The Roy E. Lindquist papers, ca. 1944-1960.

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The Roy E. Lindquist papers, ca. 1944-1960.

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Contains the following types of materials: newspapers, photos, scrapbooks, telegrams. Contains information pertaining to the following war: World War II (WWII). Contains information pertaining to the following military units: 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment; 82nd Airborne Division; 187th Airborne Infantry Regimental Combat Team; 3rd Infantry Division. General description of the collection: The Roy E. Lindquist papers include general officer's papers to include text of an August 13, 1944 after action discussion on Normandy Airborne Drop. Scrapbooks cover: Camp Stoneman, May - September 1953. 187th Airborne Infantry Regimental Combat Team, 1953-1954; 3rd Infantry Division, 1957-1958; the Northern Area Command, U.S. Army Europe, 1958-1960.

1 box; 4 scrapbooks.

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7588625

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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United States. Army. Airborne Infantry, 187th

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Lindquist, Roy E. (Roy Ernest), 1907-1986

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Roy Ernest Lindquist (b. Feb. 18, 1907, Newton, Mass.-d. Nov. 1986, Fla.), U.S. Army officer, graduated from West Point in 1930. One of his early assignments was with the 35th Infantry Regiment in Hawaii. During World War II, he served as commanding officer, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Europe from 1942 to 1946. In the late 1940s and 1950s, he served with the U.S. Army Group in Athens, Greece; as chief of the Army section, Joint U.S. Military Aid Group in Greece; commanding general, 187t...

United States. Army, Europe

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United States. Army. Infantry Division, 3rd

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