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Pictorial history, Thirty-Seventh Division, United States Army, 1940-1941
Get PDFThis book contains two sections; Part I is pages 1-226, Part II is pages 227-406
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The 37th Division was called into service on October 16, 1940, under the command of General Beightler. Ordered to Camp Shelby, the division started the long, arduous task of building a strong combat force. A few months later, the first selectees arrived to receive their training under provisions of the Selective Service Act.
With their basic training completed, the Ohio troops were ready for field work, and in June, 1941, moved to Louisiana for four weeks of intensive maneuvers. In August and September the 37th Division joined other units of the Third Army in the most extensive peacetime maneuvers in our country\u27s history to battle over the sometimes hot-and-dry, sometimes wet-and-swampy stretches of Louisiana and Texas. Concerning the soldiers of the 37th Division, General Beightler has said: I am proud of the men of my command for the splendid job they have done. They have worked hard, oftentimes under exceedingly difficult conditions, to achieve their fine records. They can take it.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1185/thumbnail.jp
Executive Order 8802, Fair Employment Practice In Defense Industries
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Join the U.S. Marine Reserve -- Men, 17 to 30, who want immediate service, for the duration of the national emergency, with the same pay, promotions, and advantages as those available to regular Marines, should learn about the opportunities offered in the reserve by the U.S. Marines -- For full information apply, City Hall, Bangor, Maine
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Questions ... and the Answers: Why Does Maine Need a New Library
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For more than thirty years the present library has endeavored to serve a University constantly growing in response to the educational demands of the state and the nation. New departments, new courses, a larger enrollment of students, and a significant trend toward more research, reference reading and outside study have brought a continually growing need for library service.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1101/thumbnail.jp
Pictorial review Seventy-second Field Artillery Brigade, Army of the United States, 1941
Get PDFThe 72nd Field Artillery Brigade, although composed of veteran troops, is a comparatively new organization. It is made up of the 119th Field Artillery, the 177th Field Artillery, and the 182nd Field Artillery and was formed in September, 1940, under the command of Colonel Joseph H. Lewis, who has since been promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. General Lewis formerly commanded the 57th Field Artillery Brigade.
The 119th Field Artillery, a World War Artillery Regiment of the 32nd Division, was converted from a light artillery regiment to a 155 millimeter gun regiment by Special Order 224, Adjutant General\u27s Office, State of Michigan, September 18, 1940, and assigned to the 72nd Field Artillery Brigade. It is commanded by Colonel Glenn W. Carey.
The 182nd Field Artillery, formerly medium artillery of the Sixth Corps, was likewise transferred to the 72nd Field Artillery Brigade, remaining a 155 millimeter howitzer regiment. Colonel George V. N. Lothrop is in command.
Fire power was completed by the addition of the second Howitzer Regiment, the 177th Field Artillery. The regiment was formed from ,all the Michigan units of the First Squadron, 106th Cavalry, and of the 107th Quartermaster Regiment, and is commanded by Colonel Russell G. Simpson.
On the 7th day of April, 1941, the 72nd Field Artillery Brigade was inducted into Federal Service in accordance with a Presidential Order dated January 11, 1941. Induction having been completed, the Brigade proceeded by rail and motor convoy to Fort Knox, Kentucky, where it began the early stages of its preliminary training. While at Fort Knox, the Brigade lived under canvas and experienced many uncomfortable periods of inclement weather, which alternately subjected the personnel to deep mud and fine dust, indoors and out. The Brigade remained at Fort Knox until June 1, 1941, and then proceeded to its first permanent station at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, arriving there June 2nd.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1089/thumbnail.jp
Harbor defenses of Portland, 1941: pictorial history
Get PDFThe Harbor Defense Headquarters Battery, recently authorized, was formed in May, 1941 and was composed of General Garrett, Harbor Defense Commander; Lieut. Colonel Hoge, Executive; Major Davis, Plans and Training Officer, and 2nd Lieut. Potter, Assistant Adjutant. In August Lieut. Col. Lins replaced Lieut. Col. Hoge as Harbor Defense Executive, and Colonel Hoge became Post Commander at Fort McKinley.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1099/thumbnail.jp
For Defense, Buy United States Savings Bonds -- On Sale At Your Local Post Office Or Bank
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First Paralyzing Blow at Freedom of the Air in the United States, a Statement by William S. Paley, President of Columbia Broadcasting System
Get PDFA statement by Columbia Broadcasting System President Paley in opposition to recent Federal Communications Commission regulations. Time has told that Paley\u27s concerns were unwarranted, though, maybe he still wouldn\u27t have thought so at the time.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1365/thumbnail.jp
Pictorial history, Two Hundred Forty-Sixth Coast Artillery (HD), 1940-1941
Get PDFAs uncertainty marks the course of world events and Democracy stands on a threshold of unrest and threats of aggressor nations, citizen soldiers of the 246th Coast Artillery again have calmly adjusted themselves to another unlimited national emergency.
While many of the great nations of the world are in a state of undeclared war and their peoples enslaved to a dictatorial tyranny, guardians of the Mother State-many of them reminiscent of their 1917-18 struggle to save the freedom handed down to them from courageous ancestors-are preparing for any eventuality that may threaten the American way of life. Just as the first European government crumbled under the heel of a monstrous conqueror in this World War lI -- the Army of the United States signaled for strength. We, of the 246th Coast Artillery (Harbor Defense), are proud to be a part of this vast bulwark between a free, peace-loving nation and a force so destructive that the entire world fears for its safety.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1029/thumbnail.jp
Bangor Public Library Annual Report 1941
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