The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-07
BREAD FOR ARMY
WORK OF 1000 BAKERS NECES-
SARY TO FEED MILLION
MEN.
Commissioned Officer In Charge of Bak
cry Company Responsible For Its
Conduct and Discipline Of Men-The
Bakery i'm the Field.

Bakers Weekly: A bakery company
at war strength in the United States
army is divisible into four sections OF
three units each. The sections are let.
tered A. B, c and d, and the units are
numbered from one to twelve. In peace
times there are nine units to a company,
but for war service this is increased
to twelve units a company. One bakery
company is designed TO supply normal
ly force Of the strength Of a division;
a section, an infantry brigade, and
unit, an infantry regiment at war
strength
The organization and equipment are
such that each unit, section or com
pany is complete in itself, so that orders
directing assembly may specify simply
the number Of bakery units, sections or
companies required at a given destlna-
tion and the authority to whom to
report.
The total enlisted personnel Of a bak-
cry company is 81, of a section II and a
unit four. Thus for a million fighting
men about 1000 bakers will be required.
There is one commissioned officer In
charge Of a company his title being
assistant to the quartermaster; there Is
also a chief baker with the title OF
quartermaster sergeant or sergeant,
first class; four assistant chief bakers,
one for each section. who are sergeants
Of the quartermaster's corps; there are
~ bakers who have titles of sergeant
or corporal, each one being in charge
Of unit, and eight other bakers for
assignment to duty with the company
or with detached subdivisions. according
TO the necessities of the case: 80 assist
ant bakers, who are corporals or priv
ates Of the first class; two cooks for
each company and two other cooks or
general police make up the total enlist
ed strength Of bakery company.
The commissioned officer in charge
OF a bakery company in the field is re
sponsible for the operation Of the bak
cry and the training and discipline Of
] the personnel. He IS responsible and &c
| countable for all the results also, and
can consider his work well accomplish
ed when the men are well supplied
with good bread both in camp and on
the march.
The chief baker has general super
vision of the bakery company and the
field bakery He keeps the COMPANY
records, prepares bread cost statements
and is general custodian OF the sup
plies. 4
) The chief of each section is respon
sible for the general efficiency, cleanli
ness, etc, Of his section, and it is NJ
to him TO see that the bread produce
is Of the proper standard. He inspect
each run Of bread after it is bake
and before it is put in storage.
Likewise the chief of each unit !
responsible for the work done directl.
under his charge.
Each field bakery receives from tn
quartermaster general complet
equipment, which includes, for exam
pie, 432 bake pans, SO folding brea
racks, four ranges and such othe
minor articles as axes, brushes, buckets
cans, hatchets fire hose, measures, pat
Inns, scales, scoops, dough scrapers. etc
Bread used in the army posts in peac
times is known as garrison bread. TIL
term field bread is applied to a type {