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In the News (Mon 30 Nov 09)

  
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The US 3rd Army (Patton) continues its headlong advance in northwest France as the US 4th Armored Division (US 8th Corps) moves to Vannes and Loreint, the US 6th Armored Division nears the western end of the Brittany peninsula, and the US 15th Corps captures Laval.
The US 15th Corps is redirected north to sweep behind the German 7th Army left rear and close with the Canadians in order to encircle the Germans.
Fuel reserves to the US 3rd Army are becoming critical, but Patton orders his armored spearheads to continue the advance east and when they run out of gas, they are to abandon their tanks and continue the attack on foot.
www.bartcop.com /arc4408.htm   (3176 words)

  
 Patton Timeline
US 7th Army under Patton landed on south coast, British 8th Army under Montgomery landed on east coast.
US 5th Army under Mark Clark to land 150 miles north at Salerno.
Bradley commands the largest US Army in all history: 1.3 million men in 4 armies (12 corps, 48 divisions); Ike commands all Allied forces in Western Europe including North Africa and Italy - 85 divisions with 4 million men total.
www.historyinfilm.com /patton/timeline.htm   (785 words)

  
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To the south, the US 1st Army (12th Army Group) crosses the Meuse River south of Namur and the French 2nd Corps (US 7th Army) captures Charlons-sur-Saone.
A US Navy submarine sunk the Japanese freighter Ishimyo Maru.
The US 31st Infantry Division (US 11th Corps) land on the Gila Peninsula on the southwest of Morotai in the Philippines.
www.bartcop.com /arc4409.htm   (3172 words)

  
 US ARMY COMMANDS &  HEADQUARTERS
For major US Army commands, the flag is 4 feet 4 inches at the hoist by 5 feet 6 inches on the fly.
For major subordinate and specified commands (including numbered US Army Reserve headquarters and state area commands of the federally recognized Army National Guard), the flag is 3 feet at the hoist by 4 feet on the fly.
Us Army post headquarters commands, US Army garrisons, and US Army Reserve (USAR) garrison support units have flags with a teal blue field and the insignia for "branch immaterial" (the USCOA within a ring) in yellow, with scrolls for the headquarters designation.
tmg110.tripod.com /usarmyhq.htm   (286 words)

  
 US Army 7th Infantry Division
7th moved inland fast, seized the Kadena airfield many hours ahead of schedule, and on the second day of the operation stormed across the remainder of the 14-mile-wide island to reach its east coast.
Then the 7th soldiers on the front line were suddenly joined by a mammoth 155-mm howitzer, a gun normally fired from far to the rear.
The 7th was once again committed to combat to fight another twelve-day battle at Kochi Ridge, an important approach to the Shuri defenses.
darbysrangers.tripod.com /Okinawa/id7.htm   (860 words)

  
 Channel Ports - www.canadiansoldiers.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The landings in Southern France had placed the US 7th Army (soon to be joined by a French Army to create the 6th Army Group) on the extreme right flank of the Allies' "broad front" advance.
The 1st US Army, to their left, drove on the German city of Aachen and the Ardennes Forest in Belgium, and to their left the British 2nd Army set its sights on Belgium.
The First Canadian Army would not have the opportunity to clear the Scheldt in Sep 1944, for the Canadians were acting under a directive by 21st Army Group, promulgated on 26 Aug 1944 and ordering the capture of Le Havre and Dieppe, and the destruction of German coastal defences all the way to Bruges.
www.canadiansoldiers.com /mediawiki-1.5.5/index.php?title=Channel_Ports   (1795 words)

  
 Us Army Unit
SiteCatalyst code us army infantry version: G..This dictum has been proven to the point where his record as a combat commander is renown for having inflicted the us army vehicle highest casualties among his opponents, with the lowest casualties among the Allied Expeditionary Forces..
The concept of the National Army as a Conscript Army was thus established in all but name, since units were established to accommodate the use of the conscripts in combat.
Army does not have to be related to his or her university academic degree.
cadgasping.sitesled.com /us/army-unit.html   (1441 words)

