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Education and training of seven African American U.S. Army officers for World War I and its aftermath.
No full textThis historical research study examines how seven African Americans used their civilian education and military training to prepare themselves for combat, execute combat operations in France, and later make lasting contributions to American society. The knowledge constructed in this study derives from an exhaustive review of primary and secondary source material from archives, museums, and libraries around the United States and France. The study examines the legal foundation of the segregationist system the seven endured and compares the civilian higher education institutions they attended before their military careers. The study adds to existing scholarship in the depth of detail provided in examining their military training at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, and other locations in the United States, and France during the war. The study argues that civilian education was not enough in America for African American men referenced as Black American men in the study to overcome the status quo of White hegemony in a segregated society. These men needed the opportunity to scaffold their civilian education onto military training to become successful military and later civilian leaders, earning enough social capital to personify W. E. B. Du Bois's touted Talented Tenth concept. The study also provides an aggregated comparison of similar experiences of other nationalities to underscore the relevance of the information presented. The need for this study became apparent after the 100th commemoration of the end of World War I exposed the limited information available on the topic
Operation Eager Pursuit III post operation report.
No full textThis document details Amphibious Ready Group ALFA's post operation report. The mission of Amphibious Ready Group ALFA was to provide helicopter augmentation to III MAF for troop lift, MEDEVAC and logistic support. Highlights include: concept of operations (mission and execution); task organization; chronology of events; medical/logistics; communications; supporting arms; and a distribution list
Defiant Measure II post operation report.
No full textThis document details Amphibious Ready Group Bravo's post operation report. Operation Defiant Measure II- the mission was to conduct operations in the northern ICTZ RVN in order to provide combat support to designated in-country forces. Highlights include: task organization; initiating directive; chronology of events for operations; intelligence; medical; procedures; communications; and a distribution list
Training of armored replacements. A research report prepared at The Armored School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1951-1952.
No full textThis committee report is a study of the practices and problems in training tank crewman replacements during the 11 years that Armor has been a separate combat arm.
TOC: Introduction; training during the period 1940-1945; training during the period 1946 - July 1950; training during the period July 1950 - December 1951; conclusions and recommendations; bibliography; appendices
A tanker's uniform for a tanker's duties. A research report prepared at The Armored School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1951-1952.
No full textThe crews of combat vehicles perform many unique duties requiring frequent mounting and dismounting and involving extended periods of relative inactivity within the confines of their vehicles. The purpose of this report is to establish the military characteristics of a suitable combat uniform for these crewmen and to present a typical uniform that meets these requirements. This uniform must insure the maximum comfort and safety consistent with functional requirements. The field of clothing development is, of course, a very extensive one and it is not intended in a report of this scope to cover it in its entirety. Rather, we are concerned only with combat clothing (including headgear) for the temperature range 0° to 110° Fahrenheit.
TOC: Introduction; uniform development through World War II; post war development; interviews of experienced personnel; foreign uniforms and helmets for tank crewmen; application of motion study and job analysis to uniform design; specific military characteristics and recommend uniform; bibliography; appendices
Employment of land mines in the armored mobile defense. A research report prepared at The Armored School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1951-1952.
No full textIn this research paper an attempt has been made to show that at present, as well as in the future, land mines may be used effectively in the armored mobile defense.
TOC: Introduction; the principles of the mobile defense; Soviet offensive doctrine; use of land mines in World War II; description and effectiveness of present U.S. mines; tactics and techniques of mine warfare; countermeasures against mine warfare; logistics; adequacy of present U.S. mines and the mine development program; adequacy of present U.S. doctrine as applied to the mobile defense; conclusions; recommendations; bibliography
The feasibility of a standard tank company and tank battalion. A research report prepared at The Armored School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1952-1953.
No full textThe problem selected for research study by the committee is the feasibility of one standard tank company and one standard tank battalion. ... The purpose of this study, therefore, is to present a comparison of the requirements of all units considered, to draw conclusions, and to make recommendations regarding the feasibility of standardization of all tank units.
TOC: Introduction; the armored division; the infantry and airborne divisions; statistical study; summary; bibliography; appendices
A training program for armored reserve units. A research report prepared at The Armored School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1951-1952.
No full textTo resolve these questions, and to clarify the problem, the committee decided to limit its research to the training problems of the medium tank company of the Organized Reserve Corps as being the most typical example of an armored reserve unit. The training time authorized and the facilities and equipment available were considered to be as they are now, and not what they might be should the obvious deficiencies be corrected by future legislation.
TOC: Introduction; Personnel and Administration; Physical Plant, Materiel, and Instructional Techniques; Summer Field Training; Adaptability of the Program of Instruction to the Average ORC Unit; Conclusions and Recommendations; Appendices
The need for a lightly armored vehicle in U S reconnaissance units. A research report prepared at The Armored School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1951-1952.
No full textIs there a definite requirement for a lightly armored vehicle to replace the unarmored 1/4-ton truck in U S Army reconnaissance units --- particularly in the scout section and support squad of the reconnaissance platoon? If so, what are the most desirable and practical military characteristics of such a vehicle?
TOC: Introduction to the Study; Background; Armored Reconnaissance Organization; Armored Reconnaissance Doctrine; Armored Reconnaissance Units in Post-War Training; Armored Reconnaissance Units in the Korean War; Desirable and Practical Light Reconnaissance Vehicle; Conclusions and Recommendations; Bibliography; Appendixes.
Notes: Page 99 is skipped in document pagination; Page 6 of questionnaire is missing
Men in tanks : conditions of stress in tank crews, and techniques of stress reduction. A research report prepared at The Armored School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1951-1952.
No full textMen in Tanks is a report designed to probe the human problems in tank warfare, with specific reference to the tank crewmen. It is also designed to determine the evidence so far available as to specific conditions of stress in tankers. In the course of preparing the report the authors encountered what appears to be some justification for confusion as to the value of scientific experimentation in the mind of the military, a justification based principally on the apparent failure to get practical data out of the laboratory.
TOC: Introduction; Armored Warfare and Psychological Stress; Physical Forces in Tanker Stress; The Tankers Report (A Questionnaire Survey); Training and Leadership in Stress Reduction; Tank Design and Stress Reduction; Conclusions and Recommendations; Bibliography