| Research Topic Number: | R-000002 |
| Status: | Not Started |
| Topic: | Armored Force Board |
| Description: | Are there any minutes for this board? Need to find them from the early 1930's through 1945 to see what activity was going on with respect to the jeep development and any other small car testing or proposals. |
| Finding: |
According to a WIKI: "A new Armored Force was established in July 1940 with its headquarters at Fort Knox with the 1st Cavalry becoming the 1st Armored Division. The Armored Force School and the Armored Force Replacement Center were also sited at Fort Knox in October, 1940, and their successors remain located there today. " |
| D-000022 | 19401106 - Demonstration of Bantam, Quarter-Ton, 4x4, Pilot Model at Fort Knox, KY - Mosley |
| D-000035 | 194208 - The Story Behind the Army Jeep - Illustrated Gazette - Vol 1 No 4 - pg.1,2,6,8 |
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