Related materials include a microfilm (2 reels) of the 1949 Ph.D. Eichelberger's memoir, "Our Bloody Jungle Road to Tokyo", serialized in the Saturday Evening Post in 1949, is located in the Oversize Printed Material Series.
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The extensive Pictures Series documents the events of his career during 1918 to 1920, and during World War II and the post-war period. In particular, the dictations Eichelberger made after the war are located in the Writings and Speeches Series. Richardson.Įichelberger's military career is represented in all series throughout the collection. In dictations after the war, Eichelberger reflected upon his military career and various people, including Generals Douglas MacArthur, George C. The bulk of the personal correspondence (1942-1945) was written by Eichelberger to his wife, Emma Gudger Eichelberger, in which he described the fighting in the Pacific as well as the difficulties of jungle life. There are also several photographs of Eleanor Roosevelt, when she came to Australia in 1943 to visit the troops, and several of Douglas MacArthur. in 1942, to view the 77th Army Division commanded by Eichelberger. Additionally, there are several photographs of Winston Churchill, who came to Fort Jackson, S.C. Prominently highlighted is his participation as a member of the American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia (1918-1920) the military campaigns he led in New Guinea and the Philippines during World War II (1942-1945) and the post-war period when he commanded all ground occupation troops in Japan (1945-1948). The papers contain diaries, correspondence, military papers, writings and speeches, pictures, scrapbooks, printed material, clippings, memorabilia, and audiovisual material chiefly relating to Eichelberger's military career. The Eichelberger Papers span the period 1728 to 1998, with the bulk of the collection dating between 19.