biographical and subject summary

GEORGE C. MARSHALL RESEARCH FOUNDATION

COLLECTION SUMMARY SHEET

COLLECTION: WALTON H. WALKER COLLECTION

ACCESSION NUMBER: 89-8

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DONOR: General Sam Sims Walker

DATE OF GIFT: January 15, 1989

SIZE: 38 boxes

INCLUSIVE DATES: T~12~195(:t;~J)ut:mosEly World War II

BIOGRAPHICAL AND SUBJECT SUMMARY:

Walton Walker was born in 1889 in Belton, Texas and graduatedfrom West Point in 1912. His assignments and promotions are documented in the States, and the major portion of this collectionconsists of XX Army Corps and 3rd A1'my operations in Europe,1944-1945.

Included is correspondence, photographs, maps, printed materialsand extensive coverage of XX Corps activities including After-ActionReports.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION AND ARRANGEMENT:

Material is grouped by series and arranged in chronologicalorder. Included are photographs, after-action reports, combat andtraining events, scrapbooks, etc. There is some personal correspondence, but this is small in size.

RESTRICTIONS: None

LOCATIONS: Vault, upstairs

COLLECTION REGISTER AVAILABLE: Yes

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The Walton Walker Collection covers the years 1912-1950, fromwhen Walker was a West Point Cadet, until his death in Korea. Itconsists of several series: Correspondence, official documents,photographs, maps, scrapbooks, and printed materials.The material is grouped by series, and arranged in chronologicalorder within each series. There is also some separated material(scrapbooks and oversized) that is catalogued with the collectionas well.

The bulk of the material covers the XX Corps and the EuropeanTheater of Operations in World War II. There is some miscellaneouscorrespondence, but on the whole, personal correspondence is thin.The printed materials range over the whole of Walker's career, fromWest Point memorabilia to contemporary news accounts of action inKorea. The scrapbook collection covers this span as well. Alsopresent are newspapers, magazines, miscellaneous memorabilia, andtwo boxes of artifacts, mostly flags, from Walker's career.

Of particular interest to the researcher is the extensiveamount of photographs embodied in the Walk.er Collection. There areover 1,100 European Theater of Operations photos arranged by dateand city. Also represented are all of Walker's post-WWIIassignments, and there are some from the Korean fronts as well.There are numerous photographs of many important military figuresof this period, including George C. Marshall, Dwight D. Eisenhower,George Patton, Douglas MacArthur, Chester Nimitz, Omar Bradley, J.Lawton Collins, and Louis Johnson, among others.The total number of photographs approaches 4,000.

There is also a wealth of material concerning the XX Corps and3rd Army operations in Europe, 1944-5. Examples include afteraction reports from the battalion to Army level, operational maps,command post documents, printed unit histories, and manuscriptaccounts of combat and training events.

CHRONOLOGY

1889 December 2--Walker born in Belton, TX

1912 graduates from West Point, commissioned as Second Lieutenant

1914 participates in the Vera Cruz expedition under GeneralFunston

1916 promoted to First Lieutenant

1917 promoted to Captainorganizes 2nd BN of 57th Infantry (only officer in unit)organizes Co.A of 13th Machine Gun BN

1918 sent to France with the 13th Machine Gun BNpromoted to Major (temp.)

1919 promoted to Lieutenat Colonel (temp.)returns to U.S., reverts to prewar rank of Captain

1920 enrolls in the Field Artillery School, Ft. Sill, OK

1923 becomes Tactical Officer at West Point

1925 Enrolls in Command and General Staff School, Ft. ~venworth,

KS

1930 assigned as part of international railroad patrol unit,Tientsin, China

1935 August--promoted to Lieutenant Colonelordered to Army War College

1936 becomes Executive Officer of 5th Infantry Brigade(commanding officer is Gen. George Marshall)

1937 begins four-year tour at War Plans Division, War Dept.General Staff

1938 becomes Executive Officer of War Plans Division

1941 April--promoted to Colonel (temp.)assigned as C.O., 36th Infantry Brigade, Camp Polk, LAJUly--promoted to Brigadier General (temp.)assigned as c.o. of 3rd Armored Brigade

1942 January--assumes command of 3rd Armored DivisionFebruary--promoted to Major General (temp.)August--assumes command of IV Armored Corps and deserttraining area, Camp Young, CA

1943 Walker and the IV Armored Corps transfer to Camp Campbell,KY

1943 October--IV Armored Corps redesignated XX Corps

1944 July--Part of the 3rd Army under Gen. Patton, the XX Corpsspearheads the drive across France, Germany, and Austria(through May, 1945)

1945 April--promoted to Lieutenant General (temp.)June--assumes command of the Eighth Service Command, Dallas,TX

1946 June--assumesChicago, IL

command of newly-reactivated 5th Army,

1948 September--assumes command of the 8th Army, Yokohama, Japan

1950 June--North Korean forces invade the Republic of KoreaWalker placed in command of U.N. groound forces underoverall command of General MacArthurDecember 23--Walker is killed in a jeep accident at thefront

ADDENDUM

Walton H. Walker Collection #134(added to the collection by his son,Sam S. Walker, September 13,2000)

Letter of Commendation from Brigadier GeneralGeorge C. Marshall to CoL Walton H. Walker on hispromotion to the War Department.

