February 2005

U.M.T. Collection:     .5 Linear Feet

Collection of newspapers and pamphlets concerning the Universal Military Training Experimental Unit stationed at Fort Knox 1947-1949.

United States, Army – Camps and Forts – Fort Knox KY
United States, Army – Miscellaneous Units – Universal Military Training

U. S. Army Units Collection:     6 linear feet

Collection of loose or separated materials concerning individual U. S. Army units or commands. The collection itself is sub-divided by major unit. Sub-units of individual Army Divisions or Corps are kept in the same folder or box as the major unit. 1918 - 1972

United States, Army – AA Artillery Battalions – 184th Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion
United States, Army – AA Artillery Battalions – 195th Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion
United States, Army – Armies -- Third Army
United States, Army – Armored Divisions – 1st Armored Division
United States, Army – Armored Divisions – 2nd Armored Division
United States, Army – Armored Divisions – 3rd Armored Division
United States, Army – Armored Divisions – 4th Armored Division
United States, Army – Armored Divisions – 5th Armored Division
United States, Army – Armored Divisions – 6th Armored Division
United States, Army – Armored Divisions – 7th Armored Division
United States, Army – Armored Divisions – 8th Armored Division
United States, Army – Armored Divisions – 9th Armored Division
United States, Army – Armored Divisions – 10th Armored Division
United States, Army – Armored Divisions – 11th Armored Division
United States, Army – Armored Divisions – 12th Armored Division
United States, Army – Armored Divisions – 14th Armored Division
United States, Army – Armored Divisions – 20th Armored Division
United States, Army – Armored Force
United States, Army – Armored Regiments – 1st Armored Regiment
United States, Army – Armored Regiments – 13th Armored Regiment
United States, Army – Armored Regiments – 34th Armored Regiment
United States, Army – Armored Regiments – 35th Armored Regiment
United States, Army – Armored Regiments – 66th Armored Regiment
United States, Army – Branch Schools – Infantry (Tanks) School
United States, Army – Cavalry Brigades – 7th Cavalry Brigade (Mecz)
United States, Army – Cavalry Groups – 3rd Cavalry Group
United States, Army – Cavalry Groups – 16th Cavalry Group
United States, Army – Cavalry Regiments – 1st Cavalry Regiment (Mecz)
United States, Army – Cavalry Regiments – 13th Cavalry Regiment (Mecz)
United States, Army – Cavalry Regiments – 104th Cavalry Regiment
United States, Army, -- Cavalry Squadrons – 33rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
United States, Army, -- Cavalry Squadrons – 38th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
United States, Army, -- Cavalry Squadrons – 41st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
United States, Army, -- Cavalry Squadrons – 85th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
United States, Army, -- Cavalry Squadrons – 86th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
United States, Army, -- Cavalry Squadrons – 92nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
United States, Army, -- Cavalry Squadrons – 94th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
United States, Army – Corps -- II Armor Corps
United States, Army – Corps -- IV Corps
United States, Army – Corps -- VII Corps
United States, Army – Corps -- XIII Corps
United States, Army – Corps -- XIX Corps
United States, Army – Field Artillery Battalions – 23rd Armored Field Artillery Bn
United States, Army – Field Artillery Battalions – 71st Armored Field Artillery Bn
United States, Army – Field Artillery Battalions – 128th Armored Field Artillery Bn
United States, Army – Field Artillery Battalions – 212th Armored Field Artillery Bn
United States, Army – Field Artillery Battalions – 231st Armored Field Artillery Bn
United States, Army – Field Artillery Regiments – 4th Field Artillery Regiment
United States, Army – Infantry Battalions – 36th Armored Infantry Battalion
United States, Army – Infantry Battalions – 50th Armored Infantry Battalion
United States, Army – Infantry Battalions – 55th Armored Infantry Battalion
United States, Army – Infantry Battalions – 56th Armored Infantry Battalion
United States, Army – Infantry Divisions – 5th Infantry Division
United States, Army – Infantry Divisions – 7th Infantry Division
United States, Army – Infantry Divisions – 80th Infantry Division
United States, Army – Ordnance Battalions – 128th Armored Ordnance Battalion
United States, Army – Ordnance Battalions – 133rd Armored Ordnance Battalion
United States, Army – Ordnance Groups -- 82nd Ordnance Group
United States, Army – Signal Corps – 146th Armored Signal Company
United States, Army – Tank Companies – 1st Tank Company
United States, Army – Tank Companies – 28th Tank Company (ARNG)
United States, Army – Tank Companies – 38th Tank Company (ARNG)
United States, Army – Tank Battalions – 15th Tank Battalion
United States, Army – Tank Battalions –17th Heavy Tank Battalion
United States, Army – Tank Battalions – 28th Airborne Tank Battalion
United States, Army – Tank Battalions – 36th Tank Battalion
United States, Army – Tank Battalions – 37th Tank Battalion
United States, Army – Tank Battalions – 68th Tank Battalion
United States, Army – Tank Battalions – 191st Tank Battalion
United States, Army – Tank Battalions – 344th Tank Battalion AEF
United States, Army – Tank Battalions – 710th Tank Battalion
United States, Army – Tank Battalions – 714th Tank Battalion
United States, Army – Tank Battalions – 735th Tank Battalion
United States, Army – Tank Battalions – 736th Tank Battalion
United States, Army – Tank Battalions – 737th Tank Battalion
United States, Army – Tank Battalions – 741st Tank Battalion
United States, Army – Tank Battalions – 764th Amphibious Tractor Battalion
United States, Army – Tank Battalions – 786th Tank Battalion
United States, Army – Tank Corps
United States, Army – Tank Destroyer Battalions – 691st Tank Destroyer Battalion
United States, Army – Tank Destroyer Battalions -- 702nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
United States, Army – Tank Destroyer Battalions – 704th Tank Destroyer Battalion
United States, Army – Tank Destroyer Battalions – 813th Tank Destroyer Battalion
United States, Army – Transportation Corps -- 13th Port
World War, 1914-1918 – Campaigns
World War, 1939-1945 – Campaigns
Korean War, 1950-1953 – Campaigns

