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ANNUAL REPORT ~
COVERING MILITARY ACTIVITIES
OF THE
CORPS OF ENGINEERS
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1932
SUBMITTED
TO THE
SECRETARY OF WAR
BY MAJOR GENERAL LYTLE BROWN i
CHIEF OF ENGINEERS A N N U A. L REPORT
COVERING L I L I T A R Y. ACTIVITIES
OF THE
CORPS OF ENGINEERS FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING J U N E 30, 1 9 3 2
SUB I' IT.TED TO THE
SECRETARY OF II A R
3 Y'
MAJOR GENERAL' LYTLE 3 R 0 ',/ I;
CHISF OF ENGINEERS INDEX
Section I - Personnel* Page
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3 Enlisted Personnel 0 o 0». « o ® o • **«* • ««. * # o <, 3
Section II - Intelligence *
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and Domestic Maps * 0909000000 OOOOOOO OOO 8
9 Financial Statement . 9OO090OOOOOOOOOO9OOO 9
Section III - Operations and Training.
Par.10 Regular Army • 0000*0009 10
11 Engineers 3 National Gu- ' ) 090*000 12 12 Organized Reserves 0*o 13 13 il 0 0 0 i c 0 0 0000900000000 15 14 Engineer Sections? Cor] rnent Headquarters 0000 o o o o 17
15 Tables of Organization I M °J * 9 0 0 0 0 0 17 16 Equipment *. 00 0«0 0«0»0 18 17 Training Publications 999*90000000000001 18 18 ijar PIans o.eoooo.oooo 000000000900000001 19 19 The Engineer School • <, 000000 19 20 Special Educational De* 9999^000091 22
Section IV -• Supply.
Par.21 General *0**00000000.0 0000009000000000*9 23 22 Requirements >9900.000 #00000000900000000 23 23 procurement *.««««• 0 • 0 009900000000000000 23 24 Storage and Issue *oo. oooooooooooooooeoo 25 25 Financial Statement #0OOOOOOO >00000000000 27 Section V - Seacoast Defenses. Page
Par. 26 Plans and Studies 29 27 New Construction 29 28 Maintenance 29 29 Searchlights 29 30 Financial Statement 29
Section VI •• Preservation of Historical Fortifications.
Par. 31 Operations 31 32 Financial Statement 31
Section VII - Railways.
Par. 33 Operations 32 SECTION I - PERSONNEL.
1* Commissioned Officers* The present authorized commissioned strength of the Corps of Engineers is 500 (A*G* 320*2, 7-1-28}* At the beginning of the fiscal year the commissioned strength of the Corps of Engineers, in¬ cluding attached Philippine Scout Officers, was 575• To this number have been added 14 graduates from the United States Military Academy 1931 class, commissioned after July 1^ 1931* The losses amounted to 12 as follows: 1 by promotion to Brigadier General of the Line; 5 by retirement; 1 by resignation; 5 by transfer to other branches, leaving the commissioned strength at the end of the year, including attached Philippine Scout Officers, 5j8e
Since the authorized commissioned strength of the Corps of Engineers was fixed at 50G in 1928, Various acts of Congress, notably the Flood Control Act of May 15? 1928, and Act of January 21, 1927? directing surveys for flood! control, navigation, power and irrigation on all streams in the United States,and the appropriation annually of practically double the amount of money expended on flood control and navigation work prior to that date, have imposed additional duties upon the commissioned personnel of the Corps of Engineers to such an extent that the present actual strength of 57^ officers is the minimum which should be maintained if the duties of the Corps of Engineers are to be carried out efficiently*
2* Distribution of Officers*
a* Branch_Duty.
Administrative -
Office, Chief of Engineers «o • *<,<,«* * * <,.. o „. l8 (a) Corps Area Staffs •o«oooeoooooeo«ooooooooo» 10 28
Installations - Board for Rivers and Harbors **«*«o*»o»<>»e» 3 Board on Engineer Equipment 1 Reproduction Plant *oA«*909ao6*oooo«oo«ooo* 3 Aerial Photography *»c*oo«o«ooo*o*o9oa&oooe 2 Rivers, Harbors and Fortifications * 148 Engineer Depots •*»*»o«»9oooooooo*o.*eeo»o** 4 Procurement Planning •**coo0e<,ooooo<,oooo«o* 5 Duty m Nicaragua a**«ooo»ooa»ooooo*oae>o«so 1 1&7
1 a* Branch^Dut^ (continued)
Special Service Schools -
Staff and Faculty, Engineer School ^.••o©©©© 12 Faculty9 Infantry School •..©•.•.©©•©©.....© 1 Engineer School Detachment ©<>.. 0 © © © ©© © •. • ©. 2
Students: Engineer School • ,0#f«20 Civil Schools ..^^oool? 39 54
5'r?o^p Units, United States -
4 Regiments ( 3 less 2 6ompanies) 76
1 Squadron (less 1 troop) © © 0 o a ©©©©© • 0©©o©©* 0 13 1 Platoon (Combat )(7th) .©»©©©©©©©©©© ©‘© .©. © 2 1 Platoon (Squadron) (9th) »©©©©0© •«©00©©©©© 2 1 Battalion (Topographic)/* i9th) 000000000000 7 100
Panama Canal Department -
1 Regiment ©•©COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOO 27 Fortifications and Department Engineers©©. 1 28
Hawaiian Department -
1 XtOgimen O ooeooooooooooooooocoooooooooooooo 23 Depaxtment Headquarteis ••©o©oooooeooooooo 1 River & Harbors and Fortifications . .©e©©© 1 25
Philippine Department -
1 Regiment©©eooooooooooooooooooaoooooooooooo 11
Department Headquarters© ©©.o 0©«© ©«©»©©0coo 2 Philippine Engineer Depot ©00000000000000© 1 C0O0^Engineer Detachment .©.©©©©©co©©©©©©© 1 _n
TOTAL Branch Duty © 0 • © © 0 © © © © © © © ©«© © ©«. © • 0,. ©©. • 417
(a) Exclusive of general officer of the Line detailed as Chief of Engineers* b. Duty other thanjvith Branch*
War Department General Staff « © © • • © © © © © © © 5 Inspector General*s Department © ©. 0 © ©. © © © © 1
National Guard o©©ooooo©©ooooooooooooooo©o 19
0 r gam zed Reseives.•oo»©©ooooo©00000000000 1
RoOaToC© SO©OOOOOOOO©O©OOOOOCC>©O©OO»OO©AO9 42 Army War College,, Staff and Faculty©o©©©©© 1
2 b<> Duty_Other_than with_Branch (confined).
