The U.S. Army has experienced a disproportionate decline in Black recruitment. Blacks, who once represented 23 percent of annual recruits, now only represent less than 14 percent. What factors have caused the disproportionate decline in Black...
As in the case of some other titles in the United States Army in World War II series, Ulysses Lee's "The Employment of Negro Troops" has been long and widely recognized as a standard work on its subject. The volume opens with background chapters...
An increasing number of schools are not releasing ASVAB scores to military recruiters. In 2004, 3.8 percent of test scores were not released, compared to 13.91 percent in 2011. The decision to release scores is made by school officials. Policies...
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the subject of African American United States Army officers and their service in the combat arms branches. The research uncovered the complex roles that African American combat arms officers assumed during...
Race and gender integration were significant transformations for the military. History has shown repeatedly the need for the added manpower that is available with an integrated military. This need for additional manpower and the changing society...
The purpose of this thesis is to examine if the United States government considered the voluntary services of World War I African American combat soldiers during the interwar years and determined them to be combat multipliers for future conflicts....
Doherty, Daniel A. (Daniel Allen); Reed, George E., 1958-,; Dabrowski, John R. (John Raymond); US Army Military History Institute. Oral History Branch.; Army War College (U.S.)
This oral history is a part of the academic year 1999, US Army War College/US Army Military History Institute's Senior Officer Oral History Program, prepared under the auspices of the Institute's Oral History Branch.
Background on the Criminal...
Staff Sergeant Edward A. Carter, Jr., Company No.1, 56th Armored Infantry, 12th Armored Division. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and denied the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat on March 23, 1945, he died in 1962. This brief...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
This monograph discusses the contemporary calls for a specialized unit to conduct Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW). MOOTW is an interagency affair, in which the military serves to support civil government organs and non-governmental...
In 1944, Carter and his truck company were shipped to Europe and were assigned to transporting supplies to the fighting forces. Carter would volunteer for combat duty every day. American soldiers took a devastating loss at Ardennes, the Battle of...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
This historical report on the Army's participation in the enforcement of an order of the Federal District Court at Little Rock Arkansas between 24 September 1957 and 20 May 1958, with regard to integration in the public schools of that city, was...
Prior to 1950, the Army restricted the service of blacks to limited roles in a racially segregated Army. During World War II, black America fought for an increased combat role, believing that contributions on the battlefield would lead to increased...
The maneuver branches have been accessing a relatively low percentage of African American Second Lieutenants in comparison to other branches of the Army. This trend is significant because in the current Army system, a lack of proportional African...
This monograph will argue that Black Americans, who have historically enlisted in the Army in overwhelming proportions with respect to national populations, are now pursuing other opportunities outside of the Army. The U.S. Army and African...
Military Professionals should study Military History. Current conflicts and battles have brought
out lessons that should have already been learned from past conflicts. “Military History,
accompanied by sound criticism, is indeed the true school...