nov -43 54 52. 1389 1 ISO

38 18 Oct 43--13 Nov 43 51 55 1444 1 151

39 25 Oct 43--20 Nov 43 54 49 1493 6 157

40 1 Nov 43-28 Nov 43 56 53 1546 3 160

41 8 Nov 43-- 4 Dec 43 54 46 1592 4 164

42 15 Nov 43--11 Dec 43 58 50 1647 3 167

43 22 Nov 43--18 Dec 43 58 55 1697 3 170

44 29 Nov 43--25 Dec 43 56 56 1753 0 170

45 6 Dec 43---I Jan 44 53 45 1798 7 177

46 13 Dec 43-- 8 Jan 44 56 55 1853 ? 179

47 ZO Dec 43--15 Jan 44 47 46 1899 3 18a

48 28 Dec 43--22 Jan 44 52 50 1949 3 185

49 3 Jan 44-29 Jan 44 50 46 1995 2 187

50 10 Jan 44-- 5 Feb 44 51 47 Z042 0 187

51 17 Jan 44.-12 Feb 44 51 S3 2095 1 188

52 Z4 Jan 44....19 Feb 44 5 a 51 Z146 1 189

53 31 Jan 44--Z6 Feb 44 47 44 2190 4 193

54 7 Feb 44-- 4 Mar 44 46 42 2232 3 196

55 14 Feb 44--11 Mar 44 50 51 2283 0 196

56 21 Feb 44--18 Mar 44 48 46 2329 1 197

57 28 Feb 44--25 Mar 44 55 49 2378 5 402

58 6 Mar 44- 1 Apr 44 48 46 2424 1 203

59 13 Mar 44-- 8 Apr 44 47 43 2467 4 Z07

60 27 Mar 44--22 Apr 44 44 43 2510 1 208

61 3 Apr 44--29 Apr 

4 4 34 33 2543 0 208

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Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Date Enr. No., Total No. Total

6Z 10 Apr 44-- 6 May 44 47 48 Z591 0 208 I'

63 Z4 Apr 44--Z0 May 44 50 48 Z639 1 209 I!

64 1 May 44--27 May 44 48 48 2687 1 Z10

65 8 May 44- 3 Jun 44 49 48 2735 1 211

66 22 May 44--17 Jun 44 48 '15 2780 z Z13

67 Z9 May 44--24 Jun 44 49 46 2826 3 216

68 5 Jun 44-. 1 Jul 44 49 47 2873 3 219

69 19 Jun 44-15 Jul 44 46 46 2919 0 219

70 26 Jun 44--22 Jul 44 46 45 2964 0 219

71 3 Jul 44--Z9 Jul 44 48 46 3010 2 221

72 17 Jul 44-12 Aug 44 47 45 3055 a 223

73 24 Jul 44-19 Aug 44 39 33 30q8 3 226

74 31 Jul 44--Z6 Aug 44 51 44 3132 0 226

75 14 Aug 44-- 9Sep 44 48 44 3176 1 Z27

76 21 Aug 44--16 Sep 44 46 41 3217 1 228

77 28 Aug 44--23 Sep 44 42 40 3Z57 4 232

78 11 Sep 44-- 7 Oct 44 44 45 3302 1 233

79 18 Sep 44--14 Oct 44 44 42 3344 1 234

80 25 Sep 44--21 Oct 44 33 29 3373 3 237

81 9 Oct 44..- 4 Nov 44 41 39 3412 1 238

82 16 Oct 44--11 Nov 44 43 42 3454 1 239

, 83 23 Oct 44--18 Nov 44 10 9 3463 0 239

84 6 Nov 44-- 2 Dec 44 36 32 3495 0 239

85 13 Nov 44-- 9 Dec 44 33 34 3529 0 239

86 Cancelled

87 4 Dec 44--30 Dec 44 31 30 3559 0 239

88 11 Dec 44-- 6 Jan 45 39 37 3596 1 240

89 Cam.elled

90 Cancelled

91 8 Jai 45-- 3 Feb 45 27 Z5 3621 1 241

92 5 Feb 45- 3 Mar 45 14 13 3634 0 Z4i

93 5 Mar 45--31 Mar 45 10 9 3643 0 241

94 Cancelled i

95 30 Apr 45--Z6 May 45 14 13 3656 0 241

96 Cancellmd

97 25 Jun 45-- *

* All students in Class No. 97 were relieved on 4 Jul 45.,

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TANK DESTROYER OFFICERS' SPECIAL COUI*SE

Purpose To train selected Tank Destroyer officers in field artillery

procedures.

Scope. Emphasis on duties of the battery executie with fanilliarization instruction in survey, conduct of fire, fire direction, and use of

the Graphical Firing Tables.

Prerequisites: Tank Destroyer officers selected by the Commanding

General, Tdnk Destroyer Center, Camp Hood, Texas,

Comments: Grades were kept and Certificates of Proficiency

issued,

Classes Dates Duration

No. 1 23 Aug 43--18 Sep 43 4 weeks

No. 2 27 Sep 43--30 Oct 43 5 weeks

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 23 Aug 43--18 Sep 43 30 25 25 5 5

2 27 Sep 43--30 Oct 43 30 27 52 3 8

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ARTILLERY INTELLIGENCE COURSE

Purpose: To equip selected officers of FAS, including School Troops,

to instruct in artillery intelligence. Also to develop a suitable program

of instruction, as well as instructors, for the time when a regular

course in this subject might be authorized.

Sc1oe Sketching and advanced map reading, with particular reft-rene:

to the needs of the S-2; foreign equipment and methods, including pay.,

chology, tactical doctrine, defensive methods, and small unit employment of both the Germans and the Japanese; U. S. infantry doctrine

and employment of small infantry units; communication for the S-2;

obse rvatlon; photointelligcnce, including stereovision and resLitution;

intelligence techniques, including scouting and patrolling, and shelling

reportri; duties of the artillery S-2; counterintelligence; field exercises.

Prerequisites: Attendance limited to selected officers of FAS, includir,,

School Troops.

Comments; Some instruction in artillery intelligence was included in

all general courses for officers conducted at the School durirg the war.

However, such instruction of necessity was limited to very fcw hours

in any course and could not possibly be considered aw qualifying an

officer for duty as S-2 in a field artillery unit. In most units, it was

necessary for the officer assigned to this position to become familiar

with his duties as best he could, utilizing field manuals and possibly by

serving as an Assistant S-2. Courses we .... offered by the Mil,.tary Intelligence Training Center, Camp Ritchie, .,kryland, which had to do

mainly with the study of air photos to determine the capabilities of the

enemy, inciuding the movement and disposition of enemy large units and

major installations. These courses did not mee, the need3 of the field

artillery, and besides, insufficient quotas were available to train the ;J

artillery officers required for S-Z duty.

On 28 June 1944 the Commandant, Major General Orlando

Ward, submitted to the Commanding General, Army Ground Forces,

a proposal that a 5 weeks course in Field Artillery Intelligence be

established at FAS for both officers and enlisted men. A complete program of instruction was attached. (See letter FAS, 352. 11 Courses 

GNE Fl, subject; "Field Artillery Intelligence Training Course,"' dated

28 June 1944. AG Files, File No. 352. 11. Binder No. I). The Cornmanding General, Army Ground Forces, did not consider this proposal

favorably, feeling that the courses offered at Camp Ritchie wer,' adequate, and he directed that the hours devoted to this subject in the

Officers' Advanced Course be increased to 44.

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On 29 August 1944 the Commandant proposed the establishment of a 5 weeks course in Field Artillery Intelligence, the students

to be drawn from officers of the Staff & Faculty and of School Troops

only. This was approved and 2 classes were conducted as shown. *

(See letter, FAS, 352.11 Courses - GNRFI, subject- 'Artillery Intelligence Training," dated 29 August 1944, and indorsements. AG Files,

File No. 35Z. 11, Binder No. 1).

On 28 November 1 944 the Commandant again proposed the

establishment of an authorized course in Field Artillery Intelligence,

using as an argument the deficiencies in combat intelligence noted in

Training Circular No. 54, War Department, 24 August 1944. However,

the Commanding General, Army Ground Forces, still looked .anfavorably upon the proposal. (See letter FAS, 352. 11 Courses - GNRFI,

aubject: "Field Artillery Intelligence Training Course, " dated 28

November 1944, and indorsements).

On 21 May 1945, Headqu.rter3 Army Ground Forces directed

FAS to submit a tentative program of instruction for a 3 weeks course

for artillery S-2s, to be conducted during the redeployment training

period and stressing the use of air photos in the construction of firing

charts and in target finding. Personnel to attend the course were to

be lattalion, group, division artillery, and corps artillery S-2s, pri- marily from units undergoing redeployment to the Pacific Theatre.

FAS recommended that the duration of this course be 2 weeks, because

courses running for an even number of weeks made for economy of

school troops and range areas. When this recommendation wao re.

jected by AGF, the School countered with a proposal that since the

course was to run for 3 weeks, that a n, w class start every 4 weeks,

which would have had the samne effect so far as economy was concerned.

However, the final decision prescribed a 3 weeks course, the first class

to start on I September 1945, the second class on 2Z September, and a

new class each week thereafter. Actually, no students were available

for the first class; the second class was run with 6 students; and all

succeeding classes were cancelled, because the war ended in the

Pacific.

Since thi . was not a regularly authorized course for general

attendance, certificates were not issued.

The course was conducted under the direction of the S-Z, FAS.

(See S-2 files for information not to be found in the AG files.

Also files stored in Bldg T-674.)

* See the Artillery Intelligence Course shown below.

** See the Officers' Refrewher Artillery Intelligence Course, p. 63.

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Classes Dates Duration

No. I 2 Oct 44--26 Oct 44 3 1/2 weeks

No. 2 11 Nov44-- 7 Dec 44 4 weeks

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Date a Enr. No. Total No. Total

Z O0ct 44-2 6 Oct 4 4 20 20 0 0

i I Nov 44- -7 Der.4 4 16 36 0 0

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OFFICERS' REFRESHER ARTILLERY INTELLIGENCE COURSE

Purpose To train officers for duty with S-Z sections of corps artillery,

division artillery, and field artillery groups and battalions. Emphasis

is placed on target acquisition by means of aerial photos.

Scope: Includes instruction in photo@ and photo interpretation, transferring targets from photos to firing charts, the radial line plot and use

of obliques; analysis of maps of the Pacific areas; Japanese tactics,

military intelligence, duties of the S-2, counterbattery, and staff employment; communication systems, security, and voice radio procedure;

employment of observation battalion, countermortar intelligence agencies;

information and education (orientation); discussion.

Prerequisites: Officers will be artillery S-Zs and Assistant S-Za of redeployed units and of units now in the zone of interior.

Comments: The primary purpose of this course was to provide quick

training in artillery intelligence for officers of units destined for service

in the Pacific Theatre, particularly those being redeployed from the

European and Mediterranean Theatres. No students were yet available

for Class No. 1 and by the time Class No. 2 was terminated the fighting

in the Pacific had ceased.

Classes Dates Duration

No. 2 only 3 Sep 45--ZZ Sep 45 3 weeks

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Date s Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 Cancelled

2 3 Sep 45--22 Sep 45 6 6 6 0 0

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r

OFFICER SPECLALIST COURSE (MOTORS)

AND

OFFICERS' MOTOR COURSE

Purpose; To present to students the principles of maintenance and

operation of military motor vehiclem issued to the field artillery and

to qualify officers for duties of battalion motor officer.

ESce Covers instruction in construction, functioning, repair and

operation of motor vehicles; army system of maintenance and preventive maintenance; training of drivers and mechanics; methods of

marching and march control; and field expedients for operation over

difficult and varied terrain.

Prerequisites: Officers and warrant officers who must have desire

to attend course; be within age-in-grade restrictions, should have or

expect to have duties in connection with operation or maintenance of

motor transportation; minimum standard score of 100 on MAT: military motor vehicle operator's permiti efficiency rating of satisfactory

or better; graduate of either Officers' Basic Course or Officer Candidate Course at service school is desirable but not mandatory.

Comments: See Comments under Enlisted Motor Course. (Students

in this course and the Enlisted Motor Course received the same instruction. )

Classes Dates Duration

No. I to No. 16 (OSCM) 1 Aug 40--29 Nov 4Z 12 weeks

No. 17 to No. 144 (OMC) 28 Sep 42--15 Feb 46 1Z weeks

64
Officer Specialist Course 

(Mo

t ors)

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

I Aug 40-43 Oct 40 20 20 20 0 

0

IA 8 Oct 40-- 6 Jan

4 1 15 15 35 0 

0

z I Nov 40--30 Jan 41 21 21 56 0 

0

3 tO Feb 41-- 3 May41 19 19 75 0 

0

4 12 May4l-- 3 Aug 

4 1 2Z 24 99 1 

1

5 11 Aug 41--31 Oct 41 3 22 121 0 

1

6 3 Nov 41-31 Jan 42 23 20 141 2 

3

7 15 Dec 41-13 Mar 42 29 21 162 1 

4

8 19 Jan42--10 Apr 42 36 31 193 1 

5

9 16 Feb 42-- 8 May 42 37 35 228 1 

6

* 10 16 Mar 4Z-- 5 Jun 42 36 33 261 1 

7

11 13 Apr 42- 3 Jul 42 35 34 295 0 

7

12 11 May 42-- 1 Aug42 31 28 323 0 

7

13 8 Jun 42--28 Aug 42 34 31 354 0 

7

14 .6 Jul 

4 2--25 Sep 42 33 28 382 0 

7

15 3 Aug 42--23 Oct42 37 33 415 3 10

16 31 Aug 42--20 Nov42 34 30 445 0 t0

Officers' Motor Course

17 28 Sep 42--18 Dec 42 34 32 477 0 10

i 6 Oct 

4 2--15 Jan 43 32 31 508 4 14

19 9 Nov 42--29 Jan 

43 35 35 543 1 'i5

20 23 Nov 42--12 Feb43 34 34 577 0 15

21 7 Dec 42.--6 Feb 

4 3 36 36 613 0 15

22 21 Dec 42--12 Mar 43 33 34 647 0 15

23 4 Jan 43--2 6 Mar 43 36 34 681 1 16

24 18 Jan 43-- 9 Apr 43 37 34 715 0 16

Z5 1 Feb 43--43 Apr 43 36 39 754 0 16

26 15 Feb 43-- 8 May 43 36 33 787 2 18

27 I Mar 43--41 May43 36 32 819 z 20

28 15Mar43-- 5 Jun 43 36 35 8.54 2 22

29 29 ar 43-19Ja

4 3 34 32 886 0 23

30 12 Apr 43-- 3 Jul 43 34 32 918 0 23

31 26 Apr 43--17 Jul 43 36 28 946 0 23

32 10 May 43--

31 Jul 

4 3 35 35 981 0 23

33 24 May 43-14 Au8 

4 3 30 33 1014 0 23

34 7 run 43--28 Aug 

4 3 31 30 1044 0 Z3

35 21 Jun 43--11 Sep 43 30 29 1073 0 23

36 5 Jul 43--25 Sep 43 30 31 1104 0 23

37 19 Jul 43-- 9 Oct 43 Z9 28 1132 24

65

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Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

38 2 A4,43 --23 Oct 43 29 20 ,.1i61 0 24

39 16 Aug 43-- 6 Nov 43 30 28 1189 0 24

40 23 Aug 43--13 Nov43 14 14 1203 0 Z4

41 30 Aug 43--ZO Nov 43 21 21 1724 0 Z4

42 6 Sep 43--27 Nov 43 15 12 1236 0 Z4

43 13 Sep43-- 4Dec 43 17 17 1253 0 Z4

- 44 

20 Sep 

4

3 --11 Dec 43 15 15 1268 0 24

45 28 Sep 43--18 Dec 43 15 17 1285 0 24

46 4 Oct 43--25 Dec 43 17 18 1303 0 24

47 11 Oct 43-- 1 Jan 44 16 16 1319 0 24

48 18 Oct 43-- 8 Jan 44 13 11 1330 0 24

49 25 Oct 43--15 Jan 44 16 16 1346 0 24

50 1 Nov 43--22 Jan44 13 16 1362 0 24

51 8 Nov 43--29 Jan44 21 20 1382 0 24

52 15 Nov 43-- 5 Feb 44 15 15 1397 0 24

53 22 Nov 43--12 Feb44 15 15 1412 0 24

54 29 Nov 43--19 Feb44 13 14 1426 0 24

55 6 Dec 43--26 Feb 44 15 15 1441 0 24

56 13 Dec 43-- 4 Mar 44 15 16 1457 0 24

57 20 Dec 43--li Mar44 15 9 1466 0 24

58 27 Dec 43--18 Mar44 15 it 1484 0 24

59 3 Jan 44--25 Mar 44 14 17 1501 0 24

60 10 Jan 44-- 1 Apr 44 15 14 1515 0 24

61 17 Jan 44-- 8 Apr 44 15 15 1530 0 24

62 24 Jan 44--15 Apr 44 14 15 1545 0 24

63 31 Jan 44--22 Apr 44 15 15 1560 0 24

64 7 Feb 44--29 Apr44 15 13 1573 0 24

65 14 Feb 44--- 6 May44 25 25 1598 0 24

66 21 Feb 44--13 May44 15 16 1614 0 24

67 28 Feb 44--20 May44 16 16 1630 0 24

68 6 Mar 44--27 May 44 17 18 1648 0 24

69 13Mar44-- 3 Jun 44 16 16 1664 0 Z4

70 20Mar44--10 Jun 44 15 15 1679 0 24

71 27 Mar 44--17 Jun 44 15 12 1691 0 24

72 3 Apr 44--24 Jun 44 17 17 1708 0 24

73 10 Apr 44-- 1 Jul 44 14 13 1721 0 24

74 17 Apr 44-- 8 

t

ul 44 13 14 1735 0 24

75 24 Apr 44--15 Jul 44 15 15 1750 0 24

76 1 May 44--22 Jul 44 16 1 1765 0 24

77 8 May 44--29 Jul 44 13 14 1779 0 24

78 15 May 44-- 5 Aug 44 15 16 1795 0 Z4

79 22 May 44--12 Aug 44 16 13 1808 0 Z4

80 29 May 44.-19 Aug 44 15 16 1824 0 24

66.

j

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.Orig. Graduate$ Failure

Class Date,, Enr No. Total No. Total

81 5 Jux144-2 6 Aug 

44 15 15 1839 0 24

82 1Z Jun 44-- 2 Sep 44 16 14 1853 0 24

. 83 19 Jun 

4

4 -- 9 Sep 

4 4 16 14 1867 0 24

84 26 Jun 44-16 Sep44 19 16 1883 0 24

85 3 Jul 44--23 Sep 44 16 14 1897 0 24

86 10 Jul 44--30 Sep 44 18 18 1915 0 24

87 17 Jul 44-- 7 Oct 44 14 12 197 0 Z4

88 24 Jul 44-14 Oct 

4 4 13 13 1940 0 24

89 31 Jul 44-41 Oct 

44 13 1z 1952 0 24

90 7 Au44--28 Oct 

4 4 is 14 1966 0 24

9 14 Aug 44-- 4Nov4 4 12 13 1979 0 24

92 21 Aug 44--11 Nov 44 13 13 1992 0 24

93 28 Aug 44--18 Nov 44 14 13 2005 0 24

94 4 Sep 44--25N v44 15 11 2016 0 24

95 11 Sep 

44 -- 2 Dec 44 10 2027 3 0 24

96 It Sep 

4

4 -- 9 Dec 44 12 10 2037 0 24

97 25 Sep 44--16 Dec 

4 4 13 9 2046 0 24

98 2 Oct 44--23 Dec 

4 4 12 8 2054 0 Z4

99 9 Oct 44--30 Dec 44 12 13 2067 0 24

100 16 Oct 44-- 6 Jan 45 16 13 Z080 0 24

101 23 Oct 44--13 Jan 45 16 16 2096 0 24

102 30 Oct 44-20 Jan 45 5 5 2101 0 24

103 6 Nov 44--27 Jan 45 18 12 2113 0 24

104 13 Nov4

4-- 3 Feb45 15 16 2129 24

105 Cancelled

106 27 Nov 44--17 Feb 45 20 17 2146 0 24

107 4 Dec 44--24 Feb 45 18 16 2162 0 24

ion 11 Dec 44-- 3 Mar 45 10 8 2170 0 24

109 18 Dec 44--10 Mar45 16 13 2183 0 24

120 25 Dec 44--17 Mar 45 12 11 2194 0 24

112 8 Jan 45-31Mar 4 7 9 2203 0 24

113 15 Jan 45-- 7 Apr 45 9 6 2209 0 24

114 22 Jan 45--14 Apr 45 6 7 2216 0 24

115 Cancelled

116 5 Feb 45-28 Apr 45 7 8 2224 0 24

117 1Feb Z 45-- 5 May 45 8 7 2231 0 24

L18 Cancelled

119 Cancelled

120 5 Mar 45--26 May45 11 7 2238 0 Z4

121 l Z Mar 45-- 2 Jun 45 9 8 2246 0 24

122 Cancelled

123 Cancelled

124 Cancelled

15 9 Apr 45--30 Jun 45 10 12 2258 0 24

67
Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

126 Cancelled

127 23 Apr 45-14 Jul 45 8 7 2265 0 24

128 Cancelled

129 Cancelled

130 14 May 45-- 4 Aug 45 11 5 2270 0 24

131 Cancelled

132 28 May 45--18 Aug 45 8 7 2277 0 24

133 11 Jun45-- I Sep 45 4 4 2281 0 24

134 25 Jun 45--15 Sep 45 12 4 2285 0 24

135 16 Jul 45-- 6Oct 45 2 4 2289 0 24

136 Cancelled

137 Cancelled

138 27 Aug 43-.17 Nov 45 9 4 2293 0 24

139 Cancelled

140 24 Sep 45--14 Dec 45 3 3 2296 0 24

141 Cancelled

142 22 Oct 45--18 Jan 46 4 5 2301 0 24

143 5 Nov 45-- I Feb 46 4 3 2304 0 24

144 19 Nov 45--15 Feb 46 9 20 2324 0 24

68

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ENLISTED SPECIALIST COUIRSE (MOTOR MECHANICS)

AND

ENLISTED MOTOR COURSE

Purkose; To train enlls.ted men to perform first and second

echeion maintenance on field artillery vehicles,

Scope: Construction, functioning, repair, operation, and maintenance of military motor vehicles used in the field artillery.

Approximately one-half of the tine in this course is devoted to

maintenance and operations in the field, while the remainder of

the time is given over to technical instruction in engines; fuel,

electrical and power transmission systems; steering gears;

springs; shock absorbers, and brakes.

Prerequisites': Enlisted man must have desire to attend course;

grammar school education or its equivalent; minimum score of

90 on AGCT and MAT: minimum of one year experience as motor

mechanic in civilian life or completion of motor mechanic course

at post motor school is highly desirable.

Comments: Students in this course and the Officers' Motor Course received the same instruction and attended the same classes. However, class numbors did not coincide. For example, the students

in Officers' Motor Course, Class No. 100, and those in Enlisted

Motor Course, Class No. 10Z, entered on 16 October 1944, received the same instruction, attended classes together, and for

aU intents and purposes were members of the same class.

The class numbers in the Z courses differed because no i

officers were enrolled until 3 weeks after the enlisted course

started, and the intervals between classes differed for almost

* 3 years. However, both OMC Class No. 3Z and EMC Class No.

34 entered on 10 May 1943, and this difference of Z in the class

numbe ring remained uniform thereafter.

Two classes of enlisted men only were conducted after

Officers' Motor Course was terminated.

Students were drawn from field artillery units and also

from the FARTC trainees who had received opecialist training in

* ~the motor batteries,

69

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1.

Classes Dates Duration

No. I to No. 23 (ESCMM) 10 Jul 40- -26 Sep 4Z 12 weeks

No. 24 to No. l .O 3 Aug 42-- 3 May 46 12 weeks

Enlisted Specialist Course (Motor Mechanics)

Orig. Graduates Failurem

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 10 Jul 40-- I Oct 40 113 97 97 14 14

2 8 Oct 40-- 3 Jan41 117 112 209 5 i9

3 9 Dec 40-- 8 Mar 41 102 96 305 6 25

4 6 Jan 41--29 Mai 41 88 86 391 2 27

5 10 Feb 41-- 3 May41 103 91 482 0 27

6 10 Mar 41--31 May 41 105 102 584 0 27

7 7 Apr 41-48 Jun 41 105 98 682 2 29

8 5 May 41--26 Jul 41 100 99 781 0 Z9

9 Z Jun 41--23 Aug 41 103 95 876 0 29

10 30 Jun 41--ZO Sep 41 109 106 982 1 30

11 28 Jul 41--l6 Oct 41 106 102 1084 1 31

12 25 Aug 41--15 Nov 41 94 81 1165 4 35

13 ZZ Sep 41--13 Dec 41 113 106 1271 4 39

14 20 Oct 41--17 Jan 42 100 96 1367 1 40

15 17 Nov 41--14 Feb 4Z 92 98 1465 0 40

16 15 Dec 41--14 Mar 42 108 104 1569 3 43

17 19 Jan 42--11 Apr 42 100 97 1666 0 43

18 16 Feb 42-- 9 May42 109 106 177Z 2 45

19 16 Mar 42-- 6 Jun 42 108 108 1880 0 45

20 13 Apr 42-- 4 Jul 42 115 114 1994 1 46

21 11 May 42-- 1 Aug 42 104 101 2095 0 46

22 8 Jun 42-29 Aug 42 117 117 2212 0 46

23 6 Jul 42-26 Sep 42 118 110 2322 0 46

Enlisted Motor Course

24 3 Aug 42--24 Oct 4Z 111 105 Z427 0 46

25 31 Aug 42--ZI Nov 42 111 104 2531 0 46

26 28 Sep 42--19 Dec 42 1OZ 100 2631 0 46

27 26 Oct 42--16 Jan 43 111 111 Z742 1 47

28 23 Nov 42--13 Feb 43 106 105 2847 0 47

29 21 Dec 42--13 Mar 43 11Z 110 2957 0 47

30 18 Jan 43--10 Apr 43 106 106 3063 0 47

31 L5 Feb 43-- 8 May43 110 110 3173 0 47

32 15 Mar 43-- 5 Jun43 109 107 3280 0 47

70

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Orig. Graduates Failure@

Class Date a Enr. No. Total No. Total

t 33 12 Apr 43-- 3 JuA 43 103 100 3380 0 47

34 10 May 43--31 Jul 41 101 98 3478 0 47

35 24 May 43--14 Aug 43 72 58 3536 1 48

36 7 Jun 43--28 Aug 43 80 69 3605 2 50

Sp 1 14 Jun43-- 4Sep 43 61 47 3652 4 54

37 21 Jun 43--l1 Sep 43 70 72 3724 3 57

I Sp 2 28 Jun 43--18 Sep 

4 3 30 4 3758 0 57

38 5 Jul 43--25 Sep43 70 66 3814 3 60

Sp 3 13 Ju143-- 2Oct 43 64 61 3885 0 60

39 19 Jul 43-- 90Lt 

4 3 71 67 3952 4 64

40 Z Aug 43--23 Oct 43 72 69 40Z1 4 68

41 16 Aug 43-- 6 Nov 43 70 65 4086 1 69

4Z 23 Aug 43--13 Nov 43 45 43 41Z9 0 69

- 43 30 Aug 43--Z0 Nov 43 39 35 4164 0 69

44 6 Sep 43--27 Nov 43 49 43 4207 3 72

45 13 Sep 43-- 4 Dec 43 49 47 4254 0 73

46 20 Sep 43-l1 Dec 43 41 38 4Z9Z 1 73

47 27 Sep 42--18 Dec 43 52 51 4343 0 73

48 40ct43--25 Dec 43 44 42 4385 0 75

49 11 Oct 43-- 1 Jan 44 44 45 4430 0 75

50 18 Oct 43-- 8 Jan 44 69 65 4493 3 78

51 25 Oct 43--15 Jan 44 70 67 4560 0 78

52 1 Nov 43--22 Jan 44 68 b6 4626 2 80

53 8 Nov 43,.-29 Jan 44 63 61 4687 1 81

54 15 Nov 43-- 5 Feb 44 64 61 4748 2 83

55 22 Nov 43--1Z Feb 44 59 57 4805 0 83

56 Z9 Nov 43--19 Feb 44 65 66 4871 0 83

57 6 Dec 43--26 Feb 44 65 59 4930 0 83

58 13 Dec 43-- 4 Mar 44 65 62 4992 0 83

59 20 L)c 43--11 Mar 

4 4 62 61 5053 0 83

60 27 Dec 43--18 Mar 44 60 58 5111 2 85

61 3 Jan 44--5 Mar 44 64 62 5173 2 87

62 10 Jan 44-- 1 Apr 44 67 64 5237 0 87

63 17 Jan 44-- 8 Apr 44 66 58 5295 1 88

64 Z4 Jan 44--15 Apr 44 66 66 5361 1 89

65 31 Jan 44--22 Apr 44 69 64 5495 1 90

66 7 Feb 44--Z9 Apr 44 64 64 5489 1 90

67 14 Feb 44-- 6 May 44 47 47 5536 1 92

68 Z Feb 44--13 May 44 67 63 5599 2 94

* 69 28 Feb 44--20 May 44 68 69 5668 1 95

70 6 Mar 44--27 May 

44 69 72 5740 0 95

71 13 Mar 44-- 3 Jun 44 64 65 5805 2 97

", 72 20 Mar 44--IU Jan 44 64 70 5875 0 97

73 27 Mar 44--17 Jun 44 60 56 5931 0 97

71

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. .. ... ..
I.:

Orig. Graduates Failures

Clams Date* Enr. No. total Nc. Total

74 3 Apr 44--24 Jun 44 59 61 5992 2 99

75 10 Apr 44-- 1 Jul 44 58 64 6056 0 99

76 17 Apr 44-- 8 Jul 44 47 59 6115 1 100

77 24 Apr 44--15 Jul 44 62 58 6173 1 101

78 1 May 44--22 Jul 44 63 57 6230 0 101

79 8 May 44--29 Jul 44 68 72 630Z 0 101

80 15 May 44-- 5 Aug 44 64 76 6378 0 101

81 22 May 44--12 Aug 44 61 69 6447 1 102

82 29 May 44--19 Aug 44 54 55 6502 0 102

83 5 Jun 44-26 Aug 44 62 67 6569 0 10?.

84 12 Jun 44-- 2Sep44 65 61 6630 2 104

85 19 Jun 44-- 9 Sep 44 64 59 6689 0 ).04

86 26 Jun 44--16 Sep 44 67 65 6754 3 107

87 3 Jul 44--Z3 Sep 44 66 71 6825 0 107

88 10 Jul 44--30 Sep 44 61 63 6888 1 108

89 17 Jul 44-- 7 Oct 44 70 68 6956 0 108

90 24 Jul 44--14 Oct 44 55 61 7017 0 108

91 31 Jul 44--41 Oct 44 72 72 7089 2 110

92 7 Aug 44--28 Oct 44 64 63 7152 0 110

93 14 Aug 44-. 4 Nov 44 75 79 7231 z 112

94 21 Aug 44--11 Nov 44 70 64 7295 0 1L.

95 28 Aug 44--18 Nov 44 59 54 7349 0 112

96 4 Sep 44-.25 Nov 44 59 55 7404 0 11 z

97 11 Sep 44-- 2 Dec 44 81 82 7486 1 113

98 18 Sep44-- 9DDec 44 58 51 7537 0 113

99 25 Sep 44 ...16 Dec 44 70 70 760'1 0 113

100 2 Oct 44--23 Dec 44 59 57 7664 0 313

101 9 Oct 44--30 Dec 44 71 59 7723 0 113

lOZ 16 Oct 44-- 6 Tan 45 40 34 7757 0 113

103 23 Oct 44--13 Jan 45 40 36 7793 0 113

104 30 Oct 44-20 Jan 45 40 37 7830 C 113

105 6 Nov 44--27 Jan 45 41 43 7873 0 1.13

106 13 Nov 44-- 3 Feb 45 50 63 7936 0 113

107 Cancelled

108 27 Nov 44--17 Feb 45 60 52 7988 1 114

109 4 Dec 44--24 Feb 45 37 41 8029 0 114

110 11 Dec 44-- 3 Mar 45 66 69 8098 0 114

111 18 Dec 44--10 Mar 45 22 21 8119 0 114

112 25 Dec 44--17 Mar 45 70 63 8182 0 114

113 1 Jan 45--24 Mar 45 54 52 8234 0 114

114 8 Jan 45--31 Mar 45 47 40 8274 0 114

115 15 Jan 45-- 7 Apr 45 22 22 8296 0 114

116 22 Jan 45--14 Apr 45 10 15 8311 0 114

117 Cancelled

72
Orig. Graduates Failures ot. Total

Class Dates Lnr, No. Total No T

118 5 Feb 45-.Z8 Apr 45 39 38 8349 0 114

119 12 Feb45-- 5 May 45 31 31 8380 0 114

1 z0 Cancelled

S21 Cancelled

122 5 Mar 45--26 May kc 30 37 8417 0 114

1.23 12 Mar 35-- 2 Jul. 3 .5 36 8453 0 114

I 24 Cancelled

1 25 Cancelled

126 Cancelled

127 9 Apr 45-30 Jun 45 29 28 8481 1 115

128 Cancelled

129 23 Apr 45--14 Jul45 7 6 8487 0 115

130 Cancelled

131 Cancelled - 15

132 14 May 45-- 4 Aug 45 35 29 8516

133 Cancelled A 15

134 28 May 45--1B Aug 45 61 61 8577 0 115

135 11 Jun 45-- Sep 45 32 62 4 8639 0 115

136 25 Jun 45--15 Stp 4 5 70 4 8643 0 115

137 16 Jul 45-- 6 Oct 45 6 11 8654 0 115

1.38 Cancelled

139 Cancelled N15

140 27 Aug 45--16 Nov 45 38 32 8686

141 Cancelled 487

142 24 Sep 45--14 Dec 45 36 22 8708

143 Cancelled

144 22 Oct 45--18 Jan 46 5 4 8712 0 115

145 5 Nov 45-- I Feb 46 66 59 8771 0 115

146 19 Nov 45--15 Feb 46 9' 160 8931 0 115

147 Cancelled 148 Cancelled67 6 895 0 154

149 7 Jan 46--14 Apr 46 67 64 8995 0 115

150 28 Jan 46-- 3 May 46 72 51 9046 0 115

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... ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ..
TRACTOR COURSE (OFFICERS)

AND

OFFICERS' FULL TRACK VEHICLE COURSE.

Purpose; (1) High speed tractor section. To present prinw.ipiei

of maintenance and operation of full-track prime movers issued

to field artillery and to qualify officers for duties of battalion

motor officer. (2) Self-propelled mount section. To present

principles of maintenance and operation of 105-mm self-propelled

mount M7 and to qualify officers for duties of battalion motor

officer.

Scope: (1) High speed tractor section. Includes instruction in

construction, functioning, repair, and operation of full-track

prime movers; army system of maintenance and preventive maintenance; training of drivers and mechanics; field expediento for

operation over difficult and varied.terrain. (2) Self-propelted

mount section. Includes instruction in construction, functionirc,

repair and operation of 105-mm self-propelled mount; army

system of maintenance and preventive maintenance; training of

drivers and mechanic.; field expedients for operation over difficult and varied terrain.

Prerequisites; Officers should be graduates of an officers' motor

course at a service school or have equivalent experience.

Comments; This course was originally knowr as the Tracor Course

and only enlisted students were enrolled. Tractor Course C'.ass

No. I started on 17 November 1941. Beginning with Class No. 4A,

starting on 23 February 1942, officers were also enrolled. Hc,w.

ever, although officers and enlisted men received identical instruction, for the purpose of academic records and issuance of certificates, two separate course, were listed, the Officers' Tractor

Course and the Enlisted Tractor Course. The first class in the

Tractor Course (Officers) was given the number 4A. I:

Classes Dates Du ration

No. 4A to No. 24*TCO) 23 Feb 42--25 Sep 43 4 weeks

No. I to No. 107 (OFTVC) 27 Sep 43--I Jan 46 4 w,'ek•

* Effective with the class entering on 2 August 1943, the name of

this course was changed from Tractor Course (Officers) to Offic.ers'

74
Full Track Vehicle Course. Due to an error in cutting the roaters,

the first two classes under the new name were designated Officers'

Full Track Vehicle Course, Class No. 23 and Class No. 24 respectively, and certificates were issued accordingly. The next

class was then designated Officers' Full Track Vehicle Course,

Class No. 1. Consequently, two different classes have been issued

certificates bearing the designation Officers' Full Track Vehicle

Course, Class No. 23: the class entering 2 August 1943 and grad.

uating 28 August 1943, and the class entering 28 February 1944

and graduat 4 ng 25 March, 1944. Likewise, two different classes

were designated No. 24: the class entering 30 August 1943 and

graduating 25 September 1943, and the class entering 6 March 1944

and graduating 1 April 1944.

Tractor Course (Officers)

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

4A Z3 Feb 42--20 Mar 42 6 6 6 0 0

5 16 Ma r 42--Il Apr 4Z 3 3 9 0 0

6 13 Apr 42-- 9 May 42 4 4 13 0 0

7 11 May 42-- 6 Jun 42 1 1 14 0 0

8 8 Jun 42-- 4 Jul 42 z 2 16 0 0

9 6 Jul 42-- 1 Aug 42 1 1 17 0 0

10 3 Aug 42--29 Aug 42 3 3 20 0 0

ii Cancelled

12 Cancelled

13 26 Oct 42--Z Nov 42 3 3 Z3 0 0

14 23 Nov 42--19 Dec 42 1 1 24 0 0

15 -- (no off. students)

16 18 Jan 43--13 Feb 43 1 1 25 0 0

17 J5 Feb 43--13 Mar 43 5 5 30 0 0

18 15 Mar 43--10 Apr 43 3 3 33 0 0

19 12 Apr 43-- 8 May 43 7 7 40 0 0

20 10 May 43-.- 5 Jun 43 8 8 48 0 0

21 7 Jun 43-- 3 Jul 43 5 5 53 0 0

Z2 5 Jul 43--31 Jul 43 4 5 58 0 0

23 Z Aug 43--28 Aug 43 3 3 61 0 0

24 30 Aug 43--25 Sep 43 5 4 65 0 0

Officers' Full Track Vehicle Course

I Z7 Sep 43--Z3 Oct 43 3 3 68 0 0

2 4 Oct 43--30 Oct 43 3 3 71 0 0

3 11 Oct 43-- 6Nov 43 3 3 74 0 0

75

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Orig. Graduate$ Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

4 18 Oct 43--13 Nov 43 1 1 75 0 

0

5 Z5 Oct 43--20 Nov 

4 3 3 3 78 0 

0

6 1 Nov 43 -Z7 Nov 43 7 7 85 0 

0

1 8 Nov 43-- 4 Dec 43 4 4 89 0 

0

8 --(r.o officers)

9 22 Nov 43--18 Dec 

4 3 7 7 96 0 

0

10 29 Nov 43--25 Dec 43 4 3 99 0 

0

11 6 D'c 43-- 1 Jan 44 1 1 100 0 

0

12 13 Dec 

4 3-- 8 Jan 44 5 5 105 0 

0

13 20 Dec 43--15 Jan 44 6 6 Ill 0 

0

14 27 Dec 43--22 Jan 44 4 4 15 0 

0

15 3 Jan 44--29 Jan 

4 4 7 6 121 0 0

16 10 Jan 44-- 5 Feb 44 9 9 130 0 

0

17 17 Jan 44- 12 Feb 44 5 5 135 0 

0

is 24 Jan 44- 19 Feb 44 7 7 142 0 

0

19 31 Jan 44--26 Feb 44 8 8 150 0 

0

20 7 Feb 44-- 4 Mar 44 9 8 151 0 

0

ZI 14 Feb 44--I Mar 44 19 19 170 0 

0

A2 21 Feb 44--18 Mar 44 11 11 181 0 0.

23 28 Feb 44--25 Mar 44 8 8 189 0 

0

Z4 6 Mar 44-- 1 Apr 44 11 11 200 0 

0

25 13 Mar 

4

4 -- 8 Apr 44 14 14 214 0 

0

26 ZO Mar 44--15 Apr 44 12 13 227 0 

0

27 27 Mar 44- 22 Apr 44 18 18 245 0 

0

28 3 Apr 44--29 Apr 44 11 11 256 0 

0

29 10 Apr 

4

4 -- 6 May 44 7 7 263 0 

0

30 17 Apr 44--13 May 44 11 12 Z75 C' 

0

31 24 Apr 44--20 May 

4 4 18 18 293 0 

0

32 1 May 44--27 May 44 25 25 318 0 

0

33 8 May 44-- 3 run 44 22 22 340 0 

0

34 15 May 44--10 Jun 44 21 21 361 0 

0

35 22 May 44-17 Jun 44 14 13 374 0 

0

36 29 May 44 -24 Tun 44 17 16 30 0 

0

37 5 Jun 44- I jal 44 20 19 409 0 

C

38 12 Jun 44--- 8 Jal 44 24 Z4 433 0 

0

39 19 Jun 

4

4 --15 j- 144 14 17 450 0 

0

40 26 :;un 44--22 Jul 44 18 )7 4$7 0 

0

41 3 ,ul 44--29 Jul 44 18 15 482 0 

0

42 10 Jul 44- 5 Aug 44 20 19 501 0 

0

43 17 Jul 14--12 Aug 44 14 16 517 0 

0

44 24 Iul 44. 19 Aug 44 19 19 530 0 

0

45 31 Jul 44--2 

. A'ig 44 z.1 20 556 0 

0

46 7 Aug 44-- Z Sop 44 Z4 24 580 0 

0

47 14 Aug 

44 -9 Sep 44 20 19 599 0 

0

76 :4
Orig. Graduates Failureb

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

48 Zl Aug 44--16 Sep 

4 4 17 16 615 0 

0

49 28 Aug 44--23 Sep 44 15 15 630 0 

0

50 4Sep 44--30 Sep 44 15 14 644 0 

0

51 11 Sep 44-- 7 Oct 44 16 16 660 0 

0

5Z 18 Sep 44--14 Oct 

4 4 17 16 676 0 

0

53 Z5 Sep 44--21 Oct 44 10 10 686 0 

0

54 Z Oct 44--28 Oct 

4 4 14 14 700 0 

0

55 9 Oct 44-- 4 Nov 44 10 11 711 0 

0

56 16 Oct 44--11 Nov 44 12 10 721 0 

0

57 23 Oct 44--18 Nov 44 13 13 734 0 

0

58 30 Oct 44--25 Nov 44 13 13 747 0 

0

59 6 Nov 44-- 2 Dec 44 17 16 763 0 

0

60 13 Nov 44-- 9 Dec44 13 12 775 0 

0

61 20 Nov 44--16 Dec44 7 8 783 0 

0

62 27 Nov 44--Z3 Dec 

4 4 7 7 790 0 

0

63 4 Dec 44--30 Dec 

4 4 13 28 818 0 

0

64 11 Dec 44-- 6 Jan 45 14 13 831 0 

0

65 18 Dec 44--13 Jan 45 3 3 834 0 

0

66 25 Dec 44--20 Jan 45 5 4 838 0 

0

67 1 Jan 45--27 Jan 45 10 10 848 0 

0

68 8 Jan 45-- 3 Feb 45 12 10 858 0 

0

69 15 Jan 45--10 Feb 45 12 14 872 0 

0

70 Z2 Jan 45--17 Feb 45 3 3 875 0 

0

71 29 Jan 45--24 Feb 45 8 8 883 0 

0

7Z 5 Feb 45--3 Mar 45 22 22 905 0 

0

73 Cancelled

74 19 Feb 45--17 Mar45 14 13 918 0 

U

75 26 Feb 45 

- -24 Mar 45 10 9 9V7 0 

0

76 5 Mar 45--31 Mar 45 6 7 934 0 

0

77 12 Mar45-- 7 Apr 45 10 10 944 0 

0

78 19 Mar 45..-14 Apr45 10 9 953 0 

0

79 Cancelled

80 2 Apr 45--28 Apr 45 6 6 959 0 

0

81 9 Apr 45-- 5 May 45 8 9 968 0 

0

82 16 Apr 45--IZ May 45 5 6 974 0 

0

83 Cancelled

84 30 Apr 45--26 May 45 9 9 983 0 

0

85 7 May 45-- 2 Jun45 6 4 987 0 

0

86 14 May 45-- 9 Jun 45 z 1 988 0 

0

87 Cancelled

88 28 May 45--23 Jun 45 6 5 993 0 

0

89 4 Jun 45--30 Jun 45 2 3 996 0 

0

90 Cancelled

* 91 Cancelled

9Z Cancelled

77
C sJOrig. Graduates Failures SClass Datesa Enr. No. Total No. Total

93 2 Jul 4S--28 Jul 45 3 3 999 0 0

94 9 Jul 45 -- 4 Aug 45 2 1001 0 0

95 16 Jul 45--

96 23 Jul 45--18 Aug 45 2 2 1003 0 0

97 Cancelled

98 6 Aug 45-- 1 Sep 45 3 1 1004 0 0

99 Z0 Aug 4S--15 Sep 45 5 4 1008 0 0

100 3 Sep .5-9 Sep 45 3 7 1015 0 0

101 17 Sep4b--13 Oct 45 3 Z 1017 0 0

102 Cancelled

103 IS Oct 45-- 9Nov 45 1 1 1018 0 0

104 Cancelled

105 Cancelled

106 Cancelled

107 10 Dec 45-11 Jan 46 3 3 1021 0 0

* The 2 officers remaining in Class No. 95 on 1 Aug were transferred

to FTVC No. 94 on that date.

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rENLISTED TRACTOR COURSE

AND

ENLISTED FULL TRACK VEHICLE COURSE

purpose: (1) High speed tractor section: To present principles of

maintenance and operation of full-track prime movers issued to field

Al artillery; to qualify enlisted personnel for performing second echelon

maintenance on these vehicles. (2) Self-propelled mount section: To

present principles of maintenance and operation of 105mm self-propelled mount M-7; to qualify enlisted personnel for performing second

echelon maintenance on this vehicle,

Scope: (1) High speed tractor section: Includes instruction in construction, functioning, repair and operation of full-track vehicles;

army system of maintenance and preventive maintenance; training of

drivers and mechanics; field expedients for operation over difficult

and varied terrain. (2) Self-propelled mount section: Includes instruction in construction, functioning, repair and operation of l05mm

self-p~opelied mount; army system of maintenance and preventive

malntqnahce; training drivers and mechanics; field expedients for

operation over difficult and varied terrain.

* Prerequisites: Enlisted man must have desire to attend course;

character rating of Excellent; grammar school education or equivalent;

be graduate of motor course at service school or have equivalent expe rience.

Comments: All students received general instruction in full-track

vf-icles for first two weeks. During the remaining two weeks, the

student received instruction in the particular type vehicle with which

his organization was equipped.

Claases Dates Duration

No. 1 to No. 24*(ETC) 17 Nov 41--Z5 Sep '3 4 wee!,s

No, I to No. 107(EFTVC) 27 Sep 43--Li Jan 46 4 weeks

* Effective with the class entering on Z August 1943, the name of

this course was changed from Enlisted Tractor Course to Enlisted i .iiFull Track Vehicle Course. Due to an error in cutting the rosters,

the first two classes uuder the new name were designated Enlisted f I Full Track Vehicle Course, Class No. 23 and Class No. 24 respectively, and certificates were issued accordingly. The next class was

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then designated Enlisted Full Track Vehicle Course, Class No, 1.

Consequently, two different classes have been issued certificates

bearing the designation Enlisted Full Track Vehicle Course, Class

No, 23--the class entering 2 August 1943 and graduating 28 August

1943, and the class entering 28 February 1944 and graduating 25

March 1944. Likewise, two different classes were designated No. Z4--

the class entering 30 August 1943 and graduating 25 September 1943,

and the class entering 6 March 1944 and graduating I April 1944.

