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(FM 21-30) Basic Field Manual, Conventional Signs, Military Symbols and Abbreviations, 1941
(FM 21-100) Basic Field Manual, Soldier’s Handbook, 1941
(FM 23-15) Basic Field Manual, Browning Automatic Rifle, Caliber .30, M1918A2 With Bipod, 1940
(FM 23-35) Basic Field Manual, Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911 and M1911A1, 1940
(FM 31-30) Basic Field Manual, Tactics and Technique of Air-Borne Troops, May 1942
War Department, Historical Division, American Forces in Action Series, St-Lo, 7 July-19July 1944 St-Lo, 7 July-19July 1944 13), United States Army Center of Military History
War Department, Historical Division, American Forces in Action Series, Small Unit Actions, France: 2d Ranger Battalion at Pointe du Hoe, April 4, 1946, (CMH Pub 100-14), United States Army Center of Military History
War Department, Historical Division, Omaha Beachhead, 6 June – 13 June, 1944, American Forces in Action Series, September, 1945, GPO, CMH Pub 100-11-1
War Department, Military Intelligence Service, Special Series No. 15, German Coastal Defenses, 15 June 1943 War Department Army Field Manuals:
(FM 7-15), Heavy Weapons Company, Rifle Regiment, May 19, 1942 War Department Technical Manuals:
(TM 12-221), Armed Forces Induction Station Operations, 30 November 1944,
(TM 12 – 223), Reception Center Operations, December 20, 1944
(TM 12 -255), Technical Manual of Administrative Procedures, November 1, 1942
(TM 12-427), Military Occupational Classification of Enlisted Personnel dated July 12, 1944
(TM E 30-451), Handbook on German Military Forces, 15 March 1945, Reprinted by Louisiana State University Press 1990
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Wynne, Nick and Richard Moorhead, Florida in World War Two, Floating Fortress, 2010, The History Press, ISBN 1596299290
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION (NARA) RECORDS, U.S. ARMY HISTORY AND EDUCATION CENTER (USAHEC) RECORDS AND OHIO UNIVERSITY HOLDINGS
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) – St, Louis, Missouri
1 Archives Drive
St Louis, MO 63138
Useful records pertaining to the 35th Infantry Division and 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion are as follows:
35th Infantry Division, 320th Infantry Regiment; World War II Company Morning Reports Date Microfilm reel number August, 1943 06170
September, 1943 05120
October, 1943 03249
1940 through 1943 1878
35th Infantry Division, 320th Infantry Regiment; Army Enlisted Men Roster World War II Microfilm reel number Notes
Microfilm Index #13, 0320 INF Contained pay records
REGT, Reel 15597 35th Infantry Division, 134th Infantry Regiment; Army Enlisted Men Roster World War II Microfilm reel number
Microfilm Index #13, 0134 INF REGT, Reel 15501
5th Ranger Infantry Battalion; Army Enlisted Men Roster World War II
Microfilm reel number 5th RN BN, Reel 15772
Notes
Contained pay records Contained initial unit roster
Sick Books Army: 5 RN BN 2128, Microfilm reel number 04296
5th Ranger Infantry Battalion, World War II Company Morning Reports (0005 Ranger INF BN) Date Microfilm reel number
November, 1943 10291
November, 1943 21428
January, 1944 34685
February, 1944 25356
March, 1944 22250
April, 1944 32617
May, 1944 13746
June, 1944 23837
July, 1944 13417
August, 1944 18997
September, 1944 23926
October, 1944 15694
November, 1944 19933
December, 1944 09910 (may be 08910)
5th Ranger Infantry Battalion, World War II morning reports (0005 Ranger INF BN) Date Microfilm reel number January, 1945 12945
February, 1945 24723
March, 1945 23622
April, 1945 14535
May, 1945 14183
June, 1945 20290
July, 1945 26999
August, 1945 14992
September, 1945 27772
October, 1945 08454
General Orders for the Purple Heart from the microfiche files of the 94th General Hospital which is not open to public viewing
NARA II – College Park, Maryland The National Archives at College Park, Textual Records Unit and Still Pictures Unit 8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
All World War II Army unit records are found at:
