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1. (1) WD ltr AG 320.2 (7-25-42) M-Ret-M-OCS, 26 Jul 40, sub: GHQ. 320.2/3/1. (2) WD ltr AG 320.2 (6-19-41) MC-E-M to CofS GHQ, 3 Jul 41, sub: Enlargement of Functions of GHQ, 3 Jul 41, sub: Enlargement of Functions of GHQ. 320.2/3/34. (3) Memo of DCofS GHQ for CofS GHQ, 5 Dec 41, sub: GHQ Orgn. 320.2/3/108.

2. “... under present plans, ... Reception and training of the Selective Service personnel will commence about March 1, 1941.” Par 1, WD ltr AG 320.2 (12-13-40), 31 DEC 40, sub: Activation of Hq Repl Centers.  320.2/99. For the types and locations of these Centers, see Chart 7, Biennial Report, CofS, 1941.

3. Chart 8, id.

4. See 320.2/16.

5. WD ltr AG 353 (12-28-39) M-MC, 3 Mar 40, sub: WD Tng Dir for 1940-41. 353/1.

6. (1) Memo OCS 21157-3 of Lt Col Orlando Ward for Gen McNair, 17 Aug 40, sub: Suggested Studies for Tng. 353/35. (2) Memo of Gen McNair for Col Ward, 5 Sep 40. Originally consulted in 353/36; document missing in records at date of final revision.

7. See 354.2/1-8.

8. GHQ draft of ltr to Army Comdrs, 5 Sep 40, sub: Comments on Army Maneuver 1940. 354.2/12.

9. Ltr Natl Guard Bur to TAG, 20 Sep 40, sub: Report of Observers Attending August Maneuvers. 354.2/12.

10. Tng Cir 1. WD, 9 Aug 40.

11. Ltr of Gen McNair to Army Comdrs, 16 Sep 40, sub: Tng. 353/1 (Tng Dirs).

12. (1) GHQ ltr to CGs, 26 Sep 40, sub: Tng Dirs. (2) GHQ ltr to Army Comdrs. 29 Oct 40, sub: Tng Programs. Both in 353/47.

13. Ltr of Gen McNair to Army Comdrs, 15 Oct 40, sub: Tng under MTP’s. With attached charts. 353/3 (Tng Dirs).

14. Ltr of Gen McNair to First (Second, Third, Fourth) Army, 10 DEC 40, sub: Contacts with Non-Inducted Divs. 353/123.

15. Personal ltr of Gen McNair to Maj Gen W. C. Short, 23 Oct 40.     320.2/21 (GHQ Army and Corps).

16. Memo of Gen McNair for G-3 WD, 9 Nov 40, sub: Period between Induction and Receipt of Trainees. 324.71/8 (SS Men).

17. Ltr of Comdt C&GSS to TAG, 4 Feb 41, sub: Rpt Special Course Ending 1 Feb 41. 352/2 (C&GSS).

18. “Comments Concerning Staff Functioning,” 9 Dec 40, enclosed with ltr of Gen McNair to Gen Gruber, same date, same sub. 352/1 (C&GSS).

19. (1) WD ltr AG 324.71 (8-28-40) M-A-M, 10 Sep 40, sub: Reception of SS Men. 324.71/1 (SS Men). (2) Memo of G-1 GHQ for CofS GHQ, 23 Oct 40, 320.2/24 (GHQ Armies and Corps).

20. (1) WD ltr AG 320.2 (12-13-40)M(Ret) M-C, 31 Dec 40, sub: Activation of Hq, Repl Cens. 320.2/99. (2) WD ltr AG 324.71 (8-20-41) ER-A to CofS GHQ, 12 Sep 41, sub: Policy for the Procurement of Pers for RTCs. 324.71/89 (SS Men).

21. (1) Memo of Gen McNair for ACofS G-3 WD, 7 Nov 40, sub: 44-Hour Week of MTP’s. 353/59. See also 353/83, /84, /99.  (2) Ltr of Gen McNair to CGs, 25 Nov 40, sub: Tng with the M-1 Rifle. 353/6 (Tng Dirs).

22. Personal ltr of Gen McNair to Col W. R. Wheeler, 5 Dec 40. 353/116.

23. Memo of Gen McNair for ACofS G-3 WD, 5 Nov 40, sub: Territorial Sch For Motor Mechanics. 352.01/8.

24. Memo of Gen McNair for AcofS G-3 WD, 6 Dec 40, sub: SOP. 353/118.

25. Personal ltr (C) of Gen McNair to Maj Gen C. F. Thompson, 10 Mar 41. 353/1 (C).

26. Memo of Gen McNair for Gen Marshall, 16 Jan 41, sub: Specialized Tng. 353/136.

27. Ltr of Gen McNair to Army Comdrs, 4 Jan 41, sub” Specialized Tng. 353/13 (Tng Dirs).

28. (1) Ltr of Gen McNair to Army Comdrs, 7 Jan 41, sub: comments on Army Maneuvers, 1940.        354.2/17. (2) Ltr of Gen McNair to CGs, 15 Jan 41, sub: Corps and Army Tng . 353/15 (Trig Dirs).

