The J. Leslie Kincaid papers, 1944-1963.

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The J. Leslie Kincaid papers, 1944-1963.

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Contains the following types of materials: correspondence / letters, awards / certificates, leaflets / brochures. Contains information pertaining to the following wars and time periods: Mexican War, World War I, World War II. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: Allied Control Commission, Headquarters Naples Province; 27th Infantry Division. General description of the collection: The J. Leslie Kincaid papers include a pamphlet, FINAL REPORT ON THE VESUVIUS EMERGENCY OPERATION (Naples: M.V. Masula, 1944) by H. Bentley and J.R. Gregory under the auspices of Allied Control Commission - Headquarters Naples Province. This pamphlet describes the response of Allied occupation forces under Kincaid, the Provincial Commissioner of Naples Province, to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius (March 18-28, 1944) and is the most important piece in the collection. Also included is a capsule biography of Kincaid (1884-1963) summarizing his military service on the Mexican border in 1916, in the two World Wars, and as the Adjutant General of New York (1921-1922). Three personal letters to Kincaid from Dwight D. Eisenhower (October 19th, 1948; February 3, 1958; and May 13, 1961) are also on file.

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Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

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Allied Commission. Naples Province.

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New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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It is unclear exactly how these volumes came into the State's possession. They may have been forwarded to the Adjutant General who in turn transferred them to the State Library; the State Library then transferred the volumes to the State Archives in the spring of 1978. A second possibility is that the volumes could have been donated to the Bureau of Military Statistics. In 1911 and 1912 the Adjutant General's Office transferred a large number of items collected by the bureau to the State Library...

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Kincaid, J. Leslie (James Leslie), b. 1884.

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