The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-13
Davis AAA School Will Not
Close, Gen. Milburn Discl0se>

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sibility' of the Antiaircraft Artil
lery school at Camp Davis beinl
discontinued. Brigadier Genera
Bryan L. Milburn, School Com
, mandant, said yesterday in a pre-
pared statement intended to put a
rest six-months-old rurnors tina
the country's only school for spe
cialized antiaircraft artillery train
ing would soon close.
The statement of General Mil
burn, which clarifies beyond doub'
any impression that activities al
the AAA School would cease with
the demise of the Officer Candi
date course here, outlines the wide
scope of military education car.
ried on in the school and shed!
further light on the various cours
es open to both officers and en-
listed men.
''Rumors have been circulated
recently" General Milburn's state
ment begins, ''to the effect thai
the Antiaircraft Artillery schoo
at Camp Davis will close on June
IS, 1914. These rumors are appar-
emily based on a recent announce
ment that the last class of Off
Ger Candidate School will gradu
ate on that date.
1t is true that the Officer Can
didate school is to be discontinued
although the last class will gradu-
ate May Is instead of June IS, as
announced. The functions, however.
of the Antiaircraft Artillery school,
which is the only centralized school
of this nature in the continental
United States, are by no means
confined to the Officer Candidate
school. The courses for commits
stoned officers and enlisted men
will continue.
Thirteen officers courses, most
of which have two or more sep
arate classes in attendance, are
now conducted for the purpose OF
giving general and specialized
training in antiaircraft artillery
equipment, technique, and doc
trine, Many of these courses which
contain students from antiaircraft
artillery units overseas, as well
as those stationed in the CONT
mental United States, have recently
been extended in scope to include
new equipment and recent deve-
lops in combat. A course for
officers of the Army Air Corps
is also conducted by the school
and current courses contain stY-
dent officers of the United States
Navy and the United States Ma
rine Corps. A number Of french
officers recently attended courses
at the school
Several OF the eleven courses
for enlisted men have also been
extended in scope. It will be neces-
sary to continue these courses in
order to train enlisted specialists
for the varied and highly techni-
cal duties required in antiaircraft
artillery units overseas and those
now being trained or to be trained
within the continental United
States.
''In addition to the regular
courses for officers and enlisted
men, the Antiaircraft Artillery
school frequently conducts confer
ences on special subjects, which
are attended by representatives
from Antiaircraft Artillery Train
ing centers and other commands
throughout the country. Two such
conferences are now in session.
Several hundred cadets Of the
first class (Senior class) OF the
United States Military academy
will visit the Antiaircraft Artillery
school during the period June 10.
%, and all cadets graduating in
June who are to be assigned to
the antiaircraft artillery will take
special incubator" course at
the school which will extend web
into the fall.
''The Antiaircraft Artillery
school is also responsible for the
preparation of training literature,
training bulletins, and other visual
training aids for use by antiaircraft
artillery units throughout tho
world. This task is by no means
completed.
"The Antiaircraft Artillery
school has made and will continue
to make important contribution to
war effort and there is not the
remotest possibility of its being
discontinued"
The AAA school has been at
Camp Davis since April, 1912, whel,
the rapid expansion necessitated
a greater area than that afforded
at Fort Monroe, Va.
General Milburn has been COM
mandant of the school since June,
1913.
Rotary of the club will head the
reception committee.
| M, IT 2 Heidf Mrs Manp1eo