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  • Title: Robert D. Burhans papers
    Date (inclusive): 1942-1945
    Collection Number: XX096
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 32 manuscript boxes, 5 oversize boxes, 10 envelopes, 9 oversize folders (16.5 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Materials relating to activities of the First Special Service Force ("Devil's Brigade") and the 474th Infantry Regiment during World War II including correspondence, field orders, directives, reports, regulations, handbooks, maps, and photographs. Used as research material for the book by R. D. Burhans, The First Special Service Force: A War History of the North Americans, 1942-1944 (Washington, D.C., 1947).
    Creator: Burhans, Robert D.
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    Boxes 28-29, FH15 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of 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.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1971.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Robert D. Burhans papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical Note

    Colonel, United States Army; member, First Special Service Force, during World War II.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Materials relating to activities of the First Special Service Force ("Devil's Brigade") and the 474th Infantry Regiment during World War II including correspondence, field orders, directives, reports, regulations, handbooks, maps, and photographs. Used as research material for the book by R. D. Burhans, The First Special Service Force: A War History of the North Americans, 1942-1944 (Washington, D.C., 1947).

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy
    United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 474th
    Allied Forces. Special Service Force, 1st