DOCSLIB.ORG

ARMOR, July-August 1987 Edition

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
ARMOR, July-August 1987 Edition Tank Tracks For the 35th time in the century-old history of our jour- Battlefield teamwork, effectively developed, leads to nal, the guidon has passed to a new editor. Like any big payoffs. LTC Alan G. Wtters illustrates today's other unit, individuals come and go, but the magazine Airland Baffle Doctrine through WWll blitzkrieg tactics lives on. in his "Teamwork and Synchronization - The Blitzkrieg of the '80s." I would be slightly negligent were I not to shatter the "Combat Intelligence at IRON STAR" is CPT Michael T. stillness of this transition just a little. My predecessor, Pierson's discussion of the steps required in Threat Maj. G. Patrick Ritter, heads to Europe and leaves be- evaluation, terrain and weather analysis, and threat in- hind a solid source of professional thought and a tegration that are necessary for intelligence preparation strengthened professional association. We who wear of the bafflefield and for an aggressive counter-racon the Armor or Cavalry insignia on our collar owe him our plan. snappiest salute. Gunners and TCs can take away valuable training tips on UCOFT, TCPC, range time management, and prep- A close look at your magazine should reveal a few to-fire and preengagement checks from CPT Kris P. changes. The paper stock is different; the subtitle, "The Thompson's "The Guts of Tank Gunnery," a follow-up to Magazine of Mobile Warfare," no longer appears on the Winning the Peacetime Battle" (March-April 1987 cover; and there is a PB number on the contents page. ARMOR). These changes are among those that are a result of the As you read this issue and pick up an understanding transition to a TRADOC professional bulletin program, of our past - and perhaps some information that you which received impetus from the DA effort to reduce the can use in your own unit - please keep in mind that number of publications. But the contents will remain the this is your professional bulletin, dependent upon each same - thought-provoking discussions about the of you for its content and support. It is written by and armor and armored cavalry business. for members of the Armored Force and draws its sus- tenance from our association, to which only about 47 This issue contains the final installment of "The Ten percent of us belong. Lean Years", MG Robert W. Grow's personal account of This publication is our source for innovative ideas and the orlgins of the Armored Force. Thls four-part series doctrinal discussion, and our only link to our chosen has received much desewed comment and praise. branch. That fact makes this magazine even more im- In "Some Thoughts on Taking Care of Your Soldiers," portant when we serve in assignments away from BG John C. Bahnsen (kt.) and CPT Robert W. Cone troops and tanks. Join up. Pass your copy around, and discuss commanders' responsibilities towards their sol- help keep this association and publication gassed up diers. and rolling. -PJC By Order of the Secretary of the Army: CARL E. VUONO General, United States Army Chief of Staff Official: R. L. DILWORTH Brigadier General, United States Army The Adjutant General The Professional Development Bulletin of the Armor Branch PB- 7 7-87-4 (Test) Editor-ln-Chief MAJOR PATRICK J. COONEY FEATURES Managing Editor JON T. CLEMENS 10 Some Thoughts on Taking Care of Your Soldiers by Brigadier General John C. Bahnsen (Ret.) Commandant and Captain Robert W. Cone MG THOMAS H. TAlT 16 Combat Intelligence at Iron Star ARMOR (ISSN 0004-2420) is published by Captain Michael T. Pierson bimonthly by the US. Army Armor Center, 4401 Vine Grove Road, Fort Knox, KY40121. Disclaimer: The information contained in 20 The "Name Enough Division ARMOR represents the professional opinions by Brigadier General Albin F. lrzyk (Ret.) of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the official Army or TRADOC position, 29 The Guts of Tank Gunnery nor does it change or supersede any informa- tion presented in other offlcial Army publica- by Captain Kris P. Thompson tions. Official distribution is limited to one copy 34 The Ten Lean Years (Part IV) for each heavy brigade headquarters, ar- by Major General Robert W. Grow mored cavalry regiment headquarters, armor battalion headquarters, armored cavalry squadron headquarters, reconnaissance 43 Teamwork and Synchronization: The Blitzkrieg of the '86s squadron headquarters, armored