Enlisted Tractor Course

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Date s Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 17 Nov 41-l13 Dec 41 16 12 12 2 z

z 15 Dec 4L--17 Jan 42 12 12 24 0 2

3 19 Jan 42--14 Feb 42 14 13 37 0 2

4 16 Feb 42--14 Mar4Z 20 15 52 1 3 4-A 23 Feb 42--Z0 Mar 42 6 6 58 0 3

5 16 Mar 4Z--lI Apr 42 17 15 73 z 5

6 13 Apr 42-- 9 May 42 14 17 90 0 5

7 11 May 42-- 6 Jun 42 10 10 100 0 5

8 8 Jun 4-- 4 Jul 42 7 9 109 2 7

9 6 Jul 42-- 1 Aug 42 15 17 126 0 7

10 3 Aug 42--29 Aug 42 16 15 141 0 7

11 31 Aug 42--Z6 Sup 42 14 15 156 0 7

12 28 Sep 42--24 Oct 42 26 26 182 0 7

13 26 Oct 42--Zi Nov 42 14 14 196 0 7

14 23 Nov 42--19 Dec 42 10 10 206 0 7

15 21 Dec 42--16 Jan 43 12 12 218 0 7

16 18 Jan 43--13 Feb 43 7 7 225 0 7

17 15 Feb 43--13 Mar 43 12 12 237 0 7

18 15 Mar 43--10 Apr 43 5 4 241 1 8

19 1Z Apr 43-- 8 May 43 6 4 245 2 10

20 10 May 3-. 5 Jun 43 9 9 254 0 10

21 7 Jun 43-- 3 Jul 43 12 13 267 0 I0

22 5 Jul 43--31 Jul 43 10 10 277 0 10

23 ZAug 43--28 Aug 43 1 1 278 0 10

24 30 Aug 43--25 Sep 43 7 7 285 0 10

Enlisted Full Track Vehicle Course

1 27 Sep 4 3--23 Oct 43 8 8 293 0 10

2 4 Oct 43--30 Oct 43 8 8 301 0 10

3 11 Oct 43-- 6Nov 43 11 11 312 0 10

4 18 Oct 43--13 Nov 43 10 9 321 1 11

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r ' " . .. . -.; ' - " - .,..... . - "" ' " ' ] . . I l
Orig. Graduates Failures

nr. No. Total No. Total

class Date s -n. o - --

5 25 Oct 43-20 Nov 43 11 10 331 0 11

6 1 Nov 43--27 Nov 

4 3 7 7 338 0 11

7 8 Nov 43-- 4 Dec 43 8 8 346 0 11

8 15 Nov 43--11 Dec 43 10 9 355 1 12

9 ZZ Nov 43--18 Dec 

4 3 17 16 371 0 12

10 29 Nov 43--25 Dec 43 10 10 381 0 1z

11 6 Dec 43-- 1Jan 44 21 18 399 1 13

12 13 Dec 43-- 8 Jan 44 13 11 410 1 14

13 20 Dec 43--15 Jan 44 18 18 428 0 14

14 7 Dec 43--ZZ Jan 44 14 15 443 0 14

15 3 Jan 44--29 Jan 44 16 15 458 0 14

16 10 Jan 44-- 5 Feb 44 32 34 492 0 14

17 17 Jan 44--12 Fab 44 34 29 521 1 15

18 24 Jan 44--19 Feb 44 36 34 555 0 15

19 31 Jan 44--26 Feb 44 36 34 589 1 16

20 7 I2eb 44-- 4 Mar44 41 40 629 0 16

21 14 Feb 44--11 Mar44 28 28 657 0 16

22 21 Feb 44--18 Mar44 30 28 685 1 17

23 28 Feb 44--25 Mar44 24 25 710 0 17

34 6 Mar 44-- I Apr 

44 32 32 742 0 17

25 13 Mar 44-- 8 Apr 

4 4 21 29 771 0 17

26 20 Mar 44--15 Apr 44 27 29 800 0 17

27 27 Mar 44-- 22 Apr44 30 30 830 0 17

28 3 Apr 44--29 Apr 44 29 30 860 0 17

29 10 Apr 44-- 6 May44 24 22 882 0 17

30 17 Apr 44--13 May44 35 51 933 0 17

31 24 Apr 44--20 May 44 57 52 985 1 18

32 1 May 44--27 May 44 61 57 1042 0 18

33 8 May 44-- 3 Jun 44 60 63 1105 0 18

34 15 May .*4--10 Jun 44 42 41 1146 0 18

35 22 May 44--17 Jun 44 58 55 1201 0 18

36 29 May 44--24 Jun 44 72 74 1275 0 18

37 5 Jun 44-- 1 Jul 44 62 58 1333 0 18

38 12 Jun 44-- 8 Jul 44 50 52 1385 0 18

39 19 Jun 44--15 Jul 44 48 42 1427 0 18

40 26 Jun 44--22 Jul 44 36 59 1486 0 18

41 3 Jul 44--29 Jul 44 54 53 1539 0 18

42 10 Jul 44-- 5 Aug 44 53 46 1585 0 18

43 17 Jul. 44--IZ Aug 44 50 51 1636 0 18

44 24 Jul 44--19 Aug 44 53 52 1688 1 19

45 31 Jul 44--26 Aug 44 48 49 1737 0 19

46 5 Aug 44-- 2 Sep44 55 55 1792 0 19

47 14 Aug 44-- 9Sep44 56 59 1851 0 19

48 21 Aug 44--16 Sep44 33 64 1915 1 20

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Orig. Graduates Failures Class Date@ Enr. No. Total No. Total

49 28 Aug 44--23 Sep 44 44 64 1979 0 20

so 4 8ep 44-30 Sep 44 62 57 2036 0 20 51 11 Sep 44-- 7 Oct 44 45 44 2080 0 20 52 18 Sep 44--14 Oct 44 45 47 2127 0 20 53 25 Sep 44--21 Oct 44 46 66 2193 1 Z1

54 2 Oct 44--28 Oct 44 45 43 2236 0 21 55 9Oct 44-- 4Nov44 57 54 2290 0 21 56 16 Oct 44--11 Nov44 47 42 2332 1 22 57 23 Oct 44--18 Nov44 30 31 2363 0 22 58 30 Oct 44-25 Nov 44 23 17 2380 0 22 59 6 Nov 44-- 2 Dec 44 43 37 2417 0 22 60 13 Nov 44-- 9 Dec 44 41 40 2457 0 2z 61 20 Nov 44--16 Dec 44 34 34 2491 0 2Z 62 27 Nov 44--23 Dec 44 20 18 2509 1 23 63 4 Dec 44--30 Dec 44 69 64 2573 0 23 64 11 Dec 44-. 6 Jan 45 59 53 2626 0 23

65 18 Dec 44-13 Jan 45 9 8 2634 0 23 66 25 Dec 44--20 Jan 45 18 17 2651 0 23

68 

67 1 Jan 45--27 Jan 45 46 37 2688 0 3 8 Jan45-- 3 Feb 45 32 23 2711 1 24 69 15 Jan 45--10 Feb 45 14 15 2726 0 24 70 22 Jan 45--17 Feb 45 31 34 2760 0 24 71 29 Jan 45--24 Feb 45 30 27 2787 0 24 72 5 Feb 45-- 3 Mar 45 51 50 2837 1 25 73 12 Feb 45--10 Mar45 40 33 2870 0 25 74 19 Feb 45--17 Mar 45 7 11 2881 0 25 75 76 26 5 Ma Feb r45 45--24 - -31 Mar Mar 

45 45 15 12 2893 1 ?6 28 27 2920 0 26

77 12Mar 45-- 7 Apr 45 35 30 2950 0 26

78 19Mar45--14 Apr 45 18 19 2969 0 26

79 80 26Mar45--21 2 Apr 45--28 Apr Apr 45 45 31 34 3003 0 26 9 7 3010 0 26

82 01 16 9 Apr Apr 45-- 45 -- 12 5 May May 45 30 25 3035 0 26 45 14 20 3055 0 26

83 Cancelled

84 3C Apr 45--26 May 45 22 19 3074 0 Z6 7 May 45-- 2 Jun 45 18 18 3092 1 27 86 14 May 45-- 9 Jun 45 5 6 3098 0 27 87 Cancelled

88 28 May 45--23 Jun 45 8 8 3106 0 27 89 4 Jun 45--30 Jun 45 14 21 3127 1 28

90 Cancelled

91 18 Jun 45--14 Jul 45 22 11 3138 11 39

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Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Date.a Enr. No. Total. No. Total

92 Cancelled

93 2 Jul 45-28Jul 45 20 20 3158 0 39

94 9 Jul 45 -- 4 Aug 45 3 3 3161 0 39

95 Cancelled

96 23 Jul 45-18 Aug 45 21 16 3177 0 39

97 Cancelled

98 6 Aug 45-- 1 Sep 46 45 25 3202 2 41

99 20OAug 45--15 Sep 45 29 29 3231 0 41

100 3 Sep 45--29 Sep 45 30 20 3251 2 43

101 17 Sep 45-13 Oct 45 28 28 3279 1 44

102 1 Oct 45--27 Oct 45 i8 16 3295 0 44

.103 15 Oct 45-- 9 Nov 45 26 25 3320 0 44*

104 29 Oct 45-23 Nov 45 16 12 3332 0 44

105 12 Nov 45-- 7 Doc 45 46 33 3365 4 48

106 26 Nov 45--ZI Dec 45 15 21 3386 .0 48

107 10 Dmc 45-1il Jan 46 28 19 3405 0 48

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. AIm-4mL
M9C CARGO CARRIER SPECIAL COURSE

Purpose; To train instruction teams of one officer and one enlisted man

each To assignment to the theatres to instruct unit personnel in the field

in maintenance and operation of the MZ9C Cargo Carrier.

Scope: A course in maintenance and operation of the MZ9C Cargo

Carrier (Weasel) and assembly, disassembly, and stowage of the 1O 5m

howitzer MZ on the MZ9C Cargo Carrier.

Prerequisites: Graduates of motor course at a service school, or

equivalent experience. Enrollment limited to personnel selected by

AGF, including some personnel of the Department of Motors nominated

by the Director.

Comments: Twenty-eight teams, consisting of I officer and I enlisted

man each, were trained. One additional team. consisting of I officer

and 3 enlicted men, was. trained. This team was organized to remain

at the Field Artillery School subject to being ordered to any location,

including overseas, specified by the Commanding General of the Army

Ground Forces for the purpose of giving instruction in driving and first

and second echelon Maintenance an the M29C Cargo Carrier.

Classes Date# Duration

No. I only 27 Nov 44--9 Dec 44 1Z days

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Date s Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 27 Nov 44--9 Dec 44 67 67 67 0 0

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OBSERVATION BATTALION OF)'ICERS' COURSE

AND

OFFICERS' SOUND AND FLASH RANGING COURSE

Purpose: To qualify officers for duty with field artillery observation

battalions.

Scope: Instruction in survey, meteorology, sounr ranging, flash

ranging, and tactical employment of field artillery observation

battalion. Includes accurate survey, and mound and flash ranging

methods, using slide rule plotting. flash plotting board, various

optical instruments, altimeter, microphones, air photos, and maps.

Also the determination of meteorological data.

Prerequisites- Background in mathematics and physics, within agein-grade restrictions. Student officers will be selected from observation battalions.

Comments:

Classes Date s Duration

No. I to No. 4 (OBOC) 15 Jun 42-- 3 Oct 42 4 weeks

No. 5 to No. 10 (OSkFRC) 5 Oct 42--ZO Mar 43 4 weeks

No. 11 to No. 23 (OS&FRC) Z Mar 43--9 Jun 45 8 weeks

Observation Battalion Officers' Course

Orig. Graduates Failures

Clasn Date s Enr. No. Total No. Total

I 15 Jun 4Z--I IJul 42 21 21 21 0 0

2 13 Jul 4Z-- 8Aug 42 31 29 50 2 2

3 10 Aug 42-- 5 Sep 42 28 26 76 1 3

4 7 Sep 42-- 3 Oct 42 31 29 105 1 4

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'*]o" Officer' Sound and FLah Rangingi Course

,:O rig. G raduate s F atilue s

C las D aN..te _ n. NO, totaL No. Total

5 5 Oct 41--31 Oct 4? 21 21 1IZ6 0 4

6 2- Nov 4Z--28 Nov 42 32 32 158 0 4

7 30 Nov 4Z--26 DeC 42 6 25 183 5

8 Z Dec 4Z..-23 Jan 43 30 29 21 0 5

9 Z5 Jan 43--Z0 Feb 43 Z9 26 Z38 0 5

10 Z2 Feb 43-20 Mar 43 33 31 269 1 6

"1 ZZ Mar 43--14 May 4

3 33 32 301 a 8

12 24 May 43--17 Jul 43 29 29 330 1 9

13 6 3ul 43--18 Sep 43 32 31 361 0 9

14 27 Sep 43--ZO Nov 43 34 35 396 0 9

15 29 Nov 43--22 Jan 44 31 24 420 3 12

16 31 Jan 44--25 Mar 44 36 36 456 0 1

17 3 Apr 44--27 May 44 30 30 486 0 12

18 3un 44.-Z9 Jul 44 33 33 519 1 13

19 7Au44--30 Sep 4 4 31 31 550 0 13

20 9 Oct 44.- Z Dec 44 34 31 581 0 13

21 Cancelled r, 12 Feb 45-- 7 Apr 45 25 4 605 1 14

13 16 Apr 45-- 9 Jun 45 10 10 615 0 14

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OFFICERS' SOUND. AND FIASH RANGING COURSE (SPECIAL)

Purpose: Class No. 1 -- To give training in functions of a field

artillery observation battalion officer to 31 weather officers, recruited from the Army Air Forces, in preparation for enrollment

in the Meteorological Team Training Course and ultimate assignment to observation battalions as members of metro sections.

Class No. 2 -- To train 11 field artillery lieutenants urgently

: ~needed for assignment to a newly-activated observation battalion.

Insufficient time for the regular Officers' Sound and Flash Ranging

Course. Class No. 3 -- To train 8 Coast and Geodetic Survey

officers for urgent assignment to field artillery observation

battalion overseas, in line with WD policy of assigning one C&GS

officer to each of such battalions. Insufficient time for regular

course.

Sc2pe: Similar to regular Officers' Sound and Flash Ranging,

condensed to meet the time requirement.

Prerequisites: Officers specially selected for each class.

Comments:

Classes Dates Duration

No. 1 4 Dec 44--ZO Jan 45 7 weeks

No. 2 26 Dec 44--13 Jan 45 3 weeks

No. 3 22 Jan 45--17 Feb 45 4 weeks

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 4 Dec 44--Z0 Jan 45 31 2 29 0 0

2 26 Dec 44--13 Jan 45 I1 11 40 0 0

3 22 Jan 45--17 Feb 45 8 8 48 0 0

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I I-I I-I. i I-
ENLISTED FLASH RANGING COURSE

Purposc: To qualify noncommissioned officers of field artillery

observation battalions for duty in flash ranging platoons.

Scope. Flash ranging survey; plotting methods and computing;

elementary gunnery; basic drafting, map and air photo reading,

plotting on flash plotting board; care, use, and operation of

equipment.

SPttrequisites. Students to be selected from field artillery

observation battalions.

Comments; Flash ranging is the technique of locating enemy

artillery on the ground by observation of the flash. Also used

for locating shell-bursts for adjustment of fire purposes.

Classes Dates Duration

No. I to No. Z6 21 Jun 43-15 Sep 45 4 weeks

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 2l Jun 43 -17 Jul 43 30 25 Z5 5 5

2 Z6 Jul 43--ZI Aug 43 27 23 48 3 8

3 Z3 Aug 43--18 Sep 43 26 25 0 73 1 9

4 V7Sep 43--Z3 Oct 43 31 30 103 1 10

5 25 Oct 43--Z0 Nov 43 26 24 127 z 12

6 29 Nov 43--25 Dec 43 30 Z6 153 2 14

7 27 Dec 43--22 Jan 44 23 19 172 0 14

8 31 Jan 44--Z6 Feb 411 34 32 204 2 16

9 28 Feb 44--25 Mar 44 30 28 232 0 16

10 lApr 44--29 Apr 44 7 25 257 ? 18

11 1 Mav 44--Z7 May 44 25 23 Z80 0 18

1z 5 Jun 44-- 1 Jul 44 30 31 311 0 18

13 1 Jul 44--29 Jul 44 19 16 37 1 19

14 5 Aug 44-- 5 Sep 44 25 23 350 1 20

15 2 Sep 44--30 Sep 44 19 18 368 0 20

16 ( Oct 44-- 4 Nov 44 30 30 398 0 20

17 6 Nov 44-- 2 Dec 44 26 26 424 0 20

I_1 9 Dec 44-- 7 Jan 45 zo 17 441 3 3

19 8 Jan 45-- 3 Feb 45 20 16 457 4 Z7

20 12 Feb 45--10 Mar 45 6 6 463 0 Z7

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Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

21 12 Mar 45-- 7 Apr 45 Z9 19 482 10 37

22 16 Apr 45--12 May 45 33 33. 515 0 37

23 14 May 45-- 9 Jun 45 20 14 529 6 43

24 18 Jun 45--14 Jul 45 16 11 540 7 50

25 16 Jul 45--1 Aug 45 9 6 546 3 53

26 20 Aug 45--15 Sep 45 4 3 549 U 53

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ENLISTED SOUND RANGING COURSE

Purpose: To qualify noncommissioned officerv of field artillery

-. 'servation battu llons for duty in bound ranging platoons.

.S.oe: Operation and care of equipment, practical use of maps,

'ur,.ey technique, plotting methods, computing, and elementary - go .noery,

Prerequisites: Enlisted man must have desire to attend course;

; aracter rating Excellent; high school graduate or equivalent;

minimurn AGCT score of 90; background in mathematics and

p-.ics; experience in computlng desirable; priority will be given

to -selection of studcnts from field artillery observation battalions.

Commnts. Sound ranging is the technique of locating enemy

artillery on the ground by recording the source of the sound of

the enemy gun and from the data obtained, plotting its ground

location. Also used for locating friendly shell-bursts for the

Fipl-lse of adjusting five,

Clauses Dates Duratioi

No. I to No. 26 21 Jun 43--15 Sep 45 4 weeks

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Date@ Enr. No. Total No, Total

I I Jun 43- .17 Jul 43 30 30 30 0 0

2 26 Jul 43--Zi Aug 43 30 29 59 1 1

3 23 Aug 43--18 Sep 43 31 30 89 1 z

4 27 Sep 43--23 Oct 43 31 31 120 0 2

Z5 Oct 43--20 Nov 43 26 25 145 0 z

29 Nov 43--25 Dec 43 29 Z6 171 0 z

7 27 Dec 43--Z2 Jan 44 24 24 195 0 2

8 31 Jan 44--26 Feb 44 33 33 ZZ8 0 3

9 28 Feb 44--25 Mar 44 30 Z9 257 0 2

10 3 Apr 44--29 Apr 44 26 Z4 281 1 3

11 1 May 44--27 May 44 2? 27 308 0 3

12 5 ,Jun 14- 1 Jul 44 13 13 321 0 3

13 1 Jul 44--29 Jul 44 13 12 333 0

14 5 Aug 44-- 5 Sep44 22 z2 355 0

is Z Sep 44--30 Sep 44 21 18 373 0 3

15 9 Oct 44-- 4 Nov 44 Z9 26 399 3 .

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Orilg, Graduatos Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

17 6 Nov 44-- 2 Dec 44 25 23 422 2 8

18 9 Dec 44-- 7 Jan 45 14 14 436 0 8

19 8 Jan 45-- 3 Feb 45 16 15 451 1 9

20 12 Feb 45--10 Mar 45 7 5 456 1 10

21 12 Mar 45-- 7 Apr 45 28 19 475 3 13

22 16 Apr 45--12 May 45 28 30 505 0 13

Z3 14 May 45-- 9 Jun45 20 19 524 1 14

24 18 Jun 45--14 Jul 45 21 17 541 6 20

25 16 Jul 45--11 Aug 45 21 19 560 2 22

Z6 20 Aug 45--15 Sep 45 6 6 566 0 zz

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ENLISTED DODAR RANGING COURSE

P : '.rp To qualify noncommissioned officers of field artillery

observation battalions for duty in sound-ranging by Dodar methods.

. This course includes comprehensive instruction on the

Ostruments, equipment, and fundamentals of sound ranging by

Dodar methods and the tactical employment of Dodar units, Emphasis

0is on practical instruction on the Dodar instruments, care, use, reratr, maintenance and trouble shooting.

Prerequisites: St'-,lents should be selected from enlisted men

possessing an AGCT score of 90 or better, a MAT score of 90

* or better and the following minimum quaflfications. (1) Assigned

* to field artillery observation bttaions; have completed basic

training prescribed in Unit Training Program Field Artillery

Olservation Battalions for sound ranging personnel, or equivalent training, (Z) Should possess a good working knowledge of

trigonometry, algebra, plane geometry, with ability to use logarithms and natural functions and have the mechanical and elec-

,. rical aptitude necessary to working with sound ranging equipment.

(3) Should be graduates of the Enlisted Sound Ranging Course and

the Enlisted Sound Ranging Equipment Repair and Maintenance

Course, or have equivalent training,

Con rmant;: ODAR is a short term for 'detection of direction

Sound ranging consists of receiving through a number of

microphones the sound wave produced by 6 gun or the explosion

of a projectile and of determining the source of the sound wave by

a study of the tim intervals between its reception at several

pairs of microphones.

Dodar was intended to simplify sound ranging procedure.

Unlike the conventional sound ranging equipment, no outpost

operator is required for operation of Dodar. Therefore, the sound

hlasemay be installed somewhat closer to the front lines than is

possible with standard sound ranging equipment. The Dodar system

is particularly useful when hasty sound ranging installations are

desired, and for accurate ranging on targets at short distanceb,

uch as light artillery and mortars.

The complete Sound Banging Set AN/PNS-1 (Dodar)

weighs approximately 79 pounds.

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Classes Date s Duration

No. I to No. 4 Z6 Mar 45-- 8 Sep 45 Z weeks

Orig. Gradua.,- Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. i'ota. Ni. Total

1 26 Mar 45-- 7 Apr 45 17 16 16 0 0

I Apr 45--14 Apr 45 1Z lZ 28 0 0

3 6 Aug 45--18 Aug 45 7 6 34 0 0

4 27 Aug 45-- 8Sep4. 16 13 47 3 3

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I
ENL'S'.rED INSTR~UMENTr 1EPA~I AND MAINTENANCE COURSE

P'. poe:To qualify selected enlisted men of field artillery obse rv atien battalions as technicians in second and third echelon main-

..rarc of the 20 second transit, flash ranging instruments, and

rmef.ro-(upticai instruments.

SMaintenance, cleaning, and adjustment of instrur.,ents)

a"1 replacement of damaged parts. All instruction is practical,

tvq~i rig individual ,tudent participation. Detailed instruction

;-, d~mauernbly, cleaning, lubrication, repair, adjustment and

-ecseembly of the field artillery aiming circle, theodolite, binoc-

-al fla.sh-bpotting instrumnent, and transit.

Prerequisites. Enlisted man must have desire to attend cours:;

"aracter rating of Excellent; grammar school aducation or equivale nt; be from fieLd artillery observation battalion; graduate of

t F.OEiustecl Surv-y Course at FieldA Artillery School or have apprciiate experienck- in~ field artillery obs~.rvation battalion in care , 'ii ope ration of indtruments.

Comment... In October 1943 headquarters AGF advised that ti-e

L'ngitwier Maintenanice School would train artillery personnel 01

mainteriance 

t ) train maintenanice 

of tht transit 

technicians 

and that 

in 

the 

Sound Signal Rangink 

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A conference of field artillery observation battalion

*-Ql'fand~rsrequested that short covarses be provided at FAS to

'ai n elected personnel from their units in (I) instrument re -

r~air and mnaintkenance, and Z2) mound ranging equipment repair

at.d mairtenance, They were unanimous in their opinion that. u.

Intruction was badly needed.

By this time, the Coxps of Engineers and the Signal Corps

t-o lor~n'r conducted the maintenance courses referred to iibove.

to conduct the 2 short courses mentioned. This request %as approved,

ard One coursom started an 5 June 1944.

In forwarding the approval of AGF, headquarters R&SC

xKpiVeed the opiiiion that 3 cla.sees in each course would moet

,,;Lrrt'nt requiremecnts. However, the courses -were conducted

for ap:proximnately a year and a half, with graduates as follows;

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Enlisted Instrument Repair and Maintenance Course--334

Enlisted Sound Ranging Equipment Repair and Maintenance

Course-- 180

Without such training as this course provided, field artillcry observation battalions normally did not have personnel equipped

by training and experience to keep their instrumentR properly

adjkisted and maintained. Consequently, in the field, instruments

were not always in the best possible adjustment. Furthermore,

instruments needing repairs had to be sent back to ordnance units

in the rear echelons, thus keeping the instruments out of service

for extended periods and requiring the time of personnel, with

transportation, to convey them there and return them.

Classes Dates Duration

No. I to No. 3Z 5 Jun 44--13 Oct 45 Z weeks

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

I 5 Jun 44--17 Jun 44 15 I5 15 0 0

z 19 Jun 44-- 1 Jul44 10 10 25 0 0

3 1 Jul 44--14Jul 44 8 12 37 0 0

4 17 Jul 44--29 Jul 44 1z 1z 49 0 0

5 5Aug 44-- IS Aug 44 11 I1 60 0 0

6 ZOct 44--14 Oct 44 15 15 75 0 0

7 16 Oct 44--28 Oct 44 17 16 91 0 0

8 30 Oct 44--il Nov 44 16 15 106 1 1

9 13 Nov 44--25 Nov 44 16 16 IZZ 0 1

10 7 Nov 44-- 7 Dec 44 15 15 137 0 1

11 I1 Dec 44--Z5 Dec 44 16 16 153 0 1

13 Z3 De 44-- 5 Jan 45 15 15 168 0 1

12 6 Jan 45--20 Jan 45 14 14 182 0 1

14 Z Jan 45-- 3 Feb 45 14 14 196 0 1

15 5 Feb 45--17 Feb 45 19 19 215 0 I

16 19 Feb 45-- 3 Mar 45 15 15 230 0 1

17 5 Mar 45--17 Mar 45 13 13 243 0 1

18 16 Mar 45--31 Mar 45 15 14 257 1 2

1 9 Cancelled

20 16 Apr 45--28 Apr 45 15 14 271 1 3

z1 Cancelled

zz 14 May 45--26 May 45 11 11 ZZ 0 3

Z3 Cancelled

Z4 II Jun 45--,3 Jun 45 8 13 295 0 3

25 Cancelled

A 95
Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates a nr. No. -oa No-oa

26 9 Jul 45--21 Jul 45 10 10 305 0 3

27 Cancelled

28 6 Aug 45 - 18Aug 4 5 7 7 312 0 3

29 Cancelled

30 Cancelled

31 Cancelled

32 1 Oct 45- -13 Oct45 12 12 324 0 3

33 Cancelled

34 Cancelled

35 Cancelled

36 Z6 Nov 45-- 7 Doc45 3 10 334 0 3

96
ENLISTED SOUND RANGING EQUIPMENT

REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE COURSE

lurpose. To qualify selected enlisted men of field artillery

observation battaliona as technicians in second and third echelon

maintenance of Sound Ranging Set GB-3-C and related equipment.

Scope; Practical instruction in disassembly, cleaning, lubrication, repair, adjustment, and reassembly of the field artillery

sound ranging equipment which includes tntcrophones, sound recorder, and electrical transmission elements; use of test sets,

proper use uf tools and equipment furnished for servicing of

sound ranging equipment.

Prerequisites: Enlisted man must have desire to attend course;

character rating of Excellent; grammar school education or

equivalent; minimum AGCT score of 90; graduate of Enlisted

Sound Ranging Course at Field Artillery School or appropriate

experience in sound ranging platoon of field artillery observation

battalion.

Comments: A companion course was the Enlisted Instrument

Repair and Maintenance Course,

Classes Date s Duration

No. I to No. 31 5 Jun 44--26 Oct 45 2 weeks

Orig. Graduates F-iluree

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 5 Jun 44--17 Jun 44 15 15 15 0 0

2 19 Jun 44 -- 1 Jul 44 15 15 30 0 0

3 1 Jul 44--14 Jul 44 10 12 42 0 0

4 17 Jul 44--.9 Jul 44 5 5 47 0 0

5 2 Oct 44--14 Oct 44 10 8 55 0 0

6 16 Oct 44-.,Z8 Oct 44 12 11 66 1 1

7 13 Nov 44--25 Nov 44 12 12 78 0 1

) 8 11 Dec 44--25 Dec 44 15 15 93 0 1

9 Cancelled

10 Cancelled

11 6 Jan 45--20 Jan 45 7 7 100 0 1

1 2 Cancelled

13 5 Feb 45- 17 Feb 45 8 8 108 0 1

97

V . f
r

Orig. Graduate* Failurel

Clams Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

14 19 Feb 45-- 3 Mar 43 6 6 114 0 1

15 5 Mar 45--17 Mar 45 9 9 123 0 1

16 Cancelled

17 Cancelled

18 16 Apr 45--28 Apr 45 6 6 129 0 1

19 Can.;elled

20 14 May 45--26 May 45 8 8 137 0 1

21 Cancelled

2Z 11 Jun 45--23 Jun45 7 10 147 0 1

23 Cancelled

24 9 Jul 45--21 Jul 45 5 5 152 0 1

25 Z3 Jul 4 5-- 4 Aug 45 14 10 162 0 1

26 13 Aug 45--25 Aug 45 16 13 175 z 3

27 20 Aug 45-- 1 Sep45 2 2 177 0 3

28 Cancelled

29 Cancelled

30 

31 15 Oct 45--26 Oct 45 3 3 180 0 3

I9

= 98

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ENLISTED SURVEY COURSE

Purpose: To qualify noncommissioned officers of field artillery

observation battalions for duty in survey sections; to give them a

working knowledge of survey techniques and procedures employed

iti field artillery observation battalion.

'ncludes instruction on equipment 2nd fundamentals of

survey, including such specialized subjects as astronomic observations, grid systems, and survey planning. Emphasis on practical instruction in technique of survey.

Prerequisites; Enlisted man must have desire to attend course;

character rating of Excellent; high school graduate or equivalent;

minimum AGCT score of 90; background in mathenmatics; experience

in computing and in the use of survey instruments; priority given

to students $rom field artillery observation battalions.

Comments: The course was conducted by the Department of

Observation.

Classes Dates Duration

No. I to No, 30 24 May 43--14 Dec 45 4 weeks

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

i 24 May 43--18 Jun 43 Z7 24 24 2 2

2 21 Jun 43--17 Jul 43 33 31 55 2 4

3 Z6 Jul 43--21 Aug 43 30 29 84" 1 5

4 Z3 Aug 43--18 Sep 43 27 27 111 0 5

5 27 Sep43--23 Oct 43 33 32 143 1 6

6 25 Oct 43--2C Nov 43 30 30 173 0 6

7 29 Nov 43--25 Dec 43 29 29 202 0 6

8 27 Dec 43--22 Jan 44 26 25 227 0 6

9 31 Jan 44--26 Feb 44 41 40 267 0 6

10 28 Feb 44--25 Mar 44 30 29 296 0 6

11 3 Apr 44--29 Apr 44 30 29 325 0 6

12 1 May 44--27 May 44 34 34 359 0 6

13 5 Jun 44-- 1 Jul 44 30 3' 389 0 6

14 1 Jul 44--29 Jul 44 33 32 421 0 6

15 5 Aug 44-- 5 Sep 44 30 29 450 1 7

16 Z-Sep 44--30 Sep 44 75 67 5)7 7 14

99
Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Oate Enr. No. Total No. Total

17 9 Oct 44-- 4 Nov 44 37 34 551 3 17

18 6 Nov 44-- 2 Dec 44 49 44 595 5 Uz

19 9 Dec 44-- 7 Jan 45 56 48 643 7 29

Z0 8 Jan 45-- 3 Feb 45 46 39 68Z 5 34

1 12 Feb 45--10 Mar 45 38 34 716 1 35

z2 12 Mar 45-- 7 Apr 45 26 25 741 1 36

23 16 Apr 45--lZ May 45 32 31 '72 0 36

24 14 May 45-- 9 Jun 45 30 30 802 0 36

25 18 Jun 45--14 Jul 45 27 28 830 2 38

26 16 Jul 45--11 Aug 45 23 20 850 3 41

27 ZO Aug 45--15 Sep 4 5 17 14 864 0 41

28 17 Sep 45--13 Oct 45 8 9 873 0 41

29 ?Z Oct 45--16 Nov 45 4 7 880 1 4Z

30 19 Nov 45--14 Dec 45 24 18 898 6 48

1 00
AIR~ FORCE WEATHER OFFICERS' COURSE

Purpose: To familiarize a specifieui group of AAF weather officers

with the fieici artillery, with particular reference to information

necued by a weather officor.

Scope: Organization, equipment, logistics, and the employment

of the basic combat team in attack ane. in defense, with particular

reference to the field~ artillery elements, Conferences on meteorological topics.

?rerequisites: Student officers specially selected by CO AAF.

Comments it was originally intended to send a total of approximately 120 officers to this course, but the number actually sent

was 83,

These officers received indoctrination training from. the

Chemical Warfare Service ano at rhe Infantry School, as well am

at FAS.

No grades. No certificates issued.

Classes Dates Duration

No. 1 6 Dec 43 - - 18 ec 43 2 weeks

No. 2 27 Dec 43-- 8 Jan 44 2 wecks

Orig. Cjraciuateu Failurc!

Cl 1iDates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 6LDec 43--18 Dec 43 42 4Z 0 0

2 27 Dec 43 -- 8 Jan 44 41 831 0 0

101
OFFICER SPECIALIST COURSE (COMMUNICATION)

AND

OFFICERS' COMMUNICATION COURSE

Pureosee To qualify officers to perform duties of field artillery communication officer.

§ , Includes study of field artillery communication systems;

characteristics, capabilities, installation, operation and maintenance

of signal equipment issued to field artillery units; message handling;

signal security; map reading; use of codes and ciphers; methods of

instruction and training; general review of tactical employment of

field artillery; review of fire direction technique with special emphasis

on communication facilities used for fire direction.

Prerequisites- Within age-in-grade restrictions. It is desirable

that students be graduates of the Officers' Basic Course or the

Officer Candidate Course at a service school, but not mandatory.

Comments:

Classes Dates8 Duration

No. Ito No. 16 (OSCC) I Aug 40--20 Nov 42 12 weeKs

No. 17 to No. 68 (OCC) 28 Sep 42--17 Nov 45 12 weeko

Officer Specialist Course (Comm unication)

Orig. Graduate s Failures

Class Date. Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 1 Aug 40--23 Oct 40 28 28 28 0 0

2 1 Nov 40--30 Jan 41 29 29 57 0 0

3 1O Feb 41-- 3 May 41 28 27 84 1 1

4 1Z May41-- 3 Aug 41 32 34 118 1 2

5 11 Aug 41--31 Oct 41 35 35 153 0 z

6 3 Nov 41--31 Jan 42 35 32 185 0 2

7 15 Dec 41--l3Mar4Z 20 19 204 0 z 8 19 Jan 4Z--10 Apr 42 22 19 223 2 4

9 16 Feb 42-- 8 May4Z 27 27 250 0 4

10 16 Mar42-- 5 Jun 42 30 28 278 0 4

11 13 Apr 42-- 3 Jul 42 30 29 307 0 4

12 11 May 42-- 1 Aug 42 32 29 336 1 5

1OZ
Orig. Gratuate s Failurea

, h l a Dated E nr. No. Total No. Total

13 8 Jun 42--28 Aug 42 37 33 369 0 5

14 6 Jul 42--25 Sep 42 29 25 394 0 5

1 l Aug 42--23 Oct 4Z 32 3z 426 0 5

1h 31 Aug 42--20 Nov 42 68 64 490 3 8

Officers' Communication Course

17 28 Sep 4Z--18 Vec 42 61 61 551 0 8

18 26 Oct 4Z--15 Jan 43 60 59 610 0 8

19 23 Nov 4Z--12 Feb 43 61 56 666 0 8

20 21 Dec 42--1Z Mar 43 66 65 731 2 10

21 18 Jan 43-- 9 Apr 43 66 52 783 0 10

Z2 15 Feb 43-- 8 May 43 67 70 853 0 10

23 15 Mar 43-- 5 Jun 43 6z 62 915 0 10

24 12 Apr 43-- 3 Jul 43 61 58 973 0 10

29 10 May 43--31 Jul 43 61 63 1036 0 10

26 7 Jun 43--28 Aug 43 61 53 1089 3 13

27 5 Jul 43-25 Sep 43 63 62 1151 0 13

.28 2 Aug 43..-23 Oct43 63 62 1213 0 13

29 30 Aug 43--20 Nov 43 61 61 1274 0 13

30 7 Sep 43--18 Dec 43 65 64 1338 0 13

;1 29 Oct 43--15 Jan 44 60 58 1396 0 13

32 22 Nov 43--12 Feb 44 60 56 1452 0 13

33 20 Dec 43--11 Mar 44 58 55 1507 0 13

34 17 Jan 44-- 8 Apr 44 54 54 1561 0 1,3

35 31 Jan 44--22 Apr 44 44 37 1598 1 14

16 14 Feb 44-- 6 May 44 39 38 1636 0 14

17 28 Fob 44--Z0 May 44 41 40 1676 0 14

8 Mar 44-- 3 Jun 44 38 40 1716 0 14

A Q 27 Ma r 44--17 Jun 44 40 18 1754 0 14

di' 10 Apr 14-- 1 Jul 44 '11 3q 1793 0 14

11 Apr 14-- 15 Jul 44 ,10 40 1833 0 14

•! 8 May 44--29 Jul 44 18 38 1871 0 14

1H 22 May 44--12 Aug 44 41 37 1908 0 14

44 '3 .1un 44--26 Aug 4i 39 37 1945 0 14

,' 19 Jun 44.- 9 Sop 41 40 36 1981 0 14

4h 5 Jul 44- -23 Sep 44 31 29 2010 0 14

4" 17 Iql 44-- 7 Oct 44 36 33 2043 0 14

46 31 Jul 44--21 Oct 44 32 29 2072 0 14

49 14 Aug 44-- 4 Nov 44 ?6 32 2104 0 14

iO Z8 Aug 44--18 Nov 4 4 44 42 Z146 0 14

51 11 Sep 44-- 2 Dec 44 30 30 2176 0 14

52 25 Sep 44-.-16 Dec 44 36 30 2206 0 14

103
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Orig. Craduates Failures

Class Date a nr. No. Total No. Total

53 9 Oct 44--30 Dec 44 18 23 ZZ29 0 14

54 Cancelled

55 6 Nov 44--27 Jan 45 7 25 2254 0 14

56 Cancelled

57 4 Dec 44-24 Feb 45 Z3 22 4276 0 14

5B Cancelled

59 1 Jan 45--* 01

60 15 Jan 45-- 7 Apr 45 20 23 2299 0 14 .'

61 12 Feb 45-- 5 May45 6 6 Z305 0 14

62 12 Mar 45-- 2 Jun 45 18 20 2325 0 14

63 9 Apr 45--30 Jun 45 10 10 2335 0 14

64 7 May 45--28 Jul 45 15 9 2344 0 14

65 4 Jun 45--25 Aug 45 18 17 2361 0 14

6b Cancelled

67 Cancelled

68 27 Aug 45--7 Nov 45 27 11 2372 0 14

* Te 5 officers remaining in Class No. 59 on 29 Jan 45 were transferred to Class No. 60 on that date.

104
r ,

ENLISTED SPECIALIST COURSE (COMMUNICATION)

AND

ENLISTED COMMUNICATION COURSE

Purpose. To train enlisted men for duty as communication

specialistm in field artillery units.

SCope. Effective for the first 20 classes (Class No. Z0 finished

4 July 194Z), all students received the same training throughout

the course wire communication; radio communication; communication syctems; message center; visual communication; map and

air photo reading; fire direction; communication exercises,

Beginning with Class No, 21 (11 May 1942), all students

received the same instruction for the first 4 weeks of the course;

communication and allied subjects which should be known by all

members of a headquarters battery, including map reading,

message center, fire direction, camouflage, and intelligence.

At the beginning of the fifth week, the class was divided into a

wire section and a radio section, the students being assigned

according to their abilities and probable future duties. The

second 4 week. period was devoted to technical instruction in

wire equipment and radio equipment, respectively. The last

4 weeks period was devoted to practical instruction in the use

of wire or radio equipment, with special emphasis on field exercises.

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Allotment of Hour. by Subject (Classes No&. 21-34)

Basic Technical Practical

Phase Phase Phase Total

lot Mo. 2d Mo. 3d Mo. Hours

Ent

CI WS* RS** WS RS WS I1S

Comm.

exer, 61 61 61 61

Comm.

eys. 15 10 10 25 25 50

Fire dir. ZI 8 21 8

Fundamentals

of radio 125 16 141

General 11 24 6 35 17

Map and

air-photo

reading 30 30 30

Ms . cen. 30 7 7 7 44 37

Methods of

instr. & tng. 4 4 4

Radio comm. 54 43 51 54 148

Visual comm. 22 15 22 15

Wire comm. 32 148 52 232 32

TOTALS 176 176 186 176 181 528 543

Wire Section

* Radio Section

Starting with Class No. 35 (7 Jun 1943), all students received

the same instruction for the first four weeks, as before, but beginning with the fifth week, the class was divided into three sections:

wire section, radio section 1, and radio section 1I. The latter two

sections came to be known as Radio I and Radio II. The students

selected for asslgnment to the radio sections were divided in

accordance with their aptitudes and probable future assignments:

Radio I--training as radio operators; Radio II--special instruction

in fundamentals of radio preparatory to enrollment in the Enlisted

Radio Repairman Course; this instruction was of no practical

value to the student unless he was subsequently enrolled in the

Radio Repairman Course.

106

104
Allotment of Hours by Subject (Classes No. 35-43)

Radio Operators

Wire Section Sec tion

Subjects Section Nc. I No. 2

Comm, field exer. 51* 51* 51*

Comm. sys. Z4 Z4 16

Fire dir, 28 13 --

Fundamentals

of radio .... 138

Gene rat 10 10 10

I Map re :,,;i i 40 31 31

Mug har, .j 42 40 30

Methods oz instr,

and tng. 4 4 4

Motor trans. 12 --...

Radio code z5 159 112

Radio comm, 25 120 75

Visual comm., 35 28 1 9

Wire comm. 23Z 48 42

TOTALS 528* 5 27* 3

34 hours extra time (night exercises) not included,

Effective with Class No. 44.(31 January 1944), the basic

phase was changed from 4 weeks to 2 weeks, and the classes were

divided into sections at end of the second week.

Commencing with Class No, 73 (7 May 1945), a further

change was made, In communication dated 5 March 1945, headquarters AGF advised that the primary purpose of enlisted communication courses was to train radio operators; that the training of

field linemen (wiremen) was a mission of replacement training

centers. Therefore, it was directed that the training of field linemen in the Enlisted Communication Course be discontinued, it was

further directed that the screening process be continuous, and if

after a reasonable period of time it was clearly determined that

a student in Radio I could not be ualified as a radio operator, he

nhoul, ok. rCtr'1iu to his organization; or, if attached unassigned,

he soulu t)e reported in his basic MOS for reassignment.

Thereafter, all students in the course received the same

instruction for the first 2 weeks, or basic phase, Then, at the beginning of the third week, the class was divided into 2 sections

only--Radio I and Radio I.

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In classes No, 21 to No. 72, if students did not possess he

necessary code aptitude for Radio I at the end of the basic phase, they

were sent to the Wire Section (even if originally sent to the School to

receive radio instruction), Upon completion of the course, they were

returned to their units well qualified for duty in the communication

detail, except as code operators. In many instances, commanding

officers would send their field linemen to take Radio I in order to

have more all-around communication specialists in their organizations,

When the Wire Section was eliminated, the student found to

have a very low order of code aptitude was returned to his organization. However, the borderline cases were enrolled in Radio I, and

every effort was made to qualify them as radio operators.

To qualify for graduation in Radio I, it is necessary for a

student to meet the specifications for Military Occupational Specialty

'MOS) 776, Radio Operator, Low Speed, Among other things, this

MOS requires the attainment of a code speed of 13 words per minute.

In the cases of students who satisfactorily complete the course

with the exception of the code speed requirement, the School adopted

the practice of sending the following letter to the student's commanding

officer:

1. Private John Doe was not graduated from the

Enlisted Communication Course, Radio Operator Section

at this School bucause of failure to meet the specifications for MOS 776 as outlined in TM 12-427.

Z. This enlisted man passed other subjects of

the course satisfactorily and should be of value in a

communication detail in any capacity except as a

radio-telegraph operator.

It goes without saying that many such men with the neceebary

ambition could, with practice, eventually attain the necessary co(-(

speea to function as radio-telegraph operators, once they had returned

to their organizations.

The program of instruction was again revamped to confo:rm to

the 40 hour week prescribed by the War Department, This change

was effective 15 October 1945. The duration of the course remained

at 12 weeks, but the number of hours available for instruction was

reduced to 480, an compared to 528 (or 576, if all Saturday afternoons were used) previously in effect.

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Prerequisitea: Enlisted man must have desire to attend the course;

character rating of Excellent; grammar school education or i1s

equivalent; minimum AGCT score of 90; assigned to field artillery

unit or intended for such assignment.

Comments: Unlike most other courses in the School, no classes

were cancelled from Class No. I (started 10 July 1940) to Class No.

78 (ended 14 December 1945). This course, in its war-time form,

ran untii 20 March 1946.

