Caption: Convocation - 1942 Winter-Spring
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Typts h MH'u m - u l a r di\ n which recent mouth>. is for all practical purp ses a \ sufficient additional organic motor trans] rt to permit tin ineous movement ^i all il elements. ARMS A NO SI RVN I IUI- Reference has been made several times to the arm- and < Thev arc as follow s: Arms \, Air 1 rces Adjutant General's Department Air i (S) Finance Department Armored :w Inspector General's Department I Jud ate General's 1 I \rullcr> I ps (S) Medical Department Chemical Wai ire S. vice (S) Ordnance Department 1 ineer ( rps (S) Pro> Marshal General's Dept. I Id And! Quarterns Cor] infant rv S :1 I rps I S The arms are those branch* whose primary function is to cl with the enemy in < mbat. while the services are charged with a stiny the line i the Army by performing all necessary functions f [ministration and supply. Some have the dual function < >mbat and ly tin are indicated b) an " S " following their designation. It must 1 understood that no one arm wins battles. The < mbined 1 1 nis and service is essential to success. Tin character h arm and rvi idapt it I the performance oi its special It is tin duty of each higher i nmander to o ordinate and dir t the a of all, exploiting their powers to attain tin ends ht. ti> mentioned, the chiefs of the various arms id r\ i part of the War I >epartment. They p ire the mobilization plans for their respective branches und the \\ Department general plan; the) are res] nsible U ili ition of the immissioned personnel i their branches nd for submitting n immendations for th< appointment, ass nd tram i im< ,\s chiefs irms the) are under the Chief of Man in ill n ttt jnij to their n tive arm the) furnish him with in n on all questions aff< linn theii arm such as the m n( j tion and development of tacti il doctrin< oi mi atton >\\^\ I nii { itM fading that of the \< > H irmament and - |uipment, thi ttion with the intei d suppl) servi n • trch and dcvclo| n • ni f the mi items of equipment and armament, 1 As chief of a "pi' ervice, wh< the) an chai d with th As pre\
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