Register of the Robert Dark papers

Finding aid prepared by Donald Abenheim
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
© 1998
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Stanford University
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Title: Robert Dark papers
Date (inclusive): 1917-1964
Collection Number: 77078
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 4 manuscript boxes, 5 card file boxes, 4 oversize boxes (9.3 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Orders, correspondence, speeches, clippings, and photographs, relating to the U.S. Army in the Philippines, 1931-1932, the activities of the 321st Infantry Regiment in the Pacific Theater, 1942-1946, and the invasion of Angaur and Peleliu Island, 1944. Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org. 
Creator: Dark, Robert, 1894-1976
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

The photographic negative file in Boxes 3-7 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 1977.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Robert Dark Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Alternate Forms Available

Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org. 

Biographical Note.

1894 September Born, North Carolina
1912 Joined United States Army as a private of the Cavalry branch
1915 Noncommissioned Officer, Coast Artillery Corps
1917 Second Lieutenant, Infantry branch
1917-1919 Served with American Expeditionary Force in France, attained rank of brevet Major
1931-1932 Served at Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippine Islands
1932-1933 Served at Vancouver Barracks, Washington
1941 Colonel, United States Army
1942-1946 Regimental commander, 321st Infantry Regiment, 81st Division, (1942-1944, trained in continental United States; 1944-1945, fought in Pacific campaigns, 1945-1946, served with occupation troops on Kyushu, Japan).
1946 Resigned from United States Army.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

United States -- Armed Forces -- Philippines
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
Officers
Philippines -- Defenses
United States. Army
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 321st

 

Correspondence 1935-1946

Scope and Contents

Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent.
box 1

Collier, W. A. 1946

box 1

Dark, Robert 1944

box 1

McDowell, C. R. 1944

box 1

Meachum, L. T. 1935

box 1

O'Hanlon, Redmond 1945

 

Subject file 1931-1964

Scope and Contents

Memoranda, orders, printed matter, charts, notes, etc., arranged alphabetically by title or subject.
box 1

Camp Horn, Arizona, manouver grid 1943

box 1

Civilian Conservation Corps, Medford, Oregon 1933

box 1

Commendations 1942-1946

 

Eighty-First Division

box 1

Divisional newspaper, Wildcat 1945

box 1

Memoranda and manouver notes 1943

box 1

Newspapers, San Luis Obispo Independent, and San Francisco Examiner 1944

box 1

Officer list 1944

box 1

Operation report, "Palau Island to New Caledonia, to Leyte Islands, to Japan, 5 January 1945-10 January 1946."

box 1

Poetry

box 1

Special orders 1942-1943

box 2

Operation Stalemate II, draft of United States Marine Corps official history of Palau phase, western Carolines operation 1950

box 2

Petit Barracks, Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippine Islands 1931

box 2

Petit Barracks, Zamboanga, post regulations 1931

 

Three Hundred Twenty-First Infantry Regiment

box 2

Air ground tests, Camp San Luis Obispo 1944

box 2

Company "L", Christmas program 1942

box 2

Manouver adjutant's manouver file 1944

box 2

Manouver handbook undated

box 2

Movement, Camp Horn to Camp San Luis Obispo 1943

box 2

Officer list undated

box 2

Organization day 1942

box 2

Vancouver Barracks, Washington 1932-1933

 

Speeches and writings undated

Scope and Contents

Writing and speech as listed.
box 2

"Notes on National Defense," typewritten carbon copy

box 2

Speech relating to Moro tribe on Mindanao, typewritten undated

 

Miscellany

Scope and Contents

Pamphlets, reports, greeting cards, drawings, and photographic negatives.
box 2

Miscellaneous clippings, greeting cards, printed reports, 1918-1944

box 9

Coat of arms for the 321st Regiment Infantry 13 July 1931

 

Scrapbooks, assembled by Robert Dark, including newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and photographs relating to his career and the units with which he served 1933-1945

Scope and Contents

Includes newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and photographs relating to his career and the units with which he served
box 8

Scrapbook of Organized Reserve Duty, 81st Division 1935-1936

box 8

Album of unidentified photographs undated

box 9

Scrapbook of clippings and photographs of Camp Horn and 81st Division 1943

box 10

Scrapbook of Pacific campaigns 1944-1945

 

Photographs 1942-1946

box 12, folder 1-2

Four prints of Major Dark, with officers of 47th Infantry Regiment, American Expeditionary Force, France, 1917-8. 3 prints of Petit Barracks, Zamboanga, Philippine Islands, 1931. 1 print of squad Philippine Scouts, among them two Moro soldiers, Zamboanga, 1931. 12 prints various US Army activities in the continental United States, 1941. 31 prints of 321st Infantry Regiment, Camp Rucker, ALA 1917-1943

Scope and Contents

Formerly Envelope A.
box 12, folder 3

34 prints of 321st Infantry Regiment, Camp Rucker ALA 1942-1943

Scope and Contents

Formerly Envelope B.
box 13, folder 1-2

62 prints of 321st Infantry Regiment, Cam Rucker ALA 1942-1943

box 13, folder 3

45 prints of 321st Infantry Regiment, 81st Division, on maneuvers Cumberland River valley 1943

