JoAnna M. McDonald collection, 1942-2001.

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JoAnna M. McDonald collection, 1942-2001.

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Contains the following types of materials: correspondence / letters, diaries, oral history transcripts, dissertations, published documents, newspaper articles, Ranger history, rosters, photographs, negatives, maps. Contains information pertaining to the following war: World War II (WWII). Contains information pertaining to the following military unit: 2nd Rangers. General description of the collection: The JoAnna M. McDonald collection includes research material on the 2nd Rangers. Oral histories of James W. Eikner, Len Lomell, and Herman Stein are included. Correspondence with Dr. Michael Soller and Ruth Lisko is also found. There are various articles by David W. Hogan, Jr.; Sidney A. Salomon; and others within the collection as well as a poem. Included are two dissertations: THE EVOLUTION OF THE CONCEPT OF U.S. ARMY RANGERS, 1944-1983, by David Hogan, Jr., and HISTORY OF THE RANGER BATTALIONS, WWII, by Jerome Haggerty. Other materials include a War Department history: SMALL UNIT ACTIONS, various negatives, copy negatives, photos, and maps.

2 boxes.

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7645019

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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United States. Army. Ranger Battalion, 2nd

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Kerchner, Georgene P.

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United States. Army

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Lommell, Len

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Hogan, David W., 1958-

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Haggerty, Jerome.

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Stein, Hermann

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McDonald, JoAnna M., 1970-

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JoAnna M. McDonald became a historian in 1993 and published the first of ten books on Civil War and World War II history in 1996. McDonald took over the project of writing THE LIBERATION OF POINTE DU HOC: THE 2D RANGERS AT NORMANDY from Dr. Michael Soller. McDonald spent an additional twelve months researching and interviewing veterans before publishing the book in 2000. From the description of JoAnna M. McDonald collection, 1942-2001. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record i...

Eikner, James W.

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