Classes Dates Duration

No. I to No. 23 (ESCC) 10 Jul 40--Z6 Sep42 IZ weeks

No. Z4 tc No. 81 (ECC) 3 Aug 4Z--20 Mar 46 12 weeks

Enlisted Specialist Course (Communication)

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr, No. Total No. Total

1 10 Jul 40--I Oct 40 158 154 154 3 3

2 8 Oct 40--3 Jan 41 145 133 287 12 15

3 9 Dec 40--8Mar41 104 94 381 5 Z0

4 6 Jan 41--29Mar41 98 91 472 1 21

5 10 Feb 41--3 May41 I28 116 588 4 25

6 10Mar41--3lMay 41 161 149 737 4 Z9

7 7 Apr 41--28 Jun41 149 144 881 1 30

8 5 May 41--26 Jul 41 148 136 1017 0 30

9 2 Jun 41--23 Aug41 143 132 1149 2 32

10 30 Jun 41--ZO Sep 41 148 142 1291 1 33

II Z8 Jul 41--18 Oct 41 150 138 1429 0 33

12 Z5 Aug 41--15 Nov 41 137 I29 1558 1 34

13 Z2 Sep 41--15 Dec 41 145 139 1697 0 34

14 20 Oct 41--17 Jan 42 142 137 1834 1 35

15 17 Nov 41--14 Feb 4) 144 138 197Z 0 35

16 15 Dec 41--14Mar 4Z 149 146 ZII8 0 35

17 19 Jan 42--l1 Apr 42 147 143 2261 0 35

18 16 Feb 42-- 9 May 42 147 140 2401 0 35

19 16Mar4Z-- 6 Jun 42 156 150 2551 1 36

20 13 Apr 42-- 4 Jul 4Z 155 155 2706 1 37

21 11 May 42-- 1 Aug42 147 145 2851 1 38

22 8 Jun 42--29 Aug 42 150 14b Z997 1 39

Z3 6 Jul 42--26 Sep 42 154 14Z 3139 4 43

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Etilisted Communilcation Course

Orig, Graduatem Failures

Chh Dates Enr. No. Total No. rotal

"4 1.Aug d 2-.24 Oct 42 156 149 3288 2 

4

25 31 Aug 42--'1 Nov42 155 154 3442 2 .17

t 2 28 So p) 42--19 Dc 42 147 142 3584 3 ;0

2O t 1.--1b Jan 43 153 143 37Z7 

5

28 23 Nov 4Z--13 Feb 43 153 143 3870 4 57

29 21 Dec 42--13 Mar 43 I2 150 4020 5 62

10 18 1uan 43--10 Apr 43 156 146 4166 0 bZ

H1 15 Feb 43-- 8 May43 155 140 4306 1 

S1 15Mair43-- 5 Jun 43 158 155 44b1 1 64

3l 12 Apr 41-- 3 Jul 43 156 146 4607 0 64

14 10 May43--31 Jul 43 153 143 4750 0 64

35 7 Jun 43--28 Aug 43 151 139 4889 1 65

36 5 Jul 43--25 Sep 43 150 137 5026 0 65

17 2 Aug 43--23 Oct43 150 140 5166 0 65

16 30 Aug 43--20 Nov43 151 142 5308 1 66

1') 27 Sep 43--18 Dec 43 144 137 5445 0 66

40 25 Oct 43--15 Jan 44 155 151 5596 0 66

41 22 Nov 43--12 Feb44 154 147 5743 0 

6

42 20 Dec 43--11 Mar44 15 

. 143 5886 0 66

43 17 Jan 44-- 8 Apr 44 130 125 6011 0 66

•14 1i Jan 44--22 Apr 44 IZ2 116 6127 0 66

4: 14 Feb 44-- 6 May44 i20 112 6239 1 67

4h 28 F(eb 44--ZO May 44 113 106 6345 1 68

47 1 AMar-44-- 3 Jun 44 148 139 6484 0 68

.18 27 Mar 44--17 Jun 44 140 133 6617 0 68

'14 

0 

10t 

24 

Apr 

Apr 

44-- 

-14- I5 

1 Jul 

Jul 

44 

44 

152 

143 

153 

139 

6770 

690q 

0 

0 bh

h

8 Mav -29 Jul 44 144 140 7049 0 

8

" 22 , M-, ,14..-1ZAug. 44 150 150 7199 0 68

i j -in ,.1-.26 Aug 44 151 125 7324 0 68

I, 1C# Jwn 44-- 9Sep 44 159 147 7471 0 

8

, Jul 44--23 Sep 44 149 144 7615 0 

A

"ti 15 Jul 44-- 7 Oct 

44 130 119 7734 0 t8

,7 31 Jul 44--ZI Oct 44 137 115 7849 0 68

8 14 Aug 44-- 4 Nov44 126 118 7967 0 h8

59 28 Aug 44--18 Nov 44 130 115 8082 0 h8

60 11 Se p 44-- 2 Dec 44 111 94 8176 1 69

61 25 Sep 44--16 Dec 44 143 135 8311 0 6()

Z 7 Oct 44--30 Dec44 103 85 8396 0 61

61 23 Oct 44--13 Jan 4) 78 69 8465 0 ()0

o4 t) Nov 44--.Z7 Jan 45 110 101 8566 0 69

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Orig. Graduates Failures

Clasm Date@ Enr. No. Total No. ToL A!

65 20 Nov 44--10 Feb 45 96 94 8660 0 69

6b 4 Dec 44--24 Feb 45 124 115 8775 0 69

67 18 Dec 44--10 Mlr 45 114 111 8886 0 0

68 1 Jan 45--24 Mar 45 101 95 8981 0 69

69 15 Jan 45-- 7 Apr 45 5b 52 9033 0 69

70 12 Feb 45-- 5 May 45 128 66 9099 0 69

70-A 26 Feb 45--19May 45 68 28 9127 1 70

71 12 Mar45-- Z Jun 45 89 107 9Z34 3 73

S72 9 Apr 45--30 Jun 45 51 33 9267 3 76

73 7 May 45--28 Jul 45 115 79 9346 25 101

74 4 Jun 45--25 Aug 45 172 99 9445 z 103

75 2 Jul 45--2Z Sep 45 122 Ilb 9561 4 107

76 30 Jul 45--19 Oct45 163 137 9698 8 115

77 27 Aug 45 --16 Nov 45 135 116 9814 12 127

78 24 Sep 45.-14 Dec 45 138 88 9902 16 143

79 Cancelled

80 19 Nov 45--20 Feb 46 116 90 9992 10 153

81 17 Dec 45--20 Mar 46 132 70 10062 7 160

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ENLISTED SPECIALIST COURSE (RADIO MECHANICS)

j.ND

ENLISTED RADIO REPAIRMAN COURSE

Purpose. To qualify enlisted men in maintenance and repair of field

artillery radio equipment.

Scope: Practical instruction in operation. adjustment, circuit tracing,

trouble shooting, testing, and repair of field artillery radio sets; use

of tools; practical construction of communication equipment; airplane

radio met installation.

Prerequisites: Enlisted man must have desire to attend the coursei

character rating of Excellent; grammar school education or equivalent; !

minimum score of 100 on AGCT and MAT; graduate of Enlisted Communication Course at service school or equivalent civilian or military

experience; aptitude for repair and maintenance of radio equipment;

inclination to thoroughness and precision,

Comments: The Radio 1I sectton of thp Enlisted Communication

Course was designed as a preparatory course for the Radio Repairman Course.

This course was noted for its very efficient "production line"

method of instruction whereby the student progressed through successive steps in radio repair by moving from one station to another.

Each stage was equipped with appropriate equipment and presided

over by an instructor who was a specialist in his particular step.

The student "learned by doing. "

Clas ses Dates Duration

No, I to No. 30 (ESCRM) 15 Dec 41--Z3 Oct 43 4 weeks i

No. 31 to No. 71 (ERRC) 4 Oct 43- 5 Aug 44 4 weeks

No. 72 to No. IZ8 'EBRC) 17 Jul 44-- B Feb 46 5 weeks

I 2 )
Enlisted Specialist Course (Radio Mechanics)

Orig, Graduate. Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 15 Dec 41--17 Jan 42 21 21 21 0 0

2 19 Jan 42--14 Feb 4Z 21 21 42 0 0

3 16 Feb 4Z--14Mar 42 21 21 63 0 0

4 16Mar4Z--1l Apr 42 21 z 84 0 0

5 13 Apr 42-- 9 May4Z 29 70 104 0 0

6 11 May 42-- 6 Jun 42 18 20 124 0 0

7 8 Jun 42-- 4 Jul 42 20 20 144 0 0

8 6 Jul 42-- 1 Aug 42 20 21 165 0 0

9 3 Aug 42--29 Aug42 2] zi 186 0 0

10 31 Aug 4Z--26 Sep 42 20 20 206 0 0

11 Z8 Sep 42--24 Oct 4Z io 20 226 0 0

12 26 Oct 42--Zl Nov 42 27 26 252 0 0

12A Z Nov 42--21 Nov42 19 19 271 . 0 0

13 23 Nov 47--19 Dec42 38 30 301 8 8

14 21 Dec 42--16 Jan 43 44 35 336 5 13

15 18 Jan 43--13 Feb 43 47 43 379 1 14

16 15 Feb 43--13 Mar43 50 44 423 2 16

17 15Ma!: 43--10 Apr 43 52 49 472 0 16

18 1Z Apr 43-- 8 May43 45 40 512 1 17

19 10May43-- 5 Jun 43 49 47 559 2 19

19A 17May43-- 7 Jun43 9 9 568 0 19

19B 18May43-- 8 Jun43 10 10 578 0 19

19C 19 May 43-- 9 Jun 43 7 7 585 0 19

20 7 Jun 43-- 3 Jul 43 47 43 628 1 20

21 21 Jun 43--17 Jul 43 40 39 667 1 21 Z2 5 Jul 43-31 Jul 43 47 45 712 1 2zz

23 19 Jul 43--14 Aug43 34 34 746 6 28

Sp I 26 Jul 43--Z1 Aug 43 33 32 778 0 28

24 2 Aug 43--28 Aug 43 39 37 815 2 30 K

25 16 Aug 43--l Sep 43 39 38 853 2 1Z

Sp 2 30 Aug 43--25 Sep 43 14 13 866 0 3Z

Sp 3 3 Sep 43--30 Sep 43 21 Z2 888 0 32

26 30 Aug 43--Z5 Sep 43 30 30 918 0 32

27 6 Sep 43..- 2 Oct 43 19 15 933 0 3Z

Z8 13 Sep 43-- 9 Oct 43 30 29 962 0 32

29 20 Sep 43--16 Oct 43 Zo 19 981 0 32

30 27 Sep 43--23 Oct 43 30 29 1010 0 32

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Enlisted Radio Repairman Course

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

31 4 Oct 43-. 30 Oct 43 29 28 1038 0 32

32 11 Oct 43-- 6 Nov 43 28 Z8 1066 0 32

33 18 Oct 43-13 Nov 43 27 27 1093 1 33

34 25 Oct 43--20 Nov 43 31 30 1123 0 33

35 1 Nov 43--27 Nov 43 28 24 1147 2 35

36 8 Nov 43-- 4 Dec 43 29 29 1176 0 35

37 15 Nov 43--11 Dec 43 23 22 1198 0 35

38 22 Nov 43--18 Dec 43 30 30 1228 0 35

39 29 Nov 43--25 Dec 43 26 24 1252 0 35

40 6 Dec 43-- 1 Jan 44 31 29 1281 0 35

41 13 Dec 43-- 8 Jan 44 29 28 1309 0 35

42 20 Dec 43--15 Jan 44 29 30 1339 0 35

43 27 Dec 43--22 Jan 44 21 22 1361 1 36

44 3 Jan 44--29 Jan 44 32 31 1392 0 36

45 10 Jan 44-- 5 Feb 44 30 29 1421 0 36

46 17 Jan 44--12 Feb 44 28 29 1450 0 36

47 24 Jan 44--19 Feb 44 26 26 1476 0 36 48 31 Jan 44--26 Feb 44 30 29 1505 0 36 48Sp 2 Feb 44-- 1 Mar 44 20 20 1525 0 36

49 7 Feb 44-- 4 Mar44 26 28 1553 0 36

50 14 Feb 44--ll Mar 44 55 55 1608 0 36

51 21 Feb 44--18 Mar 44 55 51 1659 2 38

52 28 Feb 44--25Mar 44 5, 44 1703 0 38

53 6 Mar 44-- 1 Apr 44 57 49 1752 0 38 54 13Mar44-- 8Apr 44 26 31 1783 0 38

55 20Mar44--15 Apr 44 38 50 1833 2 40

56 27 Mar 44--22 Apr 44 56 53 1886 0 40

57 3 Apr 44--29 Apr 44 49 50 1936 0 40

58 10 Apr 44-- 6May44 55 48 1984 0 40

59 17 Apr 44--13 May 44 70 65 2049 0 40 60 24 Apr 44--20 May 44 36 45 2094 1 41

61 1 May 44--27May44 52 48 2142 0 41

62 8 May 44-- 3 Jun 44 40 39 2181 0 41

63 15 May 44--10 Jun 44 55 45 2226 0 41

64 22May 44--17 Jun 44 34 40 2266 0 41

65 29May 44--24 Jun 44 53 53 2319 0 41

66 5 Jun 44-- 1 Jul 44 44 54 2373 0 41

67 12 Jun 44-- 8 Jul 44 50 52 2425 0 41

68 19 Jun 44--15 Jul 44 59 55 2480 0 41

69 Z6 Jun 44--22 Jul 44 46 48 2528 0 41

70 3 Jul 44--29 Jul 44 70 69 2597 0 41

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Orig. Graduates Failures

Clasm Date. Enr. No. Total No. Total

71 10 Jul 44-- 5 Aug 44 49 47 2644 0 41

72 17 Jul 44--19 Aug 44 54 55 2699 0 41

73 24 Jul 44--26 Aug 44 54 55 2754 0 41

74 31 Jul 44-- 2 Sep 44 53 52 2806 0 41

75 7 Aug 44-- 9 Sep 44 54 53 2859 0 41

76 14 Aug 44--16 Sep 44 48 50 2909 0 41

77 21 Aug 44--Z3 Sep 44 57 56 2965 0 41

78 Z8 Aug 44--30 Sep 44 33 33 2998 0 41

79 4Sep 44-- 7 Oct 44 42 42 3040 0 41

o80 1 Sep 44--14 Oct 44 43 44 3084 0 41

81 18 Sep 44--21 Oct 44 63 58 3142 0 41

82 25 Sep 44.--28 Oct 44 50 48 3190 0 41

83 2 Oct 44-- 4 Nov 44 51 48 3238 0 41

84 9 Oct 44-11 Nov 44 37 36 3274 0 41

85 16 Oct 44-18 Nov 44 57 51 3325 1 42

86 23 Oct 44.-25 Nov 44 32 27 3352 0 42

87 30 Oct 44-- Z Dec 44 37 37 3389 0 42

88 6 Nov 44-- 9 Dec 44 41 41 3430 0 42

89 13 Nov 44--16 Dec 44 49 49 3479 0 42

90 ZO Nov 44--23 Dec 44 48 44 3523 0 42

91 27 Nov 44--30 Dec 44 44 38 3561 4 46

92 4 Dec 44-- 6 Jan 45 24 27 3588 0 46

93 11 Dec 44--13 Jan 45 62 45 3633 0 46

94 18 Dec 44-20 Jan 45 18 20 3653 0 46

95 25 Dec 44--27 Jan 45 55 45 3698 1 47

96 1 Jan 45.-- 3 Feb 45 44 44 374Z 0 47

96A 8 Jan 45-10 Feb 45 13 18 3760 1 48

9 15 Jan 45--17 Feb 45 46 41 3801 0 40

98 21 Jan 45--24 Feb 45 8 12 3813 0 48

99 28 Jan 45-- 3 Mar 45 57 55 3868 0 48

100 5 Feb 45--10 Mar 45 28 27 3895 0 48

101 12 Feb 45--17 Mar 45 33 36 3931 0 48

102 19 Feb 45--24Mar 45 17 16 3947 0 48

103 26 Feb 45--3l Mar 45 29 32 3979 0 48

104 Cancelled

105 12Mar 45--14 Apr45 69 57 4036 0 48

106 19 Mar 45--21 Apr 45 28 24 4060 0 48

107 Z6Mar 45--28 Apr45 28 27 4087 0 48

108 2 Apr 45-- 5 May45 31 24 4111 0 48

109 9 Apr 45--12 May 45 9 9 4120 0 48

109A 16 Apr 45--19May 45 I1 11 4131 0 48

110 23 Apr 45--Z6 May 45 25 25 4156 1 49

IIOA 30 Apr 45-- 3 Jun 45 10 14 4170 0 49

111 7 May 45-- 9 Jun 45 28 25 4195 0 49

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Orig. Qraduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

112 21 May 45-- 2 3 Jun 45 21 27 422Z 0 49

113 4 Jun 45-- 7 Jul 45 23 25 4247 0 49

114 18 Jun 45--Zl Jul 45 35 36 4283 0 49

115 2 Jul 45-- 4 Aug 45 23 21 4304 0 49

IbA 23 Jul 45-25 Aug 45 8 10 4314 2 51

117 30 Jul 45-- 1 Sep 45 42 39 4353 z 53

118 13 Aug 45--15 Sep 45 30 17 4370 0 53

119 27.Aug 45--29 Sep 45 34 24 4394 0 53

120 10 Sdp 45--13 Oct 45 28 41 4435 0 53

121 24 Sep 45--27 Oct 45 37 41 4476 0 53

i2 8 Oct45-- 9Nov45 24 26 4502 1 54

123 22 Oct 45--23 Nov 45 44 42 4544 0 54

124 5 Nov 45-- 7 Dec 45 3Z 30 4574 0 54

125 19 Nov 45-41 Dec 45 36 34 4608 0 54

126 3 Dec 45--16 Jan 46 23 21 4629 1 55

127 17 Dec 45--30 Jan 46 46 39 4668 0 55

128 7 Jan 46-- 8 Feb 46 33 22 4690 0 55

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OFFICERS' JASCO COURSE

Purpose: To train the officer members of the field artillery components, or shore fire control parties, of joint assault signal companies, organized to work with the Navy in joint amphibious operations.

Scope: Section I--Officers and liaison scout sergeants. Instruction

includes: scope of amphibious operations; infantry weapons and tactics;

forward observation; basic gunnery methods; technique of adjusting

fire; combat intelligence; enemy doctrine; map and photo reading,

military cryptography; installation and use of communication equipment; radio procedure; mines and booby traps.

Sections II & III--Soe Enlisted JASCO Course.

Prerequisites: Officers specially selected for assignment to joint

assault signal companies.

Comments; No certificates were issued in this course.

Class No. 1

The CG AGF, in a letter dated Z2 September 1944, advised

that 9 officers and 45 enlisted men had been directed to report to the

Commandant, FAS, on or about 1 October 1944' to constitute the field

artillery component (shore fire control party) of the 71st Joint Assault

Signal Company:

Number Grade MOS

9 Captain or let Lieutenant Forward Observe r(I 189)

9 Sergeant Liaison Scout(761)

5 Technician 5th Grade Lineman, Field(b41)

13 Private Lineman, Field(b41)

9 Technician 4th Grade Radio Operator(740)

9 Technician 5th Grade Radio Operator(740)

FAS was directed to conduct refresher training in the Military

Occupational Specialties of the personnel listed above in order that

they would be prepared to join the 71st Joint Assault Signal Company

at Fort Ord, California, on orders from AGF to be received on or

about Z5 October 1944.

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The field linemen and radio operators were furnished by

the FAFTC, Fort Sill. Seventeen of the radio operators thus

furnished were found to lack the necessa,' training for the assignment, so authority was obtained to substitute for them an equal

number of attached unassigned students in the Enlisted Cornmunication Course, Class No. 58, whose training had progressed far

enough to qualify them for this duty. These men were withdrawn

from Enlisted Communication Course, Class No. 58, at

the end of the eighth week and enrolled in the JASCO course,

However, in view of the fact that they had satisfactorily completed

8 weeks of the IZ weeks Enlisted Communication Course, and the

4 weeks of JUSCO training they receives was of a similar nature,

they were given certificates of proficiency in the Enlisted Communication Course, Class No. 58.

The liaison scout sergeants were sent in from other stations,

Three of them lacked the necessary experience, and one was

hospitalized. Four scout sergeants from Schooi Troops were substituted.

It was finally determined that this entire group had to

arrive at Fort Ord as soon after 15 November as possible. Ten

days delay enroute had to be granted to the enlisted men to satisfy

the existing furlough requirement for men destined for overseas;

that is, 10 days at home plus travel time.

The 9 officers in this class were on temporary duty from

FAR TC, Fort Sill, and they were sent to Fort Ord on orders

issued by that headquarters.

The enlisted men departed this station on 7 November 1944.

While the period shown for the course was 10 Oct 44 to 24 Oct 44,

instruction was continued until their departure.

Clams No. 2

This class was made up of the shore fire control parties

for 3 joint assault signal companies, each party consisting of 13

officers and 65 enlisted men (T/O strength). This was an increase

over che strength of the 71st JASCO party, trained as Class No. 1.

The actual number of enlisted men reporting for Class No. 2 was

188, or 7 short of the required number. This shortage was overcome by transfering men from School Troops, so that the parties

departed this station full strength, although 7 men had not received

the complete course training,

__ _ __ _ _ __ -
The 3 parties trained in this class joined the 595th JASCO,

Camp Caltan, California, and the 596th and 597th at Oceanside,

California, respectively. These 3 companies were stationed at

Fart Jackson, South Carolina, but moved to their new stations

in California concurrently with the movement of the parties from I

Fort Sill,

The radio operators in this class were drawn for the most

part from fi, Id artillery units in this country. The field linemen

came directly from basic training at field artillery replacement

training centers.

'r/o k E I I -1478 &ovaerned the organization of a joint

as sault signal company.

Class No. 3

This class wasn made up of 13 officers and 65 enlisted men,

comprising the shore fire control party of the 290th JASCO, Fort

Jackson, South Carolina. The officers were furnished by FAS,

from both assigned and attached unassigned.

The original plans for the disposition of this party were

changed, and upon completion of the course, the officers were

assigned to FAR TC, Fort Sill, and the enlisted men were shipped

to the 290th JASCO at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

classes Dates Duration

No. 1 10 Oct 44- -24 Oct 44 2 weekm

No. 2 29 Jun 45- -27 Jul 45 4 wevlEk

No, 3 30 Jul 45- -25 Aug 45 4 weeks

Orig, Graduatea Failure's

Clans Date s Enr. No. Total No. To tal

1 10 Oct 44-- 4 Nov 44 9 9 9 0 0

? Z9 Jun 45--27 Jul 45 52 51 60 0 0

.3 30 Jul 45--Z5 Aug 45 13 13 73 0 0

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ENLISTED JASCO COURSE

Purpose. To train the enlisted members of the field artillery

components, or shore fire control parties, of joint assault

signal companies,

Section 1--Officers and liaison scout sergeants. See

Officers' JASCO Course.

Section IIo-Radio operators: communication systems;

message handling; radio code and procedure; radio communication; visual signaling; wire communication; map and photo

reading; infantry operations; mines and booby traps,

Section Ill--Field linemen. Same as Section II except

radio code,

Prerequisites. Personnel alreauy assigned, or specially selected for assignment, to joint assault signal comparies, Should be

qualified in MOS as follows: liaison scout sergeants--SSN 761:

rauio operators--SSN 740; field linemen--641,

Comments: See Officers' JASCO Course for details.

Classes Dates Duration

No. 1 10 Oct 44--24 Oct 44 Z weeks

No. 2 29 Jun 45--27 Jul 45 4 weeks

No, 3 30 Jul 45--25 Aug 45 4 weeks

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No, Total No. Total

1 10 Oct 44-- 4 Nov 44 45 45 45 0 O

2 29 Jun 45--Zb Jul 45 188 188 233 0 0

3 3ul 45.-Z4 Aug 45 65 65 298 0 0

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OFFICERPS' ODOGRAPH COURSE

Purpose. To qualify officers to supervise operation and maintenance of land model odograph.

Scope: Places emphasis on operation and maintenance of land

mode) odographs, an instrument installed on a wheeled motor

vehicle for recording distances and directions traveled and used

for survey purposes. Also includes vehicular installation of

odograph, basic electricity, and review of map reading.

Prerequisites: Officers must be well grounded in map reading

and preferably have a knowledge of radio communication.

Comments; Officers and enlisted men trained as teams, (See

Enlisted Odograph Course.)

The Odograph, Land, M-1, was a small and compact

instrument for automatically plotting the course taken by a

moving vehicle. The entire instrument consisted of (1) the

cumpass, (2) the plotting unit, and (3) the power pack. The

principal uses expected of it in the field artillery were for the

running of traverses in survey operations and for reconnaissance

and mapping.

The students sent to this course were not from field

artillery units alone but also from units of other arms and branches,

as well as the Navy. During the life of the course, 1Z2 officers

and 113 enlisted men were graduated.

Normally, students were sent from units as teams, each

consisting of one officer and one enlisted man. It was contemplated that upon the return of the team to its unit, one additional

man would be trained as assistant operation and maintenance man.

Ina letter dated 25 June 1945, the Commandant recommended that all odograph instruction be concentrated at one service

school, since several schools were offering the same course and

the demand for quotas had diminished materially. Accordingly,

the Officer and Enlisted Odograph Courses were discontinued at

FAS, effective upon completion of Class No. 43. (No. 41 was

actually the last class enrolled.) All odograph instruction was

thereafter con,:entrated at the Cavalry School.

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SCla ee Date a Duration

No. I to No. 41 22 Nov 43--29 Jun 45 10 days

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Date* Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 22 Nov 43-- 3 Dec 43 4 4 4 0 0

z 6 Dec 43--15 Dec 4 3 5 S 9 0 0

r 3 20 Dec 43-31 Dec 43 5 5 14 0 0

4 3 Jan 44-14 Jan 4 4 4 5 19 0 0

5 17 Jan 44--28 San 44 5 5 24 0 0

6 31 Jan 44-11 Feb 4 4 5 5 29 0 0

7 14 Feb 44--25 Feb 44 6 6 35 0 0

B 28 Feb 44--10 Mar 44 9 9 44 0 0

9 13 Mar 44--24 Mar 4 4 9 9 53 0 0

10 10 Apr 44--21 Apr 44 4 4 57 0 0

11 24 Apr 44 -- 6 May44 4 4 bl 0 0

12 8 May 44--19 May 4 4 3 3 64 0 0

13 22 May 44- Z Jun44 5 5 69 0 0

14 Cancelled

i5 19 Jun 44-- 1 Jul 44 3 3 72 0 0

1b Cancelled

17 Cancelled

18 Cancelled

19 8 Aug 44--19 Aug 4 4 3 3 75 0 0

20 21 Aug 44-- l Sep 4 4 6 6 81 0 0

21 4 Sep 44--1 5 Sep 4 4 4 4 85 0 0

2z IS Sep 44--29 Sep 4 4 3 3 88 0 0

23 2 Oct 44--13 Oct 44 4 4 9z 0 0

Z4 16 Oct 44--Z7 Oct 4 4 4 4 9b 0 0

25 30 Oct 44-10 Nov 44 6 6 102 0 0

Zb 13 Nov 44--24 Nov 44 7 7 109 0 0

Z7 Cancelled

Z8 Cancelled

29 2 Jan 45-13 Jan 45 1 1 110 0 0

30 lb Jan 45--27 Jan 45 2 2 112 0 0

3 1 Cancelled

32 12 Feb 45--23 Feb45 3 3 115 0 0

33 Cancelled

34 1Z Mar 45--24 Mar 4 5 . 2 117 0 0

35 Cancelled

36 9 Apr 45--Z0 Apr 4S 3 3 120 0 0

37 Cancelled

38 Cancelled

39 Cancelled

40 4 Jun 45- -15 Jun 45 1 1 121 0 0

41 18 Jun 45--Z9 Jur, 45 1 1 122 0 0

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ENLISTED ODOORAPH COURSE

Purpose: To qualify enlisted men in the operation aind maintenance

of land model odographs.

Scope: Operation and maintenance of land model odographs; also

includes vehicular installation of the odograph, basic electricity,

and review of map reading, [: Prerequisites: Enlisted men must be qualified radio repairmen.

Comments: Officers and enlisted men trained as teams. See I Officers' Odograph Course.

Classes Date$ Duration

No. I to No. 41 22 Nov 43--29 Jun 45 10 days

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No,. Total No. Total

1 22 Nov 43-- 3 Dec 43 5 5 5 0 0

2 6 Dec 43-15 Dec 43 5 5 10 0 0

A 20 Dec 43--31 Dec 43 4 5 15 1 1

4 3 Jan 44--14Jan 44 4 4 19 0 1

5 17 Jan 44--28 Jan 44 4 4 23 0 1

6 31 Jan 44--11 Feb 44 5 5 28 0 1

7 14 Feb 44--25 Feb 44 6 4 32 1 2

8 28 Peb 44--10 Mar 44 9 8 40 0 2

9 13 Mar 44--24 Mar 44 9 8 48 3 5

10 10 Apr 44--21 Apr 44 4 3 51 1 6

11 24 Apr 44-- 6 May 44 4 4 55 0 6

12 8 May 44--19 May 44 4 4 59 0 6

13 22 May 44-- Z Jun 44 7 6 65 1 7 P

14 Cancelled

15 19 Jun 44-. 1 Jul 44 3 3 68 0 7

16 Cancelled

1 * Cancelled

18 Cancelled

19 8 Aug 44--19Aug44 3 2 70 0 7

20 21 Aug44-- 1 Sep 44 5 6 76 0 7

21 4 Sep 44--15 Sep 44 4 3 79 0 7

22 18 Sep 44--29 Sep 44 6 5 84 0 7

23 Z rct 44--13 Oct 44 4 4 88 0 7

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Orig. Gradu&ate$ Failures

ClIas Date a En . No. Total N o, Total

24 16 Oct 44--27 Oct 44 4 4 92 0 7

25 30 Oct 44-10 Nov 44 3 3 95 0 7

26 13 Nov 44--Z4 Nov 4 4 3 4 99 0 7

7 Cancelled

38 Cancelled

Z9 Z Jan 45--1 3 Jan 45 3 2 101 1 8

30 16 Jan 45--7 Jan 45 1 1 l0 0 8

31 Cancelled

33 12Feb 45-23 Feb 4 3 3 105 0 8

33 Cancelled

34 Cancelled

35 Cancelled

36 9 Apr 45--Z0 Apr 45 3 3 108 0 8

37 38 Cancelled 7 May 45--18 May 45 3 3 111 0 8

39 Cancelled

40 4 Jun 45--15 Jun 45 1 1 113 0 8

41 18 JUn 45--?.9 Jun 45 1 1 113 0 8

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OFFICER SPECIALIST COURSE (ANIMAL TRANSPORT)

AND

OFFICERS' PACK ARTILLERY COURSE

Purpose. To prepare officers for duty with field artillery pack

battalions or with horse and horsa,-drawn field artillery units.

Scope: Instruction in packing, horseshoeing, equitation, animal

* management, care and maintenance of pack howitzer, and practical work as battery officers in the field,

Prerequisites: Not above grade of captain; not affected by age-ingrade restrictions within 6 months after termination of course,

graduate of Officor Candidate Course or Battery Officers' Course.

Comments: Originally, the class was divided into 2 sections - 1

from horse and horse-drawn field artillery units, and I from pack

artillery units. The horse section war given 100 hours in driving

IL and draft, and the pack section 100 hours in pack artillery. Both

sections received approximately 25 hours in each of following

subjects: equitation, animal management, and horsemhoeing, However, this division into sections was discontinued when students

were no longer received from horse or horse-drawn units; thereafter, the entire class received the instruction shown above for

the pack sectioti.

Classes Dates Duration

No. I and No. 2 (OSCAT) 3 Aug 42--Zb Sep 42 4 weeks

No. 3 to No. 16 (OPAC) Z8 Sep 42--23 Oct 43 4 weeks

No. 17 to No, 20 (OPAC) 25 Oct 43--26 Aug 44 12 weeks

Officer Specialist Course (Animal Transport)

Orig Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr, No, Total No. Total

I 3 ALIg 42- -29 Aug 4Z 10 9 9 0 0

2 31 Aug 4Z--26 Sep 42 1L; 10 19 0 0

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Officers' Pack Artill.rz Course

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

3 28 Sep 42--24 Oct 42 10 10 29 0 0

4 26 Oct 42--21 Nov 42 13 13 4 0 0

5 23 Nov 4Z--19 Dec 42 10 11 5 0 0

6 21 Dec 42--16 Jan 43 10 9 62 1 1

7 18 Jan 43--13 Feb 43 11 11 73 0 1

8 15 Feb 43--13 Mar 43 13 14 87 0 1

9 15 Mar 43--10 Apr 43 10 10 97 1 2

10 12 Apr 43-- 8 May 43 14 15 112 0 2

11 10 May 43-- 5 Jun43 13 13 125 0 z

12 7 Jun 43-- 3 Jul43 17 17 142 0 2

13 5 Jul 43--31 Jul 43 14 12 154 0 2

14 2 Aug 43--Z8 Aug 43 14 14 168 0 2

15 30 Aug 43--5 Sep 43 13 13 181 0 2

16 27 Sep 43--23 Oct 43 14 -13 194 0 2

17 25 Oct 43--15 Jan 44 11 9 203 1 3

18 17 Jan 44-- 8 Apr 44 11 11 214 0 3

19 13 Mar 44-- 3!Jun 44 18 18 232 0 3

20 5 Jun 44--26 Aug 44 17 18 250 0 3

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OFFICER SPECIALIST COURSE (HORSEMANSHIP)

Purpose: To train officers for duty with horse and horse-drawn

field artillery units and pack artillery units.

Scope.

Hours

Animal Management .

Driving and Draft 4Z

Training Draft Remounts 212

Equitation 186

Horseshoeing 18

Total 4WPrerequisites: Should be of battery grade, preferably on duty

with horse or horse-drawn field artillery unit or pack artillery

unit.

Comments:

Classes Date s Duration

No. I to No. 11 1 Aug 40-- 3 Jul 42 12 weeks

4o. 12 11 May 42-- 4 Jul 42 8 weeks

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 I Aug 40--23 Oct 40 10 10 10 0 0

2 1Nov 40--30 Jan 41 10 10 20 0 0

3 10 Feb 41--30 May 41 10 10 30 0 0

4 12 May 41-- 3 Aug 41 10 11 41 0 0

5 11 Aug 41--31 Oct 41 21 20 61 1 1

6 3 Nov 41--31 Jan 42 11 12 73 0 1

7 Cancelled

8 Cancelled

9 1b Feb 42-- 8 May 4Z 10 9 82 0 1

10 Cancelled

11 Cancelled

12 11 May 4Z-- 4 Jul 4Z 9 7 89 0 1

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ENLISTED SPECIALIST COURSE (HORSEMANSHIP)

Purpos: To qualify enlisted men as instructors in equitation,

driving and draft, and as horse trainers capable of training remounts and of reclaiming older horses.

I.,

Scope Instruction irL the aids used ir, managing a horse, driving

and draft, feeding, diseases and inturies, shoeing, care of the

feet, care of harness, and wagon transport.

Prerequisites: Selected enlisted men of above-average intelligence, good judgment, end with conviderable experience handling

horses.

Comments: Allotment of hours in this couree:

subjt Hours

Animal Management 20

Driving and Draft 88

Equitation 176

Horseshoeing 22

Training Rernounts 142

Miscelleanous 32

480

Only 9 classes were conducted.

Classes Dates Duration

No. I to No. 22 10 Jul 40-29 Aug 4Z IZ weeks

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 10 Jul 40-- I Oct 40 30 28 Z8 1 1

2 8 Oct 40-- 3 Jan 41 32 30 58 0 1

4 6 Jan 41--29 Mar 41 Z6 25 83 0 1

7 7 Apr 41--28 Jun 41 60 59 142 0 1

10 30 Jun 41--20 Sep 41 65 59 201 1 z

13 22 Sep 41--13 Dec 41 50 53 254 0 z

16 1i Dec 41--14 Mar 43 53 51 305 1 3

19 16 Mar 42-- 6 Jun 42 38 40 345 1 4

22 8 Jun 42--29 Aug 42 42 40 385 3 7

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ENLISTED SPECIALIST COURSE (PACKMASTEP 5)

AND

ENLISTED PACKMASTER COURSE

Pure Fl!: To qualify enlisted men in adjusting cargo saddles

and maintaining their fit; to give~ them a complete knowledge of

t'raining, packing. loading, and maintenance of pack animals.

Scope; The ihutructianis essentially practical and includes

equitation and animal manz~gernent; horseshocing; pack equipmient and pack loads, including 75-mm pack howitzer; training

of pack animals and the duties of a packmaster on marches and

in camp; care, adjustment, and repair of cargo saddles.

Prerequisites:.

L. Comments: Students were drawn principally from field artillery

pack battalions and from the pack batteries of the FARTC.

During the life of the course, approximately 40 men were enrolled from quartermaster pack trains and the Mountain Training Center.

This course was distcontinued on Z3 September 1944,

since it was not contemplated that any more field artillery pack

battalion. would be activated. Thereafter, all pack training

was concentrated at The Cavalry School.

Classes Dates Duration

No. I and No). 2 (ESCP) 3 Aug 42- -26 Sep 42 4 weeks

No. 3 to No. 16 (EPC) Z8 Sep 42- -23 Oct 43 4 weeks

No. 17 to No. 20 (EPC) 25 Oct 43--Z3 Sep 44 12 weeks

Enlisted Specialist Course (Fackmasters)

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Date@ Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 3 Aug 42--29 Aug 42 35 35 35 0 0

2 31 Aug 42--Z6 Sep 42 33 34 69 0 0

1 29

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Enlisted Packinaster Couarse

Orig. Graduate& Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

3 28SSep 42-- 24 Oct42 32 28 97 0 0

4 260Oct 42--Z Nov 42 35 34 131 0 0

5 23 Nov 42--19 Doc42 32 31 162 1 1

6-A 21 Dec 42-16 Jan 43 15 15 177 0 1

6-B 21 Dec 42--16 Jan 43 15 0 177 15 16

7 18 Jan 43-13 Feb 43 33 31 208 1 1?

8 15 rob 43-13 Ma r43 31 27 235 0 17

9 15 Mar 43-10OApr 43 31 31 266 0 17

10 12 Apr 43-- 8 May 43 31 29 295 0 17

I11 10 May 43-- 5 Jun 43 32 30 325 0 17

12 7 Jun 43 -- 3 Jul 43 29 Z9 354 0 17

13 5 Jul 43-31 Jul 43 30 Z.8 382 0 17

14 2 Aug 43--28 Aug 43 28 28 410 0 17

15 Cancelled

16 27 Sep 43-23 Oct 43' Z5 23 433 2 19

17 25 Oct 43-15 Jan 44 29 28 461 0 19

18 17 Jan 44-- 8 Apr 44 23 22 483 0 19

19 10 Apr 44-- 1 Jul 44 15 13 496 1 20

20 3 Jul144--23Sop 44 25 26 522 0 20

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ENLISTED SPECIALIST COURSE (SADDLERS)

AND

ENLISTED SADDLER COURSL

Purpose: To train enlisted men for duty as saddlers in field

artillery uuits having need for them.

ScoEe: Leather-working tools, their care and use: leather and

canvas sewing by hand and machine; grading, selecting, cutting

and stitching; fitting and finishing of leather parts; making and

repairing of harness, saddles and pack saddles; cleaning and preserving of leather goods; constructing and repair of leather and

canvas articles used by troops in camp and in the field; the duties

of a saddler in the field.

Prerequisites: Student should have grade school education or

equivalent; should be assigned, or destined for assignmet, to

a unit requiring a saddler by T/O; should have a desire for this

training.

Comments:

Classes Dates Duration

No. I to No. 22 (ESCS) 10 Jul 40--29 Aug 42 12 weeks

No. 25 to No. 35 (ESC) 31 Aug 42-- 6 May 44 12 weeks

Enlisted Specialist Course (Saddlers)

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Date s Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 10 Jul 40-- 1 Oct 40 5 5 5 0 0

2 8 Oct 40-- 3 Jan 41 14 14 19 0 0

4 6 Jan 41--29 Mar 41 23 23 42 0 0

7 7 Apr 41--28 Jun 41 30 30 72 0 0

10 30 Jun 41--20 Sep 41 24 30 102 0 0

13 22 Sep 41--13 Dec 41 30 29 131 0 0

16 15 Dec 41--14 Mar 42 31 30 161 0 0

* 19 16 Mar 42-- 6 Jun 42 30 30 191 0 0

22 S Jun 42--29 Aug 42 27 26 117 0 0

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Enlisted Saddler Course

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

25 31 Aug 42--Z1 Nov 42 27 27 244 0 0

28 Z3 Nov 42--1 3 Feb 43 31 Z9 273 0 0

31 15 Feb 43-- 8 May 43 29 29 302 0 0

32 10 May 43--31 Jul 43 21 21 323 0 0

33 Z Auk 43--23 Oct 43 20 19 34Z 0 0

34 25 Oct 43--15 Jan 44 18 L4 356 0 0

35 14 Feb 44-- 6 May 44 20 19 375 0 0

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ENLISTED SPECIALIST COURSE (HORSESHOERS)

AND

ENLISTED HOISESHOER COURSE

Purpose: To qualify enlisted men to perform the duties of a

horseohoe r.

scp: Horseshoers' tools, their care and uses; fires, heats,

wor7ing and shaping of iron; anatomy, physiology, and diseases

of the feet of horpes and mules; normal shoeing, corrective

shoeing and shoeing of refractory animals; pack instruction in

saddling and packing,

Prerequisites: AGCT and MAT scores of 90. Considerable

experience with animals.

Comments; Twenty classes were conducted. Class No. 28 was

divided into three sections:

No. ZS-A 28 Nov 42--13 Feb 43 11 weeks

No. Z8-B 21 Dec 42-- 6 Feb 43 7 weeks

No. 28-C Zl Dec 42--27 Feb 43 10 weeks

The students of this class were considered to be proficient upon

completion of less than the normal 12 weeks of instruction, par.

ticularly the 6 men enrolled in Class No. 28-B, who were from

thy, Second Cavalry Division.

CVasse Dates Duration

No,. I to No. 25 (ESCH) 10 Jul 40--Zl Nov 4Z 1Z week.

Nv. 28 to No. 17 (EHC) 28 Nov 42--23 Sep 44 12 weeks

Enlisted Specialist Course (Horseshoe rs)

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No, Total

I 10 Jul 40-- 1 Oct 40 18 16 16 0 0

2 8 Oct 40-.. 3 Jan 41 15 14 30 1 1

4 6 Jan 41--29 Mar 4l 23 22 52 1 2

7 7 Apr 41--28 Jun 41 30 28 80 0 z

10 30 Jun 41--,0 Sep 41 29 28 108 1 3

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Orig. Graduates Failures

13 22 Sep 41--13 Dec 41 30 30 138 0 3

16 15 Dec 41--14 Mar'42 28 Z9 167 0 3

19 16 Ma r 4?... 6 Jun 42 30 Z9 196 0 3

22 8 Jun 42--Z9 Aug 4Z 25 23 219 1 4

25 31 Aug 4Z.-2.l Nov 4Z 31 29 248 0 4

Enlisted Horseshoer Course

28-A 28 Nov 42--13 Feb 43 30 27 275 0 4

28-B 21 Dec 42- 6 Feb 43 6 6 281 0 4

28-C 21 Dec 4Z--27 Feb 43 6 6 287 0 4

31 15 Feb 43-- 8 May 43 20 20 307 0 4

32 10 May 43-31 Jul 4 3 10 19 3Z6 0 4

33 . .Aug 43--Z3 Oct 4 3 16 19 341 0 4

34 z5 Oct 43-15 Jan 4 4 20 18 359 0 4

35 17 Jan 44-- 8 Apr 44 lz 12 371 0 4

36 10 Apr 44-- 1 Jul 44 16 14 385 0 4

37 3 Jul 44--Z3 Sop 44 14 12 397 0 4

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ENLISTED SPECIALIST COURSE (BATTERY MECHANICS)

AND

ENLISTED ARTILLERY MECHANIC COURSE

Purpose: To qualify enlisted men for duty an artillery mechanics

in field artillery units.

Scoze: Construction, function, disassembly, assembly, adjustment, care, and maintenance of field artillery weapons; rigging;

care and use of tools, loading materiel for rail and air transport;

field expedients; bore-sighting; use, care, tests, adjustments,

and maintenance of fire control instruments.

Prerequisites: Student must have desire tO attend the course;

character rating of Excellent, grammar school education or equivalent; minimum AGCT score of 90 and MAT score of 100; must be

from field artillery unit.

Foregoing prerequisites were officially adopted in November

1944, but were substantially in effect from late 1941. The prerequisites originally in effect in 1940 for the Battery Mechanic

Course were as follows:

'The soldier should have had at least an eighth grade

education and three to six years service, with experience as

machinist or carpenter."

Comments, Students from field artillery units, except Z40-mm

howitter and 8-inch gun units, were given I week of instruction

or the major weapon with which their unit was armed, I week

or each of Z associated or companion weapons, and 1 week of

rvlew on th, ir major weapon. Students from Z40-mm howitzer

and 8-inch gun units were given Z consecutive weeks on the

major weapon, I week on Moto-Crane MZ, and I week on assocted weapons. Unassigned students received I week of instruction on each of 4 weapons,

For example, a student from a 105-mm howitzer battalion

attached to a group received 1 week of instruction on the 105-mm

howitzer, I week each on the 155-mm howitzer MI and the 155-mm

gun, and I week of review on the 105-mm howitzer. In the case of

divisional artillery (infantry division), the 75-mm howitzer was I: substituted for the 155-mm gun.

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Classes Date Duration

No. I to No. 23 ESCBM) 10 Jul 40--26 Sep 42 12 weeks

No. 24 (EAMC) 3 Aug 4Z--Z4 Oct42 12 weeks

No. Z.5 to No. 69 (EAMC) 31 Aug 4Z--15Mar46 8 weeks

Enlisted Spec alist Course Battery Mechanics)

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr, No. Total No. Total

1 10 Jul 40-- 1 Oct 40 74 74 74 0 0

a 8 Oct 40-- 3 Jan 41 92 88 162 2 2

3 9 Dec 40-- 8Mar41 58 57 219 0 2

4 6 Jan 41--29Mar4l 63 58 277 2 4

5 10 Feb 41-- 3 May41 67 64 341 2 6

6 10 Mar41--31 May41 71 68 409 2 8

7 1 Apr 41--28 Jun41 67 66 475 0 8

8 5May41--26 Jul41 67 66 541 0 8

9 2 Jun 41--23 Aug4I 67 65 606 0 8

10 30 Jun 41--20 Sep 41 b7 62 668 0 8

11 28 Jul 41--18 Oct 41 70 64 73Z 0 8

12 25 Aug 41-15 Nov41 62 56 788 1 q

13 22 Sep 41-13 Dec41 67 66 854 1 10

14 20 Oct 41--17 Jan 42 64 63 917 1 11

15 17 Nov 41-14 Feb42 61 58 975 0 11

16 15 Dec 41--14Mar42 66 67 1042 0 11

17 19 Jan 42--li Apr 42 64 6Z II04 1 12

18 16 Feb 42-- 9 May 42 52 46 1150 0 12

19 16Mar42-- 6 Jun 42 71 69 1219 1 13

zo 13 Apr 42-- 4 Jul 42 70 70 IZ89 0 13

21 11 May 4Z-- I Aug42 71 69 1358 1 14

22 8 Jun 42--29 Aug 42 76 76 1434 1 15

23 6 Jul 4Z--26 Sep 4Z 79 65 1499 0 15

Enlisted Artillery Mechanic Course

24 3 Aug 42--Z4 Oct 42 70 70 1569 0 15

25 31 Aug 42--Z4 Oct 42 70 66 1635 1 16

26 28 Sep 42--ZI Nov42 96 89 1724 0 16

27 26 Oct 42--19 Dec 4Z 101 96 1820 0 16

28 23 Nov 42--16 Jan 43 88 81 1901 0 16

29 21 Dec 4,--13 Feb 43 102 102 2003 z 18

30 18 Jan 43--13Mar 43 99 96 2099 0 18

31 15 Feb 43--10 Apr 43 105 103 2202 0 18

32 15Mar43-- 8 May 43 10?. 9- Z301 0 18

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Ori, Graduates Failures

Class uatem Enr, No. Total No. Total

33 12 Apr 43-- 5 Jun 43 113 I02 2403 1 19

34 10May43-- 3 Jul 43 lOb 99 2502 0 19

35 7 Jun 43--31 Jul 43 102 102 2604 3 22

36 5 Jut 43--25 Sep 43 121 107 2711 7 29

37 2 Aug 43-25Sep43 122 123 2834 2 31

38 30 Aug 43--23 Oct43 110 99 2933 3 34

39 27 Sep 43--20 Nov 43 111 108 3041 1 35

40 25 Oct 43--18 Dec 43 123 122 3163 0 35

41 22 Nov 43-15 Jan 44 114 108 3271 1 36

42 20 Dec 43--IZ Feb 44 121 111 3382 4 40

43 17 Jan 44--1 Mar 44 110 108 3490 0 40

44 14 Feb 44-- 8 Apr 44 116 114 3604 4 44

45 13 Mar 44-- 6 May44 121 112 3716 0 44

46 10 Apr 44-- 3 Jun 44 114 119 3835 0 44

47 8 May 44-- 1 Jul 44 112 104 3939 0 44

48 5 Jun 44--29 Jul 44 115 119 4058 0 44

49 3 Jul 44--26 Aug 44 115 110 4168 0 44

50 31 Jul 44--23 Sep 44 118 122 4290 1 45

51 28 Aug 44--2I Oct 44 108 113 4403 1 46

52 25 Sep 44--18 Nov 44 111 113 4516 1 47

53 20 Oct 44--16 Dec 44 83 86 4602 0 47

54 20 Nov 44--I3 Jan 45 77 118 4720 0 47

55 18 Dec 44--10 Feb 45 80 79 4799 0 47

56 15 Jan 45-10 Mar 45 64 65 4864 0 47

57 I- Feb 45-- 7 Apr 45 46 43 4907 0 47

58 12 Mar45-- 5 May 45 23 22 4929 0 47

59 Cancelled

60 7 May 45--30 Jun 45' 47 45 4974 0 47

61 4 Jun 45.-28 Jul 45 44 41 5015 0 47

62 Cancellecl

63 30 .ul 45- -22 Sep 45 41 40 5055 0 47

64 Canc cled

65 24 Sep 45--16 Nov 45 79 62 5117 1 48

66 Cancelled

67 19 Nov 45--lb Jan46 57 52 5169 0 48

68 17 Dec 45--15 Feb 46 53 47 5216 1 49

69 2] Jan 46--15 Mar 46 27 30 5246 0 49

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SPECIAL ENLISTED ARTILLERY MECHANIC COURSE

Purpose: To train selected eidisted men from field artillery units of

the XXIII Cor-,e as artillery mechanics on tV.e 8-inch Howitzer and

155-mm Gun. I.

