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

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Major General R. P. Young Commanding General Major General R. P. Young, Commanding General, was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers after graduation from the United States Military Academy. He received his Masteris Degree in Civil Engineering from Harvard Univer- sity. He is a graduate of the Command and General Staff College and the Army War College. General Young has had overseas tours in the North African Campaign in World War II in French Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, in Korea as Commander, 44th Engineer Construc- tion Battalion and Division Engineer, 7th Infantry Division, with command of the 13th Engineer Combat Battalion, in Europe as V Corps Engineer and Deputy Chief of Staff, and later as Commander, 7th Engineer Brigade and Commander, US Army Engineer Command, Europeg and in Vietnam as Director of Construction, MACV, and as Commanding General, Engineer Command, Vietnam and Engineer, US Army, Vietnam. In CONUS, General Young has had several assignments in Washington, D.C., including two with the Department of Army General Staff, one with Headquarters of the Manhat- tan Project, one on detail to the Office of the Administrator of NASA for three years, and one as Director of Military Construction in the Office of the Chief of Engineers. He has served with the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project at Sandia Base, and been assigned as the District Engineer, Seattle, and as the Division Engineer, Huntsville, Alabama. His awards include the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Legion of Merit with Oak LeafCluster, the NASA Med- al for Outstanding Leadership, and the Distinguished Service Medal with First Oak LeafCluster.

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Message to the Men . . . rom tlae CCMMANDING GENERAL c8325 QQ W 6 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 1 HEADQUARTERS 1' tix N s sfTYi'7'70 or f- A . W 1'-ve, 'gs E, - i k c-4fi,'- ' r .Y D m 'fab X 3+ 5'-111 1, In f R US ARMY TRAINING CENTER ENGINEER AND FORT LEONARD WOOD FORT LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI 85473 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 informed 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 outlined 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 assignment 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 youg you have demon- strated that your generation has all the determination and ability necessary. To each of you I extend my appreciation and best wishes for your con- tinuing success in the years ahead. RPC R. P. Y UNG Major General, USA Commanding

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Deputy Commanding General Brigadier General Edward Greer Brigadier General Edward Greer, Deputy Commanding General, US Army Training Center Engineer and Fort Leonard Wood, was born in Gary, West Virginia, on March 8, 1924. He graduated from West Virginia State College in l948 as a Distinguished Military Graduate. and received his Master's Degree in International Affairs from George Washington University in I967, He is a graduate of the National War College and has been an instructor at the Command and General Stal'fCollege. General Greer has had two overseas tours in Korea, where he served as Battery Executive Officer, I59th Field Artillery Battalion, and as Commanding Officer, lst Battalion. l7th Artilleryg one tour in Germany, where he served as Assistant Battalion S3 and Battery Commander, 594th Field Artillery Battalion: and one tour in Vietnam, where he served as Deputy Commander, XXIV Corps Artillery, and as Commanding Officer, 108th Artillery Group. In CONUS, General Greer has served at Fort Riley. Fort Sill, Fort Lewis. and Fort Leavenworth. His tours ofduty with the Department of Defense have been with the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel: Deputy Chief ol' Staff, Intelligence: Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense tReserve Affairsj. His awards and decorations include the Silver Star: Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster: Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster: Air Medal: Joint Service Commendation Medal: Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster: Good Conduct Medal: American Campaign Medal: European-African-Middle Eastern Medal with two Campaign Stars: World War ll Victory Medal: Army of Occupation Medal tGermanyb Uapanl: National Defense Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster: Korean Service Medal: Vietnam Service Medal with two Battle Stars: Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Gold Star: Republic of Vietnam Medal of Honor, First Class: United Nations Service Medal: Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation: Presidential Unit Citation CNAVYJ: Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal, First Class: and Republic ol' Vietnam Campaign Ribbon.