Thomas D. Boyd, Jr. application, 1917.

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Thomas D. Boyd, Jr. application, 1917.

Application and letters of recommendation for a commission in the Quartermaster's Department, U.S. Army, from Thomas D. Boyd, Jr. during World War I.

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Boyd, Thomas D., 1882-

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Thomas D. Boyd, Jr. (1882-1964) was the son of Thomas Duckett Boyd, the fifth president of Louisiana State University. Thomas Boyd, Jr. graduated from LSU in 1901 and became a renowned sugar technologist. He worked for sugar processing companies in Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Cuba. From the description of Thomas D. Boyd, Jr. application, 1917. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 77526542 ...

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Fort Arbuckle was built in the Indian Territory of Oklahoma on April 19, 1851 and was formally designated a fort in June 1851. It was established by the U.S. Army to protect the region's relocated Chickasaw and Choctaw tribes from raids by Kiowa and Comanche Indians. The fort was also visited by wagon trains of Mormons and other emigrants enroute to the California gold fields. On June 24, 1870, Fort Arbuckle was abandoned when the establishment of Fort Sill rendered its further maintenance as a ...