The John A. Wickham Jr. papers, 1946-1991.

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The John A. Wickham Jr. papers, 1946-1991.

Contains the following types of materials: office files; speeches; messages; letters; oral histories. Contains information pertaining to the following time periods: Cold War; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s. Contains information pertaining to the following military organizations: Commander-in-Chief United Nations (U.N.) Command; Vice Chief of Staff of the Army; Chief of Staff of the Army. General description of the collection: The John A. Wickham, Jr. papers include general officer's office files including subject files, news releases, correspondence, messages, travel records for 1979-1987 as Commander-in-Chief, U.N. Command, Vice Chief of Staff of Army, and Chief Staff Army, limited personal files; topics including Army modernization and structure, Republic of Korea Forces; training, warfighting, unit manning, education, Department of Defense Reorganization Act, Army Family Program; brief career oral history including United States Military Academy, early era.

64 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7583910

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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