John Thomas Kennedy papers, 1904-1969.

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John Thomas Kennedy papers, 1904-1969.

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Letters, scrapbooks, and publications re JTK's career in U.S. Army during World War I and World War II; Bulletin No. 10 of the Army Athletic Association, 26 Nov. 1904, re Army-Navy football game; 1907 hippology examination for infantry, cavalry, and field artillery officers; letter, 29 Apr. 1908, from "Mac," re assignment to Philippines where "I see... the Moros are beginning to get restless down there in Mindanao. We may have a few skirmishes to keep us from pining away from ennui down there"; cover document, 20 May 1909, Jolo, Philippines, enclosing after-action report of 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry; letters, 1912 congratulating JTK for Medal of Honor; list, 1915, Medal of Honor recipients. Orders and correspondence; 21 Mar.-19 Nov. 1918, re operations of 1st Division in France; marching order instructions, 28 Aug. 1918, for 1st Field Artillery Brigade; summary of 1st Division operations, 21 Dec. [19]18, including casualty figures and Division Headquarters locations; and printed booklet, [1919?], Brief History of the Fifth Field Artillery...1917-1918. Report by JTK, 15 Apr. 1923, re instructions in field artillery subjects at Cavalry School, Ft. Riley, [Kan.]; letter, 9 July 1941, Ft. Bragg, [N.C.], from Col. Kenneth [S.] Perkins, expressing discouragement re state of training among divisional and corps artillery units; letter, 15 July 1941, Ft. Bragg, to Perkins, re training program of the Provisional Field Artillery Brigade at Ft. Bragg. Letter, 11 Aug. 1942, from Henry L. Stimson thanking JTK for the manner "in which you have performed your difficult duties as a member of the recent Military Commission which tried the eight [Nazi] saboteurs", during which Kennedy served as one of 7 generals on military tribunal; letter, 29 Sept. 1942, from G[eorge] C. Marshall, requesting that Kennedy arrange a quiet visit to his stepdaughter at Ft. Bragg; "Instructions Applicable to Units Ordered Overseas," 7 Dec. 1942; letter, 12 May 1945, from Josephus Daniels, enclosing copy of address re termination of the war; and typescript, 1946, outline sketch of Kennedy's service career. Bound volumes, 1909-1945, include 4 scrapbooks, 1938-1945, re JTK's command at Ft. Bragg, with images of soldiers, WACs, awards, visits by Micky Rooney, politicians, dedication of Kennedy Airport in Orangeburg, S.C.; photo album, 1942, prepared by FBI re trial of German saboteurs, letter, Aug. 1942, from J. Edgar Hoover, and images of defendants Herman Neubauer and Werner Thiel; and "Diary of Pirate-Hunting in the Sulu Archipelago," 1909, by Maj. Gen. Charles D. Rhodes, re service in Philippines [folder 91]; and Fort Bragg at War (1945). Oversize items include commissions, citations, diplomas, maps and regimental newspapers documenting Kennedy's attendance at United States Military Academy (West Point, N.Y.), and his service during World War I and World War II; Army and Navy Register, 30 Nov. 1912; West Point football news, 23 Dec. 1916, published by the Army Athletic Council; unbound scrapbook with photograph, 1966, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, depicting a Medal of Honor ceremony at which Kennedy was a guest; commissions to the United States Army, 1908-1921; citations and awards, 1919-1945; diplomas and certificates, 1904-1932; official souvenir program, 1919, of the victory parades at the end of World War I; collection of maps includes: seven maps of France, 1912-1918; one topographical map of the area surrounding Camp De Coetquidan, France, with battle lines drawn on map; map showing the daily positions of the front line during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive[also called the Battle of the Argonne Forest]; newspapers issues include: Bridgehead Sentinel, 21 June 1921; The Evening Star, 23 Nov. 1912; The New York Times, 7 Sept. 1919 and 11 Sept. 1919; The Stars and Stripes, 22 Nov. 1918 and 28 Feb. 1919; The Washington Times, 23 Nov. 1912; The World, 18 Nov. 1912.

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