The Curtis Tarr papers, 1943-1946.

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The Curtis Tarr papers, 1943-1946.

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Contains the following type of materials: memoirs. Contains information pertaining to the following war: World War II (WWII) -- United States (U.S.); WWII -- European Theater of Operations (ETO). Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: 491st Armored Field Artillery Battalion; 11th Armored Division; 932nd Field Artillery Battalion. General description of the collection: The Curtis Tarr papers include two copies of a memoir of a private soldier, life in the army from 1943-1946. It includes experiences during basic training at Camp Roberts, California, and participation in the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) at Stanford and University of Nevada (September 1943 - March 1944).

1 box.

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Tarr, Curtis W., 1924-2013

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President, Lawrence University, 1963-1969; United States assistant secretary of the air force for manpower and reserve affairs, 1969-1970; director, Selective Service System, 1970-1972; under secretary of state for security assistance, 1972-1973; chairman, Defense Manpower Commission, 1974-1976; vice president, Deere and Co., 1973- From the description of Curtis W. Tarr papers, 1963-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122447390 ...

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...

Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.)

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Unit 3900 of the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) was established by the War Department at Oregon State College in March 1943. The program provided training for high grade technicians and specialists needed by the Army for the war effort. Most of the instruction was provided by regular Oregon State College faculty; E.B. Lemon, as Dean of Administration, was Coordinator of the ASTP for Oregon State. Enrollment peaked in the summer of 1943 with more than 1300 ASTP students at Oregon State ...