Roy E. Lindquist photograph collection. 1941-1960.

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Roy E. Lindquist photograph collection. 1941-1960.

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Contains the following types of materials: photographs, photo albums. Covers the following war and/or time periods: World War II (WWII) to 1960. Contains photographs of the following military units and organizations: 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment; 17th Infantry Regiment; 3rd Infantry Division; 7th Infantry Division. General description of the collection: The Roy E. Lindquist photograph collection contains a large photo album of Lindquist's service with the airborne troops from Camp Blanding, Florida, to Frankfurt, Germany, 1941-1945. Other photo albums contain his assignments to Greece, Korea, and Japan. Several photo albums cover his activities while in Iran. There are several good portrait photos of the Shah of Iran circa 1960.

3 boxes (575 photographs)

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7614470

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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