US Army Command and General Staff College - Summary Yearbook (Fort Leavenworth, KS)

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olticers and men of the 7th Cavalry who fell with Custer on the Little Big Horn. In 1881, General William T. Sherman ordered the establishment at Fort Leavenworth of a School of Application for Cavalry and lnfantry officers. This school was housed in the building now occupied by the Army National Bank, and for nine years it continued there, conducting a two year course for junior line oFHcers. During the Spanish-American War, this school closed its doors while stafT, faculty, and students, took part in the briet engagement with Spain. After the war, in 1901-1902, the General Service and Staff College was established at Fort Leaven- worth, and the College became a true post-graduate institution, to which came selected ofticers after at- tending the special schools of their various branches. In 1922 the school was renamed The Command and General Staff School, and from 1927 to 1935 the course was increased in duration to two years. ln 1946, a tinal redesignation established the present name: The Command and General Staff College. Between World Wars l and ll the College trained most of the olticers who were to lead the Corps and Armies of the United States forces engaged in that second great conflict. During WW ll, some 18,000 officers of all services passed through the special short courses oftered by the College. After the end of WW ll the College reverted to a full year course for its regular students and two courses a year for its Associate classes. The annual enrollment in both these programs now numbers around two thousand, of which approximately 540 U.S. and sixty Allied Officers are members of the regular ten month course. In addition to the Regular and Associate courses for selected officers of the U.S. services and some thirty to forty allied nations, the College conducts a number of special courses. These include refresher courses for National Guard and Reserve command- ers, and a nation-wide correspondence program for thousands of other olnficers. 1 ss 1 i f +1 s f ri f f vw, c - fs i 'ing 'Xxx IW, T lf X il .M Q xx f , . G51 - T ll . I ' A I ki -1 1-Aesege-f'i' sift., 1 2. 1. , f if, 3, J 52 W i ' YM, f ,LN H ,A W. 4 .Mig f ' - V- L00 V. Y , 'W - i Eli .ku .lk ' it t 'lu-in, Q - lll ! 'l L l ' I xS l ' - mx '-it if V' 1' . .1 - - lx' ' 1 -vl.l,i'T' - . V 5, 'ai .. is-ix i '- t iri iii it 1 slu t itltittillliiiir .. V , 'r - ' -' ' A ., ...sr 'u i r' T If , . ll' .l!.!lllE ' V ts iziu. will 'll' ,,. .---' .1 ..-A r ' . 3 - ' ' qiutln LIU, ,H 1. ' , we--45 ' ' - - 54f.,,. .-Qs.:-M 5 ' A .. r '. P ' S- fee s: My i x 'Z .Q-15? -f . vi- . V .1 , i-.4' 'X 4.. 1 rm f- fr'- t.mf:i-.-m'- wi cas ..'s'4'sf The city of Leavenworth has kept pace with the Fort. Though the removal of the railroad terminals from Leavenworth around the turn of the centrury dealt a severe blow to the expanding fortunes of the city, it has continued a steady growth and de- velopment since that time. lvlany of the students who pass through the College at Fort Leavenworth never learn the real history of their neighboring city, but they accord it the most sincere tribute which can be given by members of the Service and their families. They speak of it simply as a good army town, and from the soldier this is a hard-won accolade. 5

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UNITED STATES ARMY THE CHIEF OF STAFF TO THB 1957 GRADLFATESS UF THE COMNLAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEICSE I extend my hearty' czongratuiatioms and best wishes te the 1955? graduates of the Command and General Staff Clelitege. The success mf your predeceesors amcmg the combat leaders during World War II and Korea is a testimonial to the value of the training you have just completed. Throughout the werld today you will find Leavenworth graduates making decisions which determine to a. large measure the success of the mission of the Army. At no time in history has there been a greater need fm' officers trained at the Command and General Staff College. The requirements for professional competence and imaginative leaiiierfship are ever ex:- panding izn this vital period of changing concepts ef warfare. Gradua- tion from the Army's senior tactical school opens te yen A new range of responsibility and challenge. ME, ,4? w kkxq ,wa -7f-k ikkyqi J MAXWIEZLL. D. I'AYLC!OR Clfieneratl, Llziiteci States As-:my Chief ef Staff 7