I. MANUSCRIPT MATERIALCORRESPONDENCE

BOX FOLDERGeneral Correspondence

1 1-3/11/35 orders to Army War College-Invitation to 10/22/37 party hosted by George Marshallat Vancouver Barracks, draft of poetic response

-5/17/43 from Col. Hamer Ford-6/9/43 from Col. Thomas Maroney-6/21/43 to victor Emerson

2-1/28/44-3/24/44-4/14/44-4/25/44-4/25/44-4/25/44-4/29/44-5/11/44

-5/21/44-5/23/44

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notes to Mrs. Walkerfrom Sam Bone, Cumberland Universityfrom British Brigadier H.I. Allento Life Insurance Company of Virginiato Farmers' National Bank, Belton, TXto Chemical Bank and Trust Co.to British Lt.Col. C. Smyth-Piggottfrom R. Boeker, Who's Who in the Western

Hemisphereto Col. R. John Westto Alexander Keiller

-6/6/44 to Chief of Chaplains william R. Arnold-6/9/44 to Col. E.H. Hicks-6/18/44 to Mrs. Eastwood, Secretary of Overseas Forces

Hospitality committee, Marlborough-6/18/44 to PMC, Salisbury Plain District Mess-6/20/44 from Lt.Col. Harold Hoffman-6/27/44 telegram from Cathon Hardy-9/1/44 from Col. Harkins, letter of introduction to

Prince Felix of Luxembourg-11/6/44 from Henri Couzinet, Mayor of Chateau-Thierry-11/6/44 from Henry Faucheur-11/12/44 from Giraud-11/17/44 from citizen of Chateau-Thierry (name

unclear)-11/19/44 from French Gen. Dody-11/20/44 from M. Moppert, Chief of Metz-11/23/44 from Gen. Dody-11/23/44 from Patton (introduction to Giraud--

personally signed)-11/23/44 from Capt. de la Vasselais-11/30/44 from Gen. Dody-12/8/44 from Mayor of Thionville

4-1/28/45 to Director of the French Army Museum-1/28/45 to French General Juin-2/8/45 from Mayor of Angers

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-2/14/45 from Mayor of Chartres-3/13/45 from Maj.Gen. O.P. Weyland-3/28/45 from Governor-General of Metz-4/14/45 from Lt. Gen. George Patton-4/15/45 from Lt. Gen. "Gee" Gerow-4/18/45 from General Jacob Devers-4/20/45 coded telegram from Lt. Gen. Patton-undated telegram from Caroline Walker (wife)-undated coded telegram from General Mark Clark

5-4/30/45 to Lt. Gen. Gerow-5/8/45 from Maj.Gen. Karl Truesdell-5/25/45 from Bunny Hobson, representative of USMA

class of 1912-6/19-20/45 Welcome-home telegrams-6/20/45 from Cpl. Edwin A. Doyle-7/3/45 from French general Leclerc-7/13/45 to T. Charlton Hall-8/1/45 from Lt. Gen. Patton-10/27/45 to Monsignor Dubosh, president of the Slovak

League of America-11/6/45 from Lt. Gen. Patton-12/11/45 from Gabriel Hocquard, Mayor of Metz

6-1/3/46 from Lt.Col. W.K. Wyant-1/25/46 from Maj.Gen. Hobart Gay-2/16/46 to French Gen. Leclerc-4/17/46 to Prince Felix of Iillxembourg-7/12/46 from Camille Rodier-12/11/46 to Chief Liaison, French Mission-12/24/46 From Maj.Gen. James Van Fleet-2/6/47 to Maj.Gen. William G. Weaver-5/24/47 telegrams from Generals witsell and Handy, and

from the Office of the Chief of Staff-5/27/47 from Bill Streett-5/28/47 from Lt.Gen. O.W. Griswold-5/29/47 from Commandant, the Armored School, Ft. Knox,

Kentucky-8/4/47 to Col. Paul Franson-12/3/47 telegram expressing sympathy--death of Leclerc

7-5/48 Invitation to Sam & Charlotte Walker's wedding-7/30/48 telegram from Rear Adm. J. Cary Jones-10/2/48 to Maj. Gen. James M. Gavin-11/23/48 to Commanding General, Yokohama, Japan-11/23/48 to Capt. Harry Astor, Yokohama Command-11/26/48 memo to captain Astor-12/14/48 from Raymond Mondon, Deputy Mayor of Metz

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-1/6/49 to Maj.Gen. Maloney, Chief of HistoricalDivision

-1/11/49 to Gabriel Hocquard, Mayor of Metz-2/12/49 from Col. William Collier-2/14/49 from Mayor of Melun-2/18/49 reports of Walker's house and neighbors in

