, ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁and ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁two ▁months , ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁major ▁general . ▁▁ ▁The ▁G - 5 ▁( C ivil ▁Affairs ) ▁branch ▁had ▁been ▁established ▁to ▁handle ▁the ▁ur gent ▁issues ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁war ▁on ▁civil ian ▁populations . ▁ ▁The ▁European ▁popul ace ▁became ▁over run ▁so ▁fast ▁by ▁inv ading ▁arm ies ▁that ▁the ▁destruction ▁and ▁dis ruption ▁of ▁civil ian ▁life ▁and ▁institutions ▁became ▁great ▁enough ▁to ▁imp ede ▁the ▁progress ▁of ▁the ▁fighting ▁forces . ▁ ▁The ▁primary ▁objective ▁of ▁the ▁G - 5 ▁was ▁to ▁further ▁military ▁effort ▁by ▁meeting ▁emer gency ▁needs ▁and ▁maintain ing ▁civil ian ▁institutions . ▁▁ ▁General ▁Dra per ▁would ▁have ▁an ▁integral ▁role ▁in ▁meeting ▁this ▁objective , ▁using ▁a ▁staff ▁which ▁included ▁compet ent ▁special ists ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁communic able ▁disease ▁control , ▁nut r ition , ▁san it ary ▁engineering , ▁public ▁health ▁n urs ing , ▁n arc otic ▁dru gs ▁control , ▁veter inary ▁disease ▁control , ▁and ▁general ▁health ▁ins pection . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁specific ▁health ▁situations ▁faced ▁by ▁General ▁Dra per ▁and ▁his ▁staff ▁were ▁ven ere al ▁disease , ▁ty ph us ▁brought ▁about ▁by ▁l ouse ▁inf est ations , ▁ty ph oid ▁fe ver , ▁mal nut r ition , ▁and ▁the ▁generally ▁hor r ific ▁living ▁conditions ▁end ured ▁by ▁refuge es ▁and ▁many ▁people ▁living ▁under