The William H. Moncrief, Jr. papers, 1927-1995.

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The William H. Moncrief, Jr. papers, 1927-1995.

Contains the following types of materials: correspondence, reports, clippings, speech material. Contains information pertaining to the following wars and time periods: World War II (WWII) -- General; Post-WWII occupation -- Korea, -- Japan; 1950s; Vietnam War; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: Osaka General Hospital; Fitzsimmons Army Hospital; Womack General Hospital; commanding officer (CO), 121st Evacuation Hospital; Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV); Tripler General Hospital; Agency for International Development (AID), Vietnam; CO, Brooke General Hospital; CO, Letterman General Hospital; CO, Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC). General description of the collection: The William H. Moncrief, Jr., papers include general officer's papers from 28 years as Army doctor and retirement. Topics include medical role of aid in Vietnam; plan for medical care in developing countries; treatment of battle casualties; command of Army medical centers; professional development of Army doctors; extensive personal and family letters; and peer review of medical practices in California.

18 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7614475

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Moncrief, William C.

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William H. Moncrief, Jr. was a United States (U.S.) Army officer who had a 28 year career as an Army doctor. From the description of The William H. Moncrief, Jr. papers, 1927-1995. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 49835649 William H. Moncrief, Sr., began his United States (U.S.) military career in 1898 as an assistant surgeon with the 2nd Georgia Volunteers in the Spanish-American War. He served in the Medical Corps and attained the rank of colonel. Moncrie...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...