Colonel Henry Tufts papers, 1968-1975 (bulk 1968-1972)

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Colonel Henry Tufts papers, 1968-1975 (bulk 1968-1972)

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Collection consists of: case files, related documents, internal USACIDC administration and operational papers, and application of USACIDC resources. The Administrative Files consist of background and history of the USACIDC, as well as biographical information on Tufts, including a transcript of an interview, and some brief biographical sketches on other military personnel. Correspondence contains letters and memoranda between Tufts and other military personnel. The largest series, Case Files, concerns criminal investigations which Colonel Tufts directed, including the one convened for the My Lai Massacre. Additional cases involve other war crimes, murder, drug trafficking, drug use, bribery, rape, corruption, racketeering, illegal use of government property, etc.

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United States. Army Criminal Investigation Command

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Tufts, Henry H.

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Born in Salem, MA in 1917; obtained a law degree from Suffolk University in Boston in 1942; enlisted in the Army in 1942, and served in Europe during World War II. In 1947 Tufts joined the Military Police Corps and was promoted to Colonel in 1966. In 1968 he became commanding officer of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Agency, and in 1971 appointed Commanding Officer of the new U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command (USACIDC, the "D" is a remnant of the original designation as the Criminal...