The Apache sentinel., 1943-09-03

eSIdCe Work. he DullC large num-
ber Of apartment buildings and prf-
vate homes for himself as well as
contracting the building of some for
others.
In 1926 and 1927 he built a 10
room hotel building and just before
being called to duty he built an elab-
crate sorority dwelling on the cam
puS of A. and NJ College. Before
coming into the Army, Major Scroggs
says he had had no experience with
government construction or con-
tracts. Before being called back to
active duty he held a commission
as End lieutenant in the Officers
Reserve Corps, U. S. Army I'M
mediately upon being returned to
the Army he was assigned utilities
officer at Fort Sill, Okla. After q.
number of transfers he was assigned
to Fort Huacuca to take over duties
as utilities officer May 81. 1912.
Capt. Sundt's Experience Varied
Capt. Martin G. Sundt, assistant
to the Post Engineer, first entered
the Army through the First New
Mexico Infantry at Columbus, N. M,
in July 1916. He served on the Mex
lean border up to April, 1917, when
he re-enlisted for World War 1 and
went overseas with the Fortieth Di-
vision NG He was sent to Officer
Candidate School at Langres, France
from which he graduated October 3,
1918, was commissioned a second
lieutenant and assigned to the
Fourth Division. He served with an
Army Of Occupation in Germany un-
til 1919. Later he helped to organ
ize Company F, 120th Combat En-
gineers and served in it as first
lieutenant for about three years. He
held a comission as lieutenant in
the Infantry Reserve Corps for sew
eral years and was called to active
duty in April, 1912. He was pro-
noted to Captain August II, 1943.
In civilian life, Capt. Sundt was
associated with his father, the late
M. M. Sundt, pioneer building
contractor, who moved from Colo
RADIO to New Mexico in 1891 In ad-
dition to working with his father in
the building business, Capt. Sundt
managed brick yard owned by him
and his sons from September, 1920,
until he returned to the Army in
1912 His extensive background of
civilian and military building con-
struction and engineering experience
has been enhanced by the fact that
for over Is years he was a director
of building and loan associations at
Las Vegas, N. M.
1t. Brobeck Youngest Officer
1t. Roy Brobeck, Post Utilities
Officer and assistant to the Post
engineer, is native of Seattle,
Wash, and was graduated from the
University of Washington. He
majored in mechanical engineering
and is proficient in the design of
heating, ventillating and air-con-
ditioning facilities. One of the
youngest officers in the Post engin-
eer's Office, he is personable and
welf-liked. He has been in the Army
nine months, having been commits
stoned from civilian life and appoint
ed shortly thereafter to duties at
Fort Huachuca.
Of 307, total number of employees
at the Engineers, the number of per-
Sonnel leaving totals 49, This leaves
the Post Engineer Department with
234 employees, which number will
comprise the Engineer Department
on September 1st. 1t is the aim of the
Post Engineer Department. to take
care, in addition to operation of all
repair and maintenance of Post and
Cantonment and Utilities in connec-
ton thereto, that it is possible to do.
However, With the cut in person
mel, it will be necessary for all de-
partmentS of the Post and the Divi-
sion to take care of their own non
technical repairs While the Post
Engineer does, and will, take care
of all repairs that the department
is able to do with limited personnel
left, it can be seen that the depart
ment will not be able to keep up
with the large number of requests
for repairs and utilities that have
been received in the past.
With these facts in mind, it is
urged that all departments of the
Post and Division give all assistance
possible in taking care of minor re-