Papers, 1864-1979 (bulk 1900-1945).

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

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Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) was leader of the Allied forces in Europe in World War II, commander of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and the thirty-fourth president of the United States, from January 20, 1953, to January 20, 1961. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas, the third son of David Jacob Eisenhower, a railroad worker, and Ida Elizabeth Stover. In 1891, the family moved to Abilene, Kansas, where David accepted a job at a local creamery run by ...

Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893-1981

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Omar Nelson Bradley (February 12, 1893 – April 8, 1981) was a senior officer of the United States Army during and after World War II, holding the rank of General of the Army. Bradley was the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and oversaw the U.S. military's policy-making in the Korean War. Born in Randolph County, Missouri, Bradley worked as a boilermaker before entering the United States Military Academy at West Point. He graduated from the academy in 1915 alongside Dwight D. Eisenh...

Arnold, Henry Harley, 1886-1950

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Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold (June 25, 1886 – January 15, 1950) was an American general officer holding the ranks of General of the Army and General of the Air Force. Arnold was an aviation pioneer, Chief of the Air Corps (1938–1941), Commanding General of the U.S. Army Air Forces, the only U.S. Air Force general to hold five-star rank, and the only officer to hold a five-star rank in two different U.S. military services. Arnold was also the founder of Project RAND, which evolved into one of the wo...

Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945

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George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was a general of the United States Army who commanded the Seventh United States Army in the Mediterranean theater of World War II, and the United States Army Central in France and Germany after the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944. Born in 1885, Patton attended the Virginia Military Institute and the United States Military Academy at West Point. He studied fencing and designed the M1913 Cavalry Saber, more commonly known ...

Lee, John Clifford Hodges, 1887-1958

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Major General, U.S. Army, C.G., SOS. From the description of Typed letter signed : place not specified, to "All Officers, U.S. Army, SOS, ETO", 1943 July 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 775787184 Lieutenant general, United States Army; commanding general, Communications Zone, and deputy commander, European Theater of Operations, during World War II. From the description of John Clifford Hodges Lee papers, 1944-1956. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867008 ...

Ayer, Charles Fanning, 1865-1956

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Keyes, Geoffrey, 1888-1967

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Keyes, Geoffrey (1888-1967) was born in Fort Bayard, New Mexico. He received his commission in the cavalry from West Point in 1913, and graduated from the Command and General Staff School in 1926 and the Ecole Superieure de Guerre in Paris in 1933. He was head of the tactics department at the Cavalry School from 1933 to 1936, and graduated from the Army War College in 1937. He was executive officer of 13th Cavalry, 7th Cavalry Brigade in 1938 and 1939, and served as chief of the supply and trans...

Gillem, Alvan Cullom, 1888-1973

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Alvan C. Gillen Jr. was a United States (U.S.) Army officer. He began his military career in 1910. From 1912-1919 he was with the 12th U.S. Infantry Regiment in the Philippines and Arizona; with the 62nd Infantry at the Presidio; commanded the 23rd Machine Gun Battalion and taught military science. He was with the 27th Infantry Regiment assigned to the American Forces in Siberia in 1919. During the 1920s-1930s he attended Army schools, taught tactics and was assigned to the 25th Infantry Regimen...

Lodge, Henry Cabot, Jr., 1902-1985

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U.S. representative to the United Nations. From the description of Correspondence 1957. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 50307057 United States Senator and ambassador. From the description of Henry Cabot Lodge letter to Harriet L. White [manuscript], 1960 August 8. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 466876849 Henry Cabot Lodge (1902-1985) was a journalist, U.S. Senator, and diplomat, and the grandson of statesman Henry Cabot Lodge,...

Harmon, Ernest Nason, 1894-1979

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Ernest Harmon was a graduate of Bradford (VT) Academy. He attended Norwich University for one year before being appointed to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY, from which he graduated in 1917. His military career spanned two world wars. As a young lieutenant, he commanded F Troop, 2nd Cavalry, A.E.F., in World War I. He commanded the 2nd Armored Division, "Hell on Wheels," in Africa and France, and the 1st Armored Division in Italy during World War II. After the war, Harmon organized a...

