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1 PHOTOGRAPH THIS SHEETLEVEL INVENTORYA pproved for pubno r0leaaefDistribution UnlimitedDISTRIMUTION STATEMENTACCESSION FORNTIS GRAMI""" "" .. 'DTICDTIC TABUNANNOUNCED Q],m,,o,,o t EL' CTElJUSTIFICATION 0 LCT0!:,. otOCT 12 wBYm'muo'DISTRIBUTION /IAVAILAILITY CODESDT AVAIL "ND/OR SP'Y CIAL ar c DATE ACCE&SIONEDDISRIDTIN STAMPPHOTOT SHEET'UNANNOUNCED. ~DATE-RECEIVE'D IN DTT( 'l PHOTOGRAPP. THIS SHEET AND RETURN TO DTIC-DDA-2 DTC ORM 70A ' DOCUMENT PROCESSING SHEET[OCTC oc79tAWO0 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT AAppioved for public roleasiODistibution , _ .._Unetlanni1 f ipdSECURITY CLASSIFICATION Of THIS PAGE Dags. iftrRZAD 1 TNSTRUCTtONiSREPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE BEFORE COMPLETfN41, NUMUER 12. GOVT ACCES$SION NO. 3. RECIPIENT'S CAT ALOG NUMUER4 USAFAS/MSL/F400005 _____4. TITLEC (and Subtilei) 5. TYPE OP RE1 PORT & PERIOS COVEREDH istory 0 f the Field Artillery Schoolt ,1911- 1967 .)

2 Finail -1q11-190'76. PPrFORMOWG Ono, REPORT NUMBER7. AUTH~OR(@) 4. CONTRACT OR GRANT S. Army Field Artillery School9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADORIESS 10. PROGRAM ELFMENT, PROJECT, TASKAREA A UNIT NUMBERS11. CONTROLLING OFFICE NAME AND ADDRESS It. REPORT CATS.~~1911- 1967 PAS11. MONITORING A4114CY N AME & AOOR955uit ialf~tle 110011 Controlling Office) IS. SECURITY CLASS, (of this ftpett)Unclassified0~, GECLAUSI1 PCATION/ DOWN ORADI STATEMENT (of Ma. Ropui) SNOThis report is approved roi public release; distribution u~nlimited1111 SUPPLIEMIENTARY NOTESIt. KEY WORDS (Continue an tevotee side It necessaryanid identtify by *look )Artillery, artillery units, education, zuilitqxy , warfarer Sk~~M AM, ACT (Cotha e9- sh erA-rII calln md~Iaai? by bleak humb"JIA This four-volume work presents an outline of' the training efforts and develonp-mont of the Field Artillery School from 1911 to 1967 .

3 Limphasisisoth il14 ~Artillery branoheb training efforts in response to major and rgoa asDD 14n tonmor'wov~s~i&osoLTL Uncliaujifilid* SECURTyy CLASSIFICATION OP THIS PAGE (WPhm. Dots Anftst")-_ .J..HISTORYof theU. S. ArmyArtillery and Missile SchoolVolume IV1958- 1967 Sill, Oklahoma: 1'U. S, ARMY ARTILLERY AND MISSILE SCHOOLOFFICE OF THE COMMANDANTFort , OklahomaPREFACEThis summary of events and activities which occurred in theU. S. Army Artillery and Missile School during the period 1958 -1962 was prepares in compliance with current directives of higherheadquarters and in continuation of previous volumes of the the School. It waa prepared under the direction of the Secretaryof the School, Colonel Raymond H. Lumry. Special credit for thepreparation of this volume is given to Mr. Martin P. McDonough,Librarian, USAAMS Technical Library, and First LieutenantSidney A, Slobocikin, Chief.

4 Academic Records Division, Office ofthe Secretary,Additionally, credit is given for the many hours of pains-taking work on the School history generously given by- FirstLieutenant R~obert H. Mow, Jr. , Assistant Secretary of the School,for the final editing and proofreaciing of Volumes I, II, and IV, andMrs. Barbara Manning and Mrs. Marjorie Nelson, stenographers inthe Secretary's Office and the USAAMS Technical Library, , for preparing the final typewritten Multilith copies of Volumes1, I, and purpose of this volume is to summarize the activitiesand growth of the School during the period, showing organizational 4changes, changes of key personnel, and giving detailed infoirmationconcerning the courses of instruction,FOR THE ~. Hi-. LUME(Y .Colonel, Artillery 'Secretary-- "II*1 * -.~.- .4S.*,IfU. S.)

5 ARMY ARTILLERY AND MISSILE SCHOOLOFFICE OF THE COMMANDANTFort Sill, OklahomaSECOND PREFACEThis current updating of the History of the U. S. Army Artilleryand Missile School marks an alteration in format in that it constitutes theaddition of narrative histories that have been written annually since1963-64, Although authors of the narratives of earlier years remainarmonymous, credit is given to 1LT John M. Deignan for the 1966 portionand to 2LT John W. Bowman for the 1967 portion, both of the Office of THE COMMANDANT:S. H. WHEELERC olonel, ArtillerySecretaryii1~ .TABLE OF CONTENTSS ection PageP ..CHAPTER ONENARRATIVE HISTORY 1958-1962 CHAPTER TWODEPARTMENTS AND OFFICES--DESCRIPTION, BACKGROUND AND DIRECTORSE xistit~g DepartmentsCommanding General and .. 7 Assistant Commandant.. 8 Deputy Assistant Commandant.

