The Walter A. Carpus papers, 1941-1981.

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The Walter A. Carpus papers, 1941-1981.

Contains the following types of materials: correspondence, personnel documents, articles, diary, scrapbook, clippings. Contains information pertaining to the following wars and time periods: World War II (WWII) -- United States (U.S.), -- Pacific; 1950s; 1960s; 1980s. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: 48th Coast Artillery Regiment; 6th Coast Artillery Regiment; 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion; 811th Engineer Aviation Battalion; 433rd Engineer Construction Battalion; 2nd Engineer School Regiment, The Engineer School (Ft. Belvoir). General description of the collection: The Walter A. Carpus papers include Reserve officer's papers from WWII and later service to 1969. Includes personal notes, clippings, scrapbook, diary, personal record of correspondence courses, training schedules, lecture notes on Army and engineer organization (1942), engineer material on trafficability, arctic operations and pipelines; military psychology instructor's manuscripts.

4 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7575978

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Carpus, Walter A.

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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...