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Wyche, Ira. T. Bill, 1887-1981. The Ira T. Wyche Papers 1931-1981.

Title: The Ira T. Wyche Papers 1931-1981.

Contains biographical sketches (1887-1981) ; diaries (1944-1947) ; correspondence (1931, 1944-1969) ; unit history, 79th Infantry Division (1944-1945) ; speeches; pamphlets; poems by servicemen; policy papers; miscellaneous papers, clippings and memorabilia. Contemporary and postwar coverage of World War II is substantial. Other material includes a 1931 analysis by Major General Harry G. Bishop, Chief of Field Artillery, of a proposed merger of Coast and Field Artillery branches and a 1951 national power study forwarded by Secretary of the Army Gordon Gray; still other items relate to the 313th Infantry Association, defense and international affairs in the postwar era. and postwar Democratic Party politics. Correspondents include General Jacob L. Devers, Senators Frank P. Graham, B. Everett Jordan, Sam J. Ervin, and Richard A. Russell, U.S. Representatives Carl Vinson, A. Paul Kitchin, and Charles Raper Jonas; and Secretary of Defense Neil H. McElroy. Other 79th Infantry Division officers mentioned in official papers and diary enteries include Brigadier Generals Frank U. Greer, George D. Wahl, and John S. Winn, and Colonel Sterling A. Wood.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (25 folders)

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