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3 THE~ COMMA~ND ANrD GENERAL STAFF SCHOOL FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS November 9, SUBJECT: Annual Report for The Compma~nd and General Staffj School year TPo The Adjutan~t Genzeranl, Wartl Department, Washington, D.C. Inm compliance with paragraph 3 c (2) (a) AR, , the Annual Report of The Commandant, The Command and General Staff School, for the school year is sunbmitted herewith. 1. ScH[ooL STAFF.--During the school year the Sc'hool staff wtas as follows: Commandant: Major General S'tuart H~eintzelrman Personal Staff--Aide-de-Camp : 1st Lieutenant Burton L. ]Pearce, Field Artillery Assistant Commandant: Colonel Wilson B. Burtt, Infantry Executive Officer and Secretary: Colonel Frank Keller, Cavalry Adjutant General: M~ajor William C. Rose, Adjutant General's Department Assistant Secretary: Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Talbot, Jr., Field Artillery Librarian: Major Charles A. Willoughby, Infantry (September 4, 1933-May 15, 1934) Mdajolr Arthur Vollme~r, Cavalry (May 15-June 15, 1934) Assistant Librarians: Major Arthur Volimer, Cavalry (September 4, 1933-MRay 15, 1_934) Captain Fred During, Infantry (Jan~uary 1-June; 15, 1934) 2. INSTRUC@TORS.-TheB' following officers were on dluty as instrulctors at TPhe Commanznd and General Stakff School during the school year : DIRE CTORS First-Year Class: Lieutenant Colonel Joseph la. McAndrew, Infantryz Second-Year Class: Colonel E. Kearsley Sterling, Cavalry Command and General Staff S'chool Extension Course, and Special Class: Lieutenant Colonel Troup Miller, Cavalry NAVAL INSTRUCTORC Captain Richard S. Edwards, United States Navy (see paragraph 3 below)

4 2 ANdNUAIL RE~PORTH CHIEFS OF SECTIONS Clomm~and Section: Lieutenant Colonel Jarvis J. ]Bain, Corp~s of Engineers G-1-G-4 Section: Lieutenant Colonel Horace F. Spurgin, Coast Art~illery Corps G-2 Section: Lieutenant Colonel Arthur: W;. Lane, Infatntry G-3 Section: Lieutenant Colonel Georg~e Dillman, Cavalry Publication Section: Lieutenant Colon~el Edward N. Woodbury, Co~ast Artillery Corps CHIEFS OF SUBSECTIONS Infantry: Lieutenant Colonel Jesse C. Drain, Infantry Cavalry: Lieutenant Colonel Ilomer M. Groninger, Cavalry Field Artillery: Leutenant Colonel Harold W. HuntleyT, Field Artillery Coast Artillery: Lieutenant Colonel Eugene B. Walker, Coast Artillery Corps Engineer: *Major Donald H. Connoily, Corps &f Engineers (Sep~tember 4, 1933-January 24, 1934) Major Peter C. Bullard, Corps of Engineers (January 24- June 15, 1934) Air Corps: Major George H. Brett, Air Corps Signal Corps: Major Charles M. Milliken, Signal Corps Chemical Warfare: Lieutenant Colonel Aldelno Gibson, Chemical Warnfare Service Adjutant General: Major W-illiam C. Rose, Adjutant General's DcpartmentB Judge Advocate: Major Lester S. H~ill, Jr., Judge Advocate General's Department Medical Corps: Lieutenant Colonel Roy C. Heflebower, Medical Corps Ordnance: Major Dwight K. Shurtleff, O~rdnalnce Department Quartermaster Corps: Major Roy C. L. Graham, Quartermaster Corps OTHER INSTRUCTORS Major Roderick R. Allen, Cavalry Major George~ R. Barker, Infantry Major James L. Bradley, Infantry Lieutenant Colonel Nv. Butler Briscoe, Cavalry Major Gilbert S. Brownell, Infantry Major Withers A. Burress, Infantry Major Lathrop B. Clapham, Infantry Major James B. Crawrford, Coast Artillery Corps Major Lee. D. Davis, Infant~ry Major Donald A. Davison, Corps of Engineers Maj'or Jens A. Doe, Infant~ry Lieutenant Colonel Francis A. Doniat, Field Artillery Captain William E. Farthing, Air Corps Major Henry L. Flynn, Cavalry Major John F. Goodman, Infan~try Major William M. Grimes, Cavalry Major Wade H. Haislip, Infantry Major Thomas J. Hanley, Jr., Air Corps Lieutenant Colonel Philip Hayes, Field Artillery *Detachedi service, January 24, 1934

