Regular Army

Texas, learning to be a proper Regular Army Officer followed thereafter by a hoped-for transfer to Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington,... 

Meanwhile, a Regular Army lieutenant colonel was now chief of the recently established Psychology Department. He boldly competed for turf with our Clinical Research Department. Some psychologists even tried to preempt occupancy of newly installed padded rooms by simply moving into them, like prospectors staking claims. 

The need for a reorganization of this nature has been brought about by several factors. The most important are the reduced military manpower that will be available and the reduced holding of stores that will be necessary for the smaller Regular Army of the future. 

Biographical Sketch, CMLHO Maj Gen Marshall Stubbs. Thirty-seven years old at the time of his appointment, Stubbs was a Regular Army officer and a Military Academy graduate. Of the prominent chemical officers in the European theater, he was the first who was too young to have had World War I experience. (2) Opns History of ADSEC COMZ ETOUSA, Oct 4J—10 Jul 45 (hereafter cited as History, ADSEC). 

By the end of 1943, Shadle s AFHQ section was authorized 5 American officers, 3 more than authorized at the time of the invasion, and 3 British officers, one more than in the previous year. Enlisted strength had grown from 2 to 4 Americans, but the number of British soldiers had remained at 2. Lt. Col. Lloyd E. Fellenz, a Regular Army officer and a smoke expert, had arrived to become executive officer. Lt. Col. Ian A. Marriott had returned to London to be replaced by Lt. Col. G. des C. Chamier as British deputy. 

Copthorne was the only CWS Regular Army officer in SWPA, not only at the time of organization but also for another year. A Military Academy graduate, he was j2 years of age at the time and had seen service in World War I but not overseas. He had a variety of chemical experience, including a tour as Philippine Department chemical officer, a tour as a corps area chemical officer in the United States, and had most recently been an instructor at the Army s Command and General Staff School. ... 

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