cavalry by Lieutenant Colonel Alan G. Viers troop, armor company, and motorized brigade headquarters of the United States 49 Draper Essay Award Winner: Army. In addition, Army libraries, Army and DOD schools, HQ DA and MACOM staff The Evolution of a Battalion Commander agencies with responsibility for armored, by Major Richard P. Geier direct fire, ground combat systems, organira- tions, and the training of personnel for such organizations may request two copies by sending a military letter to the editor-in-chief. DEPARTMENTS Authorized Content: ARMOR will print only those materials for which the US. Army 2 Letters Armor Center has proponency. That proponency includes: all armored, direct-fire 6 Commander's Hatch ground combat systems that do not serve primarily as infantry carriers; all weapons used exclusively in these systems or by CMF 8 Driver's Seat 19-series enlisted soldiers; any miscel- laneous items of equipment which armor 9 Recognition Quiz and armored cavalry organizations use ex- clusively: training for all SC 12A, 128, and 12C officers and for ail CMF-14series en- 47 Professional Thoughts listed soldiers; and information concerning the training, logistics, history, and leadership 52 Books of armor and armored cavalry units at the brigadelregiment level and below, to include Threat units at those levels. 53 Recognition Quiz Answers Material may be reprinted, provided credit Is given to ARMOR and to the author, except secondc~aaaomcial mail postsga pald at ~ortwx, w,cvld addnlonal melting omcea. pomaster where copyright is indicated. Send address changes to Editor, ARMOR. AmATSBMAQ. Fort Know. KY 40121. Mttfibullon Restriction: Approvsd for puMk release: dhtrlbution la unilmtled. Mol Ull. ..-.-, _.."" ....( ".." ,.,.- ....,-."""., ..." thickness of the armor will dramatically af- attacker. fect CREW survhrability. The more energy The debate continues on the heavy or a round must expend getting through the There are several problems facing llght llght armor approach to tank design. The.' armor, the higher chance the crew has of tank survival. They would be blown apart light armor advocates say the lower staying alive. Shaped charges are af- by a large shaped charge that would weight allows greater mobility to avoid fected much more than kinetic energy leave only a small hole in heavy armor. A hits, and the heavy armor advocates say rounds. simple high explosive round, useless thicker armor will prevent attacking ammo against heavy armor, has an even more from getting through. Both sides fail to un- A defender can wait or manewer for a devastating effect than the same size derstand how technology functions on the flank shot on a heavy tank. This apparent- shaped charge. Reactive armor is of no battlefield. Both are right and wrong. ly makes heavy front armor useless, but help against such large ammo attacks. it Weight is not the controlling factor in Its elimination means the defender does is questionable how useful internal mm- mobility: horsepower is. With enough not need to flank shoat. A lightly armored partmentalization with blast relief ports horsepower. any vehicle - no matter how tank would be shot at more often and ear- would be. Interior walls would be thicker heavy - can be manewerable. A 21-ton, lier In an attack than a heavy one. A than the armor. Large shaped charges lightly armored tank, with its frontal armor heavy tank unit would be able to deliver and high-exploshre rounds will overpower increased to stop the largest current more firepower than a light tank unit. It any automatic fire-suppression system be- Soviet kinetic energy and shapedcharge would be interesting to see if this could cause of the tremendous behindarmor ef- rounds, would only lose 5 to 6 horse- be documented. Maneuverability is only fects. A hit by one of these large founds power per ton due to the additional usable when on the attack, and even then would cause so much damage that the (NOTE Fort Knox AUTOVON prefix is 464. Cammer- DIRECTORY - Points Of Contact prefix Iskea me502424-xxxx) ARMOR Editorial Offices U.S. ARMY ARMOR SCHOOL Points of Contact Editor-in-Chief, Major Patrick Cooney 2249 Commandant (ATZK-CG) Managing Editor MG Thomas H. Tait 2121 Jon T. Clemens 2249 Assistant Commandant (ATSB-AC) Assistant Editor BG Paul E. Funk 7555 Robert E. Rogge 2610 Deputy Assistant Commandant (ATSB-DAC) Production Assistant COL Claude L. Clark 1050 Vivian Thompson 2610 Command Sergeant Major CSM John M. Stephens 4952 