The Frederick M. Harris papers, 1930-1966.

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The Frederick M. Harris papers, 1930-1966.

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Contains the following types of materials: correspondence, awards / certificates, clippings. Contains information pertaining to the following war and time periods: 1930s; World War II (WWII) -- European Theater of Operations (ETO); 1946-1950; 1950s; 1960s. Contains information pertaining to the following military units: 26th Infantry Regiment; 63rd Infantry Division, 44th Infantry Division. General description of the collection: The Frederick M. Harris papers include general officer's papers, report extract on theater fire, Plattsburg Barracks, New York, 1940, training articles on 63rd Infantry Division; correspondence generated by demotion to colonel following WWII based on special report by Major General Louis Hibbs and efforts to gain re-promotion including letters from Major General William Dean and General Matthew B. Ridgway.

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Hibbs, Louis.

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Harris, Frederick M.

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Ridgway, Matthew B. (Matthew Bunker), 1895-1993

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General Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895 – July 26, 1993) was a senior officer in the United States Army, who served as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1952–1953) and the 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1953–1955). He fought with distinction during World War II, where he was the Commanding General of the 82nd Airborne Division, leading it in action in Sicily, Italy and Normandy, before taking command of the newly formed XVIII Airborne Corps in August 1944. He held the latter...

Dean, William F. (William Frishe), 1899-1981

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William Frishe Dean (1899-1981) was born in Carlyle, Illinois. He earned a bachelors degree from the University of California in 1922 and commissioned in the infantry the following year. He continued his education, graduating from the Command and General Staff School in 1936, the Army Industrial College in 1939, and the Army War College in 1940. During his tenure with the War Department General Staff, from 1941 to 1944, he rose through the ranks to brigadier general in December 1942. Between 194...

Plattsburg Barracks Theater (N.Y.)

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United States. Army. Infantry Division, 63rd

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