Army War College, Students . * o.... 4 C. & G. S. School, Staff and Faculty *******.....« 4 Co & G * So School, Students 00000000000000*00.0.oil Uo S. Military Academy - Instructors .4 . o«.o•....«0.*«22 Engr* Detachment ...... c...* 3
Graduates unassigned ,,,,0##,14 39 Army Industrial College, Students 4 Office, Assistant Secretary of War .0000000000000003 Language Student ...... o„0...... o* 1
Panama Canal oooooooooooe.oooooooaoooooo.oeooooo 3
District of Columbia Government..•»0 e.«0.. c...... 4
Public Buildings and Parks ..ooooooooo.oo.oo...o 3 Detailed with Air Corps ...... o...... o. 2 American Battle Monuments Commission .* ...i 4
Arlington Bridge Commission o.ooe...ooooo.oooooo 1
Freeman Scholarship in Europe 0.*.«.•«0*...... 1
Militia bUreaU o.o-oooo.oo.oaooooooooo 00000000000 1
Oxford University, Rhodes Scholarships 0*0.0000. 4 Supervisor of construction of U* S. Govt®
Building, Paris, France 0...... «..•....o 1
Porto Rican Hurricane Relief Commission 0...o«o. 1 Detailed to Judge Advocate Generalo..•.••..•.•.• 1
TOTAL Other than Branch Duty . *...... •••*•• l6l
GRAND TOTAL ...... 57®
3* Enlisted Personnel®
a. Strength.^.
Including the Philippine Scouts with the 14th Engineers, the authorized enlisted strength of the Corps of Engineers for the fiscal year fas 4668* The actual enlisted strength at the beginning of the fiscal year was 4641 and at the end of the fiscal year; 4348*
b. Distribution* .
The following table shows the distribution of the enlisted men of the Corps of Engineers on June 3D, 1932s
3 Authorized Strength Unit —
United States; 1st Engrs (less 2 Cos) Ft, DuPont9 Del. 525 443 : 2d Engrs (less 2 Cos) Ft* Logan9 Co3-o* > 485 431 ; 6th Engrs (less 2nd 3n Ft, Lav/ton9 Y/ash. (485 292 and 1 Go) ( 2nd Bn?6th Engrs Ft. Lewis, Wash. ; ( 148 440 ; (less 1 Co) Co.A,7th Engrs Ft* Denning, Ga. 41 52 j (less 1 Pi) 8th Engrs (less 1 Tr) Ft, McIntosh,Texas: 260 244 I Tr A,9th Engrs Ft. Riley, Kans. 43 42 i (Less 1 PI) 13th Engrs (less 1 Co) Ft. Humphreys, Va* ; (710 541 Co G913th Engrs Ft. Knox, Ky. ; ( 81 622 : 29th Engrs (less 2 Dos) Ft. Schuyler, N.Y. '• 66 64 Co B 5 29th Engrs Mitchel Field, 75 78 Long Island,N.Y. : Co C,29th Engrs Army War College, ; Washington,D.C.- ; 27 168 23 165 ; Detachment,O.C. of E. Washington,D.C. 12 12 : Detachment, Engr Schoio.I Ft. Humphreys, Va. : 152 164 : Headquarters: 1st Corps Area Boston, Mass. ; (5 5 2nd Corps Area Governors Is.,N.Y. ' (5 5 3d Corps Area Baltimore, Md. : (5 5 4th Corps Area Ft. McPherson,Ga. : (5 4 5th Corps Area Ft. Hayes,Ohia ; (5 4 6th Corps Area Chicago, 111 ; (5 5 7th Corps Area Ft. Omaha, Nebr. '• (5 5 8th Corps Area Ft.Sam Houston,Tex.j (6 6 9th Corps Area San Francisco,Cal. • (4 .'•45 2926 4 43 12658
Hawaii: 3d Engrs Schofield Bks.,T.H.': 672 645 i Dept.Hdqrs Schofield Bks.,T.H. j 10 682 .10 j 655
Panama s 11th Engrs Corozal,C.Z. : 705 688' 1 Dept. Hdqrso Corozal,C.Z. 5 710 4 : 692
Philippines; 14th Engrs Ft. William McKinley, P. I. ; 330 324 ■ U\ on O Dept. Hdars. Ft. William McKinley, P.I. 20 19 _ 343
Total, Authorized Strength 0 0 * 0 0 01 4668 Total, Actual Strength 4348
£• All combat units of the Corps of Engineers in the United States are operating under greatly reduced strength. Such a condition can but -impair; the efficiency of the organizations both in their combat and engineer training,,
4 SECTION II • INTELLIGENCE.
4, General*
The Intelligence Section has made searches for: historical data from early engineering reports of surveys, expeditions, etc*, in reference to inquiries on roads, railroads, highways, military posts and reservations; distances on historical routes and trails; and general and specific reports of operations in the AoEoF., Franca* It has assembled lantern slides for lectures; distributed and circulated books a.nd periodicals from the Engineer School Library and Library of Congress; also distributed military publications, general orders, circulars, etc'. It has initiated requests for and distributed miscellaneous data from military attaches and from the Intelligence and Press Sections of the General Staff.
5• Military. Manning.
a* Mapping injtheJUnited States,*
During the fiscal year cooperative work by the UoS. Geological Survey was continued along the International Border in Maine. Two quad¬ rangles were completed and three others partially completed. The 29th Engineers (topographic) established 92 control monuments and completed 265 square miles of topographic mapping -for the Fire Control Map of the area adjacent to New York City* Field surveys were initiated for two tactical maps in the vicinity of Camp Knox, Kentucky, by Company C, 13th Engineers, as well as a special military map of Camp Knox, scale 1:5000} air photographs, map projection and planimetric detail for the tactical maps was initiated by the Engineer Detachment, Wright Field; field work is approxi mately 50 per cent completed; final maps will be prepared on the aero- cartograph. A special edition of the map ox Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, was prepared, and a training map of Des Moines and Vicinity, Iowa, was initiated* the field work of which was executed by the Geological Survey* Special maps were prepared of Camp Stephen D, Little, Fort McIntosh, Fort Francis E. Warren, Texas, and special operations maps for the 1st Cavalry Division, 2d Division, 4th Brigade,and 25th Infantry, for use in 1932 maneuvers, together with ten tactical map quadrangles in the 8th Corps Area which were compiled and reproduced during the y&ar* The 8th Corps Area Reproduction Plant was destroyed by fire in March, 1932. A new standard commercial press has been purchased, together with accessory equipment, for re-establishing the plant* This reproduction plant accomplished the following work throughout the years
5 Blue prints, blue line prints, brown line prints,
negatives and photographs 0«• * .. o. <,«....«.«• * 9 ?739
Lithographs9 consisting of photo-lithographed sheets of tactical maps, special maps, plans and miscellaneous drawings •.«•.«..•«,. . o«*«o. 41,250
lo. Panama_Canal_Department „
Field surveys were accomplished by Companies D, E and F, 11th Engineers, and maps reproduced by the Department Engineer , as follows:
Traingulation Stations established and read o„*ooo 21 Miles of Control Traverse run o....ooocoooo«. 85 Square miles completed by Bagley method **««»*o..» 108
Publishing PMS Sheets Nos. 82, 83, 85, 86, 89, 122, 123, 125 and 163.
