Hargis Westerfield Research Collection : 41st Infantry Division 1941-1994

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Hargis Westerfield Research Collection : 41st Infantry Division 1941-1994

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This collection consists of materials collected by Hargis Westerfield in his capacity as historian for the U.S. Army 41st Infantry Division. The 41st Infantry was an activated National Guard Division serving in the South Pacific during World War II. Westerfield served in the 163rd Infantry Regiment of the 41st Division and acted as historian for the Division. The collection consists of subject files (1942-1945; 1971-1987) arranged by campaign and military unit, containing copies of official documents, diaries, writings and letters, lists of casualties, maps, and reports concerning the experiences serving in the South Pacific during World War II.

10 linear feet of shelf space

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Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives

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United States. Army. Infantry Division, 41st

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Westerfield, Hargis, 1909-1998

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Hargis Westerfield was born in Richmond, Kentucky, on November 1, 1909. He received military training at Army Finance School at Ft. Harrison, Indiana. During World War II he served as a private first class in the Pacific Theater of operations, and earned, among other awards, a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. Westerfield received a Ph.D. from Indiana State University, and served as a professor of English at the University of Nebraska. He was Division historian for the U.S. Army 41s...