Troop unit basis 1943, by Lieutenant General Leslie J. McNair, 1943.

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Troop unit basis 1943, by Lieutenant General Leslie J. McNair, 1943.

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General description of the collection: This is a photostat copy of a memorandum from Headquarters, Army Ground Forces, Office of the Chief of Staff, Army War College, to the Deputy Chief of Staff, US Army, subject of troop unit basis, 1943. It discusses the recommended disposition of troops for the remaining portion of 1943. It does not include the Army Air Force men or the troops in the Air services. This leaves a total of 3,642,311 men to be divided up between the fighting divisions, service groups, and ground forces. If the current trend was not fixed, McNair proposed that by the end of the year, the ordnance, medical and quartermaster units will be seriously understaffed. He recommended that the ground forces be redistributed to focus more on offensive operations and an increase in field services.

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