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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1943
Page
13
Camp Rucker activates new gdnance maintenance branch to support field repair work. Main Shop handles wheels bearings engines ignition transfer cases and tire service with 22 mechanics and support staff. operates to salvage, overhaul, and issue parts for vehicles and equipment.
A note on the extensive scope of the Motor Transport Branch division, focusing on the Parts Warehouse where parts for motor construction are received stored and disbursed. The passage emphasizes organizational breadth and the warehouse’s central role in operations.
The Allied Trades Shop maintains inventories of thousands of items. The battery section overhauls about 150 batteries monthly and twelve chargers can handle up to 120 at a time. Another section repairs wrecks and rehabilitates vehicles, avoiding auto junkyards. Col Rozell notes the branch services vehicles from bicycles to ten ton tractors and sedan passenger cars along with various half-ton models.
Directed by the Secretary of War in 1942 the Army Emergency Relief was organized to aid Army personnel and dependents facing sudden financial distress. It supplements Red Cross relief, assists dependents of deceased soldiers with insurance pensions and pay arrears, and guides local commanders to address urgent cases. The Camp Rucker section, led by Captain S J Yeoman, operates from Camp Headquarters and can be contacted by telephone.
Daily except Sunday, Camp Rucker soldiers receive a World War II news bulletin from the Special Service Branch. Issued in Washington, D. C., it covers current events and military tactics at pace suited to trainees, with updates from the War Department.
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