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RANGE OFFICE—Capt Erwin E. Schmidt, range officer, and Tec 5 Nicholas. P. Fedison, assistant, are assembling a huge aerial map of the camp reservation which shows the maze of ranges, firing points, observation points. Every range has been put in A-1 shape for the redeployed troops. STATION HOSPITAL—left to right, Capt Owen S. Hen dren, camp medical inspect or: Capt H. A. Jones, hos pital adjutant. and Col C. D. Oatman, camp surgeon, are pictured in conference. SUPPLY DIVISION—Right, Lt Col Weston A. Price, Director of Supply: Capt J. W. Cohen, executive officer, and Lt Earl Roderick But ler, deputy director of main tenance, are photographed. « Ibe #ESIC CHOAMENTES CIGAR! POST EXCHANGE—Above, Lt Col John B. Payne, post exchange officer, inspects a few of the supplies on hand. TRANSPORTATION—Above, left to right, E. L. Hunter, freight clerk; Miss Alois Slaughter; Miss Lois Beers; I. E. Miller, chief clerk; and Maj W. H. Valentine, transportation officer, are photographed during a busy day at the camp transportation office. INDIVIDUAL SERVICES— At the outdoor stage behind Service club 1 are Mary Ann Mosher, club 1 hostess: Lt Col Stephen E. Spleen: Nedra Bernay, club 2 hos tess: and Capt G. B. Strong, chief entertainment branch. CHEMICAL WARFARE—Above, Capt Oscar Dobkins, chem ical warfare officer, observes two of his assistants demon strate use of flame throwing equipment which is expected to play a heavy part in infantry training. Left, Pfc Jack Watson: right, Cpl Harold Lightner. The chemical mortar is also getdown. A complete display of all chemical-warfare equipment is maintained at Eighth and F streets, for obser vation by interested soldiers. TRAINING OFFICER—Left, A. H R. Nerkins, 86th division MPs, and Maj F. A. Rohrman, camp training officer, are on hand for the start of training at one of the camp's small arms rifle ranges. Maj Rohrman helps co ordinate the training of redeployed troops. QUARTERMASTER—Above. Lt Col John D. Linton, camp quartermaster; Lt H. C. Johnstons, quartermaster property officer; Capt E. A. Ehlers, assis, quartermaster prop erty officer, and crew inspect a load of mattresses. All were completely renovated. ORDNANCE—Above. Maj W. N. Kirkpat rick, ordnance officer, and Lt A. J. Furtell, ordnance supply officer, inspect one of the huge tanks procured for redeployed brig Capt Lloyd O. Thomas, in charge of E co ordnance repair shop, is on top of the ¢ POST ENGINEER—Right, Capt H. A. As perger, assistant post engr., Maj John H. Strange, post engr., and Mr L. T. Matson, engr administrative assistant, inspect one of 35 sets of backstops constructed on ball diamonds. The post engineers recondition ed every building on the post. SIGNAL CORPS—Right, Maj Joseph W. Anderson, signal officer, and Li E. A. Carder, signal corps property officer, make an inspection tour of the signal corps electrical equip ment repair shop. Their job was to put the entire camp's communication system in top working order. Signal also op erates the camp photo lab and film library.
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Gruber Guidon
Camp Gruber, Oklahoma, US
Fri, Aug 03, 1945
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