Other Military Specialties
Camouflage
Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Employing
American engineers also
900 women garment workers, the
provided special military services
sectionproducedmorethan3million
to the AEF. The engineers'
square yards of camouflage material
Camouflage Section opened a
including airplane hangar covers,
workshop in an old dance hall
fish nets, painted burlap, and
in Paris in September 1917 and
sniper suits. The camouflage
commissioned several American
products were most helpful in
artists resident in that city. One
moving artillery forward without
of the senior camouflage officers
drawing the attention of
was Captain Homer Saint-Gaudens,
Germangunners.
son of the great American sculptor
Searchlights
raids. Engineers also provided
The 56th Engineers operated
searchlight service for the French
and
searchlights
First and Tenth Armies, since the
to help artillery units protect
French did not develop this specialty.
American troops from night air
American paraboloid and searchlight in position to track and
attacking
enemy
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