Japan-3/11/49 from Major Preston Morgan-3/12/49 from Brigadier General Garvin-3/16/49 from Melvan Jacobs-3/25/49 to Maj.Gen. Gay-3/28/49 to French General Collignon-4/4/49 from Maj.Gen. Gay-4/25/49 roster of staff for Walker's quarters in Japan-5/16/49 from former Mayor of Metz G. Hocquard-5/31/49 to several members of XX Corps concerning the

Medal of Metz-6/1/49 to the Adjutant General-6/21/49 to Maj.Gen. Gay-6/21/49 to Col. Collier-7/13/49 from Lt.Col. Hall-7/29/49 to Major Sidmore-9/6/49 to Col. Collier-9/6/49 to Prentice Morgan-9/6/49 to Melvan Jacobs

10-1/6/50 to Gabriel Hocquard-1/6/50 to the Mayor of Metz-2/16/50 to Chaplain Cleetis Clemens-2/16/50 to Jerome Keohane-2/23/50 to Capt. David Bissett-2/23/50 to Gabriel Hocquard-3/3/50 to Capt. Harold L. Kaschko-4/6/50 to the Mayor of Metz-4/8/50 to General Collignon-6/15/50 from the Committee for the Medal of Metz-10/10/50 to Maj. J.P. Napier, GHQ from G. Shiratori--

forwarded to Walker-Undated telegram from MacArthur

Selected correspondence

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various correspondence: Mayor of Metz

various correspondence concerning the Mayorof Metz's visit to Dallas, Texas, March,1946.

Text of speech given by the Mayor in Dallas:"Why Metz People Love General Walker, YourCountryman"

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1 14 various correspondence concerning a Fordautomobile purchased by Maj. GUy de laVasselais

15 Miscellanious correspondence:Vasselais

GUy de la

16 various correspondencededication of the "RoadFrance, July-Oct.,1947

concerningof Liberty"

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various correspondence: Mayor of Thionville

Various correspondence: Mayor of Chartres

Letters of Bereavement and Tributes to Walker

2 1 Letters of sympathyarranged alphabetically

to Mrs. Walker,

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Tribute authored by anonymous West Pointclassmate

The General was from Texas, biogrpahicalportrait by a West Point cadet, 1951.

Bound collection of newspaper clippings onWalker's death and funeral

Commendations and Awards

Index chart of Walker's awards

French

Angers, Chateau-Thierry, Chartres, Epernay,Fontainebleau

Lorraine, Reims

st. Symphoriem, Thionville

Verdun

Metz

General French awards

Other European

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13 Russia, Czechoslovakia

united states

14 Commendations, citations, awards

15 Degrees and commissions

THE XX CORPS

Manuscript to XX Corps History

Walker to Col. Cole,section, Historicalparticulars in the

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-Draft of Foreword-Correspondence fromChief of EuropeanDivision (detailingmanuscript)

-Abstract: the story of the XX Corps

Maps of Desert Training Area (separated tooversized folder)

Chapter manuscript: "The Desert Period"

Chapter manuscript: "England: February 1944to .July 1944"

Abstracts and accounts of England period

Comments on French campaign manuscriptsthrough Walker's aide

7 Chapter manuscript: "The campaignsNormandy and Northern France"

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Chapter manuscript: "The Reduction of Metz"

Feb. 3, 1945 "History of Metz" issued by theMilitary government of Metz and the XXIregion

Report: "The Fortified Region of Metz"

Report: "A Brief History of Metz"

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"The Reduction of

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-Walker's speech on the return of Metz to theFrench-congratulations from General Dody, Mayor

Hocquard

Chapter manuscript: "Palatinate"

Chapter manuscript: "Crossing the Rhine andinto Germany"

Partial manuscript: "The XX Corps in Germany"

Chapter manuscript; "Crossing the Danube,Drive into Austria"

Draft copies: "Crossing the Danube, DriveInto Austria"

Rosters and Reports

Unit and personnel rosters, XX Corps

Maps of XX Corps march across France

Command Post locations, XX Corps

12/2/43 brief on observations of theoperations front in Africa to augmentstateside training

11/3/44 Field Order #12--initiating XXCorps action into Darmstadt-Frankfurt area

1/28/45 order concerning thaw conditions onroads

-List of XX Corps operational reports-3rd Army operational report, French

campaign, Aug.-Sept., 1944

Engineering Section Reports

-List of Engineering units operationalwith the XX Corps

-Office of the Engineer, XX CorpsAfter-action report, 10/4/44

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Office of the Engineer, After-actionreport and attached orders, 11/4/44

Office of the Engineer, After-action report,12/4/44

Office of the Engineer, After-action report,1/4/44 [1945]






6/3/44 Engineer report on Crossing of theRhine

Report of Operations, 90th Infantry Division,Moselle crossing, 11/9-11/19, 1944(Van Fleet commanding)

4/25/44 Report on Inspection of BuchenwaldCamp (incomplete)