5 TH~i GOM~MA\~ND~ AND GENERAL STAFF SCHOO'L 3 MIPajor H3arry F. Hazlett, Infantry M9ajor John H. Hood, Coast Artillery Corps Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd P. Horsfall, Coast Artillery Corrps Major Frankr L. Hoskins, Coast Artillery Corps Major Pat~rick J. Hurley, Infant~ry Lieutenant Colonel John B. Johnson, Cavalry Major Edward S. Jo~hnsto~n, Infan~try IMajor Henry L. C. Jones, Field Artillery Ltieutenant Colonel Edward P. King, Jr., Field Artillery ~Major Herman F. Kramer. Infantry Major Thompson Lawvrence, Infantry Lieutenant Colonel Allan C. M~cBride, Field A4rtillery M\ajolr Vincent Meyer, Field Artillery ~Major Fred W. Miller, Infantry Major John C. Mullenix, Cavalry Lieutenant. Colonel William R. Nichols, Coast Artillery Corps Maj'or Alan Pendleton, Infant~ry M~ajor Edwin E. Schwien, Infantry M9ajor John E. Sloan, Field Artillery MPajor Ralph C. Smith, Infantry Major Richard C. Stickney, Infantry Major George E. Stratemeyer, Air Corps Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Talbot, Jr., Field Artillery Major John M'. Thompson, Cavalry MVajor William H. W~ilbur, Infantry M~ajor Charles A. W~illoughby, Infantry 3. NAVAL JNSTRUCTOR~.-Captain Richard S. Edwards, U. S. Navy, reported here for liaison dutyr August 22, 1932 pursuant to letter order ]Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, dated 16 Juane, H3is work as an instructor has been of the highest order and a great assistance to this School. Having a Naval o~fficer as an instructor has imrproved, in an outstanding manner, our course in joint oversea expeditions, landing operations and defense against samie. It is believed that such an assignment. will do much to assist in the cooperation of the Army and Navy insofar as the personnel here may have occasion to assist therein in the futuare. 4. T`HE COMMIAND AND GIENERAL STA~FF SCHOOL.-a. General.-T~he Command and General Sta~ff School opaened September 4k, 1933 with two classes: one class, pursuing the second year's course, was composed of one hundred fifteen. (115) officers opf the Regular Army and three (3) officers of the Unitced States Mi/arine Corps; and the other class, pursuing the first year's course, was composed of one hundred fifteen (115) officers of the Regular Army, three (3)

6 4 ANNFUAL REPORT officers of thie Unite~d States Marine Corps, and two (2) foreign officers: ]Lieut~enant Colonel Shih-Ming Chul arnd M~ajor Shai-Lai HPo, both of thne Chinese Army. b. Second-Year Clacss.-(1) Thle list of officers wyho f~inished the two year course and who graduated~ Juanze 15, 1934 folllows: Captain Elmer E. Adler, Air Corps Captain Clyde C. Alexander, Field Artillery Captain Char~les M. Ankcorn, Infantry Captain Wayland B. Augur, Cavalry ~I~iajor Irving C. Avery, Infan~try Captain H~arry H4. Baird, Cavalry Captain Mlarcus B. Bell. Infantry Captain Williazm E. Bergin, Infant ~y Captain Lawrence H. Bixby, Field Artillery Captain W~illiam B. Bradford, Cavalry Captain William C. Braly, Coast Artillery Corp~s Captain Frank E. ]Brokaw, I[nfantry Major John H. Brooke, Jr., Infantry Captain Edwcard H. Brooks, Field Ahrtillezry MPIajor Homer C. Brown, Infantry Captain Herbert F. E. Bualtman, Coast Artillery Corps Lieutenant Colonel Allen M. 1Burdet~t, Judge Advocat~e