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"The Strange Voyage": A Short Précis On Strategy, Richard D. Hooker 2013 US Army War College

"The Strange Voyage": A Short Précis On Strategy, Richard D. Hooker

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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Stamps, William Perry, Jr., 1914-2006 (Mss 102), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2013 Western Kentucky University

Stamps, William Perry, Jr., 1914-2006 (Mss 102), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 102. World War II correspondence of William Perry Stamps, Jr., a native of Bowling Green, Kentucky, which chiefly includes letters (99) to Sallie Hills, Bowling Green, and Laura H. Savard (37), Lakeland, Florida. Stamps was stationed at military bases in Indiana, Texas, Mississippi, and Italy. Also includes letters of George L. Smith, a native of Bowling Green, to Sallie Hills.


Shelby, Isaac, 1750-1826 (Sc 820), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2013 Western Kentucky University

Shelby, Isaac, 1750-1826 (Sc 820), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 820. Facsimile of an official document, 31 July 1813, issued by Governor Isaac Shelby to the Kentucky militia asking for volunteers for the War of 1812 to fulfill General William Henry Harrison’s request.


Reed, William Langely (Sc 859), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2013 Western Kentucky University

Reed, William Langely (Sc 859), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 859. Paper titled “World War II” and written by William Langely Reed for a Western Kentucky University U.S. history class in November 1990 based on an interview with his grandfather, Leslie E. Reed of Hodgenville, Kentucky. Leslie Reed, an army staff sergeant, installed communication systems at air bases in England and Russia.


Kuster, Brian William (Sc 865), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2013 Western Kentucky University

Kuster, Brian William (Sc 865), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 865. Paper titled “Vietnam ‘1968’,” written by Brian William Kuster for a Western Kentucky University United States history class in November 1990. Paper is based on an interview with Andy Poehlein of the United States Army, 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry, Company C, concerning his military experiences.


Hoerter, Henry Charles "Doc," 1909-1959 (Sc 837), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2013 Western Kentucky University

Hoerter, Henry Charles "Doc," 1909-1959 (Sc 837), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 837. Chiefly World War II letters written by Henry Charles Hoerter to his fiancée Alicia Mahoney while serving aboard the USS Barker, 26 October 1944-2 February 1945; Hoerter wedding photograph (photocopy), 7 June 1945; related war items; and Alicia's 1992 letters giving further information about their lives.


Bradley, Robert Michael, 1947-2006 (Sc 843), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2013 Western Kentucky University

Bradley, Robert Michael, 1947-2006 (Sc 843), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 843 and full text of selected letters (Click on "Additional Files" below). Original Vietnam War letters written by Robert Michael Bradley, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Miss Glenn Wheeler, also of Bowling Green, Christmas 1968- 30 May 1969. Also included are newspaper clippings concerning the award to Bradley of two Purple Hearts.


Cunningham, Denise Johnson, B. 1964 (Sc 849), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2013 Western Kentucky University

Cunningham, Denise Johnson, B. 1964 (Sc 849), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 849. Research paper titled “Delbert J. Curtis, United States Army: Portrait of a Soldier, World War II” written by Denise Johnson Cunningham for a history class at Western Kentucky University, November 1990. Includes description of German prisoner of war camp in Rome, Italy, February 1943-April 1945. Also included is a newspaper clipping of Curtis’s obituary.


Hudson, Cynthia Gail (Sc 857), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2013 Western Kentucky University

Hudson, Cynthia Gail (Sc 857), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 857. Paper titled “The Experiences of William Robert Hudson in the German Occupation” and written by Cynthia Gail Hudson for a Western Kentucky University U.S. history class and based on an interview with Hudson, November 1990.


Rhoades, Lisa Jo (Sc 858), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2013 Western Kentucky University

Rhoades, Lisa Jo (Sc 858), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 858. Paper titled “World War II: World Events, The United States…,” written by Lisa Jo Rhoades for a Western Kentucky University U.S. history class in November 1990. Based on Harry Young’s experiences in France and Germany, 1944-1945, the paper includes photocopies of six photographs and two maps.


