Papers, 1936-1966.

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Papers, 1936-1966.

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Collection documents Stewart's career as a Marine. Includes military and non-military correspondence; official Marine papers, 1936-1965; action reports, particularly during the Korean War; diaries covering action 1943-44 and 1950-51; and photographs.

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Auburn University.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7393488

Auburn University.

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Stewart, Joseph Lester, Brig. Gen., 1915-

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Stewart graduated from Alabama Polytechnic Institute in 1937. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps, 1938-1965, saw action in World War II and the Korean War. He rose to the rank of Brigadier General and won a number of decorations for bravery. From the description of Papers, 1936-1966. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 37463346 ...

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...