General's Dep~artmkent Major Harve~y S. Beurwell, Air Corp~s Captain William A. Campbell, Field ~Artillery Major Willis McD. Chapin, Coast Artillery Corps Captain John K(. Christmas, Ordnance Departmenta Captain Harry J. Collins, Infantry Major 'William A. Copthornme, Chemical Wyarfare Service Captain Malcolm R. Cox, Field. Artillery MIajor David McL. Crawford, Signal Corps M~ajor Samuel C. Cumming, U.S. Marine Corps Major Joseph N. Dalton, Adjutan~t General's Department Captain Julian Da3Tton, Infan~try Captain Carl E. Drigge~rs, Infantry Captain James T. Duke, Cavalry Captain Hserbert L. Earnest, Cavalry Captain George L. Ebe~rle, InfEantry Major Oliver P. Echols, ~Air Co~rps M~ajor M~anton S. IEddy, Infantr - Captain Neil S. Edmo~nd Infantry Captain Harvey Edward, Quartermaster Corps Captain H~arold L. Egan, Infantry M~ajor Dabsney 0. Elliott, Corps of Engineers MNajor Delos C. Emmnons, Abir Corps Major Graves B. Erskine, U.S. M~iarine Corps Captain Wiilliam T. Evans, U.S. MIarine Corps M~ajorY Normnan E. Fiske, Cavalry Captain Hugh J. Fitz Gerald, Cavalry Captain Christopher- W. Ford, Air Corps M~ajor Elbert L. Ford, Jr., Ordnance Depart-ment Captain John D. Forsythe, Infantry Captain HaI~rold P. Gibson, Infantry Captain Frank U. Greer, Infantry

7 T'HEA COMMAND) AND GENERAL( STAFF SC(HOOL 5 Captain Gust~av B. Guenther, C~avalry Major Oliver L. H~aines, Cavalry Major Willis H. Hale, Air Corps Major Archelaus L. Hlamblena, Infantry Captain William Tk. 1E-lamilton, Cavalry Captain Benjamin F. Harrmon, Coast Akrtillery Corps Major William KC. Harrison, Jr., Cavalry Captain Robert WFI. Ha[~sbrouck, Field Artillery Captain George ]P. Hays, Field Artillery Captain Ltawrence P. H~ickey, Air Co~rps Major LelandS S. Hobbs, Infantry Cayptain J~ohn R. Hodge, Infanntry Mlbajor Gregory Hoisington, Infant yj Major John P. H~oran, Infantry Captain Will-iam R. Irvin, Cavalry Majo~r Harold R. Jackson, Coast Artaillery Corps Captain Clifford G. Kershaw, Infantry Major John HsE. Knuebel, Infantry Captain Walter C. Lattimolre, Field Artillery Captain Raymond G. Lehman, Infantry Major Dbelmar S. Lenzner, Coast Artillery Corps Captain Frank E. Linnell, Infantry Captain F. Russell Lyons, Corps of Engineers Captain Robert N. Mackin, Jr., Coast Artillery Corp~s M/ajo~r Francis AP. Mlvacon, Jr., Infant~ry Captain? Earle HF. IMalone, ICnfantrby Captain Rob~ert VT. Maraist, Field ALrtillery Captain -Ward HF. Mnln~s, Field APrtillery M~ajor Richard J. Marshall, Quartermaster Corps Major Joseph I. Martin, Ma/edical Corps Captain Jerry V. Matejkau, Signal Corps Captain ]Leo J. MI~c~artlhy, Infant~ry M~ajor And~rew J. McFarland, Infantry Captain Stuar~t MPdcLeod, Field Artillery Major William C. Mc@u3ahon, ILnfantry Captain Norman McNeill, Infantry Captain Frank J. M/cSherry, Coast Artillery Corps Captain Ltester T. Miller, Air Corps Captain Ray C. Montgomery, Field ArtiB~eryT Mb/ajor Char~les L. MIullins, Jr., InfantryT Major John T. Miurray, Infantry Captain Donaald J. M/yers, Infantry Cap~tain Ralph C. G. N~Jemo, Infantry Captain John WT. N~icholsonm, Infantr~y Major Cbarles D. Y. Ostrom, Coast Ar tillery Corps Captain Graeme G. Parks, Infantry Major Edwin D. Patrick, Inafantry Captain Lewis A. Piclk, Corps of Engineers Major Adam E. Pott~s, Coast Artillery Corps Captain Ra~lph Ei. Paowell, Infant~ry Captain Rufus S. Ramey, Cavalry Captain John P). Rat~ay, Field Artillery Captain George W. Ricker, Coast Artillery Corps Captain Lowrell M~. Riley, Field Artillery Captain ]Paul McD). Robinett, Cavalry Major Gerald B. Robison, Coast, Artillery Corp~s Captain Arthur HF. Rogers, Infantry Captain Ernest A~. Rudelius, Infantry Captain W~illiam HP. Sadler, Quartermaster Corps

