Finding Aid for Third Armored Division Association Records, 1941- | University of Illinois Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: Third Armored Division Association Records, 1941-

ID: 26/20/76

Extent: 29.7 cubic feet

Arrangement: by type of material and alphabetical or chronological thereunder

Subjects: Belgium - History and Geography, Eisenhower, Dwight D, France - History and Geography, Germany - History and Geography, Germany - Politics and Government, Laskowski, Clem T., Tanks, Third Armored Division, World War II - Intelligence, Morale and Propaganda, World War II - Military Operations, World War II - Service and Training

Formats/Genres: Papers

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Third Armored Division Association Records (1941-) document the history of the United States Army's 3rd Armored Division during its service in World War II (1941-45), and its veterans who were Association members (1946-). The records include Association Annual meeting programs (1948-); books and published histories about the Third Armored Division and the units that comprised it (1942- ); correspondence and diaries (1941-); Division and Association newsletters (1942-); magazines concerning World War II (1940-); maps and oversize items (1941-48); military organization records and after action reports (1941-45); newspaper clippings of the war (1941-48); Photographs (1941-); propaganda material and travel literature (1942-45); scrapbooks (1941-45); and videotapes and films of combat during the war and postwar travels to Germany (1940-).

Subject/Index Terms

Belgium - History and Geography
Eisenhower, Dwight D
France - History and Geography
Germany - History and Geography
Germany - Politics and Government
Laskowski, Clem T.
Tanks
Third Armored Division
World War II - Intelligence, Morale and Propaganda
World War II - Military Operations
World War II - Service and Training

Administrative Information

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Accruals: 11/5/1981

Access Restrictions: None. Collection is open to the public.

Related Materials: Digital version: History of the 36th Armored Infantry Regiment, April 1941-July 1945 For more information please see http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ebind/view.pl/ua/2620076/4/18/history/history?seq=1;notoc.

Other Note: 29 Pages

Other URL: http://archives.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/2620076.pdf

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Donor Correspondence, Diaries, Mementos and Recollections],
[Series 2: Allied and Axis Records, Reports, Orders, Citations, and Logs],
[Series 3: Photographs and Scrapbooks],
[Series 4: Newspapers and Clippings],
[Series 5: Articles and Books],
[Series 6: Association Events, Newsletters, Programs and Exhibits File],
[Series 7: Artifacts],
[Series 8: Audiovisual Materials],
[Series 9: Oversize Photographs and Maps],
[All]

Series 7: Artifacts

Box 32: Boulger, Jack A. Lt. Col (G-1) - Field map case with maps, 1945: Julich, Elsdorf, Erft River, Stommeln & Koln (Germany)
Box 33: Laskowski, Clem - flag and scrapbook, n.d.
Box 34: Laskowski, Clem - memory boxes (3), n.d.
Item 1: Uniform - Sgt, n.d.: unattributed donor; wool uniform (cap, jacket, tie, slacks.)
Item 2: Frank B. Powell, 1941-45: Frank B. Powell's war medals, which includes a Purple Heart.