Copy of German Army Group South's surrender,5/7/45

citations, Honors, Commendations

-Braxton Butler--Legion of Merit-Major R.A. Nicolas (French)--

Legion of Merit-Capt. Paul Legrand (French)-

Bronze Star-Lt. Col. Hall, Silver Star

unit citation, HQ & HQ Co., XX Corps

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Correspondence concerning proposedunit citation for 55th Armored EngineeringBattalion

Correspondence concerning distinguished unitcitation for 10th Regimental Combat Team

French Commendations to the XX Corps

Chateau-Thierry

Epernay

Fontainebleau

Medal of the Marne

Metz

Reims

Verdun

Messages of Commendation and Congratulationsto XX Corps from Walker, Patton, and othergenerals

Miscellaneous--XX Corps

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Allied decrees and

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Messages to Allied forces from GeneralEisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery

Copy of Ocean News--newspaper from theQueen Mary, which the XX Corps sailedover to Europe on

Chart of units involved in the liberationof various French cities

XX Corps press releases, April and May, 1945

"The XX Corps' Final Campaigns" (article byWalker in The Army-Navy Journal) and relatedcorrespondence

Shoulder insignia of the XX Corps

Corps' fifth anniversary address list, 9/6/47

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Map of XX Corps march

Campaigns of the Russian XX Corps

"Sunday Punch" (XX Corps11/22/44

XX Corps ephemera

newsletter) ,

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Miscellaneous Manuscript Materials

Fifth Division calendar, 1919

Various biographical reports and sketchesof Walker

-Physician's report on Walker's jeep accidentof 12/26/44 (report dated 11/9/46)-Medical history, hay fever report, 4/22/46

Daily News Briefs, Sept.-Nov., 1950(non-continuous)

u.S. Army, Statement of Death, Lt. Gen.Walton Harris Walker

-Walker's "Stand or Die" talk, July, 1950-Hal Boyle article on Walker's impact on theKorean War, 8/3/53

-MacArthur's statements concerning Walker'sdeath

-incomplete New York Times clipping-Photo of Walker Memorial, Korea

Handwritten notes and accounts

Misc. ephemera

Misc. ephemera

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Holiday cards from assorteddignitaries (arr. alphabetically)

Holiday cards from Mrs. Walker

Magazines

Houston JUly, 1945

foreign

ADDENDUM

Walton H. Walker Collection #134(added to the collection by his son,Sam S. Walker, January 2002)

Box Folder6 19 Letter, Lt. General Lesley J. McNair, Commanding General, U.S.

Army Ground Forces, to Major General Walker, Desert TrainingCenter, Camp Young, CA, March 9, 1943, regardingimprovements and training progress made under General Walker'scommand

Letter, Lt. General Lesley J. McNair to Major General Walker,August 2, 1943, regarding the deployment preparations of the IVArmored Corps at Camp Campbell, KY to the Third Army for theinvasion of France

Article, undated, concerning General Walker, CG, Eighth Army, as"crucial figure" offour field commanders in the Korean War

Message, General Douglas MacArthur to Department of the Army,December 27, 1950, recommending General Walker for the Medalof Honor (one of two recommendations he made)

Interview, General MacArthur with Jim Lucas, January 25, 1954,in which General MacArthur rated General Walker the highest ofhis field commanders during the Korean War

Photo, sent to General Walker by General Patton in Germany afterthe promotion of Walker to Lt. General. Patton pinned on Walkerthe three stars pinned on Patton earlier by General Eisenhower andwhich had been worn by both Eisenhower and Patton

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Dallas July, 1945

-The Army-Navy Register, 9/22/45-Dallas November, 1945

-The VMI Alumnae Review, Finals Issue, 1946-Dallas April, 1946

Newsweek, 12/11/50

Newsweek, 1/1/51

Time, 1/1/51

II. PHOTOGRAPHS (number in parenthesis is number of photos infolder)

Portraits, Family Photos

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Caroline Walker, June, 1927

Pictures of Caroline (3)

Family photos (10)

-Cadet Walker, Major Walker (2)-unit photo, 2nd BN 15th InfDiv, 1931 (MajorWalker)

Pre-WWII portraits (17)

Post-WWII portraits (14)

Post-WWII portraits (9)

7 Misc. Portraits,negatives)

croppings (15, and 3

IV Armored Division and XX Corps Photos

8 1 Desert Training Area, 3/42-Summer/43 (8)

2 (9)

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5 (12)

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7 Camp campbell, Kentucky, Aug. 11, 1943 (6)