Sheets partially completed - Revised Lake quadrangle sheets Nos. 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27 3 28 and 29 O
Control has been established of approximately 580 square miles over the Penonome-Calobre and Santiago-Parita area for aerial photography*
Co Hawaiian Department.
Operations consisted in the operation of the field litho¬ graphic reproduction plant to meet the requirements of the Department in the drafting of maps, plans and charts, and in the storage and issue of maps and charts for military use* A party of the 3 A general map, in four sheets, of the vicintiy of Oahu was prepared for the Hawaiian maneuvers. The hydrographic survey of the shore line of the Island of Oahu was resumed during the, fiscal year 6 'itk the assistance of an officer from the Uo S« Coast and Geodetic Survey* The shore lines and soundings have been completed for Moanalua Bay and Hanauma Bay, and work is. in progress between Waimea Bay and Y/aialee* Miscellaneous maps v/ere prepared as follows: Map of the Island of Oahu, 1I62,500 showing roads 3 trails, and landing facilities* General map of Hawaii Ordnance Depot, Oahu, ' ToH. 1 tti ='llf 60 per cent complete* Road and trail map of Hawaii National Park, Island of Hawaii 75 per cent complete. do Philippine Department* The survey troops{consisting of Company B, 14th Engineers (PS) moved to the aast coast of Luzon November 1, 1931? for under¬ taking the survey of the Beler area, consisting of an area of 420 square miles, 25 Jriangulation ;stations and 10■supplementary triangu¬ lation stations were established* 8 field sheets were plotted from aerial photographs. Maps of the fire control for the Fort Stotsenburg Artillery Range, and the projection sheets for the Tayabas survey were completed during the year. The following reproduction work was accomplished: Blue prints and negatives * • „ 0 * « .* „ « 7,852 Photographs printed 0..0ooo.ooooo 562 Plates and film developed 0 • e » « * . e • 100 Rolls of blue print paper sensitized* * e .» 122 Maps mounted * 0 * * ,. « , * * , , » * 0 » 22 8• Engineer Reproduction Plant. The principal operations of this plant were the preparation for and reproduction by lithographic methods of the following: drafting and partial reproduction of 150 tactical map sheets of the Alluvial Valley of the Mississippi River, scale 1:62,500, standard topographic maps $ revision and printing of air navigation charts for the Army, Navy and Commerce Depart¬ ment 5 air mail route maps for the Post Office Department5 ammunition charts, firing tables. Ordnance lists and field service bulletins for the Ordnance Department| military maps of parts of Panama| Camp Y/illiams and Camp McCoy, 7 Wisconsin} and Camp Beauregard, Louisiana. A series of twelve Asiatic maps consisting of 71 sheets in a total edition of 86,400 copies was reproduced under emergency conditions. The %ork was assigned February 2, 1932, and was completed April 13, 1932. During the year a new Harris-SeyboHi-Potter offset press was installed at a cost, of $15,000.00, together with metal shelving fotf storage of maps at a cost of $3J800.00. New tactical maps prepared for reproduction - 85 sheets. Tactical maps reproduced during the year 3^6,000 sheets. Total lithographs ...... 3,171,000 7. Aerial Survey Development. The Engineer Detachment at Wright Field conducted, in cooperation with the Air Corps, development and experimental work and tests, including problems of aerial mapping} tests and calibration of new 5“lens mapping cameras} tests of photographic film and paper} the design and test of new equipment} and experimental work in and development of methods of rapid ground control and utilization of air photographs in military mapping. During the year purchase was made of a Hugershoff aerocartograph, an instrument designed and con¬ structed in Germany, by the use of Which accurate maps may be made from aerial photographs, and which it is expected will materially reduce the field work and cost of areas mapped by its use. 8• Procurement and Distribution of Foreign and Domestic Maps. During the year the usual distribution of commercial and foreign maps of United States and Insular Possessions was made, which numbered about 50,000 maps from the following sources: Geological Survey ..... 30,000 Governmental Agencies . . . 10,000 Commercial Agencies .... 10,000 Coast and Geodetic Survey. 1,000 Hydrographic Office Charts 100 8 9. Financial Statement: Title of appropriation: "Engineer Operations in the Field". Project 4. Military Surveys and Maps. 1222 1220 123.1 121?. a. Previous_,ajDpr opr iat ions s $ 86,400 $71,940 $75,000 $117,580 b. Expend.itur_es_fi.scal year 1932: Appropriations fiscal year 1932 ... $117,580 Received as reimbursements ...... 190,210 TOTAL available ...... $307,790 Expended as follows: • • Proj ect • • :Expended & Number t Purpose :Available :obligated 4 a Military Mapping in U. S. and Insular possessions ...... $ 46,465 $ 4.6,465 4 b Operations of the Engineer Reproduction Plant 229,990 229,990 4 c Development of Aerial Map Equipment 2 9000 2,000 4 d Procurement of Foreign and Domestic Maps and Equipment . .... 29.335 29.335 TOTALS o . . . $307,790 $307,790 9 SECTION III - OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 10* Regular Army* All active regular army units were under the control of Corps Area and Department Commanders except the following: a* 13th Engineers* Combat Regiment. Commanding Officer. Colonel Elliott J. Dent, C<,E0, from July 1, 1931 to Feb. 22, 1932* Major John R. D. Matheson, CoE., from Feb. 23, 1932 to June 30* 1932* Regiment (less Company C, Fort Humphreys, Va.) (Company C was throughout the year attached to the Provisional Mechanized Force and as such was not under the jurisdiction of the Chief of Engineerso) The regiment carried out its usual training program; furnished details for demonstrations at the Engineer School and for instruction at RoO*ToC* and OoRoCe camps; assisted the Board on Engineer Equipment in testing and development of engineer equipment; participated in parades and pageants conducted in Washington, D0C. and vicinity in celebration of the George Washington Bicentennial; and in addition performed the following "work in Post improvement: constructed bowling alley with separate boiler room., several garages, base-ball grandstand, athletic field, gravel parking space for the Organized Reserve Corps Camp, and sidewalks in officers1 area; graded area around Post