James W. Sutherland papers, 1970-1973.

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James W. Sutherland papers, 1970-1973.

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Contains the following type of material: messages. Contains information pertaining to the following war and time period: Vietnam War, 1970s. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: II (2nd) Field Force, Vietnam; XXIV (24th) Corps; United States (U.S.) European Command (EUCOM). General description of the collection: James W. Sutherland papers include general officer's papers containing messages received while deputy commanding general (CG) II Field Force Vietnam, 1970; CG, XXIV Corps, Jan-Apr 1971; and Chief of Staff (CoS), EUCOM, 1972-73. Topics include pending assignments; staffing requests; and chief topic of Operation Lamson 719, incursion into Laos from I combat zone by Army Republic of Vietnam (ARV) troops, supported by 101st Airborne and Army, United States Marine Corps (USMC) and United States Air Force (USAF) Aviation in early 1971.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7579338

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United States. Army. European Command

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United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st

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Historical note: The First Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division was sent to Vietnam in 1965. It was the third United States Army unit to arrive. In December of 1967, the remainder of the division was deployed to Bien Hoa, South Vietnam in Operation Eagle Thrust. The 101st was the only army division ever airlifted directly into combat. C-141 aircraft carried 10,356 paratroopers and 5,118 tons of equipment directly into the war zone. From the description of Deployment record, 1967. (...

United States. Army. Field Force Vietnam, 2nd.

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Sutherland, James W. (James William), 1918-

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