Inventory to the Robert D. Burhans papers
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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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
box 1
Handbook for military government in Germany
box 1
German town plans
General Physical Description note: (2 pamphlets)
box 1
The Libyan campaign
1942
General Physical Description note: (1 pamphlet)
box 1
Training
1942-1943
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 1
Report of operations, Attu
General Physical Description note: (1 pamphlet)
box 1
Correspondence, casualties, and condolences
1945
General Physical Description note: (2 folders, miscellaneous items)
box 1
Civil administration and claims
1944-1945
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 1
Anzio Beachhead executive file
1944
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 1
Secret telegrams, Amchitka '43, also journal of orders, incidents, etc...
General Physical Description note: (1 folder, miscellaneous items)
box 1
Historical file (general)
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 2
Kiska
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 2
Little Kiska
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 2
Little Kiska, S-2 reports
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 2
Field Orders, First Special Service Force (FSSF) Part I
Apr 1943-Apr 1944
General Physical Description note: (2 folders)
box 2
Field Order #1, Landing Force 16.8 secret security
1 August 1943
General Physical Description note: (3 folders)
box 2
Equipment
1943
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 3
Booklet prescribing clothing, equipment and ammunition, FFSF
1943
box 3
II Corps
Dec 1943-Jan 1944
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 3
3rd Infantry Division
Mar 1944-June 1945
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 3
Operational File, 7th Army
July-Sept 1944
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 3
VI Corps field orders
Jan-May 1944
General Physical Description note: (2 folders)
box 4, folder 1-2
Field Order no. 1, Landing Force 168
1 Aug 1943
Scope and Contents
Some items removed and placed in map case drawer F04.
box 4, folder 3-4
Difensa
1-9 Dec 1943
Scope and Contents
Some items removed and placed in map case drawer F04
box 4, folder 5
Order of Battle
May 1944-Dec 1944
Scope and Contents
Some items removed and placed in map case drawer F04.
box 4, folder 6
Operation Bruno, FSSF
July-Aug 1944
Scope and Contents
Some items removed and placed in map case drawer F04.
box 4, folder 7
Kiska
Aug 1943
General Physical Description note: (1 notebook)
Scope and Contents
Some items removed and placed in map case drawer F04.
box 4
S.L.O.E. for FSSF
Sept 1943
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 4
Table of equipment
Oct 1943
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 4
Field Order no. 5, FSSF Kiska
8 Aug 1943
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 4
Casualty reports
1945
General Physical Description note: (1 notebook)
box 5, folder 1-4
Operation Buffalo
May 1944
Scope and Contents
Some items removed and placed in map case drawer F04.
box 5, folder 6-11
Fifth Army G-2 Reports
17 Feb-15 Mar 1944
Scope and Contents
Some items removed and placed in map case drawer F04.
box 5, folder 13
Equipment, 24's
Aug -Sept 1943
box 6, folder 1-3
Kiska, Signal communications
General Physical Description note: (3 folders with many pamphlets)
box 6, folder 4
FSSF Historical Report
Feb-Dec 1944
box 6, folder 5-12
Fifth Army - G-2 Daily Reports
16 Mar -1 May 1944
Scope and Contents
Some items removed and placed in map case drawer F04.
box 7
History FSSF.
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 7
Awards, requests for officers, movement orders
1942-1943
box 7
FSSF - Special list of clothing and equipment S.24
1943
General Physical Description note: (1 item. 42 p.)
box 7
Operation plan no. 4-43 Task Force 16 Adak, Alaska.
General Physical Description note: (1 item of many parts.)
box 7
Miscellaneous lessons learned
Mar-Apr 1944
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 7
Organization Table of Organization and Equipment
Feb-May 1945
General Physical Description note: (2 folders)
box 7
History file, 1943-1944
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 7
Secret Correspondence, Force
July 1942-April 1944
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 8, folder 1-2
FSSF S-2 reports
Feb 1944
Scope and Contents
Some items from folder 1 removed and placed in map case drawer F04.
box 8, folder 3-4
II Corps G-2 reports
June 1944
Scope and Contents
Some items removed and placed in map case drawer F04.
box 8, folder 15
France, map
Existence and Location of Originals
Item removed from box/folder; located in map case F04.
box 8
Captured enemy field order, South France
27 Aug 1944
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 8, folder 6
Kiska - field orders other units
Aug 1944
box 8
FSSF Kiska Field Order 5
8 Aug 1944
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 8
FSSF Kiska Field Order 5, Landing Force 16.8
8 Aug 1944
General Physical Description note: (2 folders)
box 8
MIS, BR, MA Studies
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 8
B. N. Hochcorn
1944
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 8, folder 7
Intelligence summaries
1943-1944
box 8, folder 13
At Mines (German data from Egypt)
1942-43
Scope and Contents
Some items removed and placed in map case drawer F04.
box 8, folder 10
FSSF History (for possible use in history).