Eddy, Manton S. (Manton Sprague), 1892-1962

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Manton Sprague Eddy (1892-1962) was born in Chicago, Illinois. In 1918 he commissioned in the infantry and served in World War I with the 4th Division of the American Expeditionary Forces. From 1921 to 1924, he was a member of the Infantry Board. After graduating from the Command and General Staff School in 1934, he taught there until 1939. From 1940 to 1942, he was assistant chief of staff for intelligence at the III Corps Area. He also served as commander of the 114th Infantry, 44th Division, ...

Gay, Hobart R. (Hobart Raymond), 1894-

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Hobart Raymond Gay (b. May 16, 1894-Aug. 1983) was born in Rockport, Illinois. He received his commission in the U.S. Cavalry in 1917, and advanced to the rank of brigadier general in June 1943, and major general in March 1945. He commanded the U.S. VI Corps and III Corps from 1952 to 1954, and retired from Army service in August 1955. From the description of Gay, Hobart R. (Hobart Raymond), 1894-1983 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10571680 ...

Devers, Jacob L. (Jacob Loucks), 1887-1979

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Jacob Loucks Devers (1887-1979) was born in York, Pennsylvania. After graduating from West Point in 1909, he commissioned in the artillery. During World War I, he temporarily achieved the rank of colonel, while on staff with the School of Fire. He graduated from Command and General Staff School in 1925 and the Army War College in 1933. He made brigadier general in May 1940. Upon rising to the rank of major general in October 1940, he commanded the 9th Infantry Division until July 1941. He made l...

Dillingham, Walter Francis, 1875-1963

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Walter Francis Dillingham was the oldest son of Benjamin "B. F." Dillingham and Emma Smith Dillingham of Honolulu. B. F. Dillingham was an influential and successful businessman in Hawaii and owner of several companies including the Olaa Sugar Company, the Ewa Plantation, and the B. F. Dillingham Company. In 1888, B. F. created the Oahu Railway and Land Company, ultimately building the first railroad on the island of Oahu. Walter, born in Honolulu, April 5, 1875, moved to the United States, in 1...

Crittenberger, Willis Dale, 1890-1980

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Willis Dale Crittenberger (1890-1980) was born in Anderson, Indiana. After graduating from West Point in 1913, he commissioned in the cavalry. He graduated from Command and General Staff School in 1925 and the Army War College in 1930. He made brigadier general in July 1941 and major general in February 1942. During World War II, he was commanding general of the I Armored Corps, II Armored Corps, and VI Corps, between 1942 and 1945. He advanced to lieutenant general in June 1945. He served as co...

Allen, Terry de la Mesa, 1888-1969

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Terry de la Mesa Allen (1888-1969) was Commander of the First U.S. Infantry Division from 1942 to 1943, and Commander of the 104th U.S. Infantry Division from 1943 to 1946. From the description of Allen, Terry de la Mesa, 1888-1969 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10575998 Terry de la Mesa Allen was born at Fort Douglas, Utah, on April 1, 1888. He was the son of Samuel Edward Allen, a career army officer and Consuelo de la Mesa Allen, daughter of a ...

Henry, Guy Vernor, 1839-1899

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Harbord, James G. (James Guthrie), 1866-1947

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Army officer and business executive. From the description of James G. Harbord papers, 1886-1938 (bulk 1918-1919). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82223891 Harbord was a Major General and commanded the Services of Supply of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. He became Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army from 1921-22. As a civilian, he became president of the Radio Corp of America (RCA) and resided in Rye, N.Y. He died in 1947. From the desc...

Alexander of Tunis, Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, Earl, 1891-1969

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1914-1918 Served in France during the First World War; 1932-1934 General Staff Officer 1st Grade, Northern Command; 1934-1938 Commander Nowshera Brigade, Northern Command, India; 1938-1940 Commander of the 1st Division; 1940 Commander of the 1st Corps; 1940-1942 General Officer Commanding-in-Chief; 1942-1943 Commander-in-Chief, Middle East; 1943-1944 Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies in Italy (15th Army Group); 1944-1945 Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean Theatre; 1946-19...