Seope: Construction, functioning, disassemibly, aseuenbly, adjustment, care and maintenance of the S-inch *iowitAer and 155-mm Gun.

The brief duration of this course precluded thorough instruction in

these subjects, but famillarisation was attained.

Prerequisites: Students were specially selected from field artillery

units a thXXIlI Corps, under the direction of the Commanding

General, XXIII Corps Artillery.

Comments: This course was set up at the request of Brig Gen J. D.

Balmer, Commanding General XXIII Corps Artillery, Camp Bowie,

Texas, former Commandant of the Field Artillery School.

Grades were recorded, but no certificates were issued.

Classes Dates Duration

No. I to No. 3 IZ May 44-- 8 Jul 44 2 weeks

Orig. Graduate s Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 I ZMay 44--25 May 44 16 16 16 0 0

a 5 Jun 44--16 Jun 44 16 14 30 a Z

3 26 Jun 44-- 8 Jul 44 15 15 45 0 2

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IF

RADIO CONTROLLED ATP PLANE TARGET COURSE

purpose To qualify pilots and crews of Army Ground Forces organizations in the operation, maintenance, ard servicing of the Radio

Controlled Airplare Target OQ- ZA, and to provide specialized 'aining

for ,ndividual crew members in their various duties.

Scope, Parachute packing; maintcnance and aervicing of engines;

maintenance and sexvicing of radio equipment; flight instruction

(for office rs),

Pilot training (I officer). -Theoretical aerodynamics and a

minimum of two hours practical flying time, including five unassisted

take-offs to qualify as a pilot.

Crew Chief (1 EM)--General instruction in all phases of operation, service, and mantenance of the OQ-ZA airplane.

Engineman (Z EM)--Instruction and practical work in maintenance

of the gasoline engine of the OQ-ZA airplane; tuning, repair, and opLration of engines; diagnosis and correction of engine or other operating

faults, One engineman on each team is instructed in acetylene welding,

and in trimming and repairing of fuselage,

Rudio Technician and Electrician (3 EM)- -Instruction in inspections, tests, and repairs on radio transmitting, receiving, and

related equipment; practical use of testing meters and cdevices, isola-

* i tion and repair of defects.

Para,hutm Packer (I EM) -Instruction in parachute packing.

Prerequisites: Crew Chief (mechanic)- -High school training; high

degree of mechanical ability.

Enineman -- High school training; working knowledge of motors.

Radio Te.,.hniciar--Sound knowledge of radio theory; ability to

repair radin sets.

* jRadio Electrician --Graduate of a standard radio or conmunication service school.

Parachute Packer--Any enlisted man with common sense.

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Comments: The OQ-ZA airplane was supplemented by a later model,

the OC'-3.

An operating crew consisted of I officer and 7 enlisted men, as

indicated under "Scope" above. Units were expected to send complete

crews to this course, but in some instances a smaller number was sent.

The OQ airplane was flown without a pilot and was controlled

from the ground by radio. It was landed by parachute. It was used as

a target for anti-aircr4.ft small arms practice.

Available facilities in the Department of Materiel, which conducted this course, permitted the enrollment of two complete teams

at one time.

The same Certificate of Proficiency was issued to officers

and enlisted men alike, and each student's certificate showed his

crew assignment, thus indicating in which of the five categories he

was qualified.

Classes Dates Duration

No. I to No. 16 28 Dec 42.. 9 Sep 44 3 weeks

No. 17 26 Feb 45--28 Mar 45 4 weeks

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

0 EM

1 28 Dec 42--16 Jan 43 f -I 16 16 0 0

2 25 Jan 43--13 Feb 43 2 14 16 32 0 0k

3 l0 May 43--29 May 43 2 14 16 48 0 0

4 31 May43--19 Jun 43 2 14 16 64 0 0

5 21 Jun 43.-10 Jul 43 2 14 16 80 0 0

6 12 Jul 43--31 Jul 43 4 14 18 98 0 0

7 2 Aug43--21Aug 43 5 14 18 116 1(EM) 1

8 23 Aug 43-11 Sep43 4 14 18 134 0 1

8A 6 Sap 43--25 Sep 43 1 7 8 142 0 1

9 13 Sep43-- 2Oct 43 4 14 18 160 0 1

10 4 Oct 43--23 Oct 43 5 14 19 179 0 1

11 1 Nov 43--20 Nov43 4 14 18 197 0 1

12 22 Nov 43--11 Dec 43 1 7 8 205 0 1

13 29 Nov 43--18 Dec 43 2 2 4 209 0 1

14 17 Apr 44-- 6 May 44 2 15 17 226 0 1

15 12 Jun 44-- 1 Jul 44 6 23 29 255 0 1

16 21 Aug 44-- 9 Sep4 4 1 14 15 270 0 1

17 26 Feb 45--28 Mar45 1 4 5 275 0 1

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SPECIAL NAVAL COUBSE

Purpose: To train naval offic rs in groundi spotting: coniduct of fire

on land targets, particularly on hilly terraiv, by naval gu:',s in connection with amphibious operat;uns.

Scope. Adjustment of fire, crnphabizisig bWackct fire ana forward

observation methods; combat intelligence, inclucaing maps and photos;

the supporting role of naval gun fire in infantry attack; land mines

and anti-personnel mines; infiltration course, tactical field exercise;

essential differences betwcen naval anra lain gunncry.

Prerequisites; Junior naval officers selected by the Commander,

Amphibious Training Command, Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Virginia.

Comments: No certificates were issued.

The first class shown below was hastily organized upon very

short notice, No records were submitted to Academic Records, so

the class reporting in November 1943 was listed as Class No. I.

Therefore, for the record, the first class is listed as No. A. A

complete description of the course given this first class may bc

found in the AG Files--File No. 35Z. 11 Naval Personnel (Bindcr

No. I).

Classes Dates Duration

No. A 13 Apr 43--19 Apr 43 7 days

No. 1 5 Nov 43--14 Nov 43 10 days

No. 2 7 Jan 44--15 Jan 44 9 oays

No. .3 5 Feb 44--13 Feb44 9 days

No. 4 4 Mar 44--Il Mar44 8 days

No. 5 1 Jul 44--13 Jul 44 13 days

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

A 13 Apr 43--19 Apr 43

1 6 Nov 43--16 Nov 43 38 38 0 0

2 7 Jan 44--15 Jan 44 13 51 0 0

3 5 Feb 44--13 Feb 44 20 71 0 0

4 4 Mar 44--11 Mar44 12 83 0 0

5 1 Jul 44--13 Jul 44 13 96 0 0

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NAVAL AIR SPOTTER COURSE

Purpose; To teach naval aviators to adjust cannon fire on land tarScope. Observation from the liaison airplane and adjusting the fire

of field artillery howitzers in lieu cf naval guns. Instruction includes

a check flight in the light airplane, map and air photo reading, organization of ground forces, Japanese tactics and racial characteristics,

tactics and technique of landing on a hostile shore and practice in

adjusting artillery fire.

Prerequisitest Naval aviation officers selected by the Navy Department. Junior officers, for the most part.

Comments: Coure originally called Special Naval Air Liaison Course.

With Class No. 8, entering on 8 December 1944, the name was changed

to Spotting and Gunnery Training Course. Effective with Class No. 16, L 6 which entered on 29 March 1945, the name was again changed to Naval

Air Spotter Course and was known as such until the last class graduated

Z8 August 1945.

Certificates of Attendance were issued to graduates of this

The officers of the first 4 classes brought high speed naval

planes to use during the course. All succeeding classes used the

field artillery liaison airplanes of the Department of Air Training,

Classes Dates Duration

No. I to No. Z6 6 Apr 44--28 Aug 45 Z weeks

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Orig. Graduales Failurew

Class Dates Bn'. No. Total No. rotal

1 6 Apr 44-14 Apr 4 4 45 45 45 0 0

2 22 Apr 44.- 2 May 44 7 7 5z 0 0

3 15 May44--25 May 4 4 29 29 81 0 0

4 16 Aug 44-26 Aug 44 33 33 114 0 0

5 26 Oct 44-- 4 Nov 44 2 2 116 0 0

6 q Nov 44- -18 Nov 4 4 6 6 122 0 0

7 Z 3 Nov 44-- 2 Dec 4 4 6 6 L28 0 0

8 8 Doc 44--16 Dec4 4 10 10 138 0 0

9 Z0 Dec 44--29 Dc44 9 9 147 0 0

10 4 Jan 45--13 Jan 45 10 10 157 0 0

11 19 Jan45--27 Jan 45 6 6 163 0 0

12 I Feb 45-10 Feb 45 6 6 169 0 0

13 15 Feb 45--24 Feb 45 6 6 175 0 0

14 Z Mar 45.-IMar 45 6 6 181 0 0

15 15 Mar 45--26 Mar45 10 9 190 0 0

16 Z9Mar45-- 9 Apr 45 18 18 208 0 0

16A 10 Apr 45--48 Apr45 13 13 6 22 0 0

17 1Z Apr 45--23 Apr 45 6 6 227 0 0

17A ZO Apr 45--48 Apr 45 11 11 Z8 0 0

Is 26 Apr 45-- 7 May 45 8 8 246 0 0

19 10 May 45. -.Z May 45 25 Z5 271 0 0

20 Z4May45-- 6 Jun 45 25 25 Z96 0 0

21 7 Jun 45--19 Jun 45 30 30 3Z6 0 0

zz 21 Jun 45-- 4 Jul 45 30 Z9 355 0 0

23 5 Jul 45--18 Jul 45 a8 28 383 0 0

Z4 18 Jul 45--31 Jul 45 30 30 414 0 0

25 31 Jul 45--13 Aug 45 30 30 443 0 0

26 16 Aug 45--Z8 Aug45 20 20 463 0 0

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SPECIAL BRAZILIAN COUISE

PurPose: Instruction conducted as a part of the Brazilian Divisional

Training Program. Designed to acquaint field artillery officerR of the

Brazilian Army with tactics, techniques, and procedures of the field

artillery of the U. S. Army,

s . The first class attended selected instruction periods of the

MOficers' Advance-I Course as observers. All subjects were included,

with emphasis on Gunnery and Combined Arms, 7 The program of instruction for tho second and third classes

was similar to the one followed for the first class. However, special

conferences were conducted by Officers' Advanced Course instructors,

assisted by interpreters. For the third class several conferences

were given in Spanish. The students were graded in both of these

classes,

For the fourth class all instruction was given in Portuguese

or Spanish by specially selected instructors. All map problems,

* charts and examinations were translated into Portuguese Students

* were graded. For this clays, the instruction was divided as followsCombined Arms subjects--177 hours; Gunnery--135 hours: Comrnunication--Z6 hours; Motors--ZZ hours; Materiel--lZ hours.

Prerequisites. Field artillery officers of the Brazilian Army,

coming directly from Brazil.

Comments: Certificates of Attendance were issued to all officers

attending the course.

Class No. 3 remained an additional week to attend classes in

Air Training.

Not many qualified instructors who spoke Portuguese (the national language of Brazil) were available, so it was necessary to

use Spanish-speaking instructors also. Portuguese-speaking people

can understand Spanish fairly well, but the reverse is not true.

Classes Dates Duration

No.1 26 Jul 43--25 Sep 43 8 weeks

No. I Z5 Oct 43--18 Dec43 8 weeks

No. 3 31 Jan 44--25 Mar 44 8 weeks

No. 4 18May44-- 8 Jul 44 8 weeks

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Orig. GraduaUe s Failures

class Enr, N o. Total Nu. 1, l d

I ZO 'ul 43.2Sep 4 3 9 9 0 0

4 5 Oct 4 3,18 Dec 43 1 zo 0 0

3 il 'an 44. *25 Mar414 12 3z 0

4 18HMay 44- - 8 lul 44 5z0 0

-mai'frtioIl rn~mislg ill Origlinal mainusicript - -ed.

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CANADIAN CADRE COURSE

Purpose: To train the field artillery component of a Canadian division

for oarvice with the United States forces in the Pacific area.

Scope: The course was divided into ZO subcourses with personnel

assigned to subcourses appropriate to their respective duties.

Prerequisites: Personnel selected by Canadian Army.

Comments: First by telephone on 5 July 1945 and subsequently, on

11 July 1945, by letter from R&SC, FAS was directed to set up a series

of special courses for a group o'f Royal Canadian Artillery officers and

other ranks (enlisted men), to arrive from Canada on or about 9 August

1945. The courses were to be of 6 weeks duration.

The objective of the training was to acquaint students with the

United States Army, its organization, supply, administration, customs,

materiel, and tactics; to qualify the individual to perform the duties of

his assigned position and to instruct others in the subjects covered by

the course of instruction attended by the particular individual.

The over-ail objective was to train and equip a reinforced

division, composed of Canadian Army personnel, for service with the

United States forces in the Pacific area. The personnel of other arms

and services were to be trained at the appropriate service schools or

training centers. Approximately 1900 personnel were to be trained in

the United States.

Cadre personnel would be expected to be able to conduct unit

instruction as well av individual instruction on completion of the

courses, using United States equipment, instructional material,

training aids, and facilities.

The individual studcnts would be trained porsonnel, and in

many cases combat experienced, selected according to Canadian

equivalents of the United States MOSs necessary to make up unit

cadres.

Forty-two officers and 281 other ranks arrived at Fort Sill

by rail on 11 August 1945. One officer and one other rank arrived on

18 August, making a total of 43 officers and 28Z other ranks, or a

grand total of 325.*

* Fifteen liaison pilots were scheduled to arrive at a later date, but

they failed to come,

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The group was commanded by Lt Col H. L. Jones from the

Canadian Royal Artillery Training Centei. This officer had visited

FAS for about a week in October 1944. Ini addition to Lt Col Jones,

I officer and 3 other ranks were included in the group to handle administration and ware not to be enrolled in the courses.

Programs of Instruction had been prepared and approved, and

the courses got under way on Monday, 1? August 1945, For the purposes

of academic records, the entire instruction was called Canadian Cadre

Course. The first Z weeks (88 hours) of instruction was devoted to

general subjects and was given to the entire cadre. The personnel

were then broken down into appropriate groups and each was enrolled

in a specialist subcourse as follows:

Subcourse Officers Other Ranks Total

Gunnery 15 31 46

Battery Executive 3 43 46

Survey 9 9

Meteorology 1 1

Artillery Mechanic 33 33

Munitions 2 2

* Artillery Intelligence 5 5

* Communication Officer 7 7

Communication Chief 4 4

Message Center Chief 5 5

Communication (Wireman) 20 20

Radio Operator 34 34

Radio Repairman 16 16

Wheeled Vehicle Driver 19 19

Tractor Driver 4 4

Motor Transport 5 5

Tractor Mechanic 4 4

Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic 21 zi

FA Air Mechanic 11 II

FA Unit Administration 10 10

Totals 35 267 302

Certificates of Attendance were issued to all students who com-

!1 pleted the course--35 officers and 267 other ranks.

Five officers and 9 other ranks departed for various reasons

before the end of the course: 23 August--I officer; 6 September--2

other ranks; 14 September--I officer and Z other ranks; 15 September--

3 officers and 5 other ranks.

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The coming of Y-J Day caused the cancellation of the plan to send

a Canadian division to the Pacific, and the troups concerned were di -

rected to return to Canada. However, they remained at Fort Sill for

6 weeks altogether, departing on Monday, 24 September 1945. In

order to give them time to get organised for their departure, and for

some to do some sightseeing, instruction was suspended on Tuesday,

18 September.

Upon arrival on I1 August, the Canadian cadre was met at

the railroad station by the Comrmandant and his staff, with a band and

appropriate c'remony, Similar honors were accorded upon their

departure.

Throughout their stay at Fort Sill, the attitude, conduct, and

cooperativeness of the Canadians were superior. They were most

complimentary in their comments about the instruction given and the

hospitality extended by the Field Artillery School,

Class Dates Duration

No, I only 13 Aug 45--17 Sep 45 5 1/5 weeks

Orig. Graduates Failures

Clams Dates Enr. No. Total No, Total

Officers

1 13 Aug 45--17 Sep 45 39 35 35 0 0

Enlisted Men

1 13 Aug 45--17 Sep 45 280 267 267 0 0

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SPECIAL MATERIEL- -GUNNERY COURSE

(FOR CANADIAN ARMY PERSONNEL)

Purpose Training of Canadian Army officers and other ranks in

materiel (U. S. 75-mm howitzer) and gunnery (time shell and ricochet. fire),

Scope; First 2 weeks on materiel, principally on 75-mm Howitzer

MI: maintenance and operation; ammunition; sighting and laying equipment; disassembly and assembly; logistics, animal transport; motor

march; small arms.

Third week on gunnery (officers): maps and photos; observed

fire; unobserved fire, corrections; ba ac survey, C. , and high burst

registrations; 0. F.T. ; fire direction,

Third week on materiel (other ranks),

Prerequisites; Ten officers and ten other ranks of the Royal Canadian

Artillery sent in by Canadian Army for this course,

Comments

Classes Dates Duration

No, I only 24 Jan 44- 12 Feb 44 3 weeks

Orig. Graduates Failures

Claus Datea Enr. No. Total N o. Total

I 4 Jan 44--1 Feb 44 20 20 ZO 0 0

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COMMENTS ON THE METEOROLOGICAL TRAINING PROGRAM

Meteorological Teams

The program for the training of meteorological augmentation teams at the Field Artillery School was originally announced

by Hq AOF on 24 August 1944 as follows:

Each field artillery observation battalion would

be augmented by a meteorological team consisting of I officer

Y and 4 enlisted men--I weather officer, 1 maintenance man, 1

operator, and 2 assistant operators--together with the necessary

equipment.

The training and organization for these teams would

be the responsibility of FAS. Each team would receive its equipment at this station and use it in training, and FAS would also be

responsible for packing it for export for those teams destined for

ove rseas,

Thirty Army Air Forces weather officers, all lieutenants,

were transferred to Army Ground Forces, assigned to the field

artillery, and ordered to FAS to receive training as field artillery meteorological officers. All had had at least I year of

civilian college training in mathematics or physics, plus a year

.* of specialized military training in meteorology and a minimum

of 3 months field duty with a weather squadron.

To prepare these officers for duty with the field artillery,

they were enrolled in Class No. 29, Officers' Special Basic

Course, which started 25 September 1944 and terminated Z

December 1944,

The 30 enlisted maintenance men were sent to a Signal

Corps school at Spring Lake, N. J. , in groups of 15 each, to

receive instruction in maintenance of the SCM-10, This was a

12 weeks course called the Weather Equipment Technician Course.

At the same timc, the 30 operators were sent to an AAF

school at Chanute Field, Illinois, for operational training on the

SCR-b58 and radiosonde. This was a 10 weeks course called

the Radiosonde Operator and Winds Aloft Course. Half of these

men reported to Chanute Field on 11 October 1944 and the other

half on IS November 1944.

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The remaining 60 men of the original 30 tcams reccived

all of their training at FAS.

Upon completing Officers' Special Basic Course on 2

December 1944, the officers were enrolled in Officers' Sound

& Flash Ranj-ing Course 'Special) of 7 weeks duration, finishing

on 20 January 1945.

2 : Upon returning from Chanute Field, 111. , and Spring Lake,

N, J., the maintenance men and operators were given special

instruction by the Department of Observation until the start of

the Meteorological Team Training Course. All enlisted personnel

of these teams were enrolled in the Enlisted Basic Meteorology

Course ol 5 weeks duration, in 4 successive classes. This course

was set up expressly for these men, starting 18 December 1944

and terminating 24 March 1945,

All during the preliminary training period described above,

considerable uncertainty existed as to just when equipment would

be available for the team training.

Class No. I of the Team Training Course wau officially

started on 5 February 1945, on the assumption that at least one

SCR-658 would be received within a week, which waa practically assured by Hq AGF. However, the first of these sets did not

arrive until late in March. Consequently, improvisations were

necessary in order to carry on the instruction, It had been

contemplated that the duration of this course would be 4 weeks,

but the delay in the arrival of equipment made it necessary to

run the first class until 28 April 1945, a duration of lZ weeks,

Ten officers and 40 enlisted men graduatcd in this class. Two

officers and 8 enlisted men for each of 10 teams started in this

class, plus 9 officers and 4 enlisted men extra, making a total

of 29 officers and 84 enlisted men, but in view of the fact that

only 10 teams were immediately needed, 19 officers and 44 rnlisted men were held over and continued instruction with Claps

No. 2.

The 10 teams graduating in Class No. 1, with radiosonde

equipment, were shipped to the New York POE, to arrive not

later than 17 May 1945--ultimate destination ETO. Each of

these teams had the normal complement of I officer arid 4 enlisted men.

* The teams enrolled in Class No. 2 were graduated as they

were needed--I team on 30 May 1945 (5-1/2 weeks in the course),

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4 teams on 9 June 1945 (7 weeks in the course), and the remaining

14 officers and 60 enlisted men, making up 15 teams less I

officer, on 15 September 1945. (See below)

The team graduating on 30 May was assigned to the 6Z4th

FA Observation Battalion, stationed at!.Fort Sill.

One of the teams graduating on 9 June was shipped to the

bl8th FA Observation Battahon, Camp Gruber, Oklahoma, on

9 June.

The remaining 3 teams graduating on 9 June were shipped

to the Pacific Theatre, departing on or about 14 July, 17 July,

and 3 August respectively,

Of the 15 teams shown as grtduating on 15 September 1945,

3 teams actually completed training on earlier dates, although

their certificates were issued as of 15 September, They were

shipped out a:s follows.,

One team to the 293d FA Observation Battalion,

Fort Jackson, S. C., on or about 14 August 1945.

One team to the 294th FA Observation Battalion,

Camp Bowie, Texas, on or about 22 Auj4ust 1945.

One team to the 617th FA Observation Battalion,

Camp Hood, Texas, on 11 September 1945.

After the recorded graduation date, I team was

shipped to the 292d FA Observation Battali'n, Fort Bragg, N. C.,

on or about I October 1945.

Each of the above 4 teams was accompanied by I Dodar

operator and i Sound Ranging Set (Dodar) AN/PNS-l.

Finally, 2 teams were shipped to Army Ground Forces

Board No. 1, Fort Bragg, N. C., on or about 14 November 1945.

All meteorological teams shipped were accompanied by

complete radiosonde equipment, including SCR -658.

No other teams were shipped to units. The remainder

of the personnel completing training on 15 September 1945 remained on duty at the Department of Observation until dissipated

by normal attrition, including separation, In the meantime, they

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were utilized as instructors, and they mac daily I AWIN

obs ervations for use by the Department of Gunn, r and Ihe AAF

weather station at Post Field. On one or two occasions, irmprovised teams were sent away on temporary duty to participate in

certain tests

Mehtorolo~cal.Equipawnt .no Its Use'

Radio Set SCR-b58, This was a portabl me teorological

radio direction finder designed to ope rate as part of a system

to secure wind direction arid speed, When used with a frequency

mociulated (f-m) radiosonde, the system also furnished data concerning humidity, temperature, and pressure at various altitudes

above the ground. SCF1-658 replaced the optical niethod (theodolite)

for tracking the balloon,

The directional antenna, antenna switch, a portion of the

receivr, and the cathode-ray tube indicator made up the RDF

radio direction finder) portion of the radio set. These components

permitted the operator to locate accurately the position of the

balloon transmitter in space at any moment, regardles s of visibility. To obtain correct azimuth and elevation anglse, the

operator neoded only to adjust the antenna position vertically and

horizontally with 2 handwheel controls for an on-bearing pattern

on the indicator,

The SCR-658 tracked a wave emitted by the transnitter.

The transmitter signal was momentarily cut off by a baroswitch

at successive levels of barometric pressure, These pressure

levels could be translated into terms of altitUde.

To obtain the humiaity, pressure, and temperature data,

the output of the f-rn channel of the, receiver was fed to the ixternal radiosonde recording equipment where the results wert,

recorded on a moving paper chart.

Radio Set SCR-658 is packed for export as 14 items

and when so packed weighs 5511 pounds.

Radiosonde AN/AMQ-I (also -IA. and -IC). This was a

meteorological instrument combined with a miniature t ransnmitter. It was carried aloft by a balloon to transmit radio signals

i from which could be determined the pressu re, temperature, and

relative humidity encountered to a height of approximately 12

miles. When the balloon burst, the radiosonde descended slowly

by means of an attached parachute, The parachute was not used

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when the equipment was was expected to land in enemy territory.

This instrument was used by the meteorological teams of field

artillery observation battalions for determining meteorological

data for the nietro message, used by artillery units in applying

metro corrections when computing firing data, Radiosonde wan

also used to forecast weather for airplane flights, troop movements, and chemical warfare.

The signals radiated by the transmitter were controlled

by meteorological elements which responded to various condii

tions of humidity and temperature encountered as the balloon

ascended. The radiosonde transmitting, receiving, and'recording units determined the humidity and temperature at various

barometric pressures above the earth,

The entire equipment which ascended with the balloon,

consistIng of the meteorological instrument, transmitter, and

battery, was inclosed in an insulated corrugated cardboard box,

4-1/2 x 8-1/Z x 8-1/2 inches. Weight, complete, was 2.8 pounds.

Radiosonde Receptor AN/FlMQ-o also -1A and -IC, or

ground station. This instrument received and recorded the signals

transmitted by Radiosonde AN/AMQ-l during flight, The receptor consisted of a receiver, electronic frequency meter, recorser, recorder amplifier, and voltage regulator mounted on a

steel rack 5' 4-1/2"1 high x 25"1 wiue x 15-1/2 ' a deep; and an

antenna system, The actual distance uetween the raciosonde and

the ground station varied with the wind, but signals were received

on the radiosonde receiver from distances as great as 150 miles.

The transmitter performed satisfactorily to the height of 12 miles,

Radiosonde Receptor AN/FMQ-l was packed for export

in 4 boxes, with a total weight st 1090 pounds.

The prosecution of the meteorological program involved

the procurement of the necessary equipment, which was no small

problem, and necessitated close liaison with the Requirements

Section of Headquarters Army Ground Forces and the AGF representative on the Communications Coordination Committee of

the War Department, In addition to the complete sets (SCH-658

and AN/AMQ-l), large quantities of laboratory equipment and

parts were required for the instruction.

As soon as sufficient equipment had been received, each

team trained with its own equipment. When preparing for departure, the rrm bers of the team assisted in the packing so they

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would be better enabled to unpack and assemble it properly un:)n

arriving at their destination. Expertness was necessary in the

export packing of thc equipment destined for overseas, since protectior against moisture and cxtreme weather conditions was

essential. An officer and a noncommissioned officer from the

Training Aids Shops, skilled in things mechanical, visited the

Farnsworth factory at Marion, Indiana, to study the pacKi-Ig

techniques. Large quantities of special packing material were

shipped in from the factory.

An engineer from the Metro Division, Dayton Signal

Depot, spent a week or more at FAS in January 1945 setting up

and calibrating radiosonde receptors. While here he accomplished the tropicalization of at least one receptor.

RAWIN Observations

Aloft observations made by tracking the balloon or any

of its attachments by radio methods were referred to as RAWIN

(RAdio WINd) observations. Observations made by the SCR-658

fell in this category. When thus used, the system furnished

wind direction and speed, humidity, temperature, and pressure

at various altitudes above the ground. Ground artillery units

could use the information to make correctiond for atmospheric

effects on the trajectory of the projectiles.

Replacement Courses

In a letter dated 21 April 1945, headquarters Army Ground

Forces directed that meteorological courses be established at

FAS to train replacements for the meteorological sections of

field artillery observation battalions to start on or about 30 June

1945. Three courses were prescribed;

Officer Meteorology Course 12 wveeks

Enlisted Meteorology Operator Course 1b weeks

Enliste. Meteorology Maiuitenance Course Ib weeks

The Department of Observation prepared programs of

instruction for the courses, started to assemble the necessary

equipment, and otherwise planned for the conduct of the courses,

However, on 13 July 1945 a letter was received from headquarters, Army Ground Forces, advising that the revised Troop

Basis had created a surplus of trained teams, so that it would not

be necessary to train replacements. It was therefore directed 'hat

the proposeu courses would be suspended until further notice. The

plan was never revived.

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METEOROLOGICAL TEAM TRAINING COURSE

Purpose: To train meteorological officers, enlisted meteorological operators, and maintenance technicians as members of

teams for service as meteorological sections of field artillery

observation battalions.

Scope: Basic meteorology required to understand ard operate

the instruments and equipment of the field artillery meteorological team; theory and practice required to operate the instruments and equipment and to furnish the required metro messages;

maintenance and repair Of the instruments and equipment;

trouble shooting of they electrical equipment; intensive team

training in all phases of meteorology work as practiced in the

field artillery observation battalion.

Pre quisites: Selected officers who have had training in physics

or electrical engineering and who have had training as weather

observers. Enlistod men who have had the preliminary training

for this course at FAS; operators and maintenance mon who have

had courses at Chanute Field, Ill., and Spring Lake, N. J..,

respectively; former training or experience in repair of radios

or electronic apparatus, or who have completed successfully

the Enlisted Radio Repairman Course, or have had equivalent

civilian practical experience.

Comments: See "Comments on MeA. iological Training Program."

The teams in Class No. 2 all started the course on Z3 April

1945, but were graduated as they were needed for assignment to

units.

Certificates of Attendance issued to the officers were

headed, "Officers' Meteorological Team Training Course, " and

those issued to the enlisted men were headed "Enlisted Meteorological Team Training Course."

Classes Dates Duration

No. 1 5 Feb 45--28 Apr 45 12 weeks

No. ZA 23 Apr 45--30 May 45 .5-1/2 weeks

No. ZB 23 Apr 45-- I 1(me 45 7 weeks

No. ZC 23 Apr 45--IS Sep 45 16-21 weeks

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Orig, Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. To ta

1 S5Feb 45--28 Apr 45 29 10 10 0 0

2A 23 Apr 45-30 May 45 19 1 11 0 0

2B 23 Apr 45-- 9J'un 45 4 15 0 0

ZC 23 Apr 45-15 Sep 45 14 29 0 0

Enlisted

1 5 Feb 45--28 Apr 45 84 40 40 0 0

2 23 Apr 45--30 May 45 79 4 44 0 0

23 Apr 45-- 9 Jun 45 16 60 0 0

23 Apr 45-15 Sep 45 60 120 0 0

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ENLISTED BASIC METZOROLOGY COURSE

Purpose: To provide bauic training in meteorology for enlisted

men to prepare them for the Meteorological Team Training Course

and ultimate assignment to meteorological sections of field artillery observation battalions.

Scope: Field artillery meteorology; meteorological instruments

and equipment; pilot balloon- -tracking and course plotting; zone

and ballistic winds; air density; ballistic density; artillery metro

messages sound metro message.

Prerequisites: Men specially selected for the meteorological

teams to be enrolled in the Meteorological Team Training Course.

Comments: See "Comments on the Meteorological Training

]Programn.

This was not a regularly authorized course but was set

up especially for the 120 enlisted men selected for the firpth0

meteorological teams to be trained in the Meteorological Team

Training Course.

Certificates of Attendance were issued to the 118 men

who completed the course, although all work was graded and

grades recorded.

Classes Date s Duration

No. 1 to No. 3 18 Dec 44-- 3 Mar 45 5 weeks

No. 4 1 Mar 45-24 Mar 45 3-112 weeks

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 18 Dec 44--20 Jan 45 45 42 42 1 1

2 1 Jan45-- 3 Feb 45 41 38 80 0 1

3 29 Jan 4. .- 3 Mar 45 27 39 109 0 1

4 1 Mar 45--24 Mar 45 9 9 118 0 1

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' COMMENTS ON THE RADAR PROGRAM

The field artillery radar program was initiated in a

letter from the Commandant to the CC AGF dated Z October 1944,

which was followed by a series of conferences at Hq AGF, Camp

Evans Signal Laboratory, and FAS, with a representative of the

FAS participating (Lt Col Paul Walters). In November 1944

experimentation in the use of radar for the location of ground

targets was started. In the absence of equipment at FAS, a

radar set SCR-584 was borrowed from the Anti-Alrcraft Command

at Fort Bliss, together with 1 officer and 8 enlisted men experienced in its operation. Exhaustive tests were conducted by the Department of Observation, and repar ts of tests were prepared, out of

which grew the doctrine on the use of radar in ground target

detection. The SCR-584 was adequately tested and modified for

the role. The AN/TPQ-3 was one of the results of these tests.

Out of the conferences also gre' a tentative table of

organization for counter-mortar units for service with division.

This originally provided for a division artillery headquarters

section of I officer and 2 enlisted men, and 4 battalion sections,

or teams, each made up of I officer and 17 enlisted men. This

latter figure was later reduced to 15, and the number of battalion

sections in a division was reduced to 3.

Each battalion counter-mortar section included I radar

repairman and 5 radar operators. The division artillery section

incluced I rauar repairman, The remaining enlisted men of the

tictions wut' noL necessarily ra, ar-trainnc- -truck drivers,

rauio operators, wirenen, anu observers, All officers were

radar-trained,

In order to train thc personnel for the sections, the following

courses were sct up at FAS:

Officers' Radar Course 6 weeks

Enlisted Radar Operator Course 6 weeks

Enlisted Radar Repairman Course 6 weeks

Radar Team Training Course 6 weeks

*The first class of the Officers' Radar Course started on

19 March 1945, but it was necessary to suspend the instruction

at the end of the second week herause some of the equipment had

not arrived as expected. For the same reason, Class No. 2 and

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Classie No. 3 were cancelled. Instruction for Class No. I was

resumed on 28 May, and the class was graduated on 30 June 1945.

With the 2 additional classes subsequently conducted, a total of

61 officers was graduated.

The first class of the Enlisted Radar Operator Course

also started on 1.9 March 1945 and was suspended at the end of

the third week for lack of equipment. It resumed on 28 May and

finally ended on 30 June 194S. One additional class was conducted,

and when the course was terminated on ZZ September 1945, a

total of 195 operators had been graduated.

The first class of the Enlisted Radar Repairman Course

was not started at FAB until 13 August 1945, terminating on 22 ~September 1945 with 20 graduateet. Facilities for conducting this

course were not earlier available at FAS. No additional classes

were conducted, In the meantime, the enlisted men selected for

training as radar repairmen were given an intensive course of

4 weeks duration at the Signal Corps School, Tort Monmouth,

N. :J. This course was originally set up for 3 weeks duration,

but was extended to 4 weeks. One officer and 98 enlisted men

took the course.

The graduates of the Officers' Radar Couree, Enlisted

Radar Operator Course, and the Signal Corps School Radar Rep-Airman Course (succeeded by the Enlisted Radar Repairman

Course, FAS), together with the necessary number of "fillers'

with appropriate SNs (the non-radar men referred to above),

were assembled into teams, each organized in accordance with

the tentative table of organization for battalion counter -mortar

section, and enrolled in the Radar Team Training Course. The

teams functioned as units in this course, each team training with

the radar set which it later helped to pack Cor export and which

was to accompany it to the theatre. The curriculum included

considerable practical work in the field,

The original plan provided for training in each class

sufficient teams, or counter-mortar sections, for S divisions,

including the division artillery sections. However, by the time

Class No. I of the Radar Team Training Course was started on

2 JUly 1945, redeployment of army personnel was in progress,

in some cases causing separation from the service and in others

causing non-eligibility for overseas duty, so that actually 3

officers and 288 enlisted men completed the course in Class No.

I. Only 2 classes in this course were conducted.

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Class No. I of the Radar Ti-am Trainir.g Course completed

training on 11 August 1945 and loon thereafter 15 battalion sections

and 5 division artillery sections, with equipment, were ready for

shipment to the theatre. However, VJ Day soon intervened and

redeployment regulations were adjusted downward. Disintegration

of the sections ensued.

On or about 14 November 1945, complete teams of countermortar personnel were shippedi to 5 divisions in this country which

had been redeployed from ETO and scheduled to remain here,

Each of the divisions received the following personnel:

I division artillery section -- I officer and 2 EM.

3 battalion sections--I officer and 15 EM each.

I signal maintenance repair unit--I officer and 4 EM.

A proposed table of organization for field artillery radar

employment at Corps level may be found in AG File 35Z, 11.

Personnel

The personnel phase of the radar training program was 'a

major problem in itself, The original project contemplated the

training of sufficient teams for 22 divisions, which would require

a milimum of 88 officers and 1034 enlisted men, not counting

a small overstrength to offset losses. In addition to this, 45

offict.rs and 50 enlisted men were required for instructors. About

this many were recruited from the anti-aircraft artillery, which

had surplus of radar-trained personnel due to the reduction in

streigth of anti-aircraft artillery in the European Theatre because

of ottr attaining dominance in the air.

It was deemed necessary to give this personnel some field

artilie 'y training, in view of their prospective service with field

artillery units, The Office rs' Special Basi( Course was considered '1

an appropriate courbe for the officers and some were enrolltd

ther(. However, due to previous commitments for quotas in the

ensuing classes of that course, as well as the time element, the

officers scheduled for enrollment in Officers' Radar Course,

Class No. 1, were given a 4 weeka course in basic field artillery

subjects, known as Officers' Radar Preparatory Course. The

term ''radar' was used in the title merely to identify the course

with the program, as no radar instruction was included. This

course was not set up as a regularly authorized course, and no

course capacity was allotted by higher headquarters.

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All enlisted men were enrolled in Enlisted Radar Prepara.

tory Course of 4 weeks duration ard likewise devotedi to basic

field artillery subjects exclusively. Four classes were conducted

and 377 men were graduated. The so-called "fillers" for the

radar teams did not take this course, as they were largely trained

field artillerymen, This was a regularly authorized course with

a course capacity of iZ0.

The enlisted men sent in from the anti-aircraft artillery

were carefully screened upon arrival, and many were rejected

as not suitable for this program.

The delay in arrival of some of the racar equipment

afforded an opportunity to give additonal field artillery training to

the personnel. Several hundred of the enlisted men were enrolled

in regular enlisted specialist courses as follows: Motor--20;

Communication- -143, Radio Repairman--6; Flash Ranging--33;

Sound Ranging--28. Likewise, some of the officers were enrolled

in the Officers' Special Basic Course who would otherwise have

had to be content with the short Officers' Radar Preparatory

Course.

Using a program of instruction prepared at FAS, approved

by Hq R&SC, field artillery training was cantinued, starting in

July 1945, at the FARTC, Ft Sill, for the men who were awaiting

enrollment In the radar courses at FAS.

Some units in the Mediterranean and European Theatres

had had some success with rada' in the location of ground targets,

notably the Fifth Arrry in Italy and the Fifteenth Army in France

and Germany. Some men--possibly 100--who haa radar experience in those units were sent direct to FAS from overseas, but

most of them were eligible for separation under redeployment

regulations.

In all, some 125 officers and 1400 enlisted men passed

through FAS in connection with the radar program,

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OFFICERS' RADAR PREPARATORY COURSE

P.rpose: To prov-de basic field artillery training for officers from tht±

anti-aircraft artillery to prepare them for service with radar sections

of field artillery units.

Scope: Organization and equipment; firing battery; elementary gunnery

and survey; maps and photomaps; elementary field artillery tactics,

Srzeuisites: Limited to officers undergoing conversion from antiaircraft artillery to field artillery, for service with radar sections

of field artillery units.

Comments, The term "radar" was used in the t!Lle of this course

merely Coidentify it with the program. No radar instruction was

included,

This was not a regularly authorized course and was conducted

as an expedient to orient in field artillery the officers who were

scheduled for enrollment in the Officers' Radar Course before they

could complete the Officers' Special Basic Course.

The officers in Class No. Z were enrolled in the Officers'

Radar Course before completion of this course.

Classes Dates Duration

No. I 19 Feb 45--17 Mar45 4 weeks

No. 2 19Mar45--iticomplete

SOrig. Graduates Failures

Class Date# Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 19 Feb 45--17Mar45 40 40 40 0 0

Z 48Mar45--Z8 Apr 45 35 36 76 0 01

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OFFICERS5' RADAR COURSE

Purpose: To train experienced radar officers for duty, with field

artillery mortar locator teams.

, Scop. Survey; maps and air photos; countermortar technique;

tactics, with particular reference to radar teams; theory and main-

* tenance of AN/TPO-3 (later, ANiTPQ-3); team training, each officer

receiving instruction in the duties of each member of the team.

Prereqisitest Officers specially selected because of their radar

training and experience, which should be at least a year.

Comments: See "Comments on the Radar Program. 11 The first

class was started on 19 March 1945, but it was necessary to auspend

the instruction at the end of the second weak because some of the

equipment had not arrived as expected. For the same reason, Class

No. 2 and Class No. 3 were cancelled. Instruction for Class No. I

was resumed on ZR May and the class was graduated on 30 June 1945.

With the two additional classes subsequently conducted, 61 officers

were graduated.

Classes Dates Duration

No. I to No. 5 19 Mar 45--2 Nov 45 6 weeks

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 19 Mar 45--30 Jun 45 27 Z5 25 1 1

2 Cancelled

3 Cncelled

4 13 Aug 45- LZSsp 45 30 27 52 3 4

5X I Oct 45-- 2Nov 45 9 9 61 0 4

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ENLISTLD RADAR PREPARATORY COURSE

Pp To give basic inotruction in field artillery subjects for

enhited radar specialists transferred from otner branches for service with field artillery radar teams.

sco : Map and air photo reading; communication principles, invo ving both wire equipment and radiotelephone. basic gunnery,

field artillery weapons and ammunition; combat intelligence; care,

maintenance and operation of motor vehicles and engines ,

Prere uisites: This course was established for the exclusive

purpose of giving basic field artillery training to enlisted men

from other arms (principally AAA) who were sent to the Field

Artillery School by higher headquarters to receive radar training

and ultimately to be assigned as members of radar teams for duty

with field artillery units.

Comments: See "Comments on the Radar Program."

The term "radar ' is used in the title of this course merely

' to identify it with the program. No radar instruction was Included.

Classes Dates Duration

No. I to No, 4 19 Feb 45--Z3 Jun 45 4 weeks

:1 Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total. No. Total

1 19 Feb 45--17 Mar 45 188 188 188 0 0

Z 2 Apr 45--28 Apr 45 100 98 .286 0 0

3 30 Apr 45--26 May 45 39 37 323 0 0

4 28 May45--23 Jun 45 57 54 377 0 0

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ENLISTED RADAR OPERATOR COURSE

Purpos. To qualify noncommissioned officer. as radar operators,

plot.ters, and computers, for ultimate assignment to a fidl a:'tUl.ery

mortar locator team.

S~~ope includes technique and operation of the radar set, plotl tig

and computing data for mortar location, basic instruction in the

characterie tics of the electronic equipment used. Emphasis is

plated on practical instruction in all duties of the counter..mortar

team,

Prerequlsites, AGCT score of at least 90 and MAT score of at

least 90; basic training in fiela artillery or successful cornpletica

of Enlisted Radar Preparatory Course; working knowledge of

higher mathematics, Previous training an radar operator essential.

Comments: See "Comments on the Radar Program.

Class No. I started 19 March 1945, but was suspended at 1.e

end of the third week for lack of equipment, resuming on Z8 May. w'id

graduating or 30 June. Upon resumption of the instructioA on 28 May,

sone time was spent on reviewing the work of the first t-.ree- w,.'ks.

so that this class spent in the aggregate more than seven .voeks .n

the course.

Cass No. 2 and Class No. 3 were cancelled, pt'imaril

because of the equipment situation.

Clases Dates Du ra. ton

No. 1 19 Mar 45--30 Jun 45 6 weokm (S,.e

Co rmnv,:it. s)

No. 4 13 Aug 45--22 Sep 45 6 w.oks

Orig. Graduates F ilurk s

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Trt al

1 19 Mar 45.-30 Jun 45 116 94 94 12 11

2 Cancelled

3 Cancelled

4 13 Aug 45--Z2 Sep 45 123 101 195 10 2z

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ENLISTED RADAR REPAIRMAN COURSE

Purpose. To qualify enlisted personnel as technicians in second and

third echelon maintenance of the radar set and related equipment for

ultimate assignment to a field artillery mortar locator team.

Scope: Field operation of equipment; theory, operation, adjustment,

L maintenance and trouble shooting of components of AN/TPQ-3; detailed

study of modulator, transmitter, power distribution, receiver, indicator unit, range unit circuits, asimuth control, and nerve system,

pedestal assembly and antenna assembly; cabling and console wiring;

theory and proper use of testing equipment.

Prerequisites: AGCT score of 90 or better and MAT score of 90 or

better; successful completion of a course in basic electronics and

radar systems of IS weeks, or equivalent experience to include at

least 6 months of experience in radar repair.

Comments: See ''Comments on the Radar Program." Only one class

conducted.

Classes Date s Duration

No. 1 13 Aug 45--22 Sep 45 6 weeks

- Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 13 Aug 45--2Z Sep 45 Z3 zo 20 3 3

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RADAR ".'EAM TRAINING COURSE

Purpose: To orient, group, and train officers and enlisted pe.'ialiws

to work as teams, in the location of hostile mortars by radar.

Scope: Introductory mortar location problems followed by on- and

four day field problems under simulated battle conditions to teach cam

cooperation and battle efficiency; specialist training to train radi.o

operators, survey party, plotters, and other specialists an members

of the team; reconnaissance, selection, and occupation of positior.

under varying conditions and different modes of operation; issu .e,-

of equipment; maintenance of radars, radio, trucks.

Prerequisites: Officers and enlisted men should have completed

satisfactorily the Officer s ' Radar Course or the Enlisted Radar

Operator Course or the Enlisted Radar Aepairman Course; er.list'd

men qualified in their MOS.

Comments: See "Comments on the Radar Program,,

Claseen Dates Du-a+or

No. I to No. 2 2 Jul 45-, 2 Nov 45 6 week.

Orig. Graduate. Fa&.ur(.s

Class Dates Enr, No. Total No, "r, -%l

Officers

1 2 Jul 45--11 Aug 45 24 23 23 0

2 24 Sep 45-- 2 Nov 45 30 53 0 0

Enlisted

1 2JuI45--Il Aug 45 Z88 288 Z88 0 0

2 24Sep 45-- Z Nov 45 241 241 529 0 0

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COMMENTS ON THE AIR TRAINING PROGRAM

In accordance with a War Department directive issued at the

request of Maj Gen B. M. Danford, then Chief of Field Artillery, 14

officers and ZO enlisted men of the field artillery, holders of civil

pilot licenses, reported for temporary duty to the Field Artillery

School on 14 January 1942. They were organized as the Air Training

Detachrnl' under the command of U Col W. W. Foro, who was sibsequently designated as the Director of Air Training. Between 14

January and Z8 February 1942, these individuals underwent a course

of instruction in short-field flying technique and the maintenance of

liaison type airplanes. The instruction was given by 7 civilian

flight instructors and 3 civilian maintenance instructors whose services were obtained through the cooperation of the Civil Aeronautics

Authority and the manufacturers of the airplanes used, Thirteen

officers and 8 enlisted men successfully completed the course.

At the conclusion of the course, 20 of the pilots who graduated

and 6 airplane mechanics who had contemporaneously received in

struction at the Piper Aircraft factory and subsequently with the Air

Training Detachment were divided into 2 test groups. One group rereported to the 13th Field Artillery Brigade at Fort Bragg, North

Carolina, and the other to the Second Division Artillery, which

arrived at Fort Sill from Fort Sam Houston, Texas on I March 194Z.

At the conclusion of the 2 months' tests, conducted in the field under

the direction of boards of officers appointed for the ourpose, favorable

reports were rendered and the test groups returned to the Field Artillery School pending further action by the War Department.

