Major General James A. Ulio helped win World War II, though his war was fought from the desk. As adjutant-general throughout the war years, many American families would have recognized his name from one of nearly 900,000 telegrams he signed--all of which began with the words: "...regret to inform you..." However, his role was far wider than overseeing these sad communications.
Ulio faced the task of building an Army large enough to fight wars...