Letter from Lt. Gen. J. Lawton Collins commending the 104th Infantry "Timberwolf" Division for its role in capturing German territory at the end of World War II.
Item
Dublin Core
Identifier
loc_jojr_000050_000051
Title
Letter from Lt. Gen. J. Lawton Collins commending the 104th Infantry "Timberwolf" Division for its role in capturing German territory at the end of World War II.
Description
The letter was forwarded to all members of the division by Maj. Gen. Terry Allen of the 104th Infantry Division. Collins chronicles the Timberwolves' accomplishments in campaigns in western Germany, including the capture of Cologne and the Ruhr region.
Date
1945-06-01
Temporal Coverage
Subject
Source
John Rison Jones, Jr. Collection
Box 1
University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
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loc_jojr_2019_11
Collection
Citation
Allen, Terry de la Mesa, 1888-1969 and Collins, J. Lawton, “Letter from Lt. Gen. J. Lawton Collins commending the 104th Infantry "Timberwolf" Division for its role in capturing German territory at the end of World War II.,” UAH Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, accessed May 20, 2025, http://libarchstor2.uah.edu/digitalcollections/items/show/1170.