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), College Park, Record Identification, Entry: 427 WWII Operations Reports 1944-1948
5th Ranger Infantry Battalion Records are at: [File # INBN-5-0 all boxes], located in boxes 16916-16919
The following unit records were evaluated as part of this work: ETOUSA
12th Army Group
First U.S. Army
Third U.S. Army
V Corps
VII Corps
35th Infantry Division
o 320th Infantry Regiment
o 134th Infantry Regiment
2nd Ranger Infantry Battalion
29th Infantry Division
552nd Military Police Escort Guard (MPEG)
99th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
759th Light Tank Battalion
4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
196th Field Artillery Battalion (105 H) 18th Field Artillery Battalion (105 H) 50th General Hospital
108th Evacuation Hospital
94th General Hospital
74th General Hospital
Halloran General Hospital
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available for serious research requiring multiple days to evaluate. Among the more critical resources for Ranger researchers are the:
John C. Raaen, Jr. papers, 1939-1978, bulk, 1958-1962. OCLC Number: 47905560 Robert W. Black collection, 1939-1991. OCLC Number 52551401
Ohio University Cornelius Ryan Collection, Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, Alden Library, Ohio University, Athens, OH, Cornelius Ryan Collection, Cornelius Ryan Collection of World War II Papers
The Longest Day, Initial Research, Box 1, Folder 8, Rosters of American personnel Box 2, Folder 1
Folder 2, Lists and Rosters of Americans
Box 6, 29th Infantry Division, Folder 1, AAR, Co C, 116th Infantry Regiment, Command Group, 116th Infantry Regiment Folder 15, General Cota
Box 10, US Rangers – All
Box 14, Navy
Box 16, Air France, Folder 35
Ohio University
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LIST OF FIGURES
1. Figure 1: Handwritten note written by my Mom concerning what she knew about her father’s military service through the course of her life. (author’s collection)
2. Figure 2: Photo showing uniform of S/Sgt Herbert Hull (author’s collection)
3. Figure 3: Photo taken in approximately 1953 of Herbert Hull with children (left to right), Mary Kathleen, Linda and Herbert (author’s collection)
4. Figure 4: WS George Pottery Company, East Palestine postcard from early 20th century (Public Domain)
5. Figure 5: East Palestine Methodist Church postcard from early 20th century (Public Domain)
6. Figure 6: 1978 photo of Akron Ohio U.S. Armed Forces Induction Center (Courtesy, City of Akron Planning Department). Building no longer exists. Site is current location of Akron downtown public library.
7. Figure 7: DSS FORM 150 – Order to Report for Induction, for a new soldier named Carl F. Weast, of Alliance, Ohio4 (Courtesy Mark Weast). This is what was commonly referred to as a “draft notice”. Carl Weast served as Company Messenger, 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion, B Company with Herbert Hull
8. Figure 8: 1942 Ohio Division of Highways Map (Ohio Department of Transportation)
9. Figure 9: Induction Center photos: Taken March 28, 2012 at U.S. Army Heritage Trail, USAHEC, Carlisle, Pennsylvania (author’s collection)
10. Figure 10: 1950 aerial view of Fort Hayes (Ohio Historical Society)
11. Figure 11: TM 12-223, Reception Center Processing Plan (pg 3)
12. Figure 12: TM 12-223, Layout for Soldier In-processing (pg 48)
13. Figure 13: TM 12-223, Layout for Soldier In-processing (pg 49)
14. Figure 14: TM 12-223, Layout for Soldier In-processing (pg 50)
15. Figure 15: PVT Hull Report of Physical Examination & Induction - DSS Form 221 (author’s collection)
16. Figure 16: Union Station, Columbus Ohio postcard from early 20th century (Public Domain)
17. Figure 17: State of Missouri tax tokens (author’s collection)
18. Figure 18: Union Station, 1945; Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri;
19. Figure 19: East Palestine, The Daily Leader, January 1943 (author’s collection) *Note, Archives of this newspaper no longer exist for 1943 or 1944. The paper is now known as the East Palestine Morning Journal.