Maintenance Dept. (ATSB-MA) MAILING ADDREVS ARMOR, ATTN: ATSB- COL Carry P. Hixson 8346 MAG, Fort Knox, KY 40121. Command and Staff Dept. (ATSB-C%) ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS: To improve speed and COL Robert D. Hurley 5855 accuracy in editing, manuscripts should be originals or Weapons Systems Dept. (ATSB-WP) clear copies, either typed or printed out in near-letter- C'OL Dan E. Deter 1055 quality printer mode. Stories can also be accepted on Directorate of Training and Doctrine (ATSB-DOTD) 5-1/4" floppy disks in Microsoft WORD, Multimate, COL Claude W. Abate 7250 Wordperlect, Wordstar, or Xerox Writer (please in- Directorate of Combat Developments (ATSB-CD) clude a printout). Please tape captions to any illustra- COL Donald L. Smart. 5050 tions submitted. Directorate of Eval. & Standardization (ATSB-DOES) PAID SUBSCRIPTIONS Report delivery problems COL Robert A. Korkin 3446 or changes of address to Ms. Connie Bright, circula- Training Group (ATZK-TC-TBF) tion manager, 502-942-8624.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Military Historical Society of Minnesota
    The 34th “Red Bull” Infantry Division 1917-2010 Organization and World War One The 34th Infantry Division was created from National Guard troops of Minnesota, Iowa, the Dakotas and Nebraska in late summer 1917, four months after the US entered World War One. Training was conducted at Camp Cody, near Deming, New Mexico (pop. 3,000). Dusty wind squalls swirled daily through the area, giving the new division a nickname: the “Sandstorm Division.” As the men arrived at Camp Cody other enlistees from the Midwest and Southwest joined them. Many of the Guardsmen had been together a year earlier at Camp Llano Grande, near Mercedes, Texas, on the Mexican border. Training went well, and the officers and men waited anxiously throughout the long fall and winter of 1917-18 for orders to ship for France. Their anticipation turned to anger and frustration, however, when word was received that spring that the 34th had been chosen to become a replacement division. Companies, batteries and regiments, which had developed esprit de corps and cohesion, were broken up, and within two months nearly all personnel were reassigned to other commands in France. Reduced to a skeleton of cadre NCOs and officers, the 34th remained at Camp Cody just long enough for new draftees to refill its ranks. The reconstituted division then went to France, but by the time it arrived in October 1918, it was too late to see action. The war ended the following month. Between Wars After World War One, the 34th was reorganized with National Guardsmen from Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota.
    [Show full text]
  • Group Planner
    GROUP PLANNER MUSEUMS • OVER 30 PARKS • HISTORIC HOMES • FINE DINING • SHOPPING 1.888.493.7386 • 757.886.7777 1 2 newport-news.org GROUP PLANNER 5 table of CONTENTS 4 WELCOME 5 GETTING HERE 7 TOUR PLANNING 8 TOUR HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS 11 ANNUAL EVENTS 16 ATTRACTIONS & ENTERTAINMENT SURROUNDING AREA 25 ATTRACTIONS 27 ITINERARIES 32 32 SHOPPING 34 DINING & MORE 36 TOAST THE COAST 38 ACCOMMODATIONS 47 SPECIAL VENUES 49 SPORTS 45 51 RECREATION & OUTDOOR FUN GROUP SERVICES 53 Newport News Tourism is a proud Copyright ©2017 by Newport News Tourism (NNT). This publication, or any part of it, may not be reproduced without the written permission of NNT. Every effort has been made member of: to ensure accuracy, but all information is subject to change without notice and is not the 100 Miles of Lights, ABA, Hi-Lite Hampton Roads, MATPRA, responsibility of NNT. Inclusion in this publication does not represent an endorsement by Maryland Motorcoach Association, NTA, Newport News Hospitality NNT. NNT is in no way liable for errors or omissions or for damages that might result from Association, NCMCA, PBA, PRSA, RFN, Southeast Tourism Society, reliance on this information. All photography used is with permission. SYTA, VSAE, VACVB, Virginia Green, VMA 1.888.493.7386 • 757.886.7777 3 WELCOME 10 GREAT THINGS ABOUT NEWPORT NEWS WELCOME to entice you to come and visit us (in random order!): to our Newport News 1. Designated by Congress as America's Group Planning Guide... National Maritime Museum, The Mariners' ritten specifically with planners like you in mind. Museum and Park is also the designated A historically rich, accessible and cultural destination, custodian of the USS Monitor artifacts.
