Papers, 1904-1960.

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Papers, 1904-1960.

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Collection consists of correspondence, clippings, photographs, and related printed materials concerning the military career of Charles T. Leeds, a lieutenant colonel in the US Army Corps of Engineers.

2 boxes (1.0 linear ft.)

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7424963

University of California, Los Angeles

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Leeds, Charles Tileston, 1879-1960.

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Leeds was born on May 14, 1879 in Newton, MA; graduated from the US Military Academy (1903) with a BS from the MA Institute of Technology (1906); was commissioned second lieutenant in the Army Corps of Engineers upon graduation from West Point; promoted to captain in 1911 after assignments in the Philippines and New Mexico, and asst. US district engineer and US district engineer and member of the CA Debris Commission (1909-12); was in charge of construction of CO River drainage basin and the Los...

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers

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The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is an engineer formation of the United States Army that has three primary mission areas: engineer regiment, military construction, and civil works. The day-to-day activities of the three mission areas are administered by a lieutenant general known as the commanding general/chief of engineers. The chief of engineers commands the engineer regiment, composed of combat engineer army units, and answers directly to the chief of staff of the army. Comba...