The Frank E. Lowe papers, 1947-1985, bulk 1950-1951.

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The Frank E. Lowe papers, 1947-1985, bulk 1950-1951.

Contains correspondence to and/or from the following: Harry S. Truman, Harry H. Vaughan, Courtney Whitney, Robert Debs Heinl, Matthew B. Ridgway, Douglas MacArthur, Roy Howard and others (1950-1951). Included also is a letter from Courtney Whitney to Robert W. Reed, editor of Kansas City Star, dated 3 April 1947; a letter from Robert E. Cleaves to James Thompson, Commandant, Army War College, September 1985; correspondence and papers of statements to Veterans of Foreign Wars; courier rosters/receipts for classified mail from Frank E. Lowe to Harry S. Truman and others; newspaper clippings with reference to Generals MacArthur's and Ridgway's command in Korea during 1951.

1 box.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7006990

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953, succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as the 34th vice president in early 1945. He implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe and established the Truman Doctrine and NATO to contain communist expansion. He proposed numerous liberal domestic reforms, but few were enacted by the Conservative Coalition that dominated Congres...

MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964

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General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (26 January 1880 – 5 April 1964) was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines campaign, which made him and his father Arthur MacArthur Jr. the first father and son to be awarded the medal. He was one of only five to rise to the ...

Veterans of foreign wars of the United States

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Lowe, Frank E.

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Reserve officer; military liaison officer to the Armed Forces Committee chaired by Harry S. Truman, when he was a senator; recalled to active duty by President Harry S. Truman during the Korean War and served as special envoy, observer, and advisor to the President. From the description of The Frank E. Lowe papers, 1947-1985, bulk 1950-1951. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 21285923 ...

Whitney, Courtney.

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Courtney Whitney (b. May 20, 1897, Washington, D.C.-d. Mar. 21, 1969), Brigadier General in the U.S. Army, enlisted in the D.C. National Guard and the Signal Corps, aviation section reserve in 1917 and 1918, was commissioned in the aviation section reserve in 1918, and received his law degree in 1923. He served on active duty in the Philippines, resigned in 1927, and practiced law until he returned to active duty in October 1940. He was assigned as assistant chief of the legal division, then ass...

Ridgway, Matthew B. (Matthew Bunker), 1895-1993

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General Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895 – July 26, 1993) was a senior officer in the United States Army, who served as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1952–1953) and the 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1953–1955). He fought with distinction during World War II, where he was the Commanding General of the 82nd Airborne Division, leading it in action in Sicily, Italy and Normandy, before taking command of the newly formed XVIII Airborne Corps in August 1944. He held the latter...

Vaughan, Harry H.

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Heinl, Robert Debs, 1916-1979

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