On 6 June 194Z the War Department approved the adoption of

organic air observation for fielu art'llery and directed that the Field

Artillery School conduct the training of pilots and mechanics to be

procured from the Ground Forces, with the understanding that these

trainees must have had prior flight and mechanical experience.

The Department of Air Training was thereupon organized, with Col

W, W. Ford (promoted Z5 June 1942) as Director.

In preparation for the starting of the regular instruction,

highly skilled flight instructors and maintenance instructors were

employed from civil life and the pilots who had participated in the

field tests, with the exception of those filling administrative positions in the department, were given intensive training to become

flight instructors.

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The first class for liaison pilots was started on 3 August 194Z.

Students were recruited from 2 sources;

(1) Officers not above the grade of captain and enlisted

men of the Ground Forces whn volunteered, held or had recently held

CAA private pilot licenses, had logged at least 60 hours of pilot time,

weighed no more than 170 pounds, and could pass ph- cal exarrination as Class I or 2, AR 40-110, 3 December 1942. rhe students

for the first 5 classes came from this source exclsively.

(2) The Commanding General, Army Air Forces was

directed to furnish 100 basically-trained pilots a month, commencing

in September. The first of these arrived at the Field Artillery School

on 19 September 194Z and those found to be qualified were enrolled in

Class No. 6. These men had graduated from primary flight schools

conducted under the auspices of the Civilian Pilot Training Authority,

enrolled in the Air Corps Reserve, placed on active duty, and rated

as Liaison Pilots. During the period I September-26 November 1942,

338 such pilots were furnished. Of these, 10Z were found to be unfit

for field artillery pilot training, many of them because of being overweight. Of the 236 actually enrolled, 16% w re dropped during the

course, so that the yield from the 338 originally sent was only 198.

In a letter dated 17 November 1942, the CC, AGF authorized

the Commandant to send 25 field artillery officers to an AAF pilot

training course beginning on or about 26 November 1942, and the

same number each week hereafter. These officers received 9

weeks of primary training as liaison pilots and then returned to the

Field Artillery School for the field artillery pilot course. The first

school used for this purpose was the Hart Flying School at Denton

Field, Texas. The prescribed course at the Field Artillery School

for these particular officers was of 5 weeks' duration, but all classes

required more time than that because of delays, caused principally by

bad flying weather.

The officers sent to Denton Field by the Commandant, effective

with the class starting 26 November 1942, were to be selected from

the Staff, Faculty, and Detachment and from School Troops, as well

as the Field Artillery Replacement Training Center. Effective with

the class reporting at Denton Field on or about 3 December 1 94Z, the

Commandant was authorized to send each week Z5 selected Officer

Candidate School graduates and attached unassigned officers attending

various courses at the School. The first group of OCS graduates 'thus

selected came frorn the class graduating on 19 November 1942. With

the 10 days' delay enroute given all OCS graduates, they returned to

Fort Sill in good time to report at Denton Field before 3 December.

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When the course for field artillery pilots was first established,

the prescribed duration for pilots from the Ground Force" was 7 weeks.

The enlisted reservists sent in by the Air Forces from the Civilian

• i Pilot Training Schools were to have a course of 10 weeks' duration.

The first 5 weeks of the latter course were to be devoted primarily to

basic military training, because these students had had no such training.

Effective with the first class from Denton Field, which started

training at the Field Artillery School on I February 1943, the duration IA

of the pilot course was changed to 5 weeks.

In a communication dated 8 February 1943, the CU, AGF indicated that on or about 15 February 1943 the AAF primary flying school

* at Pittsburg, Kansas, would also be used for the training of field artillery pilots, and that effective on or about 20 April 1943, enlisted men

would no longer be eligible for liaison pilot training.

In a letter dated 12 February 1943, the CG, AGF set up the

following requirements, effective in March 1943,

Basic flying training at an AAF primary training

school- -approximately 10 weeks.

FAS course of approximately 5 weeks.

One class each week--capacity 50 students.

Students to be assigned to Field Artillery School on

permanent change of station, concurrently with enrollment in basic flying course.

Starting with Denton Field on 18 March 1943, classes

would alternate between Denton and Pittsburg.

Quotas were allotted to units in the field and to Beplacement and School Command, the latter's quota

to be filled by the Field Artillery School, as previously.

In the meantime, starting with the 18 February class,

Field Artillery School would send 50 student officers

to Denton Field each week.

Pre requisites:

Lieutenants or captains commissioned or detailed in

field artillery.

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Not more than 36 years of age.

Maximum weight-. 170 pound.

Physically qualified as Class I or Z, AP 40-110,

3 December 194Z.

No previous flying experience required.

The following is taken from a directive issued by the CG, AAF

to the Flying Training Command as an accurate portrayal of the situation

in liaison pilot training as of 16 March 1943; ;I

The Commanding General, Army Ground Forces,

establishes the minimum standards required for service with

organic air observation, selects this personnel and conducts

the operational training of rated liaison pilots in the tactical

employment of organic air observation for field artillery.

The Commanding General, Army Ground Forces,

selects qualified field artillery officers and sends fifty of

them each week to Army Air Forces Flying Training Coinmand (Denton and Pittsburg) for flying instruction. Approved

tables of organization provide that not to exceed ten per cent

can be in the grade of captain and the remainder are lieutenants.

The Commanding General, Army Air Forces, estab

lishes the minimum standards required for flying and for aeronautical ratings, conducts all flying training, and awards all

aeronautical ratings.

The flying training course will be such as to qualify se

lected officers in the safe and efficient operation of liaison airplanes of the types supplied the field artillery. The course will

include qualification for the rating of liaison pilot in accordance

with minimum standards established therefor by the Commanding General, Army Air Forces, The course is of nine weeks'

duration and includes a minimum of sixty hours flying instruction

in addition to the appropriate ground school courses.

Minor modifications in this course of instruction consistent with the maintenance of established minimum standards

for liaison pilots may be made. Adjustments in the duration of

the course will require prior coordination between the Army

Ground Forces and Army Air Forces, and approval by the War

Department.

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Whvn an officer beginning the flying training instruction

presents acceptable records of an appreciable amotint of previous flying experience, it is desired that he be permitted to

advance through the course as rapidly as his knowledge of required grouna school subjects and his demonstrated flying

ability warrant. In order to maintain the minimum standards

established for liaison pilots these officers will be required to

meet all requiremewts for the r .

Effective on or about 19 April 1943 (approximate date

on which the officers who began flying training on 15 February are scheduled to complete the course), the Commanding

General, Army Air Forces, will send to Army Ground Forces

only those officers received therefrom as indicated above,

During the period from the present date (16 March

1943) until preceding paragraph becomes effective (o/a 19

April 1943), AAF will supply AGF (Fort Sill) with forty

liaison pilots weekly, Weekly quotas will be filled as follows,

lst priority--all field artillery officers supplied by

AGF who have successfully completed the flying training

course and been rated liaison pilots.

Zd priority- -enlisted graduateu of the Civilian Pilot

Training liaison pilot training course which was especially

* arranged to prepare individuals for service with organic

air observation for field artillery. These individuals will

have completed basic military training and been rated

liaison pilots prior to their transfer to Fort Sill.

3d priority--well qualified enlisted volunteers who

have completed basic military training and have been rated

liaison pilots,

Vacancies- -remaining vacancies in any weekly quota

will not be filled.

Liaison pilots supplied to AGF by AAF 'from their

own sources) may be returned to AAF by AGF if they fail

to successfully complete the Field Artillery Pilot Course

at the Field Artillery School.

The Field Artillery School course for field artillery

pilots (officers) is of approximately. weeks' duration and

includes approximately 40 hours of flying ope rations.

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On 12 June 1943 the War Department authorized an increase in

duration from 5 to 6 weeks. The Field Artillery School had recommended

an increase to 7 weeks, to permit additional instruction in cross-country

flying, but the War Department decided that I additional week should be

sufficient.

Under date of 15 September 1943, headquarters AGF issued a

new directive prescribing qualifications for enrollment in the Field

Artillery Pilot Course, effective - October 1943. This changed the

directive of 12 February 1943 as follows

1) Be in the grade of lieutenant.

(2) Have not previously been assigned to liaison pilot

training and failed to complete the prescribed course,

While this directive limited the training to lieutenants, a few

captains were accepted through Class No. 62, which started 24 January

1944,

On 17 October 1943 the above directive was amended by adding

the following:

Have not previously been eliminated from training at an

AAF primary training school.

Effective with Class No. 77, starting 8 May 1944, the duration

of the course was increased to 10 weeks. Also, effective with the

class reporting at Pittsburg, Kansas, on 4 May 1944, the duration of

the basic flying course was increased to approximately 12 weeks.

The directive of 15 September 1943 listed only Pittsburg,

Kansas, for primary training. However, some students were sent to

Denton, Texas, through Class No. 63, which started primary training

on or about 16 November 1943 and started the course at the Field

Artillery School on 31 January 1944.

The CG, AGF, in a letter dated 7 April 1944, directed that tests

be conducted to determine proper installation, op.-ration, care, and

maintenance of seaplane -equipped ',pontoons), f!eld artillery airplanes.

Also, he directed that instroction in same be given pilots and mechanics.

As a result, facilities for such instruction were established at Lake

Lawtonka and subsequent classes were given some instruction in taking

off from and landing on water with pontoon-equipped airplanes.

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On 31 October 1944 the CG, AGF, directed that training be con.

ducted in the use of the cable launching and landing apparatus (Brodie

Device), used for launching and landing of airplanes in restricted areas

on land as well as on naval landing craft. The Department did some

development work with this device and included some instruction in its

use in the pilot and air mechanic courses,

In the autumn of 1944 it was decided to suspend the pilot training temporarily, as it appeared that sufficient pilots had been trained

to meet requirements until I January 1945. Under this plan, Class

No. 88 was Lhe last to be enrolled for almost b months; it reported at

Pittsburg cn or about 27 July 1944 and started the course at the Field

Artillery .chool on 23 October 1944. At this time the Army Air Force

was engaged in terminating its contracts with civilian flying schools,

including Pittuburg. Consequently, Class No. 88 was the last to re- ceive basic training at Pittsburg, This class received 11 weeks Instruction at baric flying school and 10 weeks at the Field Artillery

School.

In January 1945 the training of pilots was resumed and a more

adequate course was set up, consisting of 14 weeks basic flying instruction under Army Air Force instructors at Sheppard Field, Texas,

and 14 weeks of field artillery pilot training at the Field Artillery School,

with a class of 30 lieutenants entering every 2 weeks, Class No. 8q,

reporting at Sheppard Field on or about 13 January 1945, was the first

to be enrolled under this new program. However, before the next class

A. was due for enrollment, it was determined that the pilot losses in the

current operations in Europe were great enough to warrant more speed

in turning out replacements. Consequently, on 23 January 1945, word

t was received from AGF that effective with the next class, scheduled to

start basic training at Sheppard Field on 29 January 1945, classes would

be increased from 30 to 40 students each, and the period of basic train-

* ing would be limited to II or 12 weeks and the field artille ry pilot

* training at the Field Artillery School to 5 weeks. This program pre -

vailed at Sheppard Field for 3 classes and at the Field Artillery School

for 5 clamses.

Sheppard Field Field Artillery School

Class No. Dates Weeks Dates Weeks

1945 1945

89 13 Jan--31 Mar 11 2 Apr-- 5May 5

* 90 27 Jan--14 Apr I 16 Apr--19May 5

91 2 Feb--28Apr 12 30 Apr-- 2 Jun 5

92 9 Feb-- qMay 14 21 May--23 Juit 5

93 23 Feb-- Z Jun 14 4Jun-- 7 Jul 5

94 9 Mar--16Jun 14 18 Jun--22 Sep 14

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Effective with Class No. 94, the full schedule of 14 weeks each

at Sheppard Field and the Field Artillery School was put into effect

and was continued thereafter.

Effe:tive with Class No. 101, which started training at Sheppad Field on 18 June 1945 and at the Field Artillery School on 24

September 1945, the course capacity was reduced from 280, or 40 i

per class, to 210, or 30 per class.

Duration of Course at Field Artillery School

Effective date Authorized duration in weeks

3 August 1942 7 for officers; 10 for enlisted men

1 February 1943 5

12 June 1943 6

8 May 1944 10

2 April 1945 5

18 June 1945 14

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FIELD ARTILLERY PILOT COURSE

Purpose: To qualify officers as field artillery airplane pilotobservers.

Scope: Includes operational flight training, using roads and landing

areas of reduced size; extended flying; tactical employment of field

artillery observation airplanes; organization and camouflage of

landing strips; observation of fire from the air; maintenance and

repair of liaison type field artillery observation airplanes.

Prerequisites: No previous flying experience required. Student

oVfie-rs must be volunteers; in grade of lieutenant, not more than

36 years of age, commissioned in or detailed in field artillery;

not more than 170 pounds in weight; physically qualified as Class 1

or Clams 2 in accordance with provisions of AR 40-110, 3 December

194Z; taking course for first time. Officers previously assigned to

liaison pilot training and who failed to complett prescribed courses

may not be re-enrolled.

Comments: The above purpose, scope, and prerequisites were

those in effect in the sumrnmer of 1945. See "Comments on the Air

Training Program."

For the first Z9 clases, enlisted rnen were eligible for

enrollment in this course. After ZO April 1943 only captains and

lieutenants were eligible, and after January 1944 only lieutenants

were accepted.

The duration of the course for the various classes shown

below represents in each case the actual time the class wad enrolled

in the course. In many instances this time did not agree with the

authorized duration in effect at the time, primarily because of

delays from unsuitable flying conditions, such as rain, high winds,

or low visibility.

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Classes Dates Duration

No. I to No. 3 3 Aug 42--16 Oct 4Z 7 weeks

No. 4 7 Sep 42--30 Oct 42 8

No. 5 & No. 6 14 Sep 42-- 2 Dec 4Z 9

No. 6A to No. 8 Z8 Sep 42-- 1 Jan 43 12

No. 9 & No. 10 Z Nov 42--15 Jan 43 11

No. 12 30 Nov 42--22 Jan 43 7

No. 13 16 Nov 42--Z9 Jan 43 11

No. 14A 16 Nov 42- 5 Feb 43 12

No. 14B* 16 Nov 42--12 Feb 43 13

No. 15 23 Nov 42-20 Feb 43 13

No. 16 & No. 17 11 Jan 43.. 6 Mar 43 7

No. 18 i Feb 43- 13 Mar 43 6

No. 19 & No. 20 9Teb 43--3 Apr 43 7

No. 21 & No. 22 22 Feb 43--24 Apr 43 8

No. 23 to No. 25 8 Mar 43-- 8 May 43 7

No. 26-Il 3 Apr 43--15 May 43 6

No. 26-I to No. 29 3 Apr 43--19 Jun 43 7

No. 30 3 May 43--26 Jun 43 8

No. 31 31 May 43-- 3 Jul 43 5

No. 32 to No. 37-1 31 May 43--14 Aug 43 6

No. 37-I1 5 Jul 43, -21 Aug 43 7

No. 38-I 12 Jul 43--21 Aug 43 6

No. 38-Il 12 Jul 43--Z8 Aug 43 7

No. 39 to No. 61 2 Aug 43-- 4 Mar 44 6

No. 62 to No. 70 24 Jan 44-- 6 May 44 7

No. 71 to No. 76 27 Mar 44- .24 Jun 44 8

No. 77 to No. 88 8 May 44--30 Dpc 44 10

No. 89 to No. 93 2 Apr 45--7 Jul 45 5

No, 94 to No. 107 18 Jun 45- 5 Apr 46 14

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 3 Aug 42--18 ep 42 24 18 18 0 0

2 17 Aug 42-- 2 Oct 42 11 14 32 0 0

3 31 Aug 4Z--16 Oct 42 17 15 47 0 0

4 7 Sep 42--30 Oct 42 17- 7 54 0 0

5 14 Sep 42--13 Nov 42 19 15 69 0 0

6 28 Sep 42-. 2 Dec 42 50 14 83 0 0

6A 28 Sep 42--18 Dec 4Z 17 100 0 0

7 5 Oct 42-26 Dec 42 24 20 120 0 0

8 12 Oct 42-- 1 Jan 43 27 Z8 148 0 0

9 19 Oct 42- 1 Jan 43 18 15 163 0 0

10 2 Nov 42-15 Jan 43 31 19 182 1 1

I I Cancelled

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Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 a 30 Nov 42--22 Jan 43 20 17 199 2 

3

13 16 Nov 42--29 Jan 43 34 18 217 0 

3

14A 16 Nov 42-- 5 Feb 43 58 35 252 0 

3

14B 16 Nov 42--12 Feb 43 20 272 0 

3

15 23 Nov 42-.-20 Feb 43 40 2z 294 0 

3

16 11 Jan 43--27 Feb 43 41 21 315 0 

3

A 17 18 Jan 43-- 6 Mar 43 41 344 0 

3

18 1 Feb 43--13 Max 43 42 19 363 0 

3

1' 19 8 Feb 43--27 Mar 43 39 27 390 0 

3

20 15 Feb 43-- 3 Apr 43 41 25 415 0 

3

21 22 Feb 43--17 Apr 43 39 21 436 0 

3

Z2 1 Mar 43--Z4 Apr 43 40 21 457 0 

3

23 8 Mar 43--Z4 Apr 43 40 24 481 0 

3

24 15 Mar 43-- 1 May 43 59 46 527 0 

3

25 22 Mar 43-- 8 May 43 60 39 566 0 

3

2611 3 Apr 43-15 May 43 60 14 580 0 

3

261 3 Apr 43--ZZ May 43 16 596 0 

3

27 10 Apr 43-- 5 Jun 43 60 33 629 0 

3

28 19 Apr 43--12 Jun 43 60 52 681 0 

3

29 26 Apr 43--19 Jun 43 52 33 714 0 

3

30 3 May 43--26 Jun 43 59 36 750 0 

3

31 31 May 43-- 3 Jul 43 53 44 794 0 

3

32 31 May 43-10 Jul 43 60 41 835 0 

3

33 7 Jun 43--17 Jul 43 60 41 876 0 

3

34 14 Jun 43--24 Jul 43 61 46 922 0 

3

35 Zl Jun 43--31 Jul 43 60 47 969 0 

3

36 20 Jun 43-- 7 Aug 43 61 43 1012 0 

3

371 5 Jul 43--14 Aug 43 58 z?. 1034 0 

3

3711 5 Jul 43--ZI Aug 43 27 1061 0 

3

381 12 Jul 43--21 Aug 43 51 20 1081 0 

3

3811 12 Jul 43--28 Aug 43 22 1103 0 

3

39 2 Aug 43--11 Sep43 59 46 1149 0 

3

40 9 Aug 43--18 Sep4 3 60 42 1191 0 

3

41 16 Aug 43--25 Sep 43 60 44 1235 0 

3

42 23 Aug 43-- 2 Oct 43 60 41 1276 0 

3

43 30 Aug 43-- 9 Oct 43 60 45 1321 0 

3

44 6 Sep 43--16 Oct 43 43 36 1357 0 

3

45 13 Sep 43--23 Oct 43 37 31 1388 0 

3

46 20 Sep 43--30 Oct 43 43 28 1416 0 

3

47 27 Sep 43-- 6 Nov 43 44 37 1453 0 

3

48 4 Oct 43--13 Nov 43 41 Z9 1482 0 

3

49 11 Oct 43--ZO Nov 43 44 34 1516 0 

3

50 18 Oct 43--27 Nov 43 44 34 1550 0 

3

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Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates En. No, Total No., Total

51 25 Oct 43-- 4 Dec 43 48 41 1591 0 

3

5z i Nov 43--11 Dec 43 48 38 1629 0 

3

53 8 Nov 43--18 Dec 43 48 36 1665 0 

3

54 15 Nov 43. -25 Dec 43 50 29 1694 0 

3

55 22 Nov 43-- 8 Jan 44 51 33 1727 0 

3

56 29 Nov 43--ZZ Jan 44 51 40 1767 0 

3

57 6 Dec 43--29 Jan 

4 4 48 42 1809 0 

3

58 13 Dec 43-- 5Feb 44 49 2? 1836 0 

3

59 Z0 Dec 43--1 - Feb 44 46 34 1870 0 

3

60 27 Dec 43--26 Feb 44 48 28 1898 0 

3

61 10 Jan 44-- 4 Mar 44 48 40 1938 0 

3

62 24 Jan 44--11 Mar 44 48 23 1961 0 

3

63 31 Jan 44--18 Mar 

44 26 23 1984 0 3

64 7 Feb 44--25 Mar 44 30 20 2004 0 

3

65 14 Feb 44-- 1 Apr 44 26 20 2024 0 

3

66 21 Feb 44-- 8 Apr 44 21 22 2046 0 

3

67 28 Feb 44--15 Apr 44 25 19 2065 0 

3

68 6 Mar 44 -ZZ Apr 44 21 8 2083 0 

3

69 13 Mar 44--29 Apr 44 23 21 2104 0 

3

70 20 Mar 44-- 6 May 44 22 20 2124 0 

3

71 27 Mar 44--20 May 44 19 15 2139 0 

3

72 3 Apr 44--27 May 

4 4 28 13 2152 0 3

73 10 Apr 44-, 3 Jun 44 32 36 2188 0 

3

74 17 Apr 44.-10 Jun 44 22 24 2212 0 

3

75 24 Apr 44--7 Jun 44 23 18 2230 0 

3

76 1 May 44--24 Jun 44 24 19 2249 0 

3

77 8 May 44--15 Jul 44 zz V' 2276 0 

3

78 5 Jun 44- 12 Aug 44 36 27 2303 0 

3

79 19 Jun 44--26 Aug 

4 4 47 33 2336 0 

3

80 3 Jul 44-- 9Sep44 42 41 2377 0 

3

81 17 Jul 44-23 Sep 44 36 27 Z404 0 

3

82 31 Jul 44-- 7 Oct 44 37 32 2436 0 

3

83 14 Aug 44--21 Oct 44 31 28 2464 0 

3

84 28 Aug 44-- 4 Nov 44 30 34 2498 0 

3

85 11 Sep 44-. 18 Nov 44 39 29 2527 0 

3

86 Z5 Sep 44-- 2 Dec 44 24 23 2550 0 

3

87 9 Oct 44--16 Dec 

44 35 30 2580 0 

3

88 23 Oct 44--30 Dec 44 29 z8 2608 0 

3

-

- 3 Feb 45 (Wilbanks) 1 2609 0 

3

89 Apr 45-- 5 May 45 30 28 2637 0 

3

90 16 Apr 45--19 May 45 32 29 2666 0 

3

91 30 Apr 45-- 2 Jun 45 36 41 2707 0 

3

92 21 May 45--2 3 Jun 45 34 32 2739 0 

3

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Orig. Graduate# Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

93 2 Jun 45-- 7 Jul 45 33 30 2769 0 3

94 18 Jun 45--22 Sep 45 30 22 2791 0 3

95 2 Jul 45-- 6 Oct 45 26 Z4 2815 0 3

96 14 Jul 45--19 Oct 45 23 19 2834 0 3

97 30 Jul 45-- 2 Nov 45 31 27 Z861 0 3

98 Cancelled

99 27 Aug 45--14 Dec 45 29 16 Z877 0 .3

100 10 Sep 45--Z Dec 45 21 13 2890 0 3

101 24 Sep 45-- *

102 8 Oct 45--25 Jan 46 8 lz 2902 0 3 103 22 Oct 45-- 8Feb 46 11 8 2910 0 3

104 5 Nov 45--Z1 Feb 46 10 6 2916 0 3

105 19 Nov 45-- 8 Mar 46 18 12 2928 0 3

106 Cancelled

107 17 Dec 45-- 5 Apr 46 11 11 2939 0 3

* The 10 officers remaining in Class No. 101 on 9 Oct 45 were

transferred to Class No. 102 on that date.

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REFRESHER COURSE ON LIAISON TYPE AIRCRAFT

Purpose: To orient AAF flight instructors from Sheppard Field,

Texas, in the use uf the liaison type aircraft by the field artillery,

to enable them to conduct basic flight instruction for field artillery liaison piloto,

Scope: The officers observed the training being given in the

Field Artillery Pilot Course by the Department of Air Training.

Prereisiuites; Officers from the 2618th AAF Base Unit, Sheppard

Field, Texas, selected by their Commanding Officer.

Comments Eighty officers attended this course, 20 in each class.

Classes were of varying length depending upon the time

available from their duties at Sheppard Field.

Basic fli&,t instruction was terminated at Pittsburg,

Kansas, on 21 October 1944, and started at Sheppard Field,

Texas, on 15 January 1945, (See "Comments on the Air Training

. Program, ")

Course was not graded and no certificates were issued.

Classes Dates Duration

No. 1 5 Jan 45--I Jan 45 1 week

No. 2 15 Jan 45- -30 Jan 45 2-2/5 weeks

No. 3 15 Jan 45--13 Feb 45 4-2/5 weeks

No. 4 5 Mar 45-- 8 Mar 45 4 days

Orig. Graduates Fa ilures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 5 Jan 45--11 Jan 45 20 20 ao 0 0

2 15 Jan 45--30 Jan 45 20 20 40 0 0

3 15 Jan 45--13 Feb 45 20 20 60 0 0

4 5 Mar 45-- 8 Mar 45 20 20 80 0 0

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FIELD ARTILLERY PILOT SHORT COURSE

Purpose: To familiarize field artillery liaison pilots with new

developments in the employment of the Air OP and certain aspects

of navigation and tactical employment of the Air OP peculiar to

the Pacific Theater.

Scope. (1) Flight instruction, to include use of rate instruments,

transition in L-5 type airplane, night operational flying, seaplane

flying, Brodie device, navigation (dead reckuning) and crosscountry flying. (2) Maintenance instruction, to include maintenance problems peculiar to L-5 and L-14 airplanes. (3) Technique of employment instruction, to include survival (equipment

and methods), targets, maps, communication, camouflage, local

security, use of light aerial camera and emergency light plane

tesupply. (4) Gunnery instruction, to include handling and use

of flares and night air observation of fire.

Prerequisites; Must be a rated liaison pilot who has successfully

completed the Field Artillery Pilot Course at the Fitld Artillery

School. Must be on flying status. Must be assigned to a troop

unit undergoing redeployment training in the continental United

States.

Comments. No grades kept and no certificates issued.

Classes Dates Duration

No. I to No. 3 13 Aug 45--22 Sep 45 2 weeks

Orig. Graduates Failure's

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 13 Aug 45--25 Aug 45 12 12, IZ 0 0

2 27 Aug 45-- 8 Sep 45 19 19 31 0 0

3 10 Sep 45--ZZ Sep 45 '28 28 59 0 0

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PILOT MECHANIC COURSE (OFFICERS)

Purpose: Course instituted as a training test, and graduates of

course were to be formed into two units to be sent into the field

for tests of organic air observation for aeld artillery under service conditions.

Scope: Officers and enlisted men were trained together as pilotmechanics. Each student received about 40 hours of actual

flying instruction during the course, this being divided into Z

principal stages, Stage "A" and Stage "B." ,Sta& "A", which

included dual instruction, contained about 10 hours of ilight

instruction, Stage "B" had about 30 hours of instruction, concluded by a "stage check." Students then carried observers, made

cross-country flight, and maintained their own planes.

Prerequisites. Volunteers were chosen from applicants with

civilian flying ratings with the greatest number of flying hours,

were recommended by their commanding officers and had Civil

Aeronautics Authority records indicating their general fitness or

competent flying ability. Each volunteer required to possesi a

civil pilot's license in the grade of private pilot or higher; his

weight not to exceed 170 pounds.

Comments: No grades were kept, but each student was given an

academic rating. The enlisted ..nd officer personnel were required to agree to accept training ir, the grades then held, although

promotion to staff sergeant was contemplated for enlisted graduates.

Flying pay was not authorized for either officers or enlisted students.

Six men were selected as mechanics and sent to the Piper

Aircraft Corporation Plant at Lock Haven, Pa., for a 6 weeks course

of training, at the end of which period they were to join the Air

Trairing Detachment at FAS.

Of the 33 candidates who beg&an the course, 1Z we re relieved for flight deficiencies. Thirteen officers and 8 enlisted

men completed the course, including the Director of the Department.

Twenty air observers from the units to which the planes

were to be attached for fieId tests reported on or about 11 February

194Z, and were. present during the remaining 2 weeks of the training

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to participate in a familiarization program. They ware given

about 5 hours flying each, which was not considered remotely Isufficient, but lack of time prevented further instruction. Each [ observer was given a brief course of instruction which included

the following subjects: review of pertinent facts in gunnery technique, especially forward observer methods; orientation flights

to accustom the observer to flying; radio procedure; simulated

fire missions; actual fire missions, each observer shooting 2

missions and observing at least 2 more from the air.

Classes Dates Duration

No. I only 15 Jan 42--Z8 Feb 42 6 weeks

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 15 Jan 4Z--Z8 Feb 4Z 13 13 13 0 0

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Comments: See Pilot Mezhanic Course (Officers) for details,

Both er and enlisted m n were enrolled in one course.

Orig Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

1 15 Jan 4Z--Z8 Feb 4 Z 8 8 8

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FIELD ARTILLERY AIR MECHANIC COURSE

Purpose: To prepare military personnel as light airplane mechanics

for field artillery organic air observation,

Scope: Nomenclature; fuelo, lubricants; technical orders, forms,

records and inspections; principles of operation; functions of

parts; materials, exhaust and induction systems; carburetor;

magneto; air cleaners; oil radiators; accessories; top overhaul;

disassembly and assembly of engine, and engine operation; construction of light airplane; aerodynamics; wings and ailerons;

patching; sewing, wood and metal rib repair; fuselage and empennage;

wheels; brakes; tail wheel; fuel systems; radio installation; rigging;

pyralin repairs; first and second echelon airplane maintenance;

minor repairs; execution of forms and records for work accomplished.

Prerequisltea: Students must have desire to attend course; character

rating of excellent; at least 2 years of high school; minimum AGCT

score of 110; at least I year experience in maln',znance of inturnal

combustion engines,

Comments: See "Comments on the Air Training Program,

A special course of 6 weeks duration was conducted for

12 mechanics in advance of the regularly authorized course.

Seven additional mechanics were given certificates of proficiency

by virture of their having had equivalent instruction at the Piper

Aircraft factory and at the Department of Air Training.

On 17 August 1942 the first class of the regular :ou :.e

for air mechanics, of 5 weeks duration, was started, as :tthorized

by the War Dpartrent on 6 June 1942 . rhe authorized course

capacity was 75 sturients with a class of 15 entering each week.

The prerequisites were originally set up as follows: Enlisted men

below the grade of technical sergeant who had cons.derable training

as aircraft or automobile mechanics or in some related occupation

which would enable them to absorb at a rapid rate training as aircraft mechanics, and who volunceered for tr course,

Graduates of the course were noL sent back to the units from

which they came but were reassigned on inotruction, from Hq,

S.AGF. FAS was authorized to retai., selected graduates for duty

, as instructors.

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Effective with Class No. 56, starting 6 September 1943,

students were assigned to the course from quotas allotted to

units by Hq, AGF, The practice of asking for volunteers was

discontinued, although a desire to attend the course was required,

Also, in view of the fact that by this time the greater portion of

field artillery units had been supplied with their authorized number

of air mechanics, they were authorised to mend men to the course

who would be returned to their units upon graduation. This was

designed primarily to give this training to ground crew helpers,

At the same time, the prerequisites were changed to the

following:

(1) AOCT &core of 100 or better.

(2) At least I years of high school education,

(3) At least I year of experience in maintenance

of internal combustion engines.

(4) Excellent character.

The graduates of the Air Mechanic Course were placed in

a pool while awaiting assignment instructions. While in that

status they wers used for maintenance work by the Department

of Air Training. In a letter dated 21 September 1943, Hq, AGF

authorized the maintenance of such pool at a strength of 45 men.

Also, the men now being sent from units were habitually retaihed

for I week maintenance experience after graduation, which helped

to alleviate the shortage of maintenance personnel in the Department, These men were sometimes retaineo for 2 weeks, when

the strength of the pool was reduced below the number required

for maintenance work,

The course capacity was increased to 95 students--i9 each

week--effective with Class No. 56, starting 6 September 1943.

While the authorised capacity had been 15 per class, this number

was exceeded more often than not.

The course capacity was again increased in February 1944

to 125 students, or 25 each week.

Effective I November 1944 the authorised capacity wau reduced to 100 or 20 each week.

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On 15 January 1945 it was proposed by FAS that the Air

Mechanic Course be increased from 5 weeks to 10 weeks, and

this was approved by Hq, AGF. The change became effective

with Class No. 130, starting 26 March 1945. This increase in

training time was desirable for the following reasoi.s.

Additional equipment on which the siudents .iere

to receive instruction, such as new electrical equipment, con

troLlable pitch propellers, pontoons, and Brodie Device.

Adoption of the L-5 airplane, equipped with a

different engine, thus requiring instruction on 2 types of engines

instead of I,

Students not as well prepared as previously,

since they were supplied on quotas from training centers, and

most of them had had limited experience with internal combustion

engines.

Previously, graauatcs of the course were assigned

to units in the field where some field training could be received

before overseas shipment. Under the later policy, they were

expected to be qualified as replacements, thus necessitating

the inclusion of some field training in the course.

Classes Dates Duration

Special 20 Jul 42-- 1 Sep 42 6 weeks

No. I to No. 129 17 Aug 42--14 Apr 45 5 weeks

No. 130 to No. 145 76 Mar 45--15 Feb 46 10 weeks

Orig,. Graduates Failu reaA

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

Special 20 Jul 42-- 1 Sep 42 18 19 19 0 0

1 17 Aug 42--18 Sep 42 16 13 32 1

2 24 Aug 42--Z5 Sep 42 15 14 46 0

3 31 Aug 42-- 2 Oct 4 15 15 61 0

4 7 Sep 42-- 9 Oct 42 13 15 76 0 1

5 14 Sep 42--16 Oct 42 21 zl 97 0

6 21 Sep 42--23 Oct 42 17 19 116 0 1

7 28 Sep 42--30 Oct 42 12 12 IZ8 0 1

8 5 Oct 4Z-- 6 Nov 4Z 15 15 143 0 1

9 12 Oct. 42--13 Nov 42 lb 9 152 0 1

10 19 Oct 42--20 Nov 42 16 18 170 0 1

11 26 Oct 4Z--27 Nov 42 II 11 181 1 2

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1 Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

12 2 Nov 42-- 4 Dec 42 14 11 192 1 3

13 9 Nov 4Z--IZ Dec 42 17 18 210 0 3

14 1b Nov 42--18 Dec 42 25 27 237 1 4

15 23 Nov 42--25 Dec 42 24 20 257 1 5

16 30 Nov 42-- 1 Jan 43 22 21 278 0 5

17 7 Dec 42-- 8 Jan 43 18 15 293 0 5

18 14 Dec 42--16 Jan 43 15 16 309 0 5

19 21 Dec 4Z--2Z Jan 43 9 10 319 0 5

20 28 Dec 42--29 Jan 43 15 15 334 0 5

21 4 Jan 43-- 5 Feb 43 11 11 345 0 5

22 11 Jan 43--12 Feb 43 15 15 360 0 5

23 18 Jan 43--20 Feb 43 11 11 371 0 5

24 25 Jan 43--Z7 Feb 43 15 14 383 0 5

25 l Feb 43-- 6 Mar 43 15 15 400 0 5

26 8 Feb 43--13 Mar 4. i4 13 413 0 5

27 15 Feb 43--20 Mar 43 16 15 428 0 5

28 22 Feb 43--27 Mar 43 18 17 445 0 5

29 1 Mar 43-- 3 Apr 43 14 .l 456 0 5

30 8 Mar 43--10 Apr 43 15 lb 471 0 5

31 15 Mar 43--17 Apr 43 19 19 490 0 5

32 22 Mar43--24Apr 43 23 22 512 0 5

33 29 Mar 43-- 1 May 43 18 17 529 0 5

34 5 Apr 43-- 8 May 43 16 13 542 0 5

35 12 Apr 43--15 May 43 18 17 559 0 5

36 19 Apr 43--22 May 43 17 15 574 0 5

37 26 Apr 43-.29 May 43 16 15 589 0 5

38 3 May 43- 5 Jun 43 17 16 605 0 5

39 10 May 43--IZ Jun 43 18 14 619 0 5

40 17 May 43--19 Jun 43 15 13 632 0 5

41 24 May 43--26 Jun 43 16 12 644 0 5

42 31 May 43-- 3 Joil 43 13 10 654 0 5

43 7 Jun 43-10 Jul 43 16 14 668 0 5

44 14,Jun 43--17 Jul 43 15 13 681 0 5

45 21 Jun 43--24 Jul 43 16 11 692 0 5

46 28 Jun 43--31 Jul 43 17 13 705 0 5

47 5 Jul 43-- 7 Aug 43 22 19 724 0 5

48 12 Jul 43 -- 14 Aug 43 22 22 746 0 5

49 19 Jul 43--21 Aug 43 21 20 766 0 5

50 Z6 Jul 43--28 Aug 43 21 21 787 0 5

51 2 Aug 43-- 6 Sep 43 22 8 795 0 5

52 7 Aug 43--11 Sep 43 18 18 813 0 5

53 16 Aug 43--18 Sep 43 18 13 826 0 5

54 23 Aug 43--25 Sep 43 18 18 844 0 5

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Class Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

55 30 Aug 

4

3 -- 2 Qct 43 z0 17 861 0 

5

56 6 Sep43-- 9Oct 43 z0 20 881 0 

5

57 13 Sep 43--16 Oct 

4 3 20 19 900 0 5

58 20 Sep 43--Z3 Oct 43 20 18 918 0 

5

59 27 Sep 43--30 Oct 

4 3 20 19 937 0 

5

60 4 Oct 43-- 6 Nov 43 18 14 951 0 

5

61 11 Oct 43--13 Nov 32 15 12 963 0 

5

62 18 Oct 43--20 Nov 

4 3 18 19 982 0 

5

63 Z5 Oct 43--Z7 Nov 43 19 18 1000 0 

5

64 1 Nov 43-- 4 Dec 43 17 14 1014 0 

5

65 8 Nov 43--I1 Dec 43 16 16 3030 0 

5

66 15 Nov 43--18 Dec 43 17 13 1043 0 

5

67 22 Nov 43.-25 Dec 43 20 20 1063 0 

5

68 29 Nov 43-- 1 Jan 44 20 19 1082 0 

5

69 b Dec 43-- 8 Jan 44 19 15 1097 0 

5

70 13 Dec 43--15 Jan 

4 4 19 17 1114 0 

5

71 20 Dec 43-42 Jan 44 19 15 1129 0 

5

72 27 Dec 43--29 Jan 44 z0 z2 1151 0 

5

73 3 Jan 44-- 5 Feb 44 20 19 1170 0 

5

74 10 Jan44--12 Feb 44 20 19 1189 0 

5

75 17 Jan 44--19 Feb 44 18 16 1205 0 

5

76 24 Jan 44-46 Feb 44 20 16 1221 0 

5

77 31 Jan 44-- 4 Mar 44 21 zz 1243 0 

5

78 7 Feb 44--11 Mar 44 2z 17 1260 0 

5

79 14 Feb 44--18 Mar 44 z2 20 1Z80 0 

5

80 2I Feb 44--25 Ma r 44 22 23 [303 0 

5

81 28 Feb 44-- 1 Apr 44 30 24 1327 0 

5

82 6 Mar 44-- 8 Apr 44 26 23 1350 0 

5

83 13 Mar 44--15 Apr 

4 4 21 21 1371 0 

5

84 20 Mar 44--22 Apr 44 z0 18 1389 0 

5

85 27 Mar 44--29 Apr 44 Z5 zz 1411 0 

5

8b 3 Apr 44-- 6 May 44 26 21 1432 0 

5

87 10 Apr 44--13 May 44 27 26 1458 0 

5

88 17 Apr 44--Z0 May 44 30 24 1482 0 

5

89 24 Apr 44-- 7 May 44 28 26 1508 0 

5

90 1 May 44-- 3 Jun 44 27 23 1531 0 

5

91 8 May 44--10 Jun 

4 4 20 18 1549 0 

5

92 15 May 44--17 Jun 44 28 21 1570 0 

5

93 22 May 44- -4 Jun 44 32 29 1599 0 

5

94 29 May 44- 1 Jul 44 25 23 1622 0 

5

95 5 Jun 44-- 8 Jul 44 23 15 1637 0 

5

96 12 Jun 44--15 Jul 44 23 18 1655 0 

5

97 19 Jun 44--22 Jul 44 28 25 1680 0 

5

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Ca aa Datema Enr. No. Total No. Total

q8 Zb Jun 44--29 Jul 44 22 23 1703 0 5

99 3 Jul 44-- 5 Aug 44 21 18 1721 0 5

100 10 Jul 44--12 Aug 44 23 19 1740 0

101 17 Jul 44--19 Aug 44 31 34 1774 0 S

102 24 Jul 44--26 Aug 44 31 25 1799 0 5

103 11 Jul 44-- 2 Sep 44 18 19 1818 0

104 7 Aug 44-- 9 Sep 44 23 22 1840 0 5

105 14 Aug 44.-16 Sep 44 21 20 1860 0 5

106 21 Aug 44- -Z3 Sep 44 22 22 1882 0 5

107 Z8 Aug 44--30 Sep 44 24 22 1904 0 5

108 4 Sep 4 4 -- 7 Oct 4 4 26 25 1929 0 5

109 11 Sep 44.-14 Oct 44 18 16 1945 0 5

110 15 Sep 44--2i Oct 44 12 14 1959 0 5

111 25 Sep 44--28 Oct 44 26 26 1985 0 5

112 a Oct 44 -- 4 Nov 44 24 23 2008 0 5

113 9 Oct 44--11 Nov 44 8 8 2016 0 5

114 Cancelled

I 1S 23 Oct 44--25 Nov 44 6 5 2021 0 5

116 30 Oct 44-- 2 Dec 44 7 8 2029 0 5

117 6 Nov 44-- 9 Dec 44 25 31 2054 0 5

118 11 Nov 44--16 Dec 44 35 31 2085 0

119 20 Nov 44--23 Dec 44 26 Z3 2108 0 5

120 27 Nov 44--30 Dec 44 19 19 2127 0 5

121 Canctrlicu

1,2 11 Dec 44.--13 Jan 45 20 23 2150 0 5

1? 18 D)rc 44--20 Jan 45 15 15 2165 0

1 24 Cd n(11E-eci

I 25 Cancevlh'd

lU 8 Jan 45- -10 Feb 45 9 6 2171 0

12.7 29 jan 45-- 3 Mar 45 18 17 2188 0 5

* 28 19 Fob 45--14 Mar 45 13 .0 2208 0 5

129 12 Mar 45--14 Apr 45 12 1- 2220 0 5

130 46 Mar 45-- Z Jun 45 18 15 2235 0 5

I i1 9 Apr 45--16 Jun 45 21 16 ZZ51 0 5

132 7 May 45--14 Jul 45 14 12 2263 0 5

133 14 May 45--21 Jul 45 12 11 274 0 5

134 28 May 45-- 4 Aug 45 11 11 2285 0 5

135 11 Jun 45--18 Aug 45 9 8 2293 0 5

L36 Cancelled

137 Cancelled

138 Cant elled

139 6 Aug 45--13 Oct 45 zz 15 2308 1 b

1 40 C'n:el1u9

1 92
Orig. Graduates Failures

clas Dates Enr. No. Total No. Total

141 45Sep 4 5 -- 9 Nov 45 Z3 15 2323 0 6

142 Cancelled

43 Cancelled

144 290ct 45-18 Jan 4 6 26 14 337 0 6

144 A 12Z Oct 45--21 Dec 45 12 1 2359 0 6

145 26 Nov 45-I5 Feb 46 18 10 39 0 6

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FIELD ARITLLERY AIR MECHANIC SHORT COUJRSE

Purpose To orient field artillery air mechanics dc~rtined for service

in the Pacific area in those aspects of maintenance peculiar to the

L-5 and L- 14 airplanes, and those aspects of maintenance of the Air

OP pecuiliar to the Pacific theater,

Scope 1) Fitmiliarization with Lycoming 0-435-1 and Lycurming

0-290-3 engines, with emnphasis on differences between these an

the o-170-3 enginei starters; generators; batterieh; engine

* troubles peculiar to the Pacific theater. *'2) Familia rizatLion with

type L-5 and L 14 airplanie.; electrical systems; pontoon installation anoi repair; ra~io ins tallation in L-5 and 1,-14 airplanes;

Brcociie hook irnstallation. (3) Controllable pitch propelle -s, demon-

* stration of Brod~ie operation; seaplane operation; re'view AAF forms

* and recorcis and supply procedures; Air OP maintenance probloms

* peculiar to thc Pacific theater.

Prereq~uisites: Students must be enlisted air mechanic b 'on dluty

With fiela artillory units being redeployed from the E~uropean

Theatre of Operations to the Pacific Trheatre of Cperations via

the United States.

Commenth- No grades kept and no certificates issued. 'i he

ceusation of hostilities in the Pacific area caused can'-ollation of

redeployme2't plans for most units, thus termninating the need for

this cou rse afte r the second class.

Classes Dates Duration

No. I and No. 2 20 Aug 45--29 S,!p 4 2 wVeeks

Orig. Graduates F'a lh re 8

Class Date s lEnr. No.. Total INo, Total

I Z0Aug 4 -- 1 Sep 45 9 9 9 0 0

2 17 Sep 45--29 Sep 45 18 18 27 0 0

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ENLISTED FIELD ARTILLERY AIR MECHANIC COURSE

(SPECIAL CLASSES)

Purpose. To familiarize selected AAF mechanics from Sheppard

Field, Texas, with care and maintenance of the field artillery light

airplane, in preparation for the inauguration of basic flying instruction for feld artillery pilots at that station. See 'Comments on the

Air Training Program. )

Scope; Since the students were experienced AAF air mechanics,

their instruction in this course consisted of observing the instruction in the Enlisted Field Artillery Air Mechanic Course, with emphasis on those features of maintenance in which the light airplane

differed from the conventional AAF airplanes.

Prerequisites: Enlisted men selected by the AAF at Shuppard Field,

Texas (2618th AAF BU).

Comments: Grades were kept but the graduates were issued only

Certificates of Attendance.

Classes Dates Duration

No, 1 30 Dec 44--1I Jan 45 2 weeks

No. 2 & No. 3 8 Jan 45. - 3 Feb 45 3 weeks

Orig. Graduates Failures

Class Dates Enr. No. Total N o. Total

1 30 Dec 44--11 Jan 45 20 20 ?.0 0 0

2 8 Jan 45--27 Jan 45 15 15 35 0 0

3 15 Jan 45-- 3 Feb 45 15 i5 50 0 0

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CHAPTER THREE

FIELD ARTILLERY OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL

SECTION I

ORIGIN OF OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL

AND PROCUREMENT OF CANDIDATES

Officer Candidate Schools were inaugurated under authority of

a War Department directive dated 26 April 1941. The Field Artillery

Officer Candidate School was established at the Field Artillery School,

Fort Sill, with the first class of 125 candidates reporting 8 July 1941.

The directive also prescribed a second class of the same capacity to

report 19 August. The course was to be of 3 months duration.

Procurement was to be accomplished under the supervision of

The Adjutant General by Corps Area and Department Commanders.

As troops took the field, unit commanders were also allotted quotas

for the procurement of officer candidates.

Sources were limited to warrant officers and enlisted men

on active duty who had served at least 6 months on active Federal

service prior to submitting applications for OCS. On 23 May 1941

this was changed to read: "who had served at least six months at

date of enrollment in the course.

In the case of candidates having less than 3 months to serve

on opening date of course, following procedure governed:

(1) Enlisted men of the Regular Army, whose enlistment would expire prior to the completion of their course, were to

be discharged for the convenience of the Government and reenlisted

prior to the opening date of the course.

(Z) Enlisted men of the National Guard and of AUS,

other than selectees, whose terms of enlistment of a year of active

service would expire prior to completion of their course, would be

discharged and reenlisted for I year in AUS prior to the opening date

of the course.

