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Training-Officer

OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS)

A Working Bibliography of MHI Sources

CONTENTS General.....p.1 World War II......p.1 Since 1945.......p.2 Ft Benning OCS......p.2

GENERAL

Kreidberg, Marvin A., & Henry, Merton G. History of Military Mobilization in the United States Army, 1775-1945: Department of the Army Pamphlet 20-212, Nov 1955. pp. 612-14, 213 and 281-83. UA913K731 & MilPub-Pam.

WORLD WAR II

Best, William. "The '90 Day Wonder." Quartermaster Rev (Sep/Oct 1942): p. 46-47 & 103. Per.

Heredia, Lee. "OCS at Fontainbleau." Periodical (Fall 1992): pp. 96-100. Per. Memoir of his WWII course in France.

Palmer, Robert R., et al. The Procurement and Training of Ground Combat Troops. Wash, DC: Hist Div, Dept of Army, 1948. pp. 104-07, 327-28, 351-52 & 362-64. D769A533v1pt2. See index for much more info, esp pp. 321-64.

Schneider, James G. The Navy V-12 Program: Leadership for a Lifetime. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1987. 596 p. V427S36.

Smirnoff, Robert L. "Coast Artillery Officer Candidate Schools." Coast Artillery Jrnl (Nov/Dec 1942): pp. 38-40. Per.

Smith, Herbert E. "The Infantry School." Army Life (Dec 1944): pp. 4-7. Per.

Officer Candidate School

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U.S. Army. Officer Candidate School, Chemical Warfare Service, Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland. Booklet, Baltimore, MD, 1943. 34 p. UF23.58S61033.

U.S. Army. Inf. Sch. Handbook for Officers and Candidates. Brochure, 1943. 25 p. U428I63I63.

Voorhees, Nelson A., ed. Going to--OCS: The Complete Courses of All the Officer Candidate Schools.... Harrisburg, PA: Military Service Pub, 1943. 142 p. U408.4G64.

Whipple, William Jr. "Engineer Officer Candidate School." Mil Engineer (Oct 1941): p. 421-22. Per.

See also: -AR 625-5 (Nov 1942) & AR 350-350

SINCE 1945

Coleman, John M. "Making Officers for the Guard." Soldiers (Dec 1974): pp. 21-24. Per. Ohio National Guard's OCS plan.

Dubisson, Adrian. "Procedures and Estimates of Cost to Support a Civilian Education Program for OCS Distinguished Graduates." Typescript, 15 Dec 1966. 16 p. U408D82.

Englehardt, Robert W. "OCS: Status Report." Army Digest (Mar 1970): pp. 50-60. Per.

Holmen, Milton, et al. An Assessment Program for OCS Applicants. HRRO, 1956. 50 p. U408.5A87.

_____. Attitude and Information Patterns of OCS Eligibles. Report, HRRO, 1953. 47 p. UF23.58Z3H64.

Johnson, R.C. "Training Leaders for the Fleet." Army Information Digest (Jan 1953): pp. 50-53. Per.

Katter, Robert V., & Holmen, Milton G. Infantry OCS Evaluations and Combat Performance. Wash, DC: HRRO, 1954. 9 p. UB413K37.

LeMon, Warren J. "Brace!" Army Information Digest (Apr 1966): pp. 6-17. Per. OCS at Ft. Gordon, GA.

McClure, Roan, A. "Officer Candidate School at the Utah Military Academy, 1956-81." Paper, n.d. U430U8M33.

McGreevy, Edgar R. "Infantry OCS." Infantry (Jan/Feb 1967): pp. 53-55. Per.

Officer Candidate School

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Morton, Jerry. Reluctant Lieutenant: From Basic to OCS in the Sixties. College Station, TX: TX A&M, 2004. 320 p. U53M67A3.

"OCS Criteria." Armed Forces Jrnl (11 Jan 1969): pp. 9-10. Per.

Piper, Robert M. "OCS Today." Infantry (Mar/Apr 1970): pp. 42-47. Per.

Richards, Zack. "OCS Goes Co-Ed." Soldiers (Jul 1977): pp. 6-9. Per.

Richardson, Irving F. "The Effect of Different Methods of Motivating Men to Apply for OCS." Study HRRO, 1954. 7 p. UB413R52.

Scholin, Allan R., & Zierdt, William H. Jr. "National Guard OCS." Army (Aug 1962): pp. 42-49. Per.

Turner, David R. To Become an Officer: Practice for Officer Candidate Tests. NY: Arco, 1947 & 1966. ca 250 p. U408.5T87.

U.S. Dept of Army. Gen Staff Personal Studies. "Feasibility Study of a College Education Program, for OCS Graduates." 1966. 41 p; U716F42.

_____. Report of Board to Review Officer Schools. Vol. II. Wash, DC, Feb 1966. pp. 152-58 & 173. U408.3A43.

Wiskoff, Martin F., & Rampton, Glenn M., eds. Military Personnel Measurement: Testing, Assignment, Evaluation. NY: Praeger, 1989. pp. 98-100. UB337M55.

See also: -AR 350-350 (Jan 1950) -AR 351-5 (Jan 1969)

FT BENNING OCS

Army and Navy Journal (16 Sep 1944). p. 78. Per. Text of address on occasion of 50,000th officer graduate.

The Bayonet (4 Oct 1968), p. 20. FortFiles (Ft Benning).

Freeman, Paul L., Jr. "Take Over, Lieutenant!" Army Info Digest (Dec 1959): pp. 7-15. Per.

Lane, Larry. "Going for Gold Bars." Soldiers (Feb 1993): pp. 38-41. Per. Spotlights Ft Benning OCS experience.

U.S. Army Inf School. Officer Candidate Manual. Fort Benning, Sep 1956. U428I5O33.

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