Bruno J. Rolak photograph collection. 1879-1945.

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Bruno J. Rolak photograph collection. 1879-1945.

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Contains the following type of materials: photographs. Covers the following wars: Mexican Border Disturbance, World War I (WWI). General description of the collection: The Bruno J. Rolak photograph collection consists of an accumulation of photos acquired and donated by Professor Rolak. The subjects included are: Charles H. Grierson as a West Point cadet and as a 2nd lieutenant circa 1879 and 1885; miscellaneous scenes on the Mexican border, 1912-1916; 62miscellaneous uncaptioned photos in an album showing scenes with the American Expeditionary Forces (A.E.F.) in 1918-1919; visits to Fort Knox, Kentucky in 1943 and 1945 of President Roosevelt, the Brazilian Minister of War and the Czechoslovakian President; and a few portraits of Cocanougher family members, all in civilian clothes.

1 box (143 photographs)

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7602736

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Cocanougher family

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United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces

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Historical Note American Expeditionary Force The American Expeditionary Force (AEF) was the U.S. military force in Europe during World War I. Although a division commanded by General John J. Pershing was sent to France in June 1917, most of the AEF was manned as a result of passage of the Selective Service Act (40 Stat. 76) by the U.S. Congress on 18 May 1917, creating the Selective Service System. The Act gave the president the p...

Grierson, Charles H., 1885-

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Roosevelt, 26th U.S. president, served 1901-1909. From the description of DS, 1904 March 1. : Washington, D.C. Homestead Certificate. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 15210791 26th president of the United States, 1901-1909. From the description of Theodore Roosevelt letters, 1917, 1918. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 213408920 Roosevelt was then Governor of New York. Chapman was one of the founders of the New York St...

Rolak, Bruno J.

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Served in the Army, 1941-1962. Retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 1962. Received a Ph. D. in history from Indiana University in 1967, specializing in military history. Taught history at the University of Texas at El Paso, 1967-1970. Served as Post Historian and Museum Director at Fort Huachuca, 1970-1972. Became Command Historian, U.S. Army Communications Command, 1972- From the description of The Bruno J. Rolak collection, 1881-1976. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldC...