John Slezak collection [picture]. 1942-1979.

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John Slezak collection [picture]. 1942-1979.

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Contains the following types of materials: Photographs, photo album. Covers the following war and/or time period: 1942-1979. Contains photographs of the following unit and organization: Ordnance Corps, U.S. Army. The photographs in the John Slezak collection date from 1942 to 1979. Most belong to two categories: those of his tenure at the Chicago Ordnance District and hundreds of photos of Army-Navy "E" award ceremonies at various manufacturing plants in the Chicago District and his service as Asst. Secretary of the Army and subsequent assignments as a civilian aide to the Secretary of the Army for a number of years. The Army-Navy "E" award ceremonies, though at various sites, are rather rote as are all of the various conferences as aide to the Secretary of the Army and conferences in that capacity and subsequent attendance at Army Secretariat Alumni Conferences for 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, and 1968. There are no photos of John Slezak's career before being assigned to the Chicago District.

8 boxes (1298 photographs)

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7584596

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Slezak, John

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John Slezak's career was varied and full of accomplishments. He was born in Czechoslovakia, April 18, 1896. He came to the United States (U.S.) as a young lad and enlisted as a private in the Ordnance Corps during World War I. He received a degree in Engineering from the University of Wisconsin in 1923 and began a career in various machining companies. In 1924, Slezak was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Ordnance Department Reserve. He was called to active duty in 1940 and assigned the duty ...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

United States. Dept. of the Army. Secretariat Alumni Conference

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National Conference of Civilian Aides Secretary of the Army

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United States. Army. Ordnance Dept. Chicago Ordnance District

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