BIBLIOGRAPHY
PUBLISHED SOURCES
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Ambrose, Stephen E., D-Day, Simon & Schuster, 1994
Bennett, Aban L., Song and Service Book for Ship and Field - Army and Navy, A.S. Barnes and Company, New York, 1942
Beye, Mrs. Cudworth, Fifty Years of Self-Government, The Connecticut Junior Republic, 1954
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Bradley, Omar N., A General's Life, Simon and Schuster, 1983
Butcher, Harry C., My Three Years with Eisenhower, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1946
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Heidenhelmer, Arnold J., Vanguard to Victory, United States Army, Aschaffenburg, Germany, 1954
Hibbert, Christopher, Benito Mussolini, The Reprint Society, London, 1962
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Hurkala, John, The Fighting First Division, Greenwich Book Publishers, New York, 1957
Johnson, Franklyn A., One More Hill, Funk and Wagnalls Company, New York, 1949
Katcher, Philip, US 1st Infantry Division 1939-1945, Osprey Publishing, London, 1978
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Knickerbocker, H.R. and others, Danger Forward - The Story of the First Division in World War II, Society of the First Division, Washington, DC, 1948
Lash, Joseph P., Eleanor and Franklin, W.W. Norton Company, New York, 1971
Manchester, William, Controversy, Little, Brown and Company, Boston and Toronto, 1976
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Pyle, Ernie, Brave Men, Henry Holt and Company, 1944
Salmaggi, Caesare and Pallavisini, Alfredo, 2194 Days of War, Gallery Books, 1977
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Terkel, Studs, The Good War, Pantheon Books, New York, 1984
Toland, John, Adolf Hitler, Doubleday & Company, Garden City, New York, 1976
Wilmot, Chester, The Struggle for Europe, The Reprint Society, London, 1952
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS AND PUBLISHED BOOKS
1ST INFANTRY DIVISION
18TH REGIMENT
COMPANY H
AGAW-G Microfilm of World War II Official Records. (Originals in AGO World War II Operations Reports Collections RG 207, National Archives). Reel 35mm. USAMHI Microfilm Room, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Item 1512 1. Report of Operations, 1st Infantry Division, 15 Jan-8 Apr, 1943
2. Report of Operations, 1st Infantry Division, 15 Apr-7 May, 1943
3. Torch Operation, G-3 Report, 8-10 Nov 1942
Item 1605 1. G-3 Operations Report, 1st Infantry Division, 8-10 Nov 1942
Alexander, Harold R., Special Order of the Day, Headquarters, 18th Army Group, 21 April, 1943, USAMHI Archives
Allen, Terry de la Mesa (Compiler). "Citations for Decorations Awarded in World War II (to Terry de la Messa Allen and the 1st Infantry Division for service in North Africa and Sicily, November 1942-September, 1943) Folder 6, Box 1, Terry de la Mesa Allen Papers, USAMHI Archives
Allen, Terry de la Mesa, (Compiler), Letters to Mary France Allen, 1942-1943, USAMHI Archives, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Allen, Terry de la Mesa, Combat Leadership, Folder 1, Box 1, Terry de la Mesa Allen Papers, USAMHI Archives, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Allen, Terry de la Mesa, A Factual Situation and Operations Reports on the Combat Operations of the 1st Infantry Division during Campaigns in North Africa and Sicily during the Period 8 Nov., 1942 to 7 Aug., 1943, Mimeo, El Paso, Texas, 1950
Allen, Terry de la Mesa, Commendation of Unit, 11 November 1943
Allen, Terry de la Mesa, Night Attacks, Fort Bliss, Texas, U.S. Army Air Defense School, 1952
Allen, Terry de la Mesa, Situation and Operation Report of the First Infantry Division during the Period of Its Overseas Movement, North Africa, and Sicilian Campaign from 8 August 1942 to 7 August, 1943, Mimeo, El Paso, Texas, 1950
Allen, Terry de la Mesa, A Summary of the El Guettar Offensive (20 March to 6 April, 1943 during the North African Campaign of World War II, Mimeo, El Paso, Texas, 1950
Allen, Terry de la Mesa, A Summary of the Final Drive on Tunis during World War II, Mimeo, Folder 9, Box 4, Terry de la Mesa Allen Papers, USAMHI Archives, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Allen, Terry de la Mesa, A Summary of the Sicilian Campaign during World War II, 10 Jul. to 16 Aug., 1943, Mimeo, Folder 9, Box 4, Terry de la Mesa Allen Papers, USAMHI Archives
Allen, Terry de la Mesa, A Factual Summary of Certain Citations and Unit Commendations, El Paso, 1950, USAMHI Archives
