Official Military Personnel File of Adna R. Chaffee, Jr.

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Official Military Personnel File of Adna R. Chaffee, Jr.

1917-1959.

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40927086

This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (March 1917-November 1941); Correspondence (May 1917-July 1959); Awards, Decorations, and Commendations (January 1919-May 1948); Efficiency/Fitness Reports (September 1918-July 1940); Medical Records (April 1920-August 1941); Photographs and Negatives (n.d.).

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National Archives at St. Louis

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SNAC Resource ID: 11631251

National Archives at St. Louis

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Chaffee, Adna Romanza, Jr., 1884-1941

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Adna Romanza Chaffee Jr. (September 23, 1884 – August 22, 1941) was an officer in the United States Army, called the "Father of the Armored Force" for his role in developing the U.S. Army's tank forces. Chaffee was born in Junction City, Kansas, on September 23, 1884 to his father, Lieutenant General Adna R. Chaffee, and mother, Annie Francis Rockwell. He was commissioned as a Lieutenant of Cavalry in 1906 following his graduation from the United States Military Academy. He was 31st out of 78...