Joseph M. Swing papers, undated.

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Joseph M. Swing papers, undated.

Contains the following type of materials: oral histories. Contains information pertaining to the following wars and time periods: World War II (WWII) -- Pacific; Korean War; 1950s. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: 11th Airborne Division; Sixth (6th) Army; U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. General description of the collection: The Joseph W. Swing papers include interviews with Lieutenant General Joseph M. Swing; material includes accounts of Swing's service as commander, 11th Airborne Division and of Sixth Army; detailed account of Swing's tenure as chief of Immigration and Naturalization Service during the Eisenhower administration; border patrols; immigrants; naturalization.

1 folder.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7613070

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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United States. Army. Army, 6th

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United States. Immigration and naturalization service

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A federal act of 1882 established procedures for recording immigrants arriving in the United States. The records maintained by federal immigration officials were often called immigration passenger lists of manifests. From the description of Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Savannah, Ga., 1906-1945. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 174142611 Ellis Island, an island in Upper New York Bay, is named for Samuel Ellis, who acquired land on the i...

Swing, Joseph M. (Joseph May), 1894-1984

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Army officer; Immigration Commissioner. From the description of Reminiscences of Joseph May Swing : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122574369 Joseph M. Swing was a United States (U.S.) Army officer who commanded the 11th Airborne Division and the Sixth Army. He was also chief of Immigration and Naturalization Service during the Eisenhower administration. From the description of Joseph M. Swing papers, undated...

United States. Army. Airborne Division, 11th

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