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Military

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 142 Collections and/or Records:

Henry N. Roberts papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2291
Abstract

Manuscript certificate of discharge, November 28, 1835, from service in the Oregon Mounted Volunteers 1st Regiment, Company E, for being "unable to perform the duties of a soldier," signed by Joseph W. Mahon, Assistant Surgeon in Charge, Dalles, Washington (now Oregon).

Dates: 1835 November 28

Elliot Rodgers diary

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2628
Abstract

Manuscript diary regarding events during Elliot Rodgers' service in the Philippine Islands during the Spanish-American War.

Dates: 1899

Franklin D. Roosevelt letter to Albert Bauer

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 957
Abstract

Letter from U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) to Albert Bauer (1900-1993) about the importance of manufacturing amphibious combat transports. Bauer was the general manager of the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, which built ships and other watercraft for the U.S. armed forces during World War II.

Dates: 1944 August 17

Kirby Ross papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2688
Abstract

Kirby Stewart Ross, also known as Kirby G. Ross, served in the U.S. Army in France and Germany during World War I, and was awarded a Silver Star. Collection includes two diaries regarding his military training in Oregon and his combat experiences in France; certificates from the French government for his military service; and correspondence regarding his awards.

Dates: 1917-1929

Roy family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2338
Abstract

Papers include a discharge from the British Army, 1818, for John Roy; discharge from the French Foreign Legion, 1848, and medals for service in Algeria, 1893, for Jean-Frederic Roy; and ledgers of a jewelry business in Stayton, Oregon, 1897-1898, kept by E. Roy.

Dates: 1818-1898

Ashley R. Russell papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2851
Abstract Ashley Robert (Bob) Russell (1922-1944) was killed by a German sniper in Normandy, France, July 15, 1944, and had been one of the first to land in France on D-Day. Papers include correspondence, 1944, to his relatives, from France, regarding military life; correspondence, 1940-1941, from the Portland Art Museum regarding enrollment and sale of his artworks; a letter, 1942, from Sgt. Alfred E. Peacock regarding Russell's artwork; and a typescript letter, 1948, to Russell's parents,...
Dates: 1940-1948

Saylor family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 828
Abstract

Papers of the Saylor family of Portland, Oregon, including materials relating specifically to Edgar A. Saylor and Charles A. Saylor. Edgar A. Saylor worked as a cigar-maker in Portland, Oregon; Charles A. Saylor served in the Oregon National Guard, and subsequently in the 162nd Infantry during World War II.

Dates: circa 1870-2004; Majority of material found within circa 1870-1975

Louis Scholl papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 300
Abstract

Papers of and relating to a German-American military architect who traveled overland to Oregon in 1852 and later designed Fort Dalles and other military installations. Collection includes correspondence, a letterpress copybook, pension application materials, and a book of sketches made during the overland journey. Some materials are in German.

Dates: 1852-1920

Oral history interview with Ervin A. and Dutch Schultz

 Collection
Identifier: SR 11254
Abstract

Oral history interview with spouses Ervin A. Schultz and Dutch Schultz, conducted by Jim Strassmaier from March 2-23, 1984. Ervin A. Schultz discusses his family background and career in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1929 to the late 1940s. Dutch Schultz discusses her family backround, her experiences raising a child while living in the Philippines after World War II, and her work for NASA as an employee of the Pan American airline.

Dates: 1984 March 2-23

Engraving of Brigadier General James Shields

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5275
Abstract

Engraving of Brigadier General James Shields by John Chester Buttre after a photograph by Brady.

Dates: circa 1850-1893