Scope and Contents
Some items removed and placed in map case drawer F04.
box 8
Agent Reports
1944
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 8
Colonial file.
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 8
Civil affairs South France
Aug-Dec 1944
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 9, folder 1-2
Operations file
1943-1944
Scope and Contents
Some items removed and placed in map case drawer F05.
box 9, folder 3-9
FSSF S-2 Reports.
Jan
Mar-Jun
1944
Scope and Contents
Some items removed and placed in map case drawer F05.
box 9, folder 10-11
Regimental Movement Plan
1945
Scope and Contents
Some items removed and placed in map case drawer F05.
box 10, folder 1-2
TUSA, Letters, memos, circulars, bulletins
1944-1945
box 10, folder 3-4
Third U.S. Army Administrative order #2 and changes 1 to 10
1944-1945
Scope and Contents
Some items removed and placed in map case drawer F05.
box 10, folder 5-8
Osforce (Apostle) operations plan
Related Materials
Some items removed and placed in map case drawer F05.
box 10, folder 12
TUSA, G-3 reports
1944-1945
box 10, folder 13
Reorganization A.R. Force Table of Organization and Equipment
box 11, folder 2-4
S-3 journal Anzioca
30 Jan 1944 to 22 May 1944
box 11, folder 7
Discipline
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 11, folder 5-6
Nightlight
General Physical Description note: (2 folders)
box 11, folder 8-10
Plans and training, intelligence
Scope and Contents
Some items removed and placed in map case drawer F05.
box 12, folder 1-3
Guerrilla Mission
Scope and Contents
Some items removed from folders 2-3 and placed in map case drawer F05.
box 12, folder 4-6
S-3 Periodic reports
circa 22 Dec 1943 to 10 May 1944
Scope and Contents
Some items removed from Folder 4 and placed in map case drawer F05.
box 12, folder 13-14
Operation Grasshopper and Turtle
Scope and Contents
Some items removed and placed in map case drawer F05.
box 12
S-3 Journal Romeca
22 May 1944 to 8 June 1944
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 12
Task Force Whitney
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 12, folder 8
Training file #1
Scope and Contents
Some items removed and placed in map case drawer F05.
box 12, folder 12
German people's army, Guerrilla warfare
Scope and Contents
Some items removed and placed in map case drawer F05.
box 12
Table of Organization and Equipment, Infantry regiment
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 12
Infantry regiment, Table of Organization
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 13, folder 1-2
VI Corp G-2 reports
May 1944
Scope and Contents
Some items removed and placed in map case drawer F05.
box 13, folder 5-6
Western naval task force
1944
Scope and Contents
Some items removed and placed in map case drawer F05.
box 13, folder 7
S-3 Journal Digensa
1-10 Dec 1943
Scope and Contents
Some items removed and placed in map case drawer F05.
box 13, folder 8-11
FSSF field orders, Part II
1944
Scope and Contents
Some items removed and placed in map case drawer F05.
box 14, folder 1-2
S-2 Operation Buffalo
Scope and Contents
19 overlays and maps related to "Operation Buffalo" removed and placed in OS Flat File.
box 14, folder 3
S-2 Operation Turtle
Scope and Contents
6 overlays and maps related to Operation Turtle removed and placed in OS Flat File.
box 14, folder 4
S-2 Operation Grasshopper
Scope and Contents
13 overlays and maps related to Operation Grasshopper removed and placed in OS Flat File.
box 14, folder 5-6
S-2 Correspondence
1943-1944
box 14, folder 7
S-3 Journal Kiska
13-24 Aug 1943
box 14, folder 8-10
FSSF G O #8, 9, documentary evidence, GO #10 evidence
box 14, folder 12-13
Regimental Administration
box 14, folder 14
Gazetteer of Western Germany
General Physical Description note: (1 booklet)
box 14, folder 15
Bulletin of judge advocate general of the Army
Nov 1944
box 14, folder 16
German Forces, Group of photostats
box 14, folder 17
Head Quarters, Allied Land Forces, Norway, telephone directory
box 14, folder 18
SHAEF Weekly Intelligence summary
Apr 1945
box 14, folder 19
FSSF Original Table of Organization and Equipment
box 14, folder 20
First Special Service Force correspondence
box 14, folder 21
Yank, The Army Weekly
1944 December 29
box 14, folder 22
Equipment Losses, Italy
Oct -Dec 1943
General Physical Description note: (1 envelope)
box 14, folder 23
FSSF tentative tables of organization, Combat echelon, N19, 1942.
