Papers, 1942-1986.

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Papers, 1942-1986.

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Mimeographed history of U.S. Army 747th Tank Battalion (1976) and supplement (1978) containing accounts of military action in various parts of France and Germany, including the Omaha Beach landing in Normandy (Operation Neptune), and campaigns in St.-Lô and Picardy, France, Mönchen-Gladbach, Germany, along the Roer River, and other locations; comments on personnel, equipment, and weapons; and reports concerning relations with 29th Infantry Division and amphibious and military government assignments. Includes Wilkes's personnel file and correspondence with government agencies concerning military awards and with veterans concerning recollections and reunions.

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University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

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University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

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Assistant in Military Science Dept., University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus); U.S. army officer. From the description of Papers, 1942-1986. (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign). WorldCat record id: 28413004 ...

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