Register of the Robert Dark papers

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1 Online items available Finding aid prepared by Donald Abenheim Hoover Institution Archives 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA, (650)

2 Title: Robert Dark Date (inclusive): Collection Number: Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Archives Language of Material: English Physical Description: 2 manuscript boxes, 5 card file boxes, 6 envelopes, 3 oversize boxes(8.7 linear feet) Abstract: Orders, correspondence, speeches, clippings, and photographs, relating to the U.S. Army in the Philippines, , the activities of the 321st Infantry Regiment in the Pacific Theater, , and the invasion of Angaur and Peleliu Island, Digital copies of select records also available at Creator: Dark, Robert, The photographic negative file in Boxes 3-7 is restricted. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Robert Dark Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in Alternate Forms Available Digital copies of select records also available at Accruals Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid Born, North Carolina September 1912 Joined United States Army as a private of the Cavalry branch 1915 Noncommissioned Officer, Coast Artillery Corps 1917 Second Lieutenant, Infantry branch Served with American Expeditionary Force in France, attained rank of brevet Major Served at Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippine Islands Served at Vancouver Barracks, Washington 1941 Colonel, United States Army Regimental commander, 321st Infantry Regiment, 81st Division, ( , trained in continental United States; , fought in Pacific campaigns, , served with occupation troops on Kyushu, Japan) Resigned from United States Army. Subjects and Indexing Terms United States. Army--Officers. United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 321st. Philippines--Defenses. Philippines. World War, Campaigns--Pacific Ocean. World War, Correspondence Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent. Box 1 Collier, W. A

3 Correspondence Box 1 Dark, Robert 1944 Box 1 McDowell, C. R Box 1 Meachum, L. T Box 1 O'Hanlon, Redmond 1945 Subject file Memoranda, orders, printed matter, charts, notes, etc., arranged alphabetically by title or subject. Box 1 Camp Horn, Arizona, manouver grid 1943 Box 1 Civilian Conservation Corps, Medford, Oregon 1933 Box 1 Commendations Eighty-First Division Box 1 Divisional newspaper, Wildcat 1945 Box 1 Memoranda and manouver notes 1943 Box 1 News, San Luis Obispo Independent, and San Francisco Examiner 1944 Box 1 Officer list 1944 Box 1 Operation report, "Palau Island to New Caledonia, to Leyte Islands, to Japan, 5 January January 1946." Box 1 Poetry Box 1 Special orders Operation Stalemate II, draft of United States Marine Corps official history of Palau phase, western Carolines operation 1950 Petit Barracks, Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippine Islands 1931 Petit Barracks, Zamboanga, post regulations 1931 Three Hundred Twenty-First Infantry Regiment Air ground tests, Camp San Luis Obispo 1944 Company "L", Christmas program 1942 Manouver adjutant's manouver file 1944 Manouver handbook undated Movement, Camp Horn to Camp San Luis Obispo 1943 Officer list undated Organization day 1942 Vancouver Barracks, Washington Speeches and writings undated Writing and speech as listed. Boxes 2-7 "Notes on National Defense," typewritten carbon copy Speech relating to Moro tribe on Mindanao, typewritten undated Miscellany Pamphlets, reports, greeting cards, drawings, and photographic negatives. Miscellaneous clippings, greeting cards, printed reports, Box 9 Coat of arms for the 321st Regiment Infantry 13 July 1931 Scrapbooks, assembled by Robert Dark, including newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and photographs relating to his career and the units with which he served Includes newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and photographs relating to his career and the units with which he served Box 8 Scrapbook of Organized Reserve Duty, 81st Division Box 8 Album of unidentified photographs undated Box 9 Scrapbook of clippings and photographs of Camp Horn and 81st Division

4 Miscellany Box 10 Scrapbook of Pacific campaigns Photographs Envelope A Four prints of Major Dark, with officers of 47th Infantry Regiment, American Expeditionary Force, France, prints of Petit Barracks, Zamboanga, Philippine Islands, print of squad Philippine Scouts, among them two Moro soldiers, Zamboanga, prints various US Army activities in the continental United States, prints of 321st Infantry Regiment, Camp Rucker, ALA Envelope B 34 prints of 321st Infantry Regiment, Camp Rucker ALA Envelope C 62 prints of 321st Infantry Regiment, Cam Rucker ALA Envelope D 45 prints of 321st Infantry Regiment, 81st Division, on maneuvers Cumberland River valley 1943 Envelope E 10 prints, Camp Rucker, ALA.; 15 prints of 321st Infantry Regiment in desert warfare training, Horn Ranch, Arizona; 7 prints of 321st Infantry Regiment at Camp San Luis Obispo; and 12 prints of 321st Infantry Regiment at Camp Beale, Envelope F One print of George Catlett Marshall inspecting the 321st Inf. Reg., Camp Beale; 14 prints of 321st Inf. Reg. at Camp Beale; 24 prints of U.S. troops engaged in action on Anguar and Peleliu Islands; and 19 prints of Col. R. F. Dark and the 321st Inf. Regt. on Kyushu, Japan Envelope mg 10 oversized prints of 321st inf. regt. in the U.S.A, and Pacific Campaigns Photographic negative file Photographic negatives depicting scenes of Camp Rucker, Horn, San Luis Obispo, Beale, and Pacific campaigns. Photographic negative file in Boxes 3-7 is restricted. Box 3 Infantry life Box 3 is restricted. Amphibious landings Artillery company action Chaplains Expert Infantrymen Group Entertainment Inspections Miscellaneous, Division Miscellaneous, Post Miscellaneous, Regiment Officers, group Sports Reviews, Division Reviews, Regimental Non-Regimental portraits, alphabetical order Box 4 Infantry maneuvers and life Box 4 is restricted. Andalusia maneuvers Bivouac Huntsville Company Group pictures Chaplains

5 Photographs Photographic negative file General Mueller Lebanon scenes Officers, Regimental Moving Pictures Miscellaneous maneuvers Miscellaneous, Divisional River crossings Regimental Small miscellaneous Sports Scenic Reviews Party at Maxwell House Non-Regimental miscellaneous Chaplains Expert Infantrymen group Entertainment Inspections Officers, group Sports Non-regimental portraits and scenes, alphabetical Box 5 Portraits Box 5 is restricted. Unidentified 1942 Alphabetical Box 6 Infantry training and life Box 6 is restricted. First training New Year's 1942 Field maneuvers Christmas 1942 Chaplains Expert Infantrymen groups Entertainment Inspections Miscellaneous, Division Miscellaneous, Post Miscellaneous, Regiment Review, Regiment Review, Division Sports Officers, group Rangers Box 7 Camp Horn 1943 Box 7 is restricted. En route, train 1943 Chaplains 1943 Expert Infantrymen group 1943 General McNair 1943 Miscellaneous 1943 Officers, Regimental

6 Photographs Photographic negative file Organization 4 September 1943 Range 1943 Athletic training 1943 Sports 1943 Scenic 1943 Desert maneuvers 1943 Non-regimental portraits, alphabetical 1943 Declassified U.S. Government Records release of declassified records Reading room workstation Reading room workstation Operation report, "Ulithi Atoll, and other Western Carolines-Islands, 21 September January 1945." Operation report, "Operations on Peleliu Island, 23 September November 1944."