United States -- Army -- Officers -- Biography
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:
Samuel D. Rockenbach Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0001
Overview
Papers (1889-1945) of United States
Army officer Samuel Dickerson Rockenbach, notable for his role
in the establishment of the U.S. Army Tank Corps during World
War I and his postwar work in the development of tank
warfare.
Samuel G. Talbott papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0101
Scope and Contents
Papers (ca. 25 items) documenting Talbott's cadetship and part of his army career. Includes VMI report and confinement list (1898); diary and miscellaneous items dating from his service with the 28th Infantry Regiment in the Philippines, 1901-1903; awards and certificates.
Septimus B. Sightler, Jr. military service information
File — Box MS0532
Scope and Contents
Summary of active duty service from World War II through 1960.
T. Randolph Perkinson Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0473
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the papers consists of miscellaneous items dating from Perkinson's the World War I service with HQ, 30th Division, as an aide-de-camp to General S. L. Faison. Documents include letters of recommendation, a special order, a battlefield map, and a leave of absence 30th Division and 119th Infantry histories. Also included are documents and photos dating from his cadetship and later life.
Thomas St. J. Arnold papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0309
Scope and Contents
Papers from the military career of Thomas St. J. Arnold; most items date from World War II. Includes operational reports of the 92nd Infantry Division; misc. maps; photographs; correspondence.
Wallace S. Douglas Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0492
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of photocopied documents and digital images dating from Dr. Douglas's service as a physician during World War II with the U. S. Army Medical Corps. Most items relate to the administration of hospitals in New Zealand and New Caledonia, where men wounded in Pacific Theater action were treated. On New Caledonia, to which Dr. Douglas was transferred in March 1943, he was responsible for the administration of seven hospitals at Dumbea with approximately 10,000 beds.
William A. Tidwell papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0426
Scope and Contents
The collection includes 4 routine letters (1965-1968) from General William Westmoreland to Tidwell; Tidwell's Legion of Merit citation and certificate, awarded for his service as Chief of the Reconnaissance and Photographic Intelligence Division in Vietnam, 1964-1965; other certificates and citations; and 3 photographs.
William B. Cochran papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0512-Oversized
Scope and Contents
Personal papers of Brigadier General William Burr Cochran, VMI Class of 1888. Includes corrspondence; photographs; unpublished biographical essay "Reminiscences of Camp Life During the World War", misc. other items (e.g. instructions for "final German Figures", a formal VMI dance).
Withers A. Burress papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0058
Scope and Contents
Bulk of papers document Burress' Army career for the period 1942-1954. Included are photos; subject file on the 100th Infantry Division; scrapbooks; miscellaneous correspondence; orders, memos. Other items include miscellaneous retirement correspondence (1957-1971).
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