Van Alstyne Collection     .25 linear feet

Photocopies of the papers of LT Van Alstyne, Tank Corps, AEF, WW I. Original papers held by Robert Cook of North Carolina

VAN ALSTYNE, David Jr.
PATTON, George Smith, Jr. (1885-1945

United States, Army – Tank Battalions – 326th Battalion
United States, Army – Tank Brigades – 305th Tank Brigade
United States, Army – Tank Center – 302nd Center
United States, Army – Tank Corps
United States, Army – Tank School – American Expeditionary Forces
United States Army – Ambulance Service
World War, 1914-1918

Van Voorhies Collection     3 linear feet

General Van Voorhies is considered the grandfather of the US Armored Force/Armor Branch. He commanded the initial Mechanized Force at Fort Eustis in 1930-1931 and went on to command the 7th Cavalry Brigade Mechanized at Fort Knox. He served as V Corps Area Commander, as well as commander of the Panama Canal Zone and the Caribbean Defense Area. He retired as a LTG. This is a grouping of scrapbooks and loose papers belonging to him and his family c1933 - 1945.

VAN VOORHIES, Daniel (1878-1956)

United States, Army – Camps and Forts - Fort Knox, KY
United States, Army – Cavalry Brigades -- 7th Cavalry Brigade (Mecz)
United States, Army – Cavalry Regiments -- 1st Cavalry Regiment (Mecz)
United States, Army – Cavalry Regiments -- 13th Cavalry Regiment (Mecz)
United States, Army -- Corps -- V Corps
United States, Army – Defense Commands - Caribbean Defense Command
World War, 1939-1945

Van Zant Collection     3 Linear Feet

Collection of maps, photographs, reports, letters, and memorandums covering the military career of LTC Robert E. Van Zant. LTC Van Zant was a member of the 13th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, as well as an instructor at the Armor School, Fort Knox, between 1941 and 1945

DEVERS, Jacob Loucks (1887-1983)
GARDINER, Henry E. (1906-)
HOLLY, Joseph Andrew (1896-1987)
ROBINETT, Paul McD. (1893-1975)
VAN ZANT, Robert E. (1913 -)

Air-Ground Battle
Air Liaison Officer Course
Canada, Army – Armored Brigades – 1st Canadian Armored Brigade
Great Britain, Royal Air Force – RAF Station, Petah Tegva MEF
Great Britain, Royal Air Force – 210th Air Liaison Section
United States, Army – Air Force – 31st Air Base Squadron
United States, Army – Armies – Fifth Army
United States, Army – Armored Divisions – 1st Armored Division
United States, Army – Armor Regiments – 13th Armor Regiment
United States, Army – Armor Regiments – 69th Armor Regiment (M)
United States, Army - Armored School
United States, Army – Camps and Forts - Camp Polk, LA
United States, Army – Camps and Forts - Fort Knox, KY
United States, Army – Camps and Forts - March Field, CA
United States, Army – Infantry Divisions – 95th Division
United States, Army – Infantry Regiments – 378th Infantry Regiment
United States, Army – Miscellaneous Units – Armored Force Detachment, Barstow CA
United States, Army – Miscellaneous Units – 6687th Replacement Company
United States, Army – Miscellaneous Units – 7th Replacement Depot
United States, Army - Officer Reserve Corps
United States, Army – Tank Battalions – 13th Tank Battalion
World War, 1939-1945 – Campaigns – North Africa
World War, 1939-1945 – Campaigns – Italy

Viner Collection     1 Linear Foot

Collection of booklets, pamphlets, and reports concerning operations of the U.S. Army Tank Corps during World War I (1917-1918), as well as the immediate post-war period. Includes some after action reports, as well as studies concerning the use of tanks in combat and their effectiveness. COL Viner was assigned to the Tank Corps in 1918.

CONNER, Fox (1874-1951)
KING, Campbell (1871-1953) (MG)
LLOYD, Hardress (1874 – 1952) 4th Dragoon Guards
PATTON, George Smith Jr., (1885-1945)
RICHARDSON, W. P.
SASSE, Ralph Irvine (1889-1954)
VINER, Joseph Wadsworth (1888-1983)

France, Army -- Armored Fighting Vehicles – Light Tanks -- Renault FT17
Great Britain, Army -- Armored Fighting Vehicles -- Tanks -- Mk V
Great Britain, Army – Tank Brigades -- 2nd Tank Brigade
Great Britain, Army – Tank Brigades -- 3rd Tank Brigade
United States, Army - American Expeditionary Force
United States, Army – Armies -- First Army
United States, Army – Infantry Divisions -- 1st Division
United States, Army – Infantry Divisions -- 28th Division
United States, Army – Infantry Divisions -- 35th Division
United States, Army – Tank Corps
United States, Army – Tank Battalions -- 301st Tank Battalion
United States, Army – American Expeditionary Force Tank Center
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Meuse-Argonne
World War, 1914-1918 -- Occupation -- Archangel Russia
World War, 1914-1918 -- Tank Warfare