29. (1) Memo of Gen McNair for ACofS G-3 WD, 4 Nov 40. Tab B in AGO 353 TC 10, WD, 26 Nov 40. AGO Records. (2) Memo of Gen McNair for CofInf, 10 Apr 41, sub: Teaching of the Inf Sch, with related documents. 352/6 (Inf). (3) Memo of Gen McNair for CofS USA, 21 Oct 41, sub: Rpt by CofFA. 354.2 (Rpts 1940)(S). (4) Memo of Gen McNair for ASW, 12 Feb 42, sub: Tng Sch for the Combined Arms. McNair Correspondence.

30. (1) Personal ltr of Gen McNair to Brig Gen E. L. Gruber, 1 Mar 41. 354.2/18. (2) Ltr of Gen McNair to Army Comdrs, 4 Mar 41, sub: Tng Tests. 353/1 (Tng Dirs).

31. “Weekly Reports of GHQ Activities.” GHQ 319.1, 319.1 (C), and AGF 319.1/1.

32. Memo of Gen McNair for CofS USA, 22 Apr 41, sub: Demonstration Cadres. 320.2/153.

33. GHQ ltr to CGs Second, Third, and Fourth Armies, 7 Jul 41, sub: Review of Tng Prior to Further Corps and Army Tng. 353/164 (Second Army).

34. (1) Memo of CofS GHQ for ACofS G-3 WD, 16 Jun 41, sub: WD Tng Dir 1941-42. 353/340. (2) WD ltr AG 353 (6-16-41) MT M-C to CGs, CofS GHQ, etc., 19 Aug 41, sub: WD Tng Dir 1941-42. AGO Records.

35. Table, “Army Training, August-November, 1941,” dated GHQ, 15 Aug 41. 353/34 (Tng Dirs).

36. Mimeographed copies of the critiques and carbon copies of the private comments are to be found in the 353 or 354.2 series in the GHQ file for the First, Second, and Third Army and the IV Corps.

37. Memo OCS 14440-363 of CofS USA for CofS GHQ, 18 Jun 41, sub not given. 354.2/269.

38. Memo of Gen McNair for Gen Marshall, 5 Sep 40, sub: Comments on Army Maneuvers, 1940. 354.2/8.

39. Memo of Gen McNair for Sec WDGS, 13 Feb 41, sub: Draft of FM 105-5 Umpire manual. 461/57.

40. “Umpire Manual, General Headquarters, U.S. Army, February 1941,” with supporting documents. 353/19 (Tng Dirs).

41. Ltr of Gen McNair to CGs, 15 May 41, sub: Antitank (AT) Defense. 353/25 (Tng Dirs).

42. (1) Memo of Gen McNair for Col Godfrey, WD, 1 Apr 41, sub: Simulating Battlefield Noises in Tr Tng. 353/146. (2) Memo of Gen McNair for ACofS G-3 WD, 25 Apr 41, sub: Realism in Tng.      353/155. (3) WD ltr AG 451 (9-9-41) MO-C to CofS GHQ, 10 Sep 41, sub: Use of Sound Trucks to Provide Realism in Maneuvers. AGO Records.

43. GHQ ltr to CG First Army, 4 Sep 41, sub: Intel Procedure during Maneuvers. 354.25/66. Similar letters to CGs Second, Third, and Fourth Armies. 354.25/67, /68, /69.

44. Personal ltr of Gen McNair to Lt Gen Krueger, 5 Jun 41. 354.25/2.

45. Memo of TIG for CofS USA, 16 Oct 41, sub not given. 333/6.

46. (1) Ltr of Gen McNair to CG Second Army, 11 Oct 41, sub: Comments on Second vs. Third Army Maneuvers, Sept. 15-30, 1941. 353/466 (Second Army). (2) Ltr of Gen McNair to CG Third Army, 10 Oct 41, sub as in (1) above. 353/595 (Third Army).

47. “Critique of Second Phase of GHQ-directed Maneuvers, Carolina Area, November 25-28, 1941, by Lt Gen. L. J. McNair, GSC, Director. 354.2/20 (First Army).

48. WD ltr AG 324.71 (9-3-40) M-A of Gen Marshall to Lt Gen Hugh A. Drum, 16 Oct 40, sub: Morale and Discipline. 324.71/5 (SS). Same letter to CGs other Armies, all Corps Areas, and Overseas Departments.

49. See the two-volume report (S) made in September 1941 by N. H. Railey, “Morale in the U. S. Army.” AGO Records, 353.8 (10-14-41) (Morale in the Army), Bulky Package, Cabinet No. 10, Shelf 4 (S).

50. (1) Memo (C) MID 353.8 Welfare Activities 9-4-41, 3 Sep 41. 353.8/1 (C). (2) Memo (C) MID 250.1 of Lt CoI R. C. Smith, G-2 WD for TAG, 26 Aug 41, sub: Morale. 353.8/3 (C).

51. Ltr of Gen McNair to all Army Comdrs and CofArmd F, 8 Sep 41, sub: Complaints from Soldiers, with copies of sample letters. 330.14/12 (Criticisms).

