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At Work With The Academic Regiment (9):-
Automotive General
Committee Stages
OCS Problem 240
The main committees of the Automotive Section,
which turn out thousands of enlisted and officer motor ex
perts every year, work on definite assignments according to
a definite schedule. But the general committee is a sort of
‘‘trouble shooting” outfit for the Section, handling all work
that does not fit into tin- set
jobs of tile other groups.
Four of the enlisted men who
staff the general committee help
with “Problem 240“ for all of
ficer and officer candidate class
es of tiie School—-an all-day
problem in motor maintenance
and operation in the field. The
other five men have as their
primary duty the instruction of
students in the operation of one
of the Infantry’s restricted in
struments. But from day to day
the committee, which is headed
by Lt. Col. J. H. Sheldon, knows
only that it can expect anything.
If a foreign officers class
comes to the School, for example,
the general committee will give
them a short course in Infantry
vehicles When the Red Cross
presents candidates for instruc
tion in motor maintenance and
operation of cars, ambulances
and trucks, it’s the general com
mittee that takes over Any spe
cial class assigned to the section
NEW H COMPANY TOPKICK
HAS BEEN AROUND A BIT
First Sgt. William H. Jasemann, whose 27 years in the
Army have been spent mainly overseas, is now under
studying Ist Sgt. Wilson L. Harpe, of H Company, Aca
demic Regiment, to replace him under the policy of rota
tion of troops.
Unofficially describing his “hometown” as ”U. S
Army,” Sgt. Jasemann actually hails from Toledo. 0.,
where he attended Waite high school and "worked the
railroads” before enlisting in 1917. He went overseas
with the engineers and saw service in England, France and
Germany, returning to Atlanta, Ga., in 1919 as part of the
cadre of a unit destined for the Philippines. From 1922
until his transfer to the infantry this year, he has served
with the heavy coast and anti-aircraft artillery in the
States, at Panama Canal and in the Pacific, and was sta
tioned on Corregidor island as late as 1939
gets a fast, concentrated course
from the small, expert general
committee staff.
In addition general committee
is charged with extensive re
search in Infantry automotive
mechanics and the preparation
and revision of manuals for
transport and maintenance of
ficers.
( RACK MECHANICS
The nine non-coms in the com
mittee are chosen from all the
other groups for their overall
ability as second echelon me
chanics and instructors More
over. they are all qualified op
erators of the restricted instru
ment
The general committee s most
spectacular job is problem 240,
put on out in the Webster Hill
area dn order to put across eight
hours of instruction the Aca
demics work a total of 12 hours
or more to set up. stage and
knock down the problem Their
demonstration equipment in-
REGIMENTAL MIRROR
ASSISTANT INSTRUCTORS OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE, AUTOMOTIVE
Section, on th®ir way to a problem in the field. (Left to right) Sgt. Charles J. Sluga,
Sgt. Robert M. Berry, T. Sgt. Francis I*. Ahlhlad, Sgt. Christ W. Schneider, Sgt. Luther
V. Fields, and Sgt. Joseph J. Laczko. (Official U. S. Army Photo—The Infantry School !
eludes about 24 trucks and more
than a ton of tools and other
material. The officer and non
com instructors are assisted by
a unit of school troops drawn
from one of the demonstration
regiments on the post.
CONCENTRATED COURSE
The high points of the day's
concentrated course arc trouble
shooting, engine tune-up. spot
checks ami field expedients— in
cluding the operation of the
winch and snatch block to get
mechanical advantage to extri
cate vehicles stuck in the mud.
Before the officers or officer
candidates in the class return
to their quarters at the end of
the day they must all have had
actual experience in the main
phase of the problem.
NINE EMs. ONE WAC
T Sgt Francis T. Ahlblad, of
Bar Harbor, Me., is the ranking
non-com on the committee, with
S. Sgt Ordis F. Hemphill, of
Hamlin. Tex., second in charge.
Other enlisted men with gen
eral committee are Sgts. Robert
M. Berry, Camp Hill, Ala.; Wal
ter C. Edwards. Darlington. S.
C.; Warren B. Frederick. Ridge
wood, N. J.; Joseph J. Laczko,
Cleveland. O.; Christ W. Schnei
der, Glidden, Wise.; Charles J.
Sluga. Mt. Jewett. Pa. and Luth
er V. Fields, Jr., Savannah, Ga.
All of the enlisted men, except
Fields of Company D, are mem
bers of H Company.
Cpl. Eleanor B. Scudder, of
WAC Detachment Two, whose
home is in Trenton, N. J., is the
general committee enlisted clerk.
