European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Gen Sturgis leaves to head Flthe maj who dare step one largest programs in 84 major projects this year total tog is leaving for Washington to steer the biggest building outfit under american the army be is maj Gen Samuel Davis Boa z cd since who retiring it Gen Lewis Engineer c i i Sturgis Suc pick for the second Back a May 13191 Sturgis took Over picks huge Missouri Valley development project pick moved to new appointment was announced by army Secretary Frank Pace in Wash maj Gen Lemuel Matiie son has been to succeed Sturgis As com z about Bis new Sturgis said Sturgis appointment to the top Engi Neer Post in the army climaxes a career distinguished by the fact that he has held every command an Engineer officer might typically a Young lieutenant out of the military he led a in the Phil he once built trails through a v some years later As a major Gen he commanded a he climbed the ladder from staff Engineer to a com inn cations zone from pro 7 act Engineer in civil horses chief of army born in he is the third member of his family to become a major his maj get Sturgis military class of 1884 commanded the 87th div in world War l his maj Gen Samuel Sturgis military class of 1s47 attained Fame in the civil about his new Sturgis said while i feel greatly honoured by my appointment the distinguished Post of chief of army at the same time i am particularly cognizant of the heavy responsibilities of that Engineer troops of the United states army Are scattered Over the from Korea to from Alaska to North military construction under the civil works of the corps of engineers extends from to the Panama canal and equally important Are responsibilities the corps of eng gingers has had for 125 years Tor the development and betterment of our own great country through the Many Benefi Cial Public in the River valleys of our i am Keely aware of the importance of the fundamental problems involved which now fall on my it is it resting to while i am still Here in that the first of engines of the army was an officer ithe French maj Gen Portal Man of the original officers of the corps of engineers were former French Engineer officers and Many of the Early textbooks of the military acad Emy were written in French since West Point originally an Engineer school French traditions still exist in the corps of even to the buttons which we engineers Wear on our bearing l e t us t despite heavy facing me of i look Forward with Confidence to accomplishing be cause of the firm organization of enlisted men and civilians that constitute the corps of engineers which i win have the privilege of i know that they will uphold me in carrying on the Century and a half tradition of this illustrious body of naturally i also have mixed feelings in France at this i very proud indeed of this command and the personnel of the communications who have Given so much 6f their personal Effort in spite of the very difficult tasks and conditions they and their families face Here m France in their United objective of building up the communications our country and our army can never give these men and women enough credit for their ability and Persever and for the Success they have achieved to on my return to the United states As chief of i shall always the communications zone in com z can always count on Strong support from the corps of engineers until the Job it is doing is since Sturgis assumed command last his 1 project has been to see that his troops Are comfortably housed in either winterized tents or prefabricated to push this along he borrowed an Engineer construction battalion frown the army in Germany to Rush completion on the winterized another of his objectives which has materialized was to get More and larger pcs with greater selection of Merchan com in Mobile cloth carrying women and Chi Drehs have started making the rounds of com z installations this Sturgis also pushed plans for enlarge ment of recreation facilities in 19 com z Sturgis has constantly stressed rigorous training of com z troops to meet any emergency in accomplishing their mis Sion of supporting tactical forces in Ger to test communications and operations under emergency he moved the entire com z he into the Field for a Fiel training exercise in line with com construction pro Sturgis planned to use now being to House this he would save the tax payers Money and at the same time pro vide commodious quarters for the spirit of All construction in France is to give the men decent quarters with out overburdening the taxpayer at Home and the Soldier the general before assignment on the Missouri River Sturgis was air Engineer of the air and later was assigned As g3 War department general staff in during world War he was assigned As chief 6th in the re Conquest of the where he was in charge of All port and army construction in 22 amphibious oper i actions from Australia to participating in the new new Britain and admiralty invasion of Conquest of Luzon and occupation of maj Gen Samuel stars has been named new chief of army Sterris receives Frances 131st inf regt insignia from Gen president of be Ienus of the at Coligny the French units former right confers with maj Gen Lemuel former Berlin commander who succeeds him As com z Sturgis chats with ambassador to France James Dunn during Joan of arc Day ceremonies in Gen Thomas Deputy eur is greeted by Stargis at Bricy near feature Section