The Marion Patton Echols papers, 1936-1953.

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The Marion Patton Echols papers, 1936-1953.

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Personal correspondence (1936-1953); official military correspondence (1948-1952) including memos to Commander in Chief, Far East Command (1948-1950) and correspondence of 8th Army (1949). Newspaper clippings and articles on Echols' military career (1936-1951), General MacArthur and military affairs in Korea. Press releases from United Press Association (1951). Special report from U.S. Far East Command: Japanese prisoners of war: life and death in Soviet P.W. camps.

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