Brown, Arvin H.

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Codman, Charles R.

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Joyce, Kenyon Ashe, 1879-1960

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Kenyon A. Joyce was a United States (U.S.) Army officer. He was a brigadier general in 1938, later commanded the 9th Service Command, and was a member of the Allied Control Commission in Italy in 1943. From the description of Kenyon A. Joyce photograph collection. 1938-1943. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 51925430 ...

Ayer, Frederick, 1917-1974

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American author of spy stories and suspense fiction; also FBI agent, lawyer, and government official; b. Frederick Ayer, Jr. From the description of Frederick Ayer collection, 1974. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70967680 ...

Juin, Alphonse, 1888-1967

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Alphonse Pierre Juin (b. Dec. 16, 1888, Algeria-d. Jan. 27, 1967, Paris, France), Marshal of France, enlisted in the French Army in 1912. At the outbreak of World War I, he was gravely wounded on the Western Front in France. After the War, he served on various staffs in North Africa. By the outbreak of World War II, he commanded the 15th Motorized Infantry Division. He was captured by the Germans but released to command French forces in North Africa for the Vichy Government. He changed sides aft...

Clark, Mark Wayne, 1896-1984

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Mark Wayne Clark (1896-1984) was born in Madison Barracks, New York. After he graduated from West Point in 1917, he commissioned in the infantry. During World War I, he became wounded in combat while commanding a battalion in France. He served with the War Department General Staff from 1921 to 1924. He graduated from the Command and General Staff School in 1935 and the Army War College two years later. Between 1940 and 1942, he served at General Headquarters and then Army Ground Forces. He rose ...

George, Charles P., 1886-1946

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Hodges, Courtney H., 1887-1966

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General, U.S. Army. From the description of Typed letter signed : New York, to John Steinbeck, 1947 May 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 775803940 Courtney Hicks Hodges (1887-1966), soldier and military commander, was born in Perry, Georgia. In 1904, after graduating from high school in Perry, he received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, but he failed geometry and had to leave after one year. He spent the following year as a grocery clerk ...

Ennis, Riley Finlay, 1897-

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Lee, John Park, 1903-1983

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Haislip, Wade H. (Wade Hampton), 1889-1971

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Wade H. Haislip was a United States (U.S.) Army major general (MG) in the XV Corps during World War II (WWII). From the description of The Wade H. Haislip papers, 1944-1945. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 47116864 General, United States Army; commanding general, XV Corps, 1943-1945; vice chief of staff of the Army, 1948-1949. From the description of Wade H. Haislip papers, 1941-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754870070 ...

Grow, Robert W., 1895-1985

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Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993

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James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle (December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993) was an American military general and aviation pioneer who received the Medal of Honor for his daring raids on Japan during World War II. He also made early coast-to-coast flights, won many flying races, and helped develop instrument flying. Born in Alameda, California, Doolittle studied as an undergraduate at University of California, Berkeley, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1922. He also earned a doctorate in aero...

Clay, Lucius D. (Lucius Dubignon), 1897-1978

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Lucius DuBignon Clay (1897-1978) was born in Marietta, Georgia, the son of U.S. Senator Alexander Stephen and Sarah (Francis) Clay. After graduating from West Point in 1918, he commissioned in the Army Corps of Engineers. From 1937 to 1938, he was chief engineer under General Douglas MacArthur in the Philippines. During his tenure with the War Department General Staff, he made brigadier general in March 1942 and major general nine months later. From 1944 to 1945, he served as deputy director for...

Flint, Harry Albert, -1944

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Handy, Thomas T. (Thomas Troy), 1892-1982

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Thomas T. Handy was born in 1892; career army officer; served with numerous artillery units (1916-1929); served in both world wars rising to rank of general in 1945; assigned to War Plans Division (1936-1940, 1941-1945); and was assistant chief of staff for operations and deputy chief of staff under George C. Marshall. From 1945-1954, he was stationed in Germany serving as commander-in-chief of the U.S. troops in Europe in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) command and as deputy comma...