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The 25 Infantry Division Association Archives George C.Marshall Foundation Lexington, Virginia The 25th Infantry Division Association Archives Collection 150-B Prepared by: Pamela Denise Lee 3 August 2000 George C. Marshall Foundation Lexington, Virginia The 25th Infantry Division Association Archives Collection 150-B Scope and Contents Notes The 25th Infantry Division Association Archives Collection offers a plethora of military information concerning both official and personal matters from 1939 to the present. Materials in this collection include primary information, publications, photographs, maps, United States Army Operational Reports, an audio-tape, videotapes and other miscellaneous information. The collection was established at the George C. Marshall Foundation in 1995 and will continue to expand. Four major categories provide to organization for the 25th Infantry Division Association Archives. The first category includes boxes 1 through 6 and is comprised of two sub-collections, photographs, maps, primary information, and publication materials concerning the 25th Infantry Division during World War II. Boxes 7 through 9 contain primary information, publications, photographs and maps pertinent to the 25th Infantry Division during the second major category which details the Korean War. The third category ofthe archives contains material relevant to the 25th Infantry Division during the Vietnam War. Boxes 10 through 19 contain United States Army Operational Reports dating from 1 January 1966 to 28 February 1971, photographs, maps, primary information, and publications including Tropic Lighting News. The fmal category ofthe archives contained in boxes 20 through 24 includes post Vietnam miscellaneous material and publications, such as the Indochina Chronology. George C. Marshall Foundation Lexington, Virginia The 25th Infantry Division Association Archives Collection 150-B Collection Summary Sheet Collection: The 25th Infantry Division Association Collection Accession Number: 150-B Donor: The 25th Infantry Division Association Date of Gift: December 1995 Size: 24 boxes Inclusive Dates: 1939 to present BiographicallHistorical Notes: The 25th Infantry Division was created from the Hawaiian Division ofthe United States Army. Its history includes participation in World War II, the occupation ofJapan, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the GulfWar, and the "Uphold Democracy" deployment in Haiti. The Division is often referred to as "Tropic Lightning." Summary ofSubject and Materials: The 25th Infantry Division Association ofthe Unite States Army has donated materials chiefly concerning the Vietnam War but also from World War II, the Korean War, and more recent activities ofthe division. Official military reports and personal recollections ofVietnam make up the bulk ofthe collection. other materials include maps, photographs, personal letters, academic papers, news clippings, etc. Major Correspondent: Morgan J. Sincock, Director ofthe 25th Infantry Division Association Restrictions: Written permission from the president ofthe 25th Infantry Division Association is necessary in order to remove materials in the archive from the premises of the George C. Marshall Foundation for loan or analysis. Location. vault, lower level Collection Register Available: Yes George C. Marshall Foundation Lexington, Virginia The zs" Infantry Division Association Archives Container List Box # File Donor Name 1 Kirchoffer Sub-Collection--World War II Photographs and JapaneselEngiish Manuscripts -Photo I-"The Father and his son who protected East Asia Kirchoffer -Photo 2-"The Mighty Admiral Isoroken Yamamoto" Kirchoffer -Photo 3-"The Battle ofHawaii (1)" Kirchoffer -Photo 4-"The Battle ofHawaii (2)" Kirchoffer -Photo 5-"The Battle ofHawaii (3)" Kirchoffer -Photo 6-"The Sea Battle ofHawaii (4)" Kirchoffer -Photo 7-"The Peace Mission goes toward the enemy trench Kirchoffer (Hong Kong) -Photo 8-"The Unsinkable English Battleship has thus sunk" Kirchoffer -Photo 9-"The Terrific Attack ofWake" Kirchoffer -Photo 10- "Crossing Tremendous Mountain; The difficulties Kirchoffer ofthe Vehicle Companies" -Photo ll-"The human pillars ofthe creek; the hardship of Kirchoffer Engineering Troops -Photo 12-"The Silver Wheel troops; like swift wind" Kirchoffer -Photo 13-"The land bridge is suspended (Singapore)" Kirchofffer -Photo 14-"The enemy general flies the white flag scarcely" Kirchoffer -Photo 15-The dramatical Yamashita-Pershible conference" Kirchoffer -Photo l6-"The great convoy oftransporters marches south" Kirchoffer -Photo 17-"The bloody occupation ofValanga (philippines)" Kirchoffer -Photo l8-"Manial Falls" Kirchoffer -Photo 19-"Step by Step Advance in Enemy Firing" Kirchoffer -Photo 20-"Flames Throwing Units approach toward enemy Kirchoffer stronghold" -Photo 2I-"The landing