Vessey Box 37, 8x10 Photos

Series — Box: Vessey 37

Staff Only

Content Description

From the Collection:

This is a collection of the personal paperwork, correspondence, framed materials, and photos of John W. Vessey Jr. and his wife Avis. This primarily covers Vessey's time as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff but also includes material from his childhood through post-retirement.

Dates

Majority of material found within 1939 - 2016
Agent Relation: Donated by Sarah Vessey, 2018. Accession 2018.011.

Extent

From the Collection: 60 Linear Feet (87 boxes and 2 flat file drawers.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Korean

From the Collection: Vietnamese

From the Collection: Chinese

From the Collection: Greek, Modern (1453-)

From the Collection: Thai

Additional Description

Sgt Vessey, Camp Claiborne LA, Louisiana Maneuvers, 1941

WWII photo album pages

Germany, 1950s-60s?

LTC John Welker, 1969

Cambodia 1972

Fort Rucker Graduation 1973

LTG Ray B. Sitton, USAF, 1976

Korea, Aug 1977

Korea, 1978?

Korea-Combined Forces Command Activation Ceremony, 1978

Thailand 1979

Swearing in as Vice Chief, Army, July 1979

President Carter, 1979

President Carter, date unknown

Fort Sill, OK, 1979

Korea 1979

Fort Carson, CO, 1980

Spain, 1980s

Dave Durenberger, 1982

Minneapolis Aqutennial, 1982

USS Eisenhower 1982

MN Distinguished Service Medal, 1982

DSSM, June 1984

President Reagan, 1984

Alaska, 1985

Army farewell, 1985

Various events, 1985

Retirement, 1985

Gen Yang Dezhi (Chinese) 1986

German award, 1986

President Reagan and VP Bush, 1987

Searching for human remains, 35mm slides, 1988-89

President G. Bush, 1989

50th Anniv. D-Day/Rome, June 1994

Pres. G.W. Bush, Concordia Univ. 2004

Official photos, military

Official photos, civilian

John Vessey III

Austrian Medal Ceremony

Suoi Tre Vietnam

LTG Rienzi

BG Buddy Sams, USAF

Ft Snelling MN Chapel

Approx. 100 additional unidentified photos