Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. LT. GENERAL JAMES L. RICHARDSON, JR., RETIREMENT PARADE, PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA; Maj. Gen. James D. Alger CG, US Army Southern Comd., Visits Quito,

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. LT. GENERAL JAMES L. RICHARDSON, JR., RETIREMENT PARADE, PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA; Maj. Gen. James D. Alger CG, US Army Southern Comd., Visits Quito, Ecuador; Chief, last of the government-owned cavalry horses, Fort Riley, Kansas

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James Dyce Alger (b. Mar. 25, 191-d. May 27. 1986), was a three-star general in the U.S. Army. Also known as "Gentleman Jim", he played a significant role in the Battle for Kasserine Pass (Tunisia) in 1943 as a Lieutenant Colonel in the 2nd Battalion, 1st Armored Regiment. In 1940, he married heiress Consuelo Zobel in Manila. After the World War II, serving in the Southern Command, he was instrumental in a rehabilitation project at Fort Sherman, Panama Canal Zone. In 1967 President Johnson named...