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.
Kirby Singleton was a Corporal of the 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion. He was born in 1918 and died in 1981.
This collection has multiple copies of the movements of the 71st Armored Field Artillery Battalion from 1944-1945.
Gift of Carl Hartsfield
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