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Title: Clovis E. Byers papers
Date (inclusive): 1917-1961
Collection Number: 64016
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
47 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 3 envelopes, 4 album boxes, 1 oversize folder, 1 motion picture film reel, 1 phonotape
reel
(28.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, speeches and writings, clippings, personnel records, and audiovisual material, relating
to the Pacific Theater during World War II, the Army of Occupation in Japan, the Korean War, and the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization command in Europe.
Creator:
Byers, Clovis E. (Clovis Ethelbert), 1899-1973
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
The collection was acquired by the Hoover Insitution Archives in 1964
[Identification of item], Clovis E. Byers papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1899 November 5 | Born, Columbus, Ohio |
| 1917-1918 | Attended Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio |
| 1920 | Graduated from West Point and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Cavalry |
| 1920-1921 | Student, Cavalry School |
| 1923-1924 | Student, Signal School |
| 1925 | Promoted to First Lieutenant |
| 1930-1931 | Student, Special Advanced Equitation Course, Cavalry School, Fort Riley, Kansas |
| 1931-1932 | Served with 8th Cavalry Regiment |
| 1932-1933 | Commanding officer, Cadet Company, United States Military Academy |
| 1935 | Promoted to Captain |
| 1940 | Promoted to Major |
| 1941 | Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel (temporary) |
| 1942 | Promoted to Colonel and Brigadier General (temporary). Awarded Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, and Purple Heart |
| 1943 | Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army |
| 1944 | Awarded Oak-Leaf Cluster to the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Oak-Leaf Cluster to the Silver and Bronze Star, and Air Medal |
| 1945 | Promoted to Major General (temporary), United States Army. Awarded Distinguished Service Medal and Second Oak-Leaf Cluster to the Bronze Star |
| 1946 | Awarded Military Merit Medal |
| 1947 | Awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBS) |
| 1948 | Promoted to Brigadier General, United States Army. Awarded Oak-Leaf Cluster to Legion of Merit and French Legion of Honor Officer Rank |
| 1952 | Promoted to Major General, United States Army |
| 1954-1955 | Deputy Commandant, National War College, Washington, D.C. |
| 1955 | Promoted to Lieutenant General, United States Army |
| 1955-1957 | Commandant, NATO Defense College, Paris |
| 1957-1959 | Special Assistant to the Defense Secretary |
| 1958 | President, Alumni Association, National War College, Washington, D.C. |
| 1959 | Retired from the United States Army |
| 1973 December 13 | Died |
Scope and Content of Collection
The Clovis E. Byers Papers, acquired in 1964, consist of correspondence, memoranda, diaries, speeches and writings, clippings,
personnel records, and audio-visual material, relating to the Pacific Theater during World War II, the Army of Occupation
in Japan, the Korean War, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization command in Europe.
The
Correspondence, identified as Byers' personal file, includes official correspondence, letters exchanged with friends and colleagues in the
military, letters Byers wrote to his family from overseas, and Byers' personal business correspondence.
The bulk of the materials included in the
Military File originated from Byers' various assignments with the army. His trips to Korea, the Philippines, Japan, and Europe resulted
from his military duties and his association with the NATO Defense College. The
Photographs also reflect his assignments in the Pacific, the Philippines, Japan, Korea, and Europe.
As required by law, security-classified materials have been removed from the collection until they can be declassified by
government officials.
Arranged into nine series: Biographical File, Correspondence, Speeches and Writings, Diaries and Appointment Books, Military
File, Oversize Materials, Photographs, Sound Recordings and Motion Pictures.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
Officers
Japan -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1952
Korean War, 1950-1953
United States. Army
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States. Army. Army, 8th
United States. Army. Corps, 10th