The Ben Harrell papers, 1971.

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The Ben Harrell papers, 1971.

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Contains the following types of materials: reports / studies, oral histories. Contains information pertaining to the following war: WWII. Contains information pertaining to the following military units: 11th Airborne Division; 7th Infantry Division; 3rd Infantry Division; Sixth U.S. Army; 511th Infantry Regiment. General description of the collection: The Ben Harrell papers include two copies of transcript of oral history with General Ben Harrell conducted in 1971 by Colonel Robert T. Hayden. The interview covers his entire career.

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Harrell, Ben.

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Ben Harrell was a United States (U.S.) Army officer who graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in the class of 1933. He was with the 3rd Infantry Division (1942-1944), and held other commands in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations (ETO) during World War II (WWII). After the war, Harrell commanded the 511th Infantry Regiment (1949-1950), staff assignments with the 11th Airborne Division (1949-1951), Staff, U.S. Commander of Berlin (1954-1955); aide-de-camp (ADC) and commander of such units ...

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United States Military Academy

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West Point, N.Y., was originally utilized as a strategic defense location during the American Revolution. West Point is geographically located on a 100 ft. plateau overlooking the Hudson River. After the American victory Congress created a Corps of Invalids (veterans) that were transferred to West Point for the purpose of instructing candidates for commission. In 1802 Congress legally established the United States Military Academy at West Point. The Academy produced many leaders of American forc...