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I. S. 112th Infantry Regiment Lt Col Acuff T. I.S. 139th Infantry Regiment Capt Dessert T. I.S. 135th Infantry Regiment Lt Welch T. I. S, 136th Infantry Regiment % • I » May 1952 Commanding Officer 196th Infantry Regiment APO 949, c/o PM Seattle, Washington Dear Coloneli Upon my recent return from Korea Iwas assigned to The Infantry School \u25a0where Ihave been placed on a board to consider changes in the organization of the infantry regiment and the airborne infantry regiment* Some of the changes in the infantry regiment which have been proposed to the board are shown in the inclosure to this letter # Nearly all of these changes ?rauld likely have some impact on the organization of the airborne infantry regiment. Iwould like very much to have the benefit of your views on the pro­ posed changes and on any other changes which you feel should be considered in the organization of the infantry regiment or in the airborne infantry regiment* Ishall be most grateful to you if you can find time to do this^ or ifyou would get together a few of your key people to prepare comments for you* To be most helpful, comments should be air-mailed to reach me by 20 June 1952* however, comments which reach here not later than 10 July 1952 willbe of value to the board* It is my intent to place your views in the board record unless you prefer they be omitted. This subject is classified restricted* No publicity is to be given this matter at this time. Allkindest regards. Sincerely yours, 1Incl H«. J«. VANDER HE3DE Proposals for Colonel, Infantry Reorganization Staff and Faculty of Inf. Regt, The Infantry School '« \J N THE INFANTRY SCHOOL Fort Benning, Georgia 1. OCAFF is in the process of studying the reorganization of the infantry and airborne infantry regiments. The Infantry School has been asked for comments on this reorganization with particular emphasis on the key recommendations listed below: a. That the heavy weapons company be eliminated, with disposition of support elements as follows: (l) Assign heavy machine guns to the rifle companies. (2) Assign the 81-mm mortar platoon and the recoilless rifle pla­ toon to the battalion headquarters company. b. Headquarters and Headquarters Company Infantry Battalion. (l) That the 75-mm recoilless rifle platoon be assigned to the bat­ talion headquarters company, and that this platoon have a fixed organization with two sections of two 105-mm recoilless rifles each and one section of two 75-Rim recoilless rifles. Each section should be organized into tw squads, ?dth the gunner designated as squad leader gunner in grade E-5, with the assistant gunner in grade E-4. (2) That the 81-mm mortar platoon be reorganized as follows (a) Add one section of two mortars. (b) Eliminate the transport corporal from platoon headquarters. (c) Add three forward observer teams, with communications, to the 81-mm mortar platoon. " -•'"•. (d) Redesignate messengers now assigned to platoon headquarters as radio -tele phone operators. \u25a0 (c) Substitute one 3/4--ton truck for a l/4-tcn truck and trailer in each section. (f) Reduce ammunition bearers in each squad from five to three. (g) Combine functions of the squad leader and gunner, with following allied changes: ; . 1. Change designation to squad leader- gunner. 2. Delete the present gunner. 3. Raise grade of assistant gunner to that of corporal* (3) Transfer the l/4-ton truck and driver for the battalion $U from battalion section of the regimental service platoon of the service company- to batt-aXlcm. headquarters ..company. r-> Security Informtion (4.) Add one i/^ton truck for the battalion motor officer and substitute a 2-l/2-tom truck with much complete with tool set, organizational maintenance, 2d echelon set No 7, hoist and towing for the present maintenance truck. (5) Add one captain, weapons officer, to the battalion headquarters company (6) Transfer two 2-l/2-ton trucks (battalion ammunition vehicles) with drivers for each battalion from the battalion section of the regimental service platoon to the infantry battalion headquarters company for operation under the battalion S4­ (7) Reorganize the present pioneer and ammunition platoon into a -pioneer and service platoon consisting of: (a) Supply section of eleven men to handle supply including ammunition under direction of the battalion S4. (b) Pioneer section of two ten-man squads. (c) A motor maintenance section of three men under the. bat­ talion motor officer. (8) Add one officer to the battalion S3 section as Assistant S3 with additional duties as S3 Air. (9) Raise the grade of the battalion communication officer from first lieutenant to captain. (10) Add one five-man wire team to the battalion communications platoon. (ll) Raise the grade of the wire chief of battalion communications platoon to sergeant first class and the senior -wireman on each wire team from corporal to sergeant. (12) For antitank defense assign rocket launchers to specific indivl duals of the following units: (a) 1 each mortar section. (b) 2 pioneer sections. (c) 2 supply sections. (d) 2 battalion headquarters (c) 1 communication platoon. (f) 1 company headquarters. (g) 2 75 -mm recoilless rifle sections (13) Assign the intelligence section to the \>a b-boj-ioix h©a<lqn.iaort©^s g^up. 2 * t t N c Rifle Company. (l) Add three-man wire%team to establish and maintain wire communi­ cation within the company. (2) Improve antitank defense in the rifle company by adding (a) One rocket launcher in company headquarters (b) One rocket launcher in the weapons platoon. (3) Reduce rocket launcher teams from four to three men (4-) Add one heavy machine gun section with transport to the weapons platoon in each rifle company. Eliminate one ammunition bearer and the assistant gunner in each squad. Combine functions of the squad leader and gunner. The present gunner, in grade of corporal? should be redesignated assistant gunner. (5) Add two rif-lemen to each rifle squad (6) Add one BAR to each rifle squad on a fixed basis, not subject to the discretion of the theater commander. (7) Reduce 57-mm recoilless rifles from three to two in each rifle company. Combine functions of the squad leader and the gunner, and change desig­ nation of squad leader to squad leader-gunner, eliminating the present gunner and changing the assistant gunner's grade to E-4, (8) Reduce 60-mm mortars from three to two in each rifle company. (9) Delete the platoon guide from the rifle platoon. (10) Change duty of one messenger in company headquarters to light truck driver. (ll) Authorize the grade of major for the rifle company commander. (12) Add one mechanic to company headquarters, d. Heavy Mortar Company. (l) Add six forward observer parties with communications, two to each platoon to provide forward observers with each rifle company. (2) Delete messengers in company headquarters
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