"What does an engineer lieutenant do?" 1950.

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"What does an engineer lieutenant do?" 1950.

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Letters from USMA graduates of the classes of 1949 and 1950 in response to questions regarding their function as engineers, platoon leaders and young officers. The letters discuss duties, adequacy and inadequacy of West Point training and give advice to first classmen on their selection of a branch of the U.S. Army.

14 p. ; 33 x 21 cm.

United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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