COLLECTIONS

Taking Care of the Troops

This research subject guide, curated by Foundation librarians, is a collection of primary source material from the Marshall Research Library and Archives. Topics covered include morale, uniforms, housing, medical care, spiritual welfare and civilian support organizations like the USO and the Red Cross.

Individual Items:

1-034 Report to Captain Charles D. Rhodes, July 28, 1907
1-043 Report to the Commanding General, Dept of the East, August 1910
1-199 Memorandum for General Pershing, April 9, 1923
1-320 Major Thomas W. King to the Commanding General, Fourth Corps Area, March 24, 1933
2-150 To Major General Daniel Van Voorhis, April 2, 1940
2-259 Memorandum for General Moore, September 14, 1940
2-268 To Bernard M. Baruch, September 24, 1940
2-311 N.B.C. Radio Address on the Progress of National Defense, November 29, 1940
2-397 Memorandum for General Ulio, March 20, 1941
2-400 To Westbrook Pegler, March 22, 1941
2-447 Memorandum for the Secretary of War, May 12, 1941
2-544 Memorandum for the President, September 6, 1941
2-556 Memorandum for the President, September 25, 1941
2-560 To George A. Beecher, September 30, 1941
2-562 Editorial Note on the State of Army Morale, 1941
3-069 To Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., January 22, 1942
3-217 Memorandum for the President, June 10, 1942
3-272 Memorandum for General McNarney, August 10, 1942
4-122 To General Dwight D. Eisenhower, October 5, 1943
4-161 To Rufus C. Holman, November 10, 1943
4-307 Editorial Note on WAC, March 1944
4-340 To Thomas E. Martin, April 10, 1944
4-376 Memorandum for General Persons, April 28, 1944
4-402 Memorandum for General McNarney, June 7, 1944
4-463 To General Dwight D. Eisenhower, July 23, 1944
4-627 Memorandum for General Handy, December 28, 1944
41.04.02 Chaplain’s Conference
41.04.18 To Col Tobin From Marshall; Disease
5-090 Remarks at Annual Conference of Supervisory Chaplains, April 5, 1945
5-141 Memorandum for General Weible, May 20, 1945
5-170 To Robert Woods Bliss, July 10, 1945
5-256 To William R. Arnold, October 24, 1945
5-276 Speech to the Salvation Army, November 18, 1945
5-570 To the Acting Secretary of State, October 5, 1946
A shepherd in combat boots : Chaplain Emil Kapaun of the 1st Cavalry Division / by William L. Maher
At his side the story of the American Red cross overseas in World War II, by George Korson
Between the lines : overseas with the Red Cross and OSS in World War II / Elizabeth Phenix Wiesner
British Army uniforms & insignia of World War Two / Brian L. Davis
Civilians watch as a U.S. Army chaplain conducts services on Palm Sunday for soldiers of the 42d Infantry Division, VI Corps, Seventh U.S. Army
Doughboy chaplain, by Chaplain Edward K. Rogers
Epley Letter – 1943 – Army Uniforms
Epley Letter – 1945 – A Mother’s Prayers
Luther D. Miller Interview Details June 21, 1962
Marine chaplain, 1943-1946 / George W. Wickersham II
Military uniforms, 1686-1918. Illustrated by John Berry
Morale-building activities in foreign armies
One of the boys but always a lady : the life of a Red Cross recreation worker in combat troop camps in Australia during the war with Japan / Lillian Jones Dowling
Ordeal and Hope – Chapter 05 – Civilians in Uniform
Organizer of Victory – Chapter 05 – Marshall and the Fighting Man … and Woman
Regimental recreation officer’s guide, United States Army / prepared by the Morale Branch, War Department, Washington, D.C
Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall States Importance of USO
The American Red Cross : the first century / written and edited by Patrick F. Gilbo
The American Red cross in the great war, by Henry P. Davison ..
The American Red Cross, a history
The Army Chaplain’s Part in the War
The Chaplain, His Place and Work
The Nazi “88” made believers, by Chaplain H.P. Abbott..
To Father Will From Francis
U.S. Army uniforms of the Korean War / Shelby Stanton
Uniforms of the United States Army. [1st-2d ser.]
Uniforms, weapons, and equipment of the World War II G.I. / by Stephen W. Sylvia & Michael J. O’Donnell
Verifax 3717 To Marshall From FDR; Civilian Hotels
Xerox 2606 To Mr. Nelson From Marshall; Disabled Personnel
Xerox 2607 Elizabeth Daily Journal
Xerox 2607 Protection of Moral Standards
Xerox 2937 Candidate for Appointment to Chaplain

Collection Formats:

Selected Works of General John W. Vessey, Jr., 22 June 1982-30 September 1985

Vessey Selected Works (pdf) This presents material drawn from the public record of General John W. Vessey’s service—22 June 1982 through 30 September 1985—as the Tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Arranged in chronological order, the material is drawn from his speeches, Congressional testimony, published articles, selected correspondence and interviews. It reflects General […]

Gleason and Margaret Wilson Collection

Gleason and Margaret Wilson Biography (pdf) A short biographical summary of the World War II experiences of Gleason and Margaret Wilson. Archival research and exhibit (on display from June 2018 until January 2019) by Marshall Museum Summer 2018 intern Leah Ingle, a graduate student in History at Liberty University.

Glossary of Terms Used in the ECA

The following pages contain a list of the technical terms used most frequently in Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA) operations.

Photograph of a young Vietnamese Boy, 1968
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Sometime in 1968, C. W. Bowman took care of a young Vietnamese boy. He picked him up off the streets in Saigon during the Tet offensive (January-September of 1968). The boy’s family had been killed and he was living on the street. Charles Bowman bought him a uniform and fed him at the Company area.

FRA-00996, Tourism
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Scene along country road in northern France.

Photographs

FRA-00998, Wheat
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A wheat field in France.

Photographs

FRA-00997, Manufacturing in northern France., October 2, 1948
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Factory under construction in northern France.

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FRA-00995, Wheat
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Wheat field in France.

Photographs

FRA-00993, Agriculture/Wheat
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Wheat field in northern France. In the background, coal mine and huge slag heap.

Photographs

FRA-00994, Coal
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Full coal cars in northern French coal mine.

Photographs

Date: 1918-1950