157th Infantry Association records relating to the liberation of Dachau reports correspondence.

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157th Infantry Association records relating to the liberation of Dachau reports correspondence.

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Contains information about the liberation of Dachau on 29 Apr 1945 by the 42nd and 45th US Infantry Divisions. Additionally, the donor provides background on Dachau and his recollections of its liberation and aftermath (e.g., encounter with General George S. Patton Jr. over threatened courts martial of 45th Infantry Division members in connection with events during liberation). Also included are re-created excerpts of unit daily journals during the time of Dachau liberation with explanatory notes added by the donor, Felix L. Sparks.

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Patton, George S. Jr.

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George Patton, a landscape architect known for his collaborations with important twentieth-century Philadelphia architects and for his independent designs, was born in Franklin, NC, in the rural western portion of the state. He began his training at North Carolina State University in Raleigh in the early 1940s. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1943 before completing his degree, serving as an artist, cartographer, and model maker. After the close of the war, he worked in Hollywood ...

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Sparks, Felix Laurence, 1917-2007

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Felix L. Sparks, a retired US Army Brigadier General, former commanding officer with the 157th US Army Infantry Regiment during World War II, and Secretary of the 157th Infantry Association, resides in Lakewood, Colorado. From the description of 157th Infantry Association records relating to the liberation of Dachau reports correspondence. (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum). WorldCat record id: 122390930 ...

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