    [Show full text]
  • Historic Context for Department of Defense Facilities World War Ii Permanent Construction
    DEPARTMeNT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES- WORLD WAR II PERMANENT CONSTRUhttp://aee-www.apgea.army.mil:8080/prod/usaee!eqlconserv/ww2pel.htm ~ - Delivery Order 21 Contract No. DACW31-89-D-0059 US Army Corps of Engineers-Baltimore District HISTORIC CONTEXT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES WORLD WAR II PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION May 1997 R. Christopher Goodwin and Associates, Inc. 241 E. Fourth Street Suite 100 Frederick, Maryland 21701 FINAL REPORT June 1997 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Historic Context for Department of Defense (DoD) World War H Permanent Construction combines two previous reports: Historic Context for Department of Defense Facilities World War H Permanent Construction (Hirrel et al., draft June 1994) and Methodology for World War H Permanent Construction (Whelan, draft August 1996). This project was designed to meet the following objectives: • To analyze and synthesize historical data on the military's permanent construction program during World War H. • To assist DoD cultural resource managers and other DoD personnel with fulfilling their responsibilities under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHP A) of 1966, as amended. Section 110 of the NHPA requires federal agencies to identity, evaluate, and nominate to the National Register of Historic Places historic properties under their jurisdiction. Section 110 Guidelines, developed by the National Park Service, U.S. Department ofthe Interior, direct federal agencies to establish historic contexts to identifY and evaluate historic properties (53FR 4727-46). • To develop a consistent historic context framework that provides comparative data and background information in a cost-effective manner, which will allow DoD personnel to assess the relative significance of World War II military construction.
    [Show full text]
  • USAMHI Morale Support
    U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center Morale 950 Soldiers Drive Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013-5021 27 Apr 2012 MORALE SUPPORT A Working Bibliography of MHI Sources CONTENTS Pre-20th Century.....p.1 WWI -General Sources…..p.1 -CTCA......p.2 -YMCA......p.3 WWII…..p.5 -Arrival of Support Services/Normandy….p.8 Since 1945 -General Sources.....p.8 -Korea.....p.9 -Vietnam Era.....p.9 Since 1975…..p.10 See also: -Bibliographies on Films; Library Services; Red Cross; Music; Postal; and Command Information in Training/Education. PRE-20TH CENTURY Huseas, Marion M. “`Tuched Nothing to Drink...’: Frontier Army Leisure.” Periodical (Jan 1981): pp. 11-23. Per. WORLD WAR I-General Sources Bergreen, Laurence. "Oh! How He Hated to Get Up in the Morning." MHQ (Summer 1990): pp. 72-81. Per. Irving Berlin, draftee, puts on a show at Camp Upton, NY. Morale Support p.2 Camfield, Thomas. M. "Will to Win"-The U.S. Army Troop Morale Program of World War I." Military Affairs (Oct 1977): pp. 125-128. Per Cozzi, Sarah. “’When You’re a Long, Long Way from Home’: The Establishment of Canadian-Only Social Clubs for CEF Soldiers in London, 1915-1919.” Canadian Military History (Winter 2011): pp. 45-60. Per. Doughty, Robert A. “More than Numbers: Americans and the Revival of French Morale in the Great War.” Army History (Spring 2001): pp. 1-10. Per. Lewis, Kenneth. Doughboy to GI: US Army Clothing and Equipment, 1900-45. England: Landing, 1993. pp. 263-66. UC463L48. U.S. War Dept. Education and Recreation Special School: Camp Grant Illinois: Special Regulation No.