20. Figure 20: Conflagration underway in 1973, Aerial View of MILPERCEN, National Archives (Photos – NARA)
21. Figure 21: U.S. Department of the Interior Geologic Survey, San Luis Obispo, California, Scale: 1:62500, Edition of 1942, < http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=262:18:0::NO:RP::>, Retrieved 2014 08 08
22. Figure 22: Troop Train Approaching Camp San Luis Obispo - Camp San Luis Obispo Museum, Image 370, (Courtesy San Luis Obispo Museum)
23. Figure 23: Troop Train arriving at Camp San Luis Obispo – Camp San Luis Obispo Museum, Image 298, (Courtesy San Luis Obispo Museum)
24. Figure 24: Herbert Hull’s 35th Infantry Division garrison cover (author’s collection)
25. Figure 25: Camp San Luis Postcard: (public domain)
26. Figure 26: Typical tar-sided “tent” accommodations for soldiers – Camp San Luis Obispo Museum Image
27. Figure 27: Unit patch, Fourth U.S. Army (L), 35th Infantry Division (C) and 320th Infantry Regiment (R) Crest (U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry)
28. Figure 28: Example of Army Bivouac setup: - Camp San Luis Obispo Museum Image
29. Figure 29: Taken from U.S. Army Heritage Trail, USAHEC, Carlisle, Pennsylvania (author’s collection)
30. Figure 30: US Army rifle training of basic trainees: NARA Photo
31. Figure 31: Postcard of Camp San Luis Obispo: - Camp San Luis Obispo Museum Image
32. Figure 32: U.S. Infantry Branch Insignia, enlisted (U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry)
33. Figure 33: 6th Infantry Division training on parade field, close order drill – Camp San Luis Obispo Museum, Image
34. Figure 34: Example of WD AGO Form 20 – Soldier Qualification Card (Source TM 12-223)
35. Figure 35: Camp Rucker Postcards in possession by PVT Hull (author’s collection)
36. Figure 36: Stills taken from Troop Train film (1943) Images U.S. Office of War Information
37. Figure 37: U.S. Department of the Interior Geologic Survey, Ozark, Alabama, Scale: 1:62500, Edition of 1948
38. Figure 38: Camp Rucker in 1942. (U.S. Army photo)
39. Figure 39: Heavy Weapons Company organization FM 7-15
40. Figure 40: M1917 Water-cooled heavy machine gun (left) and M1919A Air cooled light machine gun (right) – (public domain)
41. Figure 41: Browning Automatic Rifle - BAR (left) M1 Carbine (middle) and M1911 .45 caliber pistol (right) – (public domain)
42. Figure 42: Flank Guard, Heavy Weapons Company, Rifle Regiment FM 7-15
43. Figure 43: Machine Gun Field of Fire, Heavy Weapons Company, Rifle Regiment FM 7-15
44. Figure 44: Machine Gun Emplacement, Heavy Weapons Company, Rifle Regiment FM 7-15
45. Figure 45: Swimming Instructions – Lake Tholocco – Camp Rucker, Alabama, No. 685, Alabama Department of Archives and History
46. Figure 46: Obstacle Course, Camp Rucker, Alabama, No. 682, Alabama Department of Archives and History 47. Figure 47: 134th Infantry Regiment, Company M, 1943 (Roberta Russo)
48. Figure 48: PVT Herbert Stanton Hull, July 22, 1943, Camp Rucker, (Author’s collection)
49. Figure 49: Tullahoma, Tennessee, 1940’s era postcard: (public domain)
50. Figure 50: Tullahoma Railroad Station - 1940’s era postcard (public domain)
51. Figure 51: World War II Camp Forrest Postcard: (public domain)
52. Figure 52: Camp Forrest, Tennessee Rifle Range: NARA
53. Figure 53: Camp Forrest Type 700 Barracks. NARA
54. Figure 54: Tennessee Valley Authority Maps and Surveys Division in Cooperation with the War Department, Corps of Engineers, Camp Forrest Quadrangle, 1:24,000, 1941, revised 1944. Red dashed rectangle denotes reported 5th RN INF BN area (Bradley).
