The Jess E. Goroshow papers, 1941-1970 (bulk 1941-1945)

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The Jess E. Goroshow papers, 1941-1970 (bulk 1941-1945)

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Contains information on the Chicago Ordnance District (1941-43) which includes: manual of instructions for management (1942), official correspondence (1941-42), personnel actions (1942); telephone directories (1941-42), organizational charts (1941-42), biographies of District officers (1942), newspaper clippings on the District (1942), Goroshow's daily work journal (1942) and a case history of the Feltex Corp (1942). Information on the Ordnance Replacement Training Center at Aberdeen includes: rosters of officers (1943-45), general orders (1943-45) and a report on the growth, organization and activities of the center (1943). Miscellaneous materials include: Army regulations and correspondence on the discharge of enlisted men after World War II (1945), directory of U.S. ordnance districts (1941-42), various charts on ordnance personnel strength, glossary of terms of instrument repair (n.d.) and a directory of Fort Sheridan (1970). Several transparencies of cartoons, a nuclear calculator set and ordnance nomographs are also within the collection.

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United States. Army. Ordnance Dept.

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Ordnance department established by Congress in 1812. Office responsible for design, procurement, storage, supply, and maintenance of munitions and combat vehicles. From the description of Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance [microform], 1812-1912. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 40828498 The accounting statements of the U.S. Arsenal at Greenleaf's Point and Fort Belle Fontaine exemplify the Army's ordnance needs in the early years of th...

Ordnance Replacement Training Center (Aberdeen Proving Ground (Md.))

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United States. Army. Ordnance Dept. Chicago Ordnance District.

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Goroshow, Jess E.

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Goroshow was a 1st Lieutenant, Asst. Intelligence Officer and Adjutant at the Chicago Ordnance District in 1941. He became a Captain in 1942 and saw temporary duty at the Ordnance Automotive Center, Detroit, Mich. in 1942. Was promoted to Major (1942-43) and Lt. Colonel (1943-44) and was stationed at the Ordnance Replacement Training Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. From the description of The Jess E. Goroshow papers, 1941-1970 (bulk 1941-1945) (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). Wo...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...