Edward M. Flanagan, Jr., photograph collection. 1944-1991.

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Edward M. Flanagan, Jr., photograph collection. 1944-1991.

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Contains the following types of materials: photographs. Covers the following wars: World War II (WWII), Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, Cold War. Contains photographs of the following military units: 187th Airborne Infantry; 101st Airborne Division. General description of the collection: The Edward M. Flanagan, Jr., photograph collection consists of photos accumulated by General Flanagan during his service. The subjects covered are the 187th Airborne Regiment between 1944 and 1968; the visit of President John F. Kennedy to Fliegerhorst Kaserne, Germany (June 25, 1963); Operation Just Cause in Panama (1990); the 101st Airborne Division in the Persian Gulf War (1991); and photos used in his book, BEFORE THE BATTLE.

1 box (251 photographs)

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7638427

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st

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United States. Army. Airborne Infantry, 187th

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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy of Brookline, Massachusetts. John Kennedy, the second of nine children, attended Choate Academy (1932-1935), Princeton University (1935-36), Harvard College (1936-40), and Stanford Business School (1941). In 1940, he published a book based on his senior thesis entitled "Why England Slept." The book criticized British policy of Appeasement. In 1941, Kennedy enlisted in the Navy. In August 1943, Kenn...

Flanagan, E. M., 1921-

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Edward M. Flanagan, Jr. was a general of the United States Army and a noted military author. From the description of Edward M. Flanagan papers, 1939-1991. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 46961696 Edward M. Flanagan, Jr., was a general in the United States (U.S.) Army and a noted military author. From the description of Edward M. Flanagan, Jr., photograph collection. 1944-1991. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 51456865 ...