Contains the following type of materials: oral history. Contains information pertaining to the following wars and time periods: 1899-1917; World War I (WWI) -- United States (U.S.); 1920s, 1930s; World War II (WWII); Pacific, Post WWII Occupation -- Japan; Vietnam War. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: 1st Wyoming Cavalry Regiment, Wyoming National Guard; 151st Field Artillery Regiment, Minnesota National Guard; 6th Coast Artillery; 115th Cavalry Regiment; 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment; 11th Airborne Division; 508th Airborne Regimental Combat Team: Berlin Command; Southern Area Command; North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Denmark. General description of the collection: The George O. Pearson papers include general officer's memoirs which discuss the following: formation of 11th Airborne Division; General Joseph M. Swing; Philippine campaign, Buri Airfield, Purple Heart Hill, Genko Line, Tagaytay Ridge, Mt. Macolod; occupation of Japan; 508th Airborne Regimental Combat Team racial and disciplinary problems, 1952; rocketry research - Corporal Missile; Pacific Architects and Engineers - Vietnam.
