Thomas E. Riha papers, 1942-1946.

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Thomas E. Riha papers, 1942-1946.

Contains the following types of materials: personnel documents, memoirs, clippings, diary / journal, photos, ephemera, 81st Infantry Division poster, post cards (blank). Contains information pertaining to World War II (WWII). Contains information pertaining to the following military units: 81st Infantry Division, 322nd Infantry Regiment. General description of the collection: The Thomas E. Riha papers include non-commissioned officers papers, handwritten sporadic diary entries documenting Riha's service from his 1942 enlistment to arrival in Japan in 1945.

1 box.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7604638

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 322nd.

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United States. Army. Infantry Division, 81st

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The U.S. Army 81st Infantry Division (the "Wildcats") were constituted, 5 Aug. 1917, as Headquarters, 81st Division; organized, 25 Aug. 1917, at Camp Jackson, South Carolina. Demobilized, 11 June 1919, at Hoboken, New Jersey. Reconstituted, 24 June 1921, in the Organized Reserves as Headquarters, 81st Division. Organized, 23 Sept. 1921, at Knoxville, Tennessee. Redesignated, 13 Feb. 1942, as Division Headquarters, 81st Division. Ordered into active military service, 15 June 1942, and reorganized...

Riha, Thomas

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