Allen, Terry de la Mesa, To All Members of the Fighting First, 7 August, 1943, USAMHI Archives
Allen, Terry de la Mesa, A Factual Situation and Operations Report on the Combat Operations of the 1st Infantry Division, El Paso, 1950, USAMHI Archives
After Action Report - Second Battalion, 18th Infantry, June 44 to May 45, 301-INF (18) 7-0.3, National Archives
After Action Report - Report of Longstop Hill Engagement, Tunisia, 20 March 1943, USAMHI Archives
After Action Report, Defensive Sector - Combat Team 18, Medjez-el-bab, Tunisia, 27 December 1942 to 16 February 1943, USAMHI Archives
After Action Report - Operations of Combat Team 18 at Sbiba, Tunisia, 16 Feb 1943 to 9 March 1943, USAMHI Archives
After Action Report, The Gafsa Operation, 16-17 March 1943, USAMHI Archives
After Action Report, Operations of CT 18 at Gafsa, Tunisia, 17 March 1943, USAMHI Archives
After Action Report, Operations of CT 18 at El Guettar, Tunisia 20 March 1943 to 8 April 1943, USAMHI Archives
After Action Report, History of the Second Battalion, 18th Infantry from April 19 to May 6, 1943, USAMHI Archives
After Action Report, Record of Events, First Battalion 18th Infantry, 21 April 1943 to 8 May 1943, USAMHI Archives
After Action Report, Headquarters Third Battalion, 18th Infantry - Journal of 3rd Battalion 18th for period 10 April 1943 to 10 May 1943, USAMHI Archives
After Action Report, Operations of the 18th Infantry in Mateur Sector, 12 April 1943 to 8 May 1943, USAMHI Archives
After Action Report, Company History - Cannon Company 18th Infantry, 13 April 1943 to 8 May 1943, USAMHI Archives
American Traveler, History of the Fighting First, Division Special Services Office, 1944
Casualty Reports, 18th Infantry, 8/11/42 to 10/11/42, USAMHI Archives
Field Order Number 1, Copy No. 18, Boat Employment Plan, 10 October 1942, USAMHI Archives
Field Orders, Notes on the French Army in North Africa, 10 October, 1042, USAMHI Archives
Field Orders, Second Battalion, 18th Infantry, May 1944, 301-INF (18) 7-3.9, National Archives
Field Orders Nos. 2-3-4, First Infantry Division, 8 Nov 42, National Archives
General Orders, Citation of Unit, Headquarters 1st U.S. Infantry Division, APO 1, U.S. Army, General Orders No. 120, 11 November 1944
General Orders, Citation of Unit, Headquarters 18th Infantry APO #1, US Army, 17 June 1944
Headquarters 18th Infantry, Commemorative History of the 18th Infantry 1812 to 1944, Office of the Regimental Commander, George A. Smith, Jr., 8 November 1944
Headquarters, CT 16, Terrain Study - Arzew and Vicinity, 23 September 1942, USAMHI Archives
Headquarters, Second Battalion 18th Infantry, Record of Events for Month Ending 30 June 1944, APO 1, US Army, 30 June 1944
History, Battle of Oran - Combat Team 18, 10 Nov 42 to 11 Nov 42, USAMHI Archives
History of the 18th Infantry Regiment, n.p., call963, Mimeo M: 1963
Kenney, Fred A., Letter to General Terry Allen, 23 June 1943, Terry Allen Papers, USAMHI Archives
Middleton, Drew, The Battle Saga of a Tough Outfit, Supreme Headquarters, AEF, Paris, 1944
Office of ACof S, G-2, Select Intelligence Reports - First United States Infantry Division, Cheb: State Print, 1944, National Archives
Operation Overlay, Combat Team 18 - Map of Arzew, 16 Oct 42, USAMHI Archives
Patton, George S., Commendation of 1st Infantry Division, Headquarters, II Corps, APO 302, 8 April 1943
S-1 Journal, Scotland to Arzew, 10-11-42 to 11-8-42, USAMHI Archives
S-1 Journal, Incidents, Messages, Orders, etc., 18th Infantry Regiment, 9 June 1944, The National Archives, Suitland, Maryland
Song of the Fighting First - Verses, The Terry Allen Papers, Box 1st Division and 104th Division Plus Miscellaneous, USAMHI
War Department, Service Summary of Terry de la Mesa Allen, Promotions, Decorations, USAMHI Archives
War Department, Service Summary of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Promotions, Decorations, USAMHI Archives
War Department, Service Summary of Frank U. Greer, Promotions, Decorations, 17 April 1946, USAMHI Archives
War Department, A Brief History of the "Fighting First Division and its Component Units, Washington, 1941
ARTICLES, NEWSPAPER STORIES
American Battle Monuments Commission, Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, 1987
Bridgehead Sentinel, First Division Monument - Messages From Commanders, The National Archives, August 1946
Dixon, Thomas W., Terry Allen, Army, April 1978
Hamilton, Maxwell, Junior in Name Only, The Retired Officer, June 1981