box 15
S-3 periodic reports
24 May to 28 Nov 1944
General Physical Description note: (3 folders)
box 15
Award recommendations
General Physical Description note: (3 folders)
box 15
The German People's Army
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 15
German People's Army with secret addenda
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 15
Fifth Army History, II, 115 p., III 135 p., undated
box 16
S-3 Field Orders no. 1 to no. 28
General Physical Description note: (3 folders)
box 16
II Corps Daily G-2 Reports
Dec 1943-Feb 1944
General Physical Description note: (4 folders)
box 16
Maps/Report of Operations
General Physical Description note: (2 folders)
box 17
Message Books. M-210 Signal Corps U.S. Army
General Physical Description note: (4 books)
box 17
Operation Grasshopper
16193
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 17
Miscellanea
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 17
FSSF S-2 Reports
Nov-Dec 1943; Aug-Nov 1944
General Physical Description note: (7 folders)
box FH15
FSSF S-2 Reports
Nov-Dec 1943
Aug-Nov 1944
Access
Box FH15 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
Separated Materials
Box 17:8 was removed and placed in Box FH15 for mold remediation treatment.
box 18
Fifth Army, G-2 reports
19 Nov -18 Dec 1943
General Physical Description note: (3 folders)
box 18
S-3 Journal, Southern France
8 Aug -30 Sept 1944
General Physical Description note: (3 folders)
box 18
FSSF II corps G-2 reports
19 Nov -19 Dec 1943
General Physical Description note: (2 envelope)
box 18
Rough draft history
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 19
Force History, narrative notes
General Physical Description note: (2 folder)
box 19
Receipts for documents
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 19
Patrol Reports
Feb -Oct 1944
General Physical Description note: (2 folders)
box 19
British and Canadian correspondence
9 June 1943-28 June 1944
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 19
Table of organization History
1942-1944
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 19
Manuscript draft letters
General Physical Description note: (1 tablet)
box 19
Gazetteers of France, Belgium
1944
General Physical Description note: (1 book)
box 19
Awards
1944-1945
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 19
Surgeons' reports, action at Mt. La Difensa Italy
3-9 Dec 1943
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 20
Radicosa, Mt. Majo, Operation reports
1943-1944
General Physical Description note: (2 folders)
box 20
3rd Regt. report
General Physical Description note: (1 envelope)
box 20
Regimental patrol reports
May 1944 Italy
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 20
Operation X, Italy
1944
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 20
FSSF II corps G-2 reports
1-14 Jan 1944
General Physical Description note: (2 envelope)
box 20
FSSF S-3 Journal. Special orders
1943-1945
General Physical Description note: (2 folders)
box 20
Map, France Southern coast
box 20
Cluster parachutes handbook
1943
box 20
Operations
21 Dec 1943 - 18 Jan 1944
General Physical Description note: (2 folders)
box 20
Becket Mission to Rome
May 1944
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 20
Southern France, Prince Henry Loading Plan
Aug 1944
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 20
7th Army miscellaneous
June-Aug 1944
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 20
Engraver's plates, war scenes
box 20
Movement Orders Secret Travel Orders, U.S. to Italy
1942-1943
General Physical Description note: (2 folders)
box 20
Raid on Dieppe
19 Aug 1942
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 21
Mount La Difensa Operation
circa 2-9 Dec 1943
General Physical Description note: (2 folders)
box 21
Field order #1, Operation Anvil
July 1944
General Physical Description note: (3 folders)
box 21
Awards
1944-1945
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 21
Secret Security Field Order #1.,Landing Force 16.8
1 Aug 1943
General Physical Description note: (2 folder)
box 22
S-3 Journal, Southern France, circa 1 Oct-28 Nov 1944
31 Dec 1944
General Physical Description note: (4 folder)
box 22
Anzio, Rome Field Operations Periodic Reports
May 1944
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 22
Raid reports, Anzio.
