John R. Chaisson papers, 1940-1975.

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John R. Chaisson papers, 1940-1975.

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Correspondence, diaries, appointment books, speeches and writings, notes, reports, memoranda, oral history transcript, sound recordings, photographs, and printed matter, relating to manpower and budgetary requirements of the United States Marine Corps, the Vietnamese War, and Marine Corps activities during World War II, in China during 1948-1949, in Korea during 1953-1954, and in Vietnam during 1966-1968.

17 ms. boxes, 9 envelopes, 20 phonotape reels.

Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library

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Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library

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Chaisson, John R., 1916-1972.

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Lieutenant general, United States Marine Corps; chief of staff, 1971-1972. From the description of John R. Chaisson papers, 1940-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754870010 Biographical Note. 1916, September 27 Born, Swampscott, Massachusetts 1939 A.B., Harvard University ...

United States. Marine Corps

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