  
 US launches 'shock and awe' campaign
The northern cities of Mosul and Kirkuk, where US forces were trying to secure control of vast oilfields, also came under massive attack.
US officials also said the Iraqis had torched several wells in the area.
he wants to give some practice session for his us army may b thats the reason he is doing this or else he should rather...
www.rediff.com /us/2003/mar/21iraq13.htm   (645 words)

  
 Military.com - View History
I was with the Gimlets in Munich 1962 to 1964 when the US 7th.
army was referred to as a speed bump in the path of the Red Army.
Outnumbered and outgunned we had to count on being reinforced from the states to prevail in conventional warfae in Europe.
www.military.com /HomePage/TitleHistories/1,10982,100392|706655,00.html   (88 words)

  
 US ARMY BORDER
(U) This historical study began with a question, a very common question: "Why, almost 40 years after the war, are we still conducting border patrols in Germany?" It is a question "old German hands" have been asked for years, but in 1982 it was asked by a Congressman.
He thought it was time to ''answer in as comprehensive a manner as possible the recurring questions about US Army operations along the Federal Republic of Germany's eastern boundaries.
Research revealed that in any given period US Army border operations were a 'microcosm of then-current US Army doctrine and operations in Europe.
www.army.mil /cmh-pg/documents/BorderOps/content.htm   (514 words)

  
 Pershing
In 1957, the studies had shown that the proposed missile was feasible, and in the same year a temporary DOD restriction which limited the Army's missiles to a range of less than 320 km (200 miles) had been cancelled.
Nevertheless I think the two designations are valid, because they would concur with standard U.S. Army practice for designating guided missiles: While the Army doesn't use formal missile designators in its published documents and announcements (preferring the names instead), these designations are nevertheless assigned, as is evidenced by several better-documented missile families.
Army fired its Pershing solid-fuel tactical missile from Cape Canaveral on a 200-mile flight, testing accuracy, warhead components, and blast and heat factors at launch in relation to operational crew protection.
www.astronautix.com /lvs/pershing.htm   (4694 words)

  
 US Army
Served in Desert Shield and Desert Storm with the 7th Signal Brigade for the 11th Aviation Brigade.
U.S. Army Served in W.W.II Paradise,AZ Mattew H. Dulaney U.S. Army Served in W.W.I Paradise,AZ.
Harrison O. Hicks U.S. Army Served in W.W.II Paradise,AZ Ingwald Isaacson U.S. Army Served in W.W.I Paradise,AZ Edward B. James U.S. Army Served in W.W.I Paradise,AZ John Robinson PFC U.S. Army 1958-1959 Served during the Cold War.
www.sansimon.k12.az.us /usvets/usa/usaindex.html   (352 words)

  
 Guide to US Army Contracting Command Europe
In 1945 responsibility for procurement was transferred to a US Army Technical Services type organization.
From the Office of the Commander to S-3 Military Operations, US Army active duty officers assigned to USACCE perform critical command and control functions as leaders, managers and contracting officers.
It has been designated by US European Command as the Executive Agent for contracting for Bosnia and Kosovo and is responsible for the operation of Joint Contracting Centers in those areas.
www.usacce.army.mil /About_HQ_USACCE/guide_USACCE.htm   (3149 words)

  
 Army Men Project
We’re spreading plastic Army Men around the country and around the globe as small, everyday reminders of the ongoing horrors of the war in Iraq and to serve as tools to foster dialogue, action and resistance to the war.
Add your photo to our Army Men Gallery— be sure to let us know WHERE the Army Man is. (click here for Images).
TALK TO US: If you’ve come upon one of these little plastic soldiers and have something to say about it, please join the dialogue – email us at speak@mouthswideopen.org.
www.mouthswideopen.org /armymen.shtml   (569 words)

