The purpose of this study is twofold, first to present an account of the origin and operation of the Postal Service in the American Expeditionary Force in Europe, 1917-1923, and an account of the field postal service in the German Army on the...
Discussion of Austria. This section covers administration, the telephone, the telegraph and miscellaneous wire services, the radio, postal service, postal collection and delivery, postal transport and the postal banking system.
The mission of the Army Postal Service is to assure adequate postal service for the Army of the United States. Sections in this field manual provide information on the following: general provisions; organization and personnel; addressing of...
This special text is a narrative history of the operations of the United States Civil Censorship Organization, in Italy, during World War II. It details the procedure by which the military planned for and executed the mission of controlling the...
MSG James' assignment with the 741st AG Co, Orlando, FL, indicated Platoon Sergeant: but performed primary duties of Training NCO and other functions as required. Her story tells of continuous Army Reserve postal units' participation in various...
The 237th Personnel Services Battalion conducted postal operations supporting 10 Army Post Offices in Kuwait, Djibouti, Qatar, and Southern Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom III. The mission consisted of both general and direct postal operations...
I have served in the United States Army Reserves for 27 years. My enlistment time has consisted of four deployments. Two deployments were with a postal platoon and two were individual deployments. The deployment I will speak about is the one I am...
Individuals enlist to serve for various reasons, some join for the sheer thrill of fighting, others for the enticing benefits of such as: job security, a bi-monthly pay check, education, medical, retirement, a place to live, opportunities to travel...
The following report is divided into three principal chapters dealing with (A) background information, (B) the money and credit system in 1939-40, and (C) the period following the German invasion of 1941. Chapter A gives a short review of the...
The Department of Defense has a mission to fight and win two major theaters of war in "close succession." Mobility is the critical link, providing the capability to deploy forces and meet mission requirements. One aspect of mobility critical to...
The Army Vision for the Objective Force calls for revolutionizing the way in which Army forces are supported. Streamlining procedures, improving efficiency, and reducing the support footprint have become top priorities for the Combat Service...
The purpose of this text is to state the basic policies and procedures for the establishment of censorship control over the communications of civilians residing in occupied or controlled territory. Topics include general planning and operational...
This study investigates the effect organizational turbulence caused by frequent changes in task organization has on the company sized elements resident in the sustainment brigades. The study identifies the modular structure of the sustainment...
In the war against JAPAN relatively few prisoners have been taken. However, the quantity of captured documents of military importance has steadily increased. Their numbers have grown as the Allied forces have turned the tide and progressed from...
Assigned as the executive officer of the 90th Personnel Services Battalion (PSB) effective 11 November 2003, Major Eric Olson joined the unit already in Iraq. Although its center of mass was at Balad, the battalion had numerous personnel services...
In this interview, MAJ Jennifer Paulik, US Army, Adjutant General (AG); discusses her deployment to Kuwait as the Postal Deputy Director in 2008 through 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). MAJ Paulik discusses her missions with...
This document is the G-4 Periodic Report, US Army Forces, POA, for the quarter ending 31 March 1945. Included is logistics and supply organization, orders and general instructions, service troop distribution, transportation, and unit organization.
To encourage further research in the history of World War I and to fill a gap in the Army's historical documentation of that conflict, the Center of Military History has created a World War I series of publications consisting of new monographs and...
To standardize procedures to be; followed by command, supply, and transportation activities in the preparation and movement of
units to overseas commands. All action prescribed herein will be accomplished as expeditiously as possible commensurate...
This document covers the period of the Tunisian, Sicilian, and South Italian campaigns. There are descriptions on technical, medical, and morale staff organization, as well as staff organizations concerned with law, military police, and...