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(3) A selectee, whose year of service would expire

prior to the completion of the course, would be transferred to a

Reserve component at the termination of his year oL service, At

this time, unless it were manifest that he would not successfully

complete the course, he would immediately be ordered to active

duty and continue the course to completion.

It was required that candidates be 21 years of age prior to

completion of the course. The maximum age limit was 36 years

inclusive. United States citizenship was required.

Except for the Signal Corps School, candidates for each

school were limited to warrant officers and enlisted men serving

on the date of application in the arm or service establishing the

school in question. Thus, only warrant officers and enlisted men

serving in the field artillery could attend the Field Artillery Officer

Candidate School. This restriction was removed by Circular 48, WD,

19 February 1942, which directed that applicants could be used to

fill quotas for any OCS "irrespective of the arm or service of

applicants.

Every applicant for OCS was required to indicate his

willingness to serve I year on extended active duty if commissioned

upon completion of the course.

The restrictions covering qualifications as to age and date of

enlistment were removed by the War Department 21 January 1942,

and new standards were promulgated, an follows, Age limits would

conform to new age limits for Selective Service and age limits for

enlistment; a candidate upon graduation from any Officer Candidate

School must not be over 46 years of age; an applicant must have 3

months service upon entering OCS. As for age, this meant that a

candidate must have passed his 18th birthday and not have passed

his 46th birthday upon completion of the course. On 9 July 1942 the

War Department authorized commanding officers to waive the requirement of 3 months service for good and sufficient cause.

Officer Candidate Examining Boards were set up by various

headquarters to select qualified candidates for the several officer

candidate schools, In addition to meeting the requirements as to age

and length of service, an applicant must have attained a score of at

least 110 on the Army General Classification Test, In addition,

AR 625-5, 12 September 1944, prescribed that the applicant must

attain a score of at least 115 on either of 2 Officer Candidate Tests

(OCT). For several months after this, some candidates reported at

Fort Sill who had not been given the OCT, and in such cases the

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test was given after their arrival. However, the War Department

took cognizance of this situation in Section ILU, Circular 468, 13

December 1944, and granted authority to waive the OCT test for

applicants from stations where the test material wis not available.

This waiver was to be in effect only until I February 1945.

The OC Tests were designed to select those individuals who

coulci successfully complete the academic work of the OCS's. The

tests were developed to supplement the AGCT as a means of selecting

officer candidates with a more precise measure of potential officer

candidate success for men in the upper AGCT score range. An

analysis of ciata resulting from sample testing showed that the OCT.

were superior to the AGCT as predictors of academic grades of men

who previously had met the AGCT qualifying score.

Each of the 2 OCTs consisted of 71 items on arithmetic

reasoning, reading comprehension, and interpretation of graphic

data. The applicant was allowed 45 minutes to complete the test.

Ini 1942, bome installations established OCS preparatory

schools for applicantp who required preliminary training. The FARI C

at Fort Sill enrolled in its 4 weeks preparatory course all applicants

who had been approved by its Examining Board. Such applicants were

not finally accepted for OCS until they had successfully completed such

course.

Officer canLdiiuate losses, primarily due to inadequate preparation, became a matter of concern during the summer of 1942. The

following letter from the Commanding General, Replacement and

School Command, to The Adjutant General, portrays the situation

existing in August 1942. This letter was based on a report submitted

to I&SC by FAS.

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HEADQUARTERS

REPLACEMENT AND SCHOOL COMMAND

Birmingham, Alabama

August Z0, 1942

352 F.A.O.C. Sch. GNRST

SUBJECT. Officer Candidate Losses at the Field Artillery Officer

Candidate School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

TO; The Adjutant General, Washington, D.C. (Thru: Cornmanding General, Army Ground Forces, Washington, D.C.)

1. A marked increase in the losses of officer candidates

in recent classes at the Field Artillery Officer Candidate School has

been noted. These losses have occurred chiefly among candidates who

have been ordered to the school from units of the field forces.

4. All candidates, prior to being relieved or turned back

to a subsequent class, are interviewed by a Board of Officers to determine the underlying catioes of failures and whether or not those

turn:d back are suitable material and should be given a second opportunity. As an example of losses occurring in Officer Candidate Classes

and the underlying reasons therefor the following details in connection

with Class No. 29 which entered June 18, 1942, and which will graduate

September 9, 1942, are given below.

a. Ninety-two ',9Z) of the original five hundred (500)

entering Officer Candidate Class No. 29 have been separated from

that class as follows,

14 withdrew by own request

49 were relieved by the Commandant

Z9 turned back to subsequent classes

b. Twenty-four (.4), of the forty-nine 49) relieved,

stated that their first choice of schools was not Field Artillery; of

this twenty-four (Z4), sixteen 06) applied for other schools and

eight '8) were told that the Field Artillery Officer Candidate School

was the only school they could attend.

c. Ten (10) of the candidates turned back to subsequent classes did not apply for the Field Artillery Officer Candidate

School.

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" 1 d. Seven (7) of the candidates turned back to subsequent classes did not have basic Field Artillery training.

e. Sixteen (16) candidates, who were relieved or

withdrew, had received no basic Field Artillery training.

f. Some of the candidates had been sent to the Field

Artillery Officer Candidate Scthool against their wishes, (Apparently

this was done in oraer to fill quotas).

dates 3. The Board of Officers, which interviews officer candidates prior to relief, has found that many applicants for Officer Candidate Schools are required to indicate three choices in their application, even though they have no desire to attend any school other than

their first choice and paragraph 7, Circular No. 126, War Departmvnt, 1942, requires only one alternate choice to be indicated.

4. Failures and withdrawalu from amongst candidates

coming from Field Artillery Replacement Training Centers are rare,

and this condition is attributed to the fact that these candidates have

had a good grounding in basic Field Artillery training and, in most

cases, a one month's course in a preparatory school conducted within

the Replacement Training Center.

5, It is believed that the causes of the large percentage

of failures occurring among officer candidates of the Field Artillery

coming from units of the field forces are primarily as follows:

a. Lack of basic Field Artillery training.

b. No preparation or inadequate preparation in acadenic work prior to entering.

c. Candidates sent against their desires in order to

fill quotas.

d. A lowering of standards used in selection by com-I

manders of some units of the field forces.

6, The situation existing in the Field Artillery is not

common to the other arms as in indicated by the following approximate percentages of failures in Officer Candidate Schools during the

months of May, June, and July, 1942:

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Coast Artillery 12%

Infantry 11%

Cavalry 7%

7. The standards of the Field Artillery Officer Candidate School have not been lowered although the graded a-;1e6nic

work is slightly easier th,'n it was three months ago.

8. Quotas for officer candidate classes at th' Ficid

Artillery School are allotted as follows.

a. Quotas are allotted Field Artillery Replacement

Training Centers in the numbers requested by them in periodic reports to this headquarters, This procedure allows full advantage to

be taken of this source jr of excellent material.

b. Remaining vacancies are allotted to units of the

field forces, generally, on the basis of the relative T/O strength of

such units, except that additional quotas are given units who reported

excess applicants for prior classes, and quotas, to units who did not

report excess applicants or reported vacancies, are reduced accordingly.

c. Units are not required to fill quotas -allotted to

them if the necessary number of qualified applicants is not a.ailable.

Vacancies reported unfilled are re-allotted to units whiLh report

accepted applicants in excess of the quota allotted.

9. To reduce the losses due tn Lelief and turnback of

students and to supply the quantity of junior Field Artillecry Officers

needed by the field forces, the following is recommendeda. That unit commanders of the field for-tm b, directed not to recommend a candidate for attendance at the F.eld

Artillery Officer Candidate School unless he is qualifiod ird liis

an intense desire to attend that school and to obtain a corr.~aon

in the Field Artillery.

b. That paragraph 7, Circular No. 126, War Dvpart..

ment, 1942, be amended to encourage the submission of an alternate

choice of candidate school but not to require it.

C. That quotas not be filled unless qua'tfid and

desirable applicants are available,

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U. That tic Cat'ilatc bef bslt uiirck ' tIo t1- sciouu WAItnout batsic t raimig inl Fiel- A rtille ry, anu thitt LanuiLiatvb v ofrm oWe

briances, aoc iring to atte nc the F ie to Ar't JILe' ryffiCV1* Canflndiitt

School ainu who a rv ac cptc c caiwd ic' Lu 15( a aecca on~ tit iick( oZllm-encatiorl of their local Officur Cazinvicatv Selection 13uoi ii, t' i

Fie la A rtil Ivry P epl-tce vont T rainci ik Cei1t( 1' 10 r '1Nk 11In pri.pa lra -

tion, and final SCUlCtICn11 l' tten1(dnce at tht' Fick, A r illk rv Of'Ilk r

Cancicuate School A dttdlcLd Pltl ftel thIS 1'111t trlflll( .1 hIic ao

branches, will tit, submilte if this ~c~n ui, *pv'

e. That whli-vr post.ible, calididiates Should be giv'en

an opportunity and assistedi in making a brief preparation for' the

acautimic wiork. 

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For the COMMANDING GDENEBAL

Alr.JoLD A. ALTMAN.

Major, A. G. 1D.

Adjutant Gecne val.

On 31 Decemnber 1942, R-&SC authorized FAS tu iiend onl temiporary duty to the preparatory school at thlt FARTC all candidateb from

other than FA whio had reported for enrollment in FA OCS. On 27 Apr'il

1943, R&SC directed that such preparatory schools be discontinued,

This step was taken because of the preponderance of 140TC students

reporting for OCS, and the reduction of quotas.

Originally, caindidateb we; c placec on dvtached sc rvice trom

f~r organizations while, attendingt OCS, excepting thoon sent f nnm

ove rSeaS stations, whO Were trans fe rred to FAS onl per mnunt change

Li1 station. Circular 48, WI), 13 February 1 942, d1iected that 0he 'ua ftert all ve Icc ted applicantw be t ra rife rred to QCS un pe in1,11iniLi

change of station. Further, that ill thlt. Labe Of all can1dicliAtch unro1lled

in OCS at the time the circular was rcccivvd, the records would Ue

changed to show permanent change of station.

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SECTION U1

OPERATION OF THE OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL

Organization

As originally organized in Jne 1941. the Officer Candidate

School was headed by a Commandant of Candidates, with an Executive, an Adjutant, and a Supply Officer comprising the staff. The

staff was expanded frrr' .!me to time as the student enrollment grew.

By November 1942 th, t had expanded to a strength of 66 officers,

By that time the authori... course capacity was 6600 candidates, 12

classes of 550 candidates each.

The candidates were organized by classes with each class

broken down into sections of approximately 30 candidates each. The

classes were grouped into battalions, 4 classes to a battalion. Later,

as the classes became smaller, battalions were eliminated until

eventually all classes were grouped into I battalion.

On or about 16 June 1943 a general reorganization of the Field

Artillery School was effected, and at that time a Student Regiment was

organized. This regiment absorbed the OCS organization and the Commanding Officer of the Student Regiment assumed the functions of the

Commandant of Candidates, which title was no longer used.

The Student Regiment took over the administration of all stu*

dents housed in the Concurrent Camp (or Area), which includedrnany

officer and enlinted students as well as OCS e ndidates, However,

the responsibility and functions in connection with OCS were far more

inclusive than with the other courses.

The general reorganization of FAS set up the FAS Detachment

as a provisional brigade, although it was never designated as such.

The Student Regiment was, for administrative purposes, an element

of the FAS Detachment. However, this relationship existed only so

far as morning reports and other administrative records were concerned. To all intents and purposes, the Student Regiment functioned

independently, with the Commanding Officer reporting directly to the

Commandant or the Executive, FAS. This was the natural result of

the anomalous situation which existed throughout the life of the Student

R egiment; i.e., the R eiment was commanded by a Colonel, while the

FAS Detachment was commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel,

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The Student Regiment consisted of 4 staff sections, 5 battalions, and a casual detachment. The staff sections were quite divervified in their activities, ana like the staff sections of FAS, were not

limited tu the usual mtaif functions but were operational as well,

The 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions were maue uip of OCS classes.

The ove rh(.ad of each of these battalions incladed a Qrmmandin officer,

an executive, and th, tactical office rs of the classe's involvc.d.

"rh, Sc rvicc Battalilol wi:4 nl,,dv up 01 thc pt-r.ounm ,l pcrlurning

the various services for the Student egirnent, at. well as the vinilbited

instructors on duty in the Concurrent Area,

There was no 4th Battalion, although one had been in existence

under the former set-up, when the larger course capacity had necessitated four battalions of OCS classes,

The 5th Battalion handled administration for the student officers

attending courses in the Concurrent Area,

The Casual Detachment handled administration and shipping of

casual personnel, such as candidates awaiting enrollment in OCS, and

candidates who had been relieved from OCS,

The complete organization of the Student Regiment is shown

on Chart No, 9 of the Organisation and Functional Charts of the Field

Artillery School dated I June 1943, on file in the FAS Library, but

in consulting this chart it must be borne in mind that it became obsolete within 3 or 4 months of its date of issue.

Organization Changed

On 4 October 1944 the Student Regiment ceases to exist, On

that date the control of and responsibility for all installationu and

activities of the Student Bcgiment were transferred to the FAS Detachment. The latter organiLation was concurrently reorganized,

with the 5th and 6th Battalions of the Detachment absorbing most of

the personnel and functions of the old Student Regiment. However,

an OCS Headquarters was established as an element within the FAS

Detachment organization to handle all tactical functions of OCS; i. e.,

all matters having to do with training and discipline, The candidates;

were assigned to the 5th Battalion for housing, messing, personnel

recora.., and all other functions not handled by OCS Heauquarters,

With this change in organization, the Commanding Officer,

FAS Detachment replaced the Commanding Officer, Student Regiment, as Commandant of Candidates, although the title was not

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used and had not been used since 16 June 1943, when the Student

Regiment was organized. However, the Commanding Officer, OCS

Headquarters, was in direct charge of the candidates and performed

most of the functions originally performed by the Commandant of

Candidates. Under this set-up, the OCS classes were no longer

organized into battalions, the authorized course capacity had been

reduced to 650, effective in July 1944.

Instruction

The academic instruction in the Officer Candidate Course

was conducted by the various Departments of FAS.

The "block system" was used. For example, when the course

was of 13 weeks duration, the instruction was conducted by the Departments as follows, with the instruction starting on Thursday morning:

Consecutive Weeks Department

Thurs, 1st wk--Sat, 2d wk Motors

Mon--Sat, 3d wk Materiel

Mon, 4th wk--Wed, 9th wk Gunnery

Thurs, 9th wk--Tues, 10th wk Communication

Wed, 10th wk--Wed, 13th wk Tactics

This plan was followed, with very little deviation, until the course

was expanded to 17 weeks on 2 July 1943. Thereafter, the first

2 weeks were utilized by the Tactical Officers and selected instructors from the Department of Tactics to give instruction in army

administration, military law, mess management, and other general

military subjects. However, the "block system" was still followed

by the academic departments, approximately as outlined above.

With the 17 weeks course it, effect, Gunnery instruction

started on Friday of the 6th week and ended on Wednesday of the

13th week. Effective with Class No. 125, starting 16 October 1944,

th, block system was modified by spreading the Gunnery instruction

over the remainder of the course, instead of stopping it in the I1th

week, Combined Arms instruction started a little earlier in the

course, and thereafter the Gunnery instruction and the Combined

Arms instruction were integrated. It had been found that the candidates were not doing well with the firing required in the RSOPs and

field exercises scheduled for the last week or 2 of the course, A

corollary effect of the change was some economy in instructors in

the Department of Gunnery, which was quite important in view of

the demand for officers for duty with troops.

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Disposition of Candidates

Determination of a candidate's fitness for a commission was

based on a number of factors, the most important of which were the

candidate's leadership, attitude, and grades attained in the academic

instruction. A candidate who demonstrated good leadership qualities

was givon every encouragement to bring his academic grades up to

the required standard. One whose deficiency was academic only and

who seemed to be good officer material was turned back to a succeeding class to repeat the work. In sonic instances, this was done several

tirncs.

Belief from the course was the final resort in the case of a

deficient candidate. Boards of officers were established to pass on

individual case@, and the deficient candidate was given an opportunity to appear before these boards. The board set-up varied from

time to time, but the system in effect during the life of the Student

Regiment was typical:

(1) There were two boards, known as the Battalion

Board and the Regimental Board. The deficient candidate, upon

recommendation of the class tactical officer, first appeared before

the Battalion Board, which settled minor cases. If this Board decided that severe action was indicated, such as turning back to a

succeeding class or relief from the course, it so recommended to

the Regimental Board. The latter board's final decision on turnbacks and reliefs went to the Faculty Board of the Field Artillery

School for approval, after pausing through the hands of the Secretary

and the Assistant Commandant for their recommendations. (See

NOTE, page 211.)

(Z) Candidates who were not satisfied with the decision of the boards were interviewed by the Secretary of FAS and

ultimately by the Commandant, if the canaidate bo desired.

(3) Minor disciplinary cases were handled by the

Commanding Officer, Student Regiment, while more serious cases

went to the Commandant for final disposition,

Grading and Rating

Complete records covering the various factors involved in

determining the disposition of a candidate--turn back, relief, or

graduation--were maintained by Officer Candidate School Headquarters.

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Two forms were adopted 19 November 1943" (a) "Rating &

Observation Report on Officer Candidate" for use of the tactical officers and selected Gunnery instructors; (b) "Officer Candidate 201

Card" for consolidating all pertinent data, including grades attained

in academic subjects, remarks entered on the Rating k Observation

Report, personal data, and actions by the boards.

Copies of these forms together with instructions for their use

may be found at the end of this section.

Tactical Officers I

Each OCS class had a tactical officer in charge, with one or

rrore assistants when the size of the class required. During the peak

enrollments, the objective was to have one tactical officer for each

100 candidates. When classes dropped below 100 candidates, this

ratio naturally increased. Since the OCS was organized by classes,

rather than by batteries, the class tactical officer was comparable to

a battery commander in most of his functions,

Tactical officers were responsible for: discipline and administration; dismounted drill and other exercise; daily inspection of area

and quarters; supervision and control of marching formations and

mess formations; arrangements for graduation, including parade,

assignments, clearance, and graduation exercises, Saturday inspection

in ranks; compilation of ratings made by class members and by instructors; payroll supervision; inspection of mess halls; student interviews

and counseling; accompanying class to clabarooms, service practice,

and field exercises to observe students when presence not required

elsewhere; rendering demerit reports based on inspections and observation; arrangements for incoming classes. As time went on, tactical

officers were relieved of as much of the administrative work as possible,

so that they would have the maximum possible time with the students,

Tactical officers were expected to detect and bring to the

attention of the reviewing authorities every candidate whose character,

personality, and attitude might preclude his receiving a commission

and to make every effort to salvage worthwhile prospects whose background or education made it difficult for them to keep abreast of the

class.

Certificates of Proficiency

Such certificates were issued to all candidates who successfully completed the Officer Candidate Course, whether they acceptedJ commissions or not. Like the certificates issued to graduates of

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other courses, they bore the signatures of the Commandant, Assistant

Commandant, and Secretary. On Z3 October 1942 the Faculty Board

approv,.d for OCS certificates the addition of the signature of the Commandant of Candidates, as he was then known. Later, this function

was successively assumed by the Commanding Officer of the Student

Regiment, and the Commanding Officer of the Field Artillery School

Detachment.

Commissions'

It was originally intended to commission the OCS graduates

in the Officers' Reserve Corps, but this idea was abandoned before

the first class had completed the course, and all were commissioned

in the Army of the United States. Commissions were issued by The

Adjutant General, but effective 10 April 194Z, FAS was authorized

to issue orders appointing successful OCS candidates as Second Lieutenants, Army of the United States.

Course Capacities

The course capacity for the Officer Candidate Course was

established from time to time by the War Department. By "course

capacity" is meant the total number of candidates authorized to be in

attendance at one time. Thus, with a 13 weeks' course and a course

capacity of 3500, a class of Z69 (average) candidates could be entered

each week.

The course capacities authorized were:

Effective Date Course Capacity

15 Jan 41 250

26 Nov 41 500

9 Jan 42 720

20 Feb42 1440

18Mar42 6000

9 Jul 42 6600

5 Feb43 3500

May43 2700

Jul 43 2000

7 Jul 44 650

I Nov44 50

I Jan 45 800

1 Oct 45 260

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Assignnment of Graduates

Officer candidates, upon graduation and commissioning, we re

general.y used as filler officers for new field artillery units. When

new units were no longer being activated, they were used as replacemerts for existing units, both overseas and in this country. The.rc was a period when officers were being turned out in excess of the .

inimeidiate needs. The War Department then authorized all units to"..

:.arry an excetis of fifty per cent above the T/O strength of officers.

Assignment notructiono for each class were reteLved from

AGF about 2weeks before graduation. These instructions designated

~the units and the number of officers to be assigned to each such unit,

leaving the selection of the officers by name to the Field Artillery C .hool.

While the development of leadership qualities was a major

objective in the Officer Candidate Course and the possession of such

qualities received prime consideration in determining a candidate's

fitness for graduation, it goes without saying that the graduates of a

given class possessed leadership qualities in varying degrees. In

selecting the graduates for the various -Assignments, special effort

was made to effect an equitable distribution of abilities and talents,

with emphasis on leadership qualities.

Consideration was also given to an equitable distribution of

graduates who possessed specialized skills acquired during enlisted

service by experience and attendance at enlisted specialist courses,

and demonstrated by their academic attainments in the specialhit

instruction in the Officer Candidate Course.

As a secondary consideration, an attempt wao made to give each graduate an assignment which would be agreeable to him, A

Lst of the units scheduled to receive the graduates of a given class

was posted, and each graduate was given an opportunity to indicate

his first, second, and third choices. Assignments were made in

accordance with their desires, subject to the considerations statLd

above.

In line with the needs, certain selected graduates were assigned

to the Field Artillery School as instructors. Naturally, outstanding

graduates were selected for such assignments. Unfortunately, due to

lack of position vacancies, they did not receive promotions to higher

grades as rapidly as did their classmates who had been assigned to

units. In many instances a graduate of no more than average attainments in the Officer Candidate Course who had been ass..grned to a unit

had reached the grade of captain while the superior graduate wEo

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second lieutenant.

Beginning in Decemnbe r 1942, aftevr ca reful sc reening, ce rtair

graduates were selected to remain at FAS for enrollment in officer

specialisL cooirses, The first to be selected kinde r this program WV I'L

3b graduatest of Class No. 42, xhich te rminated 10 Decembe r 1942,

f o r enroilment, in the Batte ry- Lxe cutiv Cou ist, Cla ss ".o I . Oil

I I Januatry 1943 the Officers' Survey Courrie was started and Z4 of

the 248 graduates of OCS Class No, 45 were enrolled in the first class,

Subsequently, Officers' Ccrnmuni cation Course, Officers' Motor course,V

and Officers' Sound and Flash Ranging Course were includled in the piro- ~ gram. Upon graduation from specialist courses, the new offictsrs were

assigned in the manner described above for OCS graduates, Some were

retained at FAS to serve as instructors in their specialities.

NSOTE Army regulations pro)vided that a candidate would not ~ be relieved, except for diaiciplinary or physical reasons, prior to

completion of one-third of the course. of rourse, a candidate's voluntary resignation could be accepted at any time.

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REFES ENCES

For further information on the Officer Candidate Course at

the T ield Artillery School, see following publications in the Field

Artillery School Li.brary:

(1) "Statistical Study showing Factor@ that Influence Acadernically the Officer Candidate Oraduates of the Field Artillery

School,

This in a study to determine the probability of success of

candidates scholastically from a series of tests and past

educational and training attributes.

(2) "Handbook for Officer Candidates." In several different

editions.

(3) "Officer Candidate Course." An illustrated booklet.
SECTION IllI

THE OFFICER CANDIDATE COUISE

Purpos: To qualify selected candidates for commissions in the

Field Artillery, Army of the United States.

Scope: Communication equipment and capabilities; limitations and

uses of all communication facilities; duties of the battery executive

and the technique of all types field artillery fires; familiarization

with small arms, artillery weapons, ammunition used by the infantry

division ,rtillery, War Department and Ordnance publications concerning weapons and ammunition; antiaircraft defense; mines and

booby traps; supervision of the operation, maintenance, and inspection of motor vehicles of truck-drawn field artilhery units; tactics

and technique of field artillery battery and battalion; preparation to

perform command functions within the battery and staff functions

within the battalion; principles of technique of instruction and of

training management; familiarization with basic military subjects.

Prerequisites: See "Origin of Officer Candidate School and Procurement of Candidates." The prerequisites were changed from time to

time, as indicated in the above reference, but the following were in

effect during the summer of 1945.

Warrant officer or enlisted man must have demonstrated high

qualities of leadership during his period of service. No applicant

who has been sentenced to confinement in a penitentiary or who has

been convicted in any civil or military court for an offense denounced

by the 92d, 93d, or 94th Article of War or which is denounced as a

felony by any federal law will be accepted. No applicant who has been

convicted of a military offense of a less serious nature will be accepted

unless his service and character have been exemplary since his conviction. No former commissioned officer of the Navy, Marine Corps,

Coast Guard, or of any component of the Army of the United States

whose commission was terminated because of inefficiency under the

95th Article of War, or under other than honorable conditions, will

be accepted unless recommended by a board of officers convened for

the purpose of determining the professional and moral fitness of the

particular applicant for appointment in accordance with .R 605-10

and approved by the War Department.

A candidate must have attained his 18th birthday and must not

have passed his 35th birthday on the date of completion of the course

for which selected. In exceptional cases the maximui age prescribed

above may be waived by the commander authorize-' to make final selection of applicants. An applicant must be a citizen of the United States

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or of the Philippine Islands, or a citizen of a cobelligerent or friendly

country who otherwise possesses the same qualifications as a citizen

of the United States. An applicant must have 4 months continuous service immediately preceding the date of enrollment in an officer candidate school and must have completed the individual training prescribed

by a Mobilization Training Program or an Army Air Forces Training

Standard. Applicants must meet the standards for height, weight,

and teeth as prescribed in MR 1-9 for induction for general service,

and otherwise meet the standards of physical fitness prescribed by

AR 40-105 for appointment in the Army of the United States for general

military service as commissioned officers. A score of 110 or higher

in the Army General Classification Test (other than non-language classi..

fication test) is required. In addition, an applicant must attain a score

of 115 or higher in either Officer Candidate Test (OCT) I or 2. Each

applicant must have had such education and experience, civil or mili

tary, as will reasonably insure his successful completion of the course

for which application is made.

Comments.

Classes Dates Duration

No. I to No. 83 10 Jul 41--22 Sep43 1Z weeks

No. 84 to No. 169 2 Jul 43-- 8 Feb 46 17 weeks

Orig. Graduates

Class Dates Enr. No. Total

1 10 Jul 41-- 1 Oct 41 126 79 79

2 21 Aug 41--12 Nov41 126 69 148

3 2 Oct 41--Z0 Dec 41 130 87 235

4 13 Nov 41--il Feb4Z 122 99 334

5 1 Jan 42--26Mar 42 58 49 383

6 8 Jan 42-- 2 Apr 42 54 46 429

7 15 Jan 4Z-- 9 Apr 42 65 51 480

8 22 Jan 42--16 Apr 42 61 57 537

9 29 Jan 4Z--23 Apr 42 60 43 580

10 5 Feb 4Z--30 Apr 4Z 60 58 638

11 12 Feb 42..- 7 May4Z 60 61 699

12 19 Feb 4Z--14May42 60 44 743

13 26 Feb 42--19May42 123 98 841

14 5 Mar 4Z--26May42 123 107 948

15 12Mar4Z-- 2 Jun 42 125 118 1066

16 19Mar42-- 9 Jun 42 IZZ 110 1176

17 26 Mar 4Z--16 Jun 42 123 115 1Z91

18 2 Apr 4Z--Z3 Jun 42 243 180 1471

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Class Dates Enr. No. Total

19 9 Apr 42- 30 Jun 42 257 230 1701

20 16 Apr 42-- 7 Jul 42 Z45 zi0 1911

21 21 Apr 42--14 Jul 42 240 iZ8 2139

22 30 Apr 42 

- 21 Jul 4Z 242 225 Z364

23 7 May 42--28Jul 42 499 415 2779

24 14 May 42- 4 Aug 42 504 420 3199

25 Zl May ,2- -1I Aug42 517 43? 36 36

26 Z8 May 42--18 Aug4Q 475 383 4019

27 4 Jun 42.-25 Aug 42 504 447 4466

; .28 11 Jw 42-- 1 Sep 42 506 424 4890

29 18 Jun 42-, e Sep 4 501 399 5289

30 25 Jun 42-15 Sep 42 502 426 5715

31 2 Jul 42--22 Sep 42 474 409 6124

32 9 Jul 42--29 Sep 42 567 462 6586

33 16 Jul 42-- 6 Oct 42 563 400 6986

34 23 Jul 42--15 Oct 42 558 437 7423

35 30 Jul 42.-22 Oct 42 557 481 7904

36 6 Aug 42--29 Oct4Z 553 373 8277

37 13 Aug 42- 5 Nov 42 538 399 8676

38 20 Aug 42--12 Nov 42 467 377 9053

39 27 Aug 42--19 Nov 42 393 326 9379

40 3 Sep 42 -26 Nov 42 422 354 9733

41 10 Sep 42-- 3 Dec4Z 376 280 10013

42 17 Sep 42--10 Dec 4Z 384 265 10278

43 24 Sep 42--17 Dec 42 397 331 10609

44 1 Oct 42--24 Dec 42 457 351 10960

45 8 Oct 42--31 Dec42 346 248 11208

46 15 Oct 4?-- 7 Jan 43 295 30.3 ISLI

47 29 Oct 42--14 Jan 43 429 1 3 11824

48 Z9 Oct 42--21 Jan 43 413 330 1Z154

49 5 Nov 42.--28Jan 43 553 3.38 12492

50 12 Nov 42 

- 4 Feb43 571 389 12881

51 19 Nov 42- 11 Feb43 480 435 13:316

52 26 Nov 42--18 Feb43 402 374 13690

53 3 Dec 42--25 Feb 43 438 349 14039

54 10 Dec 42-- 4 Mar43 578 277 14316

55 17 Dec 42--11 Mar43 331 364 14680

56 24 Dec 42--18 Mar 43 327 265 14945

57 31 Dec 42- 25Mar43 507 410 15355

58 7 Jan 43. -1 Apr 43 463 345 15700

59 14 Jan 43-- 8 Apr 43 599 456 16156

60 21 Jan 43--15 Apr 43 48 407 16563

61 28 Jan 43--2Z Apr 43 491 428 16991

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Orig. Graduates

Class Dates Enr. No. Total

62 4 Feb 43--29 Apr 43 456 382 17373

63 11 Feb 43-- 6 May 43 430 370 17743

64 18 Feb 43-13 May43 466 388 18131

65 Z5 Feb 43--Z0 May43 377 331 18462

66 4 Mar 43--27 May 

43 290 224 18686

67 11 Mar43-. Z Jun43 378 264 18950

68 18Mar43-- 9 JuA 43 310 244 19194

69 25Mar43--16 Jun43 316 222 19416

70 1 Apr 43-23 Jun 43 337 257 19673

71 8 Apr 43-.30 Jum 43 279 197 19870

71 15 Apr 43-- 7 Jul43 354 284 20154

73 22 Apr 43-.14 Jul 43 269 209 Z0363

74 29 Apr 43--21 Jul 43 267 179 20542

75 6 May 43--28 Jul 43 280 203 20745

76 13 May 43-- 4 Aug 43 261 156 20901

77 20 May 43--11 Aug43 316 249 zi150

78 27 May 43.-18 Aug 43 256 149 21299

79 3 Jun 43--25 Aug 43 217 211 I1510

80 10 Jun 43-- 1 Sep 43 236 195 21705

81 17 Jun 43-- 8S ep 43 193 184 21889

82 24 Jun 43--15 Sep43 221 213 22102

83 1 Jul 43--22 Sep 43 21 236 22338

84 2 Jul 43--28 Oct 43 93 99 22437

85 9 Jul 43-- 4 Nov 43 122 94 22531

86 16 Jul 43-11 i'ov 43 107 93 22624

87 23 Jul 43--18 Nov 43 94 83 22707

88 30 Jul 43--25 Nov43 108 108 22815

89 6 Aug 43-- 2 Dec 43 125 89 Z2904

90 13 Aug 43-- 9 Dec 43 125 126 23030

91 20 Aug 43--16ec43 125 130 23160

92 27 Aug 43-023 Dec 43 107 101 23261

93 3 Sep 43,--30 Dec 43 38 41 Z3302

94 10.Sep 43-- 6 Jan 44 52 58 23360

95 17 Sep 43--13 Jan 44 27 30 23390

96 Z4 Sep 43--20 Jan 44 31 33 23423

97 15 Oct 43--10 Feb 44 so 53 23476

98 29 Oct 43--44 Feb 44 74 70 23546

99 5 Nov 43-- 2 Mar 44 38 37 23583

100 22 Nov 43--18 Mar44 s0 30 23613

101 6 Dec 43-- 1 Apr 44 56 70 23683

102 13 Dec 43-- 8 Apr 44 6Z 51 23734

103 20 Dec 43--IS Apr 44 69 41 23775

104 27 Dec 43--22 Apr 44 70 60 23835

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Orig. Graduates

Class Dates Enr. No. Total

105 3 Jan 44--29 Apr 44 80 88 2393

106 10 Jan 44-- 6 May44 74 68 23991

107 17 Jan 44--13May 44 76 73 24064

108 24 Jan 44--20 May 44 76 68 24132

109 31 Jan 44-.Z7May 44 67 63 24195

110 7 Feb 44 - 3 Jun 44 70 68 Z4263

ill 14 Feb 44-10 Jun 44 77 7Z 24335

112 21 Feb 44-17 Jun 44 78 63 Z4398

113 28 Feb 44--24 Jun 44 71 64 Z4462

114 6 Mar 44-- 1 Jul 44 60 40 2450Z

115 13 Mar 44-- 8 Jul 44 67 53 24555

116 20 Mar 44--15 Jul 44 50 59 24614

117 27 Mar44--22 Jul 44 57 53 24667

118 3 Apr 44--29 Jul 44 90 72 24739

119 10 Apr 44-- 5 Aug 44 90 79 24818

120 17 Apr 44--1? Aug44 82 74 24892

121 24 Apr 44--19 Aug44 29 37 24929

122 i May 44--26 Aug 44 29 35 Z4964

123 8 May 44-- 2 Sep 44 27 50 25014

124 5 Jun 44--30 Sep 44 50 73 Z5087

125 16 Oct 44--10 Feb 45 l 29 25116

1Z6 6 Nov 44-- 3 Mar45 50 32 25148

127 20 Nov 44--17 Mar45 56 34 25182

128 27 Nov 44--24 Mar 45 50 26 25-08

129 Cancelled

130 11 Dec 4's-- 7 Apr 45 60 35 -5Z43

131 18 Dec 44-14 Apr 45 59 30 25273

132 1 Jan 45--28 Apr 45 60 50 25323

L 33 8 Jan 45-- 5 May 45 51 31 25154

134 Cancelled

135 2Z Tan 45--19 May45 50 Z6 25 80

136 Z9 Ian 45--26 May 45 50 31 15411

137 5 Feb 45. - 2 Tun 45 50 IT Z5448

138 12 Feb 45-- Q jun 45 s0 21 L54h9

139 Il Feb 45-16 Jun 45 50 30 25499

140 Cancelled

141 5 Mar 45---30 Jun 45 51 34 2531S

142 12Mar 45-- 7 Jul 45 50 28 25561

143 19 Mar 45--L4 Jul 45 48 30 25591

144 Cancelled

145 9 Apr 45-- 4 Aug 45 50 4Z 25633

146 16 Apr 45--11 Aug45 50 3Z 25665

147 Cancelled

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Orig. Graduatei

C lit ; Da te s Enr, N o. Total

148 10 Apr 45. 25 Aug 45 50 21 25686

149 7 May 45 I Sep 45 50 Z5 25711

150 14 May 45-- 8 Sep 45 50 36 25747

151 21 May 4---15 Sep 45 50 33 25780

152 28 May 45--22 Sep 45 50 23 Z5803

1.53 4 Juii 45 29Sep 45 49 17 45819

154 11 Jun 45-- 6 Oct 45 51 32 Z5851

155 Cancelled

156 25 Jun 45- 19 Oct 45 50 30 25881

157 Cancetlhd

158 lb Jul 45- 9 Nov 45 s0 33 25914

1 19 Canr.,lLd

160 30 Jul 45 -23 Nov 45 50 is 25932

161 6 Aug 45-- '

162 13 Aug 45-- 7 Dec 45 50 39 25971

163 Cancelled

164 27 Aug 45-- 21 Dec 45 50 22 25993

16 10 Sep 45--i1 Jan 46 50 26 26019

166 Ca lce lad

167 Cuncelled

168 Canceihld

169 8 Oct 45-- 9 Feb 46 43 41 26060

':1 T11 succvssful stuuentu in Class 161 were transferred to and

graduatvd with Clase 162.

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SECTION IV

OFFICER CANDIDATE CLASSES

SOURCE OF CANDIDATES BY ARM OR SERVICE

class Graduates Failures

1 FA-77i BI-Z FA-39; Bragg-.I; k

CAC-l; B[-b

2FA-64; Bragg-I; FA-53, Bragg-2; CAC-2. BI-2 CAC-11 MP-I

3 FA-84; Sill .1; FA-41, Bragg - 1;

INF-Z INF-I

4 FA 94; Sill1-3; FA .. 0; Roberts-I;

BI-1; AC-I MC-1; El-I

5 FA-41, Sill-i: FA-2; Sill-i;

Brugg-4 Bragg-I

6FA-19; Bragg-Z7 FA-2 7FA-39; Sill-I; FA-3; Roberts-I.

Bragg-10, Roberts-I INF-I

8 FA-33i Sill-i; Sill-I; Bragg-i

Bragg-$9, CAC-2;ORD-I QMC- 9 FA-27i Sill-?; FA-5; Sill-I;

Bragg-6, CAC-l; Bragg-4; CAC-I

C WS -1

10 FA-34; SilI-i4; FA-3

Bragg-8; CAC-2

11 FA-55; Sill Z. FA-B

Bragg-3; CAC-l -

1 2 FA-39; IBragg-Z, FA -5; QMC-I

C/iC-I; QMC-2

13 FA-50; Sill-I 9; FA".6; Sill-i;

CAC-4, ORD-1; BI-Z; AC--4

BI-18; AC-6

14 FA-22; Sill-44, FA -7; OiRD-1;

Bragg-3; INF-I; BI ; QMC-l

CWS ; INF-i;

ORb-i; B1-6. AC-i

15 FA-41; Sili-17; FA-1; Bragg-Z;

B3ragg-54; Roberts-Zi ORD-11 B E-i

MP-2; Bl-I; QMC-I

NOTE Candidates from the FAR TCs are indicated by Sill, B ra; or

Robe'rts; all other field artillerymen are indicated by FAi.

219

*. - A..
Class Graduate@ -alue

16 irA-61; 811-3; rA-3; Bragg-5

Bragg-44; 3I1i; AC-i

17 IFA-SZ; Bi11-5; FA-8; Bragg-2;

Bragg-15; IRoberts-4; CW3-I

WN-4; B1-5

is VA.-I a; Sill-i1l; FA-7; Sill-i,

Bragg-26; CAC-1; Bragg-4; CAC-1;

WN-511 CV-3; BK-i AC-la

19 TA- 157; Si1l-18; rA-i?; Bragg-Z.;

Bragg3 81 IPbrts-10 Robe rt 

-I; SCI

CACi1; INF-4; CE-2 IA2,Sl-'

20 rA171; Sill. 1?; V-3 il

Braggw3; Roberte-S; Roberts-3; INr-zo;

CAC-2;1 iN-7; CAY-i; ORD-I

21 FA-154 51123A-3; Robe rts-;

Bragg.34; Roberts-IL CAC-ij.CE-i; MC-I

CAC-2; IN-i; CAY-i.;

MP-i 1;Sil3

2Z FA -13 4; Bil11-3251 FA-351-3

Bragg-381 RObewti-1Op Bragg-.a

CAC-4;' 1F-i, CAV-41

23 ~ FA24 1_ 5U5A-491 Brag&-2;

Bragg-160. lRoberts-il Roberts-I., CAC-4,;

CAC-31 INF-10; CAV-4s; iNr-z, CAV-6;

CE-1i' CWS-I- MP-i; MC-1;, BK-i

BK-i; MC-3

Z4 rA-290; 5111-59; rA-57; 5111-6;

Bragg-12; Roberts-36; Roberts-7; CAC-i;

INr-6; CAV-3; MO-So CAV-4; MO-i

B1-8; AC-i; QMC-1 ,Bl

25 FA-32i; SIU-66; rA-41; 11-2; 

(

Roberts-3); CAC-SI Roberts-4, CAC-2o'

INr-z.; CAY-4; Mc-&.; CAV-4, MP-i;'

SC-i OlD-i; QMC-i

26 rA-246-; 8111-25; FA-49,; 5111-4;

Bragg-91; Roberts-I; Bragg-I;, INF-i;

CAC-11 INF-i; CAY-i; CAY-i;' MC-2

MP.-; ORD-i; 31-10

27 A-2323 5111-72; FA-4z; 5111-6;

Bragg-ill; Roberts-IS; Bragg-B; Roberto-l;

LNF-4; CAV-i;' MC-&,' wr473; CAY-I MP-i;

81-2; AC-i AC-i; Bc-i

220
Cls Gvad uatvui Failiures

FA,.304, Sill-43, FA-59; Sill-I;

Bragg4

3 ; Bobertse.ib, Bragg-Z; lRoberts-2;

1NF-Z, CAV-4, MC-5; MC 1I Bl-I; AC-i;

AC-I; QMC I ;SC-i QMCI

29 FA-392; Sill 10; FA-62, fiobe rts-i

Bragg-3; 1BobLits- 1, INF -3, CAV -5;

C.AC-Z, IN4F 8; CAV-5; MC-2, QMC i.- SC-3

CE-I; MP-1; MC2

3I.1O. QMC-Z; SC-2

30 FA-343; 5111-39; FA .55; Sill 2;

Bragg-2O; Eoberts-13; Bragg-i. 1Roborts-!5;

INF-i; CAV-1; CE-i; INF-2, CAV-I; SC-i

MC- Z. I-3; SC-I

31 FA-2OO; Sill-2?; FA-5I; Silli.Z;

Bragg-90, iBoberts-13; Bragg 2; FRoberts-1;

INF-Z, CAV-7; MC ,3, CAV-4; MC-i;

B1-4; ROTC-63 POTC-3

32 FA-270; Sil111, FA-74; Bragg4

Bragg-150, Fobertm-12, 1Pcberts 3; INF-1,

CAV 6; INF-8; CWS-l, CAy-I; CWS-3;

MC-3; BI-4; QMC-2, MP-i; MC-I; BI-Z;

RUTC-b QMC33 FA-301, Sill 51; FA-b5, Sill-i;

Bragg-4; R~obe rto-I

6; INF-3, CAV-5; CAC-3;

CAC-l; INF-6; CAV-4; CE-1; MC-1; OlRD-1;

CWS-Z; MC-6; OIRD-1; Bl-3; MP-i; SC-Z

BI-4; QMC-4

34 FA-293; Sill-44; FA-58, INF-6. CAV-Z,

Bragg-60; Robert5-49 CE,-7; MC-7, ORD-i,

INF-9; CAV-Z; CE-2; Mp-i, Dl-1; QMC-3;

CWS 

. MP-1; BI-6, SC-I; ROTC-l

MC-II, AC-i; OMC-2

35 FA-258; SilI-41; FA. 72; SiiI-2;

Bragg-I

3

7

. iRoberts-21; Bragg-b; INF-5;

CAC-1; INF-5; CE-b; CAV-Z. CE-i;

MC-3; OiU)-Z; BI-7 MP-i; QMC-2

36 FA-Z81 ; Sill-45; FA 

- 115; Sill 

- 1;

Bragg .2; FRobtrts-I; Bragg-i; CAC-3.

CAC-lO; INF-iZ; INF5.; CAV-2;

CAV-3; CE-i; MP-Z; CE-4; )4P-3,

MC-b, BI-10; SC-I MC-4. B1-6; AC-2;

QMC-I; SC-1

221
Class GraduateS r ailures

37 FA-290; Si11-26; FA-79; Sill. 19; 

s

Bragg.-3

5 ; Roberts-3Z, Bragi3 ; Roberts-Si

CAC-1; INF-1; CAV-1; CAV-I; MC-I, CE-2;

CE-3; MC-3; Bi-6; B1-i

QMC-2

38 FA-Z25; 5*11-39; FA-Si; S5*11 

.

Bi'agg6

9 ; Roberts-2; Bragg-Z; Robert.- 1:

CAC-Z; INF-IZ. INF-4; CAV-4; MC Z2;

CAV-li CE-1; MF-ZI B1-3. QMC-4; SC-I

MC-iZ; 31-5; AC-);'

OFA-2 SC-li rD-1

39 FA23 11il-2; FA.52;, Bragg-I;

Brags4 9; ]Robe rts-2; INF-2; CEl; MP-1;

CE-i. INF-S, MC-iO; MC-1; B1.4; SC-I;

31-21; AC-i; QMC-21 D40 FA-141; 5111-70; FA-22; Bragg-Z,

Bragg-54; Roberts-38; CAC-6; INF-Z; CE-Zi

CAC-3, INF-10; CAY-i; MP-3; MC-5; ORD-2;

mp-1; MC-71 ORD-1; 31-B. AC-2, QMC-S5

AC-4; QMC-1i; SC-i SC-2

41 FA-150. 8*11-34; FA-55; Sil-4;

Bragg4 5, ]Roberts-lit Bragg-I; Roberts-i;

CAC-2; INF-9; CWS-i; CAC-i; INF-3; MP-Z;

mp-1; MC-6; 31-14; mc-6; 31-4;, QMC4.Z

AC-3; QMC-4 FD-3

42 FA-142; 5*11-32; FA-65; Sill-3;

Bragg..

5

5 ; Roberts-i0; Bragg-i; Roberts-i,

INF-6; CAV-Z; CE-2, CAC-6; INF-4. CAV-5;

MP-i; MC-3; BI-8. MP-1 M~'C-1 FD* 1 

:

QMC-i; POTC.3 QMC-l; R~c1 

D

43 FA- 181. si11-35; FA-64; SiiI-3;

Bragg-5

3 ; Roberts-16. Bragg-; iRoberts-1;

CAC-2; LNF-7; CAV-4; CAC-1; INF-3; MP-I;

CE,-Z; MC-8; OIRD-Z; MC-i; ROTC-I

QMC-2; SC-li HOTC-Z.

