Repository: UIHistories Project: Convocation - 1942 Winter-Spring [PAGE 25]

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1 he Chief of Coast Artillery is responsible for the development and procurement ill submarine mines used in harboi defen operation Troops of the Chemical \\ arfare Service i ngage din iK in i oml i to assist othei units of the field forces b) the use oi mol md

incendiaries.

The prime responsibilitj oi the Chief of the Chemical Wai in Service, however, has to <\n with the investigation, development, manu facture or procurement, and supply to the Army of all smok< and incendiar} materials, all toxic gases, and all types of as defen appliances, including the preparation of manuals For the instruction i all troops in the use oi and protection against chemicals. The Corps of Engineers has the primar} mission of construction and demolition to increase die combat effectiveness of our troops, to

facilitate t h e i r m o v e m e n t , a n d to h i n d e r the m o v e m e n t of the eiienu

Combat engineers participate actively with other troops in the

p e n e t r a t i o n of hostile o b s t a c l e s a n d the assault of in t h e d e f e n s e oi r o a d blocks a n d m i n e fields. fortified localities;

Engineer missions also include die construction and maintenance

oi i ids. f e r r y i n g a n d b r i d g i n g o p e r a t i o n s , the p r e p a r a t i o n oi landin fields, a n d th e l i m i n a t i o n oi o b s t a c l e s to the m o v e m e n t oi oui t r o o p s

The mobility and maneuverability oi our field forces, especially motorized and mechanized units, and the efficiency oi their supply

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d e p e n d s l a r g e l y on the successful e x e c u t i o n of these m i s s i o n s .

The engineers make, reproduce, and supplx maps including those

p r o d u c e d f r o m a i r phot, g r a p h s . S p e c i a l e n g i n e e r m i s s i o n s include c a m o u f l a g e w o r k , the o p e r a t i o n

cf railways, power plants, water supph and sewage systems, and

c e r t a i n o t h e r utilities.

Research, development, procurement, and repair of engineer ma

t e r i a l s a n d s u p p l i e s a n d c e r t a i n o t h e r items i^i e q u i p m e n t included in w h i c h a i r the s e a r c h l i g h t s used b\ the ( o a s t A r t i l l e r y , is a r c s p o u s i

ility of the Chief of Engineers,

All r i v e r a n d h a r b o r work is u n d e r the Chief of E n g i n e e r s a n d b\ ,, ,.,,t a m e n d m e n t of the N a t i o n a l D e f e n s e Act he is now r e s p o n s i b l e or all . n s t r u r t i o u w o r k in t h e A r m \ f o r m e r b h a n d l e d b \ t h e I aiartei master < .eiural. | | l r !•,« |,1 A r t i l l e i \ c o n t r i b u t e s t,» the aetion of the e n t i r e t h r o u g h t h e fire s u p p o r t w h i c h it l e n d e r s o t h e r a r m s . foi

ArtUlen fir< po i ises real powei and flexibility l n addition td its weapons the field Artillei\ is also responsible for

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of s o u n d a n d Hash o b s e r v a t i o n u n i t s .

Field Artillery v pons consist oi una and howit and ai ,t, is light, medium, and heavy, Hv various means oi transport t)a, | and horse, truck or tractor drawn,