European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1948 the stars and stripes Page 5 ordnance born in1812 immediately upon the ordnance department took Over operation of the Spring which had been in operation since the revolutionary War and is still in operation Neucom ordnance officials declared muzzle loading Black powder and Cannon relatively simple to produce even in made up the bulk of ordnance during world War ii the ordnance de in conjunction with May 13 one Hundred produced More separate items thirty six ago during the War from Small arms to tank transporters and of plagued by complaints from the irom automotive parts to bomb in the army concerning the Ssue of guns and Ammu Evv european theater on there were created a special designated approximately ordnance officers and commissary general As the authorized 13 and named the new organization the ordnance assigned to this department was responsibility for the inspection and distribution of guns and am mention to Al according 4o an announcement from office of the chief of the first Ord Nance department chief was enlisted Elbert la Neucom chief of Declug a former army May 13 Clarence Neucom Deputy congratulated Neucom chief of on the occasion of the 136th birthday anniversary of the the ordnance Huebner said in a to was created to meet the emergency of the War of 1812 and since that time Hasmet Ai emergencies with if has been from its original Mission of procurement and Supply of relatively simple Cannon shot and Black the ordnance department has expanded today the army depends upon if for All of vehicles and Allied 7 since its ordnance has continuously been Able to produce and equipment which has played a major role making the american a Thebes fighting machine on during the past in the european command has made vast improvement sin the appearance and condition of  this support of the equipment in the hands of occupation troops has improved during this the improvement in the rebuild of the Supply Materiel arid and the status of ammunition is particularly for and All ordnance per Sonner in the military and Allied and Are to be especially a few of the Many services and weapons developed by ordnance Are shown in sur rounding photos 1 u improved v2 rocket gun 2 75mm recoilless Rifle weigh in Only 100 pounds 3 Small arms repair unit 4 Bank of 60 rocket tubes mounted on Turret of Sherman tank 5 giant 240mm self pro pulled 1 2 t4 s f w ordnance research improve the equipment and tools we now4ave is a continue Ous process and gave the army Many of the mod Ern weapons and tanks used during the last research work is of an ordnance arse nals and depots in the United the rocket Experiment at White Sands proving ground has been one of Many but perhaps the in August the ordnance department took Over of procurement and maintenance of wheeled Lehi 2les from the quartermaster today All weapons of an the wheeled vehicles that transport the Are the responsibility of the ordnance Everett Hughes has been of Tearnay chief of ordnance for tie last Levin Campbell was time of Ford Ihas been Neucom chief of ordnance spice july that ordnance Day to several thousand ordnance officers and enlisted men in Neucom would not but that ordnance installations throughout the dec had scheduled Small parties and ceremonies to Cele brate the v 1 a