The Infantry - the 100th Infantry Division - Franklin Gurley papers, 1943-1956.

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The Infantry - the 100th Infantry Division - Franklin Gurley papers, 1943-1956.

Contains the following types of materials: correspondence, personnel documents, awards / certificates, organizational documents, unit histories, clippings, newspapers, magazines, books / manuals, leaflets / brochures, diaries / journals, maps / charts, ephemera, 100th Infantry Division Association materials, questionnaires. Contains information pertaining to the following war and time period: World War II. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: 100th Infantry Division. General description of the collection: The 100th Infantry Division papers include papers from numerous veterans of the 100th Infantry Division with extensive writings of Franklin Gurley (1946-1955, 5904 pages). Includes a narrative of the winter campaign in Alsace in 1944-1945; soldiers reminiscences; unit newspapers; the bound narrative "Fred Lyons' year in Europe with the 100th Division"; and a paper on the fraternization policy in Germany. Extensive personal coverage of this division through it's active veterans association.

15 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7579097

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Gurley, Franklin L.

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Franklin L. Gurley (1925-2004) was a member of the Harvard College Class of 1947 who served in the European Theater in World War II, and later worked as a military historian and trial lawyer. From the description of Papers of Franklin L. Gurley, 1943-1956. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 589272580 Franklin L. Gurley (1925-2004) was a member of the Harvard College Class of 1947 who served in the European Theater in World War II, and later worked as a tr...

United States. Army. Infantry Division, 100th

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