The Sidney R. Hinds papers, 1920-1974.

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The Sidney R. Hinds papers, 1920-1974.

Contains the following types of materials: correspondence, letters, memoirs, newspapers, scrapbook. Contains information pertaining to the following war: World War II (WWII). Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: 3rd, 7th, 11th and 35th U.S. Infantry Regiments, 1st U.S. Tank Regiment, 11th U.S. Tank Company; Kamehameha Schools (Hawaii); 41st U.S. Armored Infantry Regiment; 2nd Armored Division. General description of the collection: Sidney R. Hinds papers include general officer's papers, letters and diaries about expedition through Canadian arctic (1934), and Amazon (1937). Recollections on 2nd Armored Division in Eastern European Theater of Operations (ETO) of WWII (1944-1945), including correspondence and unit newspapers and bulletins. Scrapbook (Benning to Berlin) with photos and clippings. Army-Navy-Marine joint training exercise for landing at San Clemente Island (1937). Letters and clippings on India (1960-1962), Queen Elizabeth II's visit (1961) and information on Indo-Pakistani conflict; list of U.S. and Russian veterans who met on Elbe (1945).

10 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7587556

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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United States. Army. Armored Division, 2nd

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Hinds, Sidney R.

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Sidney R. Hinds was a United States (U.S.) Army officer. He was a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy; 2nd lieutenant, 3rd and 35th U.S. Infantry Regiments; 1st lieutenant, 1st U.S. Tank Regiment and 11th U.S. Tank Company; ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps) instructor, Kamehameha Schools (Hawaii); captain, 7th and 11th U.S. Infantry Regiments; major, lieutenant colonel and colonel, 41st U.S. Armored Infantry Regiment; brigadier general, Combat Command B, 2nd Armored Division. Fro...