Recreation Build¬ ing and new hospital; widened the road to Belvoir; and salvaged twelve war time buildings* At the beginning of the fiscal year, one platoon of Company D was on temporary duty at Camp Custer, Michigan, assisting in the train¬ ing activities in connection with R.O.ToC. and Organized Reserve Camps of the 6th Corps Area, where it remained until its return to Fort Humphreys, Va* on August l8, 1932. b. United States Army Engineer Battalion in Nicaragua» ' ”'‘ V’ Commanding - Officer.. Major Co P*- Gross, •C0E’*.,. -- o r.: Provisional Battalion consisting o^ the following units: . p Battalion Headquarters, Headquarters and Service W. Company and Company A, 29th Engineer Battalion ,,, (Topographic), ; Company,A, 1st Engineers* 10 This unit was on transport from July 1 to July 25, 1931s enroute from Granada, Nicaragua, where they had been engaged on work connected with the Nicaragua Canal Survey, to New York, N.Y. Upon landing at the latter port on July 25, this provisional battalion was disbanded and jurisdiction over the units passed from the Chief of Engineers to the Commanding General of the 2d Corps Area, Company A of the First Engineers proceeding to and taking station witn the 1st Engineers at Fort DuPont, Delaware, and the units of the 29th Engineer Battalion proceeding to and taking station at Fort Schuyler, N.Y. c. Company C, 29th Engineer Battalion (Topographic), Commanding Officer. Second Lieutenant William N.Leaf, C.E., from July 1, 1931 to December 3»1931» First Lieutenant Lloyd E. Mielenz, C.E., from December 4, 1931 to June 30s 1932. The company was engaged in its usual work of map reproduction at the Engineer Reproduction Plant, Army War College, Washington,D„C. 11 o 11. ENGINEERS, NATIONAL GUARD ! Status of Engineer Units of the National Guard, June 30, 1932. No. Type Division State Status Commanding Officer 101 Combat Regiment 26th Inf. Massachusetts Complete Colonel. Ft Gibba 102 •* w 27th 11 New York * Colonel F. E. Humphreys 103 It N 26 th M Pennsylvania R Colonel J. W. Study—: 104 N II 44 th m New Jersey R Colonel P. M. Hurd 105 ft H 30 th R North Carolina 1st Battalion Colonel C. F. 3oesch South Carolina 2d Battalion Major J. C. Steadman ; Ifet 3attalion Colonel H. Hulen 106 91 II 3l3t Mississippi Florida 2nd Battalion Major J. B. Coombs Minhlgnn TTn organ! -rad * n n w 107 32nd Wi neonsin ti 108 n R 33rd u Illinois Complete Colonel K. E. Hobart 109 H R 34th ti South Pskota » Colonel E. L. Lewis 110 R N 35 th M Missouri w Colonel E. M. Stavton 111 * II 36 th R Texas II Colonel R. B. Dunbar 112 R R 37 th »* Ohio m Colonel D. F. Pancoast 113 M R }8th R Indiana m Colonel A. P. Melton Nevada Co. "D".2d Battalion Captain J. M. Howell R -115 H R 40th Utah 1st Battalion Unorganized M lib R R 41st n Idaho Regt. (less Hq. 1st Bn., and Co."C ) Colonel F. C. Hummel1 l'isr R R 43rd R Rhode Island Regiment (less Co. "C") Colonel T. H. Hammond New Mexico 2nd Battalion Colonel Nil Lane H 45th M 120 Oklahoma 1st Battalion Major W. P. Danford 121 R 29th R District of Columbia Complete Colonel J. W. Cehrmnn 12 *r Squadron 21st Cav. Pennsylvania Unorganized 126 R 22nd « Wisconsin H 127 m 23rd " Alaoama Squadron (less Hq and Service Platoon) Major E. W. Jones 123" m 24th M Colorado Unorganized 113 General S ervice Regiment Georgia •R 104 N *» Tennessee Companies "A" and "B* Capts. D. J. Patton and D.S.Kramer Strength, June 30, 1932, Officers V7arrant Officers Enlisted Men Total 458 15 8044 8517 12. Organized Reserves. a. Corps_ ofmEngineers—Reserve^ (l) Strength. At the close of the fiscal year 1932, there were in the Corps of Engineers Reserve 8194 Reserve Officers who had accepted Appointment in grades as follows: Brigadier General . 1 Colonels .... 110 Lieutenant Colonels 180 Majors . . . . „ 584 Captains .... l6l6 First Lieutenants . 1523 Second Lieutenants. 4i8o TOTAL 8194 (2) List ribution. The distribution of tlaese officers ms as follows? Allotted to General Assignment Group 000006^ 6 Allotted to and assigned to Organized Reserve Units (except Railway Battalions), in Corps Area Assignment Group * „ • 0 • 5090 Allotted to and assigned in Corps Area Assignment Group to Railway Battalions• 0 423 Allotted to and assigned in Corps Area Assignment Group to National Guard Units o o o , o c o e o o o o , o o o o v 439 Allotted to Corps Area Assignment Group on inactive status unessigned » « 0 * , 1929 7881 TOTAL in Corps Area Assignment Group 7887 Allotted to and assigned in Arm and Service Assignment Group 000 00000 213 Allotted to Arm and Service Assignment Group, living outside United States « „ o 34 13 brought forward 7887 Allotted to Arm and Service Assignment Group on inactive status unassigned 60 TOTAL IN Arm and Service Assignment Group 307 TOTAL in Corps of Engineers Reserve 8194 b. Specialist_R.es.erve,. In addition to tlie foregoing there are 67 officers of the Specialist Reserve, allocated to the Office, Chief of Engineers, for industrial mobilization activities as follows: Majors ...... 10 Captains oo©o©o©© 37 First Lieutenants© . . © 19 Second Lieutenants © . © 1 c© Training.. (l) Eor not exceeding 14 days. During the fiscal year 1932 the following Reserve officers allocated to the Arm and Service Assignment Group were called to active duty and trained in the various mobilization assignments: ^EKSiafefir.-.a.essryg.0H ? Spa.clallai^|gprv:ai_,-. procurement ; Procurement : Procurementsprocurement:Total - - £- Colonels 4 2 Lieutenant Colonels 5 3 8 Majors 5 9 1 3 18 Captains 18 7 8 2 35 First Lieutenants 9 3 7 19 Second Lieutenants 1 4 5 TOTAL 42 28 16 5 91 (2) For more than 15 days© One First Lieutenant and 1 Second Lieutenant, Engineer Reserve Corps of the Arm and Service Assignment Group were on active duty attending the National Guard and Reserve Officer's Course at the Engineer School, Fort Humphreys, Virginia, for a period of three months© -They both completed the course© 14 (3) Financial.Statement (a) For not exceeding 14 days. Funds in the amount of $15,700 for pay and allowances and $2,900 for mileage were allotted from the appropriation "Organized deserves, 1932" for this type of training. Expenditures; Procurement s Non-Procurement Pay and s : Pay and • Allowances: t Mileage : Allowances : Mileage Original Allotment, Fiscal Year 1932 $7961.00 $1639.00 $7739*00 $1261.00 Revoked ...... 1270.00 225.00 500.00 300.00 Available. . . . 6691.00 1414.00 7239.00 961.00 Expended...... 