Caption: Convocation - 1942 Winter-Spring
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>() / *,/ ity <>j Illinois ( >" Wiih respect to its employment, I eld A illerj is referred i ; Vw isional, Corps, and \v\\\\ The principal mission of Divisional Artiller) is the immediate support of the [nfantry (< avail*) or a r m o r I units ;ts tl y be) ; that I Corps Artillery is the destruction or neutralization f hostile artillery and reinforcing the lues of the Divisional Artiller) \rm\ Artillery includes nly a headquarters ami such unit illotted from time i time l>\ GHQ for employment by the army com mder in support ni the Arm} as a whole. As earlier stated, all the rest ^n' the team is huilt ai und th< [nfantry. While not as spectacular in its performance as me f th< •ther members ^\ the team, the nne is never won until the Infantry m ves in and actualh takes possession of tin ground. The [nfantry is the arm i lose combat whose primary mission \ • el se with the enemy and destrO} or c a p t u r e him. or. in the defense, hold und and repel the hostile attack. T h e principal w e a p o n s of the Infantry a r e the rifle with it- bayon< the automatic rifle, and the machine gun. ( >ther wea] >ns include •ri rs, ] stols, grenades, and antitank guns. While tl mobility of the Infantry has been greatly increased by he use of motor transport for the movement of troop-, equipment ind supplies, there eventually comes a time when the tn > must s d -unt and proceed on foot. Signal I >rps tr<»<.ps have the primary combat mission ^i providing signal i mmunieation for the command to which they are assigned This includes the installation, maintenance, and operation i^i radii tions and telephone and telegraph service, Other means of ^ mmunication are by visual signals and pigeons. The S nal Corps is also responsible for the operation of the A r m \ abh m. the signal intelligence, and photographic service. Signal intelligence prepares and solves codes and ciphers. It is hai I with the interception of enemy wire and radio transmission and the location, by radio position finding, of enemx radio trans ^ operating on the ground and in airplanes. The aircraft warning service tor the detection oi the approach of >tile aircraft is another responsibility, and a considerable oiu wh h is now a ned to the Signal Corps, A the chief of a supply servi< e, the Chief Signal I >fti< r is i spon ible for the re trch, development, procurement, storage, issue, and re pan oi dl ignal, meteoroh al, and ci y*ptographic equipment and sup plies; oi all el trical apparatus associated with direction and rang< tnidin in truments; and of .ill photographic equipment lie ah > charged with the preparation, publication, revision, distribution nd tunting for .ill codes and ciphers requii d hv the Arm) mi'
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