Eddie Deerfield papers, 1947-1995, bulk 1950-1953.

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Eddie Deerfield papers, 1947-1995, bulk 1950-1953.

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Contains the following types of materials: correspondence, organizational documents, unit histories, clippings, newspapers, articles, reports / studies, leaflets / brochures, maps / charts, briefings. Contains information pertaining to the following war and time period: Korean War, Cold War. Contains information pertaining to the following military units: 1st Radio Broadcasting and Leaflet Group, 349th Psychological War Company; 4th Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company. General description of the collection: The Eddie Deerfield papers include Armed Forces radio scripts, press releases, commentaries, correspondence from radio listeners; materials on topics including Korean agriculture, genocide by communists, the Korean Broadcasting System, crime statistics in Pusan, Radio Free Asia, and Radio Tokyo; field interviews and case histories of United Nations Civil Assistance Command, Korea; letters, essays, and poetry by Chinese communist prisoners held at United Nations Prisoner of War Enclosure Number 10; a pamphlet on mission and organization of psychological warfare company; memorandums on psychological warfare in WWII; translations of North Korean radio broadcasts; and several periodicals including THE KOREA TIMES, STARS AND STRIPES, and ARMED FORCES TALKS.

4 boxes.

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Deerfield, Eddie

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Eddie Deerfield was a United States (U.S.) Army enlisted soldier who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He received a commission in the U.S. Army Reserve in 1949 and was recalled to active duty in 1951; served as detachment commander of a psychological warfare unit in Pusan, Korea; retired from the U.S. Army Reserve as a lieutenant colonel in 1983; and served in the U.S. Information Agency as a diplomat from 1963-1988. He was the author of the novel, THE PSY-WARRIORS. ...