Hartford Courant, June 6, 1944 - The Day that Changed the Course of History, Howard L. Frohman, 6 June 1991
Junior Citizen, Father to Son by H.M. Pierce, Connecticut Junior Republic, Litchfield, Connecticut, 1937
Junior Citizen, Youth Court of Character, Editorial, The Connecticut Junior Republic, Litchfield, Connecticut, 1938
Junior Citizen, Republic Football - Republic Seconds Smash Canton Varsity, The Connecticut Junior Republic, Litchfield, Connecticut, 1938
Junior Citizen, Boy "Uncles," The Connecticut Junior Republic, Litchfield, Connecticut, 1937
New York Times, Theodore Roosevelt, 56, Dies On Normandy Battlefield, 14 July 1944
New York Times, General Terry Allen of First Division, World War II Leader Who Won Fame in Sicily Dies, 12 September 1969
New York Times, Normandy Historic Coast, 5 September 1993
Time, Major General Terry Allen of the 1st Division...The Infantry, the Infantry, with Dirt Behind Their Ears, 9 August 1943
USA Today, For Tiny Town, Innocence Lost, Andrea Stone, 28 April 1994
Washington Post, General Terry Allen Dies, Led Allied Forces in North Africa, 14 September 1969,
Washington Post, Casualty - Terry Allen, Jr., 10 October 1967
Waterbury Republican-American, Family Remembers Hero, 14 February 1994
PERSONAL SURVEYS
ORAL HISTORIES
Alff, Pfc. Edward P., Company H, Personal Survey at USAMHI
Baumer, Edwin H., Oral History to author, 1992 to 1997
Baumer, Jean F., Oral History to Author, 1992 to 1997
Bennet, Major Robert T., Company E, Personal Survey at USAMHI
Conley, Lt. Colonel Richard, 18th Infantry, Personal Survey, USAMHI
Duck, Clair, Company H, Oral History to Author, 5 February 1997
Jacobs, Albert, Company H, Oral History to Author, 5 February 1997
Kamerzel, Lt. Mary Jane, Oral History, Letters from Pfc. Baummer to Family, Personal Notes, 1992 to 1997
Lords, Clarence R, Company F, Second Battalion 18th Infantry, Personal Survey at USAMHI
Paradise, Pfc. Rene A., Company E, Second Battalion, 18th Infantry, Personal Survey at USAMHI
Salcito, Anthony, Oral History to author, 1995
Stegall, Paul E., Company H, Oral History to author, 5 February 1997
PFC. ROBERT A. BAUMMER
RELEVANT LETTERS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Alderson Funeral Homes, Inc., Funeral Services for Pfc. Robert A. Baummer, Naugatuck, Connecticut, 4 May 1948
Army Effects Bureau, Letter to Edwin H. Baummer, 29 December 1945, Casualty File 293, Baummer, Robert A., 11012180, Pfc., Inf., Eur. Ar., The National Archives, Suitland, Maryland
Army Service Forces, Office of the Quartermaster General, Letter to Viola K. Baummer, 29 January 1949
Army Service Forces, Office of Dependency Benefits, Newark, New Jersey, Letter to Viola K. Baummer, 19 July 1944
Army Service Forces, Office of the Fiscal Director, Special Settlement Accounts, New York, New York, Letter to Viola K. Baummer, 8 August 1944
Army Service Forces, Headquarters First Service Command, Boston, Massachusetts, Letter to Viola K. Baummer, 23 August, 1944
Army Service Forces, Effects Quartermaster, Memorial Division, Planning and Registration Branch, Washington, DC, from Casualty File 293, Baummer, Robert A., 11012180, Pfc. Inf. Eur. Ar., Memo Routing Slip, 14 December 1945, The National Archives, Suitland, Maryland
Army Service Forces, Kansas City Quartermaster Post, Letter to Edwin H. Baummer, 14 January 1947, Casualty File 293, Baummer, Robert A., Pfc., 11012180, Inf., Eur. Ar., The National Archives, Suitland, Maryland
Baummer, Pfc. Robert A, Letters to Viola K. Baummer, 1942
Baummer, Pfc. Robert A., Letter to Mrs. H.A. Baummer, 26 Jan 1943
Baummer, Edwin H., Letter to Pfc. Robert A. Baummer, 1 June 1944
Baummer, Edwin H., Letter to Pfc. Robert A. Baummer, 10 June 1944
Baummer, Edwin H., Letter to Quartermaster General, 5 December, 1944, Casualty File 293, Baummer, Robert A., Pfc., Inf., Eur. Ar., The National Archives, Suitland, Maryland
Baummer, Edwin H., Letter to Army Effects Bureau, 1 January 1946, Casualty File 293, Baummer, Robert A., 11012180, Pfc., Inf., Eur. Ar., The National Archives, Suitland, Maryland
Department of the Army, Authorization for Issuance of Awards, 12 May 1993
Department of Veteran's Affairs, Office of Advocacy and Assistance, Letter from Author, 6 August 1992
Department of Veteran's Affairs, Office of Advocacy and Assistance, Letter to Author, 17 August 1992
Department of Veteran's Affairs, Office of Advocacy and Assistance, Letter to Author, 17 September 1992
Dodd, United States Senator Christopher J., Letter from Author, February 13, 1997.
