Mcpherson Darrell G (2 results)
PHYSICAL STANDARDS IN WORLD WAR II
Col. William B.; Hellman, Ida Levin; Hesford, Lt. Col. Douglas; McPherson, Capt. Darrell G. Foster
Published by Surgeon General. U.S. Army,, New York:, 1967
- Hardcover
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. No Jacket. Gold embossed on the front cover with Hubert H. Humphrey Vice President of the United States. Very good hardcover,clean,tight,slightwear to cover,no dust jacket as issued. INV#X-24.2.
Published by United States, Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Office of the Surgeon General, Washington DC, 1966
- Softcover
- First Edition
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Add to basketWraps. Condition: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. ix, [1], 87, [3] pages. Footnotes. Maps. Appendixes. Illustrations/Figures. Charts. Minor page creasing/bending. The author was a Captain in the Medical Service Corps. The United States Army Medical Service Corps is an important national resource with a long an…d distinguished history. Precursors such as Revolutionary War apothecaries and officers of the Civil War Ambulance Corps evolved into the World War I Sanitary Corps which was established on June 30, 1917, as a temporary part of the Medical Department. During the inter-war years, it became clear that the Army needed a permanent medical ancillary organization. This led to the establishment of the Medical Administrative Corps (MAC) on 4 June 1920. These officers freed physicians for patient care responsibilities by occupying a variety of positions. These positions included replacement of the second physician in maneuver battalions. On 4 August 1947, the Sanitary, Administrative and Pharmacy Corps were replaced by the Medical Service Corps consisting of four sections: Pharmacy, Supply and Administration, Medical Allied Sciences, Sanitary Engineering, and Optometry. U.S. Ambassador, W. Tapley Bennett, Jr., described "I recommend that serious thought be given to armed intervention to restore order beyond a mere protection of lives. If the present loyalist efforts fail, the power will go to groups whose aims are identified with those of the Communist Party. We might have to intervene to prevent another Cuba." President Lyndon B. Johnson, stating the need to protect American lives and property, directed the U.S. military to deploy to the Dominican Republic to stabilize and prevent the country from falling to the communists. The mission fell to Lt. Gen. Bruce Palmer, the commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps, and Maj. Gen. Robert York, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division. They initiated "Operation Power Pack" and ordered a task force comprised of U.S. Marines and the 82nd Airborne to deploy beginning on April 28. For the Army, this was the first test of the new ROAD Concept (Reorganization Objective Army Division) designed to develop flexible, deployable forces capable of responding to multiple contingencies. Ultimately, more than 40,000 U.S. troops participated in Operation Power Pack. By one year later, all American forces had left the Dominican Republic.