The Richard H. Thompson papers, 1958-1991.

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The Richard H. Thompson papers, 1958-1991.

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Contains the following types of materials: correspondence / letters, organizational documents, unit histories, reports / studies, books / manuals, leaflets / brochures; diary / journal, oral histories, briefings. Contains information pertaining to the following war: Cold War. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: 155th Field Artillery Battalion, 36th Infantry Division; commander, Inventory Control Center; Defense Logistics Agency (DLA); U.S. Army Materiel Command. General description of the collection: The Richard H. Thompson papers document the official activities of Thompson while he served as commander, U.S. AMC. The papers are organized into nine series. These are: Series 1. Reading files (May 1985-April 1987); series 2. Blue notes (July 1984-April 1987); series 3. Guidance (August 1985-January 1987); series 4. Speeches / presentations (January 1982-July 1988; series 5. Commanding general's notes (1984 and 1986); series 6. Appointment books (1983, 1985-1987, 1991); series 7. Trip reports (January 1982-May 1987); series 8. Correspondence (August 1984-April 1987); series 9. Chief of Staff regulations (CSRs) (1958-1972).

141 boxes.

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Thompson, Richard H. (Richard Horner), 1926-

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Richard Horner Thompson was a United States (U.S.) Army officer. He was born in 1926 and enlisted in the Army in November 1944. During the 1950s, he was stationed in Japan and also attended courses at the U.S. Army Infantry School and Fort Lee, Virginia. In the 1960s, he was involved with logistics management. He worked in supply management at the U.S. Army Inventory Control Center (AICC), Vietnam (1970); commanded the Defense Logistics Service Center (DLSC) as a brigadier general (1971-1973); e...

United States. Army Materiel Command

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...