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Collection Overview
Title: Third Armored Division Association Records, 1941-
ID: 26/20/76
Primary Creator: 3rd Armored Division, United States Army (1941-1945, 1947-1992)
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, 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
Administrative Information
Repository:
University of Illinois Archives
Accruals:
11/5/1981
Access Restrictions:
None. Collection is open to the public.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
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Series 1: Donor Correspondence, Diaries, Mementos and Recollections],
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Series 2: Allied and Axis Records, Reports, Orders, Citations, and Logs],
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Series 3: Photographs and Scrapbooks],
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Series 4: Newspapers and Clippings],
[Series 5: Articles and Books],
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Series 6: Association Events, Newsletters, Programs and Exhibits File],
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Series 7: Artifacts],
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Series 8: Audiovisual Materials],
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Series 9: Oversize Photographs and Maps],
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- Series 5: Articles and Books
- (includes Division histories - Allied and Axis)
- Box 24
- Folder 1: Camp Polk: Historical & Pictorial Review, Third Armored Division, 1942
- Folder 2: Camp Polk: Historical & Pictorial Review, 36th Armored Infantry, 1942
- Folder 3: Camp Polk: Historical & Pictorial Review, Maintenance, Supply & 45th Medical Bns., 1942
- Folder 4: Camp Polk: Historical & Pictorial Review, Division Headquarters Company, 1942
- Division HQ, Service Co., Train HQ Co., 1st Combat Command HQ Co., 2nd Combat Command HQ Co., 83rd Armored Reconnaissance, 703rd Tank Destroyer, 143rd Armored Signal Co.
- Folder 5: Armored Force: Armoraiders Pictorial Sketch Book, 1942
- Folder 6: Call Me Spearhead & Spearheading,, 1944-45
- Folder 7: Division HQ, Third Armored Division, 1945
- Folder 8: 3rd Armored Division Yearbook, 1963
- Donated by Gary M. Hollingsworth a member of the 3rd Armored Division from 1967 to 1968.
- Folder 9: "Dear Mom" by Glen A. Davison, 1945
- Folder 10: 36th Armored Infantry Personnel Directory, 1st edition, 1945
- November 1945; 2 copies: Andrew Barr and Leland Cook
- Folder 11: 36th Armored Infantry Personnel Directory, 1st edition, 1945
- November 1945; photocopy of Bill Knapp's directory.
- Folder 12: Combat History of the 391st Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 1945
- (Neu Isenberg: Derndruck, 1945)
- Folder 13: Battle History of "A" Battery, 391st Armored Field Artillery Battalion, by H. Glen Jenkins, 1945
- Folder 14: Mission Accomplished, VII Corps, 1945
The Story of the Campaigns of the VII Corps US Army in the War against Germany, 1944-1945
(Leipzig, Germany: J.J. Weber)
- Folder 15: 3rd Armored Division Spearhead, 1941-56
- April 1941-November 1956
- Folder 16: 3rd Armored Division (Spearhead), 1941-56
- A History of the 3d Armored Division by PFC William R. Rock; drawings by PFC Dan M. Wood; editorial supervision by 1/Lt Thomas A Brethauer.
- Folder 17: Anti-Anything: 486th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion, 1945
- Edited by Maj. John K. Walker Jr. and Capt. Ralph W. Abele; photography by 1st Sgt Alva D. Conner and Tech Sgt Harold Cohen
- Folder 18: Spearhead in the West: A History of the 3rd Armored Division, 1941-58
- (printed by Stars and Stripes, Darmstadt, Germany)
- Folder 19: Articles on Paderborn, Germany, 1980, 1985
- (Booklets and photocopy of an article; material in German and English)
- Folder 20: Patton's Desert Training Center, 1984
- By John S. Lynch, John W. Kennedy and Robert L. Wooley
- Folder 21: A Guided Tour, 1988
- by William J. Carney, 67th Armored Field Artillery Bn.
- Folder 22: "First Combat, Combat Command B, 3rd Armored Division, West of the Vire River, July 7-17, 1944", 1986
- Article by Haynes Dugan.
- Folder 23: Major General Maurice Rose: World War II's Greatest Forgotten Commander, 2003
- By Steven L. Ossad and Don R. Marsh. Foreword by Martin Blumenson.
