Basic Military Training in the AAF, 1939-1944
Abstract
This history of basic military training in the AAF, covering the six years from 1 January 1939 to 31 December 1944, was prepared in the Historical Section, A-2 Division, Headquarters AAF Training Command, by CWO Howard D. Williams. Before July 1943, Mr. Williams was a member of the staff of the Technical Training Command Historical Section. The first chapter shows the peacetime accumulation of experience in planning, administration, training, and activation of replacement training centers. Thereafter, the story revolves around wartime activities: the growth of basic training centers; administration, both from higher headquarters and within the training units; personnel problems, with respect to permanent party members as well as the hundreds of thousands of trainees; and, most significant of all, the execution of the training mission. An appendix of 94 documents which were important sources for this study is attached to the No. 1 copy of this study, AAF Historical Studies: No. 49, on file in the AAF Historical Office, and is available for consultation. These documents contain detailed elaboration of many matters which are only touched upon in the study.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1946
- Accession Number
- ADA529947
Entities
People
- Howard D. Williams