The Snapshots in Time Collection
Handwritten Draft Memoir/Request Letter Page (Page 22), U.S. Army Transportation Officer, CBI Theater, WWII - Critique of Transportation Corps Lieutenants and Fear of Reassignment
In a candid aside, the author worries that his junior rank may keep him from assignments he knows he can handle, criticizing many Transportation Corps lieutenants as inexperienced 'place-fillers.' The passage reveals the personal stakes officers faced when rank and demonstrated ability did not always align during WWII. Project: 218607