Joseph Dale oral history interview, 1995.

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Ridgway, Matthew B. (Matthew Bunker), 1895-1993

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General Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895 – July 26, 1993) was a senior officer in the United States Army, who served as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1952–1953) and the 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1953–1955). He fought with distinction during World War II, where he was the Commanding General of the 82nd Airborne Division, leading it in action in Sicily, Italy and Normandy, before taking command of the newly formed XVIII Airborne Corps in August 1944. He held the latter...

Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.)

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Chamberlin, Stephen J. (Stephen Jones), 1889-1971

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Stephen J. Chamberlin was a United States (U.S.) Army officer. He was a brigadier general, G-4 and Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces, Australia; brigadier general and major general, G-3, General Headquarters (GHQ), Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA), and General Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces, Pacific; G-3 and Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Pacific; and lieutenant general commanding the Fifth (5th) Army. From the description of The Stephen J. Chamberlin papers, 1942-1...

Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History

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The T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History was established in August 1991 to document the history of Louisiana State University. A department of LSU Libraries Special Collections, the Center conducts, collects, preserves, and makes available to scholars oral history interviews on Louisiana's social, political, cultural, and economic history. From the description of T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History records, 1990-1998. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 22696...

Dale, Joseph, 1920-2002,

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Joseph Dale graduated from LSU in 1942. He served as an artillery battery commander during World War II, as aide to two generals after the war, as an artillery officer during the Korean War, as a Regular Army advisor to a National Guard artillery unit, and as a military advisor to Iran. He later was Commandant of Cadets at LSU, as well as Director of Campus Safety and Director of the Employee Benefits Office. From the description of Joseph Dale oral history interview, 1995. (Louisian...

Fiser, Jack (John Walter), 1918-1999

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Jack Fiser (1918-1999) attended Louisiana State University from 1934 to 1938, served with the Marines during World War II, and graduated from LSU with a B.A. after returning from the war. He worked for the Baton Rouge Morning Advocate and later edited the LSU Alumni Magazine. From the description of Jack Fiser oral history interview, 1993. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70853616 ...

United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps

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The Department of Military Science was established at the University of Oregon in 1919. The school had sponsored military training through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program before the creation of a Military Science department. In January 1916, then University of Oregon, (UO) president Prince Lucien Cambell, established a ROTC curriculum led by LTC John Leader, a retired British officer. Over 100 students participated in the first drill in March 1916, le...

Gavin, James M. (James Maurice), 1907-1990

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James Maurice Gavin (b. Mar. 22, 1907-d. Feb. 23, 1990) was born in Brooklyn, New York. He received his commission in the infantry from West Point in 1929, and later served as an instructor at the Academy in 1940 and 1941. He advanced to the rank of brigadier general in September 1943 and served as Assistant Division Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, parachuting with troops during the Normandy D-Day Invasion on June 6, 1944. He then served as the commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Di...