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Show ivEsr At, "Published in the interest of the personnel of Dugway Proving Ground mm 99 Published by the Transcript-BulletiPublishing Company, Tooele, Utah, a private firm, in no way connected with the Department of the Army. Opinions expressed by publisher and writers herein are their own and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department of the Army. The appearance of advertisements in this publication does not constitute an endorsement by the Department of the Army of the products or services advertised. n voifxo. srfb' Dugway Proving Ground tiilhRSlff Dugway, Utah 84022 1919 expedition CF .Friday, April 19, 1974 AFri r: Early motor march to be displayed at Dugway Original charts, journals and photographs from the first Army motor march to cross the United States were r, presented to Colonel Robert A. Shade, Dugway last week by the son of tlie motor officer and historian for the 1919 trek. with the U.S. Malcolm Greany, a photographer Forest Services Equipment Development Center in Missoula, Mont., presented the material to Colonel Shade in Post Headquarters. The collection will lie photographed by the Photographic Branch and reproductions donated to the United States Military Academy and other com-mande- military historical groups. THE EXHIBIT will lie shown in the lobby of Post Headquarters Building 5450) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays for several weeks as soon as the photographic process is completed. I knew the collection was valuable," Mr. Creany said, but I didnt know quite what to do with it. What good is this data if it isnt available to the people who are interested in it? Mr. Greanys father, William, then a captain in the y motor Army, compiled the material during the n march. The expedition left the south elipse of the White House in Washington July 7, 1919, averaging 58.1 miles per day as it crossed Maryland, Pennsylvania, 62-da- 297-ma- ' ft . Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, ot ' r .... f . v , 4 .. ' ' V IfJ? ' pa JlUrn -- JfiPS ' V . . mz 1 - , 1 U1 ; W - Hr.-.- "b. and backbreakProblems encountered in the western deserts had simple of and temwater faced solutions. The men and equipment shortages ing 130 degrees. peratures approaching Utah and Nevada before ending its journey at the Presidio of San Francisco. THE CONVOY crossed over what is now Dugway Proving Ground and camped near Orrs Ranch, located just outside of the installations east boundary. The motor march was organized by the Army to determine the time needed to transport a fighting force across the country. The journals and Mr. Greanys recollectioas note many of the adversities faced by the group. One truck ..in' die convoy was struck, by lightning in the Pennsyl-- vania mountains, sending the vehicle and its passengers incline. In the desert, the men and down a 2,000-fofaced water shortages and temperatures apequipment proaching 130 degrees. The expedition suffered 21 casualties along the way. Such conditions necessarily led to short tempers and frequent petty, fights. Capt. Greany noted one officer with unusual ability as a levelheaded peacemaker. This young officer, assigned to the trip as an oliserver for the tank corps, was then Lieutenant Dwight D. Eisenhower. CAPT. GREANY retired from the Army in 1920, and began working for the Packard Motor Company. In 1960, he donated a copy of his records of the trip to President Eisenhower. That copy is now in the Eisenhower Library in Kansas. There were many amusing incidents in the expedition, Mr. Greany noted. His father often told of senior officers repeated warnings to young soldiers of imminent Indian attack in the Western areas. Many of the Eastern-bom men believed the tales. Several officers then arranged for a mock attack with Indiaus from a reservation near the path of the convoy. A dawn raid followed, which left many soldiers shaken, and the senior officers and Indiaus entertained. MANY OF the men were also afraid of rattlesnakes, Mr. Greany recounted. To dispel the fears, someone started the old wives tale that a hair lariat around a sleeping bag would keep snakes away. Again, many believed it. It must have worked, Capt. Greany Ls reported said. None of us ever got bit. to have The collection first came to the attention of Jack Plaus Branch here last fall Barry of the Experimental while he was working with Mr. Greany. The Proving Ground has been assisting the Forest Service since 1971 in forest insect control in Idaho, Montana and Utah, providing technical help in spray methodology, diffusions and sampling. WILLIAM GREANY gave the collection to his son three years ago shortly liefore his death. I wish my father could be here to see this. Mr. Greany said. He would go wild over all the attention this is getting. , Law Day, 74 May 1 Law is continually changing problems that arise from an to meet the complex society. ever-changi- There ' is a trend today toward uniformity of Law between the states and between them and the federal government. Because of the size of our country and differences in racial, social, economic and. religious facin law is neither practical tors, however, uniformity nor feasible in every area of legal activity. Efforts nevertheless are continuously being made by and bar judicial and legal legal scholars, legislators standards committees and commissions to improve our laws, to make them consistent where possible, to update ' old statutes, and to repeal those measures no longer practical, applicable or relevant. Many actions taken and the Congress, during the past two ficant advances in civil by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Branch of government Executive decades have brought about signirights and race relations. citizens we too can help to make betlaws ter by becoming better informed about vital issues facing the country, by examining various wavs social change can lie effected through the law, and by supporting these efforts toward improvement. As responsible TECOM commander notes Law Day The Congress in accord with the President has proclaimed May. 1 as Law Day USA. This day commemorates a nation of lilierty and is a time to express loyalty to the United States and express gratitude for a nation of equality and justice. The theme of this years observance, Young America Leads the Wav, is particularly appropriate at this time. For several years now, young America has been speaking out against the ills of our system. Now, more than ever liefore, young America can speak out and lie heard Young America can take the initiative to help correct what is wrong, preserve what is right and improve the overall legal system to insure equality and justice for all. NOW. THEREFORE, I. Charles P. Brown, Com- -' manding General, United States Army Test and Evaluation Command, do hereby join in the designation of Wednesday, 1 May 1974, as Law Day USA throughout all Test and Evaluation Command installations and activities, and I call upon all personnel, both civilian and military, of the command to recognize this special day and to join in its olwervance. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and seventv-four. group of the officers on the The convoy traveled 3,251 miles Can you spot Lieutenant Dwight A motor march paused in the desert east of Carson City, Nevada, for this photograph. 1,500 of which had no roads. Greany claimed that 500 of these 1,500 were almost impassable. D. Eisenhower in the group? Try the center of tlie photograph. cross-countr- y t CHARLES P. BROWN Major General, USA Commanding |