    [Show full text]
  • University of Maine, World War II, in Memoriam, Volume 2 (L to Y)
    The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine General University of Maine Publications University of Maine Publications 1946 University of Maine, World War II, In Memoriam, Volume 2 (L to Y) University of Maine Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/univ_publications Part of the Higher Education Commons, and the History Commons Repository Citation University of Maine, "University of Maine, World War II, In Memoriam, Volume 2 (L to Y)" (1946). General University of Maine Publications. 249. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/univ_publications/249 This Monograph is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in General University of Maine Publications by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. UNIVERSITY OF Mi WORLD WAR II IN MEMORIAM DEDICATION In this book are the records of those sons of Maine who gave their lives in World War II. The stories of their lives are brief, for all of them were young. And yet, behind the dates and the names of places there shines the record of courage and sacrifice, of love, and of a devotion to duty that transcends all thought of safety or of gain or of selfish ambition. These are the names of those we love: these are the stories of those who once walked with us and sang our songs and shared our common hope. These are the faces of our loved ones and good comrades, of sons and husbands. There is no tribute equal to their sacrifice; there is no word of praise worthy of their deeds.
    [Show full text]
  • Geology and Ground-Water Resources of the York-James Peninsula, Virginia
    Geology and Ground- Water Resources of the York-James Peninsula, Virginia GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1361 Prepared in cooperation with the Division of Geology, Virginia Department of Conservation and Development Geology and Ground- Water Resources of the York-James Peninsula, Virginia By D. J. CEDERSTROM GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1361 Prepared in cooperation with the Division of Geology, Virginia Department of Conservation and Development UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1957 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fred A. Seaton, Secretary 'I r GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Thomas B. Nolan, Director For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office Washington 25, D. C. - Price $1.75 (paper cover) CONTENTS Abstract__________________.___________-___.--_--- __ 1 Introduction and acknowledgments_____________________ ____ 4 Historical sketch_________________________________________________ 7 Geography_________________________________________________ _ 8 Area and population________________________ _______ _ g Industry_________________________________ __________ _ g Climate____________________________________________________ g Geologic formations and their water-bearing character._________________ 9 Stratigraphy of the Coastal Plain in Virginia____________________ 10 Basement rocks_________________________________ _____ 13 Basement rock surface________________________________ 13 Granitic rock___________________________________________ 14 Triassic system________________________________________________
    [Show full text]
  • Download Print Version (PDF)
    Operation COTTAGE: First Special Service Force, Kiska Campaign By Kenneth Finlayson 30 Veritas hortly after midnight on 14 August, 1943, the soldiers climbed into their small rubber assault boats from Slanding craft for the two-mile paddle to the barren, fog-enshrouded island. The troops of the First Special Service Force faced a strong wind and choppy seas as they headed for their assigned beaches. Starting at 0130 hours, the campaign to oust the Japanese from the Aleutian island of Kiska, Operation COTTAGE, got underway. It was to be the first combat for this unique Canadian-American unit. The First Special Service Force (FSSF) was a joint Canadian-American 2300-man regiment created in 1942 Rows of the T-15 Light Cargo Carrier, the “Weasel” produced by Studebaker for use by the First Special Service for Operation PLOUGH, a special mission in Norway.1 Force in the PLOUGH operation are lined up at Fort PLOUGH was to cross German-occupied Norway in William Henry Harrison, Montana, winter of 1942-43. winter via the country’s snow-covered central plateau, and destroy fourteen hydro-electric dams. These dams supplied nearly 50% of Norway’s electricity and were By Kenneth Finlayson vital to supporting the German war effort.2 The FSSF was created specifically for this hazardous assignment. The FSSF was activated on 20 July 1942 at the newly- constructed Fort William Henry Harrison outside of Helena, Montana. American volunteers arrived in a steady stream in July. The first of 900 Canadian troops arrived in August.3 The unit was organized into three regiments, each with two infantry battalions of three companies.4 A separate service battalion supported the three regiments.
