European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1947, Darmstadt, Hesse Peacetime i engineers they used to Lay Pontoon Bridges and Knock holes in Siegfried line but now there learning How to install radiators and Kitchen sinks photographs by Hans Hubman the boys who Learned How to Lay i mines and Booby traps and acquired the science of demolitions at wartime engineers schools should see the Neucom engineers training school today at forty Miles South of instead of those combat pursuits the postwar school is engaged in turning out artisans who can do things Alfh r an arc welding a drafts ans t refrigeration Mechan ical diesel or a Hammer and these peacetime arts Are being taught to gis by other with the exception of three department who Are passing on their skill in electricity and courses Are of six or eight weeks with the longest de to training Soldier newest addition to the list of Twenty two subjects taught is fire foreseeing a dearth of fire fighting detachments in the near the theater chief Engineer recently asked lieutenant colonel commanding officer of the to ready a course that could convert within a reasonable six weeks or Man who went to fires Only As a curious Spectator a smoke eater who could do effective Battle with a fire Tower and pits were installed almost and instructors rounded commanding officers throughout the zone were requested to choose men or seek volunteers for the among them was fifty seven Earold Theodore pfc with the 1215th Engineer service detachment at bad a Veter an army fire who told his co that he could possibly learn a thing or two More at the some of his were Young enough to Call him which they did for Only As Long As it took them to find out that grandpa could get up a ladder As fast As any Young whippersnapper learning the most of the Points of a Standard stateside firefighting course Are before they go to their first fire As the receive instruction in the elements of handling of All types of Trail the care and maintenance of equipment and fire extinguishers and the rudiments of fire the same indoctrination course is being Given to germans who will Man municipal which have been badly one class of indigenous personnel has been graduated while the classes in Weld ing and carpentry have been up till now the Best the heavy equipment course has been gaining fast in the reason for this according to that during the summer the men like to be on the and a Man learning to operate a Crane and shovel or Road grader has a better Chance of soaking up bavarian Sunshine than the student sitting in Side in a also High on the preference list is the course in Forward looking gis choose this one for the High rate of pay the men who with elbows and joints command in the under the Tutelage of a we they learn to install a Bath water and hot water set up in october 1945 to meet the demand to Prairi specialists for redeployment to the the school was located at in april of last it moved to Butz and finally settled at the beginning of this year at from july to last month gis were sent Back to their outfits with new refrigeration class is instructed in the intricacies of electric ice boxes by William the class will repair icebox while student firemen close in for the final dousing of Box fire set to give actual practice As Well As theoretical training in extinguishing fifty seven year old professional smoke Ter pfc Theodore Pierce is attending Hurnaus firefighting classes to find out whats Bulldozer operation has become a very popular pastime now that summer is students also learn to handle other heavy equipment
