The William P. Ennis Jr. papers, 1904-1984.

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The William P. Ennis Jr. papers, 1904-1984.

Contains the following types of materials: oral histories; unit histories; personnel records. Contains information pertaining to the following wars and time periods: World War II (WWII), Korean War. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: 6th, 18th, 24th, and 82nd Field Artillery Regiments; 8th Infantry Division; Allied Forces Headquarters; Mediterranean (North Africa); IV Corps; 424th Field Artillery Group; Army Ground Forces Board; X and XVIII Corps; Artillery; Headquarters, Allied Forces Central Europe; United States (U.S.) Army War College; Weapons System Evaluation Group. William P. Ennis papers include general officer's memoirs, IV Corps Artillery, 1944-1945, "Road to Rome," a description of the Fifth Army Italian campaign, 1943-1944, "Battle of Soyang River," an analysis of artillery support in X Corps, and an oral history transcript entitled, "Interview with LTG William P. Ennis, Jr., USA, retired", conducted as part of the Academic Year 1984, US Army War College/US Army Military History Institute's Senior Officer Oral History Program, prepared under the auspices of the Institute's Oral History Branch.

3 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7583179

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