The James A. Van Fleet papers, 1892-1973.

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The James A. Van Fleet papers, 1892-1973.

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Contains the following types of materials: oral history, notes, clippings, articles, speeches. Contains information pertaining to the following wars and time periods: World War I (WWI) -- Western Front; World War II (WWII) -- United States (U.S.), -- European Theater of Operations (ETO); Cold War; Greek Civil War; Korean War; 1950s; 1960s. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: 3rd Infantry Regiment; command operations, 17th Machine Gun Battalion, 6th Division; 42nd Infantry Regiment; 29th Infantry Regiment; command operations, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division; Aide-de-camp (ADC), 2nd Infantry Division; commanding General, 90th Infantry Division; commanding general, XXIII Corps; commanding general, III Corps; commanding general, Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group, Greece; commanding general, Second Army; commanding general, Eighth Army. General description of the collection: The James A. Van Fleet papers include general officer's recollections and comments on his career including ambassadorial service to 2 presidents; discusses Greek Civil War and U.S. politics; Korean issues -- ammunition shortage; prisoners of war (POWs); United Nations strategy, Republic of Korea (ROK) army buildup; breakup of 24th Infantry Regiment; leadership; training; army school system; volunteer army (VOLAR); replacements in combat; Vietnam; and discipline.

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