An oral history of BG George H. Young
| العنوان: | An oral history of BG George H. Young |
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| عناروين إضافية: | Oral history of Brigadier General George H. Young Senior Officer Oral History Program |
| المؤلفون: | Young, George H. |
| Personal Name: | Young, George H. 1921-. Interviews., Young, George H. 1921-. |
| Corporate Name: | United States. Army Officers Interviews. . United States. Army. Infantry Division, 23rd. . United States. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. Task Force Oregon. . United States. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. Task Force Oregon . United States. Army. . United States. Army. Infantry Division, 23rd. . |
| تفاصيل مُضافة: | Tivol, Edwin A., interviewer. Keeler, Matthew, editor. US Army Military History Institute. Oral History Branch, issuing body. Army War College (U.S.), publisher. |
| Call Numbers: | U53.2 .Y68 2017 |
| وصف مادي: | vii, 329 pages ; 28 cm. |
| Supplemental Data: | Title from cover. |
| الموضوعات: | Generals Interviews. United States, Command of troops., Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Campaigns., Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Atrocities., My Lai Massacre, Vietnam, 1968., World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Italy Sicily., Korean War, 1950-1953 Campaigns., Military ethics United States., Généraux Entretiens. États-Unis, Commandement des troupes., Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 Campagnes et batailles., Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 Atrocités., Massacre de My Laï, Viêt-nam, 1968., Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Campagnes et batailles Italie Sicile., Guerre de Corée, 1950-1953 Campagnes et batailles., Morale militaire États-Unis., Armed Forces Officers., Atrocities., Command of troops., Generals., Military campaigns., Military ethics., Italy Sicily., United States., Vietnam. |
| مصطلحات الفهرس: | Interviews. |
| ملاحظة: | Interview conducted in 1985. Publication date based on signed memorandum for record (Appendix A). "This oral history transcript has been produced ... as part of the US Army War College/US Army Military History Institute's AY 1985 Senior Officer Oral History Program"--Foreword. Prepared under the auspices of the Military History Institute's Oral History Branch. BG Young was retired when this interview was conducted. Arrived Republic of Vietnam; Functions of US Army, Vietnam -- Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, USARV -- Americal Division (23rd Infantry), Task Force Oregon -- Assigned as Assistant Division Commander, Americal Division, USARV -- Task Force Oregon, Plan to Reorganize Americal Division Organization of the Americal Division -- Key Personnel in Americal Division -- Americal Division Training and Area of Operations -- The Mission of the Americal Division -- Americal Division : Duties of Key Leaders and Relationships Among General Officers and Commanders; Officer Rating Plan -- Relationships With Brigade and Battalion Commanders, and Division Staff -- MG Koster : Relationship with Division G3 and Personal Traits -- Perceptions of Interpersonal Communications in Americal Division -- Americal Division, Method of Operations; Approval Authority for Plans -- Evaluation of Brigade Commanders; Leadership Style of Brigade Commanders -- Koster Leadership Style and Impact on Commanders -- Assessment of Morale in Americal Division; Organization of Task Force Barker; Characteristics of LTC Barker -- Americal Division : Procedures for Reporting -- Americal Division : Intensity of Combat Operations -- Americal Division : Use of Body Counts -- Americal Division : Rationale for Forming Task Force Barker -- Americal Division : Method of Selecting Battalion and Company Commanders -- Task Force Barker : Operations in the Village of Son My and My Lai; Young's Knowledge of Plan; Receipt of Reports of Heavy Fighting -- Task Force Barker : Questioning Casualty Figures -- Method of Checking Body Count Reported by Task Force Barker -- Meeting with LTC Holladay and MAJ Watke From Aviation Battalion; Received Report of Thompson Incident; Informs MG Koster and Recommends Investigation; COL Henderson Directed to Investigate; Questions Wisdom of Henderson Investigating; Informs Henderson of Koster's Decision -- Young Informed by Henderson of Meeting With Holladay and Watke; Meets With Henderson, Barker, et al and Directs Investigation -- Young Questions Henderson on Progress of Investigation; Learns that Henderson Had Delivered Oral Report to MG Koster; Learns of Written Report Which May Have Been Destroyed at Americal Division Headquarters -- Young Notified of Formal Investigation; Ordered to Appear Before Peers-MacCrate Committee -- Young Appears Before Peers-MacCrate Committee -- Young Begins to Doubt Validity of Investigation By Henderson; Believes That a War Crime and Coverup Did Occur -- Administrative Action Taken Against Young; Charges Dismissed; Request for Court-Martial Denied by Secretary of the Army -- Young's Early Years in Pine Bluff, Arkansas -- Young's Life at The Citadel Young's Early Years in the Army; Description of Infantry Basic Course -- Young is Assigned to 45th Infantry Division, 180th Regiment as Platoon Leader in a Heavy Weapons Company -- Description of Initial Days as a Platoon Leader; Leadership Styles in the Company; Invasion of Sicily -- Captain Thomas -- Appointed Company Commander; Meetings with Battalion and Company Commanders -- Operations in Sicily; Young's Experience and Style as a Platoon Leader and Company Commander -- Young is Appointed Adjutant; Comments on Stress in Combat; Promoted to Captain; Returns to the United States -- Young Attends Last Wartime Command and General Staff College Course at Fort Leavenworth; Assigned to Joint Brazil-US Military Commission; Duties in Brazil -- Assignment to 15th Infantry Regiment, Fort Benning as S3 of 2nd Battalion; Deploys with Battalion to Korea; Training Missions With Korean Soldiers to Prepare for Operations --Operations in Korea Through Christmas 1950 -- Assigned as Regimental Operation Officer; Promoted to Major; Impact of Professional Education on Experience and Development -- Appointed Commander, 2nd Battalion, 65th Infantry; Comments on Reasons For His Success and Leadership Principles -- Young Relinquishes Command and Returns to United States; Discussion of Policy of Frequent Rotation of Commanders and Training and Orientation Period for Commanders -- Techniques in Command to Improve Morale, and Gain Feedback on Effect of Command Policies -- Assigned to HQDA, Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel; Experiences on DA Staff -- Selected to Attend Armed Forces Staff College; Assigned to Headquarters, Continental Army Command -- Young's Continued Professional Development; Receives Master's Degree; Attends Industrial College of The Armed Forces; Promoted to Colonel and Assigned to Headquarters, USAREUR -- Young is Selected for Command; Experience as Commander, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division; Leadership Style; Assessment of Quality of Soldiers in Command; Method of Evaluating Commanders -- Discussion of Army Efforts to Teach Leadership and Ethics; Impact of My Lai on These Efforts; Comments on Professionalism Study -- Discussion of Integrity in Army Leadership; Comments on Instruction Given Officers on Leadership and Ethics -- Discussion of Failure of Senior Officers to Act Responsibly at My Lai; Possibility of a Reoccurrence of a My Lai; Reaction to Leadership Principles as Discussed in FM 22-100 -- Comments on Today's Army. Interviewed by LTC E.A. Tivol ; edited by Matthew Keeler. |
| أرقام أخرى: | MHR 992710410 |
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