6621.94 1142.22 7042.93 _ 921.43 Unexpended Balance $ 69.06 $' 71.78 $ 196.07 ' $ 39.57 (b) For more than 15 days. Funds in the amount' of $1000 for pay and allowances and $150 for mileage were allotted from the appropriation "Organized Reserves, 1932", for this type of training. Expenditures: Pay and : Allowances : Mileage Original Allotment, Fiscal Year 1932 $1,000.00 $150.00 Additional Allotment 270.00 Available $1,270.00 $150.00 Expended 1.268.48 67.74 Unexpended Balance $ 1T52 $ 82.26 13. R.O.T.C. a*.' The enrollment at the close of the fiscal year 1932, shows a slight increase over that for 1931, in both the basic and advanced courses. There was an increase in total enrollment at the beginning of the school year 1931-32 over the total enrollment at the beginning of the school year 1930-31* The increase was approximately equal as bet\?een the basic and advanced courses. b. The total number of units is twenty-two, the unit at the University of Cincinnati having been re-constituted during the fiscal year 193 2v-- c. The following table shows pertinent information relative to R.O.T.D.- personnel: 15 \ Sumner Camp Officers on duty with Engineer Units Institution 1 En cr. En rlt. Gr-aduates F.Y. 1932 Enroll- As of June 30. 1932 A * • Not ment ‘ B A Total Com. Cert. Rec. Total 1932 Officer in Charge Assistant j Corps Area Hass* Inst, of Tech. I 186 —j39_ 20 1 21 12 1st Lt. C.L. Adcock. C.E. 1st Lt. E. C. Harwood. C.E. * Yale Univ. I 88 27. 60 10 2 12 11 1st Lt. A. J. Sheridan, C.E. None Carnegie Inst, of Tech. III -2_lj_ 86 301 - 3? 3 1 39 42 Capt. A. S. Ackerman, C.E. 1st Lt. F« E. Cothran, C.E. Pa. State College III 599 652 26 2 28 35 1st Lt. D. G. White, C.E. 1st Lt. F. M. Albrecht, C.E. Johns Hopkins Univ. 174 III 212 17 9 26 21 Capt. J. M. Silkman, C.E. 1st Lt. F. Z. ?irkevf C.E. Va. Polytechnic Inst. III 176 -131, _30? 61 5 66 54 1st Lt. C. P. Hardy, C.E. 1st Lt. V/. C. Bennett, Jr., C.E. Ala. Polytechnic Inst. IV 184 75 259 25 6 35 37 Capt. R. W. Grower, C.E. l3t Lt. F. 0. Bowman, C.E. Univ. of Tenn. IV 187 55_ 192 1? 17 _ 19 Capt. H. JL. Porter, C.E. 1st Lt. J. M. Harmon. C.E. Univ. of Ala. IV 53 442 16 3 12— *5 1st Lt. A. JU.-Pence, C.E. 1st Lt. Howard Ker, C.E. Rose Polytechnic Inst. V 146 33 179 15 2 17 36^ 1st LtV'Ole G. Hoaas, C.E. 1st Lt. G. E. Sullivan, C.E. " Univ. of Ginn. V ZO 0 70 1 1 1 None . \Y. Va. Univ. V 203 47 250 14 1 15 23~- Capt. S. C. Whipple, C.E. 1st Lt. P. N. Strong, C.E. Mich. Col. of Min. & Tech. VI 141 —*3__. 134 _19... 3 22 23 Capt. C. . Bal1, 0.E. None Univ. of 111. VI -251 79 334 29. 4 33 45 Major W. C. Lemen, C.E. 1st Lt. A. G. Matthews. C.E. Iowa St. College - VII 199 _49_ 248 15 1 16 25 1st Lt. L. G. Yoder, C.E. 1st Lt. A. M. Andrews. C.E. Mo. Schl. of Mines 1 VII 259 46 105 13 1 1 20 20 1st Lt. John R. Hardin. C.E. None State Univ. of Iowa VII 136 31 167 11 2 . 13 14 Capt. Bernard Smith, C.E. 1st Lt. R. E. Coughlin, C.E. Univ. of Kans. VII 47 30 77 10 2 12 9 __Ca.pt. J. F. Zajicek, C.E. 1st Lt. E. H. Coe, C.E. A. & M. Coll, of Texas VIII 120 209 19 6 2 40 Capt. L. A. Pick, C.£«. 1st Lt. J. S. Seybold, C.E. 1 h ? Colo. Schl. of Mines VIII 227 ns 345 64 3 1 68 79 Capt. F. M. S. Johnson, C.E. 1st Lt. H. V. Canan, C.E. Ore. Agri. College IX 133. 18 151 7 1 8 9 1st Lt. D. C. Hill, C.E. None State Coll of 7/ash. IX 254 23 277 10 10 12 Capt. F. F. Freeh, C.E. 1st Lt. F. S. Blinn. C.E. Totals 4283 1177 5460 463 57 3 523 587 # Univ. of Nebr. 1 1 00 00 UN # Not a Regular Engr. Unit 14. Engineer Sections, Corps Area and Department Headquarters. Enlisted Strength Headquarters. Unit Engineer. Actual sAuthorized I Captain R. C. Hunter 5 5 II Colonel ¥. J. Barden to January 29 } 1932 5 5 Colonel J. Y/eeks III Captain S. H. Karrick 5 5 IV Major L. E. Lyon 4 5 V Major R. G. Guyer 4 5 VI Major E. S. J. Irvine 5 5 VII Major C.H. Cunningham to August 24, 1931 5 5 Major J. S. Butler VIII Dolortel W. B. Ladue 6 6 IX Major H. F. Cameron to January 29, 1932 44 4 Major H; H. Stickney Hawaiian Lt. Col. D. C. Jones to Department February 9» 1932 10 10 Lt. Col. R. R. Ralston Panama Canal Lt. Colj E. D. Ardery to Department August 30, 1931 4 5 Major C. F. Williams Philippine Major A. K. B. Lyman to Department October 2, 1931 • 19 20 Lt. Col. J. A. O'Connor 35* Tables of Organization. During the fiscal year, no Tables of Organization were completed. However, organizational studies were conducted through¬ out the year and a number of tables of organization were in the course of preparation. 17 l6. Equipment* Studios and investigations of certain items of equipment were made during the year with a view to such equipment being adopted for military purposes* Tables showing the authorized basic allowances of equipment for the Corps of Engineers were in the course of preparation. None of these tables was completed during the year, A table of allow- ances-j special for the Engineer School, was prepared and submitted to the various supply agencies of the War Department for purposes of co¬ ordination. 17* Training Publications. a. Tr ai ni ng_Regulat i o n s •> During the year TR 190-10, Conventional Signs, was revised and submitted to the War Department for approval and publication. In addition, the existing project of preparing training regulations for use by the Corps of Engineers was revised to eliminate subjects covered by the two volumes of the Engineer Field Manual now in the process of printing. » b. Field Manuals. Work has been continued on the Engineer Field Manual, in two volumes. Volume I covers the tactics and technique of Engineer Units, including their organization, armament, equipment training, supply, shelter, transportation and employment. Volume II covers technical engineering, giving engineering data required by Engineer Personnel in the field. Both volumes were in the hands of the Public Printer at the close of the fiscal year^ Volume I being printed in final form, and Volume II in tentative form only. £• Extension Courses. The approved program for the preparation of Engineer Extension Course material for the school year 1932-33 required fhe followings Revision Engineer Subcourse 20-1, Military Roads. ir " 20-2, Military Bridging. u " 20-4, Mapping. f? " 30-9, Tactics II. u " 40-3s Organization of the Ground III. Special Text Mo. 108, Fixed and Floating Bridges. u " 109, Mapping. 