Contains documentary appendices, including information on the guerrilla resistance movement in the Philippines, Intelligence activities in the Philippines during Japanese occupation and operations of the Military Intelligence Section, the Allied...
The 75th Division has a long proud history. The United States Army created the 75 th Division during World War II. The Division has undergone numerous changes through today but the pride of the unit has not changed. During this essay, I will...
In 1965 the first American ground troops were committed to Vietnam. The Vietnamese Communists committed to fight a long arduous war in hope of wearing down the American military. Vietnam became a junior leaders' war, with much of the control at the...
About a month after the Civil War began Blacks were willing to join the Union Army and fight for this great nation. Frederick Douglas, who was a Black abolitionist, wrote a letter to President Lincoln asking to let Blacks serve. His request was...
The history of the United States Army noncommissioned officer began in 1775. The American noncommissioned officer blended traditions of the French, British, and Prussian armies into a uniquely American institution. As the years went by the NCOs...
SMA Wooldridge was born in Oklahoma and moved to Cross Cut Texas very early in life, so to this day he considers himself a Texan and proud of it. His Dad was an Oil Field Foreman but moved the family to his parents Ranch after his father pass away...
The Noncommissioned Officers (NCO) priority is always to focus on how they can train their soldiers to win in combat. The coach, teach and mentor method of training is the preferred system used widely in the Army. As the SMA it is a duty and...
World War II had many heroes and many of those heroes were Noncommissioned Officers. We all likely have met or possibly even know some of these heroes. I know that I am truly blessed when I have the opportunity to talk with one of these great...
Audie L. Murphy was the most decorated u.s. combat soldier of World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his heroism and bravery acts. He also received numerous awards and decorations during his three years in the service. SSG Murphy...
Traditions -a customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior help by an identifiable group of people. It is information, beliefs, and customs handed down by word of mouth or by example from one generation to another without written instruction....
During the course of this paper I wiII talk about and provide public and private information on Medal of Honor Recipient Paul Ray Smith. I will discuss his childhood and life prior to the military briefly. J will cover his early life in the Army...
I have selected Master Sergeant Raul "Roy" Perez Benavidez for the Noncommissioned Officer History research and as an oral presentation topic. Benavidez is a Medal of Honor recipient as well as an outstanding noncommissioned officer who served...
Leonard LomelI is a true success story for the non-commissioned officer corps of the United States Army. There is no true way to measure how many lives he saved during the D-day invasion. In my research I found it is possible without his successes...
This monograph, covers three stages in the growth and development of the South Vietnamese Army and highlights the role of the U.S. Army, especially the MACV advisory system.
Sergeant First Class Sammy L. Davis, the "REA..L" Forrest Gump. Born 1 November 1946 in Dayton, Ohio. As a child, Sammy’s father moved the family to several locations California, Texas, Indiana and to his current residence Illinois. Sammy...
In this interview, CPT Christina Shepard, US Army, Quartermaster, discusses her deployment to Iraq as an S4 Projects Officer in 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). CPT Shepard opens her interview describing her key duties as the S4...
Over the course of time there are individuals who touch and inspire lives. These heroes have performed great feats and compelled others to be better. The military has produced such heroes by the valiant heroic efforts they've put forth on the...
Establishing an NCO Education System is an awesome task in both importance and complexity. I have spent the better part of the last three years establishing the last proponent NCO Academy in the Army, the Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and...
"The color of a man's skin" was no more an indication of his worth than the cut or trimmings of his coat. Statement by Captain Oliver Hazard Perry 1813 The issue of slavery at last came to a head in the Civil War. The South could not accept a...
A history of base and facilities construction during the Vietnam war, including planning the construction effort, acquisition of land, actual construction, engineering, road programs, logistics, and lessons learned.