44 FA-206; Si11-34; TA-S

4

. 5111-3;

Brag-3 7 RobrtsZ2;Bragg-5; Roberts-i;

CrAC-7; iNT-i; Cs-2; CAC 2; INF 3: CE 1;

Mp-2; MC-9; BI- 13; MC-i. AC, 1; QvIC-I

AC-?; QMC-1; POTC-3

45 FA-135; Si11-40; FA-40; SilI-4i

Bragg-3

4 ; Roberts-ZZ; 14brts-Z INF-IO,

INF-7; MC-4; ORD-2; AC-i

222
Class Gradi a te H Failuresa

Bragg Z3; Roberts- 25, Bragg-I; Roberts-2;

CAC-2, INF-Il, CAV-4; INF Z; Bl-2; AC-Z;

CE-3; MP-I; MC-9: QMC-2

014D-1; 131-4; AC-H,

QMC-.; POTC -4

47 FA-1I32; Sill-51. I- A -4 0i Sill- 9,

Bragg-.25; Boberts-19; Boberts-i; CAC-I; 1*CAC-3; INF-I; CAV-i; INF-5; CAV 3; CE,-3j MC-3; OBD-1; CWS-3. OHPD-l; BI Z;h

131-Z: AC-i6; QMC-2; AC-Z

SC-1; ROTC-3

48 FA-2OS; Sili-28; FA'.70; SiI1-5;

Bragg-29, Roberts-ZZ; INF-I 3; MC-2;

CAC-Z; INF-26i CAV-1: 131-3, AC-4; SC-I;

MC-3; ORD 1; AC.3; FD-1

IAOTC-4

49 FA-194, Sill-3b. FA-89; SilI-5,

Braigg-37, Robertb-3Z; Bragg-I, CAC-I;

INF-18; CAV-3. MP-2; INF-8i CE-i;

MC-5; OPD-I; 531-2; MC-5; Bl312; AC-Z

AC-5, SC-I; ROTC*.2

50 FA-217; SilI-38 T~A-60; SilI-Z;

Bragg 50; Robe rts-32; Bragg-I; CAC-I;

CAC-4; 1NF-1b, CAV-I; INF-12; MP-2;:

CE-i; \!P. 3; MC-5. MC-9; 114;

ORD-I; Bll; AC-6, QMC- 4; FL-1

QMC-Z; SC-i; FIJ-l

51 FA-246, Sill 44; FA- 33, Si11-2,

CraC-; NF' 0. CA-3 CraC-2; RNF-t; CA-;

BrAg-4; IMobe Ct.-9; DAg-2; INFht: tA- ;

CWS-2. MP-Z, MC-7; CWS-2; MG-I; ORD-!;

ORD-I; Bl1-8. AC-25; BI1 -. , AC-9, QMC-Z

52 FA-203; SHI-43, FA. 56; Bragg-3;

Bragg-35; Robe rts-37; CAC-21 INF -Z;

CAC-2; INF-18, CAV-1i OHD-l; 131-5;

CE-I; MC-6; ORI)-; CAV-1; AC-5,

BI-8; AC-7; QMC-2; QMC-2

FD- I

53 FA-i 62; Sill-4Z; FA-57, Siil-4,

lBragg-b5; Roberts-40; Bragg-Z; INF-9,

LINF-9; CAV-Z; MP-I; MC-1; 131-2.

MC-5; 131-10; AC-b; AC-4; SC-2

QMC-4; SC-i; ROTC-i

Z23
Class Graduates. Failures

54 FA-94; Sili-43; FA-42; Siii-i3;

Bragg-63; Robe rts-36; Bragg-B; CAC-6;

CAC-4; INF-3; MP-i; INF-3; CWS-l;

MC-?; ORD-1; BI-7; CE-2; MC-B, MP-3;

AC-14-1 QMC-4 ORD-4; B11S;

AC-Z8; QmC-6;

SC-I. FD-i

55 FA-145; Sill-45; FA.63; Sill-?;

Bragg-79; Roberts-45; Bragg-3; INF-4,

CAC-1; INF-13; CAV-1; MP-i; MC-4;

MP-3; MC-ii; B31l; ORD-l; BI-4;

AC-8; ROTC-i AC-3; SC-i

56 FA-94; 5111-40; FA-36; 5111-9;

Bragg-64; Roberts-43; Bragg-i Z. Roberts-3;

CAC-4; INF-l; CAV-3; INF-Z; BI-51 AC-l10I

CE-i; MC-3; ORD-l;

B1-7; AC-2; QMC-l 5 il5

57 FA-240; Siil-38; FA-65 ll5

Bragg-li; Roberts-SO; Roberts-i; INF-1i

CAC-i; INF-25; CAY-2. CWS-3; MC-5; BI 6;

BI-i?.; AC-14; QMC-?.;

SC -

58 TrA-i56; Si11-39; FA-4i; Sill-b;

Bragg-45; Robe rts-49; Bragg-5; Roberts-i;

CWS-l; MP-2; MC-B; ORD-l; BI-4; AC-4;

AC-?; QMCA4; SC-i GMC-4; SC-i

-gFA.- 121, S41l.40; FA-52; Sill-B;

Bragg-40; Roberts-40; Bragg-4; Robe rte- 4 ;

CAC-1; INF-7; CE-i; CACI1 INF-lZ; MP-3, '

mP-7; MC-3; 31-5; MC-14; Ord-1; AC-9;

AC-2O; QMC-2; SC-4; QMC-6; ROTC-4

ROTC-165; FD-i

60 FA-Z26; Sill-33; FA-109; Si11-16,

Bragg-23; Roberts-47; Bragg-9; Roberts-?.;

CAC-?.; INF-18; CWS-3; CAC-i; INF-6; CAV-I;

MP-2; MC-iZ; ORD-1; CE-I; CWS-l; MP-i;

BI-12; AC-9; QMC-i; MC-?.; B1-10; AC-5;

SC-3; ROTC-14 QMC-i; SC-i

61 FA-4'46; Sill-45; FA-65; Si11-6;

Bragg-i 3; Robe rts-ZS; Bragg-i; Roberts-?.;

CAC-S; INF-26; CAV-4; CAC-5; INF-7; CE-i;

CE-a; CWS-3; MC-5; Mp-l; MC-i; B1-3;

31-5; AC-Zi; QMC-S; AC-?;, OMC-4. SC-?.

SC-?.; ROTC-14

2244
Class Graduate@ Failures

62 FA-230; Si11-64; FA-31; Sill-6;

Bragg 43; Roberts-8; Bragg-4; Roberts-2;

CAC-3; 1NF-7; CE-a; CAC-I; INF-I; CE-L;

CWS-1; MP-6; MC-i MC-4; BI-3, -,C-631

BI-1 9. AC. 87; QMC-9i QMC-2; SC3

SC-2; BOTC .8

63 FA-128; Sill-48, F.A-30; Sill-7;

Bragg-37; Pobert.-Ml Bragg-Z; CAC-2;

CAC-l; INF-9. CE-I; INF-6; MP-2; MC-5;

MP-Z; MC-2; 31-1; ORD-2; AC-23; QMC-I;

AC-29; QMC-i; SC-Z SC-I; ROTC-I

ROTC-SO; FD.-1

64 FA-BI; Sill-44i FA-16; Sill-7;

Bragg-39; Robertu-23; Bragg-i; Robertu-Z.

CAC-l; INF-3. CE-3; CAC-3; INF-Z; CE-i;

CAV-I, MC-6; B1-11; CWS-2; MP-Z; MC-i;

AC-23; QMC-I; SC-Z; BI-3; AC-Z.2; SC-i;

Rarc-149 ROTC-5

65 FA-71; Sili-64, FA-23, Sill-14;

Bragg-83; Roberts-?; Bragg- 11; CAC-i;

CAC-li INF-3; CE-2; MC-2; BI-4. AC-li;

MP-2; BI-19; AC-15; QMC-l; ROTC-2

QMC-l; SC-i; ROTC-6?.

66 FA-57; Si11-4Z, FA-36, Sill-2Z3;

Bragg-40; Robertu-5; Bragg-3; BI-8;

CAC-1; INF-5; MP-2; AC-2O; QMC-1;

MC-3; BL-13; AC-lO; ROTC-2

QMC-I; SC-I; ROTC-44

67 FA-85; Sill-43;. FA-,Zl; 5111-10;

Bragg-50; Roberts-b; Bragg-7; CE-i;

CAC-2; INF-7; CWS-I; MP-I; BI-2; AC-Z5;

MP-Z, MC-1; BI-8; SC-i; ROTC-i

OPD-2; AC-45: ROTC-?;

FD'-Z

68 FA-.77; Sill-39; FA-38; Sill-?;

Bragg-461 Roberta-i; Bragg-b; Roberts-I;

CAC-I,' INF-13; CE-a; CAC-3; INF-li CE-a; 

I

CWS-4; MP-Z; MC-4; CAV-Z; CWS-I; MC-i;

B1-9; AC-40, QMC-4; AC-2Z; QMC-l; SC-2

RICTCI

69 FA-76; Sill-33; FA-27; Sill-B;

Bragg-55; CAC-Z; Bragg-9; CAC-4;

INF-5; CWS-l; MP-2; INF-4; CE-i;

MC-i; ORD-1' BI-2; CWS-1; MCd-l; OBD-1;

AC-40; SC-i; ROTC-2 BI-1; AC-23; FD-i
Class Graduates Failures

70 F-OSll3;FA-25; Sill 23,

Bragg-52; Roberts-1; Bragg-li; CAC-4,

CAC-3; 1NF-6; CE-i; INF-3, CAy-1; CE-I;

MC-3; OIRD-3; BI-8; MC-Z; BI, 3, AC-l9;

AC-30; QMC-Z; SC-I; BOTC.-2, FD. 

I

ROTC. 32

71 FA-76; Sill-40; FA-34; Sill-Il1;

Bragg-20; Roberts-25; Bragg-6; CAC-l;

CAC-1; INF-1; CWS-3; INF-3; MC-2; AC-13;

CE-Z; ORD-2i BI-lO; FD-l

AC-13; OMC-1; SC-i;

ROTC-I; FD-1

Bragg-25; Roberts-22; Bragg,3; RobertIa 

1

CAC-2. INF-5; MP-1; CACAl; MC-l; OPD-l;

BI-3; AC-16; QMC-1; BI -1; AC -20, QMC 

-

;

ROTC-137 BOTC-14

73 FA-63; 5111-34; FA-22; Sill-2I;

Bragg-26. Roberta-lb. Bragg-7; Roberta-i;

CAC-1, INF-5; CE-3; CAC-5; BI-2; AC-25;

CWS-Z, MC-4; ORD-l; QMC-l, POTC-7-

BI-7; AC-39; SC-5;

ROTC-3

74 FA-55. Sill-39; FAA30; Sill-23;

Bragg-29; Roberts-14; Bragg-5; Roberts. 2;

MP-1; MC41; ORD-2; MP-I; MC-2. BI-11

Bl-7-1 AC-20; ROTC-.3 AC.22; FDA.

75 FA-48; Sill-38; FA-l I1p Sill 8;

Bragg-l6; Roberta-Zl; Bragg-2, CAC 1;

ORD-1; BI-5; AC-49; AC-20; ROTC-3 

I

ROTC-17; FD-1

76 FA-24; Sill 3; FA--5; Sil

Bragg-3; Roberts-i; CAC- 1; MP- I$-

CAC-.1; INF-1; MC-1. AC-58; ROTC-4

ORD-l; AC-53; SC-i;

ROTC-57

77 FA-56; Sill-27; FA-Zi; 5111-.4,

B-tagg4 ; Roberts-2O; Roberts-l, CAC-5,4

I14F-5; CE-Il; MC-3; INF- 1; MC. 1; AC .53;

BI-4; AC-49; SC-i; QMC-.Z

ROTC-78; FD-1

226
Class G ractua tee Failure.

78 FA-50i Si11-22; FA-30, Sill. 2; Bragg-10, Roberts-I?; Roberts 1; CAC 5; CAC. 2; INF-4, CE-I; IF6 P1 C4

MP-l; MC-3; BI-5; BI-4, AC-43; FD-l

AC-33; ROTC-i '19 FA-68, Sill. 50; F 2 112 j Bragg-25, Robez-ts-8; Fri.gg-, Sill-,

CAC-l; INF-9; CE-a; CEag-Z; MP-A C.

L4 - ; B - ; A - 4 O R D - 2; 311; A C 5; SC-I; FD) 2, POTC-3; SC-2

DEML-2

80 FA-82; Sill-43, FA-33. Sill. 7; Bragg-26i Roberts. 2; Bragg-6, CAC.I; CAC-2; INF-4; CEL-1; INF-1; CE. 1; MC-l; BI*.6, AC-25, CWS-l; ORD-Z;

81SC-, ROTC-I BI-1; AC-8; SC-1 81 ~FA-.15; Sill. 3;Fb;CC1

Roberta-2; IN-3, BI-I; AC-; QC

MC-1; ORIJ-1; 1-2; BOTC-11 AC-18; ROTC-139

82 FA-19; Sil1-2; FA-6; CAC-2; Roberta-i; CAC-2; AC-2; SC. J;

CWS..l; ORD-3; BOTC-19

83 INI-.'Z AC-?.?. ROTC-16J. 83FA-25; Sill-7, FA-8; Sill-I;

Roberts-2; CAC..2; CAC-3; MC. 1; B1-1; INF-3; CE. 3; B1.6; AC-2; SC-I; BOTC-20 AC-13; SC-31 BOTC-171

84 FA-9; Sill-3, Bragg-2, FA-4; Sill.I;

INF4, P-I OR-lMC-?; AC. 1; ROTC-19

AC-5; SC-I; ROTC-73

85 FA-13. Sill 1; F-O ~l2

Bragg-2; Roberta-I; CCI C2 1I

CAC-3;- IINF-3; AC-3, OP-CAC-3,-; I1

SC- I; R OTC 67 ROT-13,

86 FA. 13;, Sill-I, FA 8;CAC3 R-I

Bragg-2; Roberts I; FA1-8j RTC-6,O 1.1

AC-I; QMC-1; SC-I;

H OT C-73

81 FA-?; Sill..I; FA-2, AC-5; ROTC-6

:Bragg.3; Roberts. 1;

MP- 1; MC-1; BI-I;

AC-I; ROTC-67

227

1.A
Class Graduates Failures

p 8 A..16,1 8111-2; TA-; CAC-1; OMC-1;

Bragg-4; CAC-i;OD-;Ai;Q-;

CE-Z-; MC-1; BI-3, SC-1

AC-I; BOTC-78

89 TA-3;, CAC-i; BOTC-65 FA-3; EOTC-6

90 FA-S, Si11-3; CAC-1; FA-i; POTC-7

91 FA-61 Bill-21 IPA 

- , ROTC-S

Bragg-41 Roberts-il

INr-i;' QMC-1; BOTC-115

92 TA-3; Sill- I; Bragg-i; Roberts-3; Mp-1;- AC-i;, BOTC-91

93 TA-?; Bill-i; FA-3;, Sill-i;

Bragg-1; CAC-i; ROTC-i

AC-ZI ROTC-27

94 FA-6; 511-6; TA-i

MP-11 ORD-i; AC-I. SC-1, BOTC-40 A 3 SC 

1

95 FA-9; Brog-i;FA3SCi Roberts-i; lNF-li ROTC-i

D1-2; POTC-16

96 WA-il; Bragg-21 TA-i.- INT-i;

INF-31; AC-li ROTC-16 ROTC-3

97 FA4; S11-2; rA-6; QMC-1;

Roborts-2; CAC-?-; ROTC-2

INT-1; MP-i; B1-2;

AC-i; BOTC-i7

98 FA-26; Bill-2; TA-i; INF-i;

Bragg-3; Roberts-3; 3I1; AC-i

ORD-i; ROTC-29

99 TA-19.' 8111-4; INF-I

Bragg-3; ]Roberts-3;

INF-3; ROTC-3

100 TA-SI, Roborts-l; ROTC-I

SC-I; ROTC-i8

101 TA-?; Sill-i; TrA-i; POTC-2

Bragg-2; Roberts-2,

INT-i; ROTC-57

102 TA-71 Sill-i; i-;IT1

Bragg-i; AC-i ROTC-i

ROTC -41
Class Graduates Fuilures

103 FA-ZO; Sil114; FA-2; Sill-I,

Roberts-i; CAC-1; ROTC-I

OltD-2; QMC-I,

ROTC-b0; DEML-2

104 FA-4; Bragg-4; AC-i; HOTC2

SC-I; BOTC-51

105 FA-7; Bragg-1; FA-1; CAC-1:

Roberts-2Z; INF-1; ROTC 

2

CAV-1, BI-1; ROTC-75

106 FA-3, Robe rts.,I; ROTC-Z

INF; ROTC-63

107 FA .6; Bragg-i1; TA-i; CE-I.

ROTC-66 MC-10 ROTC-5

108 FA-lO; Sill-i; OR DlBragg-I; Roberts 2;

AC-I; BOTC-49

109 FA-3; CAC-1; ROTC-59 ROTC-3I

110 TA-b; Bragg-i; ROTC-61 FA-1; ROTC-4

III HOTC-72 INV-1; ROTC-3

112 TA-?; Roberts-i; CE-i; TA-3; ROTC-2

MC-l; ROTC-50

113 FA-4; ROTC-59; AC-I FA-i, AC-I; ROTC-6

114 FA-5; ACAI; BOTC-35 AC-i, ROTC-9

115 FA-Z. ROTC-51 ROTC-B

116 TA-Z; El-I; RarC-56 TA-i; BI-.1; ROTC-6

117 FA-13; Sill-i; FA-i; ROTC-A

Bragg-I; Roberts-I

CAC-i; INF-I; CWS-1; 

I

14OT C-33

118 ROTC-72 ROTC-6

119 FA-3. AC-i; ROTC.75 CACI; ROTC-5

120 FA-1; ROTC-73 FAA; ROTCA121 FA-la; Bragg-I; F'A-1; ROTC-8

R obe rts-I1; CAC -1;

CE-I; 31-1; SC-I,

ROTC -19

122 FA-1; AC-i; ROTC-31 ROTC-2

123 FA-15; Sill-I; BI-1; TA-I; ROTC-3

AC-i; ROTC-3Z

124 FA-31; 8111-i; Bragg-2; TA-10; Sill-1.

Roberts-2; I.NF-3; MP-li Roberts-I; 1NF-I;

El-I; IROTC-19 CAV-I; CWS-1,

ROTC-?

229
r

Class Graduates Failures

125 FA-24; CAC..l; INF-l; WA-?; CAC-6; INF. 1;

CE-I, ROTC-I CE-I, AC-.l; SC-I

126 FA-16; Sill .5; Bragg-I- FA-1O; Sill, 2;

AC-2 AC-3

117 FA-14; Sill-3I, Bragg-2; FA-1, Sill 1,; Bragg-2,

ORD-2; AC-13 AC-?

1W A-i; Bragg-?; Bragg-4; CACA4;

CAC-2; INF-I, INFl;MP- 1;

CE. 2.MC-1; AC-4

AC 1; SC-I1.

129 Cnele

130 FA-l 7, SilI-8; FA-Z. SiII.7;

Roberts .1; CAC-3, Roberts-Ii CAC-4;

INF-2. 311; INF-3; CWS-1

AC-I; SC-l

131 WA-9. 5111-8; FA-4; Si11-3;

INF-7, CAV-Zi CAC-2; INF"2Z;

CE-11 ORD-1; SC-Z MP4I AC-5

132 FA-22; 8111-14. WA-I; INFW-3;

Bragg-i; INFA; ORD-l; AC* 

1

MC.i, AC-4;

QMC-l; SC-4

133 FA-14, Bragg-2; WA-5; CAC-l;

CAC-4; INW-l; INF-I; AC-4;

ORD-l; AC-6; SC-4

SC-I; ROTC-i; AGD-I

134 Cancelled

I-135 FA.5; Sill-i 2, FA-91 Sill-);

INF-1; MC-1; INF-1;CE 1; AC-.!

AC-S, SC-I; ROTC-I A3IN-;C.6

136 FA-1 Zi Sill-I;WA3IF-3AC;

INF-5; AC-70 SC-I; SC-l; ARMD-Z

ROTC-i; ARMD-4

137 WA-?. Si11-2; WA-I; INF-l; AC. 11;

Bragg-5; CAC-2; AR MD-I

INF-8; CFE-l; AC-11

138 FrA-1; Sili-6; INF-3; WrA-1; Sill-l. CAC-1;

AC-10; QMC-l INF-S; ORD-1; QMC-I

AC 11

139 FA-ii; Sill-1; WA-Z. INF .3, AC 12;

Bragg-3; INF-5; ARMD-2

MC-3; AC-4; CJMC-1;

ARMD-Z

140 Cancelled

230
Class GraduaLea Fai lures

141 FA-7, Siil-3; Bragg-3; FAA; Bragg-a;

INF-8; MG-I; AC-8; IN~F-3; AC-iD,

SC-a; AlFMD-2 SC 1; ARMD ?; TC-1

142 FA-6; Sill-]; INF-1; FA-Z, MG-a; AG-9

CE-a, MC-a, AC-la;

sc-a; QMC-1

143 FA-6; Sill-I1; Bragg-I1; FA-4. bilt-Z;

CAC-2; INF-b; ORD-l; CAC-Z; INF-2;

144 Canicelled

145 FA-l I; Sill-1, Bra, -4; Sill Z; CAC-Z;

CAC-Z, INF-5; MP-1; CWS 1, AC-4;

ORD-2; AC-b; SC-b SC-Z

116 FA-3; Sill-Z; Bragg-b; FA -1 I 5Sil-1,

IN~F-3; MC-2; ORD-1; Bragg-I; GAG-I;

AC-9; SC-2, AIPMD-4 AC -4

147 Capcelled

148 FA-5; Bragg-3; INF-Z; FA-l; Bragg-I;

MC-i; AC-6, SC-2 CAC-l; INF-2,

AC-Ilt SC-3; AR~MD-I

149 FA-4; 8111-1; CAC-2, FA-2; CAC-2;

INF-1; CE-i, OHD-2, MP 1i AC-8

AC-B; QMC-l;, SC-4:

DEML1

150 FA-8; Sill-I; Bragg-b; AC-b, INF-i

CAC-Z; INF-4; CE-i;

CWS-2; MG-I; AC 8,

QMC-l; sc 

2

151 FA-b; Sili-9; CAG-3; FA 1;SiI2

CL-I; MP-i; MG-I; Bragg-I, INF-1;

AC-I0; SC-2 CAV-l; AC 

b

152 FA-a; Siil-2. GAC-2; AC-9; Sill-I;

INF-I; AC-3; SC-A INF 

1

153 FA-9; Sill-I; GAC-I; FA-5, Sill-I; 

1

INF-2; AC-4 Bragg-1; CAC-3.

AF-4. SCI;

IF-4. C1;

154 FA I1I; Sill 5; Bragg-3; Sill-3; CAC-?-;

GAG-I; INF-4; MC-3, INF'-3, AC-?;

AC-3; QMC-l SC-I

155 Cance'lled

155 FA-I 1; Sill-5; Bragg-3; FA-5; Sill-b;

GAG-i; INF .3; MC-2; CAC-4; INF-?-i

AC-5; QMC-1 MG-I; AC. 13

231
Class Graduate a Failu resa

158 A-?; CAC-3: INV-4, FA-6; CAC-Z;

MC.4; ORD-1; SC-I; INF- 2, MC- 2;

AAF-ll1, FARTC (S) -4; AAF-15; FABTC (5)-Z;

FAR T C (B) 2 FARTC(B)- I

160 FA-7i INF-1; MCI.l FA-5; CAC 3; INF 1;

CWS - 1; QMC -1; SC 1, SC 1; TI) 1; AAF 8,

-hAF-4; FARTC (S) .1; FAR TC (B)- I

AR MD- I

161 All successful candidates rA-9; INF-11 MC -I,

transferred~to Class No. TD-1l; ARMD-. AAF-4;

162. FAPTC M-).4;

FA1RTC (B)-Z

162 IPA-S; CAC-1, INF-Bi FA-Z; INF-6; CAV-"1;

CAV-l; MC-1; SC-i;, CE-1; MC-1; SC-i;

CWS-1; AAF-lO; TARTC AAr-l; FARTC (S).-4

164 rA-I; CAC-11 INr..; mc-z; FA-6; CAC--h CEA;

AAF -9, FARTC (3)-7 O1RD-I; SC-I; AR MD - ;

AAFI15; FAITC (S)-4

165 CAC-I; INF-z; CAV-2; FA-3. CAC-1, INr-i;

NiP-i; MC-1; ARMD-1., MC-1; QMG-i; AAF"-6;

- IAAF*-5; rAIRTC (S)-13 FA1RTC (S) .8;

169 FA-2; CAC.2! INF-3; IN - 1; MC -1 AAF-3;

AAr-li, FARTC S)-2Z rARTC (S)-b

NOTE: No information available on Class numbeve 157, 159, 163,

166, 167, anti 168,

Failures shown include all who were dropped from the course for

all causes except (1) physical, (2) discharged, (3) transfeirred.
DISPOSITION OF CADMATES 9~Y CIASE

DISP0SITIQI OF CAztIDATES BY CT.BS8B.

1 2 5 4 S a 7 a 9 10 11 it is 14 *

1941 12 VI 6 1

a t- n -'r -- r 1 - I- -- -

1941

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ar IV a -o -1-7

la to 15 9 1 a - 1 - --

7I so 14M 116 33 - -V *1 I- -

Tr 4- -I - 1 - 1 aN

Tr Tr a~

a 11-T"T Y34 - - - 1~ -a-s

Tr AM541 o U T -- ;.- Ti1T I 4 -1-

233[
a a 7 0 9 10 11 12 1.3 14

h 96

lJun B0 fBCG as IT -r- 1 7 -2 

}~~ -.FT T

fUf1 71 brT 4T -- 4

G Lbug, 8~ 65 2W 1 3 -1"-

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44 1f 52 3c T8 r TOT42 'a- G 2 7 MT~

U'r, Td~ 41 r -

50 1 DI v 41 3 4 2 123 4 -

--(q Toy- M7 IY 

!. 114C 410- -
1 2 5 4 1 C 7 0 0 to0 11 1713 1

Vs1.

00 1 JL 676 ~7 M0 5 1 3 10

-IT T_1 I- T4cV- ---

1937 -7c, 

7T' go-~ 9 4 11b 41

1.. 163 a -4 a, !

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V3. y 1~ 4* bbb 0t a . . .....

-'ETo JW Y m~~T~ - -Tv-.F

1 Aur 4 4- -r 1~ 3 A235
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 e 9 10 11 12 1. 14

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--07 3. -1---"- I I /

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B evo . 9 s, o a s 8 _ _ _ 1 3 I I

ipto Be? 1_ I at . i

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00 N 01 -- -- o I - - - - -- 

10 T a - 3 1.

10_ r1 1N--I - I -. 3 . JA

" 'X+ r- z-=+ z? w p + - - q + "~-

+e r s w-; - '- - - !+_1V- -

-r n o ,+ _ _ i r r - -s " - - - -

R .l s5 73 11 I s I

10r 15 7 Ft

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'T ~ " T~b 25 -

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

M. tv .

16 5 10 so 5 26 |17 1 4 9 1

ucle 6e .. .

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1%Y0~11d -- -- -7T --- =- h!

Total .radlunted 26,U33 80.27

Tntnl relieved for academic

dorlciency 2,138 6.59

TotAl resigned voLuntnrily 2,163 hG1

Total relieved for lack of

leadership 1,721 S.31

TotnI relieved for misconduct 111 0.34

Total phy'sically disqualifled 21S 0.66

Total discharged for dependency,

.1oints, etc. 30 0.00

Total comrtssioneJ directly 12 0.04

Total transferred to other OCS 0 0.03 ",

32,432 100.00 [1

2.8

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SECTION VI

TABLE OF AVERAGE AGES AND AVERAGE EDUCATION

OF THE CANDIDATES

Total Average Age Average Education

Claus Enr Enr Grad Fail Enr Grad Fail

1 126 26 26 26 1c 1c IC

. 126 26 26 25 IC IC 1C

3 130 25 Z6 25 3C 3C 2C

4 119 Z4 24 24 3C 3C 3C

5 58 26 25 Z6 3C 3C zC

6 56 Z6 26 25 2C 3C 4HS

7 63 27 27 27 3C 3C .3C

8 62 26 Z7 25 -C 3C IC

9 60 26 26 26 3C 3C 3C

10 60 26 26 26 4C 3C 4C

11 60 26 26 25 3C 3C -C

12 60 26 27 27 3C 3C 3C

13 121 26 26 25 2C 3C IC

14 Z23 27 25 29 3C 3C 1C

15 125 25 25 25 3C 3C 2C

16 122 26 26 27 3C 3C 4C

17 123 26 26 27 c 2C

18 243 26 Z6 26 330 4HS

19 256 Z6 26 2 5 3 C 3 C 2C

z0 245 26 26 30 30C 3 C 2C

2 2 742 Z6 25 2.6 2C 20 20

Z3 499 Z6 26 25 zC 20 I C

24 503 Z6 25 28 2C zc IC

2 5 515 26 26 27 2 2C 10I

26 474 26 25 27 2C 2C I C

27 503 26 26 26 2c 2C IC

Z8 506 26 25 Z6 20 2C I C

29 501 26 25 26 1 C I c 4HS

30 502 25 24 25 1IC I c 4HS1

31 474 25 25 25 20 20 1 c

32Z 567 26 26 27 zC zC I C

33 553 26 25 28 X0 20 20

34 558 26 26 26 1iC IC 10r.

239
Total Average Age Average Education

Clas. Enr Enr Grad Fail En r Grad Fail

35 554 26 26 27 zC ZC IC

36 553 26 26 26 ZC 2C IC

37 539 27 28 26 2C ZC 1C

38 467 Z6 26 28 ZC ZC ZC

39 393 26 26 Z6 ZC ZC IC

40 42Z Z6 Z6 Z5 Z2Ci C

41 376 28 a8 Z9 2C 2C IC

42 383 26 26 27 2C zC iC

43 397 26 26 27 IC IC 1C

44 457 26 26 27 2C ZC IC

45 346 26 26 26 ZC zC IC

46 295 27 26 29 IC IC IC

47 429 26 26 26 2C ZC IC

48 513 30 Z6 26 2C aC IC

49 553 25 25 28 aC 2C IC

50 571 26 26 27 zC 2C IC

51 480 26 25 29 ZC 2C IC

52 402 26 Z6 8 2C ZC IC

53 438 26 Z5 z8 IC IC 4HS

54 578 26 6 28 2C 2C 2C

55 331 25 26 29 IC IC 4HS

56 327 26 25 Z6 IC IC IC

57 507 26 Z6 24 IC IC 4HS

58 463 a5 25 3 IC IC 4HS

59 599 24 24 Z6 2C z.C IC

60 478 26 25 25 IC 1C IC

61 491 26 26 24 IC IC 4HS

62 456 25 26 26 2C 2C IC

63 426 25 24 24 C zC zC

64 465 23 25 25 zC zC ZC

65 377 25 25 Z5 2C ZC 1C

66 290 24 Z4 23 IC 4HS IC

67 277 Z5 Z5 29 zC zC IC

68 310 Z5 26 28 IC IC 4HS

69 316 25 26 27 IC IC IC

70 336 26 26 26 aC 2C IC

71 279 25 25 25 IC 2C 4HS

7Z 354 Z4 24 24 2C 2C 1C

'3 268 25 26 25 IC IC IC

74 269 26 26 26 IC IC IC

75 280 Z 26 26 zC ZC IC

76 269 25 24 26 3C 3C IC

77 316 25 26 27 2C ZC IC

240

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Total Average Age Average Education

Clas. Enr Znr Grad Fail Enr Grad Fail

78 Z56 Z6 Z6 Z6 zC 2c Ic

79 Z17 26 Z6 31 zC zC Ic

so 236 26 6 24 1C 2c 1c

81 193 21 23 Z5 4C 3C 3C 8z zzI 23 23 Z4 3C 3C 3C

83 212 z2 23 25 3C 3C 2C

84 93 2 23 24 3C 3C ZC

85 76 23 23 26 3C 3C 2C

86 106 Z4 23 25 3C 3C aC

87 94 zz 3 25 3C 3C 3C

88 108 23 3 28 3C 3C '.0

89 125 22 22 22 3C 4C 

X

90 125 23 z2 23 4C 4C 4C

91 125 23 23 26 4C 4C 3C

92 107 21 23 4C 4C

93 38 Z5 A3 27 3C 3C zC

94 5z 23 23 2z 3C 3C 4HS

95 27 Z6 23 27 C 3C 4HS

96 31 Z4 25 25 3C 3C 3C

97 so Z6 26 26 zC ?,C 1C

98 71 24 24 24 2C 2C IC

99 38 26 25 Z5 2C C 8Grd

100 46 24 22 21 3C zC 3C

101 56 22 23 22 3C 3C 3C

102 6Z 22 23 23 3C 3C 3C

103 69 26 26 24 zC 20 3C

104 70 23 23 26 3C 2C IC

* 105 80 23 23 22 3C 3C 20

106 74 22 22 23 3C 3C 3C

107 76 20 22 25 3C 3C IC

108 73 23 z2 28 2C 3C 1C

109 67 z2 22 22 3C 3C 3C

1to 70 21 21 24 3C 3C 3C

111 77 22 22 25 4C 3C 3C

11- 78 24 21' 25 3C 3C 1C

113 71 22 z2 Z2 3C 3C 2C

114 60 22 22 z2 2C 2C 2C

115 53 23 22 zz 2C 2C 2C

116 50 z 22 23 3C 3C 3C

117 57 25 24 Z3 3C 3C 3C

118 90 22 22 22 3C 3C 3C

119 90 21 22 23 3C 3C 3C

120 82 zZ 21 zz 3C 3C 3C

241
TotaL Average Age Average Education

Clas Enr Erir Gorad Tail £znr Girad Fail.

121 Z9 Z5 24 23 2C 3C 3C

1 2 29 2Z zz zz 3C 3C 3C

1Z3 27 24 23 24 X 2c X

514 1z 6 zC Ic C 4c

1Z5 49 b Z5 5 26 4s 2

126 s0 .8 26 27 2c 20 20

127 56 as 25 2? 2C 2C IC

1Z8 50 23 ZZ 24 IC iC iC

1 Z9 Cancelled

130 60 3 3 3 10 )C IC

131 59 24 2 2 24 aC 2C 1 C

13Z 60 24 Z5 3 1C 1C 4HS

133 51 2b 24 26 2C 2C IC

134 Cancelled

135 50 23 24 23 ZC 2C IC

136 50 3 23 23 zC 2C ZC

137 50 23 25 23 2C 2 1C

138 so 24 24 2C 2 C3 1C

139 0 24 24 23 2C 20 IC

140 Cancelled

141 50 22 23 23 IC iC IC

142 50 Z4 24 27 zC 20 zC

143 48 24 24 23 20 20 10

144 Cancelled

145 50 Z4 24 26 2C zC IC

146 50 24 24 24 2C 20 2C

147 Cancelled

148 50 Z4 25 Z7 IC 2C IC

149 50 24 Z4 ZC 24 IC

L50 50 25 25 z8 2C 2C 2C

151 50 25 25 27 2C 2C IC

152 50 24 23 5 zC 2C 20

153 48 Z4 Z4 5 2C zC ZC

154 50 24 3 25 1C IC C

155 Cancelled

156 50 4 zz 26 1C ZC ZC

158 50 Z3 Z3 4 IC I C IC

160 50 22 Z2 24 IC 10 1C

161 50 3 zz IC IC

162 50 Z3 z Z3 IC IC IC

164 50 24 z1 25 IC IC IC

165 50 Z4 24 25 1C IC IC

169 43 z Z1 21 1C IC I C

Z42
Under average education is shown the number of year. of college or high

school completed, indicated by C and HS respectively.

NOTE: No information available on Class numbers 157, 159, 163, 166,

167, and 168,

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SECTION VII

PpOopAM OF INSTRUCTION

OFFICER CANDIDATE COURSE--l2 WEEKS

1. General

a. Candidates will receive instruction in either motors or

animal transport, not both. A certain proportion, approximately

20%, will be designated to receive the latter.

b. Ceremonies and inspections to include inspection of quarters,

arms, uniforms, and equipment and such formal ceremonies as the

conditions warrant, are to be held during unscheduled time.

c. Texts will include the Field Artillery Field Manual, the

basic Field Manuals, and other atthorized training publications.

2. Subjecto and Scope

a, Organizatior'l Instruction.

(1) Military Discipline, Courtesies, and Customs of the

Service. The essentials of military discipline, courtesies and customs of the service.

(2) Interior Guard Duty. The duties of an officer in the conduct of an interior guard.

(3) Military Hyliene, Sanitation, and First Aid. Elementary sanitation with special reference to the protection

and maintenance of the health and physical efficiency

of personnel, and first aid procedure.

(4) Care of Arms and Equipment. The nomenclature of,

care of, and the prescribed methods of cleaning arms

and equipment.

(5) Drill, Dismounted and Physical. The necessary minimum instruction in the school of the soldier, the platoon,

and the battery. A rudimentary knowledge of how to conduct mass athletics for soldiers.

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%.6) Marksmanship, Automatic Weapons. Sufficient instruction in the disassembly, functioning, and handling of the

pistol and automatic rifle to enable the candidate to fire

SIboth weapons on the range.

7) Military Law. A general knowlede of the procedure of

courts-martial and of the militar laws governing the

Army.

(8) Administration and Mess Management. The essentials of

small-unit mobiihsation; ilitary correspondence, the use

of penalty envelopes and labels, the use of the mails,

; routine battery reports; the operation of battery mess.

b. Gunnery.

(1) Map and Air Photo Re.ding. Elementary Interpretation,

orientation, scales, directions, distances, vertical and

horizontal, slope, visibility, conventional signs, and

coordinates.

(Z) Service of the Piece. Theoretical and practical instruction in the service of the piece,

(3) The Firing Battery, Theoretical and practical instruction in the organization uf the firing battery and in the

duties of the personnel, particularly the executive;

firing commands; methods of laying the battery.

1 (4) Preparation of Fire. Theoretical and practical instruction in the use of instruments; topographic operations;

battery surveying; the use of firing tables, corrections;

visibility and dead space charts; the preparation of fire

by all usual methods.

(5) Conduct of Fire. Theoretical instruction in all methods,

ground and air, including practical conduct of fire by

blackboard and terrain board.

(6) Schedule Fires. Theoretical instruction in transfers of

fire by various methods; high-burst ranging; concentrations; standing and rolling barrages.

(7) Camouflage and Field Fortification. The general principies of camouflage and their application to field artillery

problems; field fortification for field artillery.

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t6) Service Practice, Practical demonstrations by instructors; practical conduct of fire by students using all

methods, both ground and air, transfers of fire, critiques.

c, Tacti s.

I) Organization of the Army. General information as to the

composition nf the Army of the United States, the higher

echelons of field artillery and a detaileu treatment of tLhe

o tganization of field artillery within the regiment, a general

picture of the military system of command and staff.

Z) Defense Against Chemicals. Defense against chemical

agents, an elementary knowledge of cherntcal agents and

their use from the viewpoint of protection.

(3) Associated Arms, A fundamental knowledge of the functions of the other arms sufficient to permit the student

to visualize the role of field artillery in cooperation with

other arim of the service.

'4) Combat Orders, Field artillery combat orders for the

battery and battalion.

'5) Artllery Tactics. Characteristics and capabilities of

the field artillery, the employment of the field artillery

battalion in attack and defense; defense against aircraft

and mechanized forces,

(6) Artillery Staff Duties. Staff organization and pri-±ip!s;

the organization and functionng of the battalion staff,

(7) Logistics. The supply of field artillery units )r, the

field, with emphasis on ammunition supply.

'8) Fire Direction, Theoretical and practical fire dite,,;tiun

of a battaion, to include preparation of overlays and

time acheduleis, operation of fire direction charts, and

staff duties in fire direction,

19) Reconnaissanco, Occupation, and Organization of Pomition. Formation and duties of battery and battalion

details, practical field exercises involving reconnais

sance and occupation of position by a battalion, foklowed

by fire direction with service ammunition.

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(10) GeneraJ Field Exerries. Two c-ernight ie .xercisec

involving the maneuver of light and medium artii-y

under active mervice r.onditions.

c. Communiication,

Signal Communica t ion for Fild Artillery. Ope:ration of the

telephone and switchboard; code -ames; traffic rules; circuil diagrams,

wire laying, military messages; op, ratioti of thu In,,' SSrg , C:V11t r, fierIl

artillery wire and radio system.; visual signallng.

e. General.

Marches and Shelter. Execution of a march and bivouaic,

1. Motors.

Motor Operation and Maintenance. Practical work in the care,

maintenance, and operation of motor vehicles as used in a truck -drawn

batte ry.

g. Animal Transport.

(1) Equitation. lding and horsemanhip,

(2) Animal Managernent, Sufficiert knowledge of shoeing to

enable the student to supervise and inspect shoeing in his

organization; stable management in the field; prevention

of injury and disease; care of the sick and injured.

(3) Dy ving and Draft. AsH,'-nbly cird adjustment of harness,

driving; maneuvers limbered.

h. Materiel.

(1) Herei-drawn Arlt llry. Pra~,tical. instruction it sights,

T Ta n c ll] , Fcrtages, "f--rnm. A nufficient krowl,'dge of

the characleristics of aminu.ition to ,nable the student

to select the proper type to accomplish his mission. Care,

handl),g, and functioning.

'2) Motor-drawn Artillery. Practical instruction in eights,

guns, and carriages, all r.alihers, A sufficient knowledge

of the characteristics of ammunition to enable the student

to select the proper type to accomplish his misnion. Care,

handling, and functioning. Demonstration of the emplace.

inert. of guns of the' Jargc caliber.

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conditionsi imposed by the weather. AUl such time to be employed in

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PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION

OFFICER CANDIDATE COURSE--17 WEEKS

Processing and Basic Trainin.

Time for these matters was given during the first week

and one day and then after normal duty hours throughout the course,

Students enter on a Thursday or Friday of each week and commence

their academic instruction on the second Monday after entrance.

The first two days are devoted to reception, classification, assignment, quartering, mess arrangement, text issue, generai organization, and orientation. The following subjects are taught during the

week, following entrance, ending on the second Saturday after

entrance, After this first week, such subjects as Physical Training,

Military courtesy and Discipline, and Dismounted Drill are necessarily continued for a part of or during the entire course, outside

the regular duty hours:

1. Classification Procedure 1 hour

2. Company administration (one hour demonstration

given in field, pars, 2) 16 hours

Military correspondence

Company records and reports

Army regulations--includinj cross reference

file of circulars, etc.

Company funds

Payment of enlisted men, pay cards, service

records, and allotments

Boards of officers, investigations, and reports

Supply--including T/O's and T/1s. and individual

cldthing

Mess management- -including one hour demonstration in field.

3. Leadership and morale 2 hours

4, Methods of instruction 10 hours

S. Military censorship 2 hours

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6. Military law 4-3/Z hours

7. Organization of the army Z hours

8 Special Service activities I hour

9. Training management 4 hours

10. General orientation ',tactical field exercise

and demoristration of field artillery operations) 8 hours

This is given during the week preceding academic

instruction for the purpose of demonstrating and

explaining the organization and functioning of a

field artillery battalion, Each department of instruction participates by indicating the general

scope of its instruction in the course and interre

lationship with the instruction of other departnments,

11, After normal duty hours throughout the

course 52 hours

a. Military courtesy and discipline

(including customs of the service) 3 hours

b. Physical training. hand-to-hand combat,

obstacle coursei

Calisthenics (during 7th-10th weeko) 14 hours

Hand-tohand combat (during llth-13th

weeks) 10 hours

Obstacle course (during 14th-16th

weeks) 10 hours

c. Close order drill (short periods during

entire sixteen weeks) 15 hours

Total 5Z hours

Total 93-1/2 hours

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Academic Instruction

(next sixteen weeks less one day)

Department of Communication. This mubcourse is designed to

give a general knowledge of the capabilities of communication

equipment, and to pre pare officer candidates to make intelligent use of that equipment in the field. The course includes

practical exercise with wire and radio equipment, and in the

use of codes, ciphers, prearranged message forms, and Signal

Operation Instructions.

a. Subjects: Conferences, demonstrations, and practical.

instruction to cover:

(1) Wire Communication

(a) Description, tests, installation, operation,

and maintenance of telephones, switchboards, and wirelaying equipment.

(b) Installation, operation, and maintenance

of wire systems.

(Z) Radio communication

(a) Description, installation, and operation of

voice-radio equipment.

(b) Capabilities and control of radio communication.

(c) Voice radio procedure, radio discipline,

and radio security.

(3) Allied subjects

(a) Use of codes, ciphers, and prearranged

message form.

(b) Use of Signal Operation Instructions.

(c) Writing and handling messages,

(d) Communication systems.

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b. Summary:

Wire communication Z1 hours

Radio communication 28 hours

Allied subjects Z3 hours

Total 72 hours

Department of Gunnery. This subcourse is designed to prepare

the officer candidate for command of the firing battery and to

equip him with a working knowledge of field artillery gunnery (to

include fire direction).

a. Subjects: Theoretical and practical instruction in;

(1) Firing battery

Organization and training of the firing battery.

Duties of personnel, particularly the executive.

Fire commands and their execution.

(2) Observed fires

Preparation of data for observed fires, including

use of instruments and computation of firing data.

Technique of conduct of fire.

Practical instruction in conduct of fire (service

practice).

(3) Unobservect fires

Preparation of data for unobserved fires, to include survey, charts, maps and map substitutes,

(particularly photo maps, restittition, and assembly

of aerial photograph strips).

Map data and metro data.

Transfers and prearranged fires. Ballistics.

(4) Fire direction

Organization and technique of fire direction, to

include duties of personnel at the battalion firedirection center.

Preparation of firing charts.

Observed and unobserved fire missions.

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(5) General

Artillery arithmetic,

Preparation of data sheet.

Use of graphical firing table.

b. Summna ry:

Firing battery 5 or

Observed fires 126 hours

Urwbscived fires 72 hours

Elementary Map and Aerial Photograph

R eading 16 hours

Fire direction 22 hours

General 12 hours

Demnonstrations 8 hours

Total 308 hours

D~epartment of l.,.eriel.

a. Objectives of subcourse,

(1) To cover the operation, mechanical training,

authorized disassernblies, battery mainteunarice

and handling of ammunition of fietd artillery

weapons of the Infantry Diviu ion. (Cal. . 30

Carbine, Cal.,. 50 Machine gun, 37-mm Sub-I

caliber, 75-mm, 105-mm, and 155-mmn Howitzers).

(2) To familiarize student ith use of War D~epart- menlt and Ordnance puL..cations 'Field Manuals,

Technical Manuals, Standard Nomenclature

(3) Practical instruction in antiaircraft and close

combat firing with emphasis upon methods of

instruction, range procedure, and safety regulations.

(4) Mine. and Booby Traps

Description and explaniation of the functioning of

various type. of mines and booby traps.

Examination of various types to familiarize students with their arming, disarming, and operation.

Explanation of use of the mine detector.

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b. Summary:

Orientation, examination 3 hours

Use of reference, tools, preservatives Z hours

Preventive maintenance 2 hours

Construction of Weapons 8 hours

Ammunition 8 hours

Foreign Artillery I hour

Maintenance, 105-mm Howitzer, M2 10 hours

Maintenance, other weapons 10 hours

Antiaircraft Firing 16 hours

Small Arms Firing 8 hours

M.nes, Anti-tank and Anti-personnel;

Booby Traps 3 hours

Total 71 hours

Department of Motor Transport. The object of this 3ubcourse is

to prepare officer candidates to supeivise intlligently the operation, maintenance, and inspection of the motor vehicles assigned

to their organizations., It covers general instruction in the construction, operation, maintenance, and inspection of motor transport vehicles issued to the truck-drawn field a'tillery.

a, 0ubjects: Conferences, demonstrations, and practical

work in the following:

(1) Driver selection and driver training. Driving,

difficult driving, extreme cold and desert operation; and emergency roadside repairs.

(2) Preventive maintenance, echelons of main

tenance; routine, and scheduled daily, weekly,

and monthly (1000 mile) maintenance service;

destruction, recovery, and evacuation of vehicles; the air compressor; and the field range.

(3) Roadside engine trouble shooting.

(4) Vehicle characteristics and nomenclature, tools,

and equipment, forms, records, reports, functions

of the battery motor officer, and the command

ins pe ction.

(5) Field expedients and traction aids.

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t (6) March methods and technique, "the various

march methods and technique; occupation of

bivouac areas; and overnight march without

lights.

b. Summit ry:

Driver selection and driver training 18 hours

Preventative maintenance 42-1 /Z hours

F. Roauside engine trouble shooting 6-1/Z hours

March methods and technique 24 hours

Vehicle characteristics and nomenclature,

tools, equipment, forms, records, reports,

function of the battery motor officer, and

the command inspection 10 hourb

Field expedients and traction aids 3 hours

Total 104 hours

Department of Tactics. The object of this subcourse is to instruct

the officer candidates in the tactics of the battery and the battalion

and to prepare him for the performance of staff functions within

the battalion and command functions to include those of the battery

commander.

a. Subjects:

(1) Artillery tactics

General principals of field artillery organization

and commands (truck-drawn and armored).

