Ernest Fred Easterbrook papers, 1852-1988

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Easterbrook, Ernest Fred, 1908-1989 and Easterbrook, Edmund Pepperell, 1864-1933
Abstract:
Correspondence, speeches and writings, orders, reports, printed matter, photographs, and memorabilia relating to American military operations in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, military operations during the Korean War, American military assistance to Thailand, and American army aviation. Includes papers of Edmund Pepperell Easterbrook, army chaplain and father of E. F. Easterbrook. Transcribed copies of Earnest Fred Easterbrook's World War II diaries (10 March 1944 - 23 February 1945) are available at http://www.hoover.org/library-archives/collections or at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
Extent:
18 manuscript boxes, 4 oversize boxes, 2 digital PDF files (0.005 GB) (9.1 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ernest Fred Easterbrook papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The papers of Ernest Fred Easterbrook document American military operations in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, U.S. Army operations in the Korean War, American military assistance to Thailand, and army aviation. Correspondence, orders, photographs, reports, speeches, and writings relate to Major General Easterbrook's tenure as an infantry instructor of Chinese troops in World War II, commander of the 7th Infantry regiment in Korea, and deputy commanding general of the 6th Army, headquartered at the Presidio in San Francisco.

In addition to documenting Easterbrook's career in the military, the collection includes the papers of his father, Edmund Pepperell Easterbrook (1864-1933), chief chaplain of the United States Army. Correspondence, reports, and photographs chronicle Edmund Easterbrook's career as a chaplain in Cuba during the Spanish-American war and Germany in World War I.

The collection includes two published biographies and related materials: The Soldier and the Cross (1985), a biography of Edmund Easterbrook written by Ernest Easterbrook, and The Soldier with a Heart (2006), a biography of Ernest Easterbrook written by his son, John Easterbrook.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1908 August 6
Born, Fort Worden, Washington, United States, to Edmund Pepperell Easterbrook and Fannie Luscombe
1931
B.S., Military Academy; Commander, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
1938 September 9
Married Nancy Stilwell, daughter of General Joseph Warren Stilwell
1943-1945
Stationed under General Joseph Warren Stilwell in China-Burma-India Theater
1945
Awarded Combat Infantry's Badge
1946
Awarded the Legion of Merit
1946-1949
Member, staff and faculty, U.S. Infantry School
1948
Awarded Bronze (First Oak-Leaf Cluster) Star Medal
1949-1951
Member, staff and faculty, Canadian Army Staff College
1953
Awarded the Silver Star
1954
Awarded the Legion of Merit
1954-1955
Member, staff and faculty, U.S. Command and General Staff College
1955-1957
Assigned, G-3, Allied Land Forces, Central Europe, SHAPE, Combat Infantry Badge; Military Cross 1st class (Belgium)
1957-1959
Director, army aviation, ODCSOPS, Department of Army
1959
475th Infantry Regiment, China-Burma-India (CBI); advanced through grades to Major General, U.S. Army
1959-1961
Commanding General, U.S. Army Aviation Center
1961-1963
Commanding General, 25th Infantry Division
1963-1965
Chief, Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group, Thailand
1965
Awarded the Distinguished Service Medal
1965-1967
Deputy Commanding General, Sixth U.S. Army
1967
Awarded La Croix de Guerre 1940 avec Palme and The Royal Honorable Flying Badge
1985
Author, The Soldier and the Cross
1989 February 19
Died
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2006.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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], Ernest Fred Easterbrook papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563