6 9 Secretary .. 10 Director of Instruction ..'..iManagement and Budget Office ..1 2 Office of Artillery Policy and Literature ..13 Artillery Transport Department .. 14 Communi cation/Electronics Department ., 15 Guided Missile Department 16 Gunnery Department .. 17 Tactics/Combined Arms Department 18 pTarget Acquisitjon Department .. 19 Instructional Support Department .. 20 Nonresident Instruction Department ..21 USAAMS Command ..& Officer Carnaidate School .. 3 Discontinued DepartmentsDeputy Assistant CommandaiL, Research 24, and Development ..Office of Director of Combat Developmentand Doctrine ..25 Department of Training Literature andNonresident Instruction .. -,.- --- PageCHAPTER OF COURSESI Tables of Grauuates and Failures i0 Officer CoursesFielu Artillery Officer Basic Course .. 3 Allied Field Artillery Officer Basic Course 33 Field Artillery Battery Officer Course.

7 34 Associate Field Artillery Battery OfficerCourse .. 35 Associate Field Artillery Battery Officer(Allies) Course .. 36 Artillery Officer Advanced Course .. 37 Associate Field Artillery Officer AdvancedCourse .. 38 Artillery Officer Basic Course .. 39 Field Artillery Battery Officer RefresherCourse (Reserve Component) .. 40 Field Artillery Field Grade Officer RefresherCourse (Reserve Component) ..41 Field Artillery Officer Orientation Course ..4 ZField Artillery officer FamiliarizationCourse .. 43 Artillery Officer Career Course .. 44 Associate Field Artillery Officer Career Course 45 Honest John Officer Course .. 46 Division Artillery Staff Officer RefresherCourse ..47 Senior Fiela Artillery Officer Course .. 48 Nuclear Weapons Employment Course(Reserve Component) .. 49 Nuclear Weapons Employment Course.

8 50 Fiela Artillery Radar Officer Course ..51 Artillery Communications Officer Course 52..,Artillery Target Acquisition Officers'Course .. 53 Artillery Survey Officer Course .. 54 Lacrosse Officer Course .. 55 Corporal Officer Course .. 56 Redstone Officer Course .. 57 Sergeant Officer Course .. 58 Corporal Maintenance Officer Course .. ~Section PageArtillery Motor Transport Course .. 60 Little John Officer Course ..61 Nuclear Weapons Employment RefresherCourse .. ~ructor Automatic Data ProcessingOrientation Course .. 63 IIl Office r/Enlisted CoursesAtomic Projectile Assembly (280mm Gun) Course , 64 Corporal Nuclear Warhead Assembly Course ..65 Nuclear Projectile Assembly Course ..66 Honest John Nuclear Warhead Assembly Course ..67 Rocket Nuclear Warhead Assembly Course , .., 68 Corporal Handling Equipment Maintenance Course.

9 69 Artillery Basic Meteorology Course .. 70 Sergeant Missile Battery Course .. 71 Weather Equipment Maintenance Course .. 72 Field Artillery Radar Maintenance Course .. 73 Pershing Specialist Course .. 74 LaCrosse Fire Control System MaintenanceCourse ..0 ..7-9 Corporal Fire Control System MaintenanceCourse .. 76 Corporal Electronic Materiel MaintenanceCourse ..77 Redstone Electronic Materiel MaintenanceCourse ..78IV Enlisted CoursesField Artillery Officer Candidate Course(Reserve Component) .. 79 Little John Firing Battery Course .. 80 Artillery Survey Advanced Course .. Flash Ranging (Advanced) Course .. 82 Artillery Sound Ranging (Advanced) Course .. 83 Field Artillery Radar Operation Course 84 LaCrosse Firing Battery Course .. 85"" LaCrosse Fire Control Operation Course .. 86 Redstone Mechanical Materiel MaintenanceCourse.

10 87 KCorporal Mechanical Materiel MaintenanceCourse .. 88 Artillery Radio Maintenance Course .. 89* Artillery Communication Supervisors Course ..90V-i.,Section PageArtillery Vehicle Maintenance SupervisorsCourse ..91 Artillery Track Vehicle Maintenance Course .. 92V Officer Candidate Course 93VI Selected Non-school and Special Courses 94 CHAPTER FOURDESCRIPTION OF 1963 COURSESI Tables of Graduates and Failures 97II Officer CoursesField Artillery Field Grade Officer Refresher 97 Course (Reserve Component) .. 98 Field Artillery Officer Basic Course .. 99 Field Artillery Officer Familiarization Course ,.. 100 Artillery Officer Career Course .. 101 Associate Field Artillery Officer Career Course .102 Division Artillery Staff Officer Refresher Course 103 Senior Field Artillery Officer Course .. 104 Senior Field Artillery Officer (Non-U.)