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United States. Army. Infantry Division, 47th

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: The 47th Infantry Division was a formation of the United States Army active from 1946 to 1991. It was provided by the Army National Guard. The division was created on 10 June 1946 as a National Guard infantry division from the efforts of Minnesota's Adjutant General Ellard Walsh. The division was known as the "Viking Division."

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Smith, Leland collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 47
Scope and Contents

Leland's largest donation was approx. 4 pallets of boxed material. Approx. 30 binders of US president and foreign country news clippings were not accessioned and were forwarded to the book sale. The remaining approx. 40 binders covering Minnesota military and Middle East topics.

Dates: 1909 - 1960; Event: Donated by Leland Smith on multiple dates.