1st Canadian Division

Arthur Currie was the most capable soldier that Canada has produced. Certainly, he did not look like the great soldier he had become. A very tall man, at six-foot-four, he was also somewhat overweight. Through his successes as the Commander of the Canadian Corps, he knew how to delegate authority and stand by the decisions of his subordinates.      Currie, however, was not a professional soldier. He was born in Strathroy, Ontario, on December 5, 1875 and raised, he had moved

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO Spur Ride Study Guide 4-7 JUN 14 GARRYOWEN! UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO Unit History (Abbreviated) The 7th Cavalry Regiment was constituted on July 28, 1866 in the Regular Army as the 7th Cavalry. It was organized on September 21, 1866 at Fort Riley, Kansas as part of an expansion of the Regular Army following the demobilization of the wartime volunteer and draft forces. From 1866 through 1871, the Regiment was posted at Ft. Riley and fought in the Indian Wars, notably at the Battle

that would have just put down their rifle and hung their boots after such a great and honorable career he choose to stay in and continue to serve his country. That is when he was stationed here at Fort Hood. He then deployed again with the 1st Calvary Division to the city of Baqubah. While there he served as an Infantry Squad Leader and a Tank Commander. If you know anything about the military you know that these two positions are two totally different jobs. He was able to accomplish them both

The Battle of Inchon Landing WO1 Ryan P. Hoover Warrant Officer Basic Course 02-14 CW3 DATE Introduction On 25 June 1950, North Korea forces launched a surprise invasion on South Korea under the command of Kim Il-sung and the North Korean People’s Army. During this time, the North Korean People’s Army forced through the 38th parallel and pushed through the unprepared Republic of Korea forces to the Southeast Pusan peninsula. The approximately 125 mile defensive perimeter was where United

Reservoir was a decisive battle in the Korean War. The battle was fought over some of the roughest terrain during some of the harshest winter weather conditions of the Korean War (Appleman, p24). Major General Olive P. Smith, commander of the US 1st Marines Division, used proper mission command

Korea. The Chosin Reservoir campaign was directed mainly against the 1st Marine Division of the U.S. X Corps, which had disembarked in eastern North Korea and moved inland in severe winter weather to a mountainous area near the reservoir. The campaign succeeded in forcing the entire X Corps to evacuate to South Korea, but the Chinese did not achieve their particular objective of isolating and destroying the 1st Marine Division. Instead, in a deliberate retrograde movement that has become one of the

Pacific, United States forces would strategically island hop throughout the Philippines and move towards the main land of Japan. It was during this campaign that one of the most controversial battles took place. On 15 SEPT 1944, the United States 1st Marine Division trudged through the coastal waters to the shores of Peleliu, unaware of the forces that lay before them. Due to the mass amount of casualties, the lack of strategic importance, and conflict between leadership: the Battle of Peleliu is seen to

1961, Secretary of Defence Robert S. McNamara sent a strongly worded memo to Army Secretary Elvis J. Stahr. He ordered the Army, through the Chief of Staff of the Army, to implement air mobility. This proved to be the birthright of the airmobile division and the eventual evolution of a new doctrine of air combat. 2. The Howze Board, formally called the U.S. Army Tactical Mobility Requirements Board, was formed a week after the above memo from the Secretary of Defence and was headed by Lieutenant

Normandy but his division was most certainly apart of the efforts carried out at the time. During this there was friendly fire on part of the bombers flying overhead. This allowed the US armor to head south to Tessy after Operation Cobra aka. St.Lo. After which on Aug. 6 1944 they (30th division) was rushed by truck to the Mortain-St. Barthelmy area to take over positions that had been manned by the reinforced First Infantry division. Later that day without warning, four German panzer divisions attacked

the RCASC that died during World War II. The Royal Canada Army Service Corps (RCASC), established November 1, 1901 and decommissioned in February 1, 1968, was an administrative and transport corps of the Canadian Army during World War II. Throughout the war, the RCASC supported the Canadian Army Formations that fought in Hong Kong, Italy, North West Europe and Germany. Support was given through the form of maintaining transport for the armies on land and commanding and maintaining a ship-borne