Scope and Contents

Formerly Envelope D.
box 13, folder 4

10 prints, Camp Rucker, ALA.; 15 prints of 321st Infantry Regiment in desert warfare training, Horn Ranch, Arizona; 7 prints of 321st Infantry Regiment at Camp San Luis Obispo; and 12 prints of 321st Infantry Regiment at Camp Beale 1942-1944

Scope and Contents

Formerly Envelope E.
box 13, folder 5

One print of George Catlett Marshall inspecting the 321st Inf. Reg., Camp Beale; 14 prints of 321st Inf. Reg. at Camp Beale; 24 prints of U.S. troops engaged in action on Anguar and Peleliu Islands; and 19 prints of Col. R. F. Dark and the 321st Inf. Regt. on Kyushu, Japan 1944-1946

Scope and Contents

Formerly Envelope F.
box 11

10 oversized prints of 321st inf. regt. in the U.S.A, and Pacific Campaigns 1942-1944

Scope and Contents

Formerly Envelope mG.
 

Photographic negative file 1942-1944

Scope and Contents

Photographic negatives depicting scenes of Camp Rucker, Horn, San Luis Obispo, Beale, and Pacific campaigns.

Access

Boxes 3-7 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
 

Infantry life 1943-1944

Access

Box 3 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 3

Amphibious landings 1943-1944

box 3

Artillery company action 1943-1944

box 3

Chaplains 1943-1944

box 3

Expert Infantrymen Group 1943-1944

box 3

Entertainment 1943-1944

box 3

Inspections 1943-1944

box 3

Miscellaneous, Division 1943-1944

box 3

Miscellaneous, Post 1943-1944

box 3

Miscellaneous, Regiment 1943-1944

box 3

Officers, group 1943-1944

box 3

Sports 1943-1944

box 3

Reviews, Division 1943-1944

box 3

Reviews, Regimental 1943-1944

box 3

Non-Regimental portraits, alphabetical order 1943-1944

 

Infantry maneuvers and life 1943-1944

Access

Box 4 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 4

Andalusia maneuvers 1943-1944

box 4

Bivouac 1943-1944

box 4

Huntsville 1943-1944

box 4

Company Group pictures 1943-1944

box 4

Chaplains 1943-1944

box 4

General Mueller 1943-1944

box 4

Lebanon scenes 1943-1944

box 4

Officers, Regimental 1943-1944

box 4

Moving Pictures 1943-1944

box 4

Miscellaneous maneuvers 1943-1944

box 4

Miscellaneous, Divisional 1943-1944

box 4

River crossings 1943-1944

box 4

Regimental 1943-1944

box 4

Small miscellaneous 1943-1944

box 4

Sports 1943-1944

box 4

Scenic 1943-1944

box 4

Reviews 1943-1944

box 4

Party at Maxwell House 1943-1944

box 4

Non-Regimental miscellaneous 1943-1944

box 4

Chaplains 1943-1944

box 4

Expert Infantrymen group 1943-1944

box 4

Entertainment 1943-1944

box 4

Inspections 1943-1944

box 4

Officers, group 1943-1944

box 4

Sports 1943-1944

box 4

Non-regimental portraits and scenes, alphabetical 1943-1944

 

Portraits 1942-1943

Access

Box 5 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 5

Unidentified 1942

box 5

Alphabetical 1942-1943

 

Infantry training and life 1942-1943

Access

Box 6 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 6

First training 1942-1943

box 6

New Year's 1942

box 6

Field maneuvers 1942-1943

box 6

Christmas 1942

box 6

Chaplains 1942-1943

box 6

Expert Infantrymen groups 1942-1943

box 6

Entertainment 1942-1943

box 6

Inspections 1942-1943

box 6

Miscellaneous, Division 1942-1943

box 6

Miscellaneous, Post 1942-1943

box 6

Miscellaneous, Regiment 1942-1943

box 6

Review, Regiment 1942-1943

box 6

Review, Division 1942-1943

box 6

Sports 1942-1943

box 6

Officers, group 1942-1943

box 6

Rangers 1942-1943

 

Camp Horn 1943

Access

Box 7 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 7

En route, train 1943

box 7

Chaplains 1943

box 7

Expert Infantrymen group 1943

box 7

General McNair 1943

box 7

Miscellaneous 1943

box 7

Officers, Regimental 1943

box 7

Organization 4 September 1943

box 7

Range 1943

box 7

Athletic training 1943

box 7

Sports 1943

box 7

Scenic 1943

box 7

Desert maneuvers 1943

box 7

Non-regimental portraits, alphabetical 1943

 

Declassified U.S. Government Records 1943-1945

 

2018 release of declassified records 1943-1945

 

Operation report, "Ulithi Atoll, and other Western Carolines-Islands, 21 September 1944-4 January 1945."

 

Operation report, "Operations on Peleliu Island, 23 September 1944-27 November 1944."