Dodd, United States Senator Christopher J., Letter to Author from Lois Santiago for CJD, 10 May, 1996
Dodd, United States Senator Christopher J., Letter from Author, 16 April, 1996
Dodd, United States Senator Christopher J., Letter to Author. 5 September, 1996
Dodd, United States Senator Christopher J., Letter from Author, 4 January, 1993
Dodd, United States Senator Christopher J., Letter to Author from Lois Santiago, 3 February 1993
Dodd, United States Senator Christopher J., Letter from Author, 26 March, 1993
Dodd, United States Senator Christopher J., Letter to Author, 23 March, 1993
Dodd, United States Senator Christopher J., Letter from Author, 14 May 1993
Dodd, United States Senator Christopher J., Letter to Author from Lois Santiago, 20 May 1993
Graves Registration Form No. 1, Report of Burial, 17 June 1944, Casualty File 293, Baummer, Robert A., 11012180, Pfc., Inf., Eur. Ar., The National Archives, Suitland, Maryland
Graves Registration Form No. 54, Inventory of Effects, Baummer, Robert A. 11012180, 23 August 1944, Casualty File 293, Baummer, Robert A., 11012180, Pfc., Inf., Eur. Ar., The National Archives, Suitland, Maryland
Graves Registration, Disinterment Directive, 10 September 1947, Casualty File 293, Baummer, Robert A., Pfc., Inf., Eur. Ar., The National Archives, Suitland, Maryland
Graves Registration, Record of Custodial Transfer, 15 November 1947, Casualty File 293, Baummer, Robert A., Pfc., Inf., Eur., Ar., The National Archives, Suitland, Maryland
Headquarters, New York Port of Embarkation, Brooklyn, NY, Receipt of Remains, 16 December 1947, Casualty File 293, Baummer, Robert A., Pfc., Inf., Eur. Ar., The National Archives, Suitland, Maryland
Headquarters, New York Port of Embarkation, Brooklyn, New York, Letter to Viola K. Baummer - Certificate for Internment Expenses, 11 February 1948
Microsoft Internet Explorer, People Query Results, Ms. Judith Clark, 8 Jan 1997
National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, Missouri, Informal Information Reply - Records, 22 September 1992
National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis Missouri, Certificate of Military Service - Robert A. Baummer, 22 September 1992
National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, Missouri, Letter to Christopher Dodd forwarded to Author, 3 May, 1996
National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, Missouri, Letter to Christopher Dodd forwarded to Author, 11 March 1993
Quarter Master General, Letter to Edwin H. Baummer, 14 December 1945, Casualty File 293, Baummer, Robert A., Pfc., Inf., Eur., Ar., The National Archives, Suitland, Maryland
Record of Events, Company H Morning Report, Morning Report Branch, National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, Missouri, 5 June 1944 to 31 August 1944
Veterans Administration, Washington DC, Letter to Viola K. Baummer, 12 August 1944
War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, DC, Letter to Viola K. Baummer, 8 July, 1944
War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, DC, Letter to Viola K. Baummer, 27 July 1944
War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, DC, Report of Death - Robert A. Baummer, 1 August 1944
War Department, Office of the Quartermaster General, Washington, DC, Letter to Viola K. Baummer, 1 October 1946, from Casualty File, The National Archives, Suitland, Maryland.
War Department, The Quartermaster General, Washington, DC, Disposition of Remains and Enclosed Pamphlet "Disposition of World War II Armed Forces Dead," Letter to Viola K, Baummer, 5 March 1947, from Casualty File, The National Archives, Suitland, Maryland.
Waterbury Republican-American, Pfc. Baummer's Rites Held, Naugatuck, Connecticut 17 Dec 1947
Western Union, Telegram Reporting Death of Pfc. Robert A. Baummer, 25 July 1944
Western Union, Telegram to Viola K. Baummer Announcing Transportation of Remains, 15 November 1947, from Casualty File 293, Baummer, Robert A., Pfc., Inf., Eur. Ar., The National Archives, Suitland, Maryland
Western Union, Telegram to Alderson Funeral Home Announcing Arrival of Body, 10 December 1947, Casualty File 293, Baummer, Robert A., 11012180, Pfc., Inf., Eur. Ar., The National Archives, Suitland, Maryland