Thomas Holcomb papers, 1892-1978.

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Thomas Holcomb papers, 1892-1978.

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Consists of materials related to the military career of Thomas Holcomb. The bulk of the collection focuses upon his role as Major General Commandant of the Marine Corps and his position as U.S. Minister to South Africa; together with research materials gathered by Gibson B. Smith when writing a register of Holcomb's personal papers.

21 linear ft.

Library of the Marine Corps

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Library of the Marine Corps

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Holcomb, Thomas, 1879-1965

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Major General Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps from 1936 to 1944; U.S. minister to South Africa from 1944 to 1948. From the description of Thomas Holcomb papers, 1892-1978. (USMC Research Library). WorldCat record id: 363204866 Thomas Holcomb (b. Aug. 5, 1879, New Castle, Delaware-d. June 24, 1964), Major General in the U.S. Marine Corps, was commissioned in 1900. He served in the American Expeditionary Force in 1918 as battalion commander and executive officer in the 6th...

Smith, Gibson B.

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United States. Marine Corps

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The U.S. Marine Corps was established on November 10, 1775. From the description of Papers, 1933-1945. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 754107146 The history of the Marine Corps Navajo Code Talkers dates from 1942-1945. In 1942, a white man by the name of Phillip Johnston, who had lived on a Navajo reservation for many years of his life, conceived an idea that he thought might help the war. He believed that the Navajo language, a verbal, rarely-written language, coul...