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William Richard Arnold (1881-1965) was Chief of Chaplains, U.S. Army, from 1937-1945. He was ordained a Roman Catholic Priest in 1908 and entered the army as chaplain in 1913. He was promoted to the rank of major in April, 1927; to lieutenant colonel in April, 1933 and to colonel when appointed Chief of Chaplains December 23, 1937. He was promoted to brigadier general on November 21, 1941, and to major general on November 17, 1944. Arnold retired from the military in June 1945 and was consecrated Bishop of Phocaea, Military Vicariat on October 11, 1945. He died on January 7, 1965 in New York.
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Collection Guide William R. Arnold
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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.
Scene along country road in northern France.
Factory under construction in northern France.
Wheat field in northern France. In the background, coal mine and huge slag heap.
Collection Number: 3 UL
Date: 1937-1945
Collection Size: 2 cubic feet / 5 document boxes
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