SMA Bainbridge

Abstract

Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA) Bainbridge learned strong values and leadership through early experiences enabling him to make many great contributions to the Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Corps. William G. Bainbridge was born in 1925 on a farm in a small west central Illinois town called Galesburg. His parents were sharecroppers and raised him on a one-hundred-sixty acre farm. He and his older brother woke up every morning, did chores and walked two miles every day to a one-room schoolhouse of about 15 students. After school, they followed strict instructions by their parents to come home immediately and complete all chores. The family moved around several times over the next ten years with each move improving the size of the farm or the cost of rent. Eventually by 1937, they were able to buy their grandfathers' farm near Dahinda, Illinois so grandfather could move to a farm in Iowa.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 10, 2004
Accession Number
AD1117821

Entities

People

  • John M. Reynolds

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Army
  • California
  • Education
  • Families (Human)
  • Farms
  • Illinois
  • Infantry
  • Korean War
  • New York
  • North Dakota
  • Schools
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • War

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  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.