Cover title. Interview conducted in 1985. Publication date based on Memorandum for record. This oral history transcript is a part of the academic year 1985, US Army War College/US Army Military History Institute's Senior Officer Oral History Program, prepared under the auspices of the Institute's Oral History Branch.

Background of parents -- Early years -- Princeton and the ROTC [Reserve Officer Training Corps] -- Influenced by Colonel Arthur E. Fox -- Grade schools attended -- Family relationships -- Childhood illnesses -- Part-time work during grade school and high school -- Learning to play the piccolo -- Favorite sports figures --Busboy at a Poconos hotel -- Princeton summer camp -- Rating Princeton ROTC program -- Reflections on events prior to entering the military -- Active duty in the field artillery -- Battery officer course at Fort Sill -- Adjunct and assistant professor of military science, Princeton -- ROTC to Army specialized training and B12 courses -- Trained soldiers sent to the 104th Division -- Army Ground Force Course -- Invitation to serve in military intelligence and preparation in the Command and General staff school -- Views on formal training of US Army Officers -- Sources of guiding values during lifetime -- Comments on training allies in Command and General Staff School -- Work for G-2 in the War Department -- The ULTRA Project -- Comments on living in Washington D.C. in 1945 -- Counter-intelligence Center -- Special security representative to general headquarters of the supreme commander allied powers Japan -- Memories of Post-war Japan and Douglas MacArthur -- Back in Washington and comments of postwar use of Pentagon -- Assistant to the military attaché, London, 1946 -- Meeting future Mrs. Guthrie -- A battery of the 39th -- Korea, August, 1950 -- Third Infantry Division -- Action in Korea -- S-3 of the 39th Field Artillery Battalion -- Organization of the Battalion -- Comments of the Battalion -- Comments Chinese Communist Operations -- Promotion of Lieutenant Colonel -- Participation in operations of Wonson and Seoul and the Spring Chinese Offensive. -- The end of the battle and Korea by helicopter -- The transportation system in Korea -- Experiences as a field officer at Fort Sill -- Problems of training and meeting school troops requirements -- Racial integration -- Turning shortages into helpful tests -- Quality of soldiers and officers in battalion -- Command style -- The value of flexibility -- Personal goals at Fort Sill -- Combat development department and new policy -- Comments on MacArthur's relief -- Work in the office of the chief of research and development, missile branch -- Contribution to Explorer I -- Working with Werner Von Braun -- Development of project life cycle concept -- Comments on move to directorates -- Assessing the lacrosse program -- Working as the assistant executive to the Secretary of the Army Wilbur Brucker -- Attending the National War College, Washington, DC -- On staff of commander in chief, Pacific Command, Hawaii war games re: possible nuclear attack -- Relationship of commanders in chief, Pacific, U.S. Korea and U.S. Japan -- Commander of the 25th Infantry Division, Artillery, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii -- Chief of Staff of the 25th Infantry Division -- Goals as Chief of Staff of the 25th Infantry Division -- Major exercises for the 25th Infantry -- Criticism of ROAD [Reorganization Objectives, Army Divisions] -- Staff Officer, requirements and developments division -- Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon -- Promotion to Brigadier General -- Thoughts on retirement and promotion -- Director of developments, missions, and projects -- Dealings with Army Material Command, Natick Labs. -- Return to Korea, assistant division commander -- Second Infantry Division, 1967 -- Foiling the Blue House Raid -- Operations and training of troops -- No discipline problems with Vietnam veterans -- Historical context to five year service at the U.S. Army Material Command -- Ammunition challenges during the Vietnam War -- Developing the Big Five [M1 Tank, MM3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle, AH-64 Apache Helicopter, UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter, and the Patriot Missile] -- Relations with Natick Labs -- Thoughts on doctrine's relationship with new equipment -- Comments on speeding up procurement -- Problems with quality in equipment and over specification -- Problems in planning acquisition and production of the Big Five Systems -- The proposal to reduce project managers -- Pricing of new equipment by corporate manufacturers -- Programs of the Army Material Command for the Pacific and Vietnam -- Views on the need for the RPG-7 weapon vs. the LAW -- Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Pacific Command, 1973 -- Visits to Vietnam and Cambodia -- Decision to deactivate U.S. Army Pacific Commanders -- Memorable events and people while the Deputy Chief of Staff, Pacific -- Promotion to Three-Star General and Command of IX Corps U.S. Army, Japan -- Comments on being budget conscious -- Comments on IX Corps history -- Comments on maintaining relationships with Japanese leadership -- Performing reputational functions with the Japanese -- Diverting attention from difficult news: the fall of Vietnam, Watergate, and the Lockheed scandal -- Promoted to Four Star General and Command U.S. Army Material Development and Readiness Command [DARCOM]. Settling the DARCOM reorganization -- Managing reductions in forces -- Managing under the Civil Service Reform Act -- Relationship with U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command [TRADOC] -- Comments on developing doctrine and material acquisition -- Rapport with Congress -- Typical day at DARCOM -- "Target Servicing'' -- Assessing the tactical fire direction system -- Modernizing equipment for combat support -- Comments on Logistics units located in the reserves and National Guard -- Skills, abilities, and dedication of civilian employees -- Army Logistics 1981 study -- Retirement Day, 1 September 1981 -- Director of Land Power Education, Association of the U.S. Army -- Comments on wife and children.