8 Aug. 13-15, 1943 (13)

9 Aug. 19-20, 1943 (12)

10 Aug. 21-25, 1943 (16)

11 Sept. 2, 1943 (22)

12 Sept. 2, 1943 (8)

13 Misc. Camp Campbell (2)



16 England, May 16-18, 1944 (7)

17 May 19, 1944 (20 )

18 June 4, 1944 (13)

19 July 16, 1944 (1)

20 July 19-23, 1944 (17)

21 Misc. England (7)

European Theatre of operations Combat Photos, XX corps

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utah Beach, France 8/1/44 (1)Nogent-le-Retrou, Fr. 8/14/44 (1)Chartres, Fr. 8/17/44 (2)Savigny, Fr. 8/18/44 (1)Mantes-Gassicourt, Fr. 8/20/44 (1)Dourdan, Fr. 8/21/44 (1)Seine River, Fr. 8/24/44 (2)Epernay, Fr. 8/27/44 (1)Mareuil-sur-Ay, Fr. 8/30/44 (1)Verdun, Fr. undated (1)Verdun, Fr. Dinah Shore visit, 9/4-5/44 (4)Verdun, Fr. Medal Ceremonies, 9/4-6/44 (31)Mars-la-Tour, Fr. Cardinal Spellman visit,9/14/44 (3)Mars-la-Tour, Fr. Medal Ceremonies, BingCrosby visit 9/21-23/44 (25)Mars-la-Tour, Fr. 9/30/44 (2)Verdun, Fr., Medal Ceremony 11/2/44 (6)Jarny, Fr. 11/8-10/44 (6)

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Metz, Fr. 11/25/44-3/4/45 (26)Metz. Fr. 11/25/44-3/4/45 (27)Metz, Fr., Medal Ceremony, 12/23/44 (13)Thionville, Fr. 11/25-12/29/44 (20)Noukirchen, Germany 12/4/44 (1)Saar River, 12/4-12/44 (8)Wallerfangen, G. 12/4/-20/44 (8)Boulay, Fr. 12/6/44 (4)Hammersdorf,G. 12/6/44 (2)Feisberg, G. 12/7-13/44 (3)Dillengen, G. 12/8-29/44 (9)Saarlautern, G. 12/9/44-3/22/45 (49)Chaussy, Fr. 12/10/44 (2)Sierk, Fr. 12/14/44 (3)Thionville, Fr. 12/16/44 (4)Veckering, G. 12/21/44 (3)Luxembourg, 12/22/44 (1)Fraulautern, G. 12/26/44 (1)Briey, Fr. 1/3/45 (2)Maizieres-Ies-Metz, Fr. 1/4-2/11/45 (10)Maizieres-les-Metz, Fr. 1/4-2/11/45 (13)Fraulautern, G. 1/5-3/27/45 (6)Thionville, Fr. 1/10-12/45 (4)Ritzing, Fr. 1/12/45 (1)Bornay, Fr. 1/12/45 (1)Metz, Fr. 1/22/45 (2)Remeling, Fr. 1/12-22/45 (6)Tettingen, G. 1/14/45 (1)Bettelaville, Fr. 1/16/45 (4)Dieuse, Fr. 1/19/45 (2)Tunting, Fr. 1/22/45 (1)Thionville, Fr., Ceremony, 1/24/45 (12)Hayange, Fr. 1/24-31/45 (6)Ober-Tunsdorf, G. 1/26/45 (2)Nennig, G. 1/26-2/10/45 (13)Wochern, G. 1/27/45 (3)Konigsmachern, Fr. 2/3/45 (1)Apach, G. 2/3-15/45 (5)Homburg, Fr. 2/6/45 (1)Saar Valley, Fr. 2/6-9/45 (2)Saarburg, G. 2/6-3/19/45 (25)Hargarten, G. 2/7/45 (1)sinz, G. and vicinity 2/7-22/45 (12)Perl, G. 2/10-15/45 (4)Wellingen, G.2/11-17/45 (2)Wallerfangen, G. 2/12/45 (3)Thionville, Fr. 2/6-15/45 (5)Kerlingen, G. 2/15/45 (1)Altforweiler, G. 2/17/45 (2)Borg, G. 2/19-23/45 (2)Ober Lenken, G. 2/20/45 (1)Petite Hettange, Fr. 2/20/45 (3)Remich, Luxembourg 2/20-22/45 (3)

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Portz, G. 2/21/45 (1)Ayl, G. 2/24/45 (1)Showden, G. 2/25/45 (1)Taben, G. 2/25-3/16/45 (6)Irsch, G. 2/26-27/45 (2)Serrig, G. 2/27-3/16/45 (4)Trier, G. and vicinity 2/27-3/27/45 (15)Dorbacht, G. 3/10/45 (1)wittlich, G. 3/10/45 (2)Besch, G. 3/11/45 (6)Malroy, Fr. 3/11/45 (1)Bedersdorf, G. 3/11-13/45 (7)Castel, G. 3/12-15/45 (6)Tusa, G. 3/13/45 (1)Lampaden, G. 3/14/45 (2)Buerig, G. 3/14/45 (1)near Pluwig, G. 3/14/45Neiderzerf, G. 3/14-16/45 (3)Saar area, G. 3/15/45 (2)Saurlautern, G. 3/15/45 (1)Ober Zerf, G. 3/16/45 (2)Hermeskeil, G. 3/16-18/45 (4)Kell, G. 3/16-18/45 (3)Thalen, G. 3/18/45 (1)Nonweiler, G. 3/18/45 (1)Selbruck, G. 3/18/45 (1)Wedern, G. 3/18-20/45 (6)Berkenfeld, G. 3/19/45 (1)Wirschweiller, G. 3/19/45 (1)Merzig, G. 3/19/45 (1)st. Wendel, G. 3/19-23/45 (9)Handenbuhl, G. 3/20/45 (1)Rockstein, G. 3/20/45 (1)BUss, G. 3/20/45 (1)Meisenheim, G. 3/20/45 (3)Kirn, G. 3/20/45 (1)Frankenstein, G. 3/21/45 (3)The Palatinate, G. 3/21/45 (1)Bad Durkheim, G. 3/21-23/45 (11)Kaiserlautern, G. 3/20-24/45 (18)Maxdorf, G. 3/22/45 (1)Neustadt, G. 3/22-24/45 (11)Weiherhof, G. 3/22-29/45 (2)LUdwigshafen, G. 3/24/45 (1)Frankenholtz, G. 3/25/45 (1)Hassloch, G. 3/25/44 (2)Rockshaven, G. 3/27/45 (1)Neukirchen, G. 3/27/45 (2)Frankfurt, G. 3/27-28/45 (5)Friedberg, G. 3/29/45 (1)Mainz, G. 3/29/45 (10)Weisbaden, G. 3/29-31/45 (7)Wichte, G. 3/31/45 (1)

