The Gray-Woodruff papers, 1887-1945.

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The Gray-Woodruff papers, 1887-1945.

Contains the following type(s) of materials: memoirs, clippings, unit histories. Contains information pertaining to the following war(s) and time period(s): 1865-1897; Indian Wars, 1865-1891; Spanish-American War -- U.S.; Mexican Border; World War I -- Western Front; World War II -- Pacific. Contains information pertaining to the following military unit(s) and organization(s) in which Gray was involved: 14th, 11th, and 6th Cavalry Regiments; Inspector General Department; 7th Division; 356th Infantry Regiment, 178th Infantry Brigade, 89th Division; 140th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division; 70th Infantry Brigade, 35th Division; 37th Division; Medical Corps, Philippines. Contains information pertaining to the following military unit(s) and organization(s) in which Woodruff was involved: 24th Infantry Division. General description of the collection: The Gray-Woodruff papers include a memoir of Alonzo Gray's career as army officer 1887-1922. 1977 newspaper article about Christmas in the Philippines 1914-1915; Roscoe B. Woodruff, son-in-law of Gray, Commanding General, 24th Infantry Division: History of 24th Infantry Division in the Mindanao Campaign, 1945; division history done as lessons learned using information from interrogations of Japenese senior officers to include General Harada.

1 box.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7578059

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

Related Entities

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Woodruff, Roscoe B. (Roscoe Barnett), 1891-1975

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Roscoe Barnett Woodruff (1891-1975) was Commanding General of the 77th U.S. Division from 1942 to 1943, Commanding General of the VII Corps for the European Theater from 1943 to 1944, and Commanding General of the 24th U.S. Division in the Southwest Pacific from 1944 to 1945. From the description of Woodruff, Roscoe B. (Roscoe Barnett), 1891-1975 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10610697 ...

Gray, Alonzo.

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United States. Army. Infantry Division, 24th

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The 24th or "Victory" infantry division was established after the Civil War in honor of African-American service to the Union. The segregated division was assigned to Camp Gifu in occupied Japan after World War II, and was disbanded in 1951. From the description of Photograph albums, 1938-1973 (bulk 1947-1951). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 54112916 ...

Japan. Rikugun

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Japanese imperial army. From the description of Rikugun records, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123408906 ...