Disney, David Ray, 1948-2019 (Sc 844), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2013 Western Kentucky University

Disney, David Ray, 1948-2019 (Sc 844), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 844. Vietnam War letters written by David Disney, a Cumberland, Kentucky native, to his father Clyde Disney, also of Cumberland, 28 August 1969-10 May 1970, and one letter from David Disney’s wife, Dot, to her father-in-law, 3 September 1969. Includes vivid descriptions of combat conditions.


Porter, Jack C. (Sc 862), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2013 Western Kentucky University

Porter, Jack C. (Sc 862), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 862. Paper titled “Malcolm Wolford World War II Veteran,” written by Jack C. Porter for a Western Kentucky University United States history class in November 1990. Personal narrative based on Porter’s interview with his grandfather Malcolm Wolford, who served in the Army Air Corps as a radar man from 1942-1945.


Sanford, John D. (Sc 879), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2013 Western Kentucky University

Sanford, John D. (Sc 879), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 879. Letter, 23 November 1813, written by John D. Sanford to his brother and sister, Elija and Susannah Geter, Jefferson County, Kentucky, discussing family matters and his observation of the War of 1812 at Detroit.


Waters, Bonita Jean, B. 1971 (Sc 854), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2013 Western Kentucky University

Waters, Bonita Jean, B. 1971 (Sc 854), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 854. Paper written by Bonnie Jean Waters for a Western Kentucky University United States history class,
November 1990, titled “The American Soldier” discussing her grandfather John Napper’s experiences as a sergeant in Battery A, 68th Field Artillery, First Armored Division.


Oliver, James Earl (Sc 874), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2013 Western Kentucky University

Oliver, James Earl (Sc 874), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 874. Letters, 1967 (12), written chiefly by Private James Earl Oliver from Fort Polk, Louisiana, and Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to his wife Elizabeth, Bowling Green, Kentucky. He describes his day-to-day military life.


Hinton, Merri Lynne (Sc 852), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2013 Western Kentucky University

Hinton, Merri Lynne (Sc 852), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 852. Paper titled “A Story about John Hunt: World War II Kentucky Veteran” written by Merri Lynne Hinton for a Western Kentucky University United States history class, November 1990. Based on interviews with Hunt of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.


Barrow, Merrill Alan, B. 1953? (Sc 863), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2013 Western Kentucky University

Barrow, Merrill Alan, B. 1953? (Sc 863), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 863. Paper titled “George Freas: Portrait of a Soldier,” written by Merrill Alan Barrow for a Western Kentucky University United States history class in November 1990. Freas, a native of Simpson County, served as a United States Army bomber pilot, parachuted from his plane in the Marne Forest, March 1945, and attempted to escape via the French Underground, but was captured and imprisoned until May 1945.


Stephenson, Lisa Kay (Sc 861), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2013 Western Kentucky University

Stephenson, Lisa Kay (Sc 861), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 861. Paper titled “World War II: A Soldier’s Perspective,” and written by Lisa Kay Stephenson for a Western Kentucky University U.S. history class in November 1990. Based on an interview with Samuel L. Swann of Springfield, Tennessee, the paper describes Swann’s infantry experiences in England and Germany and his injuries.


Austin, Larry Wayne, B. 1971 (Sc 855), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2013 Western Kentucky University

Austin, Larry Wayne, B. 1971 (Sc 855), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 855. Narrative account written by Larry Wayne Austin for a Western Kentucky University United States history
class, November 1990, of interview with T.J. Sullivan describing his work as a pilot and lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps before and during the Air Force bombing of Tripoli, Libya, in 1986. The bombing was in retaliation for terrorists’’ actions approved by President Muammar Gaddafi.


Peck, Chad W. (Sc 856), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2013 Western Kentucky University

Peck, Chad W. (Sc 856), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 856. Paper discussing Charles Salyers’ 1970 military experiences in Vietnam and its aftermath, written by Chad W. Peck for a Western Kentucky University United States history class, November 1990.


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