SGT Daniel Bissell went above the call of duty and was awarded the Badge of military Merit for his actions as a Spy for General George Washington. Daniel was born in 1754 in Windsor Connecticut the eldest son of Daniel and Elizabeth Bissell. In the...
SGT Daniel Bissell: A Patriot and a Soldier during the Revolutionary War
During the Revolutionary War noncommissioned officers (NCO) played a vital role in the discipline and training of soldiers, but some NCOs went above and beyond; Sgt Daniel...
Military Intelligence, especially in the United States Army, often receives a great deal of kidding from the other branches. Who has not heard of the tired old joke about how military intelligence is an oxymoron; a contradiction in terms? When you...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
The History of the Non-Commissioned Officer goes back to the year 1775 with the birth of the Continental Army. Three years later, in 1778 the ranks of Non-Commissioned officers were established with the ranks of Corporal, Sergeants, First...
Three Noncommissioned Officers received special recognition for their acts of heroism during the Revolutionary War. It became obvious during the course of my research that historians made little if any reference of these NCOs in accounts written...
From the beginning of the American Revolution to the present, American NCOs have served this nation in times of war and peace earning the title, "Backbone of the Army." Like no other Army in the world, the U.s. Army places a high level of...
The history of our Army dates back to the great noncommissioned officers and their accomplishments. We don't always hear about the stories and roles that they have played in the history of our Army. A lot of heroic noncommissioned officers received...
We can trace a brief history of the Military Intelligence NCO back to the Revolutionary War.
Most noteworthy as brave Soldiers taking on missions behind enemy lines in order to gather enemy information for their commanders, these well-disciplined...
When the continental army was formed in 1775 a typical regimental staff had four NCOs a sergeant major, quartermaster, drum major and fife major. A typical company had four corporals and four sergeants. Regulations stated that the NCO was...
As with any Army, ours grew out of a ragtag bunch of volunteers into what we have today. From its earliest beginnings, it had to create its own rank structure its own heroes and its own leaders who would guide them in future victories of the day....
The history of the noncommissioned officer and the United States Army began in 1775 with the birth of the Continental Army. The American Army did not duplicate the British but mixed the traditions of the French, British and Russian armies into a...
A dramatophonic presentation in twelve scenes by Group XII, dated 22 May, 1933. This document is a script based on the viewpoint of the German Eighth Army in the Battle of Tannenberg 1914, against the Russian Army.
The term "Backbone of the Army" has been given to the U.S. Army Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) because of the structure that the NCO provides to the overall concept of the U.S. Army. In order to understand how the NCO was given such high...
Patrick Gass was born on 12 June, 1771 at Falls Springs, Pennsylvania, and comes from Irish ancestry (Smith, R. 1). Patrick Gass was born and raised on the frontier. His father was known as a pioneer and an Indian fighter. In 1780, the elder Gass...
The name sergeant is derived from Latin, serviens – servant. (Fisher 6). The roots of the NCO Corps extend back to the earliest American Colonial experience when each town formed a militia company. Using the system of small squads for guard duty...
Patrick Gass loved a good adventure. He enlisted to fight the Indians, volunteered for the Lewis and Clark expedition, and volunteered again for the War of 1812. He earned his fame on the Lewis and Clark expedition, gaining notoriety by publishing...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
This document contains maps and sections on messages received (and who they were from) along with action taken from March 29, 1942 to July 31, 1942 during World War Two. Sections are in chronological orders, and plans are listed, as well as 'other...
This document contains maps and sections on messages received (and who they were from) along with action taken from November 1, 1942 to December 31, 1942 during World War Two. Sections are in chronological orders, and plans are listed, as well as...