- Box 25
- Folder 1: Anzio Beachhead, 1947
- American Forces in Action Series; Department of the Army, Historical Division Publications
- Folder 2: To Bizerte with the II Corps; Guam: Operations of the 77th Division, 1943, 1944
- American Forces in Action Series; Department of the Army, Historical Division Publications
- Folder 3: Makin; Merrill's Marauders, 1943, 1944
- American Forces in Action Series; Department of the Army, Historical Division Publications
- Folder 4: Omaha Beachhead, 1944
- American Forces in Action Series; Department of the Army, Historical Division Publications; publication date 1945
- Folder 5: Papuan Campaign, 1942-43
- American Forces in Action Series; Department of the Army, Historical Division Publications; publication date 1944
- Folder 6: St-Lo (7 July-19 July), 1944
American Forces in Action Series; Department of the Army, Historical Division Publications; publication date 1947.
Handwritten letter to Andrew Barr from Cotter (?) inserted in publication; dated 6 May 1947
- Folder 7: Salerno: American Operations from the Beaches to the Volturno (9 September-6 October_, 1943
- American Forces in Action Series; Department of the Army, Historical Division Publications; publication date 1944
- Folder 8: Small Unit Actions, 1944
France: 2d Ranger Battalion at Pointe du Hoe, Saipan: 27th Division on Tanapag Plain, Italy: 351st Infantry at Santa Maria Infante, France: 4th Armored Division at Singling.
American Forces in Action Series; Department of the Army, Historical Division Publications; publication date 1946
- Folder 9: Utah Beach to Cherbourg (6 June-27 June), 1944
- American Forces in Action Series; Department of the Army, Historical Division Publications; publication date 1947
- Folder 10: From the Volturno to the Winter Line (6 October - 15 November), 1943
- American Forces in Action Series; Department of the Army, Historical Division Publications; publication date 1944
- Folder 11: Fifth Army at the Winter Line (15 November - 15 January), 1943-44
- American Forces in Action Series; Department of the Army, Historical Division Publications; publication date 1945
- Folder 12: Report of Operations, 12th Army Group, vol. III, G-2 Section, 1945
- (Final After Action Report); bound volume
- Folder 13: Report of Operations, 12th Army Group, vol. III, G-2 Section, 1945
- Box of maps
- Folder 14: Facts in Review, Germany, July 1, 1940
- Folder 15: Free France, vol. 5, nos. 2 & 12, Jan. & June 1944 vol. 8, nos. 1 & 2, July, 1944, 1945
- Folder 16: Information Bulletin, USSR, Feb. 22 & April 20, 1944
- Folder 17: Women (Series: War Pictures by British Artists), 1943
- Folder 18: American Close-Up: A Portrait of an Ally, 1943
- By John Langdon-Davies
- Folder 19: Fighting Hearts by Ernie Pyle, 1944
- Folder 20: Battlefield, 3rd Armored Battering Ram of the 1st Army, Nov., 1958
- Folder 21: "Spearhead - Saga of the 3rd Armored" by Richard Tregaskis, Saga, Feb., 1963
- Folder 22: Hiroshima by John Hersey, Aug. 31, 1946
- Article from the New Yorker
- Folder 23: Post-War Clippings, 1953, 1969, 1974, 1984-85, 1992
- Folder 24: After the Battle (3 issues), 1974, 1982, 1983
"Battle of the Bulge" - no 4
"Breaking Enigma" - no 37
Battle for Aachen - no 42
- Folder 25: At the Cutting Edge" by Sam Martino, 1977
- Milwaukee Journal Insight, July 17, 1977
- Folder 26: George C. Scott Gives Patton a Fair Shake, 1985
- American West, Nov./Dec. 1985
- Folder 27: Spearhead, Special Orientation Issue, Frankfurt, Germany, Winter, 1987
- Folder 28: After Landing in Normandy, Spearhead Led the Way, Armor, Mar./Apr., 1991
- Folder 29: Spearhead, 1974, 1991
- July 1, 15, Nov. 1974, Spring 1991
- Folder 30: Military Review (2 issues), 1993
- Vol. 73, No. 1, Jan. 1993; Vol. 73, No. 2, Feb. 1993
- Folder 31: Soldiers (July-Dec), 1995
- Folder 32: Soldiers (Jan-June), 1995
- Folder 33: Soldiers (June-Oct), 1994
- Folder 34: Soldiers (3 issues), 1988, 1992
- Dec 1988; Nov and Dec 1992
- Folder 35: 8th AF News: Magazine of the 8th Air Force Historical Society, Nov, 1993
- Folder 36: "The Bulge: Prelude to the Assault," The Retired Officer Magazine, Jan., 1995
- Folder 37: Army Echoes: Bulletin for Army Retirees, 1995
- Folder 38: Army History: The Professional Bulletin of Army History, 1997
- Winter and Spring issues
