Reference Topics

Army Birthdays

Army Campaigns & Casualties

The Campaigns of the U.S. Army
Defense Casualty Analysis System

Decorations, Patches & Flags

History of the Badge of Military Merit / the Purple Heart
U.S. Army Patches, Insignia, and other Heraldic Items
The Origin of the U.S. Army Flag
Distinguished Soldier Stamps
Diversity in the U.S. Army

History of "History" within the Army

The U.S. Army Center of Military History: A Brief History
Clio in Combat: The Evolution of the Military History Detachment
Field Historians in Action: Operation Joint Endeavor
Historical Program of he U.S. Army 1939 to Present [1945]
Eisenhower's Memorandum on Policy concerning the Release of Information from historial documents of the Army
A Brief History of 'Oral History in the Army'
extracted from U.S. Army Guide to Oral History
U.S. Army Center of Military History Finds a Permanent Home
Historical Work of the United States Army, 1862-1954 [ pdf 8.46 mb ]

Holidays & Commemorations

Memorial Day
Veterans Day
Christmas

Integration of the U.S. Army

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9981, July 26, 1948: Establishing the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965
Integration of Negro and White Troops in the U.S. Army, Europe, 1952-1954
Also visit our feature on: African Americans in the U.S. Army

Military Quotations
Research sources for NIKE Air Defense Missile Sites

Role of Ethnic/Racial Groups in the Army

African-Americans in the U.S. Army
Asian-Pacific Americans in the U.S. Army
Hispanic-Americans in the U.S. Army
The Irish and the U.S. Army
Native Americans in the U.S. Army
Minority Groups in World War II

Women in Army History

U.S. Army General Officers

U.S. Army Commanding Generals
U.S. Army Chiefs of Staff
U.S. Army Five-Star Generals
The First Female General Officer in the U.S. Army
The First Black General Officer in the U.S. Army

U.S. Army Oaths of Enlistment and Oaths of Office