GEORGE C. MARSHALL RESEARCH FOUNDATION COLLECTION SUMMARY SHEET. DONOR: Dr. Wilson A. Heefner RESTRICTIONS: None

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1 GEORGE C. MARSHALL RESEARCH FOUNDATION COLLECTION SUMMARY SHEET COLLECTION: Wilson A. Heefner Collection ACCESSION NUMBER: 266 INCLUSIVE DATES: DONOR: Dr. Wilson A. Heefner RESTRICTIONS: None DATE OF GIFT: June 2002 LOCATION: SIZE: 5 linear feet COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE: Yes BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL FEATURES: Dr. Wilson A. Heefner's book, Patton's Bulldog: The Life and Service of General Walton H Walker, with a Foreword by Martin Blurnenson, is a biography of General Walker, who led the XX Corps in the vanguard of Patton's Third Army through France, Germany, and Austria in World War II, and who commanded the Eighth Army and saved the Pusan Perimeter during the Korean War. Born in Texas in 1889, Walker graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1912, served in Veracruz, Mexico in 1914, and commanded a machine gun battalion in France in He died in a vehicle accident in December 1950 in Korea. SUBJECT: The life and military career of General Walton H. Walker, 1889 to FORMS OF MATERIAL: The collection is comprised of the bound and fully annotated manuscript of Heefner's book, Patton's Bulldog: The Life and Service of General Walton H Walker. ADDITION TO THE COLLECTION: In January 2006 Dr. Heefner donated his research materials that he used for his book. These materials comprise the bulk of the collection AUTHORIDONOR: Wilson A. Heefner is a retired physician who has begun a second career as a military historian. He retired from the United States Army in the grade of colonel after forty-one years, including service as a private first class in General Walton H. Walker's Eighth Army in He holds degrees from Gettysburg College, the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and the University of Hawaii. He is also a graduate of the United States Army Command and General Staff College and the United States Army War College. ARRANGEMENT: 10 document boxes

2 WILSON A. HEEFNER COLLECTION #266 CONTAINER LIST BOX/FOLDER RESEARCH SUBJECTS (Correspondence & Interviews) 1 1 Allard, David W. (Walker's WWII Aide) 2 Almond, Edward M. 3 Almond-Walker, Walker-GHQ 4 Belton, MSG George 5 Brouse, Thomas F. SFC (Ret.) 6 Brown, Lloyd A. 7 Colquette, Sandy 8 Eisenhower-Walker 9 Ent, Uzal W. 10 Epley, Gerald G. (interview) 11 Fergusson, Robert G. 12 Gay, Hobart R. (oral history & diary) 13 Gerow, Leonard T. 14 Haig, General Alexander M., Jr. 15 Haislip, Wade H. 16 Harriman, W. Averell 17 Hobson, BG William H. 18 Jolson, Al 19 Landrum Correspondence 20 Lewis, Leroy A. (Ordnance Section, EUSAK) 21 Lynch, Eugene M. 22 MacArthur, Douglas 23 MacArthur-Almond 24 MacArthur-'Opinions of' by others 25 McCaffrey, William J. 26 Mao Tse- Tung 27 Marshall, George C. 28 Marshall, S.L.A. 29 Michaelis, John H. 30 Moore, Marguerite Higgins 31 Moore, Ned D. 32 Paik, GEN Sun Yup 33 Patton Papers, Library of Congress 2 1 Pizzi, Joseph E. 2 Toland, John 3 Train, LTG William 4 Tyner, Layton C.

