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Title: Fred L. Walker papers
Date (bulk): 1915-1947
Collection Number: 93001
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
10 manuscript boxes, 5 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder
(14.15 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Memoirs, diaries, speeches, correspondence, news clippings, printed matter, photographs, and memorabilia relating primarily
to the American military campaign in Italy during World War II, especially to the Battle of the Rapido River. Also includes
material on the Second Battle of the Marne in World War I, American troops in the Philippines, the Punitive Expedition into
Mexico in 1916, and the Texas National Guard.
Creator:
Walker, Fred L. (Fred Livingood), 1887-1969
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
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Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1993.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Fred L. Walker papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
1887 |
Born in Fairfield County, Ohio |
1911 |
Graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in engineering and joined the Army as second lieutenant |
1911-1914 |
Served in the Philippines with 13th U.S. Infantry |
1914-1916 |
Served with 17th Infantry in the Punitive Expedition into Mexico |
1917-1918 |
Served with the 30th Infantry Regiment in France |
1918 |
Battalion Commander during the Second Battle of the Marne and awarded the Distinguished Service Cross |
1927-1932 |
Infantry School instructor |
1941-1944 |
Appointed commanding general of the 36th Infantry Division in Texas and fought at the Battle of Salerno at Paestum, Rapido
River, Cassino, and Mt. Artemisio
|
1944 |
Awarded Second Distinguished Service Cross |
1946-1947 |
Retired from the army as a major general and appointed lieutenant general and commander of the Texas National Guard |
1969 |
Died in Washington, D.C. |
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of diaries, memoirs, speeches, correspondence, news clippings, printed matter, photographs, and memorabilia
of Fred Livingood Walker, Commander of the 36th Infantry Division in World War II. Walker's papers detail his military career
and relate to American troops in the Philippines in 1912, the Punitive Expedition into Mexico in 1916, and the Second Battle
of the Marne in World War I. The bulk of the collection focuses on the 36th Division's campaign in Italy during World War
II, especially to the Battle of the Rapido River, and Walker's later commandment of the Texas National Guard. The collection
is arranged into five groups: Correspondence, Speeches and Writings, Military Career file, Photographs, and Scrapbooks and
Printed material.
Related Collection
Fred L. (Fred Livingood) Walker typescript: Mission impossible at Cassino: the first assault across the Rapido River near
Cassino in World War II, January 1944, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Subjects and Indexing Terms
United States -- Armed Forces -- Philippines
Officers
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France
History
Marne, 2nd Battle of the, France, 1918
United States -- National Guard
Rapido River, Battle of the, Italy, 1944
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
United States. Army
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 36th
Texas. National Guard