MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1942.
PAGE FIVE
NEW ARMY SETUP
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Plan Groups Army In
Three Basic Commands,
Air, Ground and Supply.
By John Grover
Wide 'Vorld Features Writer.
President Roosevelt'i reorgani
zation of the army cuts colls of
old red tape and gives the green
light to "task forces" with spe
cific missions.
The reorganization order rec
ognizes that the only function of
army organization Is the produc
tion of invincible task forces.
The army's new deal supplants
friction and duplication, divided
authority and confusion. Key
officers had to spend too much
time on administrative affairs,
too little on operations
The old system was too slow,
too cumbersome and too ineffi
cient for high-speed warfare.
Grouping the entire army in
three basic commands air
forces, ground forces and sen-ice
' of supply gears up the army
for 1942 war. Administrative
nd operational functions are
largely divorced. The general
staff operational brains of the
army will be slashed from an
. unwieldy group of officers from
MEN OF SHIPS AND SEA ST R ATE CY This Is a picture of t'ncle Sam's new streamlined nvl tilth command al a
recent meetinr in Washington. Left to right: Rear Admiral John H. Newton, sub-chief of naval operations: Vice Admiral Frederick J.
Home, vice-chief of naval operations: Admiral Ernest J. King, commander-in-chief of the U.S. fleet and chief of naval operations: Vic
Admiral Russell Wiilson. chief of staff to Commander-in-Chief Kins: Rear Admiral Richard S. Edwards, deputy chief of staff.
pact unit of strategists and tac
ticians. Detail Bothers Removed
The ground forces commander
and air forces commander will
be primarily concerned with
operational duties, the basic
and advanced training of their
separate commands as fighting
forces. This includes training
the separate units of each com
mand to work together, then
schooling ground and air forces
in coordinated tactics.
The services of supply will
take over the army's "house
keeping" chores. As outlined
lithe separate arms to a com- in Secretary of War Stimscn's
preliminary explanation, the S.
O. S. is charged with procure
ment, construction, general rap
ply and like duties. He indicated
that many administrative func
tions would go to the supply
forces. It will be a "dual per
sonality" both administrative
and operational. It will be re
sponsible, for the transport of
troops to war fronts and will
take over the paper work chores
of the primarily operational
forces.
The Working Plan
Theoretically, here's the way
the new set-up will work.
The president will determine
that' the grand strategy of the
war calls for operations In Im
aginary "Trans-Bucharia." The
chief of staff advises the general
staff of the decision. The staff
considers all angles, reports that
such-and-such a task force will
be necessary to win the Trans
Bucharian campaign and p-e-
pares a master plan.
It may be that the terrain,
known strength of the enemy
and other factors make neces
sary a task force top-heavy in
engineers, but supported by
fighter planes and light tanks.
The ground and air force com
manders are advised, and a task
force of engineers, fighter squad
rons and armored vehicles is
selected.
They go into training aimed
at a campaign in Trans-Bucharia.
The task force commander fig
ures his requirements in am
munition, supplies, weapons and
gear. It's up to the supply serv
ice to let the contracts, oversee
the manufacture, have them
ready on the day chosen and
see to the transport of the force
to Trans-Bucharia.
That's the way modern wars
are won. with teams of coordi
nated forces trained for definite
missions, backed by concentrat
ed staff and supply services.
Eton college in Buckingham
shire, England, was founded ay
Henry VI in 1440 and was in
tended as a preparatory school
for King's college, Cambridge.
The Palace of the Governors
In Santa Fe, now a museum, was
built in 1610 and served is a
seat of government nearly 300
years.
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NEWBOLD NOYE8
Washington, April 17.
Newbold Noyes, 50, associate
editor of the Star and former
president of the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Which he
helped organize, died this morn
ing after an extended illness.
Corvallies, April 17 (Ph-In
dependent students of Oregon
State college elected Kenneth Ar
ney of Woodburn their coum.ll
president for the coming year
this week. Corlnne Haphara of
Roseburg was elected vice-president
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