18 Preparation of New Material Special Text No* 111, Military Roads* All of the above material was completed and approved for use with the Extension Courses during the school year 1932-33♦ l8. Uar Plans* The various war plans were revised during the year. Special studies v/ere conducted in connection with war plans and mobilization plans and corrections made from time to time, with a view to keeping them up to date. One now war plan /as completed during the year and considerable work v/as accomplished toward the completion of two other plans* 19* The Engineer School* Commandant * Colonel Edward H» Schulz, C0E* a. Courses*_ The Engineer School carried out the following courses of instruction during the fiscal year: * (1) The Company Officers* Course, I931-32, commenced September 4, 1931* The class comprised 21 officers, including - First Lieutenant, Corps of Engineers. * . 0 8 Second Lieutenants, Corps of Engineers* * .12 Lieutenant 2 Royal Siamese Engineers ... * 1 The course was terminated and graduation exercises held on June 3? 1932* All students satisfactorily completed the course and were awarded diplomas. (2) The National Guard and Reserve Officers1 Course commenced on Ms.rch 49 1932, and terminated June 3? 1932* The class consisted of twenty-four officers of the National Guard and Corps of Engineers Reserve, distributed as follows: National Guard - Captains . . „ * * « * 4 First Lieutenants* • 3 Second Lieutenants • 4 Reserve Officers - Captains . . 0 * * 4 First Lieutenants* 7 Second Lieutenants 2 All students satisfactorily completed the course and were awarded diplomas* 19 (3) The Enlisted Specialists' Courses v/ero held from October 6, 1931, to Kay 20, 1932. The personnel enrolled, together v/ith the course conducted are sho’/n herevith: : Courses ; Sur.veyingsJiap Reproduc--: Units ; and :tion and :Operators Total Drafting ^Photography _ Engineer School Detachment . . 1 . 1 2 Engineer Detachment, U • ^ o I'.l e A. o ■ c o . 2 2 Engineer Detachment, Ilq, 1st Corps Area 1 1 1st Engineers . . 4 1 2 7 2d Engineers 2 2 4 6th Engineers . . 3 1 1 5 7th Engineers . . 1 1 8th Engineers . „ 1 1 1 3 9th Engineers . . 1 l 13th Engineers. . 10- 7(x-4) 7 24 29th Engineers 2 1 3 1st Observation. oaotalion, 1.A.O 1 l TOTAL 28 13 13 54 1 Did not complete 2 Did not complete x Relieved b0 Engineering Courses at_Civil_Institutions (l) The officers of the Corps of Engineers attending civil institutions, v;ith the degrees" received are shown herewith: Student Degree Universities Officers awarded Cornell University 3 CE Masso Institute of Techo 2 3S in CE Princeton University r"- CE State UniVo of Iowa 3 3S in CE University of California 10 i3S in CE Total 19 ** Scholarship -20- (2) Funds were allotted from the appropriation " Incidental Expenses of the Army, 1932',' in the amount of v4,263.00 for the payment of tuition of officers detailed to civil educational institutions under the provisions of Section I27~a of the National Defense Act, as amended. The total expenditures made under this allotment were as follows: University of California ..... 10 G $59*60 .-$• 59&.00 Cornell University ...... 3 C 509.25 , 1527.75 State University of Iowa ..... 3 © 219.00 .-657.00 Mass. Institute of Technology- . . 2 C 700.00 1400.00 Total Expenditures $4l8o.75 Unobligated balance 102.25 £. Library.^ (l) The Engineer School Library, at the Army 'Jar College, Washington, D.C., with branches at Fort Humphreys, Virginia, and in the Office, Chief of Engineers, was operated for the benefit of the Engineer School, the Corps of Engineers, and the War Department. Books and periodicals on military and engineering subjects were made available. During the year several bibliographies covering technical engineering subjects were prepared. New books numbering 747 copies were added to the library. (2) It is proposed that the Library be moved to the Engineer School as soon as a suitable permanent fire proof building can be made available to house it at Fort Humphreys, Virginia. d# Housing._ All the buildings used by the Engineer School at Fort. .... Humphreys, Virginia, are old frame war time structures which have, already depreciated to the extent of making continued repairs un¬ economical. The total annual cost of maintaining these buildings is relatively large due to the great amount of work and material fjt„ Co necessitated to keep them in suitable condition for occupancy. ■,<’ yp The value -of the equipment, supplies and plant used in conneption,^7 .sr. with the school*s activities and housed in these buildings, is 14'‘ approximately ^150,000.00. 21 G Financial Statement^ Appropriation Title? Engineer School (l) Arcvi :Appropriations - Fiscal year 1928 1220 1931 1222 Appropriation $29,910 $23,150 $23,210 $23,888 $22,820 (2) Expenditures ■ Appropriation Fiscal Year 1932 . . $22,820*00 Received as reimbursements ... 2,875.19 Total available . $25,695.19 Project: : : Expended and Number : Pur nose : Available : Obligated 1 Maintenance and operation of Engineer School $25,695.19 $25,687.47 20. Special Educational Details. a. Oomestic_Institutions._ None. b. Foreign Institutions.. Five officers were in attendance at Oxford University, during the year, all by virtue of Rhodes Scholarship awards. Two officers were in their first year of attendance, one in the second and one in the third. During the year two officers were making studies of European Hydraulic Research methods, under John R. Freeman Traveling Scholarship awards by the American Society of Civil Engineers. One officer was serving the third year of a detail to Japan as a language student. 22 SECTION IV - SUPPLY 21* Gene rale.-. The peace time procurement, storage and issue of Engineer equipment and supplies for troops and for seaccast fortifications, is centralized an the Supply Section, Office, Chief of Engineers, with the exception of the local procurement of certain fortification plant, office supplies and miscellaneous operating supplies, by Engineer Depot supply officers and Corps Area and Department Engineer Officers* Procurement of equipment and supplies to be issued to troops is based on-requisi¬ tions from the field and replenishments as determined by normal con¬ sumption o 22# Requirements* The Requirements Branch prepared procurement requisitions for the maintenance of depot stocks, for the purchase of Engineer Equipment of troops, for seaooast fcertifications, and for all other Engineer purchases* It also prepared or revised basic data for the Engineer requirements of various 'Jar Plans* During the year, Parts II and III of the Engineer Supply Catalogue were compiled and issued* Various studies were made concerning proposed revisions