3 BOX/FOLDER WALTON WALKER AND FAMIL Y 2 5 Walker Correspondence with wife, WWII 6 Biographies 7 Walker, GEN Sam 8 Walker Family 9 Emerson Family 10 Walker, Mrs. Sam S. (May) 11 Walker, Caroline 12 GEN Walker (general file) 13 Masonic History; Fraternal Organizations 14 Schools, Military 15 Efficiency Reports 16 Medical Exams 17 Promotion Boards 18 Assignments 19 Decorations and Awards; Commendations 20 Promotions WALTON WALKER EDUCATION & EARLY CAREER 2 21 Preparatory School (Capt. Broden's School) 22 VMI 3 1 USMA, Cadet 2 USMA, Cadet 3 19 th Infantry 4 Vera Cruz 5 57 th Infantry 6 13 th MGBN 7 Field Artillery School 8 Walker Monograph on WWI Operations of 5 th Division 9 Infantry School & CMTC Assignments 10 USMA, Tactical Officer 11 Command & General Staff School 12 Coast Artillery School 4 1 China, 15 th Infantry 2 34th Infantry 3 III Corps Area 4 Army War College 5 Vancouver Barracks

4 BOX/FOLDER WALTON WALKER-WORLD WAR II 4 6 War Plans Division 7 Armored Divisions Organization & Employment 8 Armored Doctrine 9 36 th Armored Infantry 10 3 rd Armored Brigade 11 3 rd Armored Division 12 IV Armored Corps-Desert Training Center 13 North Africa 14 XX Corps 15 XX Corps Operational Reports 16 Lorraine Campaign th Infantry Division History, Letters of gratitude from cities liberated by XX Corps WALTONWALKER-POST-WORLD WAR II 4 19 Eighth Service Command 5 1 Fifth Army 2 Occupation of Japan 3 Eighth Army, Japan 4 Tactical Doctrine, US Army, "Octagonian" (train)-inspection Trips 6 Combat Training Program, Eighth Army 7 Combat Training Program, Eighth Army 8 Occupation Divisions, Training, & Preparedness of WALTON WALKER-KOREA 5 9 Korean Names 10 Korea, Pre-War 11 Korean War, General History 12 KATUSA (Korean Army Troops, U.S. Army) 13 NKPA (North Korea People's Army) 6 1 Enemy Intelligence, Interception, & Evaluation 2 U.S. Weapons 3 Decision to Commit U.S. Troops 4 EUSAK, General (Eighth U.S. Army, Korea) 5 EUSAK Staff 6 Opening Days of Korean War 7 Pusan Perimeter and Withdrawal Into 8 Inchon Landing 9 Breakout from Pusan Perimeter

5 BOX/FOLDER WALTON WALKER-KOREA 6 10 Decision to Cross 38 th Parallel 11 Eighth Army-X Corps Command Relationship 12 Advance into North Korea 13 Optimism over end of war 14 Chinese Intervention 7 1 Intelligence Estimates re: Chinese Intervention 2 Chinese 1st Phase Campaign 3 Preparation for Final Offensive to Yalu 4 U.S. Troops, CCF Evaluation of 5 Final Offensive to the Yalu River 6 Second Chinese Offensive 7 Eighth Army Withdrawal 8 Eighth Army Withdrawal 9 Chosin Reservoir, Hungnam 10 Winter Clothing, request for 11 Messages of Commendation, Korean War 12 Walker: Visits to forward units; Visitors at EUSAK HQ 13 Morale 14 Atrocities 15 Prisoners of War, U.S. 16 Civil Affairs Activities by EUSAK 17 Korean War, Casualties and Replacements 8 1 DOD Budgets, QM, Ordnance 3 i h Cavalry 4 24th Infantry Regiment 5 2 nd Infantry Division 6 100th Infantry Division 7 Japan Logistical Command 8 "Silent" Generation (Korean War Veterans) 9 M41 Tank WALTON WALKER-DEATH AND FUNERAL 8 10 Walker, Death of 11 Obituaries & Funeral 12 Messages of Condolence 13 Walker, Others opinions of

6 BOX/FOLDER LIBRARIES & ARCHIVES USED FOR RESEARCH Eisenhower Library Hoover Institution MacArthur Memorial Archives & Library George C. Marshall Research Library National Archives RGs Pertaining to Korea Truman Library U.S. Army Center of Military History AMHI Documents copies USMC Historical Center PHOTOGRAPHS Walker Family Childhood and Education Walker and military career Walker and military career (photocopies) Walker and General Douglas MacArthur Walker and General George Patton XX Corps Command Posts today XX Corps Command Posts today Walker funeral 10 Bound manuscript, Patton's Bulldog: The Life and Service of General Walton H Walker