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Postwar photographs

Misc. Postwar photos

Eighth Service Command, Dallas

Medal Ceremony (14)

Medal Ceremony (14)

Borden General Hospital visit, 7/20/45 (12)

Army Surgical Corps photos (4)

Eisenhower visit 4/20/46 (14)

Posthumous medal presentations (6)

Misc. 8th Service Command

BOX FOLDER10 9 Misc. 8th Service Command (Basil

O'Connor, Jimmie King autographed photos)(15)

10 Misc. 8th S.C. (5)

11 Misc. 8th S.C. (5)

12 Misc. 8th S.C. (14)

13 Misc. 8th S.C. (10)

14 Misc. 8th S.C. (12)

15 Misc. 8th S.C. (6)

16 Misc. 8th S.C. (5)

Mayor of Metz visit to Dallas, March, 1946

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18 3/11/46 (9)

19 3/11/46 (9)

20 3/12/46 (10)

21 3/12/46 (9)

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23 3/12/46 (15)

24 3/13/46 (8)

25 3/13/46 (18)

26 3/13/46 (11)

27 3/13/46 (8)

28 3/13/46 (9)

29 3/14/46 (8)

30 3/14/46 (11)

31 3/14/46 (10)

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3/15/46 (5)

Misc. visit photos & departure of guests (7)

Misc. photos of France, autographed photo ofGabriel Hocquard, Mayor of Metz (9)

Misc. photos of visit (26)

Fifth Army--Chicago

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Eighth Army--Yokohama, Japan

Walker's arrival, 9/15/48 (11)

Walker's arrival (8)




Reception for Walker, 9/19/48 (11)

Misc. (5)

Misc. (16)

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11th Airborne Division, 9/21/48 (5+1 booklet)

9/23/48 (3)

Review of 1st Cavalry Division, 10/8/48 (12)

10/8/48 (12)

10/8/48 (12)

10/8/48 (12)

10/8/48 (6)

BCOF HQ visit, 10/14/48 (5)

General Ryder's departure, 12/8/48 (4)

Hiroshima & Nagasaki, January 1949 (21)

Sec. of the Army Kenneth Royall visit, 2/49(15)

Royall visit (15)

Royall visit (15)

Royall visit (15)

Royall visit (15)

Royall visit (15)

Royall visit (15)

Royall visit (15)

Royall visit (6)

Walker visits farm, Chofu, Japan 3/24/49 (5)

with Maj.Gen. Shea, Yokohama 4/5/49 (5)

Army Day parade, Yokohama, 4/6/49 (15)

Parade (15)

Parade (15)

Parade (15)

Parade (10)

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Yokohama trade fairs (14)

Memorial Day, 1949 (4)

Inspection trip, June 1949 (6)

Inspection trip (10)

Inspection trip (10)

7/4/49 (3)

7/5/49 (7)

7/10/49 (2)

Undersecretary of state Tracy Voorhees visit,Aug.-Sept. 1949 (15)

Voorhees visit (6)

Voorhees visit (30)

24th Infantry Division, 9/28/49 (5)

Chief of Staff J. Lawton Collins visit,10/11/49 (9)

Sec. of the Treasury John Snyder and membersof the House Appropriations Sub-Committeevisit (10)

Same as above (9)

Joint Chiefs of Staff visit to Japan, 2/1950(15)

JCS visit (15)

JCS visit (15)

,ICS visit (11)

JCS visit (18)

JCS visit (19)

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6/50 visit (15)

6/50 visit (15)

Louis Johnson visit

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6/50 visit--signed photo of Johnson (11)

J. Lawton Collins visit to Korea, 8/1950 (4)

Misc. Japan (15)

Misc. Japan (13)

Misc. Japan (15)

Misc. Japan (10)

Misc. Japan (16)

Misc. Japan (13)

Misc. Japan (16)

Misc. Japan (18)

Misc. Japan (12)

Misc. Japan (19)

