George C. Mergens photograph collection. 1919-1954.

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George C. Mergens photograph collection. 1919-1954.

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Contains the following type of material: photographs. Covers the following war: World War II (WWII). Contains photographs of the following military units: 1st Area Service Command; 14th Infantry Regiment; 23rd Infantry Regiment. General description of the collection: The George C. Mergens photograph collection consists of photos of his military career from a military cadet in 1919 to his retirement in 1954. A photo album contains photos of his USMA, West Point, years. Mergens was assigned to the Infantry Branch. His career is followed via the photos from Schofield Barracks in Hawaii (1925) to the Philippines in (1938-1940), to the 1st Air Service area command (1942-1943), to Japan after the Armistice (1945-1947), and finally, to Korea. The majority of the collection are of photos of Japan and Korea. The two major units pictured are the 14th Infantry Regiment and 23rd Infantry Regiment.

5 boxes (1,899 photographs)

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7656695

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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West Point, N.Y., was originally utilized as a strategic defense location during the American Revolution. West Point is geographically located on a 100 ft. plateau overlooking the Hudson River. After the American victory Congress created a Corps of Invalids (veterans) that were transferred to West Point for the purpose of instructing candidates for commission. In 1802 Congress legally established the United States Military Academy at West Point. The Academy produced many leaders of American forc...

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