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Series 8 - Fort Benning II , bulk: 1950 - 1952

 Collection

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection is divided into 20 series:

Personal (1938-1997) 201 (Personnel) Files (1942-1970) SAWS (1960s-1982) Journals (1971-1989) World War II Service (1943-1945) Fort Benning I (1945-1946) Berlin (1946-1949) Fort Benning II (1950-1952) Korea (1952-1953) Fort Campbell (1954-1955) Fort Leavenworth (1956-1959) Turkey/NATO (1959-1961) RDTF (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation) (Weapons Systems) (1961-1962) Secretary of Defense Division of System Analysis (1962-1963) Fort Ord (1964-1967) Bureau of the Budget (1967-1969) RAND (1969-1972) Blue Ribbon Panel Intrec (1972-) Miscellaneous Materials Audio-visual materials (1940s-1980s) 1930s-1980s 153 boxes (57 l.f.)

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1950 - 1952

Extent

From the Collection: 57.0 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Materials Specific Details

During this tour at Fort Benning, his assignment was to serve as "Member and Chief of Review and Analysis Office and, concurrently, Airborne Advisor, the Infantry Board...the advisor on all airborne matters." This folder contains mostly administrative documents relating to promotions, assignments and then Major Hallock's transfer to Korea.

One of Hallock's mission during his second tour at Fort Benning was to redesign the parachute harness used in airborne training.

Repository Details

Part of the Columbus State University Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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Columbus Georgia 31907 United States