US Army Training Center - Armor Yearbook (Fort Knox, KY)

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p11 l ,mii Major General Paul A. Disney assumed Command of the U.S. Army Training Center, Armor, on September 22, 1956, following a tour of duty as Commanding General of the 4th Armored Division at Fort Hood, Texas. Born in Waltham, Massachusetts, on November 16 1904, General Disney be a h' g'n is military career after his graduation from Norwich University, Vermont, in June 1927. That year, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Cavalry in the Officers Reserve Corps and received a Regular Army commission in October 1927. A veteran of six major campaigns in World War II, General Disney served with the 2d Armored Division, commanding the 82d Armored Reconnaissance Battalion in the North African and Sicilian campaigns and the 67th Armored Regiment from the Normandy landing in 1944 to the Elbe River in German General Disney was G3 df the Cavalry School from December 1945 to August 1946. From july 1947 until May 1950, he was assigned to the G3 Section, Office, Chief of Army Field Forces in various capacities including Chief of Maneuvers and Special Projects Branch, and Chief of the Armored Branch. After graduating from the National War College, General Disney then served in the Pentagon in such posts as Chief, Strategic Logistics Branch, G4, and Assistant Chief, Plans Division, G4, Department of the Army. In Korea, General D isney was assigned as Assistant Di- Major General PAUL A. DISNEY Commanding General vision Commander of the 25th Infantry Division in May 1954, and named to the same post in the 3d Infantry Division in August of the same year. In October 1954, he became Deputv Chief f I o Staff for Administration, Headquarters Ei hth A , g rmy fForwardJ. General Disney then served Chief of Staff E' l h . . , igit Army CForwardJ and Chief of Staff AFFE and Eighth Army in Korea from April to September 1955. General Disn-ey became Assistant Division Commander of the 4th Armored Division at Fort Hood in October 1955, and became Division Commander june 5, 1956. General Disne h ' y as been awarded the Silver Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster Bronze S . , tar Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and V Device for Valor, Purple Heart, Army Commendation Ribbon with Metal Pendant, french Legion of Honor, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, Korean Order of Military Merit Taeguk, and several campaign medals. The U. S. Army Training Center, Armor, under General Disney's Commaml, consists of five Armor and Infantry training regiments and one Specialist Training Regim-ent. The overall mission of USATCA is to train Army of the United States and Reserve personnel in Basic Combat Training, Advanced Individual Training in both Armor and Infantry, and Basic Unit Training, also in both Armor and Infantry. In addition, selected individuals are trained in military occupational special- ties such as Automotiv-e, Clearical, Radio, and Supply.

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HEADQUARTERS THE UNITED STATES ARMY TRAINING CENTER, ARMOR OFFICE OF THE COMMANDING GENERAL FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY TO THE PARENTS OF THE GRADUATES OF BASIC TRAINING In this era of nuclear weapons, guided missiles and other modern tools of warfare, the most important element of National Defense remains the man who employs these tools. Man's natural habitat is the earth, and in war, he must eventually defeat his enemies by struggle on the ground. Hence the necessity for well-trained soldiers of the United States Army. In combat the soldier faces many unnatural, difficult and trying situ- ations. It is, therefore, essential that every man be thoroughly disciplined, technically qualified and physically, morally and mentally conditioned to survive on the modern battlefield. This has been the purpose of the military training you have received here at USATCA and will receive in the future. How much benefit you receive from such training, of course, depends to a considerable degree on how much you put into it. Here at the U. S. Army Training Center, Armor, a well-rounded program has been instituted to pro- vide you with every opportunity to develop the attributes of a good soldier. We feel, too, that in many ways you will have developed a greater sense of responsibility, a greater awareness of the world around you, and therefore, will have become a better all-around citizen. It is hoped that this book in the years to come will serve as a pleasant reminder to you of this brief period of your military service in USATCA, - and of the truth that soldiers are made, not born. PAUL A. DISNEY Major General, USA Commanding