The Charles C. Noble papers, 1940-1974.

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The Charles C. Noble papers, 1940-1974.

Contains the following types of materials: reports; orders; official and personal correspondence; clippings; biography. Contains information pertaining to the following wars: World War II, Vietnam War. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: US Military Academy; 8th US Engineer Battalion; 80th US Engineer Battalion; 1271st and 288th US Engineer Battalion; Engineer Officer Candidate School; SHAPE (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers; Infantry Center; Eighth and Seventh Armies; Director, Southeast Asia; Construction Group, Engineer Command; Vietnam; Mississippi Valley River Commission. General description of the collection: Charles C. Noble papers include general officer's papers; a biography summary covering his military career and personal background; personal correspondence to family and friends (May 6 1961 to July 2 1963; Jan 24 1966 to Dec 12 1968; Sep 16 1969 to Dec 22 1970) official correspondence to various units and organizations, Mar 9 1965 to Feb 9 1969; Nov 1970; reports on the defense and military appropriations committee, 1967; work with minuteman and atlas missiles (1960-1963); various news clippings during the Vietnam War, 1970-1971; clippings on the great flood of 1973 of the Mississippi River.

10 boxes, 1 scrapbook.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7579350

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Noble, Charles F.

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Charles C. Noble was a United States (U.S.) Army officer who graduated from the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) in 1940. He was given various assignments and commands in military engineering units both during and after World War II (WWII). In 1966, he was appointed director of the Southeast Asia Construction Group and in 1967, he became Deputy Director Civil Works to Comprehensive Basin Planning, Office of the Chief of Engineers. He was appointed Engineer, U.S. Army Europe & Seventh (7th) Army ...

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers

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The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is an engineer formation of the United States Army that has three primary mission areas: engineer regiment, military construction, and civil works. The day-to-day activities of the three mission areas are administered by a lieutenant general known as the commanding general/chief of engineers. The chief of engineers commands the engineer regiment, composed of combat engineer army units, and answers directly to the chief of staff of the army. Comba...