General Praises
12 Academics For
Vehicle Upkeep
Twelve members of the Aca
demic Regiment have been com
mended by Brig. Gen. H. P.
Perrine, commander of the
School Troops Brigade, for "out
standing performance of duty in
connection with first echelon
maintenance.”
"The motor vehicle assigned
to you,” the commendation
reads, “has been found to be in
‘superior’ condition by a Bri
gade Motor Inspection Team. By
careful and painstaking effort,
you are carrying out a vital re
quirement for a succesful war
effort. You are keeping equip
ment entrusted to your care in
condition for prompt and effi
cient operation in any emergen
cy.”
Following are the names of
Haines Band To Play
For Steamboat Party
Chartered busses will pick up A and Headquarters
Companies and their guests in the main cuartel at 7:45 to
morrow (Friday) night and will take them to the gangplank
of the GEORGE W. MILLER for a three hour pleasure jaunt
on the Chattahoochee.
Members of the companies liv
ing off the reservation, together
with their wives, will meet their
units before 8:30 on shipboard.
Almost 600 tickets, especially
printed for the bond-prize excur
sion, have been distributed to
the winning companies. No one
without a ticket can get aboard
and the tickets, which are dated
March 17th, will not be honored
at any other time.
Staff Sgt. Fred Rush, mess
sarge of A Company, is in charge
of the refreshments, and prom
ises plenty of beer, soft drinks
and "Dutch lunch.” Entertain
ment, featuring local talent, will
center around the St. Patrick’s
Day motif, with a real old-fash
ioned “Showboat” routine pro
vided by Sgt. “Soddy” Haines'
regimental jazz band. The steam
boat excursion, incidentally, will
close one solid year of topnotch
musical entertainment by the
Haines orchestra.
The steamboat will be docked
at the foot of Ninth street in
Columbus. A committee of three
officers will be in charge, Lt.
David Shirk, recreation officer;
Capt. J. A. Menter, Company A
commander; and Capt J. E. War
ren, Jr., regimental adjutant and
CO of Headquarters.
The boat was built to accom
modate 700 persons, but to pro
vide ample room for dancing and
entertainment tiie number of
tickets has been limited to slight
ly less than 600.
The steamboat ride was an-
nounced five weeks ago for the
winning unit in the bond buying
contest. Since Headquarters, the
smallest unit in the regiment,
came out on top with an average
the commended men, with their
units: Company A, Tec 3
Michael J. Senoski, Cpl. Mor
ris A. Wiley, S. Sgt. Aman A.
Respress, Tec 4 John P. Ford;
Company B, Sgt. Laurence B.
Gress; Company D, Pfc. Her
man S. Grossman, Sgt. Luther
V. Fields; Company H, Sgt. Wil
liam R. Overturf, Cpi. Stanley
Zehara, Sgt. Robert M. Berry
Jr., Sgt. Charles J. Sluga, Sgt.
Joseph J. Laczko
Thursday. March 16, 1944
per man of $155. in bonds, the
runner-up company was also a
warded the trip. A Company,
with SSO per man purchased dur
ing the Fourth Loan drive, came
in second.
Late Infantry School reports
on bonds indicate that the Aca
demic Regiment led the entire
School (except tor officer units)
with 24.7 per cent of its gross
pay given for bonds during the
drive. The Schoo] average of all
personnel, including officers, was
16.4 percent. The Regiment ac
hieved this record while simul
taneously leading in School con
tributions to the Red Cross and
while giving generously to the
Boy Scouts of America
9 Million Now
In Uniform, Says .
Gen. Hershey
WASHINGTON (CNS) - Maj
Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, Director
of the Selective Service System,
has released a breakdown of the
draft situation in the U. S. which
shows that of the 22 million men
now registered for the draft,
more than nine million are al
ready in service.
Gen. Hershey’s figures, which
cover draft registrants between
the ages of 18 and 38, follow:
Total living registrants, 22,138,000
In the armed forces
(inducted) 8,540,000
In the armed forces
(enlisted) 2,430.000
Disqualified physically 3,357,000
In process of classifica-
tion 1,090,000
Occupational deferments. 3,834.000
Dependency defer-
ments 4.845.000
Deferred for other
reasons 152,000
Unclassified 90,000
Included in the 1,090,000 men
now in the process of classifies
tion, examination or induction,
are 43,000 men who have been
found qualified for induction for
limited service under present
requirements but whose services
have not been required by the
armed forces as yet, Gen. Her
shey said.