in basic allowancesc 23® Procurement* a* Current Procurement* During the year there v/ere placed contracts and orders involving a total obligation of approximately $521,900*00 made up of the following: $132,300 for equipment and supplies under the appropriation "Engineer Equipment of Troops”; '':$297?600 for Seacoast Defenses; $289400 under appropriations for other branches of the service; and $63,700 from funds received in settlement of equipment furnished-the National Guard, FwOoT.C. and C*M*T*C* b. Procurement Planning* The carrying on of plans to provide for industrial, mobi¬ lization necessary to meet the war time requirements of Engineer Supplies, progress satisfactorily* Studies v/ere made on the follow¬ ing subjects: (l) Strategic raw materials, jute, sisal, mica, rubber, shellac, and silk; (2) production capacity, transits, levels, For complete financial statement '"Seacoast Fortifications" see paragraph 30* 23 compasses, clinometers, alidades, and drawing instruments; (3) location of depots; and (4) boundaries of procurement districts and power zones. On June 30 the procurement plans for the 4,358 items, for which the Corps of Engineers is responsible, were 98.93 per cent complete. Each of the five procurement districts prepared itself to function efficiently in time of emergency. Fifty-eight reserve officers, assigned for procurement duty in time of war, received active duty at some time during the fiscal year. The procurement districts continued the surveying of firms suitable for the manufacture of Engi¬ neer articles and the placing of accepted schedules of production. Of the 1,705 specifications required for Engineer items, less than half remain incompleted. Fourteen thousand nine hundred and ninety-one dollars and sixty three cents (^14,991»63) ^ere expended for procurement planning during the fiscal year 1932. cl Electric_Po\7er_Suryey. The power survey of electric plants and resources of the United States has been revised and brought up to date. Practically all of this data was collected by Paver and Harbor Districts at very small expense. d. The_3oard_on Engineer^Equipment. (1) The Board on Engineer Equipment, located at Fort Humphreys, Va. continued the investigation, study, and development of Engineer equipment. The most important work has been in connection with the development and tests of antiaircraft searchlights and floating bridge equipment. For a description of the work of the Board on seacoast defense items, including antiaircraft searchlights see paragraph 29» The sum of ^72,547.00 was expended during the fiscal year on work other than that applying to seacoast defenses. (2) The office and shops of the Board are at the present time located in barrack buildings of the frame type constructed during the world War. These buildings house equipment, machinery and supplies, the estimated va. ue of v/hich is i?260,000, and are liable at any time to 24 total destruction by fire. Such a fire would halt the major activities of the Board for about one year,besides the irreparable loss of the development and experimentations represented in items of experimental equipment completed and under construction. 24. Storage and Issue. a. Depot Sj, To provide for storage and issue of Engineer equipment and supplies, the Corps of Engineers maintained during the fiscal year eight active Engineer Sections in depots at the following places: ' Brooklyn, Net; Yorkj Columbus, Ohio5 Fort Sam Houston, Texas; San Francisco, California; Schenectady, New York; Corozal, Canal Zone; Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, and Manila, Philippine Islands. A small inactive stock is stored at the Mew Cumberland General Depot* Average Operation Costs for Engineer Depots in U.S. Average cost per requisition filled ...... $ 34*54 Average cost of handling active stock in % of its value 1.8l. Average cost of maintaining inactive stock in % of its value ...... 48 Average cost of maintaining "war Reserve in % of its value ,40 b* Jar Reserve Stocks.* The list of Essential Items for Y/ar Reserve for two field armies, or 1,000,000 men, was reduced from 35 to 25 items. The stock of 13 of these are be^.ow the amount authorized to be held in depot storage. The total value of the war reserve to be held in storage is lp46,lll,283.00 while the value of the stocks actually on hand avail¬ able for war reserve is $1,241,047*00. The principal shortage is in the items of antiaircraft searchlights and modern ponton equipment* jC» Surplus Stocks.* At the beginning of the fiscal year 1932 there was on hand surplus property, the approximate cost of which was $29,599»00. During the year additional equipment, costing approximately $89,020*00 was cleared for sale; and surplus property, costing approximately $2,343*50 was withdrawn from surplus, leaving on hand at the end of the year sur¬ plus equipment,costing approximately $ll6,275»50* 25 Under economic conditions v/hich prevailed during the last fiscal year3 the market for used equipment of the character avail--' able for Scale by the Chief of Engineers v/as very unfavorable5 and for that reason no effort was made to sell any surplus equipment during the fiscal year 1932 » do Approximate Value p ^Engineer Stocks_in Depots^ June 30^ 19J2 * , t Engineer Equipment of Troops >: Seacoast i All Stocks ;■ Standard * ; i ; ; Depot and : Substitute' Obsolete; E.E*T. ; ; ;|Limited j Standard : Total \ Total ; Total : Total <-■ ^Standard ; i ___ ; ; _ Brooklyn ' «$l,17l76l2 •$ 30*688 ' |$ 50,'012 :$l,252,312l $ 980,182 i$2,232,494~ Columbus : 2,404,295; 42,957 j 20,406 ■ 2,467,658: - : 2,467,658 San Antonio * 638,348: 10,721 : 32,646 ■ 681,715j 25,226 i 706,941 (8th CA)' : : : . j : : San Francisco ; I47,700i 5,1^7 \ 12,l60 j 165,027* 66,483 ; 231,510 Schenectady j 634,206 j - • : 634,2061 1,578,500 •' 2,212,706 Ordnance(Expl) j 212,990* - • : 212,990! - ■ 212,990 UNITED STATES ' :$ 5.209 »l9l 7T 89 ,533" :$ 115.2 24 :65, 413.908': $2.65 0.391 ~:$Lo64,299. Panama •$ 240,189*$ 2,295 :$ 2,560 $ 245,044: - ;$ 245,044 Hawaii ■ 1,535,137: 310 i 6,290 : 1,541,737: - j$i,54l,737 Philippine : 104.406: 32.572 i - : 136.978: - : 136,978 OVERSEAS .:$!,879,732:$ 35,177 $, 8,850 !$l,9.23,759 : - 1^321,151 TOTAL STOCKS $7 ,o88788"3“$i2477iO :$124,074 $7,3377£67~$2,650,391 '$9,9^8,058 26 I Recapitulation Total value of all stocks, including uar reserves, June 30, 1932 > ...... $10,336,729*00 Value of purchases of Troop Equipment for depot stocks, in fiscal year 1932 ...... 