55. Figure 55: U.S. Army Airborne recruitment pamphlet, Courtesy of pararesearchteam.com by Donald and Sophia van den Bogert
56. Figure 56: Portion of initial 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion Roster showing conclusive proof of Private Hull as a Ranger from the origination of the unit. NARA, NPRC, St. Louis, MO, 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion; Army Enlisted Men Roster World War II, 5th RN BN, Microfilm reel number 15772, Contained Initial Unit Roster dated September 21, 1943 57. Figure 57: Parcel flap from war held by Hull family (Author’s collection)
58. Figure 58: 2nd Ranger Infantry Battalion practicing cliff climbing at Camp Forrest, Tennessee – NARA 59. Figure 59: Loading weapons at range of Camp Forrest (NARA)
60. Figure 60: Photos typical of Ranger training. Photos are from va
rious Ranger Battalions.
61. Figure 61: Ranger training at Camp Forrest, 1943. (Bradley)
Chapter 5 Camp Forrest Ranger School Photo Essay (NARA, College Park records) SC 167084: General View down Main Street of model Nazi village. Camp Forrest, Tenn. 1/12/43; Second Army Ranger School. Signal Corps Photo, Photographer T/5 George Clayton
SC 167083: Two instructors of wire entanglement class lying under double apron barb wire entanglement preparatory to cutting wire, Camp Forrest, Tennessee. 1-16-43, 2nd Army Ranger School, Signal Corps Photo, T/4 Richard H Spencer. SC 167082: Two instructors of the wire entanglement class demonstrating method of cutting barb wire using cloth wrapped around pliers to muffle the sound caused by cutting. Camp Forrest, Tennessee. 1-16-43, 2nd Army Ranger School. Signal Corps Photo, T/4 Richard S. Spencer
SC 167085: Students entering building in model Nazi village during a simulated mopping up operation. The building contains booby traps and dummies. The Rangers advance through the village firing live ammunition at dummy targets and bayoneting dummies placed throughout the village. Camp Forrest, Tennessee; 1-12-43; Second Army Ranger School
SC167086: Sgt Edward N. Draper and PVT Mussel D. Scarboro advancing through the streets of model Nazi village in a demonstration of methods of mopping up at Camp Forrest, Tennessee; 1-12-43; Second Army Ranger School, Co K, 3rd BN., 319th Infantry; Nazi Village south of Range O: Photographer T/4 Edgar S Bagley
SC 167088: Left to right: S/Sgt Bishop Scarboro, CplElmer L Cochran (top), Sgt Edward S Draper demonstrating method of entering and covering building while mopping up enemy village at Camp Forrest, Tennessee; 1-12-43; Co K, 3rd BN, 319th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Army Ranger School; Photographer, T/4 Richard H Spencer SC 167087: Left to right: Sgt Edward S Draper, Sgt J. Perus, Pvt Russel D. Scarboro, in a simulated attack on the city hall of a model Nazi village, in a demonstration of methods of mopping up. Camp Forrest, Tennessee; 1-12-43; Co K, 3rd BN, 319th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Army Ranger School; Photographer, T/4 Edgar S. Bagley
SC 167090: A simulated demonstration of capture of a model Nazi village mined with booby traps. Infantry troops are armed with M1 .30 Cal rifles, Thompson .45 Cal sub-machine guns. Camp Forrest, Tennessee. 1-15-43: 2nd Army Ranger School: Photographer T/5 George Clayton
SC 167089: Sgt. Joe Perna bayoneting dummy during demonstration of mop up of enemy village. Camp Forrest, Tennessee, 1-12-43; Co K, 3rd BN, 319th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Army Ranger School; Photographer, T/4 Richard H Spencer.