- Folder 39: Army History: The Professional Bulletin of Army History, 1996
- Winter and Spring issues
- Folder 40: Army History: The Professional Bulletin of Army History, 1995
- Winter, Fall, Spring/Summer issues
- Folder 41: Army History: The Professional Bulletin of Army History, 1994
- Fall, Summer, and Spring issues
- Folder 42: USA Today, May 5, 1995
- Folder 43: Officer Review, Gen Geo. Joulwan, June/July, 1996
- Folder 44: Dutch and French phrase books, War Department, 1943
- Folder 45: New Testament - Roman Catholic version, U.S. Army, 1941
- pocket-sized
- Box 26
- Folder 1: Third Armored Division History by Haynes Dugan - Correspondence, 1989-90
- Folder 2: Third Armored Division History: Dedication, Introduction, Acknowledgments, 1989-90
- Folder 3: Third Armored Division History: The World War II Experience, 1989-90
- Stateside - England
- Folder 4: Third Armored Division History: First Combat
- CCB west of the Vire River or The Windy Hill (91) Fracas (Haut Vents)
- Folder 5: Third Armored Division History: The Gas Scare, 1989-90
- Folder 6: Third Armored Division History: Breakout Mortain Falaise Gap, 1989-90
- Folder 7: Third Armored Division History: To and Across the Seine, Northern France, 1989-90
- Mons - Charleroi - Namur - Liege - Verviers - Eupen
- Folder 8: Third Armored Division History: Normandy - Aachen, 1989-90
- Folder 9: Third Armored Division History: Siegfried Line, Weissenberg Hill, Donnerberg Hill, A Day in Hastenrath, Winter Offensive, 1989-90
- Folder 10: Third Armored Division History: The Bulge to Mons, 1989-90
- (title sheet in folder but not chapters sheets; no check out card - 6/14/2008)
- Folder 11: Third Armored Division History: To Cologne, 1989-90
- Folder 12: Third Armored Division History: Across the Rhine, The End of the War, 1989-90
- Folder 13: Third Armored Division History: Command Posts, Tank Aces, Casualties, 1989-90
- Folder 14: Third Armored Division History: Third Armored Division Association, 1989-90
- Folder 15: Third Armored Division History: Lineage & Symbols, 1989-90
- Folder 16: Third Armored Division History - Promotional Literature, 1989-90
- Folder 17: A History of the 3rd Armored Division: April 1941 - July 1958, [n.d]
- Donated by Gary M. Hollingsworth a member of the 3rd Armored Division from 1967 to 1968.
- Folder 18: The History of the 12th SS-Panzerdivision Hitlerjugend, by Hubert Meyer, 1995
- From Haynes Dugan, April 1995
- Folder 19: History of the 89th Grenadier Regiment German 12th Volksgrenadier Division by Hans Zeplein, 1996
2 folders.
From Robert Kaufman via Haynes Dugan
- Folder 20: History of the 89th Grenadier Regiment German 12th Volksgrenadier Division by Hans Zeplein, 1996
- From Robert F. Kauffman via Haynes Dugan
- Folder 21: Adolf Hitler: Bilder aus dem Leben des Führers (Hamburg, Germany: Bahrenfeld, 1936), 1936
- Captured item during WWII
- Folder 22: Organisationsbuch der NSDAP, 1943
- Book captured by 3rd US Armored Div at Eschweiler, Rhld on 25 November 1944 by Block (?) C.I.C.
- Folder 23: SS - Panzer - Brigade "Westfalen" Activation - Operations - Destruction March and April 1945 by Wilhelm Tieke, 2003
- From Jabier Tome, March 2010
- Folder 24: Die Wehrmacht, 1940
- A "triumph" book glorifying the victories of the German Armed Forces in 1940.
- Folder 25: Colors of the SS and the Third Reich, 1945
- Folder 26: Das Kehlsteinhaus, [n.d.]
- Includes pictures of Hitler's Eagle's Nest.
Browse by Series:
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Series 1: Donor Correspondence, Diaries, Mementos and Recollections],
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Series 2: Allied and Axis Records, Reports, Orders, Citations, and Logs],
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Series 3: Photographs and Scrapbooks],
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Series 4: Newspapers and Clippings],
[Series 5: Articles and Books],
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Series 6: Association Events, Newsletters, Programs and Exhibits File],
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Series 7: Artifacts],
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Series 8: Audiovisual Materials],
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Series 9: Oversize Photographs and Maps],
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All]