Ranger Combat Training School Hawaiian Department 1943

14,994 · April 15, 2020

Ranger and Combat Training School

Hawaiian Department

August 1943

Original from my collection, stamped Signal Corps US Army on the reverse

My congratulations to you on becoming an instructor of Ranger and Combat Training, Francois D'Eliscu, Lieut. Colonel Infantry, Commandant

14,994 · April 15, 2020

Ranger Combat Training School Hawaiian Department - Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer (35 Minutes, no soundtrack)

14,994 · April 16, 2020

Another certificate from June 1943

Technician Fifth Grade (T/5) Roger L. Reid, Service Company, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th ID,

was a ‘Very Satisfactory’ graduate of the eight-week Hawaiian Department ‘Ranger’ course.

14,994 · April 16, 2020

The Director of the Ranger and Combat Training School, Hawaiian Department

Milton Francois D'Eliscu (November 10, 1895 – October 15, 1972) was an American military officer, football and basketball coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Temple University from 1922 to 1923, compiling a record of 1–9–1. D'Eliscu was also the head basketball coach at Temple from 1919 to 1923, tallying a mark of 30–22. He was the athletic director at the University of Hawaii at Manoa from 1946 to 1947. Author of three hand to hand fighting books.

Major (later Lt Col) Francois D'Eliscu - Under the instruction of Major Francois D’Eliscu, numbers of American soldiers are undergoing training in preparation for Ranger attacks on our enemy. Here the Major charges over some of the trainees to harden them for future duty.

14,994 · May 9, 2020

Hawaiian Department history excerpt

Within a year of the 1941 attack, the newly formed 24th and 25th divisions were sent to fight the war in the Pacific. However, Schofield did not remain a ghost town. The need for soldiers trained to fight under tropical conditions arose and the Jungle Training Center, later called the Ranger Combat Training School, was formed in late 1942. Almost 1 million men went through the training center at Schofield before being sent overseas, and many soldiers were housed on Schofield. Facilities and training areas were increased and the Olympic-size Richardson Pool was built for combat training.