US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Leonard Wood, MO)

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Major General W. T. Bradley Commanding General Major General W. T. Bradley, Commanding General, was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers after graduation from the United States Military Academy. He received his Masterls Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois. He is also a graduate of the Command and General Staff College, and the Army War College. General Bradley has had overseas tours in Puerto Ricog in the Southwest Pacilic Theater in World War II as Commander of the 359th Engineer Construction Battaliong two tours in Europe with USAREUR and Seventh Army Headquarters, Commander of the 36th Engineer Group in Koreag Deputy Engineer, US Army Pacific in Hawaii, and has just completed a tout in Vietnam as Commanding General, US Army Engi- neer Construction Agency, Vietnam, and later as Director of Construction, US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. In CONUS, General Bradley has served at West Point, Seattle, Los Angeles, Dallas, and at Fort Leonard Wood immediately after World War II. He is a Registered Professional Engineer, State of Texas, a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, a member of the Society of American Military Engineers and of the Association of the United States Army.

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i'8T ' x QWWT99Q . 2 Q M va Lv P' A Message to the Men rom the CCMMA DING GE R .KX W DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 'T Headquarters Kxkw-lM!!f U. S. Army Training Center Engineer and Fort Leonard Wood x!fwe Office of the Commanding General Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri 65473 CONGRATULATIONS! You have successfully completed the intensive basic training program required of each individual in order to graduate to the ranks of the best trained, best equipped, and best in- formed soldier in the 194 years of our Army. In accomplishing the transformation from civilian to citizen soldier you have attained your primary purpose that I out- lined to you in your first day of basic combat training, to become a disciplined, motivated soldier who is qualified with his basic weapon, physically conditioned and drilled in the fundamentals of soldiering. As you move on to advanced individual training, or an assign- ment with an active Army unit, the officers, drill sergeants and men of your cadre are proud of you. You have proven yourself in the trials and pressures of basic training. You have developed your mind and body, and accepted the challenge of soldiers before you, you have demonstrated that your generation has all the determination and ability necessary. To each of you I extend my appreciation and best wishes for your continuing success in the years ahead. W. T. BRADLEY Major General, USA Commanding

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Colonel Billy H. Kerr Deputy Commander Colonel Billy H. Kerr received his commission in the Artillery Branch of the U. S. Army through ROTC concurrently with being awarded a Bachelor of Science Degree from the Uni- versity of Missouri. He received his Master of Arts Degree in International Affairs from George Washington University. He is also a graduate of the Command and General Staff College, Armed Forces Staff College, and the Army War College. Colonel Kerr served overseas in the European Theater of Operations in World War II with the 68th Field Artillery Battalion, lst Armored Divisiong in Headquarters, Far East Command with the G3 Section, with the joint U. S. Military Mission in Turkey, and in Headquarters, U. S. Army Vietnam as the Inspector General. In CONUS, Colonel Kerr has served at Fort Knox, Fort Sill, Fort Polk, Fort Riley, Fort Monroe, the Pentagon, Ford Hood, and Fort Leonard Wood. His awards and decorations include the Purple Heart Ciirst Oak Leaf Clusterj, Army Commendation Medal Csecond Oak Leaf Clusterl, Bronze Star Medal Cfirst Oak Leaf Clusterj, Legion of Merit Cfirst Oak Leaf Clusterj, Silver Star and the Distinguished Service Cross.