    [Show full text]
  • Water Pollution Control Under the U.S
    Visionary citizens of the region, on November 5, 1940, passed the referendum that established the Hampton Roads Sanitation District, a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As it prepares to commemorate the 75th anniversary of its creation, HRSD is paying tribute to those with the courage to vote to eliminate sewage pollution in the tidal waters of the Chesapeake Bay by publishing the story of their legacy. We hope that by understanding HRSD’s contributions to the health of area waterways and the economy of Coastal Virginia, those we serve will appreciate their role in “Living the Legacy.” F e b r u a r y 2 015 Contents: 3 Oysters Provide the Clue 18 The First Referendum 34 The Second Referendum 53 The 1940s 72 The 1950s 87 The 1960s The 1970s (Still to come) The 1980s (Still to come) The 1990s (Still to come) The 2000s (Still to come) The 2010s (Still to come) G r a p h i c D e s i G n : b a r t M o r r i s OyProvidesters the Clue Water is a way of life in Hampton Roads; it is the one thing that both unifies and divides us as a region. It is also a critical component of our Chapter economy, our recreation, our lifestyle, and our history. Accordingly, seafood plays a large role in the local economy. And the oyster is central in the history of the Hampton Roads Sanitation District, the region’s wastewater treatment utility. E NSURING F UTUR E G E N E RATIONS I NH E RIT C L E AN WAT E RWAYS 4 HRSD’S FIRST 75 YEARS • O YST E RS P ROVI de TH E C LU E JOHN SMITH AND THE LONDON COMPANY CAME ASHORE AT WHAT IS NOW FIRST LANDING STATE PARK ON APRIL 26, 1607.
    [Show full text]
  • H Military Service Report
    West Seneca Answers the Call to Arms Residents in World War II Town of West Seneca, New York Name: HAAS NORMAN F. Address: 25 BURCH AVENUE Service Branch:ARMY Rank: S/SGT Unit / Squadron: DIVISION HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 14TH ARMORED DIVISION Medals / Citations: EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL BRONZE STAR 2 BATTLE STARS AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL Theater of Operations / Assignment: EUROPEAN THEATER Service Notes: Staff Sergeant Norman F. Haas was awarded the Bronze Star Medal in recognition of his outstanding performance of duties during the German campaign / SSgt Hass also earned two Battle Stars for combat action during the France and Germany campaigns Base Assignments: Camp Campbell, Kentucky - The camp was named in honor of Union Army Brigadier General William Bowen Campbell, the last Whig Governor of Tennessee / Constructed in January 1942, Camp Campbell was developed to accommodate one armored division and various support troops / From the summer of 1942 until the end of World War II, Camp Campbell was the training ground for the 12th, 14th and 20th Armored divisions, Headquarters IV Armored Corps and the 26th Infantry Division Miscelleaneous: The 14th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army assigned to the Seventh Army of the Sixth Army Group during World War II / The 14th Armored Division landed at Marseille in southern France, on 29 October 1944 / "Liberators" is the official nickname of the US 14th Armored Division / The division became known by its nickname during
    [Show full text]
  • Historic Camp Claiborne Louisiana
    United States Department of Agriculture REMEMBERING Historic Camp Claiborne, Louisiana THE SACRIFICE James P. Barnett Douglas J. Rhodes Lisa W. Lewis The Authors James P. Barnett, Emeritus Scientist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Pineville, LA 71360. Douglas J. Rhodes, Deputy District Ranger, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Kisatchie National Forest, Boyce, LA 71409. Lisa W. Lewis, District Ranger, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Kisatchie National Forest, Boyce, LA 71409. Photo credits Most of the photographs were taken by military photographers and are in the public domain. Additional credits are listed on page 110. Front Cover: 34th Infantry Division Review at Camp Claiborne, LA, July 2, 1941. Back Cover: Photo collage of pictures from Camp Claiborne from 1941 to 1946. Forest Service Research & Development Southern Research Station General Technical Report SRS-210 August 2015 Southern Research Station 200 W.T. Weaver Blvd. Asheville, NC 28804 www.srs.fs.usda.gov REMEMBERING Historic Camp Claiborne, Louisiana THE SACRIFICE James P. Barnett Douglas J. Rhodes Lisa W. Lewis Past and present welcome signs to historic Camp Claiborne. The current Camp Claiborne welcome sign is located at the intersection of US-165 and LA-112, a few miles north of Forest Hill, LA, on the Calcasieu Ranger District of the Kisatchie National Forest. Contents Vii Preface 71 Life at Camp Claiborne 1 the Louisiana Maneuvers: 85 Leaders Who Established Their Louisiana’s role in the buildup for war Credentials at Camp Claiborne 86 General George C. Marshall 11 Construction of Camp Claiborne 88 General Omar N.
