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Introduction: The story of the Second Evacuation Hospital already began in World War 1. The unit was constituted in the A.E.F. as Evacuation Hospital No. 2. It was activated at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, Indiana, the same day on 20 July 1917, and served overseas in France figuring in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. The Hospital was […]
“MOS” signifies Military Occupational Specialty. ‘Military Occupational Classification’ is the awarding of a MOS number based on all pertinent data, concerning ability, education, training, intelligence, aptitude, occupational history, interests, personal traits, military experience, and other demonstrated qualifications. Such information will be clearly recorded so that each individual’s skills can be valued and used to the […]
A Table of Organization and Equipment (T/O & E) is a chart-like document published by the War Department prescribing the organic structure, manpower, and equipage of military units. This includes military organizations from divisional size and down, but also covers Headquarters of Corps and Armies. In fall of 1942, Organization and Equipment Tables were expressed […]
Military Manuals are a vast source of information and include doctrines, procedures, and techniques used by the Armed Forces. They are often updated, revised, and even sometimes replaced, and therefore continuously offer the military collector and researcher the opportunity to keep track of amendments, modifications, improvements and changes of a particular piece of equipment, that […]
The huge expansion and reorganization of the US Armed Forces in 1942, triggered an enormous increase in requirements of all kinds, for subsistence, clothing, equipage, gasoline and lubricants, and general supplies. Procurement included not only large and costly munitions, items such as tanks, artillery, self-propelled guns, motor vehicles, ammunition of all kinds, and very ‘special’ […]
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, APO 757, published Administrative Memorandum Number 48, dated 26 February 1945 governing “Hospitalization and Evacuation of Recovered Allied Military Personnel” General: The medical care of Recovered Allied Military Personnel (RAMP) is the responsibility of the British and United States Medical Services. Examination of the Communications Zone and 21st Army Group […]
Introduction: The Identification Tag was first introduced 20 December 1906 by General Order # 204, which described it as follows: … an aluminum Identification Tag, the size of a silver Half Dollar, stamped with the name, rank, company, regiment, or corps of the wearer; it will be worn by each Officer and Enlisted Man of […]
Background: Since the early dawn of military maneuvers and activities, sexual hygiene and behavior have proven to be a major problem for the Worlds’ Armies, and WW2 proved to be no different. Soldiers on assignment overseas were often lonely, had time to spare, got homesick, or were just looking for female companionship… During the Great […]
Introduction: Battle casualties, are described as service personnel wounded and injured in action, and are based on all kinds of wounds and injuries received in action, whether there was a piercing or tearing of the body (as in penetrating wounds), or none (as in contused wounds), fractures, burns, blasts, concussions, etc., and also included those […]
Introduction: The care of deceased military personnel and the maintenance and supervision of National Cemeteries were among some of the special services entrusted to The Quartermaster General. In 1861 the Secretary of War ordered The Quartermaster General to provide forms for preserving burial records and materials for registered headboards to be placed at the heads […]