Kenneth B. Bush photograph collection. 1917-1953.

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Kenneth B. Bush photograph collection. 1917-1953.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52200499

Contains the following type of materials: photographs. Covers the following wars: World War I (WWI), World War II (WWII), Korean War. Contains photographs of the following military units and organizations: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC); I (1st) Armored Corps; Northwest Service Command; Far East Command (FECOM). General description of the collection: The Kenneth B. Bush photograph collection consists of a variety of materials because of his wide experience and accomplished career. Photos cover General Bush from his childhood to his retirement. There are interesting sidelights which include several photos of baseball greats such as Babe Ruth at the height of his career. Photos cover the following areas of Major General Bush's life: portraits throughout adulthood; WWI and post-war occupation duty; the Philippine Islands from 1925 to 1928; Civilian Conservation Corps between 1933 to 1941; I Armored Corps staff photos, 1941; very heavy coverage of Northwest Service Command and the construction of the Alcan Highway, 1942 to 1944; duty as Adjutant General (AG) of the Far East Command in Tokyo from 1949 to mid-1951 including a few Korean War scenes; and activities as Deputy Adjutant General, USA (United States of America), in Washington from 1951 until his retirement in 1953. The collection also includes numerous signed portraits of general officers he worked with over the entire tenure of his Army career.

8 boxes (3,331 photographs)

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7648926

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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