US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Polk, LA)

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SKHI ABNKHUHJYHVX Commander HEADQUABTERSAMM Office of the Division Fort Yolk, Louisiana LONE To Members of the h9th Armored Division: This Yearbook is largely a record of our active military service during l96l-62. None of us can yet Know the full impact of that serv- ice on world affairs. The Berlin Crisis, threatening to erupt in war, caused the mobilization of our Division. The crisis remains. But an uneasy peace still prevails. lt is the conviction of many in our government, and it is my own, that the H9th Armored Division, a mobilized force in being, stationed at Fort Polk, Louisiana, has been more than a weapon in the arsenal of human freedom. lt has been an even more powerful symbol of the deter- mination of free Americans to preserve and defend the bloodfbought her' itage of the American past. As such, we have contributed enormously, and we will live to see and understand the importance of what we have done here. We expect soon to return to our homes and resume careers and ac' tivities interrupted by mobilization. During the remainder of our service, let's carry ourselves with pride, determined that none shall say in truth that one of us would have done less than he has done nor spat there is any limit to our willing service and sacrifice to pre- serve freedom for our children and all Americans unborn. ay-I I N as your commander, T am proud of you. The Country is proud o you. and you have a right to be proud of yourselves. HARLEY D. NEST Major General, USA Commanding

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HARLEY B. WEST Major General, USA Commanding General M4 .f ' ar Major General West's military career began in 1928 When he enlisted in the Missouri National Guard. He was commissioned in the 138th Infantry in 1929. Later as a company commander, he was promoted to captain. In 1940 he transferred to the 90th Infantry Brigade staff, an Oklahoma Army National Guard unit, and served with the 90th When mobilized that year. While with the War Department General Staff in Washington, he was promoted to Colonel. In 1944, he served in the Southwest Pacific Theater of Operations on the staff of General Walter Krueger, Sixth U. S. Army Commander. He Was Assistant G3 and G3 of the Sixth Army in New Guinea, the Philippines, and lapan. After World War ll, he returned to civilian life in Dallas, Texas, Where he joined the newly activated 49th Armored Division. He was assigned as G3 and later Chief of Staff. In October 1955, he was named Assistant Division Commander and promoted to Brigadier General. On 1 luly 1961, he assumed command of the 49th. General West's military education includes the Infantry School, Command and General Staff College and the Army-Navy College, He holds the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star and Commendation Medals. On I9 September 1961 the 49th Was mobilized and ordered to Fort Polk, Louisiana for a year. General West's task was to see that his division became combat ready and deployable in approximately 13 Weeks. He also assumed command of Fort Polk, in addition to his responsibility as 49th Commander. Under his com- mand, Fort Polk transformed from a ghost town to a city of nearly 25,000. Born in Illinois 8 March 1903, General West, in civilian life, is Assistant Executive Director and Enrollment Director of Blue Cross- Blue Shield, Texas. 'kir