Misc. Japan (20 undersized)

Misc. Japan (15)

Misc. Japan (12)

Misc. Japan (17)

Misc. Japan (32)

Misc. Japan (26)

Misc. Japan (16+2 booklets)

Misc. Japan--hunting trips (18)

Hunting trips (22)

Hunting trips (13)

Masonic members, Yokohama, Japan (4)

Dedication of Patton Hall (1)

Iwo Jima Memorial Ceremonies (10)

Memorial Ceremonies (15)

Walker's Railroad Car (9)

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Walker's house in Yokohama (11)

Walker's house (11)

Walker's house (8)

Walker;s HQ in Seoul, 10/1950 (7)

Walker with Caroline (7)

Photos of Caroline (12)

Photos of Caroline (18)

With Lt. Sam Walker (3)

Photos of Sam Walker (3)

Photos of Sam's wife, Charlotte (8)

Photos of Mrs. MacArthur (7)

Mrs. Walker & Mrs. MacArthur (10)





Uncaptioned/undated photos--Korea (15)



Walker with MacArthur (15)

Walker with MacArthur (15)

Chester Nimitz @ formal Japanese surrenderceremonies--autographed photo (1)

Misc. Photos--Walton Walker Collection

John Lucas/ Tom Tandley signed photos (6)

Misc. (13)

Misc. (20)

BOX FOLDER12 22 Misc. (13)

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24 Misc. (4)

25 Voorhees/ Wainwright signed photos (2)

26 Misc. (3)

III. MAPS (excluding oversized)

XX Corps Operational Areas, 1944-5(Areas designated are general area of map. In addition,maps are designated with specific Comand Post location)

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La Hays du Puitsst. Lo/VireAvranches/FougeresvitreEvion/La FlecheParis/FountainebleauParis/FountainebleauParis/FountainebleauMeux/ProvinsMeux/ProvinsReimsReims/VerdunVerdunChamblayVerdunNeukirchenNeukirchen/TrierNeukirchenKaiserlauternWeisbadenMarburg/Bad NarheimMarburg/HersfeldErfurtErfurtErfurt/JenaBambergNurnberg/AmbergRegensburg/AmbergRegensburgBranau/StraubingWels/LinzWelsMisc.

(Remainder of Maps catalogued in oversized Materials)

IV. PRINTED MATERIALS

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FOLDERWorld War II

-xx Corps Bound History-2 copies: "The Ghost Corps: Thru Hell &Highwater"

-History of xx Corps Artillery Units-26th Infantry Division History-71st Infantry Division History-95th Infantry Division History-Victory, by 95th Infantry Division-XIX Corps, Normandy to the Elle-Omaha Beachhead, Div. of Military HistorypUblication

-"The Keypoint of the Marne" by Col. EdmundL. Butts

-"The united states at War" Issue of TheArmy-Navy Journal (Bound and softcopies)

-"Sunday Punch"--Newspaper of the XX Corps(bound collection)

-Misc. Loose copies of "Sunday Punch"(in folder)

-Photofolders: Angers, chateau-Thierry,Chartres, Fountainebleau, Jarny,Metz, Montmirail, Reims, Thionville,Verdun

-Organization Day pamphlets, xx Corps, 9/5/45(4 copies)

-photos of XX Corps Command Posts-German High Command orders to Western units-German psychological warfare leaflets-Allied psychological warfare leaflets

Misc. Printed Materials

_IIArmored Force: Armoraiders Pictoral SketchBook"

-Army-Navy Review, 9/14/46, 9/21/46-Dallas July, 1945 and May, 1946 issues-Houston July, 1945 issue-Signals Sept.-Oct. 1946 issue-Time 5/14/45 "pony" edition (miniature)-Time 7/31/50, 12/18/50-Current Biography Sept., 1950-9/1/46 Chicago Bears v. New York Giantsat Wrigley Field program

-Travel Guides: Angers, Metz, Reims, Verdun-French Michelin Maps-Program, Harris County Patriotic Rally,7/4/45

-Paris, Texas Chamber of Commerce AnnualReport, 9/30/45 (Victory Edition)

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FOLDER-Visit of Walker to Ground General SchoolCenter, Ft. Riley, KS, 7/24/47

-ASF Conference, 1948-Guide to Walker Hill resort, Seoul-10/31/30 issue of "The Whisperin' Wave"-Tientsin Women's Club Pamphlets, 1930-1-Misc. Guides, Tientsin and China-West Point Bulletins and Rosters, Class of

1912-Howitzer, yearbook of West Point, class of

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French and British Printed Materials

-"La Cathedrale de Chartres"-"Le Chateau de Fountainebleau"-"Nouveau PaIn de la Ville de Metz"-"Der Dom zu Metz"-"L'Hotel de Ville de Metz"-"Revue d'Histoire Militaire"-Manuscript Materials Concerning Metz-"Metz"--folder of prints-"Chartres--Aout 1944"--folder of prints-Packet from Folklore Group of Lorraine-"America Gets Around, Starting from Swindon"

(British tourism pamphlet)