  
 Us 7th army   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Analysis of wounds incurred by US Army Seventh Corps personnel treated in Corps hospitals during Operation Desert Storm, February 20 to March 10, 1991.
The Army Group headquarters was inactivated in June 1945, whereupon the headquarters of the US Seventh Army moved from Augsburg to Heidelberg, officially
Title: The Throwaway Children Of The US Seventh Fleet Document are the throwaway children of the departing 7th Fleet.
www.findoutit.com /q/us-7th-army.html   (1063 words)

  
 Headquarters U.S. Army, Europe and 7th Army
There is some concern that the demonstration may turn violent and U.S. personnel are advised to avoid the area.
Iraqi Army soldiers assess a weapons cache of mortars, rockets, grenades and explosives during Operation Squeeze Play in Ramadi, Iraq.
USAREUR secured the award for the Army’s Best Force Protection Program for 2006 during the annual Army Anti-Terrorism Conference Jan. 29 to Feb. 2 in Washington, D.C. The award was presented by Maj. Gen.
www.hqusareur.army.mil   (410 words)

  
 Motor Transport Corps
It was developed by the U. Army during World War II as a means to deliver cargo from ships at sea, directly to shore.
The US Navy, responsible for the operation of all boats and ships, simply did not have enough men to train and operate all the various landing craft rolling off assembly lines.
During the early hours of the morning of 26 March 1945, under cloudy skies and protected by clouds of artificial fog, troops of the US 7th Army under General Patch crossed the Rhine River in Germany.
www.transchool.eustis.army.mil /Museum/DUKW.htm   (2079 words)

  
 WWII US 7th Army shoulder patch, orig., #184 - 184
US Navy men's white CNT unform pants(28"-38" waist), #279
US Navy white short sleeve CNT shirt, new, #273
US Navy wool-poly 13 button pants, waist sizes 30" - 38", #324
www.colbubbie.com /index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=66   (150 words)

  
 About Us Viola d'amore Society of America
He has also performed with the 7th US Army Symphony, Clarion Concerts, the Boston Pops Tour Orchestra, the American Opera Society, Friends of French Opera, Music in Our Time, the New York Grand Opera and others.
He is a former member of the Birmingham Symphony, Alabama Symphony, the 7th US Army Symphony Orchestra, the Dallas Symphony and Opera Orchestras, the Roger Wagner Sinfonia, the Carmel Bach Festival Orchestra and for the past 40 years has been a member of the Glendale Symphony.
While serving in the US 7th Army Symphony in Germany, Thomason became fascinated with the viola d'amore.
www.violadamoresocietyofamerica.org /about.html   (635 words)

  
 Cape Canaveral LC16
Complex 16 was deactivated in 1969, and it was returned to the Air Force in 1972.
The site was subsequently reassigned to the U.S. Army, and it supported 79 Pershing 1A and 49 Pershing II ballistic missile launches between 7 May 1974 and 22 March 1988.
This decision did not stand, however, and the POGO fix was flown again on N-25 (November 1), as well as on two later flights.
www.astronautix.com /sites/capllc16.htm   (2961 words)

  
 Leon Baldwin's 7th US Army Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
For my readers who think I had it too soft and easy, please consider that Vietnam was looming very darkly on the horizon.
This is the largest American community outside of the U.S..
A half liter of beer with lunch put us in sleepyville for the afternoon.
home.earthlink.net /~leonbaldwin/army/7army/index.html   (642 words)

  
 PARAMETERS, US Army War College Quarterly - Autumn 2003
As Roger J. Spiller of the Army’s Combat Studies Institute has written, the variables in when and why troops fire or do not fire their weapons in certain combat situations involve the kind of terrain, the nature of particular circumstances, the types of weapons, and the trajectory of a soldier’s time in combat.
During the two-day battle to capture the position, nine artillery battalions of the US 7th and 2d Infantry Divisions fired more than 77,000 rounds at the Chinese troops, and the equivalent of two US infantry battalions retook the hilltop entrenchments, overcoming the Chinese defenders who had been reinforced to the equivalent of a full battalion.
Subsequently each army reinforced its position, so that by the time the armistice was signed on 27 July 1953, there were five US battalions holding the hill and a full Chinese division arrayed against them.
www.carlisle.army.mil /usawc/Parameters/03autumn/chambers.htm   (4532 words)

