Robert Dark papers, 1917-1964

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Creators:: Dark, Robert, 1894-1976
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.
Extent:: 4 manuscript boxes, 5 card file boxes, 4 oversize boxes (9.3 Linear Feet)
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Robert Dark Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical / historical:

Date	Event
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.

Acquisition information:

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1977.

Physical location:

Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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

Access and use

Restrictions:: 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.
Terms of access:: For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives

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

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US