United States. Marine Corps

Scope and Contents This collection consists of scanned copies of Cyril Floyd's original journals covering (approximately) the time period between 1910 and 1965, as well as a year from the early 1990s. In these journals, Floyd reflects on his military service in the Marine Corps and his later service commissioned in the Army Reserves; his academic career at Alabama Polytechnic Institute (later Auburn University) and Tulane University from 1918 to 1928; his private medical practice from 1928 to 1933; his service...

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This collection consists of preliminary drafts of General Gayle's history of the Peleliu campaign during WWII and were intended for use in the official US Marine Corps history. These drafts contain ideas and opinions not included in the official published history.