  
 US Army War College
From 1973-1986, he served as an Infantry officer in a series of command and staff assignments with the 3rd Infantry Regiment at Fort Myer, Virginia, the 9th Infantry Division at Fort Lewis, Washington, the 7th Army Training Command at Vilseck, Germany, and with the 3rd Infantry Division in Aschaffenburg, Germany.
In 1994-95, he was the Army's National Security Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
He was the Assistant Division Commander of the 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, 1999-2000, and from 2000-2002, the Deputy Commandant of the US Army Command and General Staff College.
www.carlisle.army.mil /about/bios/huntoon.shtml   (321 words)

  
 History, Commanding Generals - United States Army, Pacific   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Lieutenant General Bruce C. Clarke commanded the US Army, Pacific from December 1954 to April 1956.
He enlisted in the Army in 1917 and gained appointment to the US Military Academy through the New York National Guard.
From 1960-1962 he served as Commander in Chief of US Army, Europe before retiring on 30 April.
www.usarpac.army.mil /history/cgbios/cg_clarke.asp   (447 words)

  
 7th Army Reserve Command Home Page
WIESBADEN, Germany – As the U.S. Army restructures its force, the 7th Army Reserve Command transitions, along with the Active Component, by establishing the first Army Reserve Army Liaison Team (ALT).
SCHWETZINGEN, Germany – During a recent trip to Europe, the new command sergeant major of the U.S. Army Reserve, Command Sgt. Maj.
Normally, the air would be velvety with the smell of barbeque and the sounds of children exulting in the return of spring...
www.7arcom.army.mil   (481 words)

  
 Funding
This years guest speaker was the US Army's 7th Sergeant Major of the Army Retired (SMA) Glen E. Morrell.
What a treat it was to have the Sergeant Major of the Army and his wife as our guest speakers.
This years guest speaker was the US Army's 7th Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA) Glen E. Morrell.
www.usarec.army.mil /1stbde/1zbn/Funding/ATCfy04.html   (124 words)

  
 William Bailey @ Suite101 - Profile
US Army 7th Special Forces Group, Ft Bragg, NC - 1986-89
US Army 7th Special Forces Group, Ft Davis, Panama - 1989-90
US Army Readiness Group, Ft Douglas, UT 1992-94
www.suite101.com /profile.cfm/MFFJM2   (109 words)

  
 "After France fell, the French laid down and let the Germans walk all over them..."   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Fighting French never stopped fighting - in the RAF North Africa, Italy, and up through France with the US 7th Army.
They acted as a great spy army for SHAEF in London.
They transmitted as many as 300 reports a day to SHAEF on German troops' movements, military installations, and the nature and movement of military supplies.
www.e-rcps.com /gripes/104.html   (317 words)

  
 S.Sgt John Petro
As part of the 7th Army, they landed in France in December of 1944 and were the first of their corps to enter Germany in March of 1945.
"Stars and Stripes" the official U.S. military magazine later recounted the story, with a picture of the general and his daughter, with her hair shorn short.
After the war was over, Army leadership was distributing battlefield commissions, or what my father called "foxhole promotions." My father refused, knowing that these officers would have to remain following the war.
www.billpetro.com /johnpetro   (1468 words)

  
 The Liberation of Dachau
Elements of the US 7th Army chased the remnants of the German army retreating into Germany.
Among the fastest moving units was the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion a Nisei (Second generation Japanese American) unit that was originally attached to the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
The 522 had a reputation for having the fastest and most accurate fire in the US Army.
www.aamovement.net /history/nocsj/liberation1.html   (343 words)

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