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17. Fort Riley, “After Action Report, Phase I,” III 29; 1st Infantry Division
G3, 1st Infantry Division on Desert Storm, briefing presented
to CGSC students 7 August 1991. Unless otherwise cited, issues of
the 1st Infantry Division Headquarters come from the notes of
then Major Stephen Bourque. Bourque was the G3-Night Operations
Officer. Where appropriate, they are referred to as Bourque
Notes.
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1. Gen. (Retired) William E. DePuy, Presentation for the Officers of
the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, KS, 27 November 1990.
2. Although the division was scheduled to receive new tanks in Saudi
Arabia, it deployed with all of its assigned combat equipment, including
its old M1 tanks. All were fully combat loaded and ready
for battle if required. In Saudi Arabia, the 2nd Brigade arrived too
late to receive the new M1A1 tanks and fought with its original
equipment. See David W. Marlin, “History of the 4th Battalion, 37th
Armored Regiment in Operation Desert Shield/Storm” (U.S. Army
War College, 1992).
3. Bills interview, 26 August 1995.
4. SFC William A. Ball, interview by John Burdan. HHT, 1st
Squadron, 4th Cavalry, Fort Riley, KS, 12 August 1995. 1st Infantry
Division, 4th Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Desert Storm Highlights
(Draft), 1991.
5. Fort Riley Kansas, “After Action Report, Phase I,” 33.
6. 4th Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Desert Storm Highlights (Draft);
Philbrick interview, 12 February 1994; Stephen Greuning, interview
by John Burdan. C Troop, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, Fort Riley,
KS, 7 January 1994; Notestine and Grimes interview, 18 December
1993.
7. Note: In most cases the authors use the masculine pronoun in this
narrative. There were no female soldiers assigned to the 1-4 Cavalry.
8. Morrison interview, 31 March 1994.
9. Ibid.
10. Debra L. Anderson, personal notes. Anderson was a member of
the 1st Infantry Division’s G1 staff.
11. Memorandum, MAJ Donald A. Osterberg to Chief of Staff, Subject;
Operation Desert Shield, 16 November 1990. Bourque Notes.
12. CPT Vincent Tedesco, interview by John Burdan. S3, 1st Squadron,
4th Cavalry, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 29 June 1996.
13. SFC Donald Wehage, interview by John Burdan. A Troop, 1st