Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Secretary of the Army Cyrus R. Vance visits Berlin, Germany
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Vance, Cyrus R. (Cyrus Roberts), 1917-2002
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Cyrus R. Vance was born on March 27, 1917, in Clarksburg, West Virginia. He attended Yale University and earned his B.A. in 1939 and his LL.B. in 1942. He began governmental work in 1957 by helping to draft the National Space Act of 1958. In 1961, John F. Kennedy appointed him general counsel and, in 1962, promoted him to secretary of the army. In 1964, Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Vance deputy secretary of defense. After resigning in 1967, Vance was asked by Johnson to ensure federa...
Polk, James H. (James Hilliard), 1911-1992
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James Hilliard Polk (b. Dec. 13, 1911, Camp McGraw, Philippines-d. Feb. 18, 1992, El Paso, Tex.), U.S. Army general, graduated from West Point in 1933. He served as an armored commander in Europe during World War II. He was the U.S. Commandant in Berlin in 1963 and 1964, and beginning in 1967 served as commander, 7th Army, in Germany, and U.S. Forces in Europe from HQ in West Germany until his retirement in 1971. From the description of Polk, James H. (James Hilliard), 1911-1992 (U.S...
