Shekerjian (Haig) papers, 1905-1966

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Title:: Haig Shekerjian papers
Dates:: 1905-1966
Creators:: Shekerjian, Haig
Abstract:: Correspondence, notes, speeches, and medals, relating to American chemical warfare activities during World War II
Extent:: 4 manuscript boxes, 1 envelope (1.7 Linear Feet)
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Haig Shekerjian Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and content:

Correspondence, notes, speeches, and medals, relating to American chemical warfare activities during World War II

Biographical / historical:

Shekerjian, Haig, 1886-1966
Date	Event
1886, 13 June	Born, Turkey
1906	Student, Colgate University
1907	Entered military service as a cadet
1911	Graduate, B.S. degree and commissioned as second lieutenant of Infantry
1916-17	Served with the Punitive Expedition in Mexico under General Pershing
1914-1918	Assistant military attaché in Greece, with the Allied Armies of the Orient in the Middle East
1923	Transferred to the Chemical Warfare Service
1942	Promoted to Brigadier General
1939-1945	Chemical Officer, First Army; Commanding General of the Chemical Warfare Replacement Center; Commanding General at Camp Sibert, Alabama
1946	Retired from military service
1966	Died

Acquisition information:

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1972.

Physical location:

Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: Officers
Chemical warfare
World War, 1939-1945 -- Chemical warfare
Names:: United States. Army

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-06-03 16:20:26.180828

Access and use

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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Haig Shekerjian Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US