104,220.00 Value of purchases of Seacoasl equipment for depot stocks in fiscal year 1932 ...... 91.912.00 Total $10,532,861.00 Value of Troop Equipment issued during the fiscal year 1932. To the Regular Army and other branches and depart¬ ments of the Government $ 237,869.00 To the National Guard ...... 29,597.00 To Organized Reserves ...... 1,564»00 To R.O.T.G. Units ...... 14,365.00 To R.O.T.G. Camps ...... 1,788.00 Expended for depot use and dropped on approved I and I reports...... 17,710.00 Approximate loss in value due to revised price list ...... 49.46o»00 TOTAL Troop Equipment 352,153*00 Value of Seacost Equipment issued during the fiscal year 1932. To the Regular Army 132,942.00 To the National Guard...... 28,493*00 To R.O.T.G. Units...... 27*00 Expended in rehabilitating -searchlights. . . . 31.l88.00 ■ r o / r* ~. o TOTAL Seacoast Equipment...... $ 192,650.00 Total approximate value of all stocks June 30, 1932 ...... $9,988,058.00 25* Financial Statement. Appropriation Title._ Engineer Depots, (l) Previous appropriations: Fiscal year 1929 1930 1931 1932 Appropriation $94,134 $93,060 $96,988 $93,260 27 (2) Expenditures, Fiscal Year 1932: Project? j {Expended & Number ; Purpose : Available {Obligated 1 Maintenance and Operation■^97,258.08 $96,943*84 of Engineer Depots Includes reimbursements* b. Appropriation Title: Engineer Equipment of Troops. (1) previous appropriations: Fiscal Year 1929 1930 1931 1932 Appropriation $325,000 $295,660 $269,547 $203,870 (2) Expenditures, Fiscal Year 1932: project: : {Expended & Number : Purpose {Available: Obligated 1 Procurement and maintenance of Engineer Equipment $127,913 $127,913 2 For further development of Engineer Equipment 72,547 72,547 Total ' $200,460 $200,460. c. Appropriation Titles_ Engineer Operations in the Field. (1) Previous appropriations: Fiscal Year 1929 1930 1931 1932 Appropriation $85,567 $88,067 $97,198 $216,752 '::" (2) Expenditures, Fiscal Year 1932: Project: : ' {Expended & Number ; Purpose {Available {Obligated 1 Expenses of Corps Areas and Department Engineer Offices, Engineer Training of Troops and Field Exercises and Maneuvers. $81,663*09 $81,663.09 2 Procurement Districts 14,991.63 14,991.63 3 Construction Plans 2,300.00 2,300.00 Total $98,954.72 $98,954.72 Includes $117,580 for military maps and surveys. For financial statement see par. 9. 28 SECTION V - SEAGOAST DEFENSES. 26. Plans and Studies* Studies looking to the revision of harbor defense projects of the Continental United States and the defense projects of overseas departments were carried on, and the preparation of type plans for forti¬ fication structures and temporary structures in the Theater of Operations was continued. Field forces maintained record drawings and fire control records, and prepared detailed designs and estimates of fortification structures. 27* New Construction. (Not printed. Mot available for publication). 28. Maintenance. Existing fortifications and accessory structures in the Continental United States, the Insular Departments, and in Panama were maintained under the immediate supervision of Corps Area and Department Commanders* 29. Searchlights. (Not printed* Not available for publication). 30® Financial Statement: Appropriation Titles Seacoast Defenses (Engineers)* a» Previous.,. Appropr iat i 0 n s. • _ Fiscal Year 12£2 1230 1931 123.2 Appropriation $1,521,986 $1,228,210 $1,088,021 $1,055,315 b Expenditures- 1982. Projects : : Expended and Number ; Purpose : Available : Obligated Seacoast Defenses,U.S.(Engineers)» 11 Alteration,maintenance and repair of fortifications $345,835 $344,665 12 Purchase,development and test of searchlights 110-000 110,000 Total Si') $454,665 &VS3} $35" 29 b. Expenditures.* 1932_( Continued) Projects ; ; Expended and Number s Purpose : Available: Obligated Seacoast Defenses 9 Insular Departments(,E: ngineers). 11 Alterationsmaintenance and repair of fortifications $124,177 $124,177 12 Purchase and installation of searchlights 80,000 80,000 13 Construction of seacoast batteries 182.967 -iteaSiZ TOTAL $387,144 $387,144 Seacoast Defenses9 Panama Canal5 (Engineers)* 11 Alteration^maintenance and repair of fortifications $140,336 $140,336 13 Construction of seacoast batteries 28,000 28,000 14 Construction of facilities for submarine mine defens e 42,000 42,000 15 Procurement or reclamation of land 2,000 2,000 TOTAL $212,336 $212,336 30 SECTION VI ~ PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL FORTIFICATIONS 31. Operations* During the fiscal year maintenance operations on the historical fortifications at San Juan, Puerto Rico, were resumed* At the close of the fiscal year a wing wall was being repaired and riprap v/as being placed at the base of the cliff at the southeast corner of El Morro, under contract, at a cost of $12,924.00* A survey of the historic walls and the preparation of plans for their future preservation were continued at a cost of $2,382»00. 32• Financial Statement. Preservation and Repair of Historical Fortifications, San Juan, P*R* a* Previo uspropriations._ Fiscal Year 1929 1930 1931 1932 Appropriation 0 00 $17,000*00 b. Expenditures^!^!*.. Project : z % .Expended & Number ; Purpose : Available s Obligated 2 Preservation of Historical Fortifications,San Juan $17,000 $15,207 SECTION VII- RAILWAYS. 33» Operation5^ a. The preparation- of TR 445-165, Military Railways and Inland waterways, was practically completed and studies have been made for the preparation, of TR 445-56, The Railway Shop Battalion* b. Studies have been carried on for the preparation of a training manual on the subject of Light Railways* jc* An extended study has been in progress with a view to changing Table of Organization 668-W, The Railway Shop Company, to a battalion organization and new tables are nearly completed* d. The work of preparing lists of supplemental Engineer Equipment for railway units and plans and specifications in connection with military railways is progressing* e. Investigation has been made and the necessary drafting completed for the revision of the overprints of the Railroad Map of the United States, used in connection with the movement of railway artillery. f* Contact has been maintained with the railways of the United States, and assistance and hearty cooperation have been re¬ ceived from railroad officials, the various bureaus of the Inter¬ state Commerce Commission, and the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce* 32