52. Ltr of Gen McNair to all Army Comdrs and CofArmd F, 18 Dec 41, sub: Misassignment of Selectees from RTCs. 324.71/135 (SS Men).

53. (1) Memo MB 353 (9-18-41) WR of Capt F. H. Weston for Lt Col Montgomery, 8 Sep 41, sub: Rpt of Observations Made at the Third Army Maneuvers for Period Aug 16-25, 1941. 353.8/1 (Third Army). (2) Memo of TIG for CofS USA, 10 Sep 41, sub: Morale. 330.14/16 (Criticisms).

54. For example, see personal ltr of Gen McNair to Col H. D. Chamberlin, 14 Mar 41. 353/144.

55. Memo (C) of CofS USA for USW, stamped 30 Sep 41, sub: Morale of the Army. 353.8/1 (Morale) (C).

56. Memo (C) of Gen McNair for Gen Marshall, 18 Jun 41, sub: TIG—Leadership in the Army, with cpy of TIG memo.   320.2/30 (GHQ Army and Corps) (C).

57. See note 55.

58. AR 605-230, 22 Jan 41, sub: Commissioned Offs: Reclassification.

59. Personal ltr (C) of Gen Marshall to Gen McNair, 7 May 41. 210.01/1 (C).

60. See notes 56 and 57.

61. (1) Memo (C) of Gen McNair for Gen Marshall, 21 May 41, sub: Reclassification of Offs. (2) Memo (C) of Lt Col L. D. Brown for Gen McNair, 20 May 41, sub as in (1). Both in 210.01 (C).

62. (1) See note 56. (2) Personal ltr of Gen McNair to Lt Gen Walter Krueger, 28 Aug 41. McNair Correspondence.

63. Memo © of Gen McNair for CofS USA, 25 Sep 41, sub: Reclassification. 210.01/2 (C).      

64. (1) Telg, McNair to ACofS G-1 WD, 27 Sep 41. Misc Journal, G-1 GHQ. (2) Memo of Gen McNair for Gen Marshall, 20 Oct 41, sub: Leadership Deficiencies—Repls. 333/5. (3) Memo of TIG for CofS USA, 9 Oct 41, sub and location as in (2) above.

65. GHQ Pub Relations Off copy of speech delivered by Gen McNair, 14 Feb 42. 210.693/3.

66. GHQ ltr to all Army Comdrs and CofArmd F, 30 Oct 41, sub: Post-Maneuver Tng. 353/652.         

67. Memo (S) of Gen McNair for ACofS G-3 WD, 20 Dec 41, sub: Readiness of Divs for Combat. 314.7 (AGF Hist) (S).

68. See History of AGF, Studies No 4, Mobilization of the Ground Army and No 12, The Building and Training of Infantry Divisions.

69. Tabular Rpt (S) of 30 Nov 41. 320.2/57 (Gen Str)(S).

70. Memo (S) of Gen McNair for ACofS G-3 WD, 6 Dec 41, sub: Organized Res. 320.2/58 (S).

71. GHQ had long advised the creation of Regular Army Reserve units. See (1) Memo of Gen McNair for ACofS G-3 WD, 27 Nov 40, sub: Sources of Units for Activation. 320.2/56. (2) Memo of Gen McNair for Gen Bryden, 14 Dec 40, sub: Additional Defense Plans. Ibid. (3) Ltr of CofS GHQ to CGs all Armies, 15 May 41, sub: Unit Tng of Newly Activated RA Units. 353/24 (Tng Dir). (4) Memo of Gen McNair for ACofS G-3 WD, 12 Aug 41, sub: Pers Policies and Priorities Affecting Tng and Orgn. 320.2/456.

72. See note 67 above.

73. Memo (S) of Gen McNair for Gen Moore, DCofS WD, 23 Dec 41, sub: Command Setup of Armd Units. 320.2/58 (Gen Str) (S).

74. (1) Memo (S) of Gen McNair for ACofS G-3 WD, 29 Dec 41, sub: Mob and Tng Plan Revised. 320.2/58 (Gen Str)(S). (2) Memo (S) of Gen McNair for ACofS G-3 WD, 30 Dec 41, sub: Mob and Tng Program Prepared by your Office Dec. 27, 1941.          Ibid. (3) Ltr of CG FF to First Army, 31 Jan 42, sub: Tng of Enl Repl Reporting Directly from RCs. 353/763 (First Army). Same letter to other CGs.

75. Memo (S) of Gen McNair for CG FF, 20 Dec 41, sub: Expansion of the Army. 320.2/58 (Gen Str)(S).

76. See History of AGF, Study No 12, The Building and Training of Infantry Divisions.

77. (1) Ltr of CG FF to CGs all Armies, 16 Feb 42, sub: Tng of Newly Activated Inf Divs. 353/21 (Inf). (2) GHQ memo (C) for CofInf, 8 Jan 42, sub: Training Programs (TPs) for New Inf Diva. 353/1 (Inf)(C).

78. Ltr of CofInf, CI 300.3/AR 750-10 (11-29-41) to TAG, 31 Dec 41, sub: Liberalization of Safety Precautions. AGO Records.


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