February 2005

Ersted Collection     .25 Linear Feet

Collection of materials donated by Gordon Ersted.

ERSTED, Gordon

Cleveland Tank Plant
United States, Army – Armored Vehicles– M48 Medium Tank

Ezell Map Collection

Assembly of maps used by COL Bert Ezell as the S-3 of the 8th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division, during World War II in Europe. Nearly all of the maps are 1:100000 scale. Many of the maps are marked with the daily route of the 8th Tank Battalion on their drive across Europe, 1944-1945. (UMP3/7)

EZELL, Bertrand

United States, Army – Armored Divisions – 4th Armored Division
United States, Army – Tank Battalions – 8th Tank Battalion
World War, 1939-1945 – Campaigns – Northern Europe

Falkovich Collection:     6 linear feet

Collection of material taken from the office of Mr. Falcovich, who worked for the Directorate of Combat Developments (later the Directorate of Force Development) at Fort Knox KY. Much of this is material concerning the development, evaluation, and adoption of equipment for the Armored Force/Armor Branch from 1945 – 1990. It includes the various reports of War Department Equipment Boards, as well as books, manuscripts and files from various entities concerning Armor and its development.
PATN
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Armored Fighting Vehicles -- Tanks -- M551 ASRV
Armored Fighting Vehicles -- Tanks -- M60 Medium Tank
Armored Fighting Vehicles -- Tanks -- M60A1 Medium Tank
Armored Fighting Vehicles -- Tanks -- M60A1E1 Medium Tank
Armored Fighting Vehicles -- Tanks -- MBT-70
Directorate of Force Development (DFD) Ft Knox KY
Directorate of Combat Development (DCD) Ft Knox KY
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Employment of Armor
Mine Warfare
Tank-Automotive Command, Warren MI (TACOM)
United States, Army – Armored Divisions -- 2nd Armored Division
United States, Army - Armored Equipment Board
United States, Army - Army Equipment Board
United States, Army - Army Field Forces Advisory Board
United States, Army - War Department Equipment Board

Fonda Collection     .5 linear feet

PFC Jay C. Fonda, Medical Detachment, 1st Trench Mortar Battalion, AEF 1918 – 1919. Single scrapbook in poor condition containing maps, newspaper/magazine clippings, photographs, official orders, passes, letters, drawings and a copy of A Battery, 1st Trench Mortar Battalion history. There are also several artifacts. The book was put together by the soldier for his sons in 1930. Artifacts include several US collar devices, French military buttons, a small silk US flag, his paybook, 2 - I Corps Shoulder patches, Trench bomb shoulder devices, Red Cross pins and Brassard (SN 42877) and a handkerchief with flags printed on it.

FONDA, Jay C.

American Red Cross
United States, Army - American Expeditionary Force
United States, Army – Artillery Battalions -- 1st Trench Mortar Battalion
United States, Army – Corps -- I Corps
World War, 1914-1918

Fort Knox Collection:     2.5 linear feet

A collection of materials dealing with Fort Knox, the Armored Center, and units and personnel stationed at the Fort. Includes phone books, Post Regulations, some policy files, staff directories and the history of the fort.

PIERSON, Drew ()

United States, Army – Camps and Forts - Camp Knox KY
United States, Army – Camps and Forts - Fort Knox KY
United States, Army – Miscellaneous Units – The Armored Center
United States, Army – Miscellaneous Units – Civilian Conservation Corps
United States, Army – Miscellaneous Units – Civilian Military Training Corps
United States, Army – Miscellaneous Units – The US Army Armor Center
United States, Army – Miscellaneous Units – The US Army Training Center Armor
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 - Prisoners of War – German
World War, 1939-1945 - Prisoners of War – Italian

French in Indochina Collection     .5 Linear Feet

Collection of materials donated to the Patton Museum by the French Liaison. Includes some original, as well as photocopied documents and photographs of the French Army in Indochina, circa 1946 – 1960.

France, Army –
Vietnam

Fullerton Collection:     1 linear foot

Collection of books and archival material.   PATN 1998.15
ACCESS RESTRICTED

FULLERTON, Ralph, Senior

Armored Force Replacement Training Center (AFRTC)
United States, Army – Armored Divisions – 1st Armored Division
United States, Army – Camps and Forts – Fort Knox KY

Fusselman Collection     .5 linear feet

Collection of photographs and blueprints from SSG Robert Fusselman, who was a solider at Fort Knox from 1941 – 1943. He designed several buildings on post, as well other objects on Fort Knox.

FUSSELMAN, Robert M.
HAMBERG, W. A.

United States, Army – Camps and Forts – Fort Knox KY