James R. Humer collection, 1942-1946, 1988, undated.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

James R. Humer collection, 1942-1946, 1988, undated.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/780181139

The James R. Humer collection consists of a photograph of Humer, official documents regarding his enlistment and discharge from the United States (U.S.) Army during World War II, photograph post cards of Luxemburg, and ration books belonging to his family. The collection also includes a transcribed letter from Union Soldier Samuel J. Harris to his father in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, while serving in Virginia during the American Civil War.

1 box.

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 8209138

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

Related Entities

There are 4 Entities related to this resource.

United States. Adjutant-General's Office

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rk58fj (person)

The Continental Congress on June 17, 1775, appointed an Adjutant General of the Continental Army. After 1783 no further provision was made for such an officer until an act of March 5, 1792, provided for an adjutant, who was also to do the work of inspector. An act of March 3, 1813, established an Adjutant General's Department and an Inspector General's Department which were united the following July under one head, the Adjutant and Inspector General. Separate heads for the two Depar...

United States. Army

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6km312r (corporateBody)

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...

Harris, Samuel J., 1843-1912

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xm61ht (person)

Humer, James R., 1919-1988.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6384v7h (person)

James R. Humer was born 15 September 1919 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and was inducted into the U.S. Army on 2 June 1942 in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. He served with the 269th Quartermaster Gas Support Company in the Pacific Theater of Operations until 10 December 1945. Humer was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army on 16 January 1946. From the description of James R. Humer collection, 1942-1946, 1988, undated. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 780181139 ...