Kirby Singleton Papers

1944-1945
Manuscript Collection #1302
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Creator(s)
Singleton, Kirby
Physical description
0.5 Cubic Feet, 1 oversize folder, consisting of maps
Preferred Citation
Kirby Singleton Papers (#1302), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
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Collection contains World War II maps previously belonging to CPL Kirby Singleton of the 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion. Included are maps of the movements of the 71st Armored F.A.B. and Battery "B" of the 387th AA (AW) Battalion for July 28, 1944, through May 9, 1945; map showing the advance of the 5th Armored "Victory Division" from the Rhine River to the Elbe River March 31 through April 23, 1945; and a portion of the 5th Armored Division map (undated) showing movements in France, Luxembourg, and Germany.

Biographical/historical information

Kirby Singleton was a Corporal of the 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion. He was born in 1918 and died in 1981.

Scope and arrangement

This collection has multiple copies of the movements of the 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion from 1944-1945.

Administrative information
Custodial History

October 14, 2017, (unprocessed), 0.5 cubic feet; Collection contains World War II maps previously belonging to CPL Kirby Singleton of the 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion. Included are maps of the movements of the 71st Armored F.A.B. and Battery "B" of the 387th AA (AW) Battalion for July 28, 1944, through May 9, 1945; map showing the advance of the 5th Armored "Victory Division" from the Rhine River to the Elbe River March 31 through April 23, 1945; and a portion of the 5th Armored Division map (undated) showing movements in France, Luxembourg, and Germany. Gift of Carl Hartsfield.

Source of acquisition

Gift of Carl Hartsfield

Copyright notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

Key terms
Corporate Names
United States. Army. Anti-Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, 387th
United States. Army. Armored Division, 5th
United States. Army. Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 71st
Topical
World War, 1939-1945--Maps
Container list
Folder os1 Folder 1 Item 1 Major General Lunsford E. Oliver Commanding Map
Folder os1 Folder 1 Item 2 Movements of 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion - France, 1944-1945
Folder os1 Folder 1 Item 3 Movements of 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion - France, 1944-1945
Folder os1 Folder 1 Item 4 Advance of the 5th Armored Rhine River to the Elbe, 1945
Folder os1 Folder 1 Item 5 Movements of 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion - Germany, 1944-1945
Folder os1 Folder 1 Item 6 Movements of 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion - France, 1944-1945
Folder os1 Folder 1 Item 7 Movements of 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion - Germany, 1944-1945
Folder os1 Folder 1 Item 8 Movements of 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion - Germany, 1944-1945