8 6 ANrNUAL RPORTH Captain Ben M. Sawibridge, Field Artillery Captain Aiblfed MI. Shearer, Signal Corps Captain Williaml A. Shely, InfantryT MSIajor John ~A. S~tewart, Field Artillery Captain St. Clair S~tree~tt, Air Corps Captain James C. Tarbox, Infantry Captain Gustave Villaret, JTr., Inmfantry Captain James T. Watsoni, Jr., Signal Corpss Captain Theron D. ~Weaver, Corps of Engineers Captain Theodore F. Wlbessels, Inflantry Captain Arthur R. W7ilson, Field Artillery (2) The following nalmed officer, a member of the Second-Year Class, whzile on C.C.C. duty as Surgeon in the Northeastern Sub-District of the Missouri District, died July 28, 1933 as a result of an automobile accident: Captain H~enry F. ]Lueking, *~:i *e *~ * Miedical Co~rps. 5. SPECIAL COURSE FOR OFFICERS OF T`HE NATIONAL GUARD AND ORGANIZED RESERVES.-Cta. GeneraL.-T-he Special Course for officers of the NLational Guar~d and Organized Reserves began March 12, 1934 and continue~d until June 11, In compliance with War Department orders eighteen (18) officers reported to join tlhis class, seven (7) from the National Guard of six (6) States, and eleven (11) officers of the Organized Reserves representing all Corps Acreas. b. Gradua~te&.-The list of graduates is as follows: Captain Lindsay M9. Applegate, Coast Artille~ry Corps Reserve Major Charles J. Donnocker, 174th Infantry, New York National Guard Myajor Geor~ge B. Elly, 2d Battalion 119th Field Artillery, Maichigan Na~tional Guard IMajor Dw-ight K. Foster, Infantry Reserve Major Arthuar T. Fulke~rson, Corps of Engineer~s Reserve Major John L. GaylordP, Field Artillery Reserve Major Edgar 0. Hobbs, Mdilitary Int~ellig~ence Reserve Major Bennett A. Miolter, Air Corps Reserve Lieutenant. Colonel Corda E. M~uchmore, Infantry Reserve Lieutenant Colo~nel Maarcus L. Poteet, Q.M~i.C., 35th Division, Nebraska National Guard Lieuatenant Colonrel Maurice H. Richardson, Infantry Reserve Major Norman D. Richardson, Co-rpsi of Enginmeers Reserve Major Samuel Richmnond, Cay., S.S.C. & D., Ohio National Guard Lieutenant Colonel James Mli. Watkins, Infantry Reserve Major Henry J. Weitmer, 130th Field Artillery, Kansas National Guard M/ajor Miller G. White, Inf., 30th Division, Georgia National Guard Myajor Alfred A. Williams, Corps of Engineers Reserve

9 THF]E COMMAND) AND GF~NFRAL STAFF SCHOOL 7 c. The following named officer of the Special Class failed to complete the course due to the fact that he was found physically incapacittated for active duty a~nd was, relieve~d from duty as a student Mdarchn 19, 1934 by Special Orlders N~o. 53, Command and General Staff School, da-ted Mcarch 17, 1934: Lieutenant Colonmel Donald Arrmstrong, 121s~t Cavalry, New York National Guard. d. Recomm~b~endationss.-lt is recommended: (1) That each officer who expects to attend the Specia~l Course be required to urndergo a physical examination boy a Regular Army Med~ical Officer before orders are issued for him to report for duty at this School; (2) That officers who are not physically fit for full1 field service be not considered for designation as either principal or alternate; and (3) That the size of the Special Class be increased to fifty students. The facilities at the School will accommodate fifty as well as a lesser number with litftle additional effort as far as instruction is concerned. The C. & G. S. School Press 586-1~ S. HEINTZE~LMrAN, M~ajor Genzeral, U. S. Arlmy, Commanadant.