Evening star., 1939-09-17
Training Schedules
For Two Engineer
Units Received
627th and 343d
Battalion Programs
Begin October II

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active duty training season for Dis
trict Reserve officers is at hand was
indicated last week by the receipt
by headquarters of the Washington
military district OF the 1939-4O con-
ference schedules of two local Engi-
neer units. The two Engineer or
ganizations that were the first of the
Washington Reserve units to submit
their conference schedules for the
1939-40 troop school year include
the 627th Engineer Battalion, of
which Capt. Louis Claterbos, C. E.,
is the unit instructor, and the 343d
Engineers, of which Capt D. A. D.
Ogden, c. E., is the unit instructor.
Capt. Claterbos will conduct all eight
conferences of the 627th Engineer
Battalion schedule, which will begin
on October IL, 1899, and conclude on
May 9, 1910.
All problems are to be map prob
lens. The training films scheduled
for showing at the February, March
and April meetings are being filmed
at this time, the schedule being based
on the assumption that they will be
ready then. Capt. Claterbos will
select qualified Reserve officers as
instructors and assistant instructors
for each problem, the presentation
of the problem being supervised by
the unit instructor. 1t is proposed
to conduct a unit school meeting
once each month, the date and place
of the meeting to be determined at
the time of the scheduled meetings..
627th Engineers Schedule.
The schedule for the 627th Engi-
neer Battalion will be as follows:
October IL, a problem on the I'd
Engineers in the World War and a
lecture on the 1st Army maneuvers;
November 9, problem on fixed
bridges and training film depicting
musketry and combat practice firing
December a. problem on Engineers
in an opposed landing and the show
ing of training film portraying the
rifle squad in combat.
The first conference in the 1910
calendar year will be held on Janu-
airy II, at which a problem on the
operations of the light pontoon
company will be taken up and a
training film pertaining to the medi-
cal regiment will be shown. The
remainder of the schedule will be
as follows: February 8, problem
on engineers with the mechanical
cavalry brigade and a training film
portraying floating bridge construc-
ton; March IA, a problem involving
engineer reconnaissance and train
ing film showing the technique of
river crossings; April IL, problem
on the construction of landing fields
and training film depicting anti
mechanical defense. The conclud-
! ing conference of the year will be
held on May 9, at which problem
involving aerial photographs will be
taken up. Capt. Claterbos will lee
ture on war planning.
Schedule of 343d Engineers.
The 1939-40 schedule of confer
ences for the 343d Engineers, con-
sisting of eight conferences, likewise
will consist of problems pertaining
to engineer operations, lectures and
training films. The program for the
343d Engineers will begin on Octo-
ber II with a problem on the I'd
Engineers in the World War and a
lecture on the 1st Army maneuvers.
/ TT, q No,op,hor O ~, OF inn will oopc;et
of problem on fixed bridges and a
training film on musketry and COM
bat practice firing, and on December
/ IA a problem on engineers in an
opposed landing will be taken up
and training film portraying the
rifle squad in combat will be shown.
Beginning with 1910 the schedule
will be as follows: January II,
problem involving the operation Of
the light pontoon company and a
training film on the medical regi-
ment; February 8, problem on
engineers with the mechanical cav
airy brigade ad two training films;
March IA, problem on engineer re-
connaissance and two films; April
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landing fields and two films. The
concluding conference of the year
will be held May 9, at which prob
lem on aerial photographs will be
taken up. Capt. Claterebos will
! lecture.
Capt Harold H. Shaller will begin
/ two months of active duty at the
Holabird Quartermaster Depot, Md,
tomorrow Capt. Charles j. Hines.
jr, having accepted reappointment
in the officers Reserve Corps with
out eligibility for assignment in
peace time, has been relieved from
assignment to the 34th Infantry.
Second Lieut.. Richard o. Eaton has
been assigned to the 5th Engineers.