    [Show full text]
  • HISTORY of the 86Th MOUNTAIN INFANTRY in ITALY
    HISTORY of the 86th MOUNTAIN INFANTRY in ITALY Charles Wellborn 86th Headquarters Company 1945 HISTORY of the 86th MOUNTAIN INFANTRY in ITALY 10 DECEMBER 1944 — 30 JUNE 1945 Digitized and edited by Barbara Imbrie, 2004 CONTENTS Page DECEMBER 10, 1944 — FEBRUARY 28, 1945 1 MARCH 1, 1945 — MARCH 31, 1945 18 APRIL 1, 1945 — APRIL 30, 1945 31 MAY 1, 1945 — MAY 31, 1945 47 JUNE 1, 1945 — JUNE 30, 1945 52 ORGANIZATION OF THE 86TH REGIMENT 53 CASUALTIES OF THE 86TH REGIMENT 54 ROLL OF HONOR OF THE 86TH REGIMENT 55 MAPS OF THE CAMPAIGN* MAP 1. RIVA RIDGE 61 MAP 2. MT. BELVEDERE RIDGE 63 MAP 3. MARCH OFFENSIVE 65 MAP 4. SPRING OFFENSIVE 67 MAP 5. BREAKOUT 69 MAP 6. PO VALLEY SOUTH 71 MAP 7. PO RIVER CROSSING 73 MAP 8. ADVANCE TO LAKE GARDA 75 MAP 9. LAKE GARDA: THE FINAL BATTLES 77 * Modified by Barbara Imbrie from original battle diagrams published by Ar- mand Casini in 1945. HISTORY of the 86th MOUNTAIN INFANTRY DECEMBER 10, 1944 – FEBRUARY 28, 1945 he taciturn, almost sullen men of the U.S. Army Transportation Corps who checked the boat T rosters at the foot of the gangplank saw nothing different about the long lines of soldiers moving past them. The American Red Cross ladies who served doughnuts and hot coffee had seen hundreds of other men in the same uniforms, dragging the same clumsy duffle bags, wind their way through the big shed and onto the waiting transports. To these men and women it was all in the day’s work.
    [Show full text]
  • US Army Units, Book 4 Boxes 748-902
    US Army Units, Book 4 Boxes 748-902 1st INFANTRY DIVISION, 1942-1945. 1,600 pages (approximate) Boxes 756-757 The “Big Red One Division” was one of the first American divisions to see combat when it landed at Oran in North Africa (November 1942). The Division participated for the next two and one-half years in numerous operations and engagements of the Algeria-French Morocco, Tunisia, Sicily, Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe campaigns. Despite the Division’s length of service in the war, the series is relatively small. The series contains operation reports, activity reports, historical reports, memoranda, security diaries, messages, journals, maps, and map overlays. Although the material covers the period from late 1942 to mid-1945, the bulk of it covers the period from early 1943 to mid-1944. The material is not organized into subseries but is organized according to the classification scheme of the Departmental Records Branch and chronologically thereunder. There are very few division-level historical or after action reports. Most of the materials within the series consist of G-2, G-3 and staff section reports covering the North African and Sicily campaigns. Among the varied items within the Series are memoranda regarding the visit of General Eisenhower (April 1944), a color sketch of the 1st Medical Regiment Coat of Arms, and a copy of the II Corps (commanded by George S. Patton) operation report for the Tunisian campaign (March 15-April 10, 1943). CHRONOLOGY 1st Infantry Division August 2, 1942 The Division departed New York for Scotland November 8-10, 1942 The Division landed at Oran and took part in the initial fighting in North Africa.
    [Show full text]