Robert G. Smith photograph collection. 1941.

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Robert G. Smith photograph collection. 1941.

Contains the following type of materials: photographs. Covers the following war: World War II (WWII). Contains photographs of the following military unit: 44th Infantry Division. General description of the collection: The Robert G. Smith photograph collection includes the 44th Infantry Division's participation in the Carolina Maneuvers of 1941 through the camera of a soldier. Several photos of the principal officers: Colonels Joseph Dorst Patch, Norman Schwartzkopf; Brigadier General James Muir, Lieutenant General Lesley McNair, Major General Floyd Frendendalk, and Brigadier General Franklin Seibert. Photosof troops in the field pursuing the daily duties and activities of the soldiers, staff conferences, map briefings, road marches, vehicles, soldiers at mess call, etc. For scholars working on the U.S. Army in 1941 and the various training maneuvers and photos from an unofficial source, this collection will prove to be very interesting.

1 box (39 photographs)

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7590052

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

Related Entities

There are 8 Entities related to this resource.

Smith, R. Murdoch (Robert Murdoch), Sir, 1835-1900

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Epithet: Major; KCMG British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001199.0x000128 Epithet: Lieutenant; Major -General 1887; KCMG 1888 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001199.0x00016d Epithet: Major-General RE British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001083.0x000311 ...

Muir, James

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James Muir was a Philadelphia bookbinder and merchant. From the description of Ledgers, 1782-1795. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122590353 ...

Patch, Joseph Dorst, 1885-1966

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Seibert, Franklin

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Schwartzkof, Norman

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United States. Army. Infantry Division, 44th

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McNair, Lesley James, 1883-1944

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Brigadier General Lesley James McNair (1883-1944) was born in Verndale, Minnesota. He was appointed to the U. S. Military Academy on Aug. 1, 1900, and upon graduation on June 15, 1904, was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant of Artillery. McNair was promoted to the grade of First Lieutenant on July 1, 1905; to captain on May 29, 1907; to major on May 15, 1917; to lieutenant colonel (temporary) on Aug. 5, 1917; to colonel (temporary) on June 26, 1918; and to brigadier general (temporary) on Oct. 1, 191...

Frendedall, Lloyd

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