General Jonathan Wainwright commanding horse cavalry in Texas. Would be transferred to the Phillipines in 1940 and would be the highest ranking American POW 1942-45.
Major General Walter Krueger, Second Division Commander, observed the exercise. He would eventually command troops on New Guinea and Leyte Islands, one of whom was Homer's father.
It is interesting to compare this article with the latest version of Plan Yellow, released by the Germans today. I guess they plan on having horse-drawn artillery along on the expedition, but it looks like their cavalry will all be of the motorized variety.
It is startling to see American soldiers practicing fighting with horses as late as 1939. We really weren’t ready were we?
Amazing how fast we were able to get up to speed though.