George W. Putnam, Jr., papers, 1962-1994.

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George W. Putnam, Jr., papers, 1962-1994.

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General description of the collection: The George W. Putnam, Jr., papers consist of material relating to the U.S. Army Tactical Mobility Requirements Board (the Howze Board) on which Putnam served in 1962. There are sixty letters to Lieutenant General Hamilton H. Howze (who served as president of the Board) and to Lieutenant General Charles H. Bonesteel III, responding to requests for ideas, information, and input on future requirements for Army aviation. Correspondents are listed in the finding aid. The Howze Board recommended changes in the Army's aviation program and force structure based on air assault divisions and air cavalry combat brigades equipped with armed helicopters, fixed-wing fire support, and other aircraft. Also present is a Combat Developments Command historical monograph, "THE ORIGINS, DELIBERATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE U.S. ARMY TACTICAL MOBILITY BOARD (Howze Board)", April 1969; and a Rand Corporation report, "THE 1962 HOWZE BOARD AND ARMY COMBAT DEVELOPMENTS", by J.A. Stockfisch, 1994. A folder of materials relating to the 1971 to 1979 Department of the Army study considering the creation of an Army Aviation Branch or Basic Entry Specialty in Aviation (Canedy-Sweet Study Group). These materials include Putnam's comments to members of the task forcces and study groups, and a copy of the Army Chief of Staff's 13 April 1979 message on Commissioned Aviator Career Management.

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Putnam, George W., 1920-

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George W. Putnam, Jr., was a United States (U.S.) Army officer. Born on May 5, 1920, in Fort Fairfield, Maine, he was commissioned from Field Artillery Officer Candidate School (1942) and served in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) until 1945; received a regular Army commission (1946) and served with the occupation forces in Japan (1947-1949); graduated from Command and General Staff School (CGSS) (1954) and was assigned to the 28th Field Artillery Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado; earned...

Bonesteel, Charles H. (Charles Hartwell), 1909-1977

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Charles Hartwell Bonesteel (1909-1977) was born in Plattsburg, New York, the son of Charles Hartwell and Caroline Mead (Hudson) Bonesteel. He graduated from West Point in 1931 and Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar in 1934. In that same year, he married Alice M. Pratt, with whom he had one son, Charles Hartwell IV. After serving in Europe during World War II, he represented the War Department in the Council of Foreign Ministers in Paris, New York City, and Moscow. In 1947 and 1948, he was app...

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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...

United States. Army Tactical Mobility Requirements Board

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Howze, Hamilton H. (Hamilton Hawkins), 1908-

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Hamilton Hawkins Howze (b. Dec. 21, 1908, White Plains, New York), Major General in the U.S. Army, graduated from West Point in 1930. During World War II, he served as assistant chief of staff for operations, 1st Armored Division, in England and North Africa; commander of battalion and regiment, 13th Armored Regiment (1943-1944); and commander, Combat Command A, 1st Armored Division, in Italy. During the 1950s, General Howze served in Germany and other parts of Europe as commanding general, 82nd...

Stockfisch, J. A. (Jacob A.)

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