Evening star., 1936-10-11
MET |SP[ANNED
FOR TROOP UNIT
Field Artillery Comb a t
Orders Will Be
Discussed.
conferences compose

- the l936-37 troop school sched-
ule of the four Field Artillery
a units of the District, viz, 313th
Field Artillery, 3l5th Field Artillery,
305th Ammunition Train, and head
quarters and headquarters battery of
the 155th Field Artillery brigade. A
general meeting was held Wednesday,
and beginning October 81 the actual
schedule will commence. At this
meeting, there will be taken up Field
Artillery combat orders and details of
technique, following which there will
be practical exercise in the prepara-
ton of a Field Artillery combat order.
The schedule follows: November 4,
Field Artillery command and staff
functions and practical exercise in
the organization of regimental and
battalion stats and duties during COM
bat; November 18, Field Artillery COM
munication and q practical exercise
in the operation of a Field Artillery
battalion wire net; December 2, fire
direction and q practical exercise In
the preparation and employment OF
battalion observed fire charts.
Beginning with the conference De-
cember Is, the assemblies will consist
of practical exercise as follows: Fire
direction of battalion of Field Artil-
lery employing the battalion observed
fire chart; January 6. preparation Of
fire, use of instruments and methods
of rapid preparation Of fire; January
20, deliberate preparation Of fire, sur
yey plans and procedure; February 3.
use of vertical air photographs and
preparation Of fire from firing charts;
March 8, deliberate preparation of
fire, corrections and use of firing ia
bles; March II, fire commands and
duties Of executive in execution of fire
commands; April 7, conduct of lateral
fire. small target Offset; April 81, con-
duct of lateral fire, large target Offset:
May 5, command post exercise and di-
vision Field Artillery in the defense;
and May 10, continuation Of the COM
mand post exercise.
District quartermasters will meet at
headquarters tomorrow evening. Maj
H. Edward will outline the 1861
quartermaster schedule. An analysis
Of target practice will be taken up at
the Coast Artillery meeting, Tuesday
evening. The same evening, District
air corps officers will meet in the Mu-
nitions Building. First Lieut.. S. x.
Robins will discuss the War Depart
ment training directive. Military in
telligence department officers will
meet Wednesday evening and members
of the 306th Cavalry Thursday eve
ming. The subjects Of these two con-
ferences will be announced later. At
the meeting of Chemical Warfare
Service officers Friday evening Maj.
E. C. Wellington will outline the
course for the next ensuing seven
months. Maj. c. L. Marriott will dis
Guess chemical warfare agents. Dis
trict Cavalry officers will meet at Fort
Myer next Sunday at 9 am, for in
struction in equitation under Maj. J.
c. Mullenix, Cavalry.
District officers have been assigned
to units as follows: First Lieut.. Fred
A. McNamara and Second Leuts.
Charles w. Baird, William w. Barron.
Claude c. Haren, and Merriam A.
Jones to the 18th Infantry; First
Lieuts. Leland e. Stevenson and An
thony T. Caruso to the 86th general
hospital; First Leuts. Robert E. Ken
nedy and Fred c. Baker to the 364th
Medical Regiment; First Lieut.. Maur-
ice x. Laufer to the 34th Infantry:
Second Lieut.. John w. N. Schultz, jr.,
to the Sd Cavalry; Second Lieuts. Carl
I. Sandberg and John w. Thompson,
jr., to the 10th Field Artillery; Second
Lieut.. william @. Neuenhahn to the
343d Engineers; Second Lieut.. John
D. Crosby to the s0th Division: Second
Lieuts. Ralph L. Dewsnup and Thomas
p. Wolfe TO the 10th Field Artillery:
Capt. Charles j. Hines, jr., and First
Lieut.. Joseph Skord to the 34th In
fantry; Second Lieut.. John D. Ridge
to the 343d Engineers; Maj. Jason H.
Conger to the 51st General Hospital;
and Second Lieut.. Robert S. Randall
to the 42Sth Infantry.
First Lieut.. James E. Dawn, field
artillery, who has been promoted to be
captain, will remain assigned to the
3l5th Field Artillery. Second Lieut..
Henderson A. Melville, who has been
promoted to be first lieutenant, win
remain assigned to the 320th Infantry.
The following oficers are relieved
from assignment as indicated: First
Lieut.. Burford A. Sides from the 160th
infantry brigade headquarters: Second
Lieut.. Charles NJ. Hunter, ID, from the