ofCorejedor" Kirchoffer -Photo 22-"Decoding the Secrets ofthe Underground Fortress" Kirchoffer -Photo 23-"Everything mobbed out in the Battlefield" Kirchoffer -Photo 24-"The Historical Conference between both Generals; Kirchoffer The Imperial Rescript" -Photo 25-"Command ofAir for millions ofMiles--Paratroops Kirchoffer (Palenban)" -Photo 26-"The Starting Order is Issued to the Paratroops" Kirchoffer -Photo 27-"The fortune to land in enemy land" Kirchoffer -Photo 28-"Oh! The flag ofthe Rising Sun on Palenban" Kirchoffer -Photo 29-""The Dutch East Indies Governor goes to Prison" Kirchoffer -Photo 30-"The Great Sea Battle on Indian Ocean" Kirchoffer -Photo 31-" The linking ofthe British Aircraft Carrier Kirchoffer "Hermis" -Photo 32-"The Great Bombardment ofKangoon" Kirchoffer -Photo 33-"Look at these Chang Kai Chek helping goods" Kirchoffer -Photo 34-" Charging into the enemy by sword" Kirchoffer -Photo 35-"Man-power or machine-power; they ...to enemy Kirchoffer tanks" -Photo 36-" Oil Field Captured Just before enemy's Kirchoffer destruction" -Photo 37-"Looking over Keitsh Bridge on the border of Kirchoffer Yunnan Province" -Photo 38-"The "Saratoga" sinks (The Battle ofthe Coral Kirchoffer Sea)" -Photo 39-"The flag ofthe rising sun flies in the Alentians" Kirchoffer -Photo 40-"The Battle ofthe Solomon Sea which shines in the Kirchoffer history ofwar" Page 2 File Donor Name Llyod Synder Sub-Collection -Correspondence with Llyod Synder; includes list of Synder items donated, dated 9/29/99 -Japanese Books: (1) Black covered (1) Brown Synder covered -Japanese Money: 100 Pesos, 50 Centavos; Synder circulated in the Philippines -Japanese Songbook 3.5"X5" light green cover with Synder red lettering -Letter to parents from Luzon, Sept. 11; includes Synder photograph mentioned in letter -Map-Arboredo River Operation, January 1945 Synder -Map-Battle ofLupao-Graphic Scenario of Synder Operations, 20 February 1945; includes envelope -Map-Central Luzon Agricultural College, 6-7 Synder February 1945 -Map-Japanese Defense Plan for San Manuel Synder -Map-Operations of65th Engineer Combat Synder Battalion, 11 Jan. -2 June 1945; Sheet 1 -Map-Operations of65th Engineer Combat Synder Battalion, 12 Jan.- 2 June 1945; Sheet 2 -Map-Pao-Company G, 17 January 1945 Synder -Map-Principal Enemy Defenses-Umingan Synder -I\IIap-Tako Hill Mass Synder -Newspaper: "En Corps"- I Corps Weekly Synder Publication 11/18/45 Osako, Japan; includes envelope -Newspaper: "En C011)S"- I C011JS in the Philippines Synder Pictorial Review- photos- n.d. -Newspaper: Sixth Army News Pictorial Villa Synder Verde Trail n.d. -Newspaper: Tropic Lightning Flashes Vol.1, No.1 Synder October 1950 -Photo ofBalete Pass Synder -Photo (aerial) ofLuzon, Philippines 29 Apr. 1945; Synder Japanese strong-point on Myoko Mt, Balete Pass; Highway # 5s -Photo (BW) of6 Filipino in front of65th sign Synder -Photo ofpropaganda posters, photo ofsawmill Synder -Postcard ofCherry Blossoms Synder -Red Epaulet with two gold stars on copper band; Synder two smaller red patches with yellow stars Page 3 Box # File 2 Llyod Synder Sub-Collection (continued) -Seasons Greetings card from 65th Engineer Combat Synder Battalion -Security Pass to all members ofthe U. S. Armed Synder Forces to be presented by Japanese when surrendering -Series ofseven sketches on one paper - 1618t Inf Synder -Sketches ofJapanese Defense Positions, 8l\1arch Synder 1945 -Sketches ofJapanese Tank in Bamboo Thicket Synder near Lupao -Sketches (reproductions by Keith Crown) of Synder Japanese tank placement, Dug in Japanese light tank-San Manuel 1/29/45 -Sketches (reproductions by Cuff) "Jap Tank at Synder Lupao" 2/17/45; "Repairs being made on a vehicle" 2/16/45; "Position on Route 5 at Puncan'' 317/45 (2 copies) -Sketch (Unknown artist) Japanese tunnels and Synder holes Page 4 Box # File Donor Name 3 Photograph File -Letter from K. Anderson dated 21 March 1991; Anderson includes photo ofsoldier, James Ralph Dowden -Photo (panoramic) Co. A, 35th Inf., Schofield Baelu' Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 1941; with key identification -Photo taken by Bill Barber, circa 1945-46; includes Barber photocopies ofdescriptions -Letter and photo (B\V) from Paul A. Bartenslayer Bartenslayer -Correspondence between "Flashes" Ed. and Daniel Burdick Burdick; includes photocopy of2 \VWlI soldiers) -Photo ofHawaii Div. soldier manning water­ Buser cooled machine gun th -Photo of Shirley Temple as Honorary Col. of27 Carafano Inf Reg. Schofield Barracks 1930s and letter of explanation -Photo of 8" railway gun together with letter from Call' Mark A. Carr, dated 29 Dec. 1992 -Photo (copy) ofBeer Party at Schofield Barracks Cohen prior to leaving for Guadalcanal, 90th Field Artillery, 1942 PFC Leon Cohen, circa 1941 -Photos (6 BW-) Div. Arty., 1946 in Japan, Div. Giebler
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