General Physical Description note: Oversized maps and reports removed from Box and placed in OS Folder
box 22
Kiska Operation, Field Orders
box 22
D-Day on Levant, Battle Summary
box 22
Intelligence Summaries of Enemy Operations, Central Europe and Norway
April-June 1945
box 22
FSSF Organizational Chart and Personnel Orders and Regulations
box 22
Printed matter: U.S. Army Handbooks, Pamphlets, News Clippings
box 22
Correspondence relating to publication of book
box 23
Action on Attu
General Physical Description note: (1 item 102 p. +)
box 23
Maps relating to FSSF Operations
General Physical Description note: (6 folders)
box 24
Box 24
Scope and Contents note
Negatives (3x5) and Contact Prints in labelled negative jackets relating to the activities of the FSSF;
Negatives (35mm), 12 rolls;
Safety Film
box 24
Box 25
Scope and Contents note
Negatives (3x5) and Contact Prints in labelled negative jackets relating to the activities of the FSSF;
Negatives (35mm), 12 rolls;
Safety Film
box 26
Intelligence Reports Circulation 1st Special Service Force
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 26
Gazetteer of Western Germany Map Series
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 26
Map of Italy
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 26
Bruno S-2 File
General Physical Description note: (2 folders)
box 26
Tactics of the German Army and How to Defeat Them
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 27
Fifth Army G-2 Report
General Physical Description note: (4 folders)
box 27
IV Corps G-2 Reports
1-29 Feb 1944
General Physical Description note: (3 folders)
box 27
IV Corps G-2 Reports
1-30 April 1994
General Physical Description note: (3 folders)
box 28
German Arms and Ammunition.
General Physical Description note: (4 folders)
Access
Box 28 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 28
Office of Prodaction Management, Springfield, Mass, A.D. Dickinson
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
Access
Box 28 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 28
Colonel E.A. Walker Operations File
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
Access
Box 28 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 28
Force History-Awards, Notes on Personal Experiences, La Difensa, Mt Majo, etc.
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
Access
Box 28 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 29
Awards
General Physical Description note: (6 folders)
Access
Box 29 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 29
Notes on Geographical Section General Staff Maps
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
Access
Box 29 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 29
Fifth Army History Vol. I.
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
Access
Box 29 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 29
Southern France
5 Aug -28 Nov 1994
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
Access
Box 29 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 29
Littoria City Plan
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
Access
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box 29
Printed Matter, The Saturday Evening Post
1946
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
Access
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box 29
Miscellaneous Letters, commendations
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
Access
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box 30
VI Corps
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 30
General Frederick file, task file "B" and miscellaneous plans
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 30
Lessons from the Indian campaign
10 March 1944
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 30
5th Army G-2 Reports
May 1944
General Physical Description note: (4 folders)
box 30
Amphibious Force, Atlantic Fleet
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 30
Intelligence Training
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 30
Infantry in Battle
General Physical Description note: (1 book)
box 30
German Field Service Regulations
General Physical Description note: (1 book)
box 31
Notes on Geographical Section General Staff Maps of Germany
Mar 1944
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 31
Training Data, Intelligence School
General Physical Description note: (3 folders)
box 31
The Libyan Campaign
May 27-July 27, 1942
General Physical Description note: (1 folder)
box 31
VI Corp
General Physical Description note: (4 folders)
box 34
Fifth Army
General Physical Description note: (7 folders)
box 24
1000 4"x5" and 35 mm negatives of photos showing the activities of the First Special Service Force and the 474th Infantry
during World War II in Europe
undated
box 25
1000 4"x5" and 35 mm negatives of photos showing the activities of the First Special Service Force and the 474th Infantry
during World War II in Europe
undated
envelope A-I
4 portrait photos of Major General Robert T. Frederick and others; 45 prints of the 474th Infantry in Normandy and Norway;
107 prints of the 474th Infantry at award formations, parades, and social events; 330 prints of combat scenes involving the
474th Infantry; 98 prints of the First Special Service Force in Italy and Southern France; and 87 unidentified aerial photographs
undated
box 35
100 aerial photos of Kiska Island (Aleutians), M. La difensa (Italy), M. La Remetanea (Italy), and M. Maggiore (Italy)
undated
Scope and Contents note
Formerly envelope mJ. Includes unidentified photos.
box 36
100 aerial photos of Kiska Island (Aleutians), M. La difensa (Italy), M. La Remetanea (Italy), and M. Maggiore (Italy)
undated
box 37
100 aerial photos of Kiska Island (Aleutians), M. La difensa (Italy), M. La Remetanea (Italy), and M. Maggiore (Italy)
undated
envelope mK
103 prints of the First Special Service Force in Italy
undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes 1 print of the 474th Infantry in Norway.