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John Thomas Kennedy papers

Letter, 11 Aug. 1942, from Henry L. Stimson thanking JTK for the manner "in which you have performed your difficult duties as a member of the recent Military Commission which tried the eight [Nazi] saboteurs", during which Kennedy served as one of 7 generals on military tribunal; letter, 29 Sept. 1942, from G[eorge] C. Marshall, requesting that Kennedy arrange a quiet visit to his stepdaughter at Ft. Bragg; "Instructions Applicable to Units Ordered Overseas," 7 Dec. 1942; letter, 12 May 1945, from Josephus Daniels, enclosing copy of address re termination of the war; and typescript, 1946, outline sketch of Kennedy's service career.

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  • "Letter, 11 Aug. 1942, from Henry L. Stimson thanking JTK for the manner "in which you have performed your difficult duties as a member of the recent Military Commission which tried the eight [Nazi] saboteurs", during which Kennedy served as one of 7 generals on military tribunal; letter, 29 Sept. 1942, from G[eorge] C. Marshall, requesting that Kennedy arrange a quiet visit to his stepdaughter at Ft. Bragg; "Instructions Applicable to Units Ordered Overseas," 7 Dec. 1942; letter, 12 May 1945, from Josephus Daniels, enclosing copy of address re termination of the war; and typescript, 1946, outline sketch of Kennedy's service career."@en
  • "Letters, scrapbooks, and publications re JTK's career in U.S. Army during World War I and World War II; Bulletin No. 10 of the Army Athletic Association, 26 Nov. 1904, re Army-Navy football game; 1907 hippology examination for infantry, cavalry, and field artillery officers; letter, 29 Apr. 1908, from "Mac," re assignment to Philippines where "I see ... the Moros are beginning to get restless down there in Mindanao. We may have a few skirmishes to keep us from pining away from ennui down there"; cover document, 20 May 1909, Jolo, Philippines, enclosing after-action report of 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry; letters, 1912 congratulating JTK for Medal of Honor; list, 1915, Medal of Honor recipients."@en
  • "Oversize items include commissions, citations, diplomas, maps and regimental newspapers documenting Kennedy's attendance at United States Military Academy (West Point, N.Y.), and his service during World War I and World War II; Army and Navy Register, 30 Nov. 1912; West Point football news, 23 Dec. 1916, published by the Army Athletic Council; unbound scrapbook with photograph, 1966, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, depicting a Medal of Honor ceremony at which Kennedy was a guest; commissions to the United States Army, 1908-1921; citations and awards, 1919-1945; diplomas and certificates, 1904-1932; official souvenir program, 1919, of the victory parades at the end of World War I; collection of maps includes: seven maps of France, 1912-1918; one topographical map of the area surrounding Camp De Coetquidan, France, with battle lines drawn on map; map showing the daily positions of the front line during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive[also called the Battle of the Argonne Forest]; newspapers issues include: Bridgehead Sentinel, 21 June 1921; The Evening Star, 23 Nov. 1912; The New York Times, 7 Sept. 1919 and 11 Sept. 1919; The Stars and Stripes, 22 Nov. 1918 and 28 Feb. 1919; The Washington Times, 23 Nov. 1912; The World, 18 Nov. 1912."@en
  • "Bound volumes, 1909-1945, include 4 scrapbooks, 1938-1945, re JTK's command at Ft. Bragg, with images of soldiers, WACs, awards, visits by Micky Rooney, politicians, dedication of Kennedy Airport in Orangeburg, S.C.; photo album, 1942, prepared by FBI re trial of German saboteurs, letter, Aug. 1942, from J. Edgar Hoover, and images of defendants Herman Neubauer and Werner Thiel; and "Diary of Pirate-Hunting in the Sulu Archipelago," 1909, by Maj. Gen. Charles D. Rhodes, re service in Philippines [folder 91]; and Fort Bragg at War (1945)."@en
  • "Orders and correspondence; 21 Mar.-19 Nov. 1918, re operations of 1st Division in France; marching order instructions, 28 Aug. 1918, for 1st Field Artillery Brigade; summary of 1st Division operations, 21 Dec. [19]18, including casualty figures and Division Headquarters locations; and printed booklet, [1919?], Brief History of the Fifth Field Artillery ... 1917-1918."@en
  • "Report by JTK, 15 Apr. 1923, re instructions in field artillery subjects at Cavalry School, Ft. Riley, [Kan.]; letter, 9 July 1941, Ft. Bragg, [N.C.], from Col. Kenneth [S.] Perkins, expressing discouragement re state of training among divisional and corps artillery units; letter, 15 July 1941, Ft. Bragg, to Perkins, re training program of the Provisional Field Artillery Brigade at Ft. Bragg."@en

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