Tactical employment of battery and battalion

(truck-drawn and armored).

Artillery with security detachments,

Protection of artillery units.

Liaison.

Forward observation.

Fire direction.

Jefense against aircraft and mechanized forces.

Aviation in cooperation with field artillery.

Pioneering and demolitions.

Umpire manual.

(Z) Defense against chemical atack.

(3) Methods of aircraft identification.

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(4) Methods of armored vehicle identification.

(5) MiJitary sanitation and first-aid.

(6) Mines, anti-tank and anti-personnel, booby traps.

(7) Safeguarding military information.

9) Combat orders and staff duties

Preparation of combat orders and operation

maps, general principles and technique.

The field-artillery battalion field order.

The battery order.

General principles of staff organization,

Functions of general and special staffs of the

division.

Staffs of the artillery battalion commander and

the division artillery commander; functions and

organization (to include staff sections).

Field artillery staff records and reports.

(9) Reconnaissance and occupation of position

Battery and battalion lRSOP.

Battery and battalion details; organization and use, Camouflage and field fortifications.

(10) Logistics

Supply and evacuation within the division.

Artillery ammunition supply.

(11) Map and photomap reading

Maps and photomap@.

Photomaps and air photo interpretation.

Conventional signs, abbreviations, and symbols; scales, direction, and coordinates; elevation.

and ground forms.

Terrain appreciation.

Profiles.

Use of stereoscopic pictures.

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(IZ) Infantry tactics

Organization of Infantry Regiment.

Infantry weapons.

Infantry in defense.

Infantry in attack,

Infantry and artillery in the defense.

Infantry and artillery in the attack,

Infanity rifle company in the attack,

Infantry security.

Scouting and patrolling.

3,3) Company admnistration

Battery administration in the field.

(14) Combat intelligence

Sources of information.

Coll ecting information.

Training programs and schedules.

Duties of Battalion S-2.

b, Exercises. These consist of tactical rides, and a

field exercioec. The tactical rides are designed to develop an

appreciation of terrain and its influence on tactical operations,

to develop facility in the use of photomaps and air photos, and to

give practical instruction in field artillery command and staff

duties in the battalion and the battery, The field exercise involves

a night occupation of position by a battalion,

c. Summary:

Artillery tactic. 31 hours

Defense against chemical attack 4 hours

Methods of aircraft identification I hour

Methods of armored vehicle identification 1 hour I

Military sanitation and first-aid 8 hours

Mines, anti-tank and anti-personnel;

booby traps 8 hours

Safeguarding military information -hours

Combat orders and staff duties 6 hours

Reconnaissance, selection, and occupation of position 91 hours

(38 night problems)

Logistics 4 hours

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Map and aerial photograph reading ZZ houri

Infantry tactics 16 hours

Company administration Z hou re

Combat intelligence 7 hours

Field exercises for instructional

purposes 8 hours

Total 211 hours

I Summary of Hours by Departments

I(Summary includes classes held during duty hours, night

problems, and drill.)

Instruction during processing week and

I general orientation exercise 93.1/Z hours

Department of Communication 7Z hours

I Department of Gunnery 308 hours

Department of Materiel 71 hours

Department of Motor Transport 104 hours

Department of Tactics 211 hours

Time Reserved for the Assistant

Commandant 11 hours

(Graduation, clearance of post, etc.)

Total 8-701/Z hours

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SECTION IX

OFFICER CANDIDATE 201 CASD

AND

RATING AND OBSERVATION REPORT

Below are the instructions for use of "Officer Candidate

201 Card" and "Rating and Observation Report on Officer Candidate" issued by Headquarters, Student Re'giment when these forms

were adopted.

1. OFFICER CANDIDATE Z01 CARD, The following instructions are publishes in connection with the personal history of

each officer candidate passing through the Officer C,.ndidate Course

of the Field Artillery School. These instructions will become effective 19 November 1943.

a. General- It should be noted that the new officer

candidate 201 card is divided into spaces reserved for the following: Personal Data, Academic Grades Class Ratings, Recorr, of

Demerits; Classmate Rating and Comments; Non-academic Record,

(Consolidated Observation report and Remarks), Recommendations;

the Action and Recommendations of the CTO, Bn. Commander and

Selection Board, and the Final Disposition by the Faculty Board and

Commandant. It is desired that the personal data and Remarks

be typed, all other entries will be made in long hand using pen and

ink.

b. The Personal Data- Upon arrival, during the

processing, the candidate completes the personal data form for

the Machine Records section, From the personal data form the

candidate's 201 card is started and the appropriate data from the

personal data sheet is transferred to the 201 card.

c. Academic Grades--As the grades are received

from the various acadcrric departments of the school, they will

be entered in the appropr ate spaceb provided therein.

d. Class Ratings -At, the class rating data is received

from the various sources, viz; from the T. O. 's on the 6th, 9th,

12th, and 17th week, together with those received from time to

t, time from academic departmentu, it will be entered in the appropriate

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spaces. Toward the end of the course when all class ratings are

in on a particular candidate, an average will be determined which

will be entered in the last space, Also, this will be accomplished

whenever a candidate is dropped.

e. Demerits -- Demerits will be entered by week and

carried forward romrweek to week by the total number of demerits

to date.

. f. Classmate Ratings and Comments--At the end of

the 6th week and also at the end of the l1th week this space will

be filled in for each candidate after he is rated by his classmates,

g. The Rating and Observation Report 5pace--This

will be filled in as observation reports are recelved from tactical

officers, instructors, and any other authorized to prepare this

form, iSee para, 2 below,)

h. Remarks--All remarks submitted on a candidate,

less those that are noted on the standard form (Rating and Observation Report of Officer Candidate) will be entered in the space

reserved for remarks. It should be noted that the reporting officers

and the department, such as Tactica, Gunnery, etc., will be

listed in the column headed Reporting Officer. In the Column for

report number, which will be in numerical order, the number will

be entered on each card as reports are received from any source,

and the date and remarks will be carried out in the space provided

for them.

i. Recommendations- -Under Recommendation will

be included dtta transferred from the rating and observation report of the Officer Candidate.

J. Action--The space reserved for Action will include the date and the action by the CTO, the Bn.Commander, and

the Selection Board in the appropriate spaces, Generally, in

the case of failures the principle cause or causes as published in

Memorandum to Officer Candidates this Headquarters, dated 9

November 1943, will be used. Where space is insufficient the

information will be listed under Remards with appropriate refe rence.

k. Final Disposition- -This will be checked by this

Headquarters.

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CANDIDATE. The following instructions will govern in the preparation of the Rating and Observation Report which is made from time

to time on each Officer Candidate. This report will be prepared in

pencil.

a. The name of the candidate and the officer submitting

aame will be entered in the propcr place. Under the captions from

number I to number 8 thL appropriate adjectives will be checked.

b. Under recommendations check one, if undecided,

state so under remarks.

c. Under remarks state anything that is not already

covered in the form itself.

d. On the back of the sheet circle the "Attributes"

which in your opinion apply to the candidate.

e. At the bottom of the form on the back of the sheet

place an X in the appropriate column opposite the items listed

therein.

3. Ordinarily these reports will bt prepared at least once

a week for the first month and not less frequently than twice a month

for the remainder of the course, It should be remembered that it

will not always be possible to submit a completc report, Therefore,

partial reports are acceptable.

a. Theme reports will be turned in to the Bn. Commander who will be responsible to see that they are entered on the Z01

card with the least practicable dulay.

b. In transferring the information from this report to

the 201 caird the report will be numbered as stated above and it

will be ncled that the items numbered irom I to 8 are already

printev. oi the 201 card. Therefore, the report number will be

set opposit? the adjectives on the 201 card as checked on the Observation 1Report in question.

c. These same instructions apply to the form printed

at the bottom of the reverse side of the report.

d. Likewise these instructions apply to the action

opposite recommendation.

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e. Any remarks recorded, including "attributes,"

on the Observation Report will be transferred to the spae reserved for "Remarks" opposite the name of the officer who submitted the report.

4. It is desired that the Reporting Offlce~s not refer to

the 201 card of the Officer Candidate when making a report. The

report should indicate what you think of the Candidate at the time.

IL does not have to agree with a previous report. As a matter of

fact your opinions will very often change, for better or worse.

Reporting officers eed have no fear of contradicting themselves in submitting a series of reports as it is expected that this will

very often be the case. Reporting officers should at no time consult with each other for the purpose of preparing a report.

5. Bn. Commanders and others concerned may call on

Tactical Officers and Instructors for a special report covering

any missing or additional information desired.

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OFFICER CANDIDATE HEADQUARTERS

Fort Sill, Oklahoma

RATING &OBSERVATION REPORT ON OFFICER CANDIDATE

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APPENDIX II

STUDENT ENROLLMENT

By Months

Officers Q940 Enlisted Total

July 98 311 409

August 153 311 464

September 198 307 505I

October 379 322 701

November 3Z6 321 647

December 430 513 943

1 941-,!

January 433 513 946

February 628 831 1459

March 501 728 I Z29

April 763 1011 1774

May 779 1067 1846

June 760 1005 1765

July 737 1050 1787

August 684 1176 1860

September 646 1707 2353

October 703 1130 1833

November 693 1049 1742

December 842 1093 1935

1 942

January P31 1006 1837

February 934 IZ49 2183

March 766 1352 2118 

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April 796 189Z 2688

May 853 Z639 3492

June 975 4152 5127

July 952 5710 666Z

August 1055 6595 765 I0

Septembe r IIZ4 6816 7 940

October 1341 6831 &-172

November 1175 6401 7576

December 1327 64ZZ 7750

1943

January 1479 6714 8193

February 1697 7205 890Z

March 1741 6706 8447

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1943 Office r Enli.ted Total

April 171 6387 8102

May 1704 5485 718)

June 1599 5209 6808

July 1532 4714 5 .l

August 2134 ,1080 62t

St-ptcrnbt r 2!2-3 5.g7 7'-1

October 1868 4220 6088

November 1874 2960 4S34

December Z087 2863 50

1944

January 1827 2888 4715 February 1838 3240 5078

March 1866 3534 5100

April 1920 4104 502"1

May 1878 3840 -)718

June 1837 4035 5872

July 1916 3904 5820

August 1601 3026 1627

September 1490 2708 4198

October 1444 2515 3959

November 1250 2123 3378

December 1026 2287 5313

1945

January 605 2267 Z672.

February 546 2094 26.J

March 474 2.10) 

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April 532 3,9 ,Lh8 

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May 541 1521 .062

Tine 462 16,15 20Q7

July 433 2 3 89 

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Auut436 1957 23933

September 497 1 824 23"-11

.October 243 1 432 1775

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APPENDIX III

PERSONNEL ROSTER

S1 OF

FIELD ARTILLERY SCHOOL

Except for the Commandant and the Assistant Commandant, the

date shown in front of each officer's name is the date he assumed the

position. Unless otherwise indicated, the last officer listed for a given

position was still holding the position on 30 June 1946.

COMMANDANT

29 Jun 36.-31 Jul 40 Col Augustine Mcintyre

I Aug 40--22 Dec 40 Brig Gen Donald C. Cubbison

20 Jan 41--29 Jun 4Z Brig Gen George R. All n

1 Jul 42--0 Jan 43 Brig Gen Jeemond D. Balmer

11 Jan 43-,30 Oct 44 Maj Gen Orlando Ward

31 Oct 44--29 Aug45 Maj Gen Ralph McT. Penrnell

30 Aug 45--17 Jun45 Maj Gen Louis E. Hibbs

18 Jun 46.. Maj Gen Clift Andrus

ASSISTANT COMMANDANT

12 Dec 38--17 Feb 41 Brig Gen Leroy P. Collins

14 Mar 41-25 Jun 41 Col Mert Proctor

4 Jul 41--Z0 Feb 42 Col James A. Lester

21 Feb 42-- Z Sep 4Z Col Theodore L. Futch

7 Nov 42--28 Nov 43 *Col Lawrence B. Bixby

I Dec 43-- 3 Oct 44 Col Einar B. Gjelsteen

16 Oct 44- Col Thomas E. de Shazo

* Col Bixby assumed the duties of Assistant Commandant 3 Sep 42,

under the title "Director of Instruction" (sometimes the title

"Director of Resident Instruction" was used). AGF orders appointed

him Assistant Commandant, effective 7 Nov 42 (Par& 2, SO 209, AGE',

7 Nov 42).

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EXECUTIVE

17 Mar 41 Lt Col Theodore L. Futch

13 Nov 41 Lt Cal Harry McK. Roper

b Aug 42 Cot Richa'.d E. Anderson

7 Sep 42 Co! Theodore L. Futch

8 Dec 42 Col Charles L. Dasher, Jr.

7 Apr 43 Cr4 CiIntoi M. Lucas

21 Mai. '14 Col I ussull G. B1a-alow

6 Oct 45 Col Carl H. jark

19 Apr 46 Col Julius E. Slack

SECRETARY

22 Jun 39 Ma,i Edward T. Williams

14 Apr 41 Maj Harry McK. Roper

13 Nov 41 Capt Donald G. McLennan

Z8 Jan 42 Maj Hugh F, Conrey

8 Apr 42 Maj Emer H. Harrelson

6 May 42 Maj Houston L. Whiteside

24 Sep 42 Lt Col Donald C. McLennan

18 Aug 43 Maj Herbert L. Herberts

1 May 44 LL Col Thomas W. McCaw

14 Nov 45 Col Beverley E. Powell

S-I

Z Sep 42 Capt Robert A. Pike

17 Sep 42 Lt Cul Maxweli L. Nickerson,

AGD r

17 Mar 44 " Lt Ccl Thomas W. McCaw

13 Aug 45 Col Harold L. Doherty

' Served as both S-I and Secretary during pec-,nd I May 44--12 Aug 45.

2 Sep 42 Co] Leon R. Cole

9 Sep 43 Col Francis H. Bouchcr

5 May 45 Co Lloyd S. Patridge

14 Nov 45 L' Cal Leo W. Bagley (Acting)

26 Jun 4b Col Mercer C. Wal.ter

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2 Sep 42 Col Thomas B. Hedeken

26 Jul 43 Col Harold T. Brotherton

21 Jul 44 Lt Col Dahe J. Oyster

2 Jan 45 Col John F. Boehm

4 Apr 45 Col Harold T. Brotherton

12 Jun 46 Col James F. Brittinghamn

S-4

2 Sep 42 Col Richard E. Anderson

S3 Feb 43 Maj Charles J. Jorgensen

9 Jul 44 Lt Col Elijah B. Henby

Z Jul 45 Col Wendell L. Bevan

19 Feb 46 Lt Col Leslie L. Hittle

SI1 Apr 46 Lt Col Wayne Hardman

INSPECrOR GENERAL

7 May 43 Col Mark A. Dawson, IOD

1 Oct 43 Col Frederick A. Metcalf, IGD

5 Jun 44 Col Homer P. Dittemore, IGD

26 Jul 45 Col Raymond G. Miller, IGD

ADJUTANT GENERAL

5 Aug 43 Col Warner W. Carr, AGD

5 Mar 45 Lt Col Frank W. Roberts, AGD

4 Dec 45 *Col Harold A. Doherty, FA

(Acting)

30 May 46 Lt Col Ray N. Stetter, AGD

26 Jul 46 Lt Col James F. Barber, Jr.,

AGD

* Served as Acting Adjutant General in addition to his dutles as S-i

during period 4 Dec 45-29 May 46.

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1' ...i.... "... i ... . ..... ' r i T ii i i i i li
r DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS

DEPARTMENT OF AIR TRAINING

6 Jun 42 Col Wilham W. Ford

15 Jan 44 *'Col Gordon J. Wolf

3 Nov 45 Brig Gen William W. Ford

7 Dec 45 The Department of Air Training redesignated Army

Ground Forces Air Training School, with Brig Gen

William W. Ford as Assistant Commandant.

* Acting Director 23 Oct 43 to 14 Jan 44.

DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL TRANSPORT

1 Aug 40 (0/a) Maj LeRoy J. Stewart

I Mar 41(o/a) Lt Col James G. Watkins

30 Apr 42 Maj George A. Carver

3 Feb 43 Col Richard E. Anderson

18 Sep 43 Maj Gilbert M. Payne

7 Jan 44 Col Garrisomn B. Coverdale

25 Aug 44 Capt Perry H. Graves

25 Sep 44 The Department ceased to

exist.

DEPARTMENT OF COMBINED ARMS

3 Apr 44 Col Charles A. Pyle

I Jun 44 Col Paul C. Boylan

4 Dec 45 Col Robert F. Hallock

Note. Namc changed from Department of Tactics to Department of

Combined Arms 3 Apr 44.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION

21 Nov 41 Maj William W. Ford

9 Jan 42 Col Ralph B. Mace

20 Apr 44 Col James R. Wheaton

4 Apr 45 Col John F. Roehm

29 Mar 46 Col Ralph R. Mace

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DEPARTMENT OF GUNNERY

2 Aug 39 Cal Henry L. C. Jonesa

21 Mar 41 Cal George V. Keyser

16 Jun 42 Cal Francis W. Farrell

14 Dec 4Z Cal Einar B. Gjelsteen

30 Jun 43 Cal Francis M. Day

I Oct 43 Cal George D. Crosby

9 Sep 44 Cal Newton W. Jones

27 Nov 44 Cal Lewis B. Griffing

27 Aug 45 Cal Normn tE. Poinie r

11 Jun 46 Cal Thomas W. Dunn

DEPARTMENT OF MATERIEL

4 Nov 40 Lt Cal John P. Eckert

Z4 Dec 41 Cal William L. Coughlin

3 Feb 43 *Col Claude F. Burbach

15 Dec 43 Cal William C. Huggins

18 Oct 45 Cal Norman E. Poiier

*Acting Director 11 Dec 42--Z Feb 43.

DEPARTMENT OF MOTORS,

26 Jul 40 Cal Leon JR. Cole

1 Apr 41 (0/a) Cal Clyde M. H-allam

15 Feb 44 Cal Herman J. Crigger

21 Aug 45 Lt Cal Oliver S. Hulley

7 Jan 46 Cal Maurice K. Kurtz

Note: Name changed from Department of Motor Transport to Departm~ent of Motors 22 Aug 44.

DEPARTMENT OF TACTICS AND COMMUNlCATriON

15 Aug 38 Col John T. Kennedy

I Sep 40 Col Mert Proctor

15 Mar 41 Lt Cal Cuyler L. Clark, Sr.

12Z Jul 41 Cal Harwood C. Bowman

21 Nov 41 Department divided into Department of Tactics and De272 partment of Communication.
DEPARTMENT OF TACTICS

21 Nov 41 Cal Harwood C. Bowman

12 Mar 42 Col Miles A. Cowles

W9 May 4Z. Col Lawrence B. Bixby

3 Sep 4Z Col Robert 0. Gard

18 Dec 42 Col Edward T. Williams

24 Feb 43 Col John J. Birni

18 Jun 43 Col Francis T. Dodd

6 Aug 43 Col Charles A. Pyle

f3 Apr 44 Name of Department change~d

to Department of Combined

A rms.

DEPARTMENT OF OBSERVATION

1 Dec 43 Col PaulJR. Walters

31 Aug 45 Col William C. Bullock

COMMANDING OFFICER, FAS DETACHMENT

26 Nov 40 L~t Col John A. Chase

I1Jun 41 Maj William C. Young

9 Sep 42 Maj Mercer D. Helms

25 Jan 43 Lt Col Lester L. Beggs

3 Oct 44 Cal Hugh P. Adams

1 Mar 45 Col Benjamin B. Lattimiore

1 Jan 46 Col John A. McFarland

COMMANDING OFFICER, STUDENT REGIMENT

16 Jun 43 Col John J. Turner

9 May 44 Cal Hugh P. Adams

2 Oct 44 Student Regiment ceased to

exist; its functions assumed

by the FAS Detachment.

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COMMANDING SCHOOL TROOPS

15 Jul 42 Brig Gen Charles P. Doran

18 Dec 43 Brig Gen George H. Paine

21 Nov 45 Brig Gen Williston B. Palmer

3 Jan 46 Col Andrew P. 0' Meara

26 Jan 46 Cal John F. Bird

RANGE OFFICER

I Jul 40 Col Robert 0. Mangum

24 Aug 45 Maj Clarke M. Shaw

Note, Many of the officers enumerated above were proniuted while

occupying the positions indicated. The highest grade is used in each

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APPENDIX IV

COMPOSITION OF SCHOOL TROOPS

31 Jan 41

Hq & Hq Stry, 18th FA Brig

18th FA , 349th FA

"~~ a.1t FA Bn

5lint FA Bn

53d FA Bn

lIat Bn, 77th FA IZd FA Obon Bn

*, 142d FA (Ark NO)

30 Jun 41

Hq & Hq Btry, 18th FA Brig

18th FA

349th FA

70th FA Bn

71st FA Bn

83d FA Bn t lot Bn, 77Lh FA

Zd FA Obun Bn

8th FA Oban Bn .. ,.. 14th FA Oban Bn

142d FA

31 Dec 41

Hq & Hq Btry, 18th FA Brig

18th FA

349th FA

70th FA Bn

71 st FA Bn

83d FA Bn

Iat Bn, 77th FA

Zd FA Obon Bn

8th FA Obun Bn

14th FA Obbn Bn

Z7-S

,,
31 Dec 41 (Contl_

14d FA

818th TD Bn

780th TD Co

781st TD Co

30 Jun 42

18th FA

349th FA

11 Zth WA

47th FA Bn

70th FA Bn

71 st WA Bn

83d FA Bn

3d FA Obon Bn

15 Jul 42

G roupment

18th FA

1 1 Zth FA

349th FA

47th FA Bn

70th FA Bn

71st FA Bn

83d FA Bn

3d FA Oban Bn

5th Oban Sq,(SP)

Zd BSi, 47th t)M Regt

Co D, 49th OM ]Regt

Co G, 49th QM Regt

601st Ord Co

31 Aug 4

18th FA

11Zth TA

196th FA

349th FA

47th FA Bn

71Mt FA Bn

71st FA Bn

276
31 Aug 42 (Cont)

83d FA Bn

3d FA Oban Bn

3d Bn, 167th Inf1

2d Bn, 47th QM Regt

Co D), 49th OM Pegt

Co G, 49th QM Regt

581st Ord Co

31 Jan 43

Hiq & Xq, 17th FA Brig (Activated 19 Jan 43)

18th FA

11 2th FA

196th FA

349th FA

70th FA Bn

83d FA Bn

93d Armd FA Bn

3d FA Obon Bn

3d Bn, 167th Inf

170th Ini Bn 'Activated 2 Jan 43)

Zd Bn, 47th OM 1Regt

Co D, 49th QM Regt

Co G, 49th QM Regt

Hq & H-q Det, 100th Ord Bn

581st Ord Co

582d Ord Co

31 Mar 43

liq & Hq Btry, 17th FA Brig

Hq & H-q Btry, 18th VA Gp

685th FA Bn

687th FA Bn

689th FA Bn

693d k'A Bn

Hq & Hq Btry, 11 Zth FA Gp

696th FA Sri

Hq & Hq Btry, I196th Vit Gp

1 96th FA Sri

690th rA Bri

Hq & Hq Btry, 349th FA Gp

3 49th FA Bn

686th FA- Bri

Z77
31 Mar 43 (Cont)

Hq & Hq Btry, 422d FA Op

691st FA Bn

692d FA Bn

241 at FA Bn

242d FA Bn

179th FA En

70th FA Bn

83d Arrnd FA Bn

93d Armd FA En

3d FA Obon Bn

170th lnt Bn

Zd En, 47th OM Regt

Co D, 49th QM R egt

Hq L Xq Dot, 100th Ord En

Salst Ord Co

582d Ord Co

S7()th Ord Am CO

571sat Ord Am Co

572d Ord Am Co

Prov Truck Regt

30 Jun 43

Hiq & Hq Btry, 17th FA Brig

flq & Hq Btry, I18th FA Op

242d FA Bn

687th FA Bn

689th FA En

693d FA Bn

Hq & Hq Btry, 193d FA Op

193d FA Bn

688th FA Bn

945th FA Bn

83d Arrnd FA Bn

349th FA Bn

Hq 86q th FA v BA 9t Opn

Hq & Xq Btry, 42Zd FA Op

241sat FA En

691st FA Bn

692d FA En 

*

Hq & Hq Btry, 472d FA COp

472d FA En

694th FA En

278
30 Jun 43 (Cont)

179th FA Bn

93d Armd FA Bn

3d FA Oban Bn

170th Iut" l3n

Co 1), 49th QM Begt

Hq & Hq Det, 167th Ord Bn

570th Ord Am Co

571 st Ord Am Co

572d Ord Am Co

581at Ord Am Co

582d Ord Am Co

30 Se43

Hq & Hq Btry, 17th FA Brig

Hq & Hq Btry, 18th FA Op

242d FA Bu

687th FA Bn

689th FA Bn

693d FA Bn • ! iHq & Hq Btry, 193d FA Op

I 93d FA En

688th FA Bn

4 !945th FA Bn

342d Armd FA Bn

492d Armd FA Bn

Hq & $q Btry, 349th FA Op

349th FA Dn

686th FA Bn

578Lh FA Bn

Hq & 14q Btry, 401at FA op

259th FA Bn

Z61st FA Bn

262d FA Bn

Hq & Hq Btry, 422d FA Gp

* L 241st FA Bn

-[:691st FA Bn

, q692d FA Bn

208th FA Bn Hiq & Hq Btry, 472d FA Gp

472d FA Bn

694th FA Bn

179tl. FA Br.

285th FA Obsn Bn

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30 Set) 4.3 ' Con

170th 1nf Bn

166th inf (le Is 2d Bn)

Hq & Hq Det, 167th Ord Bn (Arn)

572d Ord Am CO

582d Ord Am CO

599th Ord Am CO

6Z0th Ord Am Co

31 Dec 

43 

*

lHq & Hq Etry, 17th TrA Brig

Hq & Hq Btry, 31lat FA Brig

Hq & Hq Btry, 193d FA OP

193d FA Bn

688th FA Bn

945th TA Bn

342d Arrnd FA En

Hq & Hq Btry, 3 49th FA Op

349th FA Bn

686th FA En

578th FA Bn

Hq L, Hq Btry, 401st FA Op

242d FA Bn

259th FA Bn

261st FA Bn

262d FA En

Hq & I-q Btry, 4ZZd FA Op

Z41st FA Bn

691st FA Bn

69Z6 FA Bn

Z08th FA Hn

Hq k Hq Btry, 47Zd FA Gp

47Zd TA Bn

694th FA Bn

179th FA Bn

601sat TA Bn (Pai-k)

Z85th FA Oban En

Hq & Hiq Det, 167th Ord Bn

572d Ord Am CO

599th Ord Am Co

620th Ord Am Co

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31 Mar 44

-'I Hq & Hq Btry, 31st FA Brig

Hq & Hq Btry, 349th FA Op

349th FA Bn

686th FA Bn 11(l' H & Hq 13try, 3 51 st FA Op

t.350th FA Bn

Hq & Hq Btry, 401at FA Gp

74th FA Bn

261st FA Bn

262d FA Bn

342d Armd FA Bn

Hq & Hq Btry, 408th FA Gp

I 30th FA Bn

1 70th FA Bn

Z80th FA Bn

281st FA Bn

Hq & Hq Btry, 47Zd FA Gp

47Zd FA Bn

694th FA Bn

688th FA Bn

1 93d FA Bn

259th FA Bn

•i Z85th FA Oban Bn

* 786th TD Bn

3d Bn and Co D, 166th Inf

Hq & Hq Det, 260th Ord Bn

57Zd Ord Am Co

661st Ord Am Co

662d Ord Am Co

663d Ord Am Co

31 May 44

Hq & Hq Btry, 31mt FA Brig

Hq & Hq Btry, 349th FA Gp

349th FA Bn

686th FA Bn

370th FA Bn

927th FA Bn

Hq & Hq Btry, 351st FA Gp

350th FA Bn

351st FA Bn

Hq & Hq Btry, 408th FA Cp

281

= '" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ --- .. , ... , ., .... ,'.... ., s ... ... , _..* . . " .-....... ,-' ._ .. .

- "

n -- -] -- I T -- I -. ! T - - -
- k

130th FA Un

170th FA 1n

281st FA Bn

74th FA Bn less Btry B & C and ? Am

Sec Sv Btry)

786th Tank Bn

383d FA Bn

?85th FA Obsn Bn

lin ,ind Cu D, 160th lIni

Hq & Hq Det, 6O0th Ord Bn

661st Ord Am Co

66Zd Ord Am Co

663d Ord Am Co

Hq & Hq Det, Truck R egiment

.3536th QM Trk Co

3537th QM Trk Co

3538th QM Trk Co

3539th QM Trk Co

3940th GM Trk Co

3553d QM Trk Co

3554th QM Trk Co

3555th QM Trk Co

30 Ju 44

Hq & Hq Btry, 31st FA Brig

Hq & Hq Btry 349th FA Gp

349th FA Bn

686th FA Bn

370th FA Bn (Dep ZZ Jul)

9-,7th FA Bn

fiq & Hq 1itry, 351st FA Gp

370th FA Bn

351st FA Bn

liq & Hq Bt ry, 408th FA Gp

130th FA Bn

170th FA Bn

281 et FA Bn

74th FA Bn (less Btrys D & C, and

Z Am Sec, Sv i3try)

786th rank Bn

383d FA Bn (Dep Z4 Jul)

39 5th Armd FA Bn (Dep 28 Jul 44)

285th FA Obon Bn

477th FA Obon Bn

3d Bn and Co D, 166th Inf

282

p'

.,
H-q & fiq JDct, 180th Ord 13ri

661s~t Ord Go

662d Ord Co

663d Ord Co

1Iq & Hlq VXt, Truck li !girrwnt

35 i6th QM Trk Co

55.37th QM 'rk Co

15 ith QM - rk Co

15 1901 QM r;rk Co

.3540th OM 'rrk Co

355i'd QM Trk Co

.3554th QM Trk Co

.5595th QM Trk Co

.31 Jul 44

Hq & Hq 131 ry. 3lst FA Brig

Hq & Hq lBtry, 408th FA Gp

170th FA Bn

74th FA Bn (1cst4 3trys B and C, and

2 Am Sec, Sv Btry)

786th Trank Bn

H-q & 14q k3try. 42d Div Arty 'Arr 07 Jul)

232d FA Bn (Arr 16 Jul)

.392c1 FA Bn (Arr 17 Jul)

5342d FA Bn (Arr 17 Jul)

86id FA Bn Arr 17 Jul)

Hq & liq lBtry, 65th Div Arty Arr ZZ Jul'))

720th FA Bzn (Arr 22 Jul)

867th FA Bn Arr 22 Jul)

868th FA ltin (Ar ZZ Jul)

869'.th FA tin (A r- 22 Jul)

Z8Sth FA Oban 13ni

477th WA Obsn 1311

3Br and Co D), 166th lnf

Hil & lHq Dvt. 1 80th Ord Bn

061st Ord Am CO

662d Ord Am Co

663d Ord Am Co

Z41st Ord Am GO

FHq & H-q Del, 'rruck Regt

3 )3 36th QM Trrk Co

35.37th QM Trk Co

.35381.h QM 'rrk Co

3539th QM Trk Co

283

fl'...~~.... ' ....... " .'.A . . *
3540th QM Trk Co

3553d QM Trk Co

3554th QM Trk Co

3555th QM Trk Cu

31 Aug 44

liq & Hq Btry, 31st FA Brig

Hq & liq Btry, 42d Div Arty (Dep 15 Sup)

232d FA Bn (Dep 15 Sep)

HL'd FA Bn (Dep 15 Sep)

54Zd FA Bn {Dep 15 Sup)

863d FA Bn (Dep 15 Sep)

Hq & Hq Btry, 65th Div Arty

720th FA Bn

867th FA Bri

868th FA Bn

869th FA Bo

170th FA 13n

786th Tank Bn

477th FA Oban Bn

3d Brn and Go D, 166th Itf

180th Ord Bn

661st Ord Am Co

66Zd Ord Am Co

663d Ord Am Co

24 1t Ord Am Ca

Truck Regiment

3537th QM Trk Co

3539th QM Trk Co

3540th QM Trk Co

3555th QM "Frk Co

886th QM Trk Co

887th QM Trk Co : 888th QM "rrk Co

, 889th QM Trk Cu

890th QM rrk Co

30 Sep 44

liq & liq Btry, 31st FA Brig

Hq & liq Btry, Z10th FA Gp (Arr Z Sep)

209th FA 1Bn

530th FA 5ni

664th FA Bn

665th FA Bn

Ilq & llq Btry, 417th FA Gp

764th FA Bn

765th FA Bn

Z84
1 h'hF A lin

;'i-th FA B3!,

I 7Ot', FA 13n

Bt ry A, 445th A rind FA I3ti

Wry C, 61 111, FA IBn (FPick)

-: 8nt h Ii :'k Bri

I(I~ UIcj r , I 8u1h Ord 131:

'Ist Ord Arm Co

602d Ord Am Co

6M~d OruiAnC

241tit Ord Amn Co

246th Ord Am Co

H-q & H~q De., Truck l-1gimunt

3513 9th QM T rk Co

i54It-h QM Trk Co

3 55th QM Trk Co

8860h QM 1T rk Co

887th QM T rk Co

888th QM 'r rk Co

F89th QM T rk Co

8w90th Qm r rk Co

.31 Oct 44

Hq & I1Eq Bt ry, 31st FA 13rig

Hq & Hq lit ry. 2 10th FA Gp

10911 F A Bn (Dc p o /a 2 Nov

5 O' W, - A I3n (De )p 0/a Z Nov)

6lt'4th FA Bai

b6'5th FA B) (1) cp o/a I. NO v)

flI L liq Wr'y, 417th FA Gp (Arr 13 Sep)

7b4t11 FA 13n Arr 9 Sep)

765th FA Bn (Arr 21 Sep)

760th FA 131 (Arr- 22 Sep)

76',Lh FA ]il1 (Ar r 23 Sep)

lBtry A, 4251h Arrnd FA Bn

EBtry C, 611Ith FA Bn !,Pack)

47 7th FA Ohsn En

786th Tavk Bn

3d Bn and Co D, 1 66th Irit'

Hq & 1HLI Dpt, 180th Ord En

'141st Ord Am Go
245th Ord Am Co

246th Ord Am Co.4

247th Ord Am Co

Hq & H-q Det, Truck Regiment

3539th QM Trk Co

3 540th OM Trk Co

i555th QM Trk Co

886th QM 'rrk Co

887th QM 1'rk Co

888th QM Trk Co 

I

889th OM T rk. Co

890th QM Trk Co

30 Nov 44

Hq & Hq Btry. 31st FA Brig

H-q & Hq Btry, 210th FA Op

Hq & Hq Btry, 213th FA Op (Arr 23 Nov)

394th FA En (Arr 1./ Nay)

664th FA Bn

Btry A, 425th Armd FA Bn

Hq & liq Btry, 214th FA Op (Arr 18 Nov)

569th FA Bn (Arr 18 Nov)

580th FA Bn (Arr 18 Nov)

583d FA Bn (Arr 18 Nov)

626th FA Bn (Arr 18 Nov)

Hq & Hq Btry, 417th FA Op

764th FA Bn

765th FA Bn

766th FA Bn

767th FA En

Btry C, 61101 FA En (Pack)

624th FA Oban Bn (Arr 16 Nov)

477th FA Obsn Bn (Dep 8 Dec)

3d En, 1 66th Inf

Co D, 166th Inf (Inactivated 7 Dec 44)

Hej & Hq Det, 180th Ord Bn

241 st Ord A m Co

246th Ord Am Co

246th Ord Am Co Z47th Ord Am Co

3539th QM Trk Co

3 540th QM Trk Co

3 555th QM Trk Co

886th QM Trk Co
887th QM rrk Co

888th QM T rk Co

88P~h QM Trk Co

890th QM T ik Co

31 Dec 44

Hq & liq Btry, 31at FA Brig

Hq & Hq Btry, 213th FA Op

394th FA 13 

r

;")l8th FA tin 'Arr 7 De)

';6th FA lin (A rr 7 Dcc)

664th FA tin

liq & Hq $try, 214th FA Gp

569th FA Bnr

580th FA Bn

-583d FA Dn

626th FA Bn

624th FA Oban Bn

Btry A, 425th Armd FA Bn

Btry C, 611t h FA Bn (Pack)

121s~t AAA Gun I3n

76Qth AAA Gun Bn

3d Eni, I166th Inf

Hq & Hq Diet, 180th Ord Bri

245th Ord Am Co

2 46th 0Od Am Co

247th Ord Ain Co

I: -Hq & 1lq Det, Trruck Regi~ment

3539th~ OM Trk Co

.3540th QM T rk Co

886th OM 'rrk Co

887th QM Trk Co

888th QM T rk Co

889th QM T rk CoF

H 90 *h Q M 'I r k C 

o

H-Iq & H q 15tr v, 31st FA Brig

Hq & flq 13trty, 21 3t1 FA Op

394th FA Bil

66.101 FA 13n

1st Roc-ket Bn (Actd 4 Jan)

2d lim ke* Bn (Actd 4 Jan)

Hiq & 1-iq l3try, 214th FA Op

583d FA Bii
~i

626th FA Bn

Btry A, 4Z5th Armd FA Bn

B3try C, 611th FA Bn (Pack)

bZid FA Obsn Bn (Activated 15 Jan)

6Z4th FA Obon Bn

518th FA Bn

Subth FA Bn

Sd Bn, lb6th Inf

.jq & liq Dut, 180th Ord $n

2g45th Ord Am CO

246th Ord Am Co

247Lh Ord Am Co

1-q & j-q Det, Truck 1Segirment

886th QM Trk Co

887th QM Trk Co

888th QM Trk Co

b89th QM T rk Cu

890th QM Trk Co

!8 Feb 45

V-q & Hq DLit, School Troops (Organized 12 Feb)

FA T'ig Dct No. I (Organizeu I Z Feb

FA Ingo bct No. 2 Organived 18 Feb)

FA Tug but No. 3 Organized 12 Feb)

FA Tg 0ut No. 4 Organized 11 Feb)

FA Trng bet No. ; (Organizew 12 Feb)

FA Obtti Tng Del (Organizeu 18 Feb)

inf rng Det (Organizea 12. Feb)

FA Molor Pool Det Oranimeu 11 Feb)

Range DeL (Oi'galliZed 18 Feb)

134th FA Bn Arr 13 Fcb)

bZ8th FA Bn .Arr 1 Z Feb)

664th FA Bn

Hq & 1-q Btry, 214th FA Gp (Dep ZZ Mar)

394th FA Bn

5b9th FA Bn

580th FA Bn

583d FA Bn

b23,, FA Obatv Bn

624th FA Obsn Bn

Ist Rocket Bn

Zd Rocket 1n

Hq & 1lq Det, 180th Ord Bn (Inactivated I Mar 451

245th Ord Am Co

246th Ord Am Co

288
2417th Ord Am Co

ili& liq Det, Truck Regiment (IDiscoritiflued

4 Ma r 45)

886th QM Trk Co (Inactivated1 I Mar 45)1

887th QM Trk Co (Inactvated I Mar 45)

888th QM rrk Co (lnactivatod I Mar 45)

888th QM 'rrk Co (l1nactivate'd I Mar 45)

il Mm- 4i

kHq &~ Hq Det, School Troops

FA T ng Det No. I 

. FA rujg Del No. 2

FA Trig Det No. 

3

FA Tuig Det No. 

4

FA Obsei 'mM Dct

ltd 'ig Vet

FA Mjotor Pool Delt

Range Det

134th FA Bn

6Z8th FA Bui

664th FA Bn

6'13d FA Obsn Bn

624th FA Obsn Bn

Zd Rcjcket Bn

245th Ord Am Co 

I

247th Ordi Am Co

iU Ap" 4i~

Hq & lq JDet, School Trroops

FA Un' ig Dlt ;No. 

I

F i To g Dot No. 

Z

FA Tn g Dot No. 

3

FA T ng Dot No. 

4

FA Tiig Det No. 

5

FA Obsn Tng Det

111f 'Tulg Det

FA Motor Pool DeL

Range DVet

13401 FA 13n

S I9th FA 13n Arr Z9 Apr)

6Z8th FA Bn

Z89
6u4th FA Bn

6,43d FA Oban Bn

o24 th FA Oban Bn

421zit Rocket FA Bn (Dep 10 May)

422d Rocket FA Bn

%Z6th Rocket FA Bn (526th FA Bn redisignated

10th Rk. FA Bn 15 Apr.

Later redesignt,.-d ' ?.6th -

Rkt FA Bn)

24,5th Ord Am Co

246th Ord Am Co

247th Ord Am Co

31 May 45

liq & Hq Det, School Troops

FA 'rng Det No. 1

FA Tng Det No. 2

FA Tng Dot No. 3

FA Tng Det No, 4

FA Tng Det No. 5

FA Oban Tng Det

" I 'l'ng Dot

FA Motor Pool Det

R an go Dct

,34th FA Bn

519th FA Bn ReRdesignated Rkt Bn 20 Jun)

6Z8th FA Bn

664th FA Bn

0236 FA Obtrn Bn

624 FA Obsrn Bn

26thi Rocket FA Bn

245th Ord Ari Co

246th Ord An Co

30 Jun .15

Hq & Hq Lot, School Troops

FA Trig Det No. I !18 105-nim H; 4 75-mm Pk H)

FA Trig Det No. Z (18 105-tnm'H; 12 155-mm H,

Tr Dr)

FA Tng DlO No. 3 (18 105-mm H; 2 240-mrn H;

2 8-in 0)

FA Trg Det No. 4 (18 105-rm H. 2 155-mm G;

2 8-in H)

FA Tng Det No. 5 (18 105-mm M7; 9 'ranks M4;

4 TD M10)

290

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Itif Trig Det

FA Motor Pool Det

R ange Det

519 Rocket FA Bn

628th FA Bn

664th FA Bn

623d FA Obsni Bn

'2b1h Rocket FA Bn

?46th Ord Arm Co

I1 Jul 45

Hq & Hq Det, School Troops

FA Tng Det No. 1

FA Tng Det No. 2

FA Tng Det No. 3

Fa Tng Det No. 4

FA Tng Iet No. 5

FA Oben Tng Det

Inf Tng Det

FA Motor Pool Det

Range Det

628th FA Bn (Redesignated Rkt Bn I Aug)

664th FA Bn

623 FA Obsn Bn

519th Rocket FA Bn

526th Rocket FA Bn

S31 Aug 45

llq & -Iq Det, School Troops

FA r'ng Det No. 1 (6 75-mm G; 18 105-mm 1i)

FA IDig Det No. 2 (18 105-mm H; 12 155-mm 11,

Tr Dr)

FA Tnig Det No. 3 (18 105-mm H; 1 8-in G)

FA Tng Det No, 4 (18 105-mm H; 2 8-in H)

F A Tng Det No. 5 (18 105-mm SP M7; 9 Tanks

M4, 4 76-mrn G Sp Ml8)

FA Obsn Tng Det

Inf Ing Det

FA Moto, Pool Det

lBange Det

664th FA Bn

62id FA Obhn Bn

514th 1Nocket FA Bn (Inactivated 11 Sep 45)

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.i, w i -oket FA Si (Inactivated 1 Sep 4$)

I Si 1) 45

i,, & Hcl Det. School rroops

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3

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F'A Tng Det No. 

5

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Tng DeL

VA Motor Pool Det

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,Azlth FA Bn

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I Oc 45 

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K', $. llq Det, School Troops

j,'. Ing Dct No. 

1

FA fng Det No. 

2

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3

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4

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5

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A2F1h Rocket FA Bn Inactivated 20 Nov 45)

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FA Tng Det No, 

I

FA rng Det No, 

2

FA Trig Det No. 

3

FA Prig Det No, 

4

FA Tng Det No. 

5

FA Obsn 'rng Det

inf Trig Det

FA Motor Pool Det

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31 Dec 45

Hq & Itq Det, School Troops

FA 'rng lt No. I

FA Tng Dut No. 2

FA Tng Dvt No. 3

FA Tng Det No. 4

FA Tng Det No. 5

FA Obsn Tng Det

lnf Tng Det

FA Motor Pool Det

R ange Det

664th FA Bn

I Jan--9 Apr 46

School Troops remained as shown for 31 Dec 45,

with following changes:

664th FA Bn transferred out in March.

10 Apr 46

School Troops units redesignated. School Troops

now constituted as follows:

Hq & Hq Btry, FAS Troops

Ist Bn, FAS Troops

2l Bri, FAS Troops

3d Bn, FAS Troops

4th Bn, FAS Troops

5th Bn, FAS Tioops

Obsn Bii, FAS Troops

Hif Bn, FAS Troops

Truck Bn, FAS Troops

Attached:

Night Vision Section, FAS

293

.............................................. ~ ... q......A...I..- ',..-...t**- 
30 Jun 46

Same Pa shown for 10 Apr 46, with following

addition:

969th FA Bn 1 55-mm Gun, Combined Tractor

Drawn and Self-Propelled) - activ. ed at Fort

Sill 17 Jun 46,

NOTE; The Range Detachment in listed as a unit of School Troops

from 28 February 1945 to 9 April 1946. as it was included in the

Tables of Distribution prescribed by AGF for School Troops. How

ever, it continued to function as a special staff section of headquarters FAS, and not under headquarters School Troops.

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APPENDIX V

OFFICERS FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES WHO

COMPLETEU HLGULAB{LY AUTHORIZED COURSES

AT THE FIELD ARTILLERY SCHOOL

I January 1941--31 August 1945

. No. No. From

. Year Course Off County Ea Country

1941 Battery Officers' 15 Colombia 3

Venezuela 2

Brazil 5

Argentina I

Ecuador I

Chile I

Peru Z

1942 Battery Officers' 7 Argentina I

China 2

Colombia 1

Ecuauor I

Guatemala 1

Honduras 1

Field Officers' 2 China Z

1943 Officers' Basic 7 China* 3

France 2

Haiti I

Peru I

Officers' Advanced 5 China,', 3

Colombia 1

Netherlands 1) Sa me

Officers' Cornmunica- ) Offi -

tion 1 Netherlands 1) cer

Officers' Survey 1 China* I

Officers' Motor I China* I

Officers' Sound and

Flash Ranging 1 Chmna* I

FA Pilot 1 China* I

Spec Brazilian

Officers' Z0 Brazil 20

Represents a total of 4 Chinese Officers. Each took 2 or 3 courses.

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No. No. From

Year Course Off Country Ea. Country

1944 Officers' Advanced 7 Colombia 5

Peru

Officers' Special

Basic 3 Peru 3**

Officers' Survey I Peru K,-

Brazilian Office rs' 3Z Brazil 3Z

OCS 4 Dominican

Republic Z*1'*

France

1945 Officers' Special

Basic 9 Peru

Philippines 8

Officers' Refresher 13 Great Britian I

Peru 4**

Philippines a

Officers' Communica

tion 2 Philippines Z

Officers' Motor z Philippines 2

Number of Officers by Courses 143

Number of Officers Involved 130

** Five Peruvian Officers took 11 courses.

*** These were commissioned officers, even though they were

enrolled in the Officer Candidate Course. In addition, five

aspirants ?candidates) from the French Army were enrolled.

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1.
APPENDIX VI

ARTILERY AMMUNITION EXPENDED ON FORT SILL RANGE

7 December 1941 to 25 Ma rch 1946

2.40-mm Howitzer Shell 103.

8-11n tlowitzer Shell I, -

4. 7-it Gun Shell 3, 2,12

15S-mnm Gun Shell 1. 946

155-mm Howitzer Shell 64, 918

155-mm Illumninating Shell 406

10S-mnm H-owitzer Shell 2,905,634

7.mn Gun-Howitzer Shell 2,420,781

37-mm Gun Shell 1, 142,305

81-mm Mortar Shell 17, 777

60-mm Mortar Shell 12, 613

4. 5"-7. 2" Rockets 19,463

6,601,442

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