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Requested comments to General Maxwell D Taylor by Major General Lionel C McGarr.
No full textComments from MG McGarr to General Taylor on his personal experiences and opinions during his career. Part One covers lessons from the Korean Combat. They are combat lessons from various operations in which McGarr participated as ADC, 2d US Infantry Division, from 5 July 1952 to 24 January 1953. Part Two are comments on specific requested subjects. The comments, conclusions and recommendations contained in part two are drawn from his observations during seven months of combat as ADC with the 2d Division and seven months as Commanding General of the 7th Infantry Division, during the truce phase of operations
Petroleum, oil and lubricants supply and distribution in the European Theater of Operations, Communications Zone.
No full textEnclosed is a copy of a map showing the POL distribution facilities, as well as other information relative to POL distribution in the European Theater of Operations. Also attached is a copy of the plan of POL supply and distribution dated January 1945, and a copy of the consumption factors which have been arrived at as a result of experience in this Theater
Air aspects of combined operations within range of shore based aircraft (combined operations, pamphlet no. 3).
No full textSeaborne assault operations are susceptible to such infinite variation that there can be no set solution to the problems encountered. This is particularly true of the air aspect, and the aim of this paper is confined to setting out, in general terms, the air requirements. Summary of contents: aim and scope of pamphlet; the creation of a situation favorable to the assault; air action to protect the convoys; air action to protect and support the assaulting force; and establishment of our air forces ashore
History, Headquarters, IX Troop Carrier Command, 1 December 1944 to 31 December 1944.
No full textThe history gives the current status, resume, operations and training, medical department activity, statistics, and diary of the IX Troop Carrier Command
Disarmament School Lectures, Second course, Vol. 3
No full textThe first course was primarily a course for guidance in disarmament of Germany. It was designed to train disarmament staffs for work with troops in the field. This course will be an orientation on both disarmament and mobilization. The course was three weeks in duration
Personal Experiences-North African Theater: A digest of a report by Colonel William C. Bentely, G.S.C (AC).
No full textThe following personal observations and reommendations are based on experiences during and before the operation "Torch" in French North. The undersigned was Air Attache to Italy from February 1940 to May 1941, then Military and Air Attache at Tangier, Morocco, traveling Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, until reporting to Washington on June 30, 1942, then to London with war plans for the "TORCH" operations
Notes on Conference with Lt Col De Parquale, 32D Div Surgeon.
No full textTopics covered include malaria in Buna Campaign, control of malaria and prevention, jungle conditioning, division evacuation, pack animals, rations, and general comments
AEF Administrative Memorandum Number 37 : 10 November 1944
No full textMemorandum to outline procedures and facilitate the submission of required reports to the governments of the United Nations concerning the presence, number and locations of their displaced nationals uncovered in the course of military operations
Theater security cooperation : the military engagement team.
No full textThis handbook describes the Military Engagement Team (MET) and its use in strengthening and building partnerships. Additionally it describes MET structure, training and operational employment as well as its training and structure. This handbook will provide value for future MET members in order to better understand the MET. It is also useful for MET and non MET members alike who will be conducting engagements with partner nations.
TOC: Military engagement team; predeployment training; engagement planning; engagement execution; engagement closeout; military engagement team position descriptions and duties; concept of operations; situation report; trip report; story board; split military engagement team structure
Report on Beach Intelligence Operation "Overlord" Normandy, France, North Coast June, 1944.
No full textThis report is an account of a part of the work done by the Intelligence Division, Office of the Chief Engineer, Hq. ETOUSA, from January through June, 1944. A Beach Intelligence Sub-Section, set up for the purpose, produced chart-maps, beach profiles and tidal predictions in preparation for Operation "OVERLORD", and the report includes both descriptions of their preparation and an appraisal of their accuracy