Newspapers

17 -Pacific Stars & stripes, July '49-Dec.'50-Nippon times, Dec. 19-26, 1950-The Mainichi, Dec. 18-24, 1950-Japan News, Dec. 25-26, 1950-Action! (Journal of the New Orleans YoungMens' Business Club), 1/30/46

-5th Army Recruiters' Review, 6/25/46-Ft. Sheridan Tower, 6/14/46 and 9/19/47-The Southern Weekly, 3/24/45-The Burleson News, 7/19/45-The Army-Navy Review, 6/8/45 and 8/24/45

v. ARTIFACTS

18 -XX Corps Rug-XX Corps and XX Corps HQ guidons-Metz guidons (2)-Large Metz flag-XX Corps flag-Lt. General flag, Large-2 flags, red with one star (centered),origin unknown

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VI. MISCELLANEOUS

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Box of newspaper clippings and memorabilialeft loose in collection (separated topreserve collection's original order)

SEPARATED MATERIALS

I. SCRAPBOOKS (Catalogued by separate box number)

1. West Point Fellowship Book.cadet

Covers Walker's years as a

2. Oct. 1930-Mar. 1933. Tientsin, China assignment. Alsoincludes a few photos of other Asian and Pacific locationsvisited by the Walkers (dismantled)

3. -Prewar scrapbook, general material (dismantled)-XX Corps actions, from 1943-1945 (dismantled)-Misc. WWII scrapbook

4. -XX Corps/French Liberation ceremonies scrapbook-Misc. XX Corps scrapbook

5. -Barbecue given for Mayor of Metz in Dallas, March 1946-8th Army Scrapbook (photos, newspaper clippings)

6. Shikoku, Japan, April 16-19, 1949

7. Misc. newsclippings, photos

8. -Misc. newsclippings-Bound volume of awards and commendations

9. -Misc. newsclippings, post-WWII-Misc. photos, post-WWII

10. -"Walton H. Walker, 1950" (arranged posthumously)-Newspaper clippings, Korea

11. Misc. photos, loose in collection (signed photos of Marshalland Eisenhower)

12. Newspapers, memorabilia, photos--Loose

I. SCRAPBOOKS

13. Loose photos

14. Misc. Memorabilia (incl. West Point BUlletin, class of 1912,copies of the Armored News, news clippings, photos, andmaps)

separate (oversized scrapbook): News clippings and photos,mostly covering Korea and Walker's death

separate (Oversized scrapbook): News clippings and photos,Korea, awards, commendations, miscellaneous

II. THIRD ARMY AFTER-ACTION REPORTS-Not boxed (oversized)--stored with scrapbooks.

(note: duplicates available in stacks: D 743 .U54 1945)

III. POSTER TUBES (2)-Large crowd photo (undated/uncaptioned), certificate,relief map of Channel area

-Maps of XX Corps march

IV. OVERSIZED FOLDERS

1.MAPS-Metz Area (2)-France, route of XX Corps, CP locations (2)-Germany, route of XX Corps, CP locations-Montfaucon-Verdun (military plans)-"March of the XX Corps, st. Jacques to Verdun" (article

that appears on map is by Joe Driscoll, NY Herald-Tribune)-"March of the XX Corps, Verdun to Kremsmunster, Austria"-Misc. French road maps (4)-Bois Ie Pretre (military plans) (2)-Relief maps of Normandy (2)-Wiltshire, England (2)-Fire Control Map, Camp Benning, Georgia-Various sectors of Desert Training Area (Cal.-Nev.-Ariz. ) (8)

-6th Service Command, NW District

2.NEWSPAPERS, MISC.-Le Figaro, 8/18/45-Paris-Presse, 8/18/45-Les Nouvelles, 8/18/45-New York Herald-Tribune, 8/18/45 (partial)-Belton ~imes, 6/21/45-Philadelphia Record, 12/22/45-Philadelphia Evening Bulleti~, 12/21/45 (evening edition)-La Lorraine Liberee, 11/23/44-Army-Navy Review, 9/22/45 and 5/18/46

2.NEWSPAPERS, MISC.-Chart of French cities liberated by XX Corps and whichspecific units liberated them

-Victory Playing Cards Aircraft Identification Poster-Proclamation from Walker to French townspeople aboutspecial military roads

-Eisenhower's proclamation to the French people-Christmas Card from President and Mrs. Eisenhower

(postdates Walker's death)-Valentine's day note from Patton's widow (originally incover of Volume 1 of After-Action Reports that she sentWalker)

V. PHOTONEGATIVES (1 BOX)

GEORGE C. MARSHAll RESEARCH FOUNDATION

SEPARATION RECORD

COlLECTIOf4: WALTON WALKER COLLECTION

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XX Corps Rug

XX Corps and XX Corps HQ guidons

Metz guidons (2)

Large Metz flag

XX Corps flag

Lt. General flag, Large

2 flags, red with one star (centered),origin unknown

French flags of varying sizes